Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Nifty Newsletter (Week of December 20)
Monday – Thursday - Practice Stan’s Pigs & Review old word lists and decodable readers
Monday is Day 2. We have Computers.
Santa visited our classroom on Monday. Santa spoke with us and we were able to ask him questions. Everyone had their picture taken with Santa. I will send them home as soon as they are printed.
On Thursday, our local postman visited to collect our letters to Santa. He promised to get them to the North Pole on time!
We enjoyed going to the high school to watch the chorus and band concert.
Important Dates
All Aboard the Polar Express! Our Polar Express party will be Monday, December 20. We will have games, crafts, and of course a reading of The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg. Students are invited to dress like the characters in the book by wearing their pajamas. More information is attached.
Tuesday, December 21 – We will go to the high school to watch a winter concert.
Wednesday, December 22 – Our Holiday party will take place at 2:00. We will have a snack and play a few games.
Thursday, December 23 – Early Dismissal for students. This begins our Christmas break. School reopens Monday, January 3.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Week of December 13
Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Nifty Newsletter (Week of December 13)
Monday – Thursday - ½ sheet & practice Stan’s Pigs
In Phonics we will work with the letter Rr as in rabbit and reindeer. There will be no Show & Tell. Word List 6 is coming home today. It will be tested next Friday. This will be the last word list until after Christmas break.Our new Reading story is called Who’s Garden is It? We will continue to discuss fiction and nonfiction.
In Math we will continue to work with patterns, sorting, money, time and geoboards.
Important Dates
Monday, December 13 – Our Music Program will be held at 9:30 a.m. in the High School Auditorium. If there would be a snow day or a delay, the concert will be rescheduled to Monday, December 20 at 9:30. Santa will visit our classroom later that day.Monday is Day 1. We have Gym. Students do not need to worry about sneakers or gym clothes. Mrs. Smith said that she will work around it because of the Christmas concert.
On Wednesday December 15, we will be creating cards to send to soldiers.
Thursday, December 16 – Our local postman will visit to collect our letters to Santa. He will be sure to get them to the North Pole in time!
Friday, December 17 – We will go to the high school to watch the chorus and band concert.
All Aboard the Polar Express! Our tentative date for our Polar Express party will be Monday, December 20. We will have games, crafts, and of course a reading of The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg. Students are invited to dress like the characters in the book by wearing their pajamas. More information will be coming.
Tuesday, December 21 – We will go to the high school to watch a winter concert.
Wednesday, December 22 – Our Holiday party will take place at 2:00. We will have a snack and play a few games.
Thursday, December 23 – Early Dismissal for students. This begins our Christmas break. School reopens Monday, January 3.
Friday, December 3, 2010
week of December 6
Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Nifty Newsletter (week of December 6)
Homework:
Monday: ½ sheet and reader practice
Tuesday: ½ sheet, reader practice, Show and Tell!!
Wednesday: ½ sheet and reader practice
Thursday: ½ sheet, reader practice, Word List Test on Friday
*please review the sight words and word list as much as possible*
Our day to shop at Little Shoppers Shop was this past Tuesday, but we will have another shopping day on December 8 in the morning. If your child did not shop on Tuesday or did go and there is something else they would like to get, please send in their money in an envelope by Tuesday.
We will be having a little present exchange with our Reading Buddies along with a little holiday gathering on December 13 in the afternoon. We will have a small treat and enjoy each other’s company along with exchanging a small gift. We ask that you send in something for your child’s reading buddy by Friday, December 10. Please spend between $1 and $2 for the gift. The Dollar Store has many great items that the 4th graders would enjoy. Please also label the gift with the name of your child and their reading buddy. If you need to know their buddy’s name, please let us know.
Next week our Phonics letter will be Ff like in Fish. We will be working on a new decodable reader so please look for that in the clear page protector in your child’s folder. We will also be have a Show and Tell for that week as well.
In Math, we will continue to work on AB and ABB patterns as well as count pennies to shop at our classroom store. In Math Meeting, we are counting by 10’s and work on identifying day, month, year, and count the days on the calendar.
Our reading story next week will be “A Bed for Winter”. We have been working on fiction and nonfiction stories, author and illustrator, characters, setting, and sequencing. Our unit on Animal Habitats will be soon coming to a close.
