Week of May 20-24th
Moms of the Month - Tina Malcolm and Meredith Couey
Books of the Week - The students will pick their favorites to re read and remember!
Important Dates and Times this Week:
Monday - Regular day - except Teacher Appreciation Day prep from 10-12.
Thanks to the TAD moms that will be in the classroom. Thanks, Tina, for helping Rhonda with noon carpool!
Tuesday- Talent Show - regular dress -*VERY IMPORTANT - Since this is Early Release for the entire school so we will meet our class parents at the porte cochere (drive under) at 11:50 a.m.. Please walk up and get your child. For those with older siblings - you can then walk up the hill and pick up your older child. I know this is extra walking, but these carpool days get very hectic. Please text us with any questions or confusion.
Wednesday - regular school day for Kindergarten- 1st grade - 8th grade have Honors
Day and will wear Chapel Dress. Kindergartners do not need to wear Chapel Dress. *EARLY RELEASE DAY for entire school. Please meet Mrs. Jernigan at the porte cochere at 11:50. Mrs. Stephens will be helping Mrs. Jernigan with day end activities and carpool.
Contrary to what I said in blog last week - please pick up your child at 11:50 this day. If interested in seeing the 8th graders jump in the lake, (probably around 12:30) then please pick up your child and walk around to the lake area in the back. The school is concerned that many children will be left at carpool while their parents are watching the lake jump. Sorry for the miscommunication.
Thursday - Teacher Appreciation Day
All students, except Walker, William, MIchael, Hannah and Thomas (moms hosting TAD) - should report to school at the regular time.
Jennifer Stephens will be meeting the students in the main entrance. She will have
carpool forms and emergency forms to distribute to parents driving to the Hortons house in Doublegate. Students should be picked up at 11:00 IN OUR CLASSROOM. Administration is hoping to encourage parents to come inside to get progress reports in office by having you pick up in the classroom. I know this is frustrating, but there were many young students last year, that were dropped off at school while their class was meeting at someone's house. This new policy has been handed down from the administration. It pertains more to those with multiple children in the school - but will hopefully alleviate some confusion.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Teacher Work Day on Monday! BOTW "Prayer for a Child"
Week of May 13-16
Book of the Week - Prayer for A Child
Habit - Review of all
Moms of the Month - Meredith Couey and Tina Malcolm
Reminder! Monday, May 13th is a Teacher Workday and Kindergarten-2nd graders
will not come to school this day.
We would like to plan a Nature Walk this week and will check weather and update plans
on Monday evening.
Our Book of the Week, Prayer for a Child, is a Caldecott award winning book published in 1940. To be honest, I have never had this extra week in Kindergarten to share this book with the students and look forward to seeing how God will use this to stir the hearts of the children.
Important Dates:
Monday, May 20 - regular school day
Tuesday, May 21 - Talent Show
Wednesday, May 22 - Honors Day - we do not participate and do not have to wear Chapel Dress.
(*top secret - because if you ask any administrators they will deny having any knowledge...but 8th graders "jump in the lake" at noon this day. I would love to be a part since my daughter, Katherine will be participating. And since your kids have a hard time believing that they would ever do this as an 8th grader - I would love for them to watch also. If there are several moms that would like to help get the kids out to the lake and stay for a few minutes...we would love to have you). If not convenient, please let us know and we will have Mrs. G. walk the students out to noon carpool at the regular time. Thanks.
Thursday, May 23rd - TAD
Book of the Week - Prayer for A Child
Habit - Review of all
Moms of the Month - Meredith Couey and Tina Malcolm
Reminder! Monday, May 13th is a Teacher Workday and Kindergarten-2nd graders
will not come to school this day.
We would like to plan a Nature Walk this week and will check weather and update plans
on Monday evening.
Our Book of the Week, Prayer for a Child, is a Caldecott award winning book published in 1940. To be honest, I have never had this extra week in Kindergarten to share this book with the students and look forward to seeing how God will use this to stir the hearts of the children.
Important Dates:
Monday, May 20 - regular school day
Tuesday, May 21 - Talent Show
Wednesday, May 22 - Honors Day - we do not participate and do not have to wear Chapel Dress.
(*top secret - because if you ask any administrators they will deny having any knowledge...but 8th graders "jump in the lake" at noon this day. I would love to be a part since my daughter, Katherine will be participating. And since your kids have a hard time believing that they would ever do this as an 8th grader - I would love for them to watch also. If there are several moms that would like to help get the kids out to the lake and stay for a few minutes...we would love to have you). If not convenient, please let us know and we will have Mrs. G. walk the students out to noon carpool at the regular time. Thanks.
Thursday, May 23rd - TAD
Monday, May 6, 2013
short u - Fairty Tales and Telephone numbers!
Week of May 6-9
Sound of the Week - SHORT u
Book of the Week - Rumplestilskin and Other Fairy Tales
Habits - Review of All
Moms of the Month - Tina Malcolm and Meredith Couey
Important Info for this Week!
