Week of October 1-3
Sounds of the Week - Y
Book of the Week - "When I Was Young in the Mountains"
Moms of the Month - Alex Holck and Samantha Griggs
Wow! What a wonderful trip to the Apple Orchards last Thursday. Thank you Alex Holck for doing an "a"mazing job coordinating the trip. The students will bring their Seasons of the Apple Tree handmade book home on Tuesday. How special that they we able to see the Summer tree in real life last Thursday. See photo to the right. Hope to add more very soon.
Looking forward to a short, but rich "Y" week. Our book, "When I Was Young in the Mountains" by Cynthia Rylant is a wonderful story of "the way it used to be". We are excited to have Walker's grandmother read on Monday and are hoping that she won't mind sharing a little about the way things were she was young. The students are shocked to learn that we grew up with no cell phones, only 4 Atlanta television stations, no iPads and no microwave
ovens.
General Store on Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. - The 6th graders at PCS have just finished reading the book As the Red Fern Grows and have invited us to be a part of a General Store (which totally supports the setting and time of Book of the Week). The 6th graders will be dressed in early 1900's costume and will sell small General Store type items. They will also set up games such as marbles and pick-up-stix. Your child can purchase all that is needed for 1.00. Most items are 5-10 cents. Our 4th grade Partner class is going to attend with us to help us count money and make good choices. Bring a 1.00 this day or if you forget, Mrs. Jernigan and Mrs. Lee will have some to share. The proceeds from the store benefit the Guatemalan Teachers Mission Trip.
Thank you to Kelly Gordon, Alex Holck, Kelly Porter and Sandra Jones for planning an awesome Service Project Day for Wednesday. Please refer to email from these moms as to items to bring and plans for the day. Please pray for the PCS teachers who will be attending a Charlotte Mason conference in Chattanooga on Thursday and Friday.
Remember PCS will be closed on Thursday and Friday this week as teachers and administrators are away at conference.
You will be receiving an email soon that will list sign up times for our October 24th conferences. Please check you calendar and reply by Friday, October 5th. Mrs. Jernigan and Mrs. Lee will be meeting with parents together for these October conferences.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Saturday, September 22, 2012
"A" Week and the Apple Orchards
Week of September 24-27
Sound of the Week - A
Book of the Week - How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World
Habit of the Month - Obedience
Moms of the Month - Kelly Gordon and Lisbeth Fay
Thank you to our wonderful September Moms of the Month for all of your generous blessings to our classroom this past month. We have enjoyed the wonderful Topic of the Week library books, your time in the classroom, special snacks, Nature Walks and many extras. You blessed us incredibly. Both Allie and Andrew love having their parents as a part of their school day.
This Week:
Tuesday, 25th - Making apple pies in class this day. Thank you to Kelly Gordon and Lisbeth Fay for providing all needed supplies for this favorite activity.
Wednesday, 26th- Late Start! Students may be dropped off at 9:00 a.m.
Thursday, 27th -Class trip to Reece Apple Orchards. Thank you Alex Holck for making all plans for this special trip. If you are not one of the families meeting at school, then plan to meet us at the Orchards at 10:00 a.m. Please send sack lunch for your child to eat at the Orchards or in the car on return trip home. Please have your children wear play clothes and tennis shoes.
Some fun things that we will be doing with "A" this week.
Alphabet activities, animal charades, fingerprint ants and our own Book of Seasons of the Apple Tree
The Book of the Week - How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World
by Marjorie Priceman
This is another favorite in my own household. It is a delightful, creative and humorous adventure that your children will enjoy for years to come. We'll use the recipe at the back of the book to make an apple pie on Thursday. Ask your child to trace the locations of the book on a world map this week.
Last Week:
We received a couple of questions from parents about the notes that came home from another student in their backpacks! These notes were from our Class Partners from Ms. Amor's 4th Grade Class. Our school is making special efforts this year to return to the wonderful tradition of giving each K-3 grade student a special partner in an older grade. We are sorry that we did not notify you about this special meeting. We actually did not learn that we were meeting our partners until the night before. Our plans are to meet with our partners monthly. They will read to our class, help with special Christmas crafts, attend our pageant. We will share monthly blessings with our partners as well (which will be prepared at school). Please see photos on right. Gage, your partner is Sam Aycock. He looks forward to meeting you soon.
The Make Way for Ducklings Lapbooks were sent home on Thursday. Thank you for your kind comments. Rhonda and I loved creating a "lap book" with the students. This type project was "the thing" when we received our Education degrees in the 80s..we laughed that many of the parents in our class were young enough to remember having made their own. We will plan to make another very soon.
Sound of the Week - A
Book of the Week - How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World
Habit of the Month - Obedience
Moms of the Month - Kelly Gordon and Lisbeth Fay
Thank you to our wonderful September Moms of the Month for all of your generous blessings to our classroom this past month. We have enjoyed the wonderful Topic of the Week library books, your time in the classroom, special snacks, Nature Walks and many extras. You blessed us incredibly. Both Allie and Andrew love having their parents as a part of their school day.
