The Spring book fair is this week, and the special TK/K shopping hour is after school on Tuesday the 25th, from 1:40 to 2:40. This is your chance to take your child to the book fair directly after school (rather than waiting around until the rest of the school gets out at 2:40). This is a Literati Book Fair so the offerings will be a little different than the Scholastic Book Fair we had in the Fall.
Movie Night
Our auction event, the kindergarten movie night, is happening this Friday the 28th from 5:00 to 7:30. More details will be sent out to those who purchased tickets later this week.
Language Arts
We are beginning Unit 4 in Fundations this week. In this unit, we will continue blending sounds to read & spell words. We will also introduce the digraphs sh, th, wh, ch, and ck. We've been talking about these digraphs when they are in sight words that we've introduced, but now, we will have drills & activities in Fundations that will also highlight these digraphs. Our sight words this week are look and are.
This week, we will continue studying rainbows. We will read some informational texts about rainbows, and will also enjoy a fiction book called A Rainbow of My Own by Don Freeman. Ms. Gomathi will be leading a digital project using an app called Book Creator, where we will put together a book compiling the students' ideas of what they would do with a rainbow of their own. Using this app, we also created a book this week where the children described how their leprechaun traps would work.
Math
We are wrapping up Module 5 this week! Next week, we will do some review, and then we will move onto our final math module, Module 6: Place Value Foundations, after Spring Break.
Clay
We will glaze our final clay project this Thursday at 12:15. Thank you to Evelyn, Emily, Tomoko, Meeta and Shelbie for your help with Clay this year.
Spring Fling Update
Thank you for quickly filling the slots for our Spring Fling event on Friday, April 4th. I have added a few more spots to the Sign-Up Genius for this event if anyone else would like to join. I have also added all center & library dates for the remainder of the year. Please check it out!
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 Grasshopper t-shirts to show your school pride
This Week's Helpers & Activities
Monday: Centers @ 12:20 (Emily)
Tuesday: Centers @ 12:20 (Tsuping & Ellen)
Wednesday: Library @ 9:10 (Shelbie & Emily), Music @ 12:15, Dismissal @ 1:15
Thursday: Clay @ 12:20 (Evelyn, Emily, Shelbie, Tomoko & Meeta)
Friday: Kindergarten PJ Party & Movie Night @ 5:00 (must have auction ticket)
Monday: Centers @ 12:20 (Emily)
Tuesday: Centers @ 12:20 (Tsuping & Ellen)
Wednesday: Library @ 9:10 (Shelbie & Emily), Music @ 12:15, Dismissal @ 1:15
Thursday: Clay @ 12:20 (Evelyn, Emily, Shelbie, Tomoko & Meeta)
Friday: Kindergarten PJ Party & Movie Night @ 5:00 (must have auction ticket)
Upcoming Events
3/24-3/28: Literati Book Fair: Special kindergarten hour on Tuesday @ 1:40
Friday, 3/28: Kindergarten Movie Night (Auction Ticket required)
Saturday, 3/29 2:00-4:00: USD Health & Wellness Fair @ UMS
Friday, 4/4: Spring Fling
4/7-4/11: Spring Break
Friday, 4/18: Field Trip to Prusch Farm
