Merry And Bright!

Wishing you love, joy, and peace!


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PLC DAYS and SMART KIDS LEARNING

What do PLC DAYS and SMART KIDS LEARNING have in common?

If you said, "Quite a bit!", then you are right!

Both are centered around children!

Both lead to student success!

Both guide teaching strategies, curriculum interventions, and daily instruction!

Both are integral parts of my year with your children!

On Tuesday, just like every month, our PLC (Professional Learning Community) at Meadow Lane met and discussed/analyzed our reading and math goals.  With the end of the second quarter just three days away, it was the perfect opportunity to look at where we started the year and where we are now with the academic achievements of our little munchkins!

I am happy, no ecstatic, to share with you the following data from the kindergartners in our classroom! We talk every day about how important it is to practice, to focus and finish, and to try our best.  The following successes should make us all proud!  How rewarding it was to put our names in the hall today and celebrate being SMART KIDS LEARNING!

Yeah for us!  Yeah for us!  Yeah for us!

READING GOAL 1: This year, 95% of all kindergartners will demonstrate proficiency in ALPHABET KNOWLEDGE.

100% of the children successful!
(second quarter proficiency = 45 or more letter names and 15 or more letter sounds)

READING GOAL 2:  This year, 90% of all kindergartners will demonstrate proficiency in HIGH FREQUENCY WORD DICTATION.
100% of the children successful!
(second quarter proficiency = 11 or more words out of 13)

READING GOAL 3:  This year, 95% of all kindergartners will  read ON or ABOVE GRADE LEVEL.
100% of the children successful!
(second quarter proficiency = DRA Level 1 or above)

MATH GOAL 1: This year, 95% of all kindergartners will demonstrate proficiency in NUMBER SENSE.

100% of the children successful!

(second quarter proficiency = creating groups, writing numbers, & making partners for numbers 1-10)

We know our ALPHABET LETTERS and SOUNDS!

We can READ books!

We can READ, SPELL, and WRITE our high frequency words!

We are getting SMARTER every day because we work hard, practice, and believe!

HOLIDAY GATHERING ON FRIDAY!

Just a reminder that our Holiday Gathering is this Friday.
The munchkins are excited to have you join us as we share a bit of holiday cheer!
The Holiday Sing Along is a festive and fun Meadow Lane tradition!
We made jiggle bell sticks today and are ready to sing!

Here is our schedule!
2:30  Parents arrive.
2:30-2:50  Making and eating "reindeer" snacks!
2:50ish  Walking to gym.
3:00  Holiday Sing-Along!
3:38  Hugs and Holiday Wishes!

Helping Our Community!

We were quite busy last week helping at school!  The courtyard was piled high with leaves and the forecast was calling for snow, so...we decided that we had best get busy and lend a "helping hand" to nature!

We raked!  We scooped!  We picked up!  We pushed!  We piled!  We collected!  We gathered!  We helped our courtyard get ready for winter and then we watched as nature covered the earth with a white blanket of snow.  Our timing was perfect!

DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR!

Hello!
I wanted to quickly share some upcoming dates with you!
Please mark your calendars.
I can't wait to see the munchkin tomorrow!

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5
Miss Sawyer in Chicago!
Mrs. Bogner will be teaching kindergarten.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6
Miss Sawyer in Chicago!
Mrs. Bogner will be teaching kindergarten.

Spirit Day:  Children are invited to wear Meadow Lane shirts and/or our school colors, blue & yellow!

DECEMBER 9-13
Assessments for Second Quarter!
Please try to make sure your child has a full tummy and a good night's sleep during this week...I want them to be able to show me all of the amazing skills they are learning in kindergarten!

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17
PLC DAY!
Early dismissal @ 2:18

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20
Holiday Gathering  2:30-3:38
Please plan to join us at school for a "Rudolph" snack and our traditional Holiday Sing!
More information soon!