Parents,This week the children will be hearing the story of God’s creation of the heavenly bodies that light their world, they will marvel at the unique characteristics of the sun, moon, stars, and planets.
Letter of the week: Ff
Colors of the week: green,black
Site Words: a, and, away, big
Shape: oval, diamond
Wow we are almost in October. I feel like the month of August just flew right on by!! As we enter the 2nd six weeks, I will be introducing the students to new Spanish vocabulary and short bible verses. They are picking up quickly so far, so I don’t see them having trouble with the new lessons. Continue to review the numbers 1-10 at home. We will start our handwriting practice in both alphabet letters and numbers this week as well.
Some parents were confused as to the way the discipline calendar works.
So I will explain:
Children are given a total of 4 warnings before their names are written on the board. On the fourth warning they are told that this will be the last and final warning. If they continue to be disruptive their name gets written on the board. One check mark next to their name means they will get a VW verbal warning written in the take home folder. Hitting, punching, fighting, ect. Will automatically get them a VW and a SL sitting the line during recess.
Example: :Jon this is your FIRST warning.
Jon this is your SECOND warning.
Jon this is your THIRD warning.
Jon this is your FOURTH and LAST warning before your name goes on the board under Mr. Sad L
Jon your name is on the board.
Jon you got a check mark, and your folder gets marked.
**Reminders:
-scholastic magazines are being sent home. If you prefer to order online from scholastic.com, the activation code is GX2G2.
-Don’t forget to save your box tops. Right now most Dollar General stores have double or triple box tops per product. If your child turns in 10 box tops, they will get to choose a prize.
-class website is up. I will try to keep it full of recent pictures and information. msjuarezclassroom.blogspot.com
Thank you,
Ms. Juarez
Friday, September 24, 2010
Center Time :)
The children love their center time a whole lot. We usually fill our day with too many hands on activities, that the only chance we have for center time play, is within the first 30 to 45 minutes of the day.
Transportation Center
Library Center
(Work in progress. Children are helping make it "The Reading Garden." )
Kitchen and Dramatic Play Center
I found this pocket chart at our local teacher supply store. Essentially it is for the reading center, to keeps student books organized.
I needed a place to organize the completed work done by the students, and I thought this chart would work perfectly. The kids love having their pictures taken. So I put a picture of each student in the corresponding pocket. <3
(Work in progress. Children are helping make it "The Reading Garden." )
Puzzle Center
I needed a place to organize the completed work done by the students, and I thought this chart would work perfectly. The kids love having their pictures taken. So I put a picture of each student in the corresponding pocket. <3
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Box Tops For Education
http://www.boxtops4education.com/Default.aspx
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Parent Teacher League Meeting 9/14/10
Thank You to all the students and parents that were able to attend the PTL meeting. Our class performance turned out very cute, despite all of our jitter bugs. :)
Students performed 2 songs they learned from frog street press. Apple Annie and Benjamin Bunny.
Parent Letter 9/20/10
God Frees His People Exodus 7:8-12:42
Parents,
This week the children will be hearing the biblical account of how God freed His people from the land of Egypt, they will be reminded of the wonderful freedom they enjoy in their country. The children will enjoy the thematic unit that incorporated freedom, flag, and country with this wonderful freedom story of God’s people, the Israelites.
Letter of the week: Ee
Colors of the week: orange, green
Site Words: a, and, away
Shape: square, oval, diamond
We have started counting from one to ten. The children are picking up on everything very quickly. I am very proud of them. J Please continue to help your child at home with their fine-motor skills. This includes how to properly hold the scissors and pencil. We have been working on this in class, but extra help from home would be beneficial. I will randomly send home worksheets for cutting practice. Please send them back when completed so that I may track their progress.
**Reminders:
-I am running low on GOLD GLITTER. If you are a teacher or just happen to have some extra on hand, please send to school. We will be decorating our poster for the parade. (If I don’t use it all I will send the remainder back.) J Thank you.
-Wednesday, September 22 is the Bishop Homecoming Parade.
Parents,
This week the children will be hearing the biblical account of how God freed His people from the land of Egypt, they will be reminded of the wonderful freedom they enjoy in their country. The children will enjoy the thematic unit that incorporated freedom, flag, and country with this wonderful freedom story of God’s people, the Israelites.
Letter of the week: Ee
Colors of the week: orange, green
Site Words: a, and, away
Shape: square, oval, diamond
We have started counting from one to ten. The children are picking up on everything very quickly. I am very proud of them. J Please continue to help your child at home with their fine-motor skills. This includes how to properly hold the scissors and pencil. We have been working on this in class, but extra help from home would be beneficial. I will randomly send home worksheets for cutting practice. Please send them back when completed so that I may track their progress.
**Reminders:
-I am running low on GOLD GLITTER. If you are a teacher or just happen to have some extra on hand, please send to school. We will be decorating our poster for the parade. (If I don’t use it all I will send the remainder back.) J Thank you.
-Wednesday, September 22 is the Bishop Homecoming Parade.
Wax-Resist Names
The children had an awesome time with this project. I wrote their names on a white sheet of construction paper with a white crayon. The children then used watercolors to "uncover" their hidden names. They had alot of fun doing this.
First Month Of School
Well…..the first full month of school has been a learning experience, both for me and the children. It is so amazing how quickly pre-kindergarteners adjust to their new classroom and routines. They all come in quietly, put away their backpacks/lunches, and find their assigned play center independently. They also know what their name looks like and where to find it, and which spot is theirs on the carpet. Great work, pre-k!!
We have learned five new alphabet letters, the sounds and how to sign them in sign language. The pre primer site words that have also been introduced are; a, and, away. We will continue to build our vocabulary as the school year progresses. Aside from reading and language arts, we have learned a lot during our religion time. Currently the children are learning about Moses and how he helped God free the people of Egypt. The children enjoy acting out different parts of the story as we read it. Classroom art work and assignments are posted on any space available through out the classroom and on the windows. The children love having their art projects hung from the classroom ceiling and taped to the windows. Their least favorite thing to do in class, is naptime. Which they asked to be changed to “rest time.” Their reasoning behind the name change being, “it was hard to sleep when we are so excited about school.” I gave in. J
Also, a big thank you to all my parents. In my teaching experience, I have never encountered such a great group of parents. All of which are involved and help out in one way or another. The greatest of thanks. (especially in saving me items from my recycled supplies list!)
-Ms. Gaynell Juarez
We have learned five new alphabet letters, the sounds and how to sign them in sign language. The pre primer site words that have also been introduced are; a, and, away. We will continue to build our vocabulary as the school year progresses. Aside from reading and language arts, we have learned a lot during our religion time. Currently the children are learning about Moses and how he helped God free the people of Egypt. The children enjoy acting out different parts of the story as we read it. Classroom art work and assignments are posted on any space available through out the classroom and on the windows. The children love having their art projects hung from the classroom ceiling and taped to the windows. Their least favorite thing to do in class, is naptime. Which they asked to be changed to “rest time.” Their reasoning behind the name change being, “it was hard to sleep when we are so excited about school.” I gave in. J
Also, a big thank you to all my parents. In my teaching experience, I have never encountered such a great group of parents. All of which are involved and help out in one way or another. The greatest of thanks. (especially in saving me items from my recycled supplies list!)
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