Four Seasons A+

• Friday, June 5, DHH Pre-K Celebration 12:45-1:00
• Friday, June 5, Pre-K (Vue) Celebration 11:00-12:00
• Monday, June 8, Field Day (details below)
• Wednesday, June 10, 5th Grade Promotion 9:00-10:00 AM
• Thursday, June 11, Last Day of School
• Tuesday, June 23, First Day of SPPS Summer Programs
• Thursday, September 3, Welcome Back Open House 4:00-6:00 PM

As the school year comes to an end, I want to thank each of you for your support of your students and our community. I’ve felt so much joy connecting with many of you at APTT and Celebrate Four Seasons over the last month, after being unable to come together due to community concerns earlier in the school year.

I hope each of you saw that your child made academic progress between APTT meetings and feels like you have skills that you can continue practicing with them over the summer. The performances during Celebrate Four Seasons were fantastic, and I was so proud of the courage our students showed by getting on stage to highlight our focus on the arts.

Thank you to our 5th-grade students and families for your support and commitment to Four Seasons. Our 5th-grade class has laid the foundation for what it takes to be a STAR student. We look forward to hearing about their success in middle school and beyond.

While we all look forward to summer, I am encouraged by the progress we have made as a school community this year and look forward to building on that progress as we start a new school year in the fall. In the meantime, if there is anything I can do to support your student, please do not hesitate to reach out.

In Partnership,

Ryan Fell

Families are invited to celebrate and recognize our 5th grade students at 5th Grade Promotion Wednesday, June 10. After the ceremony there will be a cake and lemonade reception.

The Four Seasons A+ Elementary Annual Field Day is Monday, June 8. During Field Day, students will participate in a variety of games and activities with their class. Students should be ready to be active outside (hats, sneakers, sunscreen, water bottles, etc.).

Volunteers are needed from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (for Pre-K-2nd grade) and 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (for grades 3-5). Time includes set up, helping to run a station, and clean up. Field day will be held outside on the front lawn (Moore Street). If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out the form below. Many thanks for your help!

If your child has medications at school, please watch for communication from the health office about sending those medications home. Please do your best to respond as quickly as possible so we can respect your wishes about how you would like your medications sent home. All medications will be sent home at the end of the school year, even if your child is attending summer school. Because summer school programs are at different buildings, you should plan to deliver your child’s medications directly to the summer school programs they are attending.

Summer can be a convenient time to take care of routine medical care for your child! As the school year ends, it's a nice time to check when your child last visited their primary care provider or their dentist. Scheduling appointments as soon as possible will give you a better chance of getting an appointment over the summer months. While you’re at it, check your child’s vaccination records. Are they up to date for next school year? Most clinics schedule “vaccine-only” appointments which are often much easier and quicker to get than standard medical appointments. If you’re not sure of your child’s vaccine status, feel free to reach out to us in the health office and we can look it up for you. 651-888-7623

We hope you and your children have a lot of outdoor fun this summer! Don’t forget to drink plenty of water, wear hats, and put on sunblock! See you next school year!

DHH preschoolers are having a blast counting down to the end of the school year with ABCs! Everyday we practice a letter sound/sign and make, play, do, find, and explore with fun activities around each letter. We will end the school year continuing to practice and review important social emotional skills including sharing, waiting, taking turns and being kind friends so we are ready for the transition to full day Pre-K or Kindergarten in the fall!

DHH pre-K will end the school year with a Field Day on Monday, June 8th from 8:00-10:30 (outdoor stations/activities). Please send extra clothes for Ww day (water!) and dress your child in summer clothes for the warm building. See you at summer school and thanks for trusting us with your littles this year!

In Pre-K for the rest of the school year, we will be focused on the Area of Study: Transitioning to Kindergarten! Students are already super excited about moving up. We are constantly reminding students that we are now practicing being more independent students and preparing for Kindergarten readiness (sitting crisscross, listening ears, eyes on the teacher, raising your hand, etc.). At home, keep talking to your child about moving on and growing.

We are finishing up our Letters of the Week and rounding up our achievements this year. Please join us for our End of the Year Picnic on Friday, June 5th at 11am-12pm on the small playground where we will celebrate the end of a wonderful year!

It has been a joy to watch students learn and grow this year, thank you for your partnership!