Over the next several weeks, we will have many exciting things coming up for the holidays. Some of the dates that will be important include:
Reading Buddy Get Together : December 13, gifts due December 10
Holiday Concert for Grades K-2: December 13
Holiday Parties: December 22
Early Dismissal: December 23
Thank you so much for your continued support and involvement in your child’s learning!
Homework:
Monday: ½ sheet and reader practice
Tuesday: ½ sheet, reader practice, Show and Tell!!
Wednesday: ½ sheet and reader practice
Thursday: ½ sheet, reader practice, Word List Test on Friday
*please review the sight words and word list as much as possible*
Our day to shop at Little Shoppers Shop was this past Tuesday, but we will have another shopping day on December 8 in the morning. If your child did not shop on Tuesday or did go and there is something else they would like to get, please send in their money in an envelope by Tuesday.
We will be having a little present exchange with our Reading Buddies along with a little holiday gathering on December 13 in the afternoon. We will have a small treat and enjoy each other’s company along with exchanging a small gift. We ask that you send in something for your child’s reading buddy by Friday, December 10. Please spend between $1 and $2 for the gift. The Dollar Store has many great items that the 4th graders would enjoy. Please also label the gift with the name of your child and their reading buddy. If you need to know their buddy’s name, please let us know.
Next week our Phonics letter will be Ff like in Fish. We will be working on a new decodable reader so please look for that in the clear page protector in your child’s folder. We will also be have a Show and Tell for that week as well.
In Math, we will continue to work on AB and ABB patterns as well as count pennies to shop at our classroom store. In Math Meeting, we are counting by 10’s and work on identifying day, month, year, and count the days on the calendar.
Our reading story next week will be “A Bed for Winter”. We have been working on fiction and nonfiction stories, author and illustrator, characters, setting, and sequencing. Our unit on Animal Habitats will be soon coming to a close.
Over the next several weeks, we will have many exciting things coming up for the holidays. Some of the dates that will be important include:
Reading Buddy Get Together : December 13, gifts due December 10
Holiday Concert for Grades K-2: December 13
Holiday Parties: December 22
Early Dismissal: December 23
Thank you so much for your continued support and involvement in your child’s learning!
Monday, November 22, 2010
week of November 22
Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Nifty Newsletter (week of November 22)
N o homework next week due to the short week! Please continue to review the sight words, the reader, or work on your practice packet next week and over the break as you see fit. Enjoy your time off!
There will be no school store until we get back to school after winter break. The “Little Shopper’s Shop” will be open from the time that we get back to school from Thanksgiving break until the second week of December.
Our shopping day is Tuesday, November 30. Please read the attached sheet about the shop and fill out the envelope accordingly if you would like your child to participate. They can be sent back as soon as you would like, but we do not shop until November 30.
We will be having an early dismissal on Wednesday, November 24 due to the Thanksgiving holiday. There will be no breakfast served that day and lunches will be moved up because we will be getting dismissed at 11:45 and there will be only two choices for lunch. They will be either a hot dog or pizza or your child can bring a lunch that day.
If anyone would like to purchase the bus cut-outs in memory of Mr. Earl Richards, please fill out the form and return it with the money no later than Wednesday, November 24. We appreciate the donations that have come in so far.
Next week we have Gym on Monday, it is Day 1. Please bring back your library books on Tuesday.
We will continue work on our story,” Animal Babies in the Grasslands”. We will also review all of the letters and sounds that we have learned and blending Word List 3. In Math, we will review time, money, and ordinal numbers.
On Tuesday, we will be having a “Thanksgiving Feast” with our Reading Buddies. We will watch a “Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” b and eat some healthy foods like apples, carrots, celery, and air-popped popcorn.
N o homework next week due to the short week! Please continue to review the sight words, the reader, or work on your practice packet next week and over the break as you see fit. Enjoy your time off!
There will be no school store until we get back to school after winter break. The “Little Shopper’s Shop” will be open from the time that we get back to school from Thanksgiving break until the second week of December.
Our shopping day is Tuesday, November 30. Please read the attached sheet about the shop and fill out the envelope accordingly if you would like your child to participate. They can be sent back as soon as you would like, but we do not shop until November 30.
We will be having an early dismissal on Wednesday, November 24 due to the Thanksgiving holiday. There will be no breakfast served that day and lunches will be moved up because we will be getting dismissed at 11:45 and there will be only two choices for lunch. They will be either a hot dog or pizza or your child can bring a lunch that day.
