December 18, 2009
Dear Families,
This week we worked on the letter Zz. We learned about zebras, made Zz booklets, and wrote the beginning and ending sounds on a zoo animal worksheet. The kindergartners journaled about their favorite zoo animals. We continued to work on evaluations for the report cards. The boys and girls need to know or be able to do the following for their report cards: addresses, birthdays, days of the week, phone numbers, count to 50 (100 would be even better!), identify a penny and its value, identify the letters we have learned so far Aa, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu and Zz. The boys and girls need to be able to associate sounds to the consonant letters, identify the numbers 0 - 16, identify left and right, and count objects to numbers between 0 - 18.
THERE WILL BE NO SHARING NEXT WEEK!
Many boys and girls need new glue sticks. We have been gluing a lot, and many glue sticks have run out of glue!
We will NOT be going to the Traer nursing home this year. We have missed a bunch of school and are behind in some of our work.
School parties will be on Tuesday, December 22nd! Don’t forget about the grab bag gift! School will be dismissed one hour early on Wednesday, December 23rd!
Christmas break will begin on Wednesday, December 24th and end on Sunday, January 3rd. We will see the kindergartners again on Monday, January 4th! Notice the sharing list at the bottom of the sheet! When we return will will be learning about the letter Cc. Sharing for the week of January 4th should start with the letter Cc.!
This will be the last newsletter of 2009. We will NOT send a newsletter home next week
Have a great holiday season!
Mrs. Owens and Mrs. Daugherty
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January Sharing Schedule
January 4 - 8: An item that begins with the letter Cc
January 11 - 15: Free choice (Ee week)
January 18 - 22: Free choice (Yy week) Monday kids may bring their sharing item a different day this week because the kids don’t have school on Monday, January 18th.
January 25 - 29: Something that starts with the letter Dd
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009
December 11, 2009
December 11, 2009
Dear Families,
Uu week this year was very unusual. Having school for only a couple of days really makes things crazy! We were able to do all four of our Saxon Reading lessons for Uu and some evaluations. Other plans are being pushed into next week’s lesson plans. Hopefully these snow days are our last ones of the school year!
During the winter season please make sure that you remain aware of the weather. It is helpful to pay attention to one of the radio stations or tv stations for early dismissal, late starts, or closings. Families sent back notes concerning early dismissal plans. Hopefully we do not have to use them again!
Next week we will be studying the letter Zz. Sharing should be an item that begins with the letter Zz. If you are struggling for an idea, think about a zoo animal.
Next week is the elementary Christmas program. It is Wednesday, December 16th at 1:30.
Earlier we contacted the families that were chosen to supply our classroom with napkins and treats for the Christmas program. We are very lucky because so many of our families filled out the volunteer sheets at the beginning of the year, and many families volunteered to do many things. We try to spread out the volunteer fun throughout the year to as many families as possible, so we contact new families for each party. Because of the fantastic number of families that volunteer, we probably will not get to use each family. If you did not hear from us, you get to relax this holiday season. You may be contacted for the next party.
Shopping in the elementary Christmas store will be next Wednesday, December 16th. If you want your child to participate, send money. In the past, items cost between 25¢ and $1 with some bigger items priced at $5.
Our classroom Christmas party will be on Tuesday, December 22nd. Remember, boys bring a grab bag type gift for boys, and girls bring a grab bag type gift for girls. The price limit is $2.
Don’t forget that school is dismissed early on Wednesday, December 23rd. Town students will be dismissed at 2:20, and bus students at 2:25.
We hope that you weekend is wonderful!
Mrs. Daugherty and Mrs. Owens
Dear Families,
Uu week this year was very unusual. Having school for only a couple of days really makes things crazy! We were able to do all four of our Saxon Reading lessons for Uu and some evaluations. Other plans are being pushed into next week’s lesson plans. Hopefully these snow days are our last ones of the school year!
During the winter season please make sure that you remain aware of the weather. It is helpful to pay attention to one of the radio stations or tv stations for early dismissal, late starts, or closings. Families sent back notes concerning early dismissal plans. Hopefully we do not have to use them again!
Next week we will be studying the letter Zz. Sharing should be an item that begins with the letter Zz. If you are struggling for an idea, think about a zoo animal.
Next week is the elementary Christmas program. It is Wednesday, December 16th at 1:30.
Earlier we contacted the families that were chosen to supply our classroom with napkins and treats for the Christmas program. We are very lucky because so many of our families filled out the volunteer sheets at the beginning of the year, and many families volunteered to do many things. We try to spread out the volunteer fun throughout the year to as many families as possible, so we contact new families for each party. Because of the fantastic number of families that volunteer, we probably will not get to use each family. If you did not hear from us, you get to relax this holiday season. You may be contacted for the next party.
Shopping in the elementary Christmas store will be next Wednesday, December 16th. If you want your child to participate, send money. In the past, items cost between 25¢ and $1 with some bigger items priced at $5.
Our classroom Christmas party will be on Tuesday, December 22nd. Remember, boys bring a grab bag type gift for boys, and girls bring a grab bag type gift for girls. The price limit is $2.
Don’t forget that school is dismissed early on Wednesday, December 23rd. Town students will be dismissed at 2:20, and bus students at 2:25.
We hope that you weekend is wonderful!
Mrs. Daugherty and Mrs. Owens
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
November 12, 2009
November 12, 2009
Dear Families,
During Ff week we learned about fish and reviewed fall. Fall booklets were read in class, colored, and brought home. There are 2 pages of homework at the back of those booklets. If your child completes those pages, then a sticker can be earned. November necklaces were colored and put together. The kindergartners learned about frogs and how they grow from eggs to adult frogs.
Next week we will be studying the letter Rr. Sharing next week needs to be an item that begins with the letter Rr.
This year families may sign up for early dismissal or late start alerts. These alerts may go to cell phones or computers. It is easy to sign up for this service. Go to the North Tama website, click on the Snowcap Weather/Emergency Alert Registration link and follow the directions. It would be great if families signed up.
Right after Thanksgiving the boys and girls will be writing letters to Santa. They will be dictating their ideas to a teacher to be typed on the computer. We would like them to have 3 or 4 ideas of gifts they would like to receive. These letters will be mailed to Santa, and they may appear in the Traer Star Clipper. Please discuss Christmas ideas with your child so that we can type these letters quickly and easily. In next week’s newsletter there will be a form for families to fill out that will help us get these letters done without going too crazy. Families also get to let Santa know how the boys and girls have been good/helpful at home.
Speaking of Christmas, many families are beginning to think about the elementary Christmas party and the gifts that the kids exchange. We ask that the boys buy a gift for a boy and the girls buy a gift for a girl. We will have a “grab bag” type of gift exchange. The amount that can be spent on the gift is $2. Boys and girls that want to donate any food or hygiene items to the local food pantry are welcome to bring those items into school, too.
Our kindergarten parents in the past have been very generous when remembering the teachers at Christmas time. An idea that we learned from Pied Piper is that instead of buying the teacher a gift, families could choose instead to purchase a gift for the room. We have a few ideas for items that we would like for the classroom: markers to be used in our writing center, glue sticks, stickers, disposable cameras, baby dolls, doll clothing, larger trucks and tractors, dry erase markers, monetary donation for elementary field trips, and games (see the teachers for ideas). If you need any ideas, just ask one of us. Of course, families may handle this matter however they desire.
Also in regards to Christmas, the date for the elementary Christmas program is Wednesday, December 16th. It usually begins at 1:30 in the gym. The fifth and sixth grade bands will play first, and the kindergartners will follow them. Following our songs, families will have a choice of whether to have their kindergartner sit with them for the remainder of the program or watch the rest of it with Mrs. Owens and Mrs Daugherty. Watch for more information about the program closer to December 16th.
Please remember that school will be dismissed at 2:20 on Wednesday, November 25th for Thanksgiving vacation. There will be NO SCHOOL on Monday, November 30th due to teacher meetings. School will resume on Tuesday, December 1st at the normal time.
We know that the cold and flu season is upon us. Please remember that if your doctor prescribes a medication that has to be taken at school, THE DOCTOR and THE PARENT (yes both) need to write the directions down for the nurse. (This means 2 notes are required.) The prescription medication MUST be in the original container from the pharmacy. Families might want to ask for 2 containers when filling the prescription; one for school and one for home. The nurse cannot administer any medication without both notes. Cough syrup needs to have a doctor’s order to be given in school. (If your child is constantly coughing, he/she should really stay home.) DO NOT SEND COUGH DROPS TO SCHOOL WITH YOUR STUDENT! Parents are welcome to come to school and give medicines to their own children. Please contact the school nurse or us if you have any questions.
The North Tama football team plays on Friday, November 14th at 10:30 in the Unidome in Cedar Falls. If they win, they will play for the state championship on Friday, November 20th at 2:05. If they win, then the extended school day plan goes into effect, and we will have no school on Friday, November 20th.
Go Redhawks!
Mrs. Owens and Mrs. Daugherty
Copies of the newsletter can be found at the following internet address:
http://ntknews09.blogspot.com
or through the North Tama website.
Dear Families,
During Ff week we learned about fish and reviewed fall. Fall booklets were read in class, colored, and brought home. There are 2 pages of homework at the back of those booklets. If your child completes those pages, then a sticker can be earned. November necklaces were colored and put together. The kindergartners learned about frogs and how they grow from eggs to adult frogs.
