Dear Families,

We are so grateful for you! Our classroom wouldn’t be as peaceful as it is if it weren’t for the support from home.

Highlights From the Week:

• It has been so much fun learning about each student’s families. Each student’s family tree is unique in its own way. Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to learn about your family. We look forward to hearing/seeing the remainder of our students present next week.
• Our students have been hard at work creating their costumes for our Planet Parade Parent Presentation next week. We are working on our final details of costumes along with rehearsing our lines! We look forward to seeing you next Wednesday, November 15th, 2017 at 1:30pm in the South Kiva.
• We were lucky to have Ms. Rachel present to our classroom this week on producers, consumers, and decomposers. All of our students were engaged in her in-depth lesson that ended with a great discussion of the kingdom fungi! Ask your student what they remember from her lesson.
• We had a beautiful discussion about Veteran’s Day and what the day actually means. We found out that lots of our students have connections to individuals who have either served or are currently serving in our military. Ms. Lana shared that her husband, Daniel, currently is serving his 9th year in the Air Force. We encouraged our students to thank a veteran. We will be having Tech Sergeant Vega, a co-worker of Daniel’s, present to our students on November 17th about the Air Force.

Upcoming Events/Reminders

• November Home Projects will continue next week. Below are the remaining students. If your student was to present last week and did not turn in their project, they are scheduled for Monday, November 13th.

Monday, November 13th, 2017        Tuesday, November 14th, 2017           Thursday, November 15th, 2017

1. Randi                                               1. Aysa                                                       1. Mary Jo
2. Dash                                                2. Andrew                                                  2. Sam
3. Emmy                                             3. Caenna                                                   3. Skye
4. Isaiah                                              4. Carsen                                                    4. Brinlee
5. Ariana
6. Jonathan
7. Taige
8. Lilli

• We have our spelling test on Tuesday, November 14th, 2017. Please make sure your student is prepared. We will not have spelling again until after Thanksgiving Break.
• Our Parent Presentation will be held on Wednesday, November 15th at 1:30pm in the South Kiva. We hope to see you there as all students have been practicing hard!
• Picture retakes will be held on Wednesday, November 15th, 2017 at 9:00am.
• Community Gratitude Feast will be held on Thursday, November 16th, 2017. If you are able, MAPA would appreciate volunteers. Here is hte link to sign-up: http://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/seweq?next=true
• Original Works: This is a fundraiser that goes directly into our classroom and helps support supplemental materials for our lessons.  All orders will be delivered to the school on December 1st.  Ordering instructions were sent home last week. If you have questions, please let us know via email.
• Cold weather is upon us! Please make sure your student has a jacket for recess.
• December Home Project information will be sent out on Monday, November 13th, 2017. We are sending it out early as it is a much bigger project than we have had. This will give you 4.5 weeks to complete the project.

As always, thank you for your continuous support.

With gratitude,

Ms. Lana and Ms. Carolyn