Week of 2/26

I hope you all enjoyed some nice family time this past week. I don't know about you, but I'm ready to get back into the school routine!  We start parent teacher conferences next Monday, March 4th. I'm looking forward to meeting with you & updating you on your child's progress. If you need to check the schedule, it can be found here. Remember that dismissal will be at 1:15 from Monday, March 4th through Wednesday, March 13th.

I've added a few new dates on the Volunteer Sign-Up Genius. One special event to note is that on March 14th, we will be doing a STEAM activity that is an annual favorite: designing and creating leprechaun traps. I hope some of you can join us! I'll need many adults to help with this really fun activity.

Language Arts

Our sight words this week are for and are. Going hand-in-hand with these sight words, we will also look at the "Bossy R," or r-controlled vowels, which both these words have.

We will continue with the 3rd week of Unit 3 of Fundations. Blending sounds to read and spell words is now the main focus in our reading curriculum. There are some great resources in the Unit 3 Fundations Home Support letter. 

Math

We are beginning a new module, Module 5: Numbers 10-20; Count to 100 by 1s and 10s. We've already covered the counting portion of this module, so our focus will be writing and decomposing numbers in the teens. Parent tips for this module can be found here. We will return to Module 4 for the subtraction portion of that module after we finish with numbers in the teens.

Upcoming Events & Activities

Leprechaun Traps: In class on Thursday, 3/14, children will be designing and creating their own leprechaun traps! Most of the materials for this activity are provided by our grade level money from the Home & School Club, but if you are out and about and see something that looks like a fun addition to our leprechaun traps, we will gladly take your donations for our supply of trap "accessories!" Thank you in advance!

Reminders

**Library is every Wednesday. Please return your child's library book by Tuesday each week.

**School spirit days are every Wednesday. Wear your Alta Vista t-shirts or your Panda t-shirts to show your school pride 

 

This Week's Helpers & Activities
Monday: No centers

Tuesday: Centers @ 12:20  (Sehwa & Lauren)
Wednesday: Library @ 9:30 (Reader and book check in/out person needed! Sign up here), Dismissal @ 1:15
Thursday:  Centers @ 12:20 (Sehwa & Rebecca)
Friday:  Music @ 10:20

Upcoming Events

3/4-3/12: Parent-Teacher Conferences

Thursday, 3/14: Special Event: Leprechaun Trap Building

Friday, 3/15: No School: Teacher Work Day

4/8-4/12: Spring Break