Sunday, March 8, 2015

March 10 - March 13

What a busy week we had last week!  Dr. Seuss week is always a lot of fun. Thank you for helping your child participate each day!
Monday is a teacher in-service day.  No school for kids!
Spring pictures will be Wednesday! 
We will be taking one more field trip this year!  We will be going to the zoo Thursday, March 19.  Letters and permission slips were sent home two weeks ago.  The cost for students is $13.50 and the cost for chaperones is $15.00.  These prices include admission and train ticket.  These are the discounted prices! Please consider going with us as a chaperone.  We always need a lot of chaperones on the zoo field trip! Money is due Thursday, March 12.  This will allow us time to get our tickets before the day of the trip and have them sorted and ready to go.  This will make the day go a lot smoother! Please have your child's permission slip and payment into us by the 12th.
Report cards will come home Thursday.  Please look over those, sign, and return them as soon as possible. 
Kindergarten registration and teacher requests begins April 1st.  If you would like to request your child's teacher for first grade, or know someone with a child to register for Kindergarten, please make plans to be there April 1st! Remember, a request is just that; a request!  There is a lot that goes into placing children in a class and your first request may not always be the one you get. 
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to let us know!
  We hope you all have a great week!
                                                                 Kindergarten Blue Pod Teachers

Sunday, March 1, 2015

March 2 - March 6

We have a BUSY week coming up!
This is Read Across America/Dr. Seuss Week.  We have a special activity for each day!  Please refer to the letter that was sent home a couple of weeks ago or the calendar to the right to know what each day will be.  The days are also listed on your child's behavior calendar. The PTO will have Reading Night Tuesday night at 6:00.  They will begin serving pizza at 5:30.  A reservation form was sent home last week also. The book fair will be open and there will be a few guest readers and door prizes! Please make plans to attend. 
The book fair will be going on all week.  If you would like for your child to go, please send their money IN THEIR FOLDER and LABELED with their name and "Book Fair".  We have too much money coming to us out of pockets or backpack pockets that has no name or a label for what it is for.  Please help us with this!
We will be taking one more field trip this year!  We will be going to the zoo Thursday, March 19.  Letters and permission slips were sent home last Monday.  The cost for students is $13.50 and the cost for chaperones is $15.00.  These prices include admission and train ticket.  These are the discounted prices! Please consider going with us as a chaperone.  We always need a lot of chaperones on the zoo field trip! Money is due Thursday, March 12.  This will allow us time to get our tickets before the day of the trip and have them sorted and ready to go.  This will make the day go a lot smoother! Please have your child's permission slip and payment into us by the 12th.
Kindergarten registration and teacher requests begins April 1st.  If you would like to request your child's teacher for first grade, or know someone with a child to register for Kindergarten, please make plans to be there April 1st! Remember, a request is just that; a request!  There is a lot that goes into placing children in a class and your first request may not always be the one you get. 
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to let us know!
  We hope you all have a great week!
                                                                 Kindergarten Blue Pod Teachers

Saturday, February 21, 2015

February 23 - February 27

Our school met our goal for the parent survey! Thank you to everyone that took the survey.  It will be a great help to us next year during federal monitoring.
We will have our Gotcha party this week! 
If you would like to order a yearbook, the last day to get them at $28 will be Friday.  After Friday, they will go up to $30. These are a great keepsake for your child's year!
We will be taking one more field trip this year!  We will be going to the zoo Thursday, March 19.  We will be sending home the permission slip and letter Monday.  The cost for students is $13.50 and the cost for chaperones is $15.00.  These prices include admission and train ticket.  These are the discounted prices! Please consider going with us as a chaperone.  We always need a lot of chaperones on the zoo field trip! Money is due Thursday, March 12.  This will allow us time to get our tickets before the day of the trip and have them sorted and ready to go.  This will make the day go a lot smoother! Please have your child's permission slip and payment into us by the 12th.
Next week is Dr. Seuss week!  This is always a fun week.  A schedule of events was sent home last week.  You can also see the list on the right side of this page and they will also be on your child's calendar.  We will have the book fair back in the lunchroom.  The PTO will have Reading Night Tuesday night at 6:00.  They will begin serving pizza at 5:30.  A reservation form was sent home last week also.
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to let us know!
  We hope you all have a great week!
                                                                 Kindergarten Blue Pod Teachers

