WTKJ News: Mrs. King's Class

Friday, March 25, 2011

Mrs. King's Class

It's been a long time since I have actually put anything on the blog so I am turning over a new leaf and going to try to get back to posting at least every two weeks or so. We have been very busy in class since we came back from Spring Break. I am sure your children have talked about the Magician that came to do a show for us. Mr. Webb was fantastic!! A big thank-you to Monty, his mom and Grandpa (Mr. Webb) for setting that up for us!!! We are working on blending words together, reading our little books, beginning addition and writing number sentences and lots of fun games and activities to go help us learn.

Important things coming up. Tuesday will be our "Gardening Field Trip" that comes to us. It will be a fun day so make sure that your child is here that day. Also coming up in April will be our Zoo Experience-don't forget money is due by next week. I have had very few students bring in their money in either class. Please do that soon. I understand if times are difficult and if your family can't afford it I need to know so we can plan accordingly. Please send the paper back to me so that I am aware of your situation. The Zoo date is April 15th and we have to send payment two weeks prior to them coming.

AIMs testing week is also coming up and although we as kindergartners don't take the test, it is super important for students to be here. Attendance during the testing time frame is figured on the whole school so please make sure your students are attending unless they are ill.

Also put April 28th on your calendar as the "Kindergarten Program" is coming. It will be a fun evening for your students to show you what we have been learning this year. It is a lot of fun and the children enjoy performing for their parents. We are having a planning meeting on Wednesday March 30th right after dismissal-1:45 in Mrs. Wright's room for anyone who is willing to help us with that night. We have sent home a flyer but if you didn't get it come to the meeting and we will definitely put you to work on refreshments, decorations and stage backgrounds and props, programs and other areas where we need parent help.

I enjoyed meeting with all of you during conference time. If you missed your time for some reason please call or e-mail me so we can get that rescheduled quickly.

Hope everyone has a great weekend. See you all on Monday.

Mrs. King

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!