Summer Ipad Information

Hello Cannon Parents!

It’s hard to believe that our school year will be ending soon!  It has been a terrific year of learning at Cannon and we want to make sure our students have the opportunity to continue to engage in great learning experiences throughout the summer.

We have designed a Summer Learning Calendar for our K-4 Cannon students that will provide them with information about how to participate in fun summer reading challenges, math practice, engineering and design challenges, and even brain-based physical fitness activities!  This calendar will also include FUN events that are going on right here in the Grapevine community throughout the summer that your family can participate in for FREE!! 

Although it will be possible for all K-4 Cannon students to participate in our fun Summer Learning Calendaractivities, we are encouraging our students to complete the activities in a “digital way” if possible.  As a result, we would like to allow all Cannon students that are planning to return to Cannon next year to keep their school-issued device throughout the summer. 

ALL PARENTS MUST DO THE FOLLOWING SO THAT YOUR CHILD CAN KEEP THEIR iPAD THIS SUMMER:

• Click on this link to let us know whether or not you give permission for your child to keep their iPad throughout the summer. 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cTjswqGRQ6bkzUQAOknaF9YwyvqvTbibAYpNvmXz2fU/viewform?usp=send_form

 

• All students who receive permission to keep their iPads during the summer will have the Summer Learning Calendar and any related apps downloaded on their iPad next week. Parent Information will also be sent home, so that you know how to help your child throughout the summer.
• All students who do NOT receive permission to keep their iPad during the summer will receive a paper copy of the Summer Learning Calendar to bring home to share with parents next week and their iPad will be collected next week to be safely stored for the summer.

We hope that you will allow your child to keep their iPad for the summer and take advantage of our Summer Learning Calendar Fun!! All students that participate and complete summer challenge requirements will be eligible for fun prizes and recognition when they return to school next year.  Help us keep YOUR  child engaged in learning…..in a FUN way, all summer long!​

Pen pals

This year we had pen pals that we got to write back and forth with.  Today we got to meet our pen pals face to face (digitally) and introduce ourselves and ask them some questions!  It was a neat experience!  The children got to save copies of their letters that they wrote and the ones from their pen pals and will be coming home with them today!  Here's some pictures from today........

My home room had pen pals in Sanford, MI!

And my afternoon class had pen pals from Syracuse, NY!

Battle of the Bluebonnets

Today we had "Battle of the Bluebonnets" in the library with the librarian.  At the beginning of the year I challenged the kids to read all of this year's bluebonnet nominee books.  Today was their day to shine and show what they knew about all of the books.

Here's a pic of my morning class battling it out.....

And our winners were...

3rd place went to Sarah

2nd place went to Madison

And our first place winner was..

Macie

And here is my afternoon class battling it out.....

And the winners were....

3rd place was a tie between Brooklyn and Mateo

2nd place went to Mariana

And the winner was....

Jude

Field day

What a fun day....and we got first place!!!!!!  I am very proud of the children they did a great job, played hard, and had great sportsmanship!  Here's a few pictures from today.......

Field day

Here is the schedule for field day tomorrow!

Author visit

Can you tell we are a little excited to meet Dan Yaccarino!

Today the author Dan Yaccarino came and visited with the children explaining how he writes and illustrates his books.

It was very exciting to get to listen to him and ask him questions!  He even showed us how he draws his illustrations.  

He drew Doug unplugged for our school and signed it.  Make sure to check it out in the library.

And then at the end we got to have our picture made with him....how cool!

Flowers, flowers

Thank you so much for all of the wonderful surprises this week. I loved all of the notes yesterday, they were all very sweet.  And I loved getting all of the flowers today....  They are beautiful!

And thank you for all of the birthday surprises today.  The kids have had a fun time surprising me with different gifts.  I really appreciate all of it, they have made my birthday very special!