Monday, February 16, 2015

February 17 - February 20

We hope you all had a great long weekend!
Thank you to everyone who sent in items for our Valentine parties.  Thank you also for all of the special treats! We had a fun day!
Progress Reports were sent home last Thursday.  Please review, sign, and return them as soon as possible. 
We also sent home a letter last week about our next field trip!  We will be going on a field trip to see Charlotte's Web at the Davis Theater in April.  However, we have to order tickets in advance so we need the money turned in by February 20th, THIS FRIDAY! Please consider going with us on our trip!
The PTO is started their coke fundraiser two weeks ago and it's lasting until Friday, the 20th. The date has been extended.  This is a big fundraiser for the PTO!  It helps fund Spring Fling in April and also helps them to honor grants requests from teachers and grade levels.  Please consider supporting the school in this fundraiser! 
The PE Department will begin selling Dr. Seuss t-shirts this week.  We will wear these the first week in March for Dr.Seuss week.  Money and orders are due Wednesday.  T-Shirts are $10!
Our school also has a parent survey that we need you to complete online.  It is really important for us because we will have Federal Monitoring next year and this survey will be one of the things they are looking at.  We have extra computers in the Parent Resource Room at school if you do not have access to a computer at home.  Please send us a note letting us know you completed the survey.  If our class has 80% participation we will get a movie pass to watch a movie one afternoon. You can follow this link to complete the survey:

http://www.advanc-ed.org/survey/public/6527657


 We hope you all have a great week!

                                                  Kindergarten Blue Pod Teachers

Saturday, February 7, 2015

February 9 - February 13

We hope you all had a great weekend!
Valentine's Day is quickly approaching!  We will have our class parties and card swap Friday, February 13th at 1:30.  We sent  home a letter and list last week concerning the parties and cards.  Room moms should have already contacted you to help with the parties if you signed up to help with this party.  Please make sure to send your child's cards to school with them Friday morning. 
Progress Reports will come home Thursday, February 12th.  Please review them, sign, and return them as soon as possible. 
We also sent home a letter last week about our next field trip!  We will be going on a field trip to see Charlotte's Web at the Davis Theatre in April.  However, we have to order tickets in advance so we need the money turned in by February 20th.  Please consider going with us on our trip!
The PTO is starting their coke fundraiser Monday and it's lasting until next Friday.  This is a big fundraiser for the PTO!  It helps fund Spring Fling in April and also helps them to honor grants requests from teachers and grade levels.  Please consider supporting the school in this fundraiser! 
The PE Department will begin selling Dr. Seuss t-shirts this week.  We will wear these the first week in March for Dr.Seuss week. 

 We hope you all have a great week!

                                                  Kindergarten Blue Pod Teachers

Sunday, February 1, 2015

February 2 - February 6

We hope you all had a great weekend!
You will be receiving a field trip letter and permission slip this week!  We will be going on a field trip to see Charlotte's Web at the Davis Theatre in April.  However, we have to order tickets in advance so we need the money turned in by February 20th.  Please consider going with us on our trip!
The Student Council is having a Valentine Photo Booth this Wednesday for our pod!  You can send in  $1.25 and your child can take their picture by their self, with a friend, or with a sibling in a photo booth full of fun Valentine props. Make sure to send in your child's money, with the form, in a Ziploc or envelope labeled with their name.
Valentine's Day is quickly approaching!  We will have our class parties and card swap next Friday, February 13th.  Be on the lookout for a letter and class list this week.  Room moms will also be contacting you to help with the parties if you signed up to help with this party. 
Progress Reports will come home NEXT Thursday, February 12th.  We will be doing our testing this week for those. 
The PTO is starting their coke fundraiser Monday and it's lasting until next Friday.  This is a big fundraiser for the PTO!  It helps fund Spring Fling in April and also helps them to honor grants requests from teachers and grade levels.  Please consider supporting the school in this fundraiser! 

We hope you all have a great week!

                                                  Kindergarten Blue Pod Teachers

Sunday, January 25, 2015

January 26 - January 30

We hope you all had a great weekend!
     The 100th Day of School is Tuesday.  We are 100 days smarter! We will be celebrating the 100th day of school with lots of activities. You received a letter last week asking for a food item to be sent in.  Please make sure your item is sent in with your child by Tuesday morning.  We will be using the food to make a special 100 snack.  Please also help your child make a collection of 100 items.  Please make sure this item can fit in their backpack.  We will be sharing those 100 collections throughout the day Tuesday. 
     We will also have our class picture made Tuesday.  You received an order form last week to purchase a picture.  Please return the form and the money by Tuesday with your child if you would like to order a class picture.
       If you have not done so already, please send in a seasonally appropriate change of clothes with your child in a bag labeled with their name.
      Make sure to send a snack or juice or money for a snack and juice daily!
  
      We hope you all have a great week!
                                                                    
                                                              Kindergarten Blue Pod Teachers