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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Fall Fun
Okay....I know October is almost over. Wow! The year is flying by. I will update with the new monthly sight words, some cute pics of our pumpkin patch field trip, and info you will need for the upcoming month. Please plan to check back often. My plan is to post each Wednesday. Feel free to comment or email me any questions you have. Thanks for sharing your cuties with me. I love spending my days with them!
Sunday, March 27, 2011
April
April
Whew! Another month gone by and we still have lots to do! Here are some of the things we will be learning about this month:
Literacy: We are working on middle, sounds. Reading the kindergarten sight words (students need to have at least 25 mastered in Kindergarten). A lot of students are in the ABC and Sight Word Reader Clubs! Way to go!!
Math: subtraction facts, time, and money.
Writing: Writing all the sounds we hear in words. Remembering to start every letter at the TOP! Using our best penmanship.
Social Studies: whales, ocean.
Other important information:
• Remember to return the reading calendar, golden sneaker calendar (this is the last month for Golden sneaker) and skills sheet.
• Our school talent show is Friday, April 1 at 10:00.
• Sight Word Bonus list 1 is now what you should be working on. Please try to get caught up!
• Our last day of centers is Friday, April 8. Thank you so much to the many parents, grandparents and volunteers that have helped in our classroom this year. We cannot be successful without you.
• We will start our final testing through the month of April and finish the first week of May.
Looking ahead…………
• Our final read-a-thon will be on Tuesday May 17. Remember only the books in the special book bag or box can come on that day.
• Our Kindergarten Program will be on Tues. May 10 or Thur. May 12. The morning class will be at 6:00 p.m. and the afternoon class will be at 7:30 p.m. This is a special event that we work really hard for. Please plan to attend.
More info will come later.
If you have any questions please call me 586-2840.
Mrs. Jones
Whew! Another month gone by and we still have lots to do! Here are some of the things we will be learning about this month:
Literacy: We are working on middle, sounds. Reading the kindergarten sight words (students need to have at least 25 mastered in Kindergarten). A lot of students are in the ABC and Sight Word Reader Clubs! Way to go!!
Math: subtraction facts, time, and money.
Writing: Writing all the sounds we hear in words. Remembering to start every letter at the TOP! Using our best penmanship.
Social Studies: whales, ocean.
Other important information:
• Remember to return the reading calendar, golden sneaker calendar (this is the last month for Golden sneaker) and skills sheet.
• Our school talent show is Friday, April 1 at 10:00.
• Sight Word Bonus list 1 is now what you should be working on. Please try to get caught up!
• Our last day of centers is Friday, April 8. Thank you so much to the many parents, grandparents and volunteers that have helped in our classroom this year. We cannot be successful without you.
• We will start our final testing through the month of April and finish the first week of May.
Looking ahead…………
• Our final read-a-thon will be on Tuesday May 17. Remember only the books in the special book bag or box can come on that day.
• Our Kindergarten Program will be on Tues. May 10 or Thur. May 12. The morning class will be at 6:00 p.m. and the afternoon class will be at 7:30 p.m. This is a special event that we work really hard for. Please plan to attend.
More info will come later.
If you have any questions please call me 586-2840.
Mrs. Jones
Sunday, February 27, 2011
March
We are already to March, and we have a lot of things going on this month:
Literacy: We are working on beginning, middle, and ending sounds. Reading the kindergarten sight words (students need to have at least 25 mastered in Kindergarten). We have started the ABC Club and Sight Word Readers Club. When students have passed off all the requirements they can earn a certificate, a taco from Del Taco and a candy bar from me! They also get to be recognized at our school assembly and have their names on a poster in the hall.
Math: Recognizing and writing numbers to 30. Counting to 80. Counting in Spanish. Addition to 5.
Writing: Writing all the sounds we hear in words. Using 3 things good writers use (uppercase at the beginning, spaces between words, punctuation at the end of sentences). Remembering to use the lines and spaces on our paper, and practicing our best handwriting.
