Happy Friday, everyone!
We had another super week in Room 4. The kids wrote paragraphs about how to dress a snowman, they painted snowmen, we worked hard on gifts for family and our 5th grade buddies, we worked with the long vowels and several consonant sounds, and we had a fabulous holiday celebration thanks to our wonderful room moms Cambria Squires and Jennifer Mikacich.
Here is what we have coming up:
Monday, January 6th: first day back at school
Monday, January 20: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; no school
Friday, January 24: Art lesson, 10:15-11:00. We would love to have a couple of parents help with this!
Monday, January 27: Art lesson, 10:00-10:45. We would also love to have some parents on this day!
Friday, January 31: Free dress day
Language Arts
When we return in January we will continue reading in our wind unit. We will work on the sounds of /p/, short a, /h/, and /t/.
New sight words: like, too
Writing: we will write a paragraph about our New Years' resolutions. This is always so interesting to see how the kids understand the idea of resolutions and what they come up with for themselves!
Math
We will begin chapter 7 on measurement. This week we will explore length, height, and work on ordering objects from shortest to longest.
Thank you, families for all of your help and support in Room 4 this year! Enjoy your holiday with your families. I look forward to seeing everyone in January!
Please let me know if you have questions or concerns.
carrie.relles@gmail.com
Friday, December 20, 2013
Friday, December 13, 2013
Week of December 16-20, 2013
Hello Room 4 Families,
We had a super week in Room 4. Thank you to everyone who helped with centers this week and to those who volunteered to help with our special holiday centers next week.
Here is what we have coming up:
Tonight: winter craft fair, 6-8pm
Monday, December 16, 10:00-10:45 am: art lesson. Thank you to Ramona Harvan for volunteering to help with this. We would love to have 1-2 more parents come help that day.
Thursday, December 19: Special holiday centers and celebration, 11:45-1. Thanks to Jen Mikacich and Cambria Squires for organizing this and to the others who volunteered to help. It will be fun!
Friday, December 20: Free dress
Moday, December 23-Sunday, January 5: NO SCHOOL
Monday, January 20: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; no school
Friday, January 24: Art lesson, 10:15-11:00. We would love to have a couple of parents help with this!
Monday, January 27: Art lesson, 10:00-10:45. We would also love to have some parents on this day!
Language Arts
We have started our next unit called "The Wind". We are beginning to focus more on putting sounds together to make words, listening for beginning, middle, and ending sounds in words, and the long and short vowel sounds. The kids are loving turning the alphabet cards over and finding out about the pictures on the back.
The letter/sound focus this week will be on long i, /d/, /p/, and long u.
new sight words: at
Writing: This week the kids will use their imaginations to write about what they would do if they were an elf. We are continuing to work on the writing process and focus on topic sentences with details to support our topic.
Math
This week we will take our chapter tests on numbers 1-20. We have been working hard on remembering how to write the numbers 11-20, comparing numbers to 20, and ordering numbers 1-20.
Thanks for everything you do, families! If you have any questions or concerns please don't hesitate to email me at carrie.relles@gmail.com
Have a fantastic holiday.
We had a super week in Room 4. Thank you to everyone who helped with centers this week and to those who volunteered to help with our special holiday centers next week.
Here is what we have coming up:
Tonight: winter craft fair, 6-8pm
Monday, December 16, 10:00-10:45 am: art lesson. Thank you to Ramona Harvan for volunteering to help with this. We would love to have 1-2 more parents come help that day.
Thursday, December 19: Special holiday centers and celebration, 11:45-1. Thanks to Jen Mikacich and Cambria Squires for organizing this and to the others who volunteered to help. It will be fun!
Friday, December 20: Free dress
Moday, December 23-Sunday, January 5: NO SCHOOL
Monday, January 20: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; no school
Friday, January 24: Art lesson, 10:15-11:00. We would love to have a couple of parents help with this!
Monday, January 27: Art lesson, 10:00-10:45. We would also love to have some parents on this day!
Language Arts
We have started our next unit called "The Wind". We are beginning to focus more on putting sounds together to make words, listening for beginning, middle, and ending sounds in words, and the long and short vowel sounds. The kids are loving turning the alphabet cards over and finding out about the pictures on the back.
The letter/sound focus this week will be on long i, /d/, /p/, and long u.
new sight words: at
Writing: This week the kids will use their imaginations to write about what they would do if they were an elf. We are continuing to work on the writing process and focus on topic sentences with details to support our topic.
Math
This week we will take our chapter tests on numbers 1-20. We have been working hard on remembering how to write the numbers 11-20, comparing numbers to 20, and ordering numbers 1-20.
Thanks for everything you do, families! If you have any questions or concerns please don't hesitate to email me at carrie.relles@gmail.com
Have a fantastic holiday.
Friday, December 6, 2013
Week of December 9-13, 2013
Happy Friday, Room 4 Families!
I hope you all had a relaxing Thanksgiving. We are back at work in room 4, and the kids haven't missed a beat. Thank you for all of your support with the homework and Home Run Reader logs.
Here is what we have coming up:
Tuesday, December 10: picture make-up day
Friday, December 13: Winter Wonderland free dress (more info to follow); Craft Faire, 6-8pm
Monday, December 16: art lesson, 10:00-10:45 am. We would love to have 2-3 parents volunteer to help with this.
Friday, December 20: free dress day
December 23-January 3: no school
Language Arts
Today we are starting unit 4 of our curriculum, "The Wind". We will be focusing more on blending sounds to make words and putting words together to make sentences. Watch out for more reading and writing in the homework.
New sight words: can, what, you
Letter/sound focus: the sounds of /s/ and /m/
In writing, we are finishing up a paragraph about imaginary pet reindeer. We are working on topic sentences. The kids are doing a fabulous job with this.
Math
This week we continue working on numbers to 20. We are working on writing, ordering, and comparing numbers to 20.
Thank you for everything you do, families! Please email me if you have any questions or concerns.
carrie.relles@gmail.com
I hope you all had a relaxing Thanksgiving. We are back at work in room 4, and the kids haven't missed a beat. Thank you for all of your support with the homework and Home Run Reader logs.
Here is what we have coming up:
Tuesday, December 10: picture make-up day
Friday, December 13: Winter Wonderland free dress (more info to follow); Craft Faire, 6-8pm
Monday, December 16: art lesson, 10:00-10:45 am. We would love to have 2-3 parents volunteer to help with this.
Friday, December 20: free dress day
December 23-January 3: no school
Language Arts
Today we are starting unit 4 of our curriculum, "The Wind". We will be focusing more on blending sounds to make words and putting words together to make sentences. Watch out for more reading and writing in the homework.
New sight words: can, what, you
Letter/sound focus: the sounds of /s/ and /m/
In writing, we are finishing up a paragraph about imaginary pet reindeer. We are working on topic sentences. The kids are doing a fabulous job with this.
Math
This week we continue working on numbers to 20. We are working on writing, ordering, and comparing numbers to 20.
Thank you for everything you do, families! Please email me if you have any questions or concerns.
carrie.relles@gmail.com
Friday, November 8, 2013
Week of November 11-15, 2013
Happy Friday, everyone!
We have been very busy this week with letter expert groups, writing about our favorite season, painting turkeys, and doing some testing for report cards. The kids have been working so hard. They are awesome.
Here is what we have coming up:
Monday, November 11: Veterans' Day Holiday. No school
Friday, 11/15: Art lesson, 10:15-11:00am.Thanks to the parents and grandparents who volunteered to help during this. We will also have classroom centers on this day from 8:15-9am. Thanks to Brenda Rodrigez, Sarah Kirchgessner, Bob Lipman, and Jennifer Moreno, who volunteered to help with centers.
Friday, 11/22: Art lesson, 10:15-11:00am.Thanks to the parents and grandparents who volunteered to help during this.
Friday, November 15-Friday, November 22: shortened days for parent/teacher conferences. Please note kindergarteners are dismissed on these days at 12:20 from the cafeteria. I walk them to lunch at 11:50, and you can pick them up there.
If you haven't signed up for a conference day and time, please do so. The schedule/sign-up sheet is posted in the back of Room 4. Also, please watch for a conformation email with dates and times for everyone's conferences. I am looking forward to meeting with all of you!
Friday, November 22: Picture Day
Monday, November 25-Friday, November 29: Thanksgiving Holiday; no school.
Monday, Dec. 2-Friday, Dec. 6: Scholastic Book Fair at school. Schedule to follow.
Language Arts:
This week we continue our unit on Finding Friends.
New sight words: none this week.
We will continue the activities with the letter expert groups. Thanks to everyone who sent in items that begin with your child's expert letter. This week we will focus more on the sounds these letters make and practice making words with them.
We will also continue with oral blending of word parts. The kids love this and are very good at it!
Writing: We will work on journal writing, writing sentences for a friendship book, and we will begin working on a paragraph about how to make breakfast.
Math:
We are continuing the chapter on graphing. So far the kids love collecting data and turning it into a graph. Please watch for lots of this in our homework!
Thanks for reading, everyone. Please email me at carrie.relles@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns.
We have been very busy this week with letter expert groups, writing about our favorite season, painting turkeys, and doing some testing for report cards. The kids have been working so hard. They are awesome.
Here is what we have coming up:
Monday, November 11: Veterans' Day Holiday. No school
Friday, 11/15: Art lesson, 10:15-11:00am.Thanks to the parents and grandparents who volunteered to help during this. We will also have classroom centers on this day from 8:15-9am. Thanks to Brenda Rodrigez, Sarah Kirchgessner, Bob Lipman, and Jennifer Moreno, who volunteered to help with centers.
Friday, 11/22: Art lesson, 10:15-11:00am.Thanks to the parents and grandparents who volunteered to help during this.
Friday, November 15-Friday, November 22: shortened days for parent/teacher conferences. Please note kindergarteners are dismissed on these days at 12:20 from the cafeteria. I walk them to lunch at 11:50, and you can pick them up there.
If you haven't signed up for a conference day and time, please do so. The schedule/sign-up sheet is posted in the back of Room 4. Also, please watch for a conformation email with dates and times for everyone's conferences. I am looking forward to meeting with all of you!
Friday, November 22: Picture Day
Monday, November 25-Friday, November 29: Thanksgiving Holiday; no school.
Monday, Dec. 2-Friday, Dec. 6: Scholastic Book Fair at school. Schedule to follow.
Language Arts:
This week we continue our unit on Finding Friends.
New sight words: none this week.
We will continue the activities with the letter expert groups. Thanks to everyone who sent in items that begin with your child's expert letter. This week we will focus more on the sounds these letters make and practice making words with them.
We will also continue with oral blending of word parts. The kids love this and are very good at it!
Writing: We will work on journal writing, writing sentences for a friendship book, and we will begin working on a paragraph about how to make breakfast.
Math:
We are continuing the chapter on graphing. So far the kids love collecting data and turning it into a graph. Please watch for lots of this in our homework!
Thanks for reading, everyone. Please email me at carrie.relles@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns.
Friday, November 1, 2013
Week of November 4-8, 2013
Happy Friday Room 4 Families!
Whew! October was a fantastic month. Your kids are learning and growing so much.
You should have received your November newsletters yesterday. The November Home Run Reader log is part of that packet, and is due at the end of November.
Today new book order forms are going home. Remember it's super easy to order. Just go online to www.scholastic.com/readingclubs , shop, and enter our class code the first time you order: FNJKK. Shipping is free, and orders are shipped to school. Please submit orders by November 12.
Here is what we have coming up in November:
Monday, November 4: Art lesson, 10-10:45 am. We would love to have 2-3 parent or grandparent volunteers for this. Please let me know if you'd like to help out. Thank you to Ramona Harvan who has volunteered to help with our November art lessons.
Monday, November 11: Veterans' Day Holiday. No school
Friday, 11/15: Art lesson, 10:15-11:00am.We would love to have 2-3 parent or grandparent volunteers for this. Please let me know if you'd like to help out.
Friday, 11/22: Art lesson, 10:15-11:00am.We would love to have 2-3 parent or grandparent volunteers for this. Please let me know if you'd like to help out.
Friday, November 15-Friday, November 22: shortened days for parent/teacher conferences. Please note kindergarteners are dismissed on these days at 12:20 from the cafeteria. I walk them to lunch at 11:50, and you can pick them up there.
