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Tuesday, September 16, 2014
September 16, 2014
We have been very busy. Last week's open house was a huge success. Thank you to all families who were able to visit. I have attached a few photos of projects we have completed in the first few weeks.
Students have been busy learning classroom routines and procedures. We came up with the following classroom rules. They fall under the Dike-Newell Rules of "bee" safe, kind, and responsible.
Students have been busy learning to read and write their name. They are also busy learning their new friend's names. Here are a few projects we have completed to help them learn these skills.
Rainbow Names Students identified characteristics of the letters in their name.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom TreesStudents ordered the letters in their name.
Mrs. Deci's Kindergarten Class's Hopes and Dreams for the Year!
The first week of school was spent talking about our hopes and dreams for the kindergarten school year. Children were asked to share one thing they hope to be able to do by the end of the year,
Welcome to Mrs. Deci's Kindergarten Blog. I am looking forward to sharing news and photos of our work in kindergarten during the 2014-2015 school year!
The first week was busy and fun! Students toured the school, had their first fire drill and lockdown practices, and met many new friends. I am excited for week two! We will continue to practice routines and procedures this week. Below is our specials schedule. Students will meet Mrs. Main, out art teacher on Monday.
Monday - Art (Mrs. Main)
Tuesday - Library (Mrs. Hernandez)
Wednesday - Music ( Ms. Cyr)
Thursday - Library 9 Mrs. Hernandez) - Book are returned on Thursdays.
Friday - P.E. (Ms. McCauley)
I will post pictures of our first week, and projects we have completed later this week. Stay tuned!
The house was packed Tuesday night for the kindergarten class's choral concert! The students worked very hard preparing for the show. Ms. Cyr our music teacher created adorable costumes and worked tirelessly to prepare the kids for the show. It was a HUGE success! Here is our class before the show...We were ready for a HOEDOWN!
Tuesday, February 14th will be our 100th day of kindergarten!We will be participating in many activities to celebrate the day.One activity will be the creation of a 100’s Museum containing collections of 100 things brought in by each child.
To help the children see the different ways 100 looks, I am asking each child to bring in a collection of 100 items.Here are the criteria for your child’s collection:
oThe collection must be transported to and from school in a backpack or carried by your child.
oThe collection can be 100 of anything! Common household objects are recommended (cereal, macaroni, photos, stickers, beads, etc.), but you are free to be creative and choose anything that is small.
oDisplay the 100 items in a unique way.Glue them to a piece of poster board, create a collage, or arrange them some other way.Use your imagination, but keep it simple.
oCollections are due on Monday, February 13, 2012.Please have your child bring their collection to school on this day.
Have fun and feel free to call me if you have any questions.
We will begin preparing for the 100th day of school.It is hard to believe how quickly the school year is going by, but today is day number 94, and the hundredth day of school will be next Tuesday.This week we will read Mrs. Bindergarten Celebrates the 100th Day of Kindergarten, and Eric Carl’s, The Very Hungary Caterpillar.We will complete art projects, and writing assignments to accompany these stories.
Below is an outline of the concepts that will be taught this week.
Language Arts
·Letter Ff
·Review –at and –an word families
·Blending and Segmenting
Math
·Number Formation
·Addition
·Graphing
·Attribute Block
·Sorting
Science
·Weather/Seasons
BOX TOPS:
We are still collecting box tops.If you have box tops at home please send them to school in your child’s folder.Remember all money raised will go directly to Dike-Newell school.Thank you for your support!
PENNIES FOR PAWS:
As a school wide community service project we care collecting pennies for sheltered animals.Please send in spare change for this cause.I will check folders daily for any donated change.
VALENTINE’S DAY:
Next Tuesday we will have a Valentine’s Day celebration.Students will exchange cards and celebrate this holiday in the afternoon.I have attached a slip of paper to this newsletter if you offered to donate a snack item for this party.Please send items to school with your child on or before Tuesday, February 14th.Below is a list of the students in our class, so that valentines can be filled out.
DaleAbby
BenjaminArden
BradleyElijah
PenelopeSeamus
CarenaMaja
SebastianDakota
IsabellaShane
JaidynElizabeth
TristanShilee
Khristian
Thank you for your continued help and support. Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns at 443-8285.
We will continue learning about owls.Students will create their own owl book with facts about owls and illustrations to match.We will also continue to read and write about owls.Our unit will come to a close with a visit from Chewonki.They will be presenting to our class on Thursday morning.
Below is an outline of the concepts that will be taught this week.
Language Arts
·Long Vowels
·Review Aa and Oo
·Blending and Segmenting
Math
·Counting and Number Games
·Number stories (adding and subtracting)
Science
·Weather/Seasons
·Owls
ASSEMBLY:
This morning students attended a school wide assembly.A slide show was presented of students busy at work and play!Classes also prepared special presentations to share with the school. The kindergarten class sang our school song.Ask your child if they can sing it for you. The lyrics are written below.
Follow the rules (snap, snap)
Follow the rules (snap, snap),
Follow the rules, follow the rules, follow the rules (snap, snap),
Be safe, and be kind, be responsible, three simple rules,
For Dike-Newell School.
Follow the rules (snap, snap),
Follow the rules (snap, snap),
Follow the rules, follow the rule, follow the rules.
REPORT CARD ENVELOPS:
If you have not already done so, please sign and return your child’s report card envelop tomorrow.I was so impressed that everyone signed and returned them during the fist quarter.Let’s do it again!
BOX TOPS:
We are still collecting box tops.If you have box tops at home please send them to school in your child’s folder.Remember all money raised will go directly to Dike-Newell school.Thank you for your support!
WINTER CLOTHES:
Don’t forget to send your child to school with snow pant, boots, mittens/gloves and a hat.Students must have these items on to play in the snow.
Thank you for your continued help and support. Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns at 443-8285.
