The dinner and talent show on Thursday was a huge success. I believe the auditorium at Lewis and Clark holds about 700 and we filled the house! It was fun to see so many Poly Drive families at the event and the kindergartners were amazing in their dance routine. It was adorable!! Thanks again for your support of our silent auction basket . . . it garnered one of the highest bids of the evening and the total amount raised for our PTA ~including the dinner, baskets, and raffle tickets was almost $2,600. Wow!
Our letter this week is "Jj" and we will continue to work with the word wall words and letter formation. Our word wall words this week are "little" and "two". When your child is writing at home, remind him or her to begin their letters at the top and not the bottom. This will be more critical as they begin cursive writing in 3rd grade. The children will work with action words (verbs) and we will interactively write sentences to describe various shapes in our room. We will add a phonics decodable book to our book boxes and two poems to the poetry binders. Our current list of word walls words is as follows:
a, am, at, big, blue, but, can, do, get, go, have, here, I, in, is, it, like, little, one, not, red, see, the, three, two, up, we, what, where, yellow.
Math ~ We will continue our study of money ~ the various attributes of coins and their values. On Friday, the children will "shop" at a mock toy store and they will each have a bag of coins. They will have to decide which items to buy, draw the item, and then draw a picture depicting the coins needed to purchase the items. It is a fun activity to reinforce the concepts we are studying.
We will attend a special opera performance at our school on Tuesday. It is age-appropriate and will introduce the children to this musical art. I am really looking forward to it and I know the children will enjoy it too.
On Wednesday we will celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday. We will read "Green Eggs and Ham" to name just one book, and we will have a special ~ and magical event that afternoon in our room. Be sure to ask your child about it. The children will also create a hat like the one the Cat in the Hat wears.
It looks like we might have a full week of nice weather ~ yippee!!!
Have a great week and don't forget to read with or to your child for 20 minutes each day.
February 22nd ~ 25th
I hope you enjoyed the break. Spring weather has been teasing us lately . . . sure hope it is just around the corner!
We will continue with the letter "Kk" this week and our study of describing words (adjectives) and the sequence of events in stories. We will hunt for a missing mitten and write a lost and found ad describing our lost mitten. We will interactively write sentences for various shapes in our room and the children will add two poems to their poetry binders and a phonics decodable book to their book boxes.
In math, we will complete our study of concepts of time and begin working with money. We will learn about the penny, nickel, and dime this week, including their physical attributes and values.
Text Talk ~ The book this week is "New Shoes For Silvia" and our six vocabulary words are: collected, patience, smooth, perhaps, certainly, resourceful.
We will create an art project this week with a mitten theme and your child's hand print.
Our talent show and dinner is this Thursday evening and the kindergartners will perform first. Come for a great meal beginning at 5:30 and stay for the talent show at 7:00. The accommodations at Lewis and Clark Middle School allow for a bigger crowd and more comfortable seating. I hope to see you there!!
Remember your homework . . . read with or to your child for 20 minutes each day to instill a love for reading and promote a lifetime of learning!
We will continue with the letter "Kk" this week and our study of describing words (adjectives) and the sequence of events in stories. We will hunt for a missing mitten and write a lost and found ad describing our lost mitten. We will interactively write sentences for various shapes in our room and the children will add two poems to their poetry binders and a phonics decodable book to their book boxes.
In math, we will complete our study of concepts of time and begin working with money. We will learn about the penny, nickel, and dime this week, including their physical attributes and values.
Text Talk ~ The book this week is "New Shoes For Silvia" and our six vocabulary words are: collected, patience, smooth, perhaps, certainly, resourceful.
We will create an art project this week with a mitten theme and your child's hand print.
Our talent show and dinner is this Thursday evening and the kindergartners will perform first. Come for a great meal beginning at 5:30 and stay for the talent show at 7:00. The accommodations at Lewis and Clark Middle School allow for a bigger crowd and more comfortable seating. I hope to see you there!!
Remember your homework . . . read with or to your child for 20 minutes each day to instill a love for reading and promote a lifetime of learning!
February 14th ~ 16th
Happy Valentine's Day! We will celebrate with a party filled with activities and fun. The kids will rotate to five different stations ~ Bingo, a Valentine's craft, a heart game, conversation heart counting and graphing, and cookie frosting and decorating. The children will also have an opportunity to look through their cards and treats from classmates.
Our letter this week is "Kk" and we will focus on the sequence of events in stories and describing words (adjectives). We have a short week, so we will continue with this letter next week as well.
Math ~ We will continue to work with concepts related to time, time of day, and sequencing.