Social Studies: Weather, Dr. Seuss’s birthday, whales, ocean.
Other important information:
• Remember to return the reading calendar, golden sneaker calendar, and skills sheet.
• Students are getting super sloppy with homework. I am reminding them at school that homework is to practice their BEST work. Please remind them at home too.
• Sight Word list 5 is now what you should be working on. Please try to get caught up!
• If your child is absent call the office. I cannot excuse them!
• Sep’s will be the week of March 7-11. School will be out early every day. We will not have centers that week. Sign and return the SEP form. Please remember your appointment time. I will try to stay on schedule!
• Monday, February 28 is McDonald’s night. Come to McDonald’s and see the teachers from East Elementary working the counter!
• March 15 is Kindergarten registration 11:00-3:00. If you have friends or neighbors with a Kindergartener next year please pass the word.
• If you can donate to our theme basket, we are assigned “Disney”.
If you have any questions please call me 586-2840.
Mrs. Jones
We are already to March, and we have a lot of things going on this month:
Literacy: We are working on beginning, middle, and ending sounds. Reading the kindergarten sight words (students need to have at least 25 mastered in Kindergarten). We have started the ABC Club and Sight Word Readers Club. When students have passed off all the requirements they can earn a certificate, a taco from Del Taco and a candy bar from me! They also get to be recognized at our school assembly and have their names on a poster in the hall.
Math: Recognizing and writing numbers to 30. Counting to 80. Counting in Spanish. Addition to 5.
Writing: Writing all the sounds we hear in words. Using 3 things good writers use (uppercase at the beginning, spaces between words, punctuation at the end of sentences). Remembering to use the lines and spaces on our paper, and practicing our best handwriting.
Social Studies: Weather, Dr. Seuss’s birthday, whales, ocean.
Other important information:
• Remember to return the reading calendar, golden sneaker calendar, and skills sheet.
• Students are getting super sloppy with homework. I am reminding them at school that homework is to practice their BEST work. Please remind them at home too.
• Sight Word list 5 is now what you should be working on. Please try to get caught up!
• If your child is absent call the office. I cannot excuse them!
• Sep’s will be the week of March 7-11. School will be out early every day. We will not have centers that week. Sign and return the SEP form. Please remember your appointment time. I will try to stay on schedule!
• Monday, February 28 is McDonald’s night. Come to McDonald’s and see the teachers from East Elementary working the counter!
• March 15 is Kindergarten registration 11:00-3:00. If you have friends or neighbors with a Kindergartener next year please pass the word.
• If you can donate to our theme basket, we are assigned “Disney”.
If you have any questions please call me 586-2840.
Mrs. Jones
March
We are already to March, and we have a lot of things going on this month:
Literacy: We are working on beginning, middle, and ending sounds. Reading the kindergarten sight words (students need to have at least 25 mastered in Kindergarten). We have started the ABC Club and Sight Word Readers Club. When students have passed off all the requirements they can earn a certificate, a taco from Del Taco and a candy bar from me! They also get to be recognized at our school assembly and have their names on a poster in the hall.
Math: Recognizing and writing numbers to 30. Counting to 80. Counting in Spanish. Addition to 5.
Writing: Writing all the sounds we hear in words. Using 3 things good writers use (uppercase at the beginning, spaces between words, punctuation at the end of sentences). Remembering to use the lines and spaces on our paper, and practicing our best handwriting.
Social Studies: Weather, Dr. Seuss’s birthday, whales, ocean.
Other important information:
· Remember to return the reading calendar, golden sneaker calendar, and skills sheet.
· Students are getting super sloppy with homework. I am reminding them at school that homework is to practice their BEST work. Please remind them at home too.
· Sight Word list 5 is now what you should be working on. Please try to get caught up!
· If your child is absent call the office. I cannot excuse them!
· Sep’s will be the week of March 7-11. School will be out early every day. We will not have centers that week. Sign and return the SEP form. Please remember your appointment time. I will try to stay on schedule!
