Dear Parents,
I hope you all enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving break. I'd like to thank all of you for making last Monday & Tuesday such a success! We had a wonderful spread of food at the feast, and the children all looked darling! Thanks to the MANY parents who helped with that event. Also, Grandparents' Day was another great event. It was wonderful to see so many Grandparents & friends in our room that day. We had a fun time!
Now...onto a very busy but exciting time in kindergarten as we prepare for our Nutcracker presentation on the 21st, as well as continue with all the academics & seasonal artwork!
We will have a new letter this week, Vv, and the Alphafriend is Vinnie Volcano. We will also have a new high frequency word, to. We will begin a math topic on addition this week. Any reinforcement you can provide at home on this would be great, as this is obviously a core concept.
If you check out our webpage, link always at the bottom of the weekly e-mail, there is a link for kindergarten websites. I link a website, http://www.spellingcity.com/k2grist that I'd like you all to check out with your children. This is a fun way to reinforce both the sight words and short-vowel words that they will be expected to recognize and spell in kindergarten. I have pre-loaded the list of sight words onto Spelling City, but if you want to make your own list of short-vowel words, you can do that, too. In addition to Spelling City, you may also want to check out: http://www.xtramath.org to reinforce math facts. These sites are just extra tools to reinforce learning.
We will return to centers for the next three weeks, then we take a break from centers again the week of December 16th. Please check the helper schedule below, as well as on the website.
This week's sharing is Book Share. Please send in a book with your child, with a favorite page bookmarked. Children should be prepared to tell the title of the book & a bit about what it's about.
If you are in need of some new books or holiday books-- I have activated a new book order on the Scholastic website. There is a quick turnaround on this one so that we can hopefully get them in time for the holidays. They are due next Wednesday the 5th. Take a look by following the link on the right-hand side of the website.
Thank you for returning your blue bags last week. They will go home for the next three weeks. They will not go home on December 19th.
REMINDER: There is a Wacky Wednesday this Wednesday the 28th. The p.m. class runs from 10:00 to 1:20.
Looking forward to seeing everyone Monday!
Upcoming Events:
11/28: November's Wacky Wednesday
12/19: December's Wacky Wednesday & Nutcracker Costume-Making Event
12/21: Kindergarten Nutcracker Performance @ 10:00 (a.m. class) & 1:30 (p.m. class)
1/21: Martin Luther King Day, No School
1/30: January's Wacky Wednesday
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Monday, November 12, 2012
Week of 11/12
Dear Parents,
We hope you were able to enjoy a nice long weekend as we head into a busy week & a half before Thanksgiving!
We have enjoyed meeting with many of you so far during parent-teacher conferences, and have gained some great insights on your children from you. Thank you for meeting with us and being such active participants in your children's educations. We look forward to meeting with the rest of you this week in the office conference room. After school conferences will be held in the classroom.
We will still be taking a break from centers this week while we continue with parent-teacher conferences, and they won't resume until after Thanksgiving. Then we will start back up with centers for three weeks before winter break.
Our new letter this week (and next) is Hh. The Alphafriend is Hattie Horse. We will also be introducing our first vowel, Aa, Andy Apple! This means that we will begin blending and spelling short-vowel words now. Our new sight word is a. We continue on our math topic of more, fewer, and equal.
This week's sharing is Toy in a Bag. Please work with your child to think of three clues about the item that they can recite for the class. There will be no sharing next week due to the shortened week and all the special activities.
We will also continue with our Social Studies unit on "Times Past." On Friday, we will have SPARK P.E., weather permitting.
This week, we will also be taking a closer look at the Pilgrims & Native Americans as we talk about the first Thanksgiving. We will be preparing for our upcoming feast on Monday the 19th. If you haven't had a chance to send back the yellow paper regarding the feast (how you can help/what dish you can send) please do so ASAP. If you will not be in town for the Feast, let us know that, too, if you haven't already. It would be great if each child has a parent in attendance. This is a fun time for the kids, as they love to show off their costumes and enjoy the meal with their families. Even if you are unable to attend, please send a food item with your child-- no need for anything complicated! Thanks to those who have already signed up. It looks like we will have plenty of help and many delicious dishes coming our way! Also, if you are still cutting costumes for us, we will need those by the end of this week. Thank you so much!
