Week of 5/4

Language Arts

Our sight words this week are come and your. We will continue focusing on digraphs in 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. 

We continue to study butterflies, reading both fiction and non-fiction books about them. Live caterpillars arrived in our classroom last week that we will watch as they transform into butterflies. 

Math

This week, we begin Topic B of our module on place value. Students expand their experience with place value and part–total relationships by representing teen numbers with number bonds and number sentences. Story contexts offer an entry point for students to connect real-life situations to abstract mathematical representations. Each story uses 10 as a part to reinforce the understanding that teen numbers are composed of 10 ones and some more ones. 

Ice Cream Sales

There will be ice cream sales this Wednesday the 6th, after school. Sales are held on the blacktop in front of Rm. 8. Bring your $2 and your patience, as lines can be long!

UPCOMING/REMINDERS

Yearbook Orders

It's time to order your Alta Vista yearbook! Yes, even kindergarteners have yearbooks. Since many of you are new to Alta Vista, I want to make sure you know that there is time in the last week of school for kids to sign each others' yearbooks, and they really enjoy doing this. Year after year, there are some students who are very disappointed when the yearbooks arrive and their parents didn't order one. If you prefer not to order a yearbook, your child can bring in a notebook, etc., for class signatures, but the yearbook does make a nice keepsake. Whatever you decide to do, please keep your child in the loop so that there are no disappointments on the day the yearbooks arrive.

Please order by May 4th so it will arrive in time for the last week of school. If you haven't ordered yet, go to https://store.shopyearbook.com/altavista. 

• Hardcover: $32.00
• Softcover: $23.00

Don't forget that you can customize pages for your student as well for an additional fee. This is where you can add photos of your child in sports, vacations, family events, etc. This is also a great option if you missed the deadline to submit candid photos of your child for the yearbook!

Fantasy Fair & Art Show: Alta Vista's annual school carnival, the Fantasy Fair, will be held on the evening of Friday, May 15th. Come back to school with your child(ren) for an evening of games, prizes, and fun! There is also a cake decorating contest that is part of the Fair-- I encourage you to participate in this event. It is fun & very kid-friendly and it is wonderful to see the cakes on the day of the fair. In addition to all the Fantasy Fair fun, your children will all have art on display at the Art Vistas Art Show! This art show is always a wonder to see-- artwork from all the grade levels will be on display in and around the cafeteria.

Open House: On Wednesday, May 20th, we will have our schoolwide Open House. This is a night to come check out all the learning we've been doing in class. Please mark your calendars and bring the whole family to celebrate all the progress your child has made this year!

Family Day: On Thursday, May 28th from 8:15 a.m, to 9:30 a.m., we will have a celebration for moms & dads in our class! This is Mother's Day, Father's Day, and an end-of-year celebration, all rolled into one. We hope that every child will have at least one parent (or grandparent/aunt/uncle) join us on the 28th, with a maximum of two guests per child. Unfortunately, younger siblings cannot join in this event (except babies under 1 year old) due to liability reasons. If your child will not have a family member joining for this event, please let me know so that I can make arrangements for your child to have someone as a guest in lieu of a family member. All the kindergarten classes are celebrating Family Day together, using both the indoor and outdoor areas of the Makerspace, so this is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy time with your child, as well as connect with all the kindergarten parents. Please mark your calendars!

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 (Ruchi & Yonit)
Tuesday: Centers @ 12:20  (Eva & Laura)
Wednesday: Library @ 9:10 (Reader: Laura, Check-out: Mary), Dismissal @ 1:15, Ice Cream Sales after School

Thursday: Music with Mr. Jason

Upcoming Events

Friday, 5/15: Alta Vista's Fantasy Fair & Art Show

Wednesday, 5/20: Open House

Thursday, 5/28: Kindergarten Family Day @ 8:15