ITS BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS IN KINDERGARTEN!

Parents, we want to thank you for helping to make our Angel Tree Project such a great success! We are so proud of our kindergarteners, who went shopping for some children who will have a very special Christmas this year because of them. It is indeed more blessed to give than to receive!

We have a very fun and busy week planned! On Tuesday, we will be having our Book Buddy Book Exchange. Make sure that you bring your wrapped book tomorrow!

On Wednesday, we will have our Christmas Parties. Everyone is welcome to come and join in the fun.

On Friday, we will have movie and pajama day! What fun to come to school in our pajamas!

Everyday next week, your child may wear a Christmas t-shirt or an Ezell-Harding t-shirt and jeans.

Reminders:

• Bring wrapped Book Buddy Book tomorrow
• Bring extra large gift bag, with classmate gifts in a separate bag, tomorrow
• Tuesday-Friday 1/2 days with dismissal at 11, bring lunch if extended

We would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year! May God bless you all in 2016!

Blessings,
Mrs. Gee and Mrs. Woody

OUR LIGHTS SHINE IN KINDERGARTEN!

Thank you so much for helping us to surpass our goal of 1000 cans in our can good drive! Many families will be helped by your generosity. Because our goal was reached, the children will be allowed to wear jeans and a Ezell t-shirt every day next week.

On Friday, we have another opportunity to help others and let our lights shine, by going shopping for some inner city children. We will be buying clothes and toys for two boys and two girls. This is always a very good learning experience for our children. We will need a lot of parental help on this trip. Please let your child's teacher know if you can come.

The Book Fair will be in the Elementary Library all next week. This would be a great place for you to shop for Christmas presents, as well as, your child's book buddy book.

The Santa Spirit Sale will be in the Eagle's Nest on Tuesday and Wednesday. This is another great place to shop and help out the school at the same time.

 Next Week at a Glance:

Bible-The Birth of Jesus
Literacy-/b/ and /l/ sounds
Math-Position words and Graphs
Unit-Christmas Around the World

Reminders:

Monday, Dec.7-Angel Shopping Donation and McDonald's $ due
Friday, Dec. 11-Angel Shopping at Kmart
Monday, Dec. 14- Wrapped book buddy book due
                               Extra large gift bag and classmate gifts due
Tuesday-Friday, Dec. 15-18- 1/2 days with dismissal at 11:00
Wednesday, Dec. 16-Christmas Party


Let your light shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in
 heaven. Matt. 5:16

Blessings,

Mrs. Gee and Mrs. Woody

WE HEART KINDERGARTEN!

WE WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY A HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

We are so proud of all of our Kindergarteners for doing such a great job saying the 100th Psalm in Chapel this past Thursday. Have them say it at your family gatherings. You will be so impressed!
We love to make God happy by putting His Word in our hearts and our minds!

NEXT WEEK;

Bible- Moses and the Children of Israel
Literacy- /f/ and /r/ sounds
Blending and reading words and sentences
Writing and Recognizing a-z
Math- Graphs
Position words
Writing and Recognizing 1-20
Unit- Christmas Around the World

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Food Drive- Nov. 30- Dec. 4  Bring in those cans!
Movie Night- Dec. 4/ Early shopping at Book Fair
Book Fair- Dec.7-11
K Mart Shopping for Angel Tree- Dec. 11
Book Buddy Book Exchange- Tuesday, Dec. 15
Christmas Party- Wednesday, Dec. 16
Half days- Dec. 15-18/dismissal at 11

We hope that everyone has a wonderful and safe holiday!

Blessings,

Mrs. Gee and Mrs. Woody

THANKFUL FOR KINDERGARTEN

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

We have been busy this week preparing for our upcoming Thanksgiving Feast and Pow-Wow!

This Thursday, we will be dressing in our Indian headdresses, vests, and necklaces and eating   together. Our cafeteria will be providing the meal. The menu is turkey and dressing, macaroni and cheese, green beans, jello and a roll. Afterwards, we will be having an Indian Pow-Wow. Everyone is welcome to join us it you can. 

