Peterman’s Page

Update for Week of September 22- 29

Dear Parents,

Well we have made through another successful week. The kids seem to be in a routine and are getting used to the business of their school schedule. We have a very good routine and the kids seem to enjoy this. We have been doing a lot of reviewing and determining where the kids are at in their academics. This helps me place them in an appropriate group when we work on our academics. We have started on our field trips and we also have been working on our behavior. We all need a lot of reminders but I want the kids to realize we need to respect each other, follow the rules within our classroom and community. We also have worked on setting goals for our self that require changing our behaviors. I also ask the kids Who is responsible for their behavior and who can change it. I canguide it but I cannot change it for them.

Next week we begin our swimming at Kent City pool. Each student will be given the opportunity to swim but they need to earn their time. Earning time in the pool is a privilege and not a right. Students can earn their time by following the rules of the classroom and keeping their behavior in check. Some of the simple rules to follow are: 1. Having respect for others- Keeping hands to yourself, Not saying bad things to others, not talking back to the teacher or other adults. I want them to be polite, Be courteous. Be thoughtful and Be Mannerly. If students get caught breaking these guidelines they must accept the consequence. Students can earn up to 50 minutes to swim. They will be monitored by an individual chart each week that shows them time they have gained or lost. If they have 50 minutes at the end they swim the whole time. If they lost time they sit at the beginning until their time is up. This goes on for all the weeks we swim and starts over each week. The charts will run from Wednesday to Wednesday. The dates for swimming are as follows: September 24, October 1, 8, 15,22, and 29. Please send in a towel, swimsuits and a plastic bag for wet suits in the end. If the kids want to bring goggles they may do this as well. If you would like to join us please feel free any time. The more eyes in the pool the better. We will be at Kent city pools swimming from 11:00 to 12:00. If you have any questons please feel free to call or send me an email  at doug.peterman@spartaschools.org

Thankyou for all the supplies sent in. It is nice to have extras as the seasons change. If you sent in money to help with the cost of outings this is appreciated as well. I will continue to send updates via email so check them on a regular basis if possible. I am intending to send home communication notebooks or planners. My planners have not arrived but look for them soon. Thanks for all your support.

Sincerely,

Doug Peterman