Kristen Pearce

Tuesday Newsletter – April 1st

Hello everyone! 

The end of the school year is rapidly approaching and we still have so much left to do!
One such project is starting and maintaining our seedlings for the upcoming May VCS farmer’s market, and I would like to request some support in the form of:

• seed-starter soil mix
• help with irrigation (for the seedlings and fixing the existing garden irrigation – I have most of the supplies but could use some help)

Students are working hard on their “Place Projects” 
…. they are currently in the poster-design phase!
We look forward to finishing these and then jumping into our last big project of the year in just a few weeks. 

Our buddies trip to the library was awesome!!
We had fun waiting for the bus, and students are really getting the hang of finding the books they are interested in and checking them out. We got some wonderful feedback from the library staff and other library-goers about how well-behaved our students are. ☺️

Thank you for reading!
*Miss Kristen*

P.S… not too much foolin around today, but we did have a fun little classroom swap this morning 🤣

If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings. 
~Welsh proverb

Tuesday News – March 25th

Upcoming Dates

• TOMORROW – March 26th – Buddies bus trip to the library
• Sunday March 30th – Dine & Donate @ The Corner Project (see the Bulletin for details)
• Saturday April 26th – Creek Clean Up!

Reminders!!!

• Tomorrow – for our bus trip to the library please send your student to school with their library card and their rain coat!
• The coin collection has officially begun for the school, and our class is looking for more coins to count! Send in those coins and we will practice our skip-counting, adding on, and multiple-digit addition math skills!

A little sunny-day porch reading session

We look forward to more walks to the creek now that the weather is warming up! We also will be taking a trip to Foothill Regional Park soon to get a longer hike in… details to come!

Happy Spring Everyone!
*Miss Kristen*

“A kind word is like a spring day.” 
~Russian Proverb

Starry Sweatshirt Twins ✨✨

Tuesday News – March 11th

Upcoming Dates

• March 13th – Total Lunar Eclipse! (begins at around 9:00 and lasts til about 3:00am – we’ll be talking about it more in class)
• March 17th – 21st – Spring Break!
• March 29th – Buddies bus trip to the library
• Sunday March 30th – Dine & Donate @ The Corner Project (see the Bulletin for details)

Coin Collection

Our class has already been bringing in and counting coins! Soon it will be a school-wide effort….
I love this event because not only does it raise funds and build community, it provides practical, real-world MATH PRACTICE 
By counting coins, students are practicing various skip-counting skills, addition strategies, and mental math. They will get practice identifying and counting the coins they bring in, but I also encourage all of you to keep the practice going at home.

Don’t have any change at home to donate? 
I suggest going on a small shopping trip with your student with a $10 or $20 bill. Practice figuring out what you can buy, and then counting (and donating) the coins received as change!

Students can bring in their change any day. Thanks for your help!

Spring Chicks

Thank you to Emma and her mom Stacey for bringing in some sweet little chicks for us to meet last week! Spring has sprung!

Hope everyone has a wonderful Spring Break! 
*Miss Kristen*

“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold, when it is summer in the light and winter in the shade.” 
~Charles Dickens

Tuesday Newsletter – March 4th

Upcoming Dates

• TOMORROW, March 5th – PAJAMA DAY! – Stuffies are Invited
• March 12th – Progress Reports sent home in Homework Folders
• March 13th – Total Lunar Eclipse! (begins at around 9:00 and lasts til about 3:00am – we’ll be talking about it more in class)
• March 17th – 21st – Spring Break!  
• Sunday March 30th – Dine & Donate @ The Corner Project (see the Bulletin for details)

Upcoming Gardening Projects

Ms. Parent and I will begin some spring gardening projects in the coming weeks, including starting seeds! More info about that coming soon…
Last week students tried some of the green onions that are left in one of our beds…

STEAM and Makers Projects

Thank you all for the TP roll donations, I think we have enough to begin another makers project this week! 
Students have been enjoying setting up dominoes (these pictured below are normally used for math!), and now our STEAM shelf has a domino activity which includes a ball, ramps, and other objects to add to the set of reactions. When students are done setting them up we have a “domino show” for the class… often complete with a roaring cheer at the end 😁

New Moon News – February Issue

Congrats to the staff on another awesome issue of our class paper! (please excuse the typos, that’s my fault!)This one included a somewhat controversial opinion piece by students in Miss Barnum’s class!

And now for some sparkly twinsies, Aria and Vivi!

