The Wild Wild (and getting Wilder) West! We will have many fun activities this week that will get us ready for our Western Day on Thursday 4/29! On Western Day, the kids may wear jeans or a jeans skirt if they would like. If he/she has cowboy boots, they may wear those. Hats and bandannas are also fine. We will be having a fun time that day on the tennis courts rotating to different stations for a variety of western activities!
Friday will be our day to go on the ZOO field trip! More information will go home about that. Parents will meet us there and can follow the bus if they would like. Kids have to ride the bus to the zoo but as soon as we get there I will give them to you and you can "do the zoo" on your own or with some friends. All of my kids have a sweet mom, dad or grandparent meeting us there so I know they will all have a special time there. You will take your own child with you when you leave the zoo. I will not count on seeing any of you again unless we happen to run into each other.
Our play is really shaping up! Keep working on those lines! We have a big group practice on Wednesday so they really need to know them by then. The play is May 6th at 9:00. It will be in the lower gym where the Thanksgiving play was.
Field Day (my own personal favorite day of the year at GWA!!) is the next day May 7th. Be thinking about sun screen - which you will apply before school that day - and water-type shoes. NO SOCKS will be worn that day. Each child will need a towel! Try to come down to the football field to watch. It will make you glad you have your child at GWA!! School is over after field day ends - around 11:30! ALL PARENTS NEED TO PICK UP THEIR CHILD AT THE FOOTBALL FIELD BY 11:00. Mrs. Baker and I will have your child so let us know before you take him/her. THERE IS NO CARPOOL THAT DAY! You will see why. There will however be cars everywhere so you may want to just come and stay with us for the day. Little sibblings are welcome to watch but can not participate in any of the games. The senior class at GWA runs all fo the games and everythings runs like clockwork. There is no extra time for little sibblings to "have a turn". We would love to have them come cheer though.
22 Days left with the Puppy Pals!
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
April 19th - 23rd Puppy Tales
We had a great time this week watching caterpillars, learning about butterflies, and eating dirt. Well the yummy kind of dirt we made at our cooking center with Will's mom. The kids made dirt and added worms and a fun flower that we can play with at home. We have been practicing using the numbers and letters we have learned this year. We also learned about sentences, questions and exclamations as well as punctuation marks.
Next week we will learn about plants but continue to do many other "spring" activities. We will keep reviewing and working with letters and sounds to sound out words and sentences when reading and writing. Let's put all of this hard work to use!! Have your child write every day even if it is just one sentence.
After we do plants next week, we will do a wild west unit and have a fun Western day on 4/29 with many outside activities. The kids can wear jeans, jean shorts, or a jean skirt if they want to. They can also wear a cowboy hat or boots. Bandannas can be used as belts, on hats or around their necks as well.
4/30 zoo field trip, 5/7 field day
One thing we have been doing that the kids love is taking turns pointing to the sight words to make sentences. To be sure you have them all, so far we have:
We are adding "not" and "play"
and the number words
all color words
A
a
I
look
go
at
is
it
in
we
he
me
see
the
you
to
name
and
little
am
have
for
like
was
Next week we will learn about plants but continue to do many other "spring" activities. We will keep reviewing and working with letters and sounds to sound out words and sentences when reading and writing. Let's put all of this hard work to use!! Have your child write every day even if it is just one sentence.
After we do plants next week, we will do a wild west unit and have a fun Western day on 4/29 with many outside activities. The kids can wear jeans, jean shorts, or a jean skirt if they want to. They can also wear a cowboy hat or boots. Bandannas can be used as belts, on hats or around their necks as well.
