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May 4-8
Wednesday, May 6th--Clean Valley Council in school field trip
ABC COUNTDOWN DAYS (see picture below)
Monday--N for Next Year Day (We will go on a walk to visit the first grade classrooms.)
Tuesday--O for Outside Day (We will enjoy a nature walk.)
Wednesday--P for Pajama Day (Wear your pjs to school.)
Thursday--Q for Q-tip painting Day (We will paint with q-tips instead of brushes.)
Friday--R for Rock, Paper, Scissors Day (Read the book and play the game.)
UPCOMING DATES
Tuesday, May 19th--Field Day (8:30-11:00) and Class Party (TBD during the afternoon of this day)
Field Day--Parents are only allowed to attend this part of the day if they are volunteering to run games and activities. Please be on the lookout for a sign up link to be shared from Mrs. Hawks. Sign up is on a first come first serve basis. More information about field day will be shared from Mrs. Hawks in the coming weeks.
Class Party--All parents are welcome to attend the class party. The tentative plan is for this party to begin and end for our class from 12:30-1:30, but that will be finalized soon. Mrs. Pastrikos, our room mom, will be communicating about donations and such in the coming weeks.
Wednesday, May 20th--Last Day of School and a two-hour early dismissal day
April 27th-May 1
May 8th will be the last day for ice cream for our grade level.
No more reading bags will be coming home for the remainder of the school year. Please continue to practice sight words and other simple skills at home like counting by 1s, 10s, 5s, and 2s. I am in the process of putting together summer packets for all the skills we learned this school year to help prevent the summer slide.
I will be out this week of school Monday-Thursday. I will not be responding to emails, texts, or phone calls. If you all need something school related please reach out to the office staff by emailing Mrs. Hawks, Mrs. Martin, or Mrs. Debbie Seitz. Their emails are below, as well as the school phone number. Thanks for your understanding!
Friday, May 1st--Dear Time--please consider sending in a book or two for your child to look at and read during our 20 minute school wide reading time from 8:00-8:20.
We're using SignUp (the leading online SignUp and reminder tool) to organize our upcoming SignUps.
Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:
1) Click this link to see our SignUp on SignUp: https://signup.com/go/FqYnSbX
2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.
3) Sign up! It's Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on SignUp.
Note: SignUp does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually.
ABC COUNTDOWN DAYS (see picture below)
Monday--I for Ice Pop Day (I have these at school for the class to enjoy.)
Tuesday--J for Joke Day (Bring in a joke to share with the class.)
Wednesday--K for Kindness Day (I will read a book to the class about kindness.)
Thursday--L for Lollipop Day (I brought in lollipops for the class to enjoy.)
Friday--M for Mismatch Day (Wear mismatching clothes to school today.)
UPCOMING DATES
Tuesday, May 19th--Field Day (8:30-11:00) and Class Party (TBD during the afternoon of this day)
Field Day--Parents are only allowed to attend this part of the day if they are volunteering to run games and activities. Please be on the lookout for a sign up link to be shared from Mrs. Hawks. Sign up is on a first come first serve basis. More information about field day will be shared from Mrs. Hawks in the coming weeks.
Class Party--All parents are welcome to attend the class party. The tentative plan is for this party to begin and end for our class from 12:30-1:30, but that will be finalized soon. Mrs. Pastrikos, our room mom, will be communicating about donations and such in the coming weeks.
Wednesday, May 20th--Last Day of School and a two-hour early dismissal day
April 20-24th
Tuesday, April 21st--No School due to schools being used as voting sites
Wednesday, April 22nd--Earth Day--The science museum will visit Kindergarten classrooms for an Earth Day lesson.
Friday, April 24th--Dear Time--please consider sending in a book or two for your child to look at and read during our 20 minute school wide reading time from 8:00-8:20.
We're using SignUp (the leading online SignUp and reminder tool) to organize our upcoming SignUps.
Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:
1) Click this link to see our SignUp on SignUp: https://signup.com/go/FqYnSbX
2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.
3) Sign up! It's Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on SignUp.
Note: SignUp does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually.
ABC COUNTDOWN DAYS (see picture below)
Monday--D Dance Day
Tuesday--E Extra Recess Day (enjoy extra time outside, since there is no school)
Wednesday--F Favorite Color Day--Wear your favorite color
Thursday--G Game Day--bring your favorite board game
Friday--H Hat Day--wear a hat to school
UPCOMING DATES
Tuesday, May 19th--Field Day (8:30-11:00) and Class Party (TBD during the afternoon of this day)
Field Day--Parents are only allowed to attend this part of the day if they are volunteering to run games and activities. Please be on the lookout for a sign up link to be shared from Mrs. Hawks. Sign up is on a first come first serve basis. More information about field day will be shared from Mrs. Hawks in the coming weeks.
