Category Archives: November 2017

Planet Parade/Parent Survey

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Planet Parade Presentation

Tomorrow is the big day! We hope to see you all in the South Kiva at 1:30pm. All family members are welcome, but please be mindful when bringing young kids.

Parent Survey

Please take 15 minutes to complete the AdvancED Parent Survey. We value your opinion and incorporating parent feedback is important for our school growth. Plus, we are required to analyze data from this survey to maintain our accreditation. Thank you for your time and effort!

http://www.advanc-ed.org/survey/public/section/response/begin?surveyConfigId=738200

11.06.17 Classroom Experiences

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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

Reminders

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We have two reminders:

  1. We have early out this Friday, November 10th at 1:00pm
  2. Please check to see when your student is to present their November Home Project on the November Home Project post. We apologize that we did not have set presentation days until Friday.

Thank you,

Ms. Lana and Ms. Carolyn

10.30.17 Classroom Experiences

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Dear Families,

We have such a beautiful community of learners. November is the month we focus on being thankful for many things we have in our lives. Since the beginning of the year, we have practiced giving community gratitude at the end of each day. As the weeks have gone on, we are beginning to hear in-depth gratitude. We would encourage you to practice at home as well.

Highlights From the Week

  • We saw progress on our student’s spelling test this week, even on Halloween! Thank you for practicing with your student at home.
  • Fire Safety Assembly
  • The students have been hard at work practicing their lines for our Parent Presentation in two weeks. This week we focused on getting those lines down along with learning movements to the play. We are excited to present this to our families!

Upcoming Events/Reminders

  • November Home Projects will begin on Monday, November 6th, 2017. Please see the post labeled “November Home Projects” to see when your student will be presenting.
  • We have our spelling test on Tuesday, November 7th, 2017. Please make sure your student is prepared.
  • Our Parent Presentation will be held on Wednesday, November 15th at 1:30pm. Invitations will be sent out at the end of this week. Please save the date as all students will have a part.
  • Picture retakes will be held on Wednesday, November 15th, 2017
  • 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.
  • If your student is part of the Royal Reader’s program (blue reading packet), please make sure they are turning these in on FRIDAYS. Many students have not been returning them.

As always, thank you for all of your support at home. Please let us know if you have any questions, concerns, or comments.

With gratitude,

Ms. Lana and Ms. Carolyn

 

November Home Project

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Dear Families,

This month’s home project is based around family. We are asking that each student create a family tree with or without pictures that goes back to their great grandparents. Students will pick a family member, dead or alive, and present a small biography on them.

Please see below when your student will be presenting.

Monday, November 6th, 2017

  1. Zach
  2. Bridger
  3. Ariana

Tuesday, November 7th, 2017

  1. Adalyn
  2. Kaido
  3. Madden
  4. Taige

Wednesday, November 8th, 2017

  1. Zyan
  2. Jonathan
  3. Gen
  4. Megan

Thursday, November 9th, 2017

  1. Carsen
  2. Julian
  3. Lilli

Friday, November 10th, 2017

  1. Celia
  2. KateLyn
  3. Addison

Monday, November 13th, 2017

  1. Randi
  2. Dash
  3. Emmy
  4. Isaiah

Tuesday, November 14th, 2017

  1. Aysa
  2. Andrew
  3. Julian
  4. Caenna

Thursday, November 15th, 2017

  1. Mary jo
  2. Sam
  3. Skye
  4. Brinlee