Dear Families,
This week the kindergartners learned about the letter Dd. We read the book Dr. DeSoto. In the book a mouse dentist helps a fox with a bad tooth and has to be extra careful and clever so that he is not eaten. We read the big book called Any Kind of Dog. The boy in the book really wants a dog, and his mom tries to convince him that other animals would make great pets. The kindergartners reviewed pennies and dimes. They practiced following oral directions on a worksheet. This worksheet will be shared with families during conferences at the end of February. We celebrated our 100th day of school on Wednesday. We hope the delicious smelling Fruit Loop necklaces with 100 rings of cereal made it home before the cereal was eaten off of the string! On Wednesday we read 100th day of school books and did other 100th day of school activities. The boys and girls decorated valentine sacks. Families may send valentines in anytime to be distributed in the bags. Since we did not have school last Friday, we also finished our months of the year booklets.
Next week we will be learning about the letter Vv. Kindergartners may bring an item that starts with the letter Vv or an item related to Valentine’s Day. On Wednesday, February 1st the kindergartners are traveling by bus downtown to the North Tama Veterinarian Clinic. Mrs. Daugherty’s class will be going at 12:50, and Mrs. Turner’s class will be going at 1:20.
Please send hats or earbands and mittens or gloves to school everyday. When it is cold outside we make them wear them. If they do not have hats/earbands (or hoods) and mittens/gloves the boys and girls have to borrow from us, and they do not like our selection. Please send snowpants to school, too. Kindergartners have a really hard time staying out of the snow, and we do not want them coming back in the building with wet pants. The rule is no snowpants – no snow. Please put extra socks in your student’s backpack. Socks tend to get wet at recess or after recess when they walk to put their boots away.
There is no school for the students on Friday, February 10th so that teachers can attend professional meetings. There is NO SCHOOL on Monday, February 20th so that families can celebrate Presidents’ Day. Conferences are scheduled for Monday, February 27th from 4:00 – 8:00 and Thursday, March 1st from 4:30 – 8:00. Students will be dismissed one hour early on Monday, February 27th. There will be no school on Friday, March 2nd. Please mark your calendars!
In kindergarten we would like to start something called Daily 5. Daily 5 activities concentrate on reading (and possibly math or science). The students will rotate through 5 different Daily 5 centers. The teachers want to raise money for some supplies for Daily 5. We want to buy each child a chair pocket. We are planning on having a bake sale on Wednesday, February 8th. We would like to have each child bring AT LEAST 6 individually wrapped bake sale items for this fundraiser. (Of course families may send more!) Each item will be sold for 25¢. The kindergartners will get to purchase items first. More information will come home about the bake sale.
On Thursday, February 23rd the kindergartners will be attending a play at the Blackhawk Children’s Theater in Waterloo. The performance is at 9:45, and it usually lasts about an hour. The kindergartners will not be back to school in time to eat the hot lunch in the lunchroom. Families will need to decide if they want their student to bring his/her own lunch or purchase a sack lunch from the cooks. We will be eating lunch in our classroom that day. Forms were sent home last week. Please return those forms! Remember that we do NOT have refrigerator space for 33 lunches, and pop is not allowed as a drink.
On Monday, February 6th North Tama is hosting an AR Family Reading night from 6:00 – 7:30. Families may go to their students’ classrooms and participate in different reading activities. In the kindergarten room students have the opportunity to make foam books. Each page of the foam book is a different theme. Each book costs $3. We sent home an order form for families to fill out last Friday so that we know how many will be making books. (Other family members are welcome to purchase and make a book!) You are welcome to pay now or that night!
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner! Attached to LAST WEEK’S newsletter was an up to date class list. Kindergartners may make valentines for every boy and girl in the whole class, or they may make valentines for just the “red team” or just the “blue team”. We recommend that families start writing names early! Families may help write the students’ names on the cards/envelopes. Your student should be able to write his/her own name on each valentine. Some students may want to make a valentine for our high school helpers. Their names are Stacey Grimm and Kayla Hora. Last week we forgot to include Ellie Schafer in our list of kindergarten helpers!
Last Friday’s snow day will be made up on Tuesday, May 29th.
