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A big thank you to all the parents who helped chaperone for our January field trips. These field trips would not have been possible without your help and support. 
 
Please read below for the lates class information:

Pizza Friday Snack

Thank you, Brittany Zaharopoulos for bringing Pizza Friday snack this week

 

Homework

  • Math- Lessons & Practice sets 66-70 (Lesson 66 due tomorrow)
  • Reading- 20min of daily reading
  • Spelling- Practice and prepare for test
  • Art History Packet- Written Report ROUGH DRAFT DUE FEB. 6TH
*Please make sure your child is completing and turning in required assignments by the due dates in order to get full points. Deductions for late assignments will impact your child's overall score.
 
 

Fun Run

This fundraiser is a great one that helps support our classrooms in a big way. 

Key Information to help you during the fundraiser:

💵 Goal: $45,000

🎁 For: class supplies & school events

👟 Event Date: Saturday, January 31st on the Elementary Campus E2:10:20 am

Donations for our Villa Montessori PTO Fun Run will be collected through our fundraising platform: MyBooster.com, MyBooster - Join your fundraiser today!

How to Start on MyBooster.com:

  •      Choose “Sign Up”
  •      Enter your School
  •      Enter your Personal Information
  •      Once you sign up, it’s time to share via Facebook, email and text!
  •      Your child doesn't have to be present at the Fun Run to collect donations for this fundraiser

Tips for Success:

  •      Set a goal for how much to raise and make a plan with your child on how to reach it.
  •      Share, share, share using our easy online tools!
  •      Make sure to thank everyone who supported you after you reach your goal.

Art Masterpiece

Thank you Meghan Smart for coming into the class this Friday for Art Masterpiece. We appreciate you and the fun activities you do with the kiddos.

Villa's Valentine Dance

I'm proud to say that a few of my students asked Ms. Margo if they could organize a fun Valentine's Day Dance for Villa elementary students, with the goal of creating a fun community event for students and parents. Well, their wish was granted, and the dance will take place Friday, February 13th. 
 

They’re looking for parent volunteers to help support the Valentine’s Day Dance! Please click on the link below if you'd like to help out in some way. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F4FAEAD29A6F58-61467378-villa

Valentine Grams Fundraiser

 Hey Villa Families! Valentine’s Day Grams are coming back! 
Valentine’s Day Gram sales will run from January 30 through February 13, and grams will be delivered to students on Friday, February 13. This is a fun way for students to send a sweet Valentine surprise to friends, classmates, and staff!
 Hershey’s Kiss donations are needed to help make this fundraiser a success.
 Hershey’s Kisses only, please — no nuts

We are also in need of Parent Volunteers, if you would like to help there are a few options. Please click the link below if you are interested in helping. 
Thank you for helping us spread the Valentine’s Day cheer and support our student-led fundraiser! 
Please contact Kaila Durocher with any questions, [email protected] 
 

Overnight Chaperones to Camp Way

Congratulations to the following parents who got selected to chaperone our overnight trip to Camp Way this May 4th-6th. 
Terri Kelley
Meghan Smart
Tom Balogh
Mark Loewenthal
Kyle Hallstrom
Tayne Griffin (Alternate)
 
This is all I have for now, have a blessed and beautiful week!!

 

 

 

January 19th Newsflash

Hello Families, below is all the information you need to know for this week and upcoming weeks....

 

Pizza Friday Payment

For families who chose the half-payment option for Pizza Friday, the second half payment of $75 is due by This Friday, January 23rd

  • If you are experiencing financial hardship and need a different payment plan, please feel free to reach out.

Homework

  • Math- Lessons & Practice sets 61-65 (Lesson 61 & 62 due tomorrow)
  • Reading- 20min of daily reading
  • Spelling- Practice and prepare for test
  • Art History Packet- Notecards due this Friday, January 23rd
*Students were given a lesson on how to do notecards to help prepare them for their research notes of their specific artist.
 

 Fieldtrip

Thursday, January 22nd 9-11:30- ASU Gammage (Step Afrika)
  • Thank you, Parent Drivers/Chaperones: Amia Hyler, Teri Kelley, Betsy Balogh, Meghan Smart
  • Parents- Please arrive on campus between 9/9:15. We will depart at 9:15 to arrive before 9:45. Performance is from 10-11am.
  • We will be back in time for lunch at school

 Early Dismissal

Friday, January 23rd- 11:30 dismissal for parent/teacher conferences
 

Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences

  • Conferences start this week. Out of respect for everyone's busy schedule and time, conferences will be 20min long.
  • Students will share and/or take home their portfolios with a small sampling of some of the works they completed the first half of the year. 
Please click on the link below to sign up for a conference.
 
 

Fun Run

The kick off of our annual Fun Run fundraiser begins this Friday, January 23rd. Your child will come home with a lanyard that will give you the details you need to help get your child registered. This fundraiser is a great one that helps support our classrooms in a big way. 

