Tuesday December 17, 2013

Christmas Concert: Thursday morning we will practice for the concert at St. Mary's.  For the evening performance students need to arrive by 6:30, give all coats, hats etc. to their parents, and then meet on the steps to the left of the entrance. Once they have completed their portion of the program they will proceed to the balcony and sit in the available seats until the program is complete. Parents will be asked to come to the balcony to pick up their child after the program.


Economic Mall: Friday students will shop at the Economic Mall put on by the 8th graders.  They can shop for members of their families.  Most items are between 50 cents and $3.  Please send in money if you'd like your child to be able shop.  


Happy Birthday Jesus: Instead of a Christmas party, we will sing Happy Birthday to Jesus. 


8th grade Buddies: If you wish to get your child's 8th grade buddies anything additional for Christmas (we already made them stockings in class), please send it in by Thursday morning.  


Friday is a 2:00 Dismissal.  It will also be a jean day.  


Theme: Advent/Christmas

Sight Word: me

Nursery Rhyme: BINGO

Poem: A Visit from Santa

Math: placing items on a real graph
           tally marks

Social Studies: customs and traditions around the world

Word Work: end sounds

Writer's Workshop: Santa's Stuck


Merry Christmas!

December 7, 2013

Sorry for my absence on the blog!  I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving!  I was enjoying the sun in Florida!

We've been very busy in kindergarten!  It's hard to believe we only have 2 weeks left until Christmas break!

I didn't have anyone sign up to bring in the cooking supplies for Friday.  I need the following items: 1 loaf of bread (any type), 1 can of maraschino cherries, 1 jar of peanut butter, and 1 bag of stick pretzals.  If you can donate any of the items, please email me.

Important Dates:
Mass for Our Lady of Guadalupe- Dec 12 at 1:45 (*note Mass is on Thursday this week)
Christmas Concert- Dec 19 at 7:00
Economic Mall- Dec 20 (children can bring in money to shop for Christmas gifts)
2:00 Dismissal- Dec 20
School Resumes- January 6


Theme: Christmas/Advent

Sight Word: for

Poem: Candy Cane Poem

Nursery Rhyme: Jack Be Nimble

Religion: God Made All People

Math:  - graphs
           - ordinal position
           - counting pennies
           - addition

Writer's Workshop: using sequence words

Social Studies: identify celebrations and holidas around the world (Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa)

Letter Formation: q, z, l

Have a good week!

November 15, 2013

I hope everyone is enjoying their day off today!

1) I have 3 spots open for chaperones for our December 5th field trip to see "Christopher's Christmas".  Please email me if you are interested.

2) CKS is collecting items for Ronald McDonald House.  Please send in granola bars, snack items, and pop tarts.

3) If you would like a copy of the music for the Christmas program from Mrs. Fox, please send in a labeled blank CD.

4) Remember that conferences will be held Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.  If your conference is scheduled after 3:30 pm,  please come to door number 11 in the back of the school by the playground.  I will come out and get you at your scheduled time!  If your conference is scheduled during school hours, please check-in at the office.  Here is a copy of the schedule:

Monday November 18^th

7:30 am- 7:45 am                Vu

11:00 am-11:15 am        Starks

11:15 am- 11:30      Ruszkowski

3:15 pm- 3:30 pm                Penn

3:30 pm- 3:45 pm                Neeser

3:45 pm- 4:00 pm                Walton

4:30 pm- 4:45 pm                Smith

4:45 pm- 5:00 pm                Young

Tuesday November 19^th

7:30 am- 7:45 am                Hill

11:00 am-11:15 am             Diroll

11:15 am- 11:30 am           Parker

3:15 pm- 3:30 pm                Tallman

3:30 pm- 3:45 pm                Kirsch

4:15 pm- 4:30 pm                Sarasin

4:30 pm- 4:45 pm                Horn

4:45 pm- 5:00 pm                Simpson

Wednesday November 20^th

7:30 am- 7:45 am                Patel

11:00 am-11:15 am             Busk

11:15 am- 11:30 am           Kempf

3:15 pm- 3:30 pm                Pavnica

3:30 pm- 3:45 pm                Piwowar

4:30 pm- 4:45 pm                Snyder

4:45 pm- 5:00 pm                Simon

Theme: Thanksgiving

Sight Word: look

Poem: Thanksgiving Feast

Letter Formation: x, l, y

Religion: Ordinary Time

Math: -Copying Patterns

          - Comparing Objects by Weight

          - Naming a Shape Piece Using 2 Attributes

          - Identifying AB and ABB patterns

Reading: - Identifying the Subject of a Sentence

                 - Identifying Action Verbs

Writer's Workshop: adding more details to stories and pictures

Social Studies: retell stories about people who showed responsibility

Science: describe animals in terms of shape, texture, size, weight, color, and the way they move