We realize that we gave you a LOT of information. Please, please, please mark your calendars. Also PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE write your child’s name on every boot, mitten/glove, hat, scarf, pair of snowpants, and coat.
Mrs. Turner and Mrs. Daugherty
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
January 20, 2012
Dear Families,
During Yy week we worked with yellow playdough. The kindergartners practiced saying the months of the year and made months of the year booklets. Since Monday was Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we read books and talked about what a great man he was. The students dictated 2 facts that they remembered about Martin Luther King, Jr. to the teachers. (Mrs. Turner started talking about Martin Luther King, Jr. last week, too.)
Next week we will be learning about the letter Dd. Kindergartners may bring an item that starts with the letter Dd OR a collection of 100 “things” in honor of our 100th day of school. Please make sure that the 100 “things” are similar like 100 legos, 100 pennies, 100 cotton balls, 100 buttons, 100 sticks of gum and easy for your child to bring to school.
Please send hats or earbands and mittens or gloves to school everyday. When it is cold outside we make them wear them. If they do not have hats/earbands (or hoods) and mittens/gloves the boys and girls have to borrow from us, and they do not like our selection. Please send snowpants to school, too. Kindergartners have a really hard time staying out of the snow, and we do not want them coming back in the building with wet pants. The rule is no snowpants – no snow. Please put extra socks in your student’s backpack. Socks tend to get wet at recess or after recess when they walk to put their boots away.
On January 24th we have the 100th day of school, which is exciting! That day we will have to celebrate! (Hopefully snowdays do NOT mess this up!)
There is no school for the students on Friday, February 10th so that teachers can attend professional meetings. Conferences are scheduled for Monday, February 27th from 4:00 – 8:00 and Thursday, March 1st from 4:30 – 8:00. Students will be dismissed one hour early on Monday, February 27th. There will be no school on Friday, March 2nd. Please mark your calendars!
In kindergarten we would like to start something called Daily 5. Daily 5 activities concentrate on reading (and possibly math or science). The students will rotate through 5 different Daily 5 centers. The teachers want to raise money for some supplies for Daily 5. We want to buy each child a chair pocket. We are planning on having a bake sale on Wednesday, February 8th. We would like to have each child bring AT LEAST 6 individually wrapped bake sale items for this fundraiser. (Of course families may send more!) Each item will be sold for 25¢. The kindergartners will get to purchase items first. More information will come home about the bakesale.
On Thursday, February 23rd the kindergartners will be attending a play at the Blackhawk Children’s Theater in Waterloo. The performance is at 9:45, and it usually lasts about an hour. The kindergartners will not be back to school in time to eat the hot lunch in the lunchroom. Families will need to decide if they want their student to bring his/her own lunch or purchase a sack lunch from the cooks. Forms will be sent home soon.
On Monday, February 6th North Tama is hosting an AR Family Reading night from 6:00 – 7:30. Families may go to their students’ classrooms and participate in different reading activities. In the kindergarten room students have the opportunity to make foam books. Each page of the foam book is a different theme. Each book costs $3. We will be sending home an order form for families to fill out so that we know how many will be making books. (Other family members are welcome to purchase and make a book!)
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner! Attached to the newsletter is an up to date class list. Kindergartners may make valentines for every boy and girl in the whole class, or they may make valentines for just the “red team” or just the “blue team”. We recommend that families start writing names early! Families may help write the students’ names on the cards/envelopes. Your student should be able to write his/her own name on each valentine. Some students may want to make a valentine for our high school helpers. Their names are Stacey Grimm and Kayla Hora.
We realize that we just gave you a LOT of information. Please, please, please mark your calendars. Also PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE write your child’s name on every boot, mitten/glove, hat, scarf, pair of snowpants, and coat.
Mrs. Turner and Mrs. Daugherty
During Yy week we worked with yellow playdough. The kindergartners practiced saying the months of the year and made months of the year booklets. Since Monday was Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we read books and talked about what a great man he was. The students dictated 2 facts that they remembered about Martin Luther King, Jr. to the teachers. (Mrs. Turner started talking about Martin Luther King, Jr. last week, too.)
