Hello Room 4 Families
We had another super week in Room 4. Thanks to everyone who came to Back-to-School night. I hope I answered your questions and didn't bore you too much!
Here's what we have coming up next week:
Monday, September 23: We will be starting classroom centers with our parent and grandparent helpers. Thank you in advance to those family members who are going to volunteer in the class on a regular basis. We still need one more person for Wednesday mornings. Please let me know if you'd like to help out.
Thursday, September 26: "Apple Day" Please send an apple to school with your child. It can be any color. We will use the apples for a few lessons during the day. I would love to have 1-2 parent helpers that day at 11:45. Let me know if you're available and want to help.
Friday, September 27: Free dress day. Please remember clothing needs to be school appropriate with shoes kids can comfortably run around in.
Language Arts:
We are continuing our School unit.
Letter focus: Ff, Gg, Hh, and Ii
New sight words: here, is, a, an
We are continuing to work on recognizing and producing rhyming words and listening for beginning, middle, and ending sounds in words.
Math:
This week we will finish up our chapter on sorting. We will work on counting and recognizing equal groups and groups with less and more. The kids will take their chapter tests on Friday.
Social Studies:
We will be starting our first social studies unit this week. The theme is "Learning to Work Together," and we will be talking and learning all about how to successfully work as a team in school.
5th grade buddies:
On Friday our class will meet our 5th grade buddies from Mr. Burkhouse's class. Our 5th grade buddies will come to our classroom on Friday mornings to read with us, work on projects, or work in the school garden. This Friday the kids will meet their buddies and do an activity to get to know each other.
Thanks for reading, everyone. Have a great weekend, and please email me if you have any questions!
carrie.relles@gmail.com
Friday, September 20, 2013
Friday, September 13, 2013
Week of September 16-20, 2013
Hello room 4 families,
This week has been fabulous. The kids have been working so hard and getting lots accomplished!
Here's what we have coming up:
Tuesday, September 17, 5:30pm: Back-to-School Night. Please meet out on the main yard to hear from Mrs. Egan at 5:30. After that I will go over information for the year in Room 4.
Friday, September 27: Free dress day.
Friday, October 11: Free drees day for 1$. The money raised goes to help fund the 6th grade Sly Park trip.
Tuesday, October 22: pumpkin patch field trip. We will be taking a school bus to Dave's Pumpkin Patch in West Sacramento. The cost for this trip is $5.50 per child. You can send this to school any time between now and October 18. If you would like to accompany us on this trip, you must have fingerprints on file with Tammy in our office. Please note it may take 30 days for paperwork to process, so it's best to get this done ASAP. You won't have to go through the process again as long as your kids are in the Sac City district.
Language Arts:
We have started our unit on School, and the kids are loving the stories and poems we've been reading. We will continue this unit for about 3 more weeks.
This week we will work on letter formation of Bb, Cc, Dd, and Ee.
Our first sight word will be introduced: the
We will also work on rhyming and listening for beginning, middle and ending sounds.
In writing we are working on autobiographies.
Math:
This week we begin our first chapter on sorting and classifying. The kids will take a quick pre-test and then begin working identifying objects that are the same and different and sorting by one or two attributes (shape, color, size, etc).
Carpooling: If you live in the Curtis Park area and are interested in setting up a carpool for 1pm dismissal, please email Lara Johnson at Lara@lanset.com
Thanks everyone!Have a great weekend! I will see you Tuesday evening at Back-to-School Night. Please email me if you have any questions. carrie.relles@gmail.com
This week has been fabulous. The kids have been working so hard and getting lots accomplished!
Here's what we have coming up:
Tuesday, September 17, 5:30pm: Back-to-School Night. Please meet out on the main yard to hear from Mrs. Egan at 5:30. After that I will go over information for the year in Room 4.
Friday, September 27: Free dress day.
Friday, October 11: Free drees day for 1$. The money raised goes to help fund the 6th grade Sly Park trip.
Tuesday, October 22: pumpkin patch field trip. We will be taking a school bus to Dave's Pumpkin Patch in West Sacramento. The cost for this trip is $5.50 per child. You can send this to school any time between now and October 18. If you would like to accompany us on this trip, you must have fingerprints on file with Tammy in our office. Please note it may take 30 days for paperwork to process, so it's best to get this done ASAP. You won't have to go through the process again as long as your kids are in the Sac City district.
Language Arts:
We have started our unit on School, and the kids are loving the stories and poems we've been reading. We will continue this unit for about 3 more weeks.
This week we will work on letter formation of Bb, Cc, Dd, and Ee.
Our first sight word will be introduced: the
We will also work on rhyming and listening for beginning, middle and ending sounds.
In writing we are working on autobiographies.
Math:
This week we begin our first chapter on sorting and classifying. The kids will take a quick pre-test and then begin working identifying objects that are the same and different and sorting by one or two attributes (shape, color, size, etc).
Carpooling: If you live in the Curtis Park area and are interested in setting up a carpool for 1pm dismissal, please email Lara Johnson at Lara@lanset.com
Thanks everyone!Have a great weekend! I will see you Tuesday evening at Back-to-School Night. Please email me if you have any questions. carrie.relles@gmail.com
Friday, September 6, 2013
Week of September 9-13, 2013
Hello Room 4 Families,
We had a fabulous first week of school in Room 4. Your children have been working hard and making friends. I can tell it's going to be a great year!
Important Dates:
Friday, 9/13; "Tie Day": Kids can wear something that can be "tied." They can wear a tie, something that is tie-dyed, or something else that can be "tied." Feel free to get creative.
Friday, 9/13: movie night. This is a fun night out for Phoebe families. The movie, which is a surprise, begins at dark. There will be food available for purchase. Bring a blanket and chairs and enjoy!
Tuesday, 9/17, 5:30pm: back-to-school night. At this event I will share important room 4 information regarding class procedures, homework, field trips, etc.
Field Trips and Fingerprinting
In order to accompany the class on field trips, parents/guardians must be fingerprinted with the district. Once you are fingerprinted this year, you won't have to go through the process again. It does take 4-6 weeks for fingerprints to clear, so I encourage you to do this as soon as possible. The form for this came in the first day packet. We are planning a pumpkin patch field trip for the end of October, and I want parents to be able to come with us!
Homework
We will begin homework next week, September 16th. Each week the students will have a packet to complete. They will have two pages each night, Monday thru Thursday. On Thursday afternoons, I will email the following week's packet to you for you to print and have your child complete. I do it this way because we are on a very tight budget this year and I just don't have enough copies allocated to me to be able to make homework and classwork copies.
Parent Volunteers
Thank you to those parents who have signed up to help in and outside the classroom this year! For those of you who signed up to help with our morning centers time, this will not begin until the 23rd of September. I will give more information about this time at Back-to-School night. If you haven't had a chance to sign up, the sheet is in the back of room 4; stop by any time.
Thanks for reading, parents! If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me at carrie.relles@gmail.com or carrie-relles@scusd.edu or stop by before or after school.
Have a great weekend!
We had a fabulous first week of school in Room 4. Your children have been working hard and making friends. I can tell it's going to be a great year!
Important Dates:
Friday, 9/13; "Tie Day": Kids can wear something that can be "tied." They can wear a tie, something that is tie-dyed, or something else that can be "tied." Feel free to get creative.
Friday, 9/13: movie night. This is a fun night out for Phoebe families. The movie, which is a surprise, begins at dark. There will be food available for purchase. Bring a blanket and chairs and enjoy!
Tuesday, 9/17, 5:30pm: back-to-school night. At this event I will share important room 4 information regarding class procedures, homework, field trips, etc.
Field Trips and Fingerprinting
In order to accompany the class on field trips, parents/guardians must be fingerprinted with the district. Once you are fingerprinted this year, you won't have to go through the process again. It does take 4-6 weeks for fingerprints to clear, so I encourage you to do this as soon as possible. The form for this came in the first day packet. We are planning a pumpkin patch field trip for the end of October, and I want parents to be able to come with us!
Homework
We will begin homework next week, September 16th. Each week the students will have a packet to complete. They will have two pages each night, Monday thru Thursday. On Thursday afternoons, I will email the following week's packet to you for you to print and have your child complete. I do it this way because we are on a very tight budget this year and I just don't have enough copies allocated to me to be able to make homework and classwork copies.
Parent Volunteers
Thank you to those parents who have signed up to help in and outside the classroom this year! For those of you who signed up to help with our morning centers time, this will not begin until the 23rd of September. I will give more information about this time at Back-to-School night. If you haven't had a chance to sign up, the sheet is in the back of room 4; stop by any time.
Thanks for reading, parents! If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me at carrie.relles@gmail.com or carrie-relles@scusd.edu or stop by before or after school.
Have a great weekend!
Friday, August 30, 2013
Week of September 2-6, 2013
Hello new room 4 families!
This website takes the place of weekly bulletins in room 4. I will post each Friday afternoon about what will be happening in our classroom the following week(s). Please check here for information regarding curriculum, parent volunteer opportunities, and special events.
Important Dates:
Tuesday, 9/3: first day! I will see you in the Room 4 line in the Kindergarten yard at 8:10am. At 8:30am there will be a parent coffee in the cafeteria. I encourage all of you to attend this event which is put on by the PTO.
Friday, 9/13: movie night. This is a fun night out for Phoebe families. The movie, which is a surprise, begins at dark. There will be food available. Bring a blanket and chairs and enjoy!
Tuesday, 9/17, 5:30pm: back-to-school night. At this event I will share important room 4 information regarding class procedures, homework, field trips, etc.
THANK YOU to everyone who attended the orientation and ice cream social last night. I had a great time meeting all of you. I hope coming to the room and seeing me helped to alleviate any anxiety your kids may be feeling.
This week we will be very busy in room 4 getting to know each other and learning about the rules and procedures of our classroom and school. We will be reading lots of books about starting school and about how to be a good friend. We will do a lot of talking, drawing, and writing about starting school, making friends, and treating each other with respect.
One book we will read this week is called "Have You Filled a Bucket Today?" This book teaches kids that we all have an invisible bucket we carry around with us. When our bucket is full we feel good, and when our bucket is empty we feel bad. The book says we can fill each others' buckets with kind words and actions. This is called bucket filling. We can also dip into peoples' buckets when we say or do unkind things. This is called bucket dipping. Talk to your child about what they have learned from this book, and reinforce this "bucket" language at home if possible.
Thanks for reading, everyone! Enjoy your Labor Day weekend. If you ever have any questions or concerns please feel free to email me any time at either Carrie-relles@scusd.edu or carrie.relles@gmail.com
I check both daily.
I will see your kids on Tuesday!
This website takes the place of weekly bulletins in room 4. I will post each Friday afternoon about what will be happening in our classroom the following week(s). Please check here for information regarding curriculum, parent volunteer opportunities, and special events.
Important Dates:
Tuesday, 9/3: first day! I will see you in the Room 4 line in the Kindergarten yard at 8:10am. At 8:30am there will be a parent coffee in the cafeteria. I encourage all of you to attend this event which is put on by the PTO.
Friday, 9/13: movie night. This is a fun night out for Phoebe families. The movie, which is a surprise, begins at dark. There will be food available. Bring a blanket and chairs and enjoy!
Tuesday, 9/17, 5:30pm: back-to-school night. At this event I will share important room 4 information regarding class procedures, homework, field trips, etc.
THANK YOU to everyone who attended the orientation and ice cream social last night. I had a great time meeting all of you. I hope coming to the room and seeing me helped to alleviate any anxiety your kids may be feeling.
This week we will be very busy in room 4 getting to know each other and learning about the rules and procedures of our classroom and school. We will be reading lots of books about starting school and about how to be a good friend. We will do a lot of talking, drawing, and writing about starting school, making friends, and treating each other with respect.
One book we will read this week is called "Have You Filled a Bucket Today?" This book teaches kids that we all have an invisible bucket we carry around with us. When our bucket is full we feel good, and when our bucket is empty we feel bad. The book says we can fill each others' buckets with kind words and actions. This is called bucket filling. We can also dip into peoples' buckets when we say or do unkind things. This is called bucket dipping. Talk to your child about what they have learned from this book, and reinforce this "bucket" language at home if possible.
Thanks for reading, everyone! Enjoy your Labor Day weekend. If you ever have any questions or concerns please feel free to email me any time at either Carrie-relles@scusd.edu or carrie.relles@gmail.com
I check both daily.
I will see your kids on Tuesday!
Friday, May 31, 2013
Week of June 3-7, 2013
Hello Room 4 families
The kids had so much fun today at the jog-a-thon! Thank you to the parents who helped with getting running bibs on this morning.
Important Dates
Thursday, June 6: $1 free dress day-Sly Park fundraiser; Kindergarten sports day, 8:30-9:45
Friday, June 7: Free dress day
Thursday, June 13: LAST DAY. Room 4 party/play day 9-11; dismissal is at 12:20
Language Arts
This week we are continuing to work on reading and writing words with all short vowel sounds and some long vowel sounds. We will be doing lots of end-of-year writing, such as letters to our 5th-grade buddies and letters to Mr. Steve our custodian who is retiring.
I have started sending home some completed workbooks, so please be on the lookout for those.
Math
This week we continue to work with money.
This will be our last week of morning centers. I'd like to send a HUGE thanks to the parents and grandparents who helped with our centers time this year. Without you, the kids would not have been able to practice all of the skills they have been learning all year.
Lorina Alberto
Mara Buell
Jill Burns
Sarah Clark
Jacqui DeBoo
Lloyn Gordon
Ann Hall
Anna Ibrahim
Jamil Ibrahim
Alanda Newton
Adriana Sanchez-Ochoa
Raquel Rojas
Carolyn Stallings
Sandie Wheeldon
Catie Turner
Rosa Weathers
Tim Weathers
Chris Yoakum
Sarah Z'berg
Thanks for reading, everyone! Have a great weekend. Please email me if you have any questions or concerns.
carrie-relles@scusd.edu
The kids had so much fun today at the jog-a-thon! Thank you to the parents who helped with getting running bibs on this morning.
Important Dates
Thursday, June 6: $1 free dress day-Sly Park fundraiser; Kindergarten sports day, 8:30-9:45
Friday, June 7: Free dress day
Thursday, June 13: LAST DAY. Room 4 party/play day 9-11; dismissal is at 12:20
Language Arts
This week we are continuing to work on reading and writing words with all short vowel sounds and some long vowel sounds. We will be doing lots of end-of-year writing, such as letters to our 5th-grade buddies and letters to Mr. Steve our custodian who is retiring.
I have started sending home some completed workbooks, so please be on the lookout for those.
Math
This week we continue to work with money.
This will be our last week of morning centers. I'd like to send a HUGE thanks to the parents and grandparents who helped with our centers time this year. Without you, the kids would not have been able to practice all of the skills they have been learning all year.
Lorina Alberto
Mara Buell
Jill Burns
Sarah Clark
Jacqui DeBoo
Lloyn Gordon
Ann Hall
Anna Ibrahim
Jamil Ibrahim
Alanda Newton
Adriana Sanchez-Ochoa
Raquel Rojas
Carolyn Stallings
Sandie Wheeldon
Catie Turner
Rosa Weathers
Tim Weathers
Chris Yoakum
Sarah Z'berg
Thanks for reading, everyone! Have a great weekend. Please email me if you have any questions or concerns.
carrie-relles@scusd.edu
Friday, May 24, 2013
week of May 27-31, 2013
Hello Room 4 families,
Here is what we have going on this week:
Important dates:
Monday, May 27: Memorial Day; no school
Wednesday, May 29, 6:15-7:30 pm: Open House. Please come by and check out our classroom to see all the work we've been doing. The kids are very excited. The evening will begin on the main yard with some information from Mrs. Egan.
Friday, May 31: Free dress day; Jog-a-thon. The kindergartners will run at 8:30.
Thursday, June 6: Kindergarten sports day, 8:30-9:45. This is a free dress day for $1.
Friday, June 7: Free dress day
Thursday, June 13: Last day of school. We will have a class activity that day from 9-11, followed by lunch. Dismissal is at 12:20.
Language Arts
We are still very busy learning to read and write many new sounds and spellings. We have also been working on a TON of writing. The kids are for the most part in the habit of beginning a paragraph with a topic sentence, writing three sentences with supporting details, and then finishing with a concluding sentence.
We are reading and writing about ocean life, and we've been working on a gardening unit to celebrate our school garden. We will continue these next week.
Math
We are continuing to work on learning about money this week. It is very important that the kids memorize how much pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters are worth so they can start counting money. This week we are going to practice counting the money needed to buy items (up to $1.00).
Thanks for everything, parents and families! Please don't hesitate to email me if you have any questions or concerns carrie-relles@scusd.edu
Have a fantastic 3-day weekend.
Here is what we have going on this week:
Important dates:
Monday, May 27: Memorial Day; no school
Wednesday, May 29, 6:15-7:30 pm: Open House. Please come by and check out our classroom to see all the work we've been doing. The kids are very excited. The evening will begin on the main yard with some information from Mrs. Egan.
Friday, May 31: Free dress day; Jog-a-thon. The kindergartners will run at 8:30.
Thursday, June 6: Kindergarten sports day, 8:30-9:45. This is a free dress day for $1.
Friday, June 7: Free dress day
Thursday, June 13: Last day of school. We will have a class activity that day from 9-11, followed by lunch. Dismissal is at 12:20.
Language Arts
We are still very busy learning to read and write many new sounds and spellings. We have also been working on a TON of writing. The kids are for the most part in the habit of beginning a paragraph with a topic sentence, writing three sentences with supporting details, and then finishing with a concluding sentence.