If anyone would like to purchase the bus cut-outs in memory of Mr. Earl Richards, please fill out the form and return it with the money no later than Wednesday, November 24. We appreciate the donations that have come in so far.
Next week we have Gym on Monday, it is Day 1. Please bring back your library books on Tuesday.
We will continue work on our story,” Animal Babies in the Grasslands”. We will also review all of the letters and sounds that we have learned and blending Word List 3. In Math, we will review time, money, and ordinal numbers.
On Tuesday, we will be having a “Thanksgiving Feast” with our Reading Buddies. We will watch a “Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” b and eat some healthy foods like apples, carrots, celery, and air-popped popcorn.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Weekk of November 8
Mrs. Borden & Mrs. Jones’ Nifty Newsletter (week of November 8)
Monday - half sheet & practice reader and sight words
Tuesday - half sheet & practice reader and sight words & M Show and Tell
Wednesday - half sheet & practice reader and sight words
Thursday - half sheet & practice reader and sight words
Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our Parent/Teacher conference. We enjoyed talking to each of you and thank you for taking such an active role in your child’s education. Everyone has been so nice to work with. We really enjoy working with your children every day. They are a great bunch! Give yourselves a cheer!
Don’t forget: Homework should not take a long time. If your child is reaching frustration:
Take a break, write us a note, read their reader to them and have them pick out words. The important part is that they are seeing and hearing the material each night to reinforce what we do in school.
Next week in Phonics we will focus on the letter Mm as in monkey. We will identify initial and final sounds in words, think of rhyming words, and unblend sounds in words.
In Math we will solve problems by looking for patterns, identify and count pennies, match number cards to a set of objects and describe the relative position of objects.
Our new Reading story is called Armadillo’s Orange. We will talk about animals that live in an Orange Grove. We will also work with the story element Setting.
Don’t forget to turn your clocks back one hour this weekend!
Our Personal Safety program will be next we. Please send the form in your child’s folder back only if you do not give permission for them to participate.
We go outside daily. Please make sure your child is dressed for the weather! Make sure coats and hats are labeled. We have many that are the same.
Friday, October 29, 2010
week of November 1, 2010
Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Nifty Newsletter (week of Nov. 1)
Homework:
Monday: ½ sheet
Tuesday: ½ sheet and Show and Tell
Wednesday: ½ sheet and Handwriting
Thursday: ½ sheet and decorate your self-portrait
Each night: Please review sight words list and the reader and sign the reader sheet. Please place both the sight words and the reader back into the clear sheet protector. Thanks!
Just a reminder that candy is not a great idea for a snack. We are aware that there might be an abundance of candy at home due to Halloween and other festivities, but we ask that you keep it at home. Thank you very much!
Our reading story next week is Life in an Ocean and it is a nonfiction book and we are learning about ocean environments. We will also be comparing and contrasting different environments.
Our Phonics letter is Nn like in Nest. Please practice your sight word lists and continue to review the readers that have been sent home to keep from previous weeks. You can practice reading the sight words or finding letters that your child may know.
In Math, we will be working on numbers to 10 by identifying them, writing them, counting, and putting them in order. We will also continue to review patterns and sorting.
On Tuesday, November 2, there will be Parent/Teacher conferences for grades K-3. We will be having our informational sessions at 4pm and 5pm. If you do not remember what time you have signed up for, please let us know. If you did not send back the conference papers, please do so to let us know what your preference is for a conference. We will see you then!
Congratulations to our Kindergarten class! We have had many accomplishments this past week! This includes our “Citizen of the Month” in the school newsletter, the red ribbon winners, the winner and participants of “Kindergarten Fear Factor” with the Five Senses activities.
Next week: Tuesday, November 2… Library class, Parent conferences, Election Day
Wednesday, November 3… Gym class and the 2nd marking period starts
Thanks again and have a great week, Give yourselves a cheer!
Homework:
Monday: ½ sheet
Tuesday: ½ sheet and Show and Tell
Wednesday: ½ sheet and Handwriting
Thursday: ½ sheet and decorate your self-portrait
Each night: Please review sight words list and the reader and sign the reader sheet. Please place both the sight words and the reader back into the clear sheet protector. Thanks!
Just a reminder that candy is not a great idea for a snack. We are aware that there might be an abundance of candy at home due to Halloween and other festivities, but we ask that you keep it at home. Thank you very much!
