September 8, 2025
Good afternoon,
Here is our weekly update.
Please meet Leo, our classroom Bearded Dragon. Leo is Cheyenne’s pet who will be visiting our classroom quite often. The kids loved having him in class today!
BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT
Our Back to School Night will be on Thursday, September 18th @ 6pm. (Please note that there was a typo in the bulletin. Back to School Night is at 6:00pm on 9/18)
FIELD TRIPS
Please return all needed forms to Carolyn asap. We will also be needing parent volunteers for our field trips. If you are interested in volunteering to chaperone and drive on our field trips, please provide Carolyn with a copy of your updated driver license and auto insurance; and please inform Rebecca that you want to volunteer. Please do all of this asap. We will talk more about field trips at Back to School Night.
MAKER PROJECTS
Maker projects are due back to present in class on September 26th. Digital projects should be emailed to me at matt@villagecharterschool.com.
Thank you,
Matt
IMPORTANT DATES
Thursday, September 18th @ 6pm – Back to School Night
Friday, September 19th – No School
Friday-Monday, October 3rd-6th – No School (Fall Break)
Tuesday-Friday, October 7th-10th – Conference Week
Monday, October 13th – Field Trip to Sonoma Water
September 2, 2025
Good afternoon,
Once again, thank you for having your children prepared and ready for school everyday with proper clothing and enough food. It is hot this week, so please make sure your child brings a water bottle.
FIELD TRIPS
We are planning on going on some field trips this year, including to the library, the LBC, Sonoma Water and others. In order to go on field trips, every family must return your emergency forms to Carolyn. We have a trip planned tomorrow to ride the city bus and go to the library. Carolyn needs EVERYONE to return the emergency forms immediately. Unfortunately, if Carolyn does not receive everyone’s forms by tomorrow morning, we will have to postpone our library trip.
HOMEWORK
Please remember that the HW folder is due back on the last day of school every week. Today, I am sending home the reading log, this week’s spelling words and September’s Maker Projects. Maker projects are due back to present in class on the last Friday of the month. For September, the due date is September 26th. The reading log and spelling words are due this Friday.
Please let me know if you have any questions that I have not addressed.
Thank you,
Matt
IMPORTANT DATES
Wednesday, September 3rd – Library Trip (*Please return all emergency forms to Carolyn)
Sunday, September 7th – Village Fest
Monday, September 8th – 1st PA Meeting
Friday, September 19th – No School
Friday-Monday, October 3rd-6th – No School (Fall Break)
August 25, 2025
Good afternoon,
We certainly had a great first week of school. Thank you for having your child at school on time, ready for the day with plenty of food for snack/lunch and a full water bottle.
As you can see from the attached photo, we have a classroom full of artists!
Homework
Today, I am sending home their first homework packet. HW will be sent out the first day of the week. HW is a double sided paper containing a reading log with prompts and a list of spelling words with a sorting activity. HW folders are due back on Friday with a parent or adult signature.
Library Field Trips
We will be taking the city bus to the library several times this year. Most of our class took the city bus last year to the NW Branch Library with Ms Barnum, Jessica and myself. Sometimes we will be joined by another class. Taking the bus to the library is a great way to supplement our classroom library and learn more about our community services like buses and libraries. There is nothing additionally needed for the students to bring on library days.
Birthday Celebrations
We will celebrate birthdays in class during morning snack time. Your child may bring in a treat to share with the class to celebrate their birthday. All food items need to be cleared by me before you bring them in. If your child has any allergies that you have not shared with me, please do. Please let me know if you have any questions that I have not addressed.Thank you,Matt
IMPORTANT DATES
Monday, September 1st – No School (Labor Day)
Wednesday, September 3rd – Library Trip
Sunday, September 7th – Village Fest
Monday, September 8th – 1st PA Meeting
Friday, September 19th – No School
Friday-Monday, October 3rd-6th – No School (Fall Break)