If you haven't signed up for a conference day and time, please do so. The schedule/sign-up sheet is posted in the back of Room 4.
Friday, November 22: Picture Day
Monday, November 25-Friday, November 29: Thanksgiving Holiday; no school.
Monday, Dec. 2-Friday, Dec. 6: Scholastic Book Fair at school. Schedule to follow.
Language Arts
This week we will begin a new unit titled "Finding Friends", during which we will read all about making friends, how to be a good friend, and what happens when friends don't get along. If your child has any books at home that go with this theme, they are welcome to bring them to school. Please label with your child's name.
In this unit we will start to focus on letter sounds and orally putting parts of words together (blending). The kids love this, and it is a big stepping stone to later reading success!
New sight words: down, go, up
Writing: This week we will write responses to the stories we read and begin working on a piece telling which season we prefer-summer or fall.
Math:
This week we begin a new chapter on graphing. Children will learn how to gather data and interpret graphs.
Thanks for reading, everyone!
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Email me any time at carrie.relles@gmail.com
Whew! October was a fantastic month. Your kids are learning and growing so much.
You should have received your November newsletters yesterday. The November Home Run Reader log is part of that packet, and is due at the end of November.
Today new book order forms are going home. Remember it's super easy to order. Just go online to www.scholastic.com/readingclubs , shop, and enter our class code the first time you order: FNJKK. Shipping is free, and orders are shipped to school. Please submit orders by November 12.
Here is what we have coming up in November:
Monday, November 4: Art lesson, 10-10:45 am. We would love to have 2-3 parent or grandparent volunteers for this. Please let me know if you'd like to help out. Thank you to Ramona Harvan who has volunteered to help with our November art lessons.
Monday, November 11: Veterans' Day Holiday. No school
Friday, 11/15: Art lesson, 10:15-11:00am.We would love to have 2-3 parent or grandparent volunteers for this. Please let me know if you'd like to help out.
Friday, 11/22: Art lesson, 10:15-11:00am.We would love to have 2-3 parent or grandparent volunteers for this. Please let me know if you'd like to help out.
Friday, November 15-Friday, November 22: shortened days for parent/teacher conferences. Please note kindergarteners are dismissed on these days at 12:20 from the cafeteria. I walk them to lunch at 11:50, and you can pick them up there.
If you haven't signed up for a conference day and time, please do so. The schedule/sign-up sheet is posted in the back of Room 4.
Friday, November 22: Picture Day
Monday, November 25-Friday, November 29: Thanksgiving Holiday; no school.
Monday, Dec. 2-Friday, Dec. 6: Scholastic Book Fair at school. Schedule to follow.
Language Arts
This week we will begin a new unit titled "Finding Friends", during which we will read all about making friends, how to be a good friend, and what happens when friends don't get along. If your child has any books at home that go with this theme, they are welcome to bring them to school. Please label with your child's name.
In this unit we will start to focus on letter sounds and orally putting parts of words together (blending). The kids love this, and it is a big stepping stone to later reading success!
New sight words: down, go, up
Writing: This week we will write responses to the stories we read and begin working on a piece telling which season we prefer-summer or fall.
Math:
This week we begin a new chapter on graphing. Children will learn how to gather data and interpret graphs.
Thanks for reading, everyone!
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Email me any time at carrie.relles@gmail.com
Friday, October 25, 2013
Week of October 28-November 1, 2013
Hello Room 4 families
We've had a great week in Room 4. The kids loved the pumpkin patch. Thank you to all the parent volunteers who came with us.
Here is what we have coming up:
Monday, October 28-Friday, November 1: Kids Can Food Drive. Please support hungry families by bringing in canned and non-perishable food items next week.
Thursday, October 31: Black and orange spirit day (no costumes)
Monday, November 4: Art lesson, 10-10:45 am. We would love to have 2-3 parent or grandparent volunteers for this. Please let me know if you'd like to help out.
Monday, November 11: Veterans' Day Holiday. No school
Friday, 11/15: Art lesson, 10:15-11:00am.We would love to have 2-3 parent or grandparent volunteers for this. Please let me know if you'd like to help out.
Friday, 11/22: Art lesson, 10:15-11:00am.We would love to have 2-3 parent or grandparent volunteers for this. Please let me know if you'd like to help out.
Friday, November 15-Friday, November 22: shortened days for parent/teacher conferences. Please note kindergarteners are dismissed on these days at 12:20 from the cafeteria. I walk them to lunch at 11:50, and you can pick them up there.
If you haven't signed up for a conference day and time, please do so. The schedule/sign-up sheet is posted in the back of Room 4.
Friday, November 22: Picture Day
Monday, November 25-Friday, November 29: Thanksgiving Holiday; no school.
Language Arts:
This week we will continue to work on rhyming words and listening for word changes in short rhymes. We will work on counting the number of words in sentences and figuring out which word in a pair is the longer word. These skills are all precursors to reading.
New sight words: it, no, and this.
We will finish up reading and learning about shadows and how they change.
Math:
This week we will work on comparing and ordering numbers to 10. We will take the chapter tests on numbers to 10 and begin our next chapter on graphs.
We are almost out of hand sanitizer. If you'd like to donate some to room 4, please send it to school with your child or drop it off in the back of the classroom. Thank you!
Thanks for reading!
Have a great weekend.
We've had a great week in Room 4. The kids loved the pumpkin patch. Thank you to all the parent volunteers who came with us.
Here is what we have coming up:
Monday, October 28-Friday, November 1: Kids Can Food Drive. Please support hungry families by bringing in canned and non-perishable food items next week.
Thursday, October 31: Black and orange spirit day (no costumes)
Monday, November 4: Art lesson, 10-10:45 am. We would love to have 2-3 parent or grandparent volunteers for this. Please let me know if you'd like to help out.
Monday, November 11: Veterans' Day Holiday. No school
Friday, 11/15: Art lesson, 10:15-11:00am.We would love to have 2-3 parent or grandparent volunteers for this. Please let me know if you'd like to help out.
Friday, 11/22: Art lesson, 10:15-11:00am.We would love to have 2-3 parent or grandparent volunteers for this. Please let me know if you'd like to help out.
Friday, November 15-Friday, November 22: shortened days for parent/teacher conferences. Please note kindergarteners are dismissed on these days at 12:20 from the cafeteria. I walk them to lunch at 11:50, and you can pick them up there.
If you haven't signed up for a conference day and time, please do so. The schedule/sign-up sheet is posted in the back of Room 4.
Friday, November 22: Picture Day
Monday, November 25-Friday, November 29: Thanksgiving Holiday; no school.
Language Arts:
This week we will continue to work on rhyming words and listening for word changes in short rhymes. We will work on counting the number of words in sentences and figuring out which word in a pair is the longer word. These skills are all precursors to reading.
New sight words: it, no, and this.
We will finish up reading and learning about shadows and how they change.
Math:
This week we will work on comparing and ordering numbers to 10. We will take the chapter tests on numbers to 10 and begin our next chapter on graphs.
We are almost out of hand sanitizer. If you'd like to donate some to room 4, please send it to school with your child or drop it off in the back of the classroom. Thank you!
Thanks for reading!
Have a great weekend.
Friday, October 18, 2013
Week of October 21-25, 2013
Happy Friday everyone!
We had a great week in Room 4. The kids have been loving learning and talking about pumpkins. We carved a pumpkin and hypothesized about how many days it would take to rot. We planted the seeds from our pumpkin. We compared and contrasted pumkin seeds and sunflower seeds. We learned how pumpkins grow.
We are ready for our field trip on Tuesday!
When we return, we will be writing about our trip and what we experienced at the pumpkin patch. We will estimate and count the number of seeds in a pumpkin, and we will conduct some experiments with some small pumkins. Who knew we could learn and do so much with pumpkins?!?
Important upcoming dates:
Tuesday, October 22: Pumpkin patch field trip. Please send the permission slip and $5.50 to school if you have not already done so. We can not take any more parent/grandparent chaperones at this time. If you are fingerprinted and want to chaperone a field trip, please look out for our next date (TBA).
Also, please note we will be eating a picnic lunch at the pumpkin patch. Children should bring their lunches. We will not have the option to buy lunch in the cafeteria.
For those parents/grandparents coming with us, please meet us in Room 4 at 9:00am. The bus will be leaving at 9:15. We will have centers that morning as usual.
Parent/grandparent chaperones for this trip:
Theresa Barajas
Amy Biggar
Sarah Kirchgessner
Jennifer Mikacich
Bryan Moreno
Sherry Petta
Tait and Cathy Smith
Isabel Tragsiel
Diane Wukmir
Thank you for volunteering!
Friday, October 25: Free dress day/Jog-a-Thon (schedule to follow with our running time). Please make sure your child wears shoes and clothes for running!
Monday, October 28-Friday, November 1: Kids Can Food Drive. More information to follow.
Thursday, October 31: Black and orange spirit day (no costumes)
Monday, November 11: Veterans' Day Holiday. No school
Friday, November 15-Friday, November 22: shortened days for parent/teacher conferences. Please note kindergarteners are dismissed on these days at 12:20 from the cafeteria. I walk them to lunch at 11:50, and you can pick them up there.
If you haven't signed up for a conference day and time, please do so. The schedule/sign-up sheet is posted in the back of Room 4.
Friday, November 22: Picture Day
Language Arts:
This week we will continue to read and write about pumpkins.
We will work on rhyming, counting words in sentences, and figuring out that when we switch the order of words we change the sentence's meaning.
Our letter focus will be Uu, Vv, Ww, and Xx
New sight words: big, have, small
Math:
This week we continue with numbers 6-10. We are practicing counting objects to, writing, ordering, and comparing numbers to 10.
We had a great week in Room 4. The kids have been loving learning and talking about pumpkins. We carved a pumpkin and hypothesized about how many days it would take to rot. We planted the seeds from our pumpkin. We compared and contrasted pumkin seeds and sunflower seeds. We learned how pumpkins grow.
We are ready for our field trip on Tuesday!
When we return, we will be writing about our trip and what we experienced at the pumpkin patch. We will estimate and count the number of seeds in a pumpkin, and we will conduct some experiments with some small pumkins. Who knew we could learn and do so much with pumpkins?!?
Important upcoming dates:
Tuesday, October 22: Pumpkin patch field trip. Please send the permission slip and $5.50 to school if you have not already done so. We can not take any more parent/grandparent chaperones at this time. If you are fingerprinted and want to chaperone a field trip, please look out for our next date (TBA).
Also, please note we will be eating a picnic lunch at the pumpkin patch. Children should bring their lunches. We will not have the option to buy lunch in the cafeteria.
For those parents/grandparents coming with us, please meet us in Room 4 at 9:00am. The bus will be leaving at 9:15. We will have centers that morning as usual.
Parent/grandparent chaperones for this trip:
Theresa Barajas
Amy Biggar
Sarah Kirchgessner
Jennifer Mikacich
Bryan Moreno
Sherry Petta
Tait and Cathy Smith
Isabel Tragsiel
Diane Wukmir
Thank you for volunteering!
Friday, October 25: Free dress day/Jog-a-Thon (schedule to follow with our running time). Please make sure your child wears shoes and clothes for running!
Monday, October 28-Friday, November 1: Kids Can Food Drive. More information to follow.
Thursday, October 31: Black and orange spirit day (no costumes)
Monday, November 11: Veterans' Day Holiday. No school
Friday, November 15-Friday, November 22: shortened days for parent/teacher conferences. Please note kindergarteners are dismissed on these days at 12:20 from the cafeteria. I walk them to lunch at 11:50, and you can pick them up there.
If you haven't signed up for a conference day and time, please do so. The schedule/sign-up sheet is posted in the back of Room 4.
Friday, November 22: Picture Day
Language Arts:
This week we will continue to read and write about pumpkins.
We will work on rhyming, counting words in sentences, and figuring out that when we switch the order of words we change the sentence's meaning.
Our letter focus will be Uu, Vv, Ww, and Xx
New sight words: big, have, small
Math:
This week we continue with numbers 6-10. We are practicing counting objects to, writing, ordering, and comparing numbers to 10.
Friday, October 11, 2013
October 14-18, 2013
Happy Friday! We had a great week in room 4. The kids are having fun and working hard.
