Sierra School Scoop

Hello Sierra Families,

Thank you for your continued flexibility as we navigate the crazy weather these past few weeks. Because school did have to close for several days, we now are utilizing our built-in make up days at the end of the school year. This means, the LAST DAY of school will be Thursday, June 1st. Our typical year-end activities for students will shift a few days, so please do make sure that your child attends school until the very last day.

With a continued focus on the importance of school attendance, we will be incorporating some fun things into our Mondays moving forward, including spirit days, our Sparky School Store, and opportunities to earn class prizes for attendance. While we know students get sick, and things come up, we want to encourage students to be at school every day, when possible. Thank you for your continued support with this.

Reagan Phillips

Monday, 3/13

• Early Release Monday; 1:50pm Dismissal
• Mar. 13 through April 14: Read-A-Thon

Tuesday, 3/14

• Gate Meeting, Room 12, 3:00-4:00 pm
• 1st/2nd Grade Spelling Bee Practice, 3:00-3:30, Dragon's Lair
• 3rd/4th Grade Spelling Bee Practice, 3:00-3:30, Rm. 2
• 5th Grade Spelling Bee Practice, 3:00-3:30, Rm. 3
• Talent Show Try-Outs (Gr. K-2), 3:15-4:00 pm
  

Wednesday, 3/15

• Art-After School Enrichment, 3:00-4:00pm, Rm. 18
• 3rd/4th Grade Spelling Bee Practice, 3:00-3:30, Rm. 2

Thursday, 3/16

• Games-After School Enrichment, 3:00-4:00pm, Rm. 10
• 1st/2nd Grade Selling Bee Practice, 3:00-3:30, Dragon's Lair
• 5th Grade Spelling Bee Practice, 3:00-3:30, Rm. 3
• Talent Show Try-Outs (Gr. 3-5), 3:15-4:00 pm
• Joint Band Concert @ Markham, 6:00pm

Friday, 3/17

• Saint Patrick's Spirit Day - Wear Sparky Gear and/or Saint Patrick's Day Attire
• Morning All School Stretch - 8:50 am
• 4th Grade - Wagon's Ho! Gold Rush Experience, 9:30am-2:30pm

• Please check LOST & FOUND. It's quickly filling up.
• If students are planning an after school play date, please send a written note to the office from both families so we are aware and able to release children accordingly.
• Field trips are being planned. If parents/guardians are wanting to join, we need fingerprint clearances on file.

• Mar. 21: GATE MEETING, Room 12, 3:00-4:00pm
• Mar. 22: Oral Interpretation Festival
• Mar. 23: Talent Show Dress Rehearsal, 3:15-4:00pm
• Mar. 24: Talent Show, #1 9:15-10am; #2 10:15-11am
• Mar. 27: Super Hero Day
• Mar. 30: Team Sierra Meeting, 3:30pm @ Sierra
• Mar. 30: 4th Grade Performance, 5:30-6:15pm
• Mar. 31: Dragon-Tastic Assemblies (Grades 3-5, 2:00-2:20); (Grades TK-2, 2:30-2:50)
• April 3-7: Spring Recess - NO SCHOOL
• April 10: Tie-Dye Day
• April 13: New Panther Orientation @ Markham (Dinner at 5:00pm, Presentation at 6:00pm.)
• April 14: Right Start 9:00am
• April 14: Last Day of Read-A-Thon
• April 14: Sparky Store
• April 19: Board Meeting 6:00-7:00pm
• April 24: Wild West Spirit Day - Cowboy and/or Cowgirl Attire
• May 4: May the 4th be With You Spirit Day
• May 4: Team Sierra Meeting, 6pm @ Roundtable Pizza on Missouri Flat Road
• May 5: Right Start 9:00am
• May 5: 2nd Grade Sly Park Field Trip, 9:00am-2:30pm
• May 5: Fun Run
• May 8-12: Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week
• May 9: 3rd Grade - FARM DAY, 9am-2pm
• May 12: Dragon-Tastic Assembly
• May 12: County Spelling Bee
• May 12: Ice Cream Social, 5:30-7:00pm
• May 15: Grade Color Day (TK&K=red, 1st=orange, 2nd=yellow, 3rd=green, 4th=blue, 5th=purple)
• May 17: Board Meeting, 6:00-7:00pm
• May 18: Open House, 5:30p-7:00pm
  
• May 19: Sparky Store
• May 23: 1st Grade - American River Conservancy (9:00am-1:15pm)
• May 24: Kinder Field Trip - Folsom Zoo
• May 25: 2/3 Grade Field Trip to CP Pool
• May 30: Crazy Hair & Crazy Sock Day
• May 31: Twin Day
• June 1: LAST DAY OF CLASSES/ Min Day - Hawaiian Day

Tryouts are after school on Tuesday, 3/14 (K-2) and Thursday, 3/16 (3-5) (3:00 to 4:15 pm) in the MP room. If you must come on a different day (i.e. a first grader on Thursday) because of a conflict, that is fine. Students will be notified by Friday, March 17th if they made it!! Dress Rehearsal is Wednesday, March 23rd and it is mandatory for participants!!!

