I hope you are all having a great weekend!
This is going to be a pretty busy week for us!.
We will be doing many Christmas activities this week as we get ready for Thursday! We will have Breakfast with Santa Thursday morning. After that, we will go into the library and watch the movie the Polar Express. Don't forget to let your child wear their PJ's! At 12:30, we will have our classroom Christmas parties. During our parties, the kids will be packing up their things out of their cubbies and all of their art projects. They will be bringing home a lot on Thursday!
On Friday, we will release car riders at 12:30. Your child will not need their backpack or folder on Friday. We will not be having snack either on Friday.
Starting January 1, our school will be utilizing a check return service. When you send in a check, please make sure you have a phone number written on the check.
I hope you all have a great week and a very Merry Christmas!
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Sunday, December 4, 2011
December 5 - December 9
We hope you are all having a great weekend!
Starting on Monday, our PTA will be hosting the Penguin Patch. This is a chance for your child to go Christmas shopping for family members. Last week a letter with an envelope were sent home. Please send that envelope back, filled out, on the day your child's class goes to the Penguin Patch. Please send cash only; they can not accept checks. These are the days for each class:
Boyer - Friday, December 9
Knott - Monday, December 5
Hodum - Wednesday, December 7
Gilder - Friday, December 9
Also this week we will be having our vision screenings. A form for this was also sent home last week. If you have not returned your form yet, please do so as soon as possible. These are the vision screening days for each class:
Gilder - Tuesday, December 6
Boyer, Hodum, and Knott - Wednesday, December 7
Starting January 1, our school will be utilizing a check return service. When you send in a check, please make sure you have a phone number written on the check.
Next Thursday, the 15th, we will be having a busy day! Children can wear their PJ's to school that day because we will be watching the Polar Express. We will also be having our class Christmas parties that day at 12:30. Room moms will be contacting you soon if you signed up to help with this party!
Next Friday, December 16, we will release car riders at 12:30!
This week we will be reading a story called See How We Grow. This story is about watching two twin girls grow from infants to Kindergartners. We would like to have all of our students bring in a baby picture of their selves to go along with our story. We will return these pictures on Friday!
We hope you all have a great week!
Starting on Monday, our PTA will be hosting the Penguin Patch. This is a chance for your child to go Christmas shopping for family members. Last week a letter with an envelope were sent home. Please send that envelope back, filled out, on the day your child's class goes to the Penguin Patch. Please send cash only; they can not accept checks. These are the days for each class:
Boyer - Friday, December 9
Knott - Monday, December 5
Hodum - Wednesday, December 7
Gilder - Friday, December 9
Also this week we will be having our vision screenings. A form for this was also sent home last week. If you have not returned your form yet, please do so as soon as possible. These are the vision screening days for each class:
Gilder - Tuesday, December 6
Boyer, Hodum, and Knott - Wednesday, December 7
Starting January 1, our school will be utilizing a check return service. When you send in a check, please make sure you have a phone number written on the check.
Next Thursday, the 15th, we will be having a busy day! Children can wear their PJ's to school that day because we will be watching the Polar Express. We will also be having our class Christmas parties that day at 12:30. Room moms will be contacting you soon if you signed up to help with this party!
Next Friday, December 16, we will release car riders at 12:30!
This week we will be reading a story called See How We Grow. This story is about watching two twin girls grow from infants to Kindergartners. We would like to have all of our students bring in a baby picture of their selves to go along with our story. We will return these pictures on Friday!
We hope you all have a great week!
Kindergarten Blue Pod Teachers
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Thanksgiving and Lanark Pictures
Here are some pictures from our classroom Thanksgiving and our field trip. Enjoy!
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November 28 - December 2
I hope everyone had a restful Thanksgiving break!
Thank you to all of the parents who joined us on our field trip. The kids had a great time and we hope you did too.
Money for Artistic Expressions is due on Monday. This is not mandatory. Your child will be creating a Christmas keepsake! Artistic Expressions will be at our on school on Thursday, December 1st to work on this project with your child.
Progress Reports were sent home the Thursday before we left for Thanksgiving. If you did not return your child's Progress Report on Friday, please do so as soon as possible!
A Vision Screening sheet was also sent home before Thanksgiving break. This is a free service provided to our school to check your child's eyesight. Please complete the form and send it back as soon as you can. The Vision Screenings will take place the first full week of December.
We are looking forward to seeing everyone back on Monday! Have a great week!
Mrs. Boyer
Thank you to all of the parents who joined us on our field trip. The kids had a great time and we hope you did too.
Money for Artistic Expressions is due on Monday. This is not mandatory. Your child will be creating a Christmas keepsake! Artistic Expressions will be at our on school on Thursday, December 1st to work on this project with your child.