Week at a Glance:

Bible-Children Of Israel in Wilderness

Memory Work-100th Psalm

Literacy-/h/ and /e/ sounds

Writing and Recognizing a-z

Math-Position Words

Graphing

Writing and Recognizing 1-20

Unit-Nutrition

Indians and Pilgrims

Reminders:

• November 23-27-Thanksgiving Holiday
• December 11-K Mart Shopping for Angels
• December 15-18-1/2 days/dismissal at 11:00
• December 21-January 4-Christmas Break

We would like to take this opportunity to tell you how thankful we are for each child and family in our Kindergarten classes! We are thankful that you have chosen to send your child to EHCS and that we get to work with you and your child this year. We pray God's blessings on each one of you during this holiday season!

Mrs. Gee and Mrs. Woody

KINDERGARTEN HAS CLASS!

Last week we began our study of the Pilgrims, the Indians, and the first Thanksgiving. Each child has been given an Indian name and an opportunity to decorate our teepee. It has been so much fun!
We have also learned a lot about spiders in preparation for our field trip to see "Charlotte's Web."
On Friday, we had a special visit from Rescue Rex, who taught us all about how and when to call 911.

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE;
Bible- The Children of Israel in the Wilderness
Memory Work-The 100th Psalm
Literacy- Sounds of /o/ and /d/
Writing a-z
Grammar-Verbs
Math- 3D Shapes
Identifying and Writing 1-20
Unit-Pilgrims and Indians
Thanksgiving

On Thursday, we will be going on a field trip to the Nashville Children's Theater to see "Charlotte's Web." Your child will need to wear their red field trip t-shirt and jeans. They will need to bring a lunch, complete with a drink, as we will be eating when we return to school,but it will be later than our usual lunch time.

CHERRYDALE FUNDRAISER:
Your child has been challenged to sell at least 3 items by Monday. Fill out the coupon on the form and return it to your child's teacher. Your child may then pick a monster to wear on a lanyard. Our school goal is to raise $10,000. If we work together, I know that we can do it! The turn in day is November 12th.

 REMINDERS:

1. Cylinder shaped can,covered in brown paper,due Monday
2. Work on learning the 100th Psalm
3. Work on sight words 

Blessings,

Mrs. Gee and Mrs. Woody

KINDERGARTEN IS A TREAT!

We had a great field trip to the Pumpkin Patch this week! Thank you to all the parents who went with us. The children were great, the weather was amazing, we all picked out the perfect pumpkin, and had a wonderful time!

This week, we are creating our own EHCS Pumpkin Patch in the Eagles Nest. Bring your pumpkin, decorated as your favorite storybook character, to the patch in the Eagles Nest, any day Monday-Thursday.They will be judged on Friday. It is always a lot of fun to look at all the pumpkins!

Reminder, due Monday:
Bring your cereal box covered in black paper. Do not decorate! We will do that at school.
Also, bring in one bag of candy.

Next Week at a Glance:

Bible-Moses and the children of Israel cross the Red Sea
Literacy-/t/ and /i/ sounds
Writing a-z
Math-Numbers 18, 19, 20
Writing and recognizing 1-20
Patterns
Science-Owls and Pumpkins

Our Fall Party will be Friday. It will be a lunch party, so your child will not need to bring a lunch that day.

As the weather gets cooler,  please make sure that your child has long pants (khaki), as well as, underclothes, in their extra clothes left at school. Also, make sure that your child's name is on their coat, hat, mittens, etc.

Nov. 2- Teacher Inservice/No School

Blessings,

Mrs. Gee and Mrs. Woody

KINDERGARTEN IS A HOOT!

WOW! We sure did have a great time at the Vocabulary Parade! The children looked great and learned a lot of new words! Everyone had a great time and we hope that those of you who came, enjoyed it, too.

Your child's report card was sent home today. Please sign and return it on Monday. Thanks.

On Thursday, this week, we will be going on our second field trip to Walden Pumpkin Farm. Your child will need to wear their red field trip shirt, jeans, and tennis shoes. We will be eating lunch when we get back to school, however, all students will need to bring their lunch because we will not be eating at our regular scheduled time. If you, as a parent, plan to go with us, you need to send in $7.00 by Monday. 