• Social Emotional: As the end of the school year is approaching we have been reviewing classroom and school expectations and routines.
• Phonics: We have been working on digraphs (ck, sh, th, th, ch, wh, ph) and will introduce silent e the last few weeks of school.
• Literacy: Students have been working on research writing and learning how and where to find nonfiction facts to support their writing.
• Social Studies: We are exploring maps, globes, and locations.
• Art: Students have been working on drawing facts that support their research writing. They will continue to work on creating art that shows animals’ habitat and diet.

We will be celebrating all of our hard work as a classroom community at the end of the school year (we will have a fun classroom snack and some fun stations).

With gratitude,

Ms. Teresa, Ms. Bishop and Mrs. H

It’s hard to believe how fast this year has flown by! It has been great teaching and watching your children grow both academically and socially. Thank you for your support, perseverance, and for your partnership during this challenging year. We are very proud of our first and second graders.

Thank you for coming to APTT to see your child’s progress and learn new skills to help your child become stronger readers. It was great talking with you and sharing your child’s success this year.

This spring our first and second graders have grown in so many ways. Here are just a few of our favorite highlights:

• Reading: We became readers who can decode tricky words and retell stories! We worked really hard in UFLI to learn many sound spelling rules to help us read and spell new words.

• Math: We learned and practiced addition and subtraction strategies, identifying 2D and 3D shapes, and time and money.

• Writing: We learned how to write complete sentences with proper punctuations, write an informational book about cats, and create poetry.

To keep learning fun all summer try these things :

• Read Every Day: Visit the Library close to your house and sign up for the summer reading program.
  Math : Practice counting money and telling the time, measuring ingredients in the kitchen, or playing games.

• Stay Active: Encourage outdoor play, draw with sidewalk chalk, and go on nature walks or take trips to the park.

Have a fun and safe summer !

Ms Stenerson, Mr. Michael and Ms. Hughes

It has been busy and exciting time of learning in third grade! Here is a quick look at the fantastic concepts our students are mastering right now across math, writing, and reading:

• Math: Fantastic Fractions! We have officially jumped into the world of fractions! Students are learning that fractions represent equal parts of a whole. Right now, we are practicing how to identify and write fractions using fun visuals like pizza slices and chocolate bars.

• Try it at home: Next time you cut up an apple or a sandwich, ask your child what fraction of the whole each piece represents!

• Writing: Painting Pictures with Words! In our writing workshop, we are exploring figurative language to make our stories come alive. The kids are having a blast learning about similes (comparing things using "like" or "as") and metaphors. Ask your student to explain why saying "the classroom was a zoo" is different from saying "the classroom was loud"!

• Reading: Becoming Book Detectives! During reading time, we are focusing on text features in both fiction and non-fiction books. Students are learning how to use the Table of Contents, glossaries, index pages, and captions to help them navigate books and find information quickly. They are becoming true experts at decoding how a book is put together!

In partnership,

Ms. Seastrand, Mr. Thomas, and Ms. Yang

It’s hard to believe that we are at the end of the year already!

Here is what we have been up to lately:

• Art: We all finished making puppets and our Fauvist self portraits for Art

• Phonics: We have been continuing to learn about suffixes, as well as how to break apart big words by syllable to make them easier to read

• Literacy: We read a lot of fairy tales and discussed the elements of the genre. We then wove this into writing our own “fractured” fairy tales. Fractured fairy tales take a story we are familiar with and change 1 or 2 story elements about it (setting or characters, etc) to make it different. We will be publishing these stories soon.

• Math: 4th graders learned about decimals and how to relate that to money. We are currently learning about lines, angles, and quadrilaterals. 5th graders our finishing a Module about dividing fractions and we will be wrapping up the year learning about financial literacy and doing some probability work with card games!

• Social Studies: 4th Graders started learning about our neighbors to the north in Canada for Social Studies. 5th graders are learning about the foundation of the US government.

We are looking forward to fun events to end the year!

• June 1: Puberty talks (OK, not so fun, but important!)

• June 4: MN Zoo field trip (please return permission slips!)

• June 8: Field Day

• June 10: 5th Grade Promotion

• June 11: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

Free meals for kids 18 and under. The Free Meals for Kids mobile app helps families and kids find free meals at Minnesota schools and other sites.

1. Download the Free Meals for Kids app at Apple App or Google Play.
   
2. Use the app to find the nearest site providing meals and meal packs by GPS.
3. Click on the nearby site and use the Meals Updates tab for more details.

It is updated regularly.

Mark your calendar now for our back to school event in September.

• Visit your classroom
• Meet your teacher
• Reconnect with people in our community

After summer break, we look forward to welcoming families back to another year of learning.