What we’ve done this week…
We had such a great week, packed full of fun and exciting new things including an insect, spider & color theme, with stories, crafts, insect & spider science studies, fun crayon color word mini books, insect math & more! We finished all the letters in the alphabet this week, learning their names & sounds, and now we are reviewing one letter a day. These are still new to your child, especially the sounds they make. Please practice with them, ask them the sound and motion a random letter makes. I am assessing once again to get ready for our new “report cards” which are actually more like a progress report. I am happy with improvement the students are showing, even in just a couple of weeks. We will review this new progress report and the common core standards and what it all means at conferences. Our reading story of the week that came home today is This Is, with the sight words this, it, and no. This is a repetitive story for your child to read to you as they continue to watch words and patterns. Students have been practicing writing their numbers with Mrs. Kerr at math, which is proving very beneficial in their writing and recognition. If your child asks to write anything, encourage it! The same goes for counting, have your child count the cans in the pantry, the shoes in a closet, and the spoons in the drawer! Encourage this as they show interest! They are curious, and learning quickly, and it is always so enjoyable watching how fast they grow intellectually!
| Calendar
Fri., Oct. 25th Ivy’s birthday!
Fri., Oct. 25th, 5:30 – 8:30 pm Azalea Middle School Carnival
Thurs., Oct. 31 11:30 -1:45 Halloween parade/party Homework calendar (back of folder) due for prize! End of 1st Quarter
Fri., Nov. 1st No School – Teacher Work Day
Wed. & Thurs., Nov. 6th & 7th Parent/Teacher Conferences (I will be sending home appointments for this on Monday, October 28th)
Fri., Nov. 8th No School – Teacher Conference Payback Day
Mon., Nov. 11th No School – Veteran’s Day
Wed. – Fri., Nov. 27th – 29th No School – Thanksgiving Break
| Communication As our year is well underway, (kindergarteners have been in class 30 days so far!), you may have concerns or questions. Please feel free to contact me to schedule a meeting at any time. I used to be able to be pulled aside at the end of the day as students were leaving, but this year that is just too difficult without having Mrs. Kerr after 10:40am. I am unable to discuss topics with you uninterrupted this way, and make sure I cover everything when I still have students in the classroom. With a scheduled meeting I can pull all needed resources to share with you as well. I am available after school most days to have such a meeting. I prefer to have open lines of communication with families as this benefits the child best. You can email me at [email protected], come by, or call at 541-469-7417, x. 209 to make an appointment. | Birthday Celebrations!
We have three birthdays to celebrate in October! If you wish to bring/send a special treat for your child’s birthday we will be happy to celebrate during lunch. Please bring/send this special treat before 10:30 to make it in time.
Sight Words
Each week I will add the sight words we learned this week to this list. Please review these with your child, it may take a little while for them to get the hang of it before we know all of our letters and sounds, but many times they start to memorize these words right away.
Week 1: the
Week 2: a, an, is, here
Week 3: see, I
Week 4: and, we
Week 5: he, she
Week 6: have, big, small
Week 7: this, it, no
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Next week we will study shapes and bats. Halloween is on Thursday, and we will have our parade and party that afternoon starting at 11:20ish after recess. Friday, Nov. 1st there is no school as teachers are getting our new "report cards" ready for conferences.
| Costumes
Please do not send your child to school in their costume on Halloween, we will change into them after lunch. Otherwise students are too distracted to learn much. | Halloween party goodies: We would like to enjoy some snacks along with some fun and games at our Halloween Party. We would like to have the following sort of snacks: popcorn, juice, fruit, crackers, and of course, some sweets. We already have two families donating cupcakes, 1 bottle of juice, and 1 bag of candy. If you can send in something else listed above that |
Today is the first day of registration which means it's almost time for another school year! We will see you in about 3 weeks for the 2013-2014 School Year!
Another great year in the Owl Class!
