Kindergarten News  9-29-14

arHowdy Partner

Don’t forget to mosey in on Friday in your western duds for a root tootin’ good time on the Kindergarten Ranch.

 Sheriff Joan and Deputy Tammy request that all weapons be left back at the      homestead.

Dauset Trails Field Trip

Thank you to all who have volunteered to drive and chaperone on our field trip to Dauset Trails.  Please complete the permission slip posted on Formstack, if you have not done so already.

Grandparents Day

Please don’t forget to turn in your Grandparents’/Special Friends' Day sheet by tomorrow.  We need to know how many guests to expect next Friday.

Special points of interest:

J Fri. Oct. 3rd-Kindergarten”Armadillo” Rodeo (dress in western attire or school uniform)

J Fri. Oct. 10th-Grandparent’s Day

Kindergarten News 9-22-14

BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS

 This Friday is “Blessing of the Animals”. Please meet out front next to the picnic tables with your pet in the morning.  If you're unable to bring your pet, you may bring a picture of your pet or a picture of a relative’s or friend’s pet to be blessed.  Participation is completely optional, but the entire school will gather in front of the school to share in the festivities. All pets should be on a leash or in a pet carrier. All pets must go home after the blessing. Parents, please stay with your child and pet. If your child does not have a pet, and you do not have time to join us, please find one of us and let us know that your child is not with a parent so that we may have all children accounted for outside. Please leave your child’s book bag outside on the breezeway, the building will be locked until after the ceremony.

Dauset Trails

Our first field trip this year will be to Dauset Trails on Friday, Oct. 24th.  Dauset Trails is a nature center located approximately 30 minutes from school. The children will be able to observe Georgia wildlife, which is our next unit of study. We will need parent volunteers to drive. Please complete the Formstack form on line as soon as possible.

  Turning the Tide

Thank you, Thank you for all your support and generosity. We made more money our first day of sales than we made during the whole month of September last year. The children are so excited, and we will continue our sales for the next couple of months or until we run out of candy. Thanks again.

Special points of interest:

J Fri. Sept. 26-Blessing of the Animals

J Fri., Oct. 3-Western Day

J Fri. Oct. 10-Grandparent’s Day -11:30  dismissal (PLEASE COMPLETE SHEET IN CHILD'S FOLDER AND RETURN TO SCHOOL)

J Mon. Oct. 13th-17th-Fall Break

J Fri. Oct. 24th-Field Trip Dauset Trails

Turning

the Tide

Is a ministry that the First United Methodist Church in Griffin started to assist people in the community. Many people, unfortunately, are unable to afford to clean their clothes. The “Turning the Tide” ministry uses a local Laundromat in Griffin every Friday night to hand out Tide Pods and quarters for people to wash their laundry.  Some people bring all their clothes they own and even take the shirt off their back to wash. The children have decided to support this ministry as their service project for the year. We have decorated a Tide laundry bottle and basket to place in the lunch room.  We are going to fill the basket with cookies and fun size candy for all SGES students to buy for a quarter. Students may also donate money without a purchase. When we fill our Tide bottle, the students are going to count the quarters and turn the proceeds into Griffin First Methodist to assist with this ministry. We would appreciate any assistance with our service project. We will need parents to assist us in providing candy and cookies for our project. If each family could send in 2 or 3  bags of fun size candy, we should have enough to use for the next three months. The children are very excited.  Thanks for all you do and your support!

Howdy Partner

There’s a wild west rodeo taking place at the Kindergarten Ranch on Fri. Oct 3rd.  Children may mosey in with their western duds on for a boot stompin’ good time.

Kindergarten News  9-8-14

Special points of interest:

Don't forget about Pepperoni, Cheese, and your ABC's.  It is a Barnesville Based Family Literacy Program hosted by Miss Chloe at DB's Pizzeria tonight at 6:30.

J Fri. Sept. 26th-Blessing of the Animals

J Fri. Oct. 3rd-Kindergarten”Armadillo” Rodeo (dress in western attire or school uniform)

J Fri. Oct.10th-Grandparent’s Day

 Family Project Fun

Decorate your armadillo! Be creative with his shell and use dried pasta, beans or whatever you can find around the house! (No loose nuts) The children have been learning patterns in math.  Your child may want to construct a pattern on his armadillo. Armadillo sheet enclosed in folder. Due by Monday, Sept.15th.

 Scholastic orders are due on Friday. You may go on-line to Scholastic and order too. Please use this activation code. HLMWN Thank you!

Kindergarten News  9-2-14

Special points of interest:

J Wed. Sept. 3rd-Magazine and Fall Flowers Final turn-in date.

J Sat. Sept. 6th-School Picnic-Pippin House 2:00-6:00

J Fri., Sept. 26th-Blessing of the  Animals

About our Week:

Math-Geometry and Patterns

Phonics-letter sounds and high frequency words

Writing-letters

Social Studies-Ants

A Few Housekeeping Reminders

· In an effort to establish independent habits, we are asking the children to pack their own blankets and pillows in their nap bags after nap time.  Many of them are having great difficulty due to the size of the pillow and blanket. Please help me remind students they may only bring one small stuffed animal, small pillow, and small blanket for rest time.  All of these items should be able to fit within their black nap bags.  Unfortunately, a lot of items are ending up on the hallway floor.

· Also, please help me remind the girls not to wear a lot of jewelry.  They are playing with the jewelry, some jewelry pieces are getting broken, and some kindergartners are giving jewelry away to friends during class and causing hurt feelings among their other friends.

· Pleased don’t forget no loose nuts for lunch or snack. We have several nut allergies in the school.

Thank you for your help!