Starting in January, am kindergarten will no longer be playing outside on the playground before school due to the cold weather. Please have your child go directly to their classroom after winter break (January 4th). Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
-Simonton Kindergarten Team
Friday, December 17, 2010
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-
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-
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Kindergarten Parents...
POLAR EXPRESS DAY
On Wednesday, DECEMBER 15th we will be enjoying an “imaginary ride” on the Polar Express. We would like for students to wear their pajamas, robes, and comfy slippers on this day. We will be listening to the Polar Express story on tape in class and will then share snacks, Holiday stories and Holiday wishes with one
another. If you have any questions or concerns,please contact your child’s teacher.
Thank You!
On Wednesday, DECEMBER 15th we will be enjoying an “imaginary ride” on the Polar Express. We would like for students to wear their pajamas, robes, and comfy slippers on this day. We will be listening to the Polar Express story on tape in class and will then share snacks, Holiday stories and Holiday wishes with one
another. If you have any questions or concerns,please contact your child’s teacher.
Thank You!
Monday, December 6, 2010
Ms. Trowbridge's Class
Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great weekend. We have lots of fun activities coming up in the next couple of weeks. Can you believe we only have 2 weeks until break?
This week we are learning about the letters J and V as well as doing lots of assessments to make sure everyone is where they need to be at this time of the year! Just as a heads up, your child should know all their letters, sounds, and numbers through 20 by the winter break. If your child is struggling, make sure you work with them extra hard over the break.
The school is sponsoring a holiday store that your child can come and buy presents for their family members. The store is only open in the mornings but PTO will be opening for 1 special day THIS Wednesday, December 8th for our PM kindergartner's. If you would like to send your child money in the red box that was attached to the paper work on Wednesday, they will be able to go THIS Wednesday with their money.
Next week we have a lot going on. On Wednesday, December 15th, we will be getting together with the other kindergarten classes for some fun center rotations. One of the rotations will include the reading of the story The Polar Express. Students are invited to wear their PJ's on this day to get in the mood of the story.
On Thursday, December 16th, we will be having our winter party from 1:15 - 2:30pm. I will be sending home the information and the donations needed for our party in the next couple of days. As always, we will need party helpers to help make our party a success!
On Friday, the 17th, there is no school for PM kindergarten! If your child goes to the kinder express program, they will go there until 11am at which time you will need to pick them up.
Everyone has been doing a great job with their little books as well as getting their homework in! We are all doing a great job of getting everyone where they need to be for first grade.
This week I am going to start introducing the -ip family words, such as hip, lip, sip, ship, and chip. See how many words you can come up with as a family!
I hope everyone has a great week, if you have any questions, please email me!
This week we are learning about the letters J and V as well as doing lots of assessments to make sure everyone is where they need to be at this time of the year! Just as a heads up, your child should know all their letters, sounds, and numbers through 20 by the winter break. If your child is struggling, make sure you work with them extra hard over the break.
The school is sponsoring a holiday store that your child can come and buy presents for their family members. The store is only open in the mornings but PTO will be opening for 1 special day THIS Wednesday, December 8th for our PM kindergartner's. If you would like to send your child money in the red box that was attached to the paper work on Wednesday, they will be able to go THIS Wednesday with their money.
Next week we have a lot going on. On Wednesday, December 15th, we will be getting together with the other kindergarten classes for some fun center rotations. One of the rotations will include the reading of the story The Polar Express. Students are invited to wear their PJ's on this day to get in the mood of the story.
On Thursday, December 16th, we will be having our winter party from 1:15 - 2:30pm. I will be sending home the information and the donations needed for our party in the next couple of days. As always, we will need party helpers to help make our party a success!
On Friday, the 17th, there is no school for PM kindergarten! If your child goes to the kinder express program, they will go there until 11am at which time you will need to pick them up.
Everyone has been doing a great job with their little books as well as getting their homework in! We are all doing a great job of getting everyone where they need to be for first grade.
This week I am going to start introducing the -ip family words, such as hip, lip, sip, ship, and chip. See how many words you can come up with as a family!
I hope everyone has a great week, if you have any questions, please email me!
