What a wet, rainy week! We have had LOTS of indoor recess this week, and we are looking forward to a little sunshine. If you have a chance, please come check out our 100th day displays starting Tuesday. The kids are so proud of their work, and they should be! They work hard every day and have learned so much.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
Monday 2/13: No School; Lincoln's Birthday
Tuesday, 2/14: 100th Day of School/Valentine's Day.
This is a spirit day--kids can wear red and pink.
Monday, 2/20: No School; Washington's Birthday
Friday, 2/24 Free dress
100th Day of School 2/14
I am still looking for two extra helpers for our centers time on Tuesday from 8 until about 9. Please let me know if you can help out.
We are so excited to celebrate all of the learning and growing we have done during our first 100 days of school!
The two homework assignments are due TODAY, 2/10
As a reminder, here they are:
1) Kids took home a small ziploc baggie with their name last week. They should fill it with a collection of 100 items and bring it back to school
2) Creative project: kids are encouraged to get creative and make something using 100 items. Some examples are using 100 Legos to make a tower or creating a poster using 100 stickers.
Thanks to everyone who volunteered to send in snacks for our 100th day trail mix. If you haven't done so already, please send these in by this afternoon so I can have everything ready for Tuesday morning.
Valentine's Day 2/14
After lunch kids will pass out their Valentine cards. I would love to have a couple of parent helpers for this. Please let me know if you'd like to volunteer. (11:40-12:40)
Valentines can be store bought or handmade. Please have your child just write their names on the cards and not put any names of recipients. This helps A TON when passing out the cards. We have 24 kids in the class.
Language Arts
We are working a lot on blending words with 4+ phonemes and more than one syllable. The kids are loving the challenge, and their growth is apparent in their reading and writing skills. This week we will do a bunch of writing around our 100th day theme.
Math
This week we begin chapter 11 on decomposing numbers 11-19.
Thanks for reading, everyone! Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns.
Carrie.relles@gmail.com
Friday, February 10, 2017
Friday, February 3, 2017
Week of February 6-10, 2017
Hello families!
February is off to a great start in Room 4. The kids are getting very excited about the 100th day of school.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
Today, 2/3: Family dance, 6-8 pm. I hope to see everyone there!
Monday 2/13: No School; Lincoln's Birthday
Tuesday, 2/14: 100th Day of School/Valentine's Day.
This is a spirit day--kids can wear red and pink.
Monday, 2/20: No School; Washington's Birthday
Friday, 2/24 Free dress
100th Day of School 2/14
We are so excited to celebrate all of the learning and growing we have done during our first 100 days of school!
The two homework assignments are due this Friday, 2/10.
As a reminder, here they are:
1) Kids took home a small ziploc baggie with their name last week. They should fill it with a collection of 100 items and bring it back to school
2) Creative project: kids are encouraged to get creative and make something using 100 items. Some examples are using 100 Legos to make a tower or creating a poster using 100 stickers.
Thanks to everyone who volunteered to send in snacks for our 100th day trail mix. If you haven't done so already, please send these in by Friday 2/10.
On this day we would like to have 2 extra parent helpers for our centers time (8:00-9:00 am) Please let me know if you can help.
Valentine's Day 2/14
We will have a small celebration after lunch. During this time kids will pass out their cards for their classmates. These can be store bought or handmade. Please have your child just write their names on the cards and not put any names of recipients. This helps A TON when passing out the cards. We have 24 kids in the class.
I would also love to have 3-5 parents help from about 11:40 until 12:40 that day to help with our celebration. Please email me if interested!
Language Arts
This week I introduced the terms fact and opinion to the kids. We worked a lot on determining the difference between the two, and they did a fantastic job. This week we will work on sharing our opinions about a variety of topics through writing. We will later build on this by giving reasons for our opinions.
Math
This week we begin chapter 10 on composing numbers 11-19.
Thanks for reading! Please email me with any questions or concerns.
carrie.relles@gmail.com
February is off to a great start in Room 4. The kids are getting very excited about the 100th day of school.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
Today, 2/3: Family dance, 6-8 pm. I hope to see everyone there!