As one of our last basic skills listed in our curriculum, the students will learn their telephone numbers. We have created strips that list their mother's cell phone number that will be given to each child on Monday. Please have your child review this number several times a day and we will practice in centers at school. On Thursday, we will have a "telethon" from 9:00-9:30. If you don't want your child to learn your cell phone number (the most-used number these days) then please email us on Monday morning.
Rising Grade Level Meeting and Campus Meeting
Tomorrow night, May 7th. Rising Grade Level meetings at 6:15-7:15 p.m.
Campus Meeting - 7:30-9:00 p.m.
The Pre-1st meeting is in the Pre-1st hallway is the middle hallway of the basement. Mrs. Edmondson and Mrs. Pifer (one more teacher being hired) will explain the Pre-1st curriculum at PCS and give you hints for the summer!
Campus Meeting - Randy and Carol Pope are sharing parental wisdom! Great night!
Great time at Frogcatcher last week.
Pictures to come!
Sound of the Week - SHORT u
Book of the Week - Rumplestilskin and Other Fairy Tales
Habits - Review of All
Moms of the Month - Tina Malcolm and Meredith Couey
Important Info for this Week!
As one of our last basic skills listed in our curriculum, the students will learn their telephone numbers. We have created strips that list their mother's cell phone number that will be given to each child on Monday. Please have your child review this number several times a day and we will practice in centers at school. On Thursday, we will have a "telethon" from 9:00-9:30. If you don't want your child to learn your cell phone number (the most-used number these days) then please email us on Monday morning.
Rising Grade Level Meeting and Campus Meeting
Tomorrow night, May 7th. Rising Grade Level meetings at 6:15-7:15 p.m.
Campus Meeting - 7:30-9:00 p.m.
The Pre-1st meeting is in the Pre-1st hallway is the middle hallway of the basement. Mrs. Edmondson and Mrs. Pifer (one more teacher being hired) will explain the Pre-1st curriculum at PCS and give you hints for the summer!
Campus Meeting - Randy and Carol Pope are sharing parental wisdom! Great night!
Great time at Frogcatcher last week.
Pictures to come!
Saturday, April 27, 2013
"Bonnie's Big Day" - short o - Frogcatcher Farm
Week of April 29th
Book of the Week - Bonnie's Big Day
Sound of the Week - review of all and short o
Habit - Fortitude
Moms of the Month - Alex Holck and Anne Marie Stanley
Important Events this Week:
Please be sure that your child returns their Book of the Week Journal each Monday morning.
Frogcatcher Farm - Wednesday, May 1st - Our class will not be attending chapel - (with permission from school administrators)!
Please plan to meet at Mrs. Lee's house (195 Fernly Park Drive, Johns Creek, 30022) at 8:30 a.m. for breakfast, Book of the Week and prayer time. Tina Malcolm has offered to send sign up email for breakfast items. Mrs. Jernigan and Mrs. Lee are making farm animal waffles.
Attire for Frogcatcher - casual clothes (shorts or jeans with tennis shoes) - school uniform is not required.
Please continue to pray that our class will finish well. We are picking up the pace with review of all letters, all short vowel sounds and multi-sensory activities to reinforce the letter sounds. On Monday, we will begin year end Handwriting Books - each year, on the own, the children are delighted in the progress that they have made with their letter formation.
Mrs. Jernigan has many math review activities. The children are doing well with counting by 2s, basic addition with manipulatives and telling time to the hour and half hour.
Book of the Week - Bonnie's Big Day
Sound of the Week - review of all and short o
Habit - Fortitude
Moms of the Month - Alex Holck and Anne Marie Stanley
Important Events this Week:
Please be sure that your child returns their Book of the Week Journal each Monday morning.
Frogcatcher Farm - Wednesday, May 1st - Our class will not be attending chapel - (with permission from school administrators)!
Please plan to meet at Mrs. Lee's house (195 Fernly Park Drive, Johns Creek, 30022) at 8:30 a.m. for breakfast, Book of the Week and prayer time. Tina Malcolm has offered to send sign up email for breakfast items. Mrs. Jernigan and Mrs. Lee are making farm animal waffles.
Attire for Frogcatcher - casual clothes (shorts or jeans with tennis shoes) - school uniform is not required.
Please continue to pray that our class will finish well. We are picking up the pace with review of all letters, all short vowel sounds and multi-sensory activities to reinforce the letter sounds. On Monday, we will begin year end Handwriting Books - each year, on the own, the children are delighted in the progress that they have made with their letter formation.
Mrs. Jernigan has many math review activities. The children are doing well with counting by 2s, basic addition with manipulatives and telling time to the hour and half hour.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Your rod and your staff...they comfort me.
