Happy Friday, everyone!
We had a wonderful field trip to the pumpkin patch yesterday! Thank you again to the parents and grandparents who accompanied us. Field trips are not possible without our fantastic volunteers.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
Today: We will be working in the garden at 8:30. Be sure to ask your child what we did out there!
Saturday, October 25: Harvest Festival; 3-6:30 pm. Thanks to everyone who volunteered to work at our class booth and in other ways. Our school is able to have enrichment programs because of fund raisers like this!
Friday, October 31: Free Dress day (no costumes!); jog-a-thon. I will send out information about what time kindergarteners run as soon as I receive it. If you can, come cheer us on!
Monday, November 10: School picture day
Tuesday, November 11: Veterans' Day; NO SCHOOL
Thursday, November 13-Friday, November 21: Parent/Teacher conferences. Kindergarteners are dismissed at 11:50 for lunch in the cafeteria. YOu can pick them up before they eat at 11:50, or they can eat and then be picked up at 12:20 in the cafeteria.
November 24-28: Thanksgiving Holiday; NO SCHOOL
Language Arts
This week we finish up working on familiarity with letter names and shapes. We will begin focusing on letter sounds and how sounds work together to make words. We will begin oral blending of word parts, which leads to early success with reading. Ask your child about blending time later next week.
New sight words: it, no, this
Writing: We will finish up paragraphs on what we do to get ready for school.
Math:
On Monday we will take our test on numbers 6-10. Then we will begin chapter 4 on comparing and ordering numbers 0-10.
Science
This week we will wrap up our unit on plants/pumpkins. The kids will take home their pumpkin seedlings, which they have been watching grow for two weeks.
Thanks for reading, everyone! Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
carrie.relles@gmail.com
Friday, October 24, 2014
Friday, October 17, 2014
Week of October 20-24, 2014
Hello Room 4 families,
We have had a busy week reading and learning about pumpkins and how they grow, We even planted pumpkin seeds! We are ready for next week's field trip to the pumpkin patch.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates:
Thursday, October 23: Field Trip to Dave's Pumpkin Patch in West Sac. We will be taking the bus. Thank you to everyone who sent in permission slips and money for the trip. Parents who volunteered to come with us, look for an email from me early next week about the trip. As a reminder, this is a uniform day. We will be eating lunch at the pumpkin patch, so it's important for all kids to bring a lunch that day. Also, please send your child to school in shoes that will be ok walking through a pumpkin patch!
Friday, October 24: Room 4 to work in the school garden, 8:45-9:30. Thank you to the parents who volunteered to help that day. We will see you at 8:45!
Saturday, October 25: Harvest Festival, 3:00-6:30. This is a fun event for the whole family, and an easy way to earn parent hours. Please email our fabulous room parents Heather or Carolyn if you would like to help with the Room 4 booth. Wristbands and tickets can be purchased in front of the office before and after school.
Friday, October 31: Free Dress Day (no costumes!); school jog-a-thon. In order to be eligible for prizes, envelopes with pledges need to be returned by Friday 10/17 (today!!)
Monday, November 10: Picture day--more info to follow.
Tuesday, November 11: Veterans' Day; no school
Thursday, November 13-Friday, November 21: Parent/Teacher conferences; shortened day schedule. Kindergarteners are dismissed to the cafeteria on these days at 11:50, where they can either be picked up or eat lunch until 12:20 and then be picked up. I will be sending an email about scheduling your parent/teacher conferences early next week.
Monday, November 24-Friday, November 28: Thanksgiving Holiday; NO SCHOOL
Language Arts
Letter focus: Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz
New sight words: big, have, small
This week we will practice counting spoken words in sentences and putting words in order. We will begin counting syllables in spoken words and talking about how usually words with more syllables are longer words.
We will begin a writing piece on how we get ready for school in the morning. This will be the first time we go through the writing process: brainstorming, planning, drafting, revising, proofreading, publishing.
Math
We are working on numbers 6-10. By the end of this chapter kids should be able to count objects to and write independently numbers 6-10.
Science:
We are continuing to learn about pumpkins this week. The kids will be reading and writing about the lifecycle of pumpkins.
Thanks for reading, everyone!
