Reflections on our week…

Dear Families,

We had a wonderful week. Full of happiness and emotions. We wanted to start by saying thank you for all the love and support you have given us as teachers and to the rest of our classmates.
We have been working on the AALPA evaluation for Language Arts. In Math, we started to use FRECKLE. It is a web page, not an app. Students have been enjoying working with it, if you want to you may continue working at home also. Remember we don’t have school the next Friday.

I hope you too had a great week!

Enjoy your weekend,

Maestra Solis

Important links:

WAAG The WAAG (Week-at-a-Glance) is your one-stop shop for what your child is learning and is updated each week with the big ideas we’ll be covering in each content area.

Hot Lunch Menu: November hot lunch menu

Miles of Smiles: is a free dental service provided by Ottawa County Department of Public Health for families. All of the information is included in THIS LETTER. 

Important Dates:              

November 10: School Picture Retakes
November 11: No School – Teacher Professional Development
November 22: All School Chapel – 9:30 a.m. (Family groups before chapel)
November 23-25: Thanksgiving Vacation – No School
November 28-29: Hearing/Vision Rescreening

Take-home books: It sounds like many kids enjoyed reading their books over the weekend! If you forgot or ran out of time, the same books plus a couple new ones went home with those who had their bag at school. Please try to remember to return these bags on the first school day of every week.

AALPA: The add.a.lingua language proficiency assessment (AALPA) is a helpful tool for teachers to monitor students’ language growth over time. There are 3 sections: interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational. I describe the AALPA to the kids as a fun project we do so I can see what they know and what they’re ready to learn next. We began the AALPA last week and I’m so proud of how hard the kids are working! They are focused on trying their best and I’m proud of them for trying something new! Even though it’s hard, they are persevering. I’m doing my best to make extra moments of fun and relaxation in our classroom since the time we focus on AALPA is hard work!

Snapshots from our week: