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!

Week of April 23-27

This Wednesday, April 25^th – Kindergarten play 8:30a.m. in the gym.  Please be on time!! K-4 will participate in this.  They will wear jeans and a solid blue shirt (t-shirt or button up)

Friday, April 27^th – Free JEAN day!

April 30-May 4 – Lower school testing

Wednesday, May 8^th – K-3 through 6^th grade Spring Musical/Mother’s and Father’s Day Brunch

Thursday, May 17^th – End of the year trip to Bee City (permission slips and money due May 11)

LEARNING ADVENTURES FOR THE WEEK:

 Our theme  is Bugs/insects.

 Congratulations to our Star Student of the Week for next week– Emanuel C.! This is a very special award that is awarded for having a good attitude, good work ethic, good behavior/listening skills, and showing kindness towards their classmates and teachers. 

Continue practicing handwriting skills at home.  They are doing very well!

Continue working on memorizing phone numbers and home address and counting to 100. 

                                 

Week of 4/9-4/13

   

UPCOMING DATES:    

April 25^th – Kindergarten play 8:30a.m. in the gym.  K-4 will participate in this.  They will wear jeans and a solid blue shirt (t-shirt or button up)

April 30-May 4 – Lower school testing

Wednesday, May 8^th – K-3 through 6^th grade Spring Musical/Mother’s and Father’s Day Brunch

Thursday, May 17^th – End of the year trip to Bee City (permission slips to come home soon)

LEARNING ADVENTURES FOR THE WEEK:

 Our theme this week is Transportation! Congratulations to our Star Student of the Week  – Esteban C.! This is a very special award that is awarded for having a good attitude, good work ethic, good behavior/listening skills, and showing kindness towards their classmates and teachers. 

Handwriting -  Encourage your students to practice writing their names and their letters (upper and lower) at home.  Also, have them tell you what sound each letter makes.  We are getting really close to putting those sounds together to write simple words!

We are working on memorizing our phone numbers.  Singing your number to the tune of “frère Jacques” and having the children sing it back to you helps them remember the numbers easier.  For instance, you sing – 843, they repeat 843 then you say 123, they repeat 123, you say 4567, they repeat 4567, that’s my phone number, that’s my phone number.

Also, we are beginning to work on memorizing our home address.  Please work on this at home.

Math- Counting to 100

Pete the Cat Week - 3/5-3/9

March 11 – Daylight Savings Time

Friday, March 16 – Reports Cards go home

Friday, March 23^rd – Jeans Day and THA shirt of your choice for $1.00 donation to a family in need

Thursday, March 29^th – Easter Egg Hunt

Easter/Spring Break – Friday March 30^th-April 8^th

Return to School on Monday, April 9^th

LEARNING ADVENTURES FOR THE WEEK:

 Our theme next week is Pete the Cat!  Next week starts our Star Student of the Week! This is a very special award that is awarded for having a good attitude, good work ethic, good behavior/listening skills, and showing kindness towards their classmates and teachers.  Congratulations to next week’s Student of the Week – Sadie!

Handwriting -  Encourage your students to practice writing their names and their letters (upper and lower) at home.  Also, have them tell you what sound each letter makes.  We are getting really close to putting those sounds together to write simple words!

We are working on memorizing our phone numbers.  Singing your number to the tune of “frère Jacques” and having the children sing it back to you helps them remember the numbers easier.  For instance, you sing – 843, they repeat 843 then you say 123, they repeat 123, you say 4567, they repeat 4567, that’s my phone number, that’s my phone number.

Also, we are beginning to work on memorizing our home address.  Please work on this at home.

Counting to 90 and visual discrimination/finding the hidden numbers/letters/objects.

Dr Seuss Week! 2/26-3/2

Our theme this week is Dr. Seuss!  We will be reading lots of Dr. Seuss books, talking about rhyming words and having fun seuss filled activities.

Wednesday, 2/28 will be WACKY WEDNESDAY – Wear your wackiest outfit to school.

Friday, 3/2 is Dr. Seuss’ birthday party and K4 “There’s a Wocket in my Pocket” Day – K4friends are invited to make and bring a wocket in your pocket this day – whatever you think a wocket may be J

LEARNING ADVENTURES FOR THE WEEK:

Handwriting -  Encourage your students to practice writing their names and their letters (upper and lower) at home.  Also, have them tell you what sound each letter makes.  We are getting really close to putting those sounds together to write simple words!

We are working on memorizing our phone numbers.  Singing your number to the tune of “frère Jacques” and having the children sing it back to you helps them remember the numbers easier.  For instance, you sing – 843, they repeat 843 then you say 123, they repeat 123, you say 4567, they repeat 4567, that’s my phone number, that’s my phone number.

Also, we are beginning to work on memorizing our home address.  Please work on this at home.

Counting to 80 and visual discrimination/finding the hidden numbers/letters/objects.

Please continue working with handwriting at home.  We are writing our first names and upper and lower case letters.  Remember "where do we start our letters?" - AT THE TOP! and we work from left to right and from top down to the bottom of the paper.  

Practice counting to 100 and begin memorizing your address.

Next week we will be celebrating the 100th Day of school.  Please send in 100 pennies with your child on Monday.  We will count them and then donate the money to JARM.  

Reminder that re-enrollment forms are due on Monday!!

Open House will be Tuesday, February 6th at 6pm.  Please come out and meet your child's teacher for next year.  We would also love for you to bring a friend!!

Grandparent's Day has been rescheduled for Friday, February 9th.

The book fair will be open next week.  It will be open before and after school.

Candy grams are on sale now.  They are $1.00 and will be delivered on Valentine's Day.  You may send a note in your child's folder stating who they are for and who they are from!

Pet Week!! 1/29-2/2

UPCOMING DATES:

**  Friday, February 2 – Grandparents Day – Grandparents go the gym between 12-12:30.  Program will follow at 12:30 and then children will take grandparents on a tour of the school and visit the book fair.  I will have a book “wish list” available for you/grandparents to utilize to expedite this process. Children are then to come back to our classroom to give their gifts to their grandparents.  IF you do not have a grandparent available for that day, please let me know and I can arrange for a high school student to stand in for them.   

** Tuesday, February 6^th – THA Open House night @ 6pm – Please join us and bring a friend – all those who attend get free admission to the varsity basketball games.

Wednesday, February 14 – Valentine’s Day – We will exchange valentines and have a small class party at the end of the day.  Cupcakes and drinks will be provided.  Attached is a list of student names.

Our class representatives for Valentine’s King and Queen are Lila and Reed.  They have jars in our classroom for any monetary donations you would like to send in support.  Coins are great!  This is a fundraiser for PTO with the winners with most money collected being announced at the program on Grandparents Day.

Save the Date:  The Kinderwing will have a Manner’s Banquet on Thursday, February 15^th.  Parents are invited to attend.  More information coming soon.

LEARNING ADVENTURES FOR THE WEEK:

Our theme for the week is Pet Week.  If you would like to bring in your family pet for show-n-tell for a few minutes, please let me know.  Dates and times available for pets are Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday 8:00-8:-15 or 2:00-2:15.  Please send me a text and let me know if you will be doing this so I can plan accordingly. Thanks! 

We have started handwriting!  Encourage your students to practice writing their names and their letters at home.  We will be discussing beginning, middle and end concepts as well.

- Math concept for this week is counting 0-60