Weekly Update

December 17, 2018

Can you believe it is the last week before Christmas break? This year is just flying by! We will be celebrating Christmas in our class this Friday at 1:30. I just have one more gift to wrap for each kiddo, and I am ready ;). We will also be having a pajama day on Friday so your kiddo is welcome to wear their pj's as long they meet modesty rules! 

Sight Words:
We have five new words this week. They are:

1. do
2. for
3. of
4. are
5. good

Math:
We will continue reviewing addition and subtraction this week. We took a test on it last week so that I could see how they are doing. I feel it is beneficial to keep working on it a little longer :).

Behavior:
It is not uncommon for behavior to be more of a struggle the week before Christmas, with all the excitement for Christmas and break it is understandable! However, we still have expectations of our students to make good choices. Our party is this Friday and I look forward to celebrating with them! Please encourage your child to make good choices so that they can celebrate too!

December 17, 2018

Can you believe it is the last week before Christmas break? This year is just flying by! We will be celebrating Christmas in our class this Friday at 1:30. I just have one more gift to wrap for each kiddo, and I am ready ;). We will also be having a pajama day on Friday so your kiddo is welcome to wear their pj's as long they meet modesty rules! 

Sight Words:
We have five new words this week. They are:

1. do
2. for
3. of
4. are
5. good

Math:
We will continue reviewing addition and subtraction this week. We took a test on it last week so that I could see how they are doing. I feel it is beneficial to keep working on it a little longer :).

Behavior:
It is not uncommon for behavior to be more of a struggle the week before Christmas, with all the excitement for Christmas and break it is understandable! However, we still have expectations of our students to make good choices. Our party is this Friday and I look forward to celebrating with them! Please encourage your child to make good choices so that they can celebrate too!

Weekly Update

December 11, 2019

Sorry I am a day late getting this posted!

Sight Words:
This week we have 6 new words instead of 5. They are:

1. she
2. her
3. by
4. my
5. small
6. all

Math:
We will be continuing to work on addition and subtraction this week. We will also be taking a post test to see how we are doing on this. We are working hard on being able to do both of them in different ways.

Snow Day Packet:
Your student is bringing home a packet of work that says "Snow Day Packet" on it. This is a packet of work for your student to work on in the case of excessive snow days. After the Snowpocolypse of 2016, we have started preparing ahead of time. Please make sure this packet gets put away in a safe place. In the case of a snow day, please check your email for further instructions from me. I will also be emailing you an electronic copy of the packet so that if you lose it, you can print it at home. All of our make up work will be done in this packet so that the high school siblings will have access to computers if needed.

Christmas Party/Polar Express Day/Pajama Day:
Our Christmas Party will be next Friday the 21st at 1:30. Students are invited to wear pajamas on this day!

Christmas Break:

Christmas break is almost here! There will be no school from December 22nd-January 6th. School will resume on January 7th. 

December 11, 2019

Sorry I am a day late getting this posted!

Sight Words:
This week we have 6 new words instead of 5. They are:

1. she
2. her
3. by
4. my
5. small
6. all

Math:
We will be continuing to work on addition and subtraction this week. We will also be taking a post test to see how we are doing on this. We are working hard on being able to do both of them in different ways.

Snow Day Packet:
Your student is bringing home a packet of work that says "Snow Day Packet" on it. This is a packet of work for your student to work on in the case of excessive snow days. After the Snowpocolypse of 2016, we have started preparing ahead of time. Please make sure this packet gets put away in a safe place. In the case of a snow day, please check your email for further instructions from me. I will also be emailing you an electronic copy of the packet so that if you lose it, you can print it at home. All of our make up work will be done in this packet so that the high school siblings will have access to computers if needed.

Christmas Party/Polar Express Day/Pajama Day:
Our Christmas Party will be next Friday the 21st at 1:30. Students are invited to wear pajamas on this day!

Christmas Break:

Christmas break is almost here! There will be no school from December 22nd-January 6th. School will resume on January 7th. 

Weekly Update

December 3, 2018

Welcome to December! This is my favorite time of year in kindergarten! We have so many fun things planned :).

Sight Words:
We have five new sight words this week. They are:

1. as
2. is
3. has
4. now
5. down

Math:
This week we are continuing our work on subtraction and being able to show how we subtract in different ways.

Warm Clothes:
Please make sure your child brings a coat to school every day. It is cold out and we go outside every day. If your child is well enough to be at school, they are well enough to go outside so we don't leave anyone inside. If they forget a coat, I have them grab a coat from the lost and found on the way out. If you need help getting them warm winter clothes, PLEASE LET ME KNOW! I would love to help you!

