Week 18 Christmas Party

Dear Parents,

Kindergarten is fun!  We never seem to stop for long!!!  This week the kids waited patiently for their Christmas Party.  We had so much fun!  They enjoyed the centers as well as the gift swap and also looking through their stockings for goodies!  We even got a visit from Ms. Westwood!!!  The kids were very excited to see her!  Thank you to all who volunteered and for all donations towards this event.  Thank you to our Room Moms, Mrs. Holbrook and Mrs. Yeomans for always making learning fun! 

Hope you all enjoy the holiday break and I'll see you next year!

Sincerely,

Reminders for December 17-21...

Week 17 Cookies

Dear Parents,

What a fun week we had in Kindergarten!  The students loved visiting the other Kindergarten classrooms to learn about a holiday tradition.  In our room, we learned about Christmas trees and we each got to decorate one to take home!  On Wednesday, we taste-tested cookies and wrote about our favorite kind!  On Thursday we made cookies for our Bake Sale.  Friday morning we were super excited to sell our treats!   All donations went to Caring Coins!  Thank you to all who visited our sale! Only 9 more days until Christmas!

Sincerely,

Week 16 2012

Dear Parents,

This week in Kindergarten the kids got into the Christmas spirit by making candy cane ornaments.  They turned out really cute and the kids kept the glitter in one corner of the room...our custodian was quite relieved!!!  On Wednesday, we wished Ms. Westwood good luck with the rest of her studies.  She will be sorely missed!  She loved all of the goodies sent in.  Thank you to everyone for sending in items.   We wrapped up the week with a visit from Ken Scott.  The kids had so much fun watching his magic tricks and Josiah H. got to go up on stage to be part of the fun!!!  Thank you to Fai's grandmother for sewing a table cloth for the homeliving table!  It looks fabulous!!!

Sincerely,

Week 15 2012

Dear Parents,

Week 15 the kids enjoyed learning about shadows! Ms. Westwood had the kids outside tracing each other's shadows and boy, was it fun!  The kids saw firsthand how the sun moves across the sky, changing the way their shadows looks!  

Sincerely,

Happy Thanksgiving

Dear Parents,

Please click on the picture below and then file and download to view our Thanksgiving power point!  

Happy Thanksgiving!

Week 14 Thanksgiving (Dinner & Centers & Play)

Dear Parents,

What a busy week!  The kids continued working on the Day and Night unit with Ms. Westwood.  She had quite creative lessons with really fun center activities for the kids to visit.  We enjoyed eating Thanksgiving Lunch with family on Tuesday!  Special centers on Wednesday were a great success!  The kids had a blast visiting all the Kindergarten classrooms for Thanksgiving related activities.  Thank you to our center  volunteers for helping out in the classroom that morning...it was a big help!!!  Friday was the Thanksgiving Play and the kids looked adorable in their costumes!   It was a wonderful way to end a busy week!  I hope everyone enjoys the long holiday break and I look forward to seeing you all next week back at school!

Sincerely,

Week 13 Thanksgiving and Day and Night

Dear Parents,

This week the kids began a unit on Day and Night with Ms. Westwood.  They will be learning about what makes day and night and how to sort items they see in the day and night sky.  Our 5th Grade Book Buddies helped us assemble our Pilgrim people bags and we had lots of fun in the process.

Sincerely,

Play Practice Picture

Dear Parents,
Here is a picture of the kids practicing for the Thanksgiving Play tomorrow.  Maybe it will help you get a seat in the lunchroom to see your little sweetie!!
Sincerely,

Week 12 Fall Centers and Voting and Red Ribbon Week

Dear Parents,

What a busy week!  On top of our regularly scheduled learning activities the students got to vote for our next President, visit Fall Centers, participate in Red Ribbon Week activities, meet with Book Buddies, and attend a Poison Patrol presentation from WellStar Hospital.  I think we are ready for the weekend!  Thank you to our Room Moms for organizing the fall center supplies and thank you to  the parents for snack and center donations.  The kids really had a fun time visiting the various learning activities.

I am excited to have Ms. Westwood (TOSS student from KSU)working with us in the classroom.  She will be with us full time until early December!  Yay!

Sincerely,

Red Ribbon Week Schedule

                                    

The Most Magical Me Is…

DRUG FREE! 

Red Ribbon Week October 28-November 2

 

Monday- I’m a “Jean”-ius, I’m Drug Free!  wear jeans

Tuesday- “Hairs” to a Drug Free Life!  crazy hair day

Wednesday- “Black Out” Drugs!  wear black!

Thursday- Celebrating Red Ribbon Week- wear red!

Friday-“Sock It” to Drugs! wear crazy or mismatched socks

Week 11 Motion cont.

