We have been up to quite a bit in kindergarten!

What a wonderful few weeks being back!

Mr. Larry helped up put manure in our garden bed and rototill it. Then he helped us plant peas in the soil! Some of us made signs to warn away people who might tromp through our garden bed. We were so excited that we wrote poems about soil too.

This tied in nicely with our pollinator unit. We did a pollinator poem, and made a class pollinator book. Normally our field trip would be at the end of our pollinator unit, but with my bereavement leave timing got wonky. At the Sauvie Island Center we explored more with pollinators, plant life cycles, and planted seedlings. It was quite the trip!

Recently we painted HUGE flowers in the hall. This helped us write flower poems in the hall too. We are making a spring garden the hall… there are more projects coming up so keep an eye out! On the other side we will hang up our earth day project with writing and symmetry. Ask your student and stop by to see it!

Coming up we are going to finish our hall pollinator art, and finish our poetry book. Soon we will be writing our very own pollinator book! Shhhh! We are also working on adding and word problems in math. Whew! We are busy bees in kindergarten.

Can you believe this beautiful work?

We are waiting for the first signs of our peas.

Look at this great opportunity!

Gotta Read This and Novel-Ties  Attend one of our summer educator workshops to discover the latest children's and young adult books to use with your students.     Here Comes Summer Reading Keep your students reading over the summer! The library's free Summer Reading program begins June 13.       Sharon Draper: You're Invited! Come listen to author Sharon Draper at the Teen Author Lecture on May 14 at Portland Community College Cascade Campus.       Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote Pancho Rabbit's trip north to find his papa is fraught with danger in this story about immigration.     Summer Educator Workshops Are you tired of using the same old books with your classes every year? Attend one of our summer educator workshops in August to learn about the latest and greatest books to use in the classroom!Registration required.   Gotta Read This: New Books to Connect with Your Curriculum For K to 5th-grade educators: Tuesday, August 5, 2014, 2-4:30 pm, Central Library, 801 SW 10th Ave. in the U.S. Bank Room  For 6th- to 12th-grade educators: Gotta Read This! online Educators can selectively pick the subjects of greatest interest to them. We’ll notify you when online workshops are available. Novel-Ties (for 4th- to 8th-grade educators): Hot, new fiction to use in book discussion groups and literature circles Thursday, August 7, 2014, 2-4:30 pm North Portland Library, 512 N Killingsworth St. Professional development certificates will be available. Contact us with questions!   Summer Reading Starts June 13! Celebrate science at the public library this summer! As you know, reading over summer break goes a long way toward maintaining reading skills so that students return in September ready to pick up where they left off in June. Summer Reading is free, and kids who finish the game will be entered into the grand prize drawing for a trip for four to Great Wolf Lodge waterpark! Visit the Summer Reading website to find out more.   Starting June 13, kids and teens may sign up for Summer Reading by visiting any Multnomah County library. If you have questions or comments, please email Summer Reading Coordinator Sarah Nelsen or call 503.988.3236. Summer Reading is made possible by The Library Foundation.   Booklist Clearance Once again, School Corps offers educators copies of printed booklists that may be of interest to your students and their families. Complete the online form to request the booklists you’d like sent to you!   You're Invited to the Teen Author Lecture This year’s Teen Author Lecture will feature author Sharon M. Draper, whose exciting work includes Copper Sun, the Jericho Trilogy, Romiette and Julio, the Hazelwood Trilogy, and Out of My Mind. “I learned to dream through reading, learned to create dreams through writing, and learned to develop dreamers through teaching. I shall always be a dreamer. Come dream with me,” Draper says. The lecture will be May 14 at 7 p.m. at the Portland Community College Cascade Campus, Moriarty Arts and Humanities Buildling, 705 N Killingsworth Street.   The Teen Author Lecture is made possible by The Library Foundation. With their support, this year’s event is FREE. Space is limited, and seats will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, so plan to arrive early.    New Resource: Open Ed This resource provides you with over a million Common Core videos, games, assessments, quizzes and courses. It allows you to search by keyword or Common Core standard for materials, create playlists of items you find, and create or clone courses for your students too. And if you’re creating a course, Open Ed will recommend resources, so you can include the most relevant resources available.    Booktalk Tonatiuh, Duncan. Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant's Tale. Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2013. [jE TONATIUH 2013] Pancho Rabbit and his family plan a party to welcome Papa Rabbit back from his trip to El Norte, the north country where he’d travelled two years ago to earn money for his family. But Papa Rabbit never shows up.   So Pancho Rabbit decides to go find him. He packs his father’s favorite foods: mole, beans and rice, tortillas and aguamiel (a drink made from the maguey plant) for his trip. Pancho follows the stars north, but soon he meets a coyote. Coyote agrees to help him, but each time he helps Pancho, Pancho must give him some food in return.  Their journey is long; they cross rivers, they crawl through tunnels, they avoid scary rattlesnakes, and they trek across a big hot desert.   Pancho is tired, hungry and thirsty by the time they reach the hut where they’ll spend the night. But there’s no food or drink left. And now Pancho suspects Coyote wants to eat HIM! Will Pancho’s papa be there in time to rescue him?   This book shares the story of many immigrants who leave their homes and take a dangerous journey north, in search of a better life.

