Kindergarten News 4-21-14

Barnyard Bash Friday!

Join Old Mc Joan and Old Mc Tammy on their farm for lots of fun and games! Students may wear his or her barnyard clothes (jeans, overalls, plaid shirts, bandannas, straw hats, etc.)  If they do not want to dress like farmers, they may wear their everyday uniform.

 Your child is bringing home his or her lines for our Bridging Ceremony. Please help your child practice his or her  lines. We are practicing each day in class too!

THEY HATCHED!

The children were very excited to welcome their baby chicks!

Kindergarten News 4-7-14

Kindergarten is going Down on the Farm!

We will be studying about life on the farm for the next couple of weeks.  On Friday, April 25th, we will have “Farm Day.”  Our little farmers may come dressed in his or her farm duds.  We will have an afternoon of farm activities.  

We are bringing the

 farm life into the classroom.  Our baby chicks should hatch in a couple of weeks.

Special points of interest:

• · Friday, April 11th-Show and Tell
• · Thursday, April 17th at 8:45 (after Chapel). The kindergartners are going to help the Pre-K class perform their alphabet Fashion Show.
• · Friday, April 18th- Good Friday Holiday
• Friday, April 25th-Farm Day
• Friday, May 2nd-Field Day-11:30 dismissal

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

Kindergarten News-2-24-14

Get Away Gig!

   Please be sure to look on-line this week for a preview of our Get Away Gig auction items. I’m auctioning off a day as the kindergarten teacher. Breakfast & lunch will be included, and this  special student will have the opportunity to teach and construct the day’s routine. Also, I can’t wait for everyone to see the kindergarten masterpiece that Shelley Abernathy created.  I know everyone will want to bid on this one of a kind masterpiece!

Zoo Field Trip

Please go on the SGES website toFormstack and complete the permission slip for our upcoming field trip to the Atlanta Zoo, if you have not done so already.  This is our big field trip of the year.  The children are so excited.  We will send home more information as we become closer to the field trip date.

Scholastic Book orders are due Friday.  Also, don't forget to save your 2 liter bottles for class.

Kindergarten News

· Wed., Feb. 19th-Parent/Teacher conference & Play practice. Students will have lunch at school and then they will be transported by school buses over to Gordon College to practice.  They will be back in time for carpool.

· Thurs., Feb. 20th-School Play “Annie” at Gordon College-6:00-Students should arrive in costume and report to the front/lobby of the performing arts auditorium no later than 5:30 pm.

· Sat., March 1st-Get Away Gig

Tues., March 25th-Zoo Field-Please do not forget to go on Formstack and complete the permission form for our field trip to The Atlanta Zoo on Tuesday, March 25th.

(Don't forget to save any 2 liter bottles you may have and send them into class.)

Kindergarten Newsletter

2/3/14

Special points of interest:

· Fri., Feb. 14th-Valentine’s Day Party

· Monday, Feb.  17th-Presidents’  Day

· Tues., Feb 18th-Winter Holiday/Teacher In-Service

· Wed., Feb. 19th-Parent/Teacher conference & Play practice.

· Thurs., Feb. 20th-School Play “Annie” at Gordon College-6:00

· Sat., March 1st-Get Away Gig

· Tues., Mar. 25th-Zoo Field trip

Conference Day

Parents/Teacher Conferences are on Wed., Feb. 19th.  Each conference will last 15 minutes.  Attached please find a list of scheduled times. If this time does not accommodate your schedule, please feel free to contact another parent and swap times. Just let me know.  I look forward to seeing you on the Wednesday the 19th.

· McPherson-1:30

· Shapard 1:45

· Matthews– 2:00

· Stover-3:15

· Boatright-3:30

· Craig-3:45

· Berner-4:15

· Blackwell-4:30

· Brinkman-5:00

· Hancher-5:15

· Searcy-5:30

Don’t forget to go on Formstack and complete the permission slip for play rehearsal on the afternoon of February 19th.

Valentine's Day Party

Our Valentine’s Day party will be on Friday, Feb. 14th. We are asking each child to bring in Valentines cards for all of his or her friends.   Also, we have two parents hosting our party, but only one can attend.  If you would like to come into class and help out, all extra hands would be appreciated.

Please save your 2 liter bottles and send them into class. Thanks