 

Villa's Valentine Dance

I'm proud to say that a few of my students asked Ms. Margo if they could organize a fun Valentine's Day Dance for Villa elementary students, with the goal of creating a fun community event for students and parents. Well, their wish was granted, and the dance will take place Friday, February 13th. 
 

They’re looking for parent volunteers to help support the Valentine’s Day Dance! Please click on the link below if you'd like to help out in some way. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F4FAEAD29A6F58-61467378-villa

Valentine Grams Fundraiser

 Hey Villa Families! Valentine’s Day Grams are coming back! 
Valentine’s Day Gram sales will run from January 30 through February 13, and grams will be delivered to students on Friday, February 13. This is a fun way for students to send a sweet Valentine surprise to friends, classmates, and staff!
 Hershey’s Kiss donations are needed to help make this fundraiser a success.
 Hershey’s Kisses only, please — no nuts

We are also in need of Parent Volunteers, if you would like to help there are a few options. Please click the link below if you are interested in helping. 
Thank you for helping us spread the Valentine’s Day cheer and support our student-led fundraiser! 
Please contact Kaila Durocher with any questions, [email protected] 
 

Overnight Chaperones to Camp Way

Congratulations to the following parents who got selected to chaperone our overnight trip to Camp Way this May 4th-6th. 
Terri Kelley
Meghan Smart
Tom Balogh
Mark Loewenthal
Kyle Hallstrom
Tayne Griffin (Alternate)
 
This is all I have for now, have a blessed and beautiful day!!

 

 

 

 

January 25th Newsflash

 

 

Key Information to help you during the fundraiser:

💵 Goal: $45,000

🎁 For: class supplies & school events

🎉 Kickoff Date (in school): 01/22/2026

👟 Event Date: Saturday, January 31st on the Elementary Campus E2:10:20 am

 

Donations for our Villa Montessori PTO Fun Run will be collected through our fundraising platform: MyBooster.com, MyBooster - Join your fundraiser today!

 

How to Start on MyBooster.com:

  •      Choose “Sign Up”
  •      Enter your School
  •      Enter your Personal Information
  •      Once you sign up, it’s time to share via Facebook, email and text!

 

Tips for Success:

  •      Set a goal for how much to raise and make a plan with your student on how to reach it.
  •      Share, share, share using our easy online tools!
  •      Make sure to thank everyone who supported you after you reach your goal.

 

January 11th Newsflash

Hello Parents, there is a lot going on this month, please read below for all details of what is happening in class and campus wide. 

 Pizza Friday Payment

For families who chose the half-payment option for Pizza Friday, the second half payment of $75 is due by Friday, January 23rd.

  • Reminder slips were sent home last week 

  • If you are experiencing financial hardship and need a different payment plan, please feel free to reach out.

Homework

  • Math- Review Packet (Monday page due tomorrow 1/12)
  • Reading- 20min of daily reading
  • Spelling- Practice and prepare for test
  • Art History Packet- Notecards due January 23rd
*Students were given a lesson on how to do notecards to help prepare them for their research notes of their specific artist.
 

 January Fieldtrips

Tuesday, January 13th 9:30-Noon- SMoCA 

 

Thursday, January 22nd 9-11:30- ASU Gammage (Step Afrika)
  • Thank you, Parent Drivers/Chaperones: Amia Hyler, Teri Kelley, Daniella Nicholson, Betsy Balogh, Meghan Smart

 Early Dismissal

Friday, January 16th & January 23rd- 11:30 dismissal for parent/teacher conferences
 

Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences

  • Conferences start this week. Out of respect for everyone's busy schedule and time, conferences will be 20min long.
  • Students will share and/or take home their portfolios with a small sampling of some of the works they completed the first half of the year. 
Please click on the link below to sign up for a conference.
 

No School

Monday, January 19th- In observance of MLK Jr Day
 

Villa's Valentine Dance

I'm proud to say that a few of my students asked Ms. Margo if they could organize a fun Valentine's Day Dance for Villa elementary students, with the goal of creating a fun community event for students and parents. Well, their wish was granted, and the dance will take place Friday, February 13th. 
 

They’re looking for parent volunteers to help support the Valentine’s Day Dance! Please click on the link below if you'd like to help out in some way. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F4FAEAD29A6F58-61467378-villa

Valentine Grams Fundraiser

 Hey Villa Families! Valentine’s Day Grams are coming back! 
Valentine’s Day Gram sales will run from January 30 through February 13, and grams will be delivered to students on Friday, February 13. This is a fun way for students to send a sweet Valentine surprise to friends, classmates, and staff!
 Hershey’s Kiss donations are needed to help make this fundraiser a success.
 Hershey’s Kisses only, please — no nuts

We are also in need of Parent Volunteers, if you would like to help there are a few options. Please click the link below if you are interested in helping. 
Thank you for helping us spread the Valentine’s Day cheer and support our student-led fundraiser! 
Please contact Kaila Durocher with any questions, [email protected] 
 
This is all I have for now, have a blessed and beautiful day!!

