Good afternoon Room 4 Families!
We had a great week in Room 4. The kids amaze me every day with how much they are learning and the fantastic progress they are making.
Important Dates:
Friday, March 22: Free dress day
Monday, 3/25-Friday, 3/29: NO SCHOOL; spring break :)
Wednesday, April 17: walking field trip to Trader Joe's and East Portal Park, 9:30-12:30
Friday, April 26th: Fairytale Town field trip
Language Arts
This week we will finish up our Red, White and Blue unit. The kids have learned a lot about US symbols and patriotism.
We will focus on the sounds of /g/ and /j/ this week.
For writing we will finish paragraphs about a US symbol.
Please continue to have your kids practice reading and writing as much as possible at home. If they want, they can keep a daily journal where they draw and then write about their day.
Math
This week we will begin chapter 10 on Geometry. The objectives of this week's lessons are to identify and describe solids shapes such as spheres, cones, cubes, and cylinders; to sort 3-dimensional objects, and to match the surfaces of 3-dimensional shapes to plane shapes.
Social Studies
This week we will finish the chapter about America. We will talk about the presidents on our coins and paper money and the symbols of California.
Field Trips
We will be taking a walking field trip to Trader Joe's and East Portal Park on Wednesday, April 17. At Trader Joe's we will get to see the back of the store and how the workers get the store ready for customers. The kids will learn about how TJ's donates food to a food bank. They will also each get a couple of items that they will get to scan at the register. After our tour we will walk to East Portal to eat lunch and run around a little bit. THANK YOU to Sarah Z'berg for setting this up for us! We will need chaperones for this trip, so if you would like to come with us and you have been fingerprinted with the district, please let me know.
We will also be going to Fairytale Town on April 26th. We will be taking a bus on this trip with the other 2 kinder classes. The cost for this trip is $2.25 per person, including chaperones. We will be leaving at 9:30 and returning by 12:30. Again, we will need chaperones for this trip so if you have been fingerprinted and would like to accompany us, we would love to have you! Please let me know.
Have a great weekend, families! Please email if you have questions or concerns.
carrie-relles@scusd.edu
Friday, March 15, 2013
Friday, March 8, 2013
Week of March 11, 2013
Hello Room 4 Families!
I'd like to give a BIG thank you to the parents who came on our field trip to the State Capitol today, and to Sarah Z'berg, Jim DeBoo, and Adriana Sanchez-Ochoa for getting us special access to the Senate and Assembly floors, and again to Sarah Z'berg for the great tour. The kids had a marvelous time on the trip, and they wrote amazing paragraphs about what they saw and learned when we got back.
Important Dates:
Thursday, 3/14: "Pi Day". The kids are encouraged to dress up as geniuses (computer engineers, scientists, inventors, etc.)
Friday, March 22: Free dress day
Monday, March 25-Friday, March 29: Spring Break
Language Arts:
This week we continue our "Red, White and Blue" unit. We are reading and learning about patriotism, what it means to be a good citizen, and about American symbols.
We will focus on the sounds of /c/, /r/, and short u, and we will continue to read and write words with all of the sounds and spellings we have focused on in past weeks.
We are continuing to work on expository paragraphs about an American symbol in writing.
Math:
This week we are continuing the chapter on time.We will work on telling time to the hour and half hour on analog and digital clocks.
Social Studies:
We are continuing to learn about American symbols and patriotism.
If anyone has any photos of the class, please email them to me at carrie.relles@gmail.com. I am turning in a disc for our yearbook page this week! Thank you!
Thanks, parents, for everything you do! Have a great weekend
I'd like to give a BIG thank you to the parents who came on our field trip to the State Capitol today, and to Sarah Z'berg, Jim DeBoo, and Adriana Sanchez-Ochoa for getting us special access to the Senate and Assembly floors, and again to Sarah Z'berg for the great tour. The kids had a marvelous time on the trip, and they wrote amazing paragraphs about what they saw and learned when we got back.
Important Dates:
Thursday, 3/14: "Pi Day". The kids are encouraged to dress up as geniuses (computer engineers, scientists, inventors, etc.)
Friday, March 22: Free dress day
Monday, March 25-Friday, March 29: Spring Break
Language Arts:
This week we continue our "Red, White and Blue" unit. We are reading and learning about patriotism, what it means to be a good citizen, and about American symbols.
We will focus on the sounds of /c/, /r/, and short u, and we will continue to read and write words with all of the sounds and spellings we have focused on in past weeks.
We are continuing to work on expository paragraphs about an American symbol in writing.
Math:
This week we are continuing the chapter on time.We will work on telling time to the hour and half hour on analog and digital clocks.
Social Studies:
We are continuing to learn about American symbols and patriotism.
