We have another fun week ahead as we have projects around Valentine's Day and Lunar New Year. We're also looking forward to popsicle sales on Wednesday and a visit with our 5th grade buddies on Friday. It will be a great send-off week to our President's Week vacation the following week.
Valentines Day
A final reminder about Valentines Day this Friday:
- Please send in a card for each child. There are 24 total students in our class. It is fine for you to start sending your child's valentines in as soon as Monday, if you would like to. I will keep them safely in the classroom until we pass them out on Friday.
- 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!
- 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.
Language Arts
Our sight words this week are from and off. We will read books around the valentines theme and learn more about Lunar New Year.
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 begin the final topic of Module 4 this week, wrapping it up by Friday. Topic C represents a transition in part–total thinking. Students move from decomposition
based on sorting attributes and concrete game play to decomposition and compositionthrough story contexts.
Ice Cream Sales
Student Council will be selling popsicles after school on Wednesday the 11th. Popsicles are $2, and the ice cream sales start right after the bell rings, in front of rooms 7, 8, and 9 (primary blacktop).
Spring Conferences: Spring parent-teacher conferences are coming up on March 12 through March 20. These are optional conferences, but are available to anyone who would like an update on their child's progress. However, if your child had several areas marked with a "B," I would like to meet with you to ensure that your child is making good progress toward year-end standards.
**Library is every Wednesday. Please return your child's library book by Tuesday each week.
**School spirit days are every Wednesday. Wear your Grasshopper t-shirt or Alta Vista gear to show your school pride!
This Week's Helpers & Activities
Monday: Centers @ 12:20 (Brian & Mary)
Tuesday: Centers @ 12:20 (Eva & Laura)
Wednesday: Library @ 9:10 (Reader: Mary, Checkout: Laura), Dismissal @ 1:15
Monday: Centers @ 12:20 (Brian & Mary)
Tuesday: Centers @ 12:20 (Eva & Laura)
Wednesday: Library @ 9:10 (Reader: Mary, Checkout: Laura), Dismissal @ 1:15
Thursday: Music with Mr. Jason
Friday: Buddies, Valentines exchange @ 12:30
Upcoming Events
Wednesday, 2/11: Ice Cream Sales after school
Friday, 2/13: Valentines exchange in class
2/16-2/20: No School: President's Week
Monday, 3/9: No School: Professional Development Day
3/12-3/20: Parent-Teacher Conferences
