Thursday, July 7, 2011
WELCOME!!
I am really looking forward to starting out this year! Please view the blog and see all the fun things we did last year. I look forward to seeing you at Kindergarten Orientation on Friday, August 5th from 5:00 - 7:00pm. To make sure I get adaquete time with your child, please view the letter that was sent home on which 30 minute time block to come and visit.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Boy/ Girl!?!
I hope you guys are having a wonderful summer and the kids are getting excited for 1st grade. I miss them like crazy already!! Some parents requested that I let you all know when I found out what the baby is. Well... its a BOY!!! We feel very blessed and I really enjoyed getting to share these moments with your wonderful kiddos!
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Luau
Luau is this Friday! Thank you for all of those that have returned the form letting me know that you are coming. The kids are working hard at making it a fun celebration. We are in need of some fruit for that afternoon. If you would be willing to bring in some strawberries, bananas, grapes, or oranges that would be greatly appreciated! Thanks and I look forward to seeing you there!
Newsletter 5-20-11
What's New!?!
Only two weeks left! I cannot believe this year is so close to winding down. Please, make note of the letter sent home about the luau next Friday. We would love to have everyone of you come and help us celebrate your child successfully completing Kindergarten!
Math:
• Making a book that reviews all we have learned in Kindergarten this year
Kidwriting:
• Getting to free write in our journals
Literacy:
• Identifying the main idea and supporting details in books about bugs
Bits of Information
www.mcdowellsminutes.blogspot.com
Make sure to check your child’s folder every night. I want to make sure you get any important papers that are sent home.
Remember that there is NO MORE HOMEWORK for the rest of the year!
Keep sending in the box tops so we can win the school-wide challenge!
MAE Day (Music/Art/Exercise Day)- Students will have a field day on June 1st. Please dress your child in play clothes and tennis shoes for this event.
On Wednesday we will be skyping (video chatting) with a first grade class at Nicholasville Elementary. Students will get a chance to ask the first graders any questions they have about next year. Start challenging your child to think of questions they could ask!
Please continue sending in game times for the kids. I love getting to see the kids in their after school activities!
I’m working on collecting books that I can put in our Reading Center that the kids can enjoy. If you have any old books that your child has outgrown or doesn’t enjoy reading in more, please consider donating them to our classroom! We would love the opportunity to enjoy them for the rest of the year and for years to come!
END OF THE YEAR LUAU!!! Please note the paper with details about the Luau. We would love for all of you to come. If you would like to come and watch or help with that games those will start at 12:30. If you would like to come to just the celebration where the kids will be recognized for completing the year, that will start at 1:30. You can meet us in our room, but the actual celebration will take place in the lime green pod in room H05. I hope to see all of you there!
Important Dates
May 23- Transition to 1st grade classrooms
Friday, May 27- End of the Year Luau -12:30 for games and 1:30 for celebration (please dress your child in play clothes since we will be playing games outside!)
May 30- Memorial Day- NO SCHOOL
June 1st- MAE Day
June 3rd- Last Day of School- HALF DAY
Next Week's Specials
Monday- Music
Tuesday- Library
Wednesday- Gym
Thursday- Art
Friday- Music
Only two weeks left! I cannot believe this year is so close to winding down. Please, make note of the letter sent home about the luau next Friday. We would love to have everyone of you come and help us celebrate your child successfully completing Kindergarten!
Math:
• Making a book that reviews all we have learned in Kindergarten this year
Kidwriting:
• Getting to free write in our journals
Literacy:
• Identifying the main idea and supporting details in books about bugs
Bits of Information
www.mcdowellsminutes.blogspot.com
Make sure to check your child’s folder every night. I want to make sure you get any important papers that are sent home.
Remember that there is NO MORE HOMEWORK for the rest of the year!
Keep sending in the box tops so we can win the school-wide challenge!
MAE Day (Music/Art/Exercise Day)- Students will have a field day on June 1st. Please dress your child in play clothes and tennis shoes for this event.
On Wednesday we will be skyping (video chatting) with a first grade class at Nicholasville Elementary. Students will get a chance to ask the first graders any questions they have about next year. Start challenging your child to think of questions they could ask!
Please continue sending in game times for the kids. I love getting to see the kids in their after school activities!
I’m working on collecting books that I can put in our Reading Center that the kids can enjoy. If you have any old books that your child has outgrown or doesn’t enjoy reading in more, please consider donating them to our classroom! We would love the opportunity to enjoy them for the rest of the year and for years to come!