Warm Weather Clothing Drive:

Vision Charter is partnering with Boise Rescue Mission this Holiday season to collect warm socks, gloves or mittens, and warm hats for children and teens of all ages.  These items need to be new; used items will not be able to be accepted. You may drop off any of these items to the collection barrel in our main entrance.

Book Order:

Book orders will come home this week. The order has to be submitted by the 10th to guarantee delivery by the 20th. If you would like to order books as Christmas gifts, please email me and let me know. I will set them aside and send them to the office so that you can pick them up there without your student knowing.

REMINDER! NO SCHOOL THIS FRIDAY! There is no school this Friday the 7th. Teachers will be here for in-service, but the kiddos get a nice long weekend :).

December 3, 2018

Welcome to December! This is my favorite time of year in kindergarten! We have so many fun things planned :).

Sight Words:
We have five new sight words this week. They are:

1. as
2. is
3. has
4. now
5. down

Math:
This week we are continuing our work on subtraction and being able to show how we subtract in different ways.

Warm Clothes:
Please make sure your child brings a coat to school every day. It is cold out and we go outside every day. If your child is well enough to be at school, they are well enough to go outside so we don't leave anyone inside. If they forget a coat, I have them grab a coat from the lost and found on the way out. If you need help getting them warm winter clothes, PLEASE LET ME KNOW! I would love to help you!

Warm Weather Clothing Drive:

Vision Charter is partnering with Boise Rescue Mission this Holiday season to collect warm socks, gloves or mittens, and warm hats for children and teens of all ages.  These items need to be new; used items will not be able to be accepted. You may drop off any of these items to the collection barrel in our main entrance.

Book Order:

Book orders will come home this week. The order has to be submitted by the 10th to guarantee delivery by the 20th. If you would like to order books as Christmas gifts, please email me and let me know. I will set them aside and send them to the office so that you can pick them up there without your student knowing.

REMINDER! NO SCHOOL THIS FRIDAY! There is no school this Friday the 7th. Teachers will be here for in-service, but the kiddos get a nice long weekend :).

Weekly Update

November 26, 2018

Welcome back from Thanksgiving Break! I hope you all had a restful time with lots of family and good food! Each student got to share their favorite part of their break today, and it sounded like you all had a wonderful time!

Sight Words:
Our words this week are:

1. what
2. was
3. with
4. will
5. here

Math:
We are picking up where we left off with addition and then we will be moving into subtraction this week. You may have noticed that we are working on all of the different ways we can add. One of the things we do in class is look for ways that each method is similar and ways it is different.


Music Program:
Just in case your student's note for the music program doesn't make it home today, I will put it here too!

"The kindergarten and first grade classes are very excited to share their hard work with you this Friday at 10:00 a.m. in our gym. Due to limited space, we are happy for IMMEDIATE family to join us and feel free to video the performance to share with extended family throughout the holiday season. We will begin checking guests for the audience in through the main door at 9:15 a.m. Please have your driver's license ready to help us expedite the check in process for everyone. Students may wear Christmas outfits for the program. One of our numbers can make use of blow horns that are used at birthday and New Year's Eve parties. Students may bring those any time this week labeled with their name. Thank you so much, and we'll see you Friday!"

November 26, 2018

Welcome back from Thanksgiving Break! I hope you all had a restful time with lots of family and good food! Each student got to share their favorite part of their break today, and it sounded like you all had a wonderful time!

Sight Words:
Our words this week are:

1. what
2. was
3. with
4. will
5. here

Math:
We are picking up where we left off with addition and then we will be moving into subtraction this week. You may have noticed that we are working on all of the different ways we can add. One of the things we do in class is look for ways that each method is similar and ways it is different.


Music Program:
Just in case your student's note for the music program doesn't make it home today, I will put it here too!

"The kindergarten and first grade classes are very excited to share their hard work with you this Friday at 10:00 a.m. in our gym. Due to limited space, we are happy for IMMEDIATE family to join us and feel free to video the performance to share with extended family throughout the holiday season. We will begin checking guests for the audience in through the main door at 9:15 a.m. Please have your driver's license ready to help us expedite the check in process for everyone. Students may wear Christmas outfits for the program. One of our numbers can make use of blow horns that are used at birthday and New Year's Eve parties. Students may bring those any time this week labeled with their name. Thank you so much, and we'll see you Friday!"

Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Celebration

We had so much fun today! We made turkey hats and celebrated Thanksgiving Charlie Brown style! 

            

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!

Thanksgiving Celebration

We had so much fun today! We made turkey hats and celebrated Thanksgiving Charlie Brown style! 

            

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!

Weekly Update

November 12, 2018

This week we are starting out our last week before Thanksgiving Break. This year seems to be flying by! Next