Mrs. Huttenhower

KINDERGARTEN

2020-2021

HUTTENHOWER HAPPENINGS

News for the Week of December 7th:

I hope you all had a fun Thanksgiving break. This week we got back into the swing of things with Gingerbread Boy/ Man stories and activities. We also enjoyed popcorn to kick off our science unit on properties of objects.

READING HOMEWORK:Little Readers went home this week. Please have your child read 15 minutes every night in order to support the work we do in the classroom.

Thank you parents for reading each night with your child. It is so wonderful to see the growth each child makes in stamina and confidence when they practice reading on a daily basis!

Please return the books in the book bag envelope on FRIDAY morning. It helps if it gets packed into the backpack Thursday night.

BLUE FOLDER: Please talk to your child about the work that comes home to see what they are working on, and to praise them for their hard work. You might also find little paper readers or poems that your child can read to you.

Also, please empty out the folder and return it to school on Monday.

LIBRARY BOOKS: Please return library books on Friday morning.

Overview of Skills:

SEL (Social Emotional Learning): In lesson 9 We learned about how people can have different feelings in any given situation. For example, someone might be happy and excited to go fast on a merry go round, but another child might be scared to go fast.

Language Arts Skills

Poetry: Can You See Me?, A Little Piggy Named Bob

Books: Knuffle Bunny, The Gingerbread Boy, The Gingerbread Man, The Gingerbread Cowboy, The Jalepeno Man

Reading: main characters, setting, predictions, details, problem/ solution, comparing text to text

Writing: journal writing about what we did over Thanksgiving,

Sight Words: (I’m including previous words that we learned and will continue to review)

I, like, am, the ,we, see, go, she, can, is, a, it, he, has, to, me, and, you

Letter Name, Letter Sounds, Handwriting: We completed all and now we are going back to review each one. This week we reviewed Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg

Math Skills:

Days, Months, counting how many days we’ve been to school, counting a set of objects, writing numbers, counting numbers to 20, which has more?, which has fewer? Comparing numbers, one more, one less, two more, two less, missing numbers, before and after, problem solving with simple addition

Science Skills: Properties of objects- We started the week with My Five Senses by Aliki and using popcorn to explore all 5 senses. Students were delighted to hear, smell, see, touch and taste delicious popcorn from an air popper! We also sorted objects by color.

News for the week of Oct. 26th

(This newsletter is much longer than usual. Please read all the way to the end for important information about Red Ribbon Week and Report Cards.)

We welcomed 4 new students this week. We are so happy to have them. My sweet class has been so kind and welcoming, it feels like one big happy family.

This week will be filled with lots of learning and fun crafts. Also, this week is Red Ribbon Week and we have picture day on Tuesday!

Please sign up to be a PTA member here: https://canyoncreekpta.membershiptoolkit.com/membership

BLUE FOLDER: Take a look at your child’s work coming home in the Blue Folder on Friday. Please empty out the folder and return it to school on Monday.

Note from the Counselor:

The week of October 26-30, 2020 is Red Ribbon Week, a week when Canyon Creek focuses on living healthy. We have planned five fun "living healthy" spirit days to promote living safe, healthy, happy lives and making healthy choices! Students are encouraged to participate whether they are virtual or on-campus learners. To go along with Red Ribbon Week, families are encouraged to design a paper Healthy Pumpkin by writing or drawing ways their family lives a healthy, happy lifestyle on the paper pumpkin found here! Families can email these to Ellie Qu, our Family Support Specialist so they can be displayed. Let's have a fun Red Ribbon Week!

Overview of Skills:

SEL (Social Emotional Learning): In lesson 6a we learned about feelings and how we feel calm when we are happy.

Language Arts Skills

Poetry: Sight word poem: “What Is It?” which focused on “it”, I Wiggle

Books: Rules Are Cool, Spookly the Square Pumpkin, Police Officers On the Go,

Language Arts: Identifying important details, understanding the author’s purpose, text to self connections, text to text connections. We focused more on text to text connections this week. We listened to the book Gustavo the Shy Ghost and noticed that he worried that nobody would come to his party just like Wemberly thought in the book, Wemberly Worried. We also read Jessica and Leon and Bob. We noticed that Ruthie had an imaginary friend named Jessica and Leon had an imaginary friend named Bob. The students drew a picture of this connection.We did a firefighter craft and made a police officer hat. We also practiced rhymes with a Franken Rhyme craft.

Sight Words: (I’m including previous words that we learned and will continue to review)

I, like, am, the ,we, see, go, she, can, is, a, it

Letter Name, Letter Sounds, Handwriting: (I’m including previous letters) Aa, Mm, Ss, Tt, Rr, Ff, Hh, Bb, Nn, Ww, Pp, Ll, Ff, Cc, Jj

Little Readers: Our School Community

Math Skills:

Days, Months, counting how many days we’ve been to school, counting a set of objects, writing numbers, counting numbers to 20, identifying shapes - triangle, circle, rectangle,squares, curved and straight lines, position words

Science Skills:

We learned more about amphibians and different animal coverings.

Report Cards will be coming soon:

Please remember that the report card is a reflection of your child and it is unfair to compare your child’s report card to another child’s report card. With social distancing protocols, some components of traditional learning are more difficult. The restriction of close proximity makes it difficult to get a clear picture of every skill when comparing what our traditional learning classroom looks like.

The RRISD Primary Report Card is a standards-based continuum, meaning that progress is reported on the knowledge and skills your child is expected to master at each grade level. The continuum is based on the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

An “X” in a Performance Level indicates an area that has not been assessed.

Performance Level LP is Limited Progress towards Standard. An LP means a kindergarten student needs extra help with this area.

Performance Level AS is Approaching Standard. AS means your child is making progress and is right where they need to be. Expect to see mostly AS for the first, second and third nine weeks.

Performance Level MS Met Standard. MS means exit level for end of kindergarten expectations.

For every indicator, there may be three to ten bulleted statements that describe what students need to know and be able to do. Due to the large quantity of descriptors, reaching MS exit level takes time.

You should expect to see MS at the end of the year on the 4th 9 weeks report card.

Please keep in mind that this is a year long journey with much to learn from quarter to quarter. As students develop independence as learners, we increase the complexity of skills and concepts to further each child’s knowledge.

Report Cards will come through HAC (Home Access Center)

If you need support accessing the HAC, please contact Mrs. Quesnel, our registrar, for assistance. Her email is cynthia_quesnel@roundrockisd.org

In HAC, go to the "Grades" tab, then "Report Card" tab, then "print".

News for the Week of October 19th

Hi Parents,

This was a short week, but we still managed to fit in lots of learning! Next week we will welcome 4 new students in person! Just a reminder as the weather gets cooler to please label jackets and sweaters with your child’s name on the tag.

October/November Scholastic Book Order: Due date if you choose to order books for home is Thursday, October 22nd ! Go online to www.scholastic.com and order with a credit card. Class activation code GT29J. Happy reading!

BLUE FOLDER: Take a look at your child’s work coming home in the Blue Folder on Friday. Please empty out the folder and return it to school on Monday.

Note from the Counselor:

"Please draw or write about your healthy lifestyle on this pumpkin and email a copy to Ellie Qu for the Healthy Pumpkin Project of the Red Ribbon's Week: tianshu_qu@roundrockisd.org. Thank you so much! Happy October!"

Overview of Skills:

SEL (Social Emotional Learning): In lesson 5 we learned about being assertive and calm when needing to ask for help.

Language Arts Skills

Poem:What Color?, Good Morning

Story: Why Do We Have Rules?, Jessica, Gustavo the Shy Ghost, Leon and Bob

Language Arts: Identifying important details, understanding the author’s purpose, text to self connections, text to text connections

Sight Words: (I’m including previous words that we learned and will continue to review)

I, like, am, the ,we, see, go, she, can, is

Letter Name, Letter Sounds, Handwriting: (I’m including previous letters) Aa, Mm, Ss, Tt, Rr, Ff, Hh, Bb, Nn, Ww, Pp, Ll (We reviewed this week)

Little Readers: I Go To School, Apples, Apples, Humpty Dumpty

Math Skills: Days, Months, counting how many days we’ve been to school, counting a set of objects, writing numbers, numbers before and after on a number line, Counting numbers to 20, identifying shapes - triangle, circle, rectangle, curved and straight lines,

Science Skills: We learned more about fish and birds. We drew and labeled parts of animals and learned about different animal coverings.

News for the Week of October 12th

Hi Parents,

Reminder: NO School on Monday 10/12 or Tuesday 10/13. I’ll see my students again bright and early on Wednesday 10/14.

This week was lots of fun with 3 craft and writing projects! We made our own Max the Wild Thing, orange pumpkin, and watercolor Wemberly. We also got to use the playground for the first time! And best of all, we welcomed a new student...Jaxon!

BLUE FOLDER: Take a look at your child’s work coming home in the Blue Folder on Friday. Please empty out the folder and return it to school on Wednesday.

Overview of Skills:

SEL (Social Emotional Learning):

Language Arts Skills

Poem:There Was A Little Girl, In My Book, Parent and Baby Animals

Story: Where the Wild Things Are, The Biggest Pumpkin Ever, Horrible Bear, Wemberly Worried

Language Arts: Where the Wild Things are craft and writing, Making a pumpkin craft and writing, Wemberly Worried craft and writing, mental images, text to self connections, text to text connections

Making words: at, mat, sat, Sam, am, an, ran, fan, pan, pin, fin

Sight Words: (I’m including previous words that we learned and will continue to review)

I, a, like, am, the ,we, see, go, can, she

Letter Name, Letter Sounds, Handwriting: (I’m including previous letters) Aa, Mm, Ss, Tt, Rr, Ff, Hh, Bb, Nn, Ww, Pp, Ll, Ii, Oo

Little Readers: I Can Read Colors,

Math Skills: Days, Months, counting how many days we’ve been to school, counting a set of objects, writing numbers, ten frame,sorting shapes, identifying shapes

Science Skills: Animal parts and coverings

News for the Week of October 5th

Hi Parents,

Our class really enjoyed the cooler weather this week. We love being outside in the sun and breeze. My students have so much fun talking and playing with each other. And we are all so excited for October to be here!

