Dear Parents,
As we head into our final week before Spring break, I hate to say it, but the weeks after the break are going to just fly by! We have a lot to pack in and a lot of upcoming events, so keep updating your calendars with the information at the bottom of this e-mail. You will notice there are A LOT of upcoming events!
This week, we have a review week again with the letters Ff, Hh, Ss. We will also have a new sight words, you. Since we are having so many review weeks with the letters, we are now working on numbers and vowels in the Handwriting without Tears program.
We are continuing our science unit on wood & paper. We are now on the "paper" part of the unit. We have many great hands-on activities ahead of us in the upcoming weeks, including making a paper mache project. Another upcoming project will be looking at boxes. Please send in empty food boxes, etc. from around your house-- cereal boxes, cracker boxes, packaging boxes (not too big!), snack boxes, etc., will be very helpful. The kids will get to take apart the boxes and look at how they are made, as well as make fun building projects out of the boxes. Start collecting boxes from your house & send them in after Spring Break please.
This week's sharing is solid shape sharing, as explained last week. Please send your child with something shaped like a sphere, cone, cube or cylinder. No need to hide the item or have clues, just have your child be prepared to tell what shape the item is. This is a chance for children to see these shapes in the "real world" and identify shapes all around them.
We have Spring Fling this Friday, of course. Thank you for answering the call for help!! We have many parents joining us and if you'd still like to come, please feel free.
If you haven't already, please return the permission slip for the upcoming field trip to Emma Prusch Farm so that they don't get forgotten over the Spring Break. Blue Bags will not go home this Wednesday due to the upcoming vacation week, but please try to return the bags tomorrow.
Moms will want to note that we have set the date for our Mother's Day Celebration-- Muffins with Mom. This is an important day for the kindergartners to celebrate their moms, so please try to attend. If you cannot attend, you are welcome to send an aunt, grandma, special friend, etc. in your place. Muffins with Mom will be the Friday before Mother's Day on May 9th. Another date to mark (even though it seems early) is our Kindergarten Promotion Ceremony, which will be held on Tuesday, June 10th. This is a celebration of our year together, where we take a look back at all our special events and is our official send-off to first grade. We hope that by giving these dates ahead of time, working parents will be able to take a little time off to join us for these special events.
Enjoy your Spring Break!
Upcoming Events:
4/4: Spring Fling
4/7-4/11: Spring Break
4/11: Yearbook Orders Due
4/16: Field Trip to Emma Prusch Farm: Wacky Weds. for p.m. class
4/18: Multicultural Family Night
4/30: April's Wacky Wednesday
5/5: Cinco de Mayo Dance
5/9: Mother's Day Celebration: Moms-- Mark your Calendars!
5/9: Alta Vista's Fantasy Faire
5/21: Open House
5/28: May's Wacky Wednesday
6/10: Kindergarten Promotion Ceremony-- Mark your Calendars!
6/11: June's Wacky Wednesday & Olympic Day
6/12: Last Day of School
