Hello Families!
I can't believe it's June. This has been an incredible year working with your kids, and although I'm looking forward to summer vacation, I am sad to see this school year end.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
Tuesday, 6/4: Phoebe Hearst Skate Night at The Rink on Bradshaw, 6-8 pm.
Thursday, 6/6: Kindergarten Sports Day, 8:30-10:00. Kids can wear athletic free dress on this day. Please send your child with a water bottle, and hat, and sunscreen on.
Monday, 6/10: Phoebe teachers vs. 6th graders kickball game, 8:30. Come out and cheer for the teachers if you're free!
Tuesday, 6/11: Kindergarten Play Day, 9-12. Thanks for all of the donations and for signing up to help! If you're donating materials, snacks or waters you can bring them to room 4 any day before 6/7. If you signed up to help set up, please meet at room 4 at 8:00 on Tuesday.
If you haven't signed up to help, it's not too late! Please check out the sign up posters in the kinder yard.
Finally, even if you're not helping in the morning, please come for the family picnic at 11:00. Bring lunch and a blanket for you and your family and we will eat on the grassy area near the baseball fields.
Thursday, 6/13: Last day of school. I will send report cards home with your child on Thursday.
Language Arts
This week we will focus on the long e sound and its spellings. The kids will be writing pages for their kinder memory books.
Math
We will continue working on numbers to 100.
Everything's coming home!
Please be sure to have your child empty his or her backpack every day over the next couple of weeks. I'll be sending home work each day.
Friday, May 31, 2019
Friday, May 3, 2019
Week of May 6-10, 2019
Hello Families,
I can't believe it's May! The end of the year will be here before we know it, but we have lots of work to do between now and then.
Please see below for lots of upcoming events and learning
Important Dates
Tuesday, 5/7: $1 free dress day. The money earned for this day will go to help with our school's two Girls on the Run teams' community impact project. The Tuesday/Thursday team is raising money for their project for kids in UCD, and the Monday/Wednesday team (I coach this one!) is raising money to help fund their project to benefit foster children in the CPS system.
Friday, 5/10: Room 4 to work in the school garden, 10:00-10:30. If you'd like to help, please stop in! We need helpers and the kids love it when their parents come to lead garden activities.
Friday, 5/24: Room 4 to work in the school garden, 10:00-10:30. Again, the more the merrier! Come help if you can!
Wednesday, May 29 (note date change): Open House, 5:30 pm. Bring your whole family and come check out all of the work we have done this year! The kids will give you a tour of the classroom and there will be an art show in the cafeteria.
Monday, 5/27: NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day
Friday, 5/31: Free dress
Tuesday, June 11th: KINDER PLAY DAY; 9-12. Mark your calendars for this family event! We will join the other three kinder classes out on the fields for a morning of games and crafts before we have a family picnic. The games and crafts will run from 9 until 11 and then we will have lunch outside. We will need lots of parent volunteers for this. If you have any ideas for games or crafts, please let me know. I will be posting sign-ups for parents to help and send in snacks for this on Monday May 13
Language Arts
This week we will begin unit 9, Meeting Our Needs and Wants. We will read about and discuss the choices people make every day reagarding wants and needs.
We will focus on reading and spelling words with the /z/ and /x/ sounds.
Our two new sight words are my and to
The kids will continue working on drafting their narratives.
Math
This week we begin module 5 on numbers to 100. We will focus this week on finding groups of 10 and counting on from 10 to find numbers 11-20. For example, when we have a group of 10 and 4 more, we quickly know we have 14 total.
Thanks for reading! Please don't hesitate to email or stop by with questions or concerns.
carrie.relles@gmail.com
I can't believe it's May! The end of the year will be here before we know it, but we have lots of work to do between now and then.
Please see below for lots of upcoming events and learning
Important Dates
Tuesday, 5/7: $1 free dress day. The money earned for this day will go to help with our school's two Girls on the Run teams' community impact project. The Tuesday/Thursday team is raising money for their project for kids in UCD, and the Monday/Wednesday team (I coach this one!) is raising money to help fund their project to benefit foster children in the CPS system.
Friday, 5/10: Room 4 to work in the school garden, 10:00-10:30. If you'd like to help, please stop in! We need helpers and the kids love it when their parents come to lead garden activities.
Friday, 5/24: Room 4 to work in the school garden, 10:00-10:30. Again, the more the merrier! Come help if you can!
Wednesday, May 29 (note date change): Open House, 5:30 pm. Bring your whole family and come check out all of the work we have done this year! The kids will give you a tour of the classroom and there will be an art show in the cafeteria.
Monday, 5/27: NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day
Friday, 5/31: Free dress
Tuesday, June 11th: KINDER PLAY DAY; 9-12. Mark your calendars for this family event! We will join the other three kinder classes out on the fields for a morning of games and crafts before we have a family picnic. The games and crafts will run from 9 until 11 and then we will have lunch outside. We will need lots of parent volunteers for this. If you have any ideas for games or crafts, please let me know. I will be posting sign-ups for parents to help and send in snacks for this on Monday May 13
Language Arts
This week we will begin unit 9, Meeting Our Needs and Wants. We will read about and discuss the choices people make every day reagarding wants and needs.
We will focus on reading and spelling words with the /z/ and /x/ sounds.
Our two new sight words are my and to
The kids will continue working on drafting their narratives.
Math
This week we begin module 5 on numbers to 100. We will focus this week on finding groups of 10 and counting on from 10 to find numbers 11-20. For example, when we have a group of 10 and 4 more, we quickly know we have 14 total.
Thanks for reading! Please don't hesitate to email or stop by with questions or concerns.
carrie.relles@gmail.com
Friday, April 26, 2019
Week of April 29-May 3, 2019
Hello families,
It's been a fantastic first week back after spring break. Your children didn't miss a beat; they got right back inot our routines and have given their best all week.
This is a fun time of year in kindergarten and at Phoebe Hearst. Homerun Reader forms will go home today, and even if your child did not earn a free Rivercats ticket you can still purchase discounted tickets for your family for the game on Friday May 3.
We are looking forward to our school's open house and art show at the end of May, some mornings working in the school garden, and finally, kindergarten play and family picnic day on Tuesday June 11.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates:
Tuesday, 4/30: kindergarten to morning announcements for Rivercats fun before the Homerun Reader game on Friday 5/3
Friday, 5/10: Room 4 to work in the school garden, 10:00-10:30. If you'd like to help, please stop in! We need helpers and the kids love it when their parents come to lead garden activities.
Wednesday, May 22: Open House, 5:30 pm. Bring your whole family and come check out all of the work we have done this year! The kids will give you a tour of the classroom and there will be an art show in the cafeteria.
Friday, 5/24: Room 4 to work in the school garden, 10:00-10:30. Again, the more the merrier! Come help if you can!
Monday, 5/27: NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day
Friday, 5/31: Free dress
Tuesday, June 11th: KINDER PLAY DAY; 9-12. Mark your calendars for this family event! We will join the other three kinder classes out on the fields for a morning of games and crafts before we have a family picnic. The games and crafts will run from 9 until 11 and then we will have lunch outside. We will need lots of parent volunteers for this. If you have any ideas for games or crafts, please let me know. I will be posting sign-ups for parents to help and send in snacks for this on Monday May 13
Language Arts
This week we will wrap up our 8th unit on weather and the seasons. We will focus on the /v/ and /kw/ (q) sounds. The kids are finishing planning some amazing stories that they will publish before open house on 5/22.
Math
We are nearing the end of our math module on number pairs and addition and subtraction to 10. I will teach the final lessons this week and then begin module 5 on numbers 10-20 and counting to 100.
Thanks for reading! Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns.
carrie.relles@gmail.com
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It's been a fantastic first week back after spring break. Your children didn't miss a beat; they got right back inot our routines and have given their best all week.
This is a fun time of year in kindergarten and at Phoebe Hearst. Homerun Reader forms will go home today, and even if your child did not earn a free Rivercats ticket you can still purchase discounted tickets for your family for the game on Friday May 3.
We are looking forward to our school's open house and art show at the end of May, some mornings working in the school garden, and finally, kindergarten play and family picnic day on Tuesday June 11.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates:
Tuesday, 4/30: kindergarten to morning announcements for Rivercats fun before the Homerun Reader game on Friday 5/3
Friday, 5/10: Room 4 to work in the school garden, 10:00-10:30. If you'd like to help, please stop in! We need helpers and the kids love it when their parents come to lead garden activities.
