I have posted a page at the top of the blog with the home projects by grade for the entire year.  Our first home project will be due the week of October 7.

First graders will create a timeline of their life in book form. They will need a page for each year of their life and will label each page with that particular year. On each page, they will need to attach a photo that was taken during that year. Under each photo, they will need to write a sentence or more about that year in their life. They will need to design a cover for their book.

Second graders will be doing a project on fundamental human needs.  They may research those needs in one of two ways. The first is to research a certain need (communication, transportation, etc) and learn how mankind has met this need through time. For example, if a student is researching transportation, they can report on the advancement from walking to riding animals to creating machines like cars, trains, and planes. The other method of research is to pick a civilization and time period, for example, Ancient Egypt. The student would then research how this group of
people met four of the fundamental human needs.

Third graders will choose a dinosaur or other prehistoric animal to research and present. They need to explain what time period the animal lived, where on the Earth it lived, what it ate, and other interesting facts. They may present this as creatively as they wish.

Message from MMA:

Any adult in the building for an hour or more that could possibly be alone with a child needs to have a background check in our system. All official field trip chaperones also need a background check. This is to keep all of our children safe.

There will be someone at MMA to conduct background checks next week on September 17th at 5pm – before the MAPA begins at 6pm. Volunteers will need to make 2 payments at this time $37 to MMA for processing and $25 to Academica West for doing the live scan. Cash, check, and charge are all accepted.

We realize that it can be tough for some of our families to pay for background checks and we don’t want this to be a barrier to volunteering inside school. Please know that once you’re in this new system (Rapback), you will not have to pay or do this again. If you want to know if they’re already in the system or not, please email Ms. Lana.

Message from MMA:

It is almost that time of year for MMA’s 2nd annual Fun Run on November 13th! Elementary students were sent home with information about getting sponsorships and t-shirt information. I have included the PDFs below. Please spread the word and help us get sponsors for our custom, free, t-shirt! More information about the Fun Run will coming soon.

2019 Boosterthon T-Shirt Order Form

2019 Boosterthon Business Sponsorship Form

Hello Parents,

Our first field trip of the year will be Friday, October 11. We will be taking the Frontrunner to the Planetarium. We will have the opportunity to see an IMAX movie and attend a Science Around the Sphere presentation.  If you would like to see the movie and presentation with us, you will need to let me know by October 1st.  The school will be covering the cost of students, but parents who would like to attend will need to pay the Planetarium $6 for the movie. The Planetarium will only allow parents who have notified us by October 1st to attend the movie.  More information and a permission slip for this will follow at a later date. 

Our first parent education night this year will be Thursday, September 5th at 5:30 pm. Parents will have an opportunity to do a walkthrough of our school and see some of the materials in action starting from early childhood and moving up through Jr. high. We hope to see you there.

Dear Families,

We are excited to invite you all to a family luncheon that the school is hosting this coming Thursday, August 22, from 12 o’clock noon to 1:00 pm. We would love for you to come and enjoy lunch with our class and then participate in some getting-to-know-you activities.  We are eager to get acquainted with those of you that are new to our school and class and to visit with those of you we haven’t seen since last school year.  Please make sure your child has a sack lunch that does not need to be heated up and bring one for yourself as well as a blanket if you would like.  We hope to see you all there.

Ms. Krista and Ms. Sharon

Please click below to view the invitation:

Family luncheon

Dear Parents,

We hope you have all had a wonderful summer break.  We are looking forward to seeing all of our students very soon.  If you haven’t yet subscribed to my blog, please do so by clicking on the link on the lower right column that says “subscribe to Ms. Krista’s class by email”.  Once you’ve completed that process you will be emailed whenever I post anything new.  If you ever need to email me directly simply reply to the email.

There is an online sign-up sheet for our classroom snack on the lower right column on the blog under “sign-ups”.  I am also including it here.  Please click on the following link: snack sign-up.  If everyone will sign up for at least 2 different weeks during the year than snacks will be covered!  Please remember that donated foods must follow MMA’s wellness policy. You may click “snack suggestions” on the top right column of the blog for a few ideas. We appreciate your help in making sure the children have snack throughout the school year.

