Week of 3/4

Today is the last day for the auction! Check out the many wonderful items available in the AVHSC online auction here. Remember-- the auction closes tomorrow night at 6:00 pm, and the kindergarten movie night will be the place to be on May 3rd! To avoid having any disappointed children, please log in and buy your child a ticket to this fun & special night out. **If there is a financial hardship, please contact me. An anonymous donor is happy to buy a ticket for anyone who needs one.

We start conferences on Monday. 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. Please note that this is now a "view only" document. If you need to reschedule, please email me. 

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 Sign-Up Genius. We are going to start going to the Makerspace on Wednesday mornings! This will be a time to explore the many STEAM activities available there. We will be kicking off our visits there on 3/20, when we will be building with Strawbees. We will be going to the Makerspace on Wednesday mornings in between snack and lunch 10:45-11:20. I hope some of you are able to join us! I will continue adding dates as we are able to book time in the Makerspace. Right now, I have 4 dates on the Sign-Up Genius.

School Garden

This Monday (tomorrow!) we will get to have our first trip to the school garden. We have a planter box in there, and we will work with the AV garden lead, John Van Kirk, to select and plant a few different seeds and sprouts. We will continue to revisit the garden and see how our seeds are growing. We are looking forward to getting started in the garden!

Language Arts

Our sight words this week are they and back. Both of these sight words contain digraphs, so we will highlight the digraphs th and ck so that we can orthographically map these words. Here is a great article to read so that you can better understand how words become instantly recognizable and the importance of mapping words so that they can become "sight words."

We are now in our 4th week of Unit 3 in 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 continuing with the 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: On Thursday, 3/14, children will be designing and creating their own leprechaun traps! Most of the materials for this activity are provided by the AVHSC funds, 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: Conferences, dismissal @ 1:15
Tuesday: Conferences, dismissal @ 1:15
Wednesday: Library @ 9:30 (Zaakir & Asma), Dismissal @ 1:15
Thursday:  Conferences, dismissal @ 1:15
Friday:  Conferences, dismissal @ 1:15

Upcoming Events

3/4-3/12: Parent-Teacher Conferences, dismissal @ 1:15

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

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

Wednesday, 3/20: First trip to the Makerspace @ 10:45

4/8-4/12: Spring Break