This Week:
Tuesday, 25th - Making apple pies in class this day. Thank you to Kelly Gordon and Lisbeth Fay for providing all needed supplies for this favorite activity.
Wednesday, 26th- Late Start! Students may be dropped off at 9:00 a.m.
Thursday, 27th -Class trip to Reece Apple Orchards. Thank you Alex Holck for making all plans for this special trip. If you are not one of the families meeting at school, then plan to meet us at the Orchards at 10:00 a.m. Please send sack lunch for your child to eat at the Orchards or in the car on return trip home. Please have your children wear play clothes and tennis shoes.
Some fun things that we will be doing with "A" this week.
Alphabet activities, animal charades, fingerprint ants and our own Book of Seasons of the Apple Tree
The Book of the Week - How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World
by Marjorie Priceman
This is another favorite in my own household. It is a delightful, creative and humorous adventure that your children will enjoy for years to come. We'll use the recipe at the back of the book to make an apple pie on Thursday. Ask your child to trace the locations of the book on a world map this week.
Last Week:
We received a couple of questions from parents about the notes that came home from another student in their backpacks! These notes were from our Class Partners from Ms. Amor's 4th Grade Class. Our school is making special efforts this year to return to the wonderful tradition of giving each K-3 grade student a special partner in an older grade. We are sorry that we did not notify you about this special meeting. We actually did not learn that we were meeting our partners until the night before. Our plans are to meet with our partners monthly. They will read to our class, help with special Christmas crafts, attend our pageant. We will share monthly blessings with our partners as well (which will be prepared at school). Please see photos on right. Gage, your partner is Sam Aycock. He looks forward to meeting you soon.
The Make Way for Ducklings Lapbooks were sent home on Thursday. Thank you for your kind comments. Rhonda and I loved creating a "lap book" with the students. This type project was "the thing" when we received our Education degrees in the 80s..we laughed that many of the parents in our class were young enough to remember having made their own. We will plan to make another very soon.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
A "D"elightful Week! including Class and Individual Pictures!
Week of September 17-20
Wow! This will be a "D"elightful and Busy Week in Kindergarten!
Sound of the Week - D
Book of the Week - Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
Another classic (and favorite) book by a Caldecott Winner author/illustrator
Habit of the Month - Obedience
Moms of the Month - Kelly Gordon and Lisbeth Fay
Reminders:
Tuesday, September 18 - Class and Individual Picture Day! Chapel Dress (Dressy Enrichment) You may order online or send the picture envelopes that you were given at Parent Meeting. Please contact us with questions.
Thursday, September 20, 11:20 - Guest reader, Matthew Gordon, Andrew's dad, a real Bostonian who will read our Book of the Week (that takes place in Boston). He will be sharing photographs of Andrew and brothers at the Make Way for Ducklings sculpture in Boston.
Thursday, September 27th, Apple Picking Field Trip at Reece Orchards. Please contact Alex Holck to let her know you are attending.
Thank you to our Moms of the Month for the wonderful library books that you have brought to the classroom and your help and encouragement.
Also, thank you to the parents that were a part of the Nature Walk last week. Please see pictures on right.
Artist of the Year...
This week we will introducing our Artist for the Year (in Kindergarten), John James Audobon. We learn that he is a student and lover of nature and came to be known as the "man who drew birds". We will take a good long look at his mallard duck picture. We will also do our very first picture study of McCloskey's drawing of ducks on Thursday and then a reproduction drawing.
Wow! This will be a "D"elightful and Busy Week in Kindergarten!
Sound of the Week - D
Book of the Week - Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
Another classic (and favorite) book by a Caldecott Winner author/illustrator
Habit of the Month - Obedience
Moms of the Month - Kelly Gordon and Lisbeth Fay
Reminders:
Tuesday, September 18 - Class and Individual Picture Day! Chapel Dress (Dressy Enrichment) You may order online or send the picture envelopes that you were given at Parent Meeting. Please contact us with questions.
Thursday, September 20, 11:20 - Guest reader, Matthew Gordon, Andrew's dad, a real Bostonian who will read our Book of the Week (that takes place in Boston). He will be sharing photographs of Andrew and brothers at the Make Way for Ducklings sculpture in Boston.
Thursday, September 27th, Apple Picking Field Trip at Reece Orchards. Please contact Alex Holck to let her know you are attending.
Thank you to our Moms of the Month for the wonderful library books that you have brought to the classroom and your help and encouragement.
Also, thank you to the parents that were a part of the Nature Walk last week. Please see pictures on right.
Artist of the Year...
This week we will introducing our Artist for the Year (in Kindergarten), John James Audobon. We learn that he is a student and lover of nature and came to be known as the "man who drew birds". We will take a good long look at his mallard duck picture. We will also do our very first picture study of McCloskey's drawing of ducks on Thursday and then a reproduction drawing.