Tuesday News – February 25th 

Upcoming Dates

• Friday, February 28th – Friday Sharing for Water Group
• Wednesday, March 5th – PAJAMA DAY!
• March 12th – Progress Reports sent home in Homework Folders
• March 17th – 21st – Spring Break!
• Sunday March 30th – Dine & Donate @ The Corner Project (see the Bulletin for details)

Reading, Writing, and BRAIN BREAKS

On Tuesday afternoons, students practice their creative writing as well as their reading skills in small groups. We have been focusing on rhyming patterns in short poems, and students will have an opportunity to share some of their poems for the school during our Village Friday this week! In between these activities, we give our brains a break with guided movement activities….check out some of the brain-break partner-fun below, thank you Miss Lena for the photos!

Place Project – Exploration

Our second trimester project is underway! Students are learning how to find and organize information from books on their chosen topic. Once the research is complete, they’ll make posters to share what they learned with the class. This is big work and these kiddos are doing awesome! 

Thank you for reading!
*Miss Kristen*

“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things”
~Henry Miller

Tuesday News – February 18th 

Upcoming Dates

○ No Homework this week (no spelling words)
○ February 25th @ 5:30 – “Wait Until 8th” Parent meeting – – more info  HERE and  RSVP
○ March 17th – 21st – Spring Break!
○ Sunday March 30th – Dine & Donate @ The Corner Project (yours truly will be performing some music!)

Valentines Day Fun

We had a super fun Valentines Day on Friday! 
We made a yummy pancake snack, and then made lemonade…then ended the day with an impromptu boat race! 

Short and sweet this week, thank you for reading,
*Miss Kristen*

“The people who give you their food give you their heart”
~Cesar Chavez 

Upcoming Dates

• Friday, February 14th – Miss K’s Class Valentines Day Tradition! (also, handmade Valentines due if applicable)
• Monday, February 17th – NO SCHOOL
• February 18th – 21st – Conferences – (ALL DAYS EARLY RELEASE @ 1:15)
• Saturday, April 26th – 11th Annual Creek Clean-Up! – Save the Date!

Reminders

• Keep the paper towel and toilet paper rolls coming, please!
• Please check in with your student to make sure they have enough snack and lunch for the day. Many students have been running out early and still hungry!

Rainy Recess

Just a reminder that even though it is cold and rainy recently, students still go outside! Please remember to send students to school with their warm jackets and raincoats when cold weather or rain is expected (like the rest of this week!)

Makers Days & STEAM Centers

Lately students have had several opportunities to design and build imaginative creations out of a variety of materials with partners. I have loved what they have created and there is more on the way! Also, our STEAM shelf has some fun activities on it, and I am continuously amazed at what students do with them thinking outside the box.

Perspective Art

I am thrilled and tickled with how wonderful and whimsical the students’ artwork has been lately…. They have been learning to make drawings and collages with different perspectives, which can be quite challenging! They have made snow people from a birds’ eye view, forests using a foreground, midground, and background, as well as scenes using 1 and 2 point perspective! 

Thank you for reading,
*Miss Kristen*

Tuesday News – February 4th

Upcoming Dates

• Friday Sharing – Earths
• Week of February 18th – 21st – Conferences – (Optional – sign-ups  HERE)
• Saturday, April 26th – 11th Annual Creek Clean-Up! – Save the Date!

Field Trips

We enjoyed an incredible show today at the Luther Burbank Center – The Peking Acrobats are truly an incredible group of acrobats/athletes/artists!!
Two weeks ago we saw another great show about cultural traditions in Hawai’i…. and afterward explored the sculpture garden.

Lunar New Year

What a fun day we had!
Thank you so much to Stacey for sharing some fun and facts about Lunar New Year, and Kanoe and Amy for their artistic and helpful contributions as well!

Valentines Day! 🩷

Valentines Day is next Friday… As most of you know, our school celebrates Valentine’s day in a way that celebrates friendship, and encourages autonomy and creativity. Students are welcome to make Valentines at home to bring to their classmates.

• Please no store-bought Valentines or anything with media/characters
• Any handmade Valentines for classmates are OPTIONAL, if students choose to make Valentines, they must make one for every student in our class
• I will send home a list of student names tomorrow.