Next Tuesday the 20th, we have Grandparents' Day at school. They are welcome to come to the reception at 10:30 in the cafeteria, but there will be a gap before the afternoon class starts. They will come into the classroom with their grandchild and they will participate in a fun art project called the "Hands and Feet Turkey." The grandparents will be tracing children's hands and a foot to make a cute turkey! The grandparents will get to take this turkey home as a keepsake. If your child does not have a local grandparent, feel free to send an aunt, uncle, special friend, etc. Also, the grandparents that come are always great about taking on additional "grandchildren," so don't worry if you don't have someone available. An orange form went home about Grandparents' Day in last week's Wednesday envelope. Please let me know if your child has a grandparent(s) coming, and how many will attend so that I can plan for extra chairs.
Please be sure to send in your child's Blue Bag tomorrow since we have only one day to turn them around. The Blue Bags will go home again this Wednesday, and then the following week, there will be no homework due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
Enjoy all the fun in the next week and a half!
Upcoming Events:
11/12: No School, Veteran's Day
11/13-11/16: Parent-Teacher Conferences
11/19: Kindergarten Friendship Feast @ 10:15 (a.m. class) and 1:30 (p.m. class)
11/20: Grandparents' Day @ 10:30 (a.m. class) and 11:30 (p.m. class)
11/28: November's Wacky Wednesday
12/19: December's Wacky Wednesday & Nutcracker Costume-Making Event
12/21: Kindergarten Nutcracker Performance @ 10:00 (a.m. class) & 1:30 (p.m. class)
We hope you were able to enjoy a nice long weekend as we head into a busy week & a half before Thanksgiving!
We have enjoyed meeting with many of you so far during parent-teacher conferences, and have gained some great insights on your children from you. Thank you for meeting with us and being such active participants in your children's educations. We look forward to meeting with the rest of you this week in the office conference room. After school conferences will be held in the classroom.
We will still be taking a break from centers this week while we continue with parent-teacher conferences, and they won't resume until after Thanksgiving. Then we will start back up with centers for three weeks before winter break.
Our new letter this week (and next) is Hh. The Alphafriend is Hattie Horse. We will also be introducing our first vowel, Aa, Andy Apple! This means that we will begin blending and spelling short-vowel words now. Our new sight word is a. We continue on our math topic of more, fewer, and equal.
This week's sharing is Toy in a Bag. Please work with your child to think of three clues about the item that they can recite for the class. There will be no sharing next week due to the shortened week and all the special activities.
We will also continue with our Social Studies unit on "Times Past." On Friday, we will have SPARK P.E., weather permitting.
This week, we will also be taking a closer look at the Pilgrims & Native Americans as we talk about the first Thanksgiving. We will be preparing for our upcoming feast on Monday the 19th. If you haven't had a chance to send back the yellow paper regarding the feast (how you can help/what dish you can send) please do so ASAP. If you will not be in town for the Feast, let us know that, too, if you haven't already. It would be great if each child has a parent in attendance. This is a fun time for the kids, as they love to show off their costumes and enjoy the meal with their families. Even if you are unable to attend, please send a food item with your child-- no need for anything complicated! Thanks to those who have already signed up. It looks like we will have plenty of help and many delicious dishes coming our way! Also, if you are still cutting costumes for us, we will need those by the end of this week. Thank you so much!
Next Tuesday the 20th, we have Grandparents' Day at school. They are welcome to come to the reception at 10:30 in the cafeteria, but there will be a gap before the afternoon class starts. They will come into the classroom with their grandchild and they will participate in a fun art project called the "Hands and Feet Turkey." The grandparents will be tracing children's hands and a foot to make a cute turkey! The grandparents will get to take this turkey home as a keepsake. If your child does not have a local grandparent, feel free to send an aunt, uncle, special friend, etc. Also, the grandparents that come are always great about taking on additional "grandchildren," so don't worry if you don't have someone available. An orange form went home about Grandparents' Day in last week's Wednesday envelope. Please let me know if your child has a grandparent(s) coming, and how many will attend so that I can plan for extra chairs.
Please be sure to send in your child's Blue Bag tomorrow since we have only one day to turn them around. The Blue Bags will go home again this Wednesday, and then the following week, there will be no homework due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
Enjoy all the fun in the next week and a half!