 

 

 

 

January 4th Newsflash

Happy New Year!!! Welcome 2026...
I hope everyone had an absolutely wonderful, restful, and fun winter break. I want to say THANK YOU for the kindness and generosity with the holiday gifts and generous donation to the holiday gifts that were given to both Ms. Shawn and me. We are so appreciative, and please know that your generosity went a long way!!! 
 
We are now back into the groove of things, and the month of January is going to be a very busy month.  Please read below for important updates for this week and the weeks to come.

Class Garden

We are in need of someone to help us put together our class garden. If you are able to help get our class garden started, please contact me. I will make sure to have a group of students maintain and continue to care for the garden daily/weekly as needed. 

Pizza Friday Snack

Thank you to Meghan Smart for supplying the snacks for Pizza Friday this week!

 Pizza Friday Payment

For families who chose the half-payment option for Pizza Friday, the second half payment of $75 is due by Friday, January 23rd.

  • Reminder slips will be sent home to those families.

  • If you are experiencing financial hardship and need a different payment plan, please feel free to reach out.

 Homework

  • Math: Lessons and Practice Sets 56–60

    • Lesson 56 is due Monday

  • Reading: 20 minutes of daily reading

    • Focus on finishing the Classic Genre

  • Art History:

    • Rough Sketch & Artist Questionnaire due Friday, January 9th

    • All Art History forms will be attached to my email

  • Spelling:

    • No spelling work this week

 January Field Trips

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA)January 13th  9:30–12:30

We are excited to have been invited to participate in a SMoCA Discovery Program, where students will explore and learn about contemporary art. Because this field trip was scheduled last minute:

  • A digital permission slip is in the link below

  • We are in need of parent drivers/chaperones

    • If you are able to help, please RSVP for 2 spots on the Signup Genius permission slip

 

ASU Gammage – Step Afrika January 22nd

Permission slips have already been completed for this field trip. The following parents signed up to drive:

  • Amia Hyler

  • Teri Kelley

  • Daniella Nicholson

  • Betsy Balogh

  • Meghan Smart

If you are unable to drive, please let me know as soon as possible.

 Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences

Please sign up using the link below:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F4FAEAD29A6F58-61436098-msleticias

 Overnight Chaperone Lottery

If you expressed interest in being an overnight parent chaperone and submitted all required paperwork on time, the chaperone lottery drawing will take place on Friday, January 9th.

Chosen chaperones will be contacted by Christy Cantu or Barbi Smith

That’s all for now. Thank you for your continued support, and I hope you all have a beautiful and blessed week! 

December 14th Newsflash

I'm so excited for the holidays and cannot believe that winter break is already amongst us. This year has brought me tremendous gratitude for the blessings that I have been lucky to have. The kiddos and families in this class have really brought me so much joy and appreciation. I don't have enough words to even express the gratitude I have for all of you who continue to show support, trust, kindness, and love for both Ms. Shawn and me. I just wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU so much for this 2025 year and because I will not be sending another newsflash until January, I want to wish all families a Happy Holiday season and New Year!!!
 
Please read below to see the news for this week
 

Pizza Friday Snack

Thank you Vandana Singh for bringing Pizza Friday snack this week
 

Homework

Math
• Lessons and Practice Sets 51-55 (Lesson 51 will be due tomorrow, Monday, December 15th). 

Only one lesson will be due (Lesson 56), the Monday we return from winter break. 

Reading
• Please make sure your child reads 20 minutes daily

Spelling
• No Spelling this week. We will restart spelling after winter break and some students will be moved up based off of their weekly test scores AND most recent spelling assessment. 

Art History Fair

The art history fair packet was handed out and I went over the goals of this project. Please make sure you have read through the packet with your child and keep those due dates posted somewhere where your child can keep track. The signature page was due on Friday. If your child has not returned the signature sheet with 3 choice artists listed, please make sure they do so ASAP so that I can assign each student their artist before winter break.

 
Winter break will be a great time and opportunity for students to research and explore their artist and really decide on the style of art and art piece that they are excited to produce throughout the months of January and February. 
 
This project is an At-Home project, but I will be giving mini lessons and allow some class time throughout the upcoming months. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out. 

 

Gingerbread House Building

 I cannot thank enough, the families who signed up to contribute to the gingerbread house activity. Your contributions really do help out.

Tuesday, December 16th we will build from 9:30-11:00am and decorate gingerbread houses from 12:45-2:00PM.

You are more than welcome to join us for this fun all day activity!!