Next week we will be studying the letter Rr. Sharing next week needs to be an item that begins with the letter Rr.
This year families may sign up for early dismissal or late start alerts. These alerts may go to cell phones or computers. It is easy to sign up for this service. Go to the North Tama website, click on the Snowcap Weather/Emergency Alert Registration link and follow the directions. It would be great if families signed up.
Right after Thanksgiving the boys and girls will be writing letters to Santa. They will be dictating their ideas to a teacher to be typed on the computer. We would like them to have 3 or 4 ideas of gifts they would like to receive. These letters will be mailed to Santa, and they may appear in the Traer Star Clipper. Please discuss Christmas ideas with your child so that we can type these letters quickly and easily. In next week’s newsletter there will be a form for families to fill out that will help us get these letters done without going too crazy. Families also get to let Santa know how the boys and girls have been good/helpful at home.
Speaking of Christmas, many families are beginning to think about the elementary Christmas party and the gifts that the kids exchange. We ask that the boys buy a gift for a boy and the girls buy a gift for a girl. We will have a “grab bag” type of gift exchange. The amount that can be spent on the gift is $2. Boys and girls that want to donate any food or hygiene items to the local food pantry are welcome to bring those items into school, too.
Our kindergarten parents in the past have been very generous when remembering the teachers at Christmas time. An idea that we learned from Pied Piper is that instead of buying the teacher a gift, families could choose instead to purchase a gift for the room. We have a few ideas for items that we would like for the classroom: markers to be used in our writing center, glue sticks, stickers, disposable cameras, baby dolls, doll clothing, larger trucks and tractors, dry erase markers, monetary donation for elementary field trips, and games (see the teachers for ideas). If you need any ideas, just ask one of us. Of course, families may handle this matter however they desire.
Also in regards to Christmas, the date for the elementary Christmas program is Wednesday, December 16th. It usually begins at 1:30 in the gym. The fifth and sixth grade bands will play first, and the kindergartners will follow them. Following our songs, families will have a choice of whether to have their kindergartner sit with them for the remainder of the program or watch the rest of it with Mrs. Owens and Mrs Daugherty. Watch for more information about the program closer to December 16th.
Please remember that school will be dismissed at 2:20 on Wednesday, November 25th for Thanksgiving vacation. There will be NO SCHOOL on Monday, November 30th due to teacher meetings. School will resume on Tuesday, December 1st at the normal time.
We know that the cold and flu season is upon us. Please remember that if your doctor prescribes a medication that has to be taken at school, THE DOCTOR and THE PARENT (yes both) need to write the directions down for the nurse. (This means 2 notes are required.) The prescription medication MUST be in the original container from the pharmacy. Families might want to ask for 2 containers when filling the prescription; one for school and one for home. The nurse cannot administer any medication without both notes. Cough syrup needs to have a doctor’s order to be given in school. (If your child is constantly coughing, he/she should really stay home.) DO NOT SEND COUGH DROPS TO SCHOOL WITH YOUR STUDENT! Parents are welcome to come to school and give medicines to their own children. Please contact the school nurse or us if you have any questions.
The North Tama football team plays on Friday, November 14th at 10:30 in the Unidome in Cedar Falls. If they win, they will play for the state championship on Friday, November 20th at 2:05. If they win, then the extended school day plan goes into effect, and we will have no school on Friday, November 20th.
Go Redhawks!
Mrs. Owens and Mrs. Daugherty
Copies of the newsletter can be found at the following internet address:
http://ntknews09.blogspot.com
or through the North Tama website.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
November 6, 2009
November 6, 2009
Dear Families,
While studying the letter Ss we learned about spiders and sharks. The kindergartners pretended that some Super Socks gave them special powers. In their journals they told the teachers what super powers the Super socks gave them. The kindergartners learned the following blends this week: sl, st, sn, sp sm, and spl. The boys and girls have 5 new flashcards. These high frequency words can be sounded out, but reading is easier if they can remember it quickly without having to sound them out each time. Cut these flashcards apart and practice them OFTEN! We took a fall walk on Friday. (If the weather cooperated.)
Next week we will be studying the letter Ff. For sharing please send something that starts with the letter Ff.
We have noticed that some of the boys and girls are still in need of new crayons. You may replace them with boxes of 16 or 24 crayons. Check with your kindergartner to see if the glue stick needs to be replaced also.
Thanksgiving is coming up! School will be dismissed early on Wednesday, November 25th. Students that walk home or are picked up are dismissed at 2:20. Bus students are dismissed at 2:25. There will be no school on Thursday, November 26th or Friday, November 27th.
As the weather starts turning colder we must think about boots, snowpants, hats, mittens, and coats. Please make sure that your child is prepared for cold, wet weather. Please put your child’s name in every piece of outerwear brought to school.
Have a nice weekend!
Mrs. Owens
Mrs. Daugherty
Dear Families,
While studying the letter Ss we learned about spiders and sharks. The kindergartners pretended that some Super Socks gave them special powers. In their journals they told the teachers what super powers the Super socks gave them. The kindergartners learned the following blends this week: sl, st, sn, sp sm, and spl. The boys and girls have 5 new flashcards. These high frequency words can be sounded out, but reading is easier if they can remember it quickly without having to sound them out each time. Cut these flashcards apart and practice them OFTEN! We took a fall walk on Friday. (If the weather cooperated.)
Next week we will be studying the letter Ff. For sharing please send something that starts with the letter Ff.
We have noticed that some of the boys and girls are still in need of new crayons. You may replace them with boxes of 16 or 24 crayons. Check with your kindergartner to see if the glue stick needs to be replaced also.
Thanksgiving is coming up! School will be dismissed early on Wednesday, November 25th. Students that walk home or are picked up are dismissed at 2:20. Bus students are dismissed at 2:25. There will be no school on Thursday, November 26th or Friday, November 27th.
As the weather starts turning colder we must think about boots, snowpants, hats, mittens, and coats. Please make sure that your child is prepared for cold, wet weather. Please put your child’s name in every piece of outerwear brought to school.
Have a nice weekend!
Mrs. Owens
Mrs. Daugherty
Monday, November 2, 2009
October 29, 2009
October 29, 2009
Dear Families,
(We are sending this newsletter home a day early this week so that it doesn’t get lost in all of the Halloween stuff in the backpacks.)This week the kindergartners worked with the letter Ii. We did many Halloween papers and projects. Please notice the colored flashcards that are included with this packet. The word to is a sight word that the students just need to memorize. The other words are high frequency words that the boys and girls can sound out. Practice reading the little booklets and reviewing flashcards often. That really helps kindergartners learn and remember, making reading easier and more fun.
We welcomed two new kindergartners to our classroom this week. Serenity Freeman is a part of the red team, and Trinity Klemencic is a new member of the blue team.
Next week we will be studying the letter Ss. Sharing next week is something that starts with the letter Ss in a secret sack. Please prepare clues for your child to say at school during sharing time. The clues can be written down if you desire.
Mrs. Daugherty made a boo boo in last week’s newsletter. There IS school on Friday, November 6th!
In case you missed the note sent home earlier, trick-or-treating at the nursing home has been cancelled for this year.
Remember that Mrs. Owens will not be home for trick-or-treating. Mrs. Daugherty has a soccer tournament in Waverly on Saturday and may not be home until about 6:15.
We have noticed that some of the boys and girls are still in need of new crayons. You may replace them with boxes of 16 or 24 crayons. Check with your kindergartner to see if the glue stick needs to be replaced also.
The kindergarten newsletter can now be found on the web! Go to ntknews09.blogspot.com to see any important information or copies of the newsletters.
Have a nice weekend!
Mrs. Daugherty and Mrs. Owens
Dear Families,
(We are sending this newsletter home a day early this week so that it doesn’t get lost in all of the Halloween stuff in the backpacks.)This week the kindergartners worked with the letter Ii. We did many Halloween papers and projects. Please notice the colored flashcards that are included with this packet. The word to is a sight word that the students just need to memorize. The other words are high frequency words that the boys and girls can sound out. Practice reading the little booklets and reviewing flashcards often. That really helps kindergartners learn and remember, making reading easier and more fun.
We welcomed two new kindergartners to our classroom this week. Serenity Freeman is a part of the red team, and Trinity Klemencic is a new member of the blue team.
Next week we will be studying the letter Ss. Sharing next week is something that starts with the letter Ss in a secret sack. Please prepare clues for your child to say at school during sharing time. The clues can be written down if you desire.
Mrs. Daugherty made a boo boo in last week’s newsletter. There IS school on Friday, November 6th!
In case you missed the note sent home earlier, trick-or-treating at the nursing home has been cancelled for this year.
Remember that Mrs. Owens will not be home for trick-or-treating. Mrs. Daugherty has a soccer tournament in Waverly on Saturday and may not be home until about 6:15.
We have noticed that some of the boys and girls are still in need of new crayons. You may replace them with boxes of 16 or 24 crayons. Check with your kindergartner to see if the glue stick needs to be replaced also.
The kindergarten newsletter can now be found on the web! Go to ntknews09.blogspot.com to see any important information or copies of the newsletters.
Have a nice weekend!
