Playground

We had another sunny day do we took the chalk outside. The kids had lots of fun using the chalk. It is fun to see them writing!!!!

BINGO

Both classes played BINGO on Friday. It was great fun. We played alphabet BINGO. It was a great way to reinforce letter names and have some fun. Look at all those cute faces. I took these photos in between calling out the letters. Sorry if I missed your child.

The students had so much fun we might have to play again!!!

Cold Recess

It was cold at recess on Friday. The kids love the break to get out and run around!!

Friday Folder News

Hello Families,

           Our letter for the week was N. When you say N your tongue is behind your top teeth and a little air comes out your nose.

            Our new word this week was here. Please practice the sight words at home. See if your child can make the sight word out of his or her cheerio snack or try another fun idea.

            MATH HOMEWORK – math homework now has two sides!!! We have been learning to count by tens. The backside of the math homework will reinforce this skill at home.

            Please work with your child every day with their letter names and sounds. Some students are still struggling with these. The reinforcement at home is important.

            There are a few students who are not returning homework. Please make sure your child does their homework, names and numbers!

WOW!! So much has been going on in Kindergarten. Please read the website to stay up to date.

                       

Thanks

-Miss Thompson

MATH HOMEWORK – math homework now has two sides!!! We have been learning to count by tens. The backside of the math homework will reinforce this skill at home.

Every week I send home completed work in Friday Folders. If it says “Please Finish” or “Homework” please finish the paper at home and send it back to school so Miss Thompson can see it.

Be sure to check out the Kindergarten website for photos and news!

Please make sure your child has a warm coat. We will still be going to recess in the cold!

If you have any questions, comments or concerns about Kindergarten feel free to call me

541-367-7168 or email me Julie.Thompson@sweethome.k12.or.us

Dates to put on the Calendar

JANUARY

Jan 27 – PBIS BINGO Party (regular class time)

FEBRUARY

Feb 3 – NO Kindergarten

Feb 9 – PTC Meeting 5:30 PM

Feb 10 – All School Assembly 1:00 PM

Feb 17 –NO School, Furlough Day

Feb 20 – NO School, Presidents’ Day

Feb 24 – PBIS Soap Box Derby

No Kindergarten Days

This is just a repost of the No Kindergarten Days. Some people seem to struggle to remember theses 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

Parents!!!

Do you read the blog? Miss Thompson is trying to figure out how many parents read the blog!

Please leave a comment on the post. Say if you are morning class or afternoon class parent. If you feel comfortable put your child's initials so I know which parents read.

Thanks so much!!!

Quilt

Be sure to check out the display case in the main lobby. The kindergarten quilt is hanging up! Yes everyone is on the quilt it is just hard to hang so everyone shows. I'll move it around throughout the next few weeks.

Update from our Principal

Hawthorne Principal’s Blog

Please remember to send your child to school with a warm jacket or sweatshirt. It is cold and wet outside and students are not sent out for recess unless they are dressed appropriately for the weather. Our Lost and Found is full of unclaimed jackets and sweatshirts so please encourage your child to visit it if any clothing has not returned from school recently.

Our next PTC meeting is Thursday, February the 9th at 5:30. If you are interested in joining Hawthorne’s PTC please contact Mr. Beck at 541-367-7167 for more details.

All visitors to Hawthorne are required to check in at the office and to wear a “Visitors” badge. If you are not wearing a “Visitors” badge you should be directed to the office to check in by a staff member. We do this to ensure the safety of all students and we appreciate your understanding and cooperation on this matter. If you have any questions about Hawthorne’s visitor policy please contact me.

Consistent attendance is vital to academic success at school, especially at the elementary level. If your child is sick (don’t forget to call in and let us know that your child will be absent) please keep them home until they are no longer contagious but otherwise please make sure your child is at school before 7:40 each morning. Tardies have a profoundly negative impact on academic progress. We start our Reading block each morning soon after the bell rings to signify the beginning of school and when students are late they miss out on valuable instruction.

At Hawthorne we call home on each child absence and I personally contact the families of students with poor attendance (both absences and tardies). The Sweet Home School District also has a truancy officer that will get involved if a student has chronic attendance issues. If you have any questions about the district policy on student attendance, please contact me at 541-367-7167.

