Week 18 Holiday Centers

Dear Parents,

Our Holiday Centers were a huge success!  The kids got to visit five centers:  Jingo Bingo, Donut Decorating, Magic Reindeer Food, Holiday Races, and Gingerbread Decorating.  Everyone had a great time together and we couldn't have done it without the help of our wonderful Room Moms--Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Donselaar as well as all of our parents who donated items and came to run centers and celebrate with the kids!  I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and I look forward to seeing all of you when school starts back in January!

Sincerely,

Week Seventeen

                

Dear Parents,

Enjoy our pictures from the busy little elves in Room 108!

Sincerely,

Thank you!

The Polar Express

Week 16 Cookie Sale

                                                      

Dear Parents,

Please enjoy our Cookie Sale pictures.  The kids had lots of fun trying to sell our cookies to Mrs. Barton's class and Mrs. Sieland's class.  We raised $1.53 and donated it to Caring Coins.  Thank you to our moms and our families for coming in to purchase and help with the sale.  Thank you to Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Wade for donating cookies to our sale!!!

Sincerely,

Week 16 Cookie Baking

Dear Parents,

The kids had so much fun with cookie making today!  Thank you to Samantha's mom, Tyler's mom, and Olivia's mom for coming in and working with the kids.  What a great experience.  We hope you can join us tomorrow morning for our Bake Sale...cookies will be a penny each!!!  Our sale begins at 9:00am!

Sincerely,

 

Caring Coins !

   

Dear Parents,
Next week the students will be able to participate in Caring Coins events each day to collect donations for our wonderful Kemp custodians, lunchroom staff, and police officers who help with traffic.  If you would like your child to take part, please send in any donations in a Ziploc bag labeled "Caring Coins". 


Tuesday 6th:  wear your favorite holiday hat to school for $1.00


Wednesday 7th: wear pajamas to school for $1.00

Thursday 8th: wear your favorite Sports shirt for $1.00


Friday 9th: get your face painted for $1.00


Wednesday 14th:  Holiday Bazaar (all items on sale for $1.00)


If you would like to donate individually wrapped baked goods or gently used items from your home (candles, purses, decorations, mugs, jewelry, etc.) please have them turned into school by Tuesday, December 13th. 

Sincerely,

Thanksgiving Lunch

Dear Parents,
Thank you for coming to our Thanksgiving Lunch today.  The kids were so excited to see you all waiting to greet them!!!  Our lunchroom staff does a magnificent job of feeding so many for this special holiday.
Sincerely,

Thanksgiving Lunch

Dear Parents,
Kindergarten is scheduled to have Thanksgiving Lunch this Tuesday, November 15, 2011.  Our class will be heading to the lunchroom at 11:15.  If you are coming, please wait for us outside the lunchroom door nearest the gym. We look forward to seeing you!
Sincerely,

Fall Centers

Dear Parents,

Our Fall Centers were a huge hit.  The kids got to visit different fall centers and enjoy many tasty, fun, and educational activities.  Thank you to our Room Moms for organizing the supplies and the volunteers to run each center.  

Sincerely,

Carlton Dairy Farms 2

Dear Parents,

Olivia's mom got some great pictures at Carlton Dairy Farms so please enjoy!

Sincerely,

Carlton Dairy Farm

Dear Parents,

Here are our pictures from the field trip.  The kids had such a great time!  For some reason (which I cannot figure out and have given up on...) my photos are showing from the end of our trip to the beginning!!!  Anyway, hope you enjoy!

Sincerely,

Week Eight

Dear Parents,

What a fun week!  We spent time learning about animal babies and their parents.  We enjoyed a snack sent in by Giancarlo's mom and we ended the week with a field trip!  This week we also learned that learning never stops!  Even during non-academic times (snack, centers, clean-up, pack-up) we learn how to share, take turns, and solve problems when the arise.  

Sincerely,

Week Seven

   

                                                      

Dear Parents,

This week we focused on Animal Characteristics.  We viewed a BrainPopJr. video on animals and categorized different animals by their covering.  In Math, we worked on finding patterns.  The kids have done a great job naming the patterns (ABAB, ABBABB, ABCABC). On Thursday, our Book Buddies helped us play a math game and read a mini math book!   In Reading, we worked at centers on identifying initial consonants, C-V-C words, and sorting alphabet letters.  We have earned several compliments for our hallway behavior!  Our Pompom Jar is almost full!  Pretty soon, we will get to choose a class reward for making good choices!

Sincerely,

Field Trip Reminder...

Hi Parents,
Our field trip to Carlton Dairy Farms is this Friday.  Please dress your child comfortably as we will be outside for the day.  I forgot to mention that if you are sending a lunch from home, it will need to be in a disposable lunch bag.  I will have a cooler if anything needs to be kept cold.  Please label items with your child's name.  If your child has an orange shirt, please wear it that day so that our class will be easily identified.  
Looking forward to a fun-filled day!

Week Six

Dear Parents,

Week Six was full of fun as we explored different jobs in our community.  The kids worked on writing about police officers, fire fighters, and doctors.  We made police officer hats and doctor bags and we even wrote about what we want to be when we grow up!

Sincerely,

Week Five

Dear Parents,

This week the students got to go to the lunchroom to attend a performance provided by the PTA to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.  The kids got to listen to some awesome singing and several kids even got called up to participate with the performers!  Our class was mentioned on the Morning News for our great behavior during the assembly and we even received a special poster to hang in the hallway!  In Math, we had fun identifying numbers 0-10 using play dough, die, and dot markers.  The kids got to form teams to play SLAP!, a game where you try to be the first one to slap the number called.  We ended our week with a Class Meeting on "Talking Sticks".  We learned the importance of paying attention to the "talker" by looking and listening.  We each took a turn with the talking stick to share something with our classmates.

Sincerely,

Computer Lab

Dear Parents,

Last week the kids had a great time visiting the Starfall website.  We practiced our standard of "click" and "double-click" and the kids did a great job.  This site can be found on the side bar of my blog if you would like to let your child play at home!

Sincerely,

We love reading!

Thank you, Mr. Manson, for coming to read to our class!  We love listening to a good story!!!


Sincerely,

Pajama Day!

Dear Parents,

Since we are studying the letter Pp this week, we are finishing up the week with a Pajama Day on Friday.  Students may wear their pajamas to school to celebrate!  Please send tennis shoes for outdoor play in case the weather improves!

Sincerely,

Week Four

                         

Dear Parents,

The class spent this week building patterns using manipulatives during our Guided Math time.  We are really getting the hang of this skill!  Due to the rain, we have had indoor recess this week.  The kids have loved playing hopscotch and visiting the homeliving and block center!  We visited the Media Center today to hear a story from Mrs. Huffstetler, our librarian.  We reviewed how to use our library sticks to keep our place when searching for books and where to sit when we are ready to read our books!  We love going to the Media Center!

Sincerely,

Patterns!

Dear Parents,
We have worked on making patterns for the last two weeks.  We know how to make ABAB, ABBABB, and ABCABC patterns!  Patterns are fun!

The Five Senses

             

Dear Parents,

On Friday of "The Five Senses" week, we got to taste several different foods to see which ones were salty, sweet, or sour.  Our expressions say it all!