Our reading story next week is Life in an Ocean and it is a nonfiction book and we are learning about ocean environments. We will also be comparing and contrasting different environments.
Our Phonics letter is Nn like in Nest. Please practice your sight word lists and continue to review the readers that have been sent home to keep from previous weeks. You can practice reading the sight words or finding letters that your child may know.
In Math, we will be working on numbers to 10 by identifying them, writing them, counting, and putting them in order. We will also continue to review patterns and sorting.
On Tuesday, November 2, there will be Parent/Teacher conferences for grades K-3. We will be having our informational sessions at 4pm and 5pm. If you do not remember what time you have signed up for, please let us know. If you did not send back the conference papers, please do so to let us know what your preference is for a conference. We will see you then!
Congratulations to our Kindergarten class! We have had many accomplishments this past week! This includes our “Citizen of the Month” in the school newsletter, the red ribbon winners, the winner and participants of “Kindergarten Fear Factor” with the Five Senses activities.
Next week: Tuesday, November 2… Library class, Parent conferences, Election Day
Wednesday, November 3… Gym class and the 2nd marking period starts
Thanks again and have a great week, Give yourselves a cheer!
Monday, October 25, 2010
Week of October 25
Mrs. Borden & Mrs. Jones’ Nifty Newsletter (week of October 25)
Thursday’s Pajama Party was perfect. We had so much fun painting, playing with play dough and other “P” projects. We had popcorn, soft pretzels and pancakes!
Everyone did a great job walking to support our fellow classmates with diabetes on Make a Difference Day.
In Phonics we will work with the letter A as in apple and acorn. We will focus on the short sound but will talk about its long sound.
Dig Dig Digging will be our new Reading story. We will discuss how we live, work, and play together. We will also use the reading skill classify and categorize.
Readers and sight words are in clear sheet protectors in your child’s folder. Please practice each night, sign and keep them in the sheet protector. We also use these at school. We are so proud of the progress that we are seeing! Thanks for your support!
In Math we will describe the relative position of objects, identify, create and extend AB sound and movement patterns and sort a collection of objects.
Our Halloween party will take place on Friday, October 29th. Friends and family are invited to view the parade at 2:00 in the bus loop. Please send you child’s costume to school in a bag labeled with their name. They will get dressed here at school in the afternoon.
Next week is Red Ribbon Week. Our theme is I’m Drug Free. We will have a program Friday morning. We will show our support by wearing the following:
Monday – “Turn your back on Drugs” – wear shirts backwards
Tuesday – “Sock it to drugs day” wear crazy socks
Wednesday – “Put a cap on drugs day” – wear crazy hats
Thursday – Drugs will turn you inside out” – wear shirts inside out
Friday – “red spirit day” – wear red school spirit shirts
Monday will be day 2. We have Computers. Don’t forget your library book on Tuesday and sneakers on Thursday for Gym.
Monday, October 18, 2010
week of October 18
Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Nifty Newsletter (Week of October 18)
This week’s homework:
Monday: ½ sheet and sight words
Tuesday: ½ sheet and Show and Tell
Wednesday: ½ sheet and Handwriting (get PJ’s ready for Thurs.)
Thursday: Halloween costume questionnaire
*All week* Please practice reader and sign nightly so that your child can get a treat on Friday.
A big THANK YOU! To all of the volunteers that helped prepare and work and clean-up for the Fall Festival. The Kindergarten students and their Reading Buddies had a very nice time. Though the weather kept us inside, the fun activities kept our spirits up and it was a great experience. Give yourselves a cheer!!
In Reading, we will continue our story “Julius” about a pig that becomes a friend. We will also continue to discuss story elements that include: setting, characters, sequence, plot, and classifying and categorizing. The students seem to really enjoy this story, so feel free to ask them what happens when the pig comes to live with the family.
In Math, we will work on sequencing numbers, ordinal position, and patterns. We will also be counting as far as we can all the way to 100. Please also review making numbers to 10.
In Phonics, our new letter will be Pp like in Pig. The sight words will also be coming home to review daily in the bag and this will help your child become a fluent reader. To celebrate our letter Pp, we will be holding our annual Pajama Party for Kindergarten. On Thursday, October 21, your child can wear their pajamas to school to celebrate. Your child can wear slippers in school, but please have them wear real shoes to ride the bus.
