Monday, May 12, 2014
Monday, April 28, 2014
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Go Baby Go! Derby Week update
Newsletter 4/28/14
A note from Mrs. Horn…
Ooh
la la! Fun times in Kindergarten! It’s Derby Week, and we are working on our
own Derby hats and floats for the parade.
All students will need a shoe box with a lid. Please check out your craft supplies and send
in embellishments! Ideas include: ribbons, fake flowers, feathers, foam sticker
shapes, etc. Thank you so much for your
help! I will post pictures to our class
blog www.kinderpupnews.blogspot.com
and will include these cute photos in their scrapbooks. While
you are out, you may want to ask your child if they need a new watercolors set
(Crayola and Prang are the best). We
have been painting quite a bit, and many are running low. No worries, I will send home all of their
remaining supplies at the end of the year J They can paint and play school all summer
long!
Corn dogs, funnel cakes, cheese fries-oh
my! This week is “Chow Wagon” week in
the cafeteria. Those fabulous lunch
ladies are cooking up some festive food for us!
The class with the most school lunches wins an ice cream party on
Friday.
Dates to Remember
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May 2nd: Snow Make Up Day and Derby Parade
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May 16th: Last day for reading group volunteers
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May 20th: No School for Students- Election Day
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May 21-23 & May 27 & 28:
3rd -5th grade school wide testing. NO VOLUNTEERS
ALLOWED IN THE SCHOOL AT ALL THESE DAYS.
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May 26th: No School- Memorial Day
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June 3rd: Zoo Field Trip
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June 6th: Last Day of School
What are we learning?
Reading Workshop
We are beginning a new unit and this week will identify similarities
and differences between two texts on the same topic.
Writing Workshop
Writers revise! We will
learn about revision by studying Claude Monet and his many paintings of water
lilies. We will try to paint like Monet,
and then the next day, we will look back and reflect on our painting and make a
new plan. We will look back at old writing
pieces and see how we could improve those.
In addition, we will write about our family’s Derby traditions. Talk with your child about the traditions your
family has with our Kentucky Derby (family parties, Great Balloon Race, Thunder
Over Louisville, etc.)
Word Study
This week we will learn about the word families: -ash, -ish,
-ush. Our word wall words for this week are: came, take, good.
Math
We will revisit Geometry, and focus on 3D shapes and positional
words (ie, the cube is behind the
sphere, or under the cylinder). These vocabulary concepts are tricky for
kindergarteners. We will explore putting
2 & 3D shapes together in centers and on the computer.
Science/ Social Studies
We are beginning our Animals Two-by-Two unit and will learn
about goldfish, including their body parts, habitats and basic needs. We will also learn about the traditions of
the Kentucky Derby.
Related Arts Schedule
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Music
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Thank you for all you do,
Christie Horn
Monday, April 21, 2014
Weekly Update
Newsletter 4/21/14
Earth Day is Tuesday! This is
a school wide cleanup day. The kindergarten classes are in charge of putting
the mulch back on the playground. Please
send in items to help with this activity: gloves, shovels, small rakes, and
pails. Our classes will also paint a
blue bird house to be put on our fence.
Arbor Day celebration! We will
celebrate Arbor Day on Friday. Mr.
Freyer will lead us through our ceremony, after which each child will receive a
pine tree sapling. You may want to think
about a good place to plant it!
Derby Parade! We will
celebrate the Derby on May 2nd.
Please send in shoe boxes and decorations (stickers, ribbons, flowers,
etc.) for your child’s Derby float and Derby hat. We will “parade” through the school with our
floats and hats at the end of the day.
Please also remember to send in a water bottle and healthy small
snack each day.
Dates to Remember
· May 2nd: Snow Make Up Day and Derby Parade
·
May 16th: Last day for reading group volunteers
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May 20th: No School for Students- Election Day
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May 21-23 & May 27 & 28:
3rd -5th grade school wide testing. NO VOLUNTEERS
ALLOWED IN THE SCHOOL AT ALL THESE DAYS.
·
May 26th: No School- Memorial Day
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June 3rd: Zoo Field Trip
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June 6th: Last Day of School
What are we learning?
Reading Workshop
We are finishing up our unit on story elements by reading
literary books from different continents.
We are also reading informational books about each continent and
focusing on each continent setting (environments).
Writing Workshop
We will complete our retelling of Little Red Riding Hood. We are changing the setting and characters to
match the continent of our own choosing.
Word Study
This week we will learn about the word families: -ick, -ack,
-uck. Our word wall words for this week are: now, know, too. Have
your child sing you the songs for these words.
Math
We will complete our unit on number stories. We will determine how to use numbers in my
math stories, how to solve missing addends and how to solve number stories
using a calculator!
Science/ Social Studies
We are continuing our unit on The Great Big World. This week we are focusing on Australia and
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Monday, April 14, 2014
Weekly Update
Newsletter 4/14/14
With the weather warming up, we will be going outside as much as
possible for recess and brain breaks! Please be sure your child has on proper
shoes for the playground. Flip flops,
strappy sandals and crocs are cute, but dangerous for them to run in and wear
on the playground equipment.
Please also do not forget to send in a water bottle and healthy
small snack each day.
We are getting into the busy time of the school year! Next week on Tuesday and Wednesday we will
have scrimmage testing for 3rd-5th grade. This means our Related arts time will be
shorter and at a different time.
If your child doesn’t know how to tie their shoes, now would be
a great time to learn. Check out some of
the methods below.
Dates to Remember
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April 15th: Eat Lunch with someone you love & Book
Fair
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May 2nd: Snow Make Up Day
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May 20th: No School for Students- Election Day
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May 21-23 & May 27 & 28:
3rd -5th grade school wide testing. NO VOLUNTEERS
or LUNCH VISITORS DURING THESE DAYS.
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May 26th: No School- Memorial Day
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June 3rd: Zoo Field Trip
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June 6th: Last Day of School
What are we learning?
Reading Workshop
We are finishing up our unit on story elements by reading
literary books from different continents.
We are also reading informational books about each continent and
focusing on each continent setting (environments).
Writing Workshop
We will continue to write our retelling of Little Red Riding
Hood. We are changing the setting and
characters. They have gotten very
creative with these!
Word Study
This week we will learn about the word families: -ell, -ill,
-all. Our word wall words for this week are: down, us, any. Have
your child sing you the songs for these words.
Math
We will continue with our unit on number stories. We will determine how to use numbers in my
math stories, how to solve missing addends and how to solve number stories
using a calculator!
Science/ Social Studies
We are continuing our unit on The Great Big World. This week we are focusing on Australia and
Antarctica.
Related Arts Schedule
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Computers
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Computers
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Computers
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Computers
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Art
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Thank you for all you do,
Christie Horn
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