Dear Parents,

This week the kids finished up our study of motion by heading out to the Kemp Garden to observe insects in motion.  Armed with magnifying glasses, journals, and tons of curiosity, the students investigated how insects use motion to “hop”, “crawl”, and “fly” from flower to flower.  There were plenty of insects and the kids had a great time exploring all the creatures in the garden.  Then we headed to the pavilion to journal our findings!  Everyone was excited to show what they discovered!   With early dismissal each day due to Conference Week, we did our best to squeeze in as much learning as possible.  In Math, we focused on decomposing the numeral 5 by breaking it apart into two smaller groups, counting to 100, and making sets to equal a written numeral up to 30.  In Writing, we focused on writing a sentence to include a capital letter, punctuation, and sounding out simple words by using the reading strategy “Stretchy Snake”.  In Reading, we continue to build confidence by reading “just right” books that the students are able to read using strategies introduced in class.  We reviewed what a sentence, word, and letter look like and sorted them into groups.  We also were able to visit the Computer Lab as a class on Friday to visit www.starfall.com.  The kids love this site as it is quite engaging and offers lots of variety to practice alphabet skills as well as beginning reading practice.  Thank you to all parents for coming in for conferences.  It was so nice to have a chance to sit and talk about your child with you.  Hope you all have a great week!

Sincerely,

Week 10 Motion and JRFH

Dear Parents,

This week in Kindergarten the students wrapped up our study of shapes by completing a Shapes mini book and building shapes from marshmallows and toothpicks.  We also spent time learning about "Motion".  We watched a BrainPop Jr. video on how things move.  We acted out several different ways to move our bodies during Morning Songs (we have some future dancers in our room).  We also got to visit Motion Centers.  The kids had a chance to catapult marshmallows across the room, fly paper airplanes in the hall, race to see who could use a straw to blow a cotton ball across the finish line and build a ramp that would make a toy car travel the farthest.  Thursday our Book Buddies came to read us a special Halloween story.  Friday we went out to the bus port to participate in Jump Rope for Heart.  Wow!  Those kids can really  keep moving!  They had lots of fun!   I look forward to meeting with parents to discuss progress during Conference Week!

Sincerely,

Jump Rope for Heart Photos

Dear Parents,

The kids had a really good time at Jump Rope for Heart last week.  Thank you to Nikki's mom for coming in and taking pictures of the kids in action!!

Sincerely,

More Farm Pictures

Dear Parents,

Here are some more pictures from the field trip today from Shawn's mom.   Thank you for sharing these...too cute!

Sincerely,

Week 9 Christopher Columbus and Carlton Dairy Farm

Dear Parents,

This week, we learned about Christopher Columbus, the explorer!  Wow!  He was a patient man to wait as long as he did to reach his goal!  We are thankful for his persistence!!!  The kids has so much fun on our field trip today to Carlton Dairy Farm.  We got to visit the animals and watch baby cows get fed.  We saw baby chicks, a rooster, hens, eggs waiting to hatch and sweet sleeping pigs.  On our hayride we saw the barn where the cows are milked and we got to stop and feed the cows.  They were everywhere!  It was so cool to hold they hay and watch the cows come right up to us!  The kids had a blast finding their way through the corn field and even more fun exploring the play area!  The huge slide was a favorite for everyone!  I want to thank our chaperones today for coming with us and helping keep everyone together.  Amber Eyer, Lizette Prater, and our TOSS student, Kim Westwood, really made this a fun event.  

Sincerely,

Week 8 Apples and Animal Babies

Dear Parents,

This week the kids focused on "Animal Babies" by reading several books on the topic, both fiction and non-fiction.  We learned that animal babies look like their parents and need their parents just as much as we did when we were babies.  The kids had lots of fun on Tuesday at Apple Centers.  They loved eating, counting, playing, making, and learning!  Thank you, parents, for all of your donations to this event!  

Have a great weekend!

Apple Centers



Dear Parents,

Thank you for all of your help in preparing for Apple Centers!  The kids had a great time!  Thank you to our parent volunteers (Shawn’s mom, Allie’s dad, Josiah’s grandmother, Nikki’s mom) for running the centers and helping the kids.  Thank you to our Room Moms, Suzette Yeomans and Britanny Holbrook, for organizing all the donations and volunteers!!!  I will post pictures tomorrow!

Sincerely,

Week 7 Animal Features

Dear Parents,

Well, I hope to never be sick again!!!  (knocking on wood!!)  We were off to a great start this week since I dealt with the disappearing pictures on the sd card last week and I got 7 super pictures during  our math partner games before disaster struck again!!  I am really hoping this week goes peacefully.  Last week the kids worked on learning about animal features by making an Animals on the Go book and by sorting pictures of different animal features.  Apple Centers are rescheduled for this Wednesday.  Please check the sidebar for the October calendar...PE is our specials for tomorrow.  Thank you for the well wishes and hope you all enjoy your evening!

Sincerely,