K-3 Newsletter

                   Mrs. MacIntyre

Dear Families,

September 25,2015

Happy Autumn!

We welcomed in the first day of fall here in K-3 by going on an acorn hunt. The students had a great afternoon searching for acorns outside and up on the ball field. We are beginning our science unit Trees and Weather so that was a perfect introduction to the unit. If you have time, discuss with your child what you notice about the trees this fall. Maybe you have a tree in your yard that you could pay special attention to. Observe its trunk and branches and the changing color of the leaves if you can.

On Wednesday we also visited Maker’s Space. Maker’s Space is a room upstairs that has many different materials that the students can explore and create with. There are markers and white boards where students can make plans of what they are going to create if they want. There are blocks and nuts and bolts that the students can use to create a variety of structures and moving creations. Students experiment and figure out how to put things together on their own  with no specific goal in mind other than to just create. It is a great opportunity for learning.We will go up every Wednesday throughout the year.

In math, we worked on writing our numbers 0-5. We also learned what it means to put things in sequence by make our own Very Hungry Caterpillar cards. Hopefully your child can retell the story with their cards while you read the summary that I am sending home.

Our letter of the week was “Ee”. Our tongue twister was “Elizabeth and Ethan eat eclairs.”

We began our Sipps phonics program this week. It is a systematic instructional program to promote phonological awareness and sight word recognition.

Please remember to come to Open House on Wednesday, September 30th 7:00-8:00 pm.

I hope your child is enjoying kindergarten and that if you have any questions you know that I am here.

I know many of you signed your child up for the after school programs. They start next week, if your child is going please remind them in the morning and if you could write me a reminder in the blue book that would be great! If your child did not get into the class they wanted this time, they usually offer it again in the winter or spring and they students who did not get in the first time are taken. Unfortunately, they fill up quickly and not everyone is able to get in.

Keep sending in your signs of fall.. our fall table looks great!

Have a nice weekend.

Sincerely,

Mrs. MacIntyre

 K-3 Newsletter

                        Mrs. MacIntyre

Dear Families,

September 18,2015

We had a nice full week of school here in K-3. It is nice getting into the routine of things and all of the students seem to be adjusting very well. We have begun our Unit Study of Eric Carle. We will read many books by Mr. Carle, paying particular attention to The Very Hungry Caterpillar. We are learning about sequence and days of the week from this book and the students made their own hungry caterpillars to hang in the classroom. We also read some books by other authors this week. We read Chicka-Chicka Boom Boom, Chrysanthemum,Wemberly Worried and The Kissing Hand. Many of the students seemed familiar with these. It is nice to see the class enjoying read alouds so much, especially since it is one of my favorite things to do with the class.

We are doing Writer’s Workshop everyday now. The students are doing well. I encourage them to use “good kid’s spelling”, and write the sounds they hear when they say a word, not worrying if it is right or wrong. When they draw a picture, I also encourage them to use five colors or more to add detail.

Our letter of the week was “Ff” and our tongue twister was ;”Felicia and Freddy follow funny footsteps.”

In math, we began writing our numbers 0-5 and we also practice naming simple 2-D and 3-D shapes.

I sent home a book order and forgot to write the on-line code on the flyer. If you would like to order on-line the code is HJH4J.

That is the code for the entire year. I apologize for not writing it on the flyer. I usually send home flyers every 6 weeks or so.

I hope your child is enjoying kindergarten and please feel free to contact me at anytime if you have any concerns.

                            SPECIAL EVENTS

OPEN HOUSE is on Wednesday September 30th from 7-8p.m.

The first day of Autumn is September 23rd

I hope you have a nice weekend. If anyone sees any signs of autumn outside in nature this weekend, your child is welcome to bring them into school and we will put them on our Autumn table.

Sincerely,

Mrs. MacIntyre

K-3 Newsletter  

               Mrs. MacIntyre

Dear Families,

September 11,2015

I hope your child is enjoying their first week of kindergarten. I am sure they are coming home tired, I know I am. It has been especially warm this week, so thank you in advance for sending in the water bottles. Hopefully, next week it will be cooler. The students took a tour of the school, made class rules and spent a lot of time getting to know one another and getting to know me! I think we are going to have a wonderful year together and I am looking forward to getting to know your child.

Next week we will begin with our first letter of the week, which is”Ff”. We teach our letters in accordance with our “Handwriting without Tears” program. It follows the way letters are formed rather than in alphabetical order.

Your child has already begun our Writer’s Workshop program and it coincides with our Being a Writer Program. Basically after I read your child will draw and begin to write a response to what I have read. In the beginning of the year, we may just be writing one letter to describe their picture but by the end of the year you will be amazed at what they can do!

The students are doing a great job following the schedule and becoming independent with their snacks. If your child is buying hot lunch and you think they may not remember you can just write a quick note in the blue book and I will be sure to see it and remind them. If they buy lunch everyday you do not need to worry about it.

I will be sending home the beach towels today to be washed. Remember to send them back on Monday. Your child is welcome to bring a stuffed animal and/or a favorite book or two to look at during rest time if they like. It only last about 25 minutes and it is a great way for them to recharge their batteries, no sleeping required!

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have. I know this is a big milestone for you and your child. I think we are off to a great start!

Have a wonderful weekend,

Sincerely,

Mrs. MacIntyre

Wish List

Our classroom is in need of

Lysol Wipes to keep us clean!