Monday is our 100th day of school!!! It is so hard to believe that we have reached this milestone already and we have shared 100 glorious days in kindergarten!!! During each of these days, your child has amazed me, inspired me, and has added joy to the day. The academic and social progress has been tremendous and I never tire of watching the children explore our world and grasp new concepts. Kindergarten truly is a year of exploration, discovery, and triumph . . . maybe they should make an action-adventure movie based on a day in the life of your child! Be sure to ask your little one about our various "100th Day" activities.
Our letter this week is "Ll" and we will learn about plural nouns (one and more than one), and we will spend some time talking about how we develop and nurture friendships. This ties in nicely with Mrs. Kvilhaug's lesson about bullying. I will introduce the words "one" and "what" for future addition to our word wall. We will add two poems to our poetry binders and a phonics decodable book to our book boxes.
Wednesday is Groundhog Day, so we will learn about and discuss this legendary critter and create a groundhog crown to take home that day.
Text Talk ~ Our story this week is "Dear Juno" and our six vocabulary words are: soared, gentle, communicate, noticed, crisp, & eager.
Math ~ We will begin our next chapter that focuses on the days of the week, months of the year, the seasons, and concepts of time.
Ms. Baskerville, our student teacher continues to add more and more teaching time to her week and she has developed a strong rapport with the children. She is doing a super job and has been a great addition to our room. If you have not had a chance to meet her yet, stop in a say hello sometime.
The reading portion of the Read-a-thon began on Saturday and I was very pleased that 14 students from our class were able to participate in the fund-raising portion of this event. All of the children will participate daily this week in reading activities at school and you can count 20 minutes per day on your child's reading log.
Our collection of coffee and tea items is beginning to grow for the talent show silent auction basket for our room. If you wish to provide basket items or cash donations, please send them with your child and our room coordinator will create a basket masterpiece from our room. Thanks for your support of this event!
Speaking of the talent show ~ don't forget to mark your calendars for February 24th from 5:30 to approximately 8:30. The dinner begins at 5:30 and the entertainment is scheduled to begin at 7:00. The kindergartners are performing a dance number and I sure hope you and your child can attend. It will be adorable and memorable!
Have a fantastic week~
January 24th ~ 28th
Our letter this week is "Dd" and we will work with describing words (adjectives) and story elements such as plot, setting, characters, and the sequence of story events. We will begin working with the words, "we" and "at" as we prepare to add them to our high-frequency word wall. We will add two poems to our poetry binders and a phonics decodable book to our book boxes. The children will write in their journals and we will work again with math journals.
Math ~ Our focus this week is on measuring by weight and working with the concept of temperature.
Science ~ We will revisit the study of our five senses and complete an activity where the kids will guess the identity of various unknown items using only their sense of smell. They will rotate to different stations, smell the scent in the cup, and draw pictures of their guess. An unveiling at the end will reveal the actual scents in each cup.
Art ~ The children will be creating polar bears using a template, construction paper, and cotton balls.
Mrs. Kvilhaug will be teaching the first of three lessons about bullying on Monday. These lessons show the children how to deal with bullies, when to use their words, and when to ask for help.
Mark your calendars for the Poly Drive Talent Show. It will be held on Thursday February 24th at Lewis and Clark Middle School at 5:30 p.m. This is generally for the older kids, but this year the kindergartners will be performing a dance number choreographed by Mrs. Reas and it will be a lot of fun. It will be a great time and I hope you are able to attend with your child and watch him or her move to the beat!
You may have noticed the "brief" report card comments this quarter. The district is utilizing a report card program that limits the space available for comments. We will conduct parent-teacher conferences again at the end of March, but if you have questions regarding your child's report card, let me know and we can set up a time to visit.
I hope you have a fantastic week!
Math ~ Our focus this week is on measuring by weight and working with the concept of temperature.
Science ~ We will revisit the study of our five senses and complete an activity where the kids will guess the identity of various unknown items using only their sense of smell. They will rotate to different stations, smell the scent in the cup, and draw pictures of their guess. An unveiling at the end will reveal the actual scents in each cup.
Art ~ The children will be creating polar bears using a template, construction paper, and cotton balls.
Mrs. Kvilhaug will be teaching the first of three lessons about bullying on Monday. These lessons show the children how to deal with bullies, when to use their words, and when to ask for help.
Mark your calendars for the Poly Drive Talent Show. It will be held on Thursday February 24th at Lewis and Clark Middle School at 5:30 p.m. This is generally for the older kids, but this year the kindergartners will be performing a dance number choreographed by Mrs. Reas and it will be a lot of fun. It will be a great time and I hope you are able to attend with your child and watch him or her move to the beat!