Progress Reports were sent home the Thursday before we left for Thanksgiving. If you did not return your child's Progress Report on Friday, please do so as soon as possible!
A Vision Screening sheet was also sent home before Thanksgiving break. This is a free service provided to our school to check your child's eyesight. Please complete the form and send it back as soon as you can. The Vision Screenings will take place the first full week of December.
We are looking forward to seeing everyone back on Monday! Have a great week!
Mrs. Boyer
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Reminder!
Don't forget that field trip money and permission slips are due TOMORROW, Monday, November 14th!The cost is $9.00 for students and chaperones are free! We would love to have as many chaperones come as we can! Please check out the post on our pod blog for further information and dates!
Have a great week!
Mrs. Boyer
Have a great week!
Mrs. Boyer
Sunday, November 6, 2011
November 7 - 10
I hope everyone is having a great weekend!
Please make plans to attend Math Night on Tuesday at 6:00! This is a fun night for you to come in with your child and let them teach you about the math games that we play. There will be pizza sold in the lunchroom beginning at 5:30. Math Night will start at 6:00 and last until 7:00. We hope to see you there!
We will also be going on our first field trip on November 18 to the Alabama Nature Center. We will be fishing, digging for worms, and learning about different animals skins and skulls. This is a fun field trip, but we need as much help as we can get! There is no charge for chaperones, so please consider going with us! The cost for your child is $9.00 cash or check. Please send payment and the permission slip back by Monday, November 14th.
You will be getting a picture form in the next couple of days in your child's folder. Life touch is offering holiday pictures this year. They will be at the school on November 15th to take these pictures.
CES is collecting canned food items this week to benefit the Welcome Center in Millbrook. Please send in any canned and non perishable foods that you can. Thanks for your help!
Remember, no school on Friday, Veteran's Day.
Please continue to review the Family Times with your child at home. They are working very hard and are doing a good job!
Have a great week!
Please make plans to attend Math Night on Tuesday at 6:00! This is a fun night for you to come in with your child and let them teach you about the math games that we play. There will be pizza sold in the lunchroom beginning at 5:30. Math Night will start at 6:00 and last until 7:00. We hope to see you there!
We will also be going on our first field trip on November 18 to the Alabama Nature Center. We will be fishing, digging for worms, and learning about different animals skins and skulls. This is a fun field trip, but we need as much help as we can get! There is no charge for chaperones, so please consider going with us! The cost for your child is $9.00 cash or check. Please send payment and the permission slip back by Monday, November 14th.
You will be getting a picture form in the next couple of days in your child's folder. Life touch is offering holiday pictures this year. They will be at the school on November 15th to take these pictures.
CES is collecting canned food items this week to benefit the Welcome Center in Millbrook. Please send in any canned and non perishable foods that you can. Thanks for your help!
Remember, no school on Friday, Veteran's Day.
Please continue to review the Family Times with your child at home. They are working very hard and are doing a good job!
Have a great week!
Saturday, October 29, 2011
October 31st - November 4th
Whew! What a busy week we had last week! Friday was our Costume Parade and our Halloween party. Thank you to everyone who sent things in for our party! The kids had a great time and the costumes were wonderful! Pictures will be posted soon!
This week is going to be a lot less busy! We will finish up our Halloween unit on Monday and will move into Thanksgiving.
Please remember to send in a seasonally appropriate change of clothes for your child. The weather is started to turn colder and if there is a reason to change clothes, we want to make sure each child has warm clothes!
Please also remember to put your child's name in their jacket. This helps a lot when there is a jacket on the floor and we need to find the owner.
Monthly Book Records are due on Monday! Send these in for your child to get a special treat.
I hope everyone has a great week!
Mrs. Boyer
This week is going to be a lot less busy! We will finish up our Halloween unit on Monday and will move into Thanksgiving.
Please remember to send in a seasonally appropriate change of clothes for your child. The weather is started to turn colder and if there is a reason to change clothes, we want to make sure each child has warm clothes!
Please also remember to put your child's name in their jacket. This helps a lot when there is a jacket on the floor and we need to find the owner.
Monthly Book Records are due on Monday! Send these in for your child to get a special treat.
I hope everyone has a great week!
Mrs. Boyer
Saturday, October 22, 2011
October 24 - October 28
We had a great week last week! We got to go to the GOTCHA party, we explored the inside of a pumpkin, we had a pumpkin taste test, and we got to eat pancakes for the letter Pp! Be sure to check out the pictures on our blog to see what all we did.
This is going to be a busy week for us! Please refer to the calendar or that paper that was sent home to know what your child is supposed to wear each day this week!
We will also have our costume parade on Friday @ 8:15. Please make sure your child is at school on time so they do not miss the parade. Please also do not dress your child in costumes that can be seen as violent or scary. The purpose of the day is for students to understand and enjoy make believe. We will start the parade in Kindergarten. Parents you are welcome to come walk with us or watch!