BLUE FOLDER: Take a look at your child’s work coming home in the Blue Folder on Friday. Please empty out the folder and return it to school on Monday.

From the Office:

Please see the link and complete the Instructional Choice Form. The form will be open from October 1 and will have until October 7 to select on-campus or at-home instruction for the second nine-week grading period. We would like a response from all of our families, however for those who do not respond you will remain in the learning environment selected for the first nine weeks. It is important to note that if a large number of students return to the classroom, families could see a shift in virtual instruction delivery, such as a change in teacher or adjustment in schedule.

Overview of Skills:

SEL (Social Emotional Learning): Following Directions using the previous skills of listening with your whole body and paying attention by focusing on the person speaking.

Language Arts Skills

Poem:There Was A Little Girl, In My Book, Parent and Baby Animals

Story: My Desert Home, Brown Bear Brown Bear, Alexander and Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,Lola Plants a Garden, Zinnia’s Flower Garden

Language Arts: Identifying important details, Personal Narratives, Order of events, retelling, Text to self connections

Making words: at, mat, sat, Sam, am, an, ran, fan, pan, pin, fin

Sight Words: (I’m including previous words that we learned and will continue to review)

I, like, am, the ,we, see, go

Letter Name, Letter Sounds, Handwriting: (I’m including previous letters) Aa, Mm, Ss, Tt, Rr, Ff, Hh, Bb, Nn, Ww, Pp, Ll

Little Readers: Brown Bear Brown Bear, What Do Plants Need?

Math Skills: Days, Months, counting how many days we’ve been to school, graphing, tallies, counting a set of objects, writing numbers, ten frame, trading 10 ones for a ten, numbers before and after on a number line, Counting numbers to 20, counting leaves craft

Science Skills: Plants needs, parts of plants

News for the Week of September 7th

Hi Parents,

Just a reminder...No School on Monday 9/7! Enjoy your Labor Day 3 day weekend!

Tuesday 9/8 will be an asynchronous day for school. Check Schoology for asynchronous assignments. We will not have Google Meets on Tuesday, 9/8.

Overview of Skills:

Mindful Moments: Belly Breathing, heart breathing, finger breathing, body scan, counting breaths

Poem: Soil, Water, Air and Light

Books: Little KoKo Bear and His Socks, What is Science? Whale of a Tale, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Chrysanthemum

Fiction vs. Informational books, Characters, Setting,

Math: Days, Months, Counting how many days we’ve been to school, graphing, tallies, counting a set of objects, writing numbers, ten frame, trading 10 ones for a ten, number line

Letter Name, beginning and ending Letter Sounds and Handwriting for Mm and Ss

Science: Different scientists, needs of plants, Tools vs. Toys,

Have a wonderful weekend. I’m looking forward to our class next week!

News for the Week of August 31:

We have just completed our first full week of online learning. Thank you for being flexible as we work through technical issues and learn our way around teaching in this new format. We really do appreciate your patience and understanding. I am so excited to work with your sweet, amazing, adorable children!

This coming week we will be doing some activities and crafts that involve extra supplies. Please come by the school on Monday or Tuesday between 8:00am and 3:30pm to pick up your child’s baggie with his/her name on it. It will be located by the front doors of the school under the covering. Please put these materials someplace safe and wait to do the activities until we give the instructions. The baggie contains 2 crafts, 2 handwriting sheets, and a baggie from the Art teacher.

Please have the following items ready for lessons Monday in addition to your white board/ or piece of paper if you don’t have a white board.

A green composition notebook to use for our Science Journal. (If you don’t have a green one, then any color is fine. Just write the word “science” on it. We will be using the red and blue composition notebooks for other subjects.)
A collection of 10 small items in a baggie. Example: 10 toy cars, 10 legos

Here is an overview of some of the stories and skills that we worked on this week:

Mindful moments with different breathing techniques to help us center and be calm to do our best listening
Calendar Time: days of the week, months of the year, graphing, tallies,counting with base ten blocks and ten frames
Books we read: Miss Smith’s Incredible Storybook, Molly Lou Melon Stands Tall, Enemy Pie, Only One You, When Sophie Gets Angry- Really, Really Angry…
Letters: reading, writing and practice with letter sounds and pictures to match: Aa - Zz
Rhyming with Nursery Rhymes: Humpty Dumpty, Little Miss Muffett, Wee Willy Winky
Poem: Bears Eat Honey - spaces between words, words are made up of letters, rhyming

I hope you have a wonderful and relaxing weekend! I can’t wait to see my little hummingbirds on Monday. I look forward to another great week of learning!

Mrs. Huttenhower

News for the week of March 23rd

Please send your child’s book bag to school tomorrow, so I can prepare them for the week after spring break.

THIS WEEK

In Language Arts we read about Memorial Day and painted a paper plate to look like a poppy. We also read about Flag Day and about American symbols and then drew pictures of some of the symbols like the flag, Statue of Liberty, Bald Eagle, ect. We read books about voting and even got to vote for our own favorite lunch choice and essentials class.

We practiced a poem with the sight word “day” and reviewed previous sight words. We practiced our phonics skills by making words that end in -at. We also worked on short vowel sounds and digraphs and blends. We wrote stories about celebrations we have had with our families, practicing letter sounds, spelling patterns, etc.

In math we continued modeling subtraction with bugs in a jar, ice cream scoops, and created our own subtraction stories with cats/ dogs and picture cards. We also reviewed previous skills.

Tomorrow we plan to go outside to plant plants we will use to make our own salsa! Thank you Thomas and Rishi’s families for donating supplies. We also plan to go outside in the morning to watch 5th grade launch hot air balloons that they built.

No Superstar the week after Spring Break.

Important News

Library Thursday: Please send back your child's library books on Thursday.
Please send your child’s book bag to school on Friday, so I can prepare them for the following week.

HUTTENHOWER HAPPENINGS

News for the week of March 9th

Please send your child’s book bag to school tomorrow, so I can prepare them for the next week.
Tomorrow is the last day for Read Across America- Please send your child to school wearing their Class of 2032 shirt

THIS WEEK

In Language Arts we celebrated Dr. Seuss’s birthday by reading One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue fish and made a venn diagram after with different colored fish. We read The Cat in the Hat and made a hat to wear. We also read The Lorax and wrote about how we can help the earth. We put our writing at the bottom of a craft that is hanging in the hallway. We also practiced rhyming words by writing rhymes with -at, -ug, - in on truffula trees (also from the book The Lorax). These are also hanging in the hallway. We read a book about celebrating the New Year and practiced identifying the main idea and supporting details. We painted fireworks on black paper to go along with the book and we wrote about our own family celebrations in our writing journals.

We practiced a poem with the sight word “we” and reviewed previous sight words.

In Science we continued learning about living and nonliving things and what plants and animals need to live. We took an assessment that will come home in the next Tuesday Folder.

In math we continued modeling subtraction with frogs,fish, apples on a tree and dog bones. We also reviewed previous skills.

SUPERSTAR: Silas will be our Superstar next week.We look forward to learning more about him.

Important News

Library Thursday: Please send back your child's library books on Thursday.
Please send your child’s book bag to school on Friday, so I can prepare them for the following week.

NEWS FROM THE OFFICE: Save the date and purchase your tickets early (presale only): CCE PTA Family Fun Night MAGIC SHOW, March 26 @ 6pm.Event details and ticket sales on the link below:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-cody-fisher-magic-comedy-show-tickets-93312384855

It promises to be a very exciting event and looking forward to seeing the end of the voting poll that decides who participates in the “saw through body” act: Coach Barnard or Mrs. Hougham!!!

Upcoming Dates to Remember:

March 16 - 20 Spring Break No School

Friday, April 17 Kindergarten Field Trip to Sweet Berry Farm

Friday, May 8 Kindergarten showcase 7:20 am

Friday, May 8 Kindergarten Mother’s Day Program - 8 am

HUTTENHOWER HAPPENINGS

News for the week of March 2nd

MULTICULTURAL FAIR is tonight!

Please join us on Friday, February 28th at 5:00 p.m. for our 13th Annual Multicultural Fair. You can visit informational booths representing the many cultures of our school. Dinner will be served from 5:00 - 6:00p.m. ($4 adults, $2 kids - exact change please). The cultural performances will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. During the week the students can participate in activities which will help them learn about other cultures as well as share their heritage with their classmates.

READ ACROSS AMERICA WEEK - March 2nd - 6th

Monday (March 2nd) - Wear a Dr. Seuss shirt or Dr. Seuss character costume

Tuesday (March 3rd) - Wear Pajamas

Wednesday (March 4th) - Wear your favorite color or dress like any book character

Thursday (March 5th) - Wacky Socks Day

Friday (March 6th) - Wear your Class of 2032 shirt

THIS WEEK

In Language Arts and Social Studies we learned about maps and drew our own map of our house or classroom. We also began a unit on celebrations and read a book about Earth Day and talked about features and print concepts of nonfiction text. We used comprehension strategies to understand the details in the text. We also made connections to the story. In reading groups, we read pages about ourselves from a mini book about our class.

We continued writing in our journals about our four day weekend and some students began new stories.

We practiced a poem with the sight words “look” and “my”and reviewed previous sight words.

We shared pictures of food and pictures of family members and put a dot on a map of our country of origin. We are so fortunate to have such a diverse classroom with lots of interesting types of food and families. We even had 2 students share special clothes today.

In Science we continued learning about living and nonliving things. We worked in pairs to find a specific number of either living or nonliving items from a tub of objects. We sorted alphabet cards into pictures of living or nonliving. We learned about what plants and animals need to live and made a plant craft showing what plants need. We also read and colored mini books.

In math we continued modeling subtraction with frogs, cookies and ladybugs. We also reviewed previous skills.

SUPERSTAR: Haocheng will be our Superstar next week.We look forward to learning more about him.

Important News

Library Thursday: Please send back your child's library books on Thursday.
Please send your child’s book bag to school on Friday, so I can prepare them for the following week.

Upcoming Dates to Remember:

Friday, February 28th - CCE's Multi-Cultural Fair from 5-7:30pm. Performances begin at 6pm.

