March 20, 2008
Dear Families,
This week we were busy learning about the letter Bb. The kindergartners talked about what they would like to do when they get bigger. We also learned about bears and made Bb booklets. We read another booklet called Fun in the Sun. The kindergartners learned the word for. On Thursday morning we went down to Farmers Savings Bank and learned about all of the different types of banking jobs.
Check with your child on the condition of his/her glue stick and crayons. Many need replacing, and we have very few borrowing glue sticks left!
Our brief spring break will be tomorrow! We return to school on Monday, March 24th. While home for spring break, boys and girls could practice reading, identifying pennies, dimes, and nickels and their values, counting by tens, and counting by fives.
We now have officially scheduled Grandparents/Guest Days on the calendar. The dates are Thursday, May 8th and Friday, May 9th. Kindergartners may invite their grandparents to school during the afternoon on one of those days for a short program and refreshments. If your kindergartner does not have a grandparent that can attend, then any grown up guest will be fine. More information and official invitations will be sent home later.
Friday, March 28th will be the end of the third quarter of school. It is hard to believe that there is only a little more than one quarter left! We continued to work on report card jobs. Report cards will come home on April 5th.
Next week we learn about the letter Xx. Not many items start with Xx so sharing is free choice.
Please continue sending snowpants and boots! Snowpants keep your kindergartner cleaner and drier. Boots keep the room cleaner. As we’ve said before, the kindergartners are excellent mud magnets and can get wet and dirty better than any other grade level! We’ll let you know when boots and snowpants are no longer need to be sent to school.
Have an beautiful weekend!
Mrs. Herink, Ms. Howard, Mrs. Pokorny, and Mrs. Owens
Monday, March 24, 2008
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
March 14, 2008
March 14, 2008
Dear Families,
We had a great week learning about the letter Gg! (However, we are grateful it is gone!!!) The kindergartners learned the word go and read the booklet Nap in a Lap. The boys and girls had a great time reading and acting out the story The Three Billy Goats Gruff. The students made Gg booklets. On Friday we got to walk to the Traer Theater and view the Muppet Pirate Movie as a culminating activity for Redhawks Reading month. You will not believe how much more confident many kids became in reading because of all of the work done at home!
Please be aware that we have had more cases of pink eye in the classroom. The nurse will check any child that has red itchy eyes that hurt or have gunk on them. Families will be called if she suspects pink eye. North Tama has experienced confirmed cases of influenza. We suspect that some of the kindergartners have had it, too. Classic signs of influenza can include a temperature, body aches, respiratory issues/chest congestion, headache, fatigue, lack of appetite, headache, and sore throat. If influenza sufferers see a doctor within 48 hours of getting sick, medication can be given to lessen the severity of the illness. Strep throat is also at North Tama.
The third quarter will end on Wednesday, March 28th. We have been working on evaluations for the report cards. Report cards are scheduled to go home the following week.
Next week we will begin learning about the letter Bb. Sharing for next week should be an item that starts with the letter Bb. Friday kids may bring their sharing any day next week. We will be taking a field trip to Farmers Savings Bank on Thursday morning next week.
Students get out of school one hour early on Thursday, March 20th. We do not have school on Friday, March 21st. We DO have school on Monday, March 24th. It is one of our snow make up days.
Many families are wondering if snowpants and boots are still needed. We do need snowpants and boots when there is snow on the ground. We need boots if there is mud on the ground. If unsure, send the boots and snowpants. We will have the students wear them if needed. If they do not need to wear them, then they just stay on the red rug or in the cubbies. That is not a problem.
We hope you have a good weekend!!!
Mrs. Herink
Ms. Howard
Mrs. Owens
Mrs. Pokorny
Dear Families,
We had a great week learning about the letter Gg! (However, we are grateful it is gone!!!) The kindergartners learned the word go and read the booklet Nap in a Lap. The boys and girls had a great time reading and acting out the story The Three Billy Goats Gruff. The students made Gg booklets. On Friday we got to walk to the Traer Theater and view the Muppet Pirate Movie as a culminating activity for Redhawks Reading month. You will not believe how much more confident many kids became in reading because of all of the work done at home!
Please be aware that we have had more cases of pink eye in the classroom. The nurse will check any child that has red itchy eyes that hurt or have gunk on them. Families will be called if she suspects pink eye. North Tama has experienced confirmed cases of influenza. We suspect that some of the kindergartners have had it, too. Classic signs of influenza can include a temperature, body aches, respiratory issues/chest congestion, headache, fatigue, lack of appetite, headache, and sore throat. If influenza sufferers see a doctor within 48 hours of getting sick, medication can be given to lessen the severity of the illness. Strep throat is also at North Tama.
The third quarter will end on Wednesday, March 28th. We have been working on evaluations for the report cards. Report cards are scheduled to go home the following week.
Next week we will begin learning about the letter Bb. Sharing for next week should be an item that starts with the letter Bb. Friday kids may bring their sharing any day next week. We will be taking a field trip to Farmers Savings Bank on Thursday morning next week.