Here is what we have coming up:
Saturday, October 12: Harvest Festival, 4-9 pm
Monday, October 14: Room 4 art lesson, 10:00-10:45am. Thank you to Ramona Harvan and Stephenie Shah, who volunteered to help out during this lesson.
Book orders are also due on Monday. Please make your purchases at scholastic.com/readingclub using our online classroom code! FNJKK
Friday, October 18: Room 4 will work in the school garden, 10:00-10:45am. We still need 1-2 parents to help with this. Thank you to Ramona Harvan, Bob Lipman, and Tiffani Winter, who have already volunteered to help.
This day is also "class color spirit day". Kindergarteners should wear red
Tuesday, October 22: Pumpkin patch field trip. Please send the permission slip and $5.50 to school if you have not already done so. We now have 8 parent/grandparent volunteers for this. If you are fingerprinted and want to chaperone a field trip, please look out for our next date (TBA).
Also, please note we will be eating a picnic lunch at the pumpkin patch. Children should bring their lunches. We will not have the option to buy lunch in the cafeteria.
Friday, October 25: Free dress day/Jog-a-Thon (schedule to follow with our running time)
Monday, October 28-Friday, November 1: Kids Can Food Drive. More information to follow.
Thursday, October 31: Black and orange spirit day (no costumes)
Language Arts
This week we will focus on the letter shapes of Qq, Rr, Ss, and Tt
New sight words: he, she
For the next two weeks we will be learning, reading, and writing about pumpkins. As you probably know the kids are super excited for our pumpkin patch field trip. This week we will learn about how pumpkins grow, and next week we will conduct some experiments using our pumpkins. It should be fun!
Math
This week we will begin our next chapter on numbers 6-10. We will be practicing counting objects up to 10, ordering numbers to 10, comparing numbers to 10, and writing numbers to 10. We are working very hard on not reversing numbers when writing.
Need parent hours? If anyone would like a project to take home, I have something for you! Come by room 4.
Thanks for reading, everyone! Have a fabulous weekend.
Please email me with any questions or concerns.
carrie.relles@gmail.com
Here is what we have coming up:
Saturday, October 12: Harvest Festival, 4-9 pm
Monday, October 14: Room 4 art lesson, 10:00-10:45am. Thank you to Ramona Harvan and Stephenie Shah, who volunteered to help out during this lesson.
Book orders are also due on Monday. Please make your purchases at scholastic.com/readingclub using our online classroom code! FNJKK
Friday, October 18: Room 4 will work in the school garden, 10:00-10:45am. We still need 1-2 parents to help with this. Thank you to Ramona Harvan, Bob Lipman, and Tiffani Winter, who have already volunteered to help.
This day is also "class color spirit day". Kindergarteners should wear red
Tuesday, October 22: Pumpkin patch field trip. Please send the permission slip and $5.50 to school if you have not already done so. We now have 8 parent/grandparent volunteers for this. If you are fingerprinted and want to chaperone a field trip, please look out for our next date (TBA).
Also, please note we will be eating a picnic lunch at the pumpkin patch. Children should bring their lunches. We will not have the option to buy lunch in the cafeteria.
Friday, October 25: Free dress day/Jog-a-Thon (schedule to follow with our running time)
Monday, October 28-Friday, November 1: Kids Can Food Drive. More information to follow.
Thursday, October 31: Black and orange spirit day (no costumes)
Language Arts
This week we will focus on the letter shapes of Qq, Rr, Ss, and Tt
New sight words: he, she
For the next two weeks we will be learning, reading, and writing about pumpkins. As you probably know the kids are super excited for our pumpkin patch field trip. This week we will learn about how pumpkins grow, and next week we will conduct some experiments using our pumpkins. It should be fun!
Math
This week we will begin our next chapter on numbers 6-10. We will be practicing counting objects up to 10, ordering numbers to 10, comparing numbers to 10, and writing numbers to 10. We are working very hard on not reversing numbers when writing.
Need parent hours? If anyone would like a project to take home, I have something for you! Come by room 4.
Thanks for reading, everyone! Have a fabulous weekend.
Please email me with any questions or concerns.
carrie.relles@gmail.com
Friday, October 4, 2013
Week of October 7-11, 2013
Hello Room 4 Families,
October has gotten off to a great start in Room 4. Your children impress me every day with their excitement for learning and with their willingness to work hard. I tell them all the time I am the luckiest teacher, and I mean it!
Here is what we have coming up:
Friday, October 11: Free Dress day for $1. The money raised goes to the 6th grade Sly Park trip. If your child wears free dress, s/he can just hand me a dollar when we walk in the door.
Saturday, October 12: Harvest Festival, 4-9 pm
Monday, October 14: Room 4 art lesson, 10:00-10:45am. Thank you to Ramona Harvan and Stephenie Shah, who volunteered to help out during this lesson.
Friday, October 18: Room 4 will work in the school garden, 10:00-10:45am. We still need 1-2 parents to help with this. Thank you to Ramona Harvan, Bob Lipman, and Tiffani Winter, who have already volunteered to help.
This day is also "class color spirit day". Kindergarteners should wear red
Tuesday, October 22: Pumpkin patch field trip. Please send the permission slip and $5.50 to school if you have not already done so. We now have 8 parent/grandparent volunteers for this. If you are fingerprinted and want to chaperone a field trip, please look out for our next date (TBA).
Friday, October 25: Free dress day/Jog-a-Thon (schedule to follow with our running time)
Thursday, October 31: Black and orange spirit day (no costumes)
Language Arts
This week we will be reading and learning about shadows.
Letter focus: Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp
New sight words: and, we
New comprehension skill: cause and effect. We will look for cause and effect relationships in the stories we read
Part of speech: we are learning about nouns.
For writing, we will begin working on an opinion piece about our favorite story we've read this year.
Math:
This week we continue our unit on numbers 0-5. The kids have been doing a fantastic job with counting objects to and writing numbers to 5.
Thank you for your support with this at home.
Lost and Found
With cold mornings and warm afternoons, kids are taking off their sweaters/sweatshirts and leaving them at school. Please clearly label sweaters and jackets with your child's name. If you are missing anything, there are a couple of items in room 4 with no names. If your child leaves an item in the cafeteria, there is also a lost and found in there.
Old magazines?
If you have any old magazines or catalogs at home, please send them in to Room 4. We can use them for a couple of projects we have coming up.
If there is anyone who would like to fill in for another parent during centers time this Tuesday October 8 (8:10-9:00) please let me know.
Thanks for reading, everyone! Have a super weekend.
Please email me with any questions or concerns: carrie.relles@gmail.com
October has gotten off to a great start in Room 4. Your children impress me every day with their excitement for learning and with their willingness to work hard. I tell them all the time I am the luckiest teacher, and I mean it!
Here is what we have coming up:
Friday, October 11: Free Dress day for $1. The money raised goes to the 6th grade Sly Park trip. If your child wears free dress, s/he can just hand me a dollar when we walk in the door.
Saturday, October 12: Harvest Festival, 4-9 pm
Monday, October 14: Room 4 art lesson, 10:00-10:45am. Thank you to Ramona Harvan and Stephenie Shah, who volunteered to help out during this lesson.
Friday, October 18: Room 4 will work in the school garden, 10:00-10:45am. We still need 1-2 parents to help with this. Thank you to Ramona Harvan, Bob Lipman, and Tiffani Winter, who have already volunteered to help.
This day is also "class color spirit day". Kindergarteners should wear red
Tuesday, October 22: Pumpkin patch field trip. Please send the permission slip and $5.50 to school if you have not already done so. We now have 8 parent/grandparent volunteers for this. If you are fingerprinted and want to chaperone a field trip, please look out for our next date (TBA).
Friday, October 25: Free dress day/Jog-a-Thon (schedule to follow with our running time)
Thursday, October 31: Black and orange spirit day (no costumes)
Language Arts
This week we will be reading and learning about shadows.
Letter focus: Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp
New sight words: and, we
New comprehension skill: cause and effect. We will look for cause and effect relationships in the stories we read
Part of speech: we are learning about nouns.
For writing, we will begin working on an opinion piece about our favorite story we've read this year.
Math:
This week we continue our unit on numbers 0-5. The kids have been doing a fantastic job with counting objects to and writing numbers to 5.
Thank you for your support with this at home.
Lost and Found
With cold mornings and warm afternoons, kids are taking off their sweaters/sweatshirts and leaving them at school. Please clearly label sweaters and jackets with your child's name. If you are missing anything, there are a couple of items in room 4 with no names. If your child leaves an item in the cafeteria, there is also a lost and found in there.
Old magazines?
If you have any old magazines or catalogs at home, please send them in to Room 4. We can use them for a couple of projects we have coming up.
If there is anyone who would like to fill in for another parent during centers time this Tuesday October 8 (8:10-9:00) please let me know.
Thanks for reading, everyone! Have a super weekend.
Please email me with any questions or concerns: carrie.relles@gmail.com
Friday, September 27, 2013
Week of September 30-October 4, 2013
Happy fall! We have been having a great time in Room 4.
The kids had fun on apple day. Thank you to the parents who helped out. I couldn't have done it without you!
Here is what we have coming up:
Tuesday, October 1: Homerun Reader program kickoff. Please look for info on this in the October packet that is going home today (Friday).
Friday, October 11: Free Dress day for $1. The money raised goes to the 6th grade Sly Park trip.
Saturday, October 12: Harvest Festival, 4-9 pm
Monday, October 14: Room 4 art lesson, 10:00-10:45am. It would be great to have 1-2 parents to help during this. Please let me know if you're interested.
Friday, October 18: Room 4 will work in the school garden, 10:00-10:45am. We will need 4-5 parents to help out with this. Please let me know if you'd like to join us.
This day is also "class color spirit day". Kindergarteners should wear red
Tuesday, October 22: Pumpkin patch field trip. Please send the permission slip and $5.50 to school if you have not already done so.
Friday, October 25: Free dress day/Jog-a-Thon (schedule to follow with our running time)
Thursday, October 31: Black and orange spirit day (no costumes)
Language Arts:
This week we will finish our School unit. We will be working on rhyming and listening carefully.
Letter focus: Ii, Jj, Kk, and Ll.
New sight words: I and see
Writing: We are going to begin working on a piece about how to get ready for school.
Math:
We will begin chapter 2 on numbers to 5 this week. We will be practicing writing the numbers and counting objects to 5.
The kids had fun on apple day. Thank you to the parents who helped out. I couldn't have done it without you!
Here is what we have coming up:
Tuesday, October 1: Homerun Reader program kickoff. Please look for info on this in the October packet that is going home today (Friday).
Friday, October 11: Free Dress day for $1. The money raised goes to the 6th grade Sly Park trip.
Saturday, October 12: Harvest Festival, 4-9 pm
Monday, October 14: Room 4 art lesson, 10:00-10:45am. It would be great to have 1-2 parents to help during this. Please let me know if you're interested.
Friday, October 18: Room 4 will work in the school garden, 10:00-10:45am. We will need 4-5 parents to help out with this. Please let me know if you'd like to join us.
This day is also "class color spirit day". Kindergarteners should wear red
Tuesday, October 22: Pumpkin patch field trip. Please send the permission slip and $5.50 to school if you have not already done so.
Friday, October 25: Free dress day/Jog-a-Thon (schedule to follow with our running time)
Thursday, October 31: Black and orange spirit day (no costumes)
Language Arts:
This week we will finish our School unit. We will be working on rhyming and listening carefully.
Letter focus: Ii, Jj, Kk, and Ll.
New sight words: I and see
Writing: We are going to begin working on a piece about how to get ready for school.
Math:
We will begin chapter 2 on numbers to 5 this week. We will be practicing writing the numbers and counting objects to 5.
Friday, September 20, 2013
Week of September 23-27, 2013
Hello Room 4 Families
We had another super week in Room 4. Thanks to everyone who came to Back-to-School night. I hope I answered your questions and didn't bore you too much!
Here's what we have coming up next week:
Monday, September 23: We will be starting classroom centers with our parent and grandparent helpers. Thank you in advance to those family members who are going to volunteer in the class on a regular basis. We still need one more person for Wednesday mornings. Please let me know if you'd like to help out.
Thursday, September 26: "Apple Day" Please send an apple to school with your child. It can be any color. We will use the apples for a few lessons during the day. I would love to have 1-2 parent helpers that day at 11:45. Let me know if you're available and want to help.