We will have our class Halloween party that afternoon at 12:30. If you signed up to help with the Halloween party during Parent Report Night, you have already been contacted. Please send your items in by Friday morning.
If you have not sent in your child's report card, please sign it and send it in as soon as possible! The kids did great and I am so proud of them!
Fundraiser money and orders are due on Wednesday. We will get 10% of any sales from our classroom. I'm pretty sure this is our last fundraiser for a while! :-) Thank you for all of your support!
I hope you all have a great week! If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me!
This is going to be a busy week for us! Please refer to the calendar or that paper that was sent home to know what your child is supposed to wear each day this week!
We will also have our costume parade on Friday @ 8:15. Please make sure your child is at school on time so they do not miss the parade. Please also do not dress your child in costumes that can be seen as violent or scary. The purpose of the day is for students to understand and enjoy make believe. We will start the parade in Kindergarten. Parents you are welcome to come walk with us or watch!
We will have our class Halloween party that afternoon at 12:30. If you signed up to help with the Halloween party during Parent Report Night, you have already been contacted. Please send your items in by Friday morning.
If you have not sent in your child's report card, please sign it and send it in as soon as possible! The kids did great and I am so proud of them!
Fundraiser money and orders are due on Wednesday. We will get 10% of any sales from our classroom. I'm pretty sure this is our last fundraiser for a while! :-) Thank you for all of your support!
I hope you all have a great week! If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me!
Mrs. Boyer
Pancakes!
This was a week full of "Pp" things! We explored pumpkins all week long and on Friday we got to eat pancakes! Mr. Hodum was very nice to make us pancakes (since Mrs. Boyer burns them) and we really enjoyed them! He even made them orange so we could have "Pumpkin" pancakes. We also had a pumpkin taste test on Thursday. We tried pumpkin seeds (from our pumpkin that we cut open), pumpkin bars, pumpkin pudding, and pumpkin pie. Turns out, the pumpkin bars were our favorite! Ask your child what their favorite pumpkin food was!
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
What's Inside a Pumpkin?
Today we got to explore the inside of a pumpkin! We cut it open, got a handful of pulp and seeds, and then used 4 of our 5 senses to describe it! It was a lot of fun! Enjoy the pictures!
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GOTCHA Party!
Today we had our GOTCHA Party! We got to play on two bouncy houses! Everybody got to go and we had a great time! Enjoy the pictures!
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Sunday, October 16, 2011
October 17th - 21st
Hey Parents!
I hope you are all having a great weekend and are enjoying the pictures on our blog! The kids had a busy week and had fun!
This is going to be another busy week for us. The book fair starts on Monday and runs through Friday. It will be in the lunchroom and your child will get to visit the book fair during our lunch time. You can send money in their folders in an envelope for the book fair and they will get to go during lunch. Or you are welcome to come eat lunch with your child and then visit the book fair with them.
On Tuesday we will be having our GOTCHA party!
On Thursday, the first nine weeks report card comes home. Please review the report card and the criteria for promotion sheet that night, and send those back, signed, on Friday.
On Friday, the Stanhope Cheerleaders will be selling booster badges for their football game that night against Wetumpka.
Also on Friday, Scholastic Orders are due. We got 3 new books for our classroom last month thanks to orders from parents! Thank you!
This coming up week and into next week we will be studying pumpkins and Halloween. If you can, please send in a bag of candy corn. We will use the candy corn for multiple activities!
Also parents, please remember when sending snack money for your child to send in exact change. We can not get change from the snack shack, so if you send a $5, we can't send money back to you. The office also can not take a torn dollar bill. Please send exactly $.50 or $1.00. Thanks for your cooperation!
Have a great week!
Mrs. Boyer
I hope you are all having a great weekend and are enjoying the pictures on our blog! The kids had a busy week and had fun!
This is going to be another busy week for us. The book fair starts on Monday and runs through Friday. It will be in the lunchroom and your child will get to visit the book fair during our lunch time. You can send money in their folders in an envelope for the book fair and they will get to go during lunch. Or you are welcome to come eat lunch with your child and then visit the book fair with them.
On Tuesday we will be having our GOTCHA party!
On Thursday, the first nine weeks report card comes home. Please review the report card and the criteria for promotion sheet that night, and send those back, signed, on Friday.
On Friday, the Stanhope Cheerleaders will be selling booster badges for their football game that night against Wetumpka.
Also on Friday, Scholastic Orders are due. We got 3 new books for our classroom last month thanks to orders from parents! Thank you!
This coming up week and into next week we will be studying pumpkins and Halloween. If you can, please send in a bag of candy corn. We will use the candy corn for multiple activities!