Please email or stop by if you have questions or concerns. carrie.relles@gmail.com
We have had a busy week reading and learning about pumpkins and how they grow, We even planted pumpkin seeds! We are ready for next week's field trip to the pumpkin patch.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates:
Thursday, October 23: Field Trip to Dave's Pumpkin Patch in West Sac. We will be taking the bus. Thank you to everyone who sent in permission slips and money for the trip. Parents who volunteered to come with us, look for an email from me early next week about the trip. As a reminder, this is a uniform day. We will be eating lunch at the pumpkin patch, so it's important for all kids to bring a lunch that day. Also, please send your child to school in shoes that will be ok walking through a pumpkin patch!
Friday, October 24: Room 4 to work in the school garden, 8:45-9:30. Thank you to the parents who volunteered to help that day. We will see you at 8:45!
Saturday, October 25: Harvest Festival, 3:00-6:30. This is a fun event for the whole family, and an easy way to earn parent hours. Please email our fabulous room parents Heather or Carolyn if you would like to help with the Room 4 booth. Wristbands and tickets can be purchased in front of the office before and after school.
Friday, October 31: Free Dress Day (no costumes!); school jog-a-thon. In order to be eligible for prizes, envelopes with pledges need to be returned by Friday 10/17 (today!!)
Monday, November 10: Picture day--more info to follow.
Tuesday, November 11: Veterans' Day; no school
Thursday, November 13-Friday, November 21: Parent/Teacher conferences; shortened day schedule. Kindergarteners are dismissed to the cafeteria on these days at 11:50, where they can either be picked up or eat lunch until 12:20 and then be picked up. I will be sending an email about scheduling your parent/teacher conferences early next week.
Monday, November 24-Friday, November 28: Thanksgiving Holiday; NO SCHOOL
Language Arts
Letter focus: Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz
New sight words: big, have, small
This week we will practice counting spoken words in sentences and putting words in order. We will begin counting syllables in spoken words and talking about how usually words with more syllables are longer words.
We will begin a writing piece on how we get ready for school in the morning. This will be the first time we go through the writing process: brainstorming, planning, drafting, revising, proofreading, publishing.
Math
We are working on numbers 6-10. By the end of this chapter kids should be able to count objects to and write independently numbers 6-10.
Science:
We are continuing to learn about pumpkins this week. The kids will be reading and writing about the lifecycle of pumpkins.
Thanks for reading, everyone!
Please email or stop by if you have questions or concerns. carrie.relles@gmail.com
Friday, October 10, 2014
Week of October 13-17, 2014
Hello Room 4 families!
We had a super week in Room 4. Your children work hard every day, and they are learning so much.
Important Dates
Thursday, October 23: Field Trip to Dave's Pumpkin Patch in West Sac. We will be taking the bus. If you have not sent in your child's permission slip and $5.50, please do so as soon as possible. If you would like to accompany us on this trip and you have been fingerprinted, please let me know. As a reminder, this is a uniform day. We will be eating lunch at the pumpkin patch, so it's important for all kids to bring a lunch that day.
Friday, October 24: Room 4 to work in the school garden, 8:45-9:30. Thank you to the parents who volunteered to help that day. We will see you at 8:45!
Saturday, October 25: Harvest Festival, 3:00-6:30. This is a fun event for the whole family, and an easy way to earn parent hours. Please email our fabulous room parents Heather or Carolyn if you would like to help with the Room 4 booth.
Friday, October 31: Free Dress Day (no costumes!); school jog-a-thon. In order to be eligible for prizes, envelopes with pledges need to be returned by Friday 10/17.
Monday, November 10: Picture day--more info to follow.
Tuesday, November 11: Veterans' Day; no school
Thursday, November 13-Friday, November 21: Parent/Teacher conferences; shortened day schedule. Kindergarteners are dismissed to the cafeteria on these days at 11:50, where they can either be picked up or eat lunch until 12:20 and then be picked up. I will be sending an email about scheduling your parent/teacher conferences soon.
Monday, November 24-Friday, November 28: Thanksgiving Holiday; NO SCHOOL
Language Arts
Next week we will focus on the names and shapes of Ss, Tt, Uu, and Vv.
