Hello families!
It was another fantastic week in Room 4. I am so impressed with the work your children do daily.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important dates
Wednesday, 12/14: PH Winter Craft Fair, 6-8 pm in the cafeteria.
Week of 12/19-23: Holiday Spirit Week. Please see the attachment in Friday's email for specifics. Please note 12/22 will no longer be pajama day.
Friday, 12/23: Free dress day; small classroom celebration during the last hour of class--11:45-12:40. I would love to have lots of parent helpers for this! Please let me know if you would like to volunteer.
Thursday, 1/12: Kindergarten field trip to see the Sacramento Theater Company production of Shrek. Please print and return the permission slip sent in Friday's homework email.
Language Arts
The kids did some great work on their animal research posters. They are on display in the classroom, so be sure to check them out when you have a chance.
This week we are continuing to work on sounding out and blending words. We will finish up some writing about what we would do with a pet reindeer, and we will start some writing about what we would do if we were an elf. The kids are loving writing as they are becoming more and more successful with it.
Math
This week we will finish up the first chapter on addition. We will take the chapter test at the end of the week. Everyone is right on track with this.
Crocker Art Ark
This week we had the opportunity to visit the Crocker Art Ark and explore color with several hands on activities. They gave each student a family pass for a future visit to the Crocker museum. These are going home on Friday. Be sure to check your child's backpack!
Friday, December 9, 2016
Friday, December 2, 2016
Week of December 5-9, 2016
Hello families!
I have loved meeting with all of you to talk about your child's kindergarten progress. Thank you to everyone for taking the time to meet with me this week.
The kids haven't missed a beat after the week off of school. They came back on Monday ready to work and learn, which is so amazing to see. We definintely are starting to feel the holiday excitement; it's a really fun time of year for these little people and those of us who get to spend our days with them!
Here is what we have coming up in Room 4 and at Phoebe Hearst:
Important Dates:
Monday, 12/5: We will be working on our PH Craft Fair projects at 8:15. We'd love to have 2 parents to help with this, so please let me know if you'd like to volunteer.
Wednesday, 12/14: PH Winter Craft Fair, 6-8 pm in the cafeteria.
Thursday, 12/22: Pajama spirit day. Kids are encouraged to come to school dressed in pajamas. Please note they should wear appropriate shoes for running around at recess.
Friday, 12/23: Free dress day; small classroom celebration during the last hour of class--11:45-12:40. I would love to have lots of parent helpers for this! Please let me know if you would like to volunteer.
Thursday, 1/12: Kindergarten field trip to see the Sacramento Theater Company production of Shrek. We will travel by bus. Because of space limitations at the theater, each classroom can take 5 parent chaperones. If you have been fingerprinted and would like to chaperone this field trip, please let me know I and will give you the information for ticket sales. Chaperone tickets are $17 each.
Book Orders
Book order forms went home on Thursday of this week. Please get your orders in as soon as possible. I will submit the class order on Tuesday 12/6. Scholastic has guaranteed holiday delivery for orders placed before 12/12, so you should have your books before we go on break on the 23rd.
Language Arts
We have begun working very hard on attaching sounds to each letter. The kids are doing very well with blending letters and sounds to make words. Please encourage them to read at home every day!
We will be finishing our research projects this week and then they will be on display in the classroom. Come check them out at the end of the week!
Math
This week we begin chapter 7 on addition. The kids are very excited about this.
Thank you for reading! Please don't hesitate to ask if you have questions or concerns.
carrie.relles@gmail.com
I have loved meeting with all of you to talk about your child's kindergarten progress. Thank you to everyone for taking the time to meet with me this week.
The kids haven't missed a beat after the week off of school. They came back on Monday ready to work and learn, which is so amazing to see. We definintely are starting to feel the holiday excitement; it's a really fun time of year for these little people and those of us who get to spend our days with them!
