October Weekly Update

We had 11 out of 25 families attend our second parent night. I promised some resources from that evening and I will send them in a separate email. I am very pleased with our turn out, participation and am excited for our next one.

Thank you for your flexibility in moving our canyon day to Monday. You will find an updated packing list below. I will be at a Math Conference Tuesday - Friday next week. Mrs. Jensen, district administrator and our PEAK teacher will be on call if a principal is needed. Our assistant superintendent, James Howell is also on call. I will be checking my email and phone, Ms. Vicky will be teaching my groups next week.

Best Wishes,

Jenna

• On Friday Oct. 30, all children are welcome to wear their costume to school. Weapons need to be left at home. Full face masks may be worn for the parade and trunk or treat.

• At 8am, we will have a whole school parade. Parents are welcome to come at morning drop off and line the hallways. The 4th and 5th graders will start the parade walking through the 2nd and 3rd grade class and then picking up the kindergarten and 1st grade class. The kids will walk to the Eagle feather case and then walk back to their classrooms. The purpose of the parade is for everybody to have a chance in the morning to show off their costumes.

• Following the parade, our 5th graders will be hosting a haunted gym, which we call Ghost Town. Each class will have an opportunity to walk through the gym. Parents are welcome to walk through ghost town with your child. Nobody has to go through Ghost Town it is 100% voluntary. Children can go with their parents or with their class. They can also have the choice to go through Ghost Town with the lights on or off.

• At 1:45, we will start Trunk or Treating in the parking lot. Families should be ready to pass out candy at 1:45. You are welcome to come early to set up your car.

• Following Trunk or Treat, we will have games in front of the school. Our PTO will be setting up games. We need 3 more people to help run the games.

• School is dismissed at 2:40pm.

• A 2nd grader's family is offering their house as a launching point for Treat or Treating in Targhee Towne. Please see the Alta Elementary School PTO Facebook page for more information.

MONDAY 10.26 - STEAM

Wild Journey's Field Trip -Teton Canyon - Dress appropriate for wyoming weather @ 8:45 AM

TUESDAY 10.27 - Music

WEDNESDAY 10.28 - PE & STEAM

THURSDAY 10. 29 - Art & Spanish

FRIDAY 10.30 - Library

8:00 am Halloween parade

8:20 am Ghost Town

1:45 pmTrunk or Treat

2:15 pm Games

2:40 pm Dismissal

Our 4th and 5th graders participated in a mentoring and problem solving training this Monday morning. PeaceKeepers lead a morning game at recess, hold the doors open, check in with kids who need someone to play with and solve minor playground problems. If your child is struggling with something at recess, tell them to check in with a PeaceKeeper.

Top Row: Theo Kaufman, Anssi Oksanen, Leah McNeill, Emilia Magnusson, Bridger Bettner.

Bottom Row: Addie Gould, Bear Wallburg, Syrus Furset and Bo Kitchin

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

NOVEMBER

3 Picture ReTake Day

10 Veterans Day Program 11am

16 PTO Meeting@2pm

16-20 Parent Teacher Conferences

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

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

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.

• 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.

Alta Elementary School

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