New sight words: he, she
We have been learning about vowels and what makes them special (every word has at least one vowel and vowels make two sounds). When reading with your child you can reinforce what he/she is learning at school by looking for sight words in the books you read and talking about vowels.
Next week we will also continue to count the number of words we hear in spoken sentences.
We will also begin some writing using adjectives to describe spiders.
Math
Next week we will wrap up our second chapter on comparing and ordering numbers 0-5. We will take the chapter test on Monday and then begin our next chapter on counting, reading, and writing numbers 6-10 on Tuesday.
Science
This week we will continue our life science unit on plants. We will learn about parts of plants and their lifecycles. We will read a lot about pumpkins in preparation for our pumpkin patch trip on the 23rd.
Thank you for reading, everyone! Please let me know if you have questions or concerns--carrie.relles@gmail.com
Have a great weekend!
We had a super week in Room 4. Your children work hard every day, and they are learning so much.
Important Dates
Thursday, October 23: Field Trip to Dave's Pumpkin Patch in West Sac. We will be taking the bus. If you have not sent in your child's permission slip and $5.50, please do so as soon as possible. If you would like to accompany us on this trip and you have been fingerprinted, please let me know. As a reminder, this is a uniform day. We will be eating lunch at the pumpkin patch, so it's important for all kids to bring a lunch that day.
Friday, October 24: Room 4 to work in the school garden, 8:45-9:30. Thank you to the parents who volunteered to help that day. We will see you at 8:45!
Saturday, October 25: Harvest Festival, 3:00-6:30. This is a fun event for the whole family, and an easy way to earn parent hours. Please email our fabulous room parents Heather or Carolyn if you would like to help with the Room 4 booth.
Friday, October 31: Free Dress Day (no costumes!); school jog-a-thon. In order to be eligible for prizes, envelopes with pledges need to be returned by Friday 10/17.
Monday, November 10: Picture day--more info to follow.
Tuesday, November 11: Veterans' Day; no school
Thursday, November 13-Friday, November 21: Parent/Teacher conferences; shortened day schedule. Kindergarteners are dismissed to the cafeteria on these days at 11:50, where they can either be picked up or eat lunch until 12:20 and then be picked up. I will be sending an email about scheduling your parent/teacher conferences soon.
Monday, November 24-Friday, November 28: Thanksgiving Holiday; NO SCHOOL
Language Arts
Next week we will focus on the names and shapes of Ss, Tt, Uu, and Vv.
New sight words: he, she
We have been learning about vowels and what makes them special (every word has at least one vowel and vowels make two sounds). When reading with your child you can reinforce what he/she is learning at school by looking for sight words in the books you read and talking about vowels.
Next week we will also continue to count the number of words we hear in spoken sentences.
We will also begin some writing using adjectives to describe spiders.
Math
Next week we will wrap up our second chapter on comparing and ordering numbers 0-5. We will take the chapter test on Monday and then begin our next chapter on counting, reading, and writing numbers 6-10 on Tuesday.
Science
This week we will continue our life science unit on plants. We will learn about parts of plants and their lifecycles. We will read a lot about pumpkins in preparation for our pumpkin patch trip on the 23rd.
Thank you for reading, everyone! Please let me know if you have questions or concerns--carrie.relles@gmail.com
Have a great weekend!
Friday, October 3, 2014
Week of October 6-10, 2014
Hello Room 4 families!
October is off to a super start in Room 4.
Thank you to everyone who has been helping with our centers time in the mornings. It is a very important time for your kids to practice what they have been learning in small groups.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates:
Thursday, October 23: Field Trip to Dave's Pumpkin Patch in West Sac. We will be taking the bus. If you have not sent in your child's permission slip and $5.50, please do so as soon as possible. If you would like to accompany us on this trip and you have been fingerprinted, please let me know. As a reminder, this is a uniform day. We will be eating lunch at the pumpkin patch, so it's important for all kids to bring a lunch that day.
Friday, October 24: Room 4 to work in the school garden, 8:45-9:30. We would love to have 1-2 more parent helpers for this. If you'd like to help please let me know.
