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.
Friday, September 19, 2014
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.
Thursday, May 29, 2014
June 2-6, 2014
Hello Room 4 families,
What a week! Thanks to everyone who came to Open House on Wednesday. We had a fantastic turn out, and the kids LOVED showing off their classroom and their work.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
Tuesday, June 3: Kinder sports day 8:30-10:00. Please be sure to send your child in athletic shoes and socks and to apply sunscreen. We will be outside this whole time!
MOnday, June 9: Staff vs. 6th graders kickball game; 8:30 am on the baseball fields. If there are any parents who would like to sit with the class during this time, please let me know!
Tuesday, June 10: Kinder play day, 9-12; baseball fields. Thanks to everyone who has signed up to help that day. We still need some volunteers--check out the sign up poster in the kinder yard.
Thursday, June 12: Last day of school. Dismissal will be at 12:20 from the cafeteria.
Language Arts
Your children have learned so much! We have worked our way through kindergarten and many first grade standards. This week we continue to work on reading and spelling more complex words. Please continue to have your child read for at least 20 minutes every day. This is so important, especially as we move into summer.
This week we are writing kindergarten memory books and letters to Mrs. Egan and our 5th grade buddies.
Math
This week we will begin looking ahead at some of the 1st grade skills. I encourage kids to continue to practice math facts at home. Most of them love this!
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns!
Have a fantstic weekend!
Carrie Relles
What a week! Thanks to everyone who came to Open House on Wednesday. We had a fantastic turn out, and the kids LOVED showing off their classroom and their work.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates
Tuesday, June 3: Kinder sports day 8:30-10:00. Please be sure to send your child in athletic shoes and socks and to apply sunscreen. We will be outside this whole time!
MOnday, June 9: Staff vs. 6th graders kickball game; 8:30 am on the baseball fields. If there are any parents who would like to sit with the class during this time, please let me know!
Tuesday, June 10: Kinder play day, 9-12; baseball fields. Thanks to everyone who has signed up to help that day. We still need some volunteers--check out the sign up poster in the kinder yard.
Thursday, June 12: Last day of school. Dismissal will be at 12:20 from the cafeteria.
Language Arts
Your children have learned so much! We have worked our way through kindergarten and many first grade standards. This week we continue to work on reading and spelling more complex words. Please continue to have your child read for at least 20 minutes every day. This is so important, especially as we move into summer.
This week we are writing kindergarten memory books and letters to Mrs. Egan and our 5th grade buddies.
Math
This week we will begin looking ahead at some of the 1st grade skills. I encourage kids to continue to practice math facts at home. Most of them love this!
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns!
Have a fantstic weekend!
Carrie Relles
Friday, May 9, 2014
Week of May 12-16
Hello Room 4 families,
We have been so busy! It's hard to believe end-of-year activities are beginning.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates:
Saturday, 5/17: Art Walk; 10-2. This is a fun family event.
Monday, 5/19: final art lesson; 10-10:45 am. Let me know if you'd like to help out with this.
Monday, 5/26: Memorial Day; NO SCHOOL
Wednesday, 5/28: Open House; 6-7:30 pm. This is a fun night to come tour our room and see LOTS of our work. Don't miss it!
Tuesday, June 3: Kinder Sports Day; 8:30-10:00am. Please be sure to send your child in appropriate shoes on this day. You will also want to be sure to apply sunscreen!
Monday, June9: Staff vs. 6th grade kickball game; 8:30 am. I will be playing in the game, so it would be great to have some parents come and sit with the class on the bleachers while they cheer on the teachers!
Tuesday, June 10: Kinder Play Day (see below for info.)
Thursday, June 12: Last day of school. Dismissal will be at 12:20.
Language Arts
This week we will be writing about ocean life and what we are learning about in our "By the Sea" unit.
We will continue to work on blending and spelling words every day. The kids are becoming excellent readers. Please be sure to have them read to you every day for at least 20 minutes.
Math
The kids are doing an excellent job with patterning. We will wrap this unit up this week.