If you would like to be informed of school closures due to inclement weather or school start-time delays please sign up for flashalert.net. You can find the link on how to register your e-mail address and/or phone number via the Sweet Home School District web page. The link to Flashalert.net is located on the bottom left corner of the district’s web page. If you have any questions about flashalert.net please let me know.

Hawthorne’s PBIS (Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports) program celebrates and rewards expected behavior by students. Hawthorne’s PBIS team holds a monthly event for students who have not received a “Minor” or a referral. For October’s PBIS “Halloween Party” 98% of all Hawthorne students were eligible to participate because they were safe, respectful, and responsible all month.

During the month of November 96% of all Hawthorne students were eligible to participate in the PBIS “Civil War Canned Food Drive.” To put this school-wide participation percentage in perspective, the PBIS model states that a school has an effective behavioral program in place when 80% of all students receive no referrals or “Minors” each month. Those few Hawthorne students who have had a behavioral issue will spend time in our Library during each month’s PBIS event.

In January students who have not received a “Minor” or a referral will participate in our annual PBIS “Bingo” event on Friday the 27th. This PBIS event is a way to show our appreciation for students being safe, respectful, and responsible every day.

Mr. A, our spectacular counselor, and Mr. Beck meet individually with students who do not participate in a monthly PBIS event and help formulate a plan so the student can be successful the following month and attend the next PBIS event. If you have questions about our PBIS program or would like to volunteer at our PBIS events please contact Mr. Beck at 541-367-7167.

Fundraiser!!!

Yea!!! 23 of the 40 fundraising packets have come back!!! 

Yea!! Keep it up!!

I just got word from the office. 

We can accept them all the way until FRIDAY!!!

Tuesday!

Miss Thompson will be gone on Tuesday. She will be at a workshop! She will be learning about new (and fun) ways to teach math!!! 

It is very important that you student still comes to school.

Book Order

Our book order has shipped! We will be getting books this week or early next week! Thank you again to all the families that ordered books. When you order books I earn points for the classroom, that I use to order books! It is a great system!!!

Carnival

The parent teacher club will be hosting a carnival!!! It will be a safari theme! Get ready to go wild.

May 4, 2012

5:00 - 8:00

Hawthorne School

NO SCHOOL MONDAY

Monday is a teacher work day!! So the kids get to stay home!! 

NO SCHOOL MONDAY

(The high school has school but the junior high and elementary schools do not)

Morning Class - 

If you want to come get your Friday Folder you can. Please call the office or email me and let me know. I can leave it in the office for a fast pick up!

All School Assembly

Our next all school assembly will be February 10, 2012 at 1:00. This means just the PM class will attend. During the Assembly three awards are given for every class; math, reading and behavior. Families are welcome to attend.

Morning kids - you can come with a parent if you like. 

These do tend to be long and Kindergarten might leave early! 

UPDATE

Sweet Home School District will be on a 2 hour delay  

AM Kinder canceled 

Friday January 20.  

UPDATE - Posted: Thu. 19th, 02:44 PM 


(I schedule this to post in the morning ... please click here for the most up to date information)

Friday Folder News

Hello Families,

             Our letter for the week was I. When you say I your mouth is open and your tongue is slightly lowered. It is a tricky sound because most of the time it comes in the middle of a word. Pig, dig, king…

            We have been working a lot on voice control in Kindergarten. It has been very loud in Kindergarten. Some students yell when they get excited. This week Mrs. Hummer and I have both said “Why are you yelling?” many times. Please reinforce this at home.

            Please work with your child every day with their letter names and sounds. Some students are still struggling with these. The reinforcement at home is important.

            There are a few students who are not returning homework. Please make sure your child does their homework, names and numbers!

            This rain has forced us inside many days this week for recess. We go to the gym when we can. We have been watching a few short movies. These movies are book that have been animated.           

Thanks

-Miss Thompson

Only ten students have returned their fundraising packets. If you are a family who has not returned it yet please send it  back by TUESDAY at the latest!!!

