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Hózhó Academy Newsletter
For the Week of February 5th - February 9th, 2024
Weekly Updates
Dear Hózhó Families,
Kindergarten Enrollment - Kindergarten enrollment for the 2024-25 school year starts February 1st. Please share this info with friends or family who may wish to enroll. If you have a sibling to enroll, please visit the website between Feb 1-29, 2024, to complete the Letter of Intent to Enroll documentation. Even though siblings have priority, the spot could go to another student if we do not have enrollment documentation filled out. Enrollment and Lottery Information - Hózhó Academy (hozhoacademy.org)
Lunch During Lent - The school menu will have meatless Fridays during Lent from Feb. 14th to Mar 30th. On Ash Wednesday (Feb 14th), Grilled Cheese sandwiches will be available upon request for those observing Lent.
Important Dates
February 19th - President's Day (No School)
March 7th-8th - Parent/Teacher Conferences (No School)
March 11th-15th - Spring Break (No school)
Important Links
Poetry Recitation
Classes take turns reciting poetry during the morning assembly. This experience builds confidence and develops their understanding of the beauty of language and literature.
Tuesday, February 6th - Mrs. Montano - Kindergarten
Friday, February 9th - Ms. Steffke - 4th Grade
Tuesday, February 13th - Mrs. Kempton - 1st Grade
Friday, February 16th - Mrs. Iralu - 1st Grade
Art Class Highlight
Fifth Grade
Fifth grade has been working on their genre art pieces. A genre art piece means an art piece about "daily life." Students chose to do drawings of their parents at work. Our students' parents are awesome hard workers. These art pieces turned out great!
Third Grade
Third grade is learning about Navajo weaving. We looked at many examples of Navajo rugs. Then students got a chance to design their own Navajo weaving pattern. They had a lot of fun during this assignment.
First Grade
First grade is finishing their Unit on shapes with an abstract drawing that resembles stained glass windows. They had fun watching their drawings come to life with exciting colors and interesting angles.
Second Grade
Second grade has been learning about landscape paintings. We looked at examples of great landscape artwork. Then they got to copy an art piece and then create their own landscape piece. This week they got to watercolor paint their landscapes.
Cottonwood Gulch Expeditions
2024 Trek Dates
GO Trek 1 (ages 8-10): 6/9 - 6/15
GO Trek 2 (ages 10-12): 6/9 - 6/15
Outfit 1 (ages 10-12): 6/22 - 7/8
Outfit 2 (ages 10-12): 7/20 - 8/5
Wild Country Trek 1(ages 13-15): 6/22 - 7/12
Wild Country Trek 2 (ages 13-15): 7/20 - 8/9
Prairie Trek (ages 14-16): 6/27 - 7/31
Turquoise Trail (ages 14-16): 6/27 - 7/31
Quartz Trek (ages 14-16): 6/27 - 7/31
Paleontology Trek (ages 14-18): 6/22 - 7/12
Blue Corn Trek (ages 14-18): 7/20 - 8/9
Southwest Art Trek (ages 14-18): 6/30 - 7/20
Mountain Desert Trek (ages 16-18): 6/24- 8/5
Family Trek (all ages) - 7/13- 7/20
Please contact Olivia Marín at enrollment@cottonwoodgulch.org with questions.
For more information, please contact us at
505-248-0563 or visit our website
Literacy Corner by Elise Farrel
One aspect of spelling in English that can be frustrating is knowing whether or not to double a consonant. Doubling a vowel is usually pretty simple because they are distinct phonograms making a specific sound such as oo and ee. However, sometimes words double their consonants such as Bunny or floss. So how do we know when to double a consonant?
(If needed, review the literacy corners where we discussed syllables here: Hózhó Academy Newsletter (smore.com)
And here: )
We follow four key rules to know whether or not we double a consonant.
The first rule is referred to as 'the floss rule.' The floss rule states, we often double F, L, and S after a single vowel at the end of a base word. Examples of this include;
Floss
Grass
Ball
Fall
The second utilizes open vs. closed syllables. If a syllable ends with a vowel sound that is saying its first (sometimes referred to as its short) sound, then it is likely because there is a silent consonant closing it in. The consonant sound that follows in the second syllable is doubled in the first. An example is the word bunny. In the first syllable, the sounds we hear are /b/ /uh/. Notice how the last sound we hear is the short vowel sound /uh/. The second syllable begins with the /n/ sound, therefore, there is a silent N 'closing' the first syllable, forcing the U to say its first sound; bun*ny. Other examples of this include;
Fun*ny
Taf*fy
Hap*py
Tune in to next week's newsletter to read the other two double consonant rules!
Book of the Week
Fry Bread
By Kevin Noble Maillard
Illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal
This beautiful children's book depicts a modern Native American family, their traditions and cultures. In it, Maillard describes how the traditional fry bread unites people of various indigenous and other backgrounds.
Hózhó Academy 2023-2024 School Calendar
Hózhó Academy Charter School
Email: office@hozhoacademy.org
Website: https://hozhoacademy.org/
Location: 515 Park Ave, Gallup, NM, USA
Phone: (505) 722-8922
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Twitter: @HozhoA
Transportation Department: (505) 458-4923 or email khillock@hozhoacademy.org
Afterschool (After 4 PM): (505) 488-8758