Monday 2/13: No School; Lincoln's Birthday
Tuesday, 2/14: 100th Day of School/Valentine's Day.
This is a spirit day--kids can wear red and pink.
Monday, 2/20: No School; Washington's Birthday
Friday, 2/24 Free dress
100th Day of School 2/14
We are so excited to celebrate all of the learning and growing we have done during our first 100 days of school!
The two homework assignments are due this Friday, 2/10.
As a reminder, here they are:
1) Kids took home a small ziploc baggie with their name last week. They should fill it with a collection of 100 items and bring it back to school
2) Creative project: kids are encouraged to get creative and make something using 100 items. Some examples are using 100 Legos to make a tower or creating a poster using 100 stickers.
Thanks to everyone who volunteered to send in snacks for our 100th day trail mix. If you haven't done so already, please send these in by Friday 2/10.
On this day we would like to have 2 extra parent helpers for our centers time (8:00-9:00 am) Please let me know if you can help.
Valentine's Day 2/14
We will have a small celebration after lunch. During this time kids will pass out their cards for their classmates. These can be store bought or handmade. Please have your child just write their names on the cards and not put any names of recipients. This helps A TON when passing out the cards. We have 24 kids in the class.
I would also love to have 3-5 parents help from about 11:40 until 12:40 that day to help with our celebration. Please email me if interested!
Language Arts
This week I introduced the terms fact and opinion to the kids. We worked a lot on determining the difference between the two, and they did a fantastic job. This week we will work on sharing our opinions about a variety of topics through writing. We will later build on this by giving reasons for our opinions.
Math
This week we begin chapter 10 on composing numbers 11-19.
Thanks for reading! Please email me with any questions or concerns.
carrie.relles@gmail.com
Friday, January 20, 2017
Week of January 23-27, 2017
Hello Families,
We had a great week and a super pajama day to finish it off.
February is always a fun month in kindergarten. Read on to see what's coming up!
Important Dates
Friday, 2/3 PH family dance, 6-8 pm
Monday, 2/13: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, 2/14: the 100th day of school. The kids are super excited to celebrate the number 100 and everything they have learned so far this year! During the days leading up to this the kids will have two extra homework assignments: First, they will need to bring in a collection of 100 items displayed in a creative way. They can get as creative as they want with this! I shared some ideas with the kids, so they should already be thinking about their project. These are due no later than Friday, february 10. On the 100th day they will share their collection.
Second, this Monday I will send home ziploc baggies with kids' names on them. They will need to count 100 of some household item, put them in the bag and bring it to school . We will be using these for a few lessons while we count down to day 100.
We additionally need a few food items for this day for our 100th day trail mix. I will have a sign up sheet for this in the back of the classroom beginning next week.
Of course, this is also Valentine's Day! After lunch we will have a small Valentine celebration when the kids will pass out their cards. Kids can bring Valentine cards filled out with their names, but please don't put the recipients' names on each card. This creates chaos when passing them out!
Monday, 2/20: NO SCHOOL; Presidents' Day
Language Arts
This week we continue to focus on blending sounds to make words and to use our focus sounds to spell words. We will focus on short i and /l/ sounds in addition to reviewing previously introduced letters and sounds.
This week in writing I am introducing the concepts of revising and proofreading. I will teach the kids to begin to go back through their writing to find ways to make it better and to check and correct errors.
Math
We will take the chapter test on subtraction on Monday and will begin chapter 9, "More Addition and Subtraction", on Tuesday.
Thanks for reading! Please do not hesitate to contact me with questions or concerns.
carrie.relles@gmail.com
Friday, January 13, 2017
Week of January 16-20, 2017
Hello families!!
We've had a super first week of 2017. The kids came in Monday ready to work and learn.
Thank you to everyone for the generous and thoughtful Christmas gifts. I appreciate your kindness so much.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
Monday, 1/16: MLK Jr. Day; no school
Friday, 2/3: Phoebe Hearst Family Dance; 6pm at school
Monday, 2/13: Washington's Birthday; no school
Tuesday, 2/14: Valentine's Day celebration/100th day of school. It's always interesting when these fall on the same day! Please watch for more information soon about our two 100th day homework projects.