Nutcracker Fieldtrip

December 18th – The Nutcracker Student Matinee at Phoenix Symphony Hall (9:30–11:30 AM)

Because this fieldtrip was not on the original permission slip, I will be sending out a permission slip online so please click the link below to give your child permission to attend this fieldtrip

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F4FAEAD29A6F58-61272806-nutcracker

We will be back in time for students to have lunch at school.

Friday Fun

  • White Elephant gift exchange (flyer with information was sent home with students)
  • Pajama day
  • Movie & Hot Chocolate

E2 Season of Giving Holiday Toy Drive

The E2 campus has chosen to help children who are spending their holidays in the hospital. We are collecting new toys for these sweet kiddos in the hospitals through December 19th.  For anyone who would like to donate a new toy, there are boxes located in different areas of the school campus.  

Overnight Trip Camp Way (May)

If you expressed interest in being an overnight parent chaperone and your forms are turned in, please make sure you have your Fingerprint Clearance Card by December 19th.

The lottery will take place on January 9th.

This is all I have for now!! Have a blessed and beautiful week, holiday, and New Year!!

December 7th Newsflash

Homework

Math
• Lessons and Practice Sets 46-50 (Lesson 46 will be due tomorrow, Monday, December 1st)

Reading
• Please make sure your child reads 20 minutes daily

Spelling
• Please practice and prepare your child for their spelling test that will be given

Art History Fair

Because there were so many absences on Friday, I decided to hand out the Art History Fair packet for this year's long term At-Home project tomorrow. 

Some classes have already begun the process of the Art History Project and have already had some due dates, but I have chosen to pass it out now due to not wanting to stretch it out too long. The students will have this month to read the requirements and spend winter break gathering all resources and materials they will need, in order to jump right into it for the months of January and February.  
 
Please read and review the packet and what is expected to be completed at home, with your child.

Signature page w/ your child's top 3 artist choices will be due this Friday, Dec. 12th. 

Gingerbread House Building

Tuesday, December 16th we will build from 9:30-11:00am and decorate gingerbread houses from 12:45-2:00PM.

You are more than welcome to join us for this fun all day activity!! Please click on the Sign Up Genius link below to donate items to help students build and decorate with. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F4FAEAD29A6F58-60827924-copy

Thank you to the parents who signed up to bring items for the gingerbread houses and thank you Jessica Mueller for signing up to make icing.

I do need 1 more parent to make 35 bags of icing. I will supply all ingredients for it. Please sign up in the signup genius. 

Phoenix Art Museum

This Thursday, December 11th

9:30-12:30 (We will have lunch at the Museum so students will need to make sure to bring their lunch).

I am excited to share that many parents signed up as being available to be a driving chaperones for this field trip. If you are listed below, please let me know if you would still like to be a chaperone and please make sure you have your parent volunteer forms along with fingerprint clearance card turned in by tomorrow, Monday, December 8th. 

Thank you to the following parents who signed up to drive for our fieldtrip this Thursday. 

Phoenix, Art Museum Parent Driving Chaperones

Amia, Elyse/Kyle, Josephine, Teri, Daniella, Betsy, Tayne, Meghan, & Nancy

Chaperones, please arrive at campus by 9:30 and we should be back to school by 12:30

*If you are unable or choose not to be a driving chaperone for this fieldtrip or would rather be a driving chaperone for our Nutcracker Matinee, please let me know.

Upcoming Field Trips

December 18 – The Nutcracker Student Matinee at Phoenix Symphony Hall (9:30–11:30 AM)
This trip was added after the original schedule.

There have been a few parents that reached out to me about chaperoning the Nutcracker trip, and but we are still in need of about five more chaperones. If you are interested, please contact me.

*This field trip was not included on the original permission slip.

E2 Season of Giving Holiday Toy Drive

Overnight Trip Camp Way (May)


If you expressed interest in being an overnight parent chaperone and your forms are turned in, please make sure you have your Fingerprint Clearance Card by December 19th.
The lottery will take place on January 9th.

Lessons Given the Month of November

Grammar/Language: Adjectives, Pronouns, Homophones, Homographs, Idioms, Personification, Verb usage

Writing: Personal letters, Opinion Writing

Science: Planets, Our Solar System Small Group Projects

History: Humans Closest Relatives 

Geometry: Polygons

Math: 4th: Decimal numeration, adding/subtracting fractions, Division

          5th: Order of Operations, adding/subtracting decimals, Division w/ 2-digit                   divisors

          6th: Metric Measurement, dividing fractions, multiplying decimals,                              fraction, percent, decimal conversion

 

That’s all for now!
Wishing you all a blessed and beautiful rest of the week

November 30th Newsflash

I Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and were able to celebrate good times and good food with good people. I cannot believe we are already in December. With that in mind, please read below to see all class information for this and upcoming weeks. 

