Since we have been communicating on the Facebook page and Remote Learning tab, I will not be updating this Weekly Updates page.

Reminders:

• Thank you so much for supporting your child at home! I could not do this without you!
• We will be remote learning for the rest of the school year :( I miss seeing the kids every day!!!
• Monday, April 6th is a teacher planning day. The work on the "At Home Learning Calendar" for Monday is optional.
• Please continue to send me pictures of your student working and playing at home. Since I will not be able to see them in person, it makes me so happy to see pictures of them and see what they have been working on.
• Join our class Facebook page to keep in contact with others and see what everyone has been up to!
• We will continue Community Circle Google Meet chats Tuesday-Friday each week from 9:00-9:30am.
• Continue working on sight words! Check the Resources tab to find sight words flashcards by quarter, other sight word practice, and sight word videos!

Crazy Hair Day!

Reminders:

• Thank you so much for being patient with me this week. Online learning is new for all of us... we are all trying to figure this out together!
• I know that a lot of you are working from home and trying to help your child(ren) with their work on top of that. Give yourself some grace! This remote learning adventure is not going to be perfect. Do what works for your family!
• Do not feel like your student has to complete every single thing on the At Home Learning Calendar. It is just a guide. However, we do want to make sure that they are getting a balance of subjects and not spending all of their time on one subject. I would focus on the teacher assigned i-Ready lessons in both reading and math first and complete the other assignments if they have time.
• Don't forget to take the google survey so that I have an idea of how this first week of remote learning went for your student.
• Check the Remote Learning tab on my website frequently. I will be adding to it throughout the week.
• If you are feeling like your child needs more to do throughout the week, check the Resources tab on my website to find supplemental activities for them to do. I will add to this page throughout the week.

Reminders:

• Spring Break starts Monday, March 16th. Please refer to DCSD communication regarding COVID-19 precautions.
• **Please be sure to check your email from DCSD & me as we navigate through this new experience together. I have included all information sent home in homework folders on this page and in the resources tab! (i-Ready at home information & passwords for educational websites. If you lost your child's razkids login sheet, please email me and I will help! Thanks!
• March 27th: Kindie Graduation Pictures & Class Pictures will be RESCHEDULED
• Save the date: Kindergarten graduation will be May 22, 2020 10:00-12:00

Reminders:

• Please set up your child's personal Read-a-thon page and set a reading goal. Use this link and the code that was sent home yesterday in your child's Thursday folder.
• Grandparents' Lunch is March 11th! Grandparents are welcome to join us in class to read with their grandchild at 10:45am. Grandparents will then join their grandchild during recess and lunch. Grandparents can pack a sack lunch so that they can eat with their grandchild. Please use this link to RSVP!
• We always welcome prize donations for our treasure chest!
• Thank you so much to the families who donated materials for our Dr. Seuss activities, treasure box prizes, extra red shirts, extra snacks, and recyclables for the engineering center. I appreciate you all so much!
• Save the date: Kindergarten graduation will be May 22, 2020 10:00-12:00

Ask your child about:

• writing equations and counting on from 5
• -ap family words
• creating a Dr. Seuss character and writing descriptive sentences
• 1st grade reading buddies

Reminders:

• Save the date: Kindergarten graduation will be May 22, 2020 10:00-12:00
• Dr. Seuss week is first week of March! March 2-6! See flyer below for what each day is!
• The Seussival is March 6th from 5:00-7:00 p.m
• I sent home an updated PDL form in Thursday folders! We switched groups this week, based off of the phonological awareness assessments. I highlighted the areas that your child scored less than 4/5. This can definitely be done at home for extra support!
• Grandparents' Day is March 11th! Grandparents are welcome to join us in class to read with their grandchild at 10:45am. Grandparents will then join their grandchild during recess and lunch. Grandparents can pack a sack lunch so that they can eat with their grandchild. Please use this link to RSVP!

Reminders:

• I am sending home an updated PDL form next Thursday in folders! We will be switching groups next week, based off the assessments. I reassessed this week and am highlighting the areas that your child has not mastered yet. This can definitely be done at home for extra support!
• Save the date: Kindergarten graduation will be May 22, 2020 from 10:00am-12:00pm
• February 27th: Spirit Day for 2nd grade musical- everyone can wear pajamas!
• Information for Dr. Seuss week went home yesterday in Thursday folders. See below for the flyer!
• Click here for the Dr. Seuss week sign-up genius. We will need some extra items to help us celebrate throughout the week.
• Please send in a plain red t-shirt with your child's name on the tag by Friday, February 28th. We will be dressing up as Thing 1,2,3...21. I will be decorating the shirts and have them back to the kids so that they can wear them to school on Friday, March 6th.
• Suessival Carnival is Friday, March 6th from 5-7 PM.

