Hello Room 4 families!
It's hard to believe we are beginning the second month of school. We have had such a fantastic September getting to know each other and working together.
Here is what we have coming up:
On Monday at announcements the kids will hear about our Home Run Reader program. The October newsletter contained a reading log for the program, which will run through February. Please help your child keep track of how long you read together each day and log the minutes. The logs are due at the end of each month, and kids who read at the "home run" level will be eligible for lots of prizes, including a ticket to a River Cats game!
Wednesday October 4 and October 18 we will work in the school garden 12-12:30. Parents are welcome to join us! We can always use help.
Friday 10/6: All Jog-a-Thon envelopes are due. You can drop these in the office or in Room 4
Friday, October 20: Jog-a-Thon. I will send out the schedule when I get it. Kindergarteners usually run at about 8:30/
Thursday, October 26: field trip to Dave's pumpkin patch in West Sacramento. Thank you to those who have sent in the permission slip and $5.50 for your child's trip. Remember these are due Thursday 10/19. This is my last call for chaperones. We have plenty of adults signed up to attend, but if you'd like to join us please let me know by this Monday 10/2. Chaperones don't have to pay.
Language arts
This week we continue to work on telling stories from pictures-both reading stories and writing our own. The kids have been very creative as we have practiced the difference between reality and imagination, how to add details, and the importance of the setting.
We will focus on letters Mm, Nn, Oo, and Pp.
New sight words: and, we
Math
We will finish up comparing and ordering numbers 0-5 on Monday and take a test on Tuesday.
Wednesday we begin chapter 3 of our math curriculum on numbers 6-10. Look for lots of counting and writing practice in the homework.
Wish List Items
I'd love some clorox wipes for the classroom. Gotta get those germs!!
Thanks for reading, everyone. Have a super weekend
Friday, September 29, 2017
Friday, September 15, 2017
Week September 18-22, 2017
Hello Families!
I am exhausted after this busy school week, and I'm sure your children are as well! It's been so much fun writing, reading, counting, drawing, practicing routines and getting to know one another better. Thank you to everyone who came to Back-to-School night. I hope you found the evening informative; so sorry to have rushed at the end of the first session!
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
Today, 9/15: Movie night! I hope to see all of you here tonight!
Monday, 9/18: First art lesson with Ms. Jane, 8:15-9:00 am
Tuesday, 9/19: First day of centers with adult helpers, 8:00-8:50 am. Thank you to everyone who signed up to help with centers this year! This is a big part of the kindergarten day, and the kids love this time. I couldn't make it happen without parents and grandparents who are so generous with their time.
As a reminder, our volunteers are as follows:
Tuesdays:
Balestreri family
Kathryn O'Connell
Jen DeWald
Janice O'Malley Galizio
Wednesdays:
Sarah Z'Berg
Melodee Hayes
Stella Steen
Simon de Vere White
Thursdays
Thompson Family
Hy Family
Jeanette Synhorst
Autumn Heacox
If you have a day when you can't make your centers commitment, please let me know! I will find a replacement for you.
Wednesday, 9/20: Room 4 will work in the school garden, 12:05-12:35. Please join us if you can! Younger siblings are welcome. Thank you to Heather Young for getting us out in the garden two times a month!
Friday, 9/22: Free dress for $1. If your child would like to wear free dress, please send them to school with $1. All of the money raised will go to UNICEF.
Tuesday, 9/26: Kindergarten Apple Day. Please send your child to school with one apple. We will read a little bit about Johnny Appleseed and do several lessons with our apples before we eat them. The kids' apples can be any size, variety or color.
Friday, 9/29: class picture day/free dress
Photo ordering envelopes will go home later this month.
Language Arts
This week we will continue to focus on one letter shape per day. The kids are building their fine motor skills with lots of writing practice. Many have difficulty with lower case letters, especially b and d so far. If they have an interest in practicing letter writing on their own, please encourage this! The back of the homework folder has a penmanship guide.
We have been reading lots of rhyming poems and books about starting school.
The kids have been writing in their journals daily. We will continue this week with writing sentences and then drawing an illustration to go with the words. Writing can be very frustrating for kids at the beginning of kindergarten, but these kids have not let mistakes get them down! They always try their best, which I appreciate so much.
Math
This week we will begin working on the concepts of more, fewer, and same as. Just like with letter writing, number writing can be difficult at this time of year. If kids want to practice writing numbers at home, this is fantastic.
