Welcome to Ms. Chaney's Kindergarten Blogspot!
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Saturday, December 3, 2011
December 2011
December 1 - Artistic Expressions Activity
December 2 - Christmas Parade @ 2:00 p.m.
December 5 - Field Trip to Wadsworth Christmas Tree Farm!
December 6 - Vision Screenings
December 15 - Breakfast with Santa! Wear P.J.s to School! Polar Express Movie!
December 16 - Dismissal will be at 12:30 instead of 2:30 on Friday!
Have a wonderful and safe Holiday Break!
* Students return on January 3rd.
December 2 - Christmas Parade @ 2:00 p.m.
December 5 - Field Trip to Wadsworth Christmas Tree Farm!
December 6 - Vision Screenings
December 15 - Breakfast with Santa! Wear P.J.s to School! Polar Express Movie!
December 16 - Dismissal will be at 12:30 instead of 2:30 on Friday!
Have a wonderful and safe Holiday Break!
* Students return on January 3rd.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Sunday, November 6, 2011
November 2011 in Ms. Chaney's Kindergarten Classroom
November 8:
PTA Math Night 6pm - Parents come and visit our classrooms to learn new mathematics games from your child! :)
November 11:
No School Veteran's Day
November 14:
Artistic Expressions Money Due
November 16:
Field Trip Money Due $15.00
November 17:
Progress Reports Go Home
November 21-25:
Thanksgiving Holidays
PTA Math Night 6pm - Parents come and visit our classrooms to learn new mathematics games from your child! :)
November 11:
No School Veteran's Day
November 14:
Artistic Expressions Money Due
November 16:
Field Trip Money Due $15.00
November 17:
Progress Reports Go Home
November 21-25:
Thanksgiving Holidays
Monday, October 31, 2011
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Red Ribbon Week! October 24 - October 28
October 24 - Wear Red! Red Ribbon Week kicks off drug awareness.
October 25 - Wear your favorite team/school colors and apparell!
October 26 - Wear camouflage or animal print!
October 27 - Wear Silly Socks!
October 28 - Wear your costumes for the hallway parade!
*Please do not send your child in a costume that would be scary or inappropriate. Remember to send a change of clothes so your child can change after the 8:15 a.m. parade in our halls! :)
October 25 - Wear your favorite team/school colors and apparell!
October 26 - Wear camouflage or animal print!
October 27 - Wear Silly Socks!
October 28 - Wear your costumes for the hallway parade!
*Please do not send your child in a costume that would be scary or inappropriate. Remember to send a change of clothes so your child can change after the 8:15 a.m. parade in our halls! :)
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Saturday, October 1, 2011
October 2011 in Ms. Chaney's Classroom
October 3:
Pumpkin Patch Money Due $2.00
October 6th
"Read for the Record"--wear pajamas to school!
Shaved Ice -- $1.50 in cash please!
October 7:
Pumpkin Project Due
Booster Badges for sell $0.75
October 10-11
Fall Break NO SCHOOL
October 12:
Pumpkin Patch from 12:45-2 for the Red Pod
October 14th
-Pumpkin Patch
-Booster Badges for sell
October 17th-21st
-Book Fair
October 18th
PTA Meeting--Purple Pod Performs!
October 20th
-Report Cards
October 21st
-Booster Badges for sell
October 24th-28th
Red Ribbon Week ---more details coming soon!
October 25th
Shaved Ice-- $1.50 cash only!
October 28th
Stanhope Elmore High School Homecoming! GO MUSTANGS!
Costume Parade-- more details coming soon!
Friday, September 16, 2011
Thursday, September 1, 2011
September 2011 In Ms. Chaney's Class
Parents,
As our September Home & School Connection Project we are sending home a leaf for you and your child to work on decorating together and return for display in our hallway. Please return with your child’s name on it by September 9, 2011. Thank you for your help with these projects!
September 1st is Spirit Night at Ci-Ci's Pizza! Hope to see you there!
September 2nd - Booster Badges will be sold for $1.00 (Stanhope Elmore plays Prattville!)
September 5th - (Labor Day Holiday! No School!)
September 6th - (No School! Parent Report Day!) If you have not paid for a school fieldtrip t-shirt and you would like to do so please feel free to bring your money ($6) to the meeting and I can write you out a receipt. Also, if you haven't paid for journals, weekly readers, etc. You may pay at the meeting or send it in your child's folder.
September 7th - Cookie Dough Fundraiser Begins
September 9th - Grandparents Day Lunch at School! Please ask grandparents to send a note if they want to come and have lunch with their kindergarten grandchild on this day! We would love to have them!
