Dear families,
Welcome back to school, and happy spring! 🌷 April is a time to celebrate our writers in our midst with our Poetry Contest. We also focus on Easter celebrations and Earth Day on April 22nd in our resource updates tab.
Announcements & Reminders
- Used Curriculum Sale – use your remaining funding before April 15th. Sale ends.
- Bookings for the 2025/26 school year are now open!
Parent Events & Webinars
- 📅 Tuesday, April 15, 2025 🕐 1:00 – 2:00 PM (PT) Toolbox Tuesday Webinar: Mathletics Subscription Students, Parents and Teachers are invited to learn about Mathletics! 🔗 Join us on Zoom
- 📅 Wednesday, April 22, 2025, | 🕐 1:00 – 2:00 PM Toolbox Tuesday Webinar: Curriculum Selection Tools and Tips Join HCOS Curriculum Consultant Cynthia Duncalfe for practical tips on choosing a curriculum that fits your home education style. She’ll cover selection strategies, top picks, and helpful Learning Commons resources to get you started. 🔗 Join us on Zoom
Student Highlights & Contests
- Book Highlight! – Gifts from the Garbage Truck What if you saw something to make everywhere you looked?
- Book Highlight – Burying the Moon: A beautifully illustrated novel in verse about a young Indian girl who tackles the taboos around sanitation in her village.
- Easter Resources on Sora and in the Physical Commons
- Earth Day Resources on Sora and in the Physical Commons
- Poetry Resources on Sora and in the Physical Commons
Resource Updates & Tips
- STEAM Recycled Art Contest – Endangered Animals Introducing a fun way to learn about pollution and its impact on the environment and animals. Create a sculpture of an animal affected by pollution using recycled materials!
- A Spring Storytime with Margaret, Dewey and Erin on April 8, at 10 am PST. This Storytime is for K- Gr. 4, but everyone is welcome. Register here.
- Book Spine Poetry Contest – Coming Soon!
Blessings From The Learning Commons