Thank you for reading!
*Miss Kristen*

“Let the rain kiss you, Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops, Let the rain sing you a lullaby.”
~Langston Hughes

Tuesday Twins, Featuring Wren V and Keira rocking their rain pants! ☔

Tuesday News – January 28th

Upcoming Dates

• Tomorrow, January 29th – Lunar New Year – I’m encouraging students to wear RED!
• Tuesday, February 4th – Field Trip – “The Peking Acrobats” LBC School Show
• Week of February 18th – 21st – Conferences – Sign-ups and details are below
• Saturday, April 26th – 11th Annual Creek Clean-Up! – Save the Date!

Classroom Requests

• Tissues!  If you are able, please send in a box of tissues 🙂
• Toilet paper roles & paper towel roles for our maker space projects
• Water Wizard – We are still in need of someone to fill our water jugs

Lunar New Year / New Moon News

One of the ways we celebrate the Lunar New Year is by releasing the first issue of New Moon News, a little newspaper run by a volunteer staff from our class. This year our staff consists of four students, but there will be other contributing writers and illustrators throughout this year’s issues.

The Lunar New Year begins on the first new moon of the first month of the lunar calendar, and ends two weeks later on the full moon. We’ll be celebrating by reading stories, making crafts, and tomorrow if we are able, wearing red (a symbol of vitality, celebration, good luck, and prosperity!)

February Conferences

I cannot believe the wonderful growth students have shown this year already! Students have been reading machines.. EVERYONE is enjoying picking up a book lately.
I am incredibly proud of everyone’s hard work and perseverance.

Conferences this round are optional. If you would like to hear more details about your student’s progress, or if you have any questions or concerns, please sign up for a conference here.

Thank you for reading!
*Miss Kristen*

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago.
The second best time is now”
~Chinese Proverb

The New Moon News staff, hard at work!

Reading Machines!

And now for DOUBLE Tuesday Twins, Family & Girl Scout edition! 🙂🙂

Tuesday Newsletter – January 21st

Upcoming Dates:

Tomorrow! January 22nd! Field trip to the LBC – please see note in Homework folders and please be on time!
Wednesday, January 29th – Lunar New Year (be on the lookout for a special email bulletin)
Saturday, April 26th – 11th Annual Creek Clean-Up!
Tuesday February 4th –  Field Trip – “The Peking Acrobats” LBC School Show
Week of February 18th – 21st –  Conferences – Sign-ups and details to come

Guided Art

Most Fridays students have guided art – where they learn and practice different concepts or skills. We have been focusing lately on collage and perspective. We talked about what something might look like from a “bird’s eye view”, and made snow people out of paper. They’re the cutest!

Creek Walk

Another wonderful walk last week, this time all the way to the creek!
Our class has been buddying up with Miss Anna’s class, making new friends, conversing and writing about nature, and being respectful explorers of this beautiful space.

Thank you for reading,
*Miss Kristen*

Tuesday Newsletter – January 14th

Greetings!

Important Dates:

Monday January 20th – NO SCHOOL – MLK Day
Wednesday January 22nd – Field Trip – “The Pa’akai We Bring” LBC School Show
Tuesday February 4th – Field Trip – “The Peking Acrobats” LBC School Show
Week of February 18th – 21st – Conferences – Sign-ups and details to come

Thursday Nature Walks

We started a wonderful new routine along with Miss Anna’s class last week!
We enjoyed a leisurely walk to Grandmother Oak, searched for mushrooms on the forest floor, and carefully sloshed through the mud and puddles!
Students then wrote an entry in their nature journals.
We’re excited to continue our walks, with new themes and destinations to come. 🍄

Support Job – Water Wizard

There is still a classroom support job available for the remainder of the year: filling our water jugs.
If you are interested please send me an email and I will give you the details.

Thank you for reading,
*Miss Kristen*

Tuesday News – January 7th

Happy New Year! 

Hope everyone enjoyed this winter break! I look forward to starting the new year off right by having our whole class back together again!

We are excited about some changes and developments ahead with our weekly schedule, which will include more time exploring our gardens and outdoor spaces… more details to come!

Before the break we had a lovely winter wonder walk, where we marveled at piles of leaves, mushrooms and trees!

Thank you for reading,
*Miss Kristen* 

“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year”
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Tuesday News – December 17th

Winter Solstice Festival

This Thursday! The festival begins at 6:30 – CALL TIME IN THE CLASSROOM IS 6:15

You may bring your student to the classroom anytime between 6:00 and 6:15 and then find your seat in the Auditorium at Northwest Prep.

