Volunteers

Thank you for all those who have offered to volunteer in our class. Volunteers really do make a difference by giving a better adult to student ratio, as well as an extra set of hands. Now that we have our first month of school under our belt, we are ready to move forward. If there are any who are interested in helping in our classroom for the month of October, please check the schedule below and then e-mail me @ lani.heldt@canyonsdistrict.org and let me know which day is best for you. We need 1 -2 volunteers for each of the days listed below. I will send you a confirmation e-mail. Please remember that all volunteers must be registered with Canyons School District. You can do this online by going to the Canyons School District website. Or you can ask to do it in the office when you come to help. Just come a few minutes early.

October Volunteer Schedule – Mrs. Heldt’s Classes

AM Class:

Tues, Oct. 4^th   10 – 11 a.m.

Wed., Oct. 5^th   10 – 11 a.m.

Thurs., Oct. 6^th  10 -11 a.m.

Tues., Oct. 11^th   10 – 11 a.m.

Wed., Oct. 12^th   10 – 11 a.m.

Tues., Oct. 25^th  10 – 11 a.m.

Wed., Oct. 26^th   10 – 11 a.m.

PM Class:

 Tues., Oct. 4^th   1 – 2 p.m.

Wed., Oct. 5^th   1 – 2  p.m.

Thurs., Oct. 6^th  1 – 2 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 11^th   1 – 2 p.m.

Wed., Oct. 12^th   1 – 2 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 25^th  1 – 2 p.m.

Wed., Oct. 26^th  1 – 2 p.m.

Butler Bobcat T-shirts

New school t-shirts were sent home with students today. I encouraged the students to wear them home so that parents would immediately see them. Hopefully, they all made it. These shirts are to encourage school spirit by wearing them on Fridays or other days indicated by the teacher. One little girl said she was going to wear it every day she loved it so much!

Thank You Parents and Students!

Thank you for all the wonderful donations of supplies. Your generosity has been overwhelming. We have a wonderful stockpile of so many items that are not able to be ordered from the district warehouse. THANK YOU, again! Also, this week, we sent home our first homework assignment on Wed. That is the day it will be sent home each week. It is a one page paper that is labeled at the top..."Homework for week of ...". This week's assignment involved the class rules we have been developing in class. Students were to draw a picture for each rule, sign the promise at the bottom, and return the homework to class. We keep track of returned homework by putting a sticker on our "Homework Chart". Students are able to choose a prize when 10 assignments have been returned. The intent is to develop a good habit that will continue through their school career. I do not set a deadline for homework to be returned, but will accept it whenever it comes. I design the homework each week to cover the topics we are currently studying in class, so that parents can be aware and hopefully enhance any of those topics. I try to keep it open-ended so that it can be accomplished at whatever level the student is at. If they need a lot of support, feel free to assist them as you feel is appropriate. If they are very independent, let them work on their own. Although homework is important, we don't want it to be a huge battle ground. Again, if you have questions, please feel free to contact me.

First Week of Kindergarten

We have successfully completed our first week of Kindergarten!!! There is so much to learn about classroom procedures and school rules. It will be an ongoing process all year. On Friday, we celebrated the Canyons School District College Ready Day. This celebration is to help students and parents realize that our goal is for each child to be college ready upon graduation from high school in Canyons District,whether they choose that path or not. And that path begins  in Kindergarten. We have pictures to post, but due to the numerous "opt out" media releases that were signed I can't publish those pictures until we have somehow edited out the students whose parents do not want their pictures posted. If I accidentally publish your child's picture and you have signed one of those releases, please inform me immediately. Thank you!