Field Day was a BLAST! Thanks to everyone who volunteered or sent in cookies and juice! The kids had such a great time. It's gotten us all ready for BEACH DAY!
Monday, June 3, 2013
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Time Flies!
It's hard to believe that I am preparing summertime activities for our rising FIRST GRADERS! It's amazing how time flies! Above you will find a “50 Days of Summer Activities” calendar for the kids which includes reading, writing, art, science, and dramatic play activities. This is designed to motivate your child to continue producing, imagining, and thinking critically during the summer days. While it is not necessary to complete each and every activity, please encourage him or her to try as many as they can. The activities will provide the stimulation that is needed to support and continue creative concepts during your child’s time away from school.
For more information and leveled book lists, check out these websites:
DON'T FORGET!
May 30th- Animal
Parade
May 31st- Field Day
(pack a lunch / wear tie dye t-shirt)
June 3rd-
Kindergarten Picnic (pack a lunch)
June 5th- Beach Day
(send in $5 for snow cone and pizza)
June 7th- Science Go
Round (pack a lunch)
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Lots of things are going on!
Feeling Appreciated
Teacher Appreciation week was filled with lots of surprises and goodies! Mrs. Dawes and I were so thankful for your thoughtful and generous gifts. Thank you so much for all you do to support us!
Thursday, May 30 - Animal Parade
The Kindergarten Animal Parade will begin at 8:45. This is a very exciting for students and gives them a chance to show off their projects and hard work! If your child is wearing a costume as part of their project, please have them dressed before they enter the classroom. Please remember projects are due Friday, May 24th.
Fabulous Finale
It’s hard to believe that the end of the school year is quickly approaching! We want to celebrate what a great year we have had with our Final Finale! Listed below are the themes/activities for each day. There is also a Beach Day supply and volunteer sign-up located under “Important Classroom Links”. Please note that this is the sign-up for the entire Kindergarten. Thanks in advance for helping us make this week a blast for the kids!
Friday, May 31 – Field Day
Field Day for K-2 students will be held at Kiwanis Park from 10:45-12:15. Many games will be played outside, so please have your child dress appropriately (no sandals). There will also be activities involving water, in which your child may get wet, so please send in an extra complete change of clothes. You are encouraged to apply sunscreen on your child before they come to school.
Other Important School and Classroom Dates and Reminders
School Supplies
Just wanted to remind you of the fabulous opportunity we have this year to purchase our school supplies early and have them waiting on our children's desk in their new room in the fall. We have had a great response thus far, but if you would like to order, please go to www.epipacks.com and put in the code JOY014. Simple and done!
Student Class Assignment Input
If you are interested in completing this survey regarding your child’s first grade placement, please do so by June 1. You can access this survey through Member Hub or Mrs. Hutchinson’s principal blog.
Upcoming Dates:
Friday, May 24 – Animal Project Due
Monday, May 27 – No School, Memorial Day
Thursday, May 30 at 8:45 – Animal Parade
Friday, May 31 from 10:45-12:15 – Field Day
Wednesday, June 5 from 8:45-11:00 – Beach Day
Friday, June 7 – Science Go Around
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Mother's Day Tea
Please join us for our Mother's Day Tea
Wednesday, May 8th at 9:15
All of the students published a Mother's Day tribute through JAG Publishing Center. The authors would like to read their tribute and enjoy refreshments with you. We hope all our mothers are able to join us!
Friday, April 26, 2013
Upcoming Events
Kindergarten Orientation
Mother's Day Kindergarten Author's Tea
May 8, 2013
9:15-10:00
Please join us to honor all of our Kindergarten authors. All of the students published a Mother's Day tribute through JAG Publishing Center. The authors would like to read their tribute and enjoy refreshments with you. We hope all our mothers are able to join us!
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Marbles
We had such a great time at Marbles! A HUGE thanks to all the parents who chaperoned! The kids enjoyed all areas of the museum. After exploring the museum we all had lunch together and then headed to the IMAX theater. We watched "Born to be Wild" in 3D. This movie was about two special women who take in orphaned elephants and orangutans. We watched how the women and their helpers care for and feed the babies as well as prepare them for their future life, back in the wild. We all loved the movie and learned a lot about what animals need to survive. It was the perfect way to kick off our animal unit! I have posted pictures from the trip in a slide show to the right. ENJOY!
Sunday, April 7, 2013
WELCOME BACK!
Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful Spring Break and are enjoying the beautiful weather that finally decided to find us! I am looking forward to seeing all of the kids on Tuesday. (I will not be at school tomorrow. I have an off campus “School Improvement Plan” meeting.) Below you will see pictures from our “Seussical” field trip and our Spring Scavenger hunt. There are also a few from when Graham shared a Czech tradition with us before Spring Break. Enjoy!
Everyone really enjoyed "Seussical"!
Bunnies, ready to hunt!
Hunting for "SPRING"!
Everyone was really interested in learning about a Czech tradtion.
Daily Five
This week we’ll focus on using fluency and comprehension strategies while reading. Please see these new CAFÉ strategies below.
1. Move Through the Word – read tricky words by moving your finger through the entire word to help you sound it out
2. Say the word slowly, s-t-r-e-t-c-h it out – when you come to a tricky word, move through the word and stretch out the sounds to help you read the word
3. Blend the sounds together – after you stretch the sounds in a word, go back and blend the sounds together
4. Use a Smooth Voice – use a combination of decoding skills to read the words quickly and accurately
5. Retell the Story – discussing the characters, setting, and sequence of events in a story (first, next, then, last…)
Letterland/Word Work
We will continue learning about digraphs sh, ch, th, wh (ex. ship, wash, chick, which, thing…), as well as words with double consonants –ff and –ll. We will also continue to review long and short vowels in words.
Writer’s Workshop
This week we'll focus on using the vocabulary "first, next, then, and last" when writing a story. This will lead into procedural writing, which is writing that teaches the reader how to do something. We continue to work on writing complete sentences related to our topic using capitalization, spacing, and ending punctuation. We are also working on taking our stories from our head, to our hand, to our paper. Remember to encourage your child to write the sounds they hear, even when it results in a misspelled word! The important thing is for your child to recognize themselves as a writer and use what they know to tell their story! We are also learning that “When I think I’m done, I’ve just begun!” This focuses on writers adding more details to their picture and their words before starting a new piece.
Sight Words
I, see, like, my, the, can, am, we, will, go, to, play, he, she, and, made, is, went, said, love, with, what, here, are, they, you
Math
We will compare numbers using vocabulary “more than” and “less than”. We will focus on “one more than” and “one less than” this week.
IB Attitudes
empathy, appreciation, curiosity, commitment, cooperation
Upcoming Dates and Reminders:
Third Quarter Conferences- I will post a link soon for those of you who would like to schedule a conference!
Kindergarten will be going on a field trip to Marbles on Friday, April 12th. We will explore the museum and see an IMAX movie. Please return the permission form and payment as soon as possible. The online payment option is also available to the right. We would love to have chaperones during our “exploring” time. Unfortunately, the IMAX theater is not large enough to accommodate parents as well as our 134 kindergarteners, but we’d love to have you before the movie! Please let me know if you are interested in chaperoning and I will email you with the details!
Thursday, April 18 – Night of Nonsense (more information coming soon!)
Friday, April 19 – Early Release
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