Friday, February 27, 2015

Week of March 2-6, 2015

Hello Room 4 families!
Thank you to everyone who took the time to meet with me this week during parent/teacher conferences. For those families who didn't have a conference, I am sending home your child's report card and past journals and math tests today. If, after reading the report card you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to email, call or come by room 4.

Here is what we have coming up:

Important dates:

Friday, 2/27 Free dress; last day of 11:50 am dismissal

Tuesday, 3/17: free dress as long as you wear GREEN

Wednesday, 3/18: Talent/Air Rock show. Sutter Middle School, 5:30 pm. Hazel H. will be playing the violin in the show, and Cadell is part of an air rock act. Good luck to our room 4 friends!

Friday, 3/20: The Event, 6:30-9:30 pm at the Elks Tower Ballroom on 11th and J. This is a really fun night to socialize with Phoebe Hearst parents and raise money for the school. Thank you to our room moms who are organizing a Room 4 Lego basket for the silent auction.
The other kindergarten teachers and I will have a "Pirate Pizza Party" in the silent auction. There will be one top bidder for each teacher, and the winning bidder will get to invite 3 friends to a pirate pizza party in Room 2. It's always a good time, and it raises money for technology at PH!

Tuesday, 3/24: Royal Reader Sacramento Kings game, 7pm

Friday, 3/27: Free dress
Monday, 3/30-Friday, 4/3: SPRING BREAK; NO SCHOOL

Language Arts
Writing focus: We will continue this work to work on sharing our opinions and reasons for these opinions in our writing.
Letter/sound focus: /k/ spelled c and /r/

Math
This week we will finish up our quick chapter on composing numbers 11-19, and begin a chapter on decomposing numbers 11-19. The kids have been doing a great job with this.

Thanks for reading, everyone! Please email if you have questions.
carrie.relles@gmail.com

Thursday, February 19, 2015

Week of February 23-27, 2015

Hello room 4 families,
We had a fantastic time celebrating the 100th day, traveling to see "The Artful Mouse", and exchanging Valentines. Thanks to everyone who came in to help or sent in supplies. We appreciate all of your help!

Here is what we have coming up:

Friday, 2/20-Friday, 2/27: shortened days for parent/teacher conferences. The kids will be dismissed to the cafeteria at 11:50 am. If you'd like to meet for a conference, it's not too late to set up a time! Let me know.

Friday 2/27: free dress day

Monday, 3/2: Dr. Seuss's birthday. We will be celebrating Dr. Seuss in the days leading up the March 2. If you have any Dr. Seuss books at home, your child is encouraged to bring them in to share with the class.  These can come in beginning this Monday 2/23. Please make sure all books are clearly labeled with your child's name.

Wednesday, 3/18: talent/air rock show at Sutter Middle School. Time to follow.

Room 4 lost and found
We have LOTS of unclaimed sweaters, jackets, and sweatshirts with no names in room 4. I am going to hang them on the hooks in the hallway outside the room Friday afternoon and then again next week. Please be sure to check for any missing clothing!

Language Arts
This week we continue to focus on identifying sounds in words and blending sounds and letters to make words.
Letter /sound focus: /d/, short o, and /b/.
We are working on telling the difference between facts and opinions, and in writing we will work on sharing opinions on various subjects. Our first writing project is sharing which type of day we prefer: rainy or sunny days.

Math
This week we finish working on composing numbers to 10, and then will begin the next chapter on composing numbers 11-20.

Friday, February 6, 2015

Week of February 9-13, 2015

Hello Room 4 Families,
We are getting ready for a very busy week in Room 4 with the 100th day of school, our field trip to see "The Artful Mouse", and our Valentine celebration.

Important Dates

Monday, February 9: NO SCHOOL; Lincoln's birthday holiday

Thursday, 2/12: the 100th day of school. The kids are super excited to celebrate the number 100 and everything they have learned so far this year! During the days leading up to this the kids will have an extra homework assignment: they will need to bring in a collection of 100 items. They can get as creative as they want with this! Some kids choose to do an art project with 100 pieces, and others prefer to round up a collection of something simple like pennies. Both of these are great. I shared lots of ideas with the kids, and several children have brought their collections in already!  On the 100th day they will share their collection.

THANK YOU to those parents who have been sending in food items for our 100th day trail mix. Please send these in no later than Wednesday so I can get everything ready early Thursday morning.
And another THANK YOU to those who have volunteered to help that day with our centers time. We are looking forward to having you in our classroom.

Friday, 2/13 : Field Trip to Luther Burbank High School for the Sacramento Childrens' Theater play. We will leave at 9:15 am and return around 11:30.  I hope everyone received the permission slips yesterday. Please send these back to school no later than Tuesday 2/10.

When we return from the play, we will have our Valentine celebration.
For Valentine's Day, kids can bring Valentine cards filled out with their names, but please don't put the recipients' names on each card. This creates chaos when passing them out!
For this celebration I'd love to have about 2 more parent helpers. Please let me know if you would like to come in from about 11:45-1:00pm.

The 13th is also a free dress spirit day. Kids can come in free dress as long as they wear red, pink, or white.

Later that evening is the PH PTO family dance. It's a very fun event, so plan on attending with your family! It's from 6-8 pm in the molti-purpose room (cafeteria).

Monday, 2/16: NO SCHOOL; Presidents' Day

Friday, 2/20-Friday, 2/27 Shortened days/ parent teacher conferences. Dismissal will be at 11:50 or 12:20 from the cafeteria.
I sent emails this week to everyone I would like to meet with during conferences. If you did not receive an email and you would like to meet please let me know. I am happy to meet with everyone!

Language Arts
Letter/sound focus: /l/, /n/.
We are continuing to work on putting sounds together to make words both orally and in written form. So many kids have become readers in the last month; it's wonderful to see!
In writing we are finishing up an informational paragraph on how to play a favorite sport.

Math
This week we will finish up our chapter on more addition and subtraction. We will also do a lot of work with the number 100. We have been practicing counting to 100 by 1s, 5s, and 10s, and we will group objects in 10s this week to make 100.

Thanks for reading, everyone!
Please let me know if you have any questions! carrie.relles@gmail.com