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"Through this story, we realize how we take for granted the vibrancy and diversity of our lives."  Stan Foote, OCT Artistic Director Teachers! The Giver is opening soon, and we are delighted to be bringing this story to life on stage for you and your students. Unfortunately due to heavy demand, we were not able to accommodate all classes at our school field trip performances. In the hope of reaching more students who may be reading The Giver in school, we are contacting you with a special offer to share with parents. If your class is not able to attend, or if your students are interested in seeing the production again with their parents, they can receive a FREE TICKET  for one of our weekend performances. Simply click HERE to download a discount flyer you can print and send home with students, or forward this email to parents using the share link in the upper right hand corner. Thanks so much, and we hope you enjoy the show!  The Giver | Winningstad Theatre April 26-May 18  Saturdays | 2pm & 5pm & Sundays | 2pm(Click  HERE for behind-the-scenes Q&A with Matt Zrebski about the production) © 2012 Oregon Children's Theatre All rights reserved. 1939 NE Sandy Blvd. | Portland, OR 97232 US | (503)228-9571 | www.octc.org

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The Sauvie Island Auction

The Sauvie Island Academy Annual Benefit Auction is here! SIA’s Annual Auction is May 17, 2014 and we want you to attend!  It’s Sauvie Island Academy’s largest fundraiser and an incredibly FUN community event! Did you know that we use the proceeds from the auction to fund ALL enhancement programs for our students?   This includes 100% funding for: Art Instruction Music Instruction New Library Books Classroom Teacher Funds Field Trips Assemblies Healthy Snack Professional Development for Teachers Habitat Supplies And many other enhancement programs! How can you buy tickets? You can click here!  You can also go to our website under the Auction tab, or purchase them at the school. If you buy your tickets before April 25, 2014, you will be entered into the Early Bird Raffle to win an iPad mini! You can buy just one ticket or a table for 10. Tickets include admission to the silent and live auctions, a delicious dinner from Wild Currant Catering and entertainment by Dance Machine. If you are not able to attend the event but want to contribute, you can make a donation here! Raffle information coming soon! SIA Experiences are available now! This year we are offering a chance for everyone to participate in some unique SIA Experiences!  You don't have to attend the auction to have a chance to win one of these Experiences; just click here to purchase your spot!  Visit the website for the Experiences catalog, and check back often to see what we've added!  Here's a sample: Blazer Dancer Clinic:  Give your child an unforgettable dance experience!  They'll get to work with two inspiring Blazer Dancers and their coach right in our very own SIA gymnasium.  They will learn an artistic and age appropriate routine to fun music and perform for you at the end!  Each child will get to take home some prizes and an autographed poster!  Wear some comfy clothes and be ready to boogie!   When:  September 21, 2014  12-2pm Where: Sauvie Island Academy Gymnasium Ages: K-8th Grade Maximum Participants: 40 Price: $25 per child Soccer Skills Clinic - Northwest Football Academy:  Help refine your child's soccer skills with world class coaches!  Academy Head Coach, Patrick McMahon and Academy Director, Greg Martin, will lead your child in a fun and unique soccer experience!  Patrick McMahon formerly played for both the Portland Timbers and English Premier Club Aston Villa.  Greg Martin is a long-time club, high school and youth coach at state and national levels.  Inspiring soccer stars won't want to miss this opportunity to improve their skills with these inspiring coaches! When:  June 1, 2014  1-4pm Where: Sauvie Island Academy Soccer Field/Track Ages: 2-8th Grade Maximum Participants: 40 Price: $25 per child Would you like to donate? If you teach a class, or have gift cards, tickets to a game, airline miles, vacation homes, or anything at all that you'd like to contribute, please consider donating to the auction.  No donation is too small, and we appreciate any contribution! Thank you to all of our supporters!  We look forward to seeing you on May 17th! --SIA PTC siaptc@sauvieislandacademy.org Copyright © 2014 Sauvie Island Academy, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are on the Sauvie Island Academy newsletter list. Our mailing address is: Sauvie Island Academy 14445 NW Charlton Rd Portland, OR 97231 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

Conferences

Hello all!

Thank you for your patience. Here is our new set up for conferences. With all the school that was missed due to snow, we lose a day for conferences. Next Friday, April 18^th, is the only day we have to meet. I am saddened to not have as much time to see everyone. I would be more than happy to see anyone unable to meet during that day another time. This set of conferences is not mandatory but I would love to meet with everyone to talk about their student. Each conference will be a half hour: for example from nine to nine-thirty. I know everyone has a time that works best for them, so please email me your preferred time and I will do my best to accommodate it. We will talk about your child’s progress socially and academically as well as what you’re seeing at home.

ALSO!!! The calendar I sent home was made before I heard the decision about how to orchestrate make up days. Unfortunately the conference day Monday April 24^th was cancelled, but happily it is a regular school day.

Thank you all for your kind words and encouragement.

I am excited to hear from you and schedule a time to meet!