Friday, September 27: Free dress day. Please remember clothing needs to be school appropriate with shoes kids can comfortably run around in.
Language Arts:
We are continuing our School unit.
Letter focus: Ff, Gg, Hh, and Ii
New sight words: here, is, a, an
We are continuing to work on recognizing and producing rhyming words and listening for beginning, middle, and ending sounds in words.
Math:
This week we will finish up our chapter on sorting. We will work on counting and recognizing equal groups and groups with less and more. The kids will take their chapter tests on Friday.
Social Studies:
We will be starting our first social studies unit this week. The theme is "Learning to Work Together," and we will be talking and learning all about how to successfully work as a team in school.
5th grade buddies:
On Friday our class will meet our 5th grade buddies from Mr. Burkhouse's class. Our 5th grade buddies will come to our classroom on Friday mornings to read with us, work on projects, or work in the school garden. This Friday the kids will meet their buddies and do an activity to get to know each other.
Thanks for reading, everyone. Have a great weekend, and please email me if you have any questions!
carrie.relles@gmail.com
We had another super week in Room 4. Thanks to everyone who came to Back-to-School night. I hope I answered your questions and didn't bore you too much!
Here's what we have coming up next week:
Monday, September 23: We will be starting classroom centers with our parent and grandparent helpers. Thank you in advance to those family members who are going to volunteer in the class on a regular basis. We still need one more person for Wednesday mornings. Please let me know if you'd like to help out.
Thursday, September 26: "Apple Day" Please send an apple to school with your child. It can be any color. We will use the apples for a few lessons during the day. I would love to have 1-2 parent helpers that day at 11:45. Let me know if you're available and want to help.
Friday, September 27: Free dress day. Please remember clothing needs to be school appropriate with shoes kids can comfortably run around in.
Language Arts:
We are continuing our School unit.
Letter focus: Ff, Gg, Hh, and Ii
New sight words: here, is, a, an
We are continuing to work on recognizing and producing rhyming words and listening for beginning, middle, and ending sounds in words.
Math:
This week we will finish up our chapter on sorting. We will work on counting and recognizing equal groups and groups with less and more. The kids will take their chapter tests on Friday.
Social Studies:
We will be starting our first social studies unit this week. The theme is "Learning to Work Together," and we will be talking and learning all about how to successfully work as a team in school.
5th grade buddies:
On Friday our class will meet our 5th grade buddies from Mr. Burkhouse's class. Our 5th grade buddies will come to our classroom on Friday mornings to read with us, work on projects, or work in the school garden. This Friday the kids will meet their buddies and do an activity to get to know each other.
Thanks for reading, everyone. Have a great weekend, and please email me if you have any questions!
carrie.relles@gmail.com
Friday, September 13, 2013
Week of September 16-20, 2013
Hello room 4 families,
This week has been fabulous. The kids have been working so hard and getting lots accomplished!
Here's what we have coming up:
Tuesday, September 17, 5:30pm: Back-to-School Night. Please meet out on the main yard to hear from Mrs. Egan at 5:30. After that I will go over information for the year in Room 4.
Friday, September 27: Free dress day.
Friday, October 11: Free drees day for 1$. The money raised goes to help fund the 6th grade Sly Park trip.
Tuesday, October 22: pumpkin patch field trip. We will be taking a school bus to Dave's Pumpkin Patch in West Sacramento. The cost for this trip is $5.50 per child. You can send this to school any time between now and October 18. If you would like to accompany us on this trip, you must have fingerprints on file with Tammy in our office. Please note it may take 30 days for paperwork to process, so it's best to get this done ASAP. You won't have to go through the process again as long as your kids are in the Sac City district.
Language Arts:
We have started our unit on School, and the kids are loving the stories and poems we've been reading. We will continue this unit for about 3 more weeks.
This week we will work on letter formation of Bb, Cc, Dd, and Ee.
Our first sight word will be introduced: the
We will also work on rhyming and listening for beginning, middle and ending sounds.
In writing we are working on autobiographies.
Math:
This week we begin our first chapter on sorting and classifying. The kids will take a quick pre-test and then begin working identifying objects that are the same and different and sorting by one or two attributes (shape, color, size, etc).
Carpooling: If you live in the Curtis Park area and are interested in setting up a carpool for 1pm dismissal, please email Lara Johnson at Lara@lanset.com
Thanks everyone!Have a great weekend! I will see you Tuesday evening at Back-to-School Night. Please email me if you have any questions. carrie.relles@gmail.com
This week has been fabulous. The kids have been working so hard and getting lots accomplished!
Here's what we have coming up:
Tuesday, September 17, 5:30pm: Back-to-School Night. Please meet out on the main yard to hear from Mrs. Egan at 5:30. After that I will go over information for the year in Room 4.
Friday, September 27: Free dress day.
Friday, October 11: Free drees day for 1$. The money raised goes to help fund the 6th grade Sly Park trip.
Tuesday, October 22: pumpkin patch field trip. We will be taking a school bus to Dave's Pumpkin Patch in West Sacramento. The cost for this trip is $5.50 per child. You can send this to school any time between now and October 18. If you would like to accompany us on this trip, you must have fingerprints on file with Tammy in our office. Please note it may take 30 days for paperwork to process, so it's best to get this done ASAP. You won't have to go through the process again as long as your kids are in the Sac City district.
Language Arts:
We have started our unit on School, and the kids are loving the stories and poems we've been reading. We will continue this unit for about 3 more weeks.
This week we will work on letter formation of Bb, Cc, Dd, and Ee.
Our first sight word will be introduced: the
We will also work on rhyming and listening for beginning, middle and ending sounds.
In writing we are working on autobiographies.
Math:
This week we begin our first chapter on sorting and classifying. The kids will take a quick pre-test and then begin working identifying objects that are the same and different and sorting by one or two attributes (shape, color, size, etc).
Carpooling: If you live in the Curtis Park area and are interested in setting up a carpool for 1pm dismissal, please email Lara Johnson at Lara@lanset.com
Thanks everyone!Have a great weekend! I will see you Tuesday evening at Back-to-School Night. Please email me if you have any questions. carrie.relles@gmail.com
Friday, September 6, 2013
Week of September 9-13, 2013
Hello Room 4 Families,
We had a fabulous first week of school in Room 4. Your children have been working hard and making friends. I can tell it's going to be a great year!
Important Dates:
Friday, 9/13; "Tie Day": Kids can wear something that can be "tied." They can wear a tie, something that is tie-dyed, or something else that can be "tied." Feel free to get creative.
Friday, 9/13: movie night. This is a fun night out for Phoebe families. The movie, which is a surprise, begins at dark. There will be food available for purchase. Bring a blanket and chairs and enjoy!
Tuesday, 9/17, 5:30pm: back-to-school night. At this event I will share important room 4 information regarding class procedures, homework, field trips, etc.
Field Trips and Fingerprinting
In order to accompany the class on field trips, parents/guardians must be fingerprinted with the district. Once you are fingerprinted this year, you won't have to go through the process again. It does take 4-6 weeks for fingerprints to clear, so I encourage you to do this as soon as possible. The form for this came in the first day packet. We are planning a pumpkin patch field trip for the end of October, and I want parents to be able to come with us!
Homework
We will begin homework next week, September 16th. Each week the students will have a packet to complete. They will have two pages each night, Monday thru Thursday. On Thursday afternoons, I will email the following week's packet to you for you to print and have your child complete. I do it this way because we are on a very tight budget this year and I just don't have enough copies allocated to me to be able to make homework and classwork copies.
Parent Volunteers
Thank you to those parents who have signed up to help in and outside the classroom this year! For those of you who signed up to help with our morning centers time, this will not begin until the 23rd of September. I will give more information about this time at Back-to-School night. If you haven't had a chance to sign up, the sheet is in the back of room 4; stop by any time.
Thanks for reading, parents! If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me at carrie.relles@gmail.com or carrie-relles@scusd.edu or stop by before or after school.
Have a great weekend!
We had a fabulous first week of school in Room 4. Your children have been working hard and making friends. I can tell it's going to be a great year!
Important Dates:
Friday, 9/13; "Tie Day": Kids can wear something that can be "tied." They can wear a tie, something that is tie-dyed, or something else that can be "tied." Feel free to get creative.
Friday, 9/13: movie night. This is a fun night out for Phoebe families. The movie, which is a surprise, begins at dark. There will be food available for purchase. Bring a blanket and chairs and enjoy!
Tuesday, 9/17, 5:30pm: back-to-school night. At this event I will share important room 4 information regarding class procedures, homework, field trips, etc.
Field Trips and Fingerprinting
In order to accompany the class on field trips, parents/guardians must be fingerprinted with the district. Once you are fingerprinted this year, you won't have to go through the process again. It does take 4-6 weeks for fingerprints to clear, so I encourage you to do this as soon as possible. The form for this came in the first day packet. We are planning a pumpkin patch field trip for the end of October, and I want parents to be able to come with us!
Homework
We will begin homework next week, September 16th. Each week the students will have a packet to complete. They will have two pages each night, Monday thru Thursday. On Thursday afternoons, I will email the following week's packet to you for you to print and have your child complete. I do it this way because we are on a very tight budget this year and I just don't have enough copies allocated to me to be able to make homework and classwork copies.
Parent Volunteers
Thank you to those parents who have signed up to help in and outside the classroom this year! For those of you who signed up to help with our morning centers time, this will not begin until the 23rd of September. I will give more information about this time at Back-to-School night. If you haven't had a chance to sign up, the sheet is in the back of room 4; stop by any time.
Thanks for reading, parents! If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me at carrie.relles@gmail.com or carrie-relles@scusd.edu or stop by before or after school.
Have a great weekend!
Friday, August 30, 2013
Week of September 2-6, 2013
Hello new room 4 families!
This website takes the place of weekly bulletins in room 4. I will post each Friday afternoon about what will be happening in our classroom the following week(s). Please check here for information regarding curriculum, parent volunteer opportunities, and special events.
Important Dates:
Tuesday, 9/3: first day! I will see you in the Room 4 line in the Kindergarten yard at 8:10am. At 8:30am there will be a parent coffee in the cafeteria. I encourage all of you to attend this event which is put on by the PTO.
Friday, 9/13: movie night. This is a fun night out for Phoebe families. The movie, which is a surprise, begins at dark. There will be food available. Bring a blanket and chairs and enjoy!
Tuesday, 9/17, 5:30pm: back-to-school night. At this event I will share important room 4 information regarding class procedures, homework, field trips, etc.
THANK YOU to everyone who attended the orientation and ice cream social last night. I had a great time meeting all of you. I hope coming to the room and seeing me helped to alleviate any anxiety your kids may be feeling.
This week we will be very busy in room 4 getting to know each other and learning about the rules and procedures of our classroom and school. We will be reading lots of books about starting school and about how to be a good friend. We will do a lot of talking, drawing, and writing about starting school, making friends, and treating each other with respect.
One book we will read this week is called "Have You Filled a Bucket Today?" This book teaches kids that we all have an invisible bucket we carry around with us. When our bucket is full we feel good, and when our bucket is empty we feel bad. The book says we can fill each others' buckets with kind words and actions. This is called bucket filling. We can also dip into peoples' buckets when we say or do unkind things. This is called bucket dipping. Talk to your child about what they have learned from this book, and reinforce this "bucket" language at home if possible.
Thanks for reading, everyone! Enjoy your Labor Day weekend. If you ever have any questions or concerns please feel free to email me any time at either Carrie-relles@scusd.edu or carrie.relles@gmail.com
I check both daily.
I will see your kids on Tuesday!
This website takes the place of weekly bulletins in room 4. I will post each Friday afternoon about what will be happening in our classroom the following week(s). Please check here for information regarding curriculum, parent volunteer opportunities, and special events.
Important Dates:
Tuesday, 9/3: first day! I will see you in the Room 4 line in the Kindergarten yard at 8:10am. At 8:30am there will be a parent coffee in the cafeteria. I encourage all of you to attend this event which is put on by the PTO.
Friday, 9/13: movie night. This is a fun night out for Phoebe families. The movie, which is a surprise, begins at dark. There will be food available. Bring a blanket and chairs and enjoy!
Tuesday, 9/17, 5:30pm: back-to-school night. At this event I will share important room 4 information regarding class procedures, homework, field trips, etc.
