Week of December 26th to December 30th Ringwood, Bauer Drive

We hope that everyone had a great holiday with family and friends!!! Just  a reminder we are closed Monday December 26th to Friday December 30th and we will reopen Monday January 2nd. Have a great New Year and we will see you in 2012:)

Happy Holidays From Kradle 2 Kindergarten

Dear Parents/Guardians,

This year, more than ever, during the Holiday Season, our thoughts turn gratefully to those who have made our progress possible.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for allowing us to care for your children and appreciate the confidence you have placed in us.  We look forward to fulfilling your educational and child care needs today and in the future.

It is in this spirit that the Directors and Staff of Kradle 2 Kindergarten join in wishing you a very Happy Holiday Season and a Healthy, Happy New Year!

Very truly yours,

Lynn, Verne, Cathy,the K2K Teachers & Staff

Week of December 19th Bauer Drive Kindergarten

Happy Holidays everyone! This week in school, we will be having a fun, relaxing week!  We will spend time celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa as well as learning about a few more countries and how they celebrate.  We will be making a special Hanukkah surprise treat on Tuesday afternoon. Yummy yum !  We will be doing several art activities this week, including making menorahs, christmas trees, Santa’s and much more.  We will wrap the holiday gifts we have worked so hard on and make a special card to go with it.  We will also be having some fun on the smartboard doing many holiday related games, activities and even some holiday research.
We have finished Unit 2 in our Reading Street Curriculum.  This week we will be reviewing all of our skills and taking our Unit 2 test.  When we return to school in January, Miss Kimmie will being our mid-year evaluations.  At the end of the month, you will have the opportunity to schedule a conference if you would like.  You will hear more about that in the new year!
In Math, we will continue to work on a wide variety of topics. We will continue to pattern, practice our numbers 0-9, and recognize/count coins.  This week, we will begin counting nickels and pennies.  We will also do some holiday activities that practice positional words such as over, under, beside, above, inside, etc.  We will finish Chapter 2 in Math in Focus and take an evaluation on Thursday.
All in all, we are going to have some fun this week!  Remember that our holiday sing a long with Mr. Kurt is on Thursday. It begins at 4:30 and everyone is welcome to come.  Also, our holiday party is on Friday. Thank you for volunteering to send in some treats for us!  School will be closed all of next week.  We reopen on Monday, January 2nd. Have a safe, wonderful holiday! See  you next year!

Week of December 19th Bauer Drive Pre-K

This week in Miss Kristen’s class we are going to be celebrating all week long!! We are definitely in the holiday sprit and we are going to be talking about some different holidays and traditions from the around the world. We start our week off celebrating the start of Hanukah and then we will be traveling to Australia, China, Mexico and then make our way back home where we will be celebrating the holidays with a party!! We will also be making potato lakes and celebrating reindeer day with a special snack! Then we will be continuing to make our special gifts for our mommy’s and daddy’s so please be on the look out for a special bag to take home with you at the end of the week!! We have a lot to do before the end of week and we are very excited to get startedJ ***PLEASE LOOK FOR A SIGN UP SHEET OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM*** Finally I wanted to take this time to wish all of you and your family a very Happy Holiday!! I also wanted to say thank you again for letting me apart of your child’s learning experience. I have enjoyed each and every second of your child and look forward to the next part of this great year. Thank you and have a very Happy New Year’s and I will see you in 2012!!! Just a reminder we are closed Monday December 26 – Friday December 30^th and we reopen on Monday January 2^nd!!!

Week of December 19th Bauer Drive Three’s Room

This week in the Three’s class we will be learong about how Hanukkah begins at sundown on Dec.20 and the Jewish children will help lighting the first candle on the menorrah and continue for 8 nights.Mr. B from the Land of the Letter People will visit also. He is covered in beautiful buttons. He will teach us about sharing and taking turns. December certainly is a busy month!

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah

Week of December 19th Bauer Drive Two’s Room

In the two’s room this week is the last week before the holiday break so we will be preparing for our Holiday Festival on December 23rd. The party will be at 11 am in the two’s room. Bringing in lunch is still recomended, just in case. We will be working hard making our families Christmas ornaments and cards to show our love. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!!