Also parents, please remember when sending snack money for your child to send in exact change. We can not get change from the snack shack, so if you send a $5, we can't send money back to you. The office also can not take a torn dollar bill. Please send exactly $.50 or $1.00. Thanks for your cooperation!
Have a great week!
Mrs. Boyer
Apple Taste Test
For the past two weeks, we have been studying apples! We learned a lot about them and can name all of the parts of an apple. We also learned that there are a lot of foods made using apples. Last Friday, we got to have an apple taste test! We tasted apple slices, apple jelly, apple pie, apple juice, and we even made our own applesauce! After we tasted each one, we graphed whether we liked it or not on our own paper. Once we finished eating, we made a class graph to see which food was liked the most. Turns out, we all liked apple pie, apple juice, and applesauce the best! Enjoy the pictures!
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Pumpkin Patch! October 12, 2011
On Wednesday, October 12, we had our Pumpkin Patch Day! We started out by getting our faces painted. Then we got to dance with Ms. Duncan and Mr. Jackson. After that, we got to have story time with Mrs. Wishy Washy. Finally, we made it to the hayride! After the hayride, we got to pick out our pumpkins! Thank you to all the parents who came to walk with us! Enjoy the pictures!
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Monday, October 10, 2011
Read for the Record and Snakes!
On October 6, 2011 we had a busy day! Mrs. Stephens, Olivia's mom, came to visit and read Llama Llama Red Pajama to us, while we wore our pajamas! That afternoon we read the book The Sultan's Snakes. We had to talk about and describe the patterns we saw on the snakes. After we read the book, all of the kids got pattern block shapes and got to make their own pattern block snakes! Enjoy the pictures!
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October 12th - October 14th
Hey Parents!
I hope everyone is having restful Fall Break!
Last week we participated in Read for the Record. We had special guest readers and we got to wear our pajamas! Pictures will be posted soon.
I hope you are having fun with the Pumpkin Projects! Please send those back on Wednesday so we can display them for Halloween!
This Wednesday we will be having our Pumpkin Patch at CES! We will start at 11:30. Parents are welcome to come and walk with us! Please be at our classroom a little bit before 11:30 so you can walk with us to our first event!
There will be no test coming home this week. We are keeping these tests to send home with the Report Card on October 20th. Please review the Criteria for Promotion sheet you got during Parent Report Night. This will show you what is coming up on the report card and what you can be reviewing and working on with your child.
Magazine sales booklets were sent home last week. All you have to do is fill them out and return them to school. Money raised from these magazines helps fund the GOTCHA parties and other things that the school provides.
Next week we will be having a book fair in the lunchroom. Children will get to visit the book fair during lunch time. If you would like to come and go with your child you are welcome to during your child's lunch.
Stanhope Elmore cheerleaders will be selling Booster Badges Friday morning in the car rider line!
The weather is also starting to turn colder, so please send in an seasonally appropriate change of clothes for your child. And PLEASE make sure your child's name is in their jacket. There are a lot of jackets coming in and out of our classrooms and names would make it a lot easier to find who lost jackets belong to.
Thank you for all of your help!
I hope everyone is having restful Fall Break!
Last week we participated in Read for the Record. We had special guest readers and we got to wear our pajamas! Pictures will be posted soon.
I hope you are having fun with the Pumpkin Projects! Please send those back on Wednesday so we can display them for Halloween!
This Wednesday we will be having our Pumpkin Patch at CES! We will start at 11:30. Parents are welcome to come and walk with us! Please be at our classroom a little bit before 11:30 so you can walk with us to our first event!
There will be no test coming home this week. We are keeping these tests to send home with the Report Card on October 20th. Please review the Criteria for Promotion sheet you got during Parent Report Night. This will show you what is coming up on the report card and what you can be reviewing and working on with your child.
Magazine sales booklets were sent home last week. All you have to do is fill them out and return them to school. Money raised from these magazines helps fund the GOTCHA parties and other things that the school provides.
Next week we will be having a book fair in the lunchroom. Children will get to visit the book fair during lunch time. If you would like to come and go with your child you are welcome to during your child's lunch.
Stanhope Elmore cheerleaders will be selling Booster Badges Friday morning in the car rider line!
The weather is also starting to turn colder, so please send in an seasonally appropriate change of clothes for your child. And PLEASE make sure your child's name is in their jacket. There are a lot of jackets coming in and out of our classrooms and names would make it a lot easier to find who lost jackets belong to.
Thank you for all of your help!
Have a great week!
Mrs. Boyer
Mrs. Boyer
Sunday, October 2, 2011
October 3 - October 6
Hey Parents!
I hope everyone is having a great weekend!
We had our GOTCHA party last week and the kids had a great time! Watch out for pictures on our pod blog.