END OF THE YEAR LUAU!!! Please note the paper with details about the Luau. We would love for all of you to come. If you would like to come and watch or help with that games those will start at 12:30. If you would like to come to just the celebration where the kids will be recognized for completing the year, that will start at 1:30. You can meet us in our room, but the actual celebration will take place in the lime green pod in room H05. I hope to see all of you there!
Important Dates
May 23- Transition to 1st grade classrooms
Friday, May 27- End of the Year Luau -12:30 for games and 1:30 for celebration (please dress your child in play clothes since we will be playing games outside!)
May 30- Memorial Day- NO SCHOOL
June 1st- MAE Day
June 3rd- Last Day of School- HALF DAY
Next Week's Specials
Monday- Music
Tuesday- Library
Wednesday- Gym
Thursday- Art
Friday- Music
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Specials Correction
I forgot to exclude Tuesday on the Special's schedule since we are out of school. This week's specials are as follows:
Monday- Music
Tuesday- NO SCHOOL
Wednesday- Library
Thursday- Gym
Friday- Art
Monday- Music
Tuesday- NO SCHOOL
Wednesday- Library
Thursday- Gym
Friday- Art
Newsletter 5-13-11
What's New!?!
We had another great week. I enjoyed having the kids bring in a share item and telling the class why that object was special to them. I also really liked seeing the timelines! They were very cute and I can tell you all put a lot of effort into them.
Math:
• Addition
• Subtraction
• Making shapes with other shapes
• Graphing
Kidwriting:
• Writing our reflective piece (our favorite thing about kindergarten)
Literacy:
• Identifying the main idea and supporting details in books about bugs
Science:
• Reading Maps
Bits of Information
www.mcdowellsminutes.blogspot.com
With the end of the year winding down there are a lot of important papers that will need to be sent home at times. Please make sure to send your child’s folder in every day. Make sure to check it each night for any important notes or letters.
NO MORE HOMEWORK!!! After looking over the kiddos timelines I thought that was a perfect way to end our homework for the year. For the remainder of the school year there will be no more homework. Enjoy these beautiful evenings with your family!
Family Fun Night was a great success! Thanks to all who came out and supported the event.
Keep sending in the box tops so we can win the school-wide challenge!
**Make sure to sign and return the permission slip for the transition field trip on the 23rd. Please turn it in ASAP!
It’s that time of year when lots of the kids get involved in after school activities. If you bring in a sports schedule I would love to come to some of the kiddos games. Even if it is over the summer!
I’m working on collecting books that I can put in our Reading Center that the kids can enjoy. If you have any old books that your child has outgrown or doesn’t enjoy reading in more, please consider donating them to our classroom! We would love the opportunity to enjoy them for the rest of the year and for years to come!
END OF THE YEAR LUAU!!! To celebrate these wonderful kiddos finishing kindergarten and heading to first grade we will have a class luau on Friday, May 27th. I would like to invite all parents to attend. We will start at 12:30 with playing a variety of relay games in the field for about an hour. Then we will come in and each of the kids will share what their favorite thing about kindergarten was. I will then present each of the students will a certificate for finishing kindergarten. Afterwards we will celebrate with a mini buffet of luau snacks. A sign up sheet will be coming home soon on foods you can bring in!
Important Dates
May 17- NO SCHOOL
May 20th- Transition Field Trip Permission Slips Due
May 23- Transition to 1st grade classrooms
Friday, May 27- End of the Year Luau -12:30
May 30- Memorial Day- NO SCHOOL
June 1st- MAE Day
June 3rd- Last Day of School- HALF DAY
Next Week's Specials
Monday-Music
Tuesday- NO SCHOOL
Wednesday- Library
Thursday- Gym
Friday- Art
We had another great week. I enjoyed having the kids bring in a share item and telling the class why that object was special to them. I also really liked seeing the timelines! They were very cute and I can tell you all put a lot of effort into them.
Math:
• Addition
• Subtraction
• Making shapes with other shapes
• Graphing
Kidwriting:
• Writing our reflective piece (our favorite thing about kindergarten)
Literacy:
• Identifying the main idea and supporting details in books about bugs
Science:
• Reading Maps
Bits of Information
www.mcdowellsminutes.blogspot.com
With the end of the year winding down there are a lot of important papers that will need to be sent home at times. Please make sure to send your child’s folder in every day. Make sure to check it each night for any important notes or letters.
NO MORE HOMEWORK!!! After looking over the kiddos timelines I thought that was a perfect way to end our homework for the year. For the remainder of the school year there will be no more homework. Enjoy these beautiful evenings with your family!