March 16 - 20 Spring Break No School

Friday, April 17 Kindergarten Field Trip to Sweet Berry Farm

Friday, May 8 Kindergarten showcase 7:20 am

Friday, May 8 Kindergarten Mother’s Day Program - 8 am

HUTTENHOWER HAPPENINGS

News for the week of Feb. 24th

Laces Laces Laces: Please have your child practice the art of tying shoe laces. Also, round laces come undone all day even when I double knot them. Please consider replacing them with flat laces.

MULTICULTURAL FAIR

Please consider participating in the following activities (optional):

Monday, February 24th - Bring a picture of your favorite food from your culture.

Tuesday, February 25th - Bring in a photo of your ancestors, grandparents or relatives to share your ancestry. Photos will be returned at the end of the week.

Wednesday, February 26th -Mark your country of origin on a map provided in your classroom

Thursday, February 27th - Wear something representing your culture or a culture you love, have visited or lived.

Friday, February 28th - Bring your family and attend CCE's Multi-Cultural Fair from 5-7:30pm.

THIS WEEK

In Language Arts we read a mini book about President’s Day. We learned about helping and caring for others. We wrote about our Valentine’s Day party in our writing journals. We read the Legend of the Coqui and discussed comprehension strategies and the overall theme of a story and lessons we can learn from stories.

We practiced a poem with the sight words “look” and “my”and reviewed previous sight words.

In Science we used Nearpod on iPads to learn about living and nonliving things . We also read a mini book about living vs. nonliving. Tomorrow we will take an assessment.

In math we began modeling subtraction with counters and bears to go along with mini books of subtraction word problems. We also reviewed previous skills.

SUPERSTAR: No Superstar next week.

Important News

Library Thursday: Please send back your child's library books on Thursday.
Looking AHEAD to March….Read Across America Week - March 2nd - 6th

Monday (March 2nd) - Wear a Dr. Seuss shirt or Dr. Seuss character costume

Tuesday (March 3rd) - Wear Pajamas

Wednesday (March 4th) - Wear your favorite color

Thursday (March 5th) - Wacky Socks Day

Friday (March 6th) - Wear your Class of 2032 shirt

Upcoming Dates to Remember:

Tues., Feb. 25 6pm PTA meeting followed by 4th grade musical

Wed., Feb. 26 School wide: Dress like a book character Day!

Friday, February 28th - CCE's Multi-Cultural Fair from 5-7:30pm. Performances begin at 6pm.

March 16 - 20 Spring Break No School

Friday, April 17 Kindergarten Field Trip to Sweet Berry Farm

Friday, May 8 Kindergarten showcase 7:20 am followed by 8am Kindergarten Mother’s Day Program

HUTTENHOWER HAPPENINGS

News for the week of Feb. 17th

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day! Please remember to send Valentine’s for each student in the class. Our party will be at 2:00. Our class will be out of the room from 1:30 - 2:00, so parents can set up.

THIS WEEK

In Language Arts we read books about Valentine’s Day and friendship. We decorated our cereal boxes to be ready for our Valentines! We read a book about how we are alike and different. We also made a special card for our moms and dads.

We practiced a poem with the sight word “on” and reviewed previous sight words.

In Science we sorted pictures of living/ once living and nonliving items. We looked outside to make a chart of living vs. nonliving things.

In math we continued to work on understanding addition, and we made an addition heart robot that is hanging in the hallway.

SUPERSTAR: No Superstar next week.

Important News

Valentines: Please send Valentines on Friday, February 14th. Have your child sign who it is “from”, but not who it is “to” to make it easier to pass out. We have 16 students in our class.
Library Thursday: Please send back your child's library books on Thursday.
BOOK BAGS: Please return book bags tomorrow.

Upcoming Dates to Remember:

Feb. 14 Class Valentine's Day Party, 2:00 p.m.

Feb. 17-18 No School

Wed., Feb. 26 School wide: Dress like a book character Day!

HUTTENHOWER HAPPENINGS

News for the week of Feb. 10th

THIS WEEK

In Language Arts we read a book called The Boy Who Fed His People. We talked about making connections and gave examples about how we helped someone or someone helped us.

We read books about Valentine’s Day and made a big cat and wrote what love is. You can see it hanging in the hallway. Tomorrow we will read a book about Clifford’s Valentine and make a picture of a dog made of hearts.

We practiced a poem with the sight words “by” and “in”. We continued practicing all of our sight words and letters/letter sounds to help us with our writing about the 100th Day of School. What a fun day that was!

In Science we continued our unit on light, heat and sound energy. We melted crayons with a blow dryer to see the power of heat! We also wrote about it in our science journals.

In math we continued to work on understanding addition. We looked at all the ways to make the number 5 with 2 crayons. We practiced using the + and = symbols. We used a spinner and dice to add numbers and reviewed previous skills in our math journals.

BOOK BAGS: Please return book bags tomorrow, so I can get them ready for next week.

SUPERSTAR: Steven will be our Superstar this week! We are looking forward to learning more about him!

Important News

CEREAL BOX: Kindergarten will be decorating a cereal box for our Valentine Box Please save one cereal box for your child and send it to school by Monday, February 10, 2020.
Valentines: Please send Valentines on Friday, February 14th. Have your child sign who it is “from”, but not who it is “to” to make it easier to pass out. We have 16 students in our class.
Library Thursday: Please send back your child's library books on Thursday.

Upcoming Dates to Remember:

Feb. 14 Class Valentine's Day Party, 2:00 p.m.

Feb. 17-18 No School

HUTTENHOWER HAPPENINGS

News for the week of Jan. 27th

Tonight, 1/23, is STEAM Night! 5:45pm - 7:00pm. Come join us for some science fun! There will be activities in the gym, cafeteria, hallways, library and some classrooms. The Kindergarten teachers will be in the hallway behind the stage. We will have dash robots that students can use to throw ‘snowballs’ into basketball hoops. Hope to see you there!

GERMS: We have had a lot of kids out sick. I am doing all I can to help. I’m wiping tables and we’re washing hands with soap all through the day. Here’s hoping for a better week next week.

THIS WEEK In math we worked on understanding addition. We added with 2 different kinds of cookies and also dots on ladybugs. We practiced using the + and = symbols on a white board. We are also continuing to practice previous skills during our math station rotations.

In Language Arts we read a book called How to Make a Solar Oven and learned to recognize the steps in a How -To text. We also read the poem/ song The Wheels on the Bus. We pointed out sight words and rhyming.

We had reading groups. While I worked with small groups on letters, sounds, and comprehension strategies, the other groups worked on other skills. One group worked on handwriting with water, paint sponges and little chalkboards. One group read little readers to a stuffed animal and the 4th group practiced reading and ‘typing’ sight words.

We practiced a poem with the sight word “of”.

We practiced all the letters and letter sounds and used these to finish writing about our winter break. Some students also began a new story in our journals.

In Science we began our unit on energy. We are learning about heat, light and sound energy.

BOOK BAGS: Please return book bags tomorrow if your child is at school, so I can get them ready for next week.

NEEDS:

Erasers:Please send in a box of little end cap erasers if you can. Our pencils will last a lot longer if we can put those little cap erasers on the end when the eraser is gone. Plus the kids love the colors! THANK YOU to Rishi and Steven’s families for sending some in already!

SUPERSTAR: Hannah will be our Superstar this week! We are looking forward to learning more about her!

Important News

Have you ordered your 2019-2020 yearbook yet? The yearbook costs $25, with the option to personalize the front cover for an additional $5. As always, all proceeds go to support your CCE PTA! Order now, and yearbooks will be delivered to classrooms the last week of school. After January 31st, we cannot guarantee availability, so don't wait! Place your order now from the Balfour website.

To order, go to https://www.balfour.com/texas/austin/canyon-creek-elementary-school. Orders are due January 31.

Questions? Email ccetxyearbook@gmail.com.

SCHOLASTIC: If you wish to order books from home, you may send a check made out to “Scholastic” with your paper order, or go to Scholastic.com and order online using our class code: GT29J Due date is set for : Jan. 24th
CEREAL BOX: Kindergarten has an upcoming project that we will be completing in our classroom. Please save one cereal box for your child and send it to school by Monday, February 10, 2020
Library Thursday: Please send back your child's library books on Thursday.
100th Day of School: An orange note went home explaining how to help your child make a shirt for the 100th day of school with 100 things on it. Pinterest has a lot of great ideas. Please work on this with your child and have them wear it to school on Friday, January 31st. Thank you!
SPRING 2020 READING INCENTIVE PROGRAM: Packets went home before the winter break so students could get a jump on their reading but there is still plenty of time to complete the reading hours and benefit from the free tickets to Schlitterbahn and Six Flags! Two things to remember:

1. The Schlitterbahn log requires 10 hours and the HARDCOPY log DOES have to be turned in to the teacher or Mrs. Bamford

2. The Six Flags log requires 6 hours, and the log should be entered ONLINE (NOT turned in). This is a new format this year.

Here is the registration link for Six Flags and our classroom code: XXZXY

sixflags.com/books

Upcoming Dates to Remember:

Jan. 23 STEAM Night 5:45pm - 7:00pm

Jan. 30 School Spring Picture Day

Jan. 31 100th Day of School

Feb. 14 Class Valentine's Day Party, 2:00 p.m.

Feb. 17-18 No School

HUTTENHOWER HAPPENINGS

News for the week of Jan. 20th

NO SCHOOL MONDAY, Jan. 20th MLK Holiday

This week was very wet! I could tell my students really missed our normal outside recess time. I’m hoping for some sunshine soon!

On Tuesday, Mrs. Hougham came to our class to teach a lesson about listening. The class did a wonderful job giving her their attention.

In math we finished up measurement and took an assessment that went home. We began our unit on understanding addition. We are using double ten frames and magnetic foam circle counters to show how many of each item in a picture and adding the 2 amounts. After showing the 2 separate amounts I’m asking students to prove their answer by sliding the counters together and looking at the amount filling 1 of the 10 frames. We are also continuing to practice previous skills during our math station rotations.

In Language Arts we finished up our Penguin books. We read a book about technology past and present about home and school. We also read a poem about a Little Piggy named Bob.

