April 29- May 3

Hi Families! Please mark the following dates on your calendar, things are getting busy as we are getting close to the end of the school year!

Monday, April 29: Chapel

All are welcome to attend our K-2 chapel service on Monday at 2:25 p.m. in Monschke Hall. Due to the recent switch in chapel dates, we will have gym in the morning at 9:00 a.m. on this date!

Saturday, May 4: Author's Fair

Please stop by the Author's Fair in the Capitola Mall on Saturday, May 4th. Each child at Twin Lakes will have an individual book on display as well as a page in a classroom book. Come see some of the fun writing we've been doing!

Monday, May 6: Spring Concert T-Shirt Money Due

Please make sure that you send $3 with your student to pay for the shirt that they will receive to wear for our spring concert (May 16). The shirt will be worn with nice jeans and will be given out the day before the concert, thank you!

Tuesday, May 7: Final Field Trip of the Year

 Our final field trip will at the Louden Nelson Theater to watch the performance of "The Jungle Book." Tickets have already been purchased and space is limited. Students need to return the permission slip and $8 (checks can be made out to TLCS) as soon as they can. Drivers and chaperones will be selected on a first-come-first-serve basis. We only have room for 6 parent chaperones/drivers. I will also need those parents to drive multiple students in their vehicles, as parking will be limited, thank you!

The following are our spelling words and homework for the week:

star, paper, travel, agree, gather, random, signal, phase, sphere, voice

Monday: Spelling- 3x each, Math- 9.2, Reading- 15 minutes

Tuesday: Spelling- 10 sentences, Math- 9.3, Reading- 15 minutes

Wednesday: Spelling- 5 definitions, Math- 9.4, Reading- 15 minutes

Thursday: Spelling- ABC order, Math- 9.5, Reading- 15 minutes

April 22- April 26

We have a busy week ahead! Everyone did so well last week during our testing, I was so proud of each student! Here's what we have going on this week:

Field Trip: Wednesday, 24

We will leave school at 8:40 a.m. to tour the Scotts Valley Water Treatment Facility. Please make sure that your child brings his/her own lunch as well as a booster seat for traveling if they are younger than 8 years old. We will return to school around 12:00 p.m.

Principal of the Day: Thursday, 25

Our very own Trevor P. will be the Principal of the Day and has set up for our school to learn more about the importance of the SPCA through an all school presentation at 2:30 p.m. Trevor will encourage each student at Twin Lakes to bring 50 cents to donate to the SPCA in order to help care for and save dogs and cats. We will also celebrate in the classroom with a special movie and snack. There will be no homework the night before, on the 24th!

Half-Day/ Spirit Day: Friday, 26

Friday is a minimum day, students will be dismissed at 12:00 p.m. Crosswalk will be available until 6:00 p.m. It will also be a spirit day, so dress in your best "mis-match" outfit!

The following is our homework and spelling words for the week:

beware, complete, destroy, root, replace, reach, measure, place, word, prevent

Monday: Spelling- 3x each, Math- 8.13, Reading- 15 minutes

Tuesday: Spelling- 10 sentences, Math- Chpt.8 review, Reading- 15 minutes

Wednesday: NO HOMEWORK

Thursday: Spelling- ABC order, Math- 9.1, Reading- 15 minutes

April 15- April 19

Hello Families! Just a reminder that we have our state mandated testing this week. Please have your student get plenty of rest and eat a healthy breakfast in-order to perform their best each day! 

Due to the testing week, we will not have any spelling or math homework. We will continue our 15 minutes of reading each night and each student should be prepared for a math-facts test on Friday!

Please read previous posts for any important dates for up-coming events! 

Thank you all for your continued support, have a fantastic week!

April 8- April 12

Hello Families and welcome back! I hope you had a relaxing Spring break, here's what we have going on this week:

3rd Quarter Character Trait Awards: Monday, April 8, Monschke Hall, 2:25 p.m.

Congratulations to the following students who will be receiving a character trait award  for 3rd quarter: Annabella B., Trevor B., Ava L., Caden M., Eliana P.

All-School Speech Meet: Friday, April 12, Auditorium, 12:15- 1:15 p.m.

Join us for our all school speech meet, the following students have been chosen to advance:

Jazalyn P., Christopher S., Travis O., Abigail C., Jaxon B., Luke Y.

State Testing: April 15-19

Students in grades 1-8 will be participating in our state testing, please make sure your child has eaten a good breakfast each morning and gets plenty of rest the night before. 

Field Trip: Change of Date, April 24

We had to change our Water Works field trip from April 17 to April 24 due to state testing that will take place April 15-19. Please mark your calendars with the new date!

Have a great week!

The following are our spelling words and homework for the week:

sure, noble, during, trouble, adjust, excite, cycle, royal, reptile, alone

Monday: Spelling- 3x each, Math- 8.9/math facts, Reading- 15 minutes

Tuesday: Spelling- 10 sentences, Math- 8.10/ math facts, Reading- 15 minutes

Wednesday: Spelling- 5 definitions, Math- 8.11/ math facts, Reading- 15 minutes

Thursday: Spelling- ABC order, Math- 8.12/ math facts, Reading- 15 minutes