Next week we will be learning about the letter Dd. Kindergartners may bring an item that starts with the letter Dd OR a collection of 100 “things” in honor of our 100th day of school. Please make sure that the 100 “things” are similar like 100 legos, 100 pennies, 100 cotton balls, 100 buttons, 100 sticks of gum and easy for your child to bring to school.
Please send hats or earbands and mittens or gloves to school everyday. When it is cold outside we make them wear them. If they do not have hats/earbands (or hoods) and mittens/gloves the boys and girls have to borrow from us, and they do not like our selection. Please send snowpants to school, too. Kindergartners have a really hard time staying out of the snow, and we do not want them coming back in the building with wet pants. The rule is no snowpants – no snow. Please put extra socks in your student’s backpack. Socks tend to get wet at recess or after recess when they walk to put their boots away.
On January 24th we have the 100th day of school, which is exciting! That day we will have to celebrate! (Hopefully snowdays do NOT mess this up!)
There is no school for the students on Friday, February 10th so that teachers can attend professional meetings. Conferences are scheduled for Monday, February 27th from 4:00 – 8:00 and Thursday, March 1st from 4:30 – 8:00. Students will be dismissed one hour early on Monday, February 27th. There will be no school on Friday, March 2nd. Please mark your calendars!
In kindergarten we would like to start something called Daily 5. Daily 5 activities concentrate on reading (and possibly math or science). The students will rotate through 5 different Daily 5 centers. The teachers want to raise money for some supplies for Daily 5. We want to buy each child a chair pocket. We are planning on having a bake sale on Wednesday, February 8th. We would like to have each child bring AT LEAST 6 individually wrapped bake sale items for this fundraiser. (Of course families may send more!) Each item will be sold for 25¢. The kindergartners will get to purchase items first. More information will come home about the bakesale.
On Thursday, February 23rd the kindergartners will be attending a play at the Blackhawk Children’s Theater in Waterloo. The performance is at 9:45, and it usually lasts about an hour. The kindergartners will not be back to school in time to eat the hot lunch in the lunchroom. Families will need to decide if they want their student to bring his/her own lunch or purchase a sack lunch from the cooks. Forms will be sent home soon.
On Monday, February 6th North Tama is hosting an AR Family Reading night from 6:00 – 7:30. Families may go to their students’ classrooms and participate in different reading activities. In the kindergarten room students have the opportunity to make foam books. Each page of the foam book is a different theme. Each book costs $3. We will be sending home an order form for families to fill out so that we know how many will be making books. (Other family members are welcome to purchase and make a book!)
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner! Attached to the newsletter is an up to date class list. Kindergartners may make valentines for every boy and girl in the whole class, or they may make valentines for just the “red team” or just the “blue team”. We recommend that families start writing names early! Families may help write the students’ names on the cards/envelopes. Your student should be able to write his/her own name on each valentine. Some students may want to make a valentine for our high school helpers. Their names are Stacey Grimm and Kayla Hora.
We realize that we just gave you a LOT of information. Please, please, please mark your calendars. Also PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE write your child’s name on every boot, mitten/glove, hat, scarf, pair of snowpants, and coat.
Mrs. Turner and Mrs. Daugherty
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
January 13, 2012
KINDERGARTEN NEWS
January 13, 2012
Dear Families,
This week we had a Character Counts Assembly where we got to see how other classes have good character. We learned all about the letter Ee and did lots of fun activities. The kindergartners worked more on learning their phone numbers and even decorated the bulletin board in the classroom. The kindergartners graphed their favorite winter activity from 5 different choices. Their choices were Skiing, Making a Snowman, Snowball fight, Skating, and Snowmobiling. (Snowmobiling won by a landslide!) The students did a few science experiments with eggs. We watched how an egg sinks and floats once you add salt into water. We also observed the inside of an egg. We learned about animals that hatch from an egg too. We also learned about Elephants and how they weigh 15, 400 pounds and eat for 16 hours a day!
Next week we will be learning about the letter Yy. Since there are not many things that start with Yy, sharing will be free choice.