Here is what we have coming up in Room 4 and at Phoebe Hearst:
Important Dates:
Monday, 12/5: We will be working on our PH Craft Fair projects at 8:15. We'd love to have 2 parents to help with this, so please let me know if you'd like to volunteer.
Wednesday, 12/14: PH Winter Craft Fair, 6-8 pm in the cafeteria.
Thursday, 12/22: Pajama spirit day. Kids are encouraged to come to school dressed in pajamas. Please note they should wear appropriate shoes for running around at recess.
Friday, 12/23: Free dress day; small classroom celebration during the last hour of class--11:45-12:40. I would love to have lots of parent helpers for this! Please let me know if you would like to volunteer.
Thursday, 1/12: Kindergarten field trip to see the Sacramento Theater Company production of Shrek. We will travel by bus. Because of space limitations at the theater, each classroom can take 5 parent chaperones. If you have been fingerprinted and would like to chaperone this field trip, please let me know I and will give you the information for ticket sales. Chaperone tickets are $17 each.
Book Orders
Book order forms went home on Thursday of this week. Please get your orders in as soon as possible. I will submit the class order on Tuesday 12/6. Scholastic has guaranteed holiday delivery for orders placed before 12/12, so you should have your books before we go on break on the 23rd.
Language Arts
We have begun working very hard on attaching sounds to each letter. The kids are doing very well with blending letters and sounds to make words. Please encourage them to read at home every day!
We will be finishing our research projects this week and then they will be on display in the classroom. Come check them out at the end of the week!
Math
This week we begin chapter 7 on addition. The kids are very excited about this.
Thank you for reading! Please don't hesitate to ask if you have questions or concerns.
carrie.relles@gmail.com
Friday, November 4, 2016
Week of November 7-11, 2016
Hello families,
We had a fantastic week!
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
Friday, 11/11: NO SCHOOL; Veterans' Day
Friday, 11/18, Room 4 to work in the school garden, 8:15-8:45. We would love to have some parent helpers for this! Please let me know if you'd like to stop in and help.
This is also our first minimum day (see below)
11/21-25: NO SCHOOL: THANKSGIVING BREAK
Week of November 28-December 2: minimum days for parent/teacher conferences. Kindergarteners will be dismissed at 11:40am. I will bring them to the cafeteria where they can eat lunch until 12. You can pick them up there. You are also welcome to pick them up at 11:40.
Thank you to everyone who responded to my email about conferences. I am waiting to hear back from a couple of families, and then I will send out the final schedule.
Friday, 12/2: Room 4 to work in the school garden, 10:00-10:30. Again, if you'd like to help, please contact me.
Language Arts
This week the kids are invited to bring in small items from home that begin with their special letter (they know what these are). They can bring them any day next week beginning on Monday and I will send them home on Thursday.
We are working on researching animals. each child chose an animal last week and then wrote something they know and one thing they wonder about their animal. They will work on finding three facts about their animals this week.
Math
This week we are working in chapter 5 on numbers to 20. You will see lots of counting and writing practice in the homework.
Thank yo for reading, everyone!
Please don't hesitate to contact me with questions or concerns.
carrie.relles@gmail.com
Friday, 11/18, Room 4 to work in the school garden, 8:15-8:45. We would love to have some parent helpers for this! Please let me know if you'd like to stop in and help.
This is also our first minimum day (see below)
11/21-25: NO SCHOOL: THANKSGIVING BREAK
Week of November 28-December 2: minimum days for parent/teacher conferences. Kindergarteners will be dismissed at 11:40am. I will bring them to the cafeteria where they can eat lunch until 12. You can pick them up there. You are also welcome to pick them up at 11:40.
Thank you to everyone who responded to my email about conferences. I am waiting to hear back from a couple of families, and then I will send out the final schedule.
Friday, 12/2: Room 4 to work in the school garden, 10:00-10:30. Again, if you'd like to help, please contact me.