What we've done this week.... This week we have been reading the decodable book, "The Quilt", practicing the "qu" sound. Please have your child read this book to you. That is all the sight words we will have this year. We have been studying the Native American culture this week, including making and eating Indian Fry Bread, making music with Indian drumming, making our own regalia (beaded necklaces), making and wearing patterned headbands, making and using shakers along with the drumming and even reading a tipi in our classroom! Thanks to all the gals in the Indian Education program for an awesome week of education and fun! Quite a few of our students were a part of the Indian Education Program this year, enjoying one-on-one time with an Indian Educator, enhancing their experiences of kindergarten. If your child has any Indian heritage they too can benefit from this program....ask us about it for next year! Great trip to the movies! What a perfect day to walk downtown, enjoy popcorn & soda (what a treat!) for breakfast, and watch a fun movie for all to enjoy! Thanks, once again, to a great group of parents who walked with us keeping us safe on our trek, it's so helpful having a few extra hands and eyes! And thanks to Redwood Theater for having us, please give them your appreciation the next time you are there! Last day change: Plans for the last day BBQ have fallen through, BUT, no worries, we are still going to go to Kid Town to play and eat lunch.The only difference is that we will bring a sack lunch instead. Please make sure your child has returned their permission slip asap! Calendar | June
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11:30-1:45-end of year celebration
Last day of school! Picnic at Kid Town 9:15-11:30! 12:03 release!
Father's Day
KASPER summer day camp begins (ask me more if interested, great fun for kids entering 1st-6th grades!)
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 What we've done this week...
This week we have been reading the decodable book, "A Ramp", practicing the "V" sound. Please have your child read this book to you. The new sight words this week were her, him and time. That is all the sight words we will have this year! I have started assessing students this week, and I am so proud of the progress they have made, EXCELLENT job Owls! I will continue to assess next week to be ready for report cards. We completed our Dibels test last week which consists of reading letter sounds, nonsense words and sounding out words. Our students did very well overall, and you will get these scores along with report cards. We have been studying the ocean, the beach, and tide pools all week, and have been making an ocean creature book which includes art and writing. Watch for this to come home and ask your child to read it to you.
Thank you family memebers! I just want to say thanks to all the family members who chaperoned on our Harris Beach Field Trip Tuesday, it was a huge success, and the kids learned a lot. We are so fortunate to have such a beautiful place to learn about science right here in our backyard! Thanks again, you made this field trip possible! 
Movie Field Trip
Blue permission slips went home on Wednesday. We will be walking to the movie theater, then watching Monsters Inc. We thought this would be a good choice with part 2 coming out at the end of June! We will be leaving school at 8:20 (though I accidentally put 8:30 on permissions slip).
Kady & Jacob have both written to 1000 and earned an item of their choice from the vending machine! Great job! Last-Day-Of-School-BBQ A parent in the Elephant class will be barbequing for all of Kindergarten on the last day of school. We will walk to Kid Town where we will play and eat to enjoy ourlast day of Kindergarten! A permission slip will be coming home soon. You are welcome to join us in this celebration as well. When the permission slip comes home please let us know if you will be joining us so we can get an accurate head count for food. It should be great fun! Calendar | June
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8:20-10:30 Kindergarten walks to Redwood Theater-Monsters Inc
11:30-1:45 End of Year Celebration...more to come soon!
Last Day of school! BBQ at Kid Town 9:15-11:30 School Release at 12:03
Father Day
KASPER summer day camp begins
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 What we've done this week...
This week we have been reading the decodable book, "A Bump", practicing the "u" sound. Please have your child read this book to you. The new sight words this week were little and from. Please remember to help your child practice the sight word list that was sent home. This week has been all about camping, writing an acrostic poem called "CAMP" on our sleeping bags we made, and writing what we saw when we went hiking with more details on our hiking boots craft, and even having a tent in the classroom to read in when work was completed! Our fake campfire even kept us cozy!
Harris Beach Field Trip Tuesday Please remember, Monday there is no school because it is Memorial Day, and first thing when we return on Tuesday we are going on our field trip to Harris Beach! As this may seem like poor planning, we had to work around the low tide schedule to be able to get into the tide pools. Please remember to dress your child in warm layers, including a jacket, tennis shoes, and NO SANDALS please, we want them to be safe.