Early Dismissal

This Friday, December 5th 11:30am (NO CIRCLE)- Staff Professional Development

 

Homework

Math
• Lessons and Practice Sets 41-45 (Lesson 41 will be due tomorrow, Monday, December 1st)

Reading
• Please make sure your child reads 20 minutes daily

Spelling
• There will be no spelling this week! I will be giving a spelling assessment instead. 

Art History Fair

The Art History Fair packet for this year's long term At-Home project will be handed out this Friday, December 5th.

 
Please read and review the packet with your child.

Signature page w/ your child's top 3 artist choices will be due Friday, Dec. 12th. 

Gingerbread House Building

Tuesday, December 16th we will build from 9:30-11:00am and decorate gingerbread houses from 12:45-2:00PM.

You are more than welcome to join us for this fun all day activity!! Please click on the Sign Up Genius link below to donate items to help students build and decorate with. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F4FAEAD29A6F58-60827924-copy

 

Upcoming Field Trips

December 11 – Phoenix Art Museum
December 18 – The Nutcracker Student Matinee at Phoenix Symphony Hall (9:30–11:30 AM)
This trip was added after the original schedule.

There have been a few parents that reached out to me about chaperoning the Nutcracker trip, and but we are still in need of about five more chaperones. If you are interested, please contact me.

*This field trip was not included on the original permission slip.

Overnight Trip Camp Way (May)


If you expressed interest in being an overnight parent chaperone and your forms are turned in, please make sure you have your Fingerprint Clearance Card by December 19th.
The lottery will take place on January 9th.

That’s all for now!
Wishing you all a blessed and beautiful rest of the week

November 23rd Newsflash

Hello Families,

Thank you so much for joining us for our Class Social Friendsgiving! It was truly wonderful to see everyone together, connecting and enjoying such a warm and positive atmosphere. I hope you all had as much fun as we did. The food was delicious and filling, and the company was even better.

A very special thank you to Emily Civic for helping set up and for creating a meaningful candle making station. Thank you as well to Meghan Smart for leading Art Masterpiece, where students created canvases featuring symbols of something they are grateful for. These activities added so much heart to our celebration.

Ms. Shawn and I are incredibly grateful for your continued support and trust. We truly could not do what we do without you. As we focus on gratitude this season, please know how much we appreciate each of you.

Below is our class Information for the Remainder of the Week

Homework

Math:
• No homework this week
• Lesson 41 will be due Monday, December 1st

Reading:
• Please make sure your child reads 20 minutes daily

Spelling:
• No spelling list this week

Barter Day

Our annual Barter Day is coming up, this Tuesday afternoon! Students may bring parent approved items from home and set up blankets or towels outside to trade with classmates. Please help your child choose school appropriate items. We ask that students do not bring items such as toy weapons, electronics, or trading cards.

Upcoming Field Trips

December 11 – Phoenix Art Museum
December 18 – The Nutcracker Student Matinee at Phoenix Symphony Hall (9:30–11:30 AM)
This trip was added after the original schedule.

There have been a few parents that reached out to me about chaperoning the Nutcracker trip, and but we are still in need of about five more chaperones. If you are interested, please contact me.

*This field trip was not included on the original permission slip.

Overnight Trip Camp Way (May)

Families interested in entering the Parent Chaperone Lottery should have submitted the form by November 21st.
If you expressed interest, please make sure you have your Fingerprint Clearance Card by December 19th.
The lottery will take place on January 9th.

That’s all for now!
Wishing you all a blessed and beautiful rest of the week and a very Happy Thanksgiving!!!

November 16th Newsflash

Hello Families, I cannot believe that Thanksgiving is right around the corner and I'm looking forward to our annual Class Social this year being a Class Friendsgiving!!! Please read below, for the remaining information for what is happening in our class this week...
 
I will not be in the classroom this Monday because my husband is having surgery, but I will be back on Tuesday. 
 

Welcome

I'd like to welcome our new student Stella and her family. Stella will be starting in our class tomorrow. She is a 5th grader who is new to Villa, but the kids are ready to welcome her with open arms. 

Pizza Friday Snack

Because of our Friendsgiving Potluck, there will not be any Pizza Friday snack. 

Class Friendsgiving Potluck

We’re excited to continue our annual class tradition with a Friendsgiving Potluck right here in our classroom! Parents and grandparents are warmly invited to join us for food, fun, and community.

Date: Friday, November 21st
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

If you’d like to contribute a dish, please sign up here:
👉 Friendsgiving Potluck Sign-Up

We can’t wait to celebrate together!

Class Garden Help Needed

We’re hoping to get our class garden started soon, and we would love some parent help to make it happen!
If you have a green thumb, enjoy gardening, and are willing to help our class plan and prepare our garden space, please reach out to me.

Any help would mean so much to the class, they’re so excited to see our garden come to life!