You may have noticed the "brief" report card comments this quarter. The district is utilizing a report card program that limits the space available for comments. We will conduct parent-teacher conferences again at the end of March, but if you have questions regarding your child's report card, let me know and we can set up a time to visit.
I hope you have a fantastic week!
January 17th - 21st
I hope you enjoyed your three-day weekend and some extra time with family and friends. Our letter this week is "Cc" and we will work with describing words (adjectives) and continue with rhyming words. The children will add a phonics decodable book to their book boxes and two poems to the poetry binders.
In math, we will continue to compare, order, estimate, and measure by capacity and weight.
We will create a snowflake hand print craft and then work on a writing activity related to the snowflakes.
There will be a Poly Read-a-thon assembly for the students on Friday. This is a great fundraiser for Poly Drive and it promotes and encourages reading for enjoyment. More information will follow.
The Poly Drive Talent Show is also just around the corner and each classroom will be assembling a themed basket for a silent auction to take place during the talent show. Our basket theme is "Coffee & Tea Lovers". If you would like to donate items to our classroom basket, just have your child bring the items to school. Our room moms will help assemble the basket on February 17th. Our basket might include items like specialty coffees and teas, cups, travels mugs, gift cards from coffee shops, tea infusers, mug/cup warmers, etc. A separate information sheet about this event is in the Wednesday Watch this week.
Stay warm and have a wonderful week!
In math, we will continue to compare, order, estimate, and measure by capacity and weight.
We will create a snowflake hand print craft and then work on a writing activity related to the snowflakes.
There will be a Poly Read-a-thon assembly for the students on Friday. This is a great fundraiser for Poly Drive and it promotes and encourages reading for enjoyment. More information will follow.
The Poly Drive Talent Show is also just around the corner and each classroom will be assembling a themed basket for a silent auction to take place during the talent show. Our basket theme is "Coffee & Tea Lovers". If you would like to donate items to our classroom basket, just have your child bring the items to school. Our room moms will help assemble the basket on February 17th. Our basket might include items like specialty coffees and teas, cups, travels mugs, gift cards from coffee shops, tea infusers, mug/cup warmers, etc. A separate information sheet about this event is in the Wednesday Watch this week.
Stay warm and have a wonderful week!
January 10th ~ 14th
It was great to get back into our classroom routines and continue learning new and exciting things in kindergarten. Your children are amazing and I am excited about the new skills and abilities they display each day.
Our letter this week is "Ii" and specifically the short sound that this letter makes, although we will discuss and compare the long "Ii" sound also. We will work with story sequence, as well as recognizing and producing rhyming words. We will practice questioning, the purpose of questions, and using various questions to get to know a new friend. This is timely as we welcomed a new student, Joey to our room last week. The kids will write in their journals, add two poems to their poetry binders, and a phonics reader to their book boxes.
I will begin reading chapter books during our afternoon read-aloud time, which encourages children to choose challenging books with a more complicated story line. The selected series is about Junie B. Jones and the main character is a kindergartner. If you are familiar with these books, you know that Junie B. does not always make good choices and this often gets her into interesting predicaments. These "naughty" happenings offer wonderful teachable moments and prompt great class discussions about decision-making strategies, doing the right thing, and taking responsibility. Your child may develop a keen interest in these books and they are all available in the Poly Drive library.
Math ~ We will continue in our chapter about measurement. We will work specifically with estimating, comparing, measuring, and ordering by length.
Text Talk ~ Our story is "Caps For Sale" and our six vocabulary words are; ordinary, disturb, imitate, upset, refreshed, and satisfied. These words will be posted outside the room to remind visitors to use them in normal conversation while in the class. It is fun to watch the children as they realize you have used one of our vocabulary words.
I will introduce information about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and discuss his life and the example he gave to us all. To tie in with this concept, I will read a book titled "The Crayon Box That Talked", which is about a box of crayons that could not seem to get along. They each thought their color was the best and did not see a need for the others. As they began to draw a picture together, they realized that the picture was not complete unless they worked together. We will create a class mural with a crayon box theme and you will find this displayed in the hall outside our room by the end of the week.
I would like to take a moment to introduce you to Amanda Baskerville. She will be completing her student teaching assignment in our class and I am excited for her to work with this great group of children. She will be in our room beginning this week through the end of April. Please stop in to meet her when you are in the building.
Poly Drive's monthly PTA meeting is this Monday, the 10th at 6:30 and I encourage you to attend if you are able. We are very fortunate to have an outstanding PTA that provides so much support to our school, parents, students, and teachers.
We are nearing the end of the second quarter and report cards will go home next Friday, the 21st. Have a wonderful week ~ and thank you again for sharing your child with me!
Our letter this week is "Ii" and specifically the short sound that this letter makes, although we will discuss and compare the long "Ii" sound also. We will work with story sequence, as well as recognizing and producing rhyming words. We will practice questioning, the purpose of questions, and using various questions to get to know a new friend. This is timely as we welcomed a new student, Joey to our room last week. The kids will write in their journals, add two poems to their poetry binders, and a phonics reader to their book boxes.