Kinder Play Day--June10
We have begun planning the activities for play day, which will be lots of fun for all kindergarteners! We will need lots of parent helpers that day to help with the various activities and to help set up and clean up, so if you would like to volunteer your time that day (8:00-12), please let me know. We would love to have you!
All parents are invited to come eat lunch with us that day. We will eat outside at 11.
Please come celebrate the end of the year with your kindergartener!
Here are some of the items we need for the day--if you still need parent hours, remember you get 1 hour for every $5 you spend on our class!
Thank you to those families who have already volunteered to help and/or sent in items.
pillowcases for sack races
water balloons
bubbles
props or simple dress-up items like sunglasses, boas, hats for a photo area
Also, if you have an "EZ UP" tent for shade, we would love to have a few of those.
Thank you for everything, families!
Please email if you have questions or concerns
carrie.relles@gmail.com
We have been so busy! It's hard to believe end-of-year activities are beginning.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important Dates:
Saturday, 5/17: Art Walk; 10-2. This is a fun family event.
Monday, 5/19: final art lesson; 10-10:45 am. Let me know if you'd like to help out with this.
Monday, 5/26: Memorial Day; NO SCHOOL
Wednesday, 5/28: Open House; 6-7:30 pm. This is a fun night to come tour our room and see LOTS of our work. Don't miss it!
Tuesday, June 3: Kinder Sports Day; 8:30-10:00am. Please be sure to send your child in appropriate shoes on this day. You will also want to be sure to apply sunscreen!
Monday, June9: Staff vs. 6th grade kickball game; 8:30 am. I will be playing in the game, so it would be great to have some parents come and sit with the class on the bleachers while they cheer on the teachers!
Tuesday, June 10: Kinder Play Day (see below for info.)
Thursday, June 12: Last day of school. Dismissal will be at 12:20.
Language Arts
This week we will be writing about ocean life and what we are learning about in our "By the Sea" unit.
We will continue to work on blending and spelling words every day. The kids are becoming excellent readers. Please be sure to have them read to you every day for at least 20 minutes.
Math
The kids are doing an excellent job with patterning. We will wrap this unit up this week.
Kinder Play Day--June10
We have begun planning the activities for play day, which will be lots of fun for all kindergarteners! We will need lots of parent helpers that day to help with the various activities and to help set up and clean up, so if you would like to volunteer your time that day (8:00-12), please let me know. We would love to have you!
All parents are invited to come eat lunch with us that day. We will eat outside at 11.
Please come celebrate the end of the year with your kindergartener!
Here are some of the items we need for the day--if you still need parent hours, remember you get 1 hour for every $5 you spend on our class!
Thank you to those families who have already volunteered to help and/or sent in items.
pillowcases for sack races
water balloons
bubbles
props or simple dress-up items like sunglasses, boas, hats for a photo area
Also, if you have an "EZ UP" tent for shade, we would love to have a few of those.
Thank you for everything, families!
Please email if you have questions or concerns
carrie.relles@gmail.com
Friday, May 2, 2014
Week of May 5-9, 2014
Hello room 4 families
May is off to a super start. It will be a busy month at Phoebe Hearst and in Room 4.
Here is what's happening:
Important Dates:
Today, 5/2: Art lesson; 10:15-11am. Thanks to the parents who have volunteered to help today!
Saturday, 5/17: Art Walk; 10-2. This is a fun family event. Information went home in the May newsletter on Wednesday of this week.
Monday, 5/19: final art lesson; 10-10:45 am. Let me know if you'd like to help out with this.
Monday, 5/26: Memorial Day; NO SCHOOL
Wednesday, 5/28: Open House; 6-7:30 pm. This is a fun night to come tour our room and see LOTS of our work.
Tuesday, June 3: Kinder Sports Day; 8:30-10:00am. Please be sure to send your child in appropriate shoes on this day. You will also want to be sure to apply sunscreen!
Monday, June9: Staff vs. 6th grade kickball game; 8:30 am. I will be playing in the game, so it would be great to have some parents come and sit with the class on the bleachers while they cheer on the teachers!