Arrival time in the classroom: 6:15. Festival begins at 6:30. You may bring your student to the classroom anytime between 6:00 and 6:15 and then find your seat in the Auditorium at Northwest Prep.
Festival Attire – STARS / Night Sky theme. Think wintery dark colors, something with stars if students have it (we’ll have some sparkly stars to add). Please no clothing with words. Please email me with questions about our festival attire.
Please let me know if your student will NOT be attending, so I can assign roles and plan accordingly

Winter Soup

Lena made delicious vegetable soup with the students last week!

Thank you for reading…
Happy Solstice and Happy New Year!
*Miss Kristen*

“One kind word can warm three winter months”
~Japanese Proverb

Tuesday News – December 10th

Winter Solstice Festival

Our festival is coming up next Thursday the 19th! We are practicing our songs and poems and skits, and look forward to sharing this special evening with you. Here are some details:

Arrival time in the classroom: 6:15. Festival begins at 6:30
Festival Attire – STARS / Night Sky theme.  No need to buy anything new, think wintery dark colors, something with stars if students have it (we’ll have some sparkly stars to add to clothes if needed). Please no clothing with words.
Please email me with questions about our festival attire.Please let me know if your student will NOT be attending, so I can assign roles and plan accordingly

Garden Harvest – Turnips!

We had fun harvesting our turnips last week and slicing them to make turnip chips (AKA “churnip tips”)

Thank you for reading, stay healthy everyone!
*Miss Kristen*

“Look to the stars, and from them learn”
~Albert Einstein

Tuesday News – December 3rd

Upcoming Dates

This Friday – 12/6 – AIR Group Friday sharing day
Thursday – 12/19 – Solstice Festival – please check the Friday Bulletin for more details and let me know via email if your student will not be attending.

Rainy Library Adventure!

What a fun trip we had!
We will hopefully make it back to the library again this school year, but next time probably won’t be so wet and wild! We all had a lot of fun, in spite of and because of the rain 

Autumn Harvest

We will be making some warm and nourishing vegetable soup later this week using some items from our garden, but we need your help with more ingredients! Check your student’s homework folder for a page with details.

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!
*Miss Kristen*

 “What good is the warmth of summer, 
without the cold of winter to give it sweetness”
~John Steinbeck

Tuesday News – November 19th

Rainy Day Library Adventure Tomorrow!!

We are so excited for our adventure tomorrow to the library with our big buddies!
Students should remember to bring:

– their RAINCOAT – this is very important!
– their library card (unless I already have it or you filled out the application)

Family Traditions

Please be on the look-out for this page coming home in your student’s homework folder today! It may be kept at home through the break to be turned in later OR feel free to complete it this week and send it in. There will be a page attached with further instructions.

Attitude of Gratitude 

Last week students wrote 3 things they were grateful for… here are some of them…
The rest will be up on the wall, feel free to stop by after school to take a look!

Thank you for reading, and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
*Miss Kristen*

P.S. Survey SAYS….
Students rocked their survey projects this year!

“The more grateful I am, the more beauty I see”
~Mary Davis

Tuesday News – November 12th

Upcoming Dates:

Friday 11/15 – Friday Sharing for FIRE group
Friday 11/15 – Full Super Moon evening watch party with Miss Anna’s Class (see details below)
Wednesday 11/20 – Buddies Bus Trip to the Library (date changed)
Wednesday 11/20 – Progress Reports sent home

Dia de Muertos!

What a wonderful festival! Thank you for joining us for a magical evening.

Rainboots & Extra Clothes!

It’s rainy season! Please send your student with rainboots tomorrow. They should have access to their rainboots everyday at school, not just on rainy days. I have extras if your child is in need of a pair. Also, please have a pair of socks & underwear and pants available in case of puddle & mud mishaps. I can keep these here in the classroom in a small labeled bag.

Library Trip

We will be going to the library with our big buddies next Wednesday!
Does your student already have a library card? If so, please send them to school with their library card beginning on Monday ( I will hold on to it )…
If they do NOT have a library card, please see the application being sent home tomorrow for them to get their own next week on our trip!

Full Moon Watch Party

Miss Anna and I wanted to share this  November SuperMoon with our classes this Friday!
If you’re interested in joining us out in the yard by the big tree with your student, a hot beverage or some snacks, please do! Miss Anna and I will be out there at 5:00, I believe there will be hot apple cider.

