Parents!!!!

Thank you so much parents. I couldn't have done it without. Thank you to all the parents who helped with the Jog-a-thon and the Fun in the Sun party.

Remember, Jog-a-thon money due back by Oct. 13th. Collect that money!

Photos

You can click on the photo to see it bigger

 Marbles! A popular choice during free time

Magnet shapes 

Some of the work we have been doing. We studied the word I. 

I ice skate.

I jump rope.

I ride a bike

The students got to draw their own picture for the fourth sentence.

Friday

Friday we will be riding a school bus to the high school for the Jog-a-thon. Parents who are volunteering are welcome to ride with us.

We watched Winnie The Pooh's School Bus Safety Adventure two weeks ago about bus safety. If you would like to watch it you can. If you want to watch it with your child I am sure they would be happy to watch again. The quality is not the greatest, it is an old video but the content is good.

Friday's Plan

I hope this all makes sense!!!!!

7:20 - 7:40  Play time and Free breakfast in the cafeteria
7:40 Circle
8:00 Load up on the bus
8:15 - 8:45 Jog a Thon at the high school
9:00 Back to Hawthorne
9:10 Rug time
9:20  Projects/Seat Work ... I ran __ laps today.   (I NEED PARENTS FOR THIS PART)
10:00 Recess
10:25 Morning kids not staying all day go home
10:45 Start lunch
11:05 Afternoon kids who are not staying all day come to school, continue lunch
11:15 Story Time/Read Aloud
11:40 - 12:40 Fun in the Sun
12:50 - Anyone with a parent at school can go home!!! Morning kids can start being picked up 
1:00 - 1:55 quiet time in the room, movie?
1:55 - Afternoon kids who ride the bus go on the bus, everyone else picked up

Friday Folders

Friday Folders will be coming home on Thursday this week. Friday is going to be very busy with the Jog-a-thon and Fun in the Sun. To make sure that important information gets home I will send Friday Folders on Thursday. Thanks for being flexible!

Pumpkin Patch

We are going to the Pumpkin Patch. 

It will be an all day trip. 

It is going to be October 18th. 

More details are coming!

ABCs

Monday!!!

Today was a great day! We had lots of fun. We worked on the word I. We have been looking for that word in books. We read a small paper book with the word I. This book will come home in Friday Folders.

We visited the library today. We read Harold and the Purple Crayon and we also read Dear Dragon's Color,123  The kids liked these books. If you have books about colors they would make great bed time stories this week.

No Kindergarten Days

No Kindergarten Days

Kindergarten has a few extra days off for planning, grading and conferences. First through sixth grade will still have school on these days but there will be no Kindergarten.

Wednesday, October 19 – Conferences

Friday, November 4 – Prep day

Friday, December 2 – Grading day

Friday, February 3 – Prep day

Friday, March 9 – Grading day

Friday, April 20 – Prep day

Friday, May 25 – Prep day

Tuesday, June 12 – Grading day

Some dates ...

Upcoming Events

Sept 30 – Jog-a-thon

Sept 30 – PBIS Fun in the Sun

Oct 4 – Picture Day

Oct 14 – NO School, Statewide In-Service

Oct 19 – NO Kindergarten, Conferences

Oct 20 – NO School, Conferences

Oct 21 – NO School

Friday Folder News

This information will come home in Friday Folders but here is a sneak peek.

Hello Families,

We finished studying shapes this week. Spot books are in Friday Folders to go home this week. Please have your child read you the book.

We studied two words this week, I and see, please review these with your child. They should be able to read and spell both words.

Please read the bright green and orange papers about the jog-a-thon. Please ask grandparents and neighbors for pledges, the money we raise goes to Kindergarten. The bright green page needs to come back to Kindergarten ASAP

Afternoon kids, please fill out the pink half sheet about eating lunch.

Check the back of this page for a calendar of events. More information about events to come

           -Miss Thompson

Homework

Please have your child practice their name using a pencil, no crayons, markers, or pen please!  Homework is due on Monday.

*****Last week’s homework is in your folder for you to keep!

Volunteers…

Thank you so much to everyone who filled out the volunteer sheet. I am slowing going through them.

Remember ….

Toys from home, stay at home.

Thank you so much to ****** and his family for bringing in soup cans for kindergarten!!!