Ask your child about:

• -ug word family
• building 3D shapes out of polydrons: cube, triangular prism
• writing equations
• sight words: into, him, would, make
• writing sentences to match illustrations in a wordless picture book

Reminders:

• NO SCHOOL: Monday, February 17th- President's Day
• Save the date: Kindergarten graduation will be May 22, 2020 10:00-12:00
• Thursday, Feb. 27th- Spirit Day for 2nd grade musical- wear pajamas!
• Information for Dr. Seuss week the first week of March will be going home in Thursday folders next week and sign-up genius coming next week- I also have the flyer here to look ahead!
• Please send in a plain red t-shirt with your child's name on the tag. We will be dressing up as Thing 1,2,3...21 during Dr. Seuss week. I will be decorating the shirts and have them back to the kids so that they can wear them to school on Friday, March 6th.
• Suessival Carnival is Friday, March 6th from 5-7 PM. I will be running a fishing game, so if anyone has a plastic kiddie pool that I can borrow, please let me know!
• Thank you so much to the parents who put together our Valentine's party! The kids had so much fun... and so did I!

Ask your child about:

• -op word family
• 3D shapes: cylinder, sphere
• writing sentences to match illustrations using 5-star writing rubric
• hand washing lesson from Nurse Kate
• Reading wordless picture books... what do the illustrations tell us?

Happy Valentine's Day!

Reminders:

• Stuffed animal sleepover 2/12 (flyer sent home in Thursday folders and also posted here)
• The Valentine Party is next Thursday, Feb. 13th! Some information: Please click here to RSVP for the Valentine's Day Party on Thursday, February 13th 9:30-10:30 if you plan on coming. If you choose not to RSVP, you may be delayed in getting to your child's class party. RSVP link closes 2-12-20 @ 12:00. Parents coming in to party can enter the building at 9:30. This is to help us get students to classes in a safe and timely manner.
• In the homework that was supposed to be sent home today, it says to create a Valentine box at home if you want! We will pass out Valentine cards after the party! Please only put who it is from (your child's name) and do not address them :) This makes it easier for the kiddos to pass out their cards and not have to worry about getting the right card into the right box.
• No School Friday 2/14 and Monday 2/17!
• Please make sure that your child turns in their library book each week. If their book is overdue, you will have a $20 fine that stays on their record until it is paid. They can turn in their book anytime in our pink crate outside of our room. Ms. Danielle picks up the books throughout the week. This week, we will go to the library on Tuesday.

Happy 100th Day of School!

We celebrated our 100th day of school by seeing what we will look like at 100 years old, stacking 100 cups, building something out of 100 cubes, seeing if it will take more than 100 licks to finish a lollipop, and making 100 day hats! We had a blast! I loved all of the 100-year-old costumes!

Reminders:

• Monday, February 3rd is our 100th day of school! We will be dressing up like we are 100 years old!
• Wednesday, February 5th is our Field Trip to Ponderosa. We will not be back to school in time to eat lunch in the cafeteria, so please pack your child a sack lunch on Wednesday. We will be eating in the classroom when we get back.
• Next week is PHS Wish Week. Each day will have a theme. Monday is hot cocoa day. If students bring in $1, they get to have hot cocoa at lunch time! On Tuesday, if students bring in $1, they get to wear a hat!
• Conferences are Monday 2/3 and Wednesday 2/5. Please sign-up for a time slot if you have not done so already. Here is the link to see what slots are still available.
• Valentine's Party materials sign-up!
• Valentine's Party will be Thursday, February 13th from 9:30-10:30am. Families are welcome to join us!
• NO SCHOOL Friday, February 14th or Monday, February 17th.

Ask your child about:

• Reading: Fractured fairytales... This week we read different versions of The Three Little Pigs.
• Phonics: short a vs long a sounds... magic e makes a say its name ( a_e words like cake, snake, mane)
• Writing: We used our 5 Star Writing Rubric to make sure we included all parts to our sentences and that our stories made sense.
• Math: We sorted shapes by number of sides and corners/vertices.