We are reviewing handwriting. We practiced Aa and Bb. We used water, paint sponges and little chalkboards to practice and then we practiced on paper.

We got new little readers for our book boxes. We are working on doing a picture walk, asking questions before reading, “I wonder what’s going to happen to the…?” Reading the words, retelling and making connections. Each student also picked out a sight word to write on the board. We all practiced the sight word “not”.

We practiced all the letters and letter sounds and used these to write about our winter break. Tomorrow we will read about Martin Luther King, Jr. and we will write about our own dreams.

In Science we looked at water samples from the faucet and from a birdbath. We wrote about the differences in our science journal. We also wrote and drew pictures about different ways people use water in our everyday lives.

BOOK BAGS: Please return book bags tomorrow so I can get them ready for next week.

NEEDS:

SUPERSTAR: No Superstar this week!

Important News

SCHOLASTIC: If you wish to order books from home, you may send a check made out to “Scholastic” with your paper order, or go to Scholastic.com and order online using our class code: GT29J Due date is set for : Jan. 24th
CEREAL BOX: Kindergarten has an upcoming project that we will be completing in our classroom. Please save one cereal box for your child and send it to school by Monday, February 10, 2020
Library Thursday: Please send back your child's library books on Thursday.
STEAM Night: Our school-wide STEAM night is coming up this month on Thursday, January 23rd, 5:45pm - 7:00pm. Every grade level will have an interactive exhibit displayed in and around the cafeteria. Save the date because we hope to see you there and have some fun together!
100th Day of School: An orange note went home explaining how to help your child make a shirt for the 100th day of school with 100 things on it. Pinterest has a lot of great ideas. Please work on this with your child and have them wear it to school on Friday, January 31st. Thank you!
SPRING 2020 READING INCENTIVE PROGRAM: Packets went home before the winter break so students could get a jump on their reading but there is still plenty of time to complete the reading hours and benefit from the free tickets to Schlitterbahn and Six Flags! Two things to remember:

1. The Schlitterbahn log requires 10 hours and the HARDCOPY log DOES have to be turned in to the teacher or Mrs. Bamford

2. The Six Flags log requires 6 hours, and the log should be entered ONLINE (NOT turned in). This is a new format this year.

Here is the registration link for Six Flags and our classroom code: XXZXY

sixflags.com/books

Upcoming Dates to Remember:

Jan. 20 No School

Jan. 23 STEAM Night 5:45pm - 7:00pm

Jan. 30 School Spring Picture Day

Jan. 31 100th Day of School

Feb. 14 Class Valentine's Day Party, 2:00 p.m.

Feb. 17-18 No School

HUTTENHOWER HAPPENINGS

We will celebrate our 100^th day of school on Friday, January 31st.

We have planned a fun day where the children will experience 100 through many different activities. We will have a 100^th day parade right after the announcements that you are invited to watch in the hallway. Please sign in at the office with a valid driver's license or ID first to get a visitor’s badge.

To help us visualize what 100 objects look like, we are asking that each child decorate a plain t-shirt (any color) with 100 items on it. Since we never know what the weather might be here in Texas, we are asking that if it is cold, for the children to either wear a long sleeve shirt or wear one under a short sleeve shirt. Some ideas to use as decorations are stickers, googly eyes, fabric paint, buttons, pom-poms, safety pins, stamps, etc. Be creative! The lighter weight the item, the easier it is to glue, stick, or attach 100 things to the shirt. Please also remember that your child will be wearing the 100 things all day (it will get very uncomfortable to wear 100 heavy things like pennies or crayons on a t-shirt.) Have fun creating any shirt that you would like with 100 items on it. Please have your child wear their shirt on Friday, January 31st as we celebrate the 100^th day of school!

There are a wide variety of ideas for 100^th day of school shirts on Pinterest.

News for the week of Jan. 8th

What a fun week! Your children were Adorable in their pj’s. We watched movies, sipped on hot cocoa, went to a school wide sing-a-long, made a Santa bag, poinsettia, reindeer hat and various other crafts.

THANK YOU: Thank you for all of the goodies and gift cards. I appreciate each of you. Individual thank you notes are in the Santa Bag that came home.

Thank you to all parents who helped with the party. The kids had a great time! A special thank you to Ms. Ellie for planning and running the party!

NEEDS:

Our classroom needs more WetOnes hand wipes. We wipe down the tables at the end of each day. It has been very helpful to keep illness from spreading. Please send in a carton if you can. Thank you to Rishi, Liam ,Thomas and Mateo’s families for sending in 2 each!

Erasers: Our pencils will last a lot longer if we can put those little cap erasers on the end when the eraser is gone. Plus the kids love the colors!

SUPERSTAR: Our next Superstar will be the week of January13th. The schedule is on my website.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Dec. 20 - Jan. 7: Winter Break - no school

Wednesday, Jan. 8th: Students return to school

HUTTENHOWER HAPPENINGS

News for the week of Dec. 16th

NEWS FROM THE OFFICE: If you are planning on helping or attending our holiday party (parties start at 2pm on Thursday, December 19th) please fill out this short form and the office will pre-print your badge.

If you have not had your driver's license scanned into our system before, you must bring your driver's license or some sort of picture identification in order to enter the building.

Please make arrangements for your little ones. Siblings are not allowed to attend the party.

Fill out your "Fast Pass" Form here.

KINDERGARTEN PAJAMA DAY: We will have a fun Kindergarten grade level pajama day on Wednesday, December 18th! Your child may come to school dressed in winter or holiday themed pajamas. Please have your student still wear normal shoes or tennis shoes for safety at P.E. and recess.

BOOK BAGS:

Please remember to send those book bags to school Friday 12/13, so they will be ready with new books in January. I will not be sending books next week..

NEEDS:

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE:

Tomorrow we get to watch 3rd grade perform December Around the World!

Mrs. Hougham, our school counselor, came to our class to teach about being welcoming to all.

Mrs. Henrichs, the TAG teacher, also came to our class for our monthly lesson.

In Science we began learning about rocks. We observed the different properties and used descriptive words to write about the rocks we observed. Tomorrow we will be making a Rock Report in our science journals.

In Reading and Writing we are making mini books about our field trip to practice using phonetic spelling to write about a fun event. We read Knufflebunny to talk about elements of realistic fiction, story elements - problem, solution, theme, and comprehension strategies. We also read the poems “I Have Something in My Pocket” and “Itsy Bitsy Spider” to practice fluency, rhyme and sight words.

We worked on the sight word ‘am’ and continued practicing ‘you’, ‘a’, ‘I’, ‘the’,‘see’, ‘is’,‘like’, ‘can’, ‘to, ‘go, ‘be, ‘me’, ‘do’ and ‘it’.

In Math we have continued on lengths. We used unifix cubes to match determine the length of rectangles. We also determined shorter/ taller and heavier/ lighter. We are continuing to work in stations to complete journal work, independent work, iPad games and meeting with the teacher for middle of the year report card assessments.

SUPERSTAR: Our next Superstar will be in January.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Wednesday, December 18th: Kindergarten Pajama Day

Thursday, December 19th: Holiday party 2:00 - 2:55 (please arrange child care for younger siblings if you plan to attend)

Dec. 20 - Jan. 7: Winter Break - no school

Wednesday, Jan. 8th: Students return to school

HUTTENHOWER HAPPENINGS

News for the week of Dec. 9th

FIELD TRIP: What fun we had watching Holiday Heroes at the Zach Scott theater! The kids had such a good time. There was lots of laughter and singing. The actors were hilarious!.

BOOK BAGS:

Please remember to send those book bags to school tomorrow, Friday 12/6, so they’ll be ready with new books on Monday.

NEEDS:

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE:

In Science we continued adding heat and taking away heat. We tested chocolate chips by putting some in 4 baggies - 1 in a hand (melted!), 1 on ice (the kids predicted it would melt and were surprised when it did not), 1 left on the table and 1 on a heating pad. We will be rolling cream in a bag with vanilla and sugar with ice and rock salt to make homemade ice cream tomorrow and will take an assessment on ‘changes from heat’.

In Reading and Writing we wrote about our Thanksgiving break. We watched the Grinch and wrote what we could do to make that grumpy ole Grinch smile. We made a Grinch craft that is hanging in the hallway. In small groups we practiced predicting, retelling and letter sound correspondence, beginning letter sounds, vowel sounds and ending letter sounds. We also read a book called My Big Family to work on characters, setting, fluency, inferences and opposites.

We worked on the sight word ‘do’ and continued practicing ‘you’, ‘a’, ‘I’, ‘the’,‘see’, ‘is’,‘like’, ‘can’, ‘to, ‘go, ‘be, ‘me’ ’ and ‘it’.

In Math we have continued number work by counting and comparing. We also began working on lengths comparing paper and cube trains to determine longer and shorter. We work in stations to complete journal work, independent work, iPad games and meeting with the teacher for learning activities and guidance.

SUPERSTAR: Our Superstar this week is Lucy! We look forward to learning more about her.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Wednesday, December 18th: Kindergarten Pajama Day

Thursday, December 19th: Holiday party 2:00 - 2:55 (please arrange child care for younger siblings if you plan to attend)

Dec. 20 - Jan. 7: Winter Break - no school

Wednesday, Jan. 8th: Students return to school

HUTTENHOWER HAPPENINGS:

News for the Week of November 18th

LIBRARY: Please hold on to the library books until we are able to go back to the library. The library has been turned into a Book Fair Store. We are not able to return or check out new books until the Book Fair is over.Have fun visiting the Book Fair!

THANKSGIVING FEAST: I hope you are able to join our class for lunch on Wednesday, 11/20 at our normal lunch time of 11:04. We will eat in the cafeteria , but extra tables are brought in for this special lunch.

FIELD TRIP:

We have a field trip to Zach Scott Theater on Dec. 5th.

Thank you to all those who have already returned the permission slip and money. I have almost all of them.

If you have not returned these items, please sign the front and back and return the pink permission slip along with

$6 (cash or checks made out to CCE - Canyon Creek Elementary).

Please put the money or check in an envelope or baggie clearly labeled with your child’s name and what it is for.

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE:

We began the week with a Veteran’s Day program in the cafeteria. What a treat to hear the 5th graders sing, high school trumpets and a special veteran guest speaker.

