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We are having a terrific time getting to know each other and sharing our fabulous summer experiences. Your children have adjusted nicely to the school routine, and their eagerness for learning is amazing! It is going to be a wonderful year!
We are having a terrific time getting to know each other and sharing our fabulous summer experiences. Your children have adjusted nicely to the school routine, and their eagerness for learning is amazing! It is going to be a wonderful year!
Check Weekly Posts for our most current classroom information.
I look forward to an INCREDIBLE year with you!
Regular Homework
*Read 20 minutes and record. Reading logs are due Friday.
*Practice Spelling words nightly.
*Math- We are working in our Math Book and and using Xtra Math facts practice on the computer.
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Extra Practice with our math concepts can be found online using the ISE under "Things to Do" and Skill Sets found in the "Library", click on the "Lady in the Red Hat." You can find these helpful web based tools on Student Links under "Think Central." The children have been practicing how to access these helpful tools, so they should be able to show you how to log on to the program.
Please check over your child’s math homework daily for accuracy and completeness. Studies show students learn better when they are given the opportunity to verbalize the steps taken to solve problems. Please allow your child this golden opportunity each evening when completing the math homework to explain to you their logic on a few select problems. If you notice an error, you will be able to catch it quickly before it becomes a habit that is difficult to break. Some of the concepts may seem tricky, so please know ANY strategy you show your child that works is worth learning and sharing in math class.
Xtra Math Fact practice is expected to be completed daily for points. If your child completes facts for 5 days/week they will receive 10 points (A+) for the week, 4 days = 9 points (A-), 3 days = 8 points(B-), 2 days = 7 points(C-), 1 day = 6 points(D-).
Reminder:
When practicing spelling words, it helps to break the words down into parts (syllables) and focus on the sounds of each part.
Spelling Ideas to try at home:
- ABC order: Write your words in alphabetical order.
- Word Sort: Sort your words by vowel sounds, patterns, syllables, etc.
- Repetition: Write your words 3 times each
- Sentences: Write a sentence for each
- spelling word.
- Word Art: Draw a picture and write your
- words in the picture.
- Story time: Write a short story using all
- your words.
- Creative Letters: Write your words by magazine and glue them on a paper.
- cutting out letters in an old newspaper or
- Pyramid: Write your words adding or will be a pyramid shape of words.
- subtracting one letter at a time. The result
- Good Clean Words: Write your words in surface that can be cleaned safely.
- shaving cream on a counter or some other
- Handwriting: Write each word 3 times in
- your best handwriting.
- Cheer your words: Pretend you are a
- cheerleader and call out your words!
- Sound Words: Use a tape recorder and
- record your words and their spelling. Then listen to your tape, checking to see that you spelled all the words correctly.
- Choo-Choo Words: Write the entire list end-to-end as one long word, using different colors of crayon or ink for different words.
- Flashwriting: In a darkened room, use a flashlight to draw letters in the air.
- Timer: Get a timer. Set it for 3 minutes. See how many times you can write your words before the timer goes off.
- Scramble: Have a parent scramble your spelling words. You unscramble them.
Chalk: Write your words outside using sidewalk chalk.
Letters: Write each word as many times as there are letters in the word.
Out loud: Spell your words out loud 2 times to a brother or sister, mom or dad.
Trace Around: Print your spelling words neatly. Take a colored pen and draw an outline around the word, closely following the shapes of the letters. Close your eyes and remember the shape.
Colorful Words: Use two different color pens to write your spelling words. Use one color to write the consonants and the other for the vowels.
Military spelling: Do jumping jacks, as you clap say a letter to spell your words.
Finger Tracing: Use your finger to spell out each of your words one letter at a time on your Mom or Dad‛s back. Then it‛s YOUR turn to feel and spell. Try to guess the word.
Practice Test: Have an adult give you a practice test.
Scratch n' Sniff: Write letters with glue on paper, and then sprinkle with Jell-O. Makes a super scratch n' Sniff when tracing over the letters.
Computer Words: Have your child type their spelling words ten times each on the computer. Use different colors and fonts and print it out!
Words-in-words: Write your word and then write at least 2 words made from each.
Snap and Spell: Snap on each letter, clap when you say the word at the end.
Create an activity: Can you think of a fun way to do your spelling activities? Try it out.
