Updates and Reminders for the week ending November 16th, 2018

FIRST GRADE Mrs. Holm ୦୦ Ms. White ୦୦ Mrs. Knight ୦୦ Mrs. Flood ୦୦ Mrs. Gardner ୦୦ Mrs. Ski

(Click on the Collegiate Leader’s name to access her classroom website!)

This Week We…

E.L.A.

● Worked with final consonant blends

● Read and wrote poetry

Math

● Reviewed -1 and -2

● Took a mid-year math assessment

Science/Social Studies

● Worked on Thanksgiving activities

● Worked on Veterans’ Day activities

● Created our family tree

Next Week We Will…

● Finish up our family trees

● Catch up on red folder work

● Visit our permanent campus!

● Have a winter party!

● Enjoy the start of Winter Break!

See you on January 2nd!

Moments to Celebrate!

● Working so hard on our family trees!

● Celebrating Veterans Day!

Progress Reports

Progress Reports went home today.

Please sign and return your Champion’s empty

envelope on Monday.

Construction Field Trip Update

Spirit Wear and khaki bottoms

can we worn on our field trip next week.

Please be sure your Champion dresses appropriately for

the weather and wears sneakers or boots

for the dirt and mud!

Classes will be attending on the following days:

Monday 11/19 Tuesday 11/20

Holm, Knight

White, Gardner

Flood

We need your help!

Volunteer with us at the Civic Center!

All proceeds from this effort will be split evenly between

EC, Athletics and Fine Arts.

Here is the link to sign up to be on the interest list

Here is the link to the current events and volunteer

openings.

We are in need of books to help build our

K-5 Library of Texts on Diverse Topics and

Growth Mindset: Wishlist

Winter Reading

Winter Reading information went home today!

This packet is loaded with fun opportunities

to engage with Jan Brett’s The Mitten! Happy reading!

February 1st Field Trip

A permission slip went home for our

Planetarium Field Trip (on campus) in February.

We are asking you to sign and return the permission

slip before leaving for Winter Break since we will not

be able to collect them in time after break.

The cost of this on-campus activity is $8.

Please log in to orgsonline.com (code: 393ICINC)

to make your payment by January 18th.

Ways to Support Imagine

CL Appreciation Committee

Announcement:

The CL Appreciation Committee is a group of

parent volunteers who help to organize

appreciation events for our Collegiate Leaders. Our

current initiative is focusing on giving thanks to

CLs and Staff members as we begin to head into

Winter Break. Here is more info on how you and

your Champion can get involved:

Notes of Appreciation & Gratitude

Favorite Things Faculty & Staff Permanent Campus Photos of the Week!

News from Investments  

Monday - Circle

Tuesday - Triangle

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday - Winter Break!

The Kingfisher Way

The 8 Habits of Happy Kids

Topics to discuss at home connected to our morning meeting

discussions this week:

 

PE K-2

Students are continuing to work on their gross motor skills. This

week we are focusing on using the parachutes for gross motor

movements. The parachute movements are balance, rhythm and

locomotor skills.

Art- 1st

1st grade is exploring form as an element of art. We are also

learning about the artist Wayne Theibaud. We are drawing 3-D

slices of pie inspired by his oil paintings.

Stuck inside on a rainy day? Grab a paper and pencil and check out

the doodle droid!

Check out the Doodle Droid, a youtube channel for guided drawings,

I will continually update the channel with drawings we do in class as

well as some bonus drawings. If you and your Champion are

interested, subscribe so you can catch all the new videos.

Art Room Donation Needs

- Paper towels

Music K-5 Our Lower School Chorus had a wonderful performance Tuesday

night! Thank you to all who came and supported our Champions!

Spanish K-3

One of our standards is to

"Recite memorized

poetry/songs from the target

culture." K-1 is working on

two. Our current unit is

"Chocolate" where champions

are learning about families

and making hot chocolate in

Mexico. They are practicing a

chant used when making hot

chocolate. You may find a link

here. They also saw and held a traditional molinillo used in mixing

hot chocolate.

K-3 is working on a children's song from Spain. There are two

versions to this song and we are learning the shorter one. Even

though it is about a turkey, it is not about Thanksgiving. You can see

the video here. They sing the shorter version in Spanish first and

then in English.

● Habit 6: Synergize! Together is better! 

○ I value other people’s strengths and learn from them. 

○ I get along well with others, even people who are different from me. 

○ I work well in groups. ○ I seek out other people’s ideas to solve 

problems because I know that by teaming with others we can create better solutions than any of us can alone. 

○ I am humble. 

Dates to Remember

Happening This Week!

★ Nov. 1 - Dec 1: January 2019 Lunch Order

OPEN - Extended ordering during Winter

Break!

★ Nov. 16 and 17 - Winter Reading Book Fair,

Barnes and Noble Biltmore Park In Store

(The fair will last in the store through

Saturday 11/17 or you can shop online with

Book Fair ID 12460853!)

★ Nov. 16 - Quarter 2 Progress Report 1 goes

home

★ Nov. 17 - Don’t miss IC Imagine’s first ever

float in the Asheville Holiday Parade!