NO SCHOOL MONDAY

Please make sure your child has a warm coat. We will still be going to recess in the cold!

I know with the change for Friday that means the morning families will not get Friday Folders. I want everyone to be safe!!! Friday Folders will be sent home on Monday. I know it’s a little different but let’s all be safe.

If you want to pick your child’s Friday folder up in the office please call in the morning and let us know. If school is totally canceled tomorrow that will not be an option.

Calendar

Upcoming Events

JANUARY

Jan 20 – Fundraising packets DUE

Jan 23 – NO School, In-Service

Jan 27 – PBIS BINGO Party (regular class time)

FEBRUARY

Feb 3 – NO Kindergarten

Feb 17 –NO School, Furlough Day

Feb 20 – NO School, Presidents’ Day

Feb 24 – PBIS Soap Box Derby

MARCH

March 9 – NO Kindergarten

March 14 – NO School, Conferences

March 15 – NO School, Conferences

March 16 – NO School

March 23 – PBIS Minute to Win It

March 26 – 30 – NO School, Spring Break

APRIL

April 20 – NO Kindergarten

April 26 – PBIS 6^th grade vs. Staff Basketball Game

MAY

May 25 – NO Kindergarten

May 28 – NO School Memorial Day

JUNE

June 8 – PBIS Spring Fling

June 11 – LAST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN

June 12  – NO Kindergarten

Fundraiser

Our fundraiser is going well. But we need more kids to participate. Please send your packet back. So far only ten kids out of 40 have brought those back!!!!

NO AM KINDERGARTEN

Sweet Home School District will be on a 2 hour delay  

AM Kinder canceled 

Friday January 20.  

UPDATE - Posted: Thu. 19th, 02:44 PM

Book Orders

I am super excited for all the book orders... I am glad so many families participated this time around. There are some great deals!!

Fundraiser

If you are not going to participate in the fundraiser please send your packet back!!!


This is a great fundraiser that requires very little work on your part, please participate. But if you and your family do not want to be apart of this please just send it back blank.

Snow

Both classes were great today. Neither class went outside for recess. It was super cold and wet snow. I was afraid of the miserable wet kids I would have when we came back inside.

In case you are not already signed up for our emergency alert system go here: http://www.flashalert.net/news.html?id=1038  You can have an email sent to your email account or a text sent to your phone to let you know when school is delayed or canceled.

Valentines - FOR FREE

I normally do not post things like this but I thought these were super cute. I would love to see their little faces on their valenties this year. 

The Valentines can be personalized with unique greetings and your child’s picture on each one! You will get 10 FREE note cards with 3 Valentines per sheet. That is 30 total Valentines, right now there are 20 students in the morning and 19 in the afternoon, either class you will have enough. 

Just pay shipping (starting at $4.50)

I have used this company many times before to print stuff for school. They are great. 

Their FREE products really are free all you pay is shipping.

Just click here to get started

Reading Theme 6

These are some books to read at home. I did not make this list, it is from the curriculum publisher. 


January 17 - February 2

Bibliography

 

Theme 6: Sunshine and Raindrops

 

The books listed below may be available through publishers, distributors such as bookstores or online retailers, or library systems.

Recommended Leveled Books for Browsing

 

Rabbits and Raindrops by Jim Arnosky
Putnam 1997 (32p)
Beneath a dry hedge, a mother rabbit and her bunnies wait out a spring rainstorm.
Science

Snowy Flowy Blowy: A Twelve Months Rhyme by Nancy Tarfuri
Scholastic 1999 (32p)
Twelve rhyming words take readers through a family's year in the country.

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Viking 1962 (32p)
In this Caledcott Medal-winning story, a boy discovers the joys of a snowy day.

Available in Spanish as Un Dí de nieve.
Classic

One Hot Summer Day by Nina Crews
Greenwillow 1995 (24p)
A girl dances her way through a hot summer day until a thunderstorm brings relief.
Multicultural

A Hat for Minerva Louise by Janet Morgan Stoeke
Dutton 1994 (24p)
On a snowy day, the daffy hen Minerva Louise wears a pair of mittens as hats for her head and tail.