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...” Dr. Seuss
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Students will be tested on their spelling words on Friday. We will introduce words each Monday. Students will be expected to practice the words at home throughout the week.
Reading Logs will go home on Fridays and will be due the following Friday. We are expecting students to read for 20 minutes and record three complete sentences summarizing what they read. Please initial each entry. For three complete entries, they will receive a B-. For four complete entries, they will receive an A-. For five complete entries, they will receive an A+. They can choose which nights to read.
The following schedule shows the consistent homework assignments for each day. There may be other assignments given. Please check the agenda daily for specific assignments.
Monday
Read 20 Minutes and record in reading log.
Math- One lesson plus Xtra Math facts practice
Practice spelling words on own.
Tuesday
Read 20 Minutes and record in reading log.
Math- One lesson plus Xtra Math facts practice
Practice spelling words on own.
Wednesday
Read 20 Minutes and record in reading log.
Math- One lesson plus Xtra Math facts practice.
Practice spelling words on own.
Library book due Thursday.
Thursday
Read 20 Minutes- Signed reading logs due on Friday.
Math- One lesson plus Xtra Math facts practice
Practice spelling words on own.
NO HOMEWORK ON FRIDAY - ONLY MAKE-UP WORK AS NEEDED.
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November 15 Minimum Day
November 15 is a minimum day. Students will be dismissed at 12:00.
November 12-15, 2019
We are now looking forward to our Thanksgiving Sandwich Buffet on Tuesday, November 26th! The sign up genius is up and running! Thank you in advance for volunteering to send in supplies and for joining us on this "Day of Thanksgiving" for our children!
Our trimester ends on November 15th. Report cards will go home on Tuesday, Nov. 26. Please continue to check your child’s grades on Power School. I am very impressed with the growth our students are making! Thank you for supporting me with maintaining high standards in our classroom!
We will have spelling this week, but our test will be on Friday, not Thursday, due to the Veterans Day Holiday on Monday. Please make sure students continue reading for their Red Reading Folder. It is due on Friday, Nov. 15.
Students will take the Chapter 3 Math test this week. Please continue to check your child's homework nightly and practice 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication problems. (ex: 23 X 54) Also, students need to pass their Xtra Math Multiplication Facts this week to attend the party with Mr. Bivens on Friday! Congratulations to Claire, Mason, Molly, Chloe, Adelina, Landon, Amy, Brooke, and Noah for already passing their Multiplication facts! Yippee!
We will begin our FOSS Science Unit on Energy this week!
Our Kids Can food drive is on! Anything that you can send in will be appreciated. These are the foods that they say are most needed: Canned meats including tuna, chicken, turkey, ham, stew and chili. They also need canned vegetables, pasta & pasta sauce, beans, rice, healthy cereals, peanut butter, baby food & baby formula. No glass containers, please! Everything should be in original packaging with the expiration date in tact.
Thank you so much for all of your help and support! Your children are doing a great job! Have a wonderful Veterans Day Holiday weekend.
November 4-8, 2019
November 4-8, 2019
I hope that everyone had a wonderful Halloween! Art Docent, Susie Yoho, did an incredible project with our class. Students enjoyed a costume parade, and a Halloween party. Thank you to everyone who sent in supplies, and a special thank you to Sunny and Jessica for coming in to run our food and pumpkin stations! It was a fun time for everyone!
Students will work on Spelling City Activities for word list 2.3 this week. Please remember to practice words daily on paper if you do not have access to a computer, or if the power goes out! Return the paper copy to class daily. Test on Thursday.
Please remind your child to continue working toward passing their multiplication facts on the XtraMath program. We will have a celebration for all students who pass before November 15! There are lots of kids that have already passed all levels of XtraMath. Thank you so much for stressing the importance of this with your child and supporting the memorization of math facts!! Please remember to turn in a paper copy of facts practiced daily if you do not have access to a computer, or if the power goes out!
We will finish up our math unit on multiplication with regrouping and begin testing this week. Please continue to monitor your child's homework and ask them to use grid paper for neatness and accuracy. Students must return the grid paper with their homework paper.
We will have the Jog-A-Thon rewards celebrations on Wednesday, November 6. Some children were given their invitation/reminder if they turned in a certain amount in pledges. Thank you EVERYONE for supporting our school!
