February 26-March 2

HAPPY MARCH!

I simply cannot believe that we are already in MARCH! This year is going by so quickly-it will be spring before we know it.

This week we: 

*Focused on the letter Hh
*Practiced word families (while writing on the tables!)
*Started the writing process as we work on publishing our own book!! (More information below)
*Learned about Dr. Seuss and celebrated his birthday
*Worked on teen numbers and looking for patterns in numbers
*Started our Social Studies unit on US Symbols (we focused on Presidents, the Statue of Liberty, and the US flag)

Next week we will: 

*Focus on the letter Ll
*Read a story called "My Lucky Day" and work on cause and effect
*Introduce money and learn about coins and their values
*Learn more about Dr. Seuss and practice word families
*Continue with our SS unit about American symbols

News and Other Information: 

*A March reading log went home with your child last week. Please return February reading logs by MONDAY for a certificate to Pizza Hut.

*A field trip permission slip is in your child's folder today for our upcoming trip to the MN zoo. The cost for this field trip is $12 (cash preferred) which includes admission to the zoo, and iMax movie, and bussing. If you would like to join us on this trip, please let me know ASAP. There are a limited number of parent chaperone opportunities. Please keep in mind, all parents must drive to the zoo on their own and pay a fee. Thank you!

*We are running low on ZipLock bags- sandwich size. If you are willing to donate some to our classroom, we would greatly appreciate it!! Please feel free to just send some in. Thank you!!

*TOMORROW, SATURDAY is Pancake and Book fair day! Please join Mr. Radel in the cafeteria from 10:00-11:00 for some yummy pancakes and then head on up to the library to check out the book fair. We will also visit the book fair as a class on Tuesday.

*I am conducting a mini survey before conferences to see how families are accessing classroom information. If you are reading this post, please send a quick email or a note to school with BLOG in the subject line and let me know that you check our blog. If you are reading this and prefer to use SeeSaw, please let me know that as well. For participating, your child will earn a smelly sticker :) Thanks for helping us out!

**** We are publishing a class book!!! That's right, your child is busy working on the writing process from sloppy copy, to personal editing, sending to an editor (that's me!), final revisions, and then sending to a real-life book publisher! These books are hardcover, full color works of art and the students will be SO proud of their work. This book may be purchased for you to keep for only $19.95. BUT! If you order online, you save $3! It's a great deal. More information about ordering will be sent home next week-so keep an eye out! ****

Important Dates: 

*Book Fair- March 5-9
*Imagination Fair- Thursday, March 8
*SPRING BREAK NO SCHOOL- March 26-30
*NO SCHOOL- Thursday and Friday April 5 and 6 for conferences

Have a wonderful, warm weekend! Play outside lots =)

Library Tomorrow

Hello Hello!

A quick update that we will have library TOMORROW, Friday, March 2. This is not our normal library day, but with the late start we missed ours this week. Please help your child to return his/her library book tomorrow for a new one. Thanks!

February 20-23

This week we: 

*Focused on the letters Kk and Oo
*Learned the words 'they' and 'you'
*Wrote 100 words!
*Wrote our numbers to 100!
*Celebrated the 100th Day of Kindergarten!!
*Learned about George Washington and why he was important
*Finished our number books
*Practiced counting to 50 by 5, and to 100 by 10

Next week we will: 

*Focus on the letter Hh
*Review the letter Oo
*Read a story called "Rooster Sees the World" and work on sequence
*Review the words 'they', 'you', and 'of'
*Learn the word 'three'
*Begin our Social Studies unit about United States symbols

News and Other Reminders: 

*Keep practicing Kindness at home and talk about easy ways to spread Random Acts of Kindness
*Please keep practicing shoe tying at home and getting dressed/undressed independently
*Keep reading!!