This week we will be studying all about owls. On Friday, we will be dissecting an owl pellet and we will go "Owling." This is based on the book "Owl Moon." You might want to check it out.

Some Upcoming Events:

Thursday, October 22-Field Trip to Walden Pumpkin Farm
Friday, October 30-Fall Party
Monday, November 2-No School/Teacher Inservice

This Week at a Glance:

Bible-Plague of Sickness of Animals, Boils, Hail, and Locusts
Literacy- /s/ and /p/ sounds, nouns, blending sounds together,writing sentences, writing a-z
Math- Numbers 15, 16, 17, and 18, writing 1-20, patterns
Science Units- Owls and Pumpkins

Blessings to all,

Mrs. Gee and Mrs. Woody

KINDERGARTEN IS FALLING FOR FALL!

We have completed the first nine weeks of Kindergarten! Can you believe it!

 We wrapped up our study of Animals from A-Z with a trip to the Zoo on Friday. Many thanks to all the parents and grandparents who went with us. After a rough start, we finally made it and had a great time! The rain held off just long enough!

The week of October 12-16 at a glance:

Bible-The 10 Plagues
Literacy-Letter sounds /m/ and /a/
Comprehension strategy-ask and answer questions
Nouns
Math-Numbers 11-14
Patterns
Units-Fire Safety
Fall

Friday, October 16, we will be having a Vocabulary Parade. This is always a fun day! Please see Mr. Riley's blog for more details.

Saturday, October 17, is our Fall Festival. We will need lots of volunteers to work and this is a great way to get involved and get to know other parents. Please sign up to help if you can.

Upcoming Dates:

October 15-Family Chapel
October 16-Vocabulary Parade and Report Cards go home
October 17-Fall Festival

We pray that everyone has a happy and safe Fall Break!

Mrs. Gee and Mrs. Woody

KINDERGARTEN GOES TO THE ZOO!

This week will be the last week of the first nine week period. We will be testing each student for mastery of skills.

Your child will need to:

1. Name all 26 upper and lowercase letters in random order
2. Write the uppercase letters in order
3. Identify colors and color words
4. Read sight words
5. Count to 25
6. Identify numbers 1-10 in random order
7. Write numbers 1-10 in order
8. Identify 2 dimensional shapes
9. Sort objects into given categories
10. Compare/contrast two objects (longer, shorter, taller, lighter, heavier)

We have completed our study of animals from A-Z and will take a trip to the Nashville Zoo this week. Your child will need to wear their red field trip t-shirt and jeans or khaki shorts or pants. They will need to bring a complete lunch, including a drink, in a sack, so that everything can be thrown away. We will be picnicking at the zoo and then playing on the playground before we return to school.

On Friday, we celebrated Johnny Appleseed's birthday. We learned that he was a real man named John Chapman, and that if he were alive today, he would be 241 years old. We made a special hat to wear to lunch, we made a puppet and sang a song about him, read several books about him, and saw a special movie about his life. We all had a great time!

Blessings!
Mrs. Gee and Mrs. Woody

KINDERGARTEN ROCKS

We are rocking right along in Kindergarten! Next week is Conference Week and we are excited to get to meet with you and discuss your child's progress. It will be important for you to be on time as we have most conferences scheduled back to back. Please bring any questions or concerns that you might have with you to your conference.

We will be dressing up next week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in support of Homecoming, which will be Friday night. If your child chooses to not dress up, they should dress in regular school uniform.

1. Monday-Dress in your favorite color
2. Tuesday-Regular School Uniform
3. Wednesday-American Day-dress in red, white, and blue
4. Thursday-Regular School Uniform
5. Friday-Crazy Red and White Day

No face paint, colored hair, or masks.

