Mr. Pease a Grandparent at Dye Elementary donated 2 chairs to Mrs. Estis, 2nd grade class and Miss Olivo’s, Kindergarten class.  Mr. Pease donated his time and Home Depot donated the materials.  A big Dye thank you to Mr. Pease for his generous donation.

Mrs. Keskes CI classroom at Dye had fun preparing popcorn to sell on Friday, October 25^th.  The proceeds will be going towards the MiCI Life Skills Program in her classroom.  The fundraiser was a huge success, they raised $190.00.  Way to go Mrs. Keskes Class!

Dye students had an awesome time celebrating Halloween last week.

Mrs. Hotchkiss’ class was blessed once again with some wonderful supplies donated through donors choose! Mrs. Hotchkiss put in a proposal for wireless headphones and educational games for her interactive whiteboard through donorschoose.org. Several generous donors from all over the United States help her meet that goal. Her students are able to practice the skills that have been taught to them independently during their computer station time. Mrs. Hotchkiss stated “They get so excited about using the new games and interactive whiteboard. I get excited too, because I know they are practicing the skills that I have already taught them.”

This past week really took flight! Our first field trip of the year was to Owosso Community Airport on Saturday, where Major Tim Harwood, Airport Manager and also a member of Civil Air Patrol showed our students what an airplane hangar looks like. The students also learned how the planes are stored and tied down to the ground in case of bad weather. An Emergency Location Transmitter was hidden and the students used Urban Direction Finding equipment to locate it, just like they were on a real search and rescue mission.

Students in fourth and fifth made duct tape wallets and purses. Kindergarten and first graders worked on their yoga positions. Second grade made slime out of cornstarch and shaving cream.

Second through fifth graders will be marching in the C-A Homecoming parade on October 11^th. Go C-A!

Any questions, please call Donna Arnold at 810-922-1965.

Parents often ask how they can be involved in their child’s education when they are working or busy with younger children. Here are some ways to be involved without ever leaving home:

• Check your child’s backpack every night for important notes and papers.
• Look for the blue homework folder every week to see how your child is doing. Write a note back to the teacher if you have any questions.
•  Read to your child or listen to him/her read to you. Try to do this for fifteen minutes every night.
•   Simply ask your child about school. Many children will just answer with “fine” or “Nothing”. Ask again and talk about what they are learning.

Congratulations to all of our Hardworking Bulldogs at Dye! Each Friday a student from each class who has done exceptional work on an assignment is chosen to have the work displayed on the Hardworking Bulldog Board. Keep up the great work!