Week 20 - March 24th

Zoo Field Trip

   The children are so excited about our field trip to the Atlanta Zoo on Tuesday.  Please try to arrive at the zoo by 9:45. We will be waiting for you with your tickets.  I have enclosed directions and my phone number at the bottom in case you need to contact me on the way to the zoo. The children may dress down for the zoo. Please watch the weather and dress accordingly.  It looks like it should be in the 50’s for Tuesday.  You may bring a sack lunch or purchase a lunch for you and your child at one of  the various lunch counters. I am planning on leaving the zoo around 1:30 to return to the school. You and your child may stay later and tour the zoo, if you wish. We appreciate everyone for taking the time to attend this fabulous field trip. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Mrs. Joan  770-468-9809

Directions to the Atlanta Zoo

Off Interstate 75/85, take Exit 246 (Fulton Street) and drive east on Fulton Street. Turn right at Capitol Avenue. Follow Capitol to first light, turn left on Georgia Avenue. Georgia Avenue ends at the Cherokee Avenue lot.

BRIDGING CEREMONY—The kindergarten class will celebrate “Bridging Into The First Grade” on the last day of school.  (Graduation for kindergarten)  Prek3—7th grade Honors Chapel will begin at 8:05 a.m.  We recommend for parents and guests to stay for chapel.  As soon as the Pre-k3—7th grade Honors is over, the Bridging Ceremony will begin. Immediately following the ceremony, there will be a reception held for the kindergarten class and guests.  The kindergarten class will visit the first grade for 15 minutes and then join their families at the reception.   I am so proud of our kindergarten students.  They have been working very hard preparing for first grade. We will start practicing for Bridging when we return from Spring Break.

Easter Egg Activities-We are going to be conducting a  couple of math exercises using plastic Easter eggs when we return from Spring Break.  If you would like to donate some bags of candy to put inside the eggs, we would appreciate the donations.

Kindergarten News  3/10/14

Space Week

 Last week our kindergartners blasted off into space learning about gravity and air.  Today they will be treated to an exhibition of launching a rocket using air pressure.  Last Friday, the children had fun playing space games and making space pudding. We also had two older students return to be teacher for the day!

NAP TIME

As third quarter draws to a close this week, our kindergartners are getting ready for first grade. To help in the transition to first grade, we are going to revamp our nap time into a resting and reading time. We will continue to use this as a quiet time to rest and test the children on their sight words and books. The children swill spread out through the room with books to enjoy.  The students have become quite restless during nap, and we hope this will be a welcomed change. We told the children on Friday that they could keep their nap bags at home. 

Special points of interest:

· Thurs., Mar. 13th-Cookie Dough “Kick-Off”

· Fri., Mar. 14th-re-enrollment contracts due.  Gig T-shirt Day.

· Tues., April 25th-Zoo Field Trip