If anyone has any photos of the class, please email them to me at carrie.relles@gmail.com. I am turning in a disc for our yearbook page this week! Thank you!
Thanks, parents, for everything you do! Have a great weekend
Friday, March 1, 2013
Week of March 4-8, 2013
Hello Room 4 Families,
We had another great week in Room 4. Thank you to everyone for meeting with me for parent/teacher conferences. I enjoyed talking with each of you about the progress your children are making.
Important dates:
Today: Science Night, 6-8 pm at school
Friday, March 8: State Capitol field trip. Please let me know ASAP if you would like to come. I need to turn names in to Tammy on Tuesday. We will leave school at 9 am and return by 11.
March 25-29: Spring Break
Language Arts:
The kids are enjoying reading about the USA and patriotism. This week we will read a story about a 4th of July parade and talk about ways people celebrate our country.
We will focus on the sounds of short o, /b/, and /c/.
For writing this week we will begin informational paragraphs about an American symbol, such as the flag, the Statue of Liberty, or the bald eagle.
Math:
We will begin a chapter on time this week. This week's objectives are to identify and discriminate between morning, afternoon, and evening; to name and sequence the days of the week; to read and use a calendar; and to explain the words today, yesterday, and tomorrow.
Next week we will begin telling time on analog and digital clocks.
Social Studies:
This week we will continue to learn about US symbols and the Pledge of Allegiance. The kids will also learn about the presidents who are on US coins.
If anyone has photos of our trip to the pumpkin patch or from any other class activities, would you please email them to me? I am getting pictures together for our class page in the yearbook.
Thank you, parents and families!
Have a great weekend, and please email with any questions or concerns.
carrie-relles@scusd.edu
We had another great week in Room 4. Thank you to everyone for meeting with me for parent/teacher conferences. I enjoyed talking with each of you about the progress your children are making.
Important dates:
Today: Science Night, 6-8 pm at school
Friday, March 8: State Capitol field trip. Please let me know ASAP if you would like to come. I need to turn names in to Tammy on Tuesday. We will leave school at 9 am and return by 11.
March 25-29: Spring Break
Language Arts:
The kids are enjoying reading about the USA and patriotism. This week we will read a story about a 4th of July parade and talk about ways people celebrate our country.
We will focus on the sounds of short o, /b/, and /c/.
For writing this week we will begin informational paragraphs about an American symbol, such as the flag, the Statue of Liberty, or the bald eagle.
Math:
We will begin a chapter on time this week. This week's objectives are to identify and discriminate between morning, afternoon, and evening; to name and sequence the days of the week; to read and use a calendar; and to explain the words today, yesterday, and tomorrow.
Next week we will begin telling time on analog and digital clocks.
Social Studies:
This week we will continue to learn about US symbols and the Pledge of Allegiance. The kids will also learn about the presidents who are on US coins.
If anyone has photos of our trip to the pumpkin patch or from any other class activities, would you please email them to me? I am getting pictures together for our class page in the yearbook.
Thank you, parents and families!
Have a great weekend, and please email with any questions or concerns.
carrie-relles@scusd.edu
Friday, February 22, 2013
Week of February 25, 2013
Hello Room 4 Families!
Here is what is happening in Room 4:
Friday, February 22-Friday, March 1: parent/teacher conferences; shortened days. Students will be dismissed from the cafeteria at 12:20.
Friday, March 8: (tentative) State Capitol field trip. I am still waiting on the transportation department to make sure we have buses.
Friday, March 8: Science Night, 6-8 pm
Language Arts:
This week we will begin a unit titled, "Red, White, and Blue". The kids will be learning about patriotism and our national symbols.
We will continue to work on blending sounds to make words both orally and on the board. The kids are doing a super job with this, and they are very proud of themselves for learning how to blend words like they will in first grade.
We will review and focus on the sounds of /d/, /n/, and short o.
Our writing this week will be a narrative in response to "The Cat in the Hat" (Dr. Suess's birthday is Saturday, March 2, so we will be celebrating this week).
Math
This week we will finish our unit on numbers to 30 and begin a unit on time. We will work on estimating during the beginning of the week, then take the chapter tests, and move on to times of the day and the days of the week.
Social Studies
We are going back to social studies this week after spending a long time talking about animals in science. Our new social studies chapter is "Our Country", which ties in very well with our language arts theme. The kids will be learning about our country's symbols, how people use them, and how symbols remind us of America's greatness and our national heritage.
Thank you to everyone who helped out in the room this week, especially on Friday when I asked for help at the last minute!
Have a great weekend, and please email me if you have any questions or concerns.
carrie-relles@scusd.edu
Here is what is happening in Room 4:
Friday, February 22-Friday, March 1: parent/teacher conferences; shortened days. Students will be dismissed from the cafeteria at 12:20.