On Friday, we will be walking around the High School track to participate in the “Diabetes Walk”. Please dress in Gym clothes because we will also be having Gym as our special that day. Sneakers are a must!!
We hope that everyone had a chance to look through their Practice Packets that were sent home. We were so excited to have such a positive response when we asked who was interested in them. Over the course of the school year, we might send home some additional materials for you to add to the packet. Once again, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. Keep up the great work!Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Week of October 11
Mrs. Borden & Mrs. Jones Nifty Newsletter (week of Oct. 11)
Homework
Wednesday - Thursday- Practice reader and review sight words
There is no school on Monday, October 11th and Tuesday, October 12th. Enjoy the long weekend!Homework
Wednesday - Thursday- Practice reader and review sight words
Next week in Math we will practice acting out story problems and identifying ordinal positions to fourth.
In Reading, we will begin the story Julius. We will discuss how people and animals work and play together. We will continue to discuss characters, setting, sequence, and classifying.
Great job to everyone who did their reading this week. We really saw the progress when we were working in small groups this week. We are going to attach an envelope to everyone’s folder. In the envelope we will store the reader for the week along with our sight words. This way nothing will get lost going back and forth. Please continue to sign and comment each night.
We will not start a new letter in phonics next week due to the short week. Instead we will review l, o, g, h, t and sight words.
Please continue to practice your child’s computer number with them. Mr. Vebrosky and I are very proud of the students who already have their numbers memorized. This is a big help and allows students to spend more time on the computer instead of waiting to be logged on.
The Kindergarten Fall Festival will be on Thursday, October 14th (rain date, Friday, October 15th.) Students are permitted to wear “gym clothes” for the Fall Festival even if it is not their gym day. Please remember that the dress code is still in effect and jeans are not permitted.
Help is still needed for the Fall Festival. Set up will begin at 7:30 AM on Thursday! Even if you haven’t done anything to help with the Fall Festival preparations you can still help! Please contact Dana Oravitz at danao2@verizon.net or 874-2031 if you would like to help. All volunteers must have clearances to help at the Fall Festival.
There are a few students who didn’t bring in their party money. Please remember to send in the $6 next week. We need the money to pay for supplies needed at the Fall Festival.
We had an awesome time at the Pep Rally today! Go Spartans!
As the weather starts to get cooler, we ask that you write your child’s name in their coat. Many Kindergarten students have the same coat and are having a hard time to keeping track of their own.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
week of October 4, 2010
This week our reading story is “Miss Bindergarten takes a Field Trip” and we will be discussing community helpers. This goes along with our Fire Prevention theme that is going on throughout the month of October. The reading packets will still be given out at the beginning of the week and the students can work on them throughout the week. If they come home earlier by accident, that is fine, they can work on them at home. The packets do not need to be sent back in, they are for reinforcement purposes only.
In Phonics, our letter is Tt like in tent. Our words that we can blend now are: log, hog, hot, lot from the letters we have learned (l, o, g, h, t). We will also be having a “Talent Show” on Friday. Please have your child prepare something to share with the class. It is only for our class, so no need for any backstage jitters! The talent can be anything from a song, a dance, a joke, or a poem, and does not need to be long.
In math, we will be working on positions, graphing, patterns, and counting. Please continue to review numbers 0-5 with counting, writing, and putting them in order.
For the Fall Festival, there will be a meeting for those parents who have clearances and will be helping at the festival on Monday, October 4, 2010. It will be right after the PTO meeting at North Schuylkill Elementary. Also, if you did not yet send in the $6.00 for our Fall Festival, Halloween Party, and Christmas Party please do so as soon as possible.
Our Pep Rally for Homecoming Week is on Friday, October 8, 2010. Please show your school spirit by wearing our school colors, red and blue or your Spartan T-shirt and dress code pants and shoes. The Homecoming Game will be that evening.
In Phonics, our letter is Tt like in tent. Our words that we can blend now are: log, hog, hot, lot from the letters we have learned (l, o, g, h, t). We will also be having a “Talent Show” on Friday. Please have your child prepare something to share with the class. It is only for our class, so no need for any backstage jitters! The talent can be anything from a song, a dance, a joke, or a poem, and does not need to be long.
In math, we will be working on positions, graphing, patterns, and counting. Please continue to review numbers 0-5 with counting, writing, and putting them in order.
