Friday, August 30, 2019

TISA Glam Trash






























That was super fun! Hope to see you on the  Taos Plaza catwalk on Saturday!
First graders’ butterfly wings were made out of recycled plastic bags donated by Taos Adobe and recycled magazines. They were inspired by studying the black Swallowtail butterfly’s eye spots and symmetry. Butterfly crowns show proboscis and antennae made out of recycled penmanship paper.


Skylar Isabella showing off her butterfly parts made of recycled handwriting paper.

Eli and Malcolm, testing their proboscis.

Congratulations to Skyler Patricia, aka our cool robot, the winner of the first grade grand prize.

Ace, as an amazing TISA dragon!

Miss Jutka’s costume is an homage to her staple drink: green chai. She used only teabag wrappers and staples to create the piece she is wearing. It was inspired by Turkish quilting and Japanese origami.  It has a delicate scent of the orient: ginger, cinnamon and cloves. Accessories: soda tab bracelet, green chai wrapper cuff and origami hat in celebration of segmented insects.


Friday, August 23, 2019

HOOT 1 - first grade news



UPDATES

MONDAY  Please send any colorful trash that can be used in the Glam Trash (recycled fashion show).
Ideas: colorful buttle/yogurt squeeze caps, colorful wrapping paper, bubble wrap, candy wrap, colorful shopping bags, window screens, frost cloth, egg cartons,  cardboard, and, of course, the surefire hold-it-all-together duct tape.
And more... STYROFOAM anything and ALUMINUM FOIL TIN PANS (such as pie pans) would be awesome!

TUESDAYS: Clubs are starting this week! Miss Melissa and I will be running an end-of-the-day wind-down yoga club from 3:45 to 4:30. If you need care for your children until 5, they will be escorted to aftercare at 4:30 when clubtime is over.

WEDNESDAYS are tutoring days. Parents will be notified based on assessment/student need.

    

Aug. 28 WEDNESDAY, 9am: ANNUAL TISA GLAM TRASH RECYCLED FASHION SHOW

YOUR CHILD IS WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE WITH A COSTUME YOU MADE AT HOME. PLEASE SEND HIM/HER COSTUMED ON WEDNESDAY.
TISA will be hosting our very own Glam Trash Fashion Show (recycled fashion show) on Wednesday, August 28th! Kids are welcome to work on their recycled creations at home. In class we will collectively work on simple butterfly- and mushroom-themed pieces, such as butterfly hats, butterfly wings, mushroom umbrellas, etc.. Please have your child look for and save trash that can be incorporated into those themes and SEND ANY COLORFUL AND EASY TO USE TRASH (wrapping paper, bubble wrap, candy wrap, bottle caps, etc.) ON MONDAY. Kids who participate in the TISA show are invited to be in the Taos Glam Trash Fashion Show which will be held on the Taos Plaza this year on Saturday, August 31rst! Families are welcome to help with costume making (Tuesday afternoon - please text me if you can help) and attend (Wednesday 9:00 am)! Hope to see you there!


Last year's glam trash fun!

Aug. 29, 2:30pm: Student of the Month Celebration
Congratulations to Brayden Jacquez and Jeremy Kessinger for kicking off first grade as rock star students!

Sept 4-5: TISA picture days. 1st grade usually goes on the first day.

VOLUNTEERS:  A giant thank you for your help!!! Filtered water has been flowing and the transition from summer has been made easier because of your support.
When you are coming in to spend time in the classroom, please park in designated parking, check in with office, and get a visitor pass. Thank you!

Lunch and breakfast CHANGES:
Please note that lunch ORDERS ARE NOW DUE THE DAY BEFORE.
Breakfast program will be starting on September 3.
Cost:
Lunch: $3.55   Reduced lunch: $3
Breakfast: $2.75 Reduced breakfast: $2.15

Homework: We are easing into it. Here is this week's homework that went home in your child's backpack. Homework is due on THURSDAYS every week.
In addition, please continue reading to your child and working on the reading logs.








Butterfly Lab Highlights: life cycle, metamorphosis, camouflage, migration, symmetry, chromatography, mimicry, those eye spots and more!
































































Mushrooms: wUnderplay with Twirl!
























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