Welcome to K4! 2016-17

Welcome to K4!
It's going to be a great year in our Kindergarten Wing!  We are going to have a fun-filled year of learning and growing in K4.
I look forward to meeting each of you and your families at the Back to School Bash tomorrow night, and I can't wait to see all of their bright little faces on Friday morning.
Check back here regularly for updates and also be on the lookout for an invite to our group Facebook page!
And thank you, in advance, for sharing them with me and allowing me the opportunity to get to know your little ones and love them like my own!  I can't wait to see what this year holds for us all!
Shari Smith

Week of April 25-29th

Thank you for attending our Spring Musical on Friday.  Our little frogs did a great job. They were so good and respectful during the entire performance.  I am so proud of them!!
Also thank you to everyone for your participation and donations for our Spring Gala.  It was a huge success!

We will be testing this week.  Please make sure your child gets a good night's rest, eats a good nutritious breakfast and arrives to school on time.

We will continue learning about reptiles and reviewing our letters and numbers.

Upcoming Dates to Remember:

Marvelous Mom's Breakfast and Pig Pickin' with Dads- Friday, May 6th (Please have money turned in by Monday, May 2nd)

End of the Year Field Trip- Thursday, May 12th (Permission slip and money is due by Monday, May 9th)

Springtime is Here!

Thank you to everyone that brought in "green" food for St. Patrick's Day.  We had a large spread of fruits, vegetables and sweets!

It's hard to believe that our last nine weeks have begun!  We are reviewing our letters and numbers and practicing our handwriting daily. We are also working on memorizing our phone numbers and addresses. Please continue practicing these at home as well.
Permission slips for our Easter Party are due by Tuesday, March 22nd. If any parent can help hide eggs or set up, please send in a note and let me know.

Upcoming Dates:

Thursday, March 24^th – Easter party at

                            A. McDonald’s - Fish Farm

March 25 – March 28 – Easter Break  -                   return to school on Tuesday, March 29^th

April 11-15^th – Spring Break – return to                               school on Monday, April 18th

Friday, May 6^th – Morning with Mom                                     Breakfast/Dad’s Day Lunch

Thank you to everyone who joined us at our Open House this past Tuesday!  We had a great turnout and a fun time in the KinderWing - and a special thank you to Amy Smith and family for twisting balloons all evening.  I know the children enjoyed their balloon animals!

Also, thank you to all of the grandparents for making our 3rd annual Grandparents Day a huge success!  We had quite the turnout and the children were beaming with pride as they showed their grandparents their school.  The THA family is lucky to have you all!

Congratulations to our Outstanding Octopus for last week - Corey!

Our theme next week continues with Knights, Castles and Dragons! 

We will celebrate on Thursday with our culminating event - The Masquerade Ball!  If you have volunteered with setup, please be here no later than 7:45am

I can't wait to see all of our precious Knights and Princesses as they enter the Thomas Heyward Castle of Knowledge!

If your child will be staying for the remainder of the day after the ball, please send a bag lunch and a change of clothes.

Our letters of the week will be "A" and "I".

Congrats goes out to Sawyer for being the Outstanding Octopus for next week!

Also, candy grams are still being sold for $1.00 each 

We will have our Valentines Party on Wednesday the 10th.  You may send in valentines any day between now and the 10th.

Winter Weekend begins after the Ball with NO SCHOOL on Friday, Monday or Tuesday!  Happy Valentines and Enjoy your break!!  I will be travelling with the 7th grade class on their trip to Washington DC - please pray for safe travels and good health for all of those going.  

School resumes on Wednesday, 2/17.

Week of January 19-22, 2016

2016 is already off to a fast beginning! Time is flying! Hope you all had a nice long weekend and are staying warm.
Congrats to Keira for being our Outstanding Octopus last week.  Bishop is this week's Outstanding Octopus! I am so proud of the good example these students are setting for their peers.
We have a lot of fun events ahead - please stay tuned to the weekly newsletter for details about upcoming events!
This week we are discussing Into the Woods - learning about forest animals, their habits and habitats.  We are also reviewing letters in handwriting and practice the letter "O" next.

Week of Nov 30 - Dec 4

I hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving break!  It's hard to believe December is already here!  These next 3 weeks are going to fly by!  We have a lot going on getting ready for the holiday season and our Christmas program.
This Tuesday K-3 and K-4 will take our trip over to the Savannah Wildlife Refuge for their program.  On Thursday, the entire kinderwing will make a special trip to the post office to learn about our mail system and possibly send a letter of our very own.  Neither of these trips will require additional car drivers as we will be riding our bus and the Hardeeville bus.
This week our letter will be "V" with a theme of "let's count".

Apple Week

Hope everyone enjoyed the extra long weekend!  This week we will be learning about apples, apples and more apples!  We will taste different types of apples and make apple turnovers for a special treat!  This week's letter is "M".
Don't forget mini-cheer camp will be Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon for those who have signed up with 'Lil Rebel/Mini Cheer Night at the football game this Friday!
Have a great week!