Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Robin Hood Book Celebration!
Here are some pictures of the fun we had at our Book Celebration party today! Thank you so much to all of the parents that came in to help! And a special thank you to Mrs. Roy for stepping up last minute and taking over as Room Mom!! I appreciate you all so very much!!
Monday, October 29, 2018
Week of October 29th
It's crazy to think that October is already almost over! This week is going to be a very busy week here at Vision!
Sight Words:
This week we have 5 new sight words. They are a bit trickier than previous words so please make sure to help your child with them at home. Encourage them to look for them in books or signs as you are driving down the road.
Math:
This week we will be testing on all of the things we learned during Quarter 1. I will not be introducing any new concepts this week, but please continue to review those math concepts from the list I sent home earlier.
Social Studies:
This week in Social Studies your student is beginning our Thanksgiving unit! It is so much fun and the kids learn so much about the history of our country and being thankful. :)
Family Farmstead Harvest Festival:
VCS Harvest Festival tonight at the Farmstead! If you mention Vision Charter, you will get a discounted rate of $6.00 admission. Families and students can get the discounted rate anytime between 4:00-8:30 tonight. Meet at the pig barn at 6:30 and watch either Mrs. O or Mr. Casey Boothby kiss the pig! There will be a raffle table set up outside the main entrance. All raffle tickets are on sale for $1.00 each. You can win a drone, a couple of gift baskets, or a wooden outdoor play house! You do not need to be present to win.
Book Celebration:
We will be having our Robin Hood Book Celebration party this Wednesday. We have had a change in Room Moms as our first mom moved! Your child is welcome to come to school in costume on Wednesday as long as it is a character from our book Robin Hood. :)
Parent/Teacher Conferences:
This Friday is our day to conference. If I have specific concerns for your student's progress, you should have gotten an email requesting a one on one conference. If I don't have concerns, you got an email inviting you to drop in anytime between 3 and 7 for student led conferences. I will still be here to answer any questions. You will be getting your student's report card at that time as well as information on how they did on the IRI. The IRI is different this year and gives much more information into how your student is progressing. Please come and hear about your student's growth and work! It is very important to them that they get to share it with you!
Sight Words:
This week we have 5 new sight words. They are a bit trickier than previous words so please make sure to help your child with them at home. Encourage them to look for them in books or signs as you are driving down the road.
- you
- see
- will
- play
- look
Math:
This week we will be testing on all of the things we learned during Quarter 1. I will not be introducing any new concepts this week, but please continue to review those math concepts from the list I sent home earlier.
Social Studies:
This week in Social Studies your student is beginning our Thanksgiving unit! It is so much fun and the kids learn so much about the history of our country and being thankful. :)
Family Farmstead Harvest Festival:
VCS Harvest Festival tonight at the Farmstead! If you mention Vision Charter, you will get a discounted rate of $6.00 admission. Families and students can get the discounted rate anytime between 4:00-8:30 tonight. Meet at the pig barn at 6:30 and watch either Mrs. O or Mr. Casey Boothby kiss the pig! There will be a raffle table set up outside the main entrance. All raffle tickets are on sale for $1.00 each. You can win a drone, a couple of gift baskets, or a wooden outdoor play house! You do not need to be present to win.
Book Celebration:
We will be having our Robin Hood Book Celebration party this Wednesday. We have had a change in Room Moms as our first mom moved! Your child is welcome to come to school in costume on Wednesday as long as it is a character from our book Robin Hood. :)
Parent/Teacher Conferences:
This Friday is our day to conference. If I have specific concerns for your student's progress, you should have gotten an email requesting a one on one conference. If I don't have concerns, you got an email inviting you to drop in anytime between 3 and 7 for student led conferences. I will still be here to answer any questions. You will be getting your student's report card at that time as well as information on how they did on the IRI. The IRI is different this year and gives much more information into how your student is progressing. Please come and hear about your student's growth and work! It is very important to them that they get to share it with you!
Monday, October 22, 2018
Week of October 22nd
Welcome back from Fall Break! I am hoping you all had a wonderful break! I was so excited to see all of my cuties again today! We all shared what we did over Fall Break and it sounds like everyone had a great time!
Sight Words:
We have no new sight words this week. We are spending time reviewing the words that we learned before fall break. Please help your student practice reading these words at home.
Math:
This week we are continuing to work work on counting and cardinality. We are really working on being able to write our numbers from memory to at least 30. We are focusing on the patterns of numbers and how they can use those patterns to help them figure out what comes next.
Parent/Teacher Conferences:
This Wednesday the 24th is the end of Quarter 1. We will begin doing our quarterly assessments the end of this week and beginning of next week. We will use this data for report cards. Next Friday, November 2nd there is NO SCHOOL because we will be doing Parent/Teacher Conferences. I will contact you by email and request a one on one conference if I have concerns, or invite you to a drop in student led conference if your student is doing well.