The second quarter ends on Monday, January 9th. Report cards were sent home on Friday, January 13th. Please sign the envelope and send it back to school! Conferences are not scheduled until the end of February. If you have any questions or concerns about the information on the report card, please call us at school or email us. We would be glad to meet with any parents that want to discuss their kindergartner’s progress in school.
Please send hats or earbands and mittens or gloves to school everyday. When it is cold outside we make them wear them. If they do not have hats/earbands (or hoods) and mittens/gloves the boys and girls have to borrow from us, and they do not like our selection.
On January 24th we have the 100th day of school, which is exciting! That day we will have to celebrate!
The students are dismissed early on Wednesday, January 18th. Town students are dismissed at 12:50, and bus students are dismissed at 12:55. There is no school for the students on Friday, February 10th so that teachers can attend professional meetings. Conferences are scheduled for Monday, February 27th from 4:00 – 8:00 and Thursday, March 1st from 4:30 – 8:00. Students will be dismissed one hour early on Monday, February 27th. There will be no school on Friday, March 2nd. Please mark your calendars!
Have a WONDERFUL weekend and see you Monday!
Mrs. Turner and Mrs. Daugherty
January 13, 2012
Dear Families,
This week we had a Character Counts Assembly where we got to see how other classes have good character. We learned all about the letter Ee and did lots of fun activities. The kindergartners worked more on learning their phone numbers and even decorated the bulletin board in the classroom. The kindergartners graphed their favorite winter activity from 5 different choices. Their choices were Skiing, Making a Snowman, Snowball fight, Skating, and Snowmobiling. (Snowmobiling won by a landslide!) The students did a few science experiments with eggs. We watched how an egg sinks and floats once you add salt into water. We also observed the inside of an egg. We learned about animals that hatch from an egg too. We also learned about Elephants and how they weigh 15, 400 pounds and eat for 16 hours a day!
Next week we will be learning about the letter Yy. Since there are not many things that start with Yy, sharing will be free choice.
The second quarter ends on Monday, January 9th. Report cards were sent home on Friday, January 13th. Please sign the envelope and send it back to school! Conferences are not scheduled until the end of February. If you have any questions or concerns about the information on the report card, please call us at school or email us. We would be glad to meet with any parents that want to discuss their kindergartner’s progress in school.
Please send hats or earbands and mittens or gloves to school everyday. When it is cold outside we make them wear them. If they do not have hats/earbands (or hoods) and mittens/gloves the boys and girls have to borrow from us, and they do not like our selection.
On January 24th we have the 100th day of school, which is exciting! That day we will have to celebrate!
The students are dismissed early on Wednesday, January 18th. Town students are dismissed at 12:50, and bus students are dismissed at 12:55. There is no school for the students on Friday, February 10th so that teachers can attend professional meetings. Conferences are scheduled for Monday, February 27th from 4:00 – 8:00 and Thursday, March 1st from 4:30 – 8:00. Students will be dismissed one hour early on Monday, February 27th. There will be no school on Friday, March 2nd. Please mark your calendars!
Have a WONDERFUL weekend and see you Monday!
Mrs. Turner and Mrs. Daugherty
Thursday, January 5, 2012
January 6, 2011
Dear Families,
This week we learned how crayons are made. The students practiced reading color words on a crayon worksheet. The kindergartners graphed their favorite candy from 5 different choices. Their choices were Airhead Extremes, Skittles, M &M’s, Jolly Ranchers, and suckers. (Airhead Extremes won by a landslide!) The students filled in the missing dates on a January calendar. The big book The Enormous Carrot was read and discussed. The kindergartners reviewed clocks and telling time to the hour and watched a Backyard Safari video about caterpillars and butterflies.
Next week we will be learning about the letter Ee. Since there are not many things that start with Ee, sharing will be free choice.
The second quarter ends on Monday, January 9th. Report cards will go home on Friday, January 16th. Conferences are not scheduled until the end of February. If you have any questions or concerns about the information on the report card, please call us at school or email us. We would be glad to meet with any parents that want to discuss their kindergartner’s progress in school.
On Monday, January 9th, we will be attending a CHARACTER COUNTS! assembly in the big gym at 9:30. Families are welcome to attend and discover how our students demonstrate the six pillars of character (trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, citizenship, fairness, and caring).
