IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS IN KINDERGARTEN!!

We would like to thank all of you for helping to make our Angel Shopping Project such a success!
We are very proud of our students who went shopping and bought clothes and toys for two very needy children.

We are going to have a very busy week! See the schedule below:

Monday- Full day

Bring gift bag with your child's name on tag
Bring gifts for classmates in a separate bag
Bring book buddy book wrapped and tagged

Tuesday-1/2 day

Book Buddy Exchange

Wednesday-1/2 day

Christmas Brunch Party

Thursday-1/2 day

Chapel and Christmas Carol Singing

Friday-1/2 day

Pajama and Movie Day

Thank you all for helping with the canned food drive! We brought in enough cans to get to wear jeans and either Christmas shirts or Ezell shirts all week!

We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year! May God bless you in 2018!!

Blessings!
Mrs. Gee and Mrs. Woody

KINDERGARTEN WELCOMES DECEMBER!!

December is here and, boy, are we busy getting ready for the holidays! There are so many exciting things going on and I'm sure that you don't want to miss a thing!


On Friday, we will be going Angel Shopping at Walmart and then returning to school to eat McDonalds happy meals. We need lots of parents to go with us on this trip. We will be shopping for both clothes and toys for 4 children. A note was sent home with each student yesterday about this trip. 
Due Wednesday: Donation for Angel Shopping and $4.00 for McDonalds Happy Meal (please put in separate envelopes and label what each is for with your child's name)

Your child will be evaluated this week on the following skills:

• Writes letters a-z in order
• Counts to 50
• Identifies numbers 1-20 in random order
• Writes numbers 1-20 in order
• Counts and writes by tens to 100
• Identifies 3D shapes-sphere, cube, cone, cylinder
• Identifies, copies, extends, and creates a pattern
• Describes the position of objects- above, below, beside, behind, etc.

Reminder: Sight word lists 4-9 due by Tuesday, Dec. 12th.

Book Fair

Next Week- December 4th-8th

7:00-3:00 (Each Day)

Tuesday open until 6:00

Friday closes at 9:30 am

Tuesday-Come eat with your child and then shop at the book fair.

A great place to buy book buddy book.

Santa Sale

EHCS items will be on sale in the Eagles Nest

Tuesday, Dec. 5th

7:15-6:00pm

Wednesday, Dec. 6th

7:15-9:00am

Annual Canned Food Drive

Items go to New Heights Community Center

Dec. 4th-8th

Goal is 900 cans!!

KINDERGARTEN IS THANKFUL!

We hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and that you got to spend a lot of time with family and friends! We are all so blessed and have so much to be thankful to God for!

Please enjoy the pictures below of our Thanksgiving Feast and Pow Wow and the Magician Show:

See you tomorrow!

Mrs. Gee and Mrs. Woody

KINDERGARTEN SALUTES VETERANS!

Happy Veteran's Day!! This week we learned what it means to be a veteran and made cards to thank them for their service to our country. We are very thankful to the men and women who have made sacrifices for our freedom. Thank you Veterans!

We have been very busy this week preparing for our upcoming Feast and Pow wow on Thursday.
We will be dressing up in our Native American vests, necklaces, headbands, and carrying our drums. Our cafeteria will be providing the meal, which will be turkey and dressing, mashed potatoes, green beans, corn and a roll. We will be making a special pumpkin dessert in our classroom. We are asking that all students buy (bring $4.00) or charge their lunch on Thursday. All parents are invited to join us if you can. We will be eating in the cafeteria from 10:40-11:10. Afterwards, we will be having our Pow wow in the Eagle's Nest from 11:15-11:45 where we will sing, dance, and beat our drums.

We have been working very hard to learn the 100th Psalm. We will be saying it in Chapel on Thursday morning. We are also asking that each child say it for their families at their Thanksgiving meal.

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE:

TUESDAY, NOV. 14TH- LAST DAY FOR YANKEE CANDLE SALE

THURSDAY, NOV. 16TH- THANKSGIVING FEAST AND POW WOW

FRIDAY, NOV. 17TH- IN SCHOOL MAGICIAN PROGRAM

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES:

NOV. 20-24TH- THANKSGIVING BREAK

DEC. 8TH- FIELD TRIP TO SHOP FOR "ANGEL" CHILDREN


We hope that you have a wonderful week-end,

Mrs. Gee and Mrs. Woody

WE ARE SMARTIES IN KINDERGARTEN!

IT'S ALMOST THANKSGIVING!

Last week, we dissected an owl pellet in the Stem Lab! It was fun and gross at the same time!

Please stop by and look outside our classroom door at the poster that shows what we found in our owl pellet. You will be amazed! 

We have begun our study of Pilgrims and Native Americans. It is a lot of fun to learn about the history of our country and how they lived long ago. We will be giving each child an Indian name this week. We have put up a teepee in our room that the students got to paint symbols on. Each student will take turns sleeping and reading in the teepee during November. We will also be busy painting our Native American vests, drums, headbands, and making a necklace. We will be sending home brown paper on Tuesday for you to cover a cylinder shaped can with, for our drums. Please send back to school by Friday. 

