Room 22 News

It was great to see and meet many of you at Back to School Night. I am looking forward to working with each of you in order to make this a great year for your children.

 

We are off to a great start as the kids are getting back into the swing of school very quickly. We are reviewing our Math and English Language Arts from last year for the next couple of lessons. Once we are done with our review, we are off to the races as our core subjects move very quickly. If your child starts to struggle with any of our new skills, please reach out to me ASAP as the lessons will build on each other and I do not want anyone to be left behind.

 

Cross country practice will begin on Tuesday, Aug. 29th. Practice will be after school from 2:00-3:00 on the lower field. If your student is interested in participating make sure to fill out the paperwork and turn it in to the office or bring it to practice on Tuesday. Cross Country is for 4th and 5th graders only.

 

Upcoming Dates

Labor Day - September 4

PTC Meeting - September 13

School Pictures - September 18

Jog A Thon - September 22

Parent/Teacher Conferences - October 2- 6 (all minimum days this week)

Fall Break - October 16-20

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Happy September!

I hope you have enjoyed your long weekend! I can not believe it is already September, where have the first couple of weeks gone? I am enjoying getting to know your student and I am looking forward to a fun filled year!

 

Sorry about the post from last week and you not getting it until Thursday. I learned the hard way that when you post something after 3:00pm it will not send until the next day. Just to recap, many of the students are struggling with Math and I am asking for your help in reviewing and helping with their homework where necessary.

 

We will continue to review materials in Math and ELA for the next few weeks. Please make sure your child reads daily and let me know if they are having any problems.

 

Spirit Wear

Spirit wear orders are due by September 7.  Don’t miss out!

 

Yearbooks

Yearbooks are currently on sale.  To purchase a yearbook go to www.treering.com/validate.  Our school passcode is 101408580424957.  If you purchase by September 30 you will save 10%.

 

Garden Cart

The garden cart is back.  It will be at lower pick up every Thursday for the next 6 weeks.  Come get fresh produce from our school garden as well as our garden partner.  Donations are accepted.

 

Lazy Dog Fundraiser

Treat yourself to a delicious sweet treat while you support our amazing PTC.  On Thursday , September 6 Lazy Dog in Grass Valley will donate 10% of each purchase to our PTC.  Bring the flier between the hours of 5-7:00PM and help support our PTC.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HAXbsY24zP94DnvHSCeo2p3DgtHD3Pge/view?usp=drive_link

 

Picture Day

Picture day will be Monday, September 18.  You can send the form to school with your student or order online .  All students will have their picture taken even if you choose not to order pictures.

 

Student Council

All 4th graders are eligible to participate in Student council.  Information was sent home with students who expressed an interest in participating.  I have more forms if your student would like to participate.  The first form needs to be returned on Friday, September 8.

 

Upcoming Dates

Labor Day September 4

Lazy Dog Fundraiser. September 6 5-7PM

PTC Meeting. September 13

School Pictures. September 18

Jog A Thon. September 22

Parent/Teacher Conferences. October 2- 6 (all minimum days this week)

Fall Break. October 16-20

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I hope you all had an enjoyable weekend!

 

I am sure you all have realized that Math is starting to become difficult for many of the students. We will continue to work on our lessons daily and I will send home as much help as I can to make sure all students continue to progress.

 

Please make sure your student is reading nightly and completing their reading logs. Their sentences on the reading log should be complete sentences that give me enough information about what the have read, as well as the correct punctuation. 

 

Parent/Teacher Conferences will be here before we know it. I will send out a link for you to sign up for a time that works for you. If the time slots do not work for you, please reach out to me. It is important that I meet with all parents.

 

Picture Day will be Monday, September 18. You can send the form to school with your student or order online. All students will have their picture taken even if you choose not to order pictures.

 

September 13 - PTC Meeting

September 18 - School picture

September 22 - Jog A Thon

October 2-6 - Parent/Teacher Conferences (ALL MINIMUM DAYS THIS WEEK)

October 16-20 - Fall Break

 

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I hope you all are enjoying the cooler weather, I know I am.  These next coming weeks are going to be a busy ones, so please make sure your student continues to do their homework and read every night.

 

Picture day is tomorrow, Monday, September 18. Information was sent home a few weeks ago. All students will have their photo taken and you can also preorder on line or order photos later.

 

Parent/Teacher Conferences are scheduled for the week of October 2nd. We will be on a minimum day schedule the entire week. Each family should sign up for one of the available time slots. If none of these dates or times work for you, please email me so other arrangements can be made. We are a team and it is very important that we meet so we can ensure your student can have the best school year possible. Please sign up by clicking the link.

(if you are unable to open the link, right click the link and click open new tab).