Upcoming Events:
11/12: No School, Veteran's Day
11/13-11/16: Parent-Teacher Conferences
11/19: Kindergarten Friendship Feast @ 10:15 (a.m. class) and 1:30 (p.m. class)
11/20: Grandparents' Day @ 10:30 (a.m. class) and 11:30 (p.m. class)
11/28: November's Wacky Wednesday
12/19: December's Wacky Wednesday & Nutcracker Costume-Making Event
12/21: Kindergarten Nutcracker Performance @ 10:00 (a.m. class) & 1:30 (p.m. class)
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Week of 11/4
Dear Parents,
Remember that Daylight Savings Time ends. Hopefully, you got to enjoy an extra hour of sleep on Sunday!
We begin Parent-Teacher conferences this Tuesday, through next Friday the 16th. Remember that conferences will be held in the Office Conference Room. Walk past Miss Vicki's desk to the 2nd door on the right. Please e-mail me if you need to confirm your time. Also another reminder that the p.m. class schedule will remain the same-- 11:30-2:50-- for the next 2 weeks.
We have no centers for the next three weeks due to Parent-Teacher Conferences and Thanksgiving. However, I will still need help on Wednesdays with Computer Lab, and we will also continue with SPARK P.E., weather permitting. Centers will resume the week after Thanksgiving. There are a few projects that I may need some help on in class in the upcoming weeks. I will try to send out an e-mail for those projects to see if anyone may be available.
This week's letter is Nn, and the Alphafriend is Nyle Noodle. We will introduce two new sight words, with and be. Our share this week is Homemade Item. Please send in an item that your child made or mostly made at home, a crafting place, party, etc. No need for clues or bags! As always, Friday kids can share any day this week due to the Friday holiday.
Our math topic on comparing numbers continues this week. Children should understand the terms fewer, greater, and equal.
We will begin our Social Studies Unit on Times Past this week. We will be comparing and contrasting modern times to times past.
Please remember to send in your child's Blue Bag, with the homework folder inside, tomorrow. In this week's Wednesday envelope, you will find a sign-up form for the food and help at the Friendship Feast on the 19th. Please fill that out and turn it in as soon as you can. We need many helpers and plenty of food to make this a success. We are looking forward to a fun event!
I am going to start putting together the helper schedule on the website for 2013. Please e-mail me if any changes need to be made/you need to switch days/etc. If anyone new would like to be added to the schedule, please let me know. Thanks so much to everyone for your generosity with your time-- centers and all enrichment activities have run SO smoothly this year!!
Remember that Daylight Savings Time ends. Hopefully, you got to enjoy an extra hour of sleep on Sunday!
We begin Parent-Teacher conferences this Tuesday, through next Friday the 16th. Remember that conferences will be held in the Office Conference Room. Walk past Miss Vicki's desk to the 2nd door on the right. Please e-mail me if you need to confirm your time. Also another reminder that the p.m. class schedule will remain the same-- 11:30-2:50-- for the next 2 weeks.
We have no centers for the next three weeks due to Parent-Teacher Conferences and Thanksgiving. However, I will still need help on Wednesdays with Computer Lab, and we will also continue with SPARK P.E., weather permitting. Centers will resume the week after Thanksgiving. There are a few projects that I may need some help on in class in the upcoming weeks. I will try to send out an e-mail for those projects to see if anyone may be available.
This week's letter is Nn, and the Alphafriend is Nyle Noodle. We will introduce two new sight words, with and be. Our share this week is Homemade Item. Please send in an item that your child made or mostly made at home, a crafting place, party, etc. No need for clues or bags! As always, Friday kids can share any day this week due to the Friday holiday.
Our math topic on comparing numbers continues this week. Children should understand the terms fewer, greater, and equal.
We will begin our Social Studies Unit on Times Past this week. We will be comparing and contrasting modern times to times past.
Please remember to send in your child's Blue Bag, with the homework folder inside, tomorrow. In this week's Wednesday envelope, you will find a sign-up form for the food and help at the Friendship Feast on the 19th. Please fill that out and turn it in as soon as you can. We need many helpers and plenty of food to make this a success. We are looking forward to a fun event!
I am going to start putting together the helper schedule on the website for 2013. Please e-mail me if any changes need to be made/you need to switch days/etc. If anyone new would like to be added to the schedule, please let me know. Thanks so much to everyone for your generosity with your time-- centers and all enrichment activities have run SO smoothly this year!!