December 8-12
Thursday, December 11th--Greenfield Eats Out at Pancho from 4-8pm.
Angel Gifts are due by December 8th. Participation is not required.
Our winter party will be on Thursday, December 18th from 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--School dismisses two hours early.
Please send reading bags back each day for school.
Instructional Topics
Letter V and X
Numbers 1-20
Counting to 50
Patterns
Wants and Needs
Holiday themed read alouds and activities
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)
November 24th and 25th
No new instructional topics this week. We will review and do some fun Thanksgiving themed activities and we have some special community helpers coming to read to our class, our Firefighter friends from Red Ribbon Week.
No reading bags will come this week.
No School 11/25-11/28 for the Thanksgiving holiday. School resumes on Monday December 1st.
On Tuesday, 11/25 I sent home a gingerbread house project. Please follow the attached directions, glue the house to the green paper, and send it back to school by Friday, December 5th.
December 1-5
Angel Gifts are due by December 8th. Participation is not required.
Our winter party will be on Thursday, December 18th from 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--School dismisses two hours early.
Reading bags with books, fluency, and sight words will come home each evening for the next three weeks of school to practice all the reading skills we have worked on this semester.
Instructional Topics
Letter W and J
Numbers 1-20
Counting to 50
Patterns
Wants and Needs
Holiday themed read alouds and activities
Sight words: 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)
November 17-21
Upcoming Dates--School is closed on Wednesday 11/26-Friday 11/28 in observance of Thanksgiving. School resumes on Monday 12/1.
Tuesday, November 18th--Greenfield Eats Out at Three Lil Pigs
Instructional Topics
Letter L
Numbers 1-20
Counting to 50
Patterns
Thanksgiving, Leaves, and Community Helpers
Sight words: 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)
November 10-14
Tuesday, November 11th--Veteran's Day, please wear red, white, and or blue
Tuesday, November 11th--PTA Board Meeting at 5:30 in the art room. All are welcome to attend to discuss upcoming school events and hear about the budget. Following the Board Meeting our 4th and 5th graders will present a special Veteran's Day show and a Historical Wax Museum.
Upcoming Dates--School is closed on Wednesday 11/26-Friday 11/28 in observance of Thanksgiving. School resumes on Monday 12/1.
Earlier this week student brought home a family project. Please create a disguised turkey at home with your child and return it by Wednesday 11/12. This project comes from our read aloud last week, Turkey Trouble.
Instructional Topics
Letter H and R
Numbers 1-20
Counting to 50
Patterns
Thanksgiving, Leaves, and Community Helpers
Sight words: 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)
November 3-7
Tuesday, November 4th--No School, Teacher Workday
Thursday, November 6th--If you signed your child up for the mobile dentist, they will be at school on this day.
Instructional Topics
Letter K
Numbers 1-20
Patterns
Thanksgiving, Leaves, and Community Helpers
Sight words: I, a, can, do, see, the, me, he, we, be, look, go, and--(We have been working on these words for the past few weeks during whole and small group instruction)
October 27-31
10/27 Greenfield Eats Out Night--Chipotle Bonsack/Blue Hills location 4pm-8pm (see flyer in the dragon folder)
10/30 DragonFest 5:30-7:00pm--Come enjoy an evening of trick or treating at our school on the blacktop
10/31 Halloween--While we don't have a party for this holiday, students are allowed to dress up in non scary costumes. Please do send in the accessories that go with costumes. They are a lot to keep up with for them and me. Thank you.
Starting next week we will do Friday notes every other week. I know the notes mean a lot to you all and they do take quite a bit of time to write for each student, so half the class will get one next week then it will be the other half of the class the following week. We will follow this every other pattern for the remainder of the school year. Thanks for your understanding.
October 20-25
Schools will be closed on Monday, October 20th for Parent Teacher Conference Day
Next week, our school will host our big fall event...DragonFest! It is similar to a trunk or treat, but teachers set up tables on the blacktop with dress up themes to pass out candy. There is a DJ, yard games, and trick or treating. The event begins at 5:30 and ends at 7:00pm on Thursday, October 30th.
October 13-17
Book Fair will be at our school. Our class will buy books during our scheduled library time on Friday, 10/17. I highly encourage families to use the ewallet. Cash and kindergarten is a mess, but if physical money for purchasing is necessary please do not send in until Friday, 10/17.
Report cards are sent home on 10/17.
Parent teacher conference forms are due on 10/14. Please send the manilla colored form back to school with conference time and type preferences for scheduling. Conference day is Monday, 10/20. There is no school for students on Monday, 10/20.
October 6-10
Tuesday, October 7th--Family Reading Night
Friday, October 10th--Fun Run (Please send your child to school wearing tennis for this running event.)
Friday, October 10th--Two hour early dismissal (Students will dismiss from school at 12:20 today.)