Mrs. Daugherty and Mrs. Owens
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
October 23, 2009
October 23, 2009
Dear Families,
During this week we worked with the letter Mm. We sorted and graphed M & M’s. We read the big book The Mitten and acted it out. The kindergartners also worked with opposites with The Mitten, practiced retelling the story using the proper sequence, and did some fun math problems using the characters from the story. Mercer Mayer books were read throughout the week. The kindergartners practiced some Halloween songs that we will sing at the Traer Nursing Home.
Next week we will enjoy our first classroom “party” on Friday, October 30th. Students should BRING their costumes to school. After the big recess we will put them on. At 1:00 on Friday we will go to the Traer nursing home. When we return we will eat snack in the lunchroom. At approximately 2:30 we lead the costume parade through the elementary classrooms, going into each and every classroom.
Next week we are studying the letter Ii. Sharing for next week will be free choice.
A great place to stop while trick-or-treating is the Traer Nursing home. Boys and girls can receive a lot of goodies and enjoy walking around without coats. Check out the Traer Star Clipper for the times to visit the nursing home. (We think that children can trick-or-treat from 6:30 - 7:30 at the nursing home.)
Mrs. Owens will be gone on the night of trick-or-treating. Please do not stop by her house since no one will be home!
Please write your child’s name on coats, snowpants, boots, hats and mittens. With over 30 children in this room, winter items can get mixed up and having names on the clothing is extremely helpful.
Kindergartners may now bring a new box of crayons to school. The new box of crayons may contain 16 or 24 crayons. A few students need new glue sticks also.
Report cards are going home today. We will not have conferences until February. If you have a question or concern about the information on your child’s report card, please let us know.
T
he North Tama Redhawk football team has qualified for the playoffs, and they play on Wednesday, October 28th.
Keep practicing those flashcards and reading at home! Every bit of practice at home really helps!
Mrs. Owens
Mrs. Daugherty
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November Sharing
October 26 - 30: Free choice item (Ii week)
November 2 - 6: Something that starts with an Ss in a secret sack with clues (Friday kids may bring their sharing any day this week.)
November 16 - 20: Something that starts with Ff.
November 17 - 21: Something that starts with Rr
November 23 - November 25: No Sharing due to the short Thanksgiving Day week (Kk week)
Dear Families,
During this week we worked with the letter Mm. We sorted and graphed M & M’s. We read the big book The Mitten and acted it out. The kindergartners also worked with opposites with The Mitten, practiced retelling the story using the proper sequence, and did some fun math problems using the characters from the story. Mercer Mayer books were read throughout the week. The kindergartners practiced some Halloween songs that we will sing at the Traer Nursing Home.
Next week we will enjoy our first classroom “party” on Friday, October 30th. Students should BRING their costumes to school. After the big recess we will put them on. At 1:00 on Friday we will go to the Traer nursing home. When we return we will eat snack in the lunchroom. At approximately 2:30 we lead the costume parade through the elementary classrooms, going into each and every classroom.
Next week we are studying the letter Ii. Sharing for next week will be free choice.
A great place to stop while trick-or-treating is the Traer Nursing home. Boys and girls can receive a lot of goodies and enjoy walking around without coats. Check out the Traer Star Clipper for the times to visit the nursing home. (We think that children can trick-or-treat from 6:30 - 7:30 at the nursing home.)
Mrs. Owens will be gone on the night of trick-or-treating. Please do not stop by her house since no one will be home!
Please write your child’s name on coats, snowpants, boots, hats and mittens. With over 30 children in this room, winter items can get mixed up and having names on the clothing is extremely helpful.
Kindergartners may now bring a new box of crayons to school. The new box of crayons may contain 16 or 24 crayons. A few students need new glue sticks also.
Report cards are going home today. We will not have conferences until February. If you have a question or concern about the information on your child’s report card, please let us know.
T
he North Tama Redhawk football team has qualified for the playoffs, and they play on Wednesday, October 28th.
Keep practicing those flashcards and reading at home! Every bit of practice at home really helps!
Mrs. Owens
Mrs. Daugherty
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November Sharing
October 26 - 30: Free choice item (Ii week)
November 2 - 6: Something that starts with an Ss in a secret sack with clues (Friday kids may bring their sharing any day this week.)
November 16 - 20: Something that starts with Ff.
November 17 - 21: Something that starts with Rr
November 23 - November 25: No Sharing due to the short Thanksgiving Day week (Kk week)
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
October 16, 2009
October 16, 2009
Dear Families,
During Nn week we practiced our numbers and made Number Booklets. Phone numbers were practiced. (Boys and girls will need to know their phone numbers for the second report card.) Some North Tama football players came in and talked about football. They brought in some of their cool equipment for the kindergartners to see and touch. We worked really hard on evaluations for the first quarter report card. Report cards go home next Friday, October 23rd.
Attached to the newsletter are 3 new flashcards! Cut them apart and add them to last week’s report cards. Reviewing the flashcards with the kindergartners is very beneficial! The more practice, the better readers they become!
Next week we will be studying the letter Mm. Kindergartners need to bring something that begins with the letter Mm. The Monday students may bring their sharing items any other day next week.
Please remember that our Halloween party is on Friday, October 30th. The kindergartners may BRING their costumes to school that day. After the big recess we get dressed up and then travel to the nursing home by bus. When we return we will do some Halloween activities in the room, parade through the classrooms, and enjoy Halloween snacks.
The weather is getting cooler outside, and we try to go outside at LEAST 1 time a day for recess if it is not raining. Please make sure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather because he/she will go outside whether or not they have the necessary clothing. Remember that if there is measurable snow on the ground, the boys and girls need boots.
We are now warning our families that the school is keeping our thermostats at 68 degrees this winter. Some students may find this temperature a little chilly. We recommend that you send a sweatshirt or sweater to school with your child everyday. They can keep it in their backpacks or cubbies and wear it when they feel cold. Because of the construction, the students may be feeling more drafts, causing them to become cold.
Please make sure that your child has an extra set of clothing in their school bag. Kindergartners have bathroom accidents, lunch tray spills, illnesses that soil clothing, and dirty recess catastrophes every now and then, and they feel more comfortable in their own clothing, especially underwear. We do have some extra clothing here, but it is a lot easier to get extra clothing out of school bags than it is to dig out clothing they will wear out of our supply.
Some children are beginning to arrive to school before 8:10. If the children are not eating breakfast, then they need to wait on the playground for the 8:10 bell unless your family has talked to the teachers. Teachers are not always in the classrooms because we are making final arrangements for the day, and we do not like to leave the kindergartners unsupervised. We realize that clocks at home are set at different times, and that occasionally children get here early. If you bring your kindergartner and you discover that you are a couple of minutes early, you can wait in our little entryway for the 8:10 bell.
Please remember that the students do not have school on Monday, October 19th. The teachers get to spend the day in important meetings.
We hope you have an absolutely great weekend!
Mrs. Daugherty and Mrs. Owens
Dear Families,
During Nn week we practiced our numbers and made Number Booklets. Phone numbers were practiced. (Boys and girls will need to know their phone numbers for the second report card.) Some North Tama football players came in and talked about football. They brought in some of their cool equipment for the kindergartners to see and touch. We worked really hard on evaluations for the first quarter report card. Report cards go home next Friday, October 23rd.
Attached to the newsletter are 3 new flashcards! Cut them apart and add them to last week’s report cards. Reviewing the flashcards with the kindergartners is very beneficial! The more practice, the better readers they become!
Next week we will be studying the letter Mm. Kindergartners need to bring something that begins with the letter Mm. The Monday students may bring their sharing items any other day next week.
Please remember that our Halloween party is on Friday, October 30th. The kindergartners may BRING their costumes to school that day. After the big recess we get dressed up and then travel to the nursing home by bus. When we return we will do some Halloween activities in the room, parade through the classrooms, and enjoy Halloween snacks.
The weather is getting cooler outside, and we try to go outside at LEAST 1 time a day for recess if it is not raining. Please make sure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather because he/she will go outside whether or not they have the necessary clothing. Remember that if there is measurable snow on the ground, the boys and girls need boots.
We are now warning our families that the school is keeping our thermostats at 68 degrees this winter. Some students may find this temperature a little chilly. We recommend that you send a sweatshirt or sweater to school with your child everyday. They can keep it in their backpacks or cubbies and wear it when they feel cold. Because of the construction, the students may be feeling more drafts, causing them to become cold.
Please make sure that your child has an extra set of clothing in their school bag. Kindergartners have bathroom accidents, lunch tray spills, illnesses that soil clothing, and dirty recess catastrophes every now and then, and they feel more comfortable in their own clothing, especially underwear. We do have some extra clothing here, but it is a lot easier to get extra clothing out of school bags than it is to dig out clothing they will wear out of our supply.
Some children are beginning to arrive to school before 8:10. If the children are not eating breakfast, then they need to wait on the playground for the 8:10 bell unless your family has talked to the teachers. Teachers are not always in the classrooms because we are making final arrangements for the day, and we do not like to leave the kindergartners unsupervised. We realize that clocks at home are set at different times, and that occasionally children get here early. If you bring your kindergartner and you discover that you are a couple of minutes early, you can wait in our little entryway for the 8:10 bell.
Please remember that the students do not have school on Monday, October 19th. The teachers get to spend the day in important meetings.
We hope you have an absolutely great weekend!