Career Week:
This week is career week at school and we will be talking about college and what we want to be when we grow up. The following is from Mrs. Dowski:
"For K-5th grade students, we will have a "Dress as Your Favorite Career" Day. We will have prizes for class participation (1 winning room) based upon number of students dressed up and several individual prizes for "Best Dressed"..."
Book Order:
I will be submitting our book order at the end of the school day tomorrow if you would like to order books. This is a great way to get Christmas and birthday gifts covered. If you want the books you order to be gifts, please send me an email and I will tuck them away until I can get them to you without your student knowing :).
Sight Words:
We have no new sight words this week. We are spending time reviewing the words that we learned before fall break. Please help your student practice reading these words at home.
Math:
This week we are continuing to work work on counting and cardinality. We are really working on being able to write our numbers from memory to at least 30. We are focusing on the patterns of numbers and how they can use those patterns to help them figure out what comes next.
Parent/Teacher Conferences:
This Wednesday the 24th is the end of Quarter 1. We will begin doing our quarterly assessments the end of this week and beginning of next week. We will use this data for report cards. Next Friday, November 2nd there is NO SCHOOL because we will be doing Parent/Teacher Conferences. I will contact you by email and request a one on one conference if I have concerns, or invite you to a drop in student led conference if your student is doing well.
Career Week:
This week is career week at school and we will be talking about college and what we want to be when we grow up. The following is from Mrs. Dowski:
"For K-5th grade students, we will have a "Dress as Your Favorite Career" Day. We will have prizes for class participation (1 winning room) based upon number of students dressed up and several individual prizes for "Best Dressed"..."
Book Order:
I will be submitting our book order at the end of the school day tomorrow if you would like to order books. This is a great way to get Christmas and birthday gifts covered. If you want the books you order to be gifts, please send me an email and I will tuck them away until I can get them to you without your student knowing :).
Monday, October 8, 2018
Week of October 8th
Welcome back to another full week of kindergarten! I hope you had a restful weekend!
Sight Words:
This week we have six new words instead of five because they all follow the same pattern. This week our words are:
Math:
This week in math we are continuing to work on counting by ones and tens and identifying numbers. I sent home a checklist a couple of weeks ago that had all the things we are working on for this quarter in math. My hope is that you will pick an item or two every couple of days and practice it with your student so that you have an idea of how they are progressing.
Art:
This week our class is working on the art element color by studying Norman Rockwell. Your student will be creating works of art using color. They will also be learning about how Norman Rockwell used color.
Book Orders:
I will be sending home another book order tomorrow. Just a reminder that the come home monthly and there is NO PRESSURE for you to buy them! I tell my class that they can show them to you, but if mom and dad say no, that is ok!
Picture Retake Day:
Picture Retake Day is this Friday the 12th. If you would like your student to retake their pictures, just send back the picture packet you received and we will get that taken care of. Also, it isn't too late to order pictures from their website.
Sight Words:
This week we have six new words instead of five because they all follow the same pattern. This week our words are:
- no
- go
- be
- me
- he
- we
Math:
This week in math we are continuing to work on counting by ones and tens and identifying numbers. I sent home a checklist a couple of weeks ago that had all the things we are working on for this quarter in math. My hope is that you will pick an item or two every couple of days and practice it with your student so that you have an idea of how they are progressing.
Art:
This week our class is working on the art element color by studying Norman Rockwell. Your student will be creating works of art using color. They will also be learning about how Norman Rockwell used color.
Book Orders:
I will be sending home another book order tomorrow. Just a reminder that the come home monthly and there is NO PRESSURE for you to buy them! I tell my class that they can show them to you, but if mom and dad say no, that is ok!
Picture Retake Day:
Picture Retake Day is this Friday the 12th. If you would like your student to retake their pictures, just send back the picture packet you received and we will get that taken care of. Also, it isn't too late to order pictures from their website.
COLLECTING ITEMS FOR RAFFLE AND SILENT AUCTION:
If you have any items that you are able to donate to the school for us to use to raffle off or have as part of our silent auction during the Harvest Festival at the Farmstead on October 29, 2018, please email shereeboothby@visioncsd.org. We are not able to accept baked goods. This year the Harvest Festival is in lieu of the spring carnival and we appreciate your support and generous donations.
Monday, October 1, 2018
Week of October 1st
It is hard to believe that we are already in October and just a few weeks out from the end of the first quarter! Quarter 1 ends on the 24th. We also have Fall Break this month. There is no school the 15th-19th for Fall Break. Because attendance for the first quarter determines our schools budget for the year, we really encourage you to have your student in school every day! Please use Fall Break for doctor appointments and vacations if at all possible!
Sight Words:
We have five new sight words this week. They are:
Math:
Last week I sent home a checklist of all of the skills we are working on this quarter. This are the things that will be on your student's first report card. Feel free to work through them with your student periodically to get an idea of where they are at. If you have any concerns, please let me know.
