Principal's Newsletter

This week in Pre-K, students began exploring the new Creative Curriculum unit: Boxes! Students learned descriptive language like hard, smooth, large, and small while discovering different types of boxes and imagining creative ways to use them. Students measured and compared box sizes, built structures with boxes and blocks, and predicted which designs were the strongest. In addition, students practiced counting syllables, rhyming, and learning about the letter of the week. During math, students matched numerals in a concentration game and extended patterns together!

This week in Kindergarten, students strengthened their phonics skills by practicing letter sounds, rhyming words, and forming lowercase letters. During Readers’ Workshop, they pointed to words on the page to track their reading and discussed texts, including We All Play by Julie Flett. In Writing Workshop, students worked on adding more details to their drawings and words. Math lessons focused on writing numbers 1-10 and comparing object lengths, while in Science, they explored seasonal patterns. Social Studies introduced the traditions and excitement of a powwow.

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Thank you to all who joined us for Parent-Teacher Conferences this week; your partnership is greatly appreciated! If you were unable to attend, we encourage you to contact your child’s teacher to schedule a conference before Winter Break.

Please use the attached form to share feedback on your recent Parent-Teacher Conference and tell if/how you’d like to be more involved in strengthening our home-school partnership.

We've added a quick link on our mobile app to the Genesis Parent Portal, This easy-to-navigate tool provides the latest updates and notifications, all in one place. You can customize it by district and school, and easily access the website. Download for free today on the App Store for the iPhone or Google Play for Android devices.

Reminder: Wed (11/27) is a one session day for students. Please refer to our School Hours document for arrival and dismissal times.

Our school is excited to participate in Scholastic’s Pajama Drive, which collects new pajamas for children in need, ages 0-12, to help ensure a warm and comforting bedtime. Join us in the spirit of giving by wearing your coziest pajamas to school on Pajama Day, Friday, Dec 13, and consider donating a brand-new set of pajamas to support this wonderful cause!

The PTO will be offering Kindergarteners Pizza Lunch every Friday this November and December! Place your orders today on Membership Toolkit. Deadline for ordering is Monday, October 28th.

Pizza Lunch Fridays will begin on Friday, November 1st and run 11/15, 11/22, 12/6, 12/13.

You will have the option to purchase 1 slice for $3 or 2 slices for $6. Your order includes all 5 lunch dates and there are no refunds once purchased.

⏰ Timely Arrival

We appreciate your cooperation getting students to school on time each and every day! Late arrivals interrupt the flow of the class, and the late comer requires time to catch up with what the class has already accomplished.

📥Parent Pick-Up & Changes to Dismissal Plans

When the dismissal plan of a student is a parent pick up, it is the expectation that a parent or guardian will pick up. Any change to the plan must be communicated in an email to the teacher and the main office secretaries on the day of the change. The designee for pick up will have to show the teacher a government issued photo ID. These practices help us to manage the safe dismissal of all students.

🤒 Flu Vaccine

A message from Nurse Oviedo: The flu vaccine is required yearly for students ages 4 and under. Please email documentation of your child's 2024-25 flu vaccine to Nurse Oviedo no later than December 31. If your child is in Kindergarten or will be 5 years of age by December 31, providing proof of your child's flu shot no longer required. To learn more about how to protect against the flu, visit the CDC website.

Also known as National American Indian Heritage Month and National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, Native American Heritage Month in November honors the rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories of Indigenous communities.

This month, we’re exploring how showing gratitude helps us be bucket fillers! Try chatting with your child about kind actions they’ve noticed or ways to say “thank you” in their daily routine.

November

27: Early Dismissal

28-29: School Closed

December

2: National Special Education Day

6: Training Day | PTO Kindergarten Pizza Day

13: Pajama Drive Day | Holiday Concerts, EIS Broadway Singers

20: Early Dismissal | Spirit Day