Upcoming Events:

Sept. 24- Conference Day

Sept. 24-Spirit Night@ Angelo's Pizza

Sept. 25-School Picture $ due

Sept. 25-Kindergarten Celebrates Johnny Appleseed's Birthday

Sept. 25-Homecoming Football Game @ 7PM

Sept. 30-Zoo Field Trip (information coming home this week)

Oct. 5-9-Fall Break

Continue to Work On:

Sight Words

Full Name

Address

Phone number

Parent's Names

Birthdate

Shoe tying

This Week At A Glance:

Bible- Joseph      Memory Work: Learn the 12 Sons of Jacob

Literacy- Letters W,X,Y,Z

Recognizing and Writing A-Z

Math-Sorting, Measuring

Recognizing and Writing 1-10

Unit-Apples, All About Me

Science-Walrus, X-ray, Yak, Zebra

Blessings,

Mrs. Gee and Mrs. Woody

Everyday in Kindergarten is Fun!

Thank you to all who came to our Open House this past week. We know that the children were very excited to show you all the things that they have made and to share with you some of the things that they are learning about. It was a fun and enjoyable evening!

For the rest of this month, we will be studying and learning all about apples! Fall is almost here and it is apple picking time. We have already experimented with them, tasted them, graphed them, read about them, and painted them.

We are quickly coming to an end of our study of Animals from A-Z. We have been learning about an animal that starts with each letter and the sound that it makes, as well as, the habitats and diet of each animal. We have learned so much about mammals, carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores.

Upcoming Events:

Parent/Teacher Conferences-We are looking forward to meeting with you to discuss your child's progress.

Things to be working on:

Personal information
Full name (first, middle, last)
Address
Phone number
Parent's first names
Age
Birthday

Sight Words
Identifying and Writing A-Z
Identifying lowercase letters a-z
Identifying and Writing 1-10
Shapes and Color Words

Next week at a glance:

Bible-Jacob and Esau
Literacy-Letters R,S,T,U,V
Math-Reviewing Shapes
Numbers 1-10
Measurement-length and height
Unit-Apples
All About Me
Science-Rhino,Seal,Tiger,Umbrette,Uniform, and Vet

Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Gee and Mrs. Woody

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW YOU LEARN IN KINDERGARTEN!

OPEN HOUSE

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8

5-7PM

The children have been working very hard to prepare our classrooms and hallway for your visit. We eagerly anticipate your arrival!

Your child will be your "Tour Guide" for the evening. Make sure to sign up for a conference time!

Upcoming Events:

Tuesday, September 8th will also be Class Picture Day so make sure your child is dressed nicely in uniform.

Parent/Teacher Conference Day will be September 24th from 3-7pm.

What to Work On:

Your child needs to know:

Address

Phone number

Parent's names

Birthday

Age

This Week at a Glance:

Bible-Abraham

Literacy-Letters O,P,Q,R

Review all color words

Write A-Z

Recognize lowercase lettters a-z

Math-Measurement/Weight-lighter/heavier

Recognizing and ordering numbers 1-10

Unit-Apples

All About Me

Science-Animals:ostrich,panda,quagga,rhino

Happy Labor Day!

Mrs.Gee and Mrs.Woody

WE LOVE KINDERGARTEN!

Well, another week as flown by in kindergarten and we cannot believe that August is already over!
It really is true, time flies when you are having fun!

Thank you, parents, for all your help with our recent fundraiser. We appreciate all that you do to make EHCS a great place to be. If you have not returned your envelope, please do so, as soon as possible.

SOME UPCOMING EVENTS:

Monday, August 31-Picture Day-Please have your child dressed nicely in uniform.

Monday, Sept. 7-Labor Day/No School

Tuesday, Sept. 8-Open House 5PM-7PM-You will have a chance to sign up for Parent/Teacher Conferences on this night.

Note the change that was made to the Parent/Teacher Conference Days:
Thursday, Sept. 24 and Friday, Sept. 25, are now full days. Conferences will be scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 24 from 3pm- to 7pm. We will also be scheduling some other times as well, in order to accommodate everyone.


WHAT TO BE WORKING ON:

Writing and Recognizing A-Z
Writing and Recognizing 1-10
Recognizing Color Words
Sight Words
Tying Shoes
Walking into classroom and following all the morning routines by yourself!

REMINDERS:

Please clean out the binder every night.

Thank you so much for sending in snacks! When doing so, please remember to only send one snack per child and no drinks.