Mrs. Wright's Class
Wow...it's December. Where has the year gone?! We are almost half way through our school year and your kids are doing super. Most students are starting the reading process and have a little book that they are bringing home to read. If your child has not received a bag, we will continue to practice/master the letters and sounds and they will receive one after break. Last week we learned about the letters Q and U. The kids practiced a little poem about those letters and "sticking like glue"...see if they can recite it for you. This week we will be working with letters J and Y. In math we will continue to work on numbers through 20 and will move our way up to 30 before the holiday break. Last week we also started our winter benchmark testing for DIBELS. The students have made a lot of progress so I think we will all be thrilled with their growth.
We have started learning about the winter season and holidays celebrated during the month of December. There will be several projects coming home in the next 2 weeks...I am sure you will enjoy them as much as your child enjoyed making them. We have our holiday party scheduled for Thursday, December 16th, more information will be coming home about that this week. If you have any questions about the activities going on in class or would like to come in and help, you are always welcome to join us!
We have started learning about the winter season and holidays celebrated during the month of December. There will be several projects coming home in the next 2 weeks...I am sure you will enjoy them as much as your child enjoyed making them. We have our holiday party scheduled for Thursday, December 16th, more information will be coming home about that this week. If you have any questions about the activities going on in class or would like to come in and help, you are always welcome to join us!
Monday, November 29, 2010
Ms. Trowbridge's Class
Good Morning! I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving holiday! Can you believe it is almost December? This year is sure flying by.
This week we will be learning about the letters q and u. Remember, q and u always stick like glue and can never be alone! The students always get a kick out of that. We will also be continuing to work in our dalmatian math books. These books help us to reinforce all the number practice we have been done. Remember, since some of our friends work slower than others, if you see work coming home not completed, you need to be completing them at home. This will really help to make sure they realize the importance of working and not talking!
We have been doing a lot of "show me" in math. I will ask a student to show me a certain number of cubes and they have to count that many out. Most of the students are doing well with this until we get into the higher teens. They like to skip around when we get into the higher numbers. This would be a great activity to practice at home.
Dibels testing will be coming up in the next couple of weeks. Students will be tested over how many letters they can say in a minute, the sounds like hear in a word, the beginning sound of words, as well as reading nonsense words. We have been practicing these skills in small group but extra practice at home is always helpful!
Thank you to those who have been reading and returning the orange little readers. Please remember that most of the time it is just me in the classroom and I will not necessarily get to read with each student everyday. I try my hardest to return books at least every other night so please be understanding if you do not get a book home each night.
I hope everyone has a great week! If you have any questions, please contact me.
This week we will be learning about the letters q and u. Remember, q and u always stick like glue and can never be alone! The students always get a kick out of that. We will also be continuing to work in our dalmatian math books. These books help us to reinforce all the number practice we have been done. Remember, since some of our friends work slower than others, if you see work coming home not completed, you need to be completing them at home. This will really help to make sure they realize the importance of working and not talking!
We have been doing a lot of "show me" in math. I will ask a student to show me a certain number of cubes and they have to count that many out. Most of the students are doing well with this until we get into the higher teens. They like to skip around when we get into the higher numbers. This would be a great activity to practice at home.
Dibels testing will be coming up in the next couple of weeks. Students will be tested over how many letters they can say in a minute, the sounds like hear in a word, the beginning sound of words, as well as reading nonsense words. We have been practicing these skills in small group but extra practice at home is always helpful!
Thank you to those who have been reading and returning the orange little readers. Please remember that most of the time it is just me in the classroom and I will not necessarily get to read with each student everyday. I try my hardest to return books at least every other night so please be understanding if you do not get a book home each night.
I hope everyone has a great week! If you have any questions, please contact me.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Mrs. Wright's Class
We had a great day! All kinder classes participated in Thanksgiving crafts, had a popcorn treat and did a pattern turkey. The projects came home today so you have lots of festive decorations. Since we were not our regular schedule today...I did not get to read with the students. I will do so on Monday and will distribute new books as necessary. I did collect homework, but the new packet will not go home until Monday as well. I would like for families to relax and enjoy the company of each other. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving and restful break.
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