December 2012 - Holiday Break

Parents,
  I want to thank each and every one of you for your continuous support!  We had a fantastic special Christmas snack!  Thank you for sending in plates, napkins, juice boxes and the various Christmas snacks!!  I would like to extend a special thank you to Presley's parents for coming in and helping with the party!!  Passing out all of the plates, food, and juice for 17 hungry kids can be demanding.  :)
  Also, thank you for my wonderful Christmas presents and cards!  You are truly the best parents of the best kids!!  I love each and every one of them!
  Please have a restful, peaceful, wonderful holiday break! 
  Students return January 8th!  See you all next year!
Ms. Chaney

Christmas Raffle! Drawing December 14th

Parents... PTO is selling raffle tickets for a Wii game system, Kindle, & a $300 gift card. You can purchase tickets for which ever item you would like. We are using different color raffle tickets. The tickets are $1 each and you can send the money in with your child. The drawing is Friday night and the winner does not have to be present to win! :)

Put your child's name, teacher's name, amount enclosed, which raffle you want your money to go on on the envelope and place it in your child's folder.  :)

Good Luck!!

December 2012

December 1 - Christmas Parade at 2:00 p.m.

December 6 - Kindergarten Red Pod Fieldtrip (Wadsworth Christmas Tree Farm & Millbrook Library) - Students will wear their fieldtrip t-shirts!!  :)

December 7 - Christmas Raffle begins. The PTO is raffling off a Wii Game System, Kindle, and a $300 gift card. Tickets are $1.00 each. A form will be coming home with a small order form. Drawing will be Friday, December 14th at the Family Movie Night.

December 11 - Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night for Coosada!  (Eat there and ask that the receipt go toward Coosada!)

December 14 - 6:15p - 9p - Family Movie Night. The PTO will be showing Arthur Christmas in the gym. This event is a night of fun for families to come & enjoy together. Admission will be a can food item for the Welcome Center. We will have pizza available for $1 per slice/$8 whole pizza; sodas for $.50; cookies for $.25 and popcorn for FREE! Come in your pj's & bring a blanket to sit on. Movie will start at 7pm SHARP! Please plan to join us!

December 17 thru 21 - Jenny's Penguin Patch Christmas Shoppe will be open from 9a - 1p. Teachers have signed up for a certain time and that information with a gift money envelope will be coming home on Monday, December 10th. Please let us know if you have any questions.

December 19 - Breakfast with Santa  (Students Wear P.J.'s!)

December 20 - Polar Express Day!

December 20 - Classroom Holiday Party  (Students will receive special holiday t-shirts!!)
There will be a special snack and gift exchange!

December 21 - Dismissal at 12:30!!

December 22 - January 7 (Holiday Break!  School is Out!)

Students return on January 8th

Happy Thanksgiving to Ms. Chaney's Kindergarten!

I hope that anyone who reads this has a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with friends and family who love you and who you love.  Family and friends are a precious precious gift.  Cherish those who are dear to you!!

Ms. Chaney

November 8th is Math Night at CES!

CES Parents...

Math Night at Coosada Returns!!

All parents and students should come to the school cafeteria at 6:00 p.m. for brief announcements and a welcome to math night. 

CES is hosting the 7th year of Family Math Night on November 8, 2012 from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.  Each classroom will have a math game ready for you and your child to play together.  Don't just visit your child's classroom!  We encourage you to visit other classrooms to play other games as well.

Family Math Night is fun and it is an easy way for parents to learn fun games to play with their children to help teach important math skills in a fun way!  :)

Join us!

Ms. Chaney
Red Pod Kindergarten    

November 2012

Can you believe that it is almost November?!?!  It seems like school just started!  We are excited about our upcoming fieldtrip to see Junie B. Jones at the Davis Theatre in November!  I will put the student's fieldtrip t-shirts on them in the morning when they arrive at school and take them off at the end of the day so I can wash them and get them ready for our next fieldtrip.  The students will receive these fieldtrip t-shirts at the end of the school year (those who have paid for the t-shirts).



Upcoming Events for November:


5th  -  Artistic Expressions Visit

7th  -  Thanksgiving Meal for the Students

8th  -  Math Night at Coosada!  Bring students to visit classrooms for different math game ideas!

