We hope you have a fantastic spring break. Please take the next two weeks to recharge and relax before your final quarter at Wolf Canyon! Next quarter will be packed with everything from testing, camp, cotillion, and of course PROMOTION! We will miss you very much and look forward to a fantastic finish to sixth grade!
Important Dates
April 2nd, 2024 – First Day of Fourth Quarter (minimum day)
May 6th-17th, 2024 – CAASPP Testing
May 20th – 23rd, 2024 – SIXTH GRADE CAMP!!!!!!
May 24th-27th 2024 – Memorial Day Weekend (no school)
ALL YOUR QUESTIONS AND MORE ABOUT CAMP ARE DISCUSSED BY MR. LY AND MR. RIGGS!
Your child should’ve received a packet about camp after Camp Cuyamaca’s presentation today, Tuesday, March 12th, 2024. The camp packet should have a GREEN front cover. Inside, you’ll find all the forms and information needed for this year’s camp. See below which forms are required and which forms are as needed.
How to go to camp:
1. Look for your child’s camp packet. It should look like this:
2. Complete TWO REQUIRED PINK HEALTH FORMS. They should look like this:
3. Complete ONLY IF NECESSARY Medication Authorization Form if your child is bringing ANY prescribed or over-the-counter medicine. In addition, you must have your doctor’s approval before attending camp. We will need TWO COPIES. One will be turned in on April 19th, 2024 and the other copy you must place your child’s medication bag when you drop it off to our school nurse prior to camp The forms should look like this:
4. Complete ONLY IF NECESSARY Special Meals and Accommodations form if your child has any dietary needs or requires and special accommodations. If the need is due to medical reasons, you must have your doctor’s approval before attending camp. It should look like this:
5. Send in payment with forms. This year, camp will cost $325. This will cover the entire week at camp – lodging, food, activities, etc… This also includes transportation of your camper and their luggage. No extra money will be needed at camp. We will accept cash and checks. Please make all checks payable to: Wolf Canyon Elementary. Your child will receive a receipt to verify payment. Please keep the receipt in a safe place!
Please send in your child’s camp payment and forms on FRIDAY, APRIL 19TH, 2024
6. That’s it. The next step is to get excited and make sure to have all your supplies ready to go!!! We’re going camping!!!!!!
Camp Supplies – Please carefully go through the camp supplies list. A suggestion would be to put all clothes and toiletries into a suitcase. The sleeping bag and pillow should be placed in a trash bag. Pack an extra trash bag to quickly put sleeping bag and pillow to go home. Make sure to label ALL belongings!
Camp Gear – If you would like to purchase camp gear for your child, it must be done online. There will be no sales at camp so please do no send any money. Items purchased will be distributed at camp.
Mid-year Supplies Request! – With a few months left of school, we are running low on supplies. If your family can donate some of the supplies below, we would all greatly appreciate it! Thank you!!!!
White copy paper
Baby wipes or Clorox wipes
Boxes of tissue
Parent-Teacher Conferences – Conferences will continue through the rest of this week. We look forward to sharing with you all the amazing work you child has accomplished this year and final goals before the end of year. Please remember, we will be on minimum day schedule on conference days.
Yearbooks – LAST WEEK TO PURCHASE YOUR YEARBOOK!!!!!! Once the window to purchase yearbooks closes, there will be NO other opportunities to purchase them!!! All sales are online. We will not have any yearbooks to sell onsite at the end of the year. Please order your yearbooks now!
Nightly Homework – Please make sure your child is getting daily practice by ensuring they do their homework nightly, Monday through Friday. Students will utilize a daily planner to keep track of daily practice. Please initial nightly and sign at the end of the week. Every night, your child should be:
Reading for at least 30 minutes
Completing approximately 20 minutes of math practice on either iReady or Teams
Playing iReady “My Path” for 15 minutes, Monday through Thursday
Accelerated Reader – We are on week 10 of our 10-week quarter. That means your child should have 100% of their AR goal. We expect all students in sixth grade to read for one hour each day, Monday through Friday. Students read for 30 minutes in class daily and should also be reading for 30 minutes for homework. You can stay updated with your child’s progress by logging into AR HOMECONNECTutilizing the link on the right column (To login, use your child’s six digit ID and the password is their initials lowercased and birthday (i.e.xx01012001). Once logged in, you can add your email address and receive a message every time your child finishes a book and takes an Accelerated Reader quiz.
Important Dates
March 7th-14th – Parent-Teacher Conferences (minimum day)