Welcome to K4!

Welcome Explorer!  We are so excited that you will be exploring and learning with us this year.  We are going to have many exciting adventures.  Our first day of school is Wednesday, August 14^th.  Be ready to explore our school!  We can’t to see what new things we may discover!

We hope you are ready to make new friends and explore new ideas.  We know we are!

K-4 students need to bring a small blanket and a standard sized pillowcase (with your name on them) on the first day of school.

Get ready! Our adventure is about to begin…

Your teachers,

Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Bryan

UPCOMING EVENTS:   

Wednesday, 12/5 – Jeans Day for $1.00 donation.  Proceeds going to a THA family helping 

with foster  children.

Monday, 12/17 – Half Day – dismissal at 11:15 a.m.

Tuesday 12/18 – Half Day – dismissal at 11:15 a.m.  Movie day - Bring your favorite stuffed 

animal

Wednesday 12/19 – Christmas Program in the gym.  We are planning to have a small reception 

in our Classroom after the program.  This will be a Christmas Potluck Brunch! Please bring 

a  favorite dish to share.  We will provide plates and napkins. Students may be dismissed 

after the program/brunch for Christmas break!

            Thursday 12/20 – Sunday 1/6/19 – Holiday Break - NO SCHOOL

            Monday, 1/7/2019 – Teachers AND students return to school.

LEARNING ADVENTURES FOR THE WEEK:

Theme for the week is Gingerbread.  We will be making our very own gingerbread houses.  

Please send in a CLEAN, empty square (half&half, orange juice milk) carton.  We will also 

bake gingerbread cookies and go on a gingerbread man hunt/adventure.

Letter of the week is “Zz”.  We will also begin reviewing all of our letters.  After Christmas 

break, we will begin handwriting and putting our letters together to form words/sentences.  

If your child is not able to recognize all letters, PLEASE continue working with them at 

home.  Using flash cards at home with your child will help reinforce letter and number 

recognition.  

 We will also continue saying our days of the week, months of the year and reciting the 

Pledge of Allegiance. 

            We will begin adding birthday, phone number and address to these skills as well.  Students  

             are working hard to earn their stickers on their folders for saying all of these! 

Math concept of the week is counting to 70.

 We will always incorporate important character traits into our learning as well. We will work on responsibility this week! You can help with this at home too by giving simple chores/jobs for them to complete.  They may not do it as well as you would, but we are focusing more on being independent, not having to be reminded/told multiple times to do something, and then praising for a completed task! Sticker chore charts on the refrigerator are a great visual aid for reminding them of their tasks and allowing them to see their progress and gain a sense of pride for their accomplishments!

Week of 10/26-11/2

UPCOMING EVENTS:   

** Mrs. Smith will be out of town next Wednesday – Friday chaperoning the 5^th-6^th grade trip to Camp Leopold 10/31 – 11/2. 

Ms. Ally Brown will be subbing on Wednesday and Friday and

Mrs. Amy Wade will be subbing on Thursday.**

Wednesday 10/31 – Students may wear jeans and a Halloween shirt.  No costumes!  We will have a fun day with K3 to celebrate.

Friday 11/2 – The Rebels will be hosting a playoff game.  Cheek cheers will be sold, and we will attend a pep rally that afternoon.  (expect later dismissal)

LEARNING ADVENTURES FOR THE WEEK:

Theme for the week is Halloween.    

Letters of the week are “Rr” and “Ss”

We will also continue saying our days of the week, months of the year and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.  Students are working hard to earn their stickers on their folders for saying all three of these!  We are working on memorizing our birthdays now too!

Math concept of the week is counting to 30

-We will always incorporate important character traits into our learning as well. We will work on compassion this week!

Hurricane Florence week 9/11-9/14

Well, this was not quite the week we had hoped for.  Fortunately, it looks like we are out of harm's way for the most part.  I hope and pray everyone stays safe and is able to enjoy this extra time with your family! 
This can be a stressful time for all as we await the landfall of Hurricane Florence, but it can also be a tremendous time of personal growth and learning for our little ones.  Today, simply practice with your child counting to twenty.  It is great stress relief for all of us! 
Throughout the week, whether you have stayed home or are evacuating, point out objects to your child.  Ask them the shape or the color.  If you're on the road travelling, play an alphabet game along the way.  Look for letters on billboards or signs - try to make it through the alphabet in alphabetical order.
We have covered letters A-F thus far.  Have your child practice writing these letters.  (ie...play with playdo - roll out a "snake" and form the letters, write letters in the dirt with a stick, play with flash cards)
Hopefully we will be back to "normal" on Monday!  See you then!

Week of 9/10 - 9/14

UPCOMING EVENTS:

-      Thank you to everyone who contributed to our class basket for tonight’s silent auction!   Silent Auction begins at 4pm!!  Middle School football team plays at 4. Varsity Football vs. Hilton Head Prep 7:30pm 

-      PTO Cookie Dough Sales continue!  Please SELL, SELL, SELL!!  Final turn in date is Friday, 9/14

-      Wednesday, 9/19 – Progress Reports

-      9/17-21 Spirit Week!  Homecoming 9/21  7:30pm

-      Friday, 9/21 – Jeans Day Spirit Wear – no charge

LEARNING ADVENTURES FOR THE WEEK:

Theme for the week is COLORS AND SHAPES.  -We will begin letter and number awareness with introduction to letters “Ff” and “Gg” and numbers 5 and 6.  We will discuss objects and names that begin with each letter. 

- One-to-one correspondence is the math concept of the week. We are also exploring AB patterns (alternating back and forth between two colors, ie red/green/red/green/red/green) and counting to 30.

Week of 8/20 - 8/24/18

We have had a wonderful start to this new year! 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

-PARENT meeting THIS Thursday, August 23rd @ 7:00P.M. in our classroom.

LEARNING ADVENTURES FOR THE WEEK:

- We will be learning about our new friends in our class and discussing proper classroom behaviors, routines and procedures.  I have sent home a chipboard doll and info sheet.  Please return this “ME” doll no later than Wednesday, 8/22.

-We will begin letter and number awareness with introduction to letters “Aa” and “Bb” and numbers 1 and 2.  We will discuss objects and names that begin with each letter.  We will begin  introducing/reviewing  colors and shapes.

- One-to-one correspondence is the math concept of the week. We are also exploring AB patterns.

-We will always incorporate important character traits into our learning as well. We will work on sharing and taking turns this week!

Please send in a 4x6 family photo as soon as possible for our bulletin board.

Excited for a new school year in K4!

Are you ready for a fun and busy year in K4?  We are working hard to get every thing ready for our new friends and can't wait to meet everyone at the back to school bash on Tuesday 8/14! 
Also, please join me in welcoming Mrs. Holli Hodges to our K-wing/ Gateway to THA team!  She will be assisting me in the classroom this year and is super excited about joining the THA family!