Wednesday, May 22: Open House, 5:30 pm. Bring your whole family and come check out all of the work we have done this year! The kids will give you a tour of the classroom and there will be an art show in the cafeteria.
Friday, 5/24: Room 4 to work in the school garden, 10:00-10:30. Again, the more the merrier! Come help if you can!
Monday, 5/27: NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day
Friday, 5/31: Free dress
Tuesday, June 11th: KINDER PLAY DAY; 9-12. Mark your calendars for this family event! We will join the other three kinder classes out on the fields for a morning of games and crafts before we have a family picnic. The games and crafts will run from 9 until 11 and then we will have lunch outside. We will need lots of parent volunteers for this. If you have any ideas for games or crafts, please let me know. I will be posting sign-ups for parents to help and send in snacks for this on Monday May 13
Language Arts
This week we will wrap up our 8th unit on weather and the seasons. We will focus on the /v/ and /kw/ (q) sounds. The kids are finishing planning some amazing stories that they will publish before open house on 5/22.
Math
We are nearing the end of our math module on number pairs and addition and subtraction to 10. I will teach the final lessons this week and then begin module 5 on numbers 10-20 and counting to 100.
Thanks for reading! Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns.
carrie.relles@gmail.com
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Friday, March 29, 2019
Week of April 1-5, 2019
Hi Families,
It's such a fun time of year to be a kindergartener and a kindergarten teacher! The kids have been working away the past couple of weeks on lots of reading, writing, art, math, and we even got to go for a quick Friday run. Stop by any time to check out all our work!
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
Friday, 4/5: The Phoebe Hearst Event at the Turn Verein. For new parents, this is a really fun night to get to know other parents, relax with with friends, and help our school's technology program!
Please be sure to look for and bid on the silent auction item Mrs. Corcoran and I are offering together: a "Lunchtime Luau" for 12 kids. The winning bidder from each class (rooms 1 and 4) will invite 5 friends to the party which will happen one day this spring during our lunchtime. We will have pizza, dessert, games, costumes and prizes!
Each year our art teacher Ms. Jane works with each grade level to create beautiful original works of art for the live auction. The theme this year is "What a Wonderful World", and the kinders created a piece titled "Rainbow Unicorn". I will send photos this week, as it's almost finished.
Week of April 15-19: SPRING BREAK; no school
Language Arts
This week we will wrap up a unit on Holidays and Celebrations. We will work on the sound and spellings for the /j/ sound, and we will begin a final opinion paragraph.
Math
We will work this week on decomposing 9 and 10 into number pairs. Please look for lots of number bonds and equations in the homework!
Thanks for reading! Please do not hesitate to contact me with questions or concerns.
carrie.relles@gmail.com
It's such a fun time of year to be a kindergartener and a kindergarten teacher! The kids have been working away the past couple of weeks on lots of reading, writing, art, math, and we even got to go for a quick Friday run. Stop by any time to check out all our work!
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
Friday, 4/5: The Phoebe Hearst Event at the Turn Verein. For new parents, this is a really fun night to get to know other parents, relax with with friends, and help our school's technology program!
Please be sure to look for and bid on the silent auction item Mrs. Corcoran and I are offering together: a "Lunchtime Luau" for 12 kids. The winning bidder from each class (rooms 1 and 4) will invite 5 friends to the party which will happen one day this spring during our lunchtime. We will have pizza, dessert, games, costumes and prizes!
Each year our art teacher Ms. Jane works with each grade level to create beautiful original works of art for the live auction. The theme this year is "What a Wonderful World", and the kinders created a piece titled "Rainbow Unicorn". I will send photos this week, as it's almost finished.
Week of April 15-19: SPRING BREAK; no school
Language Arts
This week we will wrap up a unit on Holidays and Celebrations. We will work on the sound and spellings for the /j/ sound, and we will begin a final opinion paragraph.
Math
We will work this week on decomposing 9 and 10 into number pairs. Please look for lots of number bonds and equations in the homework!
Thanks for reading! Please do not hesitate to contact me with questions or concerns.
carrie.relles@gmail.com
Friday, March 15, 2019
Week of March 18-22, 2019
Hello Families,
Spring is almost here! We have been having a great time in room 4 with lots of reading, writing, and math. I am impressed every day with the work your children are doing. Please remember to keep reading with them and having them read to you every day.
Here is what's coming up:
March 18-22: shortened days. I will walk the class to lunch at 11:40. They can eat lunch until 12, or you can pick them up at 11:40.
Thursday 3/21: Phoebe's Got Talent, 5:30pm at Sutter Middle School.
Friday 3/29: Last Friday of the month free dress
Language Arts
Next week kids will take a comprehension test and we will begin unit 7, "Holidays and Celebrations". In this unit students read and compare slections about different holdays and celebrations around the world. The essential question we will refer to after each story is, "Why do we celebrate people and events?"
Math
Next week we will begin working on subtraction from numbers to 8. We will begin using drawings to find how many are left in stories and move to using subtraction equations.
THANK YOU!
Thanks to all of the parents who chaperoned our Folsom Zoo trip! The kids enjoyed themselves and loved talking about what they learned about the animals.
Report cards will go home at the end of this week! If, after looking through your child's report card you have any questions or concerns, please schedule a conference with me! I am happy to meet with everone.
Thanks for reading!
Spring is almost here! We have been having a great time in room 4 with lots of reading, writing, and math. I am impressed every day with the work your children are doing. Please remember to keep reading with them and having them read to you every day.
Here is what's coming up:
March 18-22: shortened days. I will walk the class to lunch at 11:40. They can eat lunch until 12, or you can pick them up at 11:40.
Thursday 3/21: Phoebe's Got Talent, 5:30pm at Sutter Middle School.
Friday 3/29: Last Friday of the month free dress
Language Arts
Next week kids will take a comprehension test and we will begin unit 7, "Holidays and Celebrations". In this unit students read and compare slections about different holdays and celebrations around the world. The essential question we will refer to after each story is, "Why do we celebrate people and events?"
Math
Next week we will begin working on subtraction from numbers to 8. We will begin using drawings to find how many are left in stories and move to using subtraction equations.
THANK YOU!
Thanks to all of the parents who chaperoned our Folsom Zoo trip! The kids enjoyed themselves and loved talking about what they learned about the animals.
Report cards will go home at the end of this week! If, after looking through your child's report card you have any questions or concerns, please schedule a conference with me! I am happy to meet with everone.
Thanks for reading!
Friday, March 1, 2019
Week of March 4-8, 2019
We've been busy reading, sharing, and writing, writing, writing!
Spring is almost here, and your kids have come so far.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates:
3/5-3/8 Dr. Seuss spirit week.
Monday: Daisy Head Mayzie – Crazy Hair Day
Tuesday: Oh, Places You Will Go – Wear a shirt from your favorite place you’ve been or want to go to (vacation or college)
Wednesday: Wacky Wednesday – Wear mismatched clothes, backwards or inside-out
Thursday: Fox in Socks – Wear your wacky socks
Friday: Cat in the Hat – Twin Day
As with all spirit days, these are totally optional, and if your child chooses not to participate s/he should wear a school uniform.
3/13: Folsom Zoo field trip. Please send your child with a bag lunch. We will eat at the park next to the zoo before returning to school
3/21: Phoebe's Got Talent school talent show at Sutter Middle School in the evening.
Language Arts
We are currently working on reading stories with a message or that teach a lesson. The kids are practicing identifying story elements such as characters, setting, key events, and the author's message.
We will finish up opinion paragraphs explaining why we would rather ice skate or go sledding.
We will focus on the /g/ sound in phonics lessons.
Math
This week we will continue working with compostions and decompositions of numbers to 10. Look for the number bonds to lead into word problems and equations in the homework.
Thank you for reading!
Friday, February 22, 2019
Week of February 25-March 1, 2019
Hello families,
What a week of work we've had! The kids are becoming very independent, motivated little learners. It's wonderful to see!
Here's what we have coming up:
Important Dates
Wednesday, March 13: Folsom Zoo field trip, 9:00-12:30. The permission slip and chaperone volunteer form for this will go home on Monday. I am going to give priority to those parents who have not yet chaperoned a filet trip. Thanks for understanding.
March 18-22: Minimum days for parent/teacher conferences. Kindergarten dismissal is at 11:40 all week. Conferences are scheduled only as needed. I will send conference notices through email February 28th. If you do not get an email, this indicates your child is performing at or above grade level. However, if you are interested in a conference I am happy to meet! Just send me an email after the 28th.