8th  -  PTO Meeting (Blue Pods Perform)

9th  -  Cup Fundraiser Money Due

12th - Veteran's Day (No School)

13th - Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night for Coosada (eat, get receipt, turn it in to cashier for Coosada)

19th - Thanksgiving Holidays!!  School is out November 19th - 23rd

As other events are added to the google calendar I will update this blog post if it pertains to our red pod kindergarten students.  :)

Happy November!

Ms. Chaney

Red Ribbon Week (10/22 - 10/26)

Red Ribbon Week

Monday, October 22:

• Red Ribbon Day: Wear red and get a red ribbon

Tuesday, October 23

• Sock It To Drugs: Wear silly socks
• Follow Your Dreams: Wear pajamas

Wednesday, October 24

• It's A Jungle Out There: Wear camouflage or animal prints
• Spot Me Being Drug Free: Wear polka dots

Thursday, October 25

• Team Up Against Drugs: Wear your CES, SEHS, or team shirts
• Drugs Make You Blue: Wear blue jeans
• Pep Rally in the gym at 1:30

Friday, October 26

• Costume Parade at 8:15: Dress in age appropriate costume
• Fall Festival Party in your classroom after the parade

Pumpkin Patch 2012 at Coosada Elementary School!

Community Helpers Week in Red Pod Kindergarten!

Thank you to Nurse Bowen, Firefighter Glenn, Librarian Dewberry, and the Coosada Police Officers for sharing how they help our community!  :)

We appreciate all of you and what you do!

Ms. Chaney's Red Pod Kindergarten

Read for the Record Today!

Read for the Record - A huge thank you goes out to my friend (other daddy) Mr. Bill Roberts from WLWI 92.3 FM Radio for coming to read for me to our red pod kindergarten babies today! The book that was read was "Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad." Great Read for the Record Day! :)

My class LOVED him sooooo!

October 2012

October is shaping up to be a pretty busy month at Coosada Elementary School!  See some of the things that will be happening here:

October 1-5        Bookfair!  In the cafeteria from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. daily

October 2           PTO Meeting in the cafeteria at 6:00 p.m. (students perform)
                           Stay up-to-date about what is going on and be entertained!

October 4           Read for the Record!  This year the book is "Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad."
                           Our guest reader is Mr. Bill Roberts from 92.3 FM Radio!!  Excited!!

October 8-19      The Cookie Dough Fundraiser!

October 9           Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night!  Eat dinner and ask that your receipt benefit Coosada!

October 15         Fieldtrip Money & Forms Due for Junie B. Jones at the Davis Theatre (November)

October 17         Pumpkin Patch 9:30 a.m.  /  Also Shaved Ice in P.E. for $1.50 cash

October 19         Last Day for Cookie Dough Money to be Turned In

October 22-31    Relay for Life - Selling pink gel bracelets ($1) and pencils ($0.50)

October 22-26    Red Ribbon Week (more details to come soon)

October 23-25    Vision Screenings at School!  Watch for paperwork in your child's folder on this.

October 24          Picture Re-Takes

October 25          REPORT CARDS GO HOME!!  Also, Drug Free Pep Rally at 2:00 p.m. in gym!!!

October 26          School Costume Parade!  All of the students will go on a parade through the
                            hallways to share their costumes!!  :)

October 30          Shaved Ice $1.50 cash in P.E.

October 31          Relay for Life PINK  OUT day!  (Wear Pink!!!!)

Parents please feel free to come and volunteer in our classrooms!!  (must have background check)

Ms. Chaney

PTO Discount Cards (Millbrook/Prattville Area)

Parents,
    Send in $10 to purchase a discount card from the Coosada PTO and receive discounts from area businesses every time you make a purchase for a year! 
    There is also a contest!  The student who sells the most cards gets a gift certificate as a reward!  Send in money daily!!  Send it in your child's folder, inside an envelope, and label the envelope with your child's name, teacher's name, and amount of cards and money ordering.  Checks may be written to Coosada PTO.
    Thanks for your support!

September 3-7th

September 3rd - School is Out (Labor Day Holiday)

September 4th - PTO meeting

September 5th - Kindergarten Gotcha Dance Party (For kindergarteners who earn 5 gotcha tickets for being caught doing something good!  This is during school hours in the gymnasium as a reward)

September 6th - Shaved Ice for sale in P.E. for $1.50 (cash only) to raise money for equipment

September 7th - Every Friday there will be assessment papers in your child's folder that require a signature.  Please check your child's folder for these assessments, review, sign and return.