Language Arts
This week the kids are invited to bring in small items from home that begin with their special letter (they know what these are). They can bring them any day next week beginning on Monday and I will send them home on Thursday.
We are working on researching animals. each child chose an animal last week and then wrote something they know and one thing they wonder about their animal. They will work on finding three facts about their animals this week.
Math
This week we are working in chapter 5 on numbers to 20. You will see lots of counting and writing practice in the homework.
Thank yo for reading, everyone!
Please don't hesitate to contact me with questions or concerns.
carrie.relles@gmail.com
Friday, October 28, 2016
Week of October 31-November 4, 2016
Hello families,
Today was so much fun! I hope those of you who braved the weather to watch had as much fun as we did running in the jog-a-thon today. Thank you, families, for all of your support and generous donations. We have a wonderful arts program because of family and community fundraising. Our class had 100% participation, so we have earned a special free dress day. I will let the kids decide when they want to redeem this. More information to follow!
Now that we are at the end of October (!), we will turn our focus to giving thanks, becoming better readers, learning about and writing informational text, and parent/teacher conferences.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates:
Monday, 10/31: HALLOWEEN! This is a spirit day--kids are encouraged to come to school in orange and black and crazy socks. If you'd like to help at our small class celebration from 11:40-12:40, please let me know.
Friday, 11/11: NO SCHOOL; Veterans' Day
Friday, 11/18, Room 4 to work in the school garden, 8:15-8:45. We would love to have some parent helpers for this! Please let me know if you'd like to stop in and help.
11/21-25: NO SCHOOL: THANKSGIVING BREAK
Week of November 28-December 2: minimum days for parent/teacher conferences. Kindergarteners will be dismissed at 11:40am. Please look for an email late next week about scheduling a conference day and time.
Friday, 12/2: Room 4 to work in the school garden, 10:00-10:30. Again, if you'd like to help, please contact me.
Language Arts
Our phonics lessons this week will begin to focus on putting syllables together to make words, letter sounds, and remembering sight words.
New sight words: down, go, up
We have finished our comprehension and writing unit on narrative and have begun learning about informational text. Kids will learn about features of informational text, how it differs from narrative, and the different purposes authors have for writing informational text. Each child has chosen an animal to learn more about for a ressearch project. We will work on this mostly in class.
Math
We will finish up the chapter on comparing numbers to 10 on Monday and take the chapter test Tuesday. On Wednesday we will begin working on numbers to 20.
Thanks for reading, everyone! Please let me know if you have questions or concerns.
carrie.relles@gmail.com
Today was so much fun! I hope those of you who braved the weather to watch had as much fun as we did running in the jog-a-thon today. Thank you, families, for all of your support and generous donations. We have a wonderful arts program because of family and community fundraising. Our class had 100% participation, so we have earned a special free dress day. I will let the kids decide when they want to redeem this. More information to follow!
Now that we are at the end of October (!), we will turn our focus to giving thanks, becoming better readers, learning about and writing informational text, and parent/teacher conferences.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates:
Monday, 10/31: HALLOWEEN! This is a spirit day--kids are encouraged to come to school in orange and black and crazy socks. If you'd like to help at our small class celebration from 11:40-12:40, please let me know.
Friday, 11/11: NO SCHOOL; Veterans' Day
Friday, 11/18, Room 4 to work in the school garden, 8:15-8:45. We would love to have some parent helpers for this! Please let me know if you'd like to stop in and help.
11/21-25: NO SCHOOL: THANKSGIVING BREAK
Week of November 28-December 2: minimum days for parent/teacher conferences. Kindergarteners will be dismissed at 11:40am. Please look for an email late next week about scheduling a conference day and time.
Friday, 12/2: Room 4 to work in the school garden, 10:00-10:30. Again, if you'd like to help, please contact me.
Language Arts
Our phonics lessons this week will begin to focus on putting syllables together to make words, letter sounds, and remembering sight words.
