Week of 2/12

We will celebrate Valentine's Day in class on Wednesday. One final reminder about the guidelines:

1. Please send in a card for each child. There are 24 total students in our class: 14 girls and 10 boys.
2. Please ONLY sign the card & put nothing in the TO box. It is challenging enough for kindergartners to pass out valentines to all their classmates. Having the "to" part filled out makes this extremely challenging and it takes far too long. Thank you for your help with this!
3. Please try to purchase valentines that do not have candy attached. I know those can sometimes be hard to find, but there are good choices with stickers, play tattoos, and other non-food goodies.

Spring parent-teacher conferences are coming up on March 4 through March 12. Check the sign-ups if you'd like to meet with me. These are optional conferences, but are available to anyone who would like an update on their child's progress.

Language Arts

Our sight words this week are love and into. Love is another tricky word because the sounds don't follow the traditional phonics rules, while into is a compound word composed of two words we've already learned.

We will continue with Unit 3 of Fundations this week. 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 will continue with Module 4 this week. In class, I have noticed that some children are struggling when we move away from physical counters. Encourage your children to use their fingers to find the answers. Any reinforcement you can provide at home on solving addition problems is appreciated. 

School Garden

This Friday, 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, 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!

**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 Grasshopper t-shirts to show your school pride 

 

This Week's Helpers & Activities
Monday: Centers @ 12:20 (Jackie & Barbara)
Tuesday: Centers @ 12:20  (Brooke & Brent)
Wednesday: Library @ 9:10 (Sandy & Sahana), Dismissal @ 1:15
Thursday:  Centers @ 12:20 (Sara & Sandy)
Friday:  Music @ 12:30

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, 2/14: Valentines Exchange

2/19-2/23: President's Week Vacation

3/4-3/12: Parent-Teacher Conferences

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