Reminders:

• Blue Thursday folders did not go home this week.
• Here is the link to sign-up for conferences. Please sign-up for a time slot if you have not done so yet. I am looking forward to meeting with you to discuss your kiddo's progress and goals!
• Our 100th day of school is Monday 2/3. We will be dressing up as 100 year olds!
• We will have a field trip Wednesday 2/5 to Ponderosa theatre to watch a matinee: Bedtime Stories. Please log-in to your MySchoolBucks account (same account that you add lunch money to), click on School Store and search for "MVE Kindergarten Grade Field Trip". You will have to fill out the permission slip and pay $5. Please have this done by January 31st.
• Here is the link to sign-up for materials needed for our Valentine's party.
• NO SCHOOL Friday, February 14th or Monday, February 17th.
• Thank you for sending in snacks! We should be good for a while... I'll let you know when we start to run low!
• Sorry, I was bad about taking pictures this week! :(

Reminders:

• No school Monday 1/20!
• We are completely out of spare snacks! If you are at the store this weekend and are able to pick up some extra snacks for the classroom, we would greatly appreciate it!
• Please complete either the online or paper pre-registration form (sent home in Thursday folder) for the 2020-21 school year: it's so important for our staffing decisions! :)
• Conferences will be on 2/3 & 2/5 evenings. The sign up genius will be emailed out at 4:00 on Tuesday 1/21- if you need certain times, please be checking your email! First come, first serve.
• Our 100th day of school is Monday 2/3. We will be dressing up as 100 year olds!
• We will have a field trip Wednesday 2/5 to Ponderosa theatre to watch a matinee: Bedtime Stories. Please log-in to your MySchoolBucks account (same account that you add lunch money to), click on School Store and search for "MVE Kindergarten Grade Field Trip". You will have to fill out the permission slip and pay $5.
• Valentine's Party is Thursday, 2/13 from 9:30-10:30 and families are welcome! Look for an upcoming email with a sign-up genius link to see what materials we will need for our party :)
• No School Friday 2/14!

Ask your child about:

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Worth of a penny and nickel, counting on from 5
• Adding details to our writing. Writing WHY we do or do not like something.
• decoding words with digraphs (bench, wish)
• phonological awareness: sound deletion (what's cat without the /c/ = at)

Reminders:

• Students will be introduced to many new sight word games and activities in class, so keep practicing the words on the quarter 1-3 sight word lists!
• We are almost out of spare snacks! If you are at the store this weekend and are able to pick up some extra snacks for the classroom, we would greatly appreciate it!
• NO SCHOOL on Monday 1/20
• Conferences will be on February 3rd and 5th. More info to come!
• We will have a field trip Wednesday 2/5. More info. to come!
• Valentine's Party is Thursday, 2/13 from 9:30-10:30 and families are welcome!
• NO SCHOOL on Friday 2/14

Reminders:

• Thank you for all the donations for the Holiday Party! The kids had SO much fun!
• No School Monday, January 6th!
• Continue practicing sight words at home!

In Thursday folders there are some important things, so be sure to look at them:

1) iReady scores for reading and math

2) Mid-year assessment (that go along with EPRs) so you can see the exact sight words, numbers, letters, etc. to work on with your child at home! :)

Very important:

**EPRs will be released Saturday, December 21st at 12:01am!! Please, please read your child's EPR as I put very detailed comments under math and ELA for things that your child has an understanding of and things they need to work on. Also, with homework, I'm asking you to write something you worked on over break based on the comments I made :)

~If you are not sure how to access your child's EPR, click this link for instructions.

Reminders:

• Thursday folders did not go home this week.
• NO SCHOOL Friday, December 20th: Winter Break begins!
• Our winter pajama party will be Thursday, December 19th (kids & teacher only).
• Here is the link to the sign-up genius for items that we will need for our winter party. We will be decorating cookies, drinking hot chocolate, and watching Frosty the Snowman!
• Please send your child to school with 2 snacks each day. Remind them to save their snacks for snack time. Some of them are eating their snacks in the morning for breakfast or eating both snacks at the first snack time and then saying that they don't have a snack for our second snack time.
• I will be sending home an updated assessment report in next week's Thursday folder. Keep an eye out for it! I will highlight letters, sounds, sight words, and numbers that your child is not yet able to identify so that we can stay on the same page about what we are working on in class and what needs to be reiterated at home.
• We finished our i-Ready math assessments this week. I will send home reports for both literacy and math in next week's Thursday folder.
• Continue practicing reading and writing sight words at home.