4/30 zoo field trip, 5/7 field day
One thing we have been doing that the kids love is taking turns pointing to the sight words to make sentences. To be sure you have them all, so far we have:
We are adding "not" and "play"
and the number words
all color words
A
a
I
look
go
at
is
it
in
we
he
me
see
the
you
to
name
and
little
am
have
for
like
was
Monday, April 12, 2010
Ponds, Spring and Insects
I hope y'all had a wonderful Spring Break. We are jumping right back into the swing of things here. This week we will talk about Spring, Ponds and Insects. We will spend the rest of the year reviewing letters and letter sounds and working on sight words. We will keep practicing our reading and writing as well as using sight words to make sentences. Can you believe there are only 6 weeks left of school!! We'll keep working away here and we will send you some summer homework to practice for next year as soon as the K5 teachers give it to us. Plan on getting a composition book and having your child write at least 1 sentence EACH AND EVERY DAY. Even if they only write down what they want for lunch or what their favorite thing was that they did that day! This will help keep them on their toes all summer for next year!
Play parts went home yesterday!! Please help you child learn his/her lines for our play. We will work hard on them here but we need extra help on this at home as well. As soon as we know what the kids will wear for the play we will let you know. The play is May 6th in the morning probably around 9.
Our ZOO field trip is on April 30th. All of you are welcome to come to this. Meet us there and bring young siblings too if you want to. You will just be responsible for your own child.
There is a football registration meeting for K5 boys Tuesday 4/13 and Wednesday 4/14 from 2:30-4:00 in the school cafeteria.
GWA Spirit night at Chick-Fil-A is Wednesday 4/14. Dine in or drive thru - just give them the receipt and tell them you are there to support GWA!!
Play parts went home yesterday!! Please help you child learn his/her lines for our play. We will work hard on them here but we need extra help on this at home as well. As soon as we know what the kids will wear for the play we will let you know. The play is May 6th in the morning probably around 9.
Our ZOO field trip is on April 30th. All of you are welcome to come to this. Meet us there and bring young siblings too if you want to. You will just be responsible for your own child.
There is a football registration meeting for K5 boys Tuesday 4/13 and Wednesday 4/14 from 2:30-4:00 in the school cafeteria.
GWA Spirit night at Chick-Fil-A is Wednesday 4/14. Dine in or drive thru - just give them the receipt and tell them you are there to support GWA!!
Friday, March 26, 2010
Easter and Spring Report Cards
Today the report cards are in the kids' folders. Take a little time to see which skills we are working on and notice the ones they need a little extra help on between now and next fall.
The kids are enjoying the sight word games we have been playing. They can practice putting their sight words in sentences at home too by writing them on note cards and spreading them on the floor or table. Take turns pointing to different words or arranging them to make a sentence and then let them make a sentence for you. We talked about the letter Yy. Many of the kids still want to say that Y says ("w") and they do that for all of the letters that have letters names that start with a different sound. Some will tell me that S says ("e") -(short e sound). We talked about "s" on the end of many words meaning more than one and did a spring book that showed examples of this.
We have been practicing w/ all of the letters and sounds we have learned including both vowel sounds. I will say..."if you have a long e in your first name (Reese), line up" and then go through all of the vowel sounds. They are tricky but I want them to be familiar with them. Our letter will be Zz and we will talk about 26 letters in the alphabet.
Next week we will continue to do spring activities and do some Easter activities as well.
There is NO SCHOOL on Friday 4/2. We will have Spring Break and then return to school on 4/12.
We will be working on our spring play and more information will go home about this soon. The play will be Thursday 5/6. Time is not known yet but usually they are around 9:00.
Have a great weekend. ONLY 32 days left of school after next week!!
The kids are enjoying the sight word games we have been playing. They can practice putting their sight words in sentences at home too by writing them on note cards and spreading them on the floor or table. Take turns pointing to different words or arranging them to make a sentence and then let them make a sentence for you. We talked about the letter Yy. Many of the kids still want to say that Y says ("w") and they do that for all of the letters that have letters names that start with a different sound. Some will tell me that S says ("e") -(short e sound). We talked about "s" on the end of many words meaning more than one and did a spring book that showed examples of this.
We have been practicing w/ all of the letters and sounds we have learned including both vowel sounds. I will say..."if you have a long e in your first name (Reese), line up" and then go through all of the vowel sounds. They are tricky but I want them to be familiar with them. Our letter will be Zz and we will talk about 26 letters in the alphabet.