Parents who volunteered, please make sure you have us on your calendar as we need your help for this event. I have sent additional reminders to the parents who signed up. We will be needing you to be with your child and one other child, chaperoning and keeping them safe. We will be participating in some beach specific activities while we are there. Unfortunately, since we are asking you to care for another child during this time, we cannot allow younger siblings to attend. We are sorry for any hardship this may cause. Calendar | May
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No School-Memorial Day
Tide Pool Field Ttrip at Harris Beach-Leave at 8:20
Kindergarten goes to the movies-Monsters Inc
End of Year Celebration
Last Day of School! Lunch at the park!
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What we've done this week.... This week we have been reading the decodable book, "The Quiz", practicing the "x", "v" and "qu" sounds. Please have your child read this book to you. The new sight words this week were into and other. Please remember to help your child practice the sight word list that was sent home. We have had so much fun studying pirates this week, reading fun books, making predictions, and we even went on a treasure hunt! We continue to work on writing complete sentences, and the owls are writing them so easily now! We are perfecting them with capitals at the beginning and end punctuation.  Nice Performance
Thank you to all of the families who came to our Piggy Opera, it was a wonderful event, and our classroom was overflowing with loved ones, and special treats made by Mrs. Kerr. Our receptions would not have been nearly as nice without Mrs. Kerr's preparation and special touch, thank you Mrs. Kerr, (: The students loved seeing their parents in the audience watching them sing. It was so fun, and just adorable to watch!
Harris Beach Tide Pool Field Trip
I have all field trip permission slips in and eleven charperones signed up so we are good to go! It's going to be a great field trip full of exploration, science, sun (hopefully!) and fun! A ncie thing to do as we come to the end in our kindergarten year. Thanks for all who signed up, we will see you then!
Calendar May
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June
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Smokey the Bear visits!
No School-Memorial Day
Tide Pool Field Trip at Harris Beach
End of year celebration!
Last day of school! Lunch at the park!
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What we've done this week...... This week we have been reading the decodable book, "Vic in the Van", practicing the v sound. Please have your child read this book to you. The new sight words this week are make and so. Please remember to help your child practice the sight word list that was sent home. We have studied flowers this week and we have been practicing our Piggy Opera. We continue to work on writing complete sentences, and some are even adding more details! We made beautiful flower crafts this week, and we can't wait for you to come and see our classroom on Friday! Piggy Opera Tomorrow is our big day, the day when we perform the Piggy Opera! Please make sure to attend, our class performs with the Alligator class at 12:00 in the gym. It is good to come a bit early to get a good seat, there will be lots of families attending! After the performance please give us a couple of minutes to get off the stage and back to our classrooms, and then join us for a fun reception! The students have been working hard making gifts for you. See you then! Harris Beach Tide Pool Field Trip We have 10 chaperones signes up so far, if this is something you can help with we'd sure appreciate it! We need 1 or 2 more volunteers to help! If you haven't signed up yet (on your child's permission slip) you can do so on the sign up sheet after Piggy Opera in the classroom. Thanks! | May
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12pm Kindergarten Music Program-Piggy Opera, in the gym, followed by reception
6pm School Board Meeting
May/June Birthday Lunch
Dress-up Day: Wacky Socks!
July/August Birthday Lunch
No School- Memorial Day
Tide Pool Field Trip
Last Day of School!
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 What we've done this week.....
This week we have been reading the decodable book, "Quint and Kit", practicing the qu sound. Plase have your child read this book to you. The new sight words this week are look and their. Please remember to help your child practice the sight word list that was sent home. We have studied butterflies this week and their 4 stages of development as we raise butterflies in class. We are also working on writing compelte sentences, and the kids are doing great! Today we also studied the difference between facts and opinion! They are doing so well, and they have grown so much! Nice job little owls!