Friday Folders!

Please make sure your child’s Friday Folder is returned on Monday!

Jog-a-thon and Fun in the Sun

This information will come home in Friday Folders .... but here is a sneak peek

Jog-a-thon

The Jog-a-thon is next Friday, September 30. The kids will be running in the morning from 8:15-8:45. We will be running on the high school track.

Morning kids – You will be running, so make sure you wear your tennis shoes. You will ride the bus over at 8:00

Afternoon kids – You can come run!! If you want to run with us you are welcome to join us. You may come to school with the other kids at 7:40 and ride the bus or you can meet us there.  You will need to bring a lunch or buy school lunch.

Parents – I need your help!!!! Please join us.  Sign up at the bottom of the sheet.

Fun in the Sun

Fun in the sun is our monthly party for kids who remembered the rules and did not get any minor or major referrals. In kindergarten we call these “tickets” from the police officer. This party will take place in the afternoon of next Friday, September 30.

Morning kids – You may join us!!!! You need to bring a lunch or buy a school lunch. You will need to make sure you have a ride home. YOU CAN NOT RIDE THE BUS.

Afternoon kids – Get ready to party!

Parents – I need your help!!!! Please join us.  Sign up at the bottom of the sheet.

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Child’s Name ____________________________________________________________

Circle One             Morning Class             Afternoon Class

______ I will only be coming to my regular kindergarten time

______ I am a morning kid coming all day. I know I have to be picked up!

______ I am an afternoon kid coming all day.  I will go home my normal way!

______ I am a parent who wants to come all day

______ I am a parent who wants to come to just the morning session 7:40 – 10:25

______ I am a parent who wants to come to just the afternoon session 11:05 – 1:55

______ I am a parent who wants to come to just the jog a thon 8:15-8:45

If you have an orange vest (think construction worker) could you please bring it to the Jog-a-thon. It will help the students recognize who is helping with Kindergarten.

Principal News

Mr. Beck, the principal has started a blog that can be found on the Hawthorne web page.

http://www.sweethome.k12.or.us/elementary/hawthorne/

He will update the blog, under the "Principal's Corner" tab on the Hawthorne web page, at least once a week.

Week of Sept 19

Monday - Purple Rhombus day. In kindergarten we use the word rhombus. Please help your child learn this word. Most kids know the shape as a diamond but we use rhombus.

Tuesday - Brown Hexagon day.

Wednesday - Black and White Star day

Thursday - Pink and Gray Heart day

Friday Folder News

Hello Families,

We had a wonderful week. I had so much fun getting to know you students. We spent the week learning about shapes and colors. Next week we will continue on our shapes and colors theme.

     There is TONS of information in this Friday Folder. Check out the information about Volunteering! Please look at every sheet of paper in this folder, it is all very important.

     -Miss Thompson

Homework

You will find your first homework in the Friday Folder. It is practicing writing names. Please have your child practice their name using a pencil, no crayons, markers, or pen please!  Homework is due on Monday.

Parent Night!!!

It was great to get to meet so many parents on parent night. If you missed out check out all the information in your Friday Folder! Thank you to all of the families who made it on Wednesday night.

Wish List

Kindergarten needs about ten cleaned out soup cans. Next time you eat soup or veggies please save me the can. Please wash before bringing to school.

 

Friday Folders!

Please make sure your child’s Friday Folder is returned on Monday!

Volunteers

***This note went home in Friday Folders. If you lost yours or want to fill out another form for Grandma or someone else just print this one off, or sent a note with your child and I can send another one home. Thank you in advance to all of our wonderful volunteers!

Would you like to volunteer in our classroom? We would love to have you!  Perhaps you can stay for half an hour in the morning after dropping your child off. Or you could come 45 minutes early to pick up your child at the end of their school day.

Please fill out the form below and on the back of this sheet of paper. All family members are welcome to volunteer, parents, grandparents, aunts or uncles. Once you fill out this sheet I will send home a background check to be filled out and processed with the office per district requirements.

There are no special talents needed to be a volunteer, sometimes I just need someone to listen to a student read or help cut out shapes.

