Month: February 2019

Hello Families!!

First of all I want to say thank you thank you for your continued support in our classroom.

Thank you for those of you who have brought in snack this past week.

The Gala event is coming up.  Each class is putting together a themed basket for this event.  Our is themed Fun and Games.  PLEASE donate anything that would fit along with this theme so we can assemble the baskets and raffle them off! Ideas: deck of cards, Uno, Skibbo, fun family games, Pass the Pigs , iTunes gift cards for online games, travel games, game night snacks, candies, popcorn, activity pads (cross word, sudoko, mad libs, etc), gift cards to local bowling allies or mini golf places, etc. 

Please bring in any donated items to Mrs. April’s room no later than March 1st!

Hey all you amazing parents!!!

I SO enjoyed meeting with you all last week!

GALA EVENT!!!

This is a shorter post this week to serve as a reminder for whats coming up .

Hello Families!!

We have a busy busy week before us! But first…..

Just A Reminder:

Hoodies

We continued to have an issue with hoodies. Per our dress code, it states, “Outerwear: Outerwear is defined as anything worn over the standardized dress, such as, but not limited to: hoodies, jackets, and coats. Students shall not be allowed to wear any type of hood/hoodie inside the school building. Nothing offensive on outerwear is allowed, such as images, sayings, artwork, music groups, etc.” Please enforce this with your student as this is against our school’s dress code and your student will be written up.

Smart Watches

In our day and age, smart phones and smart watches are in and are often a necessity. We want to assure you that all classrooms are equipped with phones; therefore, students should not have their phones or smart watches on during the school day. Per our Electronic Resources Policy, ” Students may not have electronic devices in their possession during the School day or at School-sponsored activities unless approved by the Director.” Please enforce this with your student as this is against our school’s electronic resource policy and your student will be written up.

This Week!!

Parent Teacher Conferences are this Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 1:30pm-7:00pm. Students will be released at 1:00pm each day.  If you haven’t signed up, Please get on track it forward and sign up for a time. Don’t forget the book fair is open during conferences, in the library. Come check it out!

Valentines!  

For Valentines day, it is an early out day.  So we will have a morning work cycle that will last until 10:00. We will do a couple of Valentines activities before our recess/ finial clean – up.  We will have our Valentines Exchange at 12:30 and release at 1:00.  Please remember that we do have children with allergies to Nuts, dairy ,seeds and eggs.  Children are free to bring any boxes or bags to collect valentines. We have 25 students in our class.

Coming Up!

2/13-15/19 — Parent Teacher Conferences (Early Release); Book Fair

2/19/19 — Classic Skating Spirit Night; 5:00-8:00pm

2/20/19 — Box Top Store

2/21/19 — Parent Education Night: Executive Function

2/26/19 — School-wide Spelling Bee (more information to come)

3/1/19 — MAPA Meeting 8:45am in the Main Conference Room

3/1/19 — MMA Ski night at Powder Mountain

Tickets will be on sale Wednesday-Friday from 1:30pm-7:00pm. Ski night tickets will only be available for purchase during PTC and must be purchased with CASH ONLY. Gala tickets will continue to be on sale until March 10th and can be purchased with a card or cash during PTC.

3/11-15/19 –Literacy Week (School-wide events)

3/12/19 — Literacy Night; 5:30-7:00pm at MMA

3/15/19 — Professional Development (Early Release)

3/18/19 — Professional Development (No School)

3/21/19 — The Ritchey Science and Engineering Fair; Dee Events Center

3/23/19 — State Spelling Bee in SLC

3/23/19 — 8th Annual Gala at Snowbasin; 7:00pm-9:00pm

3/29/19 — Yearbook sales end

4/1-5/19 — Spring Break (No School)

Thanks so much !

Ms. April

Thanks:

Thank you to those who have brought snack to the class. It is very much appreciated. Our snacks are low. If you are able, please sign up in  Track it forward for dates you can bring it in.

It’s official ! I, Ms. April will be the New lead teacher! I am so excited to take this role and have many exciting plans for the future of these amazing kids! Education is a lifelong process. It’s a journey and an adventure!

Let me share a little about myself so you know who you have in trusted your peeps to. I graduated from Weber State University with a BS degree. I have homeschooled for the past 14 years and taught in a local common wealth school classes in the U.S. Constitution, Shakespeare, Pyramid Project – finding truth through science and mathematics, and various sciences. Before that I headed up children classes for boys, “The Knights of Freedom”, and girls, “Liberty girls”.

When I am not in the classroom, I love learning from nature! I love hiking, backpacking, and biking. I love to learn about different cultures and have traveled a bit. I love art and music and dabble in both. My home is an ongoing art project!

This new adventure may have a few bumps in the beginning …middle….etc. But doesn’t every good adventure worth telling?! Thank you for joining me in this epic one!

Expectations:

I want to set clear expectations for the children that you as parents can help with  at home. We have work cycles that give the children plenty of time to complete a number of works. I will be going over these expectations and how your child is doing and how we as parent and mentor can help your child reach their potential. If you have not signed up for PT conferences, please do so or make arrangements with me.

This week:

Spelling: Words will be handed out Monday

Writing: I will be introducing a new writing program this week.  Lvl 1 will begin with copy work along with Narration exercises. Lvls 2 will have copy work, narration and dictation. Lvl 3 will be working with Narrations and dictation.

Cultural Studies: Lvl 1- Cardinal directions and standard measure of time.         Lvl 2 – Earthquakes and Roman #’s . Lvl3- Sun’s energy and Roman#’s.

Please ask questions about what and how they learned.

Thanks all !

Ms. April

Save the Date:

2/3/19 – Open Enrollment Closes

2/13/19 – PTCs, early release  https://trackitforward.com/site/389525/event/458053

2/14/19 – Valentines day! We will do a valentine exchange !

2/14/19 – PTCs, early release https://trackitforward.com/site/389525/event/458055

2/15/19 – PTCs, early release https://trackitforward.com/site/389525/event/458056

2/18/19 – School closed

2/19/19 – Classic Skate Night 5-8:30pm

2/20/19 – Box Top Store

2/21/19 – Parent Education Night: Executive Function

2/26/19 – School-wide Spelling Bee (more information to come)

2/25/19 – History Week

3/1/19 – MAPA Meeting 8:45am in the Main Conference Room/ski night at powder Mt.

3/11-15/19 – Literacy Week ( School-wide events)

3/12/19 – Literacy Night; 5:30-7:00pm at MMA

3/15/19 – Professional Development ( Early Release)

3/18/19 – Professional Development ( No School)

3/21/19 – The Ritchey Science and Engineering Fair; Dee Events Center

3/23/19 – State Spelling Bee in SLC

3/23/19 – 8th Annual Gala at Snowbasin; 7:00pm-9:00pm