New sight words: down, go, up
We have finished our comprehension and writing unit on narrative and have begun learning about informational text. Kids will learn about features of informational text, how it differs from narrative, and the different purposes authors have for writing informational text. Each child has chosen an animal to learn more about for a ressearch project. We will work on this mostly in class.
Math
We will finish up the chapter on comparing numbers to 10 on Monday and take the chapter test Tuesday. On Wednesday we will begin working on numbers to 20.
Thanks for reading, everyone! Please let me know if you have questions or concerns.
carrie.relles@gmail.com
Friday, October 21, 2016
Week of October 24-28, 2016
What a week! I hope the kids told their families all about the pumpkin patch. We had so much fun. Thank you again to all of the parents who chaperoned. We would not be able to go on field trips without all of our awesome volunteers.
We have another fun week ahead
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
Saturday, 10/22: PH Harvest Festival, 3-6:30 pm. I hope to see everyone there! Wear your costumes, and be sure to stop at the Room 4 booth for face painting.
Wednesday, 10/26: We will go to morning announcements with the rest of the school to hear about jog-a-thon top earners and classes.
Friday, 10/28: PH Jog-a-thon, all day. The kindergarteners are scheduled to run at 8:20 out by the baseball fields at the back of the school. We will run for 15 minutes and then have a snack. Families are invited to come cheer us on!
Monday, 10/31: HALLOWEEN! This is a spirit day--kids are encouraged to come to school in orange and black and crazy socks. If you'd like to help at our small class celebration from 11:40-12:40, please let me know.
Friday, 11/11: NO SCHOOL; Veterans' Day
Friday, 11/18, Room 4 to work in the school garden, 8:15-8:45. We would love to have some parent helpers for this! Please let me know if you'd like to stop in and help.
11/21-25: NO SCHOOL: THANKSGIVING BREAK
Friday, 12/2: Room 4 to work in the school garden, 10:00-10:30. Again, if you'd like help, please contact me.
Language Arts
This week we will finish focusing on a letter shape each day. We will begin to focus more on letter sounds and putting them together to make words.
Letter focus: Yy and Zz
New sight words: it, no, this
Math
This week we continue to work on comapring numbers. We will work to figure out what is one fewer, one more, two fewer and two more.
Science
This week we will begin to wrap up our pumpkin unit. The kids will plant seeds from the pumpkin we carved and continue to write about pumpkins.
We have another fun week ahead
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
Saturday, 10/22: PH Harvest Festival, 3-6:30 pm. I hope to see everyone there! Wear your costumes, and be sure to stop at the Room 4 booth for face painting.
Wednesday, 10/26: We will go to morning announcements with the rest of the school to hear about jog-a-thon top earners and classes.
Friday, 10/28: PH Jog-a-thon, all day. The kindergarteners are scheduled to run at 8:20 out by the baseball fields at the back of the school. We will run for 15 minutes and then have a snack. Families are invited to come cheer us on!
Monday, 10/31: HALLOWEEN! This is a spirit day--kids are encouraged to come to school in orange and black and crazy socks. If you'd like to help at our small class celebration from 11:40-12:40, please let me know.
Friday, 11/11: NO SCHOOL; Veterans' Day
Friday, 11/18, Room 4 to work in the school garden, 8:15-8:45. We would love to have some parent helpers for this! Please let me know if you'd like to stop in and help.
11/21-25: NO SCHOOL: THANKSGIVING BREAK
Friday, 12/2: Room 4 to work in the school garden, 10:00-10:30. Again, if you'd like help, please contact me.
Language Arts
This week we will finish focusing on a letter shape each day. We will begin to focus more on letter sounds and putting them together to make words.
Letter focus: Yy and Zz
New sight words: it, no, this
Math
This week we continue to work on comapring numbers. We will work to figure out what is one fewer, one more, two fewer and two more.
