Week of December 24, 2007

We have been working on the letter “Cc” this week. Our poem for the week was Christmas Bells. We found the Cc’s our poem. We practiced printing the capital and lowercase Cc and completed My Cc Book.
In math we are working on the teen numbers. We are learning to compare numbers up to 20 in terms of which is more and which is less. We are also writing these numbers to match groups.
A Peek at Next Week…
Letter: Mm
Theme: Mittens
Math: Numbers 11-50

Homework
Over the holiday break I am sending home math flashcards for you and your child to practice. Also remember to keep reading with you child!:) Review the popcorn words: is, the, see, he, you, my, like, a and can.

Holiday Parties
Thank you to Mrs. Burrows and Mrs. Edwards who coordinated our Holiday Parties. Thank you to Mrs. Cigrand, Mrs. Colip, Mrs. Kozlowski, Mrs. O'Donnell, Mrs. Swain, Mrs. Dignan,Mrs. Dygdon, Mrs. Drazenovic, and Mrs. Purpora who organized the games and snacks. We had a great time!

Thank you to all of you who sent cookies for the Teacher’s Cookie Exchange. A special thank you to the PTO for organizing this special event! I appreciate your thoughtfulness.


I am wishing you and your families a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year!

Week of December 17, 2007

We have been working on the letter “Gg” this week. Our poem for the week was Where is My Gingerbread Man? We found the Gg’s our poem. We practiced printing the capital and lowercase Gg and completed My Gg Book. We read a variety of Gingerbread stories and compared and contrasted the differences in each story. We decorated gingerbread men and we did a special caring/gingerbread activity with Mrs. Hansen. We started out the week with a Gingerbread Man in our room and he ran away! We followed clues throughout the week to finally find him in Mrs. Hansen's office!
In math we are working on the numbers greater than 10. We are learning to compare numbers up to 20 in terms of which is more and which is less. We are also writing these numbers to match groups.
A Peek at Next Week…
Letter: Cc
Theme: Christmas/Caring
Math: Numbers 11-20

Our “Holiday Party” will be held on Friday, Dec. 21st from 10:15-11:15 for the morning class and from 2:00-3:00 for the afternoon class.
Each child will need to bring in a Christmas decorated gift bag with their name on it to hold all their goodies!

Important Dates
Dec. 21- Classroom Holiday Party
Jan. 7- Classes Resume after Winter
Break

Week of December 10, 2007

We have been working on the letter “Rr” this week. Our poem for the week was Santa’s Reindeer. We found the Rr’s our poem and talked about punctuation marks periods and question marks. We practiced printing the capital and lowercase Rr and completed My Rr Book. We talked about the silent e in words how it changes the vowel’s sound. Our new popcorn word was like for this week.
In math, we are continuing to work on numbers 11 to 20.
A Peek at Next Week…
Letter: Gg Theme: Gingerbread
Math: Numbers 11-20

Holiday Parties
Our “Holiday Party” will be held on Friday, Dec. 21 from 10:15-11:15 for the morning class and from 2:00-3:00 for the afternoon class.
The kindergarten teachers have decided to have the children bring in candies/trinkets (such as candy canes, stickers, pencils, etc.) for the class instead of purchasing a gift for a gift exchange.
In case you want to do some shopping this weekend, there are 17 students in the A.M. class and 16 students in the P.M. class. You may send in your candies/trinkets anytime during the week of December 17th. He/she will pass them out the day of the party. Each child will need to bring in that week a Christmas decorated gift bag with their name on it to hold all their goodies!

Important Dates
Dec. 14 – Pajama day
Dec. 21- Classroom Holiday Party
Winter Break Begins
Jan. 7 – School resumes

Week of December 3, 2007

We have been working on the letter “Nn” this week. Our poem for the week was November. We practiced printing the capital and lowercase Nn and completed My Nn Book. Our new popcorn word is “is”. We used magnetic letters to make words and used them in a sentence.
In math, we are learning how to copy and extend different kind of patterns. We worked on the AB, AAB and ABB patterns using unifix cubes and gluing squares to make the patterns on paper and we made chains following a pattern.
A Peek at Next Week…
Letter: Rr Theme: Reindeer
Math: Numbers 11-20

Holiday Parties
Our “Holiday Party” will be held on Friday, Dec. 21st from 10:15-11:15 for the morning class and from 2:00-3:00 for the afternoon class.
The kindergarten teachers have decided to have the children bring in candies/trinkets (such as candy canes, stickers, pencils, etc.) for the class instead of purchasing a gift for a gift exchange.
In case you want to do some shopping this weekend, there are 17 students in the A.M. class and 16 students in the P.M. class. You may send in your candies/trinkets anytime during the week of December 17th. He/she will pass them out the day of the party. Each child will need to bring in that week a Christmas decorated gift bag with their name on it to hold all their goodies