Our literacy unit is "Plaidypus Lost" and we will be talking about characters, sequence and rhyming words in our classroom.  We will be practicing letter recognition and letter sounds daily.  We will also be practicing writing letters, first names, and high frequency words (the, little) as well as creating illustrations.

In mathematics we will be working with our classroom calendar, keeping up with place value through our days in school chart, counting from 0-20 together, reciting our days of the week and months of the year, and continuing to work with shapes.

Social science will be filled with discussion, activities, and information on the five senses.  Look for more information about this in your child's folder!  Ask your child if he or she knows a song about the five senses next Friday.  :)

FUNDRAISER INFO:

Our PTO has discount cards for $10 featuring area businesses and restaurants offering 10 to 20% off with each purchase.  Take advantage of this and order some for your family today while supporting your school at the same time!  Send your money in an envelope titled PTO Discount Cards, student's name, teacher's name, and amount enclosed.  The student who sells the most will receive a gift certificate!!

SEHS Varsity Cheerleaders will be selling spirit items on Friday mornings in the parking lot from 7:20 a.m. until 7:45 a.m. at Coosada.  Booster badges $1, Shakers $1, Mustang Face tattoos $1, key tags $5, collapsible horns $5, and car decals $4.

NOTE:
 
Please remove papers from folders daily

Grandparents are invited to come eat lunch with us on September 10th in celebration of Grandparent's Day!  Please let us know if you plan on coming so we may alert the lunchroom of the need for additional plates.

Picture day will be on September 14th!!

PE requires tennis shoes - please make sure your child has tennis shoes to wear to Physical Education daily.

Parent Report Day is on September 24th.  There will be a schedule coming out soon with times available for you to come in and talk with your child's teacher.  There is NO School on this day.  Meetings times are typically between 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.  Keep an eye on papers sent home about this day in your child's folder for specific details.

Do NOT park your car in the bus lot.  Parent vehicles are not allowed in this area!!

To get more details about our lesson plans please see:  http://kredpod.blogspot.com/

Thanks!!

Ms. Chaney

August 27th - 31st

Aug 27 - Wear Yellow/Orange Aug 28 - Wear Green Aug 29 - Wear Brown Aug 30 - Wear Black/White Aug 31 - Wear Pink/Purple Note: Parents should never park in the are where the buses are located. Literacy: "Fix It Duck" & Animal Fantasy Writing: Practicing writing first names and letters Words: (I,am) Math: Shapes continued, Counting to 20, and Routines (Calendar, Question, Weather) Letters: Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm and Nn Social Science: All About Me continued Fundraiser Information: The Coosada PTO Discount cards are only $10. Please help your child sell these to help raise money for our school. The student who sells the most will win a gift certificate to the store of his or her choice between Toys R Us, Game Stop, or Walmart. Send your orders for these cards in before the end of September!! Students of the Week for Red Pod Kindergarten are: Gavin Bowen Claire Armstrong Anna Adams Kaliah Anderson It was a great first week of kindergarten! I am looking forward to another great week!! Last... parents please pay attention to the weather as there has been talk of possible hurricane issues for our second week. Always be aware of the weather! Thanks, Ms. Chaney

Coosada PTO Discount Cards Fundraiser $10

Parents,
   The Coosada PTO Discount Card Fundraiser has begun.  The card features numerous Millbrook and Prattville businesses offering 10-20% off with each purchase until August of 2013!  You and whoever you sell a card to will definitely get your money's worth and be raising money for your school at the same time!
   The student who sells the most cards gets a gift certificate to Toys R Us, Game Stop, or Walmart!  So...
start selling those cards!
   As always, thank you for your support!!
Ms. Chaney

If you are on facebook...

Please go to this link and vote for Coosada Elementary School!  Our school can win gift cards for school supplies with votes!