Square 1 Art order forms went home on Thursday. The children did an amazing job on their art projects! I love the stickers! Please support our art program and consider using their special work for personalized gifts this holiday season!
Look for a note going home on Monday regarding the "Kids Can" food drive to support our local families.
Our trimester ends 11/15. Remember, if your child is not happy with his/her grades, assignments can be corrected.
Permission slips went home for our field trip to the Maidu Center. There are just a few more permission slips that need to be returned.
Thank you to parents who have already begun signing up to send in food for our Thanksgiving Celebration on Tuesday, November 26. Please refer to the sign up genius that was sent out last Thursday. As always, we are looking for volunteers to come in and help serve food, too! Thank you!
Please remember library books and Red Reading Folders are due every Friday morning, and reading folders must include initials from parents/guardians.
Thank you again for all of your support!
Every Friday is early release.
NOVEMBER
Tuesday, November 5 PTC Meeting in the Library 6:00-7:00 pm
Sunday, November 3 Daylight Savings Time Ends
Tuesday, November 5 Picture Make Up Day
Monday, November 11 Veteran’s Day No School
Friday, November 15 Deadline to Finish Multiplication Section of Xtra Math in order to qualify for reward party with Mr. Bivens.
Friday, November 15 Minimum Day School Out at 12:00 Noon/ End of 1st Trimester
Thursday, November 21 Field Trip to Maidu Center, Parent’s Club Dinner Night
Friday, November 22 Rally Round the Flag 7:55
Tuesday, November 26 Classroom Thanksgiving Celebration
Wednesday, November 27 to Friday, November 29 Thanksgiving Break No School
Oct. 28-Nov. 1, 2019
It was wonderful meeting with so many of you during our parent/teacher conferences! Happy Fall Break! I hope everyone enjoys their time off this week!
We will start spelling 2.3 when we return from the break on Oct. 28. The words are in Spelling City and will be available to students on Friday, Oct. 18 for early review.
We will start the week with a fun chef visit! I think it will be a wonderful way to ease back into the regular school routine! Please see the sign up genius if you would like to join us.
Students may dress in costume for our annual Alta Sierra Halloween Parade first thing on the morning of October 31. Please send regular clothes for your child to change into at snack recess. This way their costumes will be in good shape for their after school/evening celebrations!
Our wonderful art docent, Mrs. Yoho, will be joining us for a special art presentation and activity after snack recess on Halloween!
Thank you so much to everyone who signed up for our Halloween party supplies! Please begin sending in items you signed up for on Monday. We will start our party on Thursday, Oct. 31 with set up at 12:15, and students will enter the classroom at 12:30. I look forward to meeting with our wonderful parent volunteers at 12:15 in room 23!
Please remember to remind your child to continue working toward passing their multiplication facts on the Xtra Math program. We will have a celebration for all students who pass before November 15! Congratulations to Claire, Mason, Molly, Chloe, Adelina, Landon, Amy and Brooke for passing their multiplication facts already!
We will begin studying multiplying 2-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers in class this week. Please remember, "The parents are always right!" I will show students how to break apart numbers in class to introduce them to partial products and mental math strategies, and then we will learn the traditional method for multiplying. Please jump right into regular multiplication (a.k.a. the regrouping method) with your child if that is more comfortable for your family when completing the homework assignments.
We will have the Jog-A-Thon rewards celebrations on Wednesday, October 30. Some children were given their invitation/reminder in class to take home on Friday, October 18, if they turned in a certain amount in pledges. Thank you EVERYONE for supporting our school!
Please remember, students will not attend school on Friday, November 1. It is a PD day for teachers.
Thank you all again for all of your support and for sharing your children with me! Enjoy your Fall Break!
Rescheduling Missed Parent/Teacher Conference
School will be dismissed at 12:00 noon on Wednesday through Friday, October 16-18, to allow time to reschedule our missed parent/teacher conference. Hopefully all conferences can be held at the same time that they were scheduled for during the week of the power outage so we can keep continuity and you will not need to reschedule a different time. Please come on the same day, Wednesday through Friday, at the same time you were originally scheduled to come. If this is not possible, please email me or call the school to reschedule.
Thank you!
Jog-A-Thon Pledge Message...
A message from ASPTC President regarding Joh-A-Thon Pledges...