· Monday, February 28 is McDonald’s night. Come to McDonald’s and see the teachers from East Elementary working the counter!
· March 15 is Kindergarten registration 11:00-3:00. If you have friends or neighbors with a Kindergartener next year please pass the word.
· If you can donate to our theme basket, we are assigned “Disney”.
News, News Read all about it! Remember your news day!
Check out our blog at:jonesjems.blogspot.com
If you have any questions please call me 586-2840.
Mrs. Jones
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Things Mrs. Jones Wants You to Know
Curriculum night is Jan. 26 @ 6:00
Open Enrollment forms are available in the office if you are interested. They must be returned by Jan. 31.
The last day of the second quarter is Friday, January 14. Please be sure all homework and make-up work is turned in by then.
There is no school Monday, January 17 (MLK holiday)
Remember Early Out Wednesday schedule has changed. 8:55-10:55, 11:30-1:30
Our second DIBELS and Kindergarten assessment will start this week. PLEASE work with your child nightly on the practice sheets to help them better prepare for the test. Make sure they get plenty of rest, eat a good breakfast, and attend school every day.
There are a lot of Golden Sneaker calendars being turned in with no name on them. My aide gets all the papers out of the folders, and puts all the new papers in them. I don’t see them until they are in a stack on my desk. I have no way of telling whose papers are turned in without names. They all go in the garbage.
Also, I do not have time to total reading calendar and golden sneaker times. Please
do that before you turn them in. Remember on Golden Sneaker they have to have at least 15 minutes of activity to count. Each 15 minutes earns 1 point with a maximum of 5 points a day.
By this time of year students should be able to tie their own shoes and do up their own coats. I tie dozens of shoes each day. I tell students now to find a friend and also tell their parents to teach them how to tie! It is time!!! We spend about 10 minutes of our 10 minute recess getting everyone dressed to go outside. It would really streamline things if students could dress themselves!
Finally….. I lost my Kindergarten class over the Christmas break! YIKES! The students that came back are ones that don’t know how to use beautiful handwriting! I am really disappointed with the work I have seen turned in. Students are getting in a big hurry and doing really poor work. I expect much neater. We have talked about it in class extensively! I will have students rework anything that I feel is unacceptable. I tell them “if they practice neat they will be good at neat. If they practice sloppy they will be good at sloppy. No one wants to be good at sloppy work!”
Thank you for all you do to help your child be successful in school. I appreciate your efforts, I love your children and I feel so blessed to be able to spend each day with them.
Remember to look at our blog: jonesjems.blogspot.com
Curriculum night is Jan. 26 @ 6:00
Open Enrollment forms are available in the office if you are interested. They must be returned by Jan. 31.
The last day of the second quarter is Friday, January 14. Please be sure all homework and make-up work is turned in by then.
There is no school Monday, January 17 (MLK holiday)
Remember Early Out Wednesday schedule has changed. 8:55-10:55, 11:30-1:30
Our second DIBELS and Kindergarten assessment will start this week. PLEASE work with your child nightly on the practice sheets to help them better prepare for the test. Make sure they get plenty of rest, eat a good breakfast, and attend school every day.
There are a lot of Golden Sneaker calendars being turned in with no name on them. My aide gets all the papers out of the folders, and puts all the new papers in them. I don’t see them until they are in a stack on my desk. I have no way of telling whose papers are turned in without names. They all go in the garbage.
Also, I do not have time to total reading calendar and golden sneaker times. Please
do that before you turn them in. Remember on Golden Sneaker they have to have at least 15 minutes of activity to count. Each 15 minutes earns 1 point with a maximum of 5 points a day.
By this time of year students should be able to tie their own shoes and do up their own coats. I tie dozens of shoes each day. I tell students now to find a friend and also tell their parents to teach them how to tie! It is time!!! We spend about 10 minutes of our 10 minute recess getting everyone dressed to go outside. It would really streamline things if students could dress themselves!