Homework Reminders

Math- Review Week, your child should just focus on the packet labeled by day
 
Reading- 20min of daily reading 
*November Book Genre: Classic
 
Moon Journal- Last day for keeping track of Moon Journals will be Thursday, November 20th and students should turn in their finalized/completed journal by Friday, November 21st. 


They should include:

  • A sketch of the moon

  • Date and time of observation

  • A brief description of what they notice

This should take about 5–10 minutes each night.

Spelling- Practice and study words for weekly spelling test

 

Overnight Trip 

Any parent wanting to be part of the overnight chaperone lottery happening in January, you will NEED to complete and turn in your chaperone forms by this Friday, November 21st. 

  • November 21st – Chaperone forms are due

  • December 19th – Deadline to have your fingerprint clearance card completed

  • January 9th – Chaperones who are chosen will be announced

Upcoming Field Trips

Dec. 11th- Phoenix Art Museum
 
Dec. 18th- Nutcracker Student Matinee Phoenix Symphony Hall 9:30-11:30
* This was an added field trip from our original schedule. Driving Chaperones will be needed. Please let me know if you are able to chaperone this field trip.
 
This is all I have for now!!! Have a blessed and beautiful rest of the week!!

November 9th Newsflash

Scholastic Book Fair

The Scholastic Book Fair was a huge success! 
Thank you to all the families who participated. Hopefully, your child came home with some great new books to read or a few fun gadgets to enjoy.

Pizza Friday Snack

A big thank you to Tamara Kemper for providing our Pizza Friday snack for the class this Friday! 

Class Friendsgiving Potluck

We’re excited to continue our annual class tradition with a Friendsgiving Potluck right here in our classroom! Parents and grandparents are warmly invited to join us for food, fun, and community.

Date: Friday, November 21st
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

If you’d like to contribute a dish, please sign up here:
👉 Friendsgiving Potluck Sign-Up

We can’t wait to celebrate together!

Ruby Bridges Walk

On Friday, November 14th at 7:00 AM, we’ll gather at Los Olivos Park for our annual Ruby Bridges Walk.
Some of our students and staff will share short presentations, and then we’ll walk as a community to our campus in honor of Ruby Bridges and her courage.

Please encourage your child to wear purple to show support and unity!

Class Garden Help Needed

We’re hoping to get our class garden started soon, and we would love some parent help to make it happen!
If you have a green thumb, enjoy gardening, and are willing to help our class plan and prepare our garden space, please reach out to me.

Any help would mean so much to the class, they’re so excited to see our garden come to life!

Homework Reminders

Math- Lesson & Practice Set 36 is due tomorrow.

Class Work- Some students were also sent home with 1–2 class assignments to finish this weekend. If your child has additional work, please make sure it’s turned in on Monday

Reading- 20min daily reading
Oct. Book Genre is Classic

 

Moon Journal-Please ensure your child is keeping up with their nightly Moon Journal.
They should include:

  • A sketch of the moon

  • Date and time of observation

  • A brief description of what they notice

This should take about 5–10 minutes each night.
Entries from October 21st–November 9th are due tomorrow.

Spelling- Practice and study words for weekly spelling test

 

Overnight Trip 

Our class will be attending an overnight trip to Camp Way in May!
If you’re interested in being part of the chaperone lottery, please take note of the important dates below:

  • October 17th – Chaperone request forms were sent digitally by Barbi Smith

  • November 21st – Chaperone forms are due

  • December 19th – Deadline to have your fingerprint clearance card completed

  • January 9th – Chaperones who are chosen will be announced

This is all I have for now! Have a beautiful and blessed week!

 

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November 3rd Newsflash

Hello Families, please read below all the needed information for this week and the weeks to come. 
 
Thank you's
Thank you to all the parents who helped chaperone our fieldtrip to ASU planetarium. These field trips would not have been possible without your help and support. 
Also, a big thank you to Meghan Smart for giving a fun cake decorating lesson with the kiddos on Friday. 
 
Pizza Friday Snack
Thank you, Teri Kelley for bringing snack this Friday.
 
Homework
Math: Lesson and Practice Sets 31-35
***Students who are 1-2 lessons behind will be given a slip with missed lessons that need to be completed. 3+ lessons, there will be a form that is a plan to get your child caught up. Please fill out the form, both you and your child sign and return the next day. Any student who continues to get behind on homework or not follow the plan, a meeting with Christy Cantu will be held to put together something to get your child back on track. 
 
Reading: 20min of daily reading
Moon Journal: Fill out nightly and turn in every Friday
Spelling: Practice and study for weekly spelling tests
 
 
Book Fair
The Book Fair will be next week! Monday, November 3rd-Friday November 7th!

Please make sure to go through the front office and get a visitor badge if you will be attending the book fair

The Book Fair will run from November 3rd–7th.
You can visit our Book Fair homepage to shop online, set up your student’s eWallet, or donate to Share the Fair using the link below:
 
6th Grade Parents
Middle School Information Night- Thursday, November 6th 6:30-8:00pm held at the middle school. 2927 E. Campbell Ave. Parents only!!!
 
