February 29, 2008
Dear Families,
During Pp week we acted out the story The Three Little Pigs. They liked hearing Mr. Foster read The Principal’s New Clothes and The Principal from the Black Lagoon. We learned about the Presidents. Centers included painting, the Pizza Palace, giant floor puzzles, a pet paper, pattern blocks, and legos.
This week we did not learn a new word. We did review the words we already learned. We did work in the workbooks at sounding out easy short vowel words. The booklet The Tan Cat was read and sent home. Do not panic if your child seems to take longer to learn the words. Each child learns at a different pace, and some children need to practice more than others. We will keep working here at school. It does help if you keep practicing at home. There is homework this week. Check it out!
Tuesday’s conferences will now be held NEXT TUESDAY, March 4th. They will be held at their scheduled times. If this does not work for you, please call the school, and we will reschedule.
A note about making up snow days will (or already has) come home. We realize that some families have already made plans to be gone on the make up days. We are sorry for the inconvenience, but we have to get these days made up.
Next week we will be studying the letter Kk. For sharing boys and girls need to bring something that begins with the letter Kk.
Remember that Kindergarten Roundup is scheduled for the week of April 21st. The current kindergartners will not be coming to school at all that week so that we can get to know the future kindergartners and their families. Please mark your calendars!
We have a few children with summer birthdays that would like to celebrate their birthday during this school year. If you have one of those children, we can arrange a day for them to celebrate. It is a big deal to them because they get to be the leader that day and have the birthday song sung to them. Let us know in a note if your family would like to pick a day. We like to arrange these ahead of time so that we don’t put two on the same day!
We hope that your weekend is perfect!
Ms. Howard
Mrs. Owens
Mrs. Herink
Mrs. Pokorny
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
February 14, 2008
February 14, 2008
Dear Families,
Vv week has been a very busy and a very short week! We talked about President’s Day. Two new words were introduced. The words were have and me. One new booklet was read this week and sent home. The new book is entitled We Fit. In math we started counting by 5’s to 100. We will be working with nickels. Counting by 5’s is a tougher skill, and any extra practice at home would be very appreciated! On Wednesday we were able to go down to the North Tama Veterinarian Clinic. Dr. Boerm always has many interesting things to show us!
THERE IS NO SCHOOL TOMORROW, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH. THE TEACHERS GET TO ATTEND MANY IMPORTANT MEETINGS!
The kindergartners are really improving in reading! It is obvious that many families are practicing at home. The boys and girls enjoy reading in school, and we hope that they are showing you all the booklets and papers that we are able to send home.
Next week we will be learning about the letter Qq. Sharing will be free choice because not many things begin with Qq. There will be school on Monday, February 18th, this is a snow make up day .
Please remember to have your child return the Redhawks Reading slips on the assigned return dates. If you forget to send it, please send it with your child as soon as possible. We are keeping track of how many boys and girls reach the assigned goal. Kindergartners that do not return the slips may not get to participate in several fun activities at the end of February.
Kindergarten round up is scheduled for the week of April 21st. KINDERGARTNERS WILL NOT BE ATTENDING SCHOOL DURING THIS ENTIRE WEEK! We are warning our families now so that arrangements can be made.
Mrs. Owens, Ms. Howard, Mrs. Herink, Mrs. Pokorny, and Mrs. Cremeans
Dear Families,
Vv week has been a very busy and a very short week! We talked about President’s Day. Two new words were introduced. The words were have and me. One new booklet was read this week and sent home. The new book is entitled We Fit. In math we started counting by 5’s to 100. We will be working with nickels. Counting by 5’s is a tougher skill, and any extra practice at home would be very appreciated! On Wednesday we were able to go down to the North Tama Veterinarian Clinic. Dr. Boerm always has many interesting things to show us!
THERE IS NO SCHOOL TOMORROW, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH. THE TEACHERS GET TO ATTEND MANY IMPORTANT MEETINGS!
The kindergartners are really improving in reading! It is obvious that many families are practicing at home. The boys and girls enjoy reading in school, and we hope that they are showing you all the booklets and papers that we are able to send home.
Next week we will be learning about the letter Qq. Sharing will be free choice because not many things begin with Qq. There will be school on Monday, February 18th, this is a snow make up day .
