Thursday, January 20, 2005
January 17-21
January 21, 2005
Dear Families,
What a week! We learned about Martin Luther King, Jr. and dictated two facts we learned about him on a paper. We talked about water, where it comes from, and its uses. The kindergartners learned about whales. We did not take our scheduled winter walk because the weather was too winterish and the sidewalks were icy! Brrrrrr! We read the book Weekend With Wendell and laughed at all the wild things Wendell did when he stayed at a friend’s house. Then they told us what they would do with Wendell if he were able to stay overnight. We had centers again this week. During center time, the kindergartners rotated through 7 different activities. The children spent between 10 and 15 minutes at each center and moved when the timer rang. Centers included War the card game, ABC Bingo, the store in the dramatic play center, water in the sensory table, a shapes and color word worksheet, writing in our journals, and a watermelon counting activity.
Next week we will be studying the letter Jj. For sharing, the boys and girls should bring an object that starts with Jj.
Some families are thinking about Valentine’s Day already. Children can choose to have a valentine for each child in their particular group or one for each child in the class. (This means that reds could give a valentine to only the reds, or the reds and the blues. The blues could give a valentine only to the blues, or the the blues and the reds.) Attached to this newsletter is the list of names for each group. We encourage children to start working on them early. Writing their own name 19 to 38 times takes a long time. Families can help write the students’ names that the valentines will be given to.
PLEASE SEND BOOTS, HATS, AND MITTENS EVERYDAY TO SCHOOL!!!!!!
We have had a lot of colds in the classroom. We try to keep germs spreading to a minimum, but that is difficult. We wash hands often, clean the toys, tables, and pencils, and encourage students to cough and sneeze into their elbows instead of their hands. You will be called to pick up your child if we believe that he/she is too sick to be at school. We hope that you understand.
North Tama Elementary will be participating in a fun way to raise money for the tsunami victims. We are going to have a PENNY CHALLENGE. In the PENNY CHALLENGE, each class will gather as many PENNIES as they can. In the PENNY CHALLENGE, quarters, dimes, and nickels are not wanted in OUR jar. Quarters, dimes, and nickels can be taken to another classroom and put in that jar because quarters, dimes, and nickels work against the penny total. For instance, if a jar has 100 pennies in it and a quarter, the penny total would really be 75. If a jar has 100 pennies in it and a dime, the penny total would then be 90. If a jar has 100 pennies in it and a nickel, the penny total would then be 95. All of the money will go to the tsunami victim fund. The fun parts will be collecting the pennies in the kindergarten jar and adding quarters, dimes, and nickels to other classrooms’ jars. The PENNY CHALLENGE game is hard to explain, and if you need further clarification, please give us a call at school. The PENNY CHALLENGE will begin on Monday, January 24 and end on Monday, February 7.
We hope you can keep warm this winter weekend!
Mrs. Howard, Mrs. Owens, and Mrs. Herink
SOME UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER:
February 14th - Valentine’s Day (Parties MAY be on this day.)
February 15th - School dismisses at 12:25
February 18th - NO SCHOOL
February 21 - NO SCHOOL
February 28 - NO SCHOOL
Dear Families,
What a week! We learned about Martin Luther King, Jr. and dictated two facts we learned about him on a paper. We talked about water, where it comes from, and its uses. The kindergartners learned about whales. We did not take our scheduled winter walk because the weather was too winterish and the sidewalks were icy! Brrrrrr! We read the book Weekend With Wendell and laughed at all the wild things Wendell did when he stayed at a friend’s house. Then they told us what they would do with Wendell if he were able to stay overnight. We had centers again this week. During center time, the kindergartners rotated through 7 different activities. The children spent between 10 and 15 minutes at each center and moved when the timer rang. Centers included War the card game, ABC Bingo, the store in the dramatic play center, water in the sensory table, a shapes and color word worksheet, writing in our journals, and a watermelon counting activity.
Next week we will be studying the letter Jj. For sharing, the boys and girls should bring an object that starts with Jj.