On October 6th, our whole school will be participating in Read for the Record! This is a country wide initiative to get kids reading. Our book will be Llama Llama Red Pajama. In the spirit of that book, kids AND teachers get to wear pajamas! We will also have some guest readers come and read to our classes.
On October 12th, we will be having our Pumpkin Patch! Please send your child's $2.00 by Tuesday, October 4th!
Have a great week!
I hope everyone is having a great weekend!
We had our GOTCHA party last week and the kids had a great time! Watch out for pictures on our pod blog.
On October 6th, our whole school will be participating in Read for the Record! This is a country wide initiative to get kids reading. Our book will be Llama Llama Red Pajama. In the spirit of that book, kids AND teachers get to wear pajamas! We will also have some guest readers come and read to our classes.
On October 12th, we will be having our Pumpkin Patch! Please send your child's $2.00 by Tuesday, October 4th!
Have a great week!
Saturday, September 24, 2011
September 26 - September 30
Hey Parents!
I hope everyone is having a great weekend!
THANK YOU for all of your hard work in the cookie dough sale! You sold a little over $1000 total! That means our class will get $100 in our account to use for materials. Thank you so much for your support!
This Wednesday will be our GOTCHA party! The kids have been working hard to get those GOTCHAs. Sometimes our class is given a GOTCHA as a whole. When that happens, I hang up one GOTCHA and mark one down for everybody. For you that means you may not see every GOTCHA your child is getting. It may seem like at home they only have one or two, but they might actually have four! As of right now, we've gotten two GOTCHAs for our whole class, so you can add that to however many your child has gotten! :-)
On October 6th, our whole school will be participating in Read for the Record! This is a country wide initiative to get kids reading. Our book will be Llama Llama Red Pajama. In the spirit of that book, kids AND teachers get to wear pajamas!
On October 12th, we will be having our Pumpkin Patch! Watch for a letter coming home on Monday!
Our pod blog reached our goal of 20 followers! We actually made it to 37! You can view our pod blog to see the pictures.
Have a great week!
I hope everyone is having a great weekend!
THANK YOU for all of your hard work in the cookie dough sale! You sold a little over $1000 total! That means our class will get $100 in our account to use for materials. Thank you so much for your support!
This Wednesday will be our GOTCHA party! The kids have been working hard to get those GOTCHAs. Sometimes our class is given a GOTCHA as a whole. When that happens, I hang up one GOTCHA and mark one down for everybody. For you that means you may not see every GOTCHA your child is getting. It may seem like at home they only have one or two, but they might actually have four! As of right now, we've gotten two GOTCHAs for our whole class, so you can add that to however many your child has gotten! :-)
On October 6th, our whole school will be participating in Read for the Record! This is a country wide initiative to get kids reading. Our book will be Llama Llama Red Pajama. In the spirit of that book, kids AND teachers get to wear pajamas!
On October 12th, we will be having our Pumpkin Patch! Watch for a letter coming home on Monday!
Our pod blog reached our goal of 20 followers! We actually made it to 37! You can view our pod blog to see the pictures.
Have a great week!
Sunday, September 18, 2011
GOTCHA Party
On September 14 we had our first GOTCHA party! We had a dance party with Mr. Jackson and Ms. Duncan. We had a great time!
Enjoy the pictures!
Enjoy the pictures!
September 19 - September 23
I hope everyone is having a great weekend!
This week we will be focusing on letter Tt. You will be getting a paper to hang on your refrigerator at home so you can practice with your child. We will still be working on the words to and a, so keep practicing those! Thank you for supporting your child at home!
The kids had their first GOTCHA party last week, and wouldn't you know, my camera died :-( But Mr. Hodum took a ton of pictures and I will be posting those soon! They need 5 GOTCHAs for the next party.
Cookie dough orders and money are due on Wednesday. Please send those in with your child's folder on Wednesday. Thanks for supporting our classroom!
Shaved Ice was moved to Tuesday!
*Ms. Knott's classroom will be the "Good Morning Room" this week!*
I hope you all have a great week. Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions!
This week we will be focusing on letter Tt. You will be getting a paper to hang on your refrigerator at home so you can practice with your child. We will still be working on the words to and a, so keep practicing those! Thank you for supporting your child at home!
The kids had their first GOTCHA party last week, and wouldn't you know, my camera died :-( But Mr. Hodum took a ton of pictures and I will be posting those soon! They need 5 GOTCHAs for the next party.
Cookie dough orders and money are due on Wednesday. Please send those in with your child's folder on Wednesday. Thanks for supporting our classroom!
Shaved Ice was moved to Tuesday!
*Ms. Knott's classroom will be the "Good Morning Room" this week!*
I hope you all have a great week. Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions!
Mrs. Boyer
*Bee of the Week has been updated!
Saturday, September 10, 2011
September 12 - September 16
I hope everyone is having a great weekend!