Important Dates: 

*LATE START- Thursday, March 1 (school will begin at 10:58)
*Book Fair- March 5-9
*Imagination Fair- Thursday, March 8
*SPRING BREAK NO SCHOOL- March 26-30
*NO SCHOOL- Thursday and Friday April 5 and 6 for conferences

February 12-16

This week we: 

*Focused on the letter Ff, reviewed Dd
*Read some great stories about Abraham Lincoln and why he was important
*Learned about Kindness and making good choices with Mrs. DenHartog and the Kindness Elves
*Celebrated Valentine's Day!
*Reviewed our sight words
*Worked in our NEW math journals!
*Practiced skip counting by 10 and introduced counting by 5
*Found patterns in the 100 grid

Next week we will: 

*Focus on the letters Kk and Oo
*Learn more about kindness during our Guidance lesson with Mrs. DenHartog
*Learn the words they, you, two
*Learn words in the -op word family
*Practice counting by 5
*Learn more about Presidents' Day
*learn about George Washington and why he was important
*Celebrate the 100th Day of School!

News and Other Reminders

*Please continue to practice tying shoes at home
*Please continue practicing getting winter gear on and off independently

*NO SCHOOL- Monday, Feb 19 for Teacher Workshops
*LATE START- Thursday, March 1 (school will begin at 10:58)
*Book Fair- March 5-9
*Imagination Fair- Thursday, March 8
*SPRING BREAK NO SCHOOL- March 26-30
*NO SCHOOL- Thursday and Friday April 5 and 6 for conferences

January 22-26

This week we: 

*focused on the letter Nn and Rr
*learned the words "me", "with", and "she"
*reviewed our other sight words
*practiced writing numbers without reversals
*almost completed our giant snowpeople!
*learned a new math game on the iPads
*had so much fun with our theme day all about the book "The Snowy Day"
     -We read the story, looked at a Let's Find Out magazine that went along with the book, wrote our own ideas about things we like to do in the snow, made an art project, and had our Hallway Hero Science Party by making Snow Dough! It was quite the morning!

Next week we will: 

*focus on the letter Dd and introduce Kk
*learn the words "see" and "look"
*find out all about Groundhog's Day and make our winter/spring predictions
*continue to work on patterns, sorting, number writing, and strategies for solving number problems

What to ask your Kinder: 

*Write your numbers to 20 (without reversals)
*What are some words that begin with Nn or Bb?
*Tell me about your 'theme' day!
*Read some sight words in stories at home.
*Count backwards from 20.

News and Other Reminders: 

*We will be going on a field trip to Stages theater on February 8th. Permission slips and field trip admission money is due on TUESDAY, January 30. There are scholarships available. Please let me know if you are interested. Unfortunately, we cannot take parent chaperones with us on this field trip due to space. However, please let me know if you are interested in upcoming trips.

*We LOVE volunteers! If you are interested in volunteering in our classroom, we have plenty of opportunities. We have some one-time options all the way to every week. Let me know if you would like more information!

Important Dates: 

*NO SCHOOL- Monday, Jan 29 for Grading Day
*Culture Night- February 8 6-7:30
*NO SCHOOL- Monday, Feb 19 for Teacher Workshops
*LATE START- Thursday, March 1 (school will begin at 10:58)
*Book Fair- March 5-9
*Imagination Fair- Thursday, March 8
*SPRING BREAK NO SCHOOL- March 26-30
*NO SCHOOL- Thursday and Friday April 5 and 6 for conferences

Some advice to help the Vikings get to the SuperBowl!

Yesterday, the Kindergarteners pooled their ideas and offered a few suggestions to help the Vikings win this weekend. Here is what they recommend....

Kindergarten Advice for the Vikings to go to the Superbowl!

 

*Get a touchdown before the game is over

*Get more points than the other team

*So they should just, when they start, get a lot of touchdowns at the beginning

*Just kick a field goal

*Just get a 100 million touchdowns (and 100 thousand million points)

*Go where the ball is going

*Try to not let the other team tackle the person with the ball

*Keep the ball and make sure the other team doesn’t get it

*If there is an open spot, run there and if someone is tackling you put your hand out and get a touchdown

*Okay, so when you guard someone, make a silly face and flap your hands so they laugh and drop the ball. And when they do, get it and run in a touchdown.

Go Vikings!