Thursday, March 21: Phoebe's Got Talent school talent show at Sutter Middle School in the evening. Our very own Aryana will be performing!
Language Arts
This week we wrapped up our unit about technology at home and school. Monday we will begin unit 6, Stories Have a Message. We will explore the essential question, "How do we know what is right?" and we will read many stories to determine their message and compare the messages of different stories.
In writing we are working on sharing opinions. The kids will finish a paragraph explaining which they prefer: sledding or ice skating.
This week we will also celebrate everyting Dr. Seuss and rhyming. If you have Dr. Seuss books at home, your kids are welcome to bring them in to share with the class. Please be sure to clearly label all books with names.
Math
This week our focus is the decompostion of 6, 7, and 8 into number pairs. The kids are doing well with taking the homework each day. Thanks for helping them with organization!
Thanks for reading! Please don't hesitate to contact me with questions or concerns.
What a week of work we've had! The kids are becoming very independent, motivated little learners. It's wonderful to see!
Here's what we have coming up:
Important Dates
Wednesday, March 13: Folsom Zoo field trip, 9:00-12:30. The permission slip and chaperone volunteer form for this will go home on Monday. I am going to give priority to those parents who have not yet chaperoned a filet trip. Thanks for understanding.
March 18-22: Minimum days for parent/teacher conferences. Kindergarten dismissal is at 11:40 all week. Conferences are scheduled only as needed. I will send conference notices through email February 28th. If you do not get an email, this indicates your child is performing at or above grade level. However, if you are interested in a conference I am happy to meet! Just send me an email after the 28th.
Thursday, March 21: Phoebe's Got Talent school talent show at Sutter Middle School in the evening. Our very own Aryana will be performing!
Language Arts
This week we wrapped up our unit about technology at home and school. Monday we will begin unit 6, Stories Have a Message. We will explore the essential question, "How do we know what is right?" and we will read many stories to determine their message and compare the messages of different stories.
In writing we are working on sharing opinions. The kids will finish a paragraph explaining which they prefer: sledding or ice skating.
This week we will also celebrate everyting Dr. Seuss and rhyming. If you have Dr. Seuss books at home, your kids are welcome to bring them in to share with the class. Please be sure to clearly label all books with names.
Math
This week our focus is the decompostion of 6, 7, and 8 into number pairs. The kids are doing well with taking the homework each day. Thanks for helping them with organization!
Thanks for reading! Please don't hesitate to contact me with questions or concerns.
Friday, January 25, 2019
Week of January 28-February 1, 2019
We had another super week in Room 4. Be sure to come in and check out everyone's resolutions for 2019. They are hanging on the windows in the classroom and they're fabulous!
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
Monday, 2/11: NO SCHOOL; Lincoln's Birthday
Wednesday, 2/13: 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 two extra homework assignments: First, they will need to bring in a collection of 100 items displayed in a creative way. They can get as creative as they want with this! I shared some ideas and showed them past projects, so they should be getting their own ideas and starting to work on their projects. These are due no later than Friday, february 8. On the 100th day they will share their collection.
Second, I sent home ziploc baggies with kids' names on them. They will need to count 100 of some household item, put them in the bag and bring it to school . We will be using these for a few lessons while we count down to day 100. These are also due on or before the 8th.
We additionally need a few food items for this day for our 100th day trail mix. There is a sign-up for this in the back of the classroom. Thanks to those who have signed up!
Finally, we would love to have some extra parent help for our centers time on the 100th day (Wed, Feb 13th) from 8 until about 9. Sign up in the back of room 4!
Thursday, 2/14 Valentine's day. We will have a small celebration after lunch. Kids can bring in Valentine cards for the class, but I ask that they only write their names rather than writing who each card is for. This eliminates A LOT of unnecessary confusion
Monday 2/18: NO SCHOOL; Presidents' Day Holiday
Language Arts
We are into our unit about technology at school and home. We've read some stories that have led to some good discussions about technology and why people use it. This week we will read about technology in the past and now.
Our letter focus this week is the short u sound as in umbrella. We will work on writing, reading and spelling words with this sound.
Math
This week we will wrap up module 3 on comparison of length, weight, capacity, and numbers to 10.
Thanks for reading! Please don't hesitate to reach out with questions or concerns.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
Monday, 2/11: NO SCHOOL; Lincoln's Birthday
Wednesday, 2/13: 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 two extra homework assignments: First, they will need to bring in a collection of 100 items displayed in a creative way. They can get as creative as they want with this! I shared some ideas and showed them past projects, so they should be getting their own ideas and starting to work on their projects. These are due no later than Friday, february 8. On the 100th day they will share their collection.
Second, I sent home ziploc baggies with kids' names on them. They will need to count 100 of some household item, put them in the bag and bring it to school . We will be using these for a few lessons while we count down to day 100. These are also due on or before the 8th.
We additionally need a few food items for this day for our 100th day trail mix. There is a sign-up for this in the back of the classroom. Thanks to those who have signed up!
Finally, we would love to have some extra parent help for our centers time on the 100th day (Wed, Feb 13th) from 8 until about 9. Sign up in the back of room 4!
Thursday, 2/14 Valentine's day. We will have a small celebration after lunch. Kids can bring in Valentine cards for the class, but I ask that they only write their names rather than writing who each card is for. This eliminates A LOT of unnecessary confusion
Monday 2/18: NO SCHOOL; Presidents' Day Holiday
Language Arts
We are into our unit about technology at school and home. We've read some stories that have led to some good discussions about technology and why people use it. This week we will read about technology in the past and now.
Our letter focus this week is the short u sound as in umbrella. We will work on writing, reading and spelling words with this sound.
Math
This week we will wrap up module 3 on comparison of length, weight, capacity, and numbers to 10.
Thanks for reading! Please don't hesitate to reach out with questions or concerns.
Friday, January 18, 2019
Week of January 21-25, 2019
Hello families! January is flying by and I haven't updated our newsletter in quite some time. We've been learning and working happily these past couple of weeks. Please read on to see what we have coming up:
If anyone can help with centers this Wednesday 1/23 from 8am until 8:50 please let me know!
Important Dates
Monday 1/21: No School, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr day. Enjoy the holiday!
Monday, 2/11: NO SCHOOL; Lincoln's Birthday
Wednesday, 2/13: 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 two extra homework assignments: First, they will need to bring in a collection of 100 items displayed in a creative way. They can get as creative as they want with this! On Tuesday I will share some ideas with the kids, so they can start thinking about their project. These are due no later than Friday, february 8. On the 100th day they will share their collection.
Second, this week I will send home ziploc baggies with kids' names on them. They will need to count 100 of some household item, put them in the bag and bring it to school . We will be using these for a few lessons while we count down to day 100.
We additionally need a few food items for this day for our 100th day trail mix. I will have a sign up sheet for this in the back of the classroom beginning next week.
Thursday, 2/14 Valentine's day. We will have a small celebration after lunch. Kids can bring in Valentine cards for the class, but I ask that they only write their names rather than writing who each card is for. This eliminates A LOT of unnecessary confusion
Monday 2/18: NO SCHOOL; Presidents' Day Holiday
Phoebe's Got Talent--school talent show. Please see below from Mr. Henrickson, our talent show guy:
If anyone can help with centers this Wednesday 1/23 from 8am until 8:50 please let me know!
Important Dates
Monday 1/21: No School, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr day. Enjoy the holiday!
Monday, 2/11: NO SCHOOL; Lincoln's Birthday
Wednesday, 2/13: 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 two extra homework assignments: First, they will need to bring in a collection of 100 items displayed in a creative way. They can get as creative as they want with this! On Tuesday I will share some ideas with the kids, so they can start thinking about their project. These are due no later than Friday, february 8. On the 100th day they will share their collection.
Second, this week I will send home ziploc baggies with kids' names on them. They will need to count 100 of some household item, put them in the bag and bring it to school . We will be using these for a few lessons while we count down to day 100.
We additionally need a few food items for this day for our 100th day trail mix. I will have a sign up sheet for this in the back of the classroom beginning next week.