Important Dates
Nov. 30- No School
Dec. 14 – Pajama Day
Dec. 21 – Holiday Party

Week of November 19, 2007

We have been working on the letter “Pp” this week. Our poem for the week was Little Pilgrim. We found the Pp’s our poem and talked about being thankful. We practiced printing the capital and lowercase Pp, worked on the My Pp Book and in our journals drew something in our “pockets”.
In math, we are learning how to copy and extend different kind of patterns. We worked on the AB, AAB and ABB patterns using unifix cubes and coloring the patterns on paper.
A Peek at Next Week…
Letter: Review Theme: Turkeys
Math: Patterning

Parent/Teacher Conferences
If your conference time is during day on Thursday, Nov. 29th, I will be meeting with you in the music/art room. I have a substitute teacher that day. If our conference day is Thursday evening, I will be meeting with you in my classroom.

Important Dates
Nov. 21, 22, 23-Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 29– Parent/Teacher Conferences
Nov. 30- No School

Happy Thanksgiving!

Week of Novemer 12, 2007

We have been working on the letter “Tt” this week. Our poem for the week was Have You Ever Seeen a Turkey? We found the Tt’s our poem and found our new popcorn word “you”. We practiced printing the capital and lowercase Tt and completed My Tt Book. We made turkeys and sang our Turkey poem together. We have been working on sounding out letters and words to write in a sentence.
In math, we will be finishing our number writing to ten. Please continue to practice writing the numbers at home. I am sending home the rhymes we have used in class to write our numbers. It will help your child to say the rhyme as they write their numbers.
A Peek at Next Week…
Letter: Pp Theme: Pilgrims
Math: Patterning


Conference Time
Our conferences will be coming up at the end of November. I am sending home a conference note today. If something has come up and you can’t make the time that you signed up for, please let me know and I’ll schedule you a new time. Thank you.

Gym Schedule
The second trimester starts on November 26th. Our new gym days are on Tuesdays and Fridays. Please make sure your child has gym shoes.

Important Dates
Nov. 21, 22, 23-Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 27 – Report Cards
Nov. 29 – Parent/Teacher Conferences
Nov. 30 – No School

Week of November 5, 2007

We have been working on a variety of Halloween activities.

In math, we working on writing the numerals 6 and 7.

Peek at Next Week...

Letter: Tt Theme: Turkey

Math: Recognizing and writing the numbers in order and random order.

Book-It

Please continue to read with your child. Use the November reading sheet to keep track of the books you've read during the month of November. You may turn in the reading sheet on December 3rd.

Important Dates

Nov. 9 - Pirate Day

Nov. 21, 22, 23 - Thanksgiving Break

Nov. 27 - Report Cards

Nov. 29 - Parent/Teacher Conferences

Nov. 30 - No School

Week of October 29, 2007

We have been working on the letter “Hh” this week. Our poem for the week was 1, 2, Halloween Boo. We used spooky fingers to help us read. We practiced printing the capital and lowercase Hh and completed My Hh Book. Our new popcorn word for this week was “he”.
In math, we worked on recognizing and printing the numbers 0 to 5 and matching groups to the numbers.
A Peek at Next Week…
Letter: Review Theme: Halloween
Math: Recognizing and writing the numbers 0 to 10 in order and random order.

Halloween Parties/Parade
Wednesday, October 31st
A.M. Parade-9:45, Party-10:15
P.M. Parade-1:30, Party-2:00
Please come and watch the parades. The AM parade is out in front of the school, and the PM parade (with the entire school) is in the field in the back of the school. The students should bring their costumes to school in a bag. We will help the students get dressed prior to the parades. Since the students will have a treat and drink at the party, no additional snack is necessary.

Picture Retakes
Picture retakes will be on November 15th at 9:15 aim. If your child is in the pm class you will need to bring them to school for picture retakes.

Important Dates
Oct. 29 -Teacher Institute Day -
Oct. 31 –Halloween Parties
Nov.1 – October Reading Sheet is Due.

Have a Safe and Happy Halloween!

Week of October 22, 2007

We have been working on the letter “Bb” this week. Our poem for the week was Bats are Sleeping. We found Bb’s in our poem and the popcorn word “the”. We enjoyed singing the poem together. We practiced printing the capital B and lowercase b and completed My Bb Book. We worked on recognizing the punctuation marks: periods and question marks and why we use them in sentences. We are learning that a capital letter needs to be at the beginning of a sentence. Our new popcorn word is “can” for this week. Our homework for this week will be handwriting Bb’s and writing 1’s and 2’s.
In math, we are learning how to compare two groups to determine which group has more and less. We started number writing.
A Peek at Next Week…
Letter: Hh Theme: Halloween
Math: Number writing 0-5







Johansen Farm Field Trip
We will be going on our field trip to Johansen’s Farm on Tuesday, October 30th. Please have your child dress appropriately for the weather. We will not be having a snack on that day, make sure your child eats a good breakfast.