Mrs. Daugherty will be gone all next week. If you have questions or concerns, please let Mrs. Turner know.
This week the kindergartners figured out that Mrs. Turner is expecting a baby. The baby is due in early June. Mrs. Turner expects to finish the school year unless we have a ton of snow days or Baby Turner decides to arrive early.
Please send hats or earbands and mittens or gloves to school everyday. When it is cold outside we make them wear them. If they do not have hats/earbands (or hoods) and mittens/gloves the boys and girls have to borrow from us, and they do not like our selection.
The students are dismissed early on Wednesday, January 18th. Town students are dismissed at 12:50, and bus students are dismissed at 12:55. There is no school for the students on Friday, February 10th so that teachers can attend professional meetings. Conferences are scheduled for Monday, February 27th from 4:00 – 8:00 and Thursday, March 1st from 4:30 – 8:00. Students will be dismissed one hour early on Monday, February 27th. There will be no school on Friday, March 2nd. Please mark your calendars!
We cannot believe how quickly this school year is going. Can you?
Mrs. Turner and Mrs. Daugherty
This week we learned how crayons are made. The students practiced reading color words on a crayon worksheet. The kindergartners graphed their favorite candy from 5 different choices. Their choices were Airhead Extremes, Skittles, M &M’s, Jolly Ranchers, and suckers. (Airhead Extremes won by a landslide!) The students filled in the missing dates on a January calendar. The big book The Enormous Carrot was read and discussed. The kindergartners reviewed clocks and telling time to the hour and watched a Backyard Safari video about caterpillars and butterflies.
Next week we will be learning about the letter Ee. Since there are not many things that start with Ee, sharing will be free choice.
The second quarter ends on Monday, January 9th. Report cards will go home on Friday, January 16th. Conferences are not scheduled until the end of February. If you have any questions or concerns about the information on the report card, please call us at school or email us. We would be glad to meet with any parents that want to discuss their kindergartner’s progress in school.
On Monday, January 9th, we will be attending a CHARACTER COUNTS! assembly in the big gym at 9:30. Families are welcome to attend and discover how our students demonstrate the six pillars of character (trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, citizenship, fairness, and caring).
Mrs. Daugherty will be gone all next week. If you have questions or concerns, please let Mrs. Turner know.
This week the kindergartners figured out that Mrs. Turner is expecting a baby. The baby is due in early June. Mrs. Turner expects to finish the school year unless we have a ton of snow days or Baby Turner decides to arrive early.
Please send hats or earbands and mittens or gloves to school everyday. When it is cold outside we make them wear them. If they do not have hats/earbands (or hoods) and mittens/gloves the boys and girls have to borrow from us, and they do not like our selection.
The students are dismissed early on Wednesday, January 18th. Town students are dismissed at 12:50, and bus students are dismissed at 12:55. There is no school for the students on Friday, February 10th so that teachers can attend professional meetings. Conferences are scheduled for Monday, February 27th from 4:00 – 8:00 and Thursday, March 1st from 4:30 – 8:00. Students will be dismissed one hour early on Monday, February 27th. There will be no school on Friday, March 2nd. Please mark your calendars!
We cannot believe how quickly this school year is going. Can you?
Mrs. Turner and Mrs. Daugherty
Monday, December 19, 2011
December 16, 2011
Dear Families,
We LOVED reading books about underwear this week. The boys and girls enjoy giggling every time we said the word “underwear”. They liked designing boxers after we read the book titled Underwear. The kindergartners used unifix cubes to estimate how many cubes would fit in six different shapes. After they guessed, the boys and girls found the actual answer. The kindergartners made two more Christmas projects. The students made Uu booklets. More report card evaluations were done. (Please practice your child’s birthday, address, and phone number!) We talked about words, phrases, and sentences.
Don’t forget the Christmas party on Wednesday, December 21st. Boys should bring a $2 gift for a boy, and girls should bring a $2 gift for a girl. We do a fun number matching game to exchange the gifts.
School is dismissed early on Thursday, December 22nd. The town students are dismissed at 2:20, and the bus students are dismissed at 2:25. We students return on Tuesday, January 3rd.
