I have enjoyed meeting with many of you already for parent-teacher conferences, and I am looking forward to meeting with more of you this week-- it's great to share your child's successes with you. It's hard to believe that we are already in our last trimester of kindergarten. The time will pass quickly in these last 3 months, and before you know it, we will be moving on to first grade! After we meet, please be sure to praise your children for the progress they've made, and also continue to support them in areas where they still need reinforcement to meet end-of-year standards. Remember that the 1:15 dismissal time will continue through Friday the 20th.
There will continue to be no centers this week due to parent-teacher conferences. We do have library (as usual) on Wednesday, and our special leprechaun trap making activity on Monday at 8:30. Thank you to Mary, Maria, Eva, Laura, Fatemeh, and Natharin for helping with the leprechaun traps.
Language Arts
Our sight words this week are into and do. Both these words have a single "o" that makes an /oo/ sound, so that is good to highlight when learning these two words. This is our last week of Unit 3 of Fundations. Next week, we will begin introducing the digraphs wh, th, sh, ch, and the ending digraph ck.
Our sight words this week are into and do. Both these words have a single "o" that makes an /oo/ sound, so that is good to highlight when learning these two words. This is our last week of Unit 3 of Fundations. Next week, we will begin introducing the digraphs wh, th, sh, ch, and the ending digraph ck.
Math
We will continue with Topic B, which introduces subtraction, this week. Subtraction tends to be a more difficult concept for kindergartners to grasp, so any further support you can provide at home would be helpful.
Buddies
We have another fun project planned this Thursday with our 5th grade buddies. We will be working on a collaborative art project together.
Leprechaun Traps: On Monday, 3/16, children will be designing and creating their own leprechaun traps! Thank you to Eva, Laura, Fatemeh, Mary, Maria, and Natharin for helping with this project. I look forward to seeing the results of their traps on Tuesday morning!
AVHSC Auction: One of the Home & School Club's biggest fundraisers is coming up-- the online auction! The auction will run from 3/23 through 3/27. A wide variety of items are available for you to bid on, but most importantly, we have a kindergarten "teacher adventure." This is an annual favorite, and you will want to be sure to bid on this item. We are auctioning off 12 tickets per kindergarten class for an all-kindergarten movie night. Students will come to school on the evening of April 24th for pizza and a movie with their friends, hosted by the kindergarten teachers. I hope you will check out this item, and many others, when the auction goes live on the 23rd! All proceeds from the auction go to support the wonderful enrichment activities at Alta Vista.
Book Fair: Also during the week of 3/23 is the second Book Fair of the year. This one is a Literati Book Fair (not Scholastic). There will again be special kindergarten hours, like in the Fall, that will be held on Tuesday 3/24. Come shop at the book fair with your student & help support the AVHSC. If you are interested in supporting our classroom library, I have created a wishlist which can be viewed here: literati.com/a/wishlists/nikki-grists-wishlist-x5973 Thank you in advance!
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
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: Leprechaun trap building @ 8:30 (Mary, Maria, Eva, Laura, Fatemeh, Natharin), Dismissal @ 1:15, Conferences
Tuesday: Dismissal @ 1:15, Conferences
Wednesday: Library @ 9:10 (Reader: Tomas, Checkout: Mary), Dismissal @ 1:15
Thursday: Buddies, Music with Mr. Jason, Dismissal @ 1:15, Conferences
Friday: Dismissal @ 1:15, Conferences
Upcoming Events
3/16-3/20: Parent-Teacher Conferences continue, 1:15 dismissal daily
Monday 3/16: Leprechaun Trap making activity 8:30-10:00
Friday, 3/20: Clay project @ 12:15
Monday, 3/23: Online auction & book fair both begin
4/13-4/17: Spring BreakFriday, 4/24: Kindergarten Movie Night (Auction Ticket Required)
