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Week of September 5^th-September 9th

Monday, September 5^th is Labor Day.  There will be no school!  Enjoy the holiday with your family. 

Reminder:  Our school day starts a little earlier this year!  The tardy bell rings at 7:55.  If your child is not in class when the bell rings, they will be counted tardy.

The last day to turn in a Big Form is Friday, September 9^th.  The Big Form is where you can order directories and yearbooks, join PTA, reserve a spot on the Birthday Marquee, and sign up to volunteer.  Visit https://cwsclients.wufoo.com/forms/the-pta-big-form/  to get your Big Form completed.

Friday is also the last day to order Spirit Wear.  Click https://cwsclients.wufoo.com/forms/spirit-wear-fall-201617/ to order yours today! 

We encourage every family to list their information in the RCE directory.  Simply visit this link  https://www.myschoolanywhere.com/new-family.a5w?fam=RummelCreekElementary44268 and use the join code RCEFAM to include your family in the directory.  The deadline for directory information is also Friday, September 9^th. 

Please remember your child needs a snack, a water bottle, a towel for resting and their blue folder every day. 

Several parents have expressed an interest in coming to help with kindergarten lunch.  This is not to replace the teacher on duty or to have lunch with your child, but to provide extra hands to help open yogurt tubes, drink boxes, containers, etc.  We would love to have 1-2 parents per day come to help us.  To choose a spot, visit the sign up genius:  http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c48a5ab28a6fd0-kindergarten

This week we will explore the following:

Theme: Five senses!

Reading:  Science and Language Arts will be very integrated this week.  Our shared reading and Interactive reading will focus on our five senses. 

Writing:  Our letters of the week are b and m.  We will continue with King and Queen of the Day and writing lists.  Shared writing will center on describing what we see, hear, smell, feel and taste. 

Word Wall Words:  Our list of friends’ names in the class continues to grow. 

Sight words for the week are  like, to

Math: We will work on number formation and number sense with numbers 0-4.  We’ll also look at characteristics of 2-dimensional shapes and find them around us.

Science: Using our five senses as scientists continues. 

Social Studies:  We will identify and discuss rules in our classroom, our homes, and our community.

Homework: Read 20 minutes every night.

Optional Activities:

·        Tuesday:  Make a list of at least 5 b words and 5 m words!

·        Wednesday:  Practice writing your numbers 0-5.

·        Thursday:  Use sidewalk chalk or play-doh to spell the fast words my, is, like and to!

·        Friday:   Have mom or dad read a story to you.  Talk about where the story takes place.

TGIF

We had a great week in Kindergarten and we are so EXCITED that Kindergarten won the RCE spirit stick!!  Next week we get to have it for one whole day and carry it in our line.  

Today in math, we finished up sorting with a fun goldfish sorting activity.  We colored, sorted and then graphed which color fish we had.  Then we got to eat them, of course, their favorite part.  

I hope you all have a fantastic long weekend!!  See you on Tuesday.  

Self Portraits

We read Chrysanthemum on Monday and did some self portraits. They turned out really cute!

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Week of August 29^st-September 2^nd

Please remember to check your child’s folder each night and remove papers daily.  It often contains important information, and it shows your child you value their work.

Each day please send a water bottle, healthy snack, towel, and blue binder.

Some children like to have a light sweater in their backpack.  The rooms can be chilly. Remember to send your child in closed toed, rubber soled shoes.  It’s best to send you child in the shoes they will need for health fitness and recess.  We have little time for changing shoes during our day!

Remember all transportation changes need to be in writing to your teacher by noon.

Please complete the PTA Big Form ASAP.  This is your way to order directories, join the PTA, and purchase a yearbook.  There will not be a paper form this year.  To access the Big Form, go to https://cwsclients.wufoo.com/forms/the-pta-big-form/

Another great page to bookmark is rcepta.com.  This is a great webpage to frequent.  It has a lot of useful information.  You can also sign up to receive weekly PTA newsletters from this page.

This week we will explore the following:

Theme: All About Me!

Reading:  Shared reading and Interactive read-alouds of books that focus on me, my family, and my classroom.  Our focus will be on making connections as we enjoy the text.

Writing:  We will continue with King and Queen of the Day.  This week we will begin writing lists.  These lists will help the children in their own writing. This skill will be developed all year long.

Word Wall Words:  Our friends’ names in the class, my, and is

Math: We will continue to lay the groundwork for Math workshop by setting up math routines. While we do this, we will explore sorting by various attributes.

Science: Being a scientist, making observations, and exploring our Five Senses

Social Studies:  Exploring our roles in our homes and our classroom.

Homework: Read 20 minutes every night.

Optional Activities:

·      Tuesday:  Tell your parents the names of five new friends!

·      Wednesday:  Can you sort a pile of toys?  Tell your parents your sorting rule.

·      Thursday:  Draw a picture of our playground!

Friday:   Have mom or dad read a story to you.  What part did you like BEST in the story?

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Week of August 22^th-August 26^th 

Please remember to check your child’s folder each night and remove papers daily.  It often contains important information, and it shows your child you value their work.

Each day please send a water bottle, healthy snack, towel, and daily binder.

Some children like to have a light sweater in their backpack.  The rooms can be chilly. Remember to send your child in closed toed, rubber soled shoes.

Remember all transportation changes need to be in writing to your teacher by noon.                                                                       

Please complete the PTA Big Form ASAP.  This is your way to order directories, join the PTA, and purchase a yearbook.  There will not be a paper form this year.  To access this link, go to www.rcepta.com  This is a great webpage to frequent…it has a lot of useful information.

This week we have explored the following:

Theme: All About Me!

Reading:  Shared reading and Interactive read-alouds of books that focus on me, my family, and my classroom.  Our focus will be on making connections as we enjoy the text.

Writing:  We are working on shared writing with King and Queen of the day.  The children complete sentences that tell us about themselves.  Then, they read the sentences they have composed.

Word Wall Words:  We add our friends’ names to the word wall with every King and Queen of the Day.

Math: We will continue to lay the groundwork for Math workshop by setting up math routines. This week, we’ve also been exploring math tubs.

Social Studies:  Discussing and practicing class routines and procedures.

Homework: Read 20 minutes every night.

Optional Activities:

·      Wednesday:  Sort a pile of toys.  Count the number of toys in each group.

·      Thursday:  Draw a picture of your teacher!

·      Friday:   Have mom or dad read a story to you.  What part did you like BEST in the story?

Our Names

Today we read A My Name is  and then we played a little game where we sat around the rug and told our name and something we liked that started with the same letter of our name.  We made a class book that had our name and something we liked and then we decorated our name with torn paper to decorate our classroom.

Kindergarten 2016-17

I am so excited for this new school year!!  My class is super sweet and we are off to a fantastic start!