Class Party--All parents are welcome to attend the class party. The tentative plan is for this party to begin and end for our class from 12:30-1:30, but that will be finalized soon. Mrs. Pastrikos, our room mom, will be communicating about donations and such in the coming weeks.
Wednesday, May 20th--Last Day of School and a two-hour early dismissal day
April 13-17th
Heritage Honey will do a school visit to each grade level this week. This event is sponsored by our PTA and allows our school to celebrate the arrival of spring and Earth day in the coming weeks.
Tuesday, April 14th--Kindergarten and First grade PTA performance. Please see the image below from last week for details on the event. Prior to the performance our PTA board will be having a meeting and all are welcome to attend. This meeting begins at 5:30 in the art room.
Tuesday, April 14th--Spring picture day for grades PreK-2. Grades 3-5 will take pictures the following day (Wednesday, April 15th). More details are forth coming.
Wednesday, April 15th--ABC Countdown begins with letter A--Animal Day. Bring your favorite stuffed animal to school. On animal day I also adopt an animal in honor of the class. Be sure to ask your child what animal we adopted and what book was their class book to add to my library collection for future classes. See the image below for a calendar countdown.
Thursday, April 16th--B for Bubbles. I have purchased bubbles and bubble toys to be used during recess time.
Friday, April 17th--C is for Chalk. I have purchased sidewalk chalk for the kids to play with out side during recess. We will also do our handwriting outside with chalk for the day...SO FUN!
Thursday, April 16th--Greenfield Eats Out at Crooked Shoreline
Friday, April 17th--DEAR time 8:00-8:20. Our school is now "Dropping Everything And Reading" in our classrooms each Friday morning. During this the focus is independent reading time. If your child has a few books you think they would like to read or look at during this time please send them each Friday. They have access to our classroom books, their book boxes, and reading bags, too for this school wide activity.
April 6-10th--Nothing new for this week. Just a friendly reminder about the following week.
Save the Date
No School Monday, March 23-Friday, March 27th for spring break. School will resume on Monday, March 30th.
March 30th-April 3rd
Please continue to read and practice the items that come home in the reading bag each night. These are all review of things that have been previously taught. It is a great way for parents to know what is happening instructionally at school.
No School on Friday, April 3rd--Good Friday
March 16-20
Students will have normal reading groups this week with a nightly book to read and half page to complete.
Clean Valley Council will visit our classroom again for another in school field trip/hands on activity this week on Thursday, March 19th.
No School Monday, March 23-Friday, March 27th for spring break. School will resume on Monday, March 30th.
March 9-13
Book Fair--Due to the early dismissal this week, our class will have book fair purchase time next week on Tuesday, March 10th instead of Wednesday March 11th. If your child will be purchasing please set up the ewallet online. This is the preferred method of payment for the littles. If you do send cash, please send it in a sealed envelope or ziplock so it is easy to keep up with. Also, please reference the purple informational page Mrs. Spence, the school librarian sent home with students last week for more information about book fair.
Mountain Soil Conservation will visit our classroom again for another in school field trip on Wednesday, March 11th.
PTA Board Meeting and Talent Show--Board Meeting from 5:30-6:30, all are welcome. Talent Show starts at 6:30.
Students will only have a fluency page and half page of language arts or math practice each night this week. I am working on one on one report card assessments, so students are not having small group time with reading books.
March 2-6
This week we will celebrate Read Across America Week. Please see the picture below for dress up days.
Instructional Topics
Short vowel review and introductions to long vowel sounds
Complete sentence writing
Digraphs--ch, sh, th, wh
Sight words: what, can, are, was, have, the, I, and, a, is, as, said, to do, of, see, he, be, me, from, look, book, go--(We have been working on these words for the past few weeks during whole and small group instruction)
Pairs to 10
Add and Subtract within 10
Wellness and Safety, as well as Maps and Globes continued
February 23-27
Friday, February 27th--Family Dance. Come and enjoy the free family fun event at Greenfield Elementary beginning at 6pm.
March Madness Book Bracket (2/23-3/16)--We will read one book each day until 3/16 then do some voting to decide which book was our favorite. We will also do basketball activities during math and language arts to kickoff NCAA March Madness. If you have any basketball toys at home that you would be willing to allow the class to borrow for play centers, please let me know.