Friday, March 8: (tentative) State Capitol field trip. I am still waiting on the transportation department to make sure we have buses.
Friday, March 8: Science Night, 6-8 pm
Language Arts:
This week we will begin a unit titled, "Red, White, and Blue". The kids will be learning about patriotism and our national symbols.
We will continue to work on blending sounds to make words both orally and on the board. The kids are doing a super job with this, and they are very proud of themselves for learning how to blend words like they will in first grade.
We will review and focus on the sounds of /d/, /n/, and short o.
Our writing this week will be a narrative in response to "The Cat in the Hat" (Dr. Suess's birthday is Saturday, March 2, so we will be celebrating this week).
Math
This week we will finish our unit on numbers to 30 and begin a unit on time. We will work on estimating during the beginning of the week, then take the chapter tests, and move on to times of the day and the days of the week.
Social Studies
We are going back to social studies this week after spending a long time talking about animals in science. Our new social studies chapter is "Our Country", which ties in very well with our language arts theme. The kids will be learning about our country's symbols, how people use them, and how symbols remind us of America's greatness and our national heritage.
Thank you to everyone who helped out in the room this week, especially on Friday when I asked for help at the last minute!
Have a great weekend, and please email me if you have any questions or concerns.
carrie-relles@scusd.edu
Friday, February 15, 2013
Week of February 18-22, 2013
Hello Room 4 Families!
We had a great week in room 4. Thank you to all of you who helped this week, especially with the 100th Day and Valentines activities. The kids had a super time.
Important Dates:
Monday, February 18: Presidents' Day, no school
Friday, February 22: Free dress
Friday, February 22-Friday, March 1: parent/teacher conferences and shortened days. The kids will be dismissed from the cafeteria at 12:20.
I am working on scheduling a field trip to the State Capitol to go with our next unit, Red, White,and Blue. The tentative date for this will be Friday, March 8 in the morning. I just need to secure buses, and will keep you posted on this. If you would like to attend this trip and you have been fingerprinted, please let me know.
I would like to have 5-6 chaperones.
Language Arts:
This week we will finish up our Stick to It unit.
We will review previously introduced sounds as well as focus on the /l/ sound.
New sight word: my
The kids will be finishing up their opinion pieces on their favorite story we read during this unit.
Math:
We are continuing our unit on numbers to 30. This week we will begin estimating.
Science:
This week we will finish the animals unit by talking about how animals grow from babies to full-grown animals.
Parent/Teacher conferences: I apologize for not scheduling these sooner! To be honest, the date snuck up on me. Please watch for an email about this soon. During these conferences I will share your child's report card and most recent work and answer any questions you have.
Thanks again, parents for everything! Enjoy your 3-day weekend!
We had a great week in room 4. Thank you to all of you who helped this week, especially with the 100th Day and Valentines activities. The kids had a super time.
Important Dates:
Monday, February 18: Presidents' Day, no school
Friday, February 22: Free dress
Friday, February 22-Friday, March 1: parent/teacher conferences and shortened days. The kids will be dismissed from the cafeteria at 12:20.
I am working on scheduling a field trip to the State Capitol to go with our next unit, Red, White,and Blue. The tentative date for this will be Friday, March 8 in the morning. I just need to secure buses, and will keep you posted on this. If you would like to attend this trip and you have been fingerprinted, please let me know.
I would like to have 5-6 chaperones.
Language Arts:
This week we will finish up our Stick to It unit.
We will review previously introduced sounds as well as focus on the /l/ sound.
New sight word: my
The kids will be finishing up their opinion pieces on their favorite story we read during this unit.
Math:
We are continuing our unit on numbers to 30. This week we will begin estimating.
Science:
This week we will finish the animals unit by talking about how animals grow from babies to full-grown animals.
Parent/Teacher conferences: I apologize for not scheduling these sooner! To be honest, the date snuck up on me. Please watch for an email about this soon. During these conferences I will share your child's report card and most recent work and answer any questions you have.
Thanks again, parents for everything! Enjoy your 3-day weekend!
Friday, February 8, 2013
Week of February 11-15
Happy Friday, Room 4 Families!
Thanks for checking the website. Here's what we have going on this week:
Monday, February 11: NO SCHOOL. Enjoy!
Thursday, February 14: free dress (red and pink spirit day); 100th day of school; Valentine's Day (see below for information)
Monday, February 18: NO SCHOOL
Friday, February 22: Free Dress day
Friday, February 22-Friday, March 1: Parent/Teacher conferences. Dismissal will be at 12:20 from the cafeteria
100th day of school/Valentine's Day
THANK YOU to those parents who have volunteered to help with our festivities on Thursday! At this point we have plenty of parent helpers. We do still need some items for the 100th day trail mix. If you want to send in a bag of something we could add to trail mix like dried cranberries, yogurt covered raisins, chex cereal, or popcorn, we would really appreciate it.
