Flanagan Forum

We are planning our first field trip to Superstition Farm for early November. This trip will tie-in to next month’s planting/harvesting theme. The cost of field trips was discussed at Curriculum Night in August. There are two ways you can pay for your child’s field trips. The first option is to make a tax credit donation of $50.00 now, which will cover all of the field trips for the year. (There will be approximately four.) You will get all of this money back when you file your taxes. What a deal! To make a tax credit donation, simply drop off a check to Patsy in the office along with your Tax Credit form (attached). Or, you can go to the Gilbert Public Schools website at www.gilbert.k12.az.us. Click on “Our Schools” on the blue bar. Then click on “Tax Credit”. Designate the funds to Spectrum Elementary Kindergarten. When you complete your donation you can print out the confirmation for your records. Families are allowed to donate up to $400.00 in tax credit donations per year, all of which will be refunded at tax time. If you decide to make a tax credit donation for the $50 or more, please remember to designate ’Spectrum Kindergarten’.

The other option is to pay for each field trip as they come. (About $15 per trip). As we get closer to our departure I will send out more information and permission slips.

This Friday we will be doing various math, art, and reading activities in honor of Johnny Appleseed Day. We are in need of apples of all kinds. We would appreciate a donation of one or two apples per child. Any kind is fine.