Also, shaved ice in P.E. is $1.50
Also, Booster Badges on sale! (SE plays Carver)
September 13th - PTA Meeting at 6:00 p.m.
September 16th - Booster Badges for sale (SE plays Ben Russell!)
September 21st - Fall Picture Day!
September 23rd - Booster Badges for sale (SE plays Dothan!)
Also, Shaved Ice in P.E. is $1.50
September 30th - Booster Badges for sale (SE plays Jeff Davis!)
As our September Home & School Connection Project we are sending home a leaf for you and your child to work on decorating together and return for display in our hallway. Please return with your child’s name on it by September 9, 2011. Thank you for your help with these projects!
September 1st is Spirit Night at Ci-Ci's Pizza! Hope to see you there!
September 2nd - Booster Badges will be sold for $1.00 (Stanhope Elmore plays Prattville!)
September 5th - (Labor Day Holiday! No School!)
September 6th - (No School! Parent Report Day!) If you have not paid for a school fieldtrip t-shirt and you would like to do so please feel free to bring your money ($6) to the meeting and I can write you out a receipt. Also, if you haven't paid for journals, weekly readers, etc. You may pay at the meeting or send it in your child's folder.
September 7th - Cookie Dough Fundraiser Begins
September 9th - Grandparents Day Lunch at School! Please ask grandparents to send a note if they want to come and have lunch with their kindergarten grandchild on this day! We would love to have them!
Also, shaved ice in P.E. is $1.50
Also, Booster Badges on sale! (SE plays Carver)
September 13th - PTA Meeting at 6:00 p.m.
September 16th - Booster Badges for sale (SE plays Ben Russell!)
September 21st - Fall Picture Day!
September 23rd - Booster Badges for sale (SE plays Dothan!)
Also, Shaved Ice in P.E. is $1.50
September 30th - Booster Badges for sale (SE plays Jeff Davis!)
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
August Notes from Ms. Chaney's Classroom
DIBELS...
Parents make sure your child has breakfast and gets good sleep the night before his or her first day! Our DIBELS team will be assessing them for their initial reading skill levels.
Benchmark...
Initial testing given to students to help the teacher assess what letters, letter sounds, and comprehension skills your child may already possess.
Routines & Procedures...
The students will become familiar with classroom routines, the school, and the staff during the first week. I hope that they enjoy their first week!
For the Home & School Connection project...
I will be sending a face home with each student. Please take time to sit down with your child and work on making this face look like your child! Use things such as yarn, buttons, jewels, bows, paper glasses, paper earrings, etc. These faces will be placed in the hallway outside of my room to represent my students. Please return this project by August 22nd.
Colors!
August 18th, Thursday our class will be wearing red shirts
August 19th, Friday our class will be wearing blue shirts
August 22nd, Monday our class will be wearing yellow and/or orange shirts
August 23rd, Tuesday our class will be wearing green shirts
August 24th, Wednesday our class will be wearing brown shirts
August 25th, Thursday our class will be wearing purple and/or pink shirts
August 26th, Friday our class will be wearing black and/or white
Literacy
1.1 The Little School Bus (Rhyming / Letters A,a, B, b, C, c, D, d, and E, e / Skill = Character)
High Frequency Words: I & am
Writing
Writing First Names
Writing Simple Sentences
Mathematics
There are various routines that your child will be involved with during mathematics. The initial focus will
be on the attendance stick where the students will learn how and why we keep attendance. :)
I'm so excited to get this first week started!
Ms. Chaney
Parents make sure your child has breakfast and gets good sleep the night before his or her first day! Our DIBELS team will be assessing them for their initial reading skill levels.
Benchmark...
Initial testing given to students to help the teacher assess what letters, letter sounds, and comprehension skills your child may already possess.
Routines & Procedures...
The students will become familiar with classroom routines, the school, and the staff during the first week. I hope that they enjoy their first week!
For the Home & School Connection project...
I will be sending a face home with each student. Please take time to sit down with your child and work on making this face look like your child! Use things such as yarn, buttons, jewels, bows, paper glasses, paper earrings, etc. These faces will be placed in the hallway outside of my room to represent my students. Please return this project by August 22nd.
Colors!
August 18th, Thursday our class will be wearing red shirts
August 19th, Friday our class will be wearing blue shirts
August 22nd, Monday our class will be wearing yellow and/or orange shirts
August 23rd, Tuesday our class will be wearing green shirts
August 24th, Wednesday our class will be wearing brown shirts
August 25th, Thursday our class will be wearing purple and/or pink shirts
August 26th, Friday our class will be wearing black and/or white
Literacy
1.1 The Little School Bus (Rhyming / Letters A,a, B, b, C, c, D, d, and E, e / Skill = Character)
High Frequency Words: I & am
Writing
Writing First Names
Writing Simple Sentences
Mathematics
There are various routines that your child will be involved with during mathematics. The initial focus will
be on the attendance stick where the students will learn how and why we keep attendance. :)
I'm so excited to get this first week started!
