Today was an absolutely fantastic day. A big thank you to the parents who came in a helped us with all of our Thanksgiving Activities. A special thanks to Mrs. Foster and Mrs. Wright who did most of the prep work for today. You are AWESOME!
No stickers were put on Behavior Charts today we were just too busy!! Homework packets will come home on Monday-sorry I didn't want anyone worrying about homework over the holiday-except don't forget to READ! I will also collect the November Reading Charts and handout the Book It Coupons on Tuesday of next week.
The new Scholastic Book Order Forms have gone home-remember you can also order online. Last day to Order is December 8th so that the order will be back before Christmas. There are some great bargains perfect for stocking stuffers-some books less than a dollar!
A new snack list is will be e-mailed out today. I will sent hard copies home to anyone who might need them-just let me know if you don't get the e-mail.
I hope everyone has a great, safe Thanksgiving Holiday! See you all on Monday!
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
Ms. Trowbridge's Class
This is a very short and exciting week in kindergarten. We are working hard on learning about the letter Y as well as lots of fun turkey projects to help decorate your house! We just finished up chapter 5 in math, numbers through 31 and we took our math test. Many of us are still struggling with counting, remembering our numbers and which order they should go in. Please continue to work on this at home. Next week we will be jumping back to chapter 1, patterning and sorting.
There is no homework packet this week, please look for a new packet on Monday the 30th.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, is our turkey trot. Remember to wear closed toed shoes.
There is no school for PM kids on Wednesday and AM kids get out at 11am, not the normal 10am.
Everyone is doing a great job on those little readers! If your child does not have a book yet, please continue to practice doing letters and letter sounds at home.
I hope everyone has a great thanksgiving break! If you have any question, please contact me.
There is no homework packet this week, please look for a new packet on Monday the 30th.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, is our turkey trot. Remember to wear closed toed shoes.
There is no school for PM kids on Wednesday and AM kids get out at 11am, not the normal 10am.
Everyone is doing a great job on those little readers! If your child does not have a book yet, please continue to practice doing letters and letter sounds at home.
I hope everyone has a great thanksgiving break! If you have any question, please contact me.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Kindergarten
A huge thank you to Mrs. Wright and Ms. Trowbridge for setting up our fish field trip. We had a scientist from Sharing Tails come to teach us about six native Arizona fish. We had so much fun making the puppets with matching colors and learning about their habitats. We all got a fish as a souvenir too!! Thanks again Mrs. Wright and Trowbridge!!!
Ms. Wolters' Class
We are almost finished with the alphabet; we just have q and u to go. We have been doing our reading groups the last 2 weeks. The kids are really doing great sounding out words and reading!!! I will start to send books home today with some of the students. In math we have been sorting by one or two attributes, i.e. "circle all the squares that are yellow." They have also been working hard in their journals. Next week is only 2 1/2 days so we will not be assigning homework. Please just read with your child and if they haven't mastered all the letters and sounds, continue to work on that. I am really pleased with the progress I am seeing with our class. It is so much fun watching them read!!! We are practicing some holiday songs which we would like to perform for you. I haven't chosen the date yet put it will be the last week before the December break. Tuesday is the turkey trot so PLEASE make sure the kids have proper shoes. The last few weeks we have not gotten our touchdown in P.E. because someone is wearing flip flops. We also have P.E. the fourth Wednesday of the month so if the students come with tennis shoes on Tuesday and Wednesday we will always be fine. Have a great weekend and thanks for all you do!!!
Ms. Wolters
Ms. Wolters
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Mrs. King's Class
Hello All,
As you may have noticed Progress Reports did not come home with your child today. Sorry that was my fault. I wanted to put together some of their work and an Orchard report to go with them and I did not get them all done before the end of the school day. They are now all complete and ready to go so they will be in folders tomorrow. So please look for them. The Orchard Report has a section for Phonemic Awareness and this was used as part of their grade. They should have mastered all 24 sections on this skill tree. Congratulations to those that have finished it. Those who have not will continue to work on it until it is completed. I will be changing some of the seating arrangements in the lab so that those that are struggling will have a chance to be more successful. Keep in mind also that Math scores may also be down a bit-that Chapter 5 was very difficult and the test is also included in the packet.
We are almost finished with the alphabet-just y and z this week and q and u next week. YEA! A few little books have begun to be sent home. I do stretch them out a bit the first couple of weeks because I don't have enough books of everyone to have those first few levels. If you child hasn't brought home the bag yet-not to worry they will soon.
We have finished chapter 5 and are going back to chapter 1. This is an easy chapter the introduction will come home tomorrow-it's about placement words, above, below, on, under, in and sorting.
The Scholastic book order is on it's way. Sorry there was a technical problem when I submitted it online and I didn't know it. I have everything worked out and it should be here shortly. Thanks for your patience.
There will be no homework on Friday-for the week of Thanksgiving-except to keep READING!!!
Don't Forget the Turkey Trot here at school on November 24th and November 25th is a half-day. P.E. on Friday this week!
