December 15, 2010

A HUGE thanks to all of the parents who came to help during our Christmas party today!  The kids enjoyed it and so did I! 

Also, thank you very very much for the Christmas gifts!  I appreciate that you think enough of me to get me something!!  Such sweet parents!!  Thank you all!!

Have a wonderful holiday season and I will see the kids again next year!  :)

Ms. Chaney

December 2010

Hello Parents!

    I just wanted to take a moment to let you know what is going on in December.

    December 8th - Kindergarteners get rewarded for being caught doing something good!  Any kindergartenter who has accumulated 3 gotcha tickets will get to participate in a pod movie!  :)

    December 6th - 10th - PTA gift store is open and ready for students to shop for gifts.  The students can bring money from home to shop for their mom, dad, brothers or sisters, and even aunts and uncles or grandparents.  This is a great way for them to pick out a gift for someone without spoiling the surprise! 

    December 14th - The Coosada Choir Performance will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. in the school cafeteria.
   
    December 15th - Polar Express Day!  The students will get their polar express tickets and enjoy watching the movie "Polar Express."

    December 16th - Breakfast with Santa at 8:00 a.m.!  The students usually enjoy milk and doughnuts and get to see Santa.  You are welcome to join us and take pictures!  :)  This will also be the day that we will have our party in our classroom.  Please let me know if you plan to bring any special Christmas cookies or goodies!  :)

    December 17th - (Half Day of School!)  We will release early for the Christmas Holidays!  See you all in January 2011!

I hope that everyone has a Wonderful Holiday Season and a Happy New Year!

Just a reminder!  If you haven't sent in the school supplies for the second half of school, please send them when we return in January!  We are very low on supplies such as glue sticks, germ x, clorox wipes, washable tempera paints, and construction paper. 

Ms. Chaney

December 2nd = DIBELS Testing

Parents,
   The kindergarten DIBELS testing for our pod will be December 2, 2010.  Please help prepare your child for this testing day!  Make sure they have a good breakfast to get them started for that day especially!  Practice initial sounds, letter naming, phoneme segmentation, and nonsense words to help them be ready! 
   They are doing so good in class!  I am very proud of their progress so far!  :)
Ms. Chaney

Thank You Parents!

I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you to those of you who came to our Thanksgiving Lunch today and helped in our room.  It is always wonderful to see parents taking an active role in the student's school life!

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Break everyone!

Ms. Chaney

Thanksgiving Lunch

Our Thanksgiving Lunch will be on November 18, 2010.  This is the plan if anyone would like to join us.  You need to go directly to the lunchroom and get your lunch at 10:55 a.m. Our class will arrive for our lunches at 11:00 a.m. and return to the classroom to eat.  The lunchroom is usually very busy and extremely loud.
The cost for your Thanksgiving lunch will be $3.25 and you will need to have the correct amount due to the volume of visitors on that day.
Thanks!
Ms. Chaney

Math Night is Coming Soon!

November 9th is Math Night

Please watch for information about math night in your child's folder. 

Math night is so much fun!  You and your child can learn new math games to play at home to enhance their math skills!

Red Ribbon Week (October 25th - 29th)

Monday, October 25
     Red Ribbon Day - Wear Red and get a Ribbon!

Tuesday, October 26
     Sock it to Drugs - Wear Silly or Mismatched Socks!

Wednesday, October 27
     It's a Jungle Out There Day - Wear Camouflage or Animal Print!
     Spot Me being Drug Free Day - Wear Polka Dots!

Thursday, October 28
     Team Up Against Drugs Day - Wear your Favorite School/Team Colors!
     Drugs Make You Blue Day - Wear your Blue Jeans!
     *  Pep Rally in Gym at 1:15 p.m. with Stanhope's Cheerleaders, Band, and Senior Football Players

Friday, October 29
     Costume Parade Day - Dress up in your Costume!
     *  Please do not dress students in costumes that display violence or may be scary.  The purpose of this
         day is for students to understand and enjoy make believe.  Students will parade through the halls of the
         other grades beginning with kindergarten at 8:15 a.m.
     *  Please send a change of clothes for the students as going on bathroom breaks can be impossible with
         some costumes.

Lesson Plans for October 25-29

Lesson Plans for October 25 - 29




Objectives: The students will be able to…

1. become familiar with and recognize the letter C,c

2. become familiar with and recognize the letter sound /k/

3. become familiar with the comprehension skill of Realism and Fantasy

4. become familiar with the high frequency words We, Like, and My

5. review the numbers 0-10

6. become familiar with counting and sets through counting activities

7. become familiar with bats and spiders







Monday

Math: Chairs Counting (pg. 25) / Routines

Language Arts: Day 1, Bear Snores On

Social Science: Bats / Read a book about bats



Tuesday

Math: How Many Are We? (pg. 2) / Routines

Language Arts: Day 2, Bear Snores On

Social Science: Bats / Make a bat



Wednesday

Math: Counting Nose & Eyes (pg. 16) / Routines

Language Arts: Day 3, Bear Snores On

Social Science: Spiders / Read a book about spiders



Thursday

Math: Self Portraits (pg. 25) / Routines

Language Arts: Day 4, Bear Snores On

Social Science: Spiders / Make a spider



Friday

Math: Counting Ourselves and Others / Routines

Language Arts: Day 5, Bear Snores On

Social Science: Bats and Spiders Review



***** Costume Parade *****

Wish List for October

Parents,
I need your help with supplies for crafts that we will be doing during October. Please pick up the following items and send for your child by October 7th:

White Washable Tempera Paint
Black Foam Sheet
White Foam Sheet
Package of Google Eyes
Pipe Cleaners of various colors (your choice)

Thank you!