Thank you in advance for those of you who go and support Coosada!

https://apps.facebook.com/givewithtarget/schools/82461?fb_action_ids=10150951096825796&fb_action_types=givewithtarget%3Avote&fb_source=timeline_og&action_object_map=%7B%2210150951096825796%22%3A10151129273338278%7D&action_type_map=%7B%2210150951096825796%22%3A%22givewithtarget%3Avote%22%7D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D

New Breakfast/Lunch Prices for 2012-2013

Daily Breakfast Costs:

  Students $1.25
  Reduced .30 cents
  Staff $1.75
  Visitors $2.25


Daily Lunch Costs:

  Students $2.25
  Reduced .40 cents
  Staff $3.00
  Visitors $3.50

IMPORTANT Parent Notes!!

Important Parent Notes

1.     Look in your child’s folder EVERY day to…

-      look at, review, and remove all work your child worked on that day

-      initial in that day’s box on the calendar for behavior awareness

-      check for notes from the teacher, bus driver, cafeteria, staff, etc.

2.    Bus, Van, and Car Rider Tags need to be worn every day for the

first couple of weeks so our staff can assist your child in getting to his or her classroom in the mornings.

3.    When sending money you must place it in an envelope.  On the envelope write your child’s name, the teacher’s name, the amount of money you have enclosed and what the money is for.  Place the envelope in your child’s folder.  Send correct amount only – no change. Advise student to never open folders.

(Note:  Students drop envelopes all the time out of their folders on the bus, in the hallway, in the bathrooms, in the classroom, in the library, etc.)

4.    Changes in method of transportation must be sent to the teacher in writing.  Include the child’s name, how you want him or her to get home from school (bus number, van name, etc.), an effective date for this change to begin, and your signature.  If your child will be going to a different address don’t forget to include the address he or she should be dropped off at.

5.    Breakfast/Lunch Numbers are assigned to each child.  Please assist your child in memorizing this number during the first two weeks of school.  Write your child’s number on his or her bookbag at the top in a visible location while being worn so the lunchroom staff will be able to assist your child until he or she is able to remember his or her number.

If your child will be eating breakfast instruct him or her to go directly to the lunchroom upon arrival at school each morning NOT to the classroom.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask!  I would be glad to assist you in any way that I can!  :)

I'm excited about the 2012-2013 school year that is about to begin!!

Ms. Chaney

SUPPLY LIST for Ms. Chaney's Classroom

Parents...  don't buy supplies for kindergarten that won't be used.  See my personal list to know exactly what is needed.  If it is not on my list then don't bother buying it!

Also..  check out my WISH LIST as well!  If anyone can get items on the wish list at any point during the year - it would be appreciated!


Go to the link below:

http://classrooms.walmart.com/

Enter Coosada Elementary School in the search box and click GO

Click on Coosada Elementary School

Under Lists & Classrooms, click on Cindy Chaney- Ms. Chaney's Red Pod Kindergarten



I am so excited that school is about to start back!  I can't wait to meet you and then meet our kindergarten babies!!  I am already doing various things to prepare for the first week of school!

Ms. Chaney

Websites of Interest

Our school website is:
http://coosada.ece.schoolinsites.com/

Our county website is:
http://www.elmoreco.com/

Our redpod kindergarten website is:
http://kredpod.blogspot.com/

Open House Aug 16th / First Day of School Aug 20th

Welcome Coosada parents and students to the 2012-13 school-year!


*********** Open House will be on August 16th from 12:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. ************

Your child's teacher will contact you with details before or on August 6, 2012 by phone or mail.  If you are not contacted by then please contact the school for further information.
Please make every effort that you can to attend the open house.  This is your opportunity to get to know your child's teacher, complete necessary paperwork, bring in your child's supplies so he or she won't have to struggle with this heavy stuff on the bus or down the hallway on his or her first day, and provide the teacher with important information about your child's transportation (bus/car/van) arrangements or lunch plans for the school-year.

 *********** Kindergarten Staggered Start - August 20th, 21st, and 22nd ********************

Your child's teacher will send you information on what days your child will come to school during the first week.  The first 3 days your child will only come on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday and then all students will come together on Thursday and Friday.
 
FOR EXAMPLE:  On the first week your child may come only on Monday, Thursday, and Friday.  Or..  your child may only come on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.  Or.. your child may only come on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday during the first week.  However your teacher arranges the schedule - your child will only come 3 days during the first week.  Please get with your child's teacher about the details of staggered start for the first week of school if you are confused about it in any way.

CHECK TEACHER BLOGS FOR MORE INFORMATION THROUGH THE SCHOOL-YEAR!