Alta Sierra Family,
Please bring in your child's Jog-a-Thon pledges TOMORROW!!! The JAT team will be counting pledges and sending home invitations for children who are receiving prizes. We are planning on doing the water ballooning, pizza party and ice cream party this Friday. If this has to change due to the minimum day, we will let you know ASAP!
Thank you for all you do,
Your JAT Team
Parent/Teacher Conference-In the event of Power Outage
Our school Superintendent, Mr. Clark, email this afternoon and stated, "If school is cancelled we will make up conferences the following week. The day that is chosen will be a minimum day. If we were to have school and the power is shut off during the school day, we will try to complete the school day and continue on with conferences."
So, If we start our day at school and the power is shut off during the school day, I will make every effort to conduct conferences as scheduled even if we are in the dark! If school is cancelled altogether, I will contact you to reschedule our conference.
I am really looking forward to meeting with ALL of our wonderful families!
Thank you,
Mrs. Cornejo
September 30 - October 4, 2019
Happy weekend to everyone! Spelling City word list 2.1 is in the system and ready to begin studying before next week!
Elections for our Classroom Representatives will be held in our classroom on Thursday, Oct. 3rd. We look forward to hearing speeches from Sadie, Molly, Anthony D., Cayden, Ethan C., and Brooke. After their speeches, the class will vote. Ballots will be submitted to Mrs. Boyes for counting, and then we will see who will be representing our classroom. Good luck, kiddos! You are ALL amazing!
Friday, September 27, marks the end of our mid-trimester. Grades can be checked on Power School. Please remember this is not the final grade for the trimester, and grades can go up or down before the end of the trimester on November 15 when grades are final.
Just a reminder, the week of October 7-11 are all minimum days for students so that teachers can conference in the afternoons. I am looking forward to meeting all of you and discussing your child's progress. Please remember to see the Sign Up Genius to select your time slot if you have not done so already. Parents who I have already met with do not need to sign up for a second conference. Thank you!
We are continuing to work on multi-digit by single-digit multiplication and multi-step word problems in math. This is SO difficult for students if they have not mastered their multiplication facts. If your child is still struggling to pass multiplication in X-tra Math, please support your child at home and practice their facts with them. Memorization of basic facts is essential to math success. In addition, PLEASE ask your child to use grid or graph paper to do the computation, and check their homework for accuracy. We will have our Chapter 2 test on multiplication this week.
We finished making our California Regions Maps! Yippee! Thank you to everyone who sent in clay! It was amazing!
Mrs. Yoho presented an Art Docent lesson and project last Wednesday! The students made amazing zentangle pumpkins!
This Friday is our Jog-A-Thon Color Run. Permission slips went home on Sept. 26 in the Thursday Folders. Only children who return the signed permission slip will be able to run the final lap through the color "wash". I participated in this last year, and it was quite fun! Wearing old white clothes works great to create a colorful look! The color stays on the clothing, so if you give permission to participate please remember to send your child in clothes that are okay to color for the run on Friday. Students who do not return the permission slip will not be able to run through the color.
Due to the Jog-A-Thon on Friday, we will need to cancel our library time. We will return to the school library on Friday, Oct. 11.
Thank you so much for all of your help and support!
Looking Ahead:
Every Friday is early release. School is out at 1:00.
OCTOBER
Tuesday, October 1 PTC Meeting in the Library 6:00-7:00 pm
Thursday, October 3 Student Council Class Representative Speeches and voting in the classroom
Friday, October 4 Jog-A-Thon
Monday-Friday, October 7-11 Parent Teacher Conferences: Minimum Days All Week, School Out at 12:00 Noon. Please sign up on the Sign Up Genius sent home on September 12 if you haven't scheduled a conference yet.
Monday, October 21- Friday October 25 Fall Break No School
Thursday, October 31 Halloween Parade and Classroom Celebrations
4:00-7:00 pm Trunk Or Treat In the Alta Sierra Parking Lot
NOVEMBER
Friday, November 1 No School For Students, Professional Development For Teachers
Tuesday, November 5 PTC Meeting in the Library 6:00-7:00 pm
Sunday, November 3 Daylight Savings Time Ends
Tuesday, November 5 Picture Make Up Day
Monday, November 11 Veteran’s Day No School
Friday, November 15 Deadline to Finish Multiplication Section of Xtra Math in order to qualify for reward party with Mr. Bivens.