Instructional Topics
Short vowel review and introductions to long vowel sounds
Complete sentence writing
Digraphs--ch, sh, th, wh
Sight words: what, can, are, was, have, the, I, and, a, is, as, said, to do, of, see, he, be, me, from, look, book, go--(We have been working on these words for the past few weeks during whole and small group instruction)
Pairs to 10
Add and Subtract within 10
Wellness and Safety
Maps and Globes
Upcoming Event--Read Across America week
February 16-20
We have another "in school field trip" scheduled for our kindergarteners on Wednesday, February 18th. This outreach program will come to each of our classrooms to do a hands on learning experience about our unit topics. This week's visit will be Clean Valley Council.
Mark you calendar for the yearly family dance sponsored by our PTA. The dance will take place during the evening of Friday, February 27th. Come and enjoy the free family fun event at Greenfield Elementary beginning at 6pm.
Instructional Topics:
Short vowel review and introductions to long vowel sounds
Complete sentence writing
Digraphs--ch, sh, th, wh
Sight words: what, can, are, was, have, the, I, and, a, is, as, said, to do, of, see, he, be, me, from, look, book, go--(We have been working on these words for the past few weeks during whole and small group instruction)
Pairs to 10
Add and Subtract within 10
Water and Shadows
Presidents' Day
February 9-13
Conference Day has been canceled on February 9th. STUDENTS WILL ATTEND SCHOOL ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9th.
If parents still want a conference, use the link below to sign up for a phone call or face to face conference.
On Friday, February 13th we will celebrate Valentine's Day with a short party from 12:30-1:00/1:15. Parents are welcome to attend.
A remote learning/snow day choice board packet came home last week (2/3) with your child in their dragon folder. Please save this packet for future use in the event BCPS cancels schools and calls a virtual/remote learning day. The packet pages can also be found on the virtual classroom tab of this website.
Instructional Topics:
Review all letters of the alphabet
Differentiate between vowels and consonants
Write and identify cvc words and sight words (see cards)
Digraphs--ch, sh, th, wh
Sight words: what, can, are, was, have, the, I, and, a, is, as, said, to do, of, see, he, be, me, from, look, book, go--(We have been working on these words for the past few weeks during whole and small group instruction)
Counting up to 75, counting backwards from 20
Composing and decomposing numbers 1-20 (using hands on manipulatives)
Winter and Hibernation
February 2-6
The 100th day of school is supposed to be Monday, January 26th. I have planned a fun day for our class with the theme "Snow Way 100 days in K!" Other than what I have planned I am giving students the opportunity to share 100 items of any certain object they would like. Last year students shared pennies, rocks, cotton balls, hot wheels, beads, etc. Something easy and fun for a show and tell. If your child decides to participate, please make sure the object is appropriate for school. If we are out of school on Monday, the 100th day will be on whatever day school resumes post winter storm.
Conference day is Monday, February 9th. Please return your child's blue conference form with your designated preferences.
A Valentine student list came home on 1/22. You can use this list to make Valentine cards for our Valentine exchange on Friday, February 13th. Writing student names on Valentine's is not required due to reading and writing skills, but I wanted families to have that option. The party will take place from 12:30-1:00/1:15. More information about the party will be forthcoming from Mrs. Pastrikos. Any candy or consumable treat Valentine's will not be eaten at school and saved for enjoying at home.
Snow Day Choice Board--In your child's dragon folder you will find a reading, math, science, and writing choice board. This board is to be used in the event that school is closed and BCPS deems it a virtual learning day. All the activities are simple and fun. Directions for the board are listed at the top of the page. An extra copy can be found in the "virtual classroom" tab of this website.
I did send reading bags home with students over the weekend for practice if we miss school next week for snow.
Instructional Topics:
Review all letters of the alphabet
Differentiate between vowels and consonants
Write and identify cvc words and sight words (see cards)
Digraphs--ch, sh, th, wh
Sight words: what, can, are, was, have, the, I, and, a, is, as, said, to do, of, see, he, be, me, from, look, book, go--(We have been working on these words for the past few weeks during whole and small group instruction)
Counting up to 75, counting backwards from 20
Composing and decomposing numbers 1-20 (using hands on manipulatives)
Winter and Hibernation
February 9-13 Kindness Week in Virginia
Dress-Up Days
Monday: Conference Day, No Student Day or dressing up
Tuesday: Comfy Clothes Day (sweats or PJs)
Wednesday: Greenfield Spirit Wear or Green or Blue
Thursday: Crazy Socks and Hats
Friday: Wear Red or Hearts
January 26-30
The 100th day of school is supposed to be Monday, January 26th. I have planned a fun day for our class with the theme "Snow Way 100 days in K!" Other than what I have planned I am giving students the opportunity to share 100 items of any certain object they would like. Last year students shared pennies, rocks, cotton balls, hot wheels, beads, etc. Something easy and fun for a show and tell. If your child decides to participate, please make sure the object is appropriate for school. If we are out of school on Monday, the 100th day will be on whatever day school resumes post winter storm.