Monday, 2/20: Lincoln's Birthday; no school
Language Arts
The kids' reading is really taking off! This is very typical this time of year, as they are getting comfortable with sounds and blending them on their own. If your child hasn't begun reading on his/her own, or they don't love sitting down with books, please keep at it at home! The practice they get with family is so important. Remember, they should spend some time reading to you and then listening to you read each day. These two types of practice help their reading development and their comprehension.
This week the kids wrote paragraphs about their New Year's resolutions, and they are amazing! They will be hanging in the room next week. Be sure to check them out.
Next week they will write an informational paragraph on how to build a snowman.
Math
This week we continue work on subtraction. The kids will take the chapter test on Monday 1/23.
Thanks for reading! Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns.
We've had a super first week of 2017. The kids came in Monday ready to work and learn.
Thank you to everyone for the generous and thoughtful Christmas gifts. I appreciate your kindness so much.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
Monday, 1/16: MLK Jr. Day; no school
Friday, 2/3: Phoebe Hearst Family Dance; 6pm at school
Monday, 2/13: Washington's Birthday; no school
Tuesday, 2/14: Valentine's Day celebration/100th day of school. It's always interesting when these fall on the same day! Please watch for more information soon about our two 100th day homework projects.
Monday, 2/20: Lincoln's Birthday; no school
Language Arts
The kids' reading is really taking off! This is very typical this time of year, as they are getting comfortable with sounds and blending them on their own. If your child hasn't begun reading on his/her own, or they don't love sitting down with books, please keep at it at home! The practice they get with family is so important. Remember, they should spend some time reading to you and then listening to you read each day. These two types of practice help their reading development and their comprehension.
This week the kids wrote paragraphs about their New Year's resolutions, and they are amazing! They will be hanging in the room next week. Be sure to check them out.
Next week they will write an informational paragraph on how to build a snowman.
Math
This week we continue work on subtraction. The kids will take the chapter test on Monday 1/23.
Thanks for reading! Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns.
Friday, December 16, 2016
Week of December 19-23, 2016
Hello Families!
It's our last week of school during 2016 (wow). The kids are definitely excited about the holidays, but that hasn't stopped them from doing fantastic work.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
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 last Friday's Friday's homework email. Thank you to everyone who has sent these in.
Language Arts
We have been writing a ton! Stop by the room to see paragraphs about what we would do with a pet reindeer and how to stay warm when it's cold outside. This week we will finish working on opinion pieces about giving vs getting gifts.
Please be sure to read with your child during our two week break! They have all come so far and they need the consistent practice to keep their momentum going.
Math
This week we are practicing addition. The kids are loving this work, and are getting very good at it!
Some strategies I have taught them to use when adding are to draw a picture, use objects like pennies, or to use a number line. They can use any or all of these when completing this week's homework.
Thank you for reading, everyone! I hope you all have a relaxing and joyful holiday. I will see everyone on Monday, January 9.
It's our last week of school during 2016 (wow). The kids are definitely excited about the holidays, but that hasn't stopped them from doing fantastic work.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
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 last Friday's Friday's homework email. Thank you to everyone who has sent these in.
Language Arts
We have been writing a ton! Stop by the room to see paragraphs about what we would do with a pet reindeer and how to stay warm when it's cold outside. This week we will finish working on opinion pieces about giving vs getting gifts.
Please be sure to read with your child during our two week break! They have all come so far and they need the consistent practice to keep their momentum going.
Math
This week we are practicing addition. The kids are loving this work, and are getting very good at it!
Some strategies I have taught them to use when adding are to draw a picture, use objects like pennies, or to use a number line. They can use any or all of these when completing this week's homework.
Thank you for reading, everyone! I hope you all have a relaxing and joyful holiday. I will see everyone on Monday, January 9.
Friday, December 9, 2016
Week of December 12-16, 2016
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!
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 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
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