Ms. Chaney
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
The 2011-2012 Kindergarten School Year is About to Begin!
I am excited to begin a new year with a new group of kindergarteners! We are going to have a lot of fun and I am looking forward to meeting all of them! And.. you too parents!
If you should have any questions please feel free to contact me at Cindy.Chaney@elmore.k12.al.us.
Summer is almost over so enjoy what is left of it and I'll see you soon!
Ms. Chaney
- August 9th at 6:00 p.m. - Kindergarten Orientation (In the Classroom-Red Pod)
- August 15th, 16th, & 17th - Staggered Start for Kindergarten
- Supplies for Kindergarten
If you should have any questions please feel free to contact me at Cindy.Chaney@elmore.k12.al.us.
Summer is almost over so enjoy what is left of it and I'll see you soon!
Ms. Chaney
Monday, May 16, 2011
May 26, 2011 - Last Day of School Release is at 12:30 p.m.
Note that on the last day of school the students will dismiss at 12:30 p.m.
If your child is normally a car rider, you will need to arrange to be here two hours earlier than normal for the last day of school.
If your child is normally a bus rider, you will need to arrange to be at home two hours earlier than normal to receive them at home.
If your child is a van rider, they will be delivered to the after school care facility that they normally are.
Have a great summer!!!
If your child is normally a car rider, you will need to arrange to be here two hours earlier than normal for the last day of school.
If your child is normally a bus rider, you will need to arrange to be at home two hours earlier than normal to receive them at home.
If your child is a van rider, they will be delivered to the after school care facility that they normally are.
Have a great summer!!!
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Parent Perception Survey
Parents,
Please take a moment to go to the link below to complete the Parent Perception Survey that is located on our blog:
http://www.mycoosada.blogspot.com/
Thank you for your thoughts and ideas!
Ms. Chaney
Please take a moment to go to the link below to complete the Parent Perception Survey that is located on our blog:
http://www.mycoosada.blogspot.com/
Thank you for your thoughts and ideas!
Ms. Chaney
Friday, April 29, 2011
May 2011 Events!
May 2 - 6
Teacher Appreciation Week
May 5
National Day of Prayer (Please join us at the school flagpole at 7:20 a.m. to pray for our nation, state, city, and school
May 12
Spirit Night at CiCi's Pizza
May 13
Tape Ms. Duncan to the Wall Fundraiser! Bring $1 and you get 12 inches of tape to help tape her right on the lunchroom wall!
P.E. is having shaved ice for $1.50
May 17-24
Tuesday - Hawaiian Day! The students will taste fruit dabobs, paint sun catchers, and make leis. Don't forget to send your child a small baggy of fruit to put on their kabob as we learn about Hawaiian traditions.
Wednesday - Field Day! The students need to wear tennis shoes and comfortable outside clothes. We will be playing lots of games!
Thursday - Awards Day / Graduation Day! The ceremony will begin at 8:15 a.m. Please bring your brunch item to the classroom at 8:00 a.m. and then proceed to the gym to get a good seat for the awards and performance. Your child should wear khaki pants to school. I will have their graduation hats and fieldtrip t-shirts to put on when they arrive at school. After the ceremony and kindergarten performance, please return to the classroom to retrieve the certificates, binders, and things that the students have made this year.
Friday - Movie Day! The students will enjoy the movie "Tangled" and a picnic.
Monday - Western Day! The students will be making western necklaces and wearing their own sheriff's badges. They will also be watching the movie "Toy Story."
Tuesday - Fiesta Day! The students will be tasting cheese, salsa, and chips. They will make maracas and burst a pinata. To finish out the day they will watch the movie "Dora the Explorer" where they may even pick up some Spanish words.
May 26
Last Day of School for the 2010-2011 school-year
Have a wonderful and safe summer!!
Ms. Chaney
Teacher Appreciation Week
May 5
National Day of Prayer (Please join us at the school flagpole at 7:20 a.m. to pray for our nation, state, city, and school
May 12
Spirit Night at CiCi's Pizza
May 13
Tape Ms. Duncan to the Wall Fundraiser! Bring $1 and you get 12 inches of tape to help tape her right on the lunchroom wall!