As you may have noticed Progress Reports did not come home with your child today. Sorry that was my fault. I wanted to put together some of their work and an Orchard report to go with them and I did not get them all done before the end of the school day. They are now all complete and ready to go so they will be in folders tomorrow. So please look for them. The Orchard Report has a section for Phonemic Awareness and this was used as part of their grade. They should have mastered all 24 sections on this skill tree. Congratulations to those that have finished it. Those who have not will continue to work on it until it is completed. I will be changing some of the seating arrangements in the lab so that those that are struggling will have a chance to be more successful. Keep in mind also that Math scores may also be down a bit-that Chapter 5 was very difficult and the test is also included in the packet.
We are almost finished with the alphabet-just y and z this week and q and u next week. YEA! A few little books have begun to be sent home. I do stretch them out a bit the first couple of weeks because I don't have enough books of everyone to have those first few levels. If you child hasn't brought home the bag yet-not to worry they will soon.
We have finished chapter 5 and are going back to chapter 1. This is an easy chapter the introduction will come home tomorrow-it's about placement words, above, below, on, under, in and sorting.
The Scholastic book order is on it's way. Sorry there was a technical problem when I submitted it online and I didn't know it. I have everything worked out and it should be here shortly. Thanks for your patience.
There will be no homework on Friday-for the week of Thanksgiving-except to keep READING!!!
Don't Forget the Turkey Trot here at school on November 24th and November 25th is a half-day. P.E. on Friday this week!
Mrs. Wright's Class
This is just a reminder that today is the last day to order books from Scholastic. There will not be another order until January, so if you are planing to get books for the holidays do so quickly. I will be sending the order Wednesday morning. I also want to remind everyone that there is a food drive going on at school for families who may need some extra help with a Thanksgiving meal. Any canned food or boxed food items will be appreciated.
We are having a super week...keep up the great work students!
We are having a super week...keep up the great work students!
Ms. Trowbridge's Class
This is a busy fun filled week! Remember, tomorrow, the 18th is our "field trip" at school. Both classes need to come from 8-10am. The students are really excited about this and can't wait to find out why they made fish sticks last week.
This week we are learning the letters J and E, we are also doing lots of fun turkey, Pilgrim, and scarecrow activities. I am also hoping to finish chapter 5 in math which is the conclusion of numbers through 31. Most of the kids are doing a fantastic job of counting all these numbers but there is still a few who are struggling. Make sure you are still practicing at home.
If you have not done so already, please return your family turkey project. They are hanging on the wall already and it is so neat to see all the great fun ideas that everyone came up with to decorate their turkeys.
Scholastic book orders were due yesterday, if you did not get a chance to order or send in your order, please do so ASAP or let me know if you are planning on sending in an order so I can wait to put yours in as well.
Next week is also a busy week, PM only has school on Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday, only AM comes from 8-11am. There is no school Thursday or Friday. Since it is such a short week, there is no homework packet going home. A new homework packet will be sent home Monday, November 30th.
Please continue to bring in those canned foods. Our school food bank has no food left on the shelves due to these hard times and we really need to work together to fill them up again. Anything you can donate would be appreciated, even if it is just a couple of cans!
I hope everyone is enjoying the little readers at home, the kids are so excited to read them to me and get a new one. If you have not received a little reader book at home yet, it is because your child still has not mastered their letters. Please work everyday with them on this task, everyone needs to know all their letters by winter break in order to be on track to first grade.
I hope everyone has a fabulous week! If you have any questions, please contact me.
ktrowbridge@jocombs.k12.az.us
This week we are learning the letters J and E, we are also doing lots of fun turkey, Pilgrim, and scarecrow activities. I am also hoping to finish chapter 5 in math which is the conclusion of numbers through 31. Most of the kids are doing a fantastic job of counting all these numbers but there is still a few who are struggling. Make sure you are still practicing at home.
If you have not done so already, please return your family turkey project. They are hanging on the wall already and it is so neat to see all the great fun ideas that everyone came up with to decorate their turkeys.
Scholastic book orders were due yesterday, if you did not get a chance to order or send in your order, please do so ASAP or let me know if you are planning on sending in an order so I can wait to put yours in as well.
Next week is also a busy week, PM only has school on Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday, only AM comes from 8-11am. There is no school Thursday or Friday. Since it is such a short week, there is no homework packet going home. A new homework packet will be sent home Monday, November 30th.
Please continue to bring in those canned foods. Our school food bank has no food left on the shelves due to these hard times and we really need to work together to fill them up again. Anything you can donate would be appreciated, even if it is just a couple of cans!
I hope everyone is enjoying the little readers at home, the kids are so excited to read them to me and get a new one. If you have not received a little reader book at home yet, it is because your child still has not mastered their letters. Please work everyday with them on this task, everyone needs to know all their letters by winter break in order to be on track to first grade.
I hope everyone has a fabulous week! If you have any questions, please contact me.
ktrowbridge@jocombs.k12.az.us
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