Again, the kids are welcome to bring in Valentines for the class. We will be passing them out and celebrating Valentine's day after lunch.
Language Arts
This week we will continue our Stick to It unit. The kids have been enjoying reading stories and poems about characters who don't give up. Thank you to those who sent in books related to this theme.
I have been able to challenge the kids a lot with reading and writing words. I tell them that this is what they will do in first grade, and they love it! I hope you have noticed at home that many kids are really starting to read on their own! Please encourage them to read to you as much as they feel comfortable.
This week we will review the /p/ sound and learn the sound of short i.
New sight word: has
The kids will be writing an opinion piece on their favorite story from our Stick to It unit.
Math
We just started a unit on numbers 20-30. The kids will practice counting objects to and writing numbers to 30. We will also begin practicing estimating. This week will focus on numbers 21-25.
Science
This week we will finish up our unit on animals. We will talk about how animals stay safe and how they change as they grow from birth to adulthood.
Thanks for reading! Please email me if you have any questions or concerns.
carrie-relles@scusd.edu
Friday, February 1, 2013
Week of February 4-8, 2013
Hello Families!
We have been very busy in Room 4. The kids have been working so hard. I am very proud of them!
Here's what's happening in our room:
Important Dates
Friday, February 8: PTO family dance, 6-8pm
Monday, February 11: NO SCHOOL
Thursday, February 14: Red and Pink Spirit Day (free dress with those colors); Valentine's day (see below); 100th day of school (see below)
Monday, February 18: NO SCHOOL
Friday, February 22: Free Dress
Friday, February 22-Friday, March 1: Shortened Days/parent conferences. Dismissal will be at 12:20
Valentine's Day/100th day of school:
These two are VERY important to our kids! We will celebrate both of these on Thursday the 14th. We will celebrate the number 100 during morning centers time. I hope to have 1 or 2 more parents volunteers for that morning. We will do centers until 9:10. For this day I am also going to ask each student to bring in a collection of 100 items. This can be something very simple, like 100 pennies, or you can get creative. It's completely up to you!
We will celebrate Valentine's day after lunch (11:45am). The kids are welcome to bring in Valentine cards for each other to pass out at this time. I would love to have a few (3-5) parents help out during this time as well.
Language Arts:
We are continuing our Stick to It unit this week.
We will review the sounds of /t/ and /h/.
There are no new sight words this week.
This week we will begin writing simple fictional stories with a beginning, a middle, and an end. The characters will have a problem they need to solve.
Math:
This week we will finish up our chapter on measurement. We will work on weight and capacity this week and will take our chapter tests on Thursday and Friday.
Science:
We are continuing to learn about animals this week. We will talk about birds and fish this week. A big thanks to Jacqui DeBoo for bringing in their parrot Jordan today! The kids loved it.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Thanks for everything you do!
We have been very busy in Room 4. The kids have been working so hard. I am very proud of them!
Here's what's happening in our room:
Important Dates
Friday, February 8: PTO family dance, 6-8pm
Monday, February 11: NO SCHOOL
Thursday, February 14: Red and Pink Spirit Day (free dress with those colors); Valentine's day (see below); 100th day of school (see below)
Monday, February 18: NO SCHOOL
Friday, February 22: Free Dress
Friday, February 22-Friday, March 1: Shortened Days/parent conferences. Dismissal will be at 12:20
Valentine's Day/100th day of school:
These two are VERY important to our kids! We will celebrate both of these on Thursday the 14th. We will celebrate the number 100 during morning centers time. I hope to have 1 or 2 more parents volunteers for that morning. We will do centers until 9:10. For this day I am also going to ask each student to bring in a collection of 100 items. This can be something very simple, like 100 pennies, or you can get creative. It's completely up to you!
We will celebrate Valentine's day after lunch (11:45am). The kids are welcome to bring in Valentine cards for each other to pass out at this time. I would love to have a few (3-5) parents help out during this time as well.
Language Arts:
We are continuing our Stick to It unit this week.
We will review the sounds of /t/ and /h/.
There are no new sight words this week.
This week we will begin writing simple fictional stories with a beginning, a middle, and an end. The characters will have a problem they need to solve.
Math:
This week we will finish up our chapter on measurement. We will work on weight and capacity this week and will take our chapter tests on Thursday and Friday.
Science:
We are continuing to learn about animals this week. We will talk about birds and fish this week. A big thanks to Jacqui DeBoo for bringing in their parrot Jordan today! The kids loved it.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Thanks for everything you do!
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