January 15-19

This week we: 

*reviewed lowercase b and d
*focused on the letters Bb and Nn
*Read a story called "The Mitten" and worked on retelling
*continued to work on our giant snowpeople
*focused on story problems and teen numbers

Next week we will: 

*focus on the letter Rr and review Nn
*read a story called "Little Quack" and discuss plot
*learn the words me, with, she
*practice writing numbers without reversals
*continue our calendar math work

What to ask your kinder: 

*Practice read to self at home- what should it look like?
*Practice counting numbers as high as possible
*Practice writing numbers without reversals

News and Other Reminders: 

*NO SCHOOL- Monday, Jan 29 for Grading Day
*Culture Night- February 8 6-7:30
*NO SCHOOL- Monday, Feb 19 for Teacher Workshops
*LATE START- Thursday, March 1 (school will begin at 10:58)
*Book Fair- March 5-9
*Imagination Fair- Thursday, March 8
*SPRING BREAK NO SCHOOL- March 26-30
*NO SCHOOL- Thursday and Friday April 5 and 6 for conferences

January 8-12

Hello and Welcome back!!

I hope you all had a great winter break and a relaxing holiday season. It's hard to believe it's the new year already! Whew!

This week we: 

*worked on read to self and made it to three minutes!
*wrote new year's resolutions for Kindergarten and celebrated all we have accomplished in 2017!
*learned to play "telephone" at morning meeting
*learned all about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and Ruby Bridges and why they are important
*focused on the letter Bb and practiced the difference between b and d
*worked on story problems and teen numbers

Next week we will: 

*focus on the letter Nn
*learn words in the -it word family
*work on our giant snowpeople
*continue to work on solving story problems and explaining our strategies
*continue to work with teen numbers

What to ask your kinder: 

*tell you about some friends at school
*retell a story we have read in class
*count numbers as high as he/she can. Can you get to 100 or higher??
*write the date using only numbers
*practice reading sight words around the house

News and Other Reminders: 

*NO SCHOOL- Monday, Jan 15 for MLK Day
*LATE START- Thursday, Jan 18 (school will begin at 10:58)
*NO SCHOOL- Monday, Jan 29 for Grading Day
*Culture Night- February 8 6-7:30
*NO SCHOOL- Monday, Feb 19 for Teacher Workshops
*LATE START- Thursday, March 1 (school will begin at 10:58)
*Book Fair- March 5-9
*Imagination Fair- Thursday, March 8
*SPRING BREAK NO SCHOOL- March 26-30
*NO SCHOOL- Thursday and Friday April 5 and 6 for conferences

PAJAMA DAY!

Hello hello and happy almost Friday!

Tomorrow, Friday, Kindergarten is celebrating pajama day! We will have a fun day of winter centers, math games with our buddies, a hot chocolate party, and pajamas! Your child may bring slippers and a stuffed animal or blanket to school tomorrow. Please make sure your child still has boots for recess. Thank you!

December 11-15

This week we: 

*Read a story called Bear Snores On and talked about sequencing and characters. We even learned to act this story out with Ms. Trudy!
*Learned about animals that hibernate
*Focused on the letter Ii
*Made torn paper bears and wrote about them using 'spicy' adjectives
*Read great bear stories
*Worked on teen numbers, sorting, and solving addition and subtraction problems to 5

Next week we will: 

*Work on gingerbread stories
*Continue to work on the letter Ii
*Make our winter tree posters
*Complete our winter project
*Get together with our 5th grade buddies to celebrate our mitten drive! (If you haven't turned in your mittens yet and would still like to, please send them to school as soon as possible. Thanks!)

News and Other Reminders: 

*Friday, December 22 is our Kindergarten Pajama day. Your child may wear pajamas to school and bring a small stuffed animal or blanket. These items must be small enough to fit in a backpack. I'll send home a reminder.

*Please continue to send all winter gear to school with your child everyday. Thank you!

*PLEASE practice tying shoes at home. This is a great independent task for your kiddo to know.