Mrs. Daugherty and Mrs. Owens
Monday, October 12, 2009
October 9, 2009
October 9, 2009
Dear Families,
What an active week we have had! We had fun talking fire safety and we all practiced stop, drop, and roll and earned a certificate. (Many of the children expressed interest in practicing fire drills at home.) On Tuesday, Martin Herker, Jay Owens, and Matt Schlichting brought the Traer ambulance up to the school so that the children could see it. They told them about their jobs and informed them about the equipment they would use if someone were sick or hurt. The apples brought from home were compared, and the different colors of apples were tasted. The boys and girls made a big graph while voting for their favorite kind of apple (red, green, or yellow). The graph is hanging in the hallway.
This week the kindergartners brought home a little booklet about fire safety. For homework families can read these booklets and do the activity pages at the end of these booklets. Kindergartners that bring the finished booklets back will get to pick out a sticker.
The boys and girls really enjoyed going to the play in Waterloo. They were well behaved on the bus and in the theater. We believe that their favorite part was eating their lunches in the classroom!
Next week we will be studying the letter Nn. Sharing should be an item that starts with Nn.
Don’t forget about picture day on Tuesday, October 13th! Kindergartners have traditionally been the first group to be photographed. Being at school by 8:20 that day is very important! Bus children do not need to worry. The buses get them to school in plenty of time. If you have special instructions about hair, smiles, shirts, etc., please send us a note. Children may also change out of their special picture clothes after pictures are taken. Let us know if your child should change.
There will be no school for students on Monday, October 19th. The teachers get to attend many important meetings that day.
We will be having our Halloween party on Friday, October 30th at 2:15. We will probably be going to Sunrise Hill Care Center for a costume parade around 1:00 that same day. Children should BRING their costume to school that day, NOT wear it to school. The less help they need from adults the better. (i.e. makeup) We have already sent notes to those volunteers that will need to send treats, napkins, or help at the party.
Please check with your kindergartner about the condition of the glue stick in his/her crayon baggy. Because we have been using them a lot lately, some students need to have new glue sticks in their crayon baggie.
We have already been evaluating the children for their report cards. We will be checking the students on knowing their addresses, colors, shapes, left/right, days of the week, birthdays, and identifying the numbers 0 - 10. The children will also be expected to correctly count objects up to 10.
Please continue sending coats, jackets, and sweatshirts to school everyday. The weather is getting colder, and the recesses have been chillier. We’d rather have the children get a little warm than shiver through the recesses. We would also like to remind you to send extra clothes with your child to school. The children feel more comfortable in their own clothes if they would happen to need to change them. We would greatly appreciate if borrowed clothes from the kindergarten room would be returned.
Have a fantastic fall-type weekend!
Mrs. Owens and Mrs Daugherty
Dear Families,
What an active week we have had! We had fun talking fire safety and we all practiced stop, drop, and roll and earned a certificate. (Many of the children expressed interest in practicing fire drills at home.) On Tuesday, Martin Herker, Jay Owens, and Matt Schlichting brought the Traer ambulance up to the school so that the children could see it. They told them about their jobs and informed them about the equipment they would use if someone were sick or hurt. The apples brought from home were compared, and the different colors of apples were tasted. The boys and girls made a big graph while voting for their favorite kind of apple (red, green, or yellow). The graph is hanging in the hallway.
This week the kindergartners brought home a little booklet about fire safety. For homework families can read these booklets and do the activity pages at the end of these booklets. Kindergartners that bring the finished booklets back will get to pick out a sticker.
The boys and girls really enjoyed going to the play in Waterloo. They were well behaved on the bus and in the theater. We believe that their favorite part was eating their lunches in the classroom!
Next week we will be studying the letter Nn. Sharing should be an item that starts with Nn.
Don’t forget about picture day on Tuesday, October 13th! Kindergartners have traditionally been the first group to be photographed. Being at school by 8:20 that day is very important! Bus children do not need to worry. The buses get them to school in plenty of time. If you have special instructions about hair, smiles, shirts, etc., please send us a note. Children may also change out of their special picture clothes after pictures are taken. Let us know if your child should change.
There will be no school for students on Monday, October 19th. The teachers get to attend many important meetings that day.
We will be having our Halloween party on Friday, October 30th at 2:15. We will probably be going to Sunrise Hill Care Center for a costume parade around 1:00 that same day. Children should BRING their costume to school that day, NOT wear it to school. The less help they need from adults the better. (i.e. makeup) We have already sent notes to those volunteers that will need to send treats, napkins, or help at the party.
Please check with your kindergartner about the condition of the glue stick in his/her crayon baggy. Because we have been using them a lot lately, some students need to have new glue sticks in their crayon baggie.
We have already been evaluating the children for their report cards. We will be checking the students on knowing their addresses, colors, shapes, left/right, days of the week, birthdays, and identifying the numbers 0 - 10. The children will also be expected to correctly count objects up to 10.
Please continue sending coats, jackets, and sweatshirts to school everyday. The weather is getting colder, and the recesses have been chillier. We’d rather have the children get a little warm than shiver through the recesses. We would also like to remind you to send extra clothes with your child to school. The children feel more comfortable in their own clothes if they would happen to need to change them. We would greatly appreciate if borrowed clothes from the kindergarten room would be returned.
Have a fantastic fall-type weekend!
Mrs. Owens and Mrs Daugherty
Thursday, October 1, 2009
October 1, 2009
October 1, 2009
Dear Families,
During Pp the boys and girls liked hearing Mr. Foster read The Principal’s New Clothes and The Principal from the Black Lagoon. We learned about the Presidents. We graphed our favorite pet. The children could choose one of the following pets: dog, cat, fish, rabbit, or hamster/gerbil/guinea pig. On Wednesday the Strength Team visited North Tama and shared a drug free message with the students.
It was great seeing and talking with our families this week. Please remember that there is NO SCHOOL, tomorrow, Friday, October 2nd!
Next week we will be learning about the letter Aa. Next week’s sharing will be free choice since there aren’t many items that begin with the letter Aa. During Aa week we talk about apples.. Each kindergartner needs to bring in one apple for some different apple activities. We need these apples by Wednesday, October 7th!
Remember that picture day is Tuesday, October 13th. Kindergartners are normally scheduled to get their pictures taken at 8:20 SO PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR CHILD IS AT SCHOOL ON TIME! (Bus students will not have a problem with this.) If you have special instructions concerning hair or smiles, write us a note, and we will do our best to help your student take a great picture. Children are welcome to change out of special picture outfits when pictures are finished.
Around this time of year the weather gets cooler. We try to go outside for recess everyday, and the boys and girls need to be dressed appropriately. (Some of the children don’t want to wear their coats outside on a chilly day. On chilly days we make them wear coats or sweatshirts.) We have them wear whatever the family sends them in. By the way, one rule our school has is if there is any measurable snow on the ground, the students need to wear boots outside. We know that the thought of snow is depressing, but we wanted you to be aware and prepared.
The flu and cold season is coming soon (if it is not already here)! According to our elementary handbook, children need to stay home if they have the following: an earache, severe headache, a fever of 99.6 or above, an acute cold, a communicable disease, mattering or an inflammation of the eyes, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or untreated head lice. In the handbook there are also guidelines that will help families determine if a child may return to school. Please refer to this so that children do not come back to school too early.
Remember that on Friday, October 30th, the boys and girls are currently scheduled to have the Halloween parties.
On Tuesday, October 6th the kindergartners will be attending a play in Waterloo. We get on the bus between 8:30 and 8:45 to go to the play. THE KINDERGARTNERS THAT SIGNED UP TO BRING THEIR OWN LUNCHES NEED TO DO THAT ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6TH! MILK CAN BE PURCHASED FROM THE COOKS WITH THE COST DELETED FROM HIS/HER LUNCH ACCOUNT.
Have a great 3 day weekend!
Mrs. Daugherty and Mrs. Owens
Keep for future reference!
October Sharing Schedule
October 5 - 9: Free choice (Aa week)
October 12 - 16: Something that begins with the letter Nn
October 19 - 23: Something that begins with Mm (The Monday kids may bring their sharing any day since there is no school on Monday, October 19th.)
October 26 - 30: Free choice (Ii week)
Dear Families,
During Pp the boys and girls liked hearing Mr. Foster read The Principal’s New Clothes and The Principal from the Black Lagoon. We learned about the Presidents. We graphed our favorite pet. The children could choose one of the following pets: dog, cat, fish, rabbit, or hamster/gerbil/guinea pig. On Wednesday the Strength Team visited North Tama and shared a drug free message with the students.
It was great seeing and talking with our families this week. Please remember that there is NO SCHOOL, tomorrow, Friday, October 2nd!
Next week we will be learning about the letter Aa. Next week’s sharing will be free choice since there aren’t many items that begin with the letter Aa. During Aa week we talk about apples.. Each kindergartner needs to bring in one apple for some different apple activities. We need these apples by Wednesday, October 7th!
Remember that picture day is Tuesday, October 13th. Kindergartners are normally scheduled to get their pictures taken at 8:20 SO PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR CHILD IS AT SCHOOL ON TIME! (Bus students will not have a problem with this.) If you have special instructions concerning hair or smiles, write us a note, and we will do our best to help your student take a great picture. Children are welcome to change out of special picture outfits when pictures are finished.
