Calendar
| Jan 21 |
Family Fun Night! |
| Jan 26 |
Take Home Dinner |
| Feb 1-5 |
MAUC Choir Festival |
| Feb 3 |
Auditions for Talent Show |
| Feb 18 |
Talent Show |
Hot Lunch
| Jan 18 |
Cheese ravioli |
| Jan 19 |
No Hot Lunch! Bring Your Own! |
| Jan 23 |
Pizza by the slice |
| Jan 24 |
Haystacks |
| Jan 25 |
No Hot Lunch! Bring Your Own! |
Classroom News
Kindergarten
Mrs. Tusken
I hope everyone enjoyed the mini-vacation. Over the vacation, Tommy’s family was blessed with a new baby sister!! Congratulations!! We can’t wait to meet her!
This week we are learning about winter animals (hibernation) and penguins!
January 30 will be the 100th day of school. I would like to celebrate this accomplishment with a “100th Day Party.” I am asking for each child to get creative and bring 100 items of something. It can be unusual items, something to share with the class, pretty much anything as long as it equals 100. We will have prizes to give away!! Speaking of prizes, I have started a new reward system. Each child will be rewarded on Friday if they have kept a green card all week. The reward will be picking a prize out of the Treasure Box!! Yippie! The students seem very excited. If you have questions about our new system, please let me know! I think it is going to work great!
Our sentence practice for this week focuses on the words and and to.
We have a field trip coming up, so mark your calendars now! We will be going ice skating with Mrs. Gaines’ class on Feb.6. There will be more details to follow in future newsletters!
Grades 1-2
Mrs. Gaines
We have had lots of coughs and colds so remind your students to wash hands with soap and water or use disinfectant wipes. Reader’s Digest says children touch their nose or mouth 30 times each minute. I wouldn’t want to count.
Show & tell this week and next. Bring an item in a bag with 3 clues written out to help us guess what it is.
Get your ideas ready for the 100th Day celebration on January 30. Bring an item and wear something special!
Plan on an ice skating trip with the kindergarten class on February 6.
Grades 3-4
Mr. Breese
Some of the students have mentioned that they have already started using flash cards to memorize their times tables. If you have not yet started this activity with your child, I encourage you to make every effort to do so. Again, I can’t emphasize enough how important it is that this skill be learned as quickly as possible. It will truly make math easier, more fun, and much quicker to do. Last week I saw some real improvement on some of the math scores for students who took the second test. Two students improved their scores by 20% and one increased their score by 30%! Congratulations and keep up the good work.
Grades 5-6
Mrs. Hodgson
It is always nice to start a fresh quarter! Everyone started the day with 100% in every subject. Now it’s up to the students to decide whether or not to keep it there!
There will be no grade reports for the first couple of weeks as we get started into the new quarter.
We will be starting a money management unit that will last for the remainder of the year. More information will follow as we begin the program.
Grades 7-10
Mr. Pauls
Mr. Wuerfel
Ms Schneider
Pepsi Center Basketball games: January 23 Campion Academy vs Mile High Academy and Nuggets vs Toronto Raptors in the evening. Girls games start at 1 p.m. Boys games at 3 p.m. and Nuggets at 7 p.m.
Tickets are $18.00. Permission slip and money must be turned into the office by Thursday, January 19.
Parents: Please pick your student up at VRA!
Ski Day: Wednesday, Feb. 15. Grades 5-10. Information and permission slip/consent to treat form in this week’s Tuesday folder. Forms must be turned in by Thursday, January 19.
FYI:
Many of your children spend time on a Web site called MySpace.com. This is a site where people from all over post pictures, usually of themselves, and fill out a profile containing personal information about themselves. It allows your children to not only post their profiles but then they are able to connect and write to anybody on the Web site using either e-mail or instant messaging.
As we have warned before, because of the anonymity of the internet, no one can be sure that anything written is true. Also, because of the anonymity, some of the material written and the way it is presented is less than uplifting.
If you haven’t seen the site or your child’s profile, I strongly urge you to take a look. The easiest way to do so would be to have your child log on and ask them to give you a tour of where they’ve been and who is on their “friends list.” Look at some of the friends’ profiles. There is also a place to check what they have been writing to each other. If you need to, you can sign up for a profile of your own (it’s free) and search your child’s name or the name of their friends.
The nature of the internet is such that it is easy to deceive and easy to make contact, even when none is desired. Even trustworthy people can’t control the material to which they would be exposed. I always find it better to err on the side of safety and innocence.
Mr. Pauls |
Family Fun Night
The 2nd annual Family Fun Night is Saturday, January 21st. There will be a short vespers in the library at 5:15 p.m. The games will begin at 5:45 p.m. starting with the House Scramble, followed by basketball, volleyball, ping pong & table games. Pizza will be available for sale. Please bring a snack to share. Also, please bring your favorite table game to play. Bring assorted household items from home which may be called for during the Scramble, i.e. blue hairbrush, kitchen spoon, paper clip, etc.
Talent Show
The 2nd annual student Talent Show is coming up on Saturday, February 18th. This was a huge success last year! There are limited spots available so sign up early. All interested participants can sign up in the office. The first set of auditions will be held on Friday, February 3. We are looking for comedy, singing, musical instruments, groups, gymnastics, etc., etc., etc. Whatever talent you have, it might be worth some money! If you have any questions, please contact Ivy Lee at 720-890-4875.
Reminder: Vista Ridge Academy has a policy stating that students who leave early must have completed a Planned Absence form before leaving school!
Music Performances
Choir
| Jan. 28 |
K-2 Choir to Spanish SDA Church (PM) |
| Feb. 18 |
7-10 Choir to Boulder
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Band - A Band and 2nd Year B Band Members
| Jan. 28 |
Twin Peaks SDA Church |
| Feb. 11 |
Chapel Haven SDA Church |
| Feb. 25 |
Louisville Spanish SDA Church (PM) |
All appointments are at the morning 11:00 services except for the Spanish church it is in the afternoon.
Ladies Basketball
On Thursdays after school the gym will be open for the ladies to play basketball. Community ladies and Grades 7-10 are invited.
Basketball
Basketball games are in Brighton this week! Please pick your student up after the game in Brighton.
Fund Raising Opportunities
School Store!
Hours: Mon. – Thurs. 9-3 Fri. 9-12
Case orders due February 7!
7-10th Grade Students!
Jobs Wanted! Babysitting, yard work, etc. Proceeds are for the Galveston trip. If you need any work done, please call Miss Schneider at 573-289-1226 and she will find you the help you need.
Citrus Fruit
Fruit order deadline is February 3rd. The order will be delivered February 17-19.
Albertson’s
Shop at Albertson’s and raise money for our school! If you have a Community Partners card, present it with your Preferred Shopper card at the checkout and they will scan both. After that, you will need only the Preferred Shopper card. If you do not have the Community Partners card, pick up the application in the school office or apply online at www.albertsons.com, click on the “In the Community” link to find the Community Partners logo link. The I.D. # for the school is: 4 90001 7741. |
