We return to our regular schedule this week, with dismissal at 1:40 daily except Wednesdays (1:15). This week we also have several school-wide events: the AVHSC auction, the Literati Book Fair, and ice cream sales.
Book Fair
The Spring book fair is this week, and the special TK/K shopping hour is after school on Tuesday the 24th, 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. If you are interested in supporting our classroom library, I have created a wishlist which can be viewed here: literati.com/a/
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.
Ice Cream Sales
The Student Council will again be holding ice cream sales this Wednesday the 25th after school on the primary blacktop. Popsicles are $2 and the line can get very long, so please bring your patience!
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 have and give. These words are both short-vowel words that end in -ve, so this is the part that is irregular and should be highlighted with your children when learning these words.
This week, we will begin 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.
Math
We are now on Topic C of our Addition & Subtraction Module. Up to this point, students have worked with either addition or subtraction in isolation. In this topic, they will work with problems that can be solved with either addition OR subtraction or both operations.
Upcoming Event
Spring Fling: This is a fun event with outdoor activities and STEAM projects. It will be on Friday, April 10th, from 12:20 until 1:40. It is a fun send-off to Spring Break. You can sign up for this event here.
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 (Fatemeh & Laura)
Tuesday: Centers @ 12:20 (Eva & Anda)
Wednesday: Library @ 9:10 (Reader: Kay, Checkout: Ruchi), Dismissal @ 1:15
Thursday: Music with Mr. Jason
Monday: Centers @ 12:20 (Fatemeh & Laura)
Tuesday: Centers @ 12:20 (Eva & Anda)
Wednesday: Library @ 9:10 (Reader: Kay, Checkout: Ruchi), Dismissal @ 1:15
Thursday: Music with Mr. Jason
Upcoming Events
Monday, 3/23: Online auction & book fair both begin
Wednesday, 3/25: Ice Cream Sales after school
Friday, 4/10: Spring Fling
4/13-4/17: Spring BreakFriday, 4/24: Kindergarten Movie Night (Auction Ticket Required)