Family Fun Night was a great success! Thanks to all who came out and supported the event.
Keep sending in the box tops so we can win the school-wide challenge!
**Make sure to sign and return the permission slip for the transition field trip on the 23rd. Please turn it in ASAP!
It’s that time of year when lots of the kids get involved in after school activities. If you bring in a sports schedule I would love to come to some of the kiddos games. Even if it is over the summer!
I’m working on collecting books that I can put in our Reading Center that the kids can enjoy. If you have any old books that your child has outgrown or doesn’t enjoy reading in more, please consider donating them to our classroom! We would love the opportunity to enjoy them for the rest of the year and for years to come!
END OF THE YEAR LUAU!!! To celebrate these wonderful kiddos finishing kindergarten and heading to first grade we will have a class luau on Friday, May 27th. I would like to invite all parents to attend. We will start at 12:30 with playing a variety of relay games in the field for about an hour. Then we will come in and each of the kids will share what their favorite thing about kindergarten was. I will then present each of the students will a certificate for finishing kindergarten. Afterwards we will celebrate with a mini buffet of luau snacks. A sign up sheet will be coming home soon on foods you can bring in!
Important Dates
May 17- NO SCHOOL
May 20th- Transition Field Trip Permission Slips Due
May 23- Transition to 1st grade classrooms
Friday, May 27- End of the Year Luau -12:30
May 30- Memorial Day- NO SCHOOL
June 1st- MAE Day
June 3rd- Last Day of School- HALF DAY
Next Week's Specials
Monday-Music
Tuesday- NO SCHOOL
Wednesday- Library
Thursday- Gym
Friday- Art
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Newsletter 4-29-11
What's New!?!
We had a very interesting week! It was fun seeing what the kids came dressed up as on Tuesday for our compliment party. Then on Wednesday, we spent about a total of an hour in what we call the “turtle position” because of the tornado warnings. On Thursday we had a fantastic time at the Lexington Explorium and eating at McDonald’s. I am thankful for a good week with such amazing kids.
Math:
• One-to-one correspondence
• More/less/equal
• Addition
• Patterns
Kidwriting:
• Finishing our How to pieces and revising
Literacy:
• Inferencing- using the clues you’ve been given and what you know to draw conclusions
Science:
• Past/ present/ future about us
Bits of Information
With the end of the year winding down, so are our classroom supplies. Please donate if you are able!
• Glue sticks
• Pencil top erasers
• Treasure box items
Thank you to all those parents who helped by volunteering to go on the field trip. It went so smoothly because of your help. We truly appreciate all you do!
We are going to have a school wide box top challenge for the month of May. The kindergarten and preschool (AM/PM) classrooms that collect the most box tops will win a popsicle party. The monies collected will go towards the purchasing of new equipment for our school. Please check your child's backpack for a collection sheet. Thanks so much for all your support!
Important Dates
May 2- Preschool screening 3:30-6:30
May 12- Family Fun Night
May 17- NO SCHOOL
Next Week's Specials
Monday- Gym
Tuesday- Art
Wednesday- Music
Thursday- Library
Friday- Gym
We had a very interesting week! It was fun seeing what the kids came dressed up as on Tuesday for our compliment party. Then on Wednesday, we spent about a total of an hour in what we call the “turtle position” because of the tornado warnings. On Thursday we had a fantastic time at the Lexington Explorium and eating at McDonald’s. I am thankful for a good week with such amazing kids.
Math:
• One-to-one correspondence
• More/less/equal
• Addition
• Patterns
Kidwriting:
• Finishing our How to pieces and revising
Literacy:
• Inferencing- using the clues you’ve been given and what you know to draw conclusions
Science:
• Past/ present/ future about us
Bits of Information
With the end of the year winding down, so are our classroom supplies. Please donate if you are able!
• Glue sticks
• Pencil top erasers
• Treasure box items
Thank you to all those parents who helped by volunteering to go on the field trip. It went so smoothly because of your help. We truly appreciate all you do!
We are going to have a school wide box top challenge for the month of May. The kindergarten and preschool (AM/PM) classrooms that collect the most box tops will win a popsicle party. The monies collected will go towards the purchasing of new equipment for our school. Please check your child's backpack for a collection sheet. Thanks so much for all your support!
Important Dates
May 2- Preschool screening 3:30-6:30
May 12- Family Fun Night
May 17- NO SCHOOL
Next Week's Specials
Monday- Gym
Tuesday- Art
Wednesday- Music
Thursday- Library
Friday- Gym
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