Our letter this week is "Hh" and we will begin working with the words "in" and "big". As we read stories, we will focus on cause and effect and the author's purpose or intent. Our word wall is growing and the complete list of words is as follows:
am, big, blue, but, can, do, go, have,
I, in, is, it, like, not, red, the, yellow
Math ~ We will continue to work with the teen numbers, as well as estimation and the numbers on a calendar. We spend time at our classroom calendar each day and focus on the days of the week, months of the year, date on the calendar, the number of days we have been in school, place value, and the weather for the day.
We are continuing to work on our Shapes of Christmas book, as well as adding poems to our poetry binders and phonics readers to our book boxes.
Remember the Christmas Music Program this Thursday at 8:45 for kindergarten. The children should wear nice clothes for the program.
Our field trip to the snow village is this Friday - the 17th and I have received permission slips from all the children. Thank you for returning them promptly! I would love to have 1-2 parent volunteers join us on the field trip. This is a walking field trip and we will leave the school at about 8:30 a.m. and return by 10:00 a.m. If you are interested in joining us, send me a quick email. If I have more than 2 folks who are interested, I will choose those who respond 1st. Please make sure your child has appropriate footwear for the walk.
Next Tuesday - December 21st at 1:00 p.m. is Gingerbread House day!!! You will need to provide graham crackers for your child (you will only need one package from the box), a can of frosting transferred to a Ziploc bag ~ with about 2 tsp. cream of tartar added (homemade frosting works fine too), a plastic knife is a good idea, and a variety of candies for decorating your masterpiece. These are fairly small creations, so you will not need large volumes of candy. I will provide the milk carton frames and the base to build your house on. At this point, it looks like we will have at least 15 adults to facilitate this project. It really is a blast and I'm looking forward to the fun!!
Have a great week!!
About Mrs. Beatty
I teach kindergarten at Poly Drive Elementary and just love the days that I spend with the little ones! I have been married to my high school sweetheart for 27 years and we have two boys. Josh is 22 and lives in San Diego, CA. He married the love of his life this summer and we were thrilled to welcome Jessica to our family. Our son Tyler is 18 and attends Skyview. He was very proud to be the Best Man in his brother's wedding. We have a pet box turtle named Tortuga. I love to volunteer at our church, spend time outdoors with my family ~ especially camping, and I LOVE to read and learn new things!
Blessings ~ Mrs. Beatty
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Blessings ~ Mrs. Beatty
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