Week 24 Valentine's Day Centers

Dear Parents,

The kids had lots of fun at our Valentine's Day Centers this week.  They visited six centers:  "Valentine Delivery", "Cookie Decorating", "Heart Graphing", "Love Book", "3 Super Cool Facts", and "Which Weighs More?".  Thank you to our Room Moms and our parents who came in to help the kids complete their centers.  

Sincerely,

Week 23

Dear Parents,

The students had a great week practicing their patterning skills in Math Centers.  We also used our ten frames to model numbers to 30 and explored using scales to make balanced number sentences.  Our Bald Eagle, Liberty Bell, and Statue of Liberty crafts came out adorable.  We took what we learned and wrote our own National Symbols books.  Another fun week spent learning in Kindergarten!

Sincerely,

Week 22

Dear Parents,

The kids had a busy week!  We worked on making diagrams in Guided Reading groups.  We celebrated Groundhog' Day and lastly, we made our own edible U.S. flag.  What a treat!!

Sincerely,

Happy 100th Day of School!!!

Dear Parents,

Happy 100th Day of School!  Wow! Time sure does fly!  I cannot believe we only have 78 more days of school!!!  The kids had a blast Friday.  We began by sharing our collections, which were really creative and cute.  We made 100-year old portraits (which I forgot to get a picture of for this post).  We counted out ten treats from ten plates to make our 100-piece snack mix.  We estimated how many items were in three bottles and figured out the bottle with the pennies had 100!  We worked in small groups to visit five centers:  100-piece puzzles, 100-stamp books, 100-Dixie cup towers, Race to 100, and Find 100 teddy bears!  Oh, it was definitely fun to see the kids in action!  Hope you enjoy the slideshow!

Sincerely,

Week 21

Dear Parents,

This week the kids worked on making their own mitten to help them retell the story The Mitten by Jan Brett.  They loved hearing how all the animals fit in the mitten and how stretched out it looked afterwards.  In Reading, we applied what we have learned about letter sounds and reading strategies to independently  read a leveled text.  We also worked in our Problem Solving journals to show our understanding of the word "under".  We also got a head start on assembling our 100th Day crowns/glasses!  

Sincerely,

Week 20

Dear Parents,

The students enjoyed their first couple of weeks back from the holidays.  We have spent time learning about winter.  Check out our hall displays as well as our attempts to make our own edible snowmen!  

Sincerely,

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!