Friday, November 15 Minimum Day School Out at 12:00 Noon/ End of 1st Trimester
Thursday, November 21 Parent’s Club Dinner Night
Friday, November 22 Rally Round the Flag 7:55
Wednesday, November 27 to Friday, November 29 Thanksgiving Break No School
DECEMBER
Tuesday, December 3 PTC Meeting in the Library 6:00-7:00 pm
Wednesday, December 11 to Friday, December 13 Mistletoe Mall
Saturday, December 14 Pancake Breakfast
Friday, December 20 Minimum Day
December 21- January 6 Winter Break
Things to remember:
Library Day will always be on Friday. Please remember books!
Send in $20.00 Bus donation for field trips.
Email me to volunteer in the classroom!
October 4 Jog-A-Thon!
Friday, October 4th, is the Jog-A-Thon. If you would like to help with the Jog-A-Thon, we would love the help!!! We run at 9:30. We could really use help around 9:10 with pinning the lap cards on kids and after that we will stretch. Some parents signed up to help at Back to School Night, but everyone is always welcome! We also need two parents who are willing to stay and help to process the lap cards. Please let me know if you are available to help. Thanks! Please remember to have your kids wear cool clothes for running, good shoes for running, and bring a water bottle! In addition, they need their permission slip returned for the color run to participate in running through the color!
September 16-20, 2019
September 16-20, 2019
Happy weekend to all!
Tonight, September 13th, is movie night! Hope you plan to come and watch the movie with your Alta Sierra friends!
We started reading our National Geographic magazine this week with "Vanishing Cultures" from remote places in our world. The students were intrigued and amazed!
Our PTC is once again asking that each family donate $20 for the year to help with the buses for field trips. If you could please send that in it would help our school so much. Our first field trip is planned in November. We are going to the Maidu Center in Roseville!
We will be doing spelling 1.3 this week. We have four activities on Spelling City to help students prepare for the test. Kids are doing a great job getting the Spelling City routine down! Please have your child practice every night, Monday-Wednesday. Our test is on Thursday. Only students who score below 70% will need to study again Thursday night for a retest on Friday.
Students are also doing a great job with practicing their math facts with our XtraMath fact program. Congratulations to Adelina for finishing the Xtra Math Multiplication facts and receiving her award! In order to participate in Mr. Biven’s reward party, students need to pass multiplication by November 15. We believe that all kids are capable of reaching this goal! Some students may need to do extra practice, but they can do it. Thank you for supporting fact memorization. This really helps with computation and all other concepts covered in math this year!
We read about California Regions this week and we are almost ready to begin our clay map projects. We need a parent volunteer to come in to help prepare the paper plates for this project in advance. If you are able to help in our classroom this week, please email me the day and time you are available. Thank you!
Band started this week. Students are riding a bus from Alta Sierra to Magnolia. If you would like your child to participate, please contact Mr. Richardson at [email protected] for more information about joining band.
We will be visiting the garden on Tuesday! Lori Long is our garden coordinator. Her work is so appreciated! We also need a garden helper! We go the third Tuesday of the month from 9:30-10:00. Please let me know right away if you are available to help with this! Again, we visit the garden this Tuesday, September 17, from 9:30 to 10:00.
Last week, we had a student council assembly where students learned about having the opportunity to run for classroom representative. Candidates need to have a 1-2 minute speech ready to give the class. The letter of intent to run for classroom representative is due on Wednesday, September 18. Students may also send in a poster to display in class prior to elections. Four students will be voted in by their classmates to become our classroom representative.
Thank you so much for all of your help and support!
Looking Ahead:
Every Friday is early release. School is out at 1:00.
SEPTEMBER
Friday, September 27 End of 1st Mid-Trimester
Friday, September 27 Rally Round the Flag 7:55
OCTOBER
Tuesday, October 1 PTC Meeting in the Library 6:00-7:00 pm
Friday, October 4 Jog-A-Thon
Monday-Friday, October 7-11 Parent Teacher Conferences: Minimum Days All Week, School Out at 12:00 Noon. Please sign up on the Sign Up Genius sent home on September 12.