Saturday, October 25: Harvest Festival, 3:00-6:30
Friday, October 31: Free Dress Day (no costumes!); school jog-a-thon. I hope everyone's jog-a-thon envelope made it home on Tuesday. In order to be eligible for prizes, those need to be returned by 10/17.
Monday, November 10: Picture day--more info to follow.
Tuesday, November 11: Veterans' Day; no school
Thursday, November 13-Friday, November 21: Parent/Teacher conferences; shortened day schedule. Kindergarteners are dismissed to the cafeteria on these days at 11:50, where they can either be picked up or eat lunch until 12:20 and then be picked up. I will be sending an email about scheduling your parent/teacher conferences in a couple of weeks.
Monday, November 24-Friday, November 28: Thanksgiving Holiday; NO SCHOOL
Language Arts
This week we continue to work on letter names and shapes, rhyming words, and identifying individual words in spoken sentences.
New sight words: and, we
Math
This week we are working on comparing and ordering numbers 0-5.
Science
This week we begin a life science unit on plants. We will focus on pumpkins in preparation for our pumpkin patch field trip. We will learn about the pumpkin life cycle, what plants need to grow, and conduct some experiments with pumpkins when we return from our trip.
Thanks for reading, everyone! Please let me know if you have questions or concerns. You can stop by Room 4 or email me any time at carrie.relles@gmail.com
Have a fantastic weekend!
October is off to a super start in Room 4.
Thank you to everyone who has been helping with our centers time in the mornings. It is a very important time for your kids to practice what they have been learning in small groups.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates:
Thursday, October 23: Field Trip to Dave's Pumpkin Patch in West Sac. We will be taking the bus. If you have not sent in your child's permission slip and $5.50, please do so as soon as possible. If you would like to accompany us on this trip and you have been fingerprinted, please let me know. As a reminder, this is a uniform day. We will be eating lunch at the pumpkin patch, so it's important for all kids to bring a lunch that day.
Friday, October 24: Room 4 to work in the school garden, 8:45-9:30. We would love to have 1-2 more parent helpers for this. If you'd like to help please let me know.
Saturday, October 25: Harvest Festival, 3:00-6:30
Friday, October 31: Free Dress Day (no costumes!); school jog-a-thon. I hope everyone's jog-a-thon envelope made it home on Tuesday. In order to be eligible for prizes, those need to be returned by 10/17.
Monday, November 10: Picture day--more info to follow.
Tuesday, November 11: Veterans' Day; no school
Thursday, November 13-Friday, November 21: Parent/Teacher conferences; shortened day schedule. Kindergarteners are dismissed to the cafeteria on these days at 11:50, where they can either be picked up or eat lunch until 12:20 and then be picked up. I will be sending an email about scheduling your parent/teacher conferences in a couple of weeks.
Monday, November 24-Friday, November 28: Thanksgiving Holiday; NO SCHOOL
Language Arts
This week we continue to work on letter names and shapes, rhyming words, and identifying individual words in spoken sentences.
New sight words: and, we
Math
This week we are working on comparing and ordering numbers 0-5.
Science
This week we begin a life science unit on plants. We will focus on pumpkins in preparation for our pumpkin patch field trip. We will learn about the pumpkin life cycle, what plants need to grow, and conduct some experiments with pumpkins when we return from our trip.
Thanks for reading, everyone! Please let me know if you have questions or concerns. You can stop by Room 4 or email me any time at carrie.relles@gmail.com
Have a fantastic weekend!
Friday, September 19, 2014
Week of September 22-26, 2014
Happy Friday Room 4 families!
Your kids worked so hard this week. I am such a lucky teacher!
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
Friday, September 19 (tonight!): Family Movie Night
Wednesday, September 24: Back-to-School Night, 5:30-7. I will talk to parents/guardians about room 4 curriculum, procedures, our expectations for the year, etc. I will also answer any questions you have.
Friday, September 26: free dress day/Apple Day.
Wednesday, October 1: Homerun Reader kickoff at morning announcements. We will join the 1st-6th grades on the main yard in the morning for this.
Friday, October 24: Harvest Festival
Friday, October 31: Free dress day (no costumes!)/ school jog-a-thon
I am still waiting on the transportation department about our school bus for the pumpkin patch field trip. Please stay tuned for this date and more information. Remember, if you'd like to join us, you need to be fingerprinted with the district.