For the Fall Festival, there will be a meeting for those parents who have clearances and will be helping at the festival on Monday, October 4, 2010. It will be right after the PTO meeting at North Schuylkill Elementary. Also, if you did not yet send in the $6.00 for our Fall Festival, Halloween Party, and Christmas Party please do so as soon as possible.
Our Pep Rally for Homecoming Week is on Friday, October 8, 2010. Please show your school spirit by wearing our school colors, red and blue or your Spartan T-shirt and dress code pants and shoes. The Homecoming Game will be that evening.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Week of September 27
Mrs. Borden & Mrs. Jones Nifty Newsletter (Week of September 27th)
Homework
Monday – Practice counting to 25 sheet & My name is Sheet
Tuesday – syllable sheet and H Show & Tell Sheet
Wednesday - Draw 2 objects for each color sheet & H handwriting
Thursday – lowercase letter typing sheet & Sight word flashcards
Anyone interested in helping with the Fall Festival is invited to a meeting on Monday, September 27 at 6:00 at the Dutch Kitchen in Frackville. The fall festival will be held Thursday, October 14 with a rain date of the 15th.
Our new phonics letter is Hh as in hat. We will celebrate learning the letter H with Hat Day on Friday October 1.
In Math we will sort by color, create graphs, compare sets of objects, act out story problems, and identify, describe and compare circles and rectangles. We will also test on how far the children can count. Please practice counting at home too.
In Reading we will read one of Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Borden’s favorite stories Plaidypus Lost. We will talk about how we live, work and play together. Our reading skill will be Sequence.
We will be attending the Olweus Anti-bullying Kickoff program on Friday, October 1.
Please continue to help your child practice their 4 digit computer number. This will help them log into their computer quickly and give them more time to work.
Look for the My Name Is book that our class created. We made this to get to know our fellow classmates. Each child will bring the book home for the night. Please read it with your child and send it back the next day.
If you would like a practice packet and did not send your form in yet please do so by October 8. Packets will be sent home in mid October.
We would like to thank our Reading Buddies for their help in making leaf rubbings for our bulletin board. They look great!
Sunday, September 19, 2010
week of September 20
Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Nifty Newsletter (week of September 20)
Homework:
Monday night: ½ sheet practice and one apple
Tuesday night: ½ sheet practice and Gg Show and Tell
Wednesday night: ½ sheet practice and Gg Handwriting
Thursday night: ½ sheet practice
All About Me Tees are looking wonderful; thanks for your participation. We will take turns sharing them in class and have them on display in the room. We will return them at the end of the project.
Work completed in class might not always have a mark on it. The phonics (letter worksheets) and the math are completed together as a group. However, worksheets that are used for morning work are completed independently or with a buddy and are sent home. The reading packets that will come home on a Friday have been worked on by your child during transition times. We will review the packets and your child can work on it during the day or use it as review when it comes home. Show and tell is shared as a class but might not have a sticker or mark on it; however all written homework is checked for completion.
Academics this week include: Saxon Math, we will be working on numbers 1-5 and working with the manipulatives and materials that we will be using throughout the course of the year. Saxon Phonics, we will continue to work on the letter Gg so that we can write it, make its sound, identify it, and identify words that begin with the letter. Last week, we learned the letter Oo and placed a breve on top of the letter to code it. We use a breve to code a short vowel in words to remind us that it makes the short vowel sound when we are reading the word. The coding looks like this: Our new reading story is called Fix-it Duck. A weekly overview of the reading story and important concepts will come home at the beginning of each week to keep you informed on what your child is learning in class.
Anyone interested in helping with the Kindergarten Fall Festival is invited to a meeting in the NSE cafeteria at 2:00 on Monday September 20th. The Fall Festival will be held on Thursday October 14th (rain date will be October 15th.) The meeting MAY run until the end of the school day. Helpers must have their clearances to participate.
This week we are celebrating Johnny Appleseed Day with books, activities, and crafts. We are asking that you please send in one apple with your child this week, as soon as possible. It can be any size and any color. We will use it at the end of the week for making applesauce, but we will use them all week to graph, compare and contrast, and discuss what apples are used for.
Please don’t forget to label coats and other accessories. Since the mornings are chillier and it is warm by recess, many children take off their coats outside but forget to take them inside. We do go room to room to see who will claim the coat, but it would be easier for your child if it is labeled.
If for some reason your child brings home dirty clothes and has to use their spare pair, please send the extras back in as soon as possible. Thank you!
Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones would like to send a big “Thank You” and “Great Job” to all of the parents and families of our students. Reason one being that all of the homework has come back completed and on time as well as all of the forms that were needed by the office. Also, all of the money for lunch, book order, etc. has been labeled correctly as well as their snacks! It makes things so much easier especially when there are several things going on at once. And last but not least, the class is doing such a wonderful job following the rules, walking in a nice line, completing their work, and being all around good students, they have earned extra treats including some extra recess time!
We thank you for your continued involvement and participation in your child’s Kindergarten year. Please write a note or send an email if you have any questions or need any additional information. Thank you!
Homework:
Monday night: ½ sheet practice and one apple
Tuesday night: ½ sheet practice and Gg Show and Tell
Wednesday night: ½ sheet practice and Gg Handwriting
Thursday night: ½ sheet practice
All About Me Tees are looking wonderful; thanks for your participation. We will take turns sharing them in class and have them on display in the room. We will return them at the end of the project.
Work completed in class might not always have a mark on it. The phonics (letter worksheets) and the math are completed together as a group. However, worksheets that are used for morning work are completed independently or with a buddy and are sent home. The reading packets that will come home on a Friday have been worked on by your child during transition times. We will review the packets and your child can work on it during the day or use it as review when it comes home. Show and tell is shared as a class but might not have a sticker or mark on it; however all written homework is checked for completion.
Academics this week include: Saxon Math, we will be working on numbers 1-5 and working with the manipulatives and materials that we will be using throughout the course of the year. Saxon Phonics, we will continue to work on the letter Gg so that we can write it, make its sound, identify it, and identify words that begin with the letter. Last week, we learned the letter Oo and placed a breve on top of the letter to code it. We use a breve to code a short vowel in words to remind us that it makes the short vowel sound when we are reading the word. The coding looks like this: Our new reading story is called Fix-it Duck. A weekly overview of the reading story and important concepts will come home at the beginning of each week to keep you informed on what your child is learning in class.
Anyone interested in helping with the Kindergarten Fall Festival is invited to a meeting in the NSE cafeteria at 2:00 on Monday September 20th. The Fall Festival will be held on Thursday October 14th (rain date will be October 15th.) The meeting MAY run until the end of the school day. Helpers must have their clearances to participate.
This week we are celebrating Johnny Appleseed Day with books, activities, and crafts. We are asking that you please send in one apple with your child this week, as soon as possible. It can be any size and any color. We will use it at the end of the week for making applesauce, but we will use them all week to graph, compare and contrast, and discuss what apples are used for.
Please don’t forget to label coats and other accessories. Since the mornings are chillier and it is warm by recess, many children take off their coats outside but forget to take them inside. We do go room to room to see who will claim the coat, but it would be easier for your child if it is labeled.
If for some reason your child brings home dirty clothes and has to use their spare pair, please send the extras back in as soon as possible. Thank you!
Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones would like to send a big “Thank You” and “Great Job” to all of the parents and families of our students. Reason one being that all of the homework has come back completed and on time as well as all of the forms that were needed by the office. Also, all of the money for lunch, book order, etc. has been labeled correctly as well as their snacks! It makes things so much easier especially when there are several things going on at once. And last but not least, the class is doing such a wonderful job following the rules, walking in a nice line, completing their work, and being all around good students, they have earned extra treats including some extra recess time!
We thank you for your continued involvement and participation in your child’s Kindergarten year. Please write a note or send an email if you have any questions or need any additional information. Thank you!
Monday, September 13, 2010
Week of September 13
Mrs. Borden & Mrs. Jones Nifty Newsletter
Homework
Monday- Sign Homework page
Tuesday - First name practice page & Find O show & tell
Wednesday - Circle capital & lowercase letters & O Handwriting Sheet
Thursday - Trace & Color Shapes
Please see our blog under Mrs. Borden, read the newsletter and check communication books!
Homework
Monday- Sign Homework page
Tuesday - First name practice page & Find O show & tell
Wednesday - Circle capital & lowercase letters & O Handwriting Sheet
Thursday - Trace & Color Shapes
Please see our blog under Mrs. Borden, read the newsletter and check communication books!