Book of the Week - "The Story of Ping"
Sounds of the Week - Review of all
Habit - Fortitude
Moms of the Month - Alex Holck and Anne Marie Stanley
I've been sitting here for ten minutes making a list in my head of all the great things that we will be doing in Kindergarten this week....while two families in our school are experiencing great pain, uncertainty and the harsh realities of our earthly lives. One of these families is the Jernigans. Rhonda and her husband Cary have gone to be with Cary's mom as she grows weaker. Cary's mom, Nancy, is a believer and will be sitting at the feet of our Heavenly father in a short time. Please, please join me in praying for Rhonda and family as they walk this path as well as for Pam McCraney and her family. This is what the body of Christ and more intimately, our Covenant school body is about! As Rhonda always says,
"the Word is TRUTH" and His promises sustain...for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. (Ps. 23)
Hug your children REAL tight tonight.
They are a JOY in the lives of so many - especially their kindergarten teachers.
The academic week will work itself out....it always does.
Kay
Sounds of the Week - Review of all
Habit - Fortitude
Moms of the Month - Alex Holck and Anne Marie Stanley
I've been sitting here for ten minutes making a list in my head of all the great things that we will be doing in Kindergarten this week....while two families in our school are experiencing great pain, uncertainty and the harsh realities of our earthly lives. One of these families is the Jernigans. Rhonda and her husband Cary have gone to be with Cary's mom as she grows weaker. Cary's mom, Nancy, is a believer and will be sitting at the feet of our Heavenly father in a short time. Please, please join me in praying for Rhonda and family as they walk this path as well as for Pam McCraney and her family. This is what the body of Christ and more intimately, our Covenant school body is about! As Rhonda always says,
"the Word is TRUTH" and His promises sustain...for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. (Ps. 23)
Hug your children REAL tight tonight.
They are a JOY in the lives of so many - especially their kindergarten teachers.
The academic week will work itself out....it always does.
Kay
Monday, April 15, 2013
Building our card deck of Sounds - e - Seven Chinese Brothers
Week of April 15-18
Sounds of the Week - continuing review vowel sounds and review of all
Book of the Week - The Seven Chinese Brothers
Moms of the Month - Anne Marie Stanley and Alex Holck
Habit - Fortitude!
This Week:
Thanks to the Hortons for hosting our last class meeting tonight. Your home is warm and wonderful. Thanks to all who attended! We have had an awesome group of families this year.
Wednesday, April 17th - ASO at First Baptist Duluth
Chaperones should arrive around 8:20. We will go to restroom and then move to cars.
We will send entire class the list of who will be riding where. Each chaperone will carry all emergency info for their riders.
Wednesday after returning to school - William's Birthday Blessings!
Class Playdate on Thursday......?
Will send list of dates on info sheet tonight in next Blog.
Pray that we finish well!
Sounds of the Week - continuing review vowel sounds and review of all
Book of the Week - The Seven Chinese Brothers
Moms of the Month - Anne Marie Stanley and Alex Holck
Habit - Fortitude!
This Week:
Thanks to the Hortons for hosting our last class meeting tonight. Your home is warm and wonderful. Thanks to all who attended! We have had an awesome group of families this year.
Wednesday, April 17th - ASO at First Baptist Duluth
Chaperones should arrive around 8:20. We will go to restroom and then move to cars.
We will send entire class the list of who will be riding where. Each chaperone will carry all emergency info for their riders.
Wednesday after returning to school - William's Birthday Blessings!
Class Playdate on Thursday......?
Will send list of dates on info sheet tonight in next Blog.
Pray that we finish well!
Saturday, April 6, 2013
After Spring Break....A Trip to France with Madeline!
Week of April 8-11
Sound of the Week - Vowel Sound Review
Book of the Week - Madeline
Habit - Thinking
Moms of the Month - Anne Marie Stanley and Alex Holck's 3rd time!
BIrthday Blessing for Jack - on April 11th (his birthday is the 12th)!
Happy Birthday, Mrs. Jernigan! April 11th!
Hope your Easter Break was wonderful! Can't wait to see the children bright and early Monday morning.
We will jump right into our year end activities on Monday. The children will review the vowel sounds and continue to build their sound deck of cards. We will count by 2s and travel in two straight lines (like Madeline).
Madeline is always a favorite book as we study the culture of France, including language, landmarks and food. It provides an excellent review of rhyme which is important for understanding word families and early decoding.
We might even have a visit from Miss Clavel!
Looking forward to our last parent meeting on April 15th at the Horton's home. Please see Allyson's email from last week about what to bring.
We love your children and want to finish well over the next 6 weeks!
Sound of the Week - Vowel Sound Review
Book of the Week - Madeline
Habit - Thinking
Moms of the Month - Anne Marie Stanley and Alex Holck's 3rd time!
BIrthday Blessing for Jack - on April 11th (his birthday is the 12th)!
Happy Birthday, Mrs. Jernigan! April 11th!
Hope your Easter Break was wonderful! Can't wait to see the children bright and early Monday morning.
We will jump right into our year end activities on Monday. The children will review the vowel sounds and continue to build their sound deck of cards. We will count by 2s and travel in two straight lines (like Madeline).