Homework:
Your student should have brought home this week's homework in their Home Folder today. I tried really hard to go around and make sure each student go their homework from their mailbox and into their folder :). It takes practice! I am keeping track of their homework completion through Infinite Campus which means you can track that grade on your Parent Portal. If you have never heard of the Parent Portal, please contact Mrs. Brown to get your code. I can walk you through how to use it as well, I just don't have access to your code.
Please feel free to email me with any questions or concerns!
Sight Words:
We have five new sight words this week. They are:
- big
- him
- and
- not
- got
Math:
Last week I sent home a checklist of all of the skills we are working on this quarter. This are the things that will be on your student's first report card. Feel free to work through them with your student periodically to get an idea of where they are at. If you have any concerns, please let me know.
Homework:
Your student should have brought home this week's homework in their Home Folder today. I tried really hard to go around and make sure each student go their homework from their mailbox and into their folder :). It takes practice! I am keeping track of their homework completion through Infinite Campus which means you can track that grade on your Parent Portal. If you have never heard of the Parent Portal, please contact Mrs. Brown to get your code. I can walk you through how to use it as well, I just don't have access to your code.
Please feel free to email me with any questions or concerns!
Monday, September 24, 2018
Week of September 24th
Welcome back from a long weekend! I hope it was restful!
Sight Words:
We have 5 new sight words this week. They are:
Sight Words:
We have 5 new sight words this week. They are:
- did
- get
- yes
- can
- had
Science:
Last week your student did their investigation on the pumpkin they brought in. They got to choose some seeds and put it in a bag so that we can watch the roots begin to grow! When the roots begin to grow, we will send them home and you are welcome to plant them or toss them :) Here they are in our window!
Transportation Changes:
Please remember that if your child will be going home a different way that usual you MUST call or email the office. Please don't email me on the off chance that I am home sick or haven't had a chance to check my email until the end of the day. Please don't just show up at the end of the day thinking we can just grab them off of the bus, sometimes that doesn't work out and the buses get dismissed before we get to your car.
School Wide Book Celebration:
Each year our school chooses a book that every grade level will read and celebrate at the end of October. On our Book Celebration Day (October 31st) we will have a party and your student is invited to dress up like a character from the book. No weapons and modesty rules do apply.
Homework:
Your student will bring home their 3rd week of homework today. If they have not turned in their homework for the last two weeks, please help them get that in. It is a grade on their report card. I encourage them to keep it in their Home Folder on the "Return to School" side as a safe place. I won't take it out until it is due.
Monday, September 17, 2018
Week of September 17th
Welcome back to another fun week in kindergarten! This week our kiddos will get to investigate the pumpkins that were brought in. They will count the seeds in their pumpkin and get to plant some of them. I love this time of year!
Discipline Plan:
I wanted to let you know about a slight change in our discipline plan. At the beginning of the year I told you that after 3 Refocus's your student would be referred to administration to handle discipline. That is now changing to 5. Your student will still get a refocus that looks like this when they have been reminded 3 times for the same thing.
We still want to use this with our students because they are meaningful to them and help them understand what the teacher's expectations are. Stapled to the back of it will be an "Incident Report" that looks like this.
You will get a pink and yellow copy home. Please send the pink one back signed and keep the yellow one. I will circle which is which at the bottom to help you remember. These go to the office to be tracked and after the 5th one, administration will step in. This will allow us to do the same thing as the rest of the school, but still have it be meaningful for the kids. Let me know if you have any questions about this.
Reading:
This week in reading we have 4 new sight words and 1 left over from last week. We spend 2 weeks with the word "an" because kiddos want to say "and" and we want to make sure they know the difference. :)
Discipline Plan:
I wanted to let you know about a slight change in our discipline plan. At the beginning of the year I told you that after 3 Refocus's your student would be referred to administration to handle discipline. That is now changing to 5. Your student will still get a refocus that looks like this when they have been reminded 3 times for the same thing.
You will get a pink and yellow copy home. Please send the pink one back signed and keep the yellow one. I will circle which is which at the bottom to help you remember. These go to the office to be tracked and after the 5th one, administration will step in. This will allow us to do the same thing as the rest of the school, but still have it be meaningful for the kids. Let me know if you have any questions about this.
Reading:
This week in reading we have 4 new sight words and 1 left over from last week. We spend 2 weeks with the word "an" because kiddos want to say "and" and we want to make sure they know the difference. :)
- up
- I
- on
- a
- an
Math:
During math this week we will be investigating numbers 0-10. Your student will also be practicing writing their numbers on the back of their homework.
Homework:
Your student's homework from last week was due today. If they forgot to send that in, please have them send it back in tomorrow. This is a part of your student's grade quarterly.
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