Rain by Robert Kalan
Greenwillow 1978 (24p)
After a day has gone from sunny to rainy, a beautiful rainbow appears in the sky.

Snowballs by Lois Ehlert
Harcourt 1995 (32p)
Using buttons, evergreens, bottle caps, and other materials, children create a snow family on a winter day.

Recommended Books for Teacher Read Aloud

 

The Windy Day by G. Brian Karas
Simon 1998 (32p)
A blustery breeze upsets the townspeople, but a boy named Bernard loves the windy weather.

Weather by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Harper 1994 (64p)
Short poems about all kinds of weather.

Grandmother Winter by Phyllis Root
Houghton 1999 (32p)
When Grandmother Winter shakes out the quilt she makes from goose feathers, it starts to snow.

Rain Song by Lezlie Evans
Houghton 1995 (32p)
Poetic text celebrates the excitement of a summer thunderstorm.

Snow by Uri Shulevitz
Farrar 1998 (32p)
Despite all predictions to the contrary, a boy is sure it will snow in this Caldecott Honor story.

Can You See the Wind? by Allan Fowler
Children's 1999 (32p)
Color photos and brief text explain what wind is and how it affects the weather.
Science

April Showers by George Shannon
Greenwillow 1995 (32p)
Five silly frogs twirl and leap and skip their way through the rain.

A Year for Kiko by Ferida Wolff
Houghton 1997 (32p)
Throughout the seasons, Kiko enjoys activities from catching snowflakes to cooling off in a pool.
Multicultural

Down Comes the Rain by Franklyn Branley
Harper 1998 (32p)
An introduction to weather and the water cycle includes easy experiments.
Science

Hide-and-Seek Fog by Alvin Tresselt
Lothrop 1965 (32p)
For three days in a Cape Cod village, children romp and play in a heavy fog.
Classic

Rain Talk by Mary Serfozo
McElderry 1990 (32p)
A girl and her dog enjoy the many different sounds rain makes on a summer day.
Multicultural

Elmer Takes Off by David McKee
Lothrop 1998 (32p)
Elmer the patchwork elephant pretends to be blown away on a windy day.

Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Burton
Houghton 1943 (40p)
Katy the snow plow saves Geopolis when a winter storm strikes.
Classic

When It Starts to Snow by Phillis Gershator
Holt 1998 (32p)
In rhyming verse, mice, turtles, bears, and other animals tell what they do when it snows.

Recommended Books for Shared Reading

 

Bearsie Bear and the Surprise Sleepover Party by Bernard Waber
Houghton 1997 (40p)
Bearsie Bear's animal friends crowd into his house to escape the cold.

The Itsy-Bitsy Spider by Iza Trapani
Whispering Coyote 1993 (32p)
An extended version of the familiar rhyme in which the weather causes trouble for a spider.

Winter Lullaby by Barbara Seuling
Harcourt 1998 (32p)
Rhyming verse reveals what different animals do to survive the changing seasons.

A Summery Saturday Morning by Margaret Mahy
Viking 1998 (32p)
In a rhyming, repetitive story, a group of children set out for a lively summer walk.

In a Cow's Backyard by Alma Flor Ada
Santillana 1991 (32p)
A succession of animals join an ant lying in a hammock in the shade on a hot day.

Recommended Books for Phonics Read Aloud

 

Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus
Harper 1971 (32p)
Leo the tiger learns to read and write in his own good time
Classic

A Letter for Amy by Ezra Jack Keats
Puffin 1998 (32p)
Peter goes out in a thunderstorm to mail a special birthday party invitation to his friend Amy.
Multicultural

Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema
Dial 1981 (32p) also paper
In a cumulative Nandi tale, Ki-pat brings rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain.
Multicultural

May I Bring a Friend? by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers
Atheneum 1964 (32p)
A boy brings his animal friends when he's invited to tea by the king and queen.
Classic

The Quilt by Ann Jonas
Greenwillow 1987 (24p)
A young girl's quilt inspires a dream adventure.
Multicultural

Book Orders

Book Orders Due Tomorrow!!!!