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE:

Bible-Noah
Literacy-Letters K,L,M,N,O
Write A-Z
Math-Number Webs for 4,5,6,7,8
Writie 1-10
Shapes-Square, Ellipse, Rhombus, Hexagon
Unit-Color Words- Black, Brown, and White
Science-Kangaroo, Lion, Monkey and Nursery, Okapi, and Ostrich

Blessings,

The K Teachers

Kindergarten is Kool!

Thank you for a great first, FULL week of Kindergarten! Who is more tired...the students, parents, or teachers?

Today, we had a visit from a muscian, Kevin Kidd, who played his guitar and sang some silly songs for us. The children had a wonderful time. There is just something very special about hearing children laugh! Warning: You may hear your children singing songs about stinky socks and underwear!

We have been learning about a zoo animal for every letter of the alphbet. This is also our science lesson as we learn a lot of facts about each animal. Ask your child to tell you about mammals, carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores. 

Fundraising packets were recently sent home. SELL, SELL, SELL those magazines, City Saver Books, and Smart Cards! Money raised from sales will go right back to EHCS to purchase items for our school, including your child's classroom. Tuesday, August 25th will be the last turn in date. 

Some Upcoming Events:

Friday, August 28-Crimson and White Night
Monday, August 31-Picture Day (students will wear uniforms)
Monday, September 7-Labor Day/No School

What to work on:

1 Writing and recognizing A-Z and numbers 1-10.
2.Sight words
3.Shoe tying 

Reminders:

Please make sure your child knows if they are going to extended day or not. It helps our car line run smoother.  Just jot down in their planner if they need to do something that is different than what they usually do.

Please remember when sending snack, that all the snacks need to be the same thing.

This Week at a Glance:

Bible-Adam and Eve
Literacy-Letters Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj
Writing A-Z
Math-Numbers 9, 10 and ordering and writing 1-10
Shapes-triangle, circle, and rectangle
Unit-Color Words-blue and purple
Science-fox, gazelle, giraffe, hippo, island, iguana, jungle

Have a safe and restful weekend!

K Teachers

We have had a wonderful first week of school. The children are adapting well to the routines and procedures of Kindergarten. We are excited about all the things we are going to learn and all the fun we are going to have! The Kindergarten year is a special time and the children will grow in many different ways.

 Upcoming events:

Friday, August 21- Kevin Kidd, a musician, will come play his guitar and sing with us.

Monday, August 31- Picture Day- children will wear school uniforms

Some Friendly Reminders:

$50.00 due for field trips and in school programs by Aug 21. You may pay online.

1-Please send "easy to open" things in your child's lunch. 

2-Please don't send things that have to be heated. 

3-Please don't send candy or any type of carbonated drinks.

4-Please send money for lunch in a baggie or a wallet in the backpack.

If you have not already done so, please return all forms and supplies as soon as possible.

This week in Kindergarten:

Bible-Creation
Literacy-Letters Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee
Math-Numbers 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Shapes-circle, square, triangle, rectangle, and rhombus
Science-Animals A-Z bear, camel, deer, elephant, and eagle
Unit-Color Words-orange, yellow, and green

We will be sending home the Sight Words for this 9 week period on Monday. When your child has mastered a list, please sign it and return to school. If your child is struggling with the words, just work on a few at a time. 
Please remember that these are words that they should learn by sight. They do not need to sound them out and should not memorize them in order, as we have them read them to us from flashcards, not the list. 

Thank you parents for all you do to support us!!
K Teacher

Welcome to Kindergarten

We enjoyed meeting with you all last Thursday night.
Thank you all for your attendance.
We have a fun busy year planned.

Just a few reminders.

1. Don't forget we will dismiss from the Eagle's Nest next week. Don't forget to bring your car tags with you. Please drive through the pick up line or wait for us in the Eagle's Nest. This will help your child get use to our regular dismissal procedure.

2. Don't forget to send in your money for your child's rest pad. We will be resting beginning Thursday.

3. Also, please send in your supplies if you haven't already done so.

4. Binders will go home Wednesday. Remember to send them back to school everyday.

We look forward to working with you and your child this year!


This week:
Bible- Creation
Literacy- short and long a sounds
Science- alligator and ape
Math- tracing and color sets of numbers 1-5
Unit study-colors red and blue