Please remember to have your child return the Redhawks Reading slips on the assigned return dates. If you forget to send it, please send it with your child as soon as possible. We are keeping track of how many boys and girls reach the assigned goal. Kindergartners that do not return the slips may not get to participate in several fun activities at the end of February.
Kindergarten round up is scheduled for the week of April 21st. KINDERGARTNERS WILL NOT BE ATTENDING SCHOOL DURING THIS ENTIRE WEEK! We are warning our families now so that arrangements can be made.
Mrs. Owens, Ms. Howard, Mrs. Herink, Mrs. Pokorny, and Mrs. Cremeans
Friday, February 8, 2008
February 8, 2008
February 8, 2008
Dear Families,
Rr week has been a really busy, crazy, and short week! The kindergartners learned to read the words are and to. Flashcards have been attached to the newsletter. Please practice these often! They read and brought home 3 little booklets. This week we stressed that in order to read words, your eyes have to actually see the words. (Many during class aren’t always paying attention to where we are, they are looking around the room!) The students heard the story The Runaway Bunny and made their own little bunnies that told where they would go if they could run away. We learned about rainbows. Our centers included learning about rabbits,reading a booklet that we missed earlier due to snow days, Abraham Lincoln puppets, working with rice, number bingo, completing a February calendar and reading different books-.
Next week is Vv week. Sharing should be an item that starts with the letter Vv. (Think about Valentine’s Day.) The Friday sharing kids may bring their item any day next week. On Wednesday we are going to take a bus to the North Tama Vet Clinic downtown. Remember there is no school on Friday, February 15th or Monday, February 18th. School is dismissed early on Tuesday, February 26th. School is dismissed at 12:20. Please mark your calendars!
We would like to turn the dramatic play center into a vet clinic. Families may send items suitable for a vet clinic to school. Ideas are stuffed animals, stethoscopes, cloth bandages, plastic syringes without the needles, pet supplies, etc. Please write your child’s name or initials on everything!
Conferences are scheduled for the last week of February. Conference times will be mailed to each family. If you find that your conference time does not work, please call us at school so that we can reschedule!
Please remember to have your child return the Redhawks Reading slips. If you forget to send it on the assigned day, please send it with your child as soon as possible. We are keeping track of how many many girls and boys reach their reading goal each week and turn in the slips. Remember, boys and girls that do not read at home, fill out the slips, and turn them in DO NOT participate in the fun activities scheduled for the end of the month. These children stay with Mr. Foster.
Please include extra clothes in your child’s backpack. Our supply of extra clothes is dwindling because many families are not sending the extra clothes back! Please check for these extra pants, shirts, sweatshirts, socks, and undies.
Have a really nice weekend! Keep reading!
Mrs. Owens, Mrs. Herink, Ms. Howard, Mrs. Pokorny, and Mrs. Cremeans
Dear Families,
Rr week has been a really busy, crazy, and short week! The kindergartners learned to read the words are and to. Flashcards have been attached to the newsletter. Please practice these often! They read and brought home 3 little booklets. This week we stressed that in order to read words, your eyes have to actually see the words. (Many during class aren’t always paying attention to where we are, they are looking around the room!) The students heard the story The Runaway Bunny and made their own little bunnies that told where they would go if they could run away. We learned about rainbows. Our centers included learning about rabbits,reading a booklet that we missed earlier due to snow days, Abraham Lincoln puppets, working with rice, number bingo, completing a February calendar and reading different books-.
Next week is Vv week. Sharing should be an item that starts with the letter Vv. (Think about Valentine’s Day.) The Friday sharing kids may bring their item any day next week. On Wednesday we are going to take a bus to the North Tama Vet Clinic downtown. Remember there is no school on Friday, February 15th or Monday, February 18th. School is dismissed early on Tuesday, February 26th. School is dismissed at 12:20. Please mark your calendars!
We would like to turn the dramatic play center into a vet clinic. Families may send items suitable for a vet clinic to school. Ideas are stuffed animals, stethoscopes, cloth bandages, plastic syringes without the needles, pet supplies, etc. Please write your child’s name or initials on everything!
Conferences are scheduled for the last week of February. Conference times will be mailed to each family. If you find that your conference time does not work, please call us at school so that we can reschedule!
