Happy Holidays!

This will be my last blog until next year! Today, we worked on a
reindeer project and continued with sounds. We also practiced the
"tricky" numbers (10, 11, 12) and had music practice at the high school.
Tomorrow, we will have reading in the morning, watch Polar Express, and
our party in the afternoon around 1:00. I hope to see everyone at the
concert tonight. Have a wonderful and safe holiday and I will blog again
in 2009!

What hard workers in my room! We finished some more holiday projects and visited the computer lab. W

What hard workers in my room! We finished some more holiday projects and
visited the computer lab. We rode a bus to the high school this morning
for music practice. The program should be wonderful so I hope to see you
there tomorrow night. Have a great day!

Hard Workers

Today we worked hard on gifts for families and some other holiday
projects. We also practiced sounds and visited the library. I hope
everyone had a nice snow-day yesterday!

Today we made gingerbread houses with our reader pals. They will be sent home today so keep your eye

Today we made gingerbread houses with our reader pals. They will be sent
home today so keep your eyes open for a plastic bag! Also, we reviewed
numbers and shapes in math, completed centers twice, and read Mooseltoe.
Have a great weekend!

Today we read our new take home book, "A Bug, A Duck, and the Frog". The kids did a great job so be

Today we read our new take home book, "A Bug, A Duck, and the Frog". The
kids did a great job so be sure to ask your little one to read it to you
at home! We also practiced our holiday songs, made cards for our reader
pals, and practiced the word "half" for awhile in math. Have a great
evening!

Today we continued with our holiday songs and made some holiday decorations. These decorations will

Today we continued with our holiday songs and made some holiday
decorations. These decorations will all come home later next week. We
also visited the computer lab and practiced cutting things in "half"
during math.

Today the kids really did a great job on their holiday program music. We also practiced sounds and n

Today the kids really did a great job on their holiday program music. We
also practiced sounds and numbers. It was library day today so we
checked out our new books. Have a great day!

We worked hard on sounding out small words today. You will see a worksheet come home about this topi

We worked hard on sounding out small words today. You will see a
worksheet come home about this topic. Remember, the word does not need
to be spelled correctly at this point. I would rather have the kids know
how to sound spell the word. They will have many spelling tests over the
next six years to learn the proper spellings! We also made some holiday
decorations, reviewed shapes and numbers in math, and visited the
computer lab. Have a great day!

Have a Great Weekend!

Today we decorated our tree, which will probably be the one thing your
child remembers about the day! We also worked on sounds, shapes, and
wrote letters to Santa with our reader pals. I sent a copy home for you
to enjoy. Have a great weekend!

We worked hard at sounding out words and writing sentences. We also practiced shapes and read a Winn

We worked hard at sounding out words and writing sentences. We also
practiced shapes and read a Winnie the Pooh story about Christmas. We
are practicing the hippo song for our holiday program. See if your child
can give you a little concert this evening!

Terrific Tuesday

Today we sounded out words such as hat, dog, and cat. We practiced our
three-dimensional shapes and explored how they move (roll, slide, stack,
etc). Some of those shapes are a sphere, cube, cylinder, and cone. We
checked out library books and worked in our centers. Have a great day!

Back to work!

Today, we dove right in with sounds and numbers. We also discussed
three-dimensional shapes (prism, cube, cone, and sphere). We will
continue discussing shapes for the next two weeks. We also made some
holiday wreaths and visited the computer lab. If you have your child's
paper tree decorated (this was sent home last week), please send it in
over the next few days. Thanks!

Happy Thanksgiving!

The kids did a great job of writing and reading today. We also worked on
counting to 100 by 1s, 5s, and 10s. We also took down our fall
decorations so they will be coming home today. Talk to you again on
Monday and have a great long weekend!

Short Week

Today, we worked on sounds and numbers. We also practiced counting to
100 by ones and by tens. We made some turkey decorations and visited the
computer lab. Talk to you tomorrow!

Happy Friday

Today we worked on sounding out words, journaling, numbers nine and ten,
and had some fun with our reader pals. We have a very short week coming
up, so today's newsletter will be the last for two weeks. I hope that
the sick kiddos get better soon (we had five out today). Have a great
weekend!

Today we had a lot of absences due to illness. We had a class of 16! We practiced sounding out words

Today we had a lot of absences due to illness. We had a class of 16! We
practiced sounding out words, wrote numbers 7 and 8 in our scarecrow
books, and made coffee filter turkeys. I hope more kids are feeling
better tomorrow!

We worked hard at writing quick words and sounding out words today. Your child may come home with in

We worked hard at writing quick words and sounding out words today. Your
child may come home with incorrect spellings on certain words. This is
perfectly okay; they will not learn how to misspell the words.
Kindergarten children need to sound spell for a period of time and then
slowly learn more tricks of the English language. They will spell
correctly before you know it! We also visited the computer lab and
talked more about being thankful. Have a great day!