Thank you for reading,
*Miss Kristen*

“A rainy day is the perfect time for a walk in the woods.”
~Rachel Carson

Tuesday News – November 5th

Upcoming Dates:

This Friday 11/8 – Dia de los Muertos Festival – 5:15 call time in the classroom
Wednesday 11/13 – Buddies Bus Trip to the Library
Wednesday 11/20 – Progress Reports sent home in Homework Folders

Festival this Friday

– Please let me know asap if your student will not be attending
– Students should arrive in the classroom at 5:15 – Festival begins at 5:30
– Students can still bring in photos of their ancestors / loved ones / pets for our ofrenda
– Bring a cup for hot chocolate after the performances!

Rainy Days are here!

The rain is here and the field is getting wet and muddy. Students should soon have access to their rainboots everyday. They can leave their boots at school, and if they are worn home they must be worn back to school the next day! I have a bunch of extra boots that I can designate for your student if they are in need of a pair, please let me know.

Survey Says!

Students have completed their surveys and made their presentations to either our class or to the school for Village Friday! I am super proud of these kiddos for their hard work on this project!
If you would like to check out the student surveys they will be available to view in the classroom in the 30 minutes before and after school through next week.

Pajama Day Fun

We have a pajama day near the end of every trimester to celebrate our hard work and accomplishments! On Friday we happened to have Pajama Quadruplets!

Also, our stuffies got their very own spot made of blocks to hang out, including this little nook made by Wesley.

Tuesday News – October 29th

Upcoming Dates:

This Friday 11/1 – Pajama Day! (stuffies welcome)
Friday 11/8 – Dia de los Muertos Festival
Wednesday 11/13 – Buddies Bus Trip to the Library

Dia de los Muertos

We are preparing for our school’s  Dia de los Muertos festival with songs, dances, poems, and art.

Our class will put up an altar in the tradition of Dia de los Muertos. Families will have an opportunity to look at the altars during our festival.

Las Ofrendas – the altar for the Dead takes great meaning through the offerings that are presented to the deceased relatives (or other family members such as pets) for whom it is dedicated. Please have your children bring in photos beginning tomorrow (preferably in standing frames) of those who have died. If it was someone your child never met or doesn’t remember, then it is a wonderful opportunity to tell some stories and paint a picture of this person in your child’s mind. Your child will be invited to tell us about their loved one as we put together our ofrenda.

Festival Attire – Students may put together their own outfit to be warm, comfortable, and match our festival themes; black-based attire (feel free to get a little fancy!) , calaveras (skeleton) clothes, monarch butterfly, flowers, appropriate face paint is ok (read  HERE for guidance) … no halloween costumes – please let me know if you have questions.

We’ve got WORMS!

Students have always asked me to get a class pet, now we have many!
Though they are not fuzzy and cuddly, they are actually quite delightful, and the students and I are learning together how to raise compost worms for our gardens here at school, and eventually to save the world.
Do you know anything about compost worms? If so, I’d love to chat!

Friday Sharing

This Friday we will have our 2nd round of Friday Sharing, with the WATER group presenting their creations. Future rounds of Friday sharing might feature collaborations between students during class time, but this round is something that students have created at home.
Here’s a quick intro / reminder about how shares work in our classroom:

all shares must be created or co-created by students (nothing as-is from the store)

shares can be art, models, skits, songs, collections, etc.

Students will have a few minutes to present their share, then they will receive questions and appreciations from classmates.

Now here’s a random photo of Vivi and Sidney with their co-creation during choices a couple weeks ago 

Thank you for reading!
*Miss Kristen*

Tuesday News – October 22nd

Farmer’s Market

This year’s first famer’s market was a success! Students made a variety of items including tea, pesto and bruschetta, and we feasted! There will be two more markets this year for students to cook, create, and collaborate!

Survey Says!

Our annual math project has begun – SURVEY SAYS! Students have come up with their questions and categories, surveyed each other and their big buddies (pictured below) and they are now creating their own graphs to show their results. We’ll be hosting Village Monday next week to introduce our project to the school!

Autumn Art

We are winding down our study of line, shape, and color for this trimester… students have created their beautiful autumn trees! Please feel free to come in after the school day net week to check them out.

We had a great field trip today! Afterward students shared their appreciations for how hard the cast of the musical worked, as well as what they noticed was SIMILAR or DIFFERENT from the three books we read in class. The show was a fun and entertaining way to remind us that we are ALL creative and we should share our art with the world!

Thank you for reading,
*Miss Kristen*

Tuesday News – October 15th

Greetings Village Families!