Around this time of year the weather gets cooler. We try to go outside for recess everyday, and the boys and girls need to be dressed appropriately. (Some of the children don’t want to wear their coats outside on a chilly day. On chilly days we make them wear coats or sweatshirts.) We have them wear whatever the family sends them in. By the way, one rule our school has is if there is any measurable snow on the ground, the students need to wear boots outside. We know that the thought of snow is depressing, but we wanted you to be aware and prepared.
The flu and cold season is coming soon (if it is not already here)! According to our elementary handbook, children need to stay home if they have the following: an earache, severe headache, a fever of 99.6 or above, an acute cold, a communicable disease, mattering or an inflammation of the eyes, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or untreated head lice. In the handbook there are also guidelines that will help families determine if a child may return to school. Please refer to this so that children do not come back to school too early.
Remember that on Friday, October 30th, the boys and girls are currently scheduled to have the Halloween parties.
On Tuesday, October 6th the kindergartners will be attending a play in Waterloo. We get on the bus between 8:30 and 8:45 to go to the play. THE KINDERGARTNERS THAT SIGNED UP TO BRING THEIR OWN LUNCHES NEED TO DO THAT ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6TH! MILK CAN BE PURCHASED FROM THE COOKS WITH THE COST DELETED FROM HIS/HER LUNCH ACCOUNT.
Have a great 3 day weekend!
Mrs. Daugherty and Mrs. Owens
Keep for future reference!
October Sharing Schedule
October 5 - 9: Free choice (Aa week)
October 12 - 16: Something that begins with the letter Nn
October 19 - 23: Something that begins with Mm (The Monday kids may bring their sharing any day since there is no school on Monday, October 19th.)
October 26 - 30: Free choice (Ii week)
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
September 25, 2009
September 25, 2009
Dear Families,
We worked with the alphabet and enjoyed reading the book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr. We made a chart using the first letter of our names, to see what letters had the most first names and which letters had the fewest. We read a lot of alphabet books, too. We played an alphabet freeze game. The kindergartners danced and moved around around until the music stopped. Then they found a letter on the floor close to where they were frozen, picked it up, and told everyone the name of the letter. We learned about the letter Tt. Teeth and dental care was discussed. We know that adults are supposed to have 32 teeth and that brushing gets the “sugar bugs” off of the teeth. Healthy food is better for your teeth than sugary foods. Visiting the dentist is important for good dental health. Attached to the newsletter are 2 extra homework papers. One is a tooth brushing chart. Every child that brushes his/her teeth 2 times a day, fills out the chart with a check mark or smiley face or parent’s signature in each box, and returns it gets a special certificate from the Tooth Fairy. The other paper will need some parental guidance to help fill in the blanks.
This week we worked with counting coconuts. Each child was given a bag with one coconut tree and ten coconuts. The students learned to add more coconuts when they needed a larger number and take a way coconuts when they needed a smaller number. They can use these to practice counting at home.
This week we also began practicing writing names the kindergarten way. Next week we will continue practicing. We will expect them to write their name the kindergarten way on all their papers. Reinforcement at home is greatly appreciated. Remember, if your kindergartner practices writing at home, and they bring the paperwork in, they can earn a sticker.
Next week we will be studying the letter Pp. Sharing next week should be one item that begins with the letter Pp. The Friday sharing kids may bring their sharing any day next week.
Please remember that the kids are dismissed early on Monday, September 28th. Town kids are dismissed at 1:50, and bus kids are dismissed at 1:54. There is NO SCHOOL on Friday, October 2nd. Mrs. Owens’ conferences will be held down the hall in an office across the hall from the bathrooms. Mrs. Daugherty’s conferences will be held in the kindergarten classroom.
Halloween is fast approaching, and many families are beginning to think about their child’s costume. The elementary has a policy about costumes. We do not allow any blood or weapons with the costumes. Right now the Halloween parties are scheduled for October 30th.
Don’t forget about October 13th! We will be having our pictures taken on this day. You will receive the order forms soon. Please try to have these forms returned before picture day. On Tuesday, October 13th, the kindergartners need to be here by 8:20. We are usually the first class to have pictures taken, and they come for us at 8:20. If you want your child to change out of the picture clothing, please send another outfit. If you have special instructions concerning hair, jewelry, or outfits, please write us a note with the directions.
On Tuesday, October 6th the kindergartners will be attending a play in Waterloo. We leave the school at about 8:45 and return later in the morning. We will NOT return in time for lunch. If you signed up to provide a sack lunch, please remember to do so! Families may not send any pop to drink. Other than that, families make the rules about what is put in the lunch box.
There is no school on Monday, October 19th. The teachers get to spend the day attending important meetings!
One last important date to note is the Christmas program. It will be on December 16th at 1:30 p.m.
Have a great fall weekend!
Mrs. Owens and Mrs. Daugherty
Dear Families,
We worked with the alphabet and enjoyed reading the book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr. We made a chart using the first letter of our names, to see what letters had the most first names and which letters had the fewest. We read a lot of alphabet books, too. We played an alphabet freeze game. The kindergartners danced and moved around around until the music stopped. Then they found a letter on the floor close to where they were frozen, picked it up, and told everyone the name of the letter. We learned about the letter Tt. Teeth and dental care was discussed. We know that adults are supposed to have 32 teeth and that brushing gets the “sugar bugs” off of the teeth. Healthy food is better for your teeth than sugary foods. Visiting the dentist is important for good dental health. Attached to the newsletter are 2 extra homework papers. One is a tooth brushing chart. Every child that brushes his/her teeth 2 times a day, fills out the chart with a check mark or smiley face or parent’s signature in each box, and returns it gets a special certificate from the Tooth Fairy. The other paper will need some parental guidance to help fill in the blanks.
This week we worked with counting coconuts. Each child was given a bag with one coconut tree and ten coconuts. The students learned to add more coconuts when they needed a larger number and take a way coconuts when they needed a smaller number. They can use these to practice counting at home.
This week we also began practicing writing names the kindergarten way. Next week we will continue practicing. We will expect them to write their name the kindergarten way on all their papers. Reinforcement at home is greatly appreciated. Remember, if your kindergartner practices writing at home, and they bring the paperwork in, they can earn a sticker.
Next week we will be studying the letter Pp. Sharing next week should be one item that begins with the letter Pp. The Friday sharing kids may bring their sharing any day next week.
Please remember that the kids are dismissed early on Monday, September 28th. Town kids are dismissed at 1:50, and bus kids are dismissed at 1:54. There is NO SCHOOL on Friday, October 2nd. Mrs. Owens’ conferences will be held down the hall in an office across the hall from the bathrooms. Mrs. Daugherty’s conferences will be held in the kindergarten classroom.
Halloween is fast approaching, and many families are beginning to think about their child’s costume. The elementary has a policy about costumes. We do not allow any blood or weapons with the costumes. Right now the Halloween parties are scheduled for October 30th.
Don’t forget about October 13th! We will be having our pictures taken on this day. You will receive the order forms soon. Please try to have these forms returned before picture day. On Tuesday, October 13th, the kindergartners need to be here by 8:20. We are usually the first class to have pictures taken, and they come for us at 8:20. If you want your child to change out of the picture clothing, please send another outfit. If you have special instructions concerning hair, jewelry, or outfits, please write us a note with the directions.
On Tuesday, October 6th the kindergartners will be attending a play in Waterloo. We leave the school at about 8:45 and return later in the morning. We will NOT return in time for lunch. If you signed up to provide a sack lunch, please remember to do so! Families may not send any pop to drink. Other than that, families make the rules about what is put in the lunch box.
There is no school on Monday, October 19th. The teachers get to spend the day attending important meetings!
One last important date to note is the Christmas program. It will be on December 16th at 1:30 p.m.
Have a great fall weekend!
Mrs. Owens and Mrs. Daugherty
Thursday, September 17, 2009
September 18, 2009
September 18, 2009
Dear Families,
Seasons and weather were discussed this week. We made lists of summer words, fall words, winter words, and spring words. These lists were written on seasonal symbols and hung in the hallway. We took an “end of summer” walk to look at the trees, flowers, grass, etc. (If the weather didn’t cooperate, we didn’t go on the walk.) We talked about how the trees are still full of green leaves. We noticed that some of the leaves are already turning colors, and some have even fallen off the trees. The kindergartners talked about how the trees change for each season. They made trees to show the four different seasons. The kindergartners enjoyed painting the trunks brown. Have them tell you about how the trees change for each season.
If your child practices writing numbers, their name, or the letters as we learn them at home, send that paper to school. We will give them a sticker for their work.
Next week we will be doing several alphabet activities. We will begin learning to write our first name the “kindergarten way.” We will also be reading and doing activities with the book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. We will read other alphabet books and learn some alphabet songs. Next week’s sharing needs to be something that starts with the letter Tt.
An important date coming up is Tuesday, October 13th. That is school picture day. Watch for more information to be sent home soon!
Conferences will be scheduled for Monday, September 28th and Thursday, October 1st. If your time does not work, please call and let us know. We will reschedule the conference. School is dismissed around 2:00 on Monday, September 28th so that teachers can prepare for conferences. There will be no school on Friday, October 2nd.
Please remember that each Monday Mrs. Daugherty’s kindergartners get a new library book. On Thursdays Mrs. Owens’ class gets new books.