Thursday, 2/14 Valentine's day. We will have a small celebration after lunch. Kids can bring in Valentine cards for the class, but I ask that they only write their names rather than writing who each card is for. This eliminates A LOT of unnecessary confusion
Monday 2/18: NO SCHOOL; Presidents' Day Holiday
Phoebe's Got Talent--school talent show. Please see below from Mr. Henrickson, our talent show guy:
Attached is the
tryout/information form for Phoebe’s Got Talent 2019 which includes three
important dates; our show is open to all students K-6. We have amazing
and talented students, and the show is a lot of fun! Students will tryout
during lunch in the library; after the forms have been collected, we will put
out a tryout schedule. As we make the difficult decision of who makes the
show, we don’t expect a finished product for the initial tryout. The
tryouts usually last 1-2 minutes, and we are looking for organization and
potential. The key to making the show is the ability to demonstrate
energy, enthusiasm, and fun!
The show takes place on the
stage at Sutter Middle School in front of a couple hundred people. Will
the act translate in that setting? How can you make your act bigger?
Louder? More energetic? That is what we are looking for!
If you have any questions, feel
free to get in touch with me.
Thanks.
Mr. Henrikson
Room 5
Homework Update
From now on kids will have fewer pages to complete each night with the expectation they put forth more effort on the pages they do have. They will continue to have daily math pages, which correspond to that day's teaching. Language arts pages will for the most part be writing pages. Kids will get two writing pages per week that they can break up any way they'd like. They should do their personal best on each of these writing pages. They should continue to sound out words. Phonetic spelling is what we are all about, so don't worry about spelling! As long as there are spaces between each word I can read kinder writing.
Language Arts
This week kids will take a (listening) comprehension test as we finish our 4th language arts unit on authors and storytelling.
We will begin unit 5, in which we will be reading and learing about technology at home and school.
Math
This week we will work on making sets with one more and one less than a given set and continue to work on comparing numbers.
Please don't hesitate to contact me with questions and/or concerns!
Thanks for reading, everyone!
Friday, December 14, 2018
Week of December 17-21, 2019
Hi Families,
I can't believe it's the last school week of 2018! We will be busy this week finishing up our projects and work for the year.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
12/17-21: Spirit week! Please note the spirit days are totally optional. If your child does not participate he/she should wear a school uniform.
Monday: pajama day
Tuesday: festive socks (wear with school uniform)
Wednesday: ugly sweaters
Thursday: holiday hats, antlers, elf ears, headbands (wear with school uniform)
Friday: Holiday colors/free dress
Thursday, 12/20: Classroom holiday celebration, 11:35-12:40. If you'd like to come or send something in for this, please contact our room parent Kate Alves. All are welcome to come in and help!
Language Arts
This week we will finish our work with the short o sound and begin working on the /k/ sound for c.
New sight words: play, little
We will continue learning about storytelling and why people tell stories.
Math
This week we will wrap up weight and begin working on capacity.
Thank you for reading! Please don't hesitate to contact me with questions or concerns.
I can't believe it's the last school week of 2018! We will be busy this week finishing up our projects and work for the year.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
12/17-21: Spirit week! Please note the spirit days are totally optional. If your child does not participate he/she should wear a school uniform.
Monday: pajama day
Tuesday: festive socks (wear with school uniform)
Wednesday: ugly sweaters
Thursday: holiday hats, antlers, elf ears, headbands (wear with school uniform)
Friday: Holiday colors/free dress
Thursday, 12/20: Classroom holiday celebration, 11:35-12:40. If you'd like to come or send something in for this, please contact our room parent Kate Alves. All are welcome to come in and help!
Language Arts
This week we will finish our work with the short o sound and begin working on the /k/ sound for c.
New sight words: play, little
We will continue learning about storytelling and why people tell stories.
Math
This week we will wrap up weight and begin working on capacity.
Thank you for reading! Please don't hesitate to contact me with questions or concerns.
Friday, December 7, 2018
Week of December 10-14, 2018
Hello Families!
So far in Room 4, December has been all about working and giving and helping others. Hopefully your child told you a little bit about the family we have adopted for our school's December charity drive. You will find more information about them and what to give below.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
Thursday, 12/20: Room 4 Winter Celebration, 11:35-12:40. An email from Kate our room parent went out about this earlier in the week. We would love lots of parent volunteers for this; all are welcome!
Week of 12/17-12/21: Holiday Spirit week. The spirit day themes are as follows--
Please note these spirit days are TOTALLY OPTIONAL and kids should wear uniforms if they choose not to participate. On Tuesday and Thursday they should wear uniforms with their festive socks and head gear.
Friday, 1/11: Kinder filed trip to the Sacramento Theater Company production of Mary Poppins Jr. We will leave at 9:45 am and return at about 12:15pm. Please return the permission form no later than Wednesday 12/12. We can only take 5 chaperones on this trip. I will give first priority to those who did not attend the pumpkin patch trip. Thank you for understanding.
Camp Fire Victims Charity Drive
Our family is adopting the Custer family this season. I have included some information about them to help you when deciding what to give.
Subreena Custer (mom)
Caliegh (2)
Wyatt (10 months)
Subreena is pregnant with a baby boy and due on January 15th.
This family lost their home and vehicle in the Camp Fire. They would appreciate gift cards for food and money (Visa gift cards, etc) to help them find a new place to live and a new car.
The class and I brainstormed ideas about what to get this family. We thought gift cards for Wal-Mart, Target, grocery stores, and/or Amazon would be good ideas. We also thought they may appreciate some gifts like new books for young children. Of course, we appreciate anything you and your family can give.
Together the class and I will be writing letters to the Custers and we will decorate a box with all of your donations. If you're out and about this weekend please pick up a gift card for the Custers. Thank you for your generosity.
Language Arts
This week we begin a new comprehension unit on authors and the stories they write.
We will focus on the short o sound and practice the new sight words he and has.
We will write an informational paragraph about how to stay warm in the cold.
Math
This week we continue the measurement unit with weight. We will use balance scales during our lessons to compare weight and then to find equal weights.
Thanks for reading everyone! Please don't hesitate to contact me with questions or concerns.
So far in Room 4, December has been all about working and giving and helping others. Hopefully your child told you a little bit about the family we have adopted for our school's December charity drive. You will find more information about them and what to give below.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
Thursday, 12/20: Room 4 Winter Celebration, 11:35-12:40. An email from Kate our room parent went out about this earlier in the week. We would love lots of parent volunteers for this; all are welcome!
Week of 12/17-12/21: Holiday Spirit week. The spirit day themes are as follows--
Monday Dec 17 – Pajama Day
Tuesday Dec 18 – Festive Socks
Wednesday Dec 19 – Ugly sweaters
Thursday Dec 20 – Holiday hats, antlers, elf ears and
headbands
Friday Dec 21 – Holiday colors/Free Dress
Please note these spirit days are TOTALLY OPTIONAL and kids should wear uniforms if they choose not to participate. On Tuesday and Thursday they should wear uniforms with their festive socks and head gear.
Friday, 1/11: Kinder filed trip to the Sacramento Theater Company production of Mary Poppins Jr. We will leave at 9:45 am and return at about 12:15pm. Please return the permission form no later than Wednesday 12/12. We can only take 5 chaperones on this trip. I will give first priority to those who did not attend the pumpkin patch trip. Thank you for understanding.
Camp Fire Victims Charity Drive
Our family is adopting the Custer family this season. I have included some information about them to help you when deciding what to give.
Subreena Custer (mom)
Caliegh (2)
Wyatt (10 months)
Subreena is pregnant with a baby boy and due on January 15th.
This family lost their home and vehicle in the Camp Fire. They would appreciate gift cards for food and money (Visa gift cards, etc) to help them find a new place to live and a new car.
The class and I brainstormed ideas about what to get this family. We thought gift cards for Wal-Mart, Target, grocery stores, and/or Amazon would be good ideas. We also thought they may appreciate some gifts like new books for young children. Of course, we appreciate anything you and your family can give.
Together the class and I will be writing letters to the Custers and we will decorate a box with all of your donations. If you're out and about this weekend please pick up a gift card for the Custers. Thank you for your generosity.
Language Arts
This week we begin a new comprehension unit on authors and the stories they write.
We will focus on the short o sound and practice the new sight words he and has.
We will write an informational paragraph about how to stay warm in the cold.
Math
This week we continue the measurement unit with weight. We will use balance scales during our lessons to compare weight and then to find equal weights.
Thanks for reading everyone! Please don't hesitate to contact me with questions or concerns.
Friday, November 9, 2018
Week of November 12-16, 2018
Hello families,
November is off to a super start. We've been talking and writing about what we are thankful for in preparation for the Thanksgiving holiday. It's hard to believe we are wrapping up our first trimester. I am looking forward to meeting with all of you during our conference week!
