PEACE ON EARTH

Happy Holidays!
Feliz Navidad!
Joyful Kwanzaa!
Happy Hanukkah!
Merry Christmas!

May you be surrounded with family, joy, and love this holiday season!
Wishing you happiness in 2017!

Thank you, Thanksgiving!

Thank you, friends!
Thank you,  colorful leaves.
Thank you, quiet mornings.
Thank you, family!
Thank you, kindergarten!
Thank you, hearts full of love.
Thank you, blessings from above!

If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is "thank you"...then it will be enough.

We Are Mathematicians!

We have been working on creating patterns, building numbers, and identifying number partners.  Here are some mathematicians busy at work!

Writing the number 5!

What might be partners of 10?

Designing an "AB" pattern!

Can you find the puzzle piece that extends the pattern?

Patterns with people!

Spin!  Think of partners!  Make an equation!  5+3=8

5+1=6

A long curvy pattern of jack-o-lanterns and pumpkins!

Comparing number towers...8 is more than 3!

What is one more?  2 plus 1 more is 3.  6 plus 1 more is 7.  9 plus 1 more is 10.

Building numbers using a " 5 group"!   5+3 = 8 and 5+5=10

Patriotic patterns!

Our Apologies!

Here are some apologies we created and wrote about at school.
Please know that we "PRETENDED" to make a bad choice or do something on accident.
What a great skill to have in life!

Please take the time to ask your child how to make an apology.
Hopefully they can tell you the 3 parts of an apology.
You might want to start using this kind of an apology at home.

MAKING AN APOLOGY

We are learning to make apologies.
We are learning that it's okay to make mistakes.
We are learning that sometimes accidents happen.
We are learning that being kind and caring means we sometimes say, "I'm sorry."


An apology has three parts:
Part One:  Saying "I'm sorry."
Part Two:  Saying what we are sorry for doing/saying.
Part Three:  Asking for forgiveness.


Stay tuned...tomorrow we will show you some apologies!

Red Ribbon Week

It's RED RIBBON WEEK across America!
It is a week dedicated to drug, alcohol, and tobacco prevention!

We will be learning about healthy choices!
We will be learning to say, "No"!
We will be learning how drugs affect our mind, heart, and lungs!

Tuesday @ Meadow Lane:
Favorite Team Day
We will "TEAM UP" against drugs!
Wear a jersey from your favorite team!

Wednesday @ Meadow Lane:
Inside Out Day
We won't let drugs "MIX" us up!
Wear your shirt inside out!

Red Ribbon Week

Hello!
Monday starts RED RIBBON WEEK across America!
It is a week dedicated to drug, alcohol, and tobacco prevention!

We will be learning about healthy choices!
We will be learning to say, "No"!
We will be learning how drugs affect our mind, heart, and lungs!

Monday @ Meadow Lane:
American Day
"We ELECT to be DRUG FREE!"
Wear red, white, and blue!

Let Freedom Ring!

We are America!
We are red, white, and blue!
We are liberty and justice for all!
We are stars and stripes!
Let freedom ring!

KINDERGARTEN REMINDERS!

Just a few DATES and THOUGHTS for you....

INDIVIDUAL STUDENT PICTURES:
-- Monday, September 26th
-- If you want to order pictures, please send back your Picture Order Form by Friday, if possible.
-- Order forms were in this week's Wednesday Folder.

PRACTICE NOTEBOOKS:
-- I have made a Practice Notebook for each child in kindergarten.
-- The students have seen the Practice Notebooks and are excited about having one at home!
-- Please return the form in this week's Wednesday folder to get your Practice Notebook!
-- Thank you, in advance, for working on skills with your child!
-- We are SMART KIDS LEARNING!!!!

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES:
-- Remember...conferences are with a group of 3-5 parents & are scheduled for 45 minutes.
-- You will be learning about our day, our curriculum, our strategies for learning, & much more.
-- You will learn how to draw, write sentences, and print letters just like your kindergartner!!!
-- If possible, please make other arrangements for your children...I want all of us to be able to focus, share, and participate!  Thank you!

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11th

4:15-5:00  Parents of:  Oliver, Seth, Sincere, & Jordynn

6:00-6:45  Parents of:  Lily, Tucker, Jillian, Zac, & Dezmen

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13th

4:00-4:45  Parents of:  Hannah, Isabel, & Owen

5:15-6:00  Parents of:  Ashlan, Claire, Lincoln, & Auttumn

WRITING SENTENCES

We are learning to write sentences!

We are practicing....
* a capital letter at the beginning of our sentence
*spaces between our words
*punctuation
*pictures to match our words
*details in our pictures

Here is some of our work.  We wrote our sentences during work groups.  Miss Sawyer helped everyone!  We tried our best!!!

We all wrote:  I can see me!

SCHOOL DAYS

We celebrate a NEW year of school.
We celebrate NEW friends!
We celebrate NEW skills to learn!
We celebrate NEW challenges!

Come CELEBRATE with us!

KINDERGARTEN PEEK 101

Today's PEEK into kindergarten:  How we get in line order!

We walk.

We find our spots!

We are helpful to our friends.

We are quiet with "voice 1" and ready to go!

KINDERGARTEN PEEK 101

Today's PEEK into kindergarten:  How we get ready to LISTEN & LEARN!

Eyes Watching

Ears Listening

Voices Quiet

Bodies Still

Hands In Lap

One More Test

Thank you for your patience!  We are trying another solution to fix the problem.  Hopefully, you will not see old posts in your emails from Smart Kids Learning anymore!
:) Miss Sawyer

Testing My Computer

Hello!
So sorry about the last e-mail/blog post!  Miss Prabulous, the computer teacher, and I are trying to figure out what happened.  Please be patient and know we are working to solve the glitch!  If all goes well, you should only see one post in your e-mail.

WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN

I am so happy that you have found us on smartkidslearning!

When you get this FIRST BLOG POST, please click below on the comment line.  I would like you to share ONE THING your child has taught you about kindergarten!  Thank you!

Oh, I can't wait for the places we'll go..... 

"The more that you read, the more that you'll know.
The more that you learn, the more places you'll go!"
-Dr. Seuss