March 18, 2013

Spring break is coming up next week! Spring break goes from Monday, March 25th-Tuesday, April 2nd. I will see you all back at school on Wednesday, April 3rd. I hope you all have a wonderful and restful break with your children.

Order forms and packets for the cookie dough fundraiser will be going home on Monday. All the information about this fundraiser can be found in the packet. Thanks for your help with this!

Wednesday is another special dress down day. This one will go towards the school garden that they will be creating.

This Thursday is Skate Night at Skate Country.

Please make sure you check the Link for other school wide information!

Have a great week!

Here are the spelling words for the week:

1. who
2. what
3. when
4. where
5. why
6. pie
7. lie
8. field
9. niece
10. piece

Bonus Words:
1. spring break
2. Easter

March 4th, 2013

This week we will be doing Galileo testing all week. This is a test the kids are given a few times a year to see how they are progressing. Please make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep and is at school on time every day this week. Thank you for your help with this!

Dollar dress down day is this Wednesday. If your child brings a dollar they can dress down!

Spring pictures will be taken on March 12^th. These do need to be prepaid. The envelope was sent home last week. If you pay for your child to get their picture taken they can wear whatever you choose for the pictures. If you have not paid for pictures, your child will not have their picture taken and will need to wear their uniform. 

Don’t forget about the Run, Walk, Roll event coming up on March 16^th! If you have not already signed up we’d love to have you participate. Registration is happening online at LPARun.org. It is $12 for an individual, $20 for a pair and $40 for a family if you register before the race. The prices increase slightly on the day of the race. You can also get pledges in the amount of the entry fee rather than paying the entry fee. Please let me know if you have any questions about this! It should be a lot of fun and I hope to see a lot of you there. 

We have homework again this week. Please make sure your child is completing their homework and turning in their packet on Friday. The kids should be completing the homework in their own handwriting. Everything in the homework packets is concepts we have covered in class. If your child is struggling on their homework, they are probably struggling in class as well. If you are ever worried about your child’s progress please let me know and we can talk or set up a conference. 

Friday, March 15^th will be the last day of the quarter. This means report cards will come home and it will be a ½ day with no after school. Please make sure your child is picked up promptly at 11:30! Our spring break will be from March 25^th-April 2^nd.  

As always, if you have any questions or concerns please let me know! The easiest way to reach me is at jcochran@lpatucson.org. You can also send a note in your child’s folders, I check these daily. I will do my best to respond within 24 hours.