Some families are thinking about Valentine’s Day already. Children can choose to have a valentine for each child in their particular group or one for each child in the class. (This means that reds could give a valentine to only the reds, or the reds and the blues. The blues could give a valentine only to the blues, or the the blues and the reds.) Attached to this newsletter is the list of names for each group. We encourage children to start working on them early. Writing their own name 19 to 38 times takes a long time. Families can help write the students’ names that the valentines will be given to.
PLEASE SEND BOOTS, HATS, AND MITTENS EVERYDAY TO SCHOOL!!!!!!
We have had a lot of colds in the classroom. We try to keep germs spreading to a minimum, but that is difficult. We wash hands often, clean the toys, tables, and pencils, and encourage students to cough and sneeze into their elbows instead of their hands. You will be called to pick up your child if we believe that he/she is too sick to be at school. We hope that you understand.
North Tama Elementary will be participating in a fun way to raise money for the tsunami victims. We are going to have a PENNY CHALLENGE. In the PENNY CHALLENGE, each class will gather as many PENNIES as they can. In the PENNY CHALLENGE, quarters, dimes, and nickels are not wanted in OUR jar. Quarters, dimes, and nickels can be taken to another classroom and put in that jar because quarters, dimes, and nickels work against the penny total. For instance, if a jar has 100 pennies in it and a quarter, the penny total would really be 75. If a jar has 100 pennies in it and a dime, the penny total would then be 90. If a jar has 100 pennies in it and a nickel, the penny total would then be 95. All of the money will go to the tsunami victim fund. The fun parts will be collecting the pennies in the kindergarten jar and adding quarters, dimes, and nickels to other classrooms’ jars. The PENNY CHALLENGE game is hard to explain, and if you need further clarification, please give us a call at school. The PENNY CHALLENGE will begin on Monday, January 24 and end on Monday, February 7.
We hope you can keep warm this winter weekend!
Mrs. Howard, Mrs. Owens, and Mrs. Herink
SOME UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER:
February 14th - Valentine’s Day (Parties MAY be on this day.)
February 15th - School dismisses at 12:25
February 18th - NO SCHOOL
February 21 - NO SCHOOL
February 28 - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
January 10 - 14
January 14, 2005
Dear Families,
What a super week! We worked on report card evaluations and enjoyed all the secret sack sharing. The boys and girls enjoyed Ms. S because she had super socks that give her the ability to solve problems. We pretended that we our own pair of super socks and wrote in our new journals about the “powers” the super socks gave us. We learned about spiders. The kindergartners were taught 2 new words: is, said. (Yellow flashcards have been attached to this newsletter. Please cut them apart and review them with your kindergartner frequently!) The kindergartners read and brought home 2 more little booklets to practice reading with their families. The booklets were entitled “Sid Said” and “Is Sam Mad?”. This week we started something new. We started centers. During center time, the kindergartners rotated through 7 different activities. The children spent approximately 10 minutes at each center and moved when the timer rang. Centers included straw painting, the store dramatic play center, a sink/float activity, the story Seven Silly Eaters, counting with sunflower seeds and soybeans, making snowflakes, and drawing a person. (We are really writing this newsletter on Tuesday morning. If the weather doesn’t cooperate, some of these activities will be changed!)
Ww is the letter that we will be studying next week. The sharing is to bring something that begins with the letter Ww or a winter item. We hope to work a winter walk into the Wednesday afternoon schedule next week.
The quarter now ends on January 19th. We believe that report cards will go home on January 28th. Our last parent/teacher conference will be held in the middle of February. If you have a concern about your child’s progress that you would like to discuss before the conferences, please contact us. We are willing to meet with families that have questions or concerns.
There is no school on Monday, January 17th. The teachers have many important meetings to attend.
Have a super and safe weekend!