 Harris Beach Tide Pool Field Trip
On Tuesday, May 28th we will be going on a field trip to Harris Beach to study the tide pools. As safety is always a concern, we need at least 11 family helpers to be able to go, we need 1 chaperone for every 2 students. A permission slip is attached to your weekly newsletter, please fill it out, commenting if you can attend or not, and send it back asap.
Unfortunately, we cannot have siblings on this trip, and it is likely the busses will be full so you may have to meet us there. Thank you for understanding, and any help you can provide!
Piggy Opera I hope you are all ready for the performance of a lifetime, because that's what the Piggy Opera will be! We can't wait to perform for you! Please see the attached invitation to our performance on Friday, May 10th at 12:00 in the Kalmiopsis Gym. We will start promptly at 12:00, so please come a few minutes early to get a good seat! Bring your cameras, it's gonna be great! | May
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PTO Meeting 5:30pm
Kindergarten Music Program-Piggy Opera
School Board Meeting-6pm
NO SCHOOL-Memorial Day
Tide Pool Field Trip-Harris Beach (we will
need lots of chaperones to keep kids safe!)
Last Day of
School!
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What we've done this week.......... This week we have been reading the decodable book, "Fix It", practicing the short "I" sound. Please have your child read this book to you. The new sight words this week are them, some, and then. Please rememebr to help your child practice the sight word list that was sent home two weeks ago, and if it has been misplaced we are happy to send home another. It would benefit your child tremendously to practice these words once each evening. These are all of the sight words we will learn this year, and some of them they have not seen yet. We have studied Earth Day this week! Check out the Pictures page for fun photos! Calendar | May
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PTO Meeting 5:30pm
Kindergarten Music Program-Piggy Opera
School Board Meeting-6pm
NO SCHOOL-Memorial Day
Tide Pool Field Trip-Harris Beach (we will
need lots of chaperones to keep kids safe!)
Last Day of
School!
| Alana did a multiplication paper at home! Holy cow, what awesome math skills! We had a visit from the garbage truck on Earth Day! | Carnival Review! Well the Carnival was a huge success! I just wante to send out a special thank you to the parents in our class who helped make it happen: Miranda Lampley & Audrey Lindstrom. A special special thanks to Kady and her brother Cody for helping paint the fortune telling boxes, and Kady for taking tickets. I'd also like to thank Mrs. Sherry Friar and Mrs. Sandy Krawez for being fortune tellers adn they don't even have students in our class! Thanks all, it was fun! |
Watch for invitations to come home for The Kindergarten Piggy Opera!
This is a special presentation put on by the kindergarten classes. We will perform with the alligator class on May 10th...watch for the invitations so you can put it on your calendar!
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What we've done this week....... This week we have been reading the decodable book, "Liz Wins", practicing the short "i" sound. Please have your child read this to you. The new sight words this week are will, how & out. Please remember to help your child practice the sight word list that was sent home last week, and if it has been misplaced we are happy to send home another. It would benefit your child tremendously to practice these words once each evening. These are all of the sight words we will learn this year, and some of them they have not even seen yet. We have studied carnivals this week! We took an adorable group photo, check it out below! Also check the Pictures link to see more great classroom photos! PBiS reward, lunch in the classroom!  Yum, Yum! Lunch is more fun in the classroom! |  The kids always love something new! | Carnival Tonight! Tonight K-School staff, parents and volunteers are putting on a carnival for all to come and enjoy! Please come to this wonderful event, it is completely family-oriented, very reasonable, and you can even eat dinner here!
Come on down, it starts at 5:00 and goes until 8:00. Fun, games, food & prizes! Yippee! See you there!  Congratulations Arabella! You wrote to 1,000!  Precious picture of a wondffrul mother helper and her little guy! The kids get excited to have this little visitor!
Here are some more fun classroom pictures!
 The classroom cutie has an audience! Calendar April
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Kindergarten Round-up
PTO Meeting 5:30pm
Kindergarten Music Program-Piggy Opera
School Board Meeting-6pm
NO SCHOOL-Memorial Day
Tide Pool Field Trip-Harris Beach (we will need lots of chaperones to keep kids safe!)
Last Day of School!
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