THANK YOU to everyone who attended the orientation and ice cream social last night. I had a great time meeting all of you. I hope coming to the room and seeing me helped to alleviate any anxiety your kids may be feeling.
This week we will be very busy in room 4 getting to know each other and learning about the rules and procedures of our classroom and school. We will be reading lots of books about starting school and about how to be a good friend. We will do a lot of talking, drawing, and writing about starting school, making friends, and treating each other with respect.
One book we will read this week is called "Have You Filled a Bucket Today?" This book teaches kids that we all have an invisible bucket we carry around with us. When our bucket is full we feel good, and when our bucket is empty we feel bad. The book says we can fill each others' buckets with kind words and actions. This is called bucket filling. We can also dip into peoples' buckets when we say or do unkind things. This is called bucket dipping. Talk to your child about what they have learned from this book, and reinforce this "bucket" language at home if possible.
Thanks for reading, everyone! Enjoy your Labor Day weekend. If you ever have any questions or concerns please feel free to email me any time at either Carrie-relles@scusd.edu or carrie.relles@gmail.com
I check both daily.
I will see your kids on Tuesday!
Friday, May 31, 2013
Week of June 3-7, 2013
Hello Room 4 families
The kids had so much fun today at the jog-a-thon! Thank you to the parents who helped with getting running bibs on this morning.
Important Dates
Thursday, June 6: $1 free dress day-Sly Park fundraiser; Kindergarten sports day, 8:30-9:45
Friday, June 7: Free dress day
Thursday, June 13: LAST DAY. Room 4 party/play day 9-11; dismissal is at 12:20
Language Arts
This week we are continuing to work on reading and writing words with all short vowel sounds and some long vowel sounds. We will be doing lots of end-of-year writing, such as letters to our 5th-grade buddies and letters to Mr. Steve our custodian who is retiring.
I have started sending home some completed workbooks, so please be on the lookout for those.
Math
This week we continue to work with money.
This will be our last week of morning centers. I'd like to send a HUGE thanks to the parents and grandparents who helped with our centers time this year. Without you, the kids would not have been able to practice all of the skills they have been learning all year.
Lorina Alberto
Mara Buell
Jill Burns
Sarah Clark
Jacqui DeBoo
Lloyn Gordon
Ann Hall
Anna Ibrahim
Jamil Ibrahim
Alanda Newton
Adriana Sanchez-Ochoa
Raquel Rojas
Carolyn Stallings
Sandie Wheeldon
Catie Turner
Rosa Weathers
Tim Weathers
Chris Yoakum
Sarah Z'berg
Thanks for reading, everyone! Have a great weekend. Please email me if you have any questions or concerns.
carrie-relles@scusd.edu
The kids had so much fun today at the jog-a-thon! Thank you to the parents who helped with getting running bibs on this morning.
Important Dates
Thursday, June 6: $1 free dress day-Sly Park fundraiser; Kindergarten sports day, 8:30-9:45
Friday, June 7: Free dress day
Thursday, June 13: LAST DAY. Room 4 party/play day 9-11; dismissal is at 12:20
Language Arts
This week we are continuing to work on reading and writing words with all short vowel sounds and some long vowel sounds. We will be doing lots of end-of-year writing, such as letters to our 5th-grade buddies and letters to Mr. Steve our custodian who is retiring.
I have started sending home some completed workbooks, so please be on the lookout for those.
Math
This week we continue to work with money.
This will be our last week of morning centers. I'd like to send a HUGE thanks to the parents and grandparents who helped with our centers time this year. Without you, the kids would not have been able to practice all of the skills they have been learning all year.
Lorina Alberto
Mara Buell
Jill Burns
Sarah Clark
Jacqui DeBoo
Lloyn Gordon
Ann Hall
Anna Ibrahim
Jamil Ibrahim
Alanda Newton
Adriana Sanchez-Ochoa
Raquel Rojas
Carolyn Stallings
Sandie Wheeldon
Catie Turner
Rosa Weathers
Tim Weathers
Chris Yoakum
Sarah Z'berg
Thanks for reading, everyone! Have a great weekend. Please email me if you have any questions or concerns.
carrie-relles@scusd.edu
Friday, May 24, 2013
week of May 27-31, 2013
Hello Room 4 families,
Here is what we have going on this week:
Important dates:
Monday, May 27: Memorial Day; no school
Wednesday, May 29, 6:15-7:30 pm: Open House. Please come by and check out our classroom to see all the work we've been doing. The kids are very excited. The evening will begin on the main yard with some information from Mrs. Egan.
Friday, May 31: Free dress day; Jog-a-thon. The kindergartners will run at 8:30.
Thursday, June 6: Kindergarten sports day, 8:30-9:45. This is a free dress day for $1.
Friday, June 7: Free dress day
Thursday, June 13: Last day of school. We will have a class activity that day from 9-11, followed by lunch. Dismissal is at 12:20.
Language Arts
We are still very busy learning to read and write many new sounds and spellings. We have also been working on a TON of writing. The kids are for the most part in the habit of beginning a paragraph with a topic sentence, writing three sentences with supporting details, and then finishing with a concluding sentence.
We are reading and writing about ocean life, and we've been working on a gardening unit to celebrate our school garden. We will continue these next week.
Math
We are continuing to work on learning about money this week. It is very important that the kids memorize how much pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters are worth so they can start counting money. This week we are going to practice counting the money needed to buy items (up to $1.00).
Thanks for everything, parents and families! Please don't hesitate to email me if you have any questions or concerns carrie-relles@scusd.edu
Have a fantastic 3-day weekend.
Here is what we have going on this week:
Important dates:
Monday, May 27: Memorial Day; no school
Wednesday, May 29, 6:15-7:30 pm: Open House. Please come by and check out our classroom to see all the work we've been doing. The kids are very excited. The evening will begin on the main yard with some information from Mrs. Egan.
Friday, May 31: Free dress day; Jog-a-thon. The kindergartners will run at 8:30.
Thursday, June 6: Kindergarten sports day, 8:30-9:45. This is a free dress day for $1.
Friday, June 7: Free dress day
Thursday, June 13: Last day of school. We will have a class activity that day from 9-11, followed by lunch. Dismissal is at 12:20.
Language Arts
We are still very busy learning to read and write many new sounds and spellings. We have also been working on a TON of writing. The kids are for the most part in the habit of beginning a paragraph with a topic sentence, writing three sentences with supporting details, and then finishing with a concluding sentence.
We are reading and writing about ocean life, and we've been working on a gardening unit to celebrate our school garden. We will continue these next week.
Math
We are continuing to work on learning about money this week. It is very important that the kids memorize how much pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters are worth so they can start counting money. This week we are going to practice counting the money needed to buy items (up to $1.00).
Thanks for everything, parents and families! Please don't hesitate to email me if you have any questions or concerns carrie-relles@scusd.edu
Have a fantastic 3-day weekend.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Week of May 20-24, 2013
Hello Room 4 families!
It's hard to believe we are in the last few weeks of school. Even though we don't have many more days together, we are still working very hard in room 4.
Here's what we have coming up:
Saturday, May 18: PTO Art Walk, 10am-1pm. This should be a great event. The kids' artwork from the year will be displayed around the school, there will be activities, and food will be for sale with proceeds coming directly back to our school.
Monday, May 27: Memorial Day; NO SCHOOL
Wednesday, May 29: Open House; 6:15-7:30pm. This is your opportunity to come check out some of the work we've been doing in room 4. The evening will begin on the main yard with information and announcements from Mrs. Egan at 6:15.
Friday, May 31: Free Dress; Jog-a-thon day. I will let you know what time the kindergartners are running when I get the schedule. Jog-a-thon pledges are due to school by May 24th.
Thursday, June 6th: Kindergarten Sports Day, 8:30-9:45am. Several of you have asked if you can volunteer that day. Of course you are always welcome to come! 6th grade students will be running each station. Please make sure your kids wear good shoes for running that day.
Thursday, June 13th: Last day of school. We will have a class party/actvity time from 9-11. I will let you know more when I figure it out! Dismissal will be at 12:20.
Language Arts
This week we are continuing our last curriculum unit called By the Sea as well as working on a garden unit focusing on the common core standards that will be replacing the California state standards.
The kids are writing and reading so much. Most of them have gotten in the habit of writing paragraphs with topic and concluding sentences, and they have begun to read and spell words with long vowels.
We will have lots of writing on display at Open House.
Math
We have completed all of the chapters in our math curriculum! We will spend the next couple of weeks working on money: recognizing coins and counting pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. After that we will look ahead to first grade standards.
Science
Our science this week ties into our school-wide garden unit. The kids planted seeds last week and they are keeping garden journals to track the growth and changes they see in their plants. They are loving this so far.
Thanks for everything, parents and families! Please email me with any questions or concerns.
carrie-relles@scusd.edu
It's hard to believe we are in the last few weeks of school. Even though we don't have many more days together, we are still working very hard in room 4.
Here's what we have coming up:
Saturday, May 18: PTO Art Walk, 10am-1pm. This should be a great event. The kids' artwork from the year will be displayed around the school, there will be activities, and food will be for sale with proceeds coming directly back to our school.
Monday, May 27: Memorial Day; NO SCHOOL
Wednesday, May 29: Open House; 6:15-7:30pm. This is your opportunity to come check out some of the work we've been doing in room 4. The evening will begin on the main yard with information and announcements from Mrs. Egan at 6:15.
Friday, May 31: Free Dress; Jog-a-thon day. I will let you know what time the kindergartners are running when I get the schedule. Jog-a-thon pledges are due to school by May 24th.
Thursday, June 6th: Kindergarten Sports Day, 8:30-9:45am. Several of you have asked if you can volunteer that day. Of course you are always welcome to come! 6th grade students will be running each station. Please make sure your kids wear good shoes for running that day.
Thursday, June 13th: Last day of school. We will have a class party/actvity time from 9-11. I will let you know more when I figure it out! Dismissal will be at 12:20.
Language Arts
This week we are continuing our last curriculum unit called By the Sea as well as working on a garden unit focusing on the common core standards that will be replacing the California state standards.
The kids are writing and reading so much. Most of them have gotten in the habit of writing paragraphs with topic and concluding sentences, and they have begun to read and spell words with long vowels.
We will have lots of writing on display at Open House.
Math
We have completed all of the chapters in our math curriculum! We will spend the next couple of weeks working on money: recognizing coins and counting pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. After that we will look ahead to first grade standards.
Science
Our science this week ties into our school-wide garden unit. The kids planted seeds last week and they are keeping garden journals to track the growth and changes they see in their plants. They are loving this so far.
Thanks for everything, parents and families! Please email me with any questions or concerns.
carrie-relles@scusd.edu
Friday, April 19, 2013
Week of April 22-26, 2013
Here's what's happening in Room 4:
important dates:
Tuesday, April 23-Wednesday, May 8: STAR testing for grades 2-6 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. We will be changing our schedule slightly so we won't disturb test-takers. We will not have recess until 10am on those days. Also, all parent volunteers will need to sign in at the front office and then come through the side kinder gate. The office has a list of our volunteers and during testing times only those on the list will be able to come in. Thanks for your understanding with this.
Friday, April 26: Fairytale Town field trip. We will leave on the bus at about 9:30 and return at about 12. Please send a lunch with your child that day. We will be eating at the park. Also, please send $2.25 for admission to school by Thursday if you haven't already done so.
Friday, May 10: Mother's Day Tea in Room 4, 12-1. Moms, please send in your RSVPs!
Monday, May 27: NO SCHOOL, Memorial Day
Wednesday, May 29: Open House, 6:15-7:30pm
Language Arts
This week we will wrap up our Teamwork unit. We will focus on the sounds of /kw/ (q), /v/, and /y/. We will continue to blend, read, and write words and sentences using all of the previously introduced sounds and letters.
The kids will begin writing a narrative about the busy life of bees.
Math
This week we will continue to practice addition skills. We are working on fact families will addends up to 10. A fact family is all of the possible ways to make a number. So, the fact family for 4 is 0+4, 1+3, 2+2, 3+1, and 4+0.
Social Studies
This week we finish our unit on work people do. We will be talking about jobs today and comparing them with similar jobs from long ago.