Ruby Bridges Walk
Friday, Feb. 14th 7ish. More details to come. 
 
Class Social Friendsgiving Potluck

We’d love to bring our classroom community together this month for a special celebration! We are planning a Friendsgiving Potluck on Friday, November 21st from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Parents and/or grandparents are warmly invited to join us for a great meal and a time of gratitude with your child and our class. This will be a wonderful opportunity to connect, celebrate, and give thanks together.

A Sign-Up Genius link will be sent this week, so families can sign up to bring a dish of their choice.

We hope you can join us and be part of this special day!

 

Overnight Trip

We will be attending our overnight trip in May to Camp Way. If you are interested in being put in the lottery for chaperoning, please be mindful of the following dates:

Oct. 17th- Chaperone Request forms were sent digitally by Barbi Smith

Nov. 21st- Forms are due

Dec. 19th- Deadline to have your fingerprint clearance card

Jan. 9th- Announce the chaperones who were chosen

 

Please read the message below from Admin...

Dear Villa Community,

We need you! No child should try to learn while they are hungry. With the uncertainty of SNAP benefits looming for some families, we want to help fill the gap and make sure that all children have enough food to learn.

We are asking for your donation of non-perishable breakfast and lunch items that can be given out to hungry students at school. Please drop them off at the Admin office, at carline or have your child bring them into class earmarked for the “Fill the Gap Food drive.”

If your family is facing food insecurity because of the furlough or the pause of SNAP benefits, please let your child’s teacher know. You can also use THIS LINK to confidentiality request support for your family. Your responses will remain confidential and will only be shared with our school’s family support staff to provide assistance. We will be discrete while making sure that each child has the food they need to keep learning.

 

To those that are able to give, we thank you for your generosity. As we always say - "It takes a VILLAge!"

This is all I have for now, have a blessed and beautiful week!!!

October 27th Newsflash

Hello Families, hope you all had a great weekend. Here is what you need to know for this week. 
 
Pizza Friday Snack
Thank You Shelby Kellerman for bringing in fruits and/or vegetables and juice for Pizza Friday snack this week. 
 
Homework
Math- Lesson and Practice Sets 26-30 (Lesson 27 due tomorrow, Tue.)
Reading-20min of Daily Reading
October Book Genre: Mystery/Suspense
Spelling- Practice at home and be prepared for test on Fri
 
Fieldtrip
Thursday, October 30th- ASU Earth and Science Planetarium. We will be leaving campus at 8:45 and will return by 12:30. 
 
*If your child was given a permission slip either this past Friday or today (Monday), they need to return their signed permission slip in by Wednesday. 
 
*If you are a parent driver chaperone, please arrive on campus by 8:40 and I will send your group of students to you. Students will need to make sure they have their lunch and water bottle, as we will be having lunch there. 
 
Thank you to the following parents who will be chaperoning this fieldtrip:
Amia Hyler, Emily Civic, Betsy Balogh, Meghan Smart, Josephine Bahe, Melissa Loewenthal, Lory Muirhead
 

Fall Festivities

We will be having pumpkin decorating and art masterpiece on Friday. If your child is able to bring in a SMALL pumpkin to decorate that would be great. If a family would like to donate pumpkins to the class for decorating, please feel free to reach out to me. 

With Halloween this week, a reminder that students are not allowed to have candy at school. They also should not be wearing any costume to school. A headband or other decorative item is fine, but masks and full costumes are not allowed.

Art Masterpiece

Thank you, Meghan Smart for volunteering your time this Friday in doing a fun art project with the class. 

Lost and Found

This week will be lost and found viewing. All lost and found items will be put out in the carline area, anything not claimed by the end of the week will be donated.

Scholastic Book Fair

 The Book Fair will be next week! Monday, November 3rd-Friday November 7th!

Please make sure to go through the front office and get a visitor badge if you will be attending the book fair

The Book Fair will run from November 3rd–7th.
You can visit our Book Fair homepage to shop online, set up your student’s eWallet, or donate to Share the Fair using the link below:
 
We couldn’t make this event happen without our amazing parent volunteers! If you’d like to help, please sign up here:

 

Overnight Trip

We will be attending our overnight trip in May to Camp Way. If you are interested in being put in the lottery for chaperoning, please be mindful of the following dates:

Oct. 17th- Chaperone Request forms were sent digitally by Barbi Smith

Nov. 21st- Forms are due

Dec. 19th- Deadline to have your fingerprint clearance card

Jan. 9th- Announce the chaperones who were chosen

October Lessons

Grammar- 4th- Types of nouns 5th & 6th- Types of Adjectives

Language- Compound words, Contractions, Verbs (action/linking)