Science
This week we will begin to wrap up our pumpkin unit. The kids will plant seeds from the pumpkin we carved and continue to write about pumpkins.
Friday, October 14, 2016
Week of October 17-21, 2016
Hello families,
It's been another super week. The kids and I are getting very excited about our first field trip next week; they've been learning and writing lots about pumpkins in preparation. Be sure to stop by the classroom to check out some of their fantastic work.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
Friday, 10/14: Jog-a-thon pledges due. In order to be eligible for prizes, please be sure to bring envelopes to school by no later than THIS MORNING!
Thursday, 10/20: first field trip to Dave's Pumpkin Patch in West Sac. Thank you to our 10 parents who have volunteered to chaperone. Please look for an email about this early next week. We will leave on the bus at 9am and return by 12:30 pm. Please send your child to school with a bag lunch, as we will be eating at Dave's
Saturday, 10/22: Phoebe Hearst Harvest Festival, 3-6:30 pm. Come in costume and have lots of fun with friends playing games, eating spaghetti dinner, and getting spooked in the haunted house. Please be sure to volunteer some of your time in our Room 4 booth as well.
Friday, 10/28: Phoebe Hearst Jog-a-Thon. I will let parents know our scheduled running time as soon as I get it. All parents are welcome to cheer us on as we run at this fun event. This is a free dress day; please send your child in clothes appropriate for running.
Monday, 10/31: Halloween. We do not wear costumes to school! However this is a crazy sock and orange and black spirit day, so check the sock drawers and go crazy!
We will have a small celebration during the last hour of class. The kids will make some crafts and have a snack. If you would like to help out, please let me know.
Friday, 11/11 No School; Veterans' Day
Language Arts
This week we will continue to work on telling stories using pictures. The kids have begun working with problem and resolution plots, and they are doing really well with this.
Letter focus: Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx
New sight words: big, have, small
Math
This week we begin working in chapter 4 on comparing numbers to 10.
Science
We are continuing to work on learning about pumpkins. On Monday I will carve a pumpkin so we can check out the insides. We will then conduct an experiment to see what happens when a pumpkin rots. The kids love this!
Thank you for reading! Please contact me with any questions.
It's been another super week. The kids and I are getting very excited about our first field trip next week; they've been learning and writing lots about pumpkins in preparation. Be sure to stop by the classroom to check out some of their fantastic work.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
Friday, 10/14: Jog-a-thon pledges due. In order to be eligible for prizes, please be sure to bring envelopes to school by no later than THIS MORNING!
Thursday, 10/20: first field trip to Dave's Pumpkin Patch in West Sac. Thank you to our 10 parents who have volunteered to chaperone. Please look for an email about this early next week. We will leave on the bus at 9am and return by 12:30 pm. Please send your child to school with a bag lunch, as we will be eating at Dave's
Saturday, 10/22: Phoebe Hearst Harvest Festival, 3-6:30 pm. Come in costume and have lots of fun with friends playing games, eating spaghetti dinner, and getting spooked in the haunted house. Please be sure to volunteer some of your time in our Room 4 booth as well.
Friday, 10/28: Phoebe Hearst Jog-a-Thon. I will let parents know our scheduled running time as soon as I get it. All parents are welcome to cheer us on as we run at this fun event. This is a free dress day; please send your child in clothes appropriate for running.
Monday, 10/31: Halloween. We do not wear costumes to school! However this is a crazy sock and orange and black spirit day, so check the sock drawers and go crazy!
We will have a small celebration during the last hour of class. The kids will make some crafts and have a snack. If you would like to help out, please let me know.
Friday, 11/11 No School; Veterans' Day
Language Arts
This week we will continue to work on telling stories using pictures. The kids have begun working with problem and resolution plots, and they are doing really well with this.
Letter focus: Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx
New sight words: big, have, small
Math
This week we begin working in chapter 4 on comparing numbers to 10.