I'd like to give a big THANK YOU to the parents who came with us on the Trader Joe's field trip this week and to Sarah Z'berg for coordinating with Fred, the store manager. We had a great time on the trip, and the kids seemed to love seeing the back of the store and learning what goes on back there. Field trips would not be possible without so much parent help!!
Have a great weekend, everyone! Please email me at carrie-relles@scusd.edu or carrie.relles@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns.
important dates:
Tuesday, April 23-Wednesday, May 8: STAR testing for grades 2-6 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. We will be changing our schedule slightly so we won't disturb test-takers. We will not have recess until 10am on those days. Also, all parent volunteers will need to sign in at the front office and then come through the side kinder gate. The office has a list of our volunteers and during testing times only those on the list will be able to come in. Thanks for your understanding with this.
Friday, April 26: Fairytale Town field trip. We will leave on the bus at about 9:30 and return at about 12. Please send a lunch with your child that day. We will be eating at the park. Also, please send $2.25 for admission to school by Thursday if you haven't already done so.
Friday, May 10: Mother's Day Tea in Room 4, 12-1. Moms, please send in your RSVPs!
Monday, May 27: NO SCHOOL, Memorial Day
Wednesday, May 29: Open House, 6:15-7:30pm
Language Arts
This week we will wrap up our Teamwork unit. We will focus on the sounds of /kw/ (q), /v/, and /y/. We will continue to blend, read, and write words and sentences using all of the previously introduced sounds and letters.
The kids will begin writing a narrative about the busy life of bees.
Math
This week we will continue to practice addition skills. We are working on fact families will addends up to 10. A fact family is all of the possible ways to make a number. So, the fact family for 4 is 0+4, 1+3, 2+2, 3+1, and 4+0.
Social Studies
This week we finish our unit on work people do. We will be talking about jobs today and comparing them with similar jobs from long ago.
I'd like to give a big THANK YOU to the parents who came with us on the Trader Joe's field trip this week and to Sarah Z'berg for coordinating with Fred, the store manager. We had a great time on the trip, and the kids seemed to love seeing the back of the store and learning what goes on back there. Field trips would not be possible without so much parent help!!
Have a great weekend, everyone! Please email me at carrie-relles@scusd.edu or carrie.relles@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Week of April 15-19, 2013
Happy Friday Room 4 Families!
Here is what's happening in Room 4:
Monday, April 15: Scholastic Book Fair in the library. Our class will be going at 10am. Information went home about this in the April 1 packet.
Wednesday, April 17: walking field trip to Trader Joe's and East Portal Park. Please make sure your child is in uniform and wears good walking shoes. We will be eating lunch at the park, so please send lunch with your child. I'd like to give a big thank you to the 9 parents who have volunteered to come with us. This trip would be impossible without you!
April 23: STAR testing begins for 2-6 grades. We will be adjusting our schedule a little on these days in order to ensure the older kids have no distractions during their test. I will give you more information soon.
Friday, April 26: Bus field trip to Fairy Tale Town. Please send $2.25 to school to cover the cost of this trip. We will be eating lunch at Fairy Tale Town, so please send lunch with your child that day.
Friday, May 10: Mother's Day Tea in room 4, 12-1 pm. Please look for an invitation today.
Language Arts
We are continuing our Teamwork unit this week. We have been reading about and discussing the importance of Teamwork.
We will focus on the sounds /k/ and /kw/ (q) this week, and we will continue to blend, read, and write words using all of the letters and sounds I have previously introduced. The kids are becoming excellent readers!
I hope you all received the letter last week about sight words. If your child doesn't know all of the words yet, please practice these daily.
This week the kids will be finishing their writing about how they can help take care of the earth, and then will write a paragraph about our field trip.
Math
This week we continue to work on addition. The kids are doing a great job with this, and they ask me for more difficult problems daily.
Social Studies
This week we continue our unit on work people do. We are going to come up with interview questions for the workers at Trader Joe's and write about the work they do. We will also compare jobs of today with jobs long ago.
Thanks for everything you do, families! If you have any questions or concerns please send me an email.
carrie-relles@scusd.edu
or
carrie.relles@gmail.com
Have a great weekend!
Here is what's happening in Room 4:
Monday, April 15: Scholastic Book Fair in the library. Our class will be going at 10am. Information went home about this in the April 1 packet.
Wednesday, April 17: walking field trip to Trader Joe's and East Portal Park. Please make sure your child is in uniform and wears good walking shoes. We will be eating lunch at the park, so please send lunch with your child. I'd like to give a big thank you to the 9 parents who have volunteered to come with us. This trip would be impossible without you!
April 23: STAR testing begins for 2-6 grades. We will be adjusting our schedule a little on these days in order to ensure the older kids have no distractions during their test. I will give you more information soon.
Friday, April 26: Bus field trip to Fairy Tale Town. Please send $2.25 to school to cover the cost of this trip. We will be eating lunch at Fairy Tale Town, so please send lunch with your child that day.
Friday, May 10: Mother's Day Tea in room 4, 12-1 pm. Please look for an invitation today.
Language Arts
We are continuing our Teamwork unit this week. We have been reading about and discussing the importance of Teamwork.
We will focus on the sounds /k/ and /kw/ (q) this week, and we will continue to blend, read, and write words using all of the letters and sounds I have previously introduced. The kids are becoming excellent readers!
I hope you all received the letter last week about sight words. If your child doesn't know all of the words yet, please practice these daily.
This week the kids will be finishing their writing about how they can help take care of the earth, and then will write a paragraph about our field trip.
Math
This week we continue to work on addition. The kids are doing a great job with this, and they ask me for more difficult problems daily.
Social Studies
This week we continue our unit on work people do. We are going to come up with interview questions for the workers at Trader Joe's and write about the work they do. We will also compare jobs of today with jobs long ago.
Thanks for everything you do, families! If you have any questions or concerns please send me an email.
carrie-relles@scusd.edu
or
carrie.relles@gmail.com
Have a great weekend!
Friday, April 5, 2013
Week of April 8-12, 2013
Hello Room 4 Families!
April is off to a great start in room 4.
Important Dates:
Monday, April 15: Scholastic Book Faire. Our class will go at 10am. Information went home about this in the April packet before spring break.
Wednesday, April 17th: Field trip to Trader Joe's and East Portal Park, 9:30am. THANK YOU to all of the parents who volunteered to attend. We do have enough volunteers for this trip. Please note the kids will need to bring a lunch on this day so we can have a picnic in the park.
Friday, April 26th: Fairy Tale Town field trip. We do need 1-2 more parent volunteers for this one. Please let me know if you've been fingerprinted and would like to join us. Please note the kids will also need to bring lunch on this day. We will eat at Fairy Tale Town.
Language Arts:
We started the Teamwork unit this week. We will be reading and writing about using teamwork to get a job done. We will focus on the sounds of /x/, /z/, and /w/ next week, and we will continue to practice reading and writing words with all of the sounds and spellings previously introduced.
In writing, the kids are finishing up paragraphs on how to play their favorite sport. In the middle of next week we will begin paragraphs on what we can do to help take care of the earth (Earth Day is April 20!)
Their writing is looking really great. We are focusing on writing topic and concluding sentences, and the majority of kids have begun to remember to do this on their own. If you'd like to see some of their writing, stop by the room and check it out!
Math:
We are finishing up the geometry chapter this week by taking our tests on Monday and Tuesday. Then we will start chapter 11 on addition concepts. The first lessons will focus on using objects to show addition problems.
Social Studies:
We started a unit called Work People Do. In this chapter the kids are learning about the world of work. They are learning that when people work, they are helping others in their homes, school, and community. Some jobs are outside jobs, and some are inside jobs. The kids will also compare and contrast jobs from long ago with similar jobs today.
Supplies:
We are running low on dry erase markers (the thick black expo markers) and glue sticks. If you'd like to send some in, we'd really appreciate it!
April is off to a great start in room 4.
Important Dates:
Monday, April 15: Scholastic Book Faire. Our class will go at 10am. Information went home about this in the April packet before spring break.
Wednesday, April 17th: Field trip to Trader Joe's and East Portal Park, 9:30am. THANK YOU to all of the parents who volunteered to attend. We do have enough volunteers for this trip. Please note the kids will need to bring a lunch on this day so we can have a picnic in the park.
Friday, April 26th: Fairy Tale Town field trip. We do need 1-2 more parent volunteers for this one. Please let me know if you've been fingerprinted and would like to join us. Please note the kids will also need to bring lunch on this day. We will eat at Fairy Tale Town.
Language Arts:
We started the Teamwork unit this week. We will be reading and writing about using teamwork to get a job done. We will focus on the sounds of /x/, /z/, and /w/ next week, and we will continue to practice reading and writing words with all of the sounds and spellings previously introduced.
In writing, the kids are finishing up paragraphs on how to play their favorite sport. In the middle of next week we will begin paragraphs on what we can do to help take care of the earth (Earth Day is April 20!)
Their writing is looking really great. We are focusing on writing topic and concluding sentences, and the majority of kids have begun to remember to do this on their own. If you'd like to see some of their writing, stop by the room and check it out!
Math:
We are finishing up the geometry chapter this week by taking our tests on Monday and Tuesday. Then we will start chapter 11 on addition concepts. The first lessons will focus on using objects to show addition problems.
Social Studies:
We started a unit called Work People Do. In this chapter the kids are learning about the world of work. They are learning that when people work, they are helping others in their homes, school, and community. Some jobs are outside jobs, and some are inside jobs. The kids will also compare and contrast jobs from long ago with similar jobs today.
Supplies:
We are running low on dry erase markers (the thick black expo markers) and glue sticks. If you'd like to send some in, we'd really appreciate it!
Friday, March 15, 2013
Week of March 18-22, 2013
Good afternoon Room 4 Families!
We had a great week in Room 4. The kids amaze me every day with how much they are learning and the fantastic progress they are making.
Important Dates:
Friday, March 22: Free dress day
Monday, 3/25-Friday, 3/29: NO SCHOOL; spring break :)
Wednesday, April 17: walking field trip to Trader Joe's and East Portal Park, 9:30-12:30
Friday, April 26th: Fairytale Town field trip
Language Arts
This week we will finish up our Red, White and Blue unit. The kids have learned a lot about US symbols and patriotism.
We will focus on the sounds of /g/ and /j/ this week.
For writing we will finish paragraphs about a US symbol.
Please continue to have your kids practice reading and writing as much as possible at home. If they want, they can keep a daily journal where they draw and then write about their day.
Math
This week we will begin chapter 10 on Geometry. The objectives of this week's lessons are to identify and describe solids shapes such as spheres, cones, cubes, and cylinders; to sort 3-dimensional objects, and to match the surfaces of 3-dimensional shapes to plane shapes.
Social Studies
This week we will finish the chapter about America. We will talk about the presidents on our coins and paper money and the symbols of California.
Field Trips
We will be taking a walking field trip to Trader Joe's and East Portal Park on Wednesday, April 17. At Trader Joe's we will get to see the back of the store and how the workers get the store ready for customers. The kids will learn about how TJ's donates food to a food bank. They will also each get a couple of items that they will get to scan at the register. After our tour we will walk to East Portal to eat lunch and run around a little bit. THANK YOU to Sarah Z'berg for setting this up for us! We will need chaperones for this trip, so if you would like to come with us and you have been fingerprinted with the district, please let me know.
We will also be going to Fairytale Town on April 26th. We will be taking a bus on this trip with the other 2 kinder classes. The cost for this trip is $2.25 per person, including chaperones. We will be leaving at 9:30 and returning by 12:30. Again, we will need chaperones for this trip so if you have been fingerprinted and would like to accompany us, we would love to have you! Please let me know.
Have a great weekend, families! Please email if you have questions or concerns.
carrie-relles@scusd.edu
We had a great week in Room 4. The kids amaze me every day with how much they are learning and the fantastic progress they are making.
Important Dates:
Friday, March 22: Free dress day
Monday, 3/25-Friday, 3/29: NO SCHOOL; spring break :)
Wednesday, April 17: walking field trip to Trader Joe's and East Portal Park, 9:30-12:30
Friday, April 26th: Fairytale Town field trip
Language Arts
This week we will finish up our Red, White and Blue unit. The kids have learned a lot about US symbols and patriotism.
We will focus on the sounds of /g/ and /j/ this week.
For writing we will finish paragraphs about a US symbol.