Students get out of school one hour early on Thursday, March 20th. We do not have school on Friday, March 21st. We DO have school on Monday, March 24th. It is one of our snow make up days.
Many families are wondering if snowpants and boots are still needed. We do need snowpants and boots when there is snow on the ground. We need boots if there is mud on the ground. If unsure, send the boots and snowpants. We will have the students wear them if needed. If they do not need to wear them, then they just stay on the red rug or in the cubbies. That is not a problem.
We hope you have a good weekend!!!
Mrs. Herink
Ms. Howard
Mrs. Owens
Mrs. Pokorny
Thursday, February 28, 2008
February 29, 2008
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
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
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
Monday, January 28, 2008
January 25, 2008
January 25, 2008
Dear Families,
It has been a jam packed week! We read the books I Am Not Jenny and The Jacket I Wear in the Snow. The kindergartners started recognizing and writing their last names. The kindergartners sang the song “John Jacob Jinglehimerschmitt.” We practiced filling out a January calendar and pretended jelly beans were magic and let us do things we cannot do now. Centers included graphing jelly beans, the card game UNO, beans in the sensory table, blocks, sorting “junk”, and playdough.
Next week we will be learning about the letter Yy. Since there aren’t many items that start with the letter Yy, sharing is free choice. Notice the sharing list at the bottom of the sheet!
“Redhawks Reading” month will begin on Friday, February 1st. (This used to be called Read - A- Million- Minutes month.) Please make sure that you read the “Redhawks Reading” explanation note that you received! Please keep track of the minutes read at home! Fill out the record sheet and send the correct portion to school on the dates listed in the explanation letter.
There is some special homework again this week. Attached is a paper with several sentences written on it. We want families to practice reading with their kindergartners. The kindergartners need to read each sentence to a family member 3 times, and an adult needs to sign the sheet. Children that bring in the note saying they did their homework may pick out a sticker.
Keep working on those valentines! Valentines may be brought to school between Monday, Feb. 4th and Thursday, February 14th. Our party will be on the 14th. We contacted volunteers to provide treats and napkins this week.
Some of our kindergartners are coughing. The nurse would like to remind families that she can not give cough syrup, any other cold medicines, or prescription medication without a doctor’s note.
Please remember that our outside doors are locked at 8:30 each morning. If you bring your child to school late, then he/she needs to come in the main entrance by the multipurpose room.
Ms. Howard, Mrs. Owens, Mrs. Cremeans, Mrs. Pokorny, and Mrs. Herink
February Sharing
January 28 - February 1: Free choice (Yy week)
February 4 - 8: An item that begins with Rr
February 11 - 15: An item that begins with Vv (Friday kids may bring their sharing any day this week.)
February 18 - 22: Free Choice (Qq week) (Monday kids may bring their sharing any day this week.)
February 25 - 29: An item that begins with Pp (Friday kids may bring their sharing any day this week.)
Dear Families,
It has been a jam packed week! We read the books I Am Not Jenny and The Jacket I Wear in the Snow. The kindergartners started recognizing and writing their last names. The kindergartners sang the song “John Jacob Jinglehimerschmitt.” We practiced filling out a January calendar and pretended jelly beans were magic and let us do things we cannot do now. Centers included graphing jelly beans, the card game UNO, beans in the sensory table, blocks, sorting “junk”, and playdough.
Next week we will be learning about the letter Yy. Since there aren’t many items that start with the letter Yy, sharing is free choice. Notice the sharing list at the bottom of the sheet!
“Redhawks Reading” month will begin on Friday, February 1st. (This used to be called Read - A- Million- Minutes month.) Please make sure that you read the “Redhawks Reading” explanation note that you received! Please keep track of the minutes read at home! Fill out the record sheet and send the correct portion to school on the dates listed in the explanation letter.
There is some special homework again this week. Attached is a paper with several sentences written on it. We want families to practice reading with their kindergartners. The kindergartners need to read each sentence to a family member 3 times, and an adult needs to sign the sheet. Children that bring in the note saying they did their homework may pick out a sticker.
Keep working on those valentines! Valentines may be brought to school between Monday, Feb. 4th and Thursday, February 14th. Our party will be on the 14th. We contacted volunteers to provide treats and napkins this week.
Some of our kindergartners are coughing. The nurse would like to remind families that she can not give cough syrup, any other cold medicines, or prescription medication without a doctor’s note.
Please remember that our outside doors are locked at 8:30 each morning. If you bring your child to school late, then he/she needs to come in the main entrance by the multipurpose room.
Ms. Howard, Mrs. Owens, Mrs. Cremeans, Mrs. Pokorny, and Mrs. Herink
February Sharing
January 28 - February 1: Free choice (Yy week)
February 4 - 8: An item that begins with Rr
February 11 - 15: An item that begins with Vv (Friday kids may bring their sharing any day this week.)
February 18 - 22: Free Choice (Qq week) (Monday kids may bring their sharing any day this week.)
February 25 - 29: An item that begins with Pp (Friday kids may bring their sharing any day this week.)
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