Please send a snack and a lunch. We will eat snack before we leave, but we will be picnicking at Prusch Farm for lunch. If you ordered a school bag lunch, it will be in the classroom for your child. Everyone else needs to bring a lunch and water bottle from home, preferably packed in a disposable bag so that we don't have to keep track of too many things. Please label lunch bags with your child's name.
- Children must wear their class t-shirts (mandatory). This helps us keep track of all students since they are wearing the same color-- they are much easier to spot.
- Children should wear close-toed shoes appropriate for walking. We will walk around the farm and will probably also visit Prusch Farm's playground.
- Dismissal time on Wednesday is 1:15, as usual on Wednesdays
- Parent chaperones should arrive at school at 9:15. Please sign in, as usual when you are volunteering, and head to the classroom. Even though you are driving separately, I will need your help to get the children all packed up with their lunches and onto the bus, You will drive your car(s) after the kids are on the bus & meet us at the farm.
- We are looking forward to a fun day.
This week, we will continue to focus on farm animals in preparation for our field trip. We have many great fiction and non-fiction books that we will be reading to learn more about farms and farm animals. Our sight word this week is come.
We will continue to focus on digraphs in Fundations. Ask your children to point out digraphs in the stories you read together. In Fundations, we focus on the digraphs sh, th, ch, wh, and ck. Parent tips for this unit can be found here.
Math
We are continuing with the subtraction unit. We've been using 10 frames, number bonds, fingers, and other manipulatives to develop subtraction fluency. Thank you for your continued support with this concept. Parent tips for this module can be found here.
We enjoyed our math centers run by students from UMS last week.
STEAM
Last week, we began a new activity in the Makerspace, Snap Circuits. It was wonderful to watch the children work in pairs to get their circuits to turn on a light and start up a fan. We will head back to the Makerspace again on Wednesday, May 1st.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Open House
On the evening of May 22nd at 6:00, the Alta Vista campus is open for you to come enjoy both a STEAM night in the Makerspace, and coming to our classroom to see all the wonderful projects that will be on display. This is an important event to your children-- they love showing off all their hard work. Please mark your calendars!
Kindergarten Family Day
Our big year-end event in kindergarten is Kindergarten Family Day, on Thursday May 30th. This event will be for all kindergarten families, and will take place in the Makerspace and outside areas. The event is at the start of school, from 8:15 to 9:30. Kindergartners and their parent(s) will be able to enjoy STEAM activities and projects and meet with other kindergarten families as a last hurrah to our kindergarten year. We hope all the students will have at least one parent join them for this event.
Mulitcultural Fair & Art Vista Show
Mark your calendars for the Multicultural Fair and Art Vista art show on Friday, May 31st. The Multicultural Fair is another hallmark Alta Vista event! Students will be performing in the cultural presentations and dances, and families from our class will be helping sponsor booths. The art show is also that night, where every student will have art on display in the cafeteria. You won't want to miss it!
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 Bulldog t-shirts to show your school pride
This Week's Helpers & Activities
Monday: Centers @ 12:20 (Fumi & Aida)
Tuesday: Centers @ 12:20 (Marianne & Sean)
Wednesday: FIELD TRIP (bring bag lunch & wear Bulldog t-shirt), Dismissal @ 1:15
Thursday: NO Centers
Friday: Music
Upcoming Events
Wednesday, 4/24: Field trip to Prusch Farm
Friday, 4/26: AV Family Dance
Tuesday, 4/30: Spring Pictures
Friday, 5/3 @ 5:00: Kindergarten Movie Night (tickets required)
Friday, 5/10: AV Fantasy Fair "Animal Adventure" 5:00-8:00 pm
Wednesday, 5/22: Open House
Thursday, 5/30: Kindergarten Family Day
Friday, 5/31: AV Multicultural Night & Art Vista Art Show