Conference day is Monday, February 9th. Please return your child's blue conference form with your designated preferences.
A Valentine student list came home on 1/22. You can use this list to make Valentine cards for our Valentine exchange on Friday, February 13th. Writing student names on Valentine's is not required due to reading and writing skills, but I wanted families to have that option. The party will take place from 12:30-1:00/1:15. More information about the party will be forthcoming from Mrs. Pastrikos. Any candy or consumable treat Valentine's will not be eaten at school and saved for enjoying at home.
Snow Day Choice Board--In your child's dragon folder you will find a reading, math, science, and writing choice board. This board is to be used in the event that school is closed and BCPS deems it a virtual learning day. All the activities are simple and fun. Directions for the board are listed at the top of the page. An extra copy can be found in the "virtual classroom" tab of this website.
I did send reading bags home with students over the weekend for practice if we miss school next week for snow.
Instructional Topics:
Review all letters of the alphabet
Differentiate between vowels and consonants
Write and identify cvc words and sight words (see cards)
Digraphs--ch, sh, th, wh
Sight words: what, can, are, was, have, the, I, and, a, is, as, said, to do, of, see, he, be, me, from, look, book, go--(We have been working on these words for the past few weeks during whole and small group instruction)
Counting up to 75, counting backwards from 20
Composing and decomposing numbers 1-20 (using hands on manipulatives)
Winter and Hibernation
January 19-23
No School on Monday, January 19th
Instructional Topics:
Review all letters of the alphabet
Differentiate between vowels and consonants
Write and identify cvc words and sight words (see cards)
Digraphs--ch, sh, th, wh
Sight words: what, can, are, was, have, the, I, and, a, is, as, said, to do, of, see, he, be, me, from, look, book, go--(We have been working on these words for the past few weeks during whole and small group instruction)
Counting up to 75, counting backwards from 20
Composing and decomposing numbers 1-20 (using hands on manipulatives)
Winter and Hibernation
January 12-16
Tuesday, January 13th Greenfield Family STEM Night 6:30-Come enjoy an evening of hands on stations and activities that highlight science, technology, engineering, and math with your families. Prior to the STEM Night, there will be a PTA meeting for anyone to attend to discuss the budget and upcoming PTA events. This meeting will take place at 5:30 in the art room at Greenfield Elementary.
Wednesday, January 14th--All Kindergarten students will enjoy an in classroom visit from the Mountain Castle Soil and Water Conservation program.
Upcoming Date: No School on Monday, January 19th for students or teachers due to a holiday.
Instructional Topics:
Review all letters of the alphabet
Differentiate between vowels and consonants
Write and identify cvc words and sight words (see cards)
Digraphs--ch, sh, th, wh
Sight words: what, can, are, was, have, the, I, and, a, is, as, said, to do, of, see, he, be, me, from, look, book, go--(We have been working on these words for the past few weeks during whole and small group instruction)
Counting up to 75, counting backwards from 20
Composing and decomposing numbers 1-20 (using hands on manipulatives)
Winter and Hibernation
January 5-9
Welcome back from winter break! We have no evening activites or PTA things to share for this week. We will start back with normal classroom routines with the dragon folder communication and the nightly reading bag coming home each afternoon. In the bag your child will come home with a book, sight word flash cards, and sometimes a quick/simple reading game. While we focus a lot on reading, please also make counting a priority while driving from point A to B or sitting at the dinner table. Students should be counting to 50 by now, 75 by the end of the 3rd quarter, and 100 by the end of the year.
Instructional Topics:
Review all letters of the alphabet
Differentiate between vowels and consonants
Write and identify cvc words and sight words (see cards)
Digraphs--ch, sh, th, wh
Sight words: what, can, are, was, have (these 5 are new), the, I, and, a, is, as, said, to do, of, see, he, be, me, from, look, book, go--(We have been working on these words for the past few weeks during whole and small group instruction)
Counting up to 75, counting backwards from 20
Composing and decomposing numbers 1-20 (using hands on manipulatives)
Winter and Hibernation
December 15-19
Thursday, December 18th: Class Winter Party 8:15-10:15.
Students will enjoy a light breakfast, then make four different holiday ornaments in each Kindergarten classroom. Parents from our class that attend the party will help our class first, then remain in our classroom to help the other three classes make their ornaments. Will rotate about every 20 minutes give or take depending on the crafting.
Friday, December 19th: Two Hour Early Dismissal
School will be closed December 22nd-January 2nd. School resumes from winter break on Monday, January 5th.
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