Science
We are continuing to work on learning about pumpkins. On Monday I will carve a pumpkin so we can check out the insides. We will then conduct an experiment to see what happens when a pumpkin rots. The kids love this!
Thank you for reading! Please contact me with any questions.
Friday, October 7, 2016
Week of October 10-14, 2016
October is off to a fantastic start! We began a science unit studying pumpkins, mixed primary colors with Ms Jane, started sounding out words and sentences, worked on writing numbers to 10, experienced our first rainy school day, read with our fifth grade buddies, worked on illustrating characters in action, and has our first music lesson with Mrs. Toone.
Check out what we have coming up:
Important dates
Friday, 10/14: Jog-a-thon pledges due. In order to be eligible for prizes, please be sure to bring envelopes to school by Friday morning.
Thursday, 10/20: first field trip to Dave's Pumpkin Patch in West Sac. Thank you to our 10 parents who have volunteered to chaperone. Please look for an email about this early next week. We will leave on the bus at 9am and return by 12:30 pm. Please send your child to school with a bag lunch, as we will be eating at Dave's.
Friday, 10/28: Phoebe Hearst Jog-a-Thon. I will let parents know our scheduled running time as soon as I get it. All parents are welcome to cheer us on as we run at this fun event. This is a free dress day; please send your child in clothes appropriate for running.
Monday, 10/31: Halloween. We do not wear costumes to school! However this is a crazy sock spirit day, so check the sock drawers and go crazy!
We will have a small celebration during the last hour of class. The kids will make some crafts and have a snack. If you would like to help out, please let me know.
Language arts
The kids have been learning so muich about telling stories using pictures. We have focused on characters, setting, and emotions. This week we will look for problems and resolutions when we read and tell stories.
Letter shape and sound focus: Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt
New sight words: he, she
Math
We continue this week with numbers to 10. We will take our test on Friday.
Science
We have begun learning about pumpkins in preparation for our field trip. The kids are learning about the pumpkin life cycle, the parts of a pumpkin, and what pumpkins and all plants need to live. We will cut open a pumpkin and feel the insides and plant seeds in the next couple of weeks. This unit is lots of fun, and the kids learn a lot!
Thanks for reading, everyone! Please contact me with any questions or concerns.
Check out what we have coming up:
Important dates
Friday, 10/14: Jog-a-thon pledges due. In order to be eligible for prizes, please be sure to bring envelopes to school by Friday morning.
Thursday, 10/20: first field trip to Dave's Pumpkin Patch in West Sac. Thank you to our 10 parents who have volunteered to chaperone. Please look for an email about this early next week. We will leave on the bus at 9am and return by 12:30 pm. Please send your child to school with a bag lunch, as we will be eating at Dave's.
Friday, 10/28: Phoebe Hearst Jog-a-Thon. I will let parents know our scheduled running time as soon as I get it. All parents are welcome to cheer us on as we run at this fun event. This is a free dress day; please send your child in clothes appropriate for running.
Monday, 10/31: Halloween. We do not wear costumes to school! However this is a crazy sock spirit day, so check the sock drawers and go crazy!
We will have a small celebration during the last hour of class. The kids will make some crafts and have a snack. If you would like to help out, please let me know.
Language arts
The kids have been learning so muich about telling stories using pictures. We have focused on characters, setting, and emotions. This week we will look for problems and resolutions when we read and tell stories.
Letter shape and sound focus: Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt
New sight words: he, she
Math
We continue this week with numbers to 10. We will take our test on Friday.
Science
We have begun learning about pumpkins in preparation for our field trip. The kids are learning about the pumpkin life cycle, the parts of a pumpkin, and what pumpkins and all plants need to live. We will cut open a pumpkin and feel the insides and plant seeds in the next couple of weeks. This unit is lots of fun, and the kids learn a lot!
Thanks for reading, everyone! Please contact me with any questions or concerns.
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