THANK YOU!

THANK YOU for attending Parent-Teacher Conferences!  I had conferences for all 20 of my little munchkins!

THANK YOU for sending apples!  We are anxious to taste our applesauce today!

THANK YOU for attending the Parent Work Night...I always appreciate helping hands!

THANK YOU for keeping Timmy and Brody in your thoughts and prayers.  May their daddy's love always guide and strengthen them!

Reminder: Parent Work Night

TONIGHT is PARENT WORK NIGHT!

I will be at school tonight from 4:00-6:30.  If you would like to come and help with projects and preparing materials, please join me!  You may come and go as it works into your schedule...you do not need to be available for the whole time.  I have projects that will take 15 minutes and some that will take 60 minutes...any amount of time you have is appreciated!  Thanks!

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES

Oh my!  Our days are filling up with fun activities and things to do!  Please take note of these dates on your calendar!  Thanks!

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4

Parent-Teacher Conferences

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5

Popcorn Day:  Children are invited to buy a bag of popcorn for 25 cents.

Get Your ZZZ's Spirit Day:  Children are invited to bring a stuffed animal to sleep with at rest time!

MONDAY, OCTOBER 8

Parent Work Night:  If you have some free time and would like to help prepare materials and projects for kindergarten, please join me on Monday from 4:00-6:30.  You may come and go as it works into your schedule...you do not need to be available for the whole time.  PLEASE go to the comments section of this blog post and let me know if you will be attending so I have some idea of how much work to get ready for you!  Thanks!

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9

Apple Day:  Please send ONE or TWO apples to school with your child!  We are making applesauce!

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11

Writing Assessment:  As a part of your child's writing grade for the first quarter, I will be collecting and scoring writing samples from writer's workshop.  I will be looking for story ideas, pictures with details, labels, words, and even simple sentences!  We are learning SO MUCH about being authors and illustrators!  Please make sure your child gets plenty of sleep on Wednesday night and has breakfast in the morning! 

by:  Linnea

by:  Timmy

PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES

Hello!
Just a quick note to remind you that Parent-Teacher Conferences are this Tuesday and Thursday!  Please check your calendar and plan on meeting with me in the kindergarten room!

I will have some art supplies out for you to make your child a card/note as a way to let them know you appreciate their hard work and are so happy that they are a SMART KID LEARNING!  You may make your card before or after our conference!

Thanks,
Miss Sawyer

MARVELOUS MATH

MATH HOMEWORK:  Thank you for helping your child with their math homework.  I do believe that practicing at home will increase success at school and in life!

PRINTING THE NUMBER FIVE:  Please know that we have started to print the number five a bit differently this week.  The new way and language that goes with it makes the five easier to print and it matches our homework pages and practice worksheets.  Another advantage is that it makes the five less likely to look like the letter "s"!  Happy printing!

BIG MATH TEST:  Our first BIG math test is coming up this Thursday.  Please practice printing numbers 1-5 with your child as I believe it will be the most challenging part of the test.  You may also practice counting items 1-5, comparing more and less quantities, and finding things that are the same and things that are different.

TEST TAKING IDEAS:  Please remember that eating breakfast, getting a good night sleep, and coming to school happy are all important factors for success when taking tests!

Smile! Smile! Smile!

Just a quick reminder that Individual School Pictures will be taken this Wednesday!  Every child will have their picture taken, but only parents/guardians ordering will receive pictures.  Your order form with payment must be at school on Wednesday...the company does not take late orders.

A Little Bit of This & That!

BOOK ORDERS:  Book orders will be due tomorrow (Thursday)....thus giving you one more day to pick out and order your favorite books either online or via the paper flyers.

THANK YOU:  A big THANK YOU to all of the parents/guardians who showed up for Curriculum Night last Thursday!  The count is not official, but I do believe that our class had the highest turnout!  I appreciate your time, interest, and willingness to support your child's school adventures!

BLOG FOLLOWERS:  Thanks again for signing up for our BLOG!  Right now we have 15 out of 20 children who have someone signed up to read our blog.  That's wonderful!  I am still hoping to get five more followers...I am the eternal optimist!

POPCORN AND SPIRIT FRIDAY:  This Friday the children may bring 25 cents to school to buy a bag of popcorn AND they are invited to wear Meadow Lane colors or Meadow Lane shirts to share their school spirit.  Our colors are blue and yellow.  GO MUSTANGS!!!!