Today we worked on sounds and the numbers 3 and 4. We also chose some new books for our reading cent

Today we worked on sounds and the numbers 3 and 4. We also chose some
new books for our reading center, read a Thanksgiving story, and
journaled. We did not attend library today because of the book fair. We
will have it again next Tuesday, even though it is a very short week.
Have a great day!

We practiced our quick words and sounds today. We are also reviewing numbers 1-10 for another week.

We practiced our quick words and sounds today. We are also reviewing
numbers 1-10 for another week. Our turkeys we made today turned out
quite cute. We will talk about being thankful this week as well as next
week. There will not be library again tomorrow, but we will get back
into it next week. Have a great day!

Have a great weekend!

Today, we worked on sounds and numbers. We will continue with our number
writing next week. The reader pals stopped by and wrote Turkey Stories
with the kids (they will be in their folders today). The kids are
getting really good at copying sentences. We will now start sounding
more words out and I will be spelling less for them. If you see words
spelled incorrectly (except for quick words) it is okay. I just call it
kindergarten spelling. Have a great weekend!

Conference Night

Today, we worked on some more scarecrow projects to decorate our school.
We also practiced sounds and numbers, read a dinosaur book about school,
and watched the Magic School Bus. Tomorrow is already Friday (wow!) so
we will be visiting our reader pals and continuing our usual work. Have
a great evening!

The kids did a great job of looking at books at the book fair. We talk about how they don't get to t

The kids did a great job of looking at books at the book fair. We talk
about how they don't get to take anything home today, but that they can
look and see the different books. We also went to the computer lab and
worked on sounds and numbers. Have a great day!

Terrific Tuesday

Today we split into our reading groups and worked on number writing in
math. We watched the book fair video and the kids are getting excited to
visit the fair tomorrow. We did not have library today, so books are not
due until next Tuesday. Have a great day!

Today, we worked on letter and sound 'Q' as well as numbers to 10. We visited the computer lab and w

Today, we worked on letter and sound 'Q' as well as numbers to 10. We
visited the computer lab and wrote in our journals. As of now, we are
copying sentences in our journals and not spelling our own words. For
instance, today I wrote "I have a ___" on the board and the kids copied
the sentence and filled in the blank with one of the following choices:
cat, dog, fish, toy. In the upcoming weeks, the kids will begin spelling
words on their own with a focus on sounds and not the proper spelling.
We will not visit the library tomorrow due to the book fair. We will
check out books on the 18th. Have a great day!

Fantastic Friday!

Today, the kids worked on the sounds (including the tricky 'Y' sound).
We counted and talked about 'more' and 'less' during math. We colored a
few scarecrows today and also ready a scarecrow book. With reader pals,
the kids completed a math book called "Birds". Have a wonderful and SAFE
weekend and talk to you again on Monday!

Today, we practiced our sounds and the number 10. We also made pattern corn to celebrate harvest (th

Today, we practiced our sounds and the number 10. We also made pattern
corn to celebrate harvest (these are hanging on our walls at school).
Tomorrow is already Friday so we will have reader pals. Have a great
evening!

What a Wednesday!

Today, we worked on numbers 8 and 9. We also practiced sounds and
visited the computer lab. The new unit for the next few weeks is
harvest. Today we talked about what foods might be harvested this time
of year.

Election Day!

Today, we voted in our school election. Obama won the school election so
now the kids are anxious to see the results of the real election. We
also went to the library and practiced quick words. Have a great day!

Happy Halloween!

Today, we had a normal morning of math, reading, and stories. This
afternoon, we will have our party with games and snacks. The goblin
parade is at 2:00. Have a wonderful and safe Halloween and we will talk
again on election day!

Big Day Tomorrow!

Tomorrow is the big day! Today, we worked on sentence writing (the kids
copy my sentence) and sounds. We also practiced numbers to five.
Tomorrow, we will have a normal morning. Our party will start at 12:30.
Please give your child a quick reminder about their costumes; they are
to stay in their bags until it is time to change. Also, we are not to
share costume items because of the spread of lice. Thanks and have a
great evening!

The kids worked hard today on their letter sounds. We also made cards for our reader pals and visite

The kids worked hard today on their letter sounds. We also made cards
for our reader pals and visited the computer lab. Tomorrow, we will do
some journaling in which the kids copy sentences from the white board. I
am very impressed with how well the kids are doing on their quick words.
We have done eleven so far and they all have half or more. Talk at you
tomorrow!

The kids did a great job given such a busy schedule. Today, we worked on letters and numbers. We als

The kids did a great job given such a busy schedule. Today, we worked on
letters and numbers. We also wrote them out for testing for first
quarter. We went to library and checked out new books. Tomorrow, we will
have computer lab. Have a great evening!

Today the children did a great job practicing their letters. We also practiced numbers 1 to 5, visit

Today the children did a great job practicing their letters. We also
practiced numbers 1 to 5, visited the computer lab, and played spider
number bingo. Library day is tomorrow, so please send those books!

We had a very good trip to the fire hall today. The children were
great listeners and walked very straight on the way. We also read with
our reader pals, made pumpkin people, and watched the magic school
bus. Have a great weekend!