Tuesday, June 10: Kinder Play Day (see below for info.)
Thursday, June 12: Last day of school. Dismissal will be at 12:20.
Language Arts
This week we will finish up our Teamwork unit and begin our last unit, "By the Sea," in which we will read and learn about ocean life.
We will continue to work on blending and spelling words every day. The kids are becoming excellent readers. Please be sure to have them read to you every day.
Math
This week we will wrap up the money unit and begin a unit on patterning.
Kinder Play Day--June10
We have begun planning the activities for play day, which will be lots of fun for all kindergarteners! We will need lots of parent helpers that day to help with the various activities and to help set up and clean up, so if you would like to volunteer your time that day (8:00-12), please let me know. We would love to have you!
Here are some of the items we need for the day--if you still need parent hours, remember you get 1 hour for every $5 you spend on our class!
pillowcases for sack races
water balloons
otter pops
bubbles
props or simple dress-up items like sunglasses, boas, hats for a photo area
Also, if you have an "EZ UP" tent for shade, we would love to have a few of those.
If you have questions or other ideas about this day, please let me know!
Thanks for reading, everyone! Have a fantastic weekend.
May is off to a super start. It will be a busy month at Phoebe Hearst and in Room 4.
Here is what's happening:
Important Dates:
Today, 5/2: Art lesson; 10:15-11am. Thanks to the parents who have volunteered to help today!
Saturday, 5/17: Art Walk; 10-2. This is a fun family event. Information went home in the May newsletter on Wednesday of this week.
Monday, 5/19: final art lesson; 10-10:45 am. Let me know if you'd like to help out with this.
Monday, 5/26: Memorial Day; NO SCHOOL
Wednesday, 5/28: Open House; 6-7:30 pm. This is a fun night to come tour our room and see LOTS of our work.
Tuesday, June 3: Kinder Sports Day; 8:30-10:00am. Please be sure to send your child in appropriate shoes on this day. You will also want to be sure to apply sunscreen!
Monday, June9: Staff vs. 6th grade kickball game; 8:30 am. I will be playing in the game, so it would be great to have some parents come and sit with the class on the bleachers while they cheer on the teachers!
Tuesday, June 10: Kinder Play Day (see below for info.)
Thursday, June 12: Last day of school. Dismissal will be at 12:20.
Language Arts
This week we will finish up our Teamwork unit and begin our last unit, "By the Sea," in which we will read and learn about ocean life.
We will continue to work on blending and spelling words every day. The kids are becoming excellent readers. Please be sure to have them read to you every day.
Math
This week we will wrap up the money unit and begin a unit on patterning.
Kinder Play Day--June10
We have begun planning the activities for play day, which will be lots of fun for all kindergarteners! We will need lots of parent helpers that day to help with the various activities and to help set up and clean up, so if you would like to volunteer your time that day (8:00-12), please let me know. We would love to have you!
Here are some of the items we need for the day--if you still need parent hours, remember you get 1 hour for every $5 you spend on our class!
pillowcases for sack races
water balloons
otter pops
bubbles
props or simple dress-up items like sunglasses, boas, hats for a photo area
Also, if you have an "EZ UP" tent for shade, we would love to have a few of those.
If you have questions or other ideas about this day, please let me know!
Thanks for reading, everyone! Have a fantastic weekend.
Friday, April 25, 2014
week of April 28-May 2, 2014
Happy Friday everyone!
We had a great week in room 4. Your kids have been reading, writing, and working so hard on their math every day.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important dates:
April 28-May 15th: Smarter Balanced testing, 3rd-6th grades. This year the test is mostly for practice. However, we try to keep the school as distraction-free as possible during those days. Therefore everyone who volunteers in room 4 during those days will need to exit through the kinder gate so we don't disturb rooms who are busy testing.
Friday, May 2nd: Art lesson, 10:15-11am. Please let me know if you'd like to help with this.
Saturday, May 17: PH Art Walk, 10-2pm. This is a fun day for families to come check out all the art the kids have been working on this year. There will also be crafts and other fun things for kids.
