Christmas Party

Thank you so much to Mrs. Roy for organizing our party and for each of you that sent in supplies or came in to help!! I appreciate you all so much!! Here are a few pictures of our fun day! The kids got to color pictures of Santa, make a Christmas Tree, play Bingo, decorate cookies, and play Charades. It was a great day!! I also wanted to say thank you for the wonderful gifts. I fell so loved and appreciated! I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year!

First we started our day with letters from Santa!! Thank you to Mrs. Mitchell's classes for helping us out :).

Opening presents from Mrs. Martindale and Mrs. Rice!
The crayons stayed at school but the two books hopefully made it home!

Week of December 17th

Can you believe it is the last week before Christmas break? This year is just flying by! We will be celebrating Christmas in our class this Friday at 1:30. I just have one more gift to wrap for each kiddo, and I am ready ;). We will also be having a pajama day on Friday so your kiddo is welcome to wear their pj's as long they meet modesty rules!

Sight Words:
We have five new words this week. They are:

1. do
2. for
3. of
4. are
5. good

Math:
We will continue reviewing addition and subtraction this week. We took a test on it last week so that I could see how they are doing. I feel it is beneficial to keep working on it a little longer :).

Behavior:
It is not uncommon for behavior to be more of a struggle the week before Christmas, with all the excitement for Christmas and break it is understandable! However, we still have expectations of our students to make good choices. Our party is this Friday and I look forward to celebrating with them! Please encourage your child to make good choices so that they can celebrate too!

Week of December 10th

Sorry I am a day late getting this posted, I was home with sick babies yesterday.

Sight Words:
This week we have 6 new words instead of 5. They are:

1. she
2. her
3. by
4. my
5. small
6. all

Math:
We will be continuing to work on addition and subtraction this week. We will also be taking a post test to see how we are doing on this. We are working hard on being able to do both of them in different ways.

Snow Day Packet:
Your student is bringing home a packet of work that says "Snow Day Packet" on it. This is a packet of work for your student to work on in the case of excessive snow days. After the Snowpocolypse of 2016, we have started preparing ahead of time. Please make sure this packet gets put away in a safe place. In the case of a snow day, please check your email for further instructions from me. I will also be emailing you an electronic copy of the packet so that if you lose it, you can print it at home. All of our make up work will be done in this packet so that the high school siblings will have access to computers if needed.

Christmas Party:
Our Christmas Party will be next Friday the 21st at 1:30. Our Room Mom, Mrs. Roy, is planning that for me (yay!!). She will be reaching out to those of you who volunteered to help with parties so keep an eye out for those emails. Be sure to check your spam folders ;).

Week of December 3rd

Welcome to December! This is my favorite time of year in kindergarten! We have so many fun things planned :).

Sight Words:
We have five new sight words this week. They are:

1. as
2. is
3. has
4. now
5. down

Math:
This week we are continuing our work on subtraction and being able to show how we subtract in different ways.

Warm Clothes:
Please make sure your child brings a coat to school every day. It is cold out and we go outside every day. If your child is well enough to be at school, they are well enough to go outside so we don't leave anyone inside. If they forget a coat, I have them grab a coat from the lost and found on the way out. If you need help getting them warm winter clothes, PLEASE LET ME KNOW! I would love to help you!

Warm Weather Clothing Drive:

Vision Charter is partnering with Boise Rescue Mission this Holiday season to collect warm socks, gloves or mittens, and warm hats for children and teens of all ages.  These items need to be new; used items will not be able to be accepted. You may drop off any of these items to the collection barrel in our main entrance.

Book Order:

I sent home book orders last week. The order has to be submitted by the 10th to guarantee delivery by the 20th. If you would like to order books as Christmas gifts, please email me and let me know. I will set them aside and send them to the office so that you can pick them up there without your student knowing.

REMINDER! NO SCHOOL THIS FRIDAY! There is no school this Friday the 7th. Teachers will be here for in-service, but the kiddos get a nice long weekend :).

Week of November 26th

Welcome back from Thanksgiving Break! I hope you all had a restful time with lots of family and good food! Each student got to share their favorite part of their break today, and it sounded like you all had a wonderful time!

Sight Words:
Our words this week are:

1. what
2. was
3. with
4. will
5. here

Math:
We are picking up where we left off with addition and then we will be moving into subtraction this week. You may have noticed that we are working on all of the different ways we can add. One of the things we do in class is look for ways that each method is similar and ways it is different.

Book Order:
Our book order for November will be in this week. If any of those are Christmas gifts, please let me know and I will make sure to set them aside. I will put them in the office so that you can pick them up there without your student knowing :). I will be doing one more order for December, but it will only be open for a week so that we can be sure to get them back before break.

Music Program:
Just in case your student's note for the music program doesn't make it home today, I will put it here too!

"The kindergarten and first grade classes are very excited to share their hard work with you this Friday at 10:00 a.m. in our gym. Due to limited space, we are happy for IMMEDIATE family to join us and feel free to video the performance to share with extended family throughout the holiday season. We will begin checking guests for the audience in through the main door at 9:15 a.m. Please have your driver's license ready to help us expedite the check in process for everyone. Students may wear Christmas outfits for the program. One of our numbers can make use of blow horns that are used at birthday and New Year's Eve parties. Students may bring those any time this week labeled with their name. Thank you so much, and we'll see you Friday!"

Week of November 12th

This week we are starting out our last week before Thanksgiving Break. This year seems to be flying by! Next year we have no school Monday the 19th through Friday the 23rd. I am hoping you all have a restful Thanksgiving!

Sight Words:

This week we have five new words. They are a little tricky so make sure you spend some extra time with your kiddos working on them this week. Our words are:

1. the
2. that
3. there
4. this
5. they

Math:

We are continuing our work on addition this week. We included some extra credit math homework attached to your child's regular homework. It is a turkey color by addition and it is a little harder than what we have been doing in class. If your child would like to do the extra credit they are more than welcome to! It is worth 10 points which would make up for any missing assignments your kiddo might have. All homework is due after Thanksgiving Break on Monday the 26th. 

Social Studies:

We are finishing up our unit on the First Thanksgiving this week. Your student should be able to talk to you about why the pilgrims came to America, who helped them when they got here, and how they celebrated. This week they are making a map that shows where the Mayflower traveled. 

Book Order:

Book orders are due by this Friday. If you would like to order books as Christmas or birthday gifts, please let me know and I will send them up to the office for you to pick up.

Canned Food Drive:

Our school is nearing the end of our annual canned food drive. Our class has only gathered a few cans of food to contribute. If you have any to spare at home, we would love to take them to help out some of our families here at Vision who could use some help over the holiday season. :)

Veteran's Day:

We will be learning about Veteran's Day this week as well. As a school we are honoring a different branch of the military each day. Tomorrow your student is invited to where something white in honor of the Coast Guard. Don't feel like you have to go out and buy anything to participate!

Tuesday, November 13 - wear white to support the Coast Guard

Wednesday, November 14 - wear blue to support both the Air Force and the Navy

Thursday, November 15 - wear red to support the Marines

Friday, November 16 - wear green to support the Army

Week of November 5th

I just wanted to say thank you to all of you who made it to Parent/Teacher Conferences. I really enjoy being able to meet with each of you and talk about how wonderful your kiddo is! If you weren't able to make it, I am sending home their folder of information today. Please send back the checklist and self-reflection that are in the front of the cover. If you have any questions, please write them down on that checklist or email me!

Sight Words:
This week our words are longer and a little more tricky! Practicing them at home will really help!

1. like
2. have
3. some
4. come
5. make

I talked to a few of you about doing the Phonogram Powerpoint with your student at home. Click here to go to the school website where you can download that presentation. Click on the link called "Spalding phonograms".  Having your student do this once a night at home is an awesome idea!

Math:
In math we started working on addition today! You will find some simple addition problems on the back of their homework this week. Please do one or two a day.

Book Orders:
I am going to be sending home several book orders today and tomorrow. The holiday catalogs are out and I wanted to make sure to give you the opportunity to get some of your Christmas shopping done this way! Books make great gifts and stocking stuffers! If you are ordering books as gifts, please email me so that I don't send them home with your student :).