Mrs. Howard, Mrs. Owens, and Mrs. Herink
Dear Families,
What a super week! We worked on report card evaluations and enjoyed all the secret sack sharing. The boys and girls enjoyed Ms. S because she had super socks that give her the ability to solve problems. We pretended that we our own pair of super socks and wrote in our new journals about the “powers” the super socks gave us. We learned about spiders. The kindergartners were taught 2 new words: is, said. (Yellow flashcards have been attached to this newsletter. Please cut them apart and review them with your kindergartner frequently!) The kindergartners read and brought home 2 more little booklets to practice reading with their families. The booklets were entitled “Sid Said” and “Is Sam Mad?”. This week we started something new. We started centers. During center time, the kindergartners rotated through 7 different activities. The children spent approximately 10 minutes at each center and moved when the timer rang. Centers included straw painting, the store dramatic play center, a sink/float activity, the story Seven Silly Eaters, counting with sunflower seeds and soybeans, making snowflakes, and drawing a person. (We are really writing this newsletter on Tuesday morning. If the weather doesn’t cooperate, some of these activities will be changed!)
Ww is the letter that we will be studying next week. The sharing is to bring something that begins with the letter Ww or a winter item. We hope to work a winter walk into the Wednesday afternoon schedule next week.
The quarter now ends on January 19th. We believe that report cards will go home on January 28th. Our last parent/teacher conference will be held in the middle of February. If you have a concern about your child’s progress that you would like to discuss before the conferences, please contact us. We are willing to meet with families that have questions or concerns.
There is no school on Monday, January 17th. The teachers have many important meetings to attend.
Have a super and safe weekend!
Mrs. Howard, Mrs. Owens, and Mrs. Herink
January 4 - 7
January 7, 2005
Dear Families,
This has been an unique week! During this short week we worked on writing the letters U and u. We worked in our workbooks with the u sound. The kindergartners also worked on evaluations for their report cards. The kindergartners had fun listening to underwear stories. Those stories always make us giggle.
Next week we will be learning about the letter Ss. Sharing for next week is to bring in something that starts with the letter Ss in a secret sack. Please help your child think of clues that would assist the other kindergartners in guessing the sharing item.
Next week we will be turning the playhouse in our room into a grocery store. We would like families to send in empty boxes or containers that used to hold food so that the children have things to “purchase.” Please do not send anything glass or tin cans with sharp edges. We would like to have these containers brought to school ONLY next week. We usually collect more than enough in one week! Thanks for your help!
The end of the quarter is will more than likely be changed because of our snow days. Our school does not have scheduled conferences at the end of the second quarter, but we would be happy to set a time to meet with or call anyone who has questions or concerns.
Please make sure that your child is prepared to go outside every day. The boys and girls need something for their heads/ears, boots (when there is snow), gloves or mittens, snow pants (when there is snow), and warm coats. It is important that every item is marked with a name. An extra pair of socks put in the school bag would be appreciated!
Have an enjoyable weekend!
We hope that you have a great weekend!
Mrs. Owens, Mrs. Howard, and Mrs. Herink
Dear Families,
This has been an unique week! During this short week we worked on writing the letters U and u. We worked in our workbooks with the u sound. The kindergartners also worked on evaluations for their report cards. The kindergartners had fun listening to underwear stories. Those stories always make us giggle.
Next week we will be learning about the letter Ss. Sharing for next week is to bring in something that starts with the letter Ss in a secret sack. Please help your child think of clues that would assist the other kindergartners in guessing the sharing item.
Next week we will be turning the playhouse in our room into a grocery store. We would like families to send in empty boxes or containers that used to hold food so that the children have things to “purchase.” Please do not send anything glass or tin cans with sharp edges. We would like to have these containers brought to school ONLY next week. We usually collect more than enough in one week! Thanks for your help!
The end of the quarter is will more than likely be changed because of our snow days. Our school does not have scheduled conferences at the end of the second quarter, but we would be happy to set a time to meet with or call anyone who has questions or concerns.
Please make sure that your child is prepared to go outside every day. The boys and girls need something for their heads/ears, boots (when there is snow), gloves or mittens, snow pants (when there is snow), and warm coats. It is important that every item is marked with a name. An extra pair of socks put in the school bag would be appreciated!
Have an enjoyable weekend!
We hope that you have a great weekend!
Mrs. Owens, Mrs. Howard, and Mrs. Herink
