February 26, 2009
Dear Families,
This has been a wacky short week learning about Ww. The boys and girls took a winter walk and learned about water. We read the book A Weekend with Wendell. It was about a boy that went to a friend’s house for a sleepover. While there, the boy was not a very nice guest. He was mean to the little girl and didn’t make good decisions. We discussed what the boys and girls would do if Wendell had a sleep over at their houses, and we filled out a paper with their ideas. Warthogs in the Kitchen was a big book that we read. We completed a main idea worksheet that went with the book. The kindergartners practiced sequencing with a winter activity paper.
There is no school on Friday, February 27th or Monday, March 2nd!
Lately we have had many boys and girls forget their library books on Monday. We need your help in getting the books here on time so that families can enjoy a new book each week.
Next week we will be learning about the letter Qq. Since there are very few items that begin with Qq, sharing next week will be free choice.
Next week we are turning the dramatic play center into a Pizza Palace. Families are welcome to send pizza items to school. Please put your child’s name on anything you want returned home.
We have a few children with summer birthdays that would like to celebrate their birthday during this school year. If you have one of those children, we can arrange a day for them to celebrate. It is a big deal to them because they get to be the leader that day and have the birthday song sung to them. Let us know in a note if your family would like to pick a day. We like to arrange these ahead of time so that we don’t put two on the same day!
Please continue to send the boots and snowpants until further notice. These items keep the children dry and clean. If we find that we don’t need them, the snow items will stay in the room during recess. We will let you know when you no longer need to send them.
Mrs. Herink, Mrs. Owens, Mr. Degner, Mrs. Pokorny, and Ms. Howard
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
February 20, 2009
February 23, 2009
Dear Families,
This has been an excellent week! We discussed George Washington because his birthday is February 22nd. We made x-ray booklets and practiced counting by making a specific number of x’s in boxes. We X’ed out animals using specific colors following the directions on the back of the worksheet. The kindergartners voted for their favorite extra fun activity. Their choices were going to Chuck E. Cheese, bowling, miniature golf, going on a picnic, or going to a movie. Centers included working with tangrams, sorting and counting Smarties, playing alphabet bingo, building a town, playing UNO, and listening to a story on a tape.
Please remember that the students get out of school at 12:20 on Monday, February 23rd! There is NO SCHOOL on Friday, February 27th.
Conferences are next week! If your time doesn’t work for you, please let us know so that we can reschedule.
Lately we have had many boys and girls forget their library books on Monday. We need your help in getting the books here on time so that families can enjoy a new book each week.
Next week we will be learning about the letter Ww. Sharing needs to be an item that starts with the letter Ww. We hope to take a winter walk on Tuesday afternoon.
We have a few children with summer birthdays that would like to celebrate their birthday during this school year. If you have one of those children, we can arrange a day for them to celebrate. It is a big deal to them because they get to be the leader that day and have the birthday song sung to them. Let us know in a note if your family would like to pick a day. We like to arrange these ahead of time so that we don’t put two on the same day!
Notice the sharing schedule at the end of the newsletter.
Have an excellent weekend!
Ms. Howard, Mrs. Owens, Mrs. Herink, Mr. Degner, Mrs. Pokorny, and Mrs. Rohlfsen
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February 23 - 27: Something that starts with the letter Ww (Friday kids may bring their sharing any day that week.)
March 2 - 6: Free choice (Qq week) - Monday kids may bring their sharing any day that week.)
The rest of March will be free choice sharing. We may develop some sharing themes for April and May!
Dear Families,
This has been an excellent week! We discussed George Washington because his birthday is February 22nd. We made x-ray booklets and practiced counting by making a specific number of x’s in boxes. We X’ed out animals using specific colors following the directions on the back of the worksheet. The kindergartners voted for their favorite extra fun activity. Their choices were going to Chuck E. Cheese, bowling, miniature golf, going on a picnic, or going to a movie. Centers included working with tangrams, sorting and counting Smarties, playing alphabet bingo, building a town, playing UNO, and listening to a story on a tape.
Please remember that the students get out of school at 12:20 on Monday, February 23rd! There is NO SCHOOL on Friday, February 27th.
Conferences are next week! If your time doesn’t work for you, please let us know so that we can reschedule.
Lately we have had many boys and girls forget their library books on Monday. We need your help in getting the books here on time so that families can enjoy a new book each week.
Next week we will be learning about the letter Ww. Sharing needs to be an item that starts with the letter Ww. We hope to take a winter walk on Tuesday afternoon.