In math we have been continuing to compare numbers to 20 by playing games, building the numbers with cubes and writing the numbers.

In Science we explored movements of objects (zig zag, up/down, round and round, slow, fast...) with a marble and paint demonstration and using crayons to move like the little hummingbird moves in the book Little Green.

In Reading/ Writing, we read books about doctors and made a paper doctor’s bag complete with a bandaid, tongue depressor, cotton ball, cotton swab and thermometer.

We read a book called Rules are Cool and compared it to the book we read last week about rules. We also read poems called The Wiggles and Table Manners. We worked on sensory language, reading with expression, how illustrations support text, vocabulary and identifying details and main idea.

We worked on the sight word ‘me’ and continued practicing ‘a’, ‘I’, ‘the’,‘see’, ‘is’,‘like’, ‘can’, ‘to, ‘go, ‘be’ and ‘it’.

SUPERSTAR: Our Superstar this week is Kaela! We look forward to learning more about her.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Wednesday, Nov. 20 Thanksgiving Feast at our regular lunchtime 11:04

Nov. 25 - 29 Thanksgiving break - No School

Thursday, December 5th - Field trip to Zach Scott Theater

Thursday, December 19th - Holiday party 2:00 - 2:55 (please arrange child care for younger siblings if you plan to attend)

HUTTENHOWER HAPPENINGS:

News for the Week of Nov. 11th

BOOK BAGS:

I will begin sending home little books each week beginning on Monday. I will send 2 or 3 books home on Mondays. Please sit with your child to help or listen to them read. Record the books on the reading log (only once for the whole week), then please return the books on Fridays, so I can change out the books for the next week. I am also including a yellow sheet (front /back) with more hints and ideas to help your child. You may include the time you spend on this on your monthly reading calendar.

FIELD TRIP:

In last week’s Tuesday Folder was a pink permission slip for our field trip to Zach Scott Theater on Dec. 5th.

Please sign the front and back and return the pink permission slip along with

$6 (cash or checks made out to CCE - Canyon Creek Elementary).

Please put the money or check in an envelope or baggie clearly labeled with your child’s name and what it is for.

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE:

In math we have been working on 1 or 2 more and 1 or 2 fewer. We counted bugs in a bug catcher, dogs, and cookies. We even made our own large number line on the carpet with tape and pictures of dog houses.

In Science we took our test on magnets. These will come home in the next Tuesday folder. We began working on positional words like above, below, next to, beside… Tomorrow we will be reading Rosie’s Walk and talking about relative location.

In Reading/ Writing, we read books about police officers and made a hat/ badge. We learned more about firefighters and made a picture to go with it. We read A Plump and Perky Turkey then made a picture to go in the hallway with the words “Save a turkey! Eat more _____!”

We worked on reading with expression with a poem called “Good Morning”. We read a book called Rules at Home and School to discuss topic, details and text importance.

We worked on the sight word ‘be’ and continued practicing ‘a’, ‘I’, ‘the’,‘see’, ‘is’,‘like’, ‘can’, ‘to, ‘go’ and ‘it’.

SUPERSTAR: Our Superstar this week is Liam! We look forward to learning more about him.

LIBRARY DAY:

Our class goes to the library every Thursday. Please send your child to school each Thursday with the library book so we can check out new books.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Wednesday, Nov. 20 Thanksgiving Feast at our regular lunchtime 11:04

Nov. 25 - 29 Thanksgiving break - No School

Thursday, December 5th - Field trip to Zach Scott Theater

Thursday, December 19th - Holiday party 2:00 - 2:55 (please arrange child care for younger siblings if you plan to attend)

PUMPKIN MATH:

Oh what fun! Students had a blast using their math and reasoning skills with their pumpkins - measuring, counting the lines, picking shapes for the eyes, nose and mouth. We ended with 4 fabulous looking Jack-O-Lanterns! Thank you so much for the parents who volunteered. You all were fantastic!

Thank you to Haocheng’s family for the table cloths.

Thank you to William’s family for the votive candles.

Thank you to Thomas, Rishi and William’s families for the pumpkins.

Thank you to Kaela’s mom, Hannah’s mom, Steven’s mom, Mateo’s mom and dad, Thomas’s mom, Liam’s mom, William’s mom and dad and Lucy’s mom for helping with the activities!

FIELD TRIP:

Coming home in this week’s Tuesday Folder is a pink permission slip for our field trip to Zach Scott Theater on Dec. 5th. Please sign the front and back and return it with $6 (checks made out to CCE). One parent will be needed to chaperone. If you are interested in being the chaperone, please send me an email to have your name in a hat for a drawing.

READING AT HOME:

Please send in those calendars for October and begin coloring the November ones that came home in the Tuesday folder.

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE:

In math we started the week with the 50th day of school. We played a game to color dots until all 50 were colored. We then began a unit on More and Fewer. We sorted, counted and compared objects.

In Science we explored magnets. We found objects in the room that were magnetic and objects not magnetic.

In Reading, we read There was an Old Mummy Who Swallowed a Spider, Spookley the Square Pumpkin, and Room on the Broom. We did crafts with each of these as well as sequencing. We also did a craft with 5 Little Pumpkins Sitting on a Gate.

We even got to go to the library for silly, fun, Spooky Stories.

In Writing we wrote about how we are 50 days smarter and made a craft to go with it. You can see it hanging in the hall. We wrote about pumpkin math and will write about Halloween night. We’ll also write about our favorite candy.

We worked on the sight word ‘go’ and continued practicing ‘a’, ‘I’, ‘the’,‘see’, ‘is’,‘like’, ‘can’, ‘to,and ‘it’.

SUPERSTAR: Our Superstar this week is Quentin! We look forward to learning more about him.

LIBRARY DAY:

Our class goes to the library every Thursday. Please send your child to school each Thursday with the library book so we can check out new books.

CONFERENCES:

Thank you for coming to meet with me. I enjoyed talking with each of you at our goal setting conference.

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE:

We had a short week, but we still managed to pack a lot into it!

In math we looked at 3-D solid shapes. We named spheres, cylinders, cubes and cones. We chose which 2-D shape matched each face of the solid. We took an assessment of shapes that will be coming home in the Tuesday folder. We also made a scarecrow with shapes and counted each of the shapes. These are hanging in the room.

In Science we continued studying our 5 senses by comparing lengths and weight of objects. We used our sense of touch to feel into a sock and determine if the object was rough or smooth. We also used our sense of smell to decide if we liked garlic, onion, pickles, chocolate and cinnamon.

In Reading, we read a book called Wolf Cub’s Song and compared and contrasted it with last week’s Horrible Bear! We named opposites like big/ small, up/ down, heavy/ light. We also read a poem called Gregory Griggs about a guy who likes wigs. We practiced creating mental images to deepen understanding, practiced reading with fluency and expression, and looked at how we do a return sweep to go to the next line when we end a line of text. We also read a book called Creepy Carrots and made our own creepy carrot to hang in the hall while writing about a cause and effect that happened in the story.

In Writing we continued working hard on recognizing and writing letters, letter sounds and words that begin with the letter. We added words to a story we already started in our writing journals. We practiced the letters Xx and Yy..

We worked on the sight word ‘can’ and continued practicing ‘a’, ‘I’, ‘the’,‘see’, ‘is’,‘like’ and ‘it’.

SUPERSTAR: Our Superstar this week is Raima! We look forward to learning more about her.

50th DAY OF SCHOOL

Can you believe we have almost been in school for 50 days? Monday, October 28th will mark the 50th day of school at Canyon Creek. To celebrate, students and staff are invited to wear their best 1950’s attire. So let's find our poodle skirts, leather jackets, and saddle shoes to kick off a great spirit day!

PUMPKIN MATH:

Pumpkin Math is coming up on Thursday, October 31st at 8:00am. We will be using our math skills to carve a large pumpkin. Parents will be needed to donate supplies and to lead a small group.

STILL NEEDED:

1 more Volunteer(for a total of 8)!

It’s Lot’s of fun and easy to follow directions. Plus I’ll be here to help. Please consider volunteering.

Here is the link to my Sign Up Genius.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b4aa4aa29a64-kindergarten

Thank you Felix’s mom, Hannah’s mom, Steven’s mom, Mateo’s mom, Thomas’s mom, Liam’s mom and Kaela’s mom for signing up to help with Pumpkin Math. Thank you also to Haocheng’s family for donating tablecloths. Thank you to Thomas’s family, Rishi’s family and William’s family for donating pumpkins and William’s family for donating the votive candles!

In order to help in the classroom or on field trips you must be registered with RRISD. Here is the link.

https://partners.roundrockisd.org/volunteer/

News from the Office:

Canyon Creek kids 5 and under, join us in the library on Friday, October 25^th from 10:30-11am at CCE for Spooky Story Time with our Librarian! Non-Scary Costumes are welcome but not necessary. Parents must stay with their children. Contact Family Support Specialist Lisette Castaneda at Lisette_castaneda@roundrockisd.org to RSVP

LIBRARY DAY:

Our class goes to the library every Thursday. Please send your child to school each Thursday with the library book so we can check out new books.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Oct. 18 PTA Fun Run, check in at 5:15 p.m.

Oct. 21-25 Red Ribbon Week

Oct. 31 Kindergarten Pumpkin Math- 8am

HUTTENHOWER HAPPENINGS:

I look forward to meeting with each of you. Here is the schedule.

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:

This conference is for parent and teacher. Students do not attend conference.

Parent / Teacher Conference Dates / Times

Oct. 10th

3:05 Kaela

3:30 Lucy

Oct. 14th

7:20 Steven

7:40 Felix

8:05 Thomas

9:45 Raima

12:20 Rishi

12:45 Mateo

2:25 Silas

2:50 Liam

3:15 William

3:40 Hannah

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE:

In math we worked on positional words - before, after, above, below, etc. We continued learning about shapes with games. We also continued practicing writing numbers. We begin each day with our calendar time. Thursday was the 40th day of school! How exciting to have Zero the Hero leave a treat for the students during the day - bracelets in the shape of …… a Zero!!