Book Orders
If you plan on ordering from the September Scholastic Book Catalogs, please do so by this evening. I will submit the order on Saturday 9/16. My classroom code is FNJKK
Scholastic books are super affordable, and all of our class orders help to earn books for our classroom!
You can order online at www.scholastic.com/readingclubs
Thanks for reading, everyone. Enjoy the weekend.
Please do not hesitate to email if you have questions or concerns. carrie.relles@gmail.com
I am exhausted after this busy school week, and I'm sure your children are as well! It's been so much fun writing, reading, counting, drawing, practicing routines and getting to know one another better. Thank you to everyone who came to Back-to-School night. I hope you found the evening informative; so sorry to have rushed at the end of the first session!
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
Today, 9/15: Movie night! I hope to see all of you here tonight!
Monday, 9/18: First art lesson with Ms. Jane, 8:15-9:00 am
Tuesday, 9/19: First day of centers with adult helpers, 8:00-8:50 am. Thank you to everyone who signed up to help with centers this year! This is a big part of the kindergarten day, and the kids love this time. I couldn't make it happen without parents and grandparents who are so generous with their time.
As a reminder, our volunteers are as follows:
Tuesdays:
Balestreri family
Kathryn O'Connell
Jen DeWald
Janice O'Malley Galizio
Wednesdays:
Sarah Z'Berg
Melodee Hayes
Stella Steen
Simon de Vere White
Thursdays
Thompson Family
Hy Family
Jeanette Synhorst
Autumn Heacox
If you have a day when you can't make your centers commitment, please let me know! I will find a replacement for you.
Wednesday, 9/20: Room 4 will work in the school garden, 12:05-12:35. Please join us if you can! Younger siblings are welcome. Thank you to Heather Young for getting us out in the garden two times a month!
Friday, 9/22: Free dress for $1. If your child would like to wear free dress, please send them to school with $1. All of the money raised will go to UNICEF.
Tuesday, 9/26: Kindergarten Apple Day. Please send your child to school with one apple. We will read a little bit about Johnny Appleseed and do several lessons with our apples before we eat them. The kids' apples can be any size, variety or color.
Friday, 9/29: class picture day/free dress
Photo ordering envelopes will go home later this month.
Language Arts
This week we will continue to focus on one letter shape per day. The kids are building their fine motor skills with lots of writing practice. Many have difficulty with lower case letters, especially b and d so far. If they have an interest in practicing letter writing on their own, please encourage this! The back of the homework folder has a penmanship guide.
We have been reading lots of rhyming poems and books about starting school.
The kids have been writing in their journals daily. We will continue this week with writing sentences and then drawing an illustration to go with the words. Writing can be very frustrating for kids at the beginning of kindergarten, but these kids have not let mistakes get them down! They always try their best, which I appreciate so much.
Math
This week we will begin working on the concepts of more, fewer, and same as. Just like with letter writing, number writing can be difficult at this time of year. If kids want to practice writing numbers at home, this is fantastic.
Book Orders
If you plan on ordering from the September Scholastic Book Catalogs, please do so by this evening. I will submit the order on Saturday 9/16. My classroom code is FNJKK
Scholastic books are super affordable, and all of our class orders help to earn books for our classroom!
You can order online at www.scholastic.com/readingclubs
Thanks for reading, everyone. Enjoy the weekend.
Please do not hesitate to email if you have questions or concerns. carrie.relles@gmail.com
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Week of September 11-15, 2017
Hello new Room 4 families!
I keep this webpage rather than sending home weekly newsletters. Please check here on Fridays to find out what is happening in room 4 and at Phoebe Hearst.
Your children are truly wonderful. They have done a marvelous job this week with learning our classroom and school rules, getting to know one another, and working on some kindergarten curriculum! Hopefully your child has talked to you about some of his or her new friends, what it means to be a Bucket Filler, and some of the things we have been working on in class. Please check your child's backpack daily for completed work. All work that is completed and sent home does not need to come back to school.
Here is what we have coming up:
Wednesday, September 13: Back-to-School night, 5:30pm
This is a night for parents to come and hear about everything we do in room 4. I will go over our day, curriculum, kindergarten standards, and answer any questions you have. Please meet on the main playground first for some information from Mr. McGill before heading over to room 4. Of course if you need to bring them kids can sit in at back-to-school night, but this event is for adults to hear about classroom procedures and expectations for the year. In the spring we have Open House when everyone is invited to come check out our classroom and the kids get to show off all of their hard work from the year.