We have a few children with summer birthdays that would like to celebrate their birthday during this school year. If you have one of those children, we can arrange a day for them to celebrate. It is a big deal to them because they get to be the leader that day and have the birthday song sung to them. Let us know in a note if your family would like to pick a day. We like to arrange these ahead of time so that we don’t put two on the same day!
Notice the sharing schedule at the end of the newsletter.
Have an excellent weekend!
Ms. Howard, Mrs. Owens, Mrs. Herink, Mr. Degner, Mrs. Pokorny, and Mrs. Rohlfsen
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February 23 - 27: Something that starts with the letter Ww (Friday kids may bring their sharing any day that week.)
March 2 - 6: Free choice (Qq week) - Monday kids may bring their sharing any day that week.)
The rest of March will be free choice sharing. We may develop some sharing themes for April and May!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
February 6, 2009
February 6, 2009
Dear Families,
We have done a lot during Vv week! On Tuesday we visited the vet clinic and journaled what we liked best about the visit. We did some valentine activities. We did a lot of reading and worked on recognizing numbers up to 20. Centers included beans in the sensory table, word bingo, a February calendar, letter tiles, marble magic, Marble Magic, and the vet clinic in the dramatic play center.
This week we got a new student. Her name is Lanika Eilander, and she is in the red team. PLEASE ADD HER TO THE VALENTINE LIST SENT HOME EARLIER!
Next week is JJ week. Sharing should be an item that starts with the letter Jj.
Remember there is no school on Friday, February 27th. School is dismissed early on Tuesday, February 24th. School is dismissed at 12:20 on that day. Please mark your calendars!
Conferences are scheduled for the last week of February. Conference times will be mailed to each family. If you find that your conference time does not work, please call us at school so that we can reschedule!
Please include extra clothes in your child’s backpack. Our supply of extra clothes is dwindling because many families are not sending the extra clothes back! Please check for these extra pants, shirts, sweatshirts, socks, and undies.
Our class has experienced MANY, MANY cases of strep throat. There have been days when 5 - 6 children have been home with diagnosed cases. Please pay attention to your child’s health. If your child comes to school and the nurse suspects strep throat, you will be called to pick up your child.
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Owens, Mrs. Herink, Ms. Howard, Mrs. Pokorny, Mr. Degner, and Mrs. Rohlfsen
Dear Families,
We have done a lot during Vv week! On Tuesday we visited the vet clinic and journaled what we liked best about the visit. We did some valentine activities. We did a lot of reading and worked on recognizing numbers up to 20. Centers included beans in the sensory table, word bingo, a February calendar, letter tiles, marble magic, Marble Magic, and the vet clinic in the dramatic play center.
This week we got a new student. Her name is Lanika Eilander, and she is in the red team. PLEASE ADD HER TO THE VALENTINE LIST SENT HOME EARLIER!
Next week is JJ week. Sharing should be an item that starts with the letter Jj.
Remember there is no school on Friday, February 27th. School is dismissed early on Tuesday, February 24th. School is dismissed at 12:20 on that day. Please mark your calendars!
Conferences are scheduled for the last week of February. Conference times will be mailed to each family. If you find that your conference time does not work, please call us at school so that we can reschedule!
Please include extra clothes in your child’s backpack. Our supply of extra clothes is dwindling because many families are not sending the extra clothes back! Please check for these extra pants, shirts, sweatshirts, socks, and undies.
Our class has experienced MANY, MANY cases of strep throat. There have been days when 5 - 6 children have been home with diagnosed cases. Please pay attention to your child’s health. If your child comes to school and the nurse suspects strep throat, you will be called to pick up your child.
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Owens, Mrs. Herink, Ms. Howard, Mrs. Pokorny, Mr. Degner, and Mrs. Rohlfsen
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
January 30, 2009
January 30, 2009
Dear Families,
During Dd week we worked with dimes. We graphed our favorite kind of donuts (jelly filled, cream filled, chocolate frosting, powdered sugar, or glazed). Centers included making valentine sacks, alphabet bingo, dominoes, telling the teacher what he/she would do with $100, dot to dot worksheets, reading books, and the doctor’s office dramatic play center. On Friday we celebrated our 100th day of school and made necklaces with 100 pieces of cereal on them. We read many books about the 100th day of school. We counted to 100.
Next week we will be learning about the letter Vv. Sharing needs to be something that starts with the letter Vv or a valentine item. Notice the sharing list at the bottom of the sheet!
Keep working on those valentines! Valentines may be brought to school between Wednesday, Feb. 4th and Friday, February 13th. Our party will be on the 13th. We contacted volunteers to provide treats and napkins this week.