Apple Day
On Friday the 26th we will celebrate apples and Johnny Appleseed's birthday. Please send your child to school with an apple. We will use them for a couple of lessons and then eat them at the end of the day. All next week we will learn about the parts of apples and how apples grow. We will also taste different items made from apples such as apple juice and dried apple bites.
Homework
The first week of homework is finally here! The kids actually cheered when I told them they would have homework next week. Each Friday I will email a homework packet to parents for you to print and your child to work on throughout the following week. There are two pages of work for each night Monday-Thursday and a reading log for each week. The homework packets are due to school on Friday morning. I will be sending home a homework folder on Monday for your child to use for turning in homework.
Watch for an email today with next week's homework!
Decodable Books
This week your child should have brought home his/her first pre-decodable book, "The Park". The purpose of these books is to practice sight words and later to practice blending new sounds to form words. I challenged the kids to read "The Park" to as many people as possible at home and to find a safe place to keep all of their decodables as they bring them home.
Next week we will have a new decodable titled "Lunch". The sight words introduced are a, an, is, here.
All of the kinder sight words are listed inside the homework folders that will go home Monday.
Thanks for reading, everyone! Please let me know if you have questions or concerns.
Have a fantastic weekend.
Your kids worked so hard this week. I am such a lucky teacher!
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
Friday, September 19 (tonight!): Family Movie Night
Wednesday, September 24: Back-to-School Night, 5:30-7. I will talk to parents/guardians about room 4 curriculum, procedures, our expectations for the year, etc. I will also answer any questions you have.
Friday, September 26: free dress day/Apple Day.
Wednesday, October 1: Homerun Reader kickoff at morning announcements. We will join the 1st-6th grades on the main yard in the morning for this.
Friday, October 24: Harvest Festival
Friday, October 31: Free dress day (no costumes!)/ school jog-a-thon
I am still waiting on the transportation department about our school bus for the pumpkin patch field trip. Please stay tuned for this date and more information. Remember, if you'd like to join us, you need to be fingerprinted with the district.
Apple Day
On Friday the 26th we will celebrate apples and Johnny Appleseed's birthday. Please send your child to school with an apple. We will use them for a couple of lessons and then eat them at the end of the day. All next week we will learn about the parts of apples and how apples grow. We will also taste different items made from apples such as apple juice and dried apple bites.
Homework
The first week of homework is finally here! The kids actually cheered when I told them they would have homework next week. Each Friday I will email a homework packet to parents for you to print and your child to work on throughout the following week. There are two pages of work for each night Monday-Thursday and a reading log for each week. The homework packets are due to school on Friday morning. I will be sending home a homework folder on Monday for your child to use for turning in homework.
Watch for an email today with next week's homework!
Decodable Books
This week your child should have brought home his/her first pre-decodable book, "The Park". The purpose of these books is to practice sight words and later to practice blending new sounds to form words. I challenged the kids to read "The Park" to as many people as possible at home and to find a safe place to keep all of their decodables as they bring them home.
Next week we will have a new decodable titled "Lunch". The sight words introduced are a, an, is, here.
All of the kinder sight words are listed inside the homework folders that will go home Monday.
Thanks for reading, everyone! Please let me know if you have questions or concerns.
Have a fantastic weekend.
Friday, September 12, 2014
Week of September 15-19, 2014
Happy Friday Room 4 Families!
It's been a super week in Room 4. We are settling in to our routine and working hard every day.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
Friday, September 19: Family Movie Night
Wednesday, September 24: Back-to-School Night, 5:30-7. I will talk to parents/guardians about room 4 curriculum, procedures, our expectations for the year, etc. I will also answer any questions you have.
Friday, September 26: free dress day/Apple Day. On this day all kindergarteners are asked to bring an apple to school. We will be using them throughout the day and then eating them at the end of the day.
Wednesday, October 1: Homerun Reader kickoff at morning announcements. We will join the 1st-6th grades on the main yard in the morning for this.
I am working on finalizing the date for our pumpkin patch field trip in October. If you think you would like to come with us on any field trips this year you must be fingerprinted with the Sac City district. You can have this done at the Serna Center. It usually takes 30 working days for us to receive your clearance, so I encourage you to have this done as soon as possible. Please let me know if you have questions.
