This page will answer questions commonly asked by students and parents.
- Birthday Treats?
- Summer Birthdays?
- Birthday Invitations?
- Field Trips?
- Book Orders?
- Projects?
- Pick Up/Drop Off/Safe Key?
- How are iPads used?
- Lunch Program?
- Blogs Safe?
- Insurance?
- Bowling?
- CRTs?
Birthday Treats?
You may bring treats for the students in our Advisory at 2:00. Please remember to bring enough for
the entire class and please do not share with other Advisories unless enough is brought for all 4/5
students. Remember that peanut products should not be used if possible.
Summer Birthdays?
If a student has a summer birthday we will celebrate that student's half-birthday.
This way all students will be able to bring treats and celebrate with their classmates.
Birthday Invitations?
Send invitations to school ONLY if ALL students in our Advisory are invited.
If the party is ALL boy or ALL girl then you may send them to school as long as ALL of the boys or
ALL of the girls from our Advisory are invited.
Field Trips?
I try to take my Advisory students on a field trip each month.
We ALWAYS need drivers with the correct insurance given to the office. EKA requires that drivers
have $100,000 per person and $300,000 per accident in bodily injury.
I will place the students in the cars.
Adults pay for their own entry fees.
Siblings should NOT attend.
If I have too many drivers I will NOT let you know ahead of time for fear of people deciding
that I don't need them and then I end up not having enough drivers.
Book Orders?
Books orders will be sent home each month. Students are not required to buy anything.
There are two ways to pay for the books:
- Go online, sign in with our class code and order the books directly from Scholastic.
http://clubs.scholastic.com/ - Class Code:J9CLY (find the link on the link page)
- Send a CHECK made out to Scholastic to school with the order form.
Projects?
Students will be working on projects all year long. At the start of the project they will be given a list
of standards to choose to study.
Everything they need to know to do their work is located in their planners. The rubric, visual ideas,
project proposal and how to write a bibliography are all located in the front of the planners.
Students need to work in class AND at home to complete all that is required for any given project.
Pick Up/Drop Off/Safe Key?
I honestly don't know. Bring it up to the board. :)
How are iPads used?
Everyday teachers are finding new and exciting ways to use the iPads in class. They are wonderful!
Lunch Program?
The school lunch program is very tasty and very healthy.
You can order online at: http://togobyjo.hotlunchonline.net
Blogs Safe?
The class blogs are completely safe as they are protected by password.
Please e-mail Mrs. Ewing to find the login and password and read your children's blog often.
http://kidblog.org/EwingsDodgers/
http://kidblog.org/EwingsEnglishClass/
kewing@ekacademy.org
Insurance?
EKA requires that all drivers who drive children other than their own much have:
Bodily Injury:
$100,000 per person
$300,000 per accident/occurance
Bowling?
Any student in grades 3-5 can join the bowling team.
From March 20 - May 15 we will be meeting together at the Sunset Station Strike Zone.
The cost is $8 each week and will be made directly to the Strike Zone.
We will start bowling each Tuesday at 3:30 students should have a ride no later than 4:15.
CRTs?
CRT stands for Criterion Referenced Tests and taken by Nevada students each spring.
You can help your child prepare by going to http://nde.doe.nv.gov/Assessment_CRT.htm
During that week or two please make sure you child is getting plenty of sleep and a big breakfast
to keep their mind focused on the test.