Kindergram February 2, 2012

Kindergram

February 2, 2012

Mr. Daugherty *Mrs. Eggers *Mrs. Oetker

READING:  We are reading about weather and  and seasons. We are talking  about what the differences are in the 4 seasons and different types of weather.  This week has been a crazy week in the weather discussions.  We read about the 100^th day on Monday and had a great time visiting the different rooms and doing the different 100 themed activities.

HOMEWORK:  LETTER OF THE WEEK: “Tt” will be the letter of the week starting on Monday, February 6.  Please sit down with your child and discuss what sound this letter makes.  Have your child cut out one small picture from a magazine or newspaper that begins with the letter “T” and bring it to school.

MATH:  We will be  finishing our work in Topic 9 which is over measurement.  We measured with cubes and estimated how long different objects can be.  We made an inch worm ruler to help us measure with inches.  We sure do love to measure different things in the room!  Our next topic will be simple addition.

HANDWRITING:  We need to keep practicing the lower case letters.  We know how to make the letters: c, o, a, s, d, g, v, w, u, t.   All of these letters start on the top line.  The letter t is the only letter so far that starts above the top.  It is made with a big line going down.

SCIENCE:  We are discussing the weather. We are learning how to dress for the different types of weather we have in Iowa.

Parent Visitors: to ensure a minimum disruption to learning please our visitor rules:

1. Always check in at the office and get a visitors badge.

2. If it is the end of the day please wait for your child at the appropriate outside exits.

3. Visitors should wait by the office and your child will be brought down to you.

4. We are available for conferences regarding your child’s progress before school, 8:00 to 8:25 a.m., and after school, 3:20 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., by appointment on school days.

Thank you to everyone who made a donation to Kaitlynn Hughes and her family after losing their house in a fire!  You are wonderful people!  J

ParentMagic.com is a great parent sight.  Fisher School is offering training to parents.  Call the office if you’d like to learn more!

With Valentines Day just around the corner we have a Homework assignment for the Kindergarten class.  Each child will need a container to hold the Valentines they will receive.  The containers need to be at school by February 10^th 2012.  Good luck and be creative!!

Valentines:  When your child sends Valentines to school; please have the student sign their own name on the Valentine.  Do not put whom the Valentines are for.  We only have a short time to pass them out.  Thanks for your help.

Mr. Daugherty’s class 23 students

Mrs. Eggers’ class 22 students

Mrs. Oetker’s class 23 students
 

Dates to Remember:

·         February 14:  Valentine Parties 2:00-3:00 p.m.

·         February 20:  No School unless we have a snow day.

·         February 23:  Assembly/Buddy Activity

·         March 5-9: Parent/Teacher conference week

***DONATIONS***

We could really use the following items.  These items help us with many classroom activities.  Thank you for donating!  We really appreciate it!

1.     Baby Wipes to help kill all the flu germs.

2.     conversational hearts

Things to work on with your child:

*Recognizing the difference between a circle and a sphere, a square and a cube, and a triangle and a pyramid.

*The different sounds the letters make in words.

*Different words which can be made with the “at” and “an” family.

*Have your child help make out the grocery list and let them write down the items.

*Recognizing the numbers from 1-30.

*Keep working on recognizing the 25 Kindergarten words.

Thank you for all that you do to make your child’s kindergarten year a successful one.  Have a great weekend!  J

Kindergram January

Kindergram

January 26, 2012

Mrs. Eggers * Mr. Daugherty *Mrs. Oetker

READING: We began our new reading theme about weather which is titled, “Sunshine and Raindrops.” We are exploring snowy weather and reading many books about snow. We are working on segmenting words after we listened to our theme poem “First Snow.” We can practice this at home, too. Say any word that has 3-4 sounds in the word and have your child say the sounds they hear at the beginning, middle, and end. This helps every child become a terrific reader!!

HOMEWORK: LETTER OF THE WEEK: “Ss” will be the letter of the week starting on Monday, January 30^th. Please sit down with your child and discuss what sound this letter makes. Have your child cut out one small picture from a magazine or newspaper that begins with the letter “S” and bring it to school.

MATH: We love measuring!!! We can measure how long or tall any object is and record our measurements! Give your child many objects to measure and they will show you how! We are also really good at comparing measurements and putting them in order from shortest to longest! We also did a good job on the cumulative test over topics 1-8! That was a long assessment!

HANDWRITING: We are continuing to work on writing our “magic c” lowercase letters. We are learning to write them between two lines. The hardest part is to make sure our letters are sitting on the bottom line. It will become easier as we keep praciticing.

SCIENCE: We are quite the scientists! We have learned some big words this week with some of our experiments! See if your child can tell you what these words are: question, hypothesis, test, record, observation, and conclusion.