In Science we began studying our 5 senses with a book by Aliki. We even got to see, smell, hear, feel and taste POPCORN! My students seem to like popcorn as much as I do! We also played a game with buttons where students gave clues using describing words like color, texture, size, and shape to describe their button and the class got to guess which button.

In Social Studies we read all about some famous people including George Washington, Christopher Columbus, Stephen F. Austin and Jose Antonio Navarro. Look for some crafts coming home in the Tuesday Folder. (Wednesday folder this week)

In Reading, we read a book called Horrible Bear! Such a great story about a bear who is misunderstood by a little girl. We learned about characters, setting, problem and solution. We also read some well known nursery rhymes, Little Miss Muffett and Humpty Dumpty to learn about rhyme, reading with fluency and expression.

In Writing we continued working hard on recognizing and writing letters, letter sounds and words that begin with the letter. We practiced the letters Tt, Uu, and Ww.

We worked on the sight word ‘like’ and continued practicing ‘a’, ‘I’, ‘the’,‘see’, ‘is’ and ‘it’.

PUMPKIN MATH:

Pumpkin Math is coming up on Thursday, October 31st at 8:00am. We will be using our math skills to carve a large pumpkin. Parents will be needed to donate supplies and to lead a small group.

STILL NEEDED:

2 large pumpkins,(large pumpkins are $5.98 at Sam’s Club)

3 more Volunteers (for a total of 8)!

It’s Lot’s of fun and easy to follow directions. Plus I’ll be here to help. Please consider volunteering.

Here is the link to my Sign Up Genius.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b4aa4aa29a64-kindergarten

Thank you Felix’s mom, Hannah’s mom, Steven’s mom, Mateo’s mom, and Thomas’s mom for signing up to help with Pumpkin Math. Thank you also to Haocheng’s family for donating tablecloths. Thank you to Thomas’s family and William’s family for donating pumpkins and William’s family for donating the votive candles!

In order to help in the classroom or on field trips you must be registered with RRISD. Here is the link.

https://partners.roundrockisd.org/volunteer/

News from the Office:

LIBRARY DAY:

Our class goes to the library every Thursday. Please send your child to school each Thursday with the library book so we can check out new books.

SUPERSTAR: No superstar this week. The next one is Oct. 21.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Oct. 14 No School/Fall Conferences

Oct. 15 No School

Oct. 18 PTA Fun Run, check in at 5:15 p.m.

Oct. 21-25 Red Ribbon Week

Oct. 31 Kindergarten Pumpkin Math- 8am

HUTTENHOWER HAPPENINGS:

SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDER:

On Tuesday, I sent home a Scholastic Flyer to order books for your child to read at home.If you would like to order, you can either send in a check with the paper order (made out to "Scholastic") or you can order online with the link below. Our class code is GT29J

My due date for October is Wednesday, October 9th.

https://orders.scholastic.com/GT29J

I will not be sending a book order home in November. Our library will be having a Scholastic book fair in November.

READING AT HOME:

A Reading Calendar came home in the Tuesday Folder.

Our class reading goal for the Pizza Hut BOOK IT program for each month will be to read for 20 minutes at home 5 nights a week

(You may read to your child or your child may read to you if they are able).

Your child will then color in the picture for the day they read on the monthly calendar. After the month is over, return the reading log to school with you and your child’s signatures on the bottom of the calendar and they will receive a certificate for a free one topping Personal Pan Pizza.

Double Bonus: When your child brings the October calendar they will Also get a snowflake to add to the library display and have a chance to win a free book at the book fair.

PUMPKIN MATH:

Pumpkin Math is coming up on Thursday, October 31st. We will be using our math skills to carve a large pumpkin. Parents will be needed to donate supplies and to lead a small group.

I still need 4 large pumpkins, 4 votive lights and 4 more Volunteers (for a total of 8)! It’s Lot’s of fun and easy to follow directions. Plus I’ll be here to help. Please consider volunteering.

Here is the link to my Sign Up Genius.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b4aa4aa29a64-kindergarten

Thank you Felix’s mom, Hannah’s mom, Steven’s mom and Mateo’s mom for signing up to help with Pumpkin Math. Thank you also to Haocheng’s family for donating tablecloths.

In order to help in the classroom or on field trips you must be registered with RRISD. Here is the link.

https://partners.roundrockisd.org/volunteer/

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:

This conference is for parent and teacher. Students do not attend conference.

Parent / Teacher Conference Dates / Times

Oct. 10th

3:05 Kaela

3:30 Lucy

Oct. 14th

7:20 Steven

7:40 Felix

8:05 Thomas

8:30 Haocheng

9:45 Raima

12:20 Rishi

12:45 Mateo

2:25 Silas

2:50 Liam

3:15 William

3:40 Hannah

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE:

Monday started the week with Enrichment Day full of Lots of fun and activities as the kindergarten students rotated to 4 classes led by our 2 TAG teachers, the librarian and our technology specialist. What a treat to get to work with these amazing teachers! Students made masks, capes, videos and programmed robotic spheros!

In math we continued working on shapes. We constructed shapes using geoboards to talk about sides and vertices. We learned the names of some new shapes to include: circle, triangle, square, rectangle, trapezoid, rhombus and hexagon. We also continued to practice counting and writing numbers at our math stations.

In Science we continued learning about the day and night sky, focusing on clouds. We had an assessment that will be coming home in the Tuesday folder.

In Social Studies we learned the difference between wants and needs. I find myself saying “I need a Cadbury fruit and nut chocolate bar!” when really I just Want it. :)

In reading, we read a book called My Desert Home to practice concepts of print like front cover, title and author. We looked at text features like captions, labels, maps and photographs. We also practiced comprehension strategies that included using text and graphic features to build vocabulary. We also read a poem called Baby Mice to generate questions before, during and after reading to deepen understanding.

In writing we continued working hard on recognizing and writing letters, letter sounds and words that begin with the letter. We practiced the letters Qq, Rr and Ss.

We worked on the sight word ‘it’ and continued practicing ‘a’, ‘I’, ‘the’,‘see’ and ‘is’.

We made a Jack-O-Lantern picture and wrote about it. You can see them hanging in the hall. We have some cute ones and some scary ones!

LIBRARY DAY:

Our class goes to the library every Thursday. Please send your child to school each Thursday with the library book so we can check out new books.

SUPERSTAR: Our Superstar this week is Thomas! We look forward to learning more about him.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Oct. 14 No School/Fall Conferences

Oct. 15 No School

Oct. 18 PTA Fun Run, check in at 5:15 p.m.

Oct. 21-25 Red Ribbon Week

Oct. 31 Kindergarten Pumpkin Math- 8am

SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDER:

On Tuesday, I will be sending home a Scholastic Flyer to order books for your child to read at home.If you would like to order, you can either send in a check with the paper order (made out to "Scholastic") or you can order online with the link below. Our class code is GT29J

My due date for October is Wednesday, October 9th.

https://orders.scholastic.com/GT29J

I will not be sending a book order home in November. Our library will be having a Scholastic book fair in November.

READING AT HOME:

Look for a Reading Calendar coming home in this week’s Tuesday Folder.

Our class reading goal for the Pizza Hut BOOK IT program for each month will be to read for 20 minutes at home 5 nights a week

(You may read to your child or your child may read to you if they are able).

Double Bonus: When your child brings the October calendar they will Also get a snowflake to add to the library display and have a chance to win a free book at the book fair.

PUMPKIN MATH:

Pumpkin Math is coming up on Thursday, October 31st. We will be using our math skills to carve a large pumpkin. Parents will be needed to donate supplies and to lead a small group. I will send out a Google form sign up sheet next week.

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE:

In math we worked on shapes. We found all kinds of examples in the classroom for circles, squares, triangles and rectangles. We also continued to practice counting and writing numbers in math stations. Please take a close look at the pages coming home. I have been working one on one assessing to get ready for conferences, so I have not been able to look carefully at the work being completed at math stations like I normally do.

In Science we had an assessment on weather and then began learning about day and night by drawing examples of what we see in the day sky and night sky. We hung our pictures in the room to talk about the pattern of day and night repeating over and over.

In reading, we worked on reading simple text with Brown Bear Brown Bear and other primary readers. We got a whole lot of new books with our Scholastic order. We now have an Eric Carle/ Bill Martin Jr. box for the kids to enjoy.

We have also practiced generating questions before, during and after reading to deepen understanding. We talked about recognizing spaces between words and using illustrations to clarify word meaning in text.

We have been working hard on recognizing and writing letters, letter sounds and words that begin with the letter. We practiced the letters Mm, Nn, Oo, and Pp.

We worked on the sight word ‘is’ and continued practicing ‘a’, ‘I’, ‘the’ and ‘see’.

LIBRARY DAY:

Our class goes to the library every Thursday. Please send your child to school each Thursday with the library book so we can check out new books.

SUPERSTAR: Our Superstar this week is Rishi! We look forward to learning more about him.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Sept. 30 Coffee Chat for Parents, 7:45 a.m. in the library

Oct. 14 No School/Fall Conferences

Oct. 15 No School

Oct. 18 PTA Fun Run, check in at 5:15 p.m.

Oct. 21-25 Red Ribbon Week

Oct. 31 Kindergarten Pumpkin Math (more info to come)

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE:

This week in Math we finished Unit 1 counting and writing numbers to 10. We took an assessment that will be coming home in this week’s Tuesday folder. We began our Unit on shapes. So far we have practiced sorting shape pictures and matching shapes to fit with a group.

In Science we continued with weather and also learned about seasons. Come take a look at our pictures in the hall. We drew 4 trees and painted snow, blossoms, green leaves and colorful leaves. We also practiced reading with a weather mini book.

In Writing we got new Primary writing journals. We drew pictures on the top and wrote words/ sentences on the bottom. Our sight word for this week was ‘the’. We practiced handwriting with letters Ii Jj Kk Ll. We practiced color words blue, purple, brown, pink and black.

In Reading we read about what animals need and talked about nonfiction text features. We also practiced making predictions by reading awesome stories like Suddenly by Colin McNaughton and That Is Not a Good Idea by Mo Wilems.

We ended the week with a fire drill. All students did a wonderful job walking calmly and quietly to the field to practice being safe.

SUPERSTAR:

Our Superstar this week is Mateo. We look forward to learning about him!

