News and Notes

Bus Information
There is a note going home tonight from the bus garage for parents. It says that if you are going to have a large number of kids ride a different bus, such as for a birthday party, to call to see if the buses can accommodate that request. The buses are running at capacity so too many changes can be an issue. The bus garage number is (608) 943-6781. The sheet coming home tonight has a bit more information too.

Early Release
Also, a reminder that next week Wednesday, September 10 we have an early release at 12:30. I will check with the kids to make sure that they know where they are going early next week. If you need to send a note on those days please send it or call in early in the morning. It's much easier to get the kids to the correct place that way.

First Week!
We made it through week one with ease. This has been a great start to the year and it is nice to get into the flow of classes again. We start our second lesson of math today and have started doing a couple writing journals in language arts.

Blog Sign-Up
I printed the blog off to send home this week. I know several of you have these messages getting sent to your e-mail, but if you haven't yet you may want to. It's a really easy way to get classroom updates and they come to you each night I send a post around 3:30 or 4:00.

So if you want to sign up here are the directions:

1. On the top-right hand side of the blog there a place to type your e-mail and click submit.
2. Fill in the security letters (random letters to make sure you are a real person).
3. Open your e-mail and find the message that is from FeedBurner. Open it and click on the link that will activate the account.
4. Wait for the next update and an e-mail from Van Clan Blog will appear in your inbox.