Rest Towel Bags

Just a reminder that rest towels will be sent home this evening!  Please be sure that they come back to school on Monday- fresh and clean and ready for a new week!

Thanks!

Piggly Wiggly Bags

Thank you to all the families that have returned the Piggly Wiggly bags with all of our September projects.  Will you please return them to school?  I will fill them back up again with all of our October projects!  

Thanks!

Frosting Cans

Do you need an excuse to make a cake or some cookies?  Here is one for you! I am in need of some empty frosting cans.  If you have any at your house, will you please consider donating them to our classroom? They make perfect containers to hold many of the card games that we play in kindergarten!

Thanks for making some yummy cakes and cookies!  :) 

Go Bulldogs!

In honor of the Cedarburg Bulldog Homecoming 

please wear black and orange 

tomorrow!

Go Bulldogs!

Newsletter-Our Week In Review

September 29, 2016

Dear Families,

We have had another successful week in Kindergarten!  Thank you for all of your help in preparing your children for the day.

This week during  Reading, we have been working on the story, Chrysanthemum. In this story we worked on the skill of making predictions, retelling, character identification, inference, and opinion writing.  Ask your kindergartner what their favorite part in the story was!

This week we have been working on the letters, q, o, e, and j.  We have been able to make their sounds and identify words that start with these letters.  We have also been working on our Star Words, “the & like”.  Please be sure to practice these words with your child.  Just as a reminder, I will be testing students on Tuesdays and Thursday if they return their sheets.

During Math we have been working on shape identification.  We have talked about rectangles, squares, hexagons, and circles.  We were able to make these shapes using geoboards.  We also played Simon Says using the words above, below, next to, beside, in front of, and behind.  Today we also started looking at 3D shapes- cube, sphere, cone, and cylinder.  It was fun to search the classroom for them!

Reminders:
 * Continue to send a healthy snack with your child- no cookies, chips, or candy.
 *Turn in your child's permission slip and payment for our field trip to the pumpkin farm!
*Bring in an art smock in a Ziploc bag.  This bag should be labeled with your child's name.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me!

Take care,

Guest Reader

L was our student of the week. He invited his mom to read us "Fox in Socks" It was so funny! We loved it. L's mom did a GREAT job reading us this tricky story!

Compare and contrast

In reading we compared the story Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse to Chrysanthemum. The kiddos did a great job at identifying what was the same and what was different. We filled in a Venn diagram to keep track of our thinking.  Talk to your kindergartner about the stories!

Thank you!

I just wanted to say thank you again to all who donated to our morning snack supply.  The kiddos are loving having a little extra snack in the morning to help them get to lunch.  Happy kiddos = happy teacher!

Paint Dobbers

We love to do paint dobbers in our classroom.  They are great for a number of activities!  We use them to find letters, answer questions, and create projects.  Unfortunately, we are running low.  :(  If you are out and about and would be able to pick some up for us to use in our classroom, that would be great! We would so appreciate it!

Thank you!

Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

We have been reading Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse this week. During project time we made our own Lilly's! Check them out in the hallway right by our classroom!

Special Guest Reader

This week J was our student of the week. He invited his mom in to read to us "The Very Hungry Caterpillar".  We all loved this story especially when the caterpillar ate all the food and when the caterpillar got very big!

Newsletter-Our Week In Review

September 22, 2016

Dear Families,

We have had another successful week in Kindergarten!  Thank you for all of your help in preparing your children for the day.

This week during  Reading, we have been working on the story, Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse. In this story we worked on the skill of making predictions, retelling, character identification, inference, and opinion writing.  Ask your kindergartner what their favorite part in the story was!

This week we have been working on the letters, c,a, d, and g.  We have been able to make their sounds and identify words that start with these letters.  We have also been working on our Star Words, “we & today”.  Please be sure to practice these words with your child.  Just as a reminder, I will be testing students on Tuesdays and Thursday if they return their sheets.

During Math we have been working on number identification 1-5.  We practiced this by playing a bingo game.  The kiddos loved it!  We also started looking closely at the shapes circle, square, rectangle, and triangle.  Students needed to identify objects in the classroom that were that shape.  We also sorted shapes that were curved and non curved.  

Reminders:
 * Continue to send a healthy snack  for the afternoon with your child- no cookies, chips, or candy.
*Send in an art smock with your child's name on it in a Ziploc bag.  Our art teacher Mrs. Petre is requesting that kindergartners have an art smock here at school.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us!

Take care,
Mrs. Rocky

Sorting shapes

In math we had to sort shapes that had curves or no curves. 

Rest Towels

Thank you for returning your rest towels today!  I completely forgot to tell you all that on Fridays I will send home the rest towels so they can be washed or switched out for a new one.  Just bring everything all back on Monday.  Thanks!

Book bags and Star Words

Dear families,

Today your child was given his/her book bag for the year.  (Keep track of it!  I will need it back at the end of the year!) Inside you will find a book that your child should be able to read.  Since I am still getting to know your child, please be patient as I find the correct level of book for your child.  The book that I sent home this evening might be too easy or even too hard.  Your child should just do his/her best!  Your child will be able to get a new book once they returned the bag and book.  I will then give them a new book for their bag and the process can start again!

In your child's folder you will find a Star Word list.  These lists were discussed at our Kindergarten Orientation.  Please practice these words with your child.  Once these words are mastered, please send the sheet back to school with your signature.  I will then test your child on their list and if they pass, give them a new list of words to work on.

I ONLY test students on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Thank you for your support!

Take care,
Mrs. Rocky

Thank you!!

Thank you families for the snacks and Dixie cups for our room.  It is amazing!  I am so lucky to work with such caring and generous families!

Newsletter-Our Week In Review

Dear Families,
 Your kindergartner continues to be busy!  In Communication Arts we are  and learning the star words “happy” and “am”. Please practice these words with your child as they will be reviewed and tested throughout the school year.

 During math we have been practicing our numbers 1-5 and sorting objects in a variety ways. We have also been playing a game called "Match it" ask your kindergartner all about it!

 Reminders:
• Remember to have your child wear shoes that they are able to take on and off independently.
• Make sure your child has a daily healthy snack!
• Please practice zipping jackets and tying shoes with your child.

If you ever have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me.

Take care,
Mrs. Rocky

Going Home Tags

Dear Families,

In my hopes to make sure that everyone goes home in the right place, I have placed a little tag on your child's backpack.  It will say how they will typically go home.  Please keep this tag on your child's bag.

Thank you so much for your support!

Mrs. Rocky

Special Guest Reader

R was our first student of the week. She was able to invite a family member in to read a story and she invited her mom. R's mom read "Give me Back My Daddy"   It was such a silly story! There were fish that were fishing for people! Thank you so much for coming in today!

Student of the Week Schedule Updated

Dear Families,

I have updated the Student of the Week schedule.  Please be sure to check it out on our blog.  You can find the schedule by clicking on the "Student of the Week" tab at the top of this blog.

If you have any questions, please contact me!

Thanks!

Mrs. Rocky

Family Calendar

Dear Families,

The family calendar is NOT homework.  It is simply some fun ways that you can spend time with your child.  Do not feel like you need to do each activity.  The calendar does not need to be returned at the end of the month.

Thanks!

Picture Day!

Tomorrow is picture day!  Be sure to bring your best smile to school tomorrow.  If you plan on purchasing pictures, be sure to return the picture packet order form with payment.