Here is what we have coming up:
Monday, 11/12: NO SCHOOL; Veterans Day observed
Friday, 11/16 and the week of 11/26-30: Minimum days for parent/teacher conferences. On these days I will walk the kids to the cafeteria at 11:40am. You are welcome to pick them up then from our line or to pick them up at 12 when they are finished eating. Kids who go to 4th R will eat in the cafeteria and a 4th R staff member will pick them up at 12.
Week of 11/19-23: NO SCHOOL; Thanksgiving Holiday
Friday, 11/30: Last Friday of the month free dress.
Language Arts
We are reading and writing about what living things need to survive. The kids are learning about the features of informational text, such as headings, labels, and captions. We are working on writing a paragraph about how to take care of a cat.
Math
This week we continue working with shapes. We will focus on 3-dimensional shapes.
Thanks for reading, everyone!
Please don't hesitate to email with any questions or concerns.
November is off to a super start. We've been talking and writing about what we are thankful for in preparation for the Thanksgiving holiday. It's hard to believe we are wrapping up our first trimester. I am looking forward to meeting with all of you during our conference week!
Here is what we have coming up:
Monday, 11/12: NO SCHOOL; Veterans Day observed
Friday, 11/16 and the week of 11/26-30: Minimum days for parent/teacher conferences. On these days I will walk the kids to the cafeteria at 11:40am. You are welcome to pick them up then from our line or to pick them up at 12 when they are finished eating. Kids who go to 4th R will eat in the cafeteria and a 4th R staff member will pick them up at 12.
Week of 11/19-23: NO SCHOOL; Thanksgiving Holiday
Friday, 11/30: Last Friday of the month free dress.
Language Arts
We are reading and writing about what living things need to survive. The kids are learning about the features of informational text, such as headings, labels, and captions. We are working on writing a paragraph about how to take care of a cat.
Math
This week we continue working with shapes. We will focus on 3-dimensional shapes.
Thanks for reading, everyone!
Please don't hesitate to email with any questions or concerns.
Friday, October 26, 2018
Week of OCtober 29-November 2, 2018
Hello Families,
Our first field trip was a success! Thank you to all of our parent chaperones for helping our day go smoothly. We loved having all of you.
If you have photos from the day please email them to me at carrie.relles@gmail.com
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
Saturday, 10/27: PH harvest festival, 3-6:30 pm. I hope to see all of you there!
Wednesday, 10/31: Halloween. This is an orange and black spirit day. Kids can wear orange and black or uniforms. No costumes! We will celebrate Halloween with snacks and crafts at 11:35 when the kids come back from lunch. Thanks again to Kate Alves for organizing this. If you'd like to help, please come to room 4 at about 11:20.
Monday, 11/12: Veterans' Day Holiday; NO SCHOOL
Friday, 11/16 and the week of 11/26-30: Parent/teacher conferences; minimum days. Please see the attachment from my homework email to give me your top 3 dates and times. On minimum days I walk the kids to the cafeteria at 11:40 am. You can pick them up then or they can eat lunch until 12 and then be picked up. Kids who go to 4th R get picked up at 12. There are no after school classes that week.
11/18-11/23: Thanksgiving Holiday; NO SCHOOL
Language Arts
This week we work on the letter n and the /n/ sound.
Our new sight word is the
We will wrap up our unit on characters this week. We have had some really good work with identifying realistic fiction vs fantasy, retelling important events from stories, and making inferences about characters based on clues from the text.
Math
This week we will work on identifying one less in numbers up to 10. We will finish unit 1 on Wednesday and take the chapter test on Friday. There is no math homework on Thursday.
This week we have our first student of the week, Holden. The student of the week will take home a poster to decorate before their week, and share the poster on Monday morning. During the week the class writes letters to our student of the week. These will be displayed in the classroom with the poster.
Thanks for reading, everyone! Please don't hesitate to contact me with questions or concerns.
Our first field trip was a success! Thank you to all of our parent chaperones for helping our day go smoothly. We loved having all of you.
If you have photos from the day please email them to me at carrie.relles@gmail.com
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
Saturday, 10/27: PH harvest festival, 3-6:30 pm. I hope to see all of you there!
Wednesday, 10/31: Halloween. This is an orange and black spirit day. Kids can wear orange and black or uniforms. No costumes! We will celebrate Halloween with snacks and crafts at 11:35 when the kids come back from lunch. Thanks again to Kate Alves for organizing this. If you'd like to help, please come to room 4 at about 11:20.
Monday, 11/12: Veterans' Day Holiday; NO SCHOOL
Friday, 11/16 and the week of 11/26-30: Parent/teacher conferences; minimum days. Please see the attachment from my homework email to give me your top 3 dates and times. On minimum days I walk the kids to the cafeteria at 11:40 am. You can pick them up then or they can eat lunch until 12 and then be picked up. Kids who go to 4th R get picked up at 12. There are no after school classes that week.
11/18-11/23: Thanksgiving Holiday; NO SCHOOL
Language Arts
This week we work on the letter n and the /n/ sound.
Our new sight word is the
We will wrap up our unit on characters this week. We have had some really good work with identifying realistic fiction vs fantasy, retelling important events from stories, and making inferences about characters based on clues from the text.
Math
This week we will work on identifying one less in numbers up to 10. We will finish unit 1 on Wednesday and take the chapter test on Friday. There is no math homework on Thursday.
This week we have our first student of the week, Holden. The student of the week will take home a poster to decorate before their week, and share the poster on Monday morning. During the week the class writes letters to our student of the week. These will be displayed in the classroom with the poster.
Thanks for reading, everyone! Please don't hesitate to contact me with questions or concerns.
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Week of October 22-26, 2018
The Jog-a-Thon is here! We are all very excited in room 4 for the kindergarteners’ first of many Phoebe Jog-a-Thon days. In case you missed the emails, we will run at 8:30 out on the back fields. All 96 kinders (and their teachers!) will run together. Please come cheer us on! Don’t worry if you can’t make it; our 5th grade buddy classroom will be out to give us lots of support.
Kids can wear athletic free dress clothing tomorrow, and they are encouraged to wear the new pink shirts they took home today! Because our class had 100% participation in Jog-a-Thon pledges, we earned a special free dress day of our choice. I will be in touch with a date.
As if the Jog-a-Thon isn’t exciting enough, we are heading into ANOTHER very exciting week with our first class field trip on Wednesday!
This is a uniform day, and kids must bring a bag lunch from home. We will eat together at the pumpkin patch before we head back to school.
Chaperones, please meet at room 4 on Wednesday morning no later than 9 am. I will have instructions and groupings for all of the chaperones then. We will take the bus together and return by 12:30.
PLEASE NOTE WE WILL NOT HAVE CENTERS ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.
After our trip on Wednesday we will get to look forward to Saturday’s harvest festival! Thanks to everyone who signed up to run our class booth. If you’d like to help please get in touch with Kate Alves, Ryker’s mom. Her email address is Kate.e.alves@gmail.com
Come in costume and ready for fun!
Lastly, we will celebrate Halloween on Wednesday the 31st with some snacks and crafts at 11:35 when the kids come back from lunch. Kate is organizing this, and we’d love lots of parents to help, so if you’re available, please let Kate know.
In between all of this jogging, celebrating and field-tripping we will also be getting some work done! The kids are amazing me with how independent they are becoming with letter sounds and writing. We will continue our unit on characters in stories this week, and focus on finding and ordering the main events in stories.
In math we will work on finding “one more than” a given number to 10. We will not use math equations yet, but rather focus on looking at quantities of objects and becoming fluent in naming the number that is one more. Watch for this in this week’s homework packet.
Thanks for reading, everyone! Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns.
Kids can wear athletic free dress clothing tomorrow, and they are encouraged to wear the new pink shirts they took home today! Because our class had 100% participation in Jog-a-Thon pledges, we earned a special free dress day of our choice. I will be in touch with a date.
As if the Jog-a-Thon isn’t exciting enough, we are heading into ANOTHER very exciting week with our first class field trip on Wednesday!
This is a uniform day, and kids must bring a bag lunch from home. We will eat together at the pumpkin patch before we head back to school.
Chaperones, please meet at room 4 on Wednesday morning no later than 9 am. I will have instructions and groupings for all of the chaperones then. We will take the bus together and return by 12:30.
