News of the Week
August 8-12
Important Reminders!
We had a great first week of kindergarten! It has been really fun getting to know all the kiddos better each day!
Here are a few reminders for next week:
- Would anyone like to be our room mom or dad? We still do not have one!
- Would anyone like to be our PIR mom or dad and come weekly to the classroom to hear what the children are reading? We still do not have a volunteer for this either!
- Please make sure you order your $6 kindergarten grade level t-shirt! The deadline is August 26th and they cannot be ordered later in the year. Please contact me if you need a new form or simply send in cash (exact change) or check made out to FMES PTA and a note with your child's shirt size and I will get it ordered.
- Need to see the breakfast or lunch menu each month? Please visit: http://gwinnett.nutrislice.com/
- Ready to learn a lot about our kindergarten year? Please plan to attend our Curriculum Night on Thursday, August 25th at 6:30pm. We will meet in our classroom.
- I know I have said this many times, but please make sure you are sending a couple of snacks with your kiddos each day. You wouldn't believe how sad they get when they don't have a snack. Snack is a really huge deal in kindergarten! LOL I have been providing them snacks out of my supply, but that is already getting low. Let them know if they have a morning snack and an afternoon snack... some of the kids eat everything in the morning and I am really not sure what they are supposed to eat when. =)
- Our first Sonic Night is next Tuesday at the Dacula location... a portion of the proceeds from all sales that night go to FMES! Come on out if you can, and be sure to tell them you're from our class, the class with the most attendees wins a milkshake party!
...Skills We Will Work On Next Week...
Reading & Writing
Reading:
- Next week we begin our one-on-one assessments to gather baseline data on each child
- We are also working on learning how to be a great reader in reader's workshop
Writing:
- We are starting writer's workshop this week!
Math
Shapes
- Next week we will begin reviewing shapes and working with shapes in math
Science & Social Studies
Social Studies
- Later this month we will learn about Where We Live
- Start practicing your address and phone number!