December 4-8

This week we: 

*Focused on the letter Cc
*Read a story called "Bear Snores On" and discussed realism vs. fantasy
*Practiced using adjectives to describe nouns
*Began discussing hibernation
*Reviewed -at, -am, and -ap word family words
*Practiced skip counting by 10
*Worked on reading, writing, and describing teen numbers (ie: 15 is one group of ten and five more)


Next week we will: 

*Focus on the letter Ii
*Read a story called "A Bed for Winter" and work on sequencing
*Learn words in the -it word family
*Learn the words he, for, white
*Discuss strategies for counting groups of objects
*Practice finding numbers on a number chart

What to ask your Kinder: 

*Read and write words in the -at, -am, and -ap word families
*Practice first and last names with correct capitalization
*Skip count to 100 by 10
*Write numbers to 20 without reversals

Reminders and Other News: 

*Winter is here and the weather is unpredictable. Students WILL go outside EVERY day so please make sure to send ALL winter gear each day. This includes boots, snow pants, a warm jacket with working zipper, hat, and mittens. If your child needs any of these items, please let me know. We are happy to help!

*Also, please LABEL ALL items! It is so very easy for items to go missing. If they are labeled with your child's name, chances are much greater of being returned to you.

*Please practice getting dressed in winter gear at home.

*Please also remember to send shoes to school each day with your student. It is uncomfortable to have to wear boots all day at school. If you would like your child to leave shoes at school, that is completely fine with me!

*THURSDAY, December 14 is a LATE START. School will begin at 10:58. FRIDAY, December 15 is a STAFF DEVELOPMENT day- no school for students.

*We are still collecting mittens this week for our buddy project.  Send them in any time!

As always, please let me know if you have any questions or would like to volunteer in our classroom. We would love to have you!

November 27-December 1

This week we: 

*Learned the words "we" and "my"
*Practiced sight words and color words
*Learned words in the -at and -am word families
*Practiced rhyming words
*Created growing patterns and repeating patterns
*Got new calendar math pages for December!
*Worked on reading, writing, and breaking apart teen numbers
*Worked on actor's tools with Ms. Trudy

Next week we will: 

*Read a story called "Bear Snores On" and learn about realism and fantasy
*Focus on the letter Cc
*Learn the words 'green' and 'like'
*Learn words in the -ap word family and review -at and -am words
*Continue to work on teen numbers
*Practice skip counting by 10
*Learn about hibernation

News and Other Reminders

*It is going to get cold and start snowing. PLEASE make sure your child is dressed appropriately. We go outside for recess EVERY day unless it is raining for 30 minutes. Snow pants, hats, mittens, boots, jackets, etc.

*Please help your child practice dressing independently at home- turning sleeves the right way when they are inside out, zipping coats, boots on the correct feet, etc. This helps us a great deal. Thank you.

*Please also make sure to LABEL all winter gear. Lots of things go missing and names help us find the owner.

*This week, we met with our 5th grade buddies to learn about a service project we are doing. Information went home in your student's folder. Mittens are due on December 18th.

Important Dates

*December 5- Donuts with Dad!
*December 14- LATE START (school will begin at 10:58)
*December 15- NO SCHOOL (teacher workshop day)
*December 25-January 5- NO SCHOOL (winter break)
*January 11- PTO Dance Night 6:30
*January 15- NO SCHOOL (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
*January 18- LATE START (school will begin at 10:58)
*January 29- NO SCHOOL (teacher grading day)

November 13-17

Happy Friday!

This week we (and next week we will): 

*Focused on the letter Ss
*Introduced word families
*Practiced our sight words
*Learned about Thanksgiving!
*Practiced patterns
*Worked on numbers through 10
*Learned about pumpkins!
*Talked about Veteran's Day

After Thanksgiving break we will: 

*Focus on the letter Pp
*Read a story called "Baby Animals in Grasslands" and work on main idea
*Learn the words yellow and we
*Practice counting by 10

Things to ask your Kinder: 

*What are some words that start with Ss?
*Tell me about veteran's day and why we celebrate.
*Count backwards from 20
*Count by 10 to 100
*Have him/her show you how to play Sparkle  (Make a circle, can play with sight words or numbers. Count/spell one number/letter at a time. The last number/letter is "Sparkled" and must sit down. Last one standing is the winner. Example: Count by 1 to 10. Person A says "one", the next person says "two", next says "three" etc. The person who says "ten" is now out. You can also do this with sight words. The word blue, each person says a letter in order and the person who says 'e' is out.)
*What did we do in Den Day this month?
*What are some interesting facts about pumpkins?