Cookie Dough Orders Information

If you participated in the Cookie Dough Fundraiser please see the following information:

Cookie Dough will be ready to pick up on October 6th. You may pick it up in the purple pod building between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.

A note will be sent home to those who participated from our classroom reminding you to come and pick it up on the date and time mentioned above.

Thank you for your active participation in our school's fundraiser! We appreciate you!

Important Meeting Notice!!

On September 21, 2010, Coosada Elementary will be hosting the Annual Meeting of Title I Parents (all Coosada parents are invited).

The times posted are 9:00 a.m. and 6 p.m. Please come at the time that is most convenient for you.

The meeting will be held in the school lunchroom. Snacks will be provided.

Childcare will be provided also.

We will discuss important issues related to parent involvement and federal funding.

Hope to see you there!

Internet Site Suggestion

Parents,
I have found a site that reads to your child online. Please go to the following site and check it out together!
http://www.literactive.com

Register first - very simple registration to set up a user account and password
Click on Guided Reading Kindergarten

This is great!

Enjoy!

Parent Report Night (September 7, 2010)

Parents,
The parent report night that is scheduled for September 7, 2010 is a very important night. Please keep your appointment unless it is absolutely impossible. If for some reason you are unable to come to your appointed time, please get with me on a day & time that you could meet with me otherwise. The information that I have to share with you is very important for your child's progression in kindergarten. Be sure to be a few minutes early because I will need you to come in promptly at your scheduled time.
Don't forget to send in a 3 ring binder for your child! Stick a note inside the folder in front of the discipline calendar that it's in the bookbag so I'll know to retrieve it. Thanks!
Also, please send in your $3 for journal orders. I would like for every student to have the same journal to practice our writing in together.
Thanks so much!
Ms. Chaney

Need 1 inch Binders for Every Student

Parents,
Please send a 1 inch three ring binder for your child. I need the ones that have the clear cover on the front and back to insert papers into that can be seen through.
If you can send extras that would be awesome!
I would like to also say thank you to those parents who have been so supportive to our kindergarten class! Those of you who have sent extra items are truly awesome in so many ways!
If you can schedule some time to come and read to our class, that would be so nice. The students love it when parents come to read to them. If you would like to borrow a book from our classroom library or bring one from home, that would be fine. Simply stick a note in your child's folder that says you would like to read and let me know a couple of days that you would be free and I'll send a note back with a time for one of those days that you can come!
Please remember to keep all money sent in an envelope with your child's name on it, my name on it in the event that it falls out of their bookbag, what it's for, the amount enclosed, and stress to your child not to remove the baggy or envelope from the folder. It should be situated in front of the discipline calendar. I check the folders daily.
If you send something in your child's bookbag that you want me to see or get out, please stick a note in the folder in front of the discipline calendar letting me know that it's in their bookbag. I do not check their bookbags daily. I only check their folders daily.

Thanks!

Ms. Chaney

August Reminder

Please remember to send money for your child's fieldtrip t-shirt if you haven't already. It's $6.00 and can be cash or check made payable to Coosada Elementary School.

I still do not have plastic supply boxes for every student to keep supplies at their desk. If anyone can send extras, that would be awesome! They are only $1 at most stores. Thanks in advance to anyone who may do this for our class! We need about 5 more.

Journals will be ordered for each student. The price for journals will be $3 each. Originally we were told that they would be $2 each. If you can send extra money for classroom journals, that would be great! Just label an envelope with money for journals. If you haven't paid for your journals, please do that soon!

I will begin enforcing the rules that have been introduced to the students this week. Please don't be upset if your child has a straight or a frowny face. I ask that you be supportive and speak with him or her about it and encourage your child to follow directions. If we are still seeing straight or frowny faces in the future, then we will have to set up a meeting to discuss what steps to take from that point.

Please don't hesitate to ask questions!

Thanks for your support parents. It's so important that we work together to make sure that your child has a successful kindergarten year! It's going great and I'm so excited to get this year started off! It's going to be a GREAT year!

:)

Ms. Chaney

Open House Fun!

Parents,
I enjoyed meeting with you and your child during open house! It's going to be a great year! Please remember if you have any questions or need to communicate with me you can:

• Send a note in front of the discipline calendar in your child's take home folder
• Call the school and ask to be transferred to my room phone during my scheduled planning time (during P.E)
• E-mail me at Cindy.Chaney@elmore.k12.al.us
• Request a meeting (I can meet with you during my planning or afterschool)

Thanks!

Ms. Chaney

Parents! We need extra stuff! :)

Along with the supply list your child will also need the following items: a plastic crayon box, a towel for nap time along with a sinch sac, reusable shopping bag, or small sack to hold the towel, a 1" clear binder with view pockets in front and back, and 3 white t-shirts (youth large). You may also wish to send in extra items such as ziploc baggies, germ X, paper towels, cleaning supplies, magic erasers, lysol wipes, and other items. Our classroom is in great need of Tempra Washable Paint in the following colors: white, red, green, orange, blue, yellow, purple, and black. We always run out of glue sticks quickly. If you can send some glue sticks every 3 months that would be simply awesome!

Thanks so much!

Ms. Chaney