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Sept. 26 Library Day for our class

Oct. 14 Parent/ Teacher Conference Day

October 14-15: No School

October 18: PTA Fun Run

HUTTENHOWER HAPPENINGS:

OPEN HOUSE:

Thank you, parents, for coming to our Open House. I hope the presentation was informative. I enjoyed seeing all of you! Please let me know if you have any questions as the year progresses.

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE:

Monday we had a very special visitor present to all of kindergarten. Paige, a service dog in training came to see us. What a treat to see Paige obey her trainer’s commands and learn all about how service dogs help people in so many ways.

This week in math we practiced skills counting up and back from 10. We worked at math stations with games, counters / ten frames and practiced writing numbers. We also began using iPads for one of the stations.

In science we continued to observe and record weather patterns. We learned about how the weather affects our choice of clothes. Today we built structures to protect a little toy person from the sun. Some of our structures worked. Some didn’t. But we talked about how that’s okay! Even grown-up scientists need to make adjustments to their work to make it better.

In reading and writing, we practiced the letters Ff Gg and Hh. We responded to literature by talking with partners about things we noticed in the story, our favorite part, our feelings and what we wonder about. We related stories to our own lives for text to self connections. Our sight word for the week was “see”.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDER:

The Scholastic book order has been placed for the month of September. Thank you to those who ordered. Our class earned free books for the classroom! Your order should arrive at school sometime in the next week or 2. I will send the books home in your child’s backpack.

PICTURE DAY:

Picture Day is coming Thursday, September 19th. Even if you do not order, this picture will be in the yearbook! Plan those outfits and comb the bedhead hair! :)

Please let your child know if you send an envelope to school, so they can remember to turn it in by the door. So many times, the envelope remains in the backpack and I don’t see it. You could also send me an email to let me know to ask for it. :)

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Sept. 19 Library Day for our class - Send library books to school

Sept. 19 School Picture Day

Oct. 14 Parent/ Teacher Conference Day

HUTTENHOWER HAPPENINGS:

KINDERGARTEN OPEN HOUSE:

Please plan to attend our Kindergarten Open House (also called Back to School Night) this Tuesday, Sept. 10th. The meeting will start promptly at 5:45 pm in our classroom. Thank you for setting up childcare arrangements for this evening so that all parents can hear important information. I look forward to sharing more about our school year with you! The meeting is 30 minutes long and will be followed by a PTA meeting in the cafeteria at 6:15.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDER:

Last week I sent home a Scholastic Flyer to order books for your child to read at home.If you would like to order, you can either send in a check with the paper order (made out to "Scholastic") or you can order online with the link below. Our class code is GT29J

My due date for September is tomorrow September 10th.

https://orders.scholastic.com/GT29J

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE:

This week we used our science tools to make playdough. I’ll be sending the recipe home in the Tuesday folder. We also started our weather unit and used the wind socks we made to check the wind speed and direction outside.

In math we are focusing on numbers 1 - 10. We played a game and practiced being a good sport. All of the students shook hands after and said “Good game!” whether they won or lost! We also made a “school bus” with our little blue chairs to practice using a ten frame.

In Social Studies we learned about the American Flag, “Old Glory” and the Texas flag.

For Language Arts, we re-read a Whale book and talked about learning new vocabulary with the words ‘pod’ and ‘laboratory’. We practiced figuring out the setting of a story with our book called “Little Koko Bear”.

We practiced reading color words and the sight word 'I'. And we practiced handwriting with the letters Ee and F.

LIBRARY DAY:

Our class goes to the library every Thursday. Please send your child to school each Thursday with the library book so we can check out new books.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Sept. 10 Kindergarten Open House, 5:45 p.m.

Sept. 10 PTA General Meeting, 6:15 p.m.

Sept. 12 Library Day for our class - Send library books to school

Sept. 19 School Picture Day

HUTTENHOWER HAPPENINGS:

THANK YOU:

Thank you to all of the families who have sent in those extra supplies.

Thank you to Mateo's mom for taking pictures for our journals.

Thank you to Rishi's mom, Liam's mom, and Hannah's mom for taping pictures to our journals.

Thank you to Steven's mom for volunteering to be our Homeroom Parent!

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE:

This week we explored science tools and discussed science safety. In math we are focusing on numbers 1 - 5 and looking at the numbers in different ways. Our current unit is called Introducing Number Concepts to 5. We also explored math tools as we practiced math station procedures.

We read the books Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and made a tree for the hallway with the letters of our names. We also read Chrysanthemum and made a beautiful rainbow colored name that will be displayed in our classroom.

We practiced reading color words and the sight word 'a'. And we practiced handwriting with the letters Cc Dd and numbers 0 to 5.

KINDERGARTEN OPEN HOUSE:

Kindergarten Open House (also called Back to School Night) is Tuesday, Sept. 10th. The meeting will start promptly at 5:45 pm. Thank you for setting up childcare arrangements for this evening so that all parents can hear the important information. I look forward to sharing more about our school year with you!

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Sept. 2 Holiday, No School

Sept. 10 Kindergarten Open House, 5:45 p.m.

Sept. 10 PTA General Meeting, 6:15 p.m.

Sept. 19 School Picture Day

WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN!

KIndergarten Reminders for the First Week of School:

Try to arrive at 7:30 am. The tardy bell rings at 7:40. School doors unlock at 7:20 am.
Bring a sack lunch the first week of school.
Bring a snack for the afternoon that is separate from the lunch.
Bring a sweater or light weight jacket if you get cold in air conditioning.
Have a change of clothes in backpack labeled with child's name.
Dismissal is 2:55 pm at the end of the day. Please call the office if you have a change of plans for dismissal. I do not get to my phone or email while I am teaching.

main office number 512-428-2800

FIELD TRIP

Second grade will be going to the Austin Nature Center on Thursday, April 25 for an exciting day of animal exploration. What a great opportunity to see firsthand what we just recently focused on in Science. We have spent a lot of time discussing and observing different animal body structures and functions. We will have a chance to get up close and personal with lots of animals on this field trip.

Please remember to send your child with a sack lunch on this day and dressed in a CCE shirt (if you have one) and closed toed shoes.

Thank you to our many parent chaperones who will be going on the field trip. If you would like to attend, please let me know. I have to turn in my list of chaperones beforehand. Here is my current volunteer list: Jennifer Halla, Tara Hernandez, Elizabeth Steinheider, Cheng Wooster (I will be sending an email with more details during the week.)

Also, if anyone has a rolling cooler that we can borrow, please let me know.

Thank you!

Week of April 15

IT’S SHOW TIME!

Please remember that our second grade performance, “Lemonade”, is this Tuesday, April 16, following the PTA meeting which begins at 6:00 pm. Students should be in the Music Room no later than 5:55 pm that evening. The show will start as soon as the PTA meeting has been adjourned.

We hope to have 100% participation on Tuesday evening. Every student plays an important part in our musical! As always, please remember, for the safety of our children, to park your vehicle in the designated areas and not on our driveway. By the time the program is over, it will be dark, and we want to avoid any problems with little ones walking to their cars. The children have worked so hard on this program and you will be delighted with the results. How fortunate we are to have Mrs. Debbie Martin as our Music teacher. Don’t forget to bring your camera!

MONDAY 7:20 AM REHEARSAL: Kingsley, Antonio, Justin, Gio, Clay, Brett, Marvin, Ava, David, Eve Julia, Emerson, Kaden, Akshara, Josephine

TUESDAY 7:20 AM REHEARSAL: Akshara, Josephine, Kingsley, Eve, Julia, Emerson, Clay

COOKIES AND LEMONADE

From our music teacher, Debbie Martin:

Your children suggested serving lemonade to all who attend the "Lemonade" musical, and what goes better with lemonade than cookies? So, I am asking for families to volunteer to bring two dozen cookies to share on Tuesday, February 16th. Please complete the Google Form if you are able to provide two dozen cookies to share AND/OR if you can help serve the lemonade and cookies that evening.

Link to the Lemonade Google Form: https://forms.gle/4wwFckFRf2pJAjiY6

LOVE LEGOS? FUN VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

Hello parents! Robolab is coming up for your child, and we could use some parent volunteers. For those of you new to Robolab, Robolab is a PTA-sponsored program that teaches every child in 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, and 5^th grades about science, computer programming, and teamwork using Lego equipment. In second grade, the children will learn about different types of energy and will be making simple machines that show how energy works. We can use some help from parents to encourage the kids and maintain focus. You do not need to know anything about science or Legos to help; just be encouraging! And come see what your kids are up to!

A sign up link will be made available in the coming weeks, but you may want to mark your calendar. Our class will be attending the Robolab sessions on Monday, May 6 (from 7:55-8:55 am) and Wednesday, May 8 (9:00 - 10 am).

If you hope to volunteer, you must be in the RRISD Raptor System. If you have not filled out an application to volunteer this year yet, please go to the CCE website (www.canyoncreek.roundrockisd.org). Scroll down to bottom and click the “Volunteer Information” link. Please allow at least five days to have your application processed. If you have any problems with filling out this application, please call the school office.

COMETS FIELD DAY T-SHIRTS!

Order forms have been sent home for Comets Field Day shirts! This year's shirt is cardinal red with a Comet design in white, gray, and black. Stop by the CCE Office to see sample shirts and check sizing. The deadline for ordering the shirts is April 17th. The proceeds from the sale of t- shirts helps pay for the water slides for Field Day. The Essentials teachers thank you for your support!

STUDENT COUNCIL COMMUNITY PROJECT

From April 8-18, the Canyon Creek Student Council will be hosting a donation drive to benefit Texas Humane Heroes, an animal shelter for dogs and cats in our area. Please consider donating new dog toys, canned dog food, canned cat food, Purina Brand Beggin' Strip dog treats, paper towels and dish soap. Thank you for participating in our animal shelter donation drive.

IMPORTANT DATES

Tuesday, April 16

Second Grade Music Performance

Friday, April 19

School Holiday

Thursday, April 25

Second Grade Field Trip

Austin Nature Center

Thursday, May 2

Second Grade Showcase

7:20am

Week of April 1

SECOND GRADE MUSICAL

Excitement is building for the second grade performance on Tuesday, April 16. Mrs. Martin, our talented music teacher, always produces the most amazing performances. As always, it is not to be missed! Please mark your calendars and bring family, grandparents, and friends with you.