Monday, May 19: Art lesson, 10-10:45 am. This will be our last art lesson of the year. Please let me know if you'd like to help out.
Monday, May 26: No School; Memorial Day
Wednesday, May 28: Open House. This is a fun night for families to take a tour of Room 4. We will have LOTS of work on display. Don't miss it! Time TBA
Language Arts
This week we continue to work on our Teamwork unit. The kids are enjoying talking and writing about the importance of teamwork.
We will work on blending and spelling words every day. Please be sure to have your child read for at least 20 minutes every day at home. This can be a combination of you reading to your child and them reading to you.
Our writing this week will be a paragraph about watching a movie in a theater or watching a movie at home.
Math
This week we will continue working on identifying and counting money.
The more practice kids get with this the better, so it's great if you help your child count groups of coins. This week we worked on finding the amount of money in groups of pennies, nickels, and dimes. Next week we will count quarters and then start counting groups of mixed coins.
Kinder Play Day--June 10
It's hard to believe I'm already writing about end-of-year activities!
We are going to do a fun play day out at the baseball fields on Tuesday 6/10 with rooms 2 and 3. This will be a fun day for kids (and parents!) to celebrate our hard work this year and to talk/play with people from other classrooms.
We will need lots of parent help to make this a super day for the kids. For now, we are just looking for ideas and resources for fun activities to have going for the kids. Some ideas we have so far are a bounce house, water balloon games, face painting, sack races, hula hooping, beading for jewelry making. If you have an idea or any resources you would like to donate for this, please let me know. Also, please let me know if you'd like to help out with planning play day.
Thank you, families for everything you do!
Have a great weekend, and don't hesitate to email with any questions or concerns.
carrie.relles@gmail.com
We had a great week in room 4. Your kids have been reading, writing, and working so hard on their math every day.
Here is what we have coming up:
Important dates:
April 28-May 15th: Smarter Balanced testing, 3rd-6th grades. This year the test is mostly for practice. However, we try to keep the school as distraction-free as possible during those days. Therefore everyone who volunteers in room 4 during those days will need to exit through the kinder gate so we don't disturb rooms who are busy testing.
Friday, May 2nd: Art lesson, 10:15-11am. Please let me know if you'd like to help with this.
Saturday, May 17: PH Art Walk, 10-2pm. This is a fun day for families to come check out all the art the kids have been working on this year. There will also be crafts and other fun things for kids.
Monday, May 19: Art lesson, 10-10:45 am. This will be our last art lesson of the year. Please let me know if you'd like to help out.
Monday, May 26: No School; Memorial Day
Wednesday, May 28: Open House. This is a fun night for families to take a tour of Room 4. We will have LOTS of work on display. Don't miss it! Time TBA
Language Arts
This week we continue to work on our Teamwork unit. The kids are enjoying talking and writing about the importance of teamwork.
We will work on blending and spelling words every day. Please be sure to have your child read for at least 20 minutes every day at home. This can be a combination of you reading to your child and them reading to you.
Our writing this week will be a paragraph about watching a movie in a theater or watching a movie at home.
Math
This week we will continue working on identifying and counting money.
The more practice kids get with this the better, so it's great if you help your child count groups of coins. This week we worked on finding the amount of money in groups of pennies, nickels, and dimes. Next week we will count quarters and then start counting groups of mixed coins.
Kinder Play Day--June 10
It's hard to believe I'm already writing about end-of-year activities!
We are going to do a fun play day out at the baseball fields on Tuesday 6/10 with rooms 2 and 3. This will be a fun day for kids (and parents!) to celebrate our hard work this year and to talk/play with people from other classrooms.
We will need lots of parent help to make this a super day for the kids. For now, we are just looking for ideas and resources for fun activities to have going for the kids. Some ideas we have so far are a bounce house, water balloon games, face painting, sack races, hula hooping, beading for jewelry making. If you have an idea or any resources you would like to donate for this, please let me know. Also, please let me know if you'd like to help out with planning play day.
Thank you, families for everything you do!
Have a great weekend, and don't hesitate to email with any questions or concerns.
carrie.relles@gmail.com
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