Writing- Note-taking, Compare & Contrast, Descriptive, Peer editing &                               Feedback

Geometry- Triangles, Quadrilaterals

Math- 4th- Multiplication, Division, Adding and Subtracting Fractions

          5th- Adding and Subtracting Decimals, Adding and Subtracting Mixed                         Numbers, Order of Operations

          6th- Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers, Dividing Fractions,                                 Equations and Expressions, Multiplying Decimals, Distributive                             Property

Science- Sun, Phases of the Moon, Tides, Types of Clouds

History- Hispanic Heritage

Tutoring

If your child needs extra support academically, I am open for tutoring. Please feel free to reach out to me. [email protected]

This is all I have for now. Have an amazing and blessed week!

October 19th Newsflash

Hello families, here is everything you need to know for this week...
 
Homework
Math: Lesson and Practice Sets 21-25 Lesson 21 due tomorrow (Monday)
Reading: 20min of daily reading at home
October Book Genre: Suspense/Mystery
Spelling: Practice at home- Weekly spelling test
 
Answer Key: I know that the new answer keys may be confusing to some families, I will attempt to find the old answer keys, and you can use whichever is easiest for you. The school is asking that answer keys be digital in order to save on making paper copies. Below I have attached the answer keys for all the homework. 
 
 
Vision & Hearing Screening
Tuesday, October 21st- If your child wears glasses please make sure, they bring them the day of screening
 
Early Dismissal
Friday, October 24th- 11:30am dismissal Staff Professional Development (No Circle)
 
Trunk of Treat
Saturday, October 25th- 4-7pm on the Elementary field
 
Fieldtrip
Thursday, October 30th- ASU Earth and Space Planetarium 
Thank you to the following parents who signed up to drive for this field trip:
Emily Civic, Amia Hyler, Betsy Balogh, Josephine Bahe, Lory Muirhead, Meghan Smart, and Natalya Grigoryan.
 
*If you haven't completed and turned in your parent volunteer forms and waivers along with getting the office a current and updated copy of your driver's license, ins and fingerprint clearance card, please make sure to do so by Monday, October 27th. 
 
Overnight Chaperones
Due to limited space for parent participation on our overnight trips each year, we use a lottery system to ensure fairness for all parents interested in being an overnight chaperone. There are specific requirements that must be met, so if you would like to be included in this year’s chaperone lottery, please watch for an email from Barbi Smith. The email will include all the necessary details and deadlines for entering the lottery drawing.
 
This is all I have for now. Have a blessed and beautiful week!!
 

October 13th Newsflash

Happy Monday, hope Fall Break treated everyone well! I was blessed enough to go to Hawaii for my honeymoon, and it was so amazing!!! I came home with the Aloha Spirit and will pass on all positive vibes to everyone for this next quarter.

Pizza Friday Snack

Thank you to the Loewenthal family for bringing in Pizza Friday snack this week!

Safety Practice

 We will be practicing a Soft Lockdown drill tomorrow Tuesday, October 14th  in the morning.

Field Trip

We will be having our first field trip to ASU Earth and Space Exploration building on Thursday, October 30th from 9-12:30.

If you are a parent who has signed up to be a driving chaperone, or if you would like to be a driving chaperone, please make sure all parent volunteer forms, waivers, current fingerprint clearance card, and copies of driver's license and insurance card are turned in on or before Monday, October 27th. I will contact any parent who signed up to be a chaperone for this fieldtrip, by Wednesday to let you know if everything is turned in and good to go. 

Thank you to the drivers and chaperones of this trip!

Homework

Math: Review packets Day 2-5 due this week. 

A new homework packet will be handed out this Friday, October 17th.

Answer keys for the new math homework packet will be available online. Below is the link to each math homework answer key. 

A Packet

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kkrjDwdTGCcEZ41YVJF4gT1YjnEW4kYT?usp=drive_link

B Packet https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1PoIn9pB0QSHOT62XYgH2Uk5_dyBxjelp?usp=drive_link

C Packet

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bUVeOduVhLnJ-GqhMseQKoypDKESR0ZO?usp=drive_link

Reading:  20 minutes nightly reading

Oct. Book Genre: Mystery/Suspense

Spelling: Practice their high frequency spelling words. Test will be given Fri.

6th Grade Families

Students and staff from the middle school would like to invite you to join them this Thursday at the Middle School A.C.E. Building Open House, a special occasion designed for the entire family. This event presents a unique opportunity to gain valuable insights into the enriching experiences your child will engage in at the Middle School level. Our talented Middle School students will proudly showcase their A.C.E. accomplishments through delightful light fare, live entertainment, and displays of their previous work.

When: Oct. 16th from 7:00-8:30pm

Where: Middle School Campus 2927 E. Campbell Ave. Phx, 85016

This is all I have for now, have a beautiful and blessed week!!