Please continue to have your kids practice reading and writing as much as possible at home. If they want, they can keep a daily journal where they draw and then write about their day.
Math
This week we will begin chapter 10 on Geometry. The objectives of this week's lessons are to identify and describe solids shapes such as spheres, cones, cubes, and cylinders; to sort 3-dimensional objects, and to match the surfaces of 3-dimensional shapes to plane shapes.
Social Studies
This week we will finish the chapter about America. We will talk about the presidents on our coins and paper money and the symbols of California.
Field Trips
We will be taking a walking field trip to Trader Joe's and East Portal Park on Wednesday, April 17. At Trader Joe's we will get to see the back of the store and how the workers get the store ready for customers. The kids will learn about how TJ's donates food to a food bank. They will also each get a couple of items that they will get to scan at the register. After our tour we will walk to East Portal to eat lunch and run around a little bit. THANK YOU to Sarah Z'berg for setting this up for us! We will need chaperones for this trip, so if you would like to come with us and you have been fingerprinted with the district, please let me know.
We will also be going to Fairytale Town on April 26th. We will be taking a bus on this trip with the other 2 kinder classes. The cost for this trip is $2.25 per person, including chaperones. We will be leaving at 9:30 and returning by 12:30. Again, we will need chaperones for this trip so if you have been fingerprinted and would like to accompany us, we would love to have you! Please let me know.
Have a great weekend, families! Please email if you have questions or concerns.
carrie-relles@scusd.edu
Friday, March 8, 2013
Week of March 11, 2013
Hello Room 4 Families!
I'd like to give a BIG thank you to the parents who came on our field trip to the State Capitol today, and to Sarah Z'berg, Jim DeBoo, and Adriana Sanchez-Ochoa for getting us special access to the Senate and Assembly floors, and again to Sarah Z'berg for the great tour. The kids had a marvelous time on the trip, and they wrote amazing paragraphs about what they saw and learned when we got back.
Important Dates:
Thursday, 3/14: "Pi Day". The kids are encouraged to dress up as geniuses (computer engineers, scientists, inventors, etc.)
Friday, March 22: Free dress day
Monday, March 25-Friday, March 29: Spring Break
Language Arts:
This week we continue our "Red, White and Blue" unit. We are reading and learning about patriotism, what it means to be a good citizen, and about American symbols.
We will focus on the sounds of /c/, /r/, and short u, and we will continue to read and write words with all of the sounds and spellings we have focused on in past weeks.
We are continuing to work on expository paragraphs about an American symbol in writing.
Math:
This week we are continuing the chapter on time.We will work on telling time to the hour and half hour on analog and digital clocks.
Social Studies:
We are continuing to learn about American symbols and patriotism.
If anyone has any photos of the class, please email them to me at carrie.relles@gmail.com. I am turning in a disc for our yearbook page this week! Thank you!
Thanks, parents, for everything you do! Have a great weekend
I'd like to give a BIG thank you to the parents who came on our field trip to the State Capitol today, and to Sarah Z'berg, Jim DeBoo, and Adriana Sanchez-Ochoa for getting us special access to the Senate and Assembly floors, and again to Sarah Z'berg for the great tour. The kids had a marvelous time on the trip, and they wrote amazing paragraphs about what they saw and learned when we got back.
Important Dates:
Thursday, 3/14: "Pi Day". The kids are encouraged to dress up as geniuses (computer engineers, scientists, inventors, etc.)
Friday, March 22: Free dress day
Monday, March 25-Friday, March 29: Spring Break
Language Arts:
This week we continue our "Red, White and Blue" unit. We are reading and learning about patriotism, what it means to be a good citizen, and about American symbols.
We will focus on the sounds of /c/, /r/, and short u, and we will continue to read and write words with all of the sounds and spellings we have focused on in past weeks.
We are continuing to work on expository paragraphs about an American symbol in writing.
Math:
This week we are continuing the chapter on time.We will work on telling time to the hour and half hour on analog and digital clocks.
Social Studies:
We are continuing to learn about American symbols and patriotism.
If anyone has any photos of the class, please email them to me at carrie.relles@gmail.com. I am turning in a disc for our yearbook page this week! Thank you!
Thanks, parents, for everything you do! Have a great weekend
Friday, March 1, 2013
Week of March 4-8, 2013
Hello Room 4 Families,
We had another great week in Room 4. Thank you to everyone for meeting with me for parent/teacher conferences. I enjoyed talking with each of you about the progress your children are making.
Important dates:
Today: Science Night, 6-8 pm at school
Friday, March 8: State Capitol field trip. Please let me know ASAP if you would like to come. I need to turn names in to Tammy on Tuesday. We will leave school at 9 am and return by 11.
March 25-29: Spring Break
Language Arts:
The kids are enjoying reading about the USA and patriotism. This week we will read a story about a 4th of July parade and talk about ways people celebrate our country.
We will focus on the sounds of short o, /b/, and /c/.
For writing this week we will begin informational paragraphs about an American symbol, such as the flag, the Statue of Liberty, or the bald eagle.
Math:
We will begin a chapter on time this week. This week's objectives are to identify and discriminate between morning, afternoon, and evening; to name and sequence the days of the week; to read and use a calendar; and to explain the words today, yesterday, and tomorrow.
Next week we will begin telling time on analog and digital clocks.
Social Studies:
This week we will continue to learn about US symbols and the Pledge of Allegiance. The kids will also learn about the presidents who are on US coins.
If anyone has photos of our trip to the pumpkin patch or from any other class activities, would you please email them to me? I am getting pictures together for our class page in the yearbook.
Thank you, parents and families!
Have a great weekend, and please email with any questions or concerns.
carrie-relles@scusd.edu
We had another great week in Room 4. Thank you to everyone for meeting with me for parent/teacher conferences. I enjoyed talking with each of you about the progress your children are making.
Important dates:
Today: Science Night, 6-8 pm at school
Friday, March 8: State Capitol field trip. Please let me know ASAP if you would like to come. I need to turn names in to Tammy on Tuesday. We will leave school at 9 am and return by 11.
March 25-29: Spring Break
Language Arts:
The kids are enjoying reading about the USA and patriotism. This week we will read a story about a 4th of July parade and talk about ways people celebrate our country.
We will focus on the sounds of short o, /b/, and /c/.
For writing this week we will begin informational paragraphs about an American symbol, such as the flag, the Statue of Liberty, or the bald eagle.
Math:
We will begin a chapter on time this week. This week's objectives are to identify and discriminate between morning, afternoon, and evening; to name and sequence the days of the week; to read and use a calendar; and to explain the words today, yesterday, and tomorrow.
Next week we will begin telling time on analog and digital clocks.
Social Studies:
This week we will continue to learn about US symbols and the Pledge of Allegiance. The kids will also learn about the presidents who are on US coins.
If anyone has photos of our trip to the pumpkin patch or from any other class activities, would you please email them to me? I am getting pictures together for our class page in the yearbook.
Thank you, parents and families!
Have a great weekend, and please email with any questions or concerns.
carrie-relles@scusd.edu
Friday, February 22, 2013
Week of February 25, 2013
Hello Room 4 Families!
Here is what is happening in Room 4:
Friday, February 22-Friday, March 1: parent/teacher conferences; shortened days. Students will be dismissed from the cafeteria at 12:20.
Friday, March 8: (tentative) State Capitol field trip. I am still waiting on the transportation department to make sure we have buses.
Friday, March 8: Science Night, 6-8 pm
Language Arts:
This week we will begin a unit titled, "Red, White, and Blue". The kids will be learning about patriotism and our national symbols.
We will continue to work on blending sounds to make words both orally and on the board. The kids are doing a super job with this, and they are very proud of themselves for learning how to blend words like they will in first grade.
We will review and focus on the sounds of /d/, /n/, and short o.
Our writing this week will be a narrative in response to "The Cat in the Hat" (Dr. Suess's birthday is Saturday, March 2, so we will be celebrating this week).
Math
This week we will finish our unit on numbers to 30 and begin a unit on time. We will work on estimating during the beginning of the week, then take the chapter tests, and move on to times of the day and the days of the week.
Social Studies
We are going back to social studies this week after spending a long time talking about animals in science. Our new social studies chapter is "Our Country", which ties in very well with our language arts theme. The kids will be learning about our country's symbols, how people use them, and how symbols remind us of America's greatness and our national heritage.
Thank you to everyone who helped out in the room this week, especially on Friday when I asked for help at the last minute!
Have a great weekend, and please email me if you have any questions or concerns.
carrie-relles@scusd.edu
Here is what is happening in Room 4:
Friday, February 22-Friday, March 1: parent/teacher conferences; shortened days. Students will be dismissed from the cafeteria at 12:20.
Friday, March 8: (tentative) State Capitol field trip. I am still waiting on the transportation department to make sure we have buses.
Friday, March 8: Science Night, 6-8 pm
Language Arts:
This week we will begin a unit titled, "Red, White, and Blue". The kids will be learning about patriotism and our national symbols.
We will continue to work on blending sounds to make words both orally and on the board. The kids are doing a super job with this, and they are very proud of themselves for learning how to blend words like they will in first grade.
We will review and focus on the sounds of /d/, /n/, and short o.
Our writing this week will be a narrative in response to "The Cat in the Hat" (Dr. Suess's birthday is Saturday, March 2, so we will be celebrating this week).
Math
This week we will finish our unit on numbers to 30 and begin a unit on time. We will work on estimating during the beginning of the week, then take the chapter tests, and move on to times of the day and the days of the week.
Social Studies
We are going back to social studies this week after spending a long time talking about animals in science. Our new social studies chapter is "Our Country", which ties in very well with our language arts theme. The kids will be learning about our country's symbols, how people use them, and how symbols remind us of America's greatness and our national heritage.
Thank you to everyone who helped out in the room this week, especially on Friday when I asked for help at the last minute!
Have a great weekend, and please email me if you have any questions or concerns.
carrie-relles@scusd.edu
Friday, February 15, 2013
Week of February 18-22, 2013
Hello Room 4 Families!
We had a great week in room 4. Thank you to all of you who helped this week, especially with the 100th Day and Valentines activities. The kids had a super time.
Important Dates:
Monday, February 18: Presidents' Day, no school
Friday, February 22: Free dress
Friday, February 22-Friday, March 1: parent/teacher conferences and shortened days. The kids will be dismissed from the cafeteria at 12:20.
I am working on scheduling a field trip to the State Capitol to go with our next unit, Red, White,and Blue. The tentative date for this will be Friday, March 8 in the morning. I just need to secure buses, and will keep you posted on this. If you would like to attend this trip and you have been fingerprinted, please let me know.
I would like to have 5-6 chaperones.
Language Arts:
This week we will finish up our Stick to It unit.
We will review previously introduced sounds as well as focus on the /l/ sound.
New sight word: my
The kids will be finishing up their opinion pieces on their favorite story we read during this unit.
Math:
We are continuing our unit on numbers to 30. This week we will begin estimating.
Science:
This week we will finish the animals unit by talking about how animals grow from babies to full-grown animals.
Parent/Teacher conferences: I apologize for not scheduling these sooner! To be honest, the date snuck up on me. Please watch for an email about this soon. During these conferences I will share your child's report card and most recent work and answer any questions you have.
Thanks again, parents for everything! Enjoy your 3-day weekend!
We had a great week in room 4. Thank you to all of you who helped this week, especially with the 100th Day and Valentines activities. The kids had a super time.
Important Dates:
Monday, February 18: Presidents' Day, no school
Friday, February 22: Free dress
Friday, February 22-Friday, March 1: parent/teacher conferences and shortened days. The kids will be dismissed from the cafeteria at 12:20.
I am working on scheduling a field trip to the State Capitol to go with our next unit, Red, White,and Blue. The tentative date for this will be Friday, March 8 in the morning. I just need to secure buses, and will keep you posted on this. If you would like to attend this trip and you have been fingerprinted, please let me know.
I would like to have 5-6 chaperones.
Language Arts:
This week we will finish up our Stick to It unit.
We will review previously introduced sounds as well as focus on the /l/ sound.
New sight word: my
The kids will be finishing up their opinion pieces on their favorite story we read during this unit.
Math:
We are continuing our unit on numbers to 30. This week we will begin estimating.
Science:
This week we will finish the animals unit by talking about how animals grow from babies to full-grown animals.
