Week of 5/12

I hope all the moms are enjoying a wonderful Mother's Day weekend. Hopefully, you all found your portrait with your child's biography about you in the last Wednesday envelope. They all did a fantastic job writing about one of their favorite subjects-- their moms. :)

This is the last week of classroom centers! I'd like to thank everyone who has volunteered in centers. I could not do all the projects and small-group instruction without your support. Thank you so much. This is also the last week of library time. We will check out one last book on Wednesday, and we will return it the following week so that the library can complete their inventory. Thank you also for the wonderful support in the library! 

Language Arts

This week's sight word is where. We have now introduced all sight words that are on the kindergarten list for the school year, but every word eventually becomes a sight word with further exposure. We will be spending time in the next weeks reinforcing all the words on our list, and introducing a few "bonus" words. We will also continue with our final unit of Fundations, Unit 5. This unit will focus on merging all the skills we've learned so far: spelling, sentence writing, writing conventions, and reading with fluency. 

Our caterpillars grew a lot this week, and the children love checking in on them each day.  We will continue integrating our butterfly theme in our classroom with our art, science, reading, and writing. 

Math

This week, we begin Topic C. In this topic, students master the count to 100 by using pattern and structure. They discover that number words after 20 can be formed by pairing a decade word with a number word one through nine. Students consider efficiency as they organize materials into groups and as they decide when to count by tens or ones.

Upcoming:

Open House

On Wednesday, May 21st  at 6:00-7:00 the Alta Vista campus will be hosting Open House. This is a night where you can come check out many projects on display in our classroom. Children are working hard on art, writing, and math projects that will all be on display that night. I hope you will join me in K2 to come and see the amazing work your children have been doing! 

Multicultural Night & Art Show

On Friday, May 30th, Alta Vista will be hosting our annual Multicultural Night and Art Vista Art Show. Travel all around the world without ever leaving the AV Campus! You can play games, watch performances, and sample cultural dishes, all while learning about all the countries that are represented. In addition, every child will have several pieces of art on display in the Art Vista Art Show. Come see what your student worked on during all their art lessons this year. This is one of my favorite events-- I hope I'll see you there!

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 & Meeta)
Tuesday: Centers @ 12:20  (Yoon & Franklin)
Wednesday: Library @ 9:10 (Reader: Franklin Check-out: Emily), Music @ 12:15, Dismissal @ 1:15 

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, 5/21: Open House

Monday, 5/26: Memorial Day, No School

Friday, 5/30: Multicultural Night

Tuesday, 6/3: Olympic Day & Class Party (Foam Crew)

Friday, 6/6: Last Day of School: Dismissal at 12:15