January 29th - February 2nd

Thank you  for a wonderful Math Night! Many of you attended and played games, ate pizza, and had tons of fun.

We have a Respect Assembly on Wednesday – which means it’s also jeans day J!

Next week is our 100’s day! We will be celebrating 100 days in school!

Please remember to send 2 or more snacks with your child each day. We have recently been having several kids eating both snacks in the morning or eating their afternoon snack at lunchtime and then they don’t have an afternoon snack. Please check in with your child to see if what they are getting for snack is sufficient for them. 

This focus books for this week are:

Penguins by Ann Schreiber

&

Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lister

Here is the weekly newsletter:

January 22nd - 26th

Family Math Night will be this Friday the 26th from 5:30-7:30. We will be kicking off our math challenge fundraiser and each student that comes will get credit for 30 free math problems!

 I will be there hanging out with everyone J.

This week is National School of Choice week. We will be having an assembly to celebrate how wonderful our school is! 

Our vocal group, the Dragon Scales, will be performing the National Anthem at the Eagles hockey game this Saturday, January 27th. 

The 100th day of school will be on February 8th . We will be sending home a fun family project! The kids will be bringing in their own collection of 100 of something.

This weeks focus books are  

and Polar Bears by Laura Marsh and Ice Bear by Nicola Davies. 

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January 15th - 19th

Canvases and Cupcakes has been changed to Family Math Night! This will be in the evening on Friday the 26^th from 5:30-7:30 and our vocal group, Dragon Scales, is singing the National Anthem at the Eagles Hockey game on Saturday, January 27^th - Get your tickets now!

100’s day and Valentine’s day will be coming up soon! We will be having celebrations for both and specifics will be announced soon. Keep an eye out for Bloomz messages with volunteer opportunities. (For those of you ahead of the game with valentines, the class names list is on the blog page under classroom friends.)

This week is going to be cold… Please remember to bring proper outside attire. 

This weeks focus book is Snowmen At Night by Caralyn Buehner:

 Here is this weeks newsletter:

January 9th - 12th

Welcome back! I hope everyone got to enjoy time off with their friends and family over the last 2 weeks. I am so excited to get back into the swing of things and hit the ground running!

We have several fun family events happening this month. We have Canvases & Cupcakes in the evening on Friday the 26th and our vocal group, Dragon Scales, is singing the National Anthem at the Eagles Hockey game on Saturday, January 27th.

Please remember to send in a fresh water bottle and 2 snacks with your child! Also, please remember to order hot lunches for the month if you are wanting hot lunch. 

The focus book for this week is The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats.

 Here is this weeks newsletter:

December 18th - 21st

Thank you so much for all the parent help, volunteers, and classroom donations this past week. We have one more big event before break! We will be having our Polar Express party on Thursday...... WE WILL GET TO WEAR OUR PAJAMAS!!!  (There is no dress code this day) Half Day friends are welcome to stay all day this day!

We will also have a respect assembly on Thursday at 8:30 am. 

We have finished taking all our middle of year assessments this past week and I will be sending home those reports on Thursday. Please let me know if you have any questions regarding these and I would be more than happy to meet with you after break. The kids did an amazing job... I am so proud of all their hard work! They loved using the iPads! (Thank you for sending in headphones!)

Please remember to continue to send in 2 healthy snacks and a water bottle each day. 

Winter Break starts Friday, December 22nd and class starts back on Tuesday, January 9th!

The focus book for this week is The Polar Express.

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December 11th - 15th

We will have a Winter Festival on Tuesday the 12th, from 2-3pm, parents are welcome to come!

Primary (K-1-2) will be performing from 2-2:30 and Intermediate from 2:30 – 3.

Festive and Fancy Attire encouraged. (This is a no dress code day!)

Primary Performance:

2:00-2:05     K-1-2 Dance

2:05-2:10      Kinder "Must Be Santa"

2:10-2:15      Sing! Enrichment "Jingle Bells"

2:15-2:20      1st Grade Song with Lorna

2:20-2:25      2nd Grade Hanukkah Song

2:25-2:30      K-1-2 Dragon Scales 

Intermediate Performance:

2:30-2:35      3-4-5 Dragon Scales

2:35-2:40      3-4-5 Dance

2:40-2:45     4th Grade "Coming Down the Chimney"

2:45-2:50      ASL Enrichment "Jingle Bells"

2:50-2:55      3rd Grade Recorder Songs

2:55-3:00      5th Grade Hawaiian Christmas Song

The  change drive is going until Tuesday morning. You can continue to send in your spare change until then! If you would like to make a larger donation, you can send in a check or stop by the front office with card.. All donations will go directly to TPAAK families in need. Thank you for your support with the very worthy cause!

We also are Making gingerbread houses on Friday. If you signed up to bring something, you can send it in at anytime this week. It is sure to be an exciting, sticky mess with lots of laughs and fun.

WHEW!

This weeks focus book is: The Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone

Here is a copy of this weeks newsletter:

December 4th - 8th

We have lots of fun things planned for this week as we enter the holiday season! We will be “traveling around the world” as we learn about different customs and traditions through our paragon curriculum. We will also be practicing fun songs in music!

The kids received their TPAAK t-shirts this week, yay! The shirts can be worn any day.

We will have a Winter Festival on Tuesday the 12th, from 2-3 pm, parents are welcome to come! The specific schedule is as follows: 

2:00 - 2:30     K-1-2 in cafeteria

                                 K-1-2 Dance Performance

                                    Dragon Scales Performance

2:30 - 3:00     3-4-5 in cafeteria

                                 3-4-5 Dance Performance

                                    Dragon Scales Performance

The school is having a change drive to help provide winter gear for families in need. The grade levels are competing to see who can bring in the most change. So if you have any loose change hiding in your couch, you can send it in for the kindergarten jar! 

Our focus book this week is Reindeer

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