Next week we will continue to do spring activities and do some Easter activities as well.
There is NO SCHOOL on Friday 4/2. We will have Spring Break and then return to school on 4/12.
We will be working on our spring play and more information will go home about this soon. The play will be Thursday 5/6. Time is not known yet but usually they are around 9:00.
Have a great weekend. ONLY 32 days left of school after next week!!
Monday, March 22, 2010
Spring
Wednesday 3/24 is picture day for K4. Individual pictures will be made for those who prepay. Envelopes went home last week. If you need another one, let us know. Kids can wear a nice outfit that day rather than a uniform if they are getting their picture made and have prepaid.
Class pictures are Thursday 3/25. We all need to be in uniform on this day. These are for everyone - not just those who order a class picture.
We will be talking about Spring this week. We will also work with the letter Yy and the number 25. We will continue to test for our report card skills. Our new sight words this week are "little" and "am".
Spring Break will be 4/2-4/11. There will be no school on Friday 4/2. We will be working on our spring play and more information will go home about this soon. The play will be Thursday 5/6.
Class pictures are Thursday 3/25. We all need to be in uniform on this day. These are for everyone - not just those who order a class picture.
We will be talking about Spring this week. We will also work with the letter Yy and the number 25. We will continue to test for our report card skills. Our new sight words this week are "little" and "am".
Spring Break will be 4/2-4/11. There will be no school on Friday 4/2. We will be working on our spring play and more information will go home about this soon. The play will be Thursday 5/6.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Important Dates for March
3/17 - kids can wear a green shirt w/ a collar if they want to and GWA bottoms.
3/19 - Grandparent's day - all parents are welcome to come. All kids need to wear a white GWA shirt and khaki bottoms that day. Keep working on our song as you can at home!! Dismissal is immediately following the program and class/school visit. Pick you child up from Mrs. Baker on the playground by our room. Be sure to let her know you have your child then drop by our room for some special things the kids have made for their grands. I am sending a paper for you to fill out to let us know who is picking up your child that day.
3/24 - individual pictures for the kids in K4. These are pre-pay and envelopes are going home soon. The kids having a picture made can wear nice clothes rather than a uniform that day.
3/25 - class picture for everyone and everyone has to be in uniform for this.
Next week we will do many fun St. Patrick's activities, work with the letter Xx and number 24. I still have many kids who have trouble identifying the numbers and we need to know them 1-25 this year. Report cards go home soon so I am still working on testing these skills. When the report cards go home, take some time to see what we are looking for so you will know where the kids need to be for next year.
3/19 - Grandparent's day - all parents are welcome to come. All kids need to wear a white GWA shirt and khaki bottoms that day. Keep working on our song as you can at home!! Dismissal is immediately following the program and class/school visit. Pick you child up from Mrs. Baker on the playground by our room. Be sure to let her know you have your child then drop by our room for some special things the kids have made for their grands. I am sending a paper for you to fill out to let us know who is picking up your child that day.
3/24 - individual pictures for the kids in K4. These are pre-pay and envelopes are going home soon. The kids having a picture made can wear nice clothes rather than a uniform that day.
3/25 - class picture for everyone and everyone has to be in uniform for this.
Next week we will do many fun St. Patrick's activities, work with the letter Xx and number 24. I still have many kids who have trouble identifying the numbers and we need to know them 1-25 this year. Report cards go home soon so I am still working on testing these skills. When the report cards go home, take some time to see what we are looking for so you will know where the kids need to be for next year.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Celebrate Grandparents and Review for report cards
Next week we will celebrate our grandparents and work on our songs for Grandparent's Day. We will also review all of our report card skills as report cards go out on March 3/26. I am sending home "flashcards" for the numbers through 20. Many of our kids still struggle w/ identifying the numbers. Please help you child cut out the flashcards and paste them to note cards or construction paper. Have your child practice these for the rest of the year and over the summer as review for next year.