★ Nov. 19 & 20 - Permanent Campus Tours!

★ Nov. 20 - Planetarium Permission Slips due

★ Nov. 21 - First day of Winter Break!

★ Nov. 27 - Giving Tuesday, Consider

supporting IC Imagine and Bringing our

Grounds to Life

News from Lower School

Announcements and Reminders

Construction Tours

Our Construction Tours will be happening on Monday

11/19 and Tuesday 11/20.

Reminders for these tours:

○ Please plan for your child to arrive at school on time

and stay for the whole day on their Construction

Tour day.

○ Your student should dress for muddy conditions!

Students may wear spirit wear, khaki bottoms, mud

boots/tennis shoes

Classes will be attending on the following days:

Monday 11/19 Tuesday 11/20

Kindergarten (not Nilo)

First Grade (not Flood)

Second Grade (not

Laufer/Lengle)

Boing

Fourth Grade

Nilo

Flood

Laufer/Lengle

Third Grade (not Boing)

Fifth Grade

Sun Soo Vouchers:

We've got great news! We have been gifted with additional

Sun Soo vouchers, but they must go by Sunday, November

25. As we near the holiday season, consider giving the gift

of an experience while simultaneously supporting

curriculum at the school. Contact Jen Breslin with any

questions.

Art for Sale! The art department has made a limited

edition run of prints of two of Mr. Barton’s original

drawings. These are going to

be for sale until we run out.

The prints are available at the

front desks at the Mcintosh

and Brevard Rd campuses.

Proceeds will benefit art K-12.

○ 5 x 7 = $20

○ 8 x 10 = $30

Lower School Family Survey

Please complete our Lower School Family survey. Your

responses will help us to make improvements and

changes as well as celebrate our accomplishments.

Thank you in advance for your time!

Parent- Teacher Book Club!

We're starting an exciting new group at IC Imagine!

What better way to instill a love of reading in your

children than to have them see you reading and engaged

in discussions about books? Our new book club will be

an open invitation to parents and teachers. We invite

you to read the book, How To Talk So Kids Will Listen

and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine

Mazlish.

We will meet on February 5 at 6:00pm (Laufer’s room,

Brevard Road Campus) to discuss the book.

To make sure we have enough interest, please email

catharinelaufer@icimagine.org if you

would like to join us.

Lost and Found

As we move closer to Winter Break, the Lower School

Lost and Found is OVERFLOWING. If your Champion

is missing something, please have him or her check for

it there. You also may walk them in in the mornings and

go look with them. *Just be sure to stop at the front

desk and sign in.

Want to be sure your child’s things make it home?

Please be sure your students name is written in

all of their coats, sweaters and other items

legibly.

Important Links and Forms

IC Imagine School Website

ASCEND- Before and After school care

Attendance - Report an Absence

Health Policy and Resources

Volunteering

OrgsOnline (393ICINC)

Sign up for the Lower School Email List

Support IC Imagine: Giving@icimagine.org

Counseling Corner

Contact: Ashlee Kinnaird (Lower School)

(828) 708-8530

ashleekinnaird@icimagine.org

Fundraiser: Support Noah McFall, a 5th grader

here at IC Imagine! Read about him

here and learn how you can help!

2018-19 Family Directory

2018-19 Business Directory

Read the article here!

Donations can be made here!!

School Resources/Information:

● We offer a school-based therapy option for

students that have need. Our school-based

therapist is Tara Beardsley, LPCA and

Outpatient Therapist, through CARING for

Children, Inc. Please contact Mrs. Kinnaird for

more information.

● Bullying Report Form : Make a report here if

there is bullying behavior at school that you

think we should be aware of (can be filled out by

anyone)

● School Safety Form : Report any school safety

concerns here.

● McKinney-Vento Act

Community Resources/Helpful Links:

● Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Information

2018-The Angel Tree provides a way for

qualifying families to give their children (ages

birth-12 years) a memorable Christmas. They

began scheduling family appointments on

September 4, 2018. Please see the attached flyer

here for more information!

● NC 211: https://www.nc211.org

● Manna Food Bank:

https://www.mannafoodbank.org/where-to-get-

help/

● Buncombe County Department of Health and

Human Services:

https://www.buncombecounty.org/governing/d

epts/hhs/default.aspx

● RHA Mobile Crisis Management Team:

http://rhahealthservices.org/service-description

s/crisis-services-north-carolina/#mobilecrisis

RHA MCM WEST: 1-888-573-1006

● Our Voice: http://www.ourvoicenc.org

● United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County:

http://www.unitedwayabc.org

● Carolina Pediatric Therapy offers Parent

Education Nights--check out this link for a full

list of topics and dates in 2018

http://www.carolinapeds.com/2017/10/parent-

education-night-series/

○ Topics include: Bullying, Social Skills,

Positive Parenting, Managing Screen

Time, Managing Homework, School IEP

vs. 504

● Stomp Out Bullying:

https://www.stompoutbullying.org/information

-and-resources/parents-page/

● Stop Bullying:

https://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/di

gital-awareness-for-parents/index.html

● Girls’ Leadership:

https://girlsleadership.org/resources/research/

Have a Great Weekend!