Please check out the kindergarten blog at:

http://fisher-kindergarten.blogspot.com

IT’S THE 100^th Day on Monday, January 30^th! Your child will be involved in many fun activities on Monday! We are going to all of the kindergarten, 1^st grade, and 2^nd grade classrooms to explore 100! We are also going to make a 100 day snack. Please have your child count out 100 pieces of a snack to bring to school in a baggy with their name on it! Some snack items might include pretzels, small marshmallows, small chocolate chips, Cheerios, Lucky Charms, Cocoa Puffs, Fruit Loops, Cheez-its, cheese balls, m & m’s, Cheetos, raisins, or miniture cookies. Any thing small will work to make a big gorp mix! Remember: NO PEANUT ITEMS!!

Dates to Remember:

February 3: No School

February 14: Valentine Parties in the afternoon

February 20: No School or Snow Make Up Day

***DONATIONS***

We could really use the following items. These items help us with many classroom activities. Thank you for donating! We really appreciate it! These donations will help us with our winter projects we have planned! J

1. felt: variety of colors

2. craft foam: variety of colors

January 12, 2012 Kindergram

Kindergram

January 12, 2012

Mrs. Eggers * Mr. Daugherty *Mrs. Oetker

READING: We continued reciting more nursery rhymes this week! We are beginning to be able to generate our own words that rhyme. See if your child can think of a rhyming word when you say “pig, cat, man, hot, bit, or bun.” It is easy to pick from a list, but sometimes more difficult to come up with a word on our own. J The more we practice the better we will become!

Your child participated in the Marshalltown DIBELS reading assessment this week. They were assessed in letter naming (reading off uppercase and lowercase letters in one minute), first sounds fluency (telling the first sound they hear in a word in one minute), segmenting fluency (saying the sounds they hear in a word in one minute), and reading non-sense words (saying all the sounds they see in a make believe word in one minute). All kindergarten children have been working hard to prepare for this assessment. It will happen again in May! Be proud of how much your child has grown this kindergarten year!

HOMEWORK: LETTER OF THE WEEK: “Qq” will be the letter of the week starting on Tuesday, January 17^th. Please sit down with your child and discuss what sound this letter makes. Have your child cut out one small picture from a magazine or newspaper that begins with the letter “Q” and bring it to school.

MATH: Counting by ordinal numbers (1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th and 10^th) is a little harder then we thought. We learned how to number objects to help us count this way. J We are now professionals when it comes to cutting a food in HALF! Every child knows 4 ways to cut different shapes in half! Let them show you! Our topic 8 test will be coming up next week. Please help your child number items and count by ordianl numbers to the 10^th.

HANDWRITING: We have started working on writing our lowercase letters. We are learning to write them between two lines. The hardest part is to make sure our letters are sitting on the bottom line. It will become easier as we keep praciticing.

SCIENCE: We continue to explore the season of winter. We are reading books about winter and snowmen! Since we don’t have snow outside, we have started to create some snow and snowmen inside! Let’s hope we see snow soon!

Please check out the kindergarten blog at:

http://fisher-kindergarten.blogspot.com

Dates to Remember:

· January 13: 11:20 a.m. dismissal/Quarter ends

· January 16: No School

· January 18: Kindergarten field trip to the public library

· January 19: Assembly/Buddy Day (wear Fisher clothing)

§ Progress reports will be coming home in Thursday folders

January 26: January Birthday Club in lunch room

***DONATIONS***

We could really use the following items. These items help us with many classroom activities. Thank you for donating! We really appreciate it! These donations will help us with our winter projects we have planned!

1. string licorice for edible snowmen

2. mini chocolate chips for edible snowmen

3. big marshmallows for edible snowmen

4. gel frosting in tubes of different colors

5. hot chocolate

6. small marshmallows

7. felt: variety of colors

8. craft foam: variety of colors

Where did all the Turkeys go?

The Kindergarten class had a great time hiding their turkeys so they would be safe on Thanksgiving. The kids and their parents did a GREAT JOB!  Can you spot all the different characters?

Kindergram November 17, 2011

Kindergram

November 17, 2011

Mrs. Eggers * Mr. Daugherty *Mrs. Oetker

READING:  We have been talking about our family and what makes up a family.  We are all learning that every family is different. Ask your child what they have learned each day.   We have also been working on reading the kindergarten words.  We should know:  I, a, go, to, me, in, red, see, we, my.  For fun at home, go to www.spellingcity.com .  Click on the button that says “Find A List.”  In the middle of the computer screen, type in the name Cynthia Eggers to search for a list by a teacher’s name.  Have fun playing the games! 

LETTER OF THE WEEK: “L” will be the letter of the week starting on Monday, November 28.  Please sit down with your child and discuss what sound this letter makes.  Have your child cut out one small picture from a magazine or newspaper that begins with the letter “J.”

MATH:  We are learning the numbers 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10.  We will practice writing our numbers, breaking the numbers up into parts like 2 and 4 make 6 and counting out counters to make our number of the day. We are also working on making graphs and number lines.

 HANDWRITING:  We are still practicing making frog jump letters and corner starting letters using chalkboards, magna doodles, and mats.  Remember:  all letters start at the top!  Keep working on F, E, D, P, B, R, N, and M.  We are getting better at making L, K, H, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z which are corner starting letters.

Science/Social Studies:  We are continuing to look at the four seasons of the year!  The colors of the leaves are beautiful!  We are continuing working on manners and what Fisher CATS looks and sounds like at home and in the community .