Finally….. I lost my Kindergarten class over the Christmas break! YIKES! The students that came back are ones that don’t know how to use beautiful handwriting! I am really disappointed with the work I have seen turned in. Students are getting in a big hurry and doing really poor work. I expect much neater. We have talked about it in class extensively! I will have students rework anything that I feel is unacceptable. I tell them “if they practice neat they will be good at neat. If they practice sloppy they will be good at sloppy. No one wants to be good at sloppy work!”
Thank you for all you do to help your child be successful in school. I appreciate your efforts, I love your children and I feel so blessed to be able to spend each day with them.
Remember to look at our blog: jonesjems.blogspot.com
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
January
Welcome back! I hope you all had a relaxing holiday. We are ready
to work hard and learn a lot! Here are some of the things we will be
learning about this month:
Literacy Writing, recognizing, and knowing the sounds to all the uppercase and
lowercase letters (they must know all to pass the assessment this time). Reading the
Kindergarten Sight Words (keep working on them at home) Knowing beginning, middle
and ending sounds of words (ask your child to “tap” words for you) Writing our last
name with uppercase at the beginning and lowercase for the rest.
Math Counting to 60, recognizing and writing numbers to 20. Patterns, classifying and
sorting. Counting the calendar in Spanish.
Social Studies Winter, bears, penguins, Antarctica.
Writing Using our best penmanship –“Seatwork equals neatwork” (thanks Sara!)
Starting every letter at theTOP. Using the lines on paper to define where letters go.
Other important information:
Check out our blog at jonesjems.blogspot.com you can find the newsletter,
pictures, and leave comments there.
Remember news days
Library is on Mondays
Students need a jacket or coat to go out to recess. It is winter now!
If your child is absent call the office and have them excused. 586-2840
Reading folders are due back on Mondays
PE is on Thursday s. Make sure your child is dressed appropriately.
There will be no school on Monday, January 17. It is MLK holiday.
Our 2nd Kindergarten assessment and Dibels test will be mid January. Help your
child be prepared by working on the skills sheet, practicing the Kindergarten sight
words, and reading with your child daily.
Remember to return reading calendars, golden sneaker calendars, and skills
sheets. They are all part of homework.
If you have any questions please call me or email merilee.jones@ironmail.org
Thank you for all you do to support me and your children.
to work hard and learn a lot! Here are some of the things we will be
learning about this month:
Literacy Writing, recognizing, and knowing the sounds to all the uppercase and
lowercase letters (they must know all to pass the assessment this time). Reading the
Kindergarten Sight Words (keep working on them at home) Knowing beginning, middle
and ending sounds of words (ask your child to “tap” words for you) Writing our last
name with uppercase at the beginning and lowercase for the rest.
Math Counting to 60, recognizing and writing numbers to 20. Patterns, classifying and
sorting. Counting the calendar in Spanish.
Social Studies Winter, bears, penguins, Antarctica.
Writing Using our best penmanship –“Seatwork equals neatwork” (thanks Sara!)
Starting every letter at theTOP. Using the lines on paper to define where letters go.
Other important information:
Check out our blog at jonesjems.blogspot.com you can find the newsletter,
pictures, and leave comments there.
Remember news days
Library is on Mondays
Students need a jacket or coat to go out to recess. It is winter now!
If your child is absent call the office and have them excused. 586-2840
Reading folders are due back on Mondays
PE is on Thursday s. Make sure your child is dressed appropriately.
There will be no school on Monday, January 17. It is MLK holiday.
Our 2nd Kindergarten assessment and Dibels test will be mid January. Help your
child be prepared by working on the skills sheet, practicing the Kindergarten sight
words, and reading with your child daily.
Remember to return reading calendars, golden sneaker calendars, and skills
sheets. They are all part of homework.
If you have any questions please call me or email merilee.jones@ironmail.org
Thank you for all you do to support me and your children.
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