Monday, October 21- Friday October 25 Fall Break No School
Thursday, October 31 Halloween Parade and Classroom Celebrations
4:00-7:00 pm Trunk Or Treat In the Alta Sierra Parking Lot
NOVEMBER
Friday, November 1 No School For Students, Professional Development For Teachers
Tuesday, November 5 PTC Meeting in the Library 6:00-7:00 pm
Sunday, November 3 Daylight Savings Time Ends
Tuesday, November 5 Picture Make Up Day
Monday, November 11 Veteran’s Day No School
Friday, November 15 Deadline to Finish Multiplication Section of Xtra Math in order to qualify for reward party with Mr. Bivens.
Friday, November 15 Minimum Day School Out at 12:00 Noon/ End of 1st Trimester
Thursday, November 21 Parent’s Club Dinner Night
Friday, November 22 Rally Round the Flag 7:55
Wednesday, November 27 to Friday, November 29 Thanksgiving Break No School
DECEMBER
Tuesday, December 3 PTC Meeting in the Library 6:00-7:00 pm
Wednesday, December 11 to Friday, December 13 Mistletoe Mall
Saturday, December 14 Pancake Breakfast
Friday, December 20 Minimum Day
December 21- January 6 Winter Break
Things to remember:
Library Day will always be on Friday. Please remember books!
Send in $20.00 Bus donation for field trips.
Clay Needed! PLEASE SEND IN SEPT. 9-13!
We will read about California's Regions in our Weekly Studies magazine this week and we are excited to make our maps of California! Clay will be needed for our hands-on California Region's Map Project. Please send in clay. We will start the project when we have enough clay sent in to our class.
Clay Recipe:
Ingredients: 1 cup flour ,1 tablespoon oil, 1 cup water, 1⁄2 cup salt, 2 teaspoons cream of tartar, food coloring (orange, yellow, purple, or green)
Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan. Place over medium heat. Using a wooden spoon stir constantly. Mixture will be soupy for several minutes. It will suddenly stick together. Remove from heat at this point but continue to stir until mixture is in a ball. Turn the hot ball onto a piece of wax paper until it is cool. Place in a ziplock or air tight container and send to class with your child.
Thank you!
September 9-13, 2019
September 9-13, 2019
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! The students worked hard this short 4-day week and they accomplished so many wonderful things! I am looking forward to the students completing the Xtra Math Multiplication Facts for our 4th and 5th grade contest! Please refer to the Xtra Math Facts Contest Letter that went home in this week's Thursday's folder. Good luck, students! You can do it!
I want to thank Molly's grandmother Iris for volunteering in our classroom on Thursdays, and Zachary's mom plans to join us on Tuesdays beginning Oct. 1st! Welcome! Please email me if you would also like to volunteer. Your help really makes a difference in the wonderful school program we offer our children!
I am looking for a volunteer to send in Chinet oval "platters, classic white, 12 5/8 inch x 10 inch" paper plates for our class map project of the California Regions. Please also see the recipe under "Clay Recipe" in my post. We will be able to begin the project once we have enough clay to start. We are reading about California Regions in our Studies Weekly magazine this upcoming week, so I hope to have plenty of clay sent in by Friday, September 13th! I will send home a "hard copy" of the clay recipe with the students' agenda on Monday.
Students sampled "lemon cucumbers" from the garden this week. They were very interesting! Please be sure to ask you child about them!
Our class will be going to the garden on Tuesday, September 17, from 9:30-10:00. We will go to the garden on the 3rd Tuesday of every month. We will need at least one parent volunteer to sign up to be our garden volunteer this year. Please let me know if this is something you would be interested in doing. Thank you!
This week we started our math test on Place Value, Adding and Subtracting up to 6-digits with regrouping, and we will complete the test on Monday. Students can access Think Central/Go Math Skill Sets and ISEs to help them practice at home on the computer.
Reminder: Jog-A-Thon is coming up on the morning of October 4. Thank you Iris Bilodeau for volunteering! We REALLY appreciate you! We are looking for additional volunteers, so please email me or Lyn Ward at [email protected] if you would like to join us. We need helpers to work the jog-a-thon shifts, AND we need lap counters. Thank you!
Students did well on their first Spelling City 1.1 test! They should study words 1.2 for their next test on Thursday, September 12. The words are already logged into Spelling City.
Our PTC is asking that each family donate $20 for the year to help with the buses for field trips. If you could please send that in it would help our school so much. Thank you to the families who have already donated! Our first field trip is scheduled for Thursday, November 21, to the Maidu Museum and Historic Site in Roseville.