Back to School

In case you didn't know, I was not in school yesterday. The children
made fire hats and worked on their letters and numbers. Today, We
finished our fire safety unit and talked a little about Halloween. We
also practiced letters and numbers. Tomorrow, we take our trip to the
fire hall, so be sure to send warm clothes!

Today's Agenda

We worked hard on letters and numbers today. We practiced the concepts
of more and less. We visited the library and had our reading groups. We
read a story called "Spooky Hour" and had our centers. Have a great
day!

Back to It!

I hope everyone had a great weekend. Today, we switched classrooms for
reading groups. Some children stayed with me and some children went to
one of the other kindergarten rooms. Everything went well and it was
nice to see more of the kindergarten kids. We also had computer lab,
made dalmatian ears, and started counting in math.

Have a great weekend!

Today, we worked on patterning for the last time (for awhile) and
letters. We went to the computer lab and talked about stop, drop, and
roll. Have a great long weekend and talk to you again on Monday!

Today, the kids worked on sounding out words, checked out library
books, and finished their math books. I needed to leave at lunch time,
so the kids had a sub for the afternoon. Have a great evening.

Back to Work!

Today, we worked on letters A thru P. We are finishing patterning this
week. We also started talking about fire safety and visited the computer
lab. Have a great day!

A Busy Week!

We had a busy week, but the kids did a great job of getting things done.
Today, we worked on letter 'P' and patterning. We also make more
grandparents day projects and played outside for gym. Tomorrow is
grandparents day. Please remind all guests that parking will be
difficult with the construction. Guests will have to enter the school by
the kitchen or the youth center. To get to the gym, everyone will have
to go through the cafeteria. Have a great evening!

Today we worked on letter 'O' and more patterning. We also drew pictures for grandparents day and vi

Today we worked on letter 'O' and more patterning. We also drew pictures
for grandparents day and visited the computer lab. We are getting ready
for grandparents day and it should be a very cute program!

The kids did a good job of focusing today despite some gloomy weather conditions. We worked on lette

The kids did a good job of focusing today despite some gloomy weather
conditions. We worked on letter 'N' and practiced patterning. We also
went to the library. This afternoon, we had a special guest visitor and
the children got to learn about being a firefighter. Have a great day!

How Exciting!

Today, the construction crew was out preparing for a busy winter of
remodeling! Please use the Northwest entrance (youth center/ECFE doors)
for pickups and drop-offs. We will wait until the buses have left the
drop-off area before letting children outside so please be patient with
us! Today, we worked on letter 'M' and visited the computer lab. We also
made grandparent's day projects. Tomorrow is library day!

The construction begins!

Well, as of Monday our school construction will begin. Please read the
letter that went home in your child's folder. There will be some changes
as to where to pick up and drop of students. The kids did great today
with the substitute teacher. They made Chicka Chicka Boom Boom trees and
patterned in math. Next week, we welcome a new student and will work on
some Grandparents Day projects. Have a great weekend!

Today we worked on letter 'L' and patterning. Tomorrow, there will be another teacher in for me from

Today we worked on letter 'L' and patterning. Tomorrow, there will be
another teacher in for me from 9 until 1. I will however be here in the
morning and in the later afternoon. I sent home the homework and
newsletter today to be sure it went home this week. Have a great
evening!

Great Day!

The kids are sure doing a great job at school. This class is doing a
great job of following directions, keeping their voices down, and
working hard. Thanks to all parents and adults who helped these children
learn these valuable lessons! Today, we had hearing and vision
screening, worked on letter 'K' and practiced patterning. Tomorrow, we
will continue with letter 'L' and more patterning. Have a great day!

Sorry about yesterday!

Sorry I forgot to blog yesterday! My husband reminded me on the way
home. Today, we had library checkout, practiced letter 'Jj', and started
our new math books. We will be patterning this week. Tomorrow, we will
have vision and hearing testing. Have a good day!

Another week gone!

Today, we met with reader pals and painted leaves. We also made Fall
trees and practiced our letters and words. Next week, we will continue
with our words (a, an, is, here, the) as well as letters Aa-Hh. Have a
great weekend!

What a Quick Week!

Today, we worked on letter 'Hh' and four new words: a, an, is, here. We
also started our new book "Lunch" which is in your child's folder.
Pictures went very well and they all smiled wonderfully. Tomorrow, we
will meet with Reader Pals.

The Days Fly By!

I cannot believe it is already Wednesday! Today, we visited the computer
lab and practiced letter 'Gg'. We also colored some color trains. This
afternoon, we practiced a lock-down drill. I do not make a dramatic deal
out of these drills because I do not want to scare the children. They
just know that we need to practice staying in our rooms and that we need
to be very quiet when Mr. Cawcutt checks on us. Tomorrow, we will
continue with our Fall unit and letter 'Hh'.