Please remember that our outside doors are locked at 8:30 each morning. If you bring your child to school late, then he/she needs to come in the main entrance by the multipurpose room.
Town kids that do not eat breakfast should not come to school before 8:10.
Ms. Howard, Mrs. Owens, Mrs. Rohlfsen, Mrs. Pokorny, Mr. Degner and Mrs. Herink
February Sharing
February 2 - 6 : An item that begins with Vv or a valentine item
February 9 - 13: An item that begins with Jj
February 16 - 20: Free choice (Xx week)
February 23 - 27: An item that begins with Ww (Friday kids may bring their sharing any day this week.)
Dear Families,
During Dd week we worked with dimes. We graphed our favorite kind of donuts (jelly filled, cream filled, chocolate frosting, powdered sugar, or glazed). Centers included making valentine sacks, alphabet bingo, dominoes, telling the teacher what he/she would do with $100, dot to dot worksheets, reading books, and the doctor’s office dramatic play center. On Friday we celebrated our 100th day of school and made necklaces with 100 pieces of cereal on them. We read many books about the 100th day of school. We counted to 100.
Next week we will be learning about the letter Vv. Sharing needs to be something that starts with the letter Vv or a valentine item. Notice the sharing list at the bottom of the sheet!
Keep working on those valentines! Valentines may be brought to school between Wednesday, Feb. 4th and Friday, February 13th. Our party will be on the 13th. We contacted volunteers to provide treats and napkins this week.
Please remember that our outside doors are locked at 8:30 each morning. If you bring your child to school late, then he/she needs to come in the main entrance by the multipurpose room.
Town kids that do not eat breakfast should not come to school before 8:10.
Ms. Howard, Mrs. Owens, Mrs. Rohlfsen, Mrs. Pokorny, Mr. Degner and Mrs. Herink
February Sharing
February 2 - 6 : An item that begins with Vv or a valentine item
February 9 - 13: An item that begins with Jj
February 16 - 20: Free choice (Xx week)
February 23 - 27: An item that begins with Ww (Friday kids may bring their sharing any day this week.)
Thursday, January 22, 2009
January 23, 2009
January 23, 2009
Dear Families,
This week was spent learning about the letter Yy. The kindergartners made Months of the Year booklets. The boys and girls need to be able to say the months of the year in order for the next report card. Reviewing the months of the year at home would be really helful! We have learned about dimes and counting by 10’s. This week 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 yahtzee, the dramatic play house, yellow yachts and a yacht dot to dot, yellow objects (beginning sounds), the rice table, journaling about our favorite winter activity, and number bingo.
Next week we will be learning about the letter Dd. Sharing needs to be something that starts with the letter Dd.
Keep working on those valentines! Valentines may be brought to school between Wednesday, Feb. 4th and Friday, February 13th. Our party will be on the 13th. We will be contacting volunteers to provide treats and napkins this week.
Some of our kindergartners are coughing. The nurse would like to remind families that she can not give cough syrup, any other cold medicines, or prescription medication without a doctor’s note.
Please remember that our outside doors are locked at 8:30 each morning. If you bring your child to school late, then he/she needs to come in the main entrance by the multipurpose room.
Ms. Howard, Mrs. Owens, Mrs. Rohlfsen, Mrs. Pokorny, Mr. Degner, and Mrs. Herink
Dear Families,
This week was spent learning about the letter Yy. The kindergartners made Months of the Year booklets. The boys and girls need to be able to say the months of the year in order for the next report card. Reviewing the months of the year at home would be really helful! We have learned about dimes and counting by 10’s. This week 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 yahtzee, the dramatic play house, yellow yachts and a yacht dot to dot, yellow objects (beginning sounds), the rice table, journaling about our favorite winter activity, and number bingo.
Next week we will be learning about the letter Dd. Sharing needs to be something that starts with the letter Dd.
Keep working on those valentines! Valentines may be brought to school between Wednesday, Feb. 4th and Friday, February 13th. Our party will be on the 13th. We will be contacting volunteers to provide treats and napkins this week.
Some of our kindergartners are coughing. The nurse would like to remind families that she can not give cough syrup, any other cold medicines, or prescription medication without a doctor’s note.
Please remember that our outside doors are locked at 8:30 each morning. If you bring your child to school late, then he/she needs to come in the main entrance by the multipurpose room.