I'm excited about another school-year!  It won't be long now!  :)

Ms. Chaney

Summer is Here! (June & July 2012)

I hope everyone enjoys their summer break!

Students are scheduled to return to school on August 20, 2012 for the 2012-2013 school-year according to the school calendar.  Until then...  beach!  mountains!  family!  friends!  enjoy!

May 2012

May 9   -   Volunteer Breakfast starts at 8:00 a.m.  (Invitation Only Event)

May 10  -   Muffins for Moms and Doughnuts for Dads in our classroom (8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.)

May 18  -   Shaved Ice in P.E.  ($1.50)

May 21  -   Girl / Boy Theme Day

May 22  -   Fiesta Theme Day (Begins at Noon)

May 23  -   Summer Birthday Celebrations Theme Day

May 24  -   Game Theme Day

May 25  -   Movie Theme Day!

May  28 -   Memorial Day (School Holiday)

May 29  -   Honor's Day for Kindergarten Red Pod (8:15 - 9:15)  Circus Themed Party to Celebrate!

May 31  -   Report Cards!
                   Last Day of School (Early Release - Check in Folders for early release time!!)


HAVE A SAFE AND GREAT SUMMER!!!

April 2012

Parents,   I can hardly believe this school-year is coming to an end already!  The students have all worked extremely hard and are just about ready to move on to 1st grade.  It is amazing to see how much each student has changed since the beginning of the school-year!  Just two more months of school to complete!  :)

April Events:
  April 2 - Kindergarten Registration Begins!  9:00 a.m. - 1 p.m.
  April 4 - Easter Egg Hunt at School (send an easter basket for your child to use)
  April 5 - Fieldtrip to the Rave to watch "Lorax" in Montgomery
  April 6 - Holiday (No School!)


   

March Info 2012

March 22nd - Report Cards

March 23rd - Zoo Fieldtrip!  We need chaperones...  Please sign up and be a chaperone for our class!

March 24th - April 1 (Spring Break!  No School!)

Read Across America with Dr. Seuss Week!

February 27 - March 2

• Monday - Wear P.J.s to school as we celebrate Dr. Seuss' book, "I Am Not Going To Get Up Today!"

• Tuesday - Wear Silly Socks today as we celebrate Dr. Seuss' book, "Fox in Sox."  Also..  we have a special guest reader coming to visit our classroom from radio WLWI at 92.3 around noon, Mr. Bill Roberts.

Bill Roberts

Grand Old Gospel Time Sunday mornings 6-10am

Grand Old Gospel Time Announcements can be seen here: http://www.wlwi.com/pages/pages.php?page=8
 

• Wednesday - Wear Wacky Clothes (inside out, mismatched, etc.)

• Thursday - Wear something green as we celebrate Dr. Seuss' "Green Eggs and Ham."

• Friday - Dr. Seuss' Birthday Celebration Hats will be worn during the Dr. Seuss Parade!

February Info (2012)

February!  I can hardly believe that we are counting the days that we have left in school instead of counting the days that we've been in school during our math routines now!  Only 4 more months until summer!  Kindergarteners Rock!


Feb 2 - Progress Reports / Groundhog's Day

Feb 7 - PTA meeting at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria

Feb 14 - Happy Valentine's Day Special Snack and Valentine Exchange

Feb 17 - Last Day to order a Yearbook $18

Feb 27 - Book Fair Week Begins!





Upcoming March Events:

March 1 - Family Reading Night @ 6:00 p.m.
March 2 - Dr. Seuss Costume Parade at School!

January 2012 - Happy New Year to All!

As you all know January marks a new year and the second half of school!  These kindergarteners are starting their ending half of preparation to become 1st graders!  I'm so proud of the progress that they have made since August 2011.  WOW

These are some of the things to look forward to during January...

January 9th  -  Wear ALABAMA attire in celebration of the BCS National Championship game!  You
     may wear LSU colors if you're into that.  :)  ROLL TIDE!

January 10th - Red Pod Performs during the PTA meeting (that's our pod and they have practiced hard!)

January 12th - Report Cards

January 16th - Martin Luther King Holiday (No School)

January 23rd - Ms. Chaney's Birthday!  Woohoo!

January 30th - Yearbooks go on sale!  $18