Terrific Tuesday

Today, the kids worked hard on letter Ff. We also continued practicing
the word 'the'. We had library checkout today. If your child wants, they
can return their library books to our classroom as early as tomorrow.
They can also choose to keep it until next Tuesday. Tomorrow, we will go
to the computer lab and practice letter 'Gg'. Have a good evening!

Today, we practiced the word 'the' and letter 'Ee'. We also started discussing Fall and leaves. Toda

Today, we practiced the word 'the' and letter 'Ee'. We also started
discussing Fall and leaves. Today was computer lab and we played our
math Successmaker game. Tomorrow is library day, so please send in those
books!

The kids were excellent listeners today! We were able to cut our apples and make applesauce. The kid

The kids were excellent listeners today! We were able to cut our apples
and make applesauce. The kids were wonderful about following directions
and staying safe. We also finished discussing apples and finished our
apple journal (should be in their folders). Next week, we will continue
practicing 'the' and letters 'Aa' thru 'Hh'. Have a great weekend!

Thursday Already!

Today, we worked on shapes. We also practiced nouns (the kids don't call
them nouns, but we practiced person, place, animal and object). The kids
have learned letters Aa thru Dd now as well as the word 'the'. Please
practice those letters and our word at home. Tomorrow, we have reader
pals and I will send home a homework page.

Wacky Wednesday

Today, the kids worked hard to make letter 'Bb'. We also practiced our
names and position words (up, down, over, under, etc). We also visited
the computer lab and the kids had the chance to play for awhile. Have a
good evening!

Terrific Tuesday

The kids worked hard today on letter Aa, shapes, and rhymes. We also
went to library. Please return their library book anytime before next
Tuesday. The kids also had a substitute for just a little while today so
I could test their letter and sound skills. I will let you know of these
results soon. Talk to you again tomorrow!

Back to School!

We had a good start to the week. We started practicing letter 'Aa' today
in reading. In math, we practiced colors and shapes. In unit, we
discussed apples and even tasted three different color apples. See if
your kiddo can tell you what colors. We also had a chance to go to the
computer lab and practice entering our passwords. Tomorrow, we will
learn more about the upcoming PTA fundraiser and go to the library to
checkout books.

Happy Friday!

The week is already over and the kids are excited for a little R and R
this weekend! Today, we met our reader pals and the kids had a great
time. We also worked on our shapes and our names. I sent home a homework
page for the weekend; your child's lunch and computer number. Please
help them for just a few minutes this weekend. We will also practice it
at school. We will be starting an apple unit next week. Have a great
weekend!

What a Quick Week

I can't believe it is already Thursday! The kids did a much better job
today of raising hands and waiting for a turn to talk. This is a slow
process in kindergarten so I was very impressed with their progress this
week. We worked on shapes and colors today. We also drew a picture about
why we are good friends. Tomorrow, we will meet our reader pals for the
first time. These are 6th grade students who come to the room and read
with us on Fridays. I am sure the kids will love this!

Another Good Day!

We had a good day full of great listening! I was very proud to see the
kids settling into the routine. Today, we worked on shapes and colors.
We also practiced names. We will continue with this tomorrow. We also
played Successmaker on the smarboard. This is the math game the children
will be playing in the computer lab next week. Have a good evening!

Terrific Tuesday!

The children worked on many things today, including there colors and
shapes. We also practiced counting to 20. Library started today, however
we won't check out books until next week.

Good Monday!

What a great day! The kids are really getting into the routine already.
We worked on centers today for the first time (the kids have a
designated spot to go and work in the room). We also started letter time
(practice up/down and across lines), and math (in front/behind, next
to). Tomorrow, we will have library for the first time. We will also
continue with centers. Have a great evening!

Friday

We worked hard on coloring today. We made some projects for our open
house as well (September 11th at 5). Next week, we will begin our
reading and writing activities such as drawing straight and curved
lines. We will also be starting math and will be talking about colors,
shapes, and position words. Have a great weekend!

What a Great Group!

We did a lot of stuff today all because this group does a great job of
following directions. We were able to color and talk a little more about
bus safety. At rest time, we watched a movie about Franklin going to
school. We went to gym and read a story about too many frogs.

A Great First Day!

We had a great day! We had our morning meeting, talked about washing
hands, and went to gym. We also discussed our classroom rules of
respect, responsibility, and safety. If you have sent all forms in,
thanks so much! You have until Friday to complete all the forms and send
in the class fee. Talk to you tomorrow!

Welcome to the New School Year!

I hope everyone has had a fun and relaxing summer. The pencils are
sharpened and the decorations are up, so it must be time to start the
school year! I really enjoyed meeting many of you at the ice cream
social on Wednesday. I am very excited to see everyone on Tuesday at our
conference. Be sure to bring your child's supplies and any questions you
may have. I am ready to answer them and give you all the information you
need to make this year enjoyable.
Have a great end to your summer!

Have A Great Summer!

I hope everyone has a wonderful summer. I will continue writing in
September.

A lot done

We got a lot done today. We did a little cleaning, journaling, adding,
and coloring. We also had our last day of library. Talk to you more
tomorrow!

last week

On the first of the last days of school (if that makes sense), we worked
on Journaling and telling time. We also cleaned a little of our
classroom (we will do a little each day) including puzzles, journal
folders, and art work. Today was also our last day of centers and
computer lab. Tomorrow, we will visit the library for the last time and
work on froggy math.

One week to go!

Today we worked on time for one last day. The kids will bring home some
cute bee clocks to practice with. We also finished our reading
worksheets and started our last round of centers. A sub was in the room
from 1:00-3:00 while I was at a meeting. Talk to you on Tuesday!

Holy Cow!

Five days of school; I can't believe this year has gone so fast! Today
we worked on writing and sounding out words. We also made clocks to
practice telling time. Tomorrow we will have our last day with our
reader pals.

Six to Go

We worked on writing 100 words today in reading. We will finish doing
this tomorrow. We practiced telling time in Math and completed centers.
The kids also went to library to talk about books.

Seven to Go

Today we worked on writing our quick words and finished testing. The
children all did a great job with their quick words this year. We will
continue with working on our quick words and end of the year projects
this week.

Eight to go!

With only eight days left, we are working hard to finish testing and
wrapping things up for the year. We completed some farm animal projects
today as well as practiced telling time. The fieldtrip on Friday was a
lot of fun. Thanks to all who helped out!

Pajama Day!

We had a fun pajama day. We watched movies, finished our math books,
completed centers, and read a story. We also played on the playground
and toured the other grade levels' classrooms. Tomorrow is our
fieldtrip. Be sure to send your child with layered clothing and possibly
some sunblock. Let's hope for nice weather!

PJ Day tomorrow

Today we finished our reading workbooks! They were sent home with your
child. We also practiced telling time to the hour with little plastic
clocks. Tomorrow is our pajama day. Your child can also bring a blanket,
pillow, or stuffed animal. I asked them to only bring two things. They
can also wear a robe or slippers if they like.

Busy Day

Today we worked hard at finishing our memory books. These will come home
on the last day of school. We also talked about farm animals, read a few
pig stories, and centers. Soccer was canceled for this evening.

Back to School

We worked hard today. We read a new take-home book called "The Quilt".
We discussed times of day such as morning and night, and started a new
unit on farm animals. We watched a cute video about chicks, lambs, pigs,
and calves. We also visited the computer lab. Tomorrow, there will be a
sub in the afternoon so I can finish testing.

Surprise!

Today you will receive your Mother's and Father's day gift. The kids
really put a lot of effort into these projects. We worked on a lot today
in reading and math. We continued our money unit and also talked more
about our catepillars. They are now chrysalides. We are going to watch a
cool video tomorrow about the changes they are making. We have All Arts
Day tomorrow, so please send your child in play clothes.

Good Day

The kids did a lot of good work today with reading and money. They also
worked more on their projects for their grown-ups and played outside for
gym. We had our last check-out day for library today. Please send your
child's book back as soon as they are finished reading it.

It's only Tuesday!

We had a full day today. We worked in workbooks, counted money, and had
centers. Mr. Bender was the teacher for awhile today so I could test the
kids on their letters and sounds. We also trimmed our grass pet's hair.
These will be sent home tomorrow.

Monday Monday

Today we had a full day of reading, writing, and counting money. We also
decorated some cards for Mindy and her baby. The kids who returned their
no tv slips went outside for extra recess. Tomorrow, we will have
computer lab.

It was a good Friday!

Today we worked on a lot of reading and math. We also made insects
(ladybugs) and wrote a journal about plants. We will be working on gifts
for our grown-ups next week. We will also continue with money. Have a
great weekend!

A little bit of stress!

Today was a little difficult for the children. With a lot of energy,
frustrations with the weather, and excitement for summer, the children
had a difficult time listening and following directions. We practiced
listening, lining up, walking, sitting in our chairs, and keeping hands
to ourselves. I can understand their frustrations! We just need to get
back on track.

Wonderful Wednesday

Today was a busy day. We are starting to prepare for the end of the year
by printing all of the things we have practiced over the last months. We
have learned a lot! This printing will go in their end of the year
memory book, which will come home with them on the last day of school.
We also checked out library books and went to the computer lab.

Hello!

We discussed insects a few times today. We talked about how spiders are
not insects because they have eight legs and two body parts, while
insects have six legs and three body parts. We also wrote in our
journals and practiced counting pennies. Tomorrow is library day!

Happy Monday

We did a lot of work today. We wrote a journal (remembering spaces and
lowercase letters). We also started our chapter on money and time in
math. During unit time, we discussed insects and made caterpillars. We
also talked about pollution and recycling.

Rain Rain

Today we worked on reading and adding. We also wrote a journal about our
vegetables we are growing. Tomorrow is our fieldtrip to Esko school. We
will watch Jack Hartmann perform. Please read the notes in your child's
folder. There is a note about purchasing items tomorrow. Just send money
with your child. The posters are supposed to be pretty cool.

Another Good Day

We did a lot of work today. We read, added, and measured. We also went
to library and switched our table spots. Good work, kids!

A Good Day

The kids did a good job of working today and we got a lot done! We
practiced sounding out words, adding, and discussed Earth Day. The kids
created the planet by dropping globs of blue and green paint on paper
and then folding it together. They made some really cool designs.
Tomorrow, we will have library so please send your child's book back if
you haven't done so. Thanks!

No TV Week

Our school is starting a "NO TV WEEK" this week. Our class didn't
receive the notices until today due to kindergarten roundup. Because of
this late notice, I will not be making a big deal of this in my
classroom. If your child brings back the no TV slip (which includes
computer video games), I will let them choose a prize. However, I will
not be making a big deal of it so that some feel bad. This late notice
can be hard when children have TV or video games as a reward for good
behavior. On a different note, today we started preparing gifts for
Mothers and Fathers day. We also talked about plants and
addition/subtraction. Tomorrow, we will visit the computer lab.

Last day of the week

Today was our last day of kindergarten for the week. Tomorrow, I will
see the little ones at kindergarten roundup. Today, we worked on
subtracting; the book will come home with your child today. We also
started a plant journal. We will watch our garden grow over the next 5
weeks and document things in our journal. Talk at you next week!

Whacky Wednesday

We worked hard today at reading and subtracting. We also went to library
and read a plant book called "Seeds Seeds". Reminder that Friday there
is no school for kindergarten. Talk at you tomorrow!

Back to School!

Well, after a long weekend which had a lot of excitement for the kids,
they did a very good job getting back into the swing of things. We
practiced subtracting today. We also planted vegetables, grass, and
kidney beans today. We will watch them grow over the next month and see
what happens. We will continue with the plant and Spring projects for
awhile. I sent home a newsletter today for both last week and this week.
Remember, no school Friday for kindergarten students.

Weather?

Well, what will our weather be like in the next 24 hours? Only time will
tell. Please watch the news to be sure we have school tomorrow. Today,
we read stories, subtracted in our math books, made math stories with
flowers (in their folders), and had fun with Mr. Bender. Tomorrow we
will possibly have the awards ceremony. If not, we will hold it next
Thursday at the same time. We will have our spelling testing tomorrow
(or Monday) for the words-what who small this-. Talk at you soon!

Sorry I am late to post today!

Today was a fun day. The kids worked hard in reading and math this
morning. This afternoon, we watched a Native American drum group
perform. The students from the group will be competing in New Mexico
soon. The kids were great listeners and some chose to dance during
some of the songs. Tomorrow there will be a sub in the morning but I
will be back by lunch.

What a Tuesday!

The kids did an excellent job of listening and working today! I was very
proud of there ability to be patient and raise hands at group times. We
talked about vowels, subtracting, and Spring. We also discussed the
seasons and how to identify the season by what type of weather there is.
In Minnesota, that can be difficult! Tomorrow is library day and we will
be attending a special presentation. More info to come tomorrow...

Happy Monday

It was a good day of learning today! The kids worked hard at sounding
out words in our take home book "Liz Wins" and started subtracting in
math. We also made some Spring frogs and went to the computer lab.
Tomorrow will be a normal Tuesday and it is actually a normal week with
little interruptions. Hopefully the weather will cooperate with us too!

End of the Week

Today we did some work on sentence writing and pronouns. We do not
expect kids to completely grasp pronouns, however we do want them to
have a little introduction. We talked about saying 'he, she, it, and I'
rather than names of people or objects. We also finished our addition
book and heard a story from Mrs. R. Next week we will practice
subtraction, sounding out words, and complete more Spring projects. Have
a great weekend!

Wacky Wednesday!

We accomplished a lot today. We worked in our reading books, added in
our math books, worked through centers three times, and had library with
Mrs. Skelton in the classroom. There were some problems in the bathroom
today by an unknown person, so the bathroom door will be locked and
students will need to ask permission to use it. We did not have library
checkout today because of the book fair in the library. Tomorrow is the
last day of school for this week.

Have a nice weekend!

I was very proud to hear that the kids did a good job for the sub
yesterday. Today we completed several reading worksheets and math
pages. We also visited the book fair and made treasure maps with our
reader pals. Talk to you on Monday!

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Here today gone tomorrow

Today we worked on sounding out words, adding, and measuring.
Tomorrow, I will be home with my son so I will post on Friday.

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Here today, gone tomorrow

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Tuesday Already!

Wow the weeks are going by so fast! Today the kids read a take-home book
called "Gus". This is my favorite book of the year! I was really
impressed with how well they sounded out words. We are starting addition
in math this week. Today, we put groups of two or three together. I
can't believe how well the kids are getting this concept. In unit today
we discussed maps. We colored Minnesota so they could start to recognize
the shape of our state. We also went to the computer lab today. Tomorrow
we will continue with reading three-letter words, addition, and also go
to the library.