We hope your child is enjoying kindergarten. Things are slowly improving! Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Owens and Mrs. Daugherty
Dear Families,
Seasons and weather were discussed this week. We made lists of summer words, fall words, winter words, and spring words. These lists were written on seasonal symbols and hung in the hallway. We took an “end of summer” walk to look at the trees, flowers, grass, etc. (If the weather didn’t cooperate, we didn’t go on the walk.) We talked about how the trees are still full of green leaves. We noticed that some of the leaves are already turning colors, and some have even fallen off the trees. The kindergartners talked about how the trees change for each season. They made trees to show the four different seasons. The kindergartners enjoyed painting the trunks brown. Have them tell you about how the trees change for each season.
If your child practices writing numbers, their name, or the letters as we learn them at home, send that paper to school. We will give them a sticker for their work.
Next week we will be doing several alphabet activities. We will begin learning to write our first name the “kindergarten way.” We will also be reading and doing activities with the book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. We will read other alphabet books and learn some alphabet songs. Next week’s sharing needs to be something that starts with the letter Tt.
An important date coming up is Tuesday, October 13th. That is school picture day. Watch for more information to be sent home soon!
Conferences will be scheduled for Monday, September 28th and Thursday, October 1st. If your time does not work, please call and let us know. We will reschedule the conference. School is dismissed around 2:00 on Monday, September 28th so that teachers can prepare for conferences. There will be no school on Friday, October 2nd.
Please remember that each Monday Mrs. Daugherty’s kindergartners get a new library book. On Thursdays Mrs. Owens’ class gets new books.
We hope your child is enjoying kindergarten. Things are slowly improving! Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Owens and Mrs. Daugherty
Friday, September 11, 2009
September 11, 2009
September 11, 2009
Dear Families,
Senses were discussed this week. Tuesday the five senses were introduced, and the students listened to a tape of different sounds and had to guess what each sound was. On Wednesday the senses of touch and sight were discussed. Each child was able feel a mystery object in a special box and guess what the object was. They played a game that required them to look at a group of objects, remember what the objects are, and guess the object the teacher took away when their eyes were closed. Thursday was a “smelly” day, and the boys and girls guessed mystery smells. On Friday, the students finished the week, by learning about the sense of taste. They tasted something sweet (m and m’s), sour (dill pickles), salty (pretzels), and bitter (unsweetened baking chocolate). Also this week the kindergartners worked on sequencing, remembering the details of a story, and the letter Gg. Lowercase g is harder to make so we made a practice homework paper and attached it to the newsletter. The kindergartners talked about ways to be safe at school, at home, on the farm, and in our community.
This week we began reading books about Curious George. The children really enjoy these books. We have discussed the meaning of the word curious, and the children have thought of a few things they are each curious about. You can read your child’s ideas on the windows outside our room.
Next week we will be learning about the 4 seasons. On Friday morning we hope to take an end of summer walk. Please dress your child appropriately.
Sharing for next week is an item in a “secret sack” from your child’s favorite season. Your kindergartner needs to be able to give clues about the mystery item. You are welcome to help your child with the clues. Families may also write the clues down on a piece of paper so that if your student forgets them, we can help him/her. For example, if your child’s favorite season is summer, the sharing item could be a swimming suit. The child puts the swimming suit into a sack (or the backpack). Clues could include: I wear this when it is hot. I like to get it wet. It is purple and green. The other students will then get to try and guess what is in the sack.
Students that bring soft and cuddly items get to sleep with them during rest time. However we do NOT want your child to bring a soft and cuddly item EVERY WEEK just so they can sleep with a soft and cuddly item.
Again this year we are collecting Box Tops for Education box tops. Send in the box top that has that special logo on it. Each box top is worth 10¢. The school is also collecting Campbell's soup labels. Send any that you have to school with your child. The elementary school is also collecting Hy Vee slips. If you know anyone that shops at Hy Vee, ask them for their receipts. We think that the school gets $1 for every $200 turned in. Empty Capri Sun juice pouches are being collected this year. We get 6¢ for each one.
The weather will be getting cooler . We recommend that families send jackets or sweatshirts to school. It would be very helpful if the coats had names written in them. Many times they fall on the floor, and the teachers do not know who they belong to, and occasionally 2 children have identical coats. Having names written on the coats helps the children identify theirs.
Please put extra clothes in your child’s backpack or in a sack that we can hang on their cubby hooks. Boys and girls spill milk, slide in mud, get bloody noses, and have bathroom accidents that require changing clothes. We do NOT have a lot of extra clothes for boys and girls to borrow, and we would rather not call you at work to bring in extra clothes.
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Daugherty and Mrs. Owens
Dear Families,
Senses were discussed this week. Tuesday the five senses were introduced, and the students listened to a tape of different sounds and had to guess what each sound was. On Wednesday the senses of touch and sight were discussed. Each child was able feel a mystery object in a special box and guess what the object was. They played a game that required them to look at a group of objects, remember what the objects are, and guess the object the teacher took away when their eyes were closed. Thursday was a “smelly” day, and the boys and girls guessed mystery smells. On Friday, the students finished the week, by learning about the sense of taste. They tasted something sweet (m and m’s), sour (dill pickles), salty (pretzels), and bitter (unsweetened baking chocolate). Also this week the kindergartners worked on sequencing, remembering the details of a story, and the letter Gg. Lowercase g is harder to make so we made a practice homework paper and attached it to the newsletter. The kindergartners talked about ways to be safe at school, at home, on the farm, and in our community.
This week we began reading books about Curious George. The children really enjoy these books. We have discussed the meaning of the word curious, and the children have thought of a few things they are each curious about. You can read your child’s ideas on the windows outside our room.
Next week we will be learning about the 4 seasons. On Friday morning we hope to take an end of summer walk. Please dress your child appropriately.
Sharing for next week is an item in a “secret sack” from your child’s favorite season. Your kindergartner needs to be able to give clues about the mystery item. You are welcome to help your child with the clues. Families may also write the clues down on a piece of paper so that if your student forgets them, we can help him/her. For example, if your child’s favorite season is summer, the sharing item could be a swimming suit. The child puts the swimming suit into a sack (or the backpack). Clues could include: I wear this when it is hot. I like to get it wet. It is purple and green. The other students will then get to try and guess what is in the sack.
Students that bring soft and cuddly items get to sleep with them during rest time. However we do NOT want your child to bring a soft and cuddly item EVERY WEEK just so they can sleep with a soft and cuddly item.
Again this year we are collecting Box Tops for Education box tops. Send in the box top that has that special logo on it. Each box top is worth 10¢. The school is also collecting Campbell's soup labels. Send any that you have to school with your child. The elementary school is also collecting Hy Vee slips. If you know anyone that shops at Hy Vee, ask them for their receipts. We think that the school gets $1 for every $200 turned in. Empty Capri Sun juice pouches are being collected this year. We get 6¢ for each one.
The weather will be getting cooler . We recommend that families send jackets or sweatshirts to school. It would be very helpful if the coats had names written in them. Many times they fall on the floor, and the teachers do not know who they belong to, and occasionally 2 children have identical coats. Having names written on the coats helps the children identify theirs.
Please put extra clothes in your child’s backpack or in a sack that we can hang on their cubby hooks. Boys and girls spill milk, slide in mud, get bloody noses, and have bathroom accidents that require changing clothes. We do NOT have a lot of extra clothes for boys and girls to borrow, and we would rather not call you at work to bring in extra clothes.
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Daugherty and Mrs. Owens
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
September 4, 2009
September 4, 2009
Dear Families,
This week we continued to review the school and classroom rules and procedures. We also continued to read books about the beginning of school. We worked on colors with the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear. We hope your child will share their similar book with you. We read a big book called All About You, and we learned more about each other. We talked about families and body graphed how many people were in our families. Patterning with our bodies was a fun activity we tried this week. An example was standing, sitting, standing, sitting. The students were getting really good at figuring out the patterns. In reading we worked with the letter Oo. There is more Oo homework that families may work on. Check out the paper attached to the newsletter!
It was nice seeing so many families at the Open House on Thursday. We now have faces to put with names as children tell us about their families. The pictures that were hanging in the hallway will be coming home in the near future.
Breakfast begins at 8:00. Children eating breakfast should not come into the school until 8:00. Other students may come in at 8:10. If your child arrives too early, we will send him/her out to the playground.
We will begin sharing next week with the topic “My favorite _____________.” This item can be a book, food, animal, toy, etc. Each week we will have a specific topic. A list of September topics will be at the end of the newsletter. (Please keep the sharing portion of the newsletter so that you can refer to the sharing list each week.) Your child needs to be able to tell about the sharing item in front of the class. Your child is assigned a sharing day. The kindergartners need to remember to bring their sharing on their assigned day. If a child forgets the sharing item, he/she may not bring it another day. If your kindergartner is gone on their sharing day, then he/she needs to bring their sharing item on the day they come back to school. Monday sharing kids can bring their sharing anyday next week since we do not have school on Monday next week. Mrs. Daugherty’s class please remember that we do NOT have sharing on Friday!
During the month of September the entire elementary is working on the CHARACTER COUNTS! characteristic of responsibility. We will be demonstrating responsibility in different situations and praising those that show responsibility during the day. Families are encouraged to work on responsibility at home!
We hope that your child is enjoying school! Have a super weekend three day weekend!! (There is NO school on Monday, September 7th!)