On October 31st we will be having a Halloween Parade and a Halloween Party. We are short party helpers for the A.M. Halloween party. If you are willing to help, please contact our party coordinator Mrs. Burrows at amy.burrows@comcast.net. The parade will be outside and anyone is welcome! The children are to bring their costumes to school in a bag and we will dress before the parade. No makeup or weapons will be allowed.

Important Dates
Oct. 25 –Hat Day
Oct.29 – Teacher Institute Day – No School
Oct. 31 – Classroom Halloween Parties
A.M. Class – 9:45 parade, 10:15 party
P.M. class – 1:30 parade, 2:00 party

We have been working on the letter “Ee” this week. Our poem for the week was The Eensy Weensy Spider. We made up some actions to the poem. We practiced printing the capital and lowercase Ee and completed My Ee Book. We made some spooky spider webs.
In math, we continued to work on the shapes.
A Peek at Next Week…
Letter: Bb Theme: Bats
Math: Exploring Numbers 0-5

Johansen Farm Field Trip
We will be going on our field trip to Johansen’s Farm on Tuesday, October 30th. Please have your child dress appropriately for the weather. We will not be having a snack on that day, make sure your child eats a good breakfast.

Important Dates
Oct. 17 – Early Dismissal – A.M. attends
Oct. 30 -Field Trip-Johansen’s Farm
Oct. 31– Classroom Halloween Parties
A.M. class – 9:45 parade, 10:15 party
P.M. class – 1:30 parade, 2:00 party

We have been working on the letter “Jj” this week. Our poem for the week was Jack-O’Lantern. We made jack-o’lanterns focusing on the shapes used to create them. We have practiced writing Jj’s and read our Jj booklets. We are working on trying to connect letters and/or words to our pictures in our ABC Journals.


In math, we worked on recognizing and cutting out the basic shapes – circle, square, triangle and rectangle. We learned new math vocabulary for shapes (angles, lines, and points). Next week we will continue to work on identifying the shapes and patterning.
A Peek at Next Week…
Letter: Ee Theme: Spiders
Math: Patterns , Shapes and Numbers


Important Dates
Oct. 8 – Columbus Day – No School
Oct. 12 – Fire Safety Assembly
Oct. 17-Early Dismissal – A.M. Attends
Oct. 29-Teacher's Institute-No School
Oct. 30 -Field Trip-Johansen’s Farm
Oct. 31 – Classroom Halloween Parties

We have been working on the letter “Ll” this week. Our poem for the week was Falling Leaves. We read our poem and found color words throughout the poem. We have practiced writing Ll’s and read our Ll booklets. We used leaves to form the capital L and lowercase l. We learned about adjectives (describing words) to compose a sentence about our Superstar of the Week.

In math, we finished our chapter on sorting. We used colored goldfish crackers to sort by color. It was a tasty activity! During the month of October we will be learning to recognize the four basic shapes, patterning and number recognition and writing 0 to 10.
A Peek at Next Week…
Letter: Jj Theme: Jack-o-lanterns
Math: Patterns , Shapes and Numbers


Field Trip
We will be going on a field trip on Oct. 30th to Johansen's Farm. If you are interested in being a chaperone, let me know.


Important Dates
Oct. 8 – Columbus Day - No School
Oct. 12 – Fire Safety Assembly
Oct. 17 – Early Dismissal A.M. attends

Kindergarten -- September 24, 2007

We have been working on the letter “s” this week. We read our poem and found s’s throughout the poem. We practiced forming the capital and lowercase letters “S” and “s” by tracing the letters in sand, using dry erase boards and on paper. We started stations this week and worked in small groups doing a variety of reading activities. We enjoyed our Silly Sock Day!

In math, we worked on sorting two attributes, such as the same size and the same color. Next week we will be completing our first math chapter on sorting. Our next chapter will focus on patterning.

A Peek at Next Week…
Letter:L l

Theme: Leaves
Math: Sorting and Classifying

Leaves
We will be doing a special project with leaves. Over the weekend, collect leaves in a bag with your child’s name on it. Please bring this to school by Tuesday, September 25th.

Important Dates
Sept. 25– Magazine Collection
Sept. 25 – Leaves are due
Sept. 26 - Book Fair and Ice Cream Social- 6:30-8:00 P.M.
Sept. 27 – Magazine collection
Oct. 8 – Columbus Day – No School

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