We will be having a Thanksgiving feast and powwow on Thursday, November 16th. Parents are invited to attend. More details to come later.

REMINDERS:

NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY DUE TO CHRISTIAN SCHOOL INSERVICE

The Yankee Candle Sale has begun and will continue through November 14th. 

Feast and Powwow on Thursday, November 16th.

Thanksgiving holidays- Nov. 20-24

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Gee and Mrs. Woody

KINDERGARTEN IS A HOOT!

Wow, what a fun day we have had celebrating fall! We went trick-or-treating all over campus and your children are bringing home lots of candy and goodies in their box. We ate pizza, chips, doughnuts, cookies, and grapes in a Frankenstein cup! We played games and guessed how many spiders there were in the jar. We made some great memories!

After the party, we went "owling." When you go"owling" you must be quiet and brave in order to see an owl. Ask your children if we saw any.
Next week, we will dissect an owl pellet in the Stem Lab. This is always an exciting and slightly yucky time. Please feel free to stop by the classroom and check out what we find in the pellet.

It is the time of the year when we go from studying about pumpkins, owls, and spiders, to studying about Pilgrims and Native Americans. We will have a teepee in our room next week that the students will get to paint symbols on and at nap time, all good little girls and boys will get a chance to sleep in.

UPCOMING :

Holiday Fundraiser starting Nov. 2-Nov. 14- Yankee Candle and Gift Wrap

DATES TOO REMEMBER;

No School- Nov 6- Christian School Inservice
No School- Nov. 20-24- Thanksgiving Holidays

Here are some pictures for you to enjoy of today's events:

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs. Gee and Mrs. Woody

WE TEACH THE CUTEST PUMPKINS IN THE PATCH!!

THE PUMPKIN PATCH

We had a wonderful time on our trip to the pumpkin patch. We had great weather and I think everyone had some fantastic fall fun! We went on a scavenger hunt hay ride, saw some farm animals, played in a hay maze and on a fun playground, and of course, we picked out our own pumpkin to take home. Thank you to all the parents who went with us! You were great help and trips like this would not be possible without you!! Please enjoy the pictures below of our trip.

This week we learned all about pumpkins. We learned the parts of a pumpkin, we counted the seeds  in the pumpkin, we measured how tall our pumpkin was, and we counted the ribs of the pumpkin. We ended the week by going to the Stem Lab and making a pumpkin volcano. It was really neat! Please enjoy the pictures below of our Stem Lab visit.

This Friday, we will be having our Fall Party. It will be from 9:45-11:15. We will begin by going trick or treating around campus and then return to our classroom to eat pizza and goodies for lunch. Parents are welcome to come and join in on the fun!

REMINDERS FOR THIS WEEK:

• Bring covered box (black paper on cereal type box) for trick or treating by Monday.
• Bring in bag of individually wrapped candy
• Bring $3.00 for pizza for party

We hope that you have had a restful weekend!

Mrs. Gee and Mrs. Woody

K IS FOR KINDERIFFIC!

Today we had a great vocabulary parade! Everyone looked terrific!! It was so much fun to see everyone dressed up and to learn some new words and what they mean. Here are some of the pictures that we took:

We have begun a new nine weeks. We are working on many new skills. Please be working on the new sight word lists that were sent home. Learning these words will help your child to become a better reader. 

Below is a list of the 2nd six weeks skills:

-writing lowercase letters in sequence

-identifying characters, setting, and major events in a story

-blending sounds and syllables to form words

-counting to 50

-writing numbers to 20

-identifying numbers to 20

-counting and writing by 10's to 100

-identifies, copies, extends, and creates a pattern

-identifies and names 3d shapes- cube, cone, cylinder, and sphere

-describes the position of objects- above, below, beside, behind

Upcoming Events:

Thursday, October 19th- Pumpkin Patch Field Trip

Friday, October 27th- Fall Harvest Party

We hope that everyone has a wonderful fall weekend!

Blessings,

Mrs. Gee and Mrs. Woody

KINDERGARTEN GOES TO THE ZOO!

Thank you to all the parents who went with us to the zoo! It was a beautiful day and I think that the students all had a great time. This was a wonderful conclusion to our study of animals from A-Z. Please enjoy all the pictures below of our day to the zoo

We also celebrated Johnny Appleseed's birthday this week with lots of "apple fun!" We made applesauce, we sang a song with our Johnny Appleseed puppets, we watched a Johnny Appleseed movie, and wore a special hat in his honor. Here we are:

• Our Vocabulary Parade will be on Friday, October 13th. You can read all about this special day on Mr. Riley's blog. 

• Our Pumpkin Patch field trip will be on Thursday, October 19th.

• Our Fall Harvest party will be on Tuesday, October 31st. 

We have completed the first nine weeks of kindergarten and now it is time for a brain break!

We pray that you have a safe and happy week off !

Blessings,

Mrs. Gee and Mrs. Woody