Madeline is always a favorite book as we study the culture of France, including language, landmarks and food. It provides an excellent review of rhyme which is important for understanding word families and early decoding.
We might even have a visit from Miss Clavel!
Looking forward to our last parent meeting on April 15th at the Horton's home. Please see Allyson's email from last week about what to bring.
We love your children and want to finish well over the next 6 weeks!
Sunday, March 24, 2013
B Week; Blueberries for Sal and Benjamin's Box
Sound of the Week - "B"
Books of the Week - Blueberries for Sal and Benjamin's Box
Habit of the Month - Thinking
Moms of the Month - Alex Holck and Sandra Jones
Important Dates:
Spring Break - Friday, March 29th - return April 9th
Looking forward to a special "B" week where we continue our "Bible" stories with Mrs. Jernigan. We will read a sweet story of Easter - Benjamin's Box. Each student will create their own Benjamin's Box to bring home and share the Easter Story with their family. Students will also read Blueberries for Sal- a wonderful classic!
Conferences went well. Thank you for your authentic hearts for your children and their spiritual and academic growth. Rhonda and I feel extremely blessed to have had this year with your families.
Happy Easter! He is Risen!
Rhonda and Kay
Books of the Week - Blueberries for Sal and Benjamin's Box
Habit of the Month - Thinking
Moms of the Month - Alex Holck and Sandra Jones
Important Dates:
Spring Break - Friday, March 29th - return April 9th
Looking forward to a special "B" week where we continue our "Bible" stories with Mrs. Jernigan. We will read a sweet story of Easter - Benjamin's Box. Each student will create their own Benjamin's Box to bring home and share the Easter Story with their family. Students will also read Blueberries for Sal- a wonderful classic!
Conferences went well. Thank you for your authentic hearts for your children and their spiritual and academic growth. Rhonda and I feel extremely blessed to have had this year with your families.
Happy Easter! He is Risen!
Rhonda and Kay
Saturday, March 16, 2013
"L"ook out for "L" Week! Grouchy Ladybug, Birthdays and Conferences!
Week of March 18-21
Sound of the Week - L
Book of the Week - Eric Carle's Very Grouchy Ladybug
Moms of the Month - Sandra Jones and Alex Holck
Habit of the Month - still working on Thinking!
- link to You Tube! William reciting Psalms 23!
I asked Tina if I could share! - Precious!
- link to You Tube! William reciting Psalms 23!
I asked Tina if I could share! - Precious!
Important Dates for next two weeks!
March 20th - 10:45 - Birthday Blessings for Ryan and Annily! Thanks, Anne Marie
and Amberly for being a part. For the rest of the moms in the class...please make plans to join us for Birthday Blessings for your child, even if your child has summer birthday. Email us to schedule. Thanks!
March 21st - Conferences - No School for Kindergarten-2nd.
March 28th - April 8th - Easter and Spring Break.
We look forward to meeting with you this week (and next)! We have many wonderful things to share. It has been encouraging to do March assessments! The children have come so far, especially since January.
Bible - The last month, Mrs. Jernigan has been reading straight through the Old Testament
with the children. The kids are incredibly engaged and are asking amazing questions. It has become Mrs. Lee's favorite time of the day. This is the way it should be!
Phonics - After attending Early Literacy and Phonics classes the last 6 weeks, I have reworked our Phonics plans to include some foundational phonics principles that must be
in place for reading readiness and decoding. Your child is creating a card stack of the 26 phonemes (sounds) and practicing through multi-sensory activities. Honestly, I can already see a difference. Ask your child to motion the 5 vowel sounds. I'll be glad to explain more in conferences. I am very excited about the future of this at our school! Thanks Amberly, for your encouragement in this area!
Conference Schedule:
Kindergarten Conferences
Thursday, March 14th -
Malcolm (complete)
Monday, March 18th
12:20-12:40 - Griggs
Tuesay, March 19th
12:20-12:40 Couey with Jernigan
Thursday, March 21st
8:00 - 8:35 - Holck
8:35 - 8:55 - Deavours
9:00 - 9:20 - Stephens
9:35 - 9:55 - Horton
9:55 - 10:15 - Porter
10:15 - 10:35 -
10:35 - 10:55 - Stanley
11:00 - 11:30 - Jones
11:30 - 11:50 - Gordon
11:55 - 12:15 - Fay
Kindergarten Conferences
Thursday, March 14th -
Malcolm (complete)
Monday, March 18th
12:20-12:40 - Griggs
Tuesay, March 19th
12:20-12:40 Couey with Jernigan
Thursday, March 21st
8:00 - 8:35 - Holck
8:35 - 8:55 - Deavours
9:00 - 9:20 - Stephens
9:35 - 9:55 - Horton
9:55 - 10:15 - Porter
10:15 - 10:35 -
10:35 - 10:55 - Stanley
11:00 - 11:30 - Jones
11:30 - 11:50 - Gordon
11:55 - 12:15 - Fay
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Service Project, i sound and Inch by Inch
Week of March 11-14
Sound of the Week - i - short
Book of the Week - Inch by Inch
Habit - Thinking
Moms of the Month - Alex Holck and Sandra Jones
Looking forward to a wonderful, rich week!
