Cool+Cat+of+the+Week

 Each student will have the opportunity to be Cool Cat of the Week. I will provide a poster for the student to complete with information about himself/herself such as favorite book, food, song, movie, etc., as well as pictures of family and a description of what he/she wants to be when he/she grows up. The //Cool Cat// should bring this completed poster to school on the Monday (or first sharing day) of his/her week.

The //Cool Cat of the Week// will receive 15 minutes a day to share important items from home, and answer questions from the other students. He/she may bring as many things each day as he'd/she'd like (including Monday), but must complete sharing within those 15 minutes. These items can be photos, trophies, special gifts or anything that the student thinks will help the rest of us learn more about him/her. I have found this to be much more meaningful than "Show-and-Tell" where children sometimes rummage through their desks to find something to "share" with the class!

At the end of the week the students will write letters to the //Cool Cat// while he/she decorates a cover page; I'll bind the letters and cover into a book for the //Cool Cat// to keep.

Little Cedars has a "No Pets" policy, so students will be unable to bring pets to school. Photos, however, are welcome! A schedule of when each student will be Cool Cat is below. I chose the order of the students by starting with those whose first name is in the middle of the alphabet, then worked "outward." This is my attempt to let those who usually never get to go first in anything be the first to be Cool Cats!

**Cool Cat Schedule 2012-2013:** If there is a problem with your child's assigned week, please contact me a.s.a.p. and we can reschedule it.

*Students who are the Cool Cat during a "short" week will be given an extra day the following week to share.
 * ~ ** Week Beginning ** ||~  ||~ ** Student ** ||
 * 9/04/12 * ||  || //1/2 week // ||
 * 9/10/12 ||  || Ms. McCormack ||
 * 9/17/12 ||  || Kate Winckler ||
 * 9/24/12 ||  || Luke Chambers ||
 * 10/01/12 ||  || Jared Lafray ||
 * 10/08/12 ||  || Madison Kelsey ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">10/15/12 ||  || Jake Thibert ||
 * **// 10/22/12 //** ||  || **// Conference Week //** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">10/29/12 ||  || Marcus Petersen ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">11/05/12 ||  || Jaden Riffe ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">11/13/12 <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Veteran's Day ||  || Maura Hyatt ||
 * //**<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">11/19/12 **// ||  || **//<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Thanksgiving Week //** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">11/26/12 ||  || Gabby Mendoza ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">12/03/12 ||  || Mihir Motukuri ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">12/10/12 ||  || Elijah Pagan ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">12/17/12 <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* ||  || //<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Partial Week // ||
 * **//<span style="color: #0090ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">12/20/12-1/01/13 //** ||  || //**<span style="color: #0090ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Winter Break **// ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">01/02/13 <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* ||  || //<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Partial Week // ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">01/07/13 ||  || Nadia Jaegel ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">01/14/13 ||  || Peyton Chin ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">01/22/13 <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> MLK, Jr. Day ||  || Dallin Brady ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">01/29/13 <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">1/28 No Students ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">02/04/13 ||  || Rose Bicket ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">02/11/13 <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Mid-Winter... ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">02/19/13 <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> ...Break ||  || //<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">skip to catch up // ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">02/25/13 ||  || Chuck Kovar ||
 * //**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">03/04/13 **// ||  || //**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Conference Week **// ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">03/11/13 ||  || Skyla Grube ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">03/18/13 ||  || Camryn Diener ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">03/25/13 ||  || Sophia Le ||
 * //**<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3/30/13-4/07/13 **// ||  || **//<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Spring Break //** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">04/08/13 ||  || Caleb Eckerlin ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">04/15/13 ||  || Tiara Kim ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">04/22/13 ||  || Collin Menehan ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">04/29/13 ||  || William Udy ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">05/06/13 ||  || Abby Maley ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">05/13/13 ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">05/20/13 ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">05/28/13 <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Memorial Day ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">06/03/13 ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">06/10/13 ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">06/17/13 ||  ||   ||