Alta Sierra Elementary

Eagles are Kind, Responsible, and Respectful

PRSD Teacher of the Year! Mrs. Baker.

Friday lunch music with Mrs. Kinne

Bailiff and Jury - Project Lead

Mock Court - Project Lead

Minute to Win It!

Is that one of Charlie's Angels?

The designer for our Caught Ya tickets!

Art Docent - 1st Grade

4th grade at Maidu Museum and Historic Site

The Science of Magic

Music in the Mountains music instruction at Alta Sierra

Chef's Tasting with Sierra Harvest

Guest Chef - Cabbage Tacos

Fixed mindset! OH NO!

Growth mindset WINS!

The Dastardly Fixed Mindset!

Coloring Project from Mrs. Welch's 2nd grade submitted to Post 130

Mrs. Welch's class wrote letters for Veteran's Day and submitted to Post 130

P.P.E. Halloween

4th grade Toys for Tots donations

Happy Campers

Learning to play together! Notice the sorting going on?

Mrs. Beahm's class continued our KINDNESS theme in their class

Kindness Ninjas!

Enjoying the spring weather!

Staff dresses like Mr. Mike for Superhero Day!

News & Announcements

Summer Library Times at Alta Sierra

Wednesdays: 6/21, 7/5, 7/12, 7/26, 8/2. 10am - 12pm & 4pm - 6pm

Last Day of School - June 12th

Minimum Day --Dismissal is at 12:00
ELO is in session until 5:30PM

Yearbook

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Enrolling now for 2023-2024 school year

If you have a child that will be attending Alta Sierra in the fall,we are enrolling now. Please visit our web site and enroll your student. Questions please call 530.272.2319.

ABC Countdown Days

We are nearing the final days of school. We have an activity planned for each day starting May 5 - June 12. Please see information attached.

Principal's Message

Talking to your kids makes them smarter!

Its not so much the quantity of words that you exchange with your children, it is the quality of interaction between parents and young children that predicts language skills. And language skills are strongly linked to reading. Our brains are built for language but we have to train our brains specifically for reading.

An easy thing to add to your parenting is to be aware of how you are answering your child's questions. For example, if a child asks the question, “Why is there a battery?,” a simple answer could be, “To make it work.” That’s not wrong but it’s not very informative. A more detailed response may be “The battery is there to give the toy power. When the batteries are connected to these buttons, then the toy will work because it has power. Students that receive detailed answers remember the answer and apply it to future problems.

So please, reduce hand held screen time and have conversations with your children. The word deficit used to only be seen in lower income demographics but we are seeing this same deficit at all income levels. Kids behind screens are listening but not interacting. Language development requires interaction.

Social Media? More like anti-social media.

If you are thinking about adding social media for your child, please reconsider! Social media is directly linked to depression in youth, especially young girls. I have heard of it called being "Alone on the Phone". A former Facebook employee testified before Congress that the company's social media platforms are dangerous for children, often leading to depression and anxiety.

https://childmind.org/article/is-social-media-use-causing-depression/

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/after-facebook-and-instagram-bombshells-should-parents-keep-kids-off-social-media

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Events

	School in session today! Early Release Date: 6/9/2023
	Last Day Of School - MINIMUM DAY Date: 6/12/2023
	Summer Library Hours 10am - 12pm & 4pm - 6pm Date: 6/21/2023
	Summer Library Hours 10am - 12pm & 4pm - 6pm Date: 7/5/2023
	Early Release 1:05PM Date: 7/7/2023
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