East Side Eagle News

Dear Eagle Families,

The sunshine and the spring weather has everyone in bright spirits. Your child’s early school years are a crucial time and your involvement makes a huge difference! People say "You blink" and your child has grown up! This is truth! I blinked and now my oldest daughter is in high school taller than me! 🤩

Taking an active role in your child's academics doesn’t have to be complicated—it can be as simple as asking them about their day, reading together, or exploring the world around you. Your encouragement and participation help build their confidence, curiosity, and love for learning!

• Ask daily questions like:

  • What was the best part of your day?

  • Can you teach me something new you learned?

  • What did you do at recess?

  • What was the trickiest thing you worked on?

  • Who do you enjoy playing with?

  • What was your "Happy" of the day and what was your "Crappy" of the day?

• Read together every day – Pick a day and go to local library for a new book...make it a fun routine with your kid to go to the library every Tuesday or a day that works for you.

• Practice counting and simple math in everyday life (counting objects, measuring while cooking, compare prices of items at the grocery store).

• Encourage creativity by letting them tell a story and record it on your cell phone, draw with a dry erase on your window, use chalk to invent creatures on your sidewalks.

Fun Spring Activities for Families
🌸 Go on a nature walk and play the "I Spy" game while walking
📚 Have a picnic and bring a favorite book to read together
🎨 Draw pictures with sidewalk chalk or paint rocks
🚴‍♂️ Take a bike ride or go on a scavenger hunt
🦋 Visit a local garden or butterfly conservatory
🌧️ Jump in puddles after a rainy day

Learning happens everywhere, and your involvement helps make it exciting and meaningful. Thank you for being a partner in your child’s education—we appreciate you!

Warmly,

Mrs. Kienlen

STEAM SATURDAY AT WASHAKIE MUSEUM

DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A MOUNTAIN??

Saturday, April 26 | 10:00-11:30am

Grades K-8 - FREE

Spend the morning at the Washakie Museum with special guest educator David Kissner learning about Topographic lines, maps, and build your own model of a famous Wyoming Mountain!

Sponsored by the Newell B. Sargent Foundation

STEAM Saturdays are monthly classes focused on engaging students in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) topics. Each class includes a hands-on project. STEAM Saturdays are for ages 6 and up unless specified. These classes are held on a first come, first served basis. Up to 25 student spaces are available for each class. STEAM Saturdays are free for participants and funded by a generous grant from the Newell B. Sargent Foundation.

REGISTER HERE: https://www.washakiemuseum.org/steam-saturday-pre-registration.html

Classes begin at 10:00am and will end by 11:30am, unless specified. Parents are required to sign each child in and out.
Contact: Museum Educator, Angela Reddick at educator@washakiemuseum.org or 307-347-4102

April 1st- PTO Meeting @ West Side at 5:30

April 7th- No School Staff In Service

April 18th and 21st- No School Easter Break

April 28th- Bingo for Books 5:00-6:30 at the high school

May 5th &6th- Kindergarten Registration

April 8th-22nd- Swim Lessons for Jorgensen & Peragine's class (and a few Hostetter kiddos)

April 26th-May 6th- Swim Lessons for Snyder's class

Hello from PE –

We will be swinging right into April. We are finishing up cup/bucket stacking and taking our first steps in dance. Yee-haw!

Take advantage of these beautiful evenings and go on a bike ride or walk around the track or bike path. Fresh air cleans your lungs, boosts your mood, lowers your heart rate, increases energy levels, and improves digestion. ~ Mrs. Glanz

Calling All Kinder and First Graders! Start to turn in your Sight Word Challenge for a prize! If you lost yours and need a new copy, just reach out to your teacher! It looks like the photo below.

Students can earn a mystery pen! They saw these at our assembly and they are fun!

Here is our video from all our elementaries saying THANK YOU to all the incredible supporters in our community for our PTO fundraiser. We appreciate our local businesses.