 

The Jog-A-Thon is Friday, September 22. A flyer with information was sent home in the Thursday Folder. This is a major fundraiser for our school and any contribution is greatly appreciated. I need several parents to help on the day of the event.  We will need help tallying laps during the event and totaling laps after the event. We are scheduled to run from 9:15-9:45. Please let me know, via email, if you can help us out on that day. Thanks!

 

 

Upcoming Dates

September 18 - School Pictures

September 22 - Jog-A-Thon

October 2-6 - Parent/Teacher Conferences (all minimum days this week, 12:00 noon release)

October 16-20 Fall Break

October 23 - Picture Retakes

October 31 - Halloween

November 1 - Professional Development Day - NO SCHOOL

November 10 -  Veterans' Day - No School

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Good Morning!!

This week was a busy one with many little interruptions but we were able to get a lot of learning accomplished! The students are doing a great job at learning how to stay focused.

 

Thank you to all our parents who were able to come out, support our class and the school today. All the kids ran great and had lots of fun. Tally/lap sheets will go home tomorrow. Pledge sheets are due Friday of this week. Students who earn $50 in pledges will get to blast Mr. Bivens with a water gun, and those who raise $100 will be treated to a pizza lunch. This is a great fundraiser for out school and any contribution you can make is greatly appreciated.

 

Parent conferences are the week of October 2nd. I have included the link for you to sign up. If you are unable to make any of the ties available, please contact me via email and we can arrange a time that accommodates both our schedules.

 

Our PTC has a Facebook page. Use this link to stay informed about all the GRAT things going on at Alt Sierra. 

 

 

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Hello,

 I hope you all are enjoying your weekend!

 

Please make sure you are practicing multiplication facts with your student nightly. Our math over the next few weeks will revolve around them knowing their multiplication facts.

 

This week is parent/teacher conference week. I am looking forward to meeting with all of you and discussing your student.  If you have yet to sign up for a conference please do so by clicking the below link. It is really important that we meet, we are a team and I want to ensure your student can have the best school year possible.

 

Friday, October 6th will be our first spirit day. Students are encouraged to wear their favorite color. Students cal also participate by wearing blue or their Alta Sierra Spirit wear. Thank you Student Council for organizing this fun activity!

 

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I hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing fall break. My fall break ended with my nephew getting married and we were able to spend time with family that was on the west coast for the wedding. 

 

Please make sure you student is practicing their multiplication facts daily.

 

Information was sent home in the Thursday folder regarding Square One Art. There are lots of great things you can purchase with your child's artwork. These make great gifts and keepsakes. Online orders only are due by November 10th. All the money raised goes towards our wonderful art docent program.

 

All students are encouraged to wear their costumes to school on Tuesday, October 31st. There will be an all school parade starting around 8:15. Parents are welcome. Students should bring clothes to change into after the parade so that costumes do not get ruined. From 4:30-6:30 Alta Sierras' Parents' Club is sponsoring a trunk or treat event in the lower parking lot. Their will also be fun activities and free hot dogs. Come join the fun!

 

The Nevada County Superintendent of Schools office is offering and 8 week parenting class. Classes will be Thursdays from 5:30-7:30 starting November 18th. Classes will be held at Union Hill Elementary School. The cost is $50.00.  Pizza and childcare are included. For more information or to register contract [email protected].

 

There will be no school on Wednesday, November 1st. Teachers will be participating in Professional Development.

 

Upcoming Dates

October 31 - Halloween

October 31 - Trunk or Treat

November 1 - No School - Professional Development

November 10 - No School - Veterans' Day

November 17 - Minimum Day

November 17 - End of First Trimester

November 30 - Report Cards sent home

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Happy November!!

 

The school year seems to be flying by!! I can not believe we are almost 1/2 of the way through. 

 

 

It was so fun to see all of the kids dressed for Halloween. I love when the students get involved and show school spirit. It was also good to see many of you at the parade.

 

There will be no school next Friday in honor of Veterans Day. There will be events locally to honor all those who have severed our country.

 

Daylight savings time ends this weekend. Don't forget to set you clock back one hour. Enjoy that extra hour of sleep!

 

Next week the district will have a presentation regarding internet safety. This is important information for all parents. Please consider attending this event. Click on the link below for more information.

 

November 8 - My Life Online

November 10 - No School - Veterans' Day

November 17 - End of First Trimester

November 22-24 - Thanksgiving Holiday

November 30 - Report Cards sent home

 

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I hope you all enjoy the 3 day weekend. Enjoy the weather, it is suppose to be a beautiful fall weekend. 

 

 

On Tuesday our class participated i the Guest Chef program provided by Sierra Harvest and our very own PTC. The students made apple/pear sauce with aronia berries. All the students enjoyed making the sauce as well as eating it. If you would like to make some at home, there is a recipe in your student's Thursday folder.

 

Friday, November 10th is the deadline to order your square one projects. All money raised will benefit our fabulous art docent program.