News and Other Reminders: 

*As the weather gets colder, we are struggling with coats in Kindergarten. Please help your child practice zipping up his or her own coat and getting out the sleeves if they are inside out. This will really happen transition times go much quicker! Thank you.
*Now is also a great time to practice working on putting on snow pants and boots independently. The snow will be here before we know it.


Important Dates: 

*November 22-24- NO SCHOOL for Thanksgiving Break
*December 5- Donuts with Dad in the cafeteria
*December 14- LATE START (school will begin at 10:58)
*December 14- Den Day
*December 15- NO SCHOOL for students (Staff Development Workshops)
*December 25-January 7- NO SCHOOL Winter Break


Have a fabulous weekend!

October 30-November 8

This week (and last week) we: 

*Worked on telling the difference between fiction and nonfiction stories.
*Focused on the letter Aa and reviewed the letter Tt
*Learned about and created diagrams
*Learned the word purple and practiced 'is'
*Talked about and practiced using prepositions
*Studied spiders and celebrated Spider Day!
*Worked on creating and extending AB, ABB, ABC, and AAB patterns
*Introduced the SeeSaw app and practiced uploading work to show our families!
*Read a story with Mr. Radel!

After conferences we will: 

*Read a story called "Nature Spy" and learn about setting
*Focus on the letter Ss and review Aa
*Learn words in the -ap and -at word families
*Practice the words purple and yellow
*Work on counting by 10
*Learn about Thanksgiving and complete a mini Science unit all about pumpkins!

Things to ask your Kinder: 

*Ask your student to identify if a story is fiction or nonfiction and explain his/her thinking
*Break apart the words: mop, tap, cat, chat (ex. cat would be c-a-t)
*Practice counting forward and backward
*Tell you some facts about spiders

News and Other Reminders: 

*I am looking forward to meeting with all of you at conferences! We are blessed to have such a wonderful group of students and I am lucky to be their teacher! Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, concerns, or just want to check in. If you need a quick response, email is best.

*Thank you for making sure to send warm gear with your Kinder. Recess can be very unpredictable and it's best to be prepared. Please make sure to label ALL winter gear (hats, mittens, boots, snow pants, jackets, etc) so we can return lost items to their owner as soon as possible.

*If you have not yet turned in your October reading list, please do so. Pizza Hut Certificates will go home in Friday folders.

*Book orders will be due on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15. You are welcome to order online or turn in the paper copy to me. Thank you for supporting your reader and our classroom!

Important Dates: 

*November 15-Den Day
*November 16- LATE START (school will begin at 10:58)
*November 16- Turkey Bingo in the gym!! (Begins at 6:30)
*November 17- Kindergarten Fall Party (please let me know if you'd like to join us!)
*November 22-24- NO SCHOOL for Thanksgiving Break
*December 5- Donuts with Dad in the cafeteria
*December 14- LATE START (school will begin at 10:58)
*December 14- Den Day
*December 15- NO SCHOOL for students (Staff Development Workshops)
*December 25-January 7- NO SCHOOL Winter Break

Have a great weekend!

October 23-27

This week we: 

*Read a story called "Smash, Crash" and learned about 'sh' and 'th' words
*Read a story called "Dig, Dig, Digging" and learned about big machines!
*Listened for ending sounds
*Worked on the words a, to, red, blue and color words
*Continued to work on trees and did some great tree projects
*Practiced counting and matching numbers through 10
*Worked on breaking apart and putting numbers together
*Learned all about Fire Safety with the Hopkins Fire Department!
*Donated socks during Den Day for Socktober!

Next week we will: 

*Review our sight words
*Focus on the letters Tt and Aa
*Practice reading color words
*Celebrate Spider Week!!
*Introduce the -at word family
*Work on comparing and contrasting
*Learn about diagrams and labels

News and Other Reminders: 

*Conference sign ups have been sent out via email. Please make sure you sign up as soon as possible as these are the only times conferences are offered. Please let me know if you need help signing up or have any questions. Kindergarten students are not required to come to conferences.

*We are looking for parent volunteers for Spider Day centers on Tuesday, October 31 from 9:30-11:10. Please let me know if you are interested-thanks!

*The weather is getting very unpredictable. Please send a jacket with your student every day and label it to make sure it comes back to us if misplaced. Thank you! Please also practice zipping jackets at home. Kindergarten students should be able to zip their own jackets (for the most part). Thank you for your help with this.

