Newsletter April 8th

GRASP Rocks!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        April 8th, 2013

Dear Parents/Guardians,                                                                            

Hello! This week the GRASP students participated in different activities this week in relation to our theme of Butterflies. One of the activities involved making Butterfly Sandwiches and creating a butterfly from a grid. We also played different games this week and learned about Butterflies.

Next Week’s Agenda:   Flowers

·        Monday- No School- Snow Day

·        Tuesday- Flowers- We will read a couple of books relating to flowers.

·        Wednesday- Bulletin Board Flowers- We will create flowers for the bulletin board relating to our theme and the idea the students chose “April Showers bring May Flowers.”

·        Thursday- Dirt Pudding- As a group we will make dirt pudding to enjoy on Friday.

·        Friday- Color by Letter- We will color flower pictures by letter.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact Mr. Dalchow at Dan.Dalchow@k12.sd.us or 397-2317 or you can contact me at Rose.Long@k12.sd.us or at 605-216-0873. 

I really enjoy working with the students that attend GRASP and would personally like to invite all students to GRASP. If your child would like to participate in the GRASP program, Department of Social Services does have a program available to assist you with the cost for those who qualify. Every day they are making memories and having fun! You can visit us at http://grotonareaost.blogspot.com/. Have a good weekend and Happy Easter!

Ms. Long

Newsletter April 5th

GRASP Rocks!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        April 5th, 2013

Dear Parents/Guardians,                                                                            

Hello! This week the GRASP students participated in different activities this week in relation to our theme of Circus. One of the activities involved doing a Color by Number picture of a Clown and making Puzzles from pictures that relate to the Circus. We also played different games this week and learned about Circus.

Next Week’s Agenda:   Butterflies

·        Monday- Butterflies- We will read a couple of books including The Very Hungary Caterpillar.

·        Tuesday- Butterfly Sandwiches- We will be making Butterflies from Bread and Pretzel rods.

·        Wednesday- Color Grid Butterfly- We will make Butterflies using a color grid and pipe cleaners.

·        Thursday- Butterfly Tag- We will be playing Butterfly tag and doing other games relating to Butterflies.

·        Friday- Butterfly Computers- We will play different fun and challenging butterfly games on the computer.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact Mr. Dalchow at Dan.Dalchow@k12.sd.us or 397-2317 or you can contact me at Rose.Long@k12.sd.us or at 605-216-0873. 

I really enjoy working with the students that attend GRASP and would personally like to invite all students to GRASP. If your child would like to participate in the GRASP program, Department of Social Services does have a program available to assist you with the cost for those who qualify. Every day they are making memories and having fun! You can visit us at http://grotonareaost.blogspot.com/. Have a good weekend and Happy Easter!

Ms. Long

Newsletter March 28th

GRASP Rocks!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        March 28th, 2013

Dear Parents/Guardians,                                                                            

Hello! This week the GRASP students participated in different activities this week in relation to our theme of Easter. One of the activities involved making Bunny Faces in a Bowl and making Paper Plate Rabbits. We also played different games this week and learned about Easter.

I would like to send out a big “Thank You!” to Mr. Hamiel and Mrs. Lipp for assisting GRASP with our Almond Bark Pretzel Fundraiser. The fundraiser was a big success and we could have not succeeded without their assistance. I would also like to send a “Thank You!” to everyone for supporting the GRASP program.

Next Week’s Agenda:   Circus

·        Monday- No School- Easter Monday

·        Tuesday- Circus- We will read a couple of fun books that relate to circuses.

·        Wednesday- Circus Clown- We will cut and paste a circus clown face together.

·        Thursday- Circus Color by Number- The students will color two pictures that are color by numbers.

·        Friday- Puzzles- We will make and color puzzles that relate to a circus theme.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact Mr. Dalchow at Dan.Dalchow@k12.sd.us or 397-2317 or you can contact me at Rose.Long@k12.sd.us or at 605-216-0873. 

I really enjoy working with the students that attend GRASP and would personally like to invite all students to GRASP. If your child would like to participate in the GRASP program, Department of Social Services does have a program available to assist you with the cost for those who qualify. Every day they are making memories and having fun! You can visit us at http://grotonareaost.blogspot.com/. Have a good weekend and Happy Easter!

Ms. Long