I enjoyed seeing all of you again at Parent Report Night. Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns.
This week we will begin focusing on one letter a week. This week is Letter Mm. You will be getting a paper to hang on your refrigerator at home so you can practice with your child. A lot of you mentioned following the Family Times paper at home. Thank you for supporting your child at home!
I hope you have been seeing all of the GOTCHAs your child has been getting. They have been working very hard to earn them. They need 3 GOTCHAs for the party of Wednesday
Our Scholastic Book Orders are due this Wednesday, September 14.
We will be doing a special math activity this week for the letter Mm. Please send in individually wrapped M&Ms by Thursday (NO PEANUT or Peanut Butter!). Thank you!
Please consider selling cookie dough for our fundraiser! We get 10% of the money raised right back to our own classroom!
*Our classroom will be the "Good Morning Room" this week!*
I hope you all have a great week. Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions!
I enjoyed seeing all of you again at Parent Report Night. Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns.
This week we will begin focusing on one letter a week. This week is Letter Mm. You will be getting a paper to hang on your refrigerator at home so you can practice with your child. A lot of you mentioned following the Family Times paper at home. Thank you for supporting your child at home!
I hope you have been seeing all of the GOTCHAs your child has been getting. They have been working very hard to earn them. They need 3 GOTCHAs for the party of Wednesday
Our Scholastic Book Orders are due this Wednesday, September 14.
We will be doing a special math activity this week for the letter Mm. Please send in individually wrapped M&Ms by Thursday (NO PEANUT or Peanut Butter!). Thank you!
Please consider selling cookie dough for our fundraiser! We get 10% of the money raised right back to our own classroom!
*Our classroom will be the "Good Morning Room" this week!*
I hope you all have a great week. Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions!
Mrs. Boyer
*Bee of the Week has been updated!
Monday, September 5, 2011
September 5 - September 9
I hope everyone is having a restful Labor Day weekend!
This will be a short week for the kids. Tomorrow is Parent Report Day and that is a No School day for the kids. It's just me and you! :-) I will see you tomorrow!
The rest of this week we will be finishing up reviewing our letters, we will continue with the sight words the and little, and we will continue exploring manipulatives during math time.
I hope you have been seeing all of the GOTCHAs your child has been getting. They have been working very hard to earn them. They need 3 GOTCHAs for the party next week!
Last week you received an order form for Scholastic Book Club. This is a GREAT way our classroom gets free stuff! When you buy a book, our classroom gets points. Scholastic sends me a catalog full of things I can get with the points we have. Last year, I was able to get our entire listening center (headphones and CD player) with the points we had earned from books. You will get one of these order forms every month!
I hope you all have a great week. Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions!
This will be a short week for the kids. Tomorrow is Parent Report Day and that is a No School day for the kids. It's just me and you! :-) I will see you tomorrow!
The rest of this week we will be finishing up reviewing our letters, we will continue with the sight words the and little, and we will continue exploring manipulatives during math time.
I hope you have been seeing all of the GOTCHAs your child has been getting. They have been working very hard to earn them. They need 3 GOTCHAs for the party next week!
Last week you received an order form for Scholastic Book Club. This is a GREAT way our classroom gets free stuff! When you buy a book, our classroom gets points. Scholastic sends me a catalog full of things I can get with the points we have. Last year, I was able to get our entire listening center (headphones and CD player) with the points we had earned from books. You will get one of these order forms every month!
I hope you all have a great week. Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions!
Mrs. Boyer
*We won't have a Bee of the Week this week. We only do those on full weeks of school.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Our First Week - in Pictures!
Here are some pictures from our first couple weeks of school! We made some gingerbread men, we ate some gingerbread me, we explored different colors, we explored different math manipulatives, and we had a lot of fun! We also celebrated a birthday with our human birthday cake, we had a musical color paper sort, and we had our GOTCHA kickoff. Enjoy!
August 29 - September 2
We have had a very busy and fun week at school! We have learned a lot, and met a lot of new friends! Ask your child about Rudy Red, Yelling Yellow, Gross - Out Gray, and Alright Orange! Some of them had some behaviors that we just don't want to have in Kindergarten! One of them behaved exactly like they were supposed to! We all decided we wanted to be like Alright Orange.
Thank you to everyone who has sent in your child's forms, fees, and supplies. If you have not done so, please do as soon as possible!
In your child's folder on Friday you received two very important things! The first is the All About Me Bag. We will begin our Family and All About Me unit this week, and these bags play a huge part in our study! Please fill these this weekend and send them back on Monday! Second, you received a letter about Parent Report Day. This will be a day for you to come in and have a short conference with me about your child. Please select 3 times on your sheet, ranked 1-3. I will do my best to honor your request as close as I can. These are first come, first serve, so you want to get this letter back quickly! Thank you for your involvement in your child's education!