We are hosting a Sneak A Peek / Back to School event on Friday, August 9th from 3-6pm. Parents may come with their child on the half-hour beginning at 3:00pm, then again at 3:30pm, 4:00pm, 4:30pm, 5pm, and 5:30pm to see the classroom and drop off supplies.   Ms. Lana and Ms. René will be in the commons area for a brief presentation at 4pm and again at 5:30pm.

If you haven’t already done so, I would highly recommend that you subscribe to MMA’s blog for school updates and reminders.   The first week of school is Aug. 12-16.  Please note these are all early release days. Students will be dismissed at 1pm.

FYI–Our class supply list is on my blog.

We’ll see you soon!

Ms. Krista and Ms. Sharon

Hello Everyone,

Here is the supply list for the 2019-2020 school year for those of you who like to get a jump start.  If there are any updates, I will let you know.

NOTICE: THE ITEMS ON THIS LIST WILL BE USED DURING THE REGULAR SCHOOL DAY. THEY MAY BE BROUGHT FROM HOME ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS, OTHERWISE, THEY WILL BE FURNISHED BY THE SCHOOL.

2 regular composition notebook—all students, labeled with name

1 graphing paper composition notebook—all students, labeled with name

1 Primary composition notebook– 1st and 2nd graders only. Labeled with name See sample picture below:

All students need the following items labeled with their name:

1  1 ½  -inch binder and 5-tab binder dividers

1 yellow folder with prongs and 1 purple folder with prongs

Small sturdy dry-erase lapboard

Clipboard-regular paper size

Pencil pouch

Large watercolor set (8 colors or more)

Crayola washable markers

1 package of 4-6 glue sticks

Large package of Crayola twist-up colored pencils (not twist-up crayons)

Water bottle

Headphones or earbuds (for use with computers)

Slippers with sturdy soles.  (MMA Parent Handbook:  “All students need to have a soft sole shoe/slipper that must be worn at all times while in the building. The slipper needs to be free from logos, lettering, graphics, sparkles, sheen, decorative accents, and characters. *Note: a small pattern is acceptable.”)

PLEASE DO NOT LABEL THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:

2 packages of wide-ruled paper, 3-hole punched (loose leaf)

1 Package of regular non-mechanical pencils (Ticonderoga are best)

1 large box of tissues

1 large roll paper towels

1 large container antibacterial wipes

1 box of Gallon size Ziploc bags

For a suggested list of supplies please view my “school supply” list on Amazon at the link below:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3N15P8DXZE82R/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_1?_encoding=UTF8&type=wishlist

We will be having our end-of-year class taco party on Wednesday, May 22.  We discussed individual food assignments today with the students and are sending home a card with their specific item on it. Please let me know If your child will not be able to bring their item so we can make other arrangements. You may send it in that morning with your child.  We really appreciate your support with this.  The kids are so excited!

Dear Parents,

We have reached the final countdown of school this year.  Here is a list of upcoming events as we wrap things up.

• May 13–3rd grade party 1:30-2:30.
• May 15 –The last box tops store of the year.
• May 17–Field day. Students may wear shorts and T-shirts.  Please apply sunscreen to your child before he/she arrives at school.  The lower-el will be having field day in the morning.
• May 21-23 –Parent teacher conferences.
• May 21–3rd grade Bridging Ceremony in the Jr. High Gym at 10:30am.
• May 23–spirit day.  Kids may wear crazy socks, hair, and/or hats.
• May 24–Last day of school!! Also spirit day.  Students may wear a shirt of their favorite sports team or tie-dye .
• June 7.  Annual summer pool party at North Shore Aquatic Center from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Dear Parents,

Parent-teacher conferences are the last week of school on May 21-23.   The signs ups for these are on Track it Forward https://www.trackitforward.com/site/389525/events These days are also half days at school so children will need to be picked up at 1 p.m.  Friday, May 24 will also be a half day and the last day of school.