Fundraiser

Do you still have more questions about our fundraiser??

http://www.cfe.com/info/demo.php

Click this link, it has a short video designed for a teacher to watch but it has GREAT information. It will help answer questions as to how our school gets money.

Please help our class be the best by returning your book FULL. If you can't fill it up that is ok please RETURN it!!!!!

A huge THANK YOU

Aquasana donated a water filter to our classroom. I am so excited to have clean water in the classroom. The kids are excited too. You can check out this great company here: http://www.aquasana.com/

LEFT - Filtered Water    RIGHT - Sink Water

LEFT - Filtered Water    RIGHT - Sink Water

LEFT - Filtered Water    RIGHT - Sink Water

Friday Folder News

You are getting Friday Folder News one day early!!! ON THURSDAY!!! YEA!!!

Hello Families,

Our letter for the week was B. When you say B your lips start out together. Then they open and a tiny puff of air comes out of your mouth.

Book orders went home last week. There are LOTS of good books, many of them are very cheap. Please take a look. Book orders are due TUESDAY January 17, 2012.

            Please work with your child every day with their letter names and sounds. Some students are still struggling with these. The reinforcement at home is important. If you need help or ideas please contact me.

            There are a few students who are not returning homework. Please make sure your child does their homework, names and numbers!

            I recently changed some of the photos in my room. Old photos were sent home. I hope you like the photos of your kiddos!

            Rock Eater is coming home this week, please look for him in Friday Folders.

           

Thanks

-Miss Thompson

There are several no school days coming up, please look at the calendar on the back. The PBIS event for this month is BINGO. This will happen during the regular Kindergarten time.

Please make sure your child has a warm coat. We will still be going to recess in the cold!

There is TONS of information in Friday Folders please take a moment to read it all!

Words we know:

the, like, we see, and, I, can, my, go, to, a, school

If you have any questions, comments or concerns about Kindergarten feel free to call me

541-367-7168 or email me Julie.Thompson@sweethome.k12.or.us

Upcoming Events

JANUARY

Jan 16 – NO School, MLK Day

Jan 17 – Book Orders DUE

Jan 20 – Fundraising packets DUE

Jan 23 – NO School, In-Service

Jan 27 – PBIS BINGO Party (regular class time)

FEBRUARY

Feb 3 – NO Kindergarten

Feb 17 –NO School, Furlough Day

Feb 20 – NO School, Presidents’ Day

Feb 24 – PBIS Soap Box Derby

Fundraiser!!!! (will be in Friday Folders)

Dear Parents,

Our school has a fantastic opportunity to get free money, please help us take advantage of this. It is super easy! I will help you with each step. Just keep reading.

1.    Find the white envelope in Friday Folders, it says “Parents…Please Help Us!” on the front. (SEE PHOTO BELOW)

2.    Open this envelope, you will find a booklet inside. On the front cover please write your child’s name and school. If you would like to be entered into the Florida Family Vacation check YES, if not, check NO. (SEE PHOTO BELOW)

3.    The inside front cover shows an example of a filled out sheet. Read over it

4.    Fill out each sheet. Just fill out the FRONT side. Do NOT fill out the backside, the backside is the order form for later, do NOT fill it out. (SEE PHOTO BELOW)

5.    When you fill out the front side please keep these people in mind

a.    Grandparents

b.    Aunts and Uncles

c.     Babysitters

d.    Neighbors

e.    Friends from Church

f.      Friends from Sports

6.    You can not use other Hawthorne Students!! Do NOT put the address of other Hawthorne Students.

7.    Return the booklet to school. Prizes will be given out for returning them and extra prizes if the book is complete.

8.    Please return the books even if not completed by January 20, 2012

Money raised from this project will go directly to Hawthorne. It will help us purchase new tables for our computers in the library. These tables are needed badly, please help us.

What happens after I give you the addresses? … We mail them off to the company and the company then sends each individual person a catalog to order magazines. Pretty simple!

If you have any questions please call me at 541-367-7168 or email me Julie.Thompson@sweethome.k12.or.us 

What the envelope looks like

Inside the envelope

Fill out the side Miss Thompson is pointing to!

Morning class

The morning class celebrated a birthday today. We drew on the white boards and then wrote our letters.