Please consider joining Coosada's PTA! It is a great way for you to be involved in our school and in your child's education. There are numerous opportunities for you to volunteer and the class with the most memberships wins a pizza party :-)
Please remember to send in EXACT change for snack. We can only take cash for snack and we can not give change. We are still waiting to hear from Child Nutrition about some free/reduced lunch forms. All we can do is be patient! If you would like to call them their phone number is 334-567-1222.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me! Have a great week!
Thank you to everyone who has sent in your child's forms, fees, and supplies. If you have not done so, please do as soon as possible!
In your child's folder on Friday you received two very important things! The first is the All About Me Bag. We will begin our Family and All About Me unit this week, and these bags play a huge part in our study! Please fill these this weekend and send them back on Monday! Second, you received a letter about Parent Report Day. This will be a day for you to come in and have a short conference with me about your child. Please select 3 times on your sheet, ranked 1-3. I will do my best to honor your request as close as I can. These are first come, first serve, so you want to get this letter back quickly! Thank you for your involvement in your child's education!
Please consider joining Coosada's PTA! It is a great way for you to be involved in our school and in your child's education. There are numerous opportunities for you to volunteer and the class with the most memberships wins a pizza party :-)
Please remember to send in EXACT change for snack. We can only take cash for snack and we can not give change. We are still waiting to hear from Child Nutrition about some free/reduced lunch forms. All we can do is be patient! If you would like to call them their phone number is 334-567-1222.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me! Have a great week!
Mrs. Boyer
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Student of the Week!
It's time for our first student of the week! Click here to visit the Bee of the Week page!
Saturday, August 20, 2011
August 22 - August 26
Parents,
I'm sure your children have been resting well as we've all had busy days for our first full week together in Kindergarten! The children have been learning school and class routines, how to work and rotate in literacy and math centers, how to listen to each other and take turns, and together, we have had a great week.
Bus drivers ask that our bus students continue to wear their tags daily. Car riders should also continue to wear their tags daily. Some of you are ready to try the bus in the afternoons. This is fine with us; please send a note in writing and include the address your child will be riding to.
Thanks for your timely response with all the paperwork and required fees.
Look for Family Times coming home on Monday. This will give you some ideas of simple, quick homework time with your child each night. It corresponds to what we will be doing in our reading series.
Please continue to check your child's daily folder and their behavior calendar. Also, please initial on their behavior calendar each day. That way, we know you have seen it!
Here are just a few reminders of things we have noticed this week :
I'm sure your children have been resting well as we've all had busy days for our first full week together in Kindergarten! The children have been learning school and class routines, how to work and rotate in literacy and math centers, how to listen to each other and take turns, and together, we have had a great week.
Bus drivers ask that our bus students continue to wear their tags daily. Car riders should also continue to wear their tags daily. Some of you are ready to try the bus in the afternoons. This is fine with us; please send a note in writing and include the address your child will be riding to.
Thanks for your timely response with all the paperwork and required fees.
Look for Family Times coming home on Monday. This will give you some ideas of simple, quick homework time with your child each night. It corresponds to what we will be doing in our reading series.
Please continue to check your child's daily folder and their behavior calendar. Also, please initial on their behavior calendar each day. That way, we know you have seen it!
Here are just a few reminders of things we have noticed this week :
- When sending your child's snack money, money for the required fees, or lunch money, please make sure you send exact change. We do not keep money in our classroom and the office does not have change.
- Please make sure your child comes in with their tennis shoes on ready for PE.
- Please discuss with your child their morning duties: where to put their lunch/snack, where to put their folder, and what they do once they get to their seat.
- Practice your child's lunch number with them! They will use this everyday and need to be able to say it to the ladies at lunch.
Mrs. Boyer
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Important Reminders
We've had a great first three days of school! Ask your child about hunting for the Gingerbread Man and the special surprise he left for us!
Please read the following reminders:
Please read the following reminders:
- Please return all forms and papers that need to be signed as soon as possible.
- Make sure you have sent in the money required for the T-Shirt and Writing Journal.
- Please send your child to school in their tennis shoes since we have PE first thing in the morning. They may not wear sandals, flip flops, or any other shoe to PE.
- Make sure your child has lunch money and snack money (or snack from home) each day!
- PLEASE send the car/bus tags back EVERYDAY for the next two weeks! This helps the teachers make sure each child is in the right spot!
Sunday, August 14, 2011
First Days of School
We enjoyed meeting all of you at orientation Tuesday! We hope you have had a restful weekend as you prepare for school. Please remember your child's staggered start day. Also, please remember to bring your signed papers, monies, and your child's supplies with you on their first day.
We are looking forward to a wonderful school year! See you soon!
We are looking forward to a wonderful school year! See you soon!