Saturday, September 8, 2012
"C" Week with Eric "C"arle and "C"aterpillars
Week of September 10-13
Parent Meeting - Curriculum Night and Prayer, this Tuesday night, September 11th at 6:15 p.m. in our classroom. As Mrs. Jernigan and I realized that we will not meet with parents in our class again until January, we asked special permission to have our own class meeting (not a big grade-wide curriculum meeting). We will touch on curriculum and Habits and then have time for prayer. Please email us with curriculum questions, or specific concerns.A huge thank you to our moms of the month, Kelly Gordon and Lisbeth Fay, for joining us on Thursday for our trip to Italy with Papa Piccolo and other wonderful "P" activities. Thanks also to the parents that attended our first Chapel Service on Wednesday. The extra laps and arms were needed!
Looking Forward to "C" Week as we study the well-loved Eric Carle book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Our moms of the month have brought in many outstanding library books that will help supplement our book studies this month. If you have any Eric Carle books, puzzles or games at home, this would be a great week to pull them out and enjoy them as a family.
Sound of the Week - Letter C
Book of the Week - The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Habit of the Month - Obedience
Moms of the Month - Kelly Gordon and Lisbeth Fay
NATURE WALK - Thursday, September 14th. Weather is supposed to be beautiful this week. Please have your child wear tennis shoes with uniform shorts, pants or skort. We will have our snack on Nature Trail. Please send water bottle!
NATURE WALK - Thursday, September 14th. Weather is supposed to be beautiful this week. Please have your child wear tennis shoes with uniform shorts, pants or skort. We will have our snack on Nature Trail. Please send water bottle!
We look forward to our special readers this week, Walker's grandfather, Don Horton, on Tuesday, 11th at 10:45 and Anne Marie Stanley, Ryan's mom on Thursday, 13th at 10:45!
Moving to LInes!
Moving to LInes!
We have been impressed with the grips and letter formation of my class this year. This week, we will to move our letters to "lines" and all students did very well. Contrary to what we mentioned at the first class meeting, we believe it is appropriate that we go ahead and move to "lines" in our Handwriting Without Tears. I know it doesn't sounds like a big deal, but to a kindergartener, it really is a big step.
Have a blessed Week!
Sunday, September 2, 2012
"P" Week, Papa Piccolo and Our First School-wide Chapel
Week of September 4-7
Sound of the Week - "P"
Book of the Week - Papa Piccolo
Habit of the Month - Obedience
Moms of the Month - Lee Group - Kelly Gordon Jernigan Group - Lisbeth Fay
Our First Chapel is Wednesday, September 5th at 8:30 a.m. in the Hanger. Kelly Gordon and Lisbeth Fay will be attending with our class, but feel free to attend. Please review appropriate Chapel attire on School website or Mrs. Jernigan's email from last Thursday.
The students jumped right into a regular routine last week with "F" week. We were thrilled to see how well they adapted to Handwriting without Tears program and enjoyed our Book of the Week. Please see photos to the right of our Human letter "F" and Amberly Deavours reading to the class on Thursday.
Our study of "P" this week and BOTW Papa Piccolo will include many of the same daily activities with Handwriting without Tears and Saxon Math hands on activities. Thank you Kelly and Lisbeth, our September Moms of the Month, for visiting this Thursday to experience Italy and the letter P. During our Special Event Thursday, students will make their own mini-pizza, take a "Gondala" trip through the Canal of Venice (like Papa Piccolo), paint the flag of Italy as well as take part in other letter "P" activities. Please be sure to read our Book of the Week (Papa Piccolo) and return the next school day.
Have a blessed week.
Sound of the Week - "P"
Book of the Week - Papa Piccolo
Habit of the Month - Obedience
Moms of the Month - Lee Group - Kelly Gordon Jernigan Group - Lisbeth Fay
Our First Chapel is Wednesday, September 5th at 8:30 a.m. in the Hanger. Kelly Gordon and Lisbeth Fay will be attending with our class, but feel free to attend. Please review appropriate Chapel attire on School website or Mrs. Jernigan's email from last Thursday.
The students jumped right into a regular routine last week with "F" week. We were thrilled to see how well they adapted to Handwriting without Tears program and enjoyed our Book of the Week. Please see photos to the right of our Human letter "F" and Amberly Deavours reading to the class on Thursday.
Our study of "P" this week and BOTW Papa Piccolo will include many of the same daily activities with Handwriting without Tears and Saxon Math hands on activities. Thank you Kelly and Lisbeth, our September Moms of the Month, for visiting this Thursday to experience Italy and the letter P. During our Special Event Thursday, students will make their own mini-pizza, take a "Gondala" trip through the Canal of Venice (like Papa Piccolo), paint the flag of Italy as well as take part in other letter "P" activities. Please be sure to read our Book of the Week (Papa Piccolo) and return the next school day.
Have a blessed week.
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