Week of 2/10 Newsletter

Hello 4th and 5th Grade Families,

I hope you had a safe and happy three-day weekend! We have a lot to celebrate and to look forward to in the coming weeks.

To begin, the launch of the Young Writer's Project last week was amazing! Our Writing Project Assistants (WPAs) are fantastic and so excited to begin working with the students. We are lucky enough to have 4 different volunteers who will be in our classroom on Wednesdays and Fridays to meet with students about their writing. The first writing activity resulted in some of the most creative, beautiful writing I have seen all year! Please take a moment to ask your child about his/her experience so far.

Student Council Spring Elections are a week from today! If your child is interested in running for an office, please be sure he/she has turned in the paperwork (due 2/10). I will go over speeches with the candidates on Friday. The SPCA Donations will be accepted through Friday so if you have any items to donate, please drop them by the office. Additionally, Student Council is lucky enough to begin working with Shauna Sutton this Spring! She is very excited to take on the program an work with the students.

We have a field Trip to the Santa Cruz Symphony scheduled for Monday, 3/23. Permission slips go home on 2/10 and are due 2/13. If you are interested and available to drive/chaperone, please complete the form on our Field Trip Link.

The Mountain School Read-a-thon is well under way. Your child should be collecting sponsors and reading daily. There will be an assembly with a published author this Friday.

Friday, at 1PM, we will exchange Valentines with some snacks (thank you Amanda Connors for coordinating!). If your child plans to bring valentines, please be sure he/she has one for EVERY student. Please also remember to comply with the Mountain School Wellness Policy and leave the sweets at home.

Your child should begin gathering data for his/her science fair project. We will meet next week about progress. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to email me.

Finally, Homework Club will be this Wednesday at 12:35-1:15 and Thursday, 2:50-3:30.

Thank you, as always, for your support at home and in class. We truly appreciate it!

Best,
Mrs. Honig