We worked in teams to build a trap to try and catch a gingerbread man! They were so excited when they found gingerbread men trapped in their traps when they got back from lunch!

Reminders:

• Thank you to all of the families who are donating gingerbread man cookies! We have so many fun activities planned for this week!
• Blue Thursday folders were not sent home this week.
• We took i-Ready literacy mid-year diagnostic last week. The kiddos really took their time and tried their best!
• We will take i-Ready math mid-year diagnostic next week.
• I will send home the I-Ready reports for both literacy and math once all students have completed both assessments.
• Our holiday party will be Thursday, Dec. 19th at the end of the day & it is kids only! I will be sending out a sign up genius in next week's update for some items to help us celebrate!

Reminders:

• NO SCHOOL November 25-29: Thanksgiving Break
• We will be starting a Gingerbread Man unit when we return to school. Please email me if you are able to donate some gingerbread man cookies. We will need 48 cookies in total by December 5th. Thank you!
• Homework folders were not sent home this week. We are giving the kindies a week off from homework over the break! Homework folders will be sent home on Monday, Dec. 2nd.
• I created a Google Photo Album and uploaded all of the pictures I have takien this school year. Please email me if you would like to be added to this album (FYI- other parents may be able to see your email address if you are added to the album).
• We are bringing back morning recess 10:15-10:30!!
• We are almost out of Wet Ones hand wipes! If you would be willing to donate some, it would be much appreciated!!
• If you have a child who will be in Kindergarten next year or know someone who does, please attend or invite them to attend our Kindie Info. Night on December 9 from 5:30-6:30.
• If you would like to nominate teachers and/or classified staff for an Apple Award, here is the link!
• Continue to practice putting on jackets, boots, gloves, hats, zipping, etc. ;) Thanks for your support!
• Thank you for sending in prizes for our treasure chest! Feel free to send in prizes any time :) The kids have been working really hard every day to earn their prizes!
• Keep the recyclables coming! The kids love going to the engineering center and using their imagination to build some really cool things!

Reminders:

• Blue Thursday folders were not sent home this week. The school did not have anything that needed to be sent home.
• Our Thanksgiving feast is Wednesday, November 20th at our lunch time (11:30-11:55)- we love getting to feast with our families, so please make sure you make work accommodations if needed! Also, younger siblings can attend.
• Link for schedule & tickets for Thanksgiving feast: CLICK HERE for Schedule & Tickets
• Link to RSVP for Thanksgiving feast: CLICK HERE to RSVP (get ahead of the line)
• If your child did not turn in their Turkey in Disguise today, they can still work on it over the weekend and turn it in on Monday. I will be posting their turkeys in the hall outside of our room and we will be doing a writing assignment about their turkey on Monday.
• I will be creating a Google Photo Album and uploading all of the pictures I have been taking this school year. Please email me if you would like to be added to this album (FYI- other parents may be able to see your email address if you are added to the album).
• Thank you for sending in prizes for our treasure chest! Feel free to send in prizes any time :) The kids have been working really hard every day to earn their prizes!
• Keep the recyclables coming! The kids love going to the engineering center and using their imagination to build some really cool things!
• NO SCHOOL November 25-29: Thanksgiving Break

Reminders:

• NO SCHOOL- Monday, November 11th: Teacher Professional Development day
• TS Gold (Kindergarten Readiness) reports & goals went home in Thursday folders this week.
• I've updated the upcoming events part of the website for November & December!
• Keep the recyclables coming! The kids love going to the engineering center and using their imagination to build some really cool things!
• Our Thanksgiving feast is Wednesday, November 20th at our lunch time (11:30-11:55)- we love getting to feast with our families, so please make sure you make work accommodations if needed! Also, younger siblings can attend
• Don't forget to turn in 'Original Works' homework (white sheet) that was sent home in Thursday folders last week from Ms. Ott (the class that turns in the most gets to watch a movie)!
• Apple Awards:

Reminders:

