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Welcome Back!

11/30/2019

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Sharing:  This week we have no scheduled sharing however, if your child did not have the opportunity to share in October or November they may share either of the first two Friday's in December. 

Additionally, we will have special holiday sharing in December.  If your child ( and you) would like to share a special holiday tradition (non-religious) please sign up on this SignUp Genius:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040848AFAC292-holiday

Upcoming:  Our class holiday party will be on December 19th at 12:30, and our annual school-wide Holiday Program will be on December 20th (two shows-8:30 and 10:30).  Be sure to save the dates so you can be at school to celebrate with our Room K family!
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I hope everyone had an enjoyable Thanksgiving Break spending time together with your families.  Welcome back as we complete our first semester with lots of fun activities, learning and celebrating!

This week we will meet Ms. K who has a "kaboom kick."  We will complete all of our language arts activities and in addition, we will be starting a very special Gingerbread study unit.  We will be reading a variety of gingerbread stories, making crafts and learning about vowels, consonants, rhyming words and even doing some gingerbread math (measuring).

Our Schedule:
Monday:  Big Buddies
Tuesday:  Special Nutcracker/Piano activity with Kathryn & Kim Kluge (Room 1 parents), Planet Bravo
Wednesday:  Let's Find Out! magazine, Yoga, Council,, P.E.
Thursday:  Second Step, Library
Friday:  Homework Review, Science, P.E.

I'm looking forward to seeing everyone Monday morning!
Mrs. Weisberg

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Time to Talk!

11/17/2019

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Sharing:  Tiggers will share this week. 
If your child needs the opportunity to share, he/she may share this Friday
Remember:  Early dismissal all week!  Parent conferences begin promptly after school.
We have completed our color weeks!

Reminder:  Book Charts (found on this site under the "more" tab) are due at the end of each month!
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This week we will meet Ms. J who wears a jingle jangle jacket. We will practice writing Jj, practice the initial sound and think of words beginning with the sound of J.  We will continue to work in our Benchmark reading workbook focusing on our community.  We will write in our journals and play reading games and strengthen our fine motor skill manipulating playdough.

We are continuing to work in our Healthy Foods workbooks and discussng food groups (categories), sharing foods we eat at home and thinking of healthy foods we like to eat and some that we are willing to try.  This week we will be making Thanksgiving crafts and on Friday we will send home all of the Thanksgiving decorations for your children to use at home to decorate for your family celebrations.  We will also work in our math journals.

I look forward to the opportunity to talk to each of you to share your child's assessment data and report cards during our parent-teacher conferences.

Our Schedule:
Monday:  Big Buddies
Tuesday:  Planet Bravo, Mystery Science
Wednesday:  Science Spin (magazine)
Thursday:  Second Step, Library
Friday:  Morning Assembly (8:00!), Sharing, Art, Science, Homework Review

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving break!
Mrs. Weisberg

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Preparing for Conferences

11/10/2019

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Sharing:  This week the Eeyores & Winnie the Poohs will share.  Piglets that did not share last Friday may also share.  We have a new topic for November-Family Traditions and more, so be sure to check the November sharing topic on this site.

Remember:  Our Family Turkey Project is due this Tuesday, November 12th!
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This week we will meet Mr. I and his

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Field Trip-revised

11/2/2019

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Sharing:  This week the Tiggers will share since we were not at school for their share day.  Also, anyone who did not have an opportunity to share in October is encouraged to complete their share assignment this Friday.

Color Day:  This week's color is gray.  We will wear gray on Thursday, which is also our field trip day!

This week we will meet Mr. H and his happy hair.  We will practice the sound of H and practice writing both capital and lowercase Hh.  The children are doing well using the Lexia program and I appreciate your commitment your child's reading development by encouraging a few minutes of Lexia at home each day.  I have printed the earned certificates as well as Skill Builder lessons as well as some practice pages for you to work on at home.  This is in addition to our classroom lessons of course.  In class we use games and manipulatives to reinforce letter writing and formation, practice letter sounds and begin to build words.  Some children are already reading and we are expanding on their skills by offering differentiated instruction, taking time to read with individual children and encouraging partner reading.

We have been spending a lot of time on social-emotional skills in Room K, as they are the foundation for school success.  Our Second Step lessons introduce and reinforce expected school behavior such as using your eyes, ears and brain when you listen to instructions.  Following the rules:  eyes watching, ears listening, voice quiet, body still and of course the Three B's!  It is really imperative that you reinforce these skills at home.  Children have a difficult time separating the times and places behaviors are acceptable.  It is often confusing for children when school rules are not supported after school dismisses, especially when children are still on campus.  We attempt to have school be a place of both structured learning and also a fun learning environment where all learners are honored and respected.

This week we will begin our bimonthly art lessons with our new VAPA art teacher.  We are excited to begin this program!

Please let me know if you were able to access the Planet Bravo computer games on this site.  I included the directions on last week's post.

Our field trip is this Thursday!  We will be leaving school at 9, but if you are a chaperone, please plan on staying after drop-off to escort students to the restrooms and organize snacks and lunches.  We will be back at school by 1:00 to avoid congestion on School Road during pick up.

Remember:
Bring an easy to eat, non-messy snack.
Bring a lunch with a water bottle (labeled)
Have your child wear a sweatshirt (labeled) as the mornings are cool, safe closed-toe shoes, socks.

We will be outdoors all day, so apply sunscreen.  Chaperones are valued and appreciated!  Please let me know asap, if you haven't already, if you will be able to help us chaperone the field trip.

Thank you for all of your help and support in Room K!  We love our volunteers!

Best wishes,
Amy Weisberg
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