Some other important dates are:
3/12 early dismissal and Lucky Dog Auction-come bid on our wonderful class project and the other great silent auction items or spin the wheel.
3/14 time change
3/17 St. Patrick's day. In the past we have been able to wear a green shirt with a collar but it is not mandatory. I'll find out as soon as I can if we will be allowed to do that this year as well and I will let you know.
3/19 Grandparent's Day - all parents are welcome as well!! GWA has early dismissal this day also. After the performance, pick your child up from Mrs. Baker on the playground - be sure and tell Mrs. Baker that you have him/her. Visit your children's classroom(s) then you or your child's grandparents take your child at that time. Our day is over at that time.
3/23 & 3/24 - lower school pictures. One day the kids will have their picture made as a class and they will wear their uniform that day. The other day the kids having a picture taken will be able to wear nice dress clothes (non-uniform if you would prefer). I think these pictures are pre-pay. More information will be come home about pictures as soon as I get it.
3/26 report cards go home
I am adding the sight words: you, the, and. The other sight words are on the blog. Just scroll down to the earlier post.
Some other important dates are:
3/12 early dismissal and Lucky Dog Auction-come bid on our wonderful class project and the other great silent auction items or spin the wheel.
3/14 time change
3/17 St. Patrick's day. In the past we have been able to wear a green shirt with a collar but it is not mandatory. I'll find out as soon as I can if we will be allowed to do that this year as well and I will let you know.
3/19 Grandparent's Day - all parents are welcome as well!! GWA has early dismissal this day also. After the performance, pick your child up from Mrs. Baker on the playground - be sure and tell Mrs. Baker that you have him/her. Visit your children's classroom(s) then you or your child's grandparents take your child at that time. Our day is over at that time.
3/23 & 3/24 - lower school pictures. One day the kids will have their picture made as a class and they will wear their uniform that day. The other day the kids having a picture taken will be able to wear nice dress clothes (non-uniform if you would prefer). I think these pictures are pre-pay. More information will be come home about pictures as soon as I get it.
3/26 report cards go home
I am adding the sight words: you, the, and. The other sight words are on the blog. Just scroll down to the earlier post.
Friday, February 26, 2010
March, Cooking Helpers, and PE days for the rest of the year.
We have had fun doing many different weather activities this week. Next week we will learn about Space and do some fun things having to do with March. I am changing Dinosaurs to later in March because I need it to be a little warmer for something fun we will be doing outside pertaining to dinosaurs. We will be talking about the letter Vv and practicing up to the number 22. I am going to send home flash cards with numbers on them to practice at home because many of us are still having trouble identifying the numbers 0-22.
We will begin testing for report cards next week. Another thing some of us are having trouble on is identifying coins and their values.
Cooking moms pick their own activity and come from 9:15-10:15 on Fridays. If your day does not work you can always swap with another mom. If there is someone I missed, please let me know so I can add you on to the list.
Taylor's mom 3/5
Davis' mom 3/12
Asa's mom 3/19
Matthew's mom 3/26
Will's mom 4/16
The PE teachers have asked for all of the kids to wear tennis shoes on PE days. Our PE days are: 3/8, 3/16, 3/29, 4/13, 4/26, 5/4, 5/17
We will begin testing for report cards next week. Another thing some of us are having trouble on is identifying coins and their values.
Cooking moms pick their own activity and come from 9:15-10:15 on Fridays. If your day does not work you can always swap with another mom. If there is someone I missed, please let me know so I can add you on to the list.
Taylor's mom 3/5
Davis' mom 3/12
Asa's mom 3/19
Matthew's mom 3/26
Will's mom 4/16
The PE teachers have asked for all of the kids to wear tennis shoes on PE days. Our PE days are: 3/8, 3/16, 3/29, 4/13, 4/26, 5/4, 5/17
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Abe, George and the Olympics!
We have been learning about the Olympics this week and keeping close tabs on the medal count! We made a class book about what sports we would like to participate in if we were in the Olympics as well as two emergent readers for them to practice reading at home. One of them uses color words. Keep up the great work on sight word practice. These are some of the words that the K5 teachers will send home for them to learn over the summer. The sight words are on the blog if you scroll down.