STAR OF THE WEEK

We are looking forward to celebrating Clare as our Star of the Week!

FIELD TRIP

In the April 2 Tuesday folder, you will find a permission slip for our April 25th field trip to Austin Science and Nature Center. Please complete the permission slip and return to school as soon as possible. If you would like to be a chaperone for our class, please be sure to indicate that on the permission slip by checking the little box and writing the name of the parent as it appears in the RRISD Volunteer Raptor system..

HOMEWORK

Your child will be given a folktale homework assignment on Monday. This assignment is due on Friday. If you have any questions after seeing the assignment directions, please let me know.

SPRING FEVER

With increased frequency we’ve been hearing, “Oops, I forgot” when collecting homework, planners, and reading logs. We still have eight more weeks of school, and we need each of our students to be present and prepared for the day. Please continue to make school a priority even in the busy days of spring sports and outdoor activities. Be sure to check planners and record nightly reading.

Each and every student should be reading a minimum of 60 minutes a week. We need to see that you are reading at home, practicing your strategies independently, and working to become a better reader in and out of school.

IMPORTANT DATES

Tuesday, April 9

4th and 5th Grade STAAR Testing

No visitors on campus

Wednesday, April 10

5th Grade STAAR Testing

No visitors on campus

Tuesday, April 16

Second Grade Music Performance

Thursday, April 25

Second Grade Field Trip

Austin Nature Center

Week of March 25

SECOND GRADE MUSICAL

STAR OF THE WEEK

We are looking forward to celebrating Henry as our Star of the Week after Spring Break!

IMPORTANT DATES

Monday, March 18-March 22

Spring Break

School Holidays

Tuesday, March 26

Report Cards go home

Friday, March 29

5th Grade Balloon Launch, rescheduled

Friday, March 29

Kona Ice

After School

Tuesday, April 9

4th and 5th Grade STAAR Testing

No visitors on campus

Wednesday, April 10

5th Grade STAAR Testing

No visitors on campus

Monday, April 15

First Day of Spring Book Fair

Tuesday, April 16

Second Grade Music Performance

Thursday, April 25

Second Grade Field Trip

Austin Nature Center

Week of March 11

EDUCATION GO GET IT

For the week of March 11 - 15 CCE will be celebrating Education Go Get It Week. Please send your child to school in the following items.

3/11 Monday: CCE t-shirt

3/12 Tuesday: t-shirt representing college, military, academy, training program, etc.

3/13 Wed. : Dress in fancy interview clothes

3/14 Thurs.: Wear an outfit representing what you want to be when you grow up

3/15 Friday: sunglasses

RAINBOW ROOM DONATIONS

Pay It Forward started March 4 and we need you to help donate to the Rainbow Room Round-Up! The Rainbow Room is a non-profit organization that provides supplies to children in foster care. Girl Scout Troop 2523 is teaming up with the PTA to collect new items like sheets, blankets, toiletries and diapers to pay it Forward to the Rainbow Room and the children in Child Protective Services. Pay It Forward runs until March 15.

As a foster parent, Mrs. Dobbins can speak to the benefit that donations like these provide for children in CPS care. The donations to the Rainbow Room allow caseworkers to bring items with a foster child when placing them in a new home. Many children come with only the clothes on their backs.

New donations are being accepted through March 15th and are being totaled on a point system. The class with the most points will win an ice cream party.

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS

Daylight Savings will arrive this weekend, on Sunday, March 10th. The temptation to stay out and start homework later is so overwhelming. Now more than ever, it will be important to try to keep bedtimes to a reasonable hour. We still have much to cover, so it’s important that these little folks are well rested and ready for their day.

IMPORTANT DATES

Friday, March 8th

Multicultural Fair, 5:00-8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, March 13

Kindergarten Round-Up, 9:00-2:00

Friday, March 15

Grade 5 Balloon Launch

March 18-22

Spring Break

Week of March 4

LOST AND FOUND

Our Lost & Found area is overflowing with jackets and other unclaimed items. Please check this area and take your items home before Spring Break!

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS

Daylight Savings will arrive next weekend, on Sunday, March 10th. The temptation to stay out and start homework later is so overwhelming. Now more than ever it will be important to try to keep bedtimes to a reasonable hour. We still have much to cover, so it’s important that these little folks are well rested and ready for their day.

STAR OF THE WEEK

We are looking forward to celebrating Josephine as our Star of the Week!

IMPORTANT DATES

Friday, March 8th

Multicultural Fair, 5:00-8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, March 13

Kindergarten Round-Up, 9:00-2:00

Friday, March 15

Grade 5 Balloon Launch

Week of February 25

TIME IS FLYING BY

March is just around the corner! It’s amazing to think back and remember the abilities of the children when they first arrived in second grade. We have seen so much growth! I appreciate all you have done, and continue to do, to make school and homework a priority. More success lies ahead and we’re so thankful to have your support.

STAR OF THE WEEK

We are looking forward to celebrating Gio as our Star of the Week!

IMPORTANT DATES

Tuesday, February 26th

PTA Meeting, 6:00 p.m. followed by Grade 4 Performance

Friday, March 1st

Big Art Day

Friday, March 8th

Multicultural Fair, 5:00-8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, March 13

Kindergarten Round-Up, 9:00-2:00

Friday, March 15

Week of February 18

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

Our Project Based Learning project to celebrate and appreciate the seniors in our community and lives was a huge success. The students shared stories of smiles, hugs, and many acts of service. Throughout this unit, students were able to think about and understand a specific community of friends among us, and we worked hard to understand the feelings of others. Young and Young at Heart came together to share stories, hold a warm hand, and share a smile. Sometimes we forget how powerful the gift of time and service can be

It's amazing how a simple act of kindness can have such a profound impact on so many! The best news of all is that it doesn't have to end here. Take some time continue these acts of service to other people. Thank you for supporting our vision, and remember to always stay -- Young at Heart!

Stay tuned for our final product coming soon!

SWEETS AND LOVE

Thank you to all who helped with our Valentine’s Day party. A Extra big thank you to Jolie, our room mom, for planning the party! The celebration included ice cream sundaes, opening of Valentine’s Day cards, and a lively game of Valentine Bingo. We ended the celebration with a slide show of our Young at Heart project. We were all showered with cards, chocolates, and delicious treats. Thank you all for my cards with sweet sentiments, yummy treats, beautiful flowers and love!

STUDENT HOLIDAYS

Monday, February 18th and Tuesday, February 19th are student holidays. Teachers will have 2 staff development days. Enjoy the long weekend!

STAR OF THE WEEK

Due to the shortened week, we do not have a Star of the Week student this week.

IMPORTANT DATES

Monday, February 18

Student Holiday

Tuesday, February 19

Student Holiday

Friday, February 22

Student Council Spirit Day: Twin Day

Dress up and match a friend!

Friday, March 1st

Big Art Day

Week of February 11

YOUNG AND YOUNG AT HEART

This past week, we have been looking at the older community of Grand-friends around us. We have read about nursing homes, discussed neighbors, thought about the people we see in public, and have tried to internalize how they may think and feel. Towards the end of the week, we posed the question, “What can you do when it comes to the “young at heart” in our community?” The students came up with a powerful list of ideas and creative gestures to show friendship and love. Now, the challenge is on!

Students have challenged themselves to each do one act of kindness towards a Grand-friend in our community or to their own grandparent/ great-grandparent. This could be making a card , baking cookies for a neighbor, holding the door for someone at a restaurant, inviting a grandparent or grand-friend to a meal, drawing a picture, making a gift., visiting, calling or performing for a grandparent or grandfriend. Our challenge went a step further as students will take a picture of themselves either creating the gesture or completing the act. Challenges and pictures are due by Wednesday, February 13th. We will be thinking of a creative way to share all of the pictures with parents.

Please feel free to email the picture to me, rather than printing them at home.

VALENTINE’S DAY BAGS

Valentine’s bags and a class list were sent home several weeks ago. I hope your children have been thinking of a creative way to decorate their bag.

If your child hasn’t started on their bag, now is the time! Bags are due in class on Monday, February 11th. Valentine cards may be brought to school starting on that same date. Please be sure your child prepares a Valentine card for every student in the class. Since Valentine's Day is a party day, your child may attach a small piece of candy or treat to their Valentine cards.

VALENTINE’S PARTY

Our Valentine’s Day party is Thursday, February 14, from 2:00-2:55pm. Please remember to sign in at the office before coming to the classroom.

If you are planning on attending or volunteering for your child’s Valentine Party, please complete this form. The office staff will pre-print your badge to expedite your check-in! Thank you.

Reminder no child care will be provided for this party. Siblings are not allowed in the classroom so you will need to make alternate arrangements.

STUDENT HOLIDAYS

Please remember that Monday, February 18th and Tuesday, February 19th are student holidays. Teachers will have 2 staff development days. Enjoy the long weekend!

STAR OF THE WEEK

We are looking forward to celebrating Clay as our Star of the Week!

LIBRARY SPRING READING INCENTIVE

The library Spring Reading Incentive is in full swing! Packets with reading logs went home this week or last. All reading logs are due February 28 to receive your free theme park tickets. For Six Flags, read 6 hours. For Schlitterbahn, read 10 hours. The same reading can be used for both, but the but the two reading logs need to be filled out individually. You can get another copy of the form HERE or on the LIBRARY WEBSITE.

CHECKING LIBRARY BOOKS FROM HOME

Did you know that you your student can check their library accounts from home? All you need is their student ID number (without the "s") CLICK HERE or THIS PAGE on the library website to learn how!

IMPORTANT DATES

Monday, February 11

Valentine’s Bags and Valentines due

Wednesday, February 13

Coffee Chat

7:45am

Thursday, February 14

Valentine’s Day Party

2:00-2:55pm

Monday, February 18

Student Holiday

Tuesday, February 19

Student Holiday

Friday, February 22

Student Council Spirit Day: Twin Day

Dress up and match a friend!

Friday, March 1st

Big Art Day

Mrs. Huttenhower's kindergarten