Dear Parents,
We had a great field trip to the farm last Wednesday-- the weather held for us and the kids enjoyed feeding geese and goats, petting roosters, rabbits, and sheep, observing cows and pigs, and going on a hay ride! Thank you to our parent chaperones and to all of you for making field trips possible through your participation in the Consolidated Classroom Payment at the beginning of the year.
Our Cinco de Mayo dance will be this Friday, May 4th, at 11:15 a.m. Please arrive on time so that you
don't miss it! All four kindergarten classes are involved in this dance, so
parking may be tricky. If your children have any festive, bright
dresses or bright colorful tops, those always make the scene even more
vibrant. Remember that if work constraints only allow you occasional
days off that we would prefer that you are present for the Muffins with
Mom event next Friday the 11th. If you cannot come, please consider
sending a grandma, aunt, good friend, etc. Thank you!
This week, we introduce our final two letters. The consonant is Jj and the Alphafriend is Jumping Jill. Our final vowel is Uu, and the Alphafriend is Umbie Umbrella. We will also have a new word, are.
We are also finishing our topic on time in math.
Our sharing this week is toy in a bag. Your child should write three clues about it so that we can guess. They have been doing a great job writing their own clues!
We
will be doing some painting and other messy projects this week at center time, so please don't wear any super special outfits! We are also beginning our final science unit on animals. We start by studying pond snails and land snails, which we already have in the classroom. The children will enjoy many hands-on lessons in the upcoming weeks, including watching a snail race!
The
district's parent survey is up on the Alta Vista website, and it is
really important that you participate. Thank you to the many families who already have. For those who would still like to, please go to the Alta Vista website and look for the link in the scrolling "Announcements" area. Please let me know if you've participated by
either sending in the form that was sent home via email over a week ago, or just
sending us an e-mail stating that you've participated. I will give a
Cougar Gold Card to each child whose family participates. Thank you for
your help with this.
Also, a reminder that STAR
testing for grades 2-5 begins this week. At drop-off time, please be mindful of the fact that the older
children are test-taking during the entire morning block. This is not a
good week to be making a lot of noise outside the classrooms or as you walk around
campus during the school hours. Thanks so much for your cooperation.
Please check out the Upcoming Events below-- we have set many end-of-year dates, including "Doughnuts with Dad."
Upcoming Events:
5/4: Cinco de Mayo Hat Dance @ 11:15
5/11: Muffins with Mom
5/16: Open House 7:00 pm
5/18: Fantasy Fair 5:00-8:30 pm
5/23: YSI's "Life in the Pond" Presentation
5/28: No School: Memorial Day
5/30: May's Wacky Wednesday
6/4: Doughnuts with Dad
6/5: End-of-Year Class Party
6/7: Kindergarten Promotion Ceremony