I want to volunteer:

Check as many boxes as you’d like

☐ Mondays _____________________

☐ Tuesdays _____________________

☐ Wednesdays __________________

☐ Thursdays ____________________

☐ Fridays _______________________

☐ Library Parent Monday 8:30-9:00

☐ Library Parent Monday 12:30-1:00

☐ I want to help with Friday Folders

☐ Friday Mornings

☐ Thursday Afternoons

☐ Special Parties/Days at school

☐ Field Trips

☐ I would like to volunteer from home

☐ I would like to help with Box Tops for Education

Do you have any special talents you would like to share with our class? ________________________ ______________________

Name ______________________________

Child’s Name __________________________

Phone _____________________________

Email ______________________________

Playground rules

We are learning the playground rules. The big rule is being safe!! Some students are having a difficult time with the playground rules. Some of the ones that we need to remember are:

1.     We swing on our bottoms

2.     We slide down the slide on our bottoms

3.     The rocks stay on the ground

4.     We don’t touch our friends 

Maybe you could chat about these things over the weekend!

Friday Folders

Friday folders are coming! Look for them in your child’s backpack. It took me a lot of time to stuff all the Friday Folders. One of the papers is about volunteers, if you want to be the Friday Folder parent please fill out the form. There are numerous ways that you can volunteer.

Parent Night 9-14-2011

Parent night today was a huge success. Thank you so much to all of the families who came to parent night. I love meeting each one of you. I look forward to talking with you more as the school year goes on.


Remember to check in here at the blog for more information!!!

Email me with questions 

Tuesday 9-13

We had a great orange square day!!!!

Tomorrow is Yellow Triangle day!!!!


Tomorrow is also the open house, I look forward to seeing all the parents from 5:00-5:30 Wednesday night!

Monday Recap Sept 12

Monday was red circle day. We started our books about Spot. Every day we will do one page in our Spot books.

We read a big book today too!  Mice Squeak, We Speak By Arnold Shapiro and Tomie dePaola is the  Illustrator. Click here to be taken to the Amazon page about this book.

Tuesday is Orange Square day!!!

See you all on Wednesday from 5:00 - 5:30 for parent night!!

Kindergarten Update

Both groups of students had a fabulous first few days of school. It was so much fun to meet all the students.

Monday is the first day that all the students will be together. Yea! We will be starting our study on colors and shapes. I'm really excited about it. The first day, Monday is red circle. (I will try to post them all for you, but no promises!)

Morning Families - You may continue to bring your student to the door.  Pick up will happen in the front lobby. I will walk the kids down to the lobby to meet you. This will help keep the noise in the hallways down so the big kids can keep learning.

Afternoon Families - I (or Mrs. Hummer) will meet you in the lobby. The students who ride the bus will also meet us here. Please wait until one of us comes to get the kids before going down to the kindergarten room. Because our room is located so close to the lunch room we can cause traffic jams. Pick up will happen in the front lobby. I will walk the kids down to the lobby to meet you. This will help keep the noise in the hallways down so the big kids can keep learning.

Picture Day

Picture day is Tuesday, October 4th.  

Retakes are Tuesday, November 15th.

 

Open House

We will be having a parent night. This will be a chance for me to talk with you about all the things in Kindergarten. I will also be talking about volunteering, please be thinking about being a volunteer. This night is intended for parent, please (if possible) leave your students at home. Thanks :)

Open House

Wednesday September 14, 2011

5:00 - 5:30

First Days!!

We had a wonderful first few days of school. We read several stories. We read "The Kissing Hand" "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" and "Mrs. Bindergarten gets ready for Kindergarten" Click on the title of the book to be taken to the amazon website for the book. Ask your children if they remember reading these books. This would be a great dinner time conversation.

We spent some time on the playground! The kids seem to really enjoy being outside. The weather has been nice. The students learned some of the school rules for the playground.

I am so excited to meet the rest of the students on Thursday/Friday! And then all of our friends will be here on Monday!!!

Kindergarten Times

Morning Kindergarten
7:20 - Doors open (Breakfast Time)
7:40 - Kindergarten Starts
10:25 - Kindergarten Ends
**Morning Kindergarteners who eat breakfast will miss almost all of the free play time

Afternoon Kindergarten
11:05 - Doors Open and Kindergarten Starts
11:10 - 11:30 Lunch (optional)
1:55 - Kindergarten ends
**Afternoon Kindergarteners who eat lunch will miss almost almost all of free play time