I will begin reading chapter books during our afternoon read-aloud time, which encourages children to choose challenging books with a more complicated story line. The selected series is about Junie B. Jones and the main character is a kindergartner. If you are familiar with these books, you know that Junie B. does not always make good choices and this often gets her into interesting predicaments. These "naughty" happenings offer wonderful teachable moments and prompt great class discussions about decision-making strategies, doing the right thing, and taking responsibility. Your child may develop a keen interest in these books and they are all available in the Poly Drive library.
Math ~ We will continue in our chapter about measurement. We will work specifically with estimating, comparing, measuring, and ordering by length.
Text Talk ~ Our story is "Caps For Sale" and our six vocabulary words are; ordinary, disturb, imitate, upset, refreshed, and satisfied. These words will be posted outside the room to remind visitors to use them in normal conversation while in the class. It is fun to watch the children as they realize you have used one of our vocabulary words.
I will introduce information about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and discuss his life and the example he gave to us all. To tie in with this concept, I will read a book titled "The Crayon Box That Talked", which is about a box of crayons that could not seem to get along. They each thought their color was the best and did not see a need for the others. As they began to draw a picture together, they realized that the picture was not complete unless they worked together. We will create a class mural with a crayon box theme and you will find this displayed in the hall outside our room by the end of the week.
I would like to take a moment to introduce you to Amanda Baskerville. She will be completing her student teaching assignment in our class and I am excited for her to work with this great group of children. She will be in our room beginning this week through the end of April. Please stop in to meet her when you are in the building.
Poly Drive's monthly PTA meeting is this Monday, the 10th at 6:30 and I encourage you to attend if you are able. We are very fortunate to have an outstanding PTA that provides so much support to our school, parents, students, and teachers.
We are nearing the end of the second quarter and report cards will go home next Friday, the 21st. Have a wonderful week ~ and thank you again for sharing your child with me!
January 3rd ~ 7th ... 2011
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
I hope your holiday break was restful and filled with fun and family! It is so fun to see the kids again after a long break and I'm anxious to continue our journey of learning.
I want to give a special thanks to Cindy Stubbs and Perrin Grubbs for the wonderful fleece scarves they made for each of the children . . and for me. What a fabulous surprise and a warm addition to our winter wear!
Our letter this week is "Gg" and we will revisit the words "big" and "in" as we prepare to add them to our word wall. We will discuss the concepts of compare & contrast as we read and review stories together. The children will draw a picture of someone in our class and practice introducing that person to the rest of us. We will focus on sound blending and word building using the letter "Gg". We will explore the concept of New Year's resolutions and the children will write their own and create a party hat craft. The children will add two poems to their poetry binders, as well as a phonics decodable book to their book boxes ~ and they will continue to write in their journals.
Math ~ We will begin our chapter on measurement and comparing & ordering by size, length, capacity, and volume. We will add to our math journals this week as well.
Social Studies ~ We will work together and learn to solve problems in a productive manner. There are several songs, activities, and poems to reinforce this concept.
Please remember to send your child with warm winter apparel that is appropriate for recess time. We have 3 fifteen minute recess times each day and we do go outside when the temperature is above zero. Hats, gloves/mittens, scarves, boots, and snow pants are all important for comfort and safety.
Have a great week!
I hope your holiday break was restful and filled with fun and family! It is so fun to see the kids again after a long break and I'm anxious to continue our journey of learning.
I want to give a special thanks to Cindy Stubbs and Perrin Grubbs for the wonderful fleece scarves they made for each of the children . . and for me. What a fabulous surprise and a warm addition to our winter wear!
Our letter this week is "Gg" and we will revisit the words "big" and "in" as we prepare to add them to our word wall. We will discuss the concepts of compare & contrast as we read and review stories together. The children will draw a picture of someone in our class and practice introducing that person to the rest of us. We will focus on sound blending and word building using the letter "Gg". We will explore the concept of New Year's resolutions and the children will write their own and create a party hat craft. The children will add two poems to their poetry binders, as well as a phonics decodable book to their book boxes ~ and they will continue to write in their journals.
Math ~ We will begin our chapter on measurement and comparing & ordering by size, length, capacity, and volume. We will add to our math journals this week as well.
Social Studies ~ We will work together and learn to solve problems in a productive manner. There are several songs, activities, and poems to reinforce this concept.
Please remember to send your child with warm winter apparel that is appropriate for recess time. We have 3 fifteen minute recess times each day and we do go outside when the temperature is above zero. Hats, gloves/mittens, scarves, boots, and snow pants are all important for comfort and safety.
Have a great week!
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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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