april 13th

​Dear Maple Families,
 

1. Please return permission slips as soon as possible, we have had a great turn out for volunteers- thank you!
2. Yearbooks: The order form for this year’s yearbook went home last week. Please return it (along with payment) to the office before April 30th.
3. Auction: We majorly need donations for our auction - the biggest fundraiser of the year for our school!  If you or someone you know has a skill (language, culinary, music, art, massage, etc.) or a business (wine, food, vacation rental, graphic design, etc.) that they would be willing to donate for the auction, please visit the ARK website for donation forms harmonyark.org.  The funds raise directly impact many of our school's many programs that make this school so special.  Please help us to ensure that these programs continue on.
4. Science: 2nd graders have been studiously observing our mealworms here in class, so far we have seen most of them molt, leaving an exoskeleton behind. This is the first lifecycle we will be following closely. 1st graders have planted our “lawns” of alfalfa and rye grass to begin our plants and animals unit.
5. Shark Run! Please see the attached flyer for the Shark Run coming up in May! This is a walk/run 5K right here on campus! Please come run with us J
6. Calling all caterpillars! If you find any sort of caterpillar at home, please bring it into class for us to observe!
7. Our bin of recyclable materials for art projects is getting low – please bring in any clean paper/plastic materials that we can build with!

 
Looking ahead:
April 24th: 2nd grade swimming starts
April 27th: ARK Auction!
April 27th: Book order due
April 30th: Yearbook order form due
May 4th: Field trip to CA Academy of Sciences
May 5th: Shark Run!
 
Have a great weekend!
Ms. Martens