Next Thursday March 16th is a joint concert at Markham Middle School. Call time is 5:30pm and performance begins at 6pm.

Hello Dragons!

As we move along with the CYRM (California Young Reader Medal), most classes were able to move onto book #4. This week's book “We Don’t Eat Our Classmates” is written and illustrated by Ryan T. Higgins and the clue is a goldfish. This delightful story is about a T. Rex whose name is Penelope. She is starting school but finds out when she gets there that she is attending school with delicious children! Penelope struggles not eating her classmates and has to spit them out when she does. Her classmates are afraid of being eaten, they don’t play with her and she feels lonely at school. Walter the goldfish (class pet), bites Penelope when she sticks her finger in his fishbowl to say hi. This quickly teaches Penelope that you can make friends with others if you don't eat them. Next week we read book number 5 and then we will vote for our favorite. AR prizes are being put together and will go out soon. Remember, good things happen when you read!

Miss Dora

(530) 622-0814 x7636

dgervaise@pusdk8.us

Miss Alissa’s Counseling Corner - Building Responsible People

Have you ever wished that your child was more responsible? Maybe you find yourself hoping that they will do their chores without being asked 10 times. Or remember to bring their jacket home from school before it gets tossed in the black hole we call the Lost and Found. Being responsible is a broad term that typically includes traits like:

-Being dependable

-Being accountable for your behavior

-Putting forth your best effort

-Fulfilling your commitments

-Keeping your word

-Contributing to one’s family, community, and society.

Fun fact- Self-esteem and responsibility often go hand in hand. Children who have higher self-esteem tend to be more responsible too. If you want to instill a solid sense of responsibility in a kiddo, the best way to do so is to focus first on building up their self-esteem.There are two components of increasing self-esteem:

• Feeling loveable-knowing they are loved for who they are instills self worth and that they are important.

• Feeling capable-having a sense of power, control, and competency.

With these two factors, kids are more likely to demonstrate responsibility because they feel confident about their ability to be successful. When they are successful, their self-esteem and self worth blossom.

Here is a tried and true way to build self-esteem, and by proxy, responsibility in a child. Give them age appropriate chores to do! First, teach them step by step in simple terms. Model how you do it and have them copy you. Once they have completed the task give appropriate praise and recognition. This might sound like, “ Thank you for setting the table. You put everything in the right spot and that helped a lot!” See below for age appropriate chores.

♥️Miss Alissa

(530) 622-0814 x7512

ainks@pusdk8.us

https://centerforparentingeducation.org/library-of-articles/responsibility-and-chores/developing-responsibility-in-your-children/

What a crazy two weeks it has been. Snow days and icy roads. I am grateful for the five feet of snow on my front porch. I will be calling parents of students who repeatedly do not follow direction or are distributive in class. PE will be on the black top and music room this week.

Primary students will be doing boot camp and jump rope activities. Students will be completing different levels of Mr. Snake (the jump rope) and do individual jumping to gain speed. We will continue to do warm ups and stretch head to toe.

Third to fifth grade students will be doing boot camp activities, 8 to 10 minutes of jogging / running, and basketball skills. They will also be playing round the world basketball style. The cool down activity will be either parachute or basketball. Students will also do relays, warm-ups and stretch head to toe.

Next week fifth grade students will start their California Physical Fitness Testing. They will need correct foot wear and also water bottles. The week of March 14 they will be completing the mile run and flexibility test. On the week of March 21 they will be completing the sit and reach, push up, and curl up tests. Make ups will be the week on March 28.

Any Questions Please Email or Call,

Coach Hammer

622-6244 ext. 6511 or rhammer@pusdk8.us

Upcoming Meetings:

3/30 - 3:30pm at lunch tables

5/4 - 6 pm at Round Table on Missouri Flat

Upcoming Important Dates:

3/13-4/14: Read-A-Thon

5/5 : Fun Run (during school hours)

5/8-5/12: Staff Appreciation Week

5/12: Ice Cream Social, 5:30-7pm

-TEAM Sierra

Sparky Gear is available for purchase through our online store.

Online Store: https://sierraschoolsparky.square.site/

AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT - Classes start this week, the week of the 15th.

NAMI El Dorado County - offering support for individuals living with mental health conditions and their families - has several support group meetings. Please visit https://namieldoradocounty.org/ for more information.

ARE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY IN A TEMPORARY LIVING ARRANGEMENT? – If you had to move out of your home and move in with others, a hotel or other temporary residence due to something urgent, please contact me to see if your child qualifies for my program.

Kim Kahn, Family Resource Center/After School Enrichment Director

530-622-6244 ext. 6614

kkahn@pusdk8.us

Email: rphillips@pusdk8.us
Website: https://www.pusdk8.us/o/sierra
Location: 1100 Thompson Way, Placerville, CA, USA
Phone: (530) 622-0814
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlacervilleSierraSchool/