Happy Friday everyone!
We had a great week in Room 4. The kids have been loving learning and talking about pumpkins. We carved a pumpkin and hypothesized about how many days it would take to rot. We planted the seeds from our pumpkin. We compared and contrasted pumkin seeds and sunflower seeds. We learned how pumpkins grow.
We are ready for our field trip on Tuesday!
When we return, we will be writing about our trip and what we experienced at the pumpkin patch. We will estimate and count the number of seeds in a pumpkin, and we will conduct some experiments with some small pumkins. Who knew we could learn and do so much with pumpkins?!?
Important upcoming dates:
Tuesday, October 22: Pumpkin patch field trip. Please send the permission slip and $5.50 to school if you have not already done so. We can not take any more parent/grandparent chaperones at this time. If you are fingerprinted and want to chaperone a field trip, please look out for our next date (TBA).
Also, please note we will be eating a picnic lunch at the pumpkin patch. Children should bring their lunches. We will not have the option to buy lunch in the cafeteria.
For those parents/grandparents coming with us, please meet us in Room 4 at 9:00am. The bus will be leaving at 9:15. We will have centers that morning as usual.
Parent/grandparent chaperones for this trip:
Theresa Barajas
Amy Biggar
Sarah Kirchgessner
Jennifer Mikacich
Bryan Moreno
Sherry Petta
Tait and Cathy Smith
Isabel Tragsiel
Diane Wukmir
Thank you for volunteering!
Friday, October 25: Free dress day/Jog-a-Thon (schedule to follow with our running time). Please make sure your child wears shoes and clothes for running!
Monday, October 28-Friday, November 1: Kids Can Food Drive. More information to follow.
Thursday, October 31: Black and orange spirit day (no costumes)
Monday, November 11: Veterans' Day Holiday. No school
Friday, November 15-Friday, November 22: shortened days for parent/teacher conferences. Please note kindergarteners are dismissed on these days at 12:20 from the cafeteria. I walk them to lunch at 11:50, and you can pick them up there.
If you haven't signed up for a conference day and time, please do so. The schedule/sign-up sheet is posted in the back of Room 4.
Friday, November 22: Picture Day
Language Arts:
This week we will continue to read and write about pumpkins.
We will work on rhyming, counting words in sentences, and figuring out that when we switch the order of words we change the sentence's meaning.
Our letter focus will be Uu, Vv, Ww, and Xx
New sight words: big, have, small
Math:
This week we continue with numbers 6-10. We are practicing counting objects to, writing, ordering, and comparing numbers to 10.
Friday, October 18, 2013
Friday, October 11, 2013
October 14-18, 2013
Happy Friday! We had a great week in room 4. The kids are having fun and working hard.
Here is what we have coming up:
Saturday, October 12: Harvest Festival, 4-9 pm
Monday, October 14: Room 4 art lesson, 10:00-10:45am. Thank you to Ramona Harvan and Stephenie Shah, who volunteered to help out during this lesson.
Book orders are also due on Monday. Please make your purchases at scholastic.com/readingclub using our online classroom code! FNJKK
Friday, October 18: Room 4 will work in the school garden, 10:00-10:45am. We still need 1-2 parents to help with this. Thank you to Ramona Harvan, Bob Lipman, and Tiffani Winter, who have already volunteered to help.
This day is also "class color spirit day". Kindergarteners should wear red
Tuesday, October 22: Pumpkin patch field trip. Please send the permission slip and $5.50 to school if you have not already done so. We now have 8 parent/grandparent volunteers for this. If you are fingerprinted and want to chaperone a field trip, please look out for our next date (TBA).
Also, please note we will be eating a picnic lunch at the pumpkin patch. Children should bring their lunches. We will not have the option to buy lunch in the cafeteria.
Friday, October 25: Free dress day/Jog-a-Thon (schedule to follow with our running time)
Monday, October 28-Friday, November 1: Kids Can Food Drive. More information to follow.
Thursday, October 31: Black and orange spirit day (no costumes)
Language Arts
This week we will focus on the letter shapes of Qq, Rr, Ss, and Tt
New sight words: he, she
For the next two weeks we will be learning, reading, and writing about pumpkins. As you probably know the kids are super excited for our pumpkin patch field trip. This week we will learn about how pumpkins grow, and next week we will conduct some experiments using our pumpkins. It should be fun!
Math
This week we will begin our next chapter on numbers 6-10. We will be practicing counting objects up to 10, ordering numbers to 10, comparing numbers to 10, and writing numbers to 10. We are working very hard on not reversing numbers when writing.
Need parent hours? If anyone would like a project to take home, I have something for you! Come by room 4.
Thanks for reading, everyone! Have a fabulous weekend.
Please email me with any questions or concerns.
carrie.relles@gmail.com
Here is what we have coming up:
Saturday, October 12: Harvest Festival, 4-9 pm
Monday, October 14: Room 4 art lesson, 10:00-10:45am. Thank you to Ramona Harvan and Stephenie Shah, who volunteered to help out during this lesson.
Book orders are also due on Monday. Please make your purchases at scholastic.com/readingclub using our online classroom code! FNJKK
Friday, October 18: Room 4 will work in the school garden, 10:00-10:45am. We still need 1-2 parents to help with this. Thank you to Ramona Harvan, Bob Lipman, and Tiffani Winter, who have already volunteered to help.
This day is also "class color spirit day". Kindergarteners should wear red
Tuesday, October 22: Pumpkin patch field trip. Please send the permission slip and $5.50 to school if you have not already done so. We now have 8 parent/grandparent volunteers for this. If you are fingerprinted and want to chaperone a field trip, please look out for our next date (TBA).
Also, please note we will be eating a picnic lunch at the pumpkin patch. Children should bring their lunches. We will not have the option to buy lunch in the cafeteria.
Friday, October 25: Free dress day/Jog-a-Thon (schedule to follow with our running time)
Monday, October 28-Friday, November 1: Kids Can Food Drive. More information to follow.
Thursday, October 31: Black and orange spirit day (no costumes)
Language Arts
This week we will focus on the letter shapes of Qq, Rr, Ss, and Tt
New sight words: he, she
For the next two weeks we will be learning, reading, and writing about pumpkins. As you probably know the kids are super excited for our pumpkin patch field trip. This week we will learn about how pumpkins grow, and next week we will conduct some experiments using our pumpkins. It should be fun!
Math
This week we will begin our next chapter on numbers 6-10. We will be practicing counting objects up to 10, ordering numbers to 10, comparing numbers to 10, and writing numbers to 10. We are working very hard on not reversing numbers when writing.
Need parent hours? If anyone would like a project to take home, I have something for you! Come by room 4.
Thanks for reading, everyone! Have a fabulous weekend.
Please email me with any questions or concerns.
carrie.relles@gmail.com
Friday, October 4, 2013
Week of October 7-11, 2013
Hello Room 4 Families,
October has gotten off to a great start in Room 4. Your children impress me every day with their excitement for learning and with their willingness to work hard. I tell them all the time I am the luckiest teacher, and I mean it!
Here is what we have coming up:
Friday, October 11: Free Dress day for $1. The money raised goes to the 6th grade Sly Park trip. If your child wears free dress, s/he can just hand me a dollar when we walk in the door.
Saturday, October 12: Harvest Festival, 4-9 pm
Monday, October 14: Room 4 art lesson, 10:00-10:45am. Thank you to Ramona Harvan and Stephenie Shah, who volunteered to help out during this lesson.
Friday, October 18: Room 4 will work in the school garden, 10:00-10:45am. We still need 1-2 parents to help with this. Thank you to Ramona Harvan, Bob Lipman, and Tiffani Winter, who have already volunteered to help.
This day is also "class color spirit day". Kindergarteners should wear red
Tuesday, October 22: Pumpkin patch field trip. Please send the permission slip and $5.50 to school if you have not already done so. We now have 8 parent/grandparent volunteers for this. If you are fingerprinted and want to chaperone a field trip, please look out for our next date (TBA).
Friday, October 25: Free dress day/Jog-a-Thon (schedule to follow with our running time)
Thursday, October 31: Black and orange spirit day (no costumes)
Language Arts
This week we will be reading and learning about shadows.
Letter focus: Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp
New sight words: and, we
New comprehension skill: cause and effect. We will look for cause and effect relationships in the stories we read
Part of speech: we are learning about nouns.
For writing, we will begin working on an opinion piece about our favorite story we've read this year.
Math:
This week we continue our unit on numbers 0-5. The kids have been doing a fantastic job with counting objects to and writing numbers to 5.
Thank you for your support with this at home.
Lost and Found
With cold mornings and warm afternoons, kids are taking off their sweaters/sweatshirts and leaving them at school. Please clearly label sweaters and jackets with your child's name. If you are missing anything, there are a couple of items in room 4 with no names. If your child leaves an item in the cafeteria, there is also a lost and found in there.
Old magazines?
If you have any old magazines or catalogs at home, please send them in to Room 4. We can use them for a couple of projects we have coming up.
If there is anyone who would like to fill in for another parent during centers time this Tuesday October 8 (8:10-9:00) please let me know.
Thanks for reading, everyone! Have a super weekend.
Please email me with any questions or concerns: carrie.relles@gmail.com
October has gotten off to a great start in Room 4. Your children impress me every day with their excitement for learning and with their willingness to work hard. I tell them all the time I am the luckiest teacher, and I mean it!
Here is what we have coming up:
Friday, October 11: Free Dress day for $1. The money raised goes to the 6th grade Sly Park trip. If your child wears free dress, s/he can just hand me a dollar when we walk in the door.
Saturday, October 12: Harvest Festival, 4-9 pm
Monday, October 14: Room 4 art lesson, 10:00-10:45am. Thank you to Ramona Harvan and Stephenie Shah, who volunteered to help out during this lesson.
Friday, October 18: Room 4 will work in the school garden, 10:00-10:45am. We still need 1-2 parents to help with this. Thank you to Ramona Harvan, Bob Lipman, and Tiffani Winter, who have already volunteered to help.
This day is also "class color spirit day". Kindergarteners should wear red
Tuesday, October 22: Pumpkin patch field trip. Please send the permission slip and $5.50 to school if you have not already done so. We now have 8 parent/grandparent volunteers for this. If you are fingerprinted and want to chaperone a field trip, please look out for our next date (TBA).
Friday, October 25: Free dress day/Jog-a-Thon (schedule to follow with our running time)
Thursday, October 31: Black and orange spirit day (no costumes)
Language Arts
This week we will be reading and learning about shadows.
Letter focus: Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp
New sight words: and, we
New comprehension skill: cause and effect. We will look for cause and effect relationships in the stories we read
Part of speech: we are learning about nouns.
For writing, we will begin working on an opinion piece about our favorite story we've read this year.
Math:
This week we continue our unit on numbers 0-5. The kids have been doing a fantastic job with counting objects to and writing numbers to 5.
Thank you for your support with this at home.
Lost and Found
With cold mornings and warm afternoons, kids are taking off their sweaters/sweatshirts and leaving them at school. Please clearly label sweaters and jackets with your child's name. If you are missing anything, there are a couple of items in room 4 with no names. If your child leaves an item in the cafeteria, there is also a lost and found in there.
Old magazines?
If you have any old magazines or catalogs at home, please send them in to Room 4. We can use them for a couple of projects we have coming up.
If there is anyone who would like to fill in for another parent during centers time this Tuesday October 8 (8:10-9:00) please let me know.
Thanks for reading, everyone! Have a super weekend.
Please email me with any questions or concerns: carrie.relles@gmail.com
Friday, September 27, 2013
Week of September 30-October 4, 2013
Happy fall! We have been having a great time in Room 4.
The kids had fun on apple day. Thank you to the parents who helped out. I couldn't have done it without you!
Here is what we have coming up:
Tuesday, October 1: Homerun Reader program kickoff. Please look for info on this in the October packet that is going home today (Friday).
Friday, October 11: Free Dress day for $1. The money raised goes to the 6th grade Sly Park trip.
Saturday, October 12: Harvest Festival, 4-9 pm
Monday, October 14: Room 4 art lesson, 10:00-10:45am. It would be great to have 1-2 parents to help during this. Please let me know if you're interested.
Friday, October 18: Room 4 will work in the school garden, 10:00-10:45am. We will need 4-5 parents to help out with this. Please let me know if you'd like to join us.
This day is also "class color spirit day". Kindergarteners should wear red
Tuesday, October 22: Pumpkin patch field trip. Please send the permission slip and $5.50 to school if you have not already done so.
Friday, October 25: Free dress day/Jog-a-Thon (schedule to follow with our running time)
Thursday, October 31: Black and orange spirit day (no costumes)
Language Arts:
This week we will finish our School unit. We will be working on rhyming and listening carefully.
Letter focus: Ii, Jj, Kk, and Ll.
New sight words: I and see
Writing: We are going to begin working on a piece about how to get ready for school.
Math:
We will begin chapter 2 on numbers to 5 this week. We will be practicing writing the numbers and counting objects to 5.
The kids had fun on apple day. Thank you to the parents who helped out. I couldn't have done it without you!
Here is what we have coming up:
Tuesday, October 1: Homerun Reader program kickoff. Please look for info on this in the October packet that is going home today (Friday).
Friday, October 11: Free Dress day for $1. The money raised goes to the 6th grade Sly Park trip.
Saturday, October 12: Harvest Festival, 4-9 pm
Monday, October 14: Room 4 art lesson, 10:00-10:45am. It would be great to have 1-2 parents to help during this. Please let me know if you're interested.
Friday, October 18: Room 4 will work in the school garden, 10:00-10:45am. We will need 4-5 parents to help out with this. Please let me know if you'd like to join us.
This day is also "class color spirit day". Kindergarteners should wear red
Tuesday, October 22: Pumpkin patch field trip. Please send the permission slip and $5.50 to school if you have not already done so.
Friday, October 25: Free dress day/Jog-a-Thon (schedule to follow with our running time)
Thursday, October 31: Black and orange spirit day (no costumes)
Language Arts:
This week we will finish our School unit. We will be working on rhyming and listening carefully.
Letter focus: Ii, Jj, Kk, and Ll.
New sight words: I and see
Writing: We are going to begin working on a piece about how to get ready for school.
Math:
We will begin chapter 2 on numbers to 5 this week. We will be practicing writing the numbers and counting objects to 5.
Friday, September 20, 2013
Week of September 23-27, 2013
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
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 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!
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