First of all, I appreciate ALL of you for taking the time to meet with me for a conference…. It’s been a pleasure to connect or reconnect with you this school year!

Upcoming Dates

TOMORROW – VCS Farmer’s Market – 12:30 – 1:00
Field Trip! – LBC musical “Dot Dot Dot” with our big buddies! – October 22nd
Festival – Dia de los Muertos – Friday November 8th

Farmer’s Market Tomorrow!

This will be the first of three student-led, student-prepared markets in the school year! This one is focused on herbs and what they’ve been exploring in garden-club with Miss Jess … there will be a plethora of goodies to sample! Your student should be coming home with a paper invitation. Please send them to school with a plate, cup/mug, and utensils.

Our Autumn Garden Is In!

Last Friday we had an awesome day of gardening! Students helped to prepare the beds by mixing in compost and worm castings, then everyone got to plant two kinds of veggie starts.. 
We look forward to the veggie-samplings and cooking projects with our future harvests!

Thank you for reading!
*Miss Kristen*

Upcoming Dates:

EARLY RELEASE @ 1:15 – every day this week – Conferences
The Wild Robot – Saturday Oct 12th (see below for details!)
Field Trip! – LBC musical “Dot Dot Dot” with our big buddies! – October 22nd
Festival – Dia de los Muertos – Friday November 8th

Exploration Homework – Where Are You From?

There is no spelling homework this week…
…instead, I have sent home a page that students will need YOU to complete!
I have included instructions. You have the whole week to complete it, however please send it back to school in the homework folder each day so that I may see the progress made.
Thank you!

October’s Life Skill – Responsibility

This month we are talking about responsibility, and having discussions about what it means to TAKE responsibility for our actions and our own learning. Students have opportunities to take responsibility for their learning when they choose their language tasks. The tricker lessons arise when we must take responsibility for our actions or words when relating to others. Sometimes the hardest thing to do is admit to someone that we were wrong or that we made a mistake. I practice this often! Students get practice here! 
Does anyone have an at-home or personal example of taking responsibility that I can share with students to help broaden their understanding of this idea? 💚

The Wild Robot

Let’s go to a movie!
Please join us at  Airport Stadium 12 if you can…
Saturday October 12th – showing is at 10:45.
I’ll be waiting outside auditorium 9 until 10:40 and we can go in together. (the website currently says this is where it will be, but please check for changes) 
Please accompany your child, this is not a school event.

Thank you for reading!
*Miss Kristen*

Upcoming Dates:

NO SCHOOL – Fall Break – Oct 4th-7th
Conferences – Oct 8th-11th, Oct 16th
The Wild Robot – Saturday Oct 12th (matinee – details next week!)

Conferences

If you have not yet signed up for a conference, you may do so  HERE!

Language Tasks – Reading,Spelling, and Writing Skills Practice

Students are rolling right along completing their self-paced language tasks!
I will be sending home some work in their homework folders this coming Monday so check that out – and please let me know if you have any questions about their work or our language task routine during our upcoming conference.

Math – Story problems – “Whole-Part-Part”

Remember story problems from school? I think I remember kind of liking figuring these out, but I have always liked puzzles and math…but they can also be confusing and frustrating!Students have been practicing reading or listening to story problems and using drawings and other tools to help them figure out what pieces of the problem are given, is it addition or subtraction, and what still needs to be figured out.How might you come up with a fun story problem at home or in the car to challenge your student?

Not a lot of pictures to share this week, but check out the Tuesday Twins, featuring Adella and Aria!

Thank you for reading,
*Miss Kristen*

Hi, I’m Miss Kristen!

This will be my 11th year here at Village, and I am excited to start the year alongside old friends and new. It is such a joy to be a part of such a wonderful and small community where I can get to know ALL of our students. I love teaching in a multi-age classroom and helping to facilitate students’ academic learning and social and emotional growth.
In my free time I like to sing and make music, go hiking, paddling, or swim in the river… and I love ice cream!

Meet Lena!

We are pleased to introduce Lena as our new classroom instructional aide!

“Hello Families! I’m Miss Lena. This will be my first year as a teacher’s aide at Village. I am so honored and excited to be working alongside your kiddos. 
I’m a mama to 3 amazing humans. In my free time I enjoy doing photography (portraits and nature), cooking and baking, reading, singing, hiking, and spending as much time at the beach as possible. I love being out in nature and going on adventures with my kids.”