Friday, September 15:
Phoebe Hearst movie night, 6:30pm
This is one of my favorite events of the year! Bring some snacks and blankets and watch a movie with friends under the stars.
Tuesday, September 26: Kindergarten Apple Day. On this day we ask all kinder students to bring an apple to school. We will use them for several lessons throughout the day and then have a nutritious snack! The apple can be any size or color.
Friday, September 29:
Picture day/free dress day. We generally have free dress on the last Friday of every month.
We will also have several spirit days throughout the year, when kids can dress according to a fun theme, like twin day or pajama day.
Picture day order envelopes will go home later this month.
5th Grade Reading Buddies
Today the kids will meet their 5th grade buddy or buddies from Mr. Goul's class in room 8. We will meet with our buddies on most Friday mornings to read, work in the garden, and complete projects together. Be sure to ask your child about his or her buddy!
Language Arts
Next week we will begin focusing on a letter each day. We will work on correct letter formation and talk about the sounds the letters make. We will read poems that focus on the letters and complete workbook pages.
I will introduce the first sight word next week: the
Math
Next week we will continue working on numbers 1-5. We will take our first math test at the end of the week.
Homework
Kids will get homework this year. I will go over my homework procedures on Wednesday at Back-to-School Night.
Classroom centers/group time
Thank you to those parents who signed up to help during our centers time from 8am until about 8:50 on a once weekly basis. We will begin centers on Tuesday, September 19. If you would like to help, we are still looking for volunteers, especially for Tuesday mornings. The sign up sheet is in the back of room 4.
Thank you for reading, everyone!
Please do not hesitate to email, call, or come by room 4 if you have questions or concerns. I look forward to speaking with all parents on Wednesday at Back-to-School night!
I keep this webpage rather than sending home weekly newsletters. Please check here on Fridays to find out what is happening in room 4 and at Phoebe Hearst.
Your children are truly wonderful. They have done a marvelous job this week with learning our classroom and school rules, getting to know one another, and working on some kindergarten curriculum! Hopefully your child has talked to you about some of his or her new friends, what it means to be a Bucket Filler, and some of the things we have been working on in class. Please check your child's backpack daily for completed work. All work that is completed and sent home does not need to come back to school.
Here is what we have coming up:
Wednesday, September 13: Back-to-School night, 5:30pm
This is a night for parents to come and hear about everything we do in room 4. I will go over our day, curriculum, kindergarten standards, and answer any questions you have. Please meet on the main playground first for some information from Mr. McGill before heading over to room 4. Of course if you need to bring them kids can sit in at back-to-school night, but this event is for adults to hear about classroom procedures and expectations for the year. In the spring we have Open House when everyone is invited to come check out our classroom and the kids get to show off all of their hard work from the year.
Friday, September 15:
Phoebe Hearst movie night, 6:30pm
This is one of my favorite events of the year! Bring some snacks and blankets and watch a movie with friends under the stars.
Tuesday, September 26: Kindergarten Apple Day. On this day we ask all kinder students to bring an apple to school. We will use them for several lessons throughout the day and then have a nutritious snack! The apple can be any size or color.
Friday, September 29:
Picture day/free dress day. We generally have free dress on the last Friday of every month.
We will also have several spirit days throughout the year, when kids can dress according to a fun theme, like twin day or pajama day.
Picture day order envelopes will go home later this month.
5th Grade Reading Buddies
Today the kids will meet their 5th grade buddy or buddies from Mr. Goul's class in room 8. We will meet with our buddies on most Friday mornings to read, work in the garden, and complete projects together. Be sure to ask your child about his or her buddy!
Language Arts
Next week we will begin focusing on a letter each day. We will work on correct letter formation and talk about the sounds the letters make. We will read poems that focus on the letters and complete workbook pages.
I will introduce the first sight word next week: the
Math
Next week we will continue working on numbers 1-5. We will take our first math test at the end of the week.
Homework
Kids will get homework this year. I will go over my homework procedures on Wednesday at Back-to-School Night.
Classroom centers/group time
Thank you to those parents who signed up to help during our centers time from 8am until about 8:50 on a once weekly basis. We will begin centers on Tuesday, September 19. If you would like to help, we are still looking for volunteers, especially for Tuesday mornings. The sign up sheet is in the back of room 4.
Thank you for reading, everyone!
Please do not hesitate to email, call, or come by room 4 if you have questions or concerns. I look forward to speaking with all parents on Wednesday at Back-to-School night!
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