PLEASE NOTE WE WILL NOT HAVE CENTERS ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.
After our trip on Wednesday we will get to look forward to Saturday’s harvest festival! Thanks to everyone who signed up to run our class booth. If you’d like to help please get in touch with Kate Alves, Ryker’s mom. Her email address is Kate.e.alves@gmail.com
Come in costume and ready for fun!
Lastly, we will celebrate Halloween on Wednesday the 31st with some snacks and crafts at 11:35 when the kids come back from lunch. Kate is organizing this, and we’d love lots of parents to help, so if you’re available, please let Kate know.
In between all of this jogging, celebrating and field-tripping we will also be getting some work done! The kids are amazing me with how independent they are becoming with letter sounds and writing. We will continue our unit on characters in stories this week, and focus on finding and ordering the main events in stories.
In math we will work on finding “one more than” a given number to 10. We will not use math equations yet, but rather focus on looking at quantities of objects and becoming fluent in naming the number that is one more. Watch for this in this week’s homework packet.
Thanks for reading, everyone! Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns.
Friday, October 5, 2018
Week of October 8-12, 2018
We had such a great week in Room 4!
For those of you who missed the school announcements this morning, our Jog-a-Thon totals are in, and together we raised $94,000 to support the arts at Phoebe Hearst. For those who are new to our school, this is $15,000 more than last year, and nearly $50,000 more than 5 years ago. I am so lucky to teach and send my children to a school where we work so hard to give our kids enrichment programs. THANK YOU to all of the Room 4 families for your donations. We have 100% participation this year.
Congrats to our classroom's first Golden Dragon winner, Dylan!
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
Thursday, 10/18 Jog-a-Thon prizes will go home with kids. Everyone is encouraged to wear their gear on Friday for run day!
Friday, 10/19: Jog-a-Thon day! Please come cheer us on as we run. I will send out the schedule as soon as I recieve it.
Wednesday, 10/24, 9:00-12:30 pumpkin patch field trip. Thanks to all our parent chaperones!
They are:
Lindsey Murawski
Abby Jaske
Nattana Lindsey
Theresa Barajas
Nate McGill
Rebecca Frazee
Julia O'Brien
Shayla Khan
Luana Cook
Janelle Reali
Panorea Avdis
Milt Apostolidis
Kate Alves
Cate Williams
Paula Turner
Please be in room 4 at 9:00 am to get your group and hop on the bus with us. We will eat lunch at the pumpkin patch, so parents please send all kids to school with a lunch from home that day.
Saturday, 10/27: PH Harvest Festival. Thanks to Kate Alves for organizing our class booth and to everyone who signed up to help that day!
Wednesday, 10/31: Free dress/wear orange and black. We do NOT wear costumes to school. We will have a small celebration that day 11:35-12:30. If you'd like to come in and help please let me or Kate Alves know.
Language Arts
This week we will wrap up our first comprehension unit on rules at school and at home. We will read a story this week and compare it to last week's informational text.
We will continue to work on letter sounds and shapes. Our focus will be Aa (short and long sounds)
Our new sight word is like.
Math
This week we continue working on numbers to 10. Kids will work on finding pairs that are "hiding" within larger numbers, like 5 and 3 making 8.
Science
This week we focus on the parts and lifecycle of pumpkins as we prepare for our field trip at the end of the month.
Today we had our first music lesson with Mrs. Toone. Photo below :)
For those of you who missed the school announcements this morning, our Jog-a-Thon totals are in, and together we raised $94,000 to support the arts at Phoebe Hearst. For those who are new to our school, this is $15,000 more than last year, and nearly $50,000 more than 5 years ago. I am so lucky to teach and send my children to a school where we work so hard to give our kids enrichment programs. THANK YOU to all of the Room 4 families for your donations. We have 100% participation this year.
Congrats to our classroom's first Golden Dragon winner, Dylan!
Important Dates
Thursday, 10/18 Jog-a-Thon prizes will go home with kids. Everyone is encouraged to wear their gear on Friday for run day!
Friday, 10/19: Jog-a-Thon day! Please come cheer us on as we run. I will send out the schedule as soon as I recieve it.
Wednesday, 10/24, 9:00-12:30 pumpkin patch field trip. Thanks to all our parent chaperones!
They are:
Lindsey Murawski
Abby Jaske
Nattana Lindsey
Theresa Barajas
Nate McGill
Rebecca Frazee
Julia O'Brien
Shayla Khan
Luana Cook
Janelle Reali
Panorea Avdis
Milt Apostolidis
Kate Alves
Cate Williams
Paula Turner
Please be in room 4 at 9:00 am to get your group and hop on the bus with us. We will eat lunch at the pumpkin patch, so parents please send all kids to school with a lunch from home that day.
Saturday, 10/27: PH Harvest Festival. Thanks to Kate Alves for organizing our class booth and to everyone who signed up to help that day!
Wednesday, 10/31: Free dress/wear orange and black. We do NOT wear costumes to school. We will have a small celebration that day 11:35-12:30. If you'd like to come in and help please let me or Kate Alves know.
Language Arts
This week we will wrap up our first comprehension unit on rules at school and at home. We will read a story this week and compare it to last week's informational text.
We will continue to work on letter sounds and shapes. Our focus will be Aa (short and long sounds)
Our new sight word is like.
Math
This week we continue working on numbers to 10. Kids will work on finding pairs that are "hiding" within larger numbers, like 5 and 3 making 8.
Science
This week we focus on the parts and lifecycle of pumpkins as we prepare for our field trip at the end of the month.
Today we had our first music lesson with Mrs. Toone. Photo below :)
Thanks for reading! Have a great weekend!
Friday, September 28, 2018
Week of October 1-5, 2018
It's October! We have a very busy month ahead filled with reading, math, pumpkins, our first field trip, the jog-a-thon, and the harvest festival!
Please read on to see what's coming up
Important Dates
Monday 10/1: Homerun Reader launch. We will go to announcements on the big yard to learn about the Homerun Reader program. Kids will log their minutes reading outside of school to earn Rivercats swag and a ticket to a Rivercats game in the spring!
Friday 10/5: Room 4 to work in the garden, 8:50-9:20. Please join us! The more the merrier!
Please read on to see what's coming up
Important Dates
Monday 10/1: Homerun Reader launch. We will go to announcements on the big yard to learn about the Homerun Reader program. Kids will log their minutes reading outside of school to earn Rivercats swag and a ticket to a Rivercats game in the spring!
Friday 10/5: Room 4 to work in the garden, 8:50-9:20. Please join us! The more the merrier!
Friday, 10/19: Phoebe Hearst jog-a-thon. Kindergarteners usually run first, but I will send out a schedule as soon as I receive it. You’re all encouraged to come cheer us on. It’s a very fun day with music, encouragement and snacks.
Wednesday 10/24: pumpkin patch field trip. Please remember to send in permission slips and $5.50 asap. If you’d like to chaperone and you’ve been fingerprinted by the district, this is your last call. I am sending chaperone names to the office this week!
Saturday 10/27: PH harvest festival. Look for an email from our room parent Kate Alves (Ryker’s mom) about this.
Language Arts
This week we will work on reading informational text and discuss its features (table of contents, glossary, index. etc). We will work on identifying letter sounds and blending sounds orally to make words. We will work on writing together in order to solidify the writing conventions of capitalizing the first word in a sentence, using spaces between words, and ending sentences with an end mark.
Math
On Friday the kids took their first math test and did very well! Tests in kindergarten are as much about teaching test-taking procedures and strategies as they are about the math concepts. As the year progresses they will look forward to test days because they are a chance to shine and show our smarts!
Science
This week we will take our plants unit into studying pumpkins before our field trip on the 24th. We will start with the life cycle of the pumpkin.
Thanks for reading! Please reach out if you have questions. carrie.relles@gmail.com
Friday, September 21, 2018
Week of September 24-28, 2018
Hello families!
We’ve had another super week in room 4. This week we really started getting into our curriculum, and the kids were superstars. They deserve some rest and lots of fun this weekend!
Here is what we have coming up:
Wednesday, 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, 9/28: class picture day/free dress
Photo ordering envelopes went home Friday. Please note all students will take a photo, even if you choose not to order.
Friday, 9/28: class picture day/free dress
Photo ordering envelopes went home Friday. Please note all students will take a photo, even if you choose not to order.
Friday, 9/28: Jog-a-Thon pledges due to school. You can send these into the classroom or turn in to the office. Our jog-a-thon fully funds our arts program, thanks to all of you, our generous Phoebe families and friends. Thank you in advance for collecting donations!
