Weekly Update x 2

Dear Families,

We are excited to announce our chicks have hatched!  We have 3 beautiful chicks.  We will be naming them today. 

4/18 Monday- Psychomotor (primary yard), Afternoon Yoga (Tony's School BD)
4/19 Tuesday- Earth Day Assembly (Sea Otters), Music (11-11:30), Yoga 11:30
4/20 Wednesday- Homework Due * If you have not yet done so, please turn in your library book!  We didn't visit the library last Friday due to Jump Rope for Heart so many students have already turned in their books.
4/21 Thursday- Students will visit the library Thursday morning this week, afternoon yoga, Ruth's BD
4/22 Friday- College & High School Pride Day, Family Day (10:45-11:25), 

4/25 Monday- Psychomotor (primary yard), Afternoon Yoga

4/26 Tuesday- Music (11-11:30), Yoga 11:30

4/27 Wednesday- Homework and Library Books Due (Anthony's BD)

4/28 Thursday- Afternoon yoga, Open House Tonight 6:30-7:30 (Kids Welcome)

4/29 Friday- Computer Lab (10:45-11:25)  (Vallemar Pride Day)

• Math: Addition and Subtraction Practice

• Language Arts:  Letter/Sound of the week: Ww, Oo

• Sight Words: Please work with you child at home on reading, writing, and spelling sight words!  Many kids can already identify all 30 sight words, but still have trouble spelling/writing sight words.  Please work with them at home on identifying, reading, and writing their sight words. 

• Reading/Writing Workshop: Non-Fiction- Reading and Writing About Chickens

• Science: Lifecycle of the Chicken
• Yoga: Thank you all for your support in our integration of yoga into the classroom.  The kids have been doing an amazing job learning the poses and seem to enjoy it too.  If you're interested check out the program we are using-CosmicKids.  Why yoga?  Research has shown that school yoga has many benefits.  In addition to the wonderful benefits that yoga has on the physical well-being of children, school yoga has been shown to increase self-regulation and focus, as well as reduce problem behavior, test anxiety, and anger. (http://k-12yoga.org/) 

Announcements:
We need your help with a project we are doing for Open House.  We need 2- 4x6 somewhat closeup pictures of your child (a baby picture and a recent picture).  These pictures will not be returned.  We may need to cut off a little around the edges.  Please send these pictures (labeled on the back with your child's name)...no later than Wednesday, 3/30.

Save the Dates:

• 4/28 Open House (6:30-7:30, kids welcome)
• 5/5 Spring Music Performance, K and 1st grade, arrive at 5:15pm to cafeteria
• 5/27 Spirit Day: Vallemar Pride/ Yellow and Black
• 5/30 No School (Memorial Day)
• 6/3 Spirit Day: Vallemar Pride/ Yellow and Black
• 6/16 Last Day of School & Final Report Cards