Week of December 19th Bauer Drive Toddler’s Room

This wek in the toddler room Miss Barbara and Miss Michele will be teaching the chidren about Christmas!! They will be talking about what we see and so at christimas time and about how christmas is celebrated. Some of our projects will be candy canes and santa’s hat.

Week of December 19th Ringwood Kindergarten

The holidays are right around the corner!  We have an exciting and busy week coming up.  Review is the name of the game this week.  We have finished up Unit 2 with our curriculum, we will be doing lots of review this week.  We have phonics games and activities, reviewing all of the letters and letter sounds we have covered thus far.  We will also be reviewing syllables, initial, final, and medial sounds, blending, segmenting and rhyming.  We will continue to work on spelling words, on our own, in our Holiday Stories and our Journal entries.  Also, we will be reviewing all of our amazing words and vocabulary words.  We will review our comprehension skills such as plot, characters, setting, main idea, retelling, sequence and reading for a purpose in our reading groups as well.

We have also finished up Chapter 2 in our Math curriculum and will be doing lots of review dealing with the concept of numbers 0-9, recognize and correctly write 0-9, pair up names of the numbers with the actual numbers and pair up sets of objects.  We will also understand the relationship between looking at a number and actually moving that amount of times.  In addition to this we will continue to do some graphing, addition, patterning, symmetry and money.

With all of that review, we still need to find some time for holiday fun!    In Social Studies, we will be finishing up exploring Holidays Around the World.  On Monday, we will be looking more closely at Hanukkah in Israel.  Somethings we will be learning about are the menorah and the dreidel.  Thank you to Adam’s Family for lending their favorite Hanukkah story with us.  On Tuesday, we will discuss some Christmas traditions in the states.  Thanks to Kailey’s family for sharing some of their favorite holiday traditions as well as a video about “How Stuffed Animals are Made” and the stuffed animals.  We will also be making our Holiday Cards and ornaments on Tuesday.  Wednesday we will be ‘Welcoming Winter!’  In Science, we will be looking at the different states of water and making our Magic Snow.  Then, we will make our 3-D Window Winter Wonderland Snowman!  Mr. Rohe will also be in to sing with us and tell us stories.  Thursday, December 22^nd,  we will be having our Holiday Party and enjoying a holiday movie!  Friday, is going to be a fun relaxing day.  We will share our Holiday Stories with our friends, play some fun review games and listen to some holiday music.

Homework for the week:  select and read a library book, letter and number writing practice in green handwriting notebook.  The homework is due on Friday, December 23^rd.  Please remember to review all sight words daily.

Please be sure to check the “Kindergarten Times” daily for updates, sign-up sheets, and important classroom information.  Also, please be sure to bring the yellow ‘Take Home Folders’, found in the green cubbies, home and back to school everyday.

Miss Trish

I hope everyone has a safe and very Happy Holidays and New Year!

*** Fun Facts:

12/20 Hanukkah Begins at sundown

12/21 Humbug Day

12/22 First Day of Winter & First Christmas Lights for Sale in 1882

Week of December 19th Ringwood Pre-k

This week our theme is “Welcome to the Farm!” We will talk about what animals are on the farm and what foods come from the farm!  Our concept words are animal, barn, farmer, food, land, plant. Our amazing words are turkey, wagon, pen, wool, gate, yard. We will hear words and listen for the same beginning sounds. The letters to focus on this week are Gg and Ll. We will also practice rhyming! Our story this week is Farm! In Math, we will review counting and adding to make 5. We will also review all the geometric shapes. In Science, we will sort foods that come from plants or animals. We will also discuss animal differences. In Social Studies, we will talk about where wool and cotton come from, what we find at the farm and what we buy at the grocery store. We will continue to make Holiday crafts! This Thursday will be our Holiday Party!! Thank you for signing up to bring in treats!

Miss Rachel

Week of December 19th Ringwood Three’s Room

In the Three’s room this week we will be learning about Christmas! We will be making our wish lists for Santa and our presents for Mom & Dad. Our projects will include reindeer ears to wear during our Holiday Party, elves on the shelf and Santa’s. We will be making our own stockings in hopes that Santa will leave us some goodies!

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