Friday, 10/19: Phoebe Hearst jog-a-thon. Kindergarteners usually run first, but I will send out a schedule as soon as I receive it. You’re all encouraged to come cheer us on. It’s a very fun day with music, encouragement and snacks.
Wednesday 10/24: pumpkin patch field trip. Please remember to send in permission slips and $5.50 asap. If you’d like to chaperone and you’ve been fingerprinted by the district, this is your last call. I am sending chaperone names to the office this week!
Saturday 10/27: PH harvest festival. Look for an email from our room parent Kate Alves (Ryker’s mom) about this.
Language Arts
This week we will continue reading, writing and talking about rules at school and home. We will begin focusing on sounds letters make and using these sounds to blend words. We will also work on finding nouns in sentences.
This week we will continue reading, writing and talking about rules at school and home. We will begin focusing on sounds letters make and using these sounds to blend words. We will also work on finding nouns in sentences.
Math
We have begun to work on writing numbers. Look for writing practice in the homework this week. We will also work on a little bit of addition and subtraction.
We have begun to work on writing numbers. Look for writing practice in the homework this week. We will also work on a little bit of addition and subtraction.
Science
We have begun a unit on plants. This week we will focus on apples as we celebrate apple day.
Thanks for reading, everyone! Please don't hesitate to email carrie.relles@gmail.com
Check out the photos below from our first day in the garden!
We have begun a unit on plants. This week we will focus on apples as we celebrate apple day.
Thanks for reading, everyone! Please don't hesitate to email carrie.relles@gmail.com
Check out the photos below from our first day in the garden!
Friday, September 14, 2018
Week of September 17-21, 2018
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, 9/14: Movie night! I hope to see all of you here tonight!
Monday, 9/17: First art lesson with Ms. Jane, 8:15-9:00 am
Tuesday, 9/18: 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! For the first time in a few years we have more helpers than volunteer positions, and this is wonderful! This is a big part of the kindergarten day, and the kids love this time. I couldn't make it happen without parents who are so generous with their time.
As a reminder, our volunteers are as follows:
Tuesdays:
Alves
Frazee/Hammond
Brokaw
Apostolidis
Wednesdays:
Kain
Mulligan
Lindsey
Richards
Thursdays
Williams
Murawski
Jaske
O'Brien
If any volunteers would be willing to work in the room every other week, please let me know. We have one more parent who would like to join the fun.
If you have a day when you can't make your centers commitment, please let me know! I will find a replacement for you.
Friday, 9/21: Room 4 will work in the school garden, 8:50-9:20. Please join us if you can! Younger siblings are welcome.
Wednesday, 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, 9/28: class picture day/free dress
Photo ordering envelopes went home Friday.
Jog-a-Thon
Today we went to morning announcements on the big yard with the rest of the school for the Jog-a-Thon kickoff. The Jog-a-Thon is our school's biggest fundraiser, and completely funds our art program plus other enrichment activities. Your child will take home their Jog-a-Thon pledge envelope on Friday. The more pledges kids get, the more Phoebe swag they earn, and they have chances to win awesome prizes!
We will run in the morning on October 19.
Language Arts
This week we will begin 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. If they have an interest in practicing letter writing on their own, please encourage this! Look for a penmanship guide in thour homework folder that will go home Monday.
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
We have been working on sorting objects, and this week we will work on numbers to 5 in different configurations, math drawings, and expressions. Look for this in the homework starting Monday!
Book Orders
If you plan on ordering from the September Scholastic Book Catalogs, please do so by Monday. I will submit the order on Tuesday 9/16. Just go to www.scholastic.com/readingclubs and enter my classroom code which is FNJKK.
Scholastic books are super affordable, and all of our class orders help to earn books for our classroom! In fact we are only $108 in orders away from earning TONS of bonus points which means TONS of free books for our classroom! This offer is only good during September, so please order away!
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, 9/14: Movie night! I hope to see all of you here tonight!
Monday, 9/17: First art lesson with Ms. Jane, 8:15-9:00 am
Tuesday, 9/18: 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! For the first time in a few years we have more helpers than volunteer positions, and this is wonderful! This is a big part of the kindergarten day, and the kids love this time. I couldn't make it happen without parents who are so generous with their time.
As a reminder, our volunteers are as follows:
Tuesdays:
Alves
Frazee/Hammond
Brokaw
Apostolidis
Wednesdays:
Kain
Mulligan
Lindsey
Richards
Thursdays
Williams
Murawski
Jaske
O'Brien
If any volunteers would be willing to work in the room every other week, please let me know. We have one more parent who would like to join the fun.
If you have a day when you can't make your centers commitment, please let me know! I will find a replacement for you.
Friday, 9/21: Room 4 will work in the school garden, 8:50-9:20. Please join us if you can! Younger siblings are welcome.
Wednesday, 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, 9/28: class picture day/free dress
Photo ordering envelopes went home Friday.
Jog-a-Thon
Today we went to morning announcements on the big yard with the rest of the school for the Jog-a-Thon kickoff. The Jog-a-Thon is our school's biggest fundraiser, and completely funds our art program plus other enrichment activities. Your child will take home their Jog-a-Thon pledge envelope on Friday. The more pledges kids get, the more Phoebe swag they earn, and they have chances to win awesome prizes!
We will run in the morning on October 19.
Language Arts
This week we will begin 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. If they have an interest in practicing letter writing on their own, please encourage this! Look for a penmanship guide in thour homework folder that will go home Monday.
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
We have been working on sorting objects, and this week we will work on numbers to 5 in different configurations, math drawings, and expressions. Look for this in the homework starting Monday!
Book Orders
If you plan on ordering from the September Scholastic Book Catalogs, please do so by Monday. I will submit the order on Tuesday 9/16. Just go to www.scholastic.com/readingclubs and enter my classroom code which is FNJKK.
Scholastic books are super affordable, and all of our class orders help to earn books for our classroom! In fact we are only $108 in orders away from earning TONS of bonus points which means TONS of free books for our classroom! This offer is only good during September, so please order away!
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
Friday, September 7, 2018
Week of September 10-14, 2018
Hello Families,
We've had so much fun this week getting to know each other better, establishing classroom routines and expectations, and getting to work! Your children have amazed me with their enthusiasm for learning and their kindness to me and each other. We have a super class. I am very excited for what this year will bring.
This blog is my version of a classroom newsletter. I update it weekly with room 4 announcements, important dates, and curriculum information. This week I have lots if information to share.
Important Dates
Wednesday, 9/12: Back-to-School Night, 5:45-7:00pm. More info below
Friday 9/14: Phoebe Hearst movie night, 6:30pm. I hope to see all of you there!
Friday, 9/21: Room 4 to work in the school garden, 8:50-9:20
Wednesday, 9/26: Kindergarten Apple day. More info below
Friday, 9/28: School picture day/free dress day
Friday, 10/5: Room 4 to work in the school garden, 8:50-9:20
Friday, 10/19: Jog-a-Thon
Wednesday, 10/24: Pumpkin patch field trip, More info below
Saturday 10/27: Phoebe Hearst Harvest Festival
Back-to-School Night
Like last year, we will have two information sessions per classroom this year, so families can hear from more than one teacher. We will meet on the main playground at 5:45. I will begin my sessions after this. Each session will be 30 minutes, so you can plan on attending at 6 or 6:30pm. This evening is for adults. If you need to bring the kids of course that's fine, but they may find it pretty boring! I will be sharing lots of info about our year, field trips, special kinder days, curriculum etc.
Apple Day
This is a fun kinder day when we will learn about apples and how they grow. Each kindergartener should bring an apple to school that day. They can be any color or size. We will use them for several lessons and eat them when finished.
Pumpkin Patch Field Trip
The kids took home a permission slip on Thursday this week. Please sign and return the form with $5.50 to cover the cost for a small pumpkin. Chaperones do not need to pay. If you'd like to chaperone this trip, you must have fingerprints and TB test results on file in our office. Chaperones do not need to pay to accompany us.
5th Grade Buddies
Today the kindergarteners met their fifth grade buddies. We get together with the kids in Room 8 on Fridays to read, work on projects, or work in the garden together. Be sure to ask your child about his or her buddy. Today the kids got to know each other and read books together in room 4.