End of the Week

It is the end of the school week for the kids and we finished the week
with a busy day. We completed several activities about rabbits and eggs,
which were sent home with your child. We finished our quarter testing
and we are ready for quarter four (wow!). Next week, we will re-start
groups and centers. Our spelling words for next week are 'she, small,
too, this'. We will discuss maps; how to use and make them. Have a great
weekend!

Hoppy Tuesday!

Wow, the kids had energy today! We were able to use that energy and get
a lot done at school. We completed workbook pages (they did a good job
sounding out 'camel'), painted paper eggs, colored some bunny math
pages, went to the computer lab, and wrote numbers 0-100. Tomorrow is
the last day of school for the week and library day.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

We made our leprechaun hats today and wore them all day long. We
completed a few St. Patrick day activities as well as made our Easter
bunny bags. We took our spelling test today and I am very excited to
tell you that everyone got four out of four! The kids are doing a great
job with the words. We will not have a test this week. I forgot to send
home the homework on Wednesday, so I will just send one home this
Wednesday. Talk at you tomorrow!

Go Bombers!

What a fun day! The kids did a great job cheering the team on at the
pepfest. I hope some of you can make it to the game tomorrow. My
daughter and I will be there too. This morning, we worked in our
workbooks, practiced counting, and colored a leprechaun. Don't forget to
check the scores to see if we have school Friday. If not, talk to you on
Monday!

March if Flying By!

The weeks are flying by and it will soon be April! Today, the kids worked on a new book called "I am Lucky Because". This will come home to each family soon. We also finished our last day of centers until after Spring break. We have the pep fest tomorrow at the high school, so we will be out of the room from 1:00 until about 2:30. Go Bombers!

Gotta Love Mondays!

The kids did a great job today. We started testing for the third
quarter and they are doing wonderfully! I will email results to those
I have addresses for soon. We started some St. Patrick activities and,
ofcourse, practiced reading. Reminders were sent out today about us
not having school on Thursday. Watch the game or the news to see about
Friday.

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Happy Friday!

The kids chose their schedule today, and they chose to not have centers.
So, we had our spelling test (which went great), talked about meat and
plant-eating dinosaurs, read stories, and talked about the word
"probably). This afternoon we worked with our reader pals on our "In
like a lion, out like a lamb" projects. Talk to you on Monday!

What little smarties!

I cannot believe how well this class is writing! I seemed to be
impressed everyday with how well they are learning the rules of reading
and writing. As families, you are doing a wonderful job of preparing
your child for first grade. Today, we played a few word family games
(Cookie Jar and Ant Hill), where the kids needed to find all the _op,
_et, _in, words and place them in the appropriate spot. They did very
well with this. We also played a probability game with a paperclip.
Tomorrow, we will have reader pals and take our spelling test (like,
has, in, it).

Happy Wednesday!

We did a lot of writing today. We practiced sentences with spaces and
lowercase letters. We also graphed how many children have pets or no
pets. After library checkout, we watched a little of Charlotte's Web. We
will be reading the chapter book soon.

We got a lot done today. The kids have been really practicing their journal writing. We are trying t

We got a lot done today. The kids have been really practicing their
journal writing. We are trying to remember upper and lowercase letters
in the correct spots, spaces between words, and an ending mark at the
end. I am very impressed with the kids' writing. We also had a visit
from Breanna's mom and baby brother. He is a cutie! Tomorrow is library
day and we will be practicing graphing in math.

We had a great presentation by a dental hygeniest today. She talked to the kids about brushing and eating good foods. We all get to have treats too, but we need to brush later so we have nice teeth! We also had reader pals today and we wrote tooth fairy stories. Next week we will discuss dinosaurs and space.

The kids did a great job today. They are reading and writing so well for this point in the school year! We practiced graphing again today using our shirts. We also read a story called "Little Bill Visits the Dentist". Tomorrow we will have a visit from an area dental hygienist who will discuss dental health with the kiddos.

Today we worked on sounding out words. We also graphed what kinds of shoes we were wearing. There was library today and we read a book called "A Trip To The Dentist". Tomorrow we will have a weekly visit from our counselor to discuss being nice to others.

It was a good day. We worked hard a read a new take home book called "Sit Lil". Please have your child read it to you if there is time tonight. We finished a math book on measurement. We did not measure with rulers in this book, however we will do this later. We also went to computer lab today.

We had a busy day. We took a few assessments (which are in your child's folder) about sounds and vocabulary words such as enormous, bloom, and chat. We were able to hear the author and illustrator of the book "Agate" talk about their book. We also won the manner banner this week which the children were really excited about. They had some really good manners this week. I will not be here tomorrow, so I sent home the homework and newsletter early. Talk to you on Monday!

Today we talked more about being President of our country. We practiced sounding out words in reading and also visited the library today. Tomorrow we will have a presentation by the author of the book "Agate".

The kids did a very good job today of following directions and finishing their work. We talked about Presidents Day, namely Presidents Washington and Lincoln. We also read a book called "Duck for President" and went to the computer lab. Tomorrow we will have library.