 

Our wonderful PTC is sponsoring a pizza fundraiser at Trailblazers. There is a coupon in your student's Thursday Folder. Trailblazers will donate 15% to the school on all orders made on Wednesday, November 15th. Support our school and enjoy a pizza dinner.

 

November 17 - Minimum Day - School out at noon

November 17 - End of First Trimester

November 22-24 - Thanksgiving Holiday

November 30 - Report Cards sent home

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Happy Friday!

 

I can't believe we are a third of the way through the school year. The times seems to be flying by!

 

Thank you to everyone for working with your student on their multiplication facts. I can definitely see the difference in your hard work! Please keep up the work as we are constantly using this skill.

 

Congratulations to Faith!! Her artwork will be displayed on the fire engine stationed in Alta Sierra. Her artwork will be displayed for one year.

 

After Thanksgiving I will be bringing in a small Christmas Tree. If students wish, they may bring one ornament from home to hang on the tree. All ornaments will be sent home on the last day before Christmas break.

 

We will be having a holiday gift exchange on the last day before break. We will be playing a game in order to exchange gifts. If your student wishes to participate, please send in a wrapped figt that costs no more than $5.00. The gift should be appropriate for a boy or a girl. Thins like gel pens, candy, rubix cubes, key chains are always a hit. If you are unable to participate, please let me know and I will make sure everyone has a gift to exchange.

 

We are planning on having a Thanksgiving "Thankful" Party of Tuesday afternoon. An email was sent out the other day for items to be sent in. Please let me know if you have any questions.

 

I want to take this time to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving. I am so thankful to have a job I truly love. I have the pleasure of working with great kids and amazing families. I hope you all have a wonderful holiday surrounded by family and friends!

 

November 22-24 - Thanksgiving Holiday

November 30 - Report cards sent home

December 14 - Winter Wishes - 5-8pm

December 22 - Minimum Day

December 23 - January 7 - Winter Break

January 15 - MLK Holiday - No School

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Happy December!!

 

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends. I know I did and the weather was amazing!

 

We are moving from multiplying and dividing to fractions.  Just because we are moving on to a different skill, does not mean they do not need to continue to wors on their facts. Please continue to work with your student on their multiplications facts.

 

This week has flown by . . . One more crazy week and then we get some much needed and deserved time off with family and friends.

 

 

Student council is sponsoring spirit week next week. Please encourage your student to join in. Monday is silly sock day, Tuesday is crazy sweater/jacket day, Wednesday is hat day, Thursday is Character Day and Friday is pajama day.

 

Please send in a box or can of unexpired food for our Donation Day Parade. The parade will take place on Thursday, December 21st. This is a long standing Grass Valley tradition. It is a great way to get into the spirit of giving this holiday season.

 

Mrs. Alonso, our librarian, is offering a book club during lunchtime on Tuesdays. Permission slips were sent home last week. Books will be sent home Friday, December 22nd.

 

Please have your child bring a wrapped gift worth $5.00 or less. The gift should be appropriate for a boy or a girl. We will be playing a fun game and everyone will come home with a gift. If for any reason you are unable to purchase a gift, please let me know. Stayed tuned for details about the party

 

 

School will release at noon on Friday, December 22nd.

 

Welcome Back!!!!

 

I hope you all had a wonderful winter break with family and friends and you are ready for the New Year!

 

Thank you all for the wonderful presents!!!!!!!  You were very thoughtful and generous. I am truly lucky to have your child in my class and all the support you give them and me!!  Thank you!!

 

Our math has moved into fractions. Please continue to work on your students multiplication facts as our lessons are becoming harder and not knowing those facts will make these lessons even harder!  

 

 

 

Remember Monday, January 15th is Martin Luther King Holiday, NO SCHOOL. Enjoy your extra day off and I look forward to seeing the kids on Tuesday.

 

January 15th - MLK Holiday - No school

January 17th - PTC Meeting

January 26th - Eco Heroes Assembly

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I hope you all are staying dry with all the rain!!

 

 

 

Our Marble Jar will miraculously be filled just in time for a Valentines celebration. If you student would like to pass out valentines, please make sure that they make one for each student in the class. A class list will be going home in the next few weeks. We have 26 students in the class.

 

January 26 - Eco Heroes Assembly

February 12 - Guest Chef

February 16 - 19 Presidents Day

March 1 - End of Second Trimester

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Happy Sunday!!

 

I hope you are all outside enjoying the great weather. It looks like we may have some more rain next week, please be sure your student is dressed appropriately for the weather of the day.

 

 

Happy Friday!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have a great weekend and have fun watching the Super Bowl!

 

Upcoming dates

February 12 - Guest Chef

February 14 - Valentines Celebration

February 16-19 - Presidents Day

March 1 - End of Second Trimester

March 10 - Daylight Savings Time

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Happy Monday!!