Language Arts
We are currently working on establishing classroom routines for working during our language arts time. Next week we will begin working with letter names, shapes and sounds. Each day the kids write in a journal. We begin the year with lots of help from me, and I gradually remove my help as the kids become independent. We have been and will continue to read and discuss lots of stories about starting school and making new friends. The kids have had really nice discussions about these.
Math
Next week we will work on sorting objects into groups. As in language arts, we are working in math on routines to ensure the year runs smoothly.
That's it for now! If you ever have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to email or stop by room 4. carrie.relles@gmail.com
We've had so much fun this week getting to know each other better, establishing classroom routines and expectations, and getting to work! Your children have amazed me with their enthusiasm for learning and their kindness to me and each other. We have a super class. I am very excited for what this year will bring.
This blog is my version of a classroom newsletter. I update it weekly with room 4 announcements, important dates, and curriculum information. This week I have lots if information to share.
Important Dates
Wednesday, 9/12: Back-to-School Night, 5:45-7:00pm. More info below
Friday 9/14: Phoebe Hearst movie night, 6:30pm. I hope to see all of you there!
Friday, 9/21: Room 4 to work in the school garden, 8:50-9:20
Wednesday, 9/26: Kindergarten Apple day. More info below
Friday, 9/28: School picture day/free dress day
Friday, 10/5: Room 4 to work in the school garden, 8:50-9:20
Friday, 10/19: Jog-a-Thon
Wednesday, 10/24: Pumpkin patch field trip, More info below
Saturday 10/27: Phoebe Hearst Harvest Festival
Back-to-School Night
Like last year, we will have two information sessions per classroom this year, so families can hear from more than one teacher. We will meet on the main playground at 5:45. I will begin my sessions after this. Each session will be 30 minutes, so you can plan on attending at 6 or 6:30pm. This evening is for adults. If you need to bring the kids of course that's fine, but they may find it pretty boring! I will be sharing lots of info about our year, field trips, special kinder days, curriculum etc.
Apple Day
This is a fun kinder day when we will learn about apples and how they grow. Each kindergartener should bring an apple to school that day. They can be any color or size. We will use them for several lessons and eat them when finished.
Pumpkin Patch Field Trip
The kids took home a permission slip on Thursday this week. Please sign and return the form with $5.50 to cover the cost for a small pumpkin. Chaperones do not need to pay. If you'd like to chaperone this trip, you must have fingerprints and TB test results on file in our office. Chaperones do not need to pay to accompany us.
5th Grade Buddies
Today the kindergarteners met their fifth grade buddies. We get together with the kids in Room 8 on Fridays to read, work on projects, or work in the garden together. Be sure to ask your child about his or her buddy. Today the kids got to know each other and read books together in room 4.
Language Arts
We are currently working on establishing classroom routines for working during our language arts time. Next week we will begin working with letter names, shapes and sounds. Each day the kids write in a journal. We begin the year with lots of help from me, and I gradually remove my help as the kids become independent. We have been and will continue to read and discuss lots of stories about starting school and making new friends. The kids have had really nice discussions about these.
Math
Next week we will work on sorting objects into groups. As in language arts, we are working in math on routines to ensure the year runs smoothly.
That's it for now! If you ever have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to email or stop by room 4. carrie.relles@gmail.com
Friday, June 1, 2018
Week of June 4-8, 2018
Hello families!
It's hard to believe June is here. We have lots going on during these last couple of weeks of school.
Important Dates
Tuesday, June 5: Field trip to the Folsom Zoo, 9:00-11:30. Thank you to those who have sent in the $3 for this trip. If you haven't sent this in please do so by Monday the 4th. This is a uniform day and kids will need to bring a lunch from home. We will be eating after we return to school.
Wednesday, June 6: We will watch the room 11 play, "Gold Dust or Bust" at 8:30 in the library.
Wednesday, June 6: We will work in the school garden one last time at 12:00. Please join us!
Monday June 11: Staff vs. 6th graders kickball game, 8:30 out at the baseball fields.
Tuesday, June 12: Kinder play day and family picnic, 9-12. Thank you to everyone who has signed up to help and/or bring snacks and water! We still need lots of help, and would love to see all of you.
This is a really fun day for everyone. If you can't make it to the play day part (9-11), you can still come to the family picnic at 11. Bring a lunch and a blanket and enjoy time with school friends. Hopoefully it won't be too hot!!
In addition to parents to run the games that day, I would also love to have some people help with set up at 8 that morning. Please let me know if you'd like to help.
Thursday, June 14: last day of school/minimum day. I will dismiss the kids at 11:40, when they can be picked up or go to lunch in the cafeteria.
Language Arts
We are still finding time to work on lots of reading and writing during these last few busy days of school! I am working with the kids on reading and spelling words with long vowels and dipthongs (oy, oi, aw, etc). They are doing great with this! We will continue this week.
For writing we will be finishing up paragraphs about what we like to do in the summer.
Math
This week we will work on lessons that look ahead to first grade standards. The kids took their last kinder math test on Friday the 1st.
THANK YOU
Parents, this has been a fabulous school year. Your kids have been such a fun group to work with these past months. I am so grateful for all of the help and support you all have given to me and the kids this year.
Sarah Z'berg went above and beyond as our room parent. Your organization is unmatched.
Heather Young brought us out to the garden twice a month and gave the kids many great experiences with planting, harvesting, and learning about composting.
13 parents and grandparents came in every week to help with our centers time, giving the kids some small group time that they so need.
Mike Beckwith checked in homework every Friday morning.
Lots and lots of you chaperoned our field trips, sent in supplies, and helped out on our special school days.
Thank you everyone for making this year super successful and memorable for our children.
First Grade (wow)
Several of you have asked me about first grade classrooms and teachers. The other kinder teachers and I will work with Mr. McGill this summer to create next year's class lists. We are always very thoughtful in doing this. Our school does not take teacher requests I can assure you all of our first grade teachers are wonderful, and our children will be in good hands next year.
It's hard to believe June is here. We have lots going on during these last couple of weeks of school.
Important Dates
Tuesday, June 5: Field trip to the Folsom Zoo, 9:00-11:30. Thank you to those who have sent in the $3 for this trip. If you haven't sent this in please do so by Monday the 4th. This is a uniform day and kids will need to bring a lunch from home. We will be eating after we return to school.
Wednesday, June 6: We will watch the room 11 play, "Gold Dust or Bust" at 8:30 in the library.
Wednesday, June 6: We will work in the school garden one last time at 12:00. Please join us!
Monday June 11: Staff vs. 6th graders kickball game, 8:30 out at the baseball fields.
Tuesday, June 12: Kinder play day and family picnic, 9-12. Thank you to everyone who has signed up to help and/or bring snacks and water! We still need lots of help, and would love to see all of you.
This is a really fun day for everyone. If you can't make it to the play day part (9-11), you can still come to the family picnic at 11. Bring a lunch and a blanket and enjoy time with school friends. Hopoefully it won't be too hot!!
In addition to parents to run the games that day, I would also love to have some people help with set up at 8 that morning. Please let me know if you'd like to help.
Thursday, June 14: last day of school/minimum day. I will dismiss the kids at 11:40, when they can be picked up or go to lunch in the cafeteria.
Language Arts
We are still finding time to work on lots of reading and writing during these last few busy days of school! I am working with the kids on reading and spelling words with long vowels and dipthongs (oy, oi, aw, etc). They are doing great with this! We will continue this week.
For writing we will be finishing up paragraphs about what we like to do in the summer.
Math
This week we will work on lessons that look ahead to first grade standards. The kids took their last kinder math test on Friday the 1st.
THANK YOU
Parents, this has been a fabulous school year. Your kids have been such a fun group to work with these past months. I am so grateful for all of the help and support you all have given to me and the kids this year.
Sarah Z'berg went above and beyond as our room parent. Your organization is unmatched.
Heather Young brought us out to the garden twice a month and gave the kids many great experiences with planting, harvesting, and learning about composting.
13 parents and grandparents came in every week to help with our centers time, giving the kids some small group time that they so need.
Mike Beckwith checked in homework every Friday morning.
Lots and lots of you chaperoned our field trips, sent in supplies, and helped out on our special school days.
Thank you everyone for making this year super successful and memorable for our children.
First Grade (wow)
Several of you have asked me about first grade classrooms and teachers. The other kinder teachers and I will work with Mr. McGill this summer to create next year's class lists. We are always very thoughtful in doing this. Our school does not take teacher requests I can assure you all of our first grade teachers are wonderful, and our children will be in good hands next year.
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