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| TISA kinder butterfly emerging from paper for the Taos Open Art Show |
Hello Amazing Kindergarten Families,
September is brimming with creativity, momentum and learning opportunities for all! Please mark your calendars!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Friday - tomorrow! - 9/16 - 5:30pm: TISA Stakeholders Meeting -- Kit Carson Electric Board Room -- 118 Cruz Alta
We know you care about your student(s) and their home-away-from-home at TISA. We want everyone to have the opportunity to give input and feel included in the process of creating our permanent campus. Everyone is invited. Please attend and spread the word.
And remember to fill out the three question survey to provide input about what you would like to see at TISA. We will follow up with the results to this survey at the Stakeholders Facilities Meeting. Follow this link:
Saturday -- 9/17 - 4-6pm: Glam Trash Fashion Show -- See you there!
Glam trash is an amazing display of local creativity. The event was the brainchild of Nicole Cowalski, TISA's very cool first grade teacher herself!
September 17, 2016 -- This Saturday!
Sunday -- 9/18 - 1pm: Ice Cream Social on TISA's new campus! DREAM COME TRUE!
TISA is very excited to announce that we have completed the purchase of the land (4.69 acres) located at 118 Toalne for our school's permanent location between LaPosta and Toalne Rd., behind and adjacent to Nusenda Credit Union.
Please bring the entire family and join us in celebrating this milestone in TISA's development this coming Sunday.
What: Ice Cream Social provided by TISA PTA
When: Sunday, 9/18 -- 1:00 - 2:30 PM
Where: Parking is in the dirt lot at the corner of LaPosta and Zia.
When: Sunday, 9/18 -- 1:00 - 2:30 PM
Where: Parking is in the dirt lot at the corner of LaPosta and Zia.
Presenters to include TISA Governing Council President, Jill Cline, TISA Governing Council Member, Judge Ernie Ortega, and Alix Henry of Henry Architects who has worked with us on various aspects of our development. In addition, Governing Council Member, and Chair of the TISA Facilities Committee, Johanna DiBiase, will be in attendance with drawings from our Master Plan and will be available to answer your questions. You will have an opportunity to volunteer for the Facilities Committee or other committees on that day as well.
Sept 20 -- Pizza money due ($2 per slice) -- topping choices: cheese or pepperoni
Sept 20 -- Field Trip: Library -- We loved our first visit! We can all check out 2 books! (If your child would like to take their book home, they will need to bring their library card)
Sept 20 -- Pizza money due ($2 per slice) -- topping choices: cheese or pepperoni
Sept 20 -- Field Trip: Library -- We loved our first visit! We can all check out 2 books! (If your child would like to take their book home, they will need to bring their library card)
Sept 23 - 24: PASEO -- https://paseoproject.org/
Teacher: Megan Bowers Avina -- TISA's magnificent fourth grade teacher
Topic: Using light projections as a means of political expression, environmental transformation, and public discourse.
TISA kinder's collaborative pendulum painting with be displayed at Twirl
TISA's middle school is also participating!
Protest with Light -- a.k.a. The IlluminatorTeacher: Megan Bowers Avina -- TISA's magnificent fourth grade teacher
Topic: Using light projections as a means of political expression, environmental transformation, and public discourse.
Sept 24 - Oct2: Taos Fall Arts Festival -- TISA Kinder will be displaying their magical butterfly garden multi-media creation
Sept 29 -- First Fundraiser Packets Due -- Kinder Families, let's make it a success!
Hi TISA Parents, Friends & Family! It's fundraising time again! Mixed Bag Designs is helping TISA reach ourfundraising goals this year. Seller packets are going home soon - make sure to check those backpacks if you haven't seen it yet. We're offering colorful totes, accessories, kitchenware and gift wrap - there's something for everyone in these catalogs.
TISA PTA is also offering amazing prizes! The top 5 TISA sellers will each receive a $20 gift card to Twirl! But that's not all... every student that sells 5 items or more will get their name in the drawing for a FAMILY DINNER & MOVIE NIGHT!A family 4-pack of tickets to Storyteller Cinema AND - A $50 gift card to 5 Star BurgersOut of town friends & family can shop online and have orders shipped directly to them. So ANYONE around the country can support our fundraiser! We will receive 50% of every catalog sale, and 40% of every online sale. Clink on the link down below to be sent directly to our online fundraising page.Packets will be due to your teacher by Thursday, September 29th.Thank you,TISA PTA
Homework:
Take your child's water bottle home for a thourough cleanup!Tuesday -- due Wednesday: Math at Home (green booklet): page 6
Wednesday -- due Thursday: Find and cut out a word that has many letters (we are looking for the longest word we can find)
Sign onto Lexia -- see your child's logon info attached
Read 20 minutes daily! Complete reading log and bring it to class
read to a stuffed animal/doll/little brother/sister
Clubs and tutoring update: Games club on Thursdays (3:30-4:30) and tutoring on Wednesdays (3:30-4:30)
Next week's snack help:
Monday: Gracen, Tuesday: Owen, Wednesday: Paris
Thursday: pizza day! Bring money ($2 per slice) in attached envelope by TUESDAY and put it in homework tray please.
The next chapter in kinder entomology: what's the name of this bug?
What does a katydid's leg look like?
Beanbag Buddies
Catch and count! Beanbag work
My first accordion book: T (tire, tough, teeth) -- 6 pages!
Enrichment with Mr Laire: Animal eyes
Which animal did you draw?
Working with the reading program: Lexia
(Student log-on information in your child's backpack)
Twirl pendulum adventure #2: Painting with the pendulum
Spirograph station at Twirl
Wow! This is what a pendulum does with paint!
On the giant chair at Twirl
Wheeling around at Twirl
Happy #6 Birthday, Santiago Sergio!
TISA kinder butterflies emerging from paper for the Taos Open Art Show
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