Wednesday, March 31, 2010
PTO Performance next Monday night!
Our class is one of several kindergarten classes that will be performing for the PTO meeting next Monday night, April 5th! Please have your child meet me in the gym at the Bobby Miller Center at 6:15. There will be a lot of children and classes meeting, so look for me. I will keep the class together so you can get a good seat! See you then!
Friday, March 26, 2010
Information for next week...
Phonics: We will continue working with “long vowels” and the “sneaky e” rule this week. Long vowels are when the vowel says its name—not the sound! We will continue reviewing the following digraphs: /sh/, /th/, and /ch/. Digraphs are “2 letters that go together to make 1 sound.” Ask your child for the hand motions after Wednesday!
**I have started reading Matilda to the class. Reading a chapter book is helping their comprehension skills. Plus, it is such a cute story and the kids LOVE it!
Math: We will continue studying units of measurement this week. We will work with rulers as well as comparing lengths of non-standard units of measurement — like linking cubes, “inch worms,” and other math manipulatives.
Writing: Children are beginning to improve with their writing! We are learning to write several sentences and adding details. Keep up the good work!
Extra Information:
-Spring pictures will be made Thursday (April 1st).
-Extra yearbooks will be sold 1st come, 1st serve Wednesday, March 31 in the library for $35.00.
-The class seems to have “spring fever” already, so please remind your child about classroom rules and appropriate school behavior!
-Don’t forget to be working on your homework chart in your folder. Your children should be reading a good bit at night, but not many are coloring in their monthly reading paper—please help them remember!!
-Remember to send your child’s snack EVERYDAY! THANKS, LAYLA for bringing extra snack to share with your friends!!
-“Show and tell” was a huge motivator for the class. I may do it more often, but I will always send a note beforehand, so please keep toys at home unless I ask for them!! Thanks!
**I have started reading Matilda to the class. Reading a chapter book is helping their comprehension skills. Plus, it is such a cute story and the kids LOVE it!
Math: We will continue studying units of measurement this week. We will work with rulers as well as comparing lengths of non-standard units of measurement — like linking cubes, “inch worms,” and other math manipulatives.
Writing: Children are beginning to improve with their writing! We are learning to write several sentences and adding details. Keep up the good work!
Extra Information:
-Spring pictures will be made Thursday (April 1st).
-Extra yearbooks will be sold 1st come, 1st serve Wednesday, March 31 in the library for $35.00.
-The class seems to have “spring fever” already, so please remind your child about classroom rules and appropriate school behavior!
-Don’t forget to be working on your homework chart in your folder. Your children should be reading a good bit at night, but not many are coloring in their monthly reading paper—please help them remember!!
-Remember to send your child’s snack EVERYDAY! THANKS, LAYLA for bringing extra snack to share with your friends!!
-“Show and tell” was a huge motivator for the class. I may do it more often, but I will always send a note beforehand, so please keep toys at home unless I ask for them!! Thanks!
Monday, March 8, 2010
Phonics: Wa-hoo! We have finished the alphabet. We will continue working on the following digraphs: /sh/, /th/, and /ch/ this week. Digraphs are “2 letters that go together to make 1 sound.” Ask your child for the hand motions after Wednesday!
Math: We will review skills learned during this 9 weeks including: clocks, coins, patterns, and graphs.
Writing: We will continue to try to write several sentences about the same subject during our Writing Workshop. Most of the class is having trouble with this. Please encourage your child to write as much as possible!!
Theme: Signs of SPRING!! We will be doing some fun art projects as well!!
Extra Information:
· Thanks to all who sent their Boosterthon money on time! Our donation account should get a nice boost!!
· SPRING BREAK is next week!
· The class seems to have “spring fever” already, so please remind your child about classroom rules and appropriate school behavior!
· Dr. Seuss dress-up days continue this week…please try to remember to send your child in the special item for the day so they don’t feel left out!
· Don’t forget to be working on your homework chart in your folder. Your children should be reading a good bit at night, but not many are coloring in their monthly reading paper—please help them remember!!
· Remember to send your child’s snack EVERYDAY! I am out of “extra snack!!”
· “Show and tell” was a huge motivator for the class. I may do it more often, but I will always send a note beforehand, so please keep toys at home unless I ask for them!! Thanks!
Math: We will review skills learned during this 9 weeks including: clocks, coins, patterns, and graphs.
Writing: We will continue to try to write several sentences about the same subject during our Writing Workshop. Most of the class is having trouble with this. Please encourage your child to write as much as possible!!
Theme: Signs of SPRING!! We will be doing some fun art projects as well!!
Extra Information:
· Thanks to all who sent their Boosterthon money on time! Our donation account should get a nice boost!!
· SPRING BREAK is next week!
· The class seems to have “spring fever” already, so please remind your child about classroom rules and appropriate school behavior!
· Dr. Seuss dress-up days continue this week…please try to remember to send your child in the special item for the day so they don’t feel left out!
· Don’t forget to be working on your homework chart in your folder. Your children should be reading a good bit at night, but not many are coloring in their monthly reading paper—please help them remember!!
· Remember to send your child’s snack EVERYDAY! I am out of “extra snack!!”