Spanish: colors, greetings, numbers, and family members

Friday November 8th, 2013

1) We need 3 boxes of tri-colored rotini pasta for a craft on Tuesday.  If you can send in a box, please send me an email.


2) Leveled books to read with your children will be sent home weekly (usually on Monday).  I have worked with your child individually with this book one time.  Please have your children read the books to you making sure that they point to each word. At this point, they should be using the pictures for support!  Please return the book the next day to school.


3) There is no school for students next Friday, November 15.


4) Original Artworks were sent home yesterday.  That project was completed in art class.


5) Scholastic book orders for this month are due on November 14.


6) Our Family Project (Disguise a Turkey) is due on Thursday November 14.


7)  Please remember that our conferences will be held November 18-20.


8) Please send in a snack EVERY Monday-Thursday.  I've had to purchase snacks since some students are forgetting daily.


9) As it gets colder please label all jackets/outerwear with your child's name.



Theme: Thanksgiving


Sight Word: do


Poem: Funny Turkey


Nursury Rhyme: Hot Cross Buns


Math: Identify Numbers 0-10
          Identify Before, After, Between
         Write Money Amount to 10 cents
         Identify an Object that Doesn't Belong


Letter Formation: w and v


Religion: The Church Year


Word Family: -ap


Science: identify the night sky and day sky
              identify animals by size, weight, shape, color


Social Studies: give examples of work activities people do


Reading: identifying a subject


Writer's Workshop: adding more details to pictures and stories


Spanish: colors, numbers, greetings, family members



Have a nice weekend!!

November 1, 2013

Thank you to all the parents who made the Halloween party such a success!!  The kids had so much fun!  I'm grateful to have such supportive parents!


There is a 1:30 Dismissal on Wednesday.  There is no King's Club this day to allow all staff to attend Father Ron's funeral.  Please make arrangements to pick up your children and let me know if it is something different than the usual arrangements.


Theme: Thanksgiving

Sight Word: and

Poem: Thanks at Thanksgiving

Nursery Rhyme: Skip to My Lou

Letter Formation: k and h

Math: Acting Out Story Problems with Pennies
          Identifying Time to the Hour
         Showing Time to the Hour

Religion: God Made the Animals

Science: identifying animals by size, weight, shape, color

Social Studies: give examples of work activities that people do

Daily 5: Syllables
             
Writer's Workshop: Punctuation

Cooking: Rainbow Toast


Have a great weekend!  Go Irish!

October 30, 2013

1) Tomorrow (October 31) students may wear a Halloween shirt with their uniform pants.

2) If you have not returned your Christmas Concert forms from Mrs. Fox, please turn them in tomorrow.

3) I will send home the November Family Project on Friday.  We will do this instead of weekly homework in the month of November.  It is due on Thursday November 14th.

VIP Information

Here is the information for when your child is VIP. 

Monday- Poster

Bring your VIP poster to share with the class (sent home with your child the week before).  There is a sample of the poster on Miss Carey’s blog.  Students can place photos, drawings, pictures from magazines, and other items on their posters.  The categories are

–   My Family

-       My Friends

-       My Favorite Things

-       When I Grow Up

-       My Favorite Place

Tuesday- Show and Tell

Bring in a special item to share during morning meeting (please nothing valuable!). 

Wednesday- Favorite Book

Bring in your favorite book for Miss Carey to read to the class.

Thursday- Guest Reader

Invite a guest reader to come and read to our class from 2:15-2:45.  This can be a parent, sibling, grandparent, neighbor, or friend.  If that time does not work for your guest reader, please let me know so that we can arrange another time.  Guests must check-in at the office before coming to the classroom.  They may bring books from home or read books from our classroom library. 

Friday- Stuffed Animal

Bring in a stuffed animal to keep at your desk throughout the day.  The stuffed animal should be no bigger than a plastic grocery bag.