What a great Valentines Party! The kids did a great job of holding it together all day. Thank you so much to everyone who helped out or donated for us. Everything went well! Tomorrow is reader pal day.

Today we practiced sounding out a lot of words. Some of the words in today's workbook lesson were: bat, cake, apron, and tag. We measured things around the room today with string and visited the library. Tomorrow will be Valentines Day. Our party starts at 12:30. Please be sure you have sent your child's Valentines for tomorrow!

It is the 100th day of school! We had awards day first, and then we completed a bunch of 100th day activities. We had 100 pieces of snack (cereal), colored a 100 worksheet, drew pictures of what we will look like when we are 100 years old, talked about what we would do with $100, and had playtime for 100 seconds. The kids weren't too fond of playtime for 100 seconds, so I gave them a little extra time. Tomorrow is library day!

Hello families! Today, we read a new take home book called "Sam Sat". I was really impressed with how many kids read through this book on the first try. They are really reading well! In math, we started a new unit on measurement. At first, we are just talking about longer vs shorter. Soon, we will start using rulers. We also decorated our Valentines bags for party day. If you haven't sent in your child's valentines, please do so in the next two days. Anyone helping out with the party, we will start at 12:30.

Happy Friday! We completed Valentines for our families today as well as for our reader pals. We took our math test and spelling test. I was so proud of all the kids during today's spelling test! They did an amazing job. I have never had a class with such high scores. Next week we will continue with Valentines Day Activities and also celebrate our 100th day of school on Tuesday. Have a great weekend!

I was home with a sick child yesterday, so I apologize for not having a post! As for today, we got a lot done. We do four pages in our reading workbooks and six in our math workbooks! In reading, we sounded out words. In math, we discussed even and odd numbers. We also made Valentine cards for our reader pals today. We read Franklin's Valentines at story and watched Charlie Brown Valentine at rest.

Today we worked on sounding out words again. The kids a doing a great job of this! We counted to 100 in math and they wrote out the entire thing. Be sure to check their bags for this counting chart they worked so hard on. The kids also listened to a story called "Roses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink"! Library day is tomorrow.

What a busy day! In the morning, the kids not only worked on sounding out words, but they put together their valentine bees. You have to take a look at these because they are really cute! I will hang them in the hall until after Valentine's Day. There was a sub in the afternoon so that I could complete the reading and math testing for Winter. If I have your email, I will let you know the scores later this week. If I do not have your email and you would like to know your child's score, give me a call on Friday and I can let you know how they did. Happy Monday!

Happy Friday! The kids did a great job today. They were mostly respectful to each other and really worked hard. We completed worksheets about action words and practiced sounding out words in reading. We practiced counting in math and voted for Groundhog Day (will he see his shadow). We also had reader pals today. The playground was a bit slippery so there were a few kiddos who fell. We will have our first spelling test next Friday so please check the spelling words in your child's backpack. Have a great weekend!

Wow, it is already Thursday; the days are flying by! Today, we sounded out words in our workbooks, counted to 100, made groundhog puppets, and stayed inside for recess. We had a nice long talk about staying above the line and showing respect to everyone in our class. February always gets a little tense for the children. I have noticed this since my first year teaching. The kids start to feel a little cooped up and need time outside! The good news is that Spring will come soon and we can all enjoy the nice weather! Tomorrow we have reader pals.

What a great day. The kids did a good job of staying calm and talking through problems. We practiced sounding out words in our workbooks, counted by 5s and 10s, and read a story about Groundhog Day. don't forget, we have library tomorrow!

Whew! What a day! The kids really worked hard on counting to 100 in math. We also read a new take home book called "We Have a Band". They only struggled with the word 'trombone' (and I think we can cut them some slack on that one)! We talked a lot about "Not sweating the small stuff" in our class. Our class really got frustrated with each other when someone didn't follow directions. I just try and remind them to not sweat and let me be the teacher. We went to computer lab today and had some yummy fruit snacks in the afternoon.

Today was a bit of a crazy day. We got a lot of things done, such as reading worksheets, counting to 100, penguin art, and snowman windsocks with our reader pals. The children, as a whole, seemed a bit tired and frustrated with each other. I explained that we all have tired or even cranky days, but we have to be sure that we are respectful at the same time. We all have those days, don't we?!

As your children may or may not have mentioned, I was unable to attend school today. My son, Gus, needed to stay home because of the flu. I will be back on Friday. The plans I left for the sub were to sound out words in reading, count by 5s and 10s in math, make a penguin art project, and go to the computer lab. If there are no comments on your child's daily chart, I will update it tomorrow. Thanks!

Thursday the 23rd

What a great day! The kids started learning about our new behavior plan called Above the Line, Below the Line. They did a fabulous job and we had a great day back after a long break. We sounded out words in reading, counted to 100 in math, and checked out library books. The book we read today was "A Penguin Pup for Pinkerton". A dog named Pinkerton tries to care for a football, which he thinks is a penguin egg. Ask your child who cares for the Emperor Penguin eggs, the mom or dad.

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