November Weekly Update

Hi Alta Families,

I'm sorry to miss all the fun on Friday! I was able to attend the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics in Denver this past week. I am looking forward to better supporting every student and our teachers in the area of mathematics! Our trip to Teton Canyon on Monday was amazing! With the support of Amy Butler, Linsay Alexander and Sarah Kaiser we had a seamless day in the woods. I am very much looking forward to continuing to off outdoor education options.

Best Wishes,

Jenna

📣 Families! Here's What's Happening This Week:

MONDAY 11.2 - STEAM

TUESDAY 11.3- Music

Picture ReTake Day

WEDNESDAY 11.4 - PE & STEAM

THURSDAY 11.5 - Art & Spanish

FRIDAY 11.6 - Library

Teton Canyon Day

Outdoor learning

Josiah

Oaklynn

Refueling

Exploring

Emilia, Addie and Arlette

BIG FIVE!!!!

Please remember "The Big Five" as the weather changes.

Hat

Gloves

Winter Jacket (water/wind proof)

Snow pants

Boots

🙌 Weekly Shout-Outs

John David - Kindergartner

JD is great friend to everyone, has a great learning attitude, is an amazing collage artist and does his homework every single night!!!! :)

Oaklynn - 3rd grade

This week's shout out goes to Oaklynn. Oaklynn is always doing the right thing at the right time. She is a joy to be around and is such a good friend to everyone!

Addie - 4th grade

Addie for always coming in with a positive attitude. She is kind to everyone, inclusive, fun, and adds wonderful energy to our classroom.

Update from our PTO

Our next meeting is November 16th at 2:00 pm. (In person or zoom)

I'm so excited to share that we are a highly functioning PTO! (Not many schools can claim this!) Our meeting this week was productive. Please read the notes from our PTO meeting this week

Zoom link for PTO meeting

🥞🍔LUNCH MENU🥦🥛

Upcoming Dates

NOVEMBER

10 Veterans Day Program 11am

16 PTO Meeting@2pm

16-20 Parent Teacher Conferences

17 Food Pantry - 3 & 4 graders, Bus departs @845a

23-27 Thanksgiving Holiday No School

DECEMBER

2 End of 1st Trimester

11 Movie Night

15 Holiday Concert, 5:30pm

23-Jan.3 Winter Break No School

Join our Alta School Facebook Page

Please consider joining our https://www.facebook.com/share/g/16zH2mbAHQ/ This is a private group managed by Mrs. Beck and Ms. Olson.

School Store

All new students received an Alta School t-shirt courtesy of our PTO. If you would like to purchase additional hats, t-shirts, sweatshirts and lots of other items, you can do so at Game Time.

ASK YOUR CHILD ABOUT : Academics

This month our CARES focus is on Academics. Mr. B is teaching about the logical and emotional brain. Mrs. Beck is teaching about having our attention flow from out and in and noticing how the differences feel in our body. Classroom teachers are focusing on what smart students do. Throughout the school, we are all teaching kids to try something. Instead of sitting, stuck waiting for an adult, we say try something. Same can go at home, if your child doesn't know what to do and is waiting for your attention, "Try Something" is an easy cue to remind children they have power and can figure out what to do on their own.

RESOURCES FOR YOU 🤗

Parent Guidance is a free resource provided by our district. You can access:

Free parent coaching
Evidence based courses
Ask a therapist questions

My husband and I used the parent coaching for 2 years. It brought us together on our parenting and a new level of understanding and empathy for one another. The parent coach listened to our frustrations and concerns, guided us in the next right step and held us accountable to try out the new strategies.

The process is simple.

Go to parentguidance.org
Choose the parent coaching tab
Choose Get Started
Select Wyoming
Select Teton County School District
Register and you will get an email to get started.

Contact Information

Alta Elementary School

Principal: Jenna Beck cell 307-690-0690

Main Office: Rose Raube, 307-353-2472

Website: https://aes.tcsd.org/

Location: 15 School Road, Alta Wyoming 83455
Phone: (307) - 353-2472
Facebook: Alta Elementary School PTO