November 20, 2009
I love the Thanksgiving Holiday! It is such a special time. Please enjoy this
time with your family and children. We have a tradition in my family. On
Thanksgiving morning, as we are preparing the food for the dinner, we watch
the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. It is on NBC (channel 3 or 33). I have
told the children about the parade and the special person who is at the end
of the parade. I love watching the excitement of the season in their faces. I
hope you have a wonderful holiday and eat lots of turkey!
Just a few reminders: December Fun $15.00
Dec 4- Field trip to Christmas tree farm ($5.00)
Dec 10- Christmas Music program @ 2:15
Dec 11- play Beauty & the Beast ($3.00)
Dec 18- Christmas pajama party @ 9:30
($7.00 for party & gift exchange)
You can write a check (to NES) or send cash for the total amount of the trip,
play, and party $15.00 in an envelope. This is due by Wednesday, Dec. 2nd.
Did you know…?
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade started in 1924 and the huge helium balloons
debuted in 1927. The parade has run every year since then except between 1942-
1944. This was during WWII and the rubber needed to make the balloons was
donated to the war effort.
November 23 - 27 Thanksgiving Holiday
Dec 2 – Christmas Fun money due $15.00
Dec 4 – Field trip to Christmas Tree farm
Dec 10 – Christmas Program 2:15
Dec 11 – Beauty and the Beast Play
Dec 16 - 18 Early dismissal
Dec 18 – Christmas Pajama Party 9:00
Dec 21 thru Jan 4 –
Holiday Break
Jan 5 (Tuesday) –
Students return to school
November 6, 2009
The children are doing so well with reading while pointing to the words. They
are touching each word as they say it and moving their finger from left to
right across the page. We are now signing the stories while we read them. I
am very proud at how the children have learned sign language. They know how
to count to 10, the colors, and most of the alphabet. I will put the signs
for colors in their reading journal soon.
Please start discussing with your child what your family Thanksgiving
traditions are. Do you go “over the river and through the woods” or do you
stay at home? Do you play games after dinner or watch football? Talk to your
child so that they can share with the class what they will do at Thanksgiving.
Thursday, Dec. 10 is our Christmas program. Girls need to wear a pretty
Christmas dress with red in it, white stockings and a red bow in their hair.
Boys need to wear a white dress shirt and black pants. Mrs. Hill will provide
the rest of the costume. Every year the program is AMAZING... you will be so
proud of your child!
Our Class Christmas party will be Friday, Dec 18th @ 9:00. Our theme is
Christmas Morning. Kindergarten students and teachers will wear pajamas to
school. We will make breakfast & hot chocolate and open presents. I will send
home more information soon. Parents are invited too!
Did you know…?
*Thanksgiving did not become an official holiday until October 1863 when
Abraham Lincoln issued a “Thanksgiving Proclamation” officially declaring the
last Thursday of November as a national day of thanksgiving.
October 23, 2009
Friday, Oct 30 is Storybook Character Day. Children may wear costumes to
school. The costume is supposed to be from a children’s book. If you already
have a costume, I’m sure there is a book out there somewhere to go with the
costume. I do NOT need to see the book (hint, hint, wink, wink!!!) Please
make sure your child is able to use the bathroom on their own while they are
in costume. You might want to bring an extra set of clothes for your child to
change into later in the day, does not have to be a uniform. No scary or
bloody/gory costumes allowed.
Did you know…?
M&Ms were developed so that soldiers could eat sweets without getting their
fingers sticky.
October 9, 2009
Thank you to all the parents for coming to your conference. I look forward to
continuing the conferences next week.
Please note: Next week, the children do not have school on Monday due to
Teacher meetings. Also the children get out early Wednesday, Thursday, and
Friday for Parent/Teacher conferences.
Today is the end of the first 9 weeks. It has gone by so fast. The children
are learning so much. Please keep working with your child at home. Reading
journals started coming home this week. Please make sure these get returned
every Friday so that I can glue new stories in them.
This week we have been learning about community helpers. Community helpers
are people that work in our community and help make our community safe,
healthy, clean, or provide a service or product, such as: firemen, police
officers, doctors, dentist, sanitation workers, bus drivers, factory workers,
construction workers, sales clerks, bank tellers, teachers, etc. There are so
many of them to name.
If you are a police officer (patrol, motorcycle, or K-9) or a fireman,
doctor, dentist or if you know one that would be willing to come by our
classroom with the equipment needed to do your/their job, please let me know.
The children would love to see and hear about these!
Did you know…?
• Ketchup originated in China
• The world’s largest Kentucky Fried Chicken is in Beijing, China.
• The habanero pepper is the hottest chili pepper in the world.
October 2, 2009
I have been testing the children on their 1st 9 week report card skills. I am
so proud of the children with how much they have learned. But we still have a
long way to go! It is amazing what the children will learn in Kindergarten.
This week, the children have been practicing reading while pointing to each
word. They count the words on the page and only say the words they see (They
can not just “make up” words). This is difficult for them because they are
use to looking at pictures and making up a story to go along with the
picture. They will get better with practice and we will have plenty of
practice!
Reading journals will begin coming home Monday. These are very important
books. Through out the year, we will add stories to it. These are stories
that the children are familiar with and have read before. Please do not lose
this book or let anyone color or write on it. Keep it safe! Reading journals
are to be returned on Friday and will go home again on Monday.
Did you know…?
* Ab Lincoln had a wart on his face.
* Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at
the same time. It took him 12 years to paint the Mona Lisa’s lips just
right.
* Albert Einstein’s parents thought he was mentally handicapped because
by the age of 9 he still wasn’t speaking fluently.
September 25, 2009
This week the children have been counting syllables in words or counting the
parts of words. For example: finger 2 parts, elephant 3 parts, kindergarten 4
parts. Practice at home so your child can show you how smart they are! I have
listed our letter sounds with the keywords below. Please practice with your
child at home.
I can see.
I can hear.
I can taste.
I can smell.
I can touch.
a apple /ă/
b bat /b/
c cat /k/
f fun /f/
m man /m/
n nut /n/
r rat /r/
s snake /s/
t top /t/
Did you know…?
Diet Coke wasn’t invented until 1983.
When telephones were first started to be placed in homes, people answered
them with “Ahoy”.