P.E. is having shaved ice for $1.50
May 17-24
Tuesday - Hawaiian Day! The students will taste fruit dabobs, paint sun catchers, and make leis. Don't forget to send your child a small baggy of fruit to put on their kabob as we learn about Hawaiian traditions.
Wednesday - Field Day! The students need to wear tennis shoes and comfortable outside clothes. We will be playing lots of games!
Thursday - Awards Day / Graduation Day! The ceremony will begin at 8:15 a.m. Please bring your brunch item to the classroom at 8:00 a.m. and then proceed to the gym to get a good seat for the awards and performance. Your child should wear khaki pants to school. I will have their graduation hats and fieldtrip t-shirts to put on when they arrive at school. After the ceremony and kindergarten performance, please return to the classroom to retrieve the certificates, binders, and things that the students have made this year.
Friday - Movie Day! The students will enjoy the movie "Tangled" and a picnic.
Monday - Western Day! The students will be making western necklaces and wearing their own sheriff's badges. They will also be watching the movie "Toy Story."
Tuesday - Fiesta Day! The students will be tasting cheese, salsa, and chips. They will make maracas and burst a pinata. To finish out the day they will watch the movie "Dora the Explorer" where they may even pick up some Spanish words.
May 26
Last Day of School for the 2010-2011 school-year
Have a wonderful and safe summer!!
Ms. Chaney
Friday, April 22, 2011
Finishing out April 2011
Parents,
We are fast approaching the last month of the school year! So... I wanted to give a quick update. To finish out the month of April see the following:
April 26 - End of the Year DIBELS testing for Greenpod Kindergarteners. Make sure your child goes to bed and gets good sleep the night before this test and gets a good breakfast the morning of the 26th. We want them all to look like shooting stars with their final test results! :)
April 28 - Kindergarten Gotcha Party - Those who have earned 3 gotcha tickets for getting caught doing something good will be going to the talent show at 1:30 p.m. in the Gym.
May Info Coming Soon! Keep an eye out for information in your child's folder for the upcoming events! Theme Days will be May 16th - 20th (Detailed info will be in their folders soon)
Ms. Chaney
We are fast approaching the last month of the school year! So... I wanted to give a quick update. To finish out the month of April see the following:
April 26 - End of the Year DIBELS testing for Greenpod Kindergarteners. Make sure your child goes to bed and gets good sleep the night before this test and gets a good breakfast the morning of the 26th. We want them all to look like shooting stars with their final test results! :)
April 28 - Kindergarten Gotcha Party - Those who have earned 3 gotcha tickets for getting caught doing something good will be going to the talent show at 1:30 p.m. in the Gym.
May Info Coming Soon! Keep an eye out for information in your child's folder for the upcoming events! Theme Days will be May 16th - 20th (Detailed info will be in their folders soon)
Ms. Chaney
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Spring Fling!
CES will hold its annual Spring Fling on Saturday, April 9th. Students'
visual art will be for sale and art may be made into cups, magnets or
t-shirts. At 11:00 am the first grade level students will perform
songs. At noon the 2nd grade level choir will perform. There are
several activities planned for the entire family the whole day. Vendors
are going to set up booths to sell items and serve food and beverages.
There will be a Spring Fling 5K RUN and 1 mile FUN RUN. The
registration may be done online prior to the even at www.active.com
or the morning of the events. The
registration table will open at 7:00 am and the 5K will begin at 8:30
and the one mile will begin at 9:30. T-shirts will be given out and
encouraged to be worn during the race.
visual art will be for sale and art may be made into cups, magnets or
t-shirts. At 11:00 am the first grade level students will perform
songs. At noon the 2nd grade level choir will perform. There are
several activities planned for the entire family the whole day. Vendors
are going to set up booths to sell items and serve food and beverages.
There will be a Spring Fling 5K RUN and 1 mile FUN RUN. The
registration may be done online prior to the even at www.active.com
registration table will open at 7:00 am and the 5K will begin at 8:30
and the one mile will begin at 9:30. T-shirts will be given out and
encouraged to be worn during the race.
Monday, March 28, 2011
April & May
Check your child's folder daily during the next couple of months. There are lots of activities that we will be doing and I don't want any of them to miss a thing!
Our fieldtrip to the zoo has been rescheduled for April 7th. Please chaperone if you can.. we need as many chaperones as possible with kindergarteners! :)
Check back for updates here too!
Thanks,
Ms. Chaney
Our fieldtrip to the zoo has been rescheduled for April 7th. Please chaperone if you can.. we need as many chaperones as possible with kindergarteners! :)
Check back for updates here too!
Thanks,
Ms. Chaney
Thursday, February 24, 2011
End of February / March 2011
February 24th - Chuck E- Cheese Spirit Night for Coosada!