Parent/Teacher conferences: I apologize for not scheduling these sooner! To be honest, the date snuck up on me. Please watch for an email about this soon. During these conferences I will share your child's report card and most recent work and answer any questions you have.
Thanks again, parents for everything! Enjoy your 3-day weekend!
Friday, February 8, 2013
Week of February 11-15
Happy Friday, Room 4 Families!
Thanks for checking the website. Here's what we have going on this week:
Monday, February 11: NO SCHOOL. Enjoy!
Thursday, February 14: free dress (red and pink spirit day); 100th day of school; Valentine's Day (see below for information)
Monday, February 18: NO SCHOOL
Friday, February 22: Free Dress day
Friday, February 22-Friday, March 1: Parent/Teacher conferences. Dismissal will be at 12:20 from the cafeteria
100th day of school/Valentine's Day
THANK YOU to those parents who have volunteered to help with our festivities on Thursday! At this point we have plenty of parent helpers. We do still need some items for the 100th day trail mix. If you want to send in a bag of something we could add to trail mix like dried cranberries, yogurt covered raisins, chex cereal, or popcorn, we would really appreciate it.
Again, the kids are welcome to bring in Valentines for the class. We will be passing them out and celebrating Valentine's day after lunch.
Language Arts
This week we will continue our Stick to It unit. The kids have been enjoying reading stories and poems about characters who don't give up. Thank you to those who sent in books related to this theme.
I have been able to challenge the kids a lot with reading and writing words. I tell them that this is what they will do in first grade, and they love it! I hope you have noticed at home that many kids are really starting to read on their own! Please encourage them to read to you as much as they feel comfortable.
This week we will review the /p/ sound and learn the sound of short i.
New sight word: has
The kids will be writing an opinion piece on their favorite story from our Stick to It unit.
Math
We just started a unit on numbers 20-30. The kids will practice counting objects to and writing numbers to 30. We will also begin practicing estimating. This week will focus on numbers 21-25.
Science
This week we will finish up our unit on animals. We will talk about how animals stay safe and how they change as they grow from birth to adulthood.
Thanks for reading! Please email me if you have any questions or concerns.
carrie-relles@scusd.edu
Friday, February 1, 2013
Week of February 4-8, 2013
Hello Families!
We have been very busy in Room 4. The kids have been working so hard. I am very proud of them!
Here's what's happening in our room:
Important Dates
Friday, February 8: PTO family dance, 6-8pm
Monday, February 11: NO SCHOOL
Thursday, February 14: Red and Pink Spirit Day (free dress with those colors); Valentine's day (see below); 100th day of school (see below)
Monday, February 18: NO SCHOOL
Friday, February 22: Free Dress
Friday, February 22-Friday, March 1: Shortened Days/parent conferences. Dismissal will be at 12:20
Valentine's Day/100th day of school:
These two are VERY important to our kids! We will celebrate both of these on Thursday the 14th. We will celebrate the number 100 during morning centers time. I hope to have 1 or 2 more parents volunteers for that morning. We will do centers until 9:10. For this day I am also going to ask each student to bring in a collection of 100 items. This can be something very simple, like 100 pennies, or you can get creative. It's completely up to you!
We will celebrate Valentine's day after lunch (11:45am). The kids are welcome to bring in Valentine cards for each other to pass out at this time. I would love to have a few (3-5) parents help out during this time as well.
Language Arts:
We are continuing our Stick to It unit this week.
We will review the sounds of /t/ and /h/.
There are no new sight words this week.
This week we will begin writing simple fictional stories with a beginning, a middle, and an end. The characters will have a problem they need to solve.
Math:
This week we will finish up our chapter on measurement. We will work on weight and capacity this week and will take our chapter tests on Thursday and Friday.
Science:
We are continuing to learn about animals this week. We will talk about birds and fish this week. A big thanks to Jacqui DeBoo for bringing in their parrot Jordan today! The kids loved it.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Thanks for everything you do!
We have been very busy in Room 4. The kids have been working so hard. I am very proud of them!
Here's what's happening in our room:
Important Dates
Friday, February 8: PTO family dance, 6-8pm
Monday, February 11: NO SCHOOL
Thursday, February 14: Red and Pink Spirit Day (free dress with those colors); Valentine's day (see below); 100th day of school (see below)
Monday, February 18: NO SCHOOL
Friday, February 22: Free Dress
Friday, February 22-Friday, March 1: Shortened Days/parent conferences. Dismissal will be at 12:20
Valentine's Day/100th day of school:
These two are VERY important to our kids! We will celebrate both of these on Thursday the 14th. We will celebrate the number 100 during morning centers time. I hope to have 1 or 2 more parents volunteers for that morning. We will do centers until 9:10. For this day I am also going to ask each student to bring in a collection of 100 items. This can be something very simple, like 100 pennies, or you can get creative. It's completely up to you!
We will celebrate Valentine's day after lunch (11:45am). The kids are welcome to bring in Valentine cards for each other to pass out at this time. I would love to have a few (3-5) parents help out during this time as well.
Language Arts:
We are continuing our Stick to It unit this week.
We will review the sounds of /t/ and /h/.
There are no new sight words this week.
This week we will begin writing simple fictional stories with a beginning, a middle, and an end. The characters will have a problem they need to solve.
Math:
This week we will finish up our chapter on measurement. We will work on weight and capacity this week and will take our chapter tests on Thursday and Friday.
Science:
We are continuing to learn about animals this week. We will talk about birds and fish this week. A big thanks to Jacqui DeBoo for bringing in their parrot Jordan today! The kids loved it.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Thanks for everything you do!
Friday, January 25, 2013
Week of January 28-February 1, 2013
Hello Room 4 Families,
Here's what is happening in our classroom:
Important dates:
Friday, February 8: PTO family dance, 6-8 pm
Monday, February 11: No school
Monday, February 18: No school
Friday, February 22-Friday, March 1: Shortened days for parent/teacher conferences. Students will be dismissed at 12:20 pm from the cafeteria.
Language Arts:
We started our unit called "Stick to It", and the kids are having a good time with it. We are reading stories about perseverance. If you have any books at home that go with this theme, feel free to send them in and we will read them during class.
We will be reviewing the sounds of /m/, /a/, and /t/.
There are no new sight words this week.
In writing we will be working on a summary of this week's story, "The Great Big Enormous Turnip".
Math:
We are continuing to work on measurement this week. This week's objectives are to compare height and length to reference objects, to understand how height and length are alike and different, and to compare weight to a reference object.
Science:
We are continuing our unit on animals. This week we will focus on reptiles.
Thank you, parents, for all you do! Room 4 would not be a super place to work and learn without you!
Have a great weekend, and as always, feel free to email if you have any questions or concerns.
carrie-relles@scusd.edu
Here's what is happening in our classroom:
Important dates:
Friday, February 8: PTO family dance, 6-8 pm
Monday, February 11: No school
Monday, February 18: No school
Friday, February 22-Friday, March 1: Shortened days for parent/teacher conferences. Students will be dismissed at 12:20 pm from the cafeteria.
Language Arts:
We started our unit called "Stick to It", and the kids are having a good time with it. We are reading stories about perseverance. If you have any books at home that go with this theme, feel free to send them in and we will read them during class.
We will be reviewing the sounds of /m/, /a/, and /t/.
There are no new sight words this week.
In writing we will be working on a summary of this week's story, "The Great Big Enormous Turnip".
Math:
We are continuing to work on measurement this week. This week's objectives are to compare height and length to reference objects, to understand how height and length are alike and different, and to compare weight to a reference object.
Science:
We are continuing our unit on animals. This week we will focus on reptiles.
Thank you, parents, for all you do! Room 4 would not be a super place to work and learn without you!
Have a great weekend, and as always, feel free to email if you have any questions or concerns.
carrie-relles@scusd.edu
Friday, January 18, 2013
Week of January 21-25, 2013
Hello Room 4 Families,
Here's what is happening this week in Room 4:
Important dates:
Monday, January 21: No school, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Friday, January 25: Free dress day
Friday, February 8: PTO family dance, 6-8 pm
Monday, February 11: No school
Monday, February 18: No school
Language Arts:
This week we will finish up Unit 4 about the Wind and begin unit 5, "Stick to It". This unit is all about perseverance. If your kids have any books that go with this theme they are welcome to bring them in to share.
New sight words: not
This week we will work on the sounds of /n/ and /s/. We will work on listening for, reading and writing words with these sounds.
We will continue to work on identifying verbs.
Our writing for the week will be to summarize "Wind says Goodnight," a story we have been working on.
We will also begin talking about plots that have a problem and a resolution at the end. This type of plot structure is very common, so it would be good practice for you and your kindergartner to talk about the problems in the stories you read and how the characters resolve them.
Math: This week we will begin chapter 7 on measurement.This week's objective's are to compare length to a reference object and to order objects by length from shortest to longest. The vocabulary words are length, longer, shorter, longest, and shortest.
Science: This week we are continuing to study animals, specifically insects and reptiles.
I still need a couple of parent volunteers for our centers time (8:10-8:50) on Tuesdays and Thursdays, if anyone is interested in working in the classroom. This week we will have a centers time on Friday if anyone would like to help then!
100th day of school/Valentine's Day:
We have been counting our days in school and looking forward to the 100th day all year! This year the 100th day happens to fall on February 14. We will celebrate both day 100 and Valentine's day. We would love to have parents help with this! We will be doing a longer centers time on this day--8:10-9:10--and we need 1 more parent volunteer for this. We will celebrate Valentine's day at 12:15 by passing out cards. The kids are welcome to have a valentine for each classmate to pass out that day. I will provide more information as this day gets closer.
Thanks, parents and families, for everything you do! Enjoy your three-day weekend!
Please email me if you have any questions or concerns. carrie-relles@scusd.edu
Friday, January 11, 2013
Week of January 14-18, 2013
Hello Room 4 families,
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a relaxing, enjoyable holiday with your families. We are back to work in room 4. The kids really didn't miss a beat this week as they got back into our routines.
Important dates:
Wednesday, January 16: Open enrollment tour for prospective students, 9am. Please let friends who are interested in learning more about Phoebe Hearst know.
Monday, January 21: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; no school
Friday, January 25: free dress day
Friday, February 8: PTO Family Dance, 6-8 pm
Language Arts:
This week we are continuing our unit on the wind. We will be focusing on the sounds of /h/, /t/, and short o. The kids will be listening for, writing, and reading words with these sounds.
New high frequency words: like and too.
We will be writing paragraphs about what we would do if we lived in a snow globe.
Math:
This week we will finish the chapter on numbers 11-20. We will work on counting to, writing, and comparing numbers 11-20.
We continue to review past concepts during Board Math
Science:
We are continuing our unit on animals. We will be comparing and contrasting different animals, talking about animal habitats, and learning about parts of insects.
If you would like to volunteer during our centers time from 8:10-8:50, we still need 3 more volunteers: one for Tuesdays, one for Wednesdays, and one for Thursdays.
Thanks, parents, for everything you do! Please email me at carrie-relles@scusd.edu if you have any questions or concerns.
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a relaxing, enjoyable holiday with your families. We are back to work in room 4. The kids really didn't miss a beat this week as they got back into our routines.
Important dates:
Wednesday, January 16: Open enrollment tour for prospective students, 9am. Please let friends who are interested in learning more about Phoebe Hearst know.
Monday, January 21: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; no school
Friday, January 25: free dress day
Friday, February 8: PTO Family Dance, 6-8 pm
Language Arts:
This week we are continuing our unit on the wind. We will be focusing on the sounds of /h/, /t/, and short o. The kids will be listening for, writing, and reading words with these sounds.
New high frequency words: like and too.
We will be writing paragraphs about what we would do if we lived in a snow globe.
Math:
This week we will finish the chapter on numbers 11-20. We will work on counting to, writing, and comparing numbers 11-20.
We continue to review past concepts during Board Math
Science:
We are continuing our unit on animals. We will be comparing and contrasting different animals, talking about animal habitats, and learning about parts of insects.
If you would like to volunteer during our centers time from 8:10-8:50, we still need 3 more volunteers: one for Tuesdays, one for Wednesdays, and one for Thursdays.
Thanks, parents, for everything you do! Please email me at carrie-relles@scusd.edu if you have any questions or concerns.
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