Friday September 13th is movie night!
Thanks so much for all of your help and support! I look forward to a wonderful week with our amazing students!
Looking Ahead:
SEPTEMBER
Friday, September 13 Movie Night
Friday, September 27 Rally Round the Flag 7:55
OCTOBER
Tuesday, October 1 PTC Meeting in the Library 6:00-7:00 pm
Tuesday, October 1 We will begin our book report in class. Please have a chapter book completed.
Friday, October 4 Jog-A-Thon
Monday-Friday, October 7-11 Parent Teacher Conferences: Minimum Days All Week, School Out at 12:00 Noon
Monday, October 21- Friday October 25 Fall Break No School
Thursday, October 31 Halloween Parade and Classroom Celebrations: 4:00-7:00 pm Trunk Or Treat In the Alta Sierra Parking Lot
NOVEMBER
Friday, November 1 No School For Students, Professional Development For Teachers
Tuesday, November 5 PTC Meeting in the Library 6:00-7:00 pm
Sunday, November 3 Daylight Savings Time Ends
Tuesday, November 5 Picture Make Up Day
Monday, November 11 Veteran’s Day No School
Friday, November 15 Minimum Day School Out at 12:00 Noon
Thursday, November 21 Parent’s Club Dinner Night
Friday, November 22 Rally Round the Flag 7:55
Wednesday, November 27 to Friday, November 29 Thanksgiving Break No School
DECEMBER
Tuesday, December 3 PTC Meeting in the Library 6:00-7:00 pm
Wednesday, December 11 to Friday, December 13 Mistletoe Mall
Saturday, December 14 Pancake Breakfast
Friday, December 20 Minimum Day
December 21- January 6 Winter Break
Fun Day Tomorrow!
Wednesday (tomorrow) is our Fun Day! Kids are going to be out in the sun for most of the day and playing games in the sun. Please make sure that they come to school with sunscreen on and have comfortable clothes for playing and good shoes for running! Also, please send them with a water bottle so they can stay hydrated! It is supposed to be 88 and partly cloudy on Wednesday, so it could be pretty warm!
Wednesday afternoon is also our pizza party and kids will be watching a movie in either our class or Mrs. Hollister’s class. Please make sure your child brings back the permission slip saying that they are allowed to watch one of the two movies chosen. Thank you so much to the people who have signed up to help with supplies and volunteer for that day! All slots on the sign up are now full!
Science Exploratorium Tomorrow!
We have an exciting day tomorrow! The kids will be presenting their STEM Science group projects to the students in 1st- 3rd grade. Our first round of presentations will be from 8:30-9:50. The kids will have a break from 9:55-10:25, and then we do our second round of presentations from 10:30-11:30. Please feel free to stop by school and check it out! The kids have learned a lot about working together with this project while having fun with science!
June 3-7, 2019
June 3-7, 2019
This is our last week of school together and I can’t believe how fast the year went by. I have truly enjoyed our class and I will miss their eager faces and desire for learning new things! They are all ready for Fifth Grade, and I hope they come to visit me next year!
Thank you families for volunteering to help with Fun Day! There are more slots to fill, so please see the sign up genius and help make this memorable event spectacular!
We will not have Spelling this week!
We will not have Red Reading Folders due this week, but students should read daily for fun! Please initial in their agenda when they read this week. We will also study math facts for homework nightly on the Xtra Math program.
Some students still have not returned their End-of-the-Year Fun Day Contract, and will not be allowed to participate unless they do. Please see your child’s agenda. I will ask them to write in it on Monday if they need to return the Contract.
We have one final very full week planned! We have Full Days of instruction on Monday through Wednesday. Monday is our Science Exploratorium Presentations from 8:30-11:30. Fun Day is on Wednesday. I am still looking for volunteers to help me with the Parachute and to pick up our pizza for Fun Day. Please see the sign up genius and volunteer!
We have minimum day instruction on Thursday and Friday. School will be dismissed at 12:00.
Looking Ahead…
Tuesday, June 4th PTC meeting in the library 6-7
Thursday, June 6th Minimum Day, 12:00 Noon Dismissal
Friday, June 7th Last Day of School, Minimum Day School Released at 12 Noon
Have a wonderful summer vacation! I hope to see you all next year!