*The November reading log is in your child's Friday Folder today. Please return the October book log by Monday, November 6 for a fun prize!

Have a fun and safe weekend!

October 9-13

This week we: 

*Focused on the letter Mm
*Started our ABC journals
*Reviewed the words I, am, the, little
*Learned the words to, a, red
*Worked on subitizing and number sense
*Continued our work on trees

Next week we will: 

*Read the story "SMASH! CRASH!" and learn about punctuation and words with sh
*Work on activities with the words to, a, red, blue
*Continue with our Science unit about trees and leaves
*Meet our 5th grade buddies
*Celebrate 2nd place in the Walk-a-Thon with our Ice Cream party

After the break we will: 

*Read a story called "Dig, Dig, Digging" and work on compare and contrast
*Focus on the letter Tt
*Finish our Science unit on trees and leaves
*Learn about Fire Safety
*Review shapes and practice number words


Things to ask your Kinder: 

*Name the parts of a tree
*What is a leafy tree called? (Deciduous!)
*What is a pine tree called? (Coniferous!)
*Name words that start with Mm
*Tell you about the dot math games we learned this week

News and Other Reminders

*Thank you to all who ordered books this month! The order has been placed and we are hoping they get here by Wednesday before the break.


*Please help your child practice tying his or her own shoes. We have a lot of untied shoes throughout the day and this will help our day move more smoothly. Thanks!

*A conference sign up will be sent out in an email on Monday or Tuesday morning. Please sign up for a time as soon as possible. The slots usually fill quickly. Conferences will be held Wednesday, November 8th (4:00-8:00), Thursday, November 9 (12:00-8:00) and Friday, November 10 (8:00-12:00). These are the only times that conferences will be held. Please only sign up for one time slot per student. If there is a split household and you do not want conferences together, you may share a time slot with 15 minutes each. Thank you!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Minnetonka Fire Department Open House!

Tomorrow, October 10 is the Minnetonka Fire Department and Community Event from 5:00-8:00pm. This is a great free event full of fun and information!

Here's the link to check out all the details: https://eminnetonka.com/city-calendar/518

September 25-29

This week we: 

*Read the story "We Are So Proud"
*Learned about settings in stories and reviewed characters
*Learned the words "the" and "little"
*Practiced color words
*Made a birthday graph and an age graph
*Practiced sorting shapes and reviewed shape names (like trapezoid, hexagon, and rhombus)
*Worked on reading, writing, and manipulating numbers 1-5

Next week we will: 

*Read the story "Plaidypus Lost" and talk about sequence
*Review the words "the" and "little"
*Work on the letters Tt-Zz
*Practice the 3 ways to read a book
*Begin Read to Self and start working on Reading Stamina


Reminders and other news: 

*Your child has another paper book (Decodable Reader) in his/her backpack this week. This is a book that we have read and practiced in class, so your Kinder should be able to read the book with minimal support. Please encourage reading at home and practice this book with your child at least 3 times. 

*It's October! Please send the yellow September reading log back to school with your child on Monday. The new October reading log went home in Friday folders. 

*If you have not done so already, please send $10 to school for your child's party fund. This money goes towards the cost of our celebrations throughout the school year. If you are unable to cover this cost, please let me know. Thank you. 

*Please help your child practice tying his or her shoes. Laces frequently come undone during the day and this can be a very big distraction for some kiddos. Thanks!

*Our GL Walk-a-thon is this Friday, October 6th! We'd love to see you there if you are able! (Kindergarten will walk at 10:00 am)

Class Needs: 

A huge THANK YOU to all who have donated extra items to our classroom. Your generosity is greatly appreciated! 

What to ask your Kinder: 

*Name 2 friends in our classroom
*Count to 25 by 1's
*How to play Sparkle
*Tell about a Morning Meeting activity we have done
*What is the special name for a diamond? (It's a rhombus!)
*What are "Dorito Words" or "spicy words"? 


Important Upcoming Dates: 

*October 6: Walk-a-thon (Kindergarten wears purple)
*October 16: Picture Retake Day
*October 19-20: MEA NO SCHOOL
*October 23: PTO Meeting 6:30
*October 26: Late Start (School begins at 10:58)

Have a Fabulous weekend!!! 