Mrs. Owens and Mrs. Daugherty
__________________________’s sharing day is __________________.
September Sharing
September 7 - 11: “My favorite _____________.” This could be a favorite book, food, animal, toy, etc.
September 14 - 18: Something in a “secret sack” from your favorite season that we have to guess using the child’s clues.
September 21 - 25: An item that begins with the letter Tt
September 28 - October 2: An item that begins with the letter Pp
Dear Families,
This week we continued to review the school and classroom rules and procedures. We also continued to read books about the beginning of school. We worked on colors with the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear. We hope your child will share their similar book with you. We read a big book called All About You, and we learned more about each other. We talked about families and body graphed how many people were in our families. Patterning with our bodies was a fun activity we tried this week. An example was standing, sitting, standing, sitting. The students were getting really good at figuring out the patterns. In reading we worked with the letter Oo. There is more Oo homework that families may work on. Check out the paper attached to the newsletter!
It was nice seeing so many families at the Open House on Thursday. We now have faces to put with names as children tell us about their families. The pictures that were hanging in the hallway will be coming home in the near future.
Breakfast begins at 8:00. Children eating breakfast should not come into the school until 8:00. Other students may come in at 8:10. If your child arrives too early, we will send him/her out to the playground.
We will begin sharing next week with the topic “My favorite _____________.” This item can be a book, food, animal, toy, etc. Each week we will have a specific topic. A list of September topics will be at the end of the newsletter. (Please keep the sharing portion of the newsletter so that you can refer to the sharing list each week.) Your child needs to be able to tell about the sharing item in front of the class. Your child is assigned a sharing day. The kindergartners need to remember to bring their sharing on their assigned day. If a child forgets the sharing item, he/she may not bring it another day. If your kindergartner is gone on their sharing day, then he/she needs to bring their sharing item on the day they come back to school. Monday sharing kids can bring their sharing anyday next week since we do not have school on Monday next week. Mrs. Daugherty’s class please remember that we do NOT have sharing on Friday!
During the month of September the entire elementary is working on the CHARACTER COUNTS! characteristic of responsibility. We will be demonstrating responsibility in different situations and praising those that show responsibility during the day. Families are encouraged to work on responsibility at home!
We hope that your child is enjoying school! Have a super weekend three day weekend!! (There is NO school on Monday, September 7th!)
Mrs. Owens and Mrs. Daugherty
__________________________’s sharing day is __________________.
September Sharing
September 7 - 11: “My favorite _____________.” This could be a favorite book, food, animal, toy, etc.
September 14 - 18: Something in a “secret sack” from your favorite season that we have to guess using the child’s clues.
September 21 - 25: An item that begins with the letter Tt
September 28 - October 2: An item that begins with the letter Pp
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
August 28, 2009
August 28, 2009
Dear Families,
This has been a monumental week for kindergartners at North Tama! We’ve now experienced one full week of school! We are still working on classroom routines, classroom rules, and school rules. Things get better each day!
The breakfast bell rings at 8:00, and kids eating breakfast are allowed in the building then. Other students should not come in until 8:10. If your child does not ride the bus, and he/she arrives early, he/she should go to the playground.
Along with learning the many important school rules, we have worked on shapes, colors, and following directions. On Friday we reviewed shapes by taking a “Shape Walk.” (If the weather was inclement, we had to skip the outside walk.) We looked at buildings, cars, and natural items and discussed the shapes found in them. We then returned to class and made our own shape creatures and items using colorful shapes, glue sticks, and crayons.
Most days we do some kind of math work. The boys and girls will bring home worksheets that have “homework” on one side. We want families to look at these math worksheets and work with your kindergartner on the homework side. Children that do their homework and return the paper to school get to pick out a sticker from the sticker box. Families may also send a note stating that their kindergartner has done their homework.
This year the kindergartners are using the Saxon Reading Program. We learn how to write each capital and lowercase letter of the alphabet. The children learn a keyword for each letter and the sound the letter makes. Worksheets go home most days to show families what we are working on. This week we started learning about the letter Ll. During the week we discussed living and nonliving things, and read the big book Lions and Gorillas. The boys and girls made their own Lions and Gorillas booklets. It is a repetitive story that has an animal in the jungle, then at the zoo, and then somewhere in their house.
Each week we learn about a new letter. Attached to the newsletter is a poem that goes with the letter Ll. As homework, parents should read the poem to the kindergartner. Then the student can circle all of the words that start with Ll. Kids that return this homework may pick out a sticker. Each week you will be getting a new poem. On the back of the poem are more ideas for homework that families can do. Feel free to do one or more of the homework ideas.
The children had a chance to meet and work with Mr. Estes the gym teacher, Mrs. Betts the art teacher, Mrs. Kent the music teacher, Mrs. O’Meara the guidance counselor, and Mrs. Krug the media teacher. Mrs. Krug let the children check out books. Books need to be returned the following week in order to get a new one.
Next Thursday, September 3rd, the elementary school will have an Open House/Book Fair. The classrooms will be open for families to tour from 6:00 - 7:30. The Book Fair will be held in the multipurpose room from 6:00 - 7:30. There is a supper in the lunchroom beginning at 5:30. We hope to see many families at the Open House on Thursday, September 3rd!
Lunch has gone well with the majority of students being willing to try new or unfamiliar foods. We will not make the children eat all of the food on their plate, but we will encourage them to try each food and then eat enough to get them through the afternoon. If your child needs to buy a milk to drink because they brought their own lunch, then 30 cents will be subtracted from your family’s hot lunch account.
During our full days of school we have rest time. We try to rest about 20 - 30 minutes each day. We feel rest time is important and necessary. We are playing soft, relaxing music and the lights are off.
Our classroom schedule was sent home last week. Look at this schedule carefully so that you can help your child dress appropriately for gym class day. Sharing is on this schedule. We will not start sharing next week. We will let you know when sharing will start.
Don’t forget, we get out of school one hour early on Friday, September 4th and we will not have school on Monday, September 7th.
This year Mrs. Daugherty is trying to keep copies of the newsletter on the internet! The address is http://ntknews09.blogspot.com. Families may add this address to the home computer’s bookmarks or favorites areas. You can also find a link to this blogspot by going to the North Tama web page. The North Tama web page can be found at www.n-tama.k12.ia.us.
We look forward to another week of school with this enjoyable group of children! We know that things will improve and run more smoothly each day!
During September we will be working on the Responsibility pillar for CHARACTER COUNTS. In kindergarten the kids are responsible for turning their names over, getting their folders out, handing the teacher notes from parents, body basics, and line basics to name a few. Families are encouraged to work on responsibility at home, too!
We still have a mystery early dismissal form with no name on it. Please help us! Who has the home phone number 319-652-0765? Let us know and we will put your child’s name on it.
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Daugherty and Mrs. Owens
Dear Families,
This has been a monumental week for kindergartners at North Tama! We’ve now experienced one full week of school! We are still working on classroom routines, classroom rules, and school rules. Things get better each day!
The breakfast bell rings at 8:00, and kids eating breakfast are allowed in the building then. Other students should not come in until 8:10. If your child does not ride the bus, and he/she arrives early, he/she should go to the playground.
Along with learning the many important school rules, we have worked on shapes, colors, and following directions. On Friday we reviewed shapes by taking a “Shape Walk.” (If the weather was inclement, we had to skip the outside walk.) We looked at buildings, cars, and natural items and discussed the shapes found in them. We then returned to class and made our own shape creatures and items using colorful shapes, glue sticks, and crayons.
Most days we do some kind of math work. The boys and girls will bring home worksheets that have “homework” on one side. We want families to look at these math worksheets and work with your kindergartner on the homework side. Children that do their homework and return the paper to school get to pick out a sticker from the sticker box. Families may also send a note stating that their kindergartner has done their homework.
This year the kindergartners are using the Saxon Reading Program. We learn how to write each capital and lowercase letter of the alphabet. The children learn a keyword for each letter and the sound the letter makes. Worksheets go home most days to show families what we are working on. This week we started learning about the letter Ll. During the week we discussed living and nonliving things, and read the big book Lions and Gorillas. The boys and girls made their own Lions and Gorillas booklets. It is a repetitive story that has an animal in the jungle, then at the zoo, and then somewhere in their house.
Each week we learn about a new letter. Attached to the newsletter is a poem that goes with the letter Ll. As homework, parents should read the poem to the kindergartner. Then the student can circle all of the words that start with Ll. Kids that return this homework may pick out a sticker. Each week you will be getting a new poem. On the back of the poem are more ideas for homework that families can do. Feel free to do one or more of the homework ideas.
The children had a chance to meet and work with Mr. Estes the gym teacher, Mrs. Betts the art teacher, Mrs. Kent the music teacher, Mrs. O’Meara the guidance counselor, and Mrs. Krug the media teacher. Mrs. Krug let the children check out books. Books need to be returned the following week in order to get a new one.
Next Thursday, September 3rd, the elementary school will have an Open House/Book Fair. The classrooms will be open for families to tour from 6:00 - 7:30. The Book Fair will be held in the multipurpose room from 6:00 - 7:30. There is a supper in the lunchroom beginning at 5:30. We hope to see many families at the Open House on Thursday, September 3rd!