Instructional Topics
Letter C and D
Numbers 1-20
Shapes
Sorting and Patterns
Fall and Leaves
Read Alouds:
Fall and Leaf books
September 29-October 3
Tuesday, September 29th--Picture Day for students in PreK-2nd grade. Our school is so large that picture day is two days. 3rd-5th will take pictures on Wednesday, October 1st.
Thursday, October 2nd--Boosterthon Fun Run Kickoff Day. This is a school wide fundraiser that is sponsored by our PTA. Funds raised will go to a new sound system in the gym and community events hosted by the PTA.
Don't forget to RSVP for Family Reading night. This event is on Tuesday, October 7th at 6:30pm. It is a family event and very fun (I am a little biased as I serve on the reading committee that puts the event together!)
Instructional Topics
Letter O
Numbers 1-20
Shapes
Sorting and Patterns
Apples
Read Alouds:
Apple books
September 22-26
Friday, September 26th--Greenfield PTA Family Movie Night. There will be pizza and other "movie" snacks for sale. Cash or a digital form of payment like pay pal will be accepted. The movie will be Lilo and Stitch, the new live action screening. This event will take place on the blacktop on the side of the school near the softball and baseball fields. It is a free event other than families purchasing food or drinks.
Instructional Topics
Letter N and P
Numbers 1-20
Shapes
Sorting and Patterns
Apples
Read Alouds:
Apple books
September 15-19
Thank you all for attending back to school night. It was wonderful to have the majority of our class present!
Friday is ice cream day for Kindergarten. If your child would like ice cream, please send in money or put money on their lunch account using my school bucks.
Each student has a decodable reading book in their green dragon folder on the return to school side of their dragon folder. We are practicing skills with these books each day during reading group, so if families would take time each evening to read these books at home to count towards the reading log.
Wednesday, September 17th is Dine to Donate night at Bubba's 33. If your family eats at this restaurant, please take the flyer or state that your meal should go towards Greenfield Elementary. These dine to donate proceeds go towards our PTA which funds activities for our students throughout the school year.
Instructional Topics
Letter F and I
Numbers 1-20
Shapes
Sorting and Patterns
Monarch Butterflies
Read Alouds:
Monarch Butterfly books
September 8-12
September reading logs were sent home last week. Color one apple for each night read. Our goal this month is to read at least half of the school days. Please make an effort to read at least 10 nights for the month.
The reward for August reading logs is ice cream. I will purchase for all students that brought back their August reading log on Friday, 9/12.
Instructional Topics
Review letters A, M, S, T
Numbers 1-15
Shapes
Sorting and Patterns
Monarch Butterflies
Read Alouds:
Monarch Butterfly books
September 2-5
No School on Monday, September 1st--Labor Day
Your child will bring a ziplock bag home with our monthly August instructional activities. Use these to review previously taught skills at home.
Send in your child's August Reading Log on Tuesday.
New reading logs for September with come home in the dragon folder on 9/2. Color one apple for each school day in the month.
Instructional Topics
Letters Ss and Tt
Numbers 1-10
Shapes
Name practice
Sunflowers
Read Alouds:
Sunflower books
When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree
August 25-29
BCPS has changed elementary homework policies for this school year. We are limiting homework to reading each night and studying. I would greatly appreciate families reading each night with their children and coloring in the reading log in the back of your child's dragon folder. At the end of August, I will collect each child's reading log and we will give a class prize or treat for those that completed nightly reading. For the month of August, we will color in at least nine crayon boxes for nightly reading. These reading logs were placed in the dragon folder on Tuesday, August 19th.
Instructional Topics
Letters Aa and Mm
Numbers 1-10
Shapes
Name practice
Read Alouds:
Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom
Eric Carle books
Lois Ehlert books
August 18th-22nd
Our class will have a class stuffed animal that goes home with a student each Thursday or Friday afternoon for the weekend. A letter about this came home on 8/15 in the green dragon folder.
Don't forget to work on All About Me brown paper bags. Please only send in three items and they must fit in the bag. These are due on Monday and the items will be sent back home after your child shares.
August 11th-15th
Monday, August 11th--First Day of School
School arrival begins at 7:30 each morning until 7:50
PE for encore (wear tennis shoes, please)
Cheeseburger or PBJ for lunch
Tuesday, August 12th--
Music for encore
Cheese pizza (rectangle style) or PBJ for lunch
Wednesday, August 13th--
Library for encore
Chicken Patty or PBJ for lunch
Thursday, August 14th--
PE for encore (wear tennis shoes, please)
Hot Ham and Cheese or PBJ for lunch
Friday, August 15th--
Art for encore
Pork BBQ or PBJ for lunch
School Pep Rally (no parents)--This is a pep rally to build school spirit, a sense of community, and start the year off together in a fun way.
Reminders
If your child will be absent, please call the office at 540-992-4416.
If you would like, please send in a change of clothes for your child in a Ziplock bag.
Parents are not allowed to bring their children into the building or walk students to class for drop-off unless of course you will be arriving after 7:50.