Friday, February 24, 2017

Week of February 27- March 3, 2017

Hello Room 4 families,
It's been a super week in kindergarten. The kids have been working hard every day, and they are getting excited to celebrate Dr. Seuss and reading next week.

Here is what we have coming up:

2/27-3/3: Read Across America spirit week. Please see below for specifics.


Thursday, 3/2: Read Across America Day. Thanks to the parents who volunteered to send in some Dr. Seuss snacks.We are all set for this. If you'd like to stop in and read a favorite Dr. Seuss book to the class, please let me know. Everyone is welcome.

Friday, 3/3: Room 4 to work in the school garden, 8:15-8:45. If you'd like to stay and help with this, we love to have lots of adults out there with us!

Language Arts
This week we continue to practice blending sounds orally and with written letters. The kids are doing an amazing job with this. I am so impressed with their progress. The best thing you can do with your child at home to support this is to have them read to you every day.
We have been working on sharing opinions through writing. The kids are for the most part proficient in telling a fact from an opinion, so this week we will focus on writing strong reasons for our opinions.

Math
This week we begin topic 12 on measurement.
ALL of the kids scored 95% or above on our last test on desomposing numbers 11-19. Nice work!

Thanks for reading!

Friday, February 10, 2017

Week of February 13-17, 2017

What a wet, rainy week! We have had LOTS of indoor recess this week, and we are looking forward to a little sunshine. If you have a chance, please come check out our 100th day displays starting Tuesday. The kids are so proud of their work, and they should be! They work hard every day and have learned so much.

Here is what we have coming up:

Important Dates

Monday 2/13: No School; Lincoln's Birthday

Tuesday, 2/14: 100th Day of School/Valentine's Day.
This is a spirit day--kids can wear red and pink.

Monday, 2/20: No School; Washington's Birthday

Friday, 2/24 Free dress

100th Day of School 2/14

I am still looking for two extra helpers for our centers time on Tuesday from 8 until about 9. Please let me know if you can help out.

We are so excited to celebrate all of the learning and growing we have done during our first 100 days of school!
The two homework assignments are due TODAY, 2/10
As a reminder, here they are:
1) Kids took home a small ziploc baggie with their name last week. They should fill it with a collection of 100 items and bring it back to school

2) Creative project: kids are encouraged to get creative and make something using 100 items. Some examples are using 100 Legos to make a tower or creating a poster using 100 stickers.

Thanks to everyone who volunteered to send in snacks for our 100th day trail mix. If you haven't done so already, please send these in by this afternoon so I can have everything ready for Tuesday morning.

Valentine's Day 2/14
After lunch kids will pass out their Valentine cards. I would love to have a couple of parent helpers for this. Please let me know if you'd like to volunteer. (11:40-12:40)
Valentines can be store bought or handmade. Please have your child just write their names on the cards and not put any names of recipients. This helps A TON when passing out the cards. We have 24 kids in the class.

Language Arts
We are working a lot on blending words with 4+ phonemes and more than one syllable. The kids are loving the challenge, and their growth is apparent in their reading and writing skills. This week we will do a bunch of writing around our 100th day theme.

Math
This week we begin chapter 11 on decomposing numbers 11-19.

Thanks for reading, everyone! Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns.
Carrie.relles@gmail.com

Friday, February 3, 2017

Week of February 6-10, 2017

Hello families!
February is off to a great start in Room 4. The kids are getting very excited about the 100th day of school.

Here is what we have coming up:

Important Dates

Today, 2/3: Family dance, 6-8 pm. I hope to see everyone there!

Monday 2/13: No School; Lincoln's Birthday

Tuesday, 2/14: 100th Day of School/Valentine's Day.
This is a spirit day--kids can wear red and pink.

Monday, 2/20: No School; Washington's Birthday

Friday, 2/24 Free dress

100th Day of School 2/14

We are so excited to celebrate all of the learning and growing we have done during our first 100 days of school!
The two homework assignments are due this Friday, 2/10.
As a reminder, here they are:
1) Kids took home a small ziploc baggie with their name last week. They should fill it with a collection of 100 items and bring it back to school

2) Creative project: kids are encouraged to get creative and make something using 100 items. Some examples are using 100 Legos to make a tower or creating a poster using 100 stickers.

Thanks to everyone who volunteered to send in snacks for our 100th day trail mix. If you haven't done so already, please send these in by Friday 2/10.

On this day we would like to have 2 extra parent helpers for our centers time (8:00-9:00 am) Please let me know if you can help.

Valentine's Day 2/14
We will have a small celebration after lunch. During this time kids will pass out their cards for their classmates. These can be store bought or handmade. Please have your child just write their names on the cards and not put any names of recipients. This helps A TON when passing out the cards. We have 24 kids in the class.


I would also love to have 3-5 parents help from about 11:40 until 12:40 that day to help with our celebration. Please email me if interested!


Language Arts
This week I introduced the terms fact and opinion to the kids. We worked a lot on determining the difference between the two, and they did a fantastic job. This week we will work on sharing our opinions about a variety of topics through writing. We will later build on this  by giving reasons for our opinions.

Math
This week we begin chapter 10 on composing numbers 11-19.

Thanks for reading! Please email me with any questions or concerns.
carrie.relles@gmail.com