Sunday, September 5, 2010
week of September 7, 2010
Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Nifty Newsletter (week of September 7)
Homework: Due on Wednesday, “Show and Tell” is every Wednesday unless otherwise noted. Please have your child find Ll words or pictures from magazines or newspapers, or draw or write Ll words or pictures on paper. No toys or objects please. Due on Thursday, “Handwriting” will be sent home every Wednesday night unless otherwise noted. Please have your child complete the front and back of the sheet to the best of their ability. Please also have them write their name on the top. These two assignments will be due every week to correspond with the Phonics letter.
All About Me Tees will start to come home. These are posters that need to be filled out and returned so that the children can share facts about themselves with the class so they can get to know each other better. You will have two days to complete the poster, so if your poster comes home on a Wednesday, it will be due on Friday. You and your child can be creative when completing this project, use pictures, stickers, crayons, etc.
We just completed the “Chester Chase” trying to find Chester the Raccoon from “The Kissing Hand” this past week. He lead us on a chase to find the important places in our school building, but had to return to his book after leaving us a cookie treat. We will continue to read theme books to welcome us to Kindergarten and to school.
Academics this week include: Saxon Math, we will be working on numbers 1-5 and working with the manipulatives and materials that we will be using throughout the course of the year. Saxon Phonics, we will continue to work on the letter Ll so that we can write it, make it’s sound, identify it, and identify words that begin with the letter. The Phonics newsletter that is coming home to explain the program is very important, please keep it as a reference for the entire year of Kindergarten. Sight words that we are working on include the and is. Please ask your child about these words and if they can find them at home or in the community.
Thursday is Picture Day. Please dress your child in dress code approved clothing and send in your picture forms and money. If you need a picture form, please let us know as soon as possible so that we can get one home.
Friday is the Luau for Kindergarten only. It is our very special activity for completing our first letter in Phonics. Please read the pink note that comes home for all of the information.
We thank you for your continued involvement and participation in your child’s Kindergarten year. Please write a note or send an email if you have any questions or need any additional information. Thank you!
Homework: Due on Wednesday, “Show and Tell” is every Wednesday unless otherwise noted. Please have your child find Ll words or pictures from magazines or newspapers, or draw or write Ll words or pictures on paper. No toys or objects please. Due on Thursday, “Handwriting” will be sent home every Wednesday night unless otherwise noted. Please have your child complete the front and back of the sheet to the best of their ability. Please also have them write their name on the top. These two assignments will be due every week to correspond with the Phonics letter.
All About Me Tees will start to come home. These are posters that need to be filled out and returned so that the children can share facts about themselves with the class so they can get to know each other better. You will have two days to complete the poster, so if your poster comes home on a Wednesday, it will be due on Friday. You and your child can be creative when completing this project, use pictures, stickers, crayons, etc.
We just completed the “Chester Chase” trying to find Chester the Raccoon from “The Kissing Hand” this past week. He lead us on a chase to find the important places in our school building, but had to return to his book after leaving us a cookie treat. We will continue to read theme books to welcome us to Kindergarten and to school.
Academics this week include: Saxon Math, we will be working on numbers 1-5 and working with the manipulatives and materials that we will be using throughout the course of the year. Saxon Phonics, we will continue to work on the letter Ll so that we can write it, make it’s sound, identify it, and identify words that begin with the letter. The Phonics newsletter that is coming home to explain the program is very important, please keep it as a reference for the entire year of Kindergarten. Sight words that we are working on include the and is. Please ask your child about these words and if they can find them at home or in the community.
Thursday is Picture Day. Please dress your child in dress code approved clothing and send in your picture forms and money. If you need a picture form, please let us know as soon as possible so that we can get one home.
Friday is the Luau for Kindergarten only. It is our very special activity for completing our first letter in Phonics. Please read the pink note that comes home for all of the information.
We thank you for your continued involvement and participation in your child’s Kindergarten year. Please write a note or send an email if you have any questions or need any additional information. Thank you!
Sunday, August 29, 2010
week of August 30, 2010
Hello and welcome to the 2010-2011 school year. I will be one of your Kindergarten teachers and along with Mrs. Borden, we are very much looking forward to working with you throughout the school year. For this week, it is very important to check the folders and make sure that they come in every day. Please also fill out all of the forms that were in the folder and get them back to us as soon as possible. Finally, please read all of the newsletters and information that is sent home, it will tell you everything that is going on in school.
Have a great week and welcome to Kindergarten!
:) Mrs. Alicia Jones
Have a great week and welcome to Kindergarten!
:) Mrs. Alicia Jones
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