September 18-22

Happy Friday!

This week we:

*Read stories and talked about how we get to school
*Learned about cooperation and ways to be kind
*Made TWO classroom books!
*Learned to read and spell the words "I" and "am"
*Practiced writing and matching the letters Ff-Kk
*Read our first Decodable Reader
*Started our Social Studies unit "All About Me"
*Made self-portraits
*Took a number walk and learned a new math game called "Sparkle"
*Practiced shapes and made 2 types of graphs
*Celebrated TWO birthdays!

Next week we will:

*Practice the letters Ll-Ss
*Continue reading and writing the words "I" and "am"
*Learn the words "the" and "little"
*Practice three ways to read a book
*Get Book Boxes!
*Practice sequencing a story
*Make a birthday graph
*Work on sorting

News and Other Reminders:

*Scholastic Book Orders were due on Wednesday. A few people have had trouble with the orders so I will be submitting it first thing tomorrow morning. Please let me know if you are having problems or if you want to make sure the order went through. We so appreciate your orders and helping our class earn FREE books for our library!

*If you have not yet done so, please bring $10 to school for our classroom party fund. This helps fund all of our celebrations throughout the year.

*Next week, we will be talking more about ourselves and our families. Please send in a baby picture with your child (make sure his/her name is on it so we can return it to you!) Talk to your child about the picture and a funny thing you remember about him/her when s/he was little. The students will get to practice talking in front of the class and showing their pictures on the ActivBoard! Thank you!

*Walk-a-thon information went home with your student today. This is a GREAT way to help our school!! Please let me know if you have any questions about this.


Upcoming dates:

*September 28: Late start (School begins at 10:58)
*October 6: Walk-a-thon (Kindergarten wears purple)
*October 16: Picture Retake Day
*October 19-20: MEA NO SCHOOL
*October 23: PTO Meeting 6:30
*October 26: Late Start (School begins at 10:58)



Have a fabulous weekend! Enjoy the weather while we still can =)

September 11-15, 2017

This week we: 

*Practiced our classroom rules.
*Practiced daily routines
*Learned how to be Bucket Fillers
*Learned about authors and illustrators
*Worked on walking quietly in the hallways and earned 22 Hallway Heroes!!
*Practiced playground basics
*Made it to page 8 in our Number Books
*Went to the library for the first time
*Had our first Den Day!

Next week we will: 

*Read a story called "How We Get to School" and learn about characters
*Learn the words "I" and "am"
*Read new stories and talk about how we get to school
*Learn a new math game
*Practice shapes
*Have picture day!

What to ask your Kinder: 

*Practice writing first names
*Practice counting
*Tell you about some friends at school
*What the author and illustrators do

News and Other Reminders: 

*Thank you for looking at your child's Friday folder each week. This is the best way to communicate with families and show you all of the awesome work your Kinder is doing at school! Please send these folders back empty on Monday. Thanks!

*Picture day is Wednesday, Sept 20. If you plan to order pictures, please be sure to send your picture order form and money by Wednesday morning. If students do NOT have their money when we get our pictures taken, they will have to wait until retake day in October. Thank you.

*Thank you to all of the families who have turned in their party money! If you have not done so yet, please bring $10 in as soon as possible. This money pays for all of our class celebrations during the year.

*Please remember to send a reusable water bottle to school each day with your Kinder. Make sure his or her name is clearly labeled so these can be returned each day.

*We have gym and music on Days 2 and 4. Please be sure to send gym shoes to school on those days. You may choose to leave a pair of shoes at school, just let us know. Thanks!

*Library day is on Day 2. Please help your child remember his or her book on Day 2 so he/she can check out a new one!

Upcoming Dates: 

*September 18: PTO Meeting at 6:30
*September 20: Picture Day
*September 28: Late start (School begins at 10:58)
*October 6: Walk-a-thon
*October 16: Picture Retake Day
*October 19-20: MEA NO SCHOOL
*October 23: PTO Meeting 6:30
*October 26: Late Start (School begins at 10:58)

We had an amazing second week and are so excited for a year of learning with your child!