Mark your calendars!

Mark your calendars for some special kindergarten activities coming up...

Our Kindergarten Art Gala will be on March 5th.  It will be at the Performing Arts Center at our high school from 6:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.  Our gala will be an open house style format.  Parents, siblings, grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles, friends, and neighbors are encouraged to come to our gala.

Our Poetry Party will be on May 23rd in our classroom from 2:30-3:25.  We will be writing poetry during the month of May and each child will celebrate his/her learning by reading a poem that he/she wrote to everyone at our party.  We will also share our poetry books with you at this time.  After all of the children have shared their poems and books, we will have ice cream in our courtyard.  Parents, grandparents, siblings, relatives, and friends are invited to attend.  It is my hope that each child has at least one person in attendance.

More details will follow as the dates get closer!

Pancake and Pajama Day is Jan. 29th!

The kindergarten is having a special day on Tuesday, Jan. 29th!  We are having Pancake and Pajama Day!  We will wear our pajamas to school and do pajama and pancake related activities.  We will also enjoy pancakes during morning snack time.  Your child may also bring a stuffed animal or pillow pet to enjoy while at school.  I do ask that each child only brings one item:)

I will need parents to help with our pajama day.  If you are able to help with any of the below listed items, please send me an email and I will reply and post our completed list.  Please have your item brought to school on or before Tuesday, Jan. 29th.  Thank you for your help!

One item, in particular, that is VERY helpful when making pancakes in our classroom is Bisquick: Shake 'n  Pour Buttermilk Pancake Mix.  I even have a picture for you so you know exactly what I would like to use:)

6 bottles of Shake 'n Pour Pancake Mix
4 sticks of butter
30 heavy duty paper plates
Napkins
6 plastic knives
30 forks
2 bottles of syrup
2 griddles
2 parents to cook the pancakes (10:15-11:25)

Thank you!

Day 80 has come and gone...

We celebrated our 80th day of school this past Monday!  Can you believe it?  The children once again enjoyed a story, songs, and a zero treat with our beloved, Zero the Hero!

Friday Cooking

A BIG thank you goes to Petra's mom for coming to our classroom today for cooking.  Our cooking friends made Snowy Trail Mix for all of us to enjoy:)  The children thought that our Snowy Trail Mix looked like we were eating twigs, berries, and snow!  We LOVE our cooking volunteers!

Kids' Food Basket Donations are due by Jan. 18th

Please be sure to send in your food donation for Kids' Food Basket by January 18th.  Kindergarten is collecting single-serving cereal boxes.  Please help by sending in your food donation so we are able to make plenty of Breakfast Bundles for hungry children in our Grand Rapids area on January 21st.  Please let me know if you have any questions.  Thank you for your support!

No School on January 24th and 25th

There will be no school for students on January 24 and January 25 due to report cards and professional development meetings for teachers.  This is semester break for students in grades Y5-12.

January Sharing Homework

Homework for the week of January 14-18:     Mystery Letter!  Choose any letter of the alphabet and choose an object that begins with that letter. Write 3 clues about your object to share with the class. For example: Starts with the letter B. You can bounce it. It is round. Answer: BALL!  Place your object in a bag so your friends cannot see it.

Homework for the week of January 21-23:          Create a winter story problem using pictures and numbers.  For example: Draw 3 snowflakes + 4 hats = 7 and then write 3 + 4= 7.  Bring story problem to share with the class.

Due to the short week ~ If your sharing day is Thursday, choose a different day to share.

Homework for the week of January 28- Feb. 1^st:   Sharing of your own choosing.