Many kindergartners need new glue sticks. Please check with your student to see if he/she needs a new one. Mrs. Turner and Mrs. Daugherty do not have any more glue sticks to loan out. We would love some extra glue sticks for the classroom to use!
We will be learning about the letter Zz next week. Sharing for next week should be an item that starts with the letter Zz or an animal from the zoo. Friday sharing students may bring their sharing item ANY DAY next week.
Time in kindergarten is going quickly! Today was day number 80! Wow!
Mrs. Daugherty and Mrs. Turner
We LOVED reading books about underwear this week. The boys and girls enjoy giggling every time we said the word “underwear”. They liked designing boxers after we read the book titled Underwear. The kindergartners used unifix cubes to estimate how many cubes would fit in six different shapes. After they guessed, the boys and girls found the actual answer. The kindergartners made two more Christmas projects. The students made Uu booklets. More report card evaluations were done. (Please practice your child’s birthday, address, and phone number!) We talked about words, phrases, and sentences.
Don’t forget the Christmas party on Wednesday, December 21st. Boys should bring a $2 gift for a boy, and girls should bring a $2 gift for a girl. We do a fun number matching game to exchange the gifts.
School is dismissed early on Thursday, December 22nd. The town students are dismissed at 2:20, and the bus students are dismissed at 2:25. We students return on Tuesday, January 3rd.
Many kindergartners need new glue sticks. Please check with your student to see if he/she needs a new one. Mrs. Turner and Mrs. Daugherty do not have any more glue sticks to loan out. We would love some extra glue sticks for the classroom to use!
We will be learning about the letter Zz next week. Sharing for next week should be an item that starts with the letter Zz or an animal from the zoo. Friday sharing students may bring their sharing item ANY DAY next week.
Time in kindergarten is going quickly! Today was day number 80! Wow!
Mrs. Daugherty and Mrs. Turner
Friday, December 9, 2011
December 9, 2011
Dear Families,
During Bb we visited Farmers Savings Bank. Farmers Savings Bank gave each student a notepad, a coloring book, a pencil, and a tootsie roll. We read Goldilocks and the Three Bears and acted the story out. The kindergartners continued working on report card evaluations. At home please practice your child’s address, phone number, birthday, counting to 50, days of the week in order, and sight and high frequency words.
Next week we will be studying the letter Uu. Since there are not many things that start with the letter Uu, your child may bring any Free choice item for sharing.
School is dismissed at 12:50 on Wednesday, December 14th. The teachers get to attend many important meetings.
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 party has been scheduled for Wednesday, December 21st.
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: pencils, markers to be used in our writing center, glue sticks, stickers, baby dolls, doll clothing, a smaller and softer football, dry erase markers, monetary donations for different things in the room, and games or books (see the teachers for ideas). If you need any ideas, just ask one of us. Mrs. Turner made a Christmas tree wish list and hung it on the door if you would like to look at it. Of course, families may handle this matter however they desire.
Also in regards to Christmas, the date for the elementary Christmas program is Thursday, December 15th. It begins at 1:30 in the gym. The fifth and sixth grade bands will play first, and the kindergartners will follow them. (There is an admission fee for the program!) 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. Turner and Mrs. Daugherty.
Because of the program on Thursday, the kindergartners will be getting new library books on Monday (Mrs. Turner’s blue team) and Tuesday (Mrs. Daugherty’s red group).
The kindergartners get to shop in the North Tama Holiday Gift Shop on Thursday, December 15th. Items in the shop cost between 25¢ to $3 with most of the items costing $1 or less. It is a family decision on whether your son or daughter participates in this opportunity. It is a good time to talk about being a good consumer. (If your child does not find something in the store that he/she wants to buy for gifts, then he/she can put the money back into his/her backpack and take it home.) Since the items sold in the gift shop are donated to the store, there is no specific list of items available for families to discuss.
The North Tama FCCLA organization (formerly Future Homemakers of America) are hosting a party for all of the North Tama kindergartners on Friday, December 16th right after school in the FCS room (formerly known as the Home Ec room). Information was sent home this week! If you have not turned in the form yet, DO SO BY MONDAY! If your child cannot attend, please let us know that so that we aren’t badgering you about a permission slip.
