Week 33

Dear Parents,

This week in Kindergarten we learned about Earth.  We wrote ways that we love the Earth.  We recycled trash into special treasures! We took a walk around the Kemp campus and picked up trash.  We even made our very own recycling mini books!  All week we have gotten visits from Turbo Tyler and the Boosterthon team for getting pledges!  Each time they come, they cheer us on and share with us how important it is to be a team member!  On Friday, we celebrated Mrs. Priest's birthday with cupcakes and lots of flowers and cards!  We surprised her after lunch and it was so much fun!  Thank you to all the moms and our Room Moms (for bringing cupcakes and flowers) for coming in to share in this celebration!!!

Sincerely,

Happy Birthday!

Sincerely,

Boosterthon

Dear Parents,

Boosterthon has begun!!!  The students got to attend the pep rally in the gym today and boy, were they excited!

This is a fabulous fundraiser for Kemp...52% of what we collect comes directly to us to help us pay for a Specialist (Spanish teacher) and our crossing guard!

The FUN RUN will take place on Thursday, May 3rd,  on the back field (weather permitting)...

• 4th and 5th grade will run at 8
• 2nd and 3rd will run at 9:30
• K and 1 will run at 12:00

Parents and family are welcome to attend to cheer your little one as he or she runs laps!  

The students brought home information in their folders today, so please take a look if you get a chance!  

Our team name will be "Kazanjian's Kangaroos"!  

One of the best benefits of participating in the fundraiser is the emphasis placed on improving student's self confidence... please click on the picture to visit their blog and/or read below for a description of this year's theme:

This fun, island-inspired theme is all about TEAMWORK.  We are all on teams—a sports team, a family, or a class. We feel that it is vitally important for students to grow character by being excellent team members. We want to specifically focus on growing teams inside the classroom.

The word "EPIC" is an acronym with each letter representing an Adventure Action.  

Students will learn four specific ways to be a great teammate:

E- Encourage – Team members build each other up with their words and never tear anyone down.

P- Play – It’s important for teams to exercise and play together outside, building friendships on the playground and in the neighborhood.

I- Invite –Sometimes people may be outsiders or feel excluded from the group. Great teams see others on the sidelines and invite them into the group.

C- Celebrate – Celebrating other’s victories is so important. Team members are not jealous of other’s successes; they celebrate with them and should applaud everyone’s accomplishments.

Thank you for your participation in this awesome fundraiser and please let me know if you have any questions!!!

Sincerely,

Weeks 31 and 32

Dear Parents,

Wow!  Time has flown by!  Sorry to get behind on the blog but hopefully the next four weeks will slow down just a little bit!!!  It seems like there is so much left to do!  Not as many pictures to share since we have been busy making surprises for both Mom and Dad!  Invitations went home for a special day to honor moms and dads, so we hope you are able to attend!  The kids enjoyed the field trip from Nana Nature and seeing how to make bread.

Thank you to Samantha's mom for sending in strawberries and bananas for our Pig Pancakes!  It was a yummy way to end our study of the book, Mrs. Wishy Washy!    

We have been off schedule a little bit due to the CRCT.  The kids have done a great job of staying quiet in the classroom and the hallways!  Just two more days and then we should be back on schedule!  

Thank you again for all the snacks sent in!  Don't forget to send in a self-addressed envelope so that I can send home the final report card.  Hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Sincerely,

Week 30 Egg Hunt

Dear Parents,

The kids had lots of fun looking for Easter eggs during our Egg Hunt.  Thank you to Olivia's, Pedro's, Samantha's, and Tyler's moms for coming in to hide all the eggs!  Thank you also to Pedro's mom for bringing confetti eggs for the kids to "crack" open for a neat surprise!  What fun!

Sincerely,

Week 30

Dear Parents,

This week the kids were busy, busy, busy learning and having fun!  Our theme this week focused on plants.  We looked at different types of seeds and bulbs.  We used magnifying glasses to observe the different parts of a plant.  We planted  flower seeds and lima beans to observe growth.  We worked in our Plant Journal to keep up with all we have learned this week.  In Math, we continued our investigation into addition by using dominoes to make a number sentence.  We used our bead sticks to double check our counting.  We reviewed numbers to thirty by clipping clothespins to number word cards and we worked on the smart board using a bubble gum graph lesson.  We got to paint real eggs with the help of Pedro's mom and dad.  The kids had so much fun painting designs on their very own eggs!  We got our faces painted and had a visit from our Book Buddies.  They helped us make the most amazing butterflies!  They are gigantic!  Thank you, Book Buddies!  

Sincerely,

Week 30

Dear Parents,

This week the kids were busy, busy, busy learning and having fun!  Our theme this week focused on plants.  We looked at different types of seeds and bulbs.  We used magnifying glasses to observe the different parts of a plant.  We planted  flower seeds and lima beans to observe growth.  We worked in our Plant Journal to keep up with all we have learned this week.  In Math, we continued our investigation into addition by using dominoes to make a number sentence.  We used our bead sticks to double check our counting.  We reviewed numbers to thirty by clipping clothespins to number word cards and we worked on the smart board using a bubble gum graph lesson.  We got to paint real eggs with the help of Pedro's mom and dad.  The kids had so much fun painting designs on their very own eggs!  We got our faces painted and had a visit from our Book Buddies.  They helped us make the most amazing butterflies!  They are gigantic!  Thank you, Book Buddies!  

Sincerely,