Mrs. Boyer
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Classroom Tour
Here is a tour of our classroom! I finished it yesterday and open house was tonight :-)
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| This is how we track our behavior. They start on green. They can move up to purple, which gets them something out of the treat box if they do something exceptional, and there is also yellow (straight face) and red (sad face). |
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| This is how we "take" attendance. They flip their bee over when they come in and sit their lunch and snack on that yellow shelf. |
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| Their pictures will eventually be up there! |
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| A view of the classroom from the door. |
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| Our reading center! |
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| Our job board, and computer table! |
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| Calendar area |
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| Our word wall and writing center |
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| Small Group area. All my stuff is behind that cute curtain! |
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| Our listening center |
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| A view from my desk |
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| Our awesome cubbies! |
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| My crayon wreath :-) |
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| Our pet goldfish is in there somewhere! |
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| Our color beehives! |
Whew!
I was so excited to get to meet all of you and your sweet children at orientation tonight! It went by in a flash! In fact it seemed to go by so fast that there just has to be something I missed! If you have a question, or need me to clarify anything that we talked about please let me know! Have a wonderful week and I can't wait to see those sweet faces again next week!!
Love,
Mrs. Boyer
Love,
Mrs. Boyer
Monday, August 1, 2011
Staggered Start
These are the days of Staggered Start and the final list! I will see you and your child on their staggered start day!
Monday, August 15th
Ohm
Xavier
Jaylon
Zanthus
Savannah
Xavier
Jaylon
Zanthus
Savannah
Tuesday, August 16th
Kaziya
Hayden
Elijah
Alison
Trinity
Zanthus
Cailyn
Kaziya
Hayden
Elijah
Alison
Trinity
Zanthus
Cailyn
Wednesday, August 17th
Tommy
Hailey
Bryan
Aiden
Hannah
Deanna
Hailey
Bryan
Aiden
Hannah
Deanna
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Welcome to Kindergarten!
Welcome to Kindergarten! I am very excited to meet and get to know each of you this year! Our orientation is Tuesday, August 9th at 6:00 in our classroom. Please make every effort to attend as we will be discussing a lot of very important information to make your child’s year a successful learning experience! If you would like to bring your child’s supplies to the orientation you are more than welcome to!
I will be sending you a packet in the mail. You will find a letter introducing myself and explaining staggered start, a supply list, a wish list, and a postcard enclosed in this packet. Once I receive your postcard, I will send you a letter with the date that your child will be starting school. If you have any questions, please e-mail me at kate.boyer@elmore.k12.al.us. I am looking forward to meeting you and your child! We are going to have a great year!
Love,
Mrs. Boyer
*Please follow our blog so you can stay updated throughout the year!*
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Supply List 2011-2012
#2 Pencils – 24 Natural and No Paint
Steno Book - 3
Set of Washable Crayola Markers (Wide Tip) – 1
8ct Small Crayola Crayons – 1
24ct Crayola Crayons – 4
Crayola Watercolor Paints - 1
4oz Elmer’s School Glue – 3
9x12 50ct Assorted Construction Paper – 1
Xerographic Paper Ream – 2
Color Paper Ream – 1
Colored Plastic Pocket & Brad Folders – 2
Blunt 5’ Fiskar Scissors – 1
4ct Color Expo Fine Tip Dry Erase Markers – 2
Glue Sticks, Large – 4
Glue Sticks, Small – 4
Germ-X – 1
Paper Towels – 1
Lysol Wipes – 1
Kleenex – 1
Baby Wipes - 1
No Wheels Book Bag
Plastic Supply Box
3-Pack Youth LARGE (14/16) White T-Shirts
Headphones**
Seasonally Correct Change of Clothes
*We do not nap in our classroom! We will have a quiet time, but it is not a nap. You do not need to purchase a nap mat or send in a towel for nap!*
**I can order headphones for your child if you would rather do that. You will receive more information at Orientation*
Monday, July 18, 2011
Crate Seats!
I saw these on someone's blog a while back and then later saw a different set on Pinterest! I had to make them! They definitely look like beginner's work, but they will do. :-)
I got 3 crates from Wal-Mart for $3.50. I went to Home Depot for the plywood. I just bought a sheet and they cut it for me! Be sure to take the crate in with you so they can measure it too!
I got the Spray Adhesive (a small one) from Wal-Mart for around $4.00. I got the foam squares from Hobby Lobby and I thought they would be perfect!! As you will see in the next picture, they didn't fit exactly like I planned.
See? I bought one more square and I was able to add more foam to the ends to sort of even it out.
The finished product! :-) I will be using them at my computer table (I have 3 computers) so hopefully they will work out!
Bee Giveaway
Miss B, Busy Bee is having a WONDERFUL Bee Giveaway! I love all things bee, so I hope I win some of her AWESOME stuff!! :-)
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