Monday, March 11th - Service Project/Teacher Workday
student drop off regular time and pick up at noon at regular carpool location.
Entire school is released at 12:00 (not 12:10)
Tuesday, March 12th - Regular school day
Wednesday, March 13th - Late Start - Teacher Inservice
Thursday, March 14th - Regular School day.
Thursday, March 21st - Conference Day - children K-2, do not attend
As spring approaches we see the children growing incredibly. Rhonda and I have
been excited to see the growth academically as we are working on assessments for the upcoming conferences.
We have many birthdays to celebrate in the next few months and we love to bless the birthday girl or boy. Moms, we would love for you to come in the first part of the morning
or the last 15 minutes of the day - so that we can share our birthday blessings, pray and
have a birthday treat. Please email us to set up a time. Don't forget summer birthdays need to be celebrated too!
Sound of the Week - i - short
Book of the Week - Inch by Inch
Habit - Thinking
Moms of the Month - Alex Holck and Sandra Jones
Looking forward to a wonderful, rich week!
Monday, March 11th - Service Project/Teacher Workday
student drop off regular time and pick up at noon at regular carpool location.
Entire school is released at 12:00 (not 12:10)
Tuesday, March 12th - Regular school day
Wednesday, March 13th - Late Start - Teacher Inservice
Thursday, March 14th - Regular School day.
Thursday, March 21st - Conference Day - children K-2, do not attend
As spring approaches we see the children growing incredibly. Rhonda and I have
been excited to see the growth academically as we are working on assessments for the upcoming conferences.
We have many birthdays to celebrate in the next few months and we love to bless the birthday girl or boy. Moms, we would love for you to come in the first part of the morning
or the last 15 minutes of the day - so that we can share our birthday blessings, pray and
have a birthday treat. Please email us to set up a time. Don't forget summer birthdays need to be celebrated too!
Saturday, March 2, 2013
R - Miss Rumphius and a Ballet!
Week of March 3rd-6th
Sound of the Week - R
Phonics - multi-sensory review and long a
Phonics - multi-sensory review and long a
Book of the Week - Miss Rumphius
Mom of the Month - Martha Cook
Habit - Thinking
Important Dates:
March 6th - We will watch a short version of Perimeter Academy of Arts Ballet
March 11th - School-wide Service Projects
March 21st - Conferences - sending sign up email today.
Each year we get our first glimpse of spring as we study the wonderful book Miss Rumphius. On Wednesday, (just like Miss Rumphius), we will plant seed pots that will blossom just as the weather gets warm.
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Poetry Recital, "H"undred Day Celebration
Sound of the Week - H
Book of the Week - Harold and the Purple Crayon
Habit - Thinking
Moms of the Month - Kelly Gordon and Meredith Couey
Poetry Recital - Tuesday morning, February 26th at 9:00 a.m.!
We rehearsed last Thursday and the children did very well. Thank you
to Kelly Gordon for organizing our reception and to all those that have volunteered to bring food items. Remember that students should wear church clothes - Boys, polo shirt, button down or coat and tie with long pants - Girls, dresses or skirts.
Moms that are helping with set up of reception...please feel free to come in classroom as we are rehearsing at 8:30 on Tuesday. All parents will be invited to enter the classroom at 9:00.
100 Day Celebration - Thursday, February 28th
We celebrate our 100th day of Kindergarten. Our Moms of the Month will move with groups to different classrooms (hosted by Kindergarten teachers) to experience many great "100 day" activities. Don't need to send anything. Moms of the Month - please plan to arrive around 8:55.
Will send sign up for March conferences this week.
We love your children!
Book of the Week - Harold and the Purple Crayon
Habit - Thinking
Moms of the Month - Kelly Gordon and Meredith Couey
Poetry Recital - Tuesday morning, February 26th at 9:00 a.m.!
We rehearsed last Thursday and the children did very well. Thank you
to Kelly Gordon for organizing our reception and to all those that have volunteered to bring food items. Remember that students should wear church clothes - Boys, polo shirt, button down or coat and tie with long pants - Girls, dresses or skirts.
Moms that are helping with set up of reception...please feel free to come in classroom as we are rehearsing at 8:30 on Tuesday. All parents will be invited to enter the classroom at 9:00.
100 Day Celebration - Thursday, February 28th
We celebrate our 100th day of Kindergarten. Our Moms of the Month will move with groups to different classrooms (hosted by Kindergarten teachers) to experience many great "100 day" activities. Don't need to send anything. Moms of the Month - please plan to arrive around 8:55.
Will send sign up for March conferences this week.
We love your children!
Monday, February 18, 2013
N Week - "Storm in the Night" and hopefully a Nature Walk
Sound of the Week - N
Book of the Week - Storm in the Night
Moms of the Month - Kelly Gordon and Meredith Couey
Habit - Thinking
Super Servers this week..
