Newsletter-Our Week In Review

Dear Parents,

This week we talked about the ew spelling pattern.  We found out that when we see ew together it makes to oo sound like in new. We made words that contained the ew spelling pattern like new, dew, stew, and drew.  All Star Words have been introduced.  If you have been keeping up with us, your student should know all 54 words. If not, the goal is that by the end of kindergarten your child knows all 54.  We continue to review all words and assess through the year! Please continue to work on these words with your child.  Because of our busy schedule, I only test Star Words on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The story this week was Hey Little Ant.  While listening to the story, students were working on the strategies of identifying the problem and solution, retelling, inference, making connections, and stating their opinion.  Ask your kindergartner what their favorite part in the story was.

Here is a link to the video for you to enjoy

This week's poem is called "Recycle"  We created movements, looked for rhyming words, and sorted out word families.  I am sure you have heard this poem often at home!

At Science, students are continuing to learn about plants.  We have discussed how plants are alike and how plants are different.  Students have also have learned what plants need to grow.  Ask your kindergartner what these are!  Take a walk with your child or even plant some seeds to extend the learning at home!

Reminders:

Be sure to return the permission slip for your child to visit Webster on Friday, May 5th.

We are in need of some more snacks for our morning snack.  If you are visiting the grocery store this weekend, will you please considering picking up a snack for our class?  Thank you so much!

Wear your Thorson gear or blue on Monday for Jaguar Jump Start!

Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Rocky

Building Numbers

We are continuing our work with 10's and 1's in math.  Students had to spin numbers and then build that number using 10's and 1's.  Students also needed to write down the number they created and the numbers that came after it.  

Please enjoy the video of our two friends explaining and playing the game.

Plant Presentstion

Last week, Joe's mom came in to teach us all about plants and why plants are important. She brought a lot of cool things in to show us! Thank you so much for coming! 

Field Trip Tomorrow!

We are going to see The Teacher From the Black Lagoon tomorrow!  Please be sure to BRING your lunch and a drink tomorrow- we will be eating lunch in our classroom.  

Hot lunch or milk will NOT be available for us.  

Please remind your kindergartner proper behavior for a bus ride and attending a play.

We are looking forward to a good time!

Race To A Dollar

We have been learning about tens and ones.  Today we played a game called "Race To A Dollar".  Students had to roll a die, take that many pennies, and once they reached 10 pennies, they could trade it in for a dime.  Once a student had 10 dimes, he/she could trade it in for a dollar!  The students had a lot of fun playing this game.

Please enjoy the video of our two friends playing the game.

Pledge!

Our class will be in charge of helping out saying the Pledge when we get back from school.  The schedule is as follows.  Please be sure that your child is on time for school.  If they are not, they will miss out on this special opportunity!

Tuesday, April 18th
Rory, Jackson, Ava, Leo, & Beckett

Wednesday, April 19th
Caden, Vivi, Aubree, Ellie, Brielle,& Carissa

Thursday, April 20th
Aila, Sully, Hudson, Riley, Willem, & Jack

Friday, April 21st
Jaden, Joe, Stella, Nixon, Yijia, and Tanner

Celebrating our writing

We have worked hard on our informational writing. Today we shared our stories with our friends. It was so great learning from each other. 

From the Thorson Office

From the Thorson Office

Science Fair Open House - Tonight, 6:30-7:30pm

Spring Break: April 10th - April 17th

Artist in Residence - The Artist in Residence program will start the week we return from spring break! Each K-5 class will get to experience working with local artist, Sally Duback. (http://sallyduback.com/welcome/portfolio/)

Classes will work together to create a variety of paper pulp artworks that will be permanently hung in the hallways of Thorson.

Mrs. Petre is accepting donations of old textiles that can be blended easily to make paper pulp. Old, worn blue jeans and bedsheets of different colors work especially well. If you are donating, please check the fabric content. We need materials that are at least 80% cotton. Please, no heavy sweaters or sweatshirts. If you are able to cut fabric into roughly 1 x 1" squares that would be helpful. Otherwise, Mrs. Petre can take care of this.

Donations can be dropped off in the art room, and will be taken until the end of April. Thanks so much for helping out with this exciting experience!

Girls Running Club at Thorson - Open to all girls in grades 3rd-5th. Running Club will meet Tuesdays and Thursday beginning on April 20th after school. See flyer for additional information and to sign-up.

Thorson Veggie Taste Test of the Month - Thorson students had a chance to taste test Sugar Snap Peas this week, courtesy of the partnerships we have with Fuel Up to Play 60, Wellspring Farm to School program, Thorson PTO and our CSD Food Service program. No surprise...the sugar snap peas were a hit! :)

The results from our taste test are in!

254 Love it!

 42 Liked it!

 24 Not their favorite!

Try this recipe from Ina Garten for sugar snap peas

April Hot Lunch Menu - Click here to see the menu

Jaguar Jumpstart

April’s Character Traits is “Courage/Perseverance”.  Please print our Courage/Perseverance Statement and post at home. Remind your children that we practice our character traits at school and at home.