In preparation for President's Day next Monday, we will learn about Abraham Lincoln and George Washington and we will read books about these important men in our nation's history. We will complete a craft project related to each of these Presidents.
Remember to return your payment and forms for the the talent show dinner. The cost for the meal is $5.00 per person. There is no charge for attending the talent show. I hope to see you on the 24th.
Wednesday is an early out day and the kids will be dismissed at 12:00. There is no school on Thursday, Friday, or next Monday. Don't forget to read to or with your child for 20 minutes each day to build strong reading skills. Enjoy the extra long weekend with your family and friends.
Our letter this week is "Kk" and we will focus on the sequence of events in stories and describing words (adjectives). We have a short week, so we will continue with this letter next week as well.
Math ~ We will continue to work with concepts related to time, time of day, and sequencing.
In preparation for President's Day next Monday, we will learn about Abraham Lincoln and George Washington and we will read books about these important men in our nation's history. We will complete a craft project related to each of these Presidents.
Remember to return your payment and forms for the the talent show dinner. The cost for the meal is $5.00 per person. There is no charge for attending the talent show. I hope to see you on the 24th.
Wednesday is an early out day and the kids will be dismissed at 12:00. There is no school on Thursday, Friday, or next Monday. Don't forget to read to or with your child for 20 minutes each day to build strong reading skills. Enjoy the extra long weekend with your family and friends.
February 7th ~ 11th
Our letter this week is "Oo" and we will work specifically with the short vowel sound. We will continue to study the words "one" and "what" and should be able to add these to our word wall by the end of the week. We will brainstorm words for the "ot" and "op" word families and will complete and display posters for each. We will continue to work with Venn Diagrams as we compare and contrast elements in stories. The children will begin new journals, add a phonics decodable to their book boxes, and two poems to their poetry binders. Mrs. Kvilhaug will teach our final bully lesson this week.
Math ~ We will continue to use our calendar to reinforce the days of the week and months of the year. We will order events in a sequence, discuss various times of the day, and use an analog clock to tell time by the hour. We will add another entry in our math journals.
Art ~ The children will design and decorate their own Valentine bags to hold their cards and treats from classmates. I will include a class list in the Wednesday Watch so you will have the correct spelling for each child's name.
We are continuing to practice twice weekly for the talent show performance at Lewis and Clark Middle School on February 24th. It will be a lot of fun and I encourage you to attend with your child if you can. The meal begins at 5:30 and will be catered by Johnny Carinos. The cost for the meal is $5.00 per person. Please return the PTA form sent home last week with your payment indicating how many will be attending the dinner. The talent show starts at 7:00.
We are starting to fill our silent auction basket. If you have items or cash to donate to the cause, send them with your child and our room parents will do the rest. Thanks!
The Poly Drive PTA February meeting is this Tuesday evening at 6:30 in the library.
The Read-a-thon activities continue with dress-up days this week!
Monday ~ Surf in with a great book: Wear Hawaiian
Tuesday ~ Dress as your favorite story book character
Wednesday ~ Get turned around in a book: Wear your shirt backwards
Thursday ~ Lose yourself in print: Wear black and white
Friday ~ Cozy up with a good book: Wear your pajamas
Have a great week ~ and remember to read with or to your child for 20 minutes every day!
Math ~ We will continue to use our calendar to reinforce the days of the week and months of the year. We will order events in a sequence, discuss various times of the day, and use an analog clock to tell time by the hour. We will add another entry in our math journals.
Art ~ The children will design and decorate their own Valentine bags to hold their cards and treats from classmates. I will include a class list in the Wednesday Watch so you will have the correct spelling for each child's name.
We are continuing to practice twice weekly for the talent show performance at Lewis and Clark Middle School on February 24th. It will be a lot of fun and I encourage you to attend with your child if you can. The meal begins at 5:30 and will be catered by Johnny Carinos. The cost for the meal is $5.00 per person. Please return the PTA form sent home last week with your payment indicating how many will be attending the dinner. The talent show starts at 7:00.
We are starting to fill our silent auction basket. If you have items or cash to donate to the cause, send them with your child and our room parents will do the rest. Thanks!
The Poly Drive PTA February meeting is this Tuesday evening at 6:30 in the library.
The Read-a-thon activities continue with dress-up days this week!
Monday ~ Surf in with a great book: Wear Hawaiian
Tuesday ~ Dress as your favorite story book character
Wednesday ~ Get turned around in a book: Wear your shirt backwards
Thursday ~ Lose yourself in print: Wear black and white
Friday ~ Cozy up with a good book: Wear your pajamas
Have a great week ~ and remember to read with or to your child for 20 minutes every day!
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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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