We are reading and writing about ocean life, and we've been working on a gardening unit to celebrate our school garden. We will continue these next week.
Math
We are continuing to work on learning about money this week. It is very important that the kids memorize how much pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters are worth so they can start counting money. This week we are going to practice counting the money needed to buy items (up to $1.00).
Thanks for everything, parents and families! Please don't hesitate to email me if you have any questions or concerns carrie-relles@scusd.edu
Have a fantastic 3-day weekend.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Week of May 20-24, 2013
Hello Room 4 families!
It's hard to believe we are in the last few weeks of school. Even though we don't have many more days together, we are still working very hard in room 4.
Here's what we have coming up:
Saturday, May 18: PTO Art Walk, 10am-1pm. This should be a great event. The kids' artwork from the year will be displayed around the school, there will be activities, and food will be for sale with proceeds coming directly back to our school.
Monday, May 27: Memorial Day; NO SCHOOL
Wednesday, May 29: Open House; 6:15-7:30pm. This is your opportunity to come check out some of the work we've been doing in room 4. The evening will begin on the main yard with information and announcements from Mrs. Egan at 6:15.
Friday, May 31: Free Dress; Jog-a-thon day. I will let you know what time the kindergartners are running when I get the schedule. Jog-a-thon pledges are due to school by May 24th.
Thursday, June 6th: Kindergarten Sports Day, 8:30-9:45am. Several of you have asked if you can volunteer that day. Of course you are always welcome to come! 6th grade students will be running each station. Please make sure your kids wear good shoes for running that day.
Thursday, June 13th: Last day of school. We will have a class party/actvity time from 9-11. I will let you know more when I figure it out! Dismissal will be at 12:20.
Language Arts
This week we are continuing our last curriculum unit called By the Sea as well as working on a garden unit focusing on the common core standards that will be replacing the California state standards.
The kids are writing and reading so much. Most of them have gotten in the habit of writing paragraphs with topic and concluding sentences, and they have begun to read and spell words with long vowels.
We will have lots of writing on display at Open House.
Math
We have completed all of the chapters in our math curriculum! We will spend the next couple of weeks working on money: recognizing coins and counting pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. After that we will look ahead to first grade standards.
Science
Our science this week ties into our school-wide garden unit. The kids planted seeds last week and they are keeping garden journals to track the growth and changes they see in their plants. They are loving this so far.
Thanks for everything, parents and families! Please email me with any questions or concerns.
carrie-relles@scusd.edu
It's hard to believe we are in the last few weeks of school. Even though we don't have many more days together, we are still working very hard in room 4.
Here's what we have coming up:
Saturday, May 18: PTO Art Walk, 10am-1pm. This should be a great event. The kids' artwork from the year will be displayed around the school, there will be activities, and food will be for sale with proceeds coming directly back to our school.
Monday, May 27: Memorial Day; NO SCHOOL
Wednesday, May 29: Open House; 6:15-7:30pm. This is your opportunity to come check out some of the work we've been doing in room 4. The evening will begin on the main yard with information and announcements from Mrs. Egan at 6:15.
Friday, May 31: Free Dress; Jog-a-thon day. I will let you know what time the kindergartners are running when I get the schedule. Jog-a-thon pledges are due to school by May 24th.
Thursday, June 6th: Kindergarten Sports Day, 8:30-9:45am. Several of you have asked if you can volunteer that day. Of course you are always welcome to come! 6th grade students will be running each station. Please make sure your kids wear good shoes for running that day.
Thursday, June 13th: Last day of school. We will have a class party/actvity time from 9-11. I will let you know more when I figure it out! Dismissal will be at 12:20.
Language Arts
This week we are continuing our last curriculum unit called By the Sea as well as working on a garden unit focusing on the common core standards that will be replacing the California state standards.
The kids are writing and reading so much. Most of them have gotten in the habit of writing paragraphs with topic and concluding sentences, and they have begun to read and spell words with long vowels.
We will have lots of writing on display at Open House.
Math
We have completed all of the chapters in our math curriculum! We will spend the next couple of weeks working on money: recognizing coins and counting pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. After that we will look ahead to first grade standards.
Science
Our science this week ties into our school-wide garden unit. The kids planted seeds last week and they are keeping garden journals to track the growth and changes they see in their plants. They are loving this so far.
Thanks for everything, parents and families! Please email me with any questions or concerns.
carrie-relles@scusd.edu
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