 

I hope everyone had a great long weekend! Last week was a very busy week, we had our Kindness Week Activities, Valentine's Party, our big marble/game party, guest chef and an extra couple of days off. Despite all these activities, we still managed to get a lot done! 

 

Monday we made veggie rainbow rolls with our guest chef. This fabulous program is sponsored by the people at Sierra Harvest. Most students enjoyed the spring rolls. Recipes came home in Thursday folders, so you can make more at home. A special thanks to Rayna's mom, Susan Stephens for volunteering and helping our class!

 

Thank you to everyone who sent in supplies for our class party. The kids enjoyed the cookies and also lots of other treats!

 

In January I started an individual student reward system for the class. Each student can earn chips based on their behavior during the day. They turn these chips in daily and have about 10 options to chose from for their individual reward. The students were successful in filling the big jar and the game Hungry Hungry Hippos was played and a lot of fun was had by everyone!!

 

March 1 - End of Second Trimester

March 10 - Daylight Savings Time

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Happy Sunday!

I hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather!!

 

Good Morning!!

I hope you all get out and enjoy the beautiful weather that is predicted for this weekend!! Your students continued to work hard this week even though we all were really tired from the time change!

 

Please make sure you sign and return the report card envelope.

 

 

In an effort to make sure your child does not fall behind, please let me know when your child is absent and I will do my best to get them supplement work. Many of the daily things we are doing build on each other and when your child is absent they may have a hard time catching up.

 

Thank you to everyone who donated to our class basket for our School Carnival! Ashley Larsen did an amazing job on putting together our basket!! Thank you Mrs. Larsen!!

 

What a crazy week of weather!! Beautiful sunny days followed by cold snowy days! You can't beat the spring weather in Nevada County!!

 

Sunday, April 14th will be the Alta Sierra School Carnival. We still need many more volunteers for our booth. Please sign up on the Signup Genius (link below). I told our students that they are welcome to help work our booth.  I will be there all day, I will gladly supervise them.

 

 

Information was sent home regarding Spring Photos. All students will have their photo taken even if you are not planning to purchase photos. 
Spring Pictures are Thursday, April 18th.

 

I hope you all have an amazing weekend with whatever the weather brings.

 

 

March 11 - May 23 - Young Art at The Rood Center

April 1 - May 24 - Track and Field

April 8 - Talent Show tryouts

April 14 - Candy Land Family Festival/School Carnival

April 17 - Talent Show 

Happy Saturday!

Finally, some really nice weather earlier this week!!

 

This Sunday, April 14th is the school carnival. I would love to see you all there. The event is from 1-4 on Sunday. There will be carnival games, food, drinks, a live and silent auction. Our class has a basketball booth. If you or your child can help with our booth, it would be greatly appreciated. I will be there so feel free to drop off your student to work a shift. I have attached the signup genius link so you can see which time slots need to be filled. Thank you for those who already signed up.

 

 

Yes we will be doing Missions this year.  We are doing them a little different than from past years. The students will be doing them in groups and each person in the group will be responsible for completing a writing section as well as other pieces that will be on their board. The groups will work together to put their competed sections together on a poster. Our plan is to complete all work in class, but if your student falls behind, they will have to complete it at home. Missions will be randomly handed out, if you have a Mission you would like your student to have, please let me know and I will see what I can do. 

 

Have a great weekend and I hope to see you on Sunday!!

 

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Welcome to Spring and allergies!!

The weather this week has been so crazy. If you don't like it, just wait 5 minutes and it will change. Hopefully we have some nicer weather on the way.

 

State Testing

State Testing is fast approaching. We will start our testing the week of May 6th. Please make sure your child is in bed at a reasonable time as well as having a good breakfast to keep them awake and energized. These next few weeks will be long and exhausting. If your child does not already have a pair of headphones at school, if you could make sure they bring some in that would be wonderful. I have a few sets I can let them borrow, I just do not want them sharing headphones.

 

Missions

We are off and running with our Mission projects. An extra credit paper was sent home last week. Your student may do one or a couple of the projects. They do not have to do all of them. These extra credit projects are due Monday, May 13th. Please do not bring them in early.

 

Principal's Day Wednesday

In honor of Principal's Day, we are asking that all students wear a tie to school on Wednesday.

 

Coloma Field Trip

Our Field trip to Coloma is set for Thursday, May 23rd. We will be leaving school around 8:45 and are scheduled to arrive back to school by 2:00. Permission slips will be going home this week in Thursday's folders and they need to be returned NO LATER than Friday, May 10th. It is preferred to have the students bring their own sack lunch, however, if you would like your student to have hot lunch from school please e-mail by Tuesday, May 7th letting me know they will need a hot lunch for that day.

 

Upcoming Dates

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