PBIS School Wide Goal

Our teachers and staff have been teaching and reinforcing to your children what it means to be a “Positive Jaguar”; being Respectful, Responsible, and Ready to Learn. These expectations are also reinforced during our Jaguar Jumpstart Monday Meetings.

This school year our PBIS Leadership Team developed school wide expectations for lining up and entering the building after recess:

1. When the bell rings, stop playing, pick-up playground equipment, and line up
2. Form a single file line
3. Enter the building at a voice level zero

Each grade level can earn one “cube” each recess period when these expectations are met. If the entire school earns 350 “cubes” before June 2nd the entire school will earn a field trip to see a movie at the Rivoli Theater. Additional information will be coming.

Bus 307- Bus 307 is at max capacity.  Riteway will not be allowing any students to go home with friends as a guest rider.  Other arrangements will have to be made if a friend is going home with a student that rides that bus.

Thorson Health Room Volunteer Calendar – Looking for volunteers who can clean scrapes and cuts, take a temperature, monitor kids as they rest or call home to have a sick child picked up early. Click here to view the volunteer calendar or call the school office (376-6705). Calendar has been updated to include March & April

From the Thorson PTO

Please follow the PTO Facebook page by searching @ThorsonPTO in Facebook or

https://m.facebook.com/ThorsonPTO/

April PTO Meeting Minutes

Next PTO Meeting: May 8th

7:00pm in the IMC

Tony DeRosa the principal from Webster Transitional School will be discussing the transition from elementary to middle school  at the

PTO meeting on Monday, May 8th

All 5th grades families are encouraged to attend

Teacher Appreciation Week - May 1st-5th: Please join the PTO in showing a “rainbow” of appreciation for the Thorson Staff - click here for additional information. Additional information will be sent home with students tomorrow.

Father/Daughter Dance - Saturday, April 29th, 6:00-8:30pm - See flyer for additional information. Register NOW and SAVE! Click here for registration form

Color Dash - Save Date: June 4th, 3:30-5:00pm - A one mile family friendly walk and 4K run. Please see the flyer for details. Registration form will be sent home after spring break.

Dining for Dollars Benefiting the Playground Found - Save the Dates:

April 24th, 4-8pm at Downtown Pizza

May 23rd, All Day at Wayne’s Drive-In See flyer for additional information

Thorson Dad's Club

Please follow the Thorson Dads Club Facebook page by searching @ThorsonDadsClub in Facebook or https://m.facebook.com/ThorsonDadsClub/

Watch D.O.G.S:  Sign-up calendar for Watch D.O.G.S – click here

From The Cedarburg School District

Grad Grams: Send a special message to a graduating senior from Cedarburg High School - Grad Grams are available for purchase in the Thorson Office for $1.00 each. Click here for a listing of graduating seniors.

                                         

From the Community

Drug Take Back Day - April 29th, 10:00am-2:00pm - see flyer for additional information

Supervised Playground - Sign-up registration begins April 3rd - See flyer for additional information and list of events

Trinity Irish Dancers - Intro to Irish Dance - Classes start the week of April 17th - see flyer for additional information

Safety Town - For children entering 5K Kindergarten in the fall - online registration begins at 9AM on April 22nd - see flyer for additional information

Safety Camp - For children entering grades 3rd and 4th in the fall. Online registration beginning at 9AM on April 22nd - see flyer for additional information

Pee Wee Flag Football League - For ages 3-5 - This is a great opportunity for your child to participate in an organized flag football program. Registration begins on March 27th. See flyer for additional information

Cedarburg Crush Girls Fastpitch 2017 Spring Tryouts (April 2nd & 9th) - Upcoming tryouts for the 2017 Cedarburg Crush Girls Fastpitch Travel Teams - See flyer for additional information

Bunny Breakfast - Saturday, April 8th at Circle B Recreation Center - See flyer for additional information

Cedarburg Community Blood Drive - Thursday, April 13th - Be a hero! See flyer for additional information

Cedarburg Poms Dance Team - Spring and Summer Enrollment - See flyer for additional information

Cedarburg Crossing Guards Needed-The city of Cedarburg has openings for substitute crossing guards at various intersections - see flyer for additional information

Cedarburg Chamber of Commerce - Introducing our Community Supporter Individual Membership - see flyer for additional information

Cedarburg Public Library April Events

Lady Bulldog Basketball Camps 2017 - Register by April 1st  - see flyer for additional information

Fitness for Moms & Kids - Are you ready for a fitness class that might just be unlike anything you’ve ever tried before?  See flyer for additional information

Cedarburg Little League Online Registration:-See flyer for more info.

Cedarburg Parks and Recreation 2017 Co-Ed Youth T-Ball- See flyer for more info.

Ozaukee Lacrosse- see flyer for more information

Soccer League Parks and Recreation-See flyer for more info.

Volleyball Club-Development Series- See flyer for more information.