Dr. Minear`s Language Arts Class Fair

MAY
10, 2012, BEFORE A LATE
FEE IS ADDED.
 TUITION IS DUE BY
ISSUE 4
VOLUME 6
2012
MAY 21, 2012 WILL BE
THE END OF THE YEAR
RECOGNITION PROGRAM.
MORE INFO TO COME!

W E WILL BE CLOSED
MONDAY, MAY 28, 2012

UWA
campus school
IN OBSERVANCE OF
MEMORIAL DAY.
WHAT’S
INSIDE:
page 2
What’s Happening
page 3-8
April Highlights
page 9-10
Special People
page 11-12
Classroom Blurbs
page 13
Director’s Corner
Dr. Minear’s Language Arts
Class Fair
…what’s
happening…
May 2012
MONDAY
T UESDAY
1
W EDNESDAY
2
T HURSDAY
3
FRIDAY
S AT & S UN
4
5/6
11
12/13
Music
Pizza Hut
Gymnastics
IMPORTANT DATES
AND REMINDERS
Gymnastics will be held
on Wednesday instead of
Friday during the month
of April due to conflicts
with field trips.
We are still collecting Box
Tops 4 Education! You
can turn them in to your
child’s teacher. Visit
www.boxtops4education.
com for a list of
participating brands. WE
HAVE ALREADY MET
OUR GOAL FOR THE
2011-12 SCHOOL
YEAR!!! Thank you to all
who helped-you made it
possible! Keep the box
tops coming!
We are still collecting
Labels for Education from
Campbell’s Soup cans.
You can turn them in to
your child’s teacher. We
currently have 821 points
in the “bank!!!”
Keyanna Chen
bday
7
8
14
9
15
22
Science
Music
Gymnastics
Pizza Hut
Smokey the
Bear Day
last day for
tuition before
late fee is added
16
K5 Parent
Conferences
21
10
17
End of the Year
Recognition
Program and
Reception
18
Science
Music
Gymnastics
Pizza Hut
23
24
Science
Muffins for
Mom 7:30-8 am
25
Music
Pizza Hut
closed for
Memorial Day
29
Summer
Program begins
30
19/20
Program
Rehearsal
Dalton Bracknell
bday
28
13th Mother’s
Day
31
Music
Pizza Hut
summer supplies
due
Where the children
make the difference.
26/27
April Highlights
Faculty Visit to Aiken Village
Preschool at MSU
Mississippi Symphony Orchestra Visits UWACS
Field Trips to CHOM
2012 Trash Fair
Week of the Young Child
Special People
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students of the month
MS. KIM’S STUDENT OF THE MONTH
WE HAVE AN EXTRAORDINARY GROUP OF STUDENTS FOR
THE MONTH OF MAY. THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO SHARE THEIR
MOST AMAZING THINGS ABOUT THEMSELVES WITH ALL OF
YOU.
BRYSON KIMBROUGH- I LOVE HUNTING AND WOULD
REALLY LIKE TO HUNT WATER BUFFALO ONE DAY.
JORDAN LEWIS- I LIKE SCHOOL, AND I LOVE MS. KIM’S
CLASS.
JASMINE MCCANTS- I WANT TO BE A POLICE OFFICER
WHEN I GROW UP. I LIKE TO PLAY ON THE KINDLE IN MY
CLASSROOM.
AVRY MOORE- I REALLY LIKE SCHOOL AND ENJOY PLAYING
IN READING CENTERS.
ANNIE ORLOFF- I LIKE TO GO TO INDIANA AND VISIT MY
COUSINS. MY FAVORITE THING TO DO WHEN I AM THERE IS
PLAY GAMES WITH THEM.
BRYAN SHEALY- I LIKE TO PLAY AND WATCH TV.
MS. KALEY’S STUDENT OF THE MONTH
LEONARDO TABOADA IS FOUR YEARS OLD. HIS
FAVORITE COLOR IS BLUE. LEONARDO ENJOYS
READING STAR WARS AND WATCHING
TRANSFORMERS. HE ALSO ENJOYS RIDING ROLLER
COASTERS. WHEN HE GROWS UP, LEONARDO
WANTS TO BE A FIREFIGHTER!
●
MS. BROOKE’S STUDENT OF THE MONTH
ARCHIE HOOPER V IS THE SON OF DR. ARCHIE AND
MELISSA HOOPER. HE IS THREE YEARS OLD. HIS
FAVORITE FOODS ARE MACARONI AND PIZZA.
ARCHIE’S FAVORITE BOOKS ARE ANTS GO
MARCHING, GO DOGS GO!, DINOSAURS LOVE
UNDERPANTS, AND MATER’S MONSTER TRUCK. HE
ENJOYS PLAYING OUTSIDE IN THE DIRT AND MUD,
PLAYING TACKLE WITH HIS DADDY AND READING
BOOKS. WHEN HE GROWS UP, HE WANTS TO BE
“ TALL LIKE DADDY!”
MS.JAYSA’S STUDENT OF THE MONTH
ZAIDIN KEON FORD IS 4 YEARS OLD. ZAIDIN’S
FAVORITE SUBJECT IS MATH, AND HIS FAVORITE
COLOR IS PURPLE. HE LOVES PENGUINS AND
WATCHING HAPPY FEET. ZAIDIN ENJOYS PLAYING
BASEBALL AND WATCHING SPIDERMAN. HIS
FAVORITE FOOD IS CEREAL AND HIS FAVORITE TREAT
IS GUMMI WORMS. ZAIDIN IS SPECIAL BECAUSE HE
HAS MAGIC. WHEN HE GROWS UP HE WANTS TO BE
A FIREFIGHTER!
Classroom Blurbs
Ms. Brooke’s P-3 class… The month of April had so much to celebrate. We went
to CHOM for a field trip and had a fantastic time. For Easter we had an egg hunt
at Lake Lu and came back to school for a wonderful Easter party. We got to make
so many different Easter crafts all week. We also learned all about spring and life
cycles of butterflies and frogs. We are so excited to see all the beautiful flowers
blooming on campus and the busy bees and butterflies. Earth Day is another
special day in April that we celebrated. We came up with so many ideas that we can
do to help save the Earth. Recycle, Reuse, and Reduce are great ways. We have
recycling bins at our school for plastic, paper, and cans. We have been doing a
GREAT job of remembering to recycle when we can! Our class recycled an apple
juice bottle and turned it in to a bird feeder. We cannot wait to see the birds to
come! Mississippi Symphony Orchestra also came to UWACS to play for us. They
did such a wonderful job. We hope to see them again soon! During the last week of
April we have celebrated The Week of the Young. Mayor Tom Tartt and Dr. Hooper
even visited our room and read to us! We love for visitors to come see us! Can’t
wait to see what next month holds.
http://campusschoolp3b.blogspot.com/
Ms. Jaysa’s P-3 class… We have been busy bees this past month! We took our
class picture, finished our Buildings Unit, the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra
played their instruments for us, started our Reduce, Reuse, Recycle unit, put
together a recycled trash fair (thanks to all parents who helped their child with
their home projects ), took a field trip to the Children’s Hands on Museum in
Tuscaloosa, and then another field trip to Jaycee Park for our annual Spring Fling.
Whew! In keeping with recycling and taking better care of our planet, we are
sending home a lot more information through email to save on paper. Please let us
know if you aren’t receiving emails from the Campus School. The paper, plastic, and
can recycle containers are still by the Science Lab. Please encourage your child to
bring in recyclables. Every little bit can make a big difference! I can’t believe it’s
already time for end of the year review and assessments. Time flies when you are
having fun!
www.uwacampusschoolp3.blogspot.com
Ms. Kaley’s P-3 class…
It is so hard to fathom that our school year is coming to a close. This month many
students will leave me for summer, vacations, family time and much more. However,
most of them will stay and for that I am excited! I have thoroughly enjoyed this
class… So much so that I will be moving up to Kindergarten with them next year .
This is something that I am greatly looking forward too. A lot of planning and
preparation has already gone into this and will continue to do so. More on that
later… During the month of May you can anticipate our Recognition Day Program
and Reception on the 21st . This will be a lot of fun. The kids have been working
hard on learning their songs, and I know all the teachers are working hard on
portfolios! Our summer program will start on the 29th so be on the lookout for
more information regarding that. It is going to be a very fun month ahead.
www.uwacampusschoolk4.blogspot.com
Ms. Kim’s K-5 class…
April has come and gone with the wind. We have enjoyed the spring days filled with
sunshine and have explored a lot of nature outdoors. We learned about buildings
and who works in them and how they are made. Then, the second part of the month
we explored reducing, reusing, and recycling to help take care of our Earth. Our
most exciting part of this unit was when we got to create superheroes with
superpowers that could help save the earth. We used things that our families had
recycled to make our new heroes. We then made posters to stop littering on our
school grounds. We made up slogans to remind people that it is unkind to pollute
our planet and went on a campus cleanup around our school. Sadly, we found too
much trash. So to help out, we recycled as much of it as we could and learned a new
song to sing to remind us to reduce, reuse, and recycle to save our planet. We are
looking forward to our recognition ceremony in May. We have been practicing every
day and can’t wait to see you there.
Campus School Staff:
Annie Upchurch, Director (aupchurch@uwa.edu); Kim Smith, K-5 (ksmith@uwa.edu);
Kaley Hayden, K-4 (khayden@uwa.edu); Jaysa Cofield Smith, P-3 (jcsmith@uwa.edu);
Brooke Miller, P-3 (bmiller@uwa.edu); Donta Harris, Graduate Assistant, Dr. Andrea Minear,
Curriculum Director (aminear@uwa.edu); Sheletha Ross, Librarian (sross@uwa.edu)
Work Studies: Rashonda Alexander, Miranda Artis, Alesha Banks, Latoya Carpenter,
Cady Defoe, Davida Robinson, Erin Williams
Director’s Corner
April was such a great month, and I am sad it is over! There was
so much to look forward to that is now done. We had our egg hunt at
Lake LU, visit from Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, CHOM field
trips, Chinese lessons, P.E. lessons from the Physical Education
department, Recycled Trash Fair, Week of the Young Child, and Spring
Fling! The kids had such a great time at all of these events, and so did
the teachers! I again want to thank the parents for all of your support
and parental involvement. You help make these events really special
for the kids. I especially want to thank those parents who helped their
child with a Recycled Trash Fair project! We were all so impressed by
what all was created with trash, and we have even been asked to
display our art at Bibb Graves in the education department! How
exciting! Continue to teach the kids our “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”
motto that they keep hearing from school. One way the school is trying
to live by our recycling motto, besides recycling, is to cut down on our
use of paper. We are starting to send a lot of notes and reminders
through email instead of sending them home in the mailboxes at
school. Please let me know if you haven’t been receiving emails from
the school. I may need to update your email address.
The main thing that we are looking ahead to in May is our Recognition
Program on Monday, May 21st at 6:00 p.m. at Wallace Hall Auditorium.
All students will be involved in this special day, and we will honor Ms.
Kim’s class who is graduating from Kindergarten. There will be more
information coming home soon to give you more details. There will be
a reception afterwards at the Campus School. Please mark your
calendars now, and invite your family to join us for this special
occasion!
Mrs. Annie