• If you have any recyclables that you are getting rid of (toilet paper or paper towel rolls, fruit snack boxes, any empty box or container) we would love to have them in our engineering center!
• We are always accepting donations for our Treasure Chest! It can be anything... play-doh, stickers, bouncy balls... anything that your child would like, the rest of the kids would probably also like!
• Please let me know if you would like to volunteer to work with students in class. The kids would love to read to an adult, practice sight words, writing, etc.
• Please send 2 snacks with your child every day. I know they collected lots of candy on Halloween, but please send snacks that will fuel their brains and bodies for learning :)

Reminders:

• If you have not yet signed up to bring something for our Halloween party and would like to, please click here for the Sign-up Genius link.
• We still need a few more volunteer slots filled for the Halloween party!
• If you are planning on attending our Halloween party on October 31st from 9:30-10:30am, please “pre-RSVP” via google form. We cannot guarantee that you will attend the Halloween party on time if you do not pre-RSVP. Pre-RSVP google form
• Students may wear their Halloween costume to school, but must bring a change of clothes to change into after the party. *Please no blood, gore, masks or weapons*
• When it snows, please pack snow boots for your child! They can play in the snow only if they have snow boots, otherwise they have to stay on the blacktop.
• Practice putting on jackets, boots, gloves, hats, zipping, etc. ;) Thanks for your support!

Weather!

We just finished reading about different types of weather! We read books about wind, rain, and some severe types of weather like tornadoes and hurricanes. We also started reading with witch fingers during reading groups and added a new Word Work center! Our kiddos are becoming great leaders and doing a great job of leading our Number Corner. They love choosing the Calendar Captain as their weekly job.

Reminders:

• Fall Break: Oct. 14-18 No School!
• Homework was sent home Friday and isn't due until the Friday when we return. The log is for 2 weeks!
• *OUR GOAL*: all of our kiddos will know 100% letter ID & sounds by Halloween!
• Library & Social Skills with Ms. Roth were added as our 5th special in our rotation, so we no longer have a "day" for library books to be due, it's every 5th day, but they can return them as soon as they're done with them!
• Halloween Party: 10/31 from 9:30-10:30; families welcome!
• SNOW gear: Your child must bring/wear SNOW boots when there is snow! They aren't allowed to play on the playground or in the field in tennis shoes if it's snowy because their shoes get soaked and their feet are freezing... then they want to take their shoes off and we can't do that due to safety (fire drills, evacuations, etc.). We go outside if it's above 20 degrees, so please make sure your child is dressed appropriately.
• Practice putting on jackets, boots, gloves, hats, zipping, etc. ;) Bundled kiddos are my favorite, but independent bundled kiddos are even better! Thanks for your support!

Reminders:

• Blue Thursday folders did not go home this week. There were no flyers from the school that needed to go home.
• Continue practicing those lunch (student) numbers! They need to know this number for checking out library books as well! :)
• After checking out a library book, they can turn it in to the pink crate outside of our classroom door as soon as they are finished with it. We will go to the library during our LC/SEL specials day. Check the specials calendar to see which day we will go to LC/SEL each week. They will be able to check out a book as long as they have returned their previous book.
• No School October 14th-18th due to Fall Break!
• No more morning recess after Fall break :)
• ***OUR GOAL: all of our kiddos working on the general education curriculum will know 100% letter ID & sounds by Halloween!

The kids had lots of fun pieing me in the face this week! We also had a pizza party, and pajamas & popsicles day. Scroll to see all of the excitement!

Reminders:

• Keep practicing those lunch (student) numbers! They need to know this number for checking out library books!
• Don't forget to sign-up for conferences if you haven't already!
• Conferences are October 1st and 3rd! See you at your scheduled time!
• I will be out September 30th and October 1st due to a training.
• The new kindergarten classroom will start Wednesday, October 2nd.
• Pajamas & popsicles day on Wednesday, October 2nd, to show that we are all a family still!
• No more morning recess after Fall break :)
• We will add a 5th specials in our rotation starting on Wednesday. This special will be in the Learning Commons with our librarian and time with our wonderful counselor Ms. Roth for Social/Emotional Learning.
• Ms. Danielle, our librarian has asked that students return their books as soon as they are done reading them so that she can check them back in before their next library time (LC/SEL days for specials). Their library book is in the VERY LARGE ziploc bag!

Fun Run pictures!

We started a new unit based on literacy standards that identify and compare the key components of fiction and nonfiction books. We're doing this through apples! We read fiction stories about apples this week and will move to nonfiction texts about apples next week and compare the two.