February 24th

I hope everyone had a wonderful vacation!  Welcome back :)

Please note, due to our snow day, we will have our Valentine's Celebration for the children on Monday.  The children are invited to dress up fancy on this day.  Also, if you were signed up to send in a treat for our party, please drop it off at the office by 10 am.  Due to scheduling conflicts, this celebration will be for the children only.  We will have a 'family celebration' during the spring.  I will be sure to keep you posted on the dates.   

We will have our 100th Day of School celebration on Tuesday where students can dress up as a 100 year old man or lady!  There are some great examples on pinterest if you are looking for some easy ideas.  Also, please help your child to gather a collection of 100 items to bring into school. The items should be placed inside a gallon sized plastic bag or a labeled container.  We will start our 100th Day activities on Tuesday and finish up on Wednesday.  We have many fun activities planned.  Thanks for helping with this fun day. :)

This week we will also talk about Presidents' Day, keeping our teeth healthy, and nutrition!  These themes will be taught during the next two weeks in our kindergarten classroom along with our reading, writing, and math lessons each day. 

Thank you for  your support!

Sincerely,
Eileen Browne

February 10th

This will be another busy and fun week in our kindergarten classroom.  We will spend some time celebrating Valentine's Day, talking about Presidents' Day, and beginning a new science unit on Properties.  

We will celebrate our kindergarten friendships and Valentine's Day this Friday at 12:00 in our classrooms.  Please encourage your child to 'dress fancy' on this day.  You are welcome to join us for a quick snack, some math fun, and reading our Valentine's Day cards.  Please let me know if you will be attending so that I can prepare the kids and plan accordingly.  Also, please send in decorated Valentine's Day mailboxes and Valentine Cards anytime before Friday.   Thank you so much for your help with these projects.

This Wednesday we will also have Pajama Day.  The children have been working very hard on filling up our classroom 'warm and fuzzy' jar.  It is now full!  The class has voted on a Pajama Party.  We picked Wednesday for our celebration because it is not a PE day :)   The children can wear a pair of cozy, comfy pjs to school.  They can also bring in a cozy stuffed animal to spend the day with us.  Please make sure that the stuffed animal can fit in your child's backpack.   

Academically, as readers we will be working in small guided reading groups throughout the week.  The children are now beginning to bring home 'just right' books during the week.  Please listen to your child read to you, discuss some of the heart words,  and return the book the next day.  The children are so excited to take off as beginning readers.   We will also continue practicing our Word Wall words and handwriting skills each day.  During math, the children are working on learning addition facts.  We are using cubes, counters, beads, cheerios, pictures...to help us remember our facts.  We also learned that we can switch numbers around and still have the same answer:  2+3=5  AND  3+2=5   We call this a switcheroo in our classroom!  

Thank you for sending in winter gear, boots, and sneakers each day!  The children are having so much fun playing in the snow with their friends at recess. It is so good for them.

I am looking forward to a very fun and very busy week!

Sincerely,
Eileen Browne :)