Help Student Success: We use the word Quality Work at school.  When your child brings home a project question them on their work.  Ask them if they did quality work and have them explain why it is or is not quality work.

Please check out the kindergarten blog at:

http://fisher-kindergarten.blogspot.com

Please make sure your child has gym shoes with them each gym day!  Gym class has lots of running and sharp movement type activities.  If the children are not wearing tennis shoes they run the risk of getting injured or falling and injuring another student.

Dates to Remember:

·         November 21:  Recognition Assembly Wear your Fisher Cats Attire. (NEW DATE)

·         November 23, 24, 25 - No School

Cold Weather- With cold weather and snow soon on its way please remember to mark all snow pants and coats.  It is amazing how many black size 6 snow pants show up during the winter. Keep practicing buttoning and zipping with your child.  We believe that it is important for children to dress themselves. Our recess time is limited to about 15 minutes, so practicing at home will help the children get outside in time for recess. 

***DONATIONS for November and December***

We could really use the following items.  These items help us with many classroom activities.  Thank you for donating!  We really appreciate it!

Shaving Cream                          Small Jingle Bells            fall colored tribeads

          Baby Wipes                               Small Red Pom Poms         Coffee Filters       

          Toilet Paper/ Paper Towel Tubes        Craft Glue             Glitter

          Cinnamon Sticks                       Artificial Green Leaves   Wiggly Eyes

          Candy Corn and Candy Pumpkins

                                       

Pickup and Drop Off Procedures

Goal: The safety of all students is a concern that we share. Our goal is to create a safe pick up and drop off spot for all students and their families. By being patient and following a few simple rules, we can accomplish that goal.

·       All drop off and pick up by car will occur on Pleasantview Road in the cutout area.

·        After dropping off/picking up their child, parents are to immediately move into traffic allowing other parents to drop off their child. This is NOT a parking spot. Drivers must remain in the car.

·       Cars MUST be in the cutout area for students to get into their car. Students will not be allowed to enter the street to get into their parent’s car.

·       Do NOT double park on Pleasantview.

·       Above All: Be Patient, Be Patient, Be Patient!

Thank you for all that you do to make your child’s kindergarten year a successful one.  Have a great weekend!  

November 10, 2011

Kindergram

November 10, 2011

Mrs. Eggers * Mr. Daugherty *Mrs. Oetker

READING:  We have been talking about our family and what makes up a family.  We are all learning that every family is different. Ask your child what they have learned each day.   We have also been working on reading the kindergarten words.  We should know:  I, a, go, to, me, in, red, see, we, my. 

LETTER OF THE WEEK: “K” will be the letter of the week starting on Monday, November 14.  Please sit down with your child and discuss what sound this letter makes.  Have your child cut out one small picture from a magazine or newspaper that begins with the letter “L.”

MATH:  We are learning the numbers 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10.  We will practice writing our numbers, breaking the numbers up into parts like 2 and 4 make 6 and counting out counters to make our number of the day. We will be taking our test over numbers 5-10 and starting to compare which numbers are larger or smaller.

 HANDWRITING:  We are still practicing making frog jump letters and corner starting letters using chalkboards, magna doodles, and mats.  Remember:  all letters start at the top!  Keep working on F, E, D, P, B, R, N, and M.  We are getting better at making L, K, H, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z which are corner starting letters.

SCIENCE:  We are continuing to look at the four seasons of the year!  The colors of the leaves are beautiful!  We have been graphing the crazy weather this week, too.

Help Student Success: We use the word Quality Work at school.  When your child brings home a project question them on their work.  Ask them if they did quality work and have them explain why it is or is not quality work.

Please make sure your child has gym shoes with them each gym day!  Gym class has lots of running and sharp movement type activities.  If the children are not wearing tennis shoes they run the risk of getting injured or falling and injuring another student.

Dates to Remember:

·        November 14 PTO Meeting at 6:30

·         November 23, 24, 25 - No School

Cold Weather- With cold weather and snow soon on its way please remember to mark all snow pants and coats.  It is amazing how many black size 6 snow pants show up during the winter. Keep practicing buttoning and zipping with your child.  We believe that it is important for children to dress themselves. Our recess time is limited to about 15 minutes, so practicing at home will help the children get outside in time for recess. 

Please make sure that your child is not as school any sooner that 8:20 a.m.  There isn't a teacher on duty until then!  If the weather is too cold for the students to be outside or it is raining, a GREEN flag will be posted by the kindergarten door.  This green flag lets the children know it is all right for them to come into the building at the First grade double doors. Thank you!

***DONATIONS for November and December***

We could really use the following items.  These items help us with many classroom activities.  Thank you for donating!  We really appreciate it!

Shaving Cream                   Small Jingle Bells              fall colored tribeads

        Baby Wipes                       Small Red Pom Poms         Coffee Filters                  Craft Glue                         Large Paper Plates             Small paper Plates

        Wiggly Eyes                      Glitter

                                 

Thank you for all that you do to make your child’s kindergarten year a successful one.  Have a great weekend!