· “Show and tell” was a huge motivator for the class. I may do it more often, but I will always send a note beforehand, so please keep toys at home unless I ask for them!! Thanks!
Friday, March 5, 2010
Happy Dr. Seuss Week!!
Posing with all of my "things!!!" The class looked so cute Tuesday!! Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!
Cooking with Kindergartners...always a fun experience!! We all got to help stir the eggs...Zachary is helping stir in the food coloring!
The kids are not too sure about what is cooking in front of them...but they all enjoyed the snack once it was ready. Only one child did not want to try our eggs, so I thought we were pretty brave!
FRIENDS ARE FUN!!! I just love these kids!!!
Miss Ginny turned the pages to Green Eggs and Ham as we listened to Rick and Bubba read it on the radio!!
READING IS COOL day!! Check out these "cool dudes" in their shades!!
Cooking with Kindergartners...always a fun experience!! We all got to help stir the eggs...Zachary is helping stir in the food coloring!
The kids are not too sure about what is cooking in front of them...but they all enjoyed the snack once it was ready. Only one child did not want to try our eggs, so I thought we were pretty brave!FRIENDS ARE FUN!!! I just love these kids!!!
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
"Shiny" Pennies needed!!
Please check your pockets or purse for a “shiny” penny and send it (or them if you have extra) to school so we can add it to our Abraham Lincoln projects!!! I can’t find 15 shiny ones! Thanks!
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Book Orders coming home today!
Book orders
Due Friday, March 5th!
Due Friday, March 5th!
Hey Parents! I know there is A LOT going on right now, and for that reason I have not sent home many book orders this year. But, this one has some great books for super prices and I thought you may be interested! Here are a few numbers to pay attention to—they are not in numerical order, but how you find them in the booklet.
95. Woolbur
28. Get Ready for 1st Grade pack
85. Thump, Quack, Moo
84. Take Me out of the Bathtub—super funny poems!!
28. Get Ready for 1st Grade pack
85. Thump, Quack, Moo
84. Take Me out of the Bathtub—super funny poems!!
These would be good for boys or girls and there are TONS of nonfiction books your children will be interested in as well. I am sure you can pick out your own books, but I just wanted to let you know some that I love or think would help your child.
As always, I get bonus points when you purchase books that I can use to buy books for our classroom library. I have my eye set on several of these that I know the class will LOVE, so if you can,
please order books this time!
Thanks for all you do! MM
Monday, March 1, 2010
Thanks to...
-Alyssa for bringing ink cartridges for the printer!
-Micah, Chante', and Matthew for returning their Boosterthon pledges so quickly!!
-Micah, Chante', and Matthew for returning their Boosterthon pledges so quickly!!
News about this week...
Phonics: Wa-hoo! We have finished the alphabet. We will begin working on the following digraphs: /sh/, /th/, and /ck/ this week. Digraphs are “2 letters that go together to make 1 sound.” Ask your child for the hand motions after Wednesday!
Math: We will continue working with coins and subtraction this week, but will also be beginning to see how “a whole object can be divided into equal parts.”
Writing: We will continue to try to write several sentences about the same subject during our Writing Workshop. Most of the class is having trouble with this. Please encourage your child to write as much as possible!!
Theme: We will continue learning about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln this week.
Extra Information:
· FUN RUN was super fun! Collection envelopes went home Friday…all money is due Thursday.
· It is Read Across America week, and we are actually celebrating for 2 weeks. Make sure you keep up with the items your child should wear/bring to school over the next two weeks. If you have lost your paper, send me a note to get a new one or check the blog. All items are listed there!
· Thanks for sending popsicle sticks. We will be making log cabins to represent Abraham Lincoln’s home.
· Remember to send your child’s snack EVERYDAY! I am out of “extra snack!!”
· Remember to check the class blog often! www.mmsclass.blogspot.com
· Send your child in a coat every day! It is cold outside, but we will continue to go out to play if the temperature is 40 degrees or higher!!!
· “Show and tell” was a huge motivator for the class. I may do it more often, but I will always send a note beforehand, so please keep toys at home unless I ask for them!! Thanks!
Math: We will continue working with coins and subtraction this week, but will also be beginning to see how “a whole object can be divided into equal parts.”
Writing: We will continue to try to write several sentences about the same subject during our Writing Workshop. Most of the class is having trouble with this. Please encourage your child to write as much as possible!!
Theme: We will continue learning about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln this week.
Extra Information:
· FUN RUN was super fun! Collection envelopes went home Friday…all money is due Thursday.
· It is Read Across America week, and we are actually celebrating for 2 weeks. Make sure you keep up with the items your child should wear/bring to school over the next two weeks. If you have lost your paper, send me a note to get a new one or check the blog. All items are listed there!
· Thanks for sending popsicle sticks. We will be making log cabins to represent Abraham Lincoln’s home.
· Remember to send your child’s snack EVERYDAY! I am out of “extra snack!!”
· Remember to check the class blog often! www.mmsclass.blogspot.com
· Send your child in a coat every day! It is cold outside, but we will continue to go out to play if the temperature is 40 degrees or higher!!!
· “Show and tell” was a huge motivator for the class. I may do it more often, but I will always send a note beforehand, so please keep toys at home unless I ask for them!! Thanks!
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