We also have been learning about Abe and George. We practiced with coins. We worked on recognizing them and counting them. It is great practice to have them count coins at home! Some of our kids still need to work on identifying and writing their numbers. They should be able to identify and write 0-20! Please help them practice these so they can stay on top of things.
Next week we will begin our Weather unit! We will work on the letter Uu and the number21. Our special snack helper next week is Grayson!
The BOOK FAIR is next week! We will go preview the books on
Monday. We are shopping on Wednesday at 9:30 and you are welcome to come. If it more convenient for you to come grab them at carpool time, you can do that too. Whenever you can come is fine. You don't have to come, but if you want to that would be great!
We also have been learning about Abe and George. We practiced with coins. We worked on recognizing them and counting them. It is great practice to have them count coins at home! Some of our kids still need to work on identifying and writing their numbers. They should be able to identify and write 0-20! Please help them practice these so they can stay on top of things.
Next week we will begin our Weather unit! We will work on the letter Uu and the number21. Our special snack helper next week is Grayson!
The BOOK FAIR is next week! We will go preview the books on
Monday. We are shopping on Wednesday at 9:30 and you are welcome to come. If it more convenient for you to come grab them at carpool time, you can do that too. Whenever you can come is fine. You don't have to come, but if you want to that would be great!
Thursday, February 4, 2010
What An Eventful Week!!
We had fun learning about taking care of our teeth this week and finishing up our Healthy Body unit. We talked about how to care for our teeth and even had a visit from a real dental helper and her special friend THE TOOTH FAIRY!! Pajama day was a huge success. The boys all shaved and the girl painted their nails. We enjoyed meeting all of the special bears, snakes, bulldogs and other animals and seeing special blankets and quilts!! Thanks for participating in the poll we conducted! I will try to put on a different poll on our blog each week that has something to do with what we are learning! Next week we will be busy busy getting ready for Valentine's Day. Our party will be Thursday 2/11 and will last until 1:00. Kids who go home at noon will need to stay until 1:00 that day. You can park and pick up your child in our classroom at 1:00. Our Valentine committee has planned some fun and meaningful activities for the party. We will make our valentine holders here at school. Your child can bring in his/her Valentine cards by Thursday. We will be practicing with the letter Ss and number 19.
Remember NO SCHOOL FRIDAY 2/5, 2/12 OR 2/15.
Remember NO SCHOOL FRIDAY 2/5, 2/12 OR 2/15.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Lunch Bunch and Camp Out friends
Today we will start keeping our lunch and camp out friends and not swapping w/ other teachers. They will see their other friends on the playground in the afternoon. We have 9 friends who stay almost everyday. Our total number in K-4 is over 20 and our room is not big enough for resting. When all the K-4 stay that can, we have 25 children. We all have other children that will turn 5 soon as well. Our numbers will continue to increase. We are excited about this because we will be able to do some fun things that we may not have been able to do w/ over 20 kids.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Dinosaur news
I know one of our puppy pals will be excited to learn that they have discovered a new T - Rex
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/01/29/big-daddy-new-tyrannosaur-species-discovered/
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/01/29/big-daddy-new-tyrannosaur-species-discovered/
Pajama Day
Pajama day is Thursday 2/4
The kids can wear their pj's to school with tennis shoes. They may bring slippers and a stuffed animal. We will have lots of fun! The girls can paint finger nails and the boys can "shave" with shaving cream. We will eat breakfast as our special snack. The menu will include pancakes, sausage, grits, cheese, milk and juice!
The kids can wear their pj's to school with tennis shoes. They may bring slippers and a stuffed animal. We will have lots of fun! The girls can paint finger nails and the boys can "shave" with shaving cream. We will eat breakfast as our special snack. The menu will include pancakes, sausage, grits, cheese, milk and juice!
Welcome all Puppy Pals
Welcome to our classroom!! Visit us often to learn and grow with us in Pre K!!
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