WTKJ News: Mrs. Wright's Class

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Mrs. Wright's Class

We have been busy celebrating the season in class this week. Your kids wrote about their holiday wish, learned about Kwanzaa and Hanukkah and have made several crafts to decorate the classroom. It has been a great week! Today all of the kindergarten classes combined to enjoy the Polar Express story, hot chocolate and holiday wishes. Everyone had a fun time and wonderful behavior despite the excitement. Tomorrow will be our class party in which all parents are invited to attend. The party will be:

AM- 9:15-11:00 am
PM- 1:45-2:55 pm

Please come to sing carols, enjoy hot cocoa and listen to winter stories. It will be the PM class' last day before break. AM kids will come on Friday as normal.

This week we finished introducing our alphabet. Our last letter to learn was Z. The kids have done a great job learning the letters and sounds. I have been doing several assessments to make sure that all students are where they need to be with mastery of letters and sounds. If your child is still having difficulty recognizing letters/sounds, please work extra hard over break with these skills. After winter break we will be working on reading strategies, sight words and word families. It will be essential for all kids to have the letters and sounds mastered. In math I will be assessing number recognition and writing for numbers 0-20. I am confident most kids have 0-10, but know we continue to have a difficult time with the "teens". Practice this over break with your child. Thanks!

Well, I hope the holiday season finds you happily surrounded by family and friends. Take time to relax and enjoy the holiday magic. I will see you all back to school on January 4th.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year-

Trisha Wright

Kelly Trowbridge

Welcome to Kindergarten! My name is Kelly Trowbridge and I was born and raised in Tempe, Arizona. I graduated from Northern Arizona University with a degree in Elementary Education in 2006, a Masters degree in Early Childhood Education in 2008, and a Masters degree in Elementary Education with a Reading Endorsement in 2009. This will be my fourth year of teaching at Simonton. Teaching is my passion and I cannot imagine doing anything else. I am very excited and enthusiastic about getting the opportunity in helping your child start or continue his or her educational career.

Joline King

Welcome Kindergarten at Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary School. We are so excited to be your partner in educating your child. My name is Joline King and this is my twenty-second year teaching, my ninth for the J.O. Combs District. I am a fourth generation Arizonian and have made the East Valley my home with husband, three children and our beloved dogs Salvador and Jones for the past twenty-three years. I graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education and a minor in Early Childhood after completing an Associate’s Degree from Eastern Arizona College. I also have a Master's Degree in Adult Education and Distance Learning. My children, both at home and at school are my greatest joy! I have three children that are mostly grown: Matthew 25, Jennifer 21 and Bryant 19. We also added a daughter-in-law to our family this past spring. Her name is Kristin and she is married to Matthew. I look forward to a great year full of fun and lots of learning.

Kristy Johnson

Hi, my name is Kristy Johnson. I am an Arizona native and have lived in Queen Creek for almost 6 years. This is my third year at Simonton Elementary. For the first two years I worked in the SPED resource room as a paraprofessional. I worked with all grade levels but kindergarten always felt like home. I am looking forward to working with all the students. We will work on reinforcing cirriculumn as well as participating in school specials. My goal is to make learning fun for kindergarten. All aboard the Kinder Express!