Lunch has gone well with the majority of students being willing to try new or unfamiliar foods. We will not make the children eat all of the food on their plate, but we will encourage them to try each food and then eat enough to get them through the afternoon. If your child needs to buy a milk to drink because they brought their own lunch, then 30 cents will be subtracted from your family’s hot lunch account.
During our full days of school we have rest time. We try to rest about 20 - 30 minutes each day. We feel rest time is important and necessary. We are playing soft, relaxing music and the lights are off.
Our classroom schedule was sent home last week. Look at this schedule carefully so that you can help your child dress appropriately for gym class day. Sharing is on this schedule. We will not start sharing next week. We will let you know when sharing will start.
Don’t forget, we get out of school one hour early on Friday, September 4th and we will not have school on Monday, September 7th.
This year Mrs. Daugherty is trying to keep copies of the newsletter on the internet! The address is http://ntknews09.blogspot.com. Families may add this address to the home computer’s bookmarks or favorites areas. You can also find a link to this blogspot by going to the North Tama web page. The North Tama web page can be found at www.n-tama.k12.ia.us.
We look forward to another week of school with this enjoyable group of children! We know that things will improve and run more smoothly each day!
During September we will be working on the Responsibility pillar for CHARACTER COUNTS. In kindergarten the kids are responsible for turning their names over, getting their folders out, handing the teacher notes from parents, body basics, and line basics to name a few. Families are encouraged to work on responsibility at home, too!
We still have a mystery early dismissal form with no name on it. Please help us! Who has the home phone number 319-652-0765? Let us know and we will put your child’s name on it.
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Daugherty and Mrs. Owens
Monday, August 24, 2009
August 21, 2009
Dear Families,
We have made it through 3 days of school. We are still adjusting to our classroom routines, classroom rules, and school rules. Things get better and less hectic each day!
Kindergarten newsletters are sent home every week. They normally go home on Fridays so please be sure that you check in your child’s folder for this important information. We tell you about what we have done in school, and we try to give you advanced warning on the upcoming kindergarten and school events. It is advised that you check your child’s folder EVERYDAY and take out the papers we have completed.
The breakfast bell rings at 8:00, and kids eating breakfast are allowed in the building then. Other students should not come in until 8:10. If your child does not ride the bus, and he/she arrives early, he/she should go to the playground.
Along with learning the many important school rules, we have started worked on shapes, colors, and following directions. We will continue to work on these next week. On Friday next week we hope to take a “Shape Walk.” (If the weather is inclement, we will have to skip the outside walk.) We will look at buildings, cars, and natural items and discuss the shapes found in them. When we return to class we will make our own shape creatures and items using colorful shapes, glue sticks, and crayons.
Most days we do some kind of math work. The boys and girls will bring home worksheets that have “homework” on one side. We want families to look at these math worksheets and work with your kindergartner on the homework side. Children that do their homework and return the paper to school get to pick out a sticker from the sticker box. Families may also send a note stating that their kindergartner has done their homework.
This year the kindergartners are using the Saxon Reading Program. We will learn how to write each capital and lowercase letter of the alphabet. The children will learn a keyword for each letter and the sound the letter makes. Worksheets will go home most days to show families what we are working on. Next week we will start learning about the letter Ll. We will be doing many different Ll activities. Each week we learn about a new letter.
On Thursday, September 3rd, the elementary school will have an Open House/Book Fair. The classrooms will be open for families to tour from 6:00 - 7:30. The Book Fair will be held in the multipurpose room from 6:00 - 7:30. There is a supper in the lunchroom beginning at 5:30. We hope to see many families at the Open House on Thursday, September 3rd!
Lunch has gone well with the majority of students being willing to try new or unfamiliar foods. We will not make the children eat all of the food on their plate, but we will encourage them to try each food and then eat enough to get them through the afternoon. If your child needs to buy a milk to drink because they brought their own lunch, then 30 cents will be subtracted from your family’s hot lunch account.
During our full days of school we have rest time. We try to rest about 20 - 30 minutes each day. We feel rest time is important and necessary. We are playing soft, relaxing music and the lights are off.
Our classroom schedule was sent home this week. Look at this schedule carefully so that you can help your child dress appropriately for gym class day. Sharing is on this schedule. We have not started sharing yet. We will let you know when sharing will start.
Don’t forget, we will not have school on Monday, September 7th.
This year Mrs. Daugherty is trying to keep copies of the newsletter on the internet! The address is http://ntknews09.blogspot.com. Families may add this address to the home computer’s bookmarks or favorites areas. You can also find a link to this blogspot by going to the North Tama web page. The North Tama web page can be found at www.n-tama.k12.ia.us.
Please have your child sign the purple paper attached to this newsletter. You will also need to sign it and return it to school. This paper says that the teacher, the student, and the parents will work to the best of their abilities during the school year so the student can learn to their fullest potential.
If you need to contact Mrs. Daugherty, you may call her at home at 478-2844 or you may use the following email addresses: daugherty@n-tama.k12.ia.us OR mrskimdaugherty@gmail.com. The North Tama email address may not be ready yet. Mr. Youel is working on that. Mrs. Owens may be reached at 478-8522 or at the following email address: owens@n-tama.k12.ia.us.
We look forward to another week of school with this enjoyable group of children! We know that things will improve and run more smoothly each day!
Mrs. Daugherty and Mrs. Owens
We have a mystery. A consciencious parent filled out the “early dismissal due to weather” note with phone numbers, but he/she forgot to write a child’s name on it. The home phone number had the 319- 652-xxxx. Please help us put a name to the number!!!
We have made it through 3 days of school. We are still adjusting to our classroom routines, classroom rules, and school rules. Things get better and less hectic each day!
Kindergarten newsletters are sent home every week. They normally go home on Fridays so please be sure that you check in your child’s folder for this important information. We tell you about what we have done in school, and we try to give you advanced warning on the upcoming kindergarten and school events. It is advised that you check your child’s folder EVERYDAY and take out the papers we have completed.
The breakfast bell rings at 8:00, and kids eating breakfast are allowed in the building then. Other students should not come in until 8:10. If your child does not ride the bus, and he/she arrives early, he/she should go to the playground.
Along with learning the many important school rules, we have started worked on shapes, colors, and following directions. We will continue to work on these next week. On Friday next week we hope to take a “Shape Walk.” (If the weather is inclement, we will have to skip the outside walk.) We will look at buildings, cars, and natural items and discuss the shapes found in them. When we return to class we will make our own shape creatures and items using colorful shapes, glue sticks, and crayons.
Most days we do some kind of math work. The boys and girls will bring home worksheets that have “homework” on one side. We want families to look at these math worksheets and work with your kindergartner on the homework side. Children that do their homework and return the paper to school get to pick out a sticker from the sticker box. Families may also send a note stating that their kindergartner has done their homework.
This year the kindergartners are using the Saxon Reading Program. We will learn how to write each capital and lowercase letter of the alphabet. The children will learn a keyword for each letter and the sound the letter makes. Worksheets will go home most days to show families what we are working on. Next week we will start learning about the letter Ll. We will be doing many different Ll activities. Each week we learn about a new letter.
On Thursday, September 3rd, the elementary school will have an Open House/Book Fair. The classrooms will be open for families to tour from 6:00 - 7:30. The Book Fair will be held in the multipurpose room from 6:00 - 7:30. There is a supper in the lunchroom beginning at 5:30. We hope to see many families at the Open House on Thursday, September 3rd!
Lunch has gone well with the majority of students being willing to try new or unfamiliar foods. We will not make the children eat all of the food on their plate, but we will encourage them to try each food and then eat enough to get them through the afternoon. If your child needs to buy a milk to drink because they brought their own lunch, then 30 cents will be subtracted from your family’s hot lunch account.
During our full days of school we have rest time. We try to rest about 20 - 30 minutes each day. We feel rest time is important and necessary. We are playing soft, relaxing music and the lights are off.
Our classroom schedule was sent home this week. Look at this schedule carefully so that you can help your child dress appropriately for gym class day. Sharing is on this schedule. We have not started sharing yet. We will let you know when sharing will start.
Don’t forget, we will not have school on Monday, September 7th.
This year Mrs. Daugherty is trying to keep copies of the newsletter on the internet! The address is http://ntknews09.blogspot.com. Families may add this address to the home computer’s bookmarks or favorites areas. You can also find a link to this blogspot by going to the North Tama web page. The North Tama web page can be found at www.n-tama.k12.ia.us.
Please have your child sign the purple paper attached to this newsletter. You will also need to sign it and return it to school. This paper says that the teacher, the student, and the parents will work to the best of their abilities during the school year so the student can learn to their fullest potential.
If you need to contact Mrs. Daugherty, you may call her at home at 478-2844 or you may use the following email addresses: daugherty@n-tama.k12.ia.us OR mrskimdaugherty@gmail.com. The North Tama email address may not be ready yet. Mr. Youel is working on that. Mrs. Owens may be reached at 478-8522 or at the following email address: owens@n-tama.k12.ia.us.
We look forward to another week of school with this enjoyable group of children! We know that things will improve and run more smoothly each day!
Mrs. Daugherty and Mrs. Owens
We have a mystery. A consciencious parent filled out the “early dismissal due to weather” note with phone numbers, but he/she forgot to write a child’s name on it. The home phone number had the 319- 652-xxxx. Please help us put a name to the number!!!
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