February 28th - Book Fair Begins
February 28th - March 4th (Read Across America Week / Dr. Seuss' Birthday)
28th - Cat in the Hat theme Hat Day! Wear your Dr. Seuss t-shirts!
1st - I am Not Going to Get Up. Wear your pajamas today!
There will be guest readers at school today. It is also reading night at 6:00 p.m.
If you come at 5:30 p.m. the pizza will be on sale for you to purchase.
There will be door prizes for the bookfair!
2nd - Wacky Wednesday! Wear wacky clothes to school today!
3rd - Fox in Sox day. Wear silly or mismatched socks to school today!
4th - Oh the Thinks You Can Think day.
Parade day at school starts at 8:15 a.m.
Wear your funny feet and a sign with the book named "The Foot Book" by
Dr. Seuss.
March 1st - Reading Night (Pizza may be purchased at 5:30, Reading at 6:00)
Pajama Day!
March 2nd - Vision Screenings Begin / Wacky Clothes Day!
Gotcha Party (Students who earn 3 gotcha tickets!)
March 3rd - Silly Socks Day!
March 4th - Wear your sign that says "The Foot Book" by Dr. Seuss
Wear your feet that you created for the parade! (Clown feet, Furry feet, Fuzzy feet, etc.)
March 13th - 19th - Spring Break!!!!!!!!
February 28th - Book Fair Begins
February 28th - March 4th (Read Across America Week / Dr. Seuss' Birthday)
28th - Cat in the Hat theme Hat Day! Wear your Dr. Seuss t-shirts!
1st - I am Not Going to Get Up. Wear your pajamas today!
There will be guest readers at school today. It is also reading night at 6:00 p.m.
If you come at 5:30 p.m. the pizza will be on sale for you to purchase.
There will be door prizes for the bookfair!
2nd - Wacky Wednesday! Wear wacky clothes to school today!
3rd - Fox in Sox day. Wear silly or mismatched socks to school today!
4th - Oh the Thinks You Can Think day.
Parade day at school starts at 8:15 a.m.
Wear your funny feet and a sign with the book named "The Foot Book" by
Dr. Seuss.
March 1st - Reading Night (Pizza may be purchased at 5:30, Reading at 6:00)
Pajama Day!
March 2nd - Vision Screenings Begin / Wacky Clothes Day!
Gotcha Party (Students who earn 3 gotcha tickets!)
March 3rd - Silly Socks Day!
March 4th - Wear your sign that says "The Foot Book" by Dr. Seuss
Wear your feet that you created for the parade! (Clown feet, Furry feet, Fuzzy feet, etc.)
March 13th - 19th - Spring Break!!!!!!!!
Friday, January 28, 2011
Some February 2011 Information
Hi parents, friends, and family!
I just want to give you an update for the upcoming month of February. The class pictures will be taken on February 1st. The PTA meeting will be held on February 10th at 6:00 p.m. Our class Valentine party will be on February 14th. I will send a note home for special treat information soon. The last day to order a yearbook will be on February 23rd. The book fair will begin on February 28th.
Our classroom desperately needs glue sticks. There are several students who have not brought supplies from after Christmas for the 2nd half of the school year yet. Please send glue sticks!!! If you have already sent some and you can send more for those who may struggle to make ends meet, it would be greatly appreciated. :)
Thanks to all of my parents who help and go the extra mile. Without you, it would be much harder to make it through each given year! Please know that you are truly blessings!
Ms. Chaney
I just want to give you an update for the upcoming month of February. The class pictures will be taken on February 1st. The PTA meeting will be held on February 10th at 6:00 p.m. Our class Valentine party will be on February 14th. I will send a note home for special treat information soon. The last day to order a yearbook will be on February 23rd. The book fair will begin on February 28th.
Our classroom desperately needs glue sticks. There are several students who have not brought supplies from after Christmas for the 2nd half of the school year yet. Please send glue sticks!!! If you have already sent some and you can send more for those who may struggle to make ends meet, it would be greatly appreciated. :)
Thanks to all of my parents who help and go the extra mile. Without you, it would be much harder to make it through each given year! Please know that you are truly blessings!
Ms. Chaney
Thursday, January 6, 2011
January 2011
Welcome Back!
Hello to all and I hope that everyone enjoyed the holiday break! We are beginning the second half of the school-year and I am looking forward to the upcoming exciting activities that we will be doing.
Here we go!
Ms. Chaney
Hello to all and I hope that everyone enjoyed the holiday break! We are beginning the second half of the school-year and I am looking forward to the upcoming exciting activities that we will be doing.
Here we go!
Ms. Chaney
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