Ms. Howard, Mrs. Owens, Mrs. Rohlfsen, Mrs. Pokorny, Mr. Degner, and Mrs. Herink
Thursday, January 15, 2009
January 16, 2009
January 16, 2009
Dear Families,
What a week! We learned about Martin Luther King, Jr. and dictated two facts we learned about him on a paper. We worked hard at completing all 4 of our Saxon reading lessons for Ee during this crazy week. The kindergartners practiced counting by tens and made Ee booklets.
Next week we will be studying the letter Yy. Since there aren’t many things that start with Yy, kindergartners may bring in any free choice item. Since there is no school on Monday due to teacher meetings, the Monday sharing people may bring their sharing item any day next week.
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 20 to 41 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!!!!!! Hopefully we will get to go outside soon. We want to be prepared when that happens!
We have had a lot of colds and other sick bugs 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.
We hope you can keep warm this winter weekend!
Ms. Howard, Mrs. Owens, Mr. Degner, Mrs. Rohlfsen, Mrs. Pokorny, and Mrs. Herink
SOME UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER:
February 13th - Valentine’s Day parties
February 16th - There IS school!
February 24 - 12:20 Dismissal for Parent-Teacher Conferences
February 27th - NO SCHOOL (Comp Day)
Dear Families,
What a week! We learned about Martin Luther King, Jr. and dictated two facts we learned about him on a paper. We worked hard at completing all 4 of our Saxon reading lessons for Ee during this crazy week. The kindergartners practiced counting by tens and made Ee booklets.
Next week we will be studying the letter Yy. Since there aren’t many things that start with Yy, kindergartners may bring in any free choice item. Since there is no school on Monday due to teacher meetings, the Monday sharing people may bring their sharing item any day next week.
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 20 to 41 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!!!!!! Hopefully we will get to go outside soon. We want to be prepared when that happens!
We have had a lot of colds and other sick bugs 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.
We hope you can keep warm this winter weekend!
Ms. Howard, Mrs. Owens, Mr. Degner, Mrs. Rohlfsen, Mrs. Pokorny, and Mrs. Herink
SOME UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER:
February 13th - Valentine’s Day parties
February 16th - There IS school!
February 24 - 12:20 Dismissal for Parent-Teacher Conferences
February 27th - NO SCHOOL (Comp Day)
Friday, January 9, 2009
January 9, 2009
January 9, 2009
Dear Families,
During Cc week we learned about how crayons are made. We practiced reading color words, and reviewed clocks. We graphed our favorite kind of candy choosing from the following: Air Head Extremes, M & M’s, Skittles, Jolly Ranchers, and suckers. We talked about New Year resolutions and journaled our ideas. Since we had 2 Zz week activities that we didn’t get to before Christmas, we did them this week. The kindergartners watched a Backyard Safari video about caterpillars and butterflies.
Next week we will be learning about the letter Ee. Sharing for next week is free choice.
The end of the quarter is currently January 14th. 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.
The students will not have school on Monday, January 19th. The teachers get to have lots of meetings that day.
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 or a lot of mud), 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! In fact, an extra shirt, pair of pants, and underwear would be appreciated, too. We are to the point that our extra clothes supply is depleted. Moms and Dads will be called to bring in extra clothes if their child needs some because of an accident due to spilled milk, mud, bathroom problems, etc.
We hope that you have an enjoyable weekend!
Mrs. Owens, Ms. Howard, Mr. Degner, Mrs. Pokorny, Mrs. Rohlfsen, and Mrs. Herink
Dear Families,
During Cc week we learned about how crayons are made. We practiced reading color words, and reviewed clocks. We graphed our favorite kind of candy choosing from the following: Air Head Extremes, M & M’s, Skittles, Jolly Ranchers, and suckers. We talked about New Year resolutions and journaled our ideas. Since we had 2 Zz week activities that we didn’t get to before Christmas, we did them this week. The kindergartners watched a Backyard Safari video about caterpillars and butterflies.
Next week we will be learning about the letter Ee. Sharing for next week is free choice.
The end of the quarter is currently January 14th. 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.
The students will not have school on Monday, January 19th. The teachers get to have lots of meetings that day.
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 or a lot of mud), 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! In fact, an extra shirt, pair of pants, and underwear would be appreciated, too. We are to the point that our extra clothes supply is depleted. Moms and Dads will be called to bring in extra clothes if their child needs some because of an accident due to spilled milk, mud, bathroom problems, etc.
We hope that you have an enjoyable weekend!
Mrs. Owens, Ms. Howard, Mr. Degner, Mrs. Pokorny, Mrs. Rohlfsen, and Mrs. Herink
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