Homework
I have had a few questions about homework--mostly from people who are anxious to get started on it! Homework will begin the week of the 22nd. Each Friday I will email parents the packet for the following week. Your child will have 2-3 pages to work on each night. Homework is due to school on Friday mornings. Look for the first packet in your email on Friday the 19th!
Language Arts
This week we continue to focus on listening for sounds, rhyming, and letter shapes.
I will introduce our first sight word this week: the
We will be reading more books about starting school and being good friends.
Math
This week we are working on sorting shapes by color, shape, and size.
Thanks for reading, everyone!
If you have questions or concerns please don't hesitate to send me an email or stop by room 4.
Have a relaxing weekend.
It's been a super week in Room 4. We are settling in to our routine and working hard every day.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
Friday, September 19: Family Movie Night
Wednesday, September 24: Back-to-School Night, 5:30-7. I will talk to parents/guardians about room 4 curriculum, procedures, our expectations for the year, etc. I will also answer any questions you have.
Friday, September 26: free dress day/Apple Day. On this day all kindergarteners are asked to bring an apple to school. We will be using them throughout the day and then eating them at the end of the day.
Wednesday, October 1: Homerun Reader kickoff at morning announcements. We will join the 1st-6th grades on the main yard in the morning for this.
I am working on finalizing the date for our pumpkin patch field trip in October. If you think you would like to come with us on any field trips this year you must be fingerprinted with the Sac City district. You can have this done at the Serna Center. It usually takes 30 working days for us to receive your clearance, so I encourage you to have this done as soon as possible. Please let me know if you have questions.
Homework
I have had a few questions about homework--mostly from people who are anxious to get started on it! Homework will begin the week of the 22nd. Each Friday I will email parents the packet for the following week. Your child will have 2-3 pages to work on each night. Homework is due to school on Friday mornings. Look for the first packet in your email on Friday the 19th!
Language Arts
This week we continue to focus on listening for sounds, rhyming, and letter shapes.
I will introduce our first sight word this week: the
We will be reading more books about starting school and being good friends.
Math
This week we are working on sorting shapes by color, shape, and size.
Thanks for reading, everyone!
If you have questions or concerns please don't hesitate to send me an email or stop by room 4.
Have a relaxing weekend.
Friday, September 5, 2014
Week of September 8-12, 2014
Hello Room 4 Families!
Our school year is off to a wonderful start. Your children have worked very hard this week. I am thrilled to be spending my days with such happy kids.
Here is what we have coming up at Phoebe Hearst and in Room 4:
Important Dates:
Friday, 9/19: family Movie Night
Monday, 9/22: First day of our classroom centers/small group rotations. I will send an email about this to the folks who volunteered to help.
Wednesday, 9/24: Back-to-School Night. This is an evening for parents to come hear about Room 4 and our 2014-2015 school year. I will go over class procedures and policies, currilculum, and answer questions.
Friday, 9/26 Kinder Apple Day. Please have your child bring an apple (any color!) to school on this day. I will give more info about this as the day approaches.
Friday, 9/26: Free dress day
Wednesday, 10/1: Homerun Reader kickoff (more info to follow)
Language Arts
This week we will focus on the following: learning to recognize each others' names, rhyming, listening for first, middle, and last sounds, letter names, and letter formation.
We will read stories and books about starting school and being a good friend at school. We will discuss the importance of following rules and working hard in school.
We will begin to write about what we read in a journal.
Math
We are working on counting and cardinality up to 20. Your child will take home completed math worksheets almost every day. Please be sure to take a look at these so you can see what we worked on in class.
Bucket Filling???
I hope your child has told you a little bit about bucket filling. If so, you probably have some questions! Bucket filling is one of the ways I teach positive character. It's pretty simple: everyone carries around an invisible bucket. We feel good about ourselves when our bucket is full, and we feel bad, sad, and lonely when our bucket is empty. We can fill each others' buckets with our kind words and actions, and we can dip into peoples' buckets when we say or do mean things.
We have read about and discussed bucket filling and bucket dipping at length in class. I encourage you to talk with your child about bucket filling this weekend. If you'd like, there are several kids' books about this as well, including one in the Scholastic book order forms going home today!