Students will be dismissed one hour early on Thursday, December 22nd for the start of Christmas break. We return to school on Tuesday, January 3rd.
Stay warm and enjoy the hustle and bustle of the holiday season!
Mrs. Daugherty and Mrs. Turner
Copies of the newsletter can be found at the following internet address:
http://northtamak11.blogspot.com
or through the North Tama website.
During Bb we visited Farmers Savings Bank. Farmers Savings Bank gave each student a notepad, a coloring book, a pencil, and a tootsie roll. We read Goldilocks and the Three Bears and acted the story out. The kindergartners continued working on report card evaluations. At home please practice your child’s address, phone number, birthday, counting to 50, days of the week in order, and sight and high frequency words.
Next week we will be studying the letter Uu. Since there are not many things that start with the letter Uu, your child may bring any Free choice item for sharing.
School is dismissed at 12:50 on Wednesday, December 14th. The teachers get to attend many important meetings.
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 party has been scheduled for Wednesday, December 21st.
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: pencils, markers to be used in our writing center, glue sticks, stickers, baby dolls, doll clothing, a smaller and softer football, dry erase markers, monetary donations for different things in the room, and games or books (see the teachers for ideas). If you need any ideas, just ask one of us. Mrs. Turner made a Christmas tree wish list and hung it on the door if you would like to look at it. Of course, families may handle this matter however they desire.
Also in regards to Christmas, the date for the elementary Christmas program is Thursday, December 15th. It begins at 1:30 in the gym. The fifth and sixth grade bands will play first, and the kindergartners will follow them. (There is an admission fee for the program!) 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. Turner and Mrs. Daugherty.
Because of the program on Thursday, the kindergartners will be getting new library books on Monday (Mrs. Turner’s blue team) and Tuesday (Mrs. Daugherty’s red group).
The kindergartners get to shop in the North Tama Holiday Gift Shop on Thursday, December 15th. Items in the shop cost between 25¢ to $3 with most of the items costing $1 or less. It is a family decision on whether your son or daughter participates in this opportunity. It is a good time to talk about being a good consumer. (If your child does not find something in the store that he/she wants to buy for gifts, then he/she can put the money back into his/her backpack and take it home.) Since the items sold in the gift shop are donated to the store, there is no specific list of items available for families to discuss.
The North Tama FCCLA organization (formerly Future Homemakers of America) are hosting a party for all of the North Tama kindergartners on Friday, December 16th right after school in the FCS room (formerly known as the Home Ec room). Information was sent home this week! If you have not turned in the form yet, DO SO BY MONDAY! If your child cannot attend, please let us know that so that we aren’t badgering you about a permission slip.
Students will be dismissed one hour early on Thursday, December 22nd for the start of Christmas break. We return to school on Tuesday, January 3rd.
Stay warm and enjoy the hustle and bustle of the holiday season!
Mrs. Daugherty and Mrs. Turner
Copies of the newsletter can be found at the following internet address:
http://northtamak11.blogspot.com
or through the North Tama website.
Friday, December 2, 2011
December 2, 2011
Dear Families,
During Kk week we worked in journals two times. The kindergartners wrote in their journals about what they liked doing in kindergarten and what they would do if they were kings. We started doing report card evaluations. The boys and girls colored and laced Christmas stockings that will be hung up on a bulletin board. The stockings will go home before Christmas break. The kindergartners colored and cut out shapes that they put together to make fish and other under the sea creatures and treasures.
Next week we will be studying the letter Bb. Please bring an item that starts with Bb for sharing. Also next week we are going to go visit the Farmer’s Savings Bank to take a tour and see the jobs in a bank!
The boys and girls have started writing letters to Santa. They are 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. At the end of this week’s newsletter there is 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. Some of our families have already turned these forms in, but we unfortunately do not have all of the forms back yet. If you have already done this, please disregard.
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 party has been scheduled for Wednesday, December 21st.