Please remember to have your child return the Redhawks Reading slips. If you forget to send it on the assigned day, please send it with your child as soon as possible. We are keeping track of how many many girls and boys reach their reading goal each week and turn in the slips. Remember, boys and girls that do not read at home, fill out the slips, and turn them in DO NOT participate in the fun activities scheduled for the end of the month. These children stay with Mr. Foster.
Please include extra clothes in your child’s backpack. Our supply of extra clothes is dwindling because many families are not sending the extra clothes back! Please check for these extra pants, shirts, sweatshirts, socks, and undies.
Have a really nice weekend! Keep reading!
Mrs. Owens, Mrs. Herink, Ms. Howard, Mrs. Pokorny, and Mrs. Cremeans
February 1, 2008
February 1, 2008
Dear Families,
Yahoo! The kindergartners learned to read you and my. These two words are attached to this newsletter. Cut them apart and practice often! The boys and girls worked really hard on Months of the Year booklets. We want the boys and girls to be able to say the months of the year in order, and this book helps them practice. On Friday we briefly talked about Ground Hog’s Day. Centers included putting yellow objects in the appropriate box according to beginning sound, Yahtzee, snack, yellow yachts, coloring our Redhawks Reading posters that will be put in the hall, and decorating our valentine sacks.
This week’s extra homework works with rhyming. Please do this homework with your kindergartner. Stickers will be given to those that return finished homework sheets.
Next week we will be learning about the letter Rr. For sharing the boys and girls need to bring in something that starts with the letter Rr.
We have been doing a lot with glue sticks again. Please check with your student on the condition of his/her glue stick.
Earlier this month we sent home a Redhawks Reading note and record sheet. Remember, we want kindergartners to read at least 10 minutes each day outside of school. Families are welcome to read more than the goal amount. Refer to the Redhawks Reading note if you have questions. As you finish recording the minutes you read at home on the appropriate strip on the chart, cut the strip off and send it to school. Please make sure that your child’s name is on the strip!
Valentines may be brought to school now. Our party will be on Thursday, February 14th. We contacted volunteers to provide treats and napkins for it already.
The 4-H Carnival will be held here at the Gladbrook Middle School Gym on Saturday, February 2nd. The Tama County 4-H clubs serve a meal and plan fun games for the kids. There is a minimal fee for the games, and the meal tends to be reasonably priced. Families may eat from 5:30 - 8:00. Games can be played from 6:00 - 8:30.
Have a great weekend! Try to stay warm!
Ms. Howard, Mrs. Owens, Mrs. Cremeans, Mrs. Pokorny,and Mrs. Herink
Dear Families,
Yahoo! The kindergartners learned to read you and my. These two words are attached to this newsletter. Cut them apart and practice often! The boys and girls worked really hard on Months of the Year booklets. We want the boys and girls to be able to say the months of the year in order, and this book helps them practice. On Friday we briefly talked about Ground Hog’s Day. Centers included putting yellow objects in the appropriate box according to beginning sound, Yahtzee, snack, yellow yachts, coloring our Redhawks Reading posters that will be put in the hall, and decorating our valentine sacks.
This week’s extra homework works with rhyming. Please do this homework with your kindergartner. Stickers will be given to those that return finished homework sheets.
Next week we will be learning about the letter Rr. For sharing the boys and girls need to bring in something that starts with the letter Rr.
We have been doing a lot with glue sticks again. Please check with your student on the condition of his/her glue stick.
Earlier this month we sent home a Redhawks Reading note and record sheet. Remember, we want kindergartners to read at least 10 minutes each day outside of school. Families are welcome to read more than the goal amount. Refer to the Redhawks Reading note if you have questions. As you finish recording the minutes you read at home on the appropriate strip on the chart, cut the strip off and send it to school. Please make sure that your child’s name is on the strip!
Valentines may be brought to school now. Our party will be on Thursday, February 14th. We contacted volunteers to provide treats and napkins for it already.
The 4-H Carnival will be held here at the Gladbrook Middle School Gym on Saturday, February 2nd. The Tama County 4-H clubs serve a meal and plan fun games for the kids. There is a minimal fee for the games, and the meal tends to be reasonably priced. Families may eat from 5:30 - 8:00. Games can be played from 6:00 - 8:30.
Have a great weekend! Try to stay warm!
Ms. Howard, Mrs. Owens, Mrs. Cremeans, Mrs. Pokorny,and Mrs. Herink
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