Class Volunteers
Thank you to everyone who signed up to help in the classroom this year. If you haven't signed up, it's not too late. We still need people on Monday and Tuesday mornings from 8:10-9:00.
We would also love to have one more person to help check in homework on Friday mornings at 8:10.
Please let me know if you're interested. Thank you!
If you are signed up to work in the room, you need to have filled out and returned the volunteer level II form.
If you want to accompany us on any field trips this year, you will need to take the level III form to the Serna Center to be fingerprinted. This is for the safety of all the kids. I encourage you to do this as soon as possible, since it does usually take 30 working days for us to receive clearance after you're fingerprinted. The fee is $45, which can be used towards your parent hours for this year ($5=1 hour)
5th Grade Buddies
Today your child will meet his/her 5th grade buddy. On Friday mornings we will get together with Mr. Burkhouse's 5th grade class to read, work in the garden, and do projects together.
This is always a favorite time for kindergarteners and 5th graders!
Thank you, parents and families, for everything you do!
Please don't hesitate to email me with any questions or concerns: carrie.relles@gmail.com
Have a super weekend; I will see you Monday.
Our school year is off to a wonderful start. Your children have worked very hard this week. I am thrilled to be spending my days with such happy kids.
Here is what we have coming up at Phoebe Hearst and in Room 4:
Important Dates:
Friday, 9/19: family Movie Night
Monday, 9/22: First day of our classroom centers/small group rotations. I will send an email about this to the folks who volunteered to help.
Wednesday, 9/24: Back-to-School Night. This is an evening for parents to come hear about Room 4 and our 2014-2015 school year. I will go over class procedures and policies, currilculum, and answer questions.
Friday, 9/26 Kinder Apple Day. Please have your child bring an apple (any color!) to school on this day. I will give more info about this as the day approaches.
Friday, 9/26: Free dress day
Wednesday, 10/1: Homerun Reader kickoff (more info to follow)
Language Arts
This week we will focus on the following: learning to recognize each others' names, rhyming, listening for first, middle, and last sounds, letter names, and letter formation.
We will read stories and books about starting school and being a good friend at school. We will discuss the importance of following rules and working hard in school.
We will begin to write about what we read in a journal.
Math
We are working on counting and cardinality up to 20. Your child will take home completed math worksheets almost every day. Please be sure to take a look at these so you can see what we worked on in class.
Bucket Filling???
I hope your child has told you a little bit about bucket filling. If so, you probably have some questions! Bucket filling is one of the ways I teach positive character. It's pretty simple: everyone carries around an invisible bucket. We feel good about ourselves when our bucket is full, and we feel bad, sad, and lonely when our bucket is empty. We can fill each others' buckets with our kind words and actions, and we can dip into peoples' buckets when we say or do mean things.
We have read about and discussed bucket filling and bucket dipping at length in class. I encourage you to talk with your child about bucket filling this weekend. If you'd like, there are several kids' books about this as well, including one in the Scholastic book order forms going home today!
Class Volunteers
Thank you to everyone who signed up to help in the classroom this year. If you haven't signed up, it's not too late. We still need people on Monday and Tuesday mornings from 8:10-9:00.
We would also love to have one more person to help check in homework on Friday mornings at 8:10.
Please let me know if you're interested. Thank you!
If you are signed up to work in the room, you need to have filled out and returned the volunteer level II form.
If you want to accompany us on any field trips this year, you will need to take the level III form to the Serna Center to be fingerprinted. This is for the safety of all the kids. I encourage you to do this as soon as possible, since it does usually take 30 working days for us to receive clearance after you're fingerprinted. The fee is $45, which can be used towards your parent hours for this year ($5=1 hour)
5th Grade Buddies
Today your child will meet his/her 5th grade buddy. On Friday mornings we will get together with Mr. Burkhouse's 5th grade class to read, work in the garden, and do projects together.
This is always a favorite time for kindergarteners and 5th graders!
Thank you, parents and families, for everything you do!
Please don't hesitate to email me with any questions or concerns: carrie.relles@gmail.com
Have a super weekend; I will see you Monday.
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