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: pencils, pretend food, markers to be used in our writing center, glue sticks, stickers, baby dolls, doll clothing, a smaller and softer football, dry erase markers, monetary donations for different things in the room, and games or books (see the teachers for ideas). If you need any ideas, just ask one of us. Mrs. Turner made a Christmas tree wish list and hung it on the door if you would like to look at it. Of course, families may handle this matter however they desire.
Also in regards to Christmas, the date for the elementary Christmas program is Thursday, December 15th. It usually begins at 1:30 in the gym. The fifth and sixth grade bands will play first, and the kindergartners will follow them. (There is an admission fee for the program!) 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. Turner and Mrs. Daugherty. Watch for more information about the program closer to December 15th.
The kindergartners get to shop in the North Tama Holiday Gift Shop on Thursday, December 15th. Items in the shop cost between 25¢ to $3 with most of the items costing $1 or less. It is a family decision on whether your son or daughter participates in this opportunity. It is a good time to talk about being a good consumer. (If your child does not find something in the store that he/she wants to buy for gifts, then he/she can put the money back into his/her backpack and take it home.)
The North Tama FCCLA organization (formerly Future Homemakers of America) are hosting a party for all of the North Tama kindergartners on Friday, December 16th right after school in the FCS room (formerly known as the Home Ec room). More information will be coming home in the future, but please mark this on your calendar.
Students will be dismissed one hour early on Thursday, December 22nd for the start of Christmas break. We return to school on Tuesday, January 3rd.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs. Daugherty and Mrs. Turner
Copies of the newsletter can be found at the following internet address:
http://northtamak11.blogspot.com
or through the North Tama website.
_____________________________’s Christmas List:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Please tell Santa how your child has been helpful or good at home in the space below.
During Kk week we worked in journals two times. The kindergartners wrote in their journals about what they liked doing in kindergarten and what they would do if they were kings. We started doing report card evaluations. The boys and girls colored and laced Christmas stockings that will be hung up on a bulletin board. The stockings will go home before Christmas break. The kindergartners colored and cut out shapes that they put together to make fish and other under the sea creatures and treasures.
Next week we will be studying the letter Bb. Please bring an item that starts with Bb for sharing. Also next week we are going to go visit the Farmer’s Savings Bank to take a tour and see the jobs in a bank!
The boys and girls have started writing letters to Santa. They are 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. At the end of this week’s newsletter there is 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. Some of our families have already turned these forms in, but we unfortunately do not have all of the forms back yet. If you have already done this, please disregard.
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 party has been scheduled for Wednesday, December 21st.
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: pencils, pretend food, markers to be used in our writing center, glue sticks, stickers, baby dolls, doll clothing, a smaller and softer football, dry erase markers, monetary donations for different things in the room, and games or books (see the teachers for ideas). If you need any ideas, just ask one of us. Mrs. Turner made a Christmas tree wish list and hung it on the door if you would like to look at it. Of course, families may handle this matter however they desire.
Also in regards to Christmas, the date for the elementary Christmas program is Thursday, December 15th. It usually begins at 1:30 in the gym. The fifth and sixth grade bands will play first, and the kindergartners will follow them. (There is an admission fee for the program!) 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. Turner and Mrs. Daugherty. Watch for more information about the program closer to December 15th.
The kindergartners get to shop in the North Tama Holiday Gift Shop on Thursday, December 15th. Items in the shop cost between 25¢ to $3 with most of the items costing $1 or less. It is a family decision on whether your son or daughter participates in this opportunity. It is a good time to talk about being a good consumer. (If your child does not find something in the store that he/she wants to buy for gifts, then he/she can put the money back into his/her backpack and take it home.)
The North Tama FCCLA organization (formerly Future Homemakers of America) are hosting a party for all of the North Tama kindergartners on Friday, December 16th right after school in the FCS room (formerly known as the Home Ec room). More information will be coming home in the future, but please mark this on your calendar.
Students will be dismissed one hour early on Thursday, December 22nd for the start of Christmas break. We return to school on Tuesday, January 3rd.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs. Daugherty and Mrs. Turner
Copies of the newsletter can be found at the following internet address:
http://northtamak11.blogspot.com
or through the North Tama website.
_____________________________’s Christmas List:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Please tell Santa how your child has been helpful or good at home in the space below.
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