Hope everyone enjoyed a fabulous Winter Weekend!

I would like to thank you all so much for your words of comfort, texts, calls and cards during the sudden passing of my dad.  Your thoughtfulness and kindness is so very much appreciated!  You guys are wonderful and make my job so much easier!

Next week we will continue our "Down on the Farm" unit discussing different farm animals as well as working on the letter "A".
If you schedule allows, please join us on Friday for our Hoe-Down at 1:00 pm in the lunchroom.  We will be joining with K3 and K5 for a foot stomping good time!  Students may wear their western wear to school on this day - boots, bandanas and hats are welcomed!

Also, be on the lookout for the **Celebrity Spotlight** - each week a student will be highlighted. We will be choosing the next week's celebrity on Fridays and will send home information to be completed at home.  Congratulations to Donna on being this week's "Celebrity" and Cash for being chosen as next week's "Celebrity"!                  
                

Having So Much Fun in K4!

 Between this shirt and the wonderful involvement and support of our parents in all of our functions/activities, I couldn't ask for a better group to share this year!  You guys are wonderful, and I want to thank you again for the privilege of spending the days with your treasures!  

The fun never stops in K4!  We had a wonderful time celebrating our 100th day of school together! Also, a special thank you to all of the parents who helped on our field trip to The Sandbox last week and for everyone bringing in their bikes for our bike-a-thon on Friday!  The children had a blast, and I am happy to report there were no injuries! 

This week we have a lot going on.  Open House is tonight from 6-7!  Bring a friend, visit the classrooms and then go cheer on the Rebels in their basketball game afterwards!

This week's letter is "P".  We will be dressing up as Pirates and Princesses on Thursday and making pig pizzas!

Grandparents Day is Friday.  Please have grandparents meet in the gym at 12:30 p.m.

January 26-30 - "B" and Wheels Go Around Week

Our letter of the week is "B".  We will make balloon animals, bumblebees and butterflies.  Our theme for the week is Wheels Go Around.  We will talk about different modes of transportation and how we get from place to place.  
On Friday we will have a bike-a-thon!  Each child can bring a bicycle or tricycle to school and we will have a fun day riding our bikes in the parking lot.  Each child MUST have a helmet and their name on their bike! Please let me know if your child does not have a bike or tricycle so that I can plan accordingly.

Field trip to the Sandbox is Tuesday, January 27th.  Children must wear school uniforms, and we will have a pizza party after our trip.

In celebration of our 100th day of school, please help your child decorate a hat or shirt with 100 items.  We will wear these to school on Wednesday, January 28th.

Upcoming important dates:
February 3rd- Open House from 6-7pm
February 6th- Grandparent's Day

Happy New Year!!

Happy 2015 Everyone!!  Hope your holidays were wonderful, and you are as excited to be back to a normal routine as I am!

This week we enjoyed learning about the different seasons and the letter "S".

Next week we will be discussing Animals in Winter and the letter "J".  

Also, report cards will go home on Tuesday, January 13.  Please make sure to sign and return.

Our field trip to The Sand Box in Hilton Head has been rescheduled to Tuesday, January 27.

This week we will be busy reviewing our letters learned thus far and working on our numbers.   We will also be practicing for our Christmas Program this Thursday the 11th at 8:30a.m.  Children should come to school in their Christmas best outfits and bring a change of clothes for after the program.

This is the last full week before our Christmas break and will be busy with lots of fun crafts and activities.

Oh - and you may have heard the children talking about Hank, the elf.  He is the kindergarten wing's Elf on the Shelf and seems to be a rather mischievous elf!  

Monday 12/15, Tuesday 12/16 and Wednesday 12/17 are all early dismissal days at 11:20 a.m.

We will have pajama day/Frozen movie on next Tuesday the 16th and our Christmas Party on Wednesday the 17th.

Also, be looking out for a special family project that I will be sending home this week to be completed over the Christmas Break!

THANK YOU TO OUR VETERANS!!!

First off, HAPPY VETERANS DAY and a BIG THANK YOU to those who have served and those who are actively serving now!!
WOW...our class has been super busy with activities and trips these past couple of weeks - sorry for the delay in getting this updated!  Thank you to all of you who have helped with our field trips as well!

This week we are learning about the letter "Q" and will even make some quesadillas one day.  Next week will be the letter "G". Thank you again to those of you clipping out our words beginning with these letters.   The children enjoy seeing out letter collages come together!

We are also learning about the pilgrims and Native Americans and the first Thanksgiving.  As part of this theme, I would like for each student to decorate a jug or carton (preferably gallon milk jug) as an animal. Choose any animal and be creative!  We will then make our very own totem pole.  Please have these completed jugs in by Wednesday November 19th.  I can't wait to see them!

In the next few days, the students will be choosing their Native American name, and we will make our indian costumes for our Thanksgiving festivities on the final day of school before Thanksgiving.

DATES TO REMEMBER:
School wide Thanksgiving Feast on Wednesday the 19th... Please have those forms in to school by the 17th so they can have an accurate head count.  Thanks!

November 20th - Progress Reports will be sent out AS NEEDED.

December 4th we will sing at the Nature Trail after the Christmas parade that evening.  More info to come.

Also, the THA Christmas program that was originally scheduled for December 4th has been rescheduled to Thursday, December 11th!!

Our Families are Fabulous!

We have had a great week learning about our different families! Thank you so much for sending in your special items and sharing your family traditions with us!  We also had fun with the letter "I" making our ice cream cones and igloos.

Next week will be filled with the letter "U", pumpkins galore and learning about Fire Safety.

We will be discussing the different parts of the pumpkin as we carve it and then roast the seeds for a
special treat!

We will also make a special thank you for our Fire Department for all they do to protect us and prevent fires!

Tuesday, REPORT CARDS go home.  Please sign and return.  A copy will be sent home for your records as well.

On Friday, we can wear our Jessie's Team t-shirts with jeans.