Tuesday - Hannah
Wednesday - Gage
Thursday - Andrew Gordon
Super Servers this week..
Tuesday - Hannah
Wednesday - Gage
Thursday - Andrew Gordon
Wednesday, February 20th - Late start.
We are planning to have a "N"ature Walk this week (probably Wednesday or Thursday depending on weather). If M.O.M.s would like to be part and it works for your schedule, please come. Please have your child wear tennis shoes and layer.
Reminder: Poetry Recital is Tuesday, February 26th at 9:00 a.m. Please invite grandparents. Students will wear Sunday attire. Girls - dresses or skirts, boys - polo shirt or button down (or coat and tie if they would like). Our Moms of the Month for March, will be contacting you about specific food items to bring for a very simple reception following. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST PRECIOUS EVENTS OF THE YEAR. Please make plans to attend.
Saturday, February 9, 2013
The "u" sound, The Ugly Duckling and Valentine's Day?
Week of February 11-14
Sound of the Week - u
Book of the Week - The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Anderson- adapted and illustrated by Jerry PInkney and other Fairy Tales
Moms of the Month -Kelly Gordon and Meredith Couey
Our class is continuing with habit of Self Control - these first two weeks of February.
Habit of the Month - Thinking
Reminders -
Valentine's Day, February 14th - So that we do not encourage the "boy-girl" relationship (primarily in the Middle School), our school administrators decided a few years ago that it is best not to have a class and student to student exchange of Valentines at school. We do however, in Kindergarten, make a Valentine for our parents and the kindergarten teachers have a small Valentine goody for the students that will be handed out subtly at the end of the day.
Wednesday, February 13th - Arts Festival at PCS (Kindergarten does not participate).
Poetry Recital - February 26 at 9:00 a.m. -This weekend you will receive the Nursery Rhyme that your child chose to recite. Please practice at home and we will continue to recite, draw, etc. at school. Each child will recite their own nursery rhyme (by themselves) at our Poetry Recital. We will recite Psalms 23 as a group. Our moms of the month will contact you about food items for our small reception following the Poetry Recital.
Thanks so much for your continued prayers and encouragement this year. The students have made incredible progress academically since we returned in January. Each week we are blessed to see their efforts to really grow and learn.
Saturday, February 2, 2013
"Q" Week, Quilts, Queens and Quarterbacks!
Week of February 4th
Sound of the Week - Q
Book of the Week - The Quilt Story by Tony Johnston illustrated by Tomie Depaola
Habit - Self-Control (we are sticking with this habit another week or so)
Moms of the Month - Kelly Gordon and Meredith Couey
Reenrollment registration is due on Monday, February 4th. All enrollment can be done online. There is a late charge for those that are not received by this date.
Also, please send a jacket each day with your child based on the morning temperature. We go outside around 10 a.m. and the area around playground is shaded.
Sight Words - As we discussed in the Parent Meeting on Tuesday night, we will send home our sight words of the week so that parents may create flash cards or make a wall chart. Please see the sight words for this week in the photos to the right. Michael and Thomas are holding this and is.
We continue another awesome week in Kindergarten with a wonderful book, The Quilt Story, written by Tony Johnston and beautifully illustrated by Tomie Depaola. If you have any family quilts that you would be comfortable sending in, please do. Just email or text us to let us the quilt is coming. If possible, send a little background information about the quilt. We will have your child share about his/her family quilt but can guide them with questions with the information that you send.
Poetry Recital, February 26th - your child will bring home his/her 2 nursery rhymes this week. Please begin practicing at home and in the car.
Also, see special photos from last week's, "O" week. We enjoyed having Zoe's grandmother to read on Wednesday! The kids enjoyed our hotdog "Octopi" over macaroni and cheese "sea weed" for our special event - thanks Kelly Porter for your creative cooking. The students also learned and applied as they made "Little Red Lighthouses" and built the Great Gray Bridge on Thursday after snack.
Sound of the Week - Q
Book of the Week - The Quilt Story by Tony Johnston illustrated by Tomie Depaola
Habit - Self-Control (we are sticking with this habit another week or so)
Moms of the Month - Kelly Gordon and Meredith Couey
Reenrollment registration is due on Monday, February 4th. All enrollment can be done online. There is a late charge for those that are not received by this date.
Also, please send a jacket each day with your child based on the morning temperature. We go outside around 10 a.m. and the area around playground is shaded.
Sight Words - As we discussed in the Parent Meeting on Tuesday night, we will send home our sight words of the week so that parents may create flash cards or make a wall chart. Please see the sight words for this week in the photos to the right. Michael and Thomas are holding this and is.
We continue another awesome week in Kindergarten with a wonderful book, The Quilt Story, written by Tony Johnston and beautifully illustrated by Tomie Depaola. If you have any family quilts that you would be comfortable sending in, please do. Just email or text us to let us the quilt is coming. If possible, send a little background information about the quilt. We will have your child share about his/her family quilt but can guide them with questions with the information that you send.
Poetry Recital, February 26th - your child will bring home his/her 2 nursery rhymes this week. Please begin practicing at home and in the car.
Also, see special photos from last week's, "O" week. We enjoyed having Zoe's grandmother to read on Wednesday! The kids enjoyed our hotdog "Octopi" over macaroni and cheese "sea weed" for our special event - thanks Kelly Porter for your creative cooking. The students also learned and applied as they made "Little Red Lighthouses" and built the Great Gray Bridge on Thursday after snack.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
O is for Opposites!
Week of January 28-31
Sound of the Week - O
Book of the Week - The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge
Habit of the Month - Self-Control
Moms of the Month - Kelly Porter and Amberly Deavours
Important Reminders:
Class meeting - Tuesday, January 31 in our classroom at 6:15 and Campus meeting in Main Auditorium at 7:30.
We are off and running with our reading readiness activities and many students are incredibly ready. Please be sure to let your child "read" the book that he/she brings home each week. It contains all word families and sight words for the week. They are thrilled to be able to read the books in class!
Thank you Kelly Porter and Amberly Deavours for being our awesome moms of the month. The library books were wonderful, supplies are great and the raw mussels, a hit with the students! Look forward to having you for special event this Thursaday. Thank you ahead of time for the hot dog octopi and mac-n-cheese!
Looking forward to meeting with you on Tuesday evening.
Monday, January 21, 2013
Chapel, Letter T, and Harvesting mussels under the Sea
Week of January 21-24
Sound of the Week - T
Book of the Week - The Very Last First Time
Moms of the Month - Amberly Deavours and Kelly Porter
Habit of the Month - Self-Control
Please see photo to the right of Allie's Audubon picture study and drawing of the Great Horned Owl last week. The children have grown much since our first study of the mallard in the fall!
Please see photo to the right of Allie's Audubon picture study and drawing of the Great Horned Owl last week. The children have grown much since our first study of the mallard in the fall!
Important Reminders - Elementary Chapel on Wednesday, January 23rd at 8:35 a.m. in the Day Chapel. Chapel Dress required. Please drop off your children as early as possible on this day. We are to move down to line up for Chapel around 8:20.
Progress Reports were available on Tuesday, January 15th and should be picked up in the Elementary office. Plan to pick up if you attend chapel.
Parent Meeting next Tuesday evening, January 29th in our classroom 6:15. Campus meeting following at 7:30.
Our book of the week, The Very Last First Time is a book about a young Inuit girl, living in northern Canada, who climbs under the ice of the frozen sea to gather mussels alone for the first time. The author, Jan Andrews, creates a very emotional story of this first time under the ice alone.
If possible, please have pull up the following BBC documentary today before we read the story for the first time tomorrow. The documentary shows the Inuit people actually harvesting the mussels in the same way as described in the book. Very interesting!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12241053
Thanks to our moms of the month who are providing real mussel shells for us to study this week.
Please continue to pray as we move quickly into reading readiness activities.
Kay and Rhonda
Our book of the week, The Very Last First Time is a book about a young Inuit girl, living in northern Canada, who climbs under the ice of the frozen sea to gather mussels alone for the first time. The author, Jan Andrews, creates a very emotional story of this first time under the ice alone.
If possible, please have pull up the following BBC documentary today before we read the story for the first time tomorrow. The documentary shows the Inuit people actually harvesting the mussels in the same way as described in the book. Very interesting!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12241053
Thanks to our moms of the month who are providing real mussel shells for us to study this week.
Please continue to pray as we move quickly into reading readiness activities.
Kay and Rhonda
Saturday, January 12, 2013
M Week - Owl Moon and Homework!
Sound of the Week - M
Book of the Week - Owl Moon - by Jane Yolen
Habit of the Month - Self Control (different than post last week)
Moms of the Month - Kelly Porter and Amberly Deavours
This week: Late Start/Jeans Day - Wednesday, 16th. Jeans Day is in support of our Teacher Missions trips this year. 3.00 donation.
This week: Late Start/Jeans Day - Wednesday, 16th. Jeans Day is in support of our Teacher Missions trips this year. 3.00 donation.
This will be our first week of HOMEWORK. The students seem excited! Every night except Wednesday, your child will bring home a page or activity to be completed at home. The first few weeks your child might need guidance, but most of the pages or activities have been done many times in class. Yes, they should color and complete...always putting forth their best effort and return in their green folder the next day. Please text us with questions.
Here is a small clip of Jane Yolen's explanation of her her book Owl Moon, book from her website.
This gentle tone poem about a father taking his daughter (yes–it’s a girl!) out owling one cold wintry night is arguably my best book. Certainly it’s my best known book. The 1988 Caldecott Medal winner for John Schoenherr’s beautiful, frosty, tender, exacting pictures, the book has been translated into nine languages, been an ALA Notable Book, a Reading Rainbow book, a Junior Literary Guild selection, and on dozens of state award lists. Though I envisioned the book in the little woods near our house, Schoenherr used his own farm in New Jersey as the setting. The father is my husband David, the child our daughter Heidi. It’s not an exact story of David taking Heidi out owling, but an amalgam of many such trips he did with all of our children. I purposefully didn’t mention the child’s gender, though the flap copy gives the secret away. Heidi is now an adult with her own daughters, Maddison Jane and Glendon Alexandria.
This gentle tone poem about a father taking his daughter (yes–it’s a girl!) out owling one cold wintry night is arguably my best book. Certainly it’s my best known book. The 1988 Caldecott Medal winner for John Schoenherr’s beautiful, frosty, tender, exacting pictures, the book has been translated into nine languages, been an ALA Notable Book, a Reading Rainbow book, a Junior Literary Guild selection, and on dozens of state award lists. Though I envisioned the book in the little woods near our house, Schoenherr used his own farm in New Jersey as the setting. The father is my husband David, the child our daughter Heidi. It’s not an exact story of David taking Heidi out owling, but an amalgam of many such trips he did with all of our children. I purposefully didn’t mention the child’s gender, though the flap copy gives the secret away. Heidi is now an adult with her own daughters, Maddison Jane and Glendon Alexandria.
Also, as you saw from Mrs. Jernigan's email we will begin Super Server Show-n-Tell this week. Our Super Servers this week are...Monday - Ryan, Tuesday - Michael, Wednesday - Landon, and Thursday - Jack. Please have them bring something that begins with the Letter of the Week (this week M). This will take the place of bringing a special toy on Free Center Days.
Please pray for our class this week and next as we now move on to many reading readiness activities. We will create our first Word LIst book, create a book using "m" as ending sound, and talk about short a. We will introduce "sight" words as well. It is a big week academically for these little ones. They are ready and EXCITED!
Mrs. Susie Judge has joined our team for center time on Monday and Wednesday. Susie is the overqualified para pro in Pre-1st and was willing to give an her last hour of the day to our class. She taught many years in Fulton County as a PE teacher. She will work primarily with large motor and midline activities. We are thrilled to have her. She really enjoyed her time in the classroom with us this week and the kids didn't want to move from her "kick box the alphabet" center last week!
Saturday, January 5, 2013
2013! Poetry, Review and Painting Snowmen!
Week of January 7-10
Please send photos of the Christmas Pageant (especially the group photo) to Mrs. Lee.
Sound of the Week - Review of Letters to Date
Book of the Week - Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening - Robert Frost
Habit of the Month - Responsibility
Moms of the Month - Amberly Deavours and Kelly Porter (Mom of Month letter coming soon!)
Happy New Year! We hope that your holidays were special and somewhat restful. We look forward to seeing your children on Monday morning (remember late start and Jeans Day). This week will be mostly review of letter sounds that we have studied to date as well as number activities. Our book of the week, Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening is actually a poem with fantastic illustrations.
As we continue in January, we will begin many learning activities that encourage reading readiness. The students grow so much in January-May. Please celebrate your child's growth and desire to learn.
Please be aware of the following upcoming dates:
January 7th - First Day Back, Late Start, Jeans Day
January 11th - Father Daughter Dance
January 15th - Report Cards Available. Pick up in Elementary Office
January 16th - Late Start, Jeans Day
January 18th - Investigating Perimeter School
January 21st - MLK Day - No School
January 23rd - Lower Elementary Chapel - (chapel dress) Kelly Gordon and Kelly Porter - Chapel Moms
January 29th - Parent Meeting for Kindergarten 6:15-7:15 Classroom
and Campus Meeting at 7:30 in Main Auditorium
Please send photos of the Christmas Pageant (especially the group photo) to Mrs. Lee.
Sound of the Week - Review of Letters to Date
Book of the Week - Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening - Robert Frost
Habit of the Month - Responsibility
Moms of the Month - Amberly Deavours and Kelly Porter (Mom of Month letter coming soon!)
Happy New Year! We hope that your holidays were special and somewhat restful. We look forward to seeing your children on Monday morning (remember late start and Jeans Day). This week will be mostly review of letter sounds that we have studied to date as well as number activities. Our book of the week, Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening is actually a poem with fantastic illustrations.
As we continue in January, we will begin many learning activities that encourage reading readiness. The students grow so much in January-May. Please celebrate your child's growth and desire to learn.
Please be aware of the following upcoming dates:
January 7th - First Day Back, Late Start, Jeans Day
January 11th - Father Daughter Dance
January 15th - Report Cards Available. Pick up in Elementary Office
January 16th - Late Start, Jeans Day
January 18th - Investigating Perimeter School
January 21st - MLK Day - No School
January 23rd - Lower Elementary Chapel - (chapel dress) Kelly Gordon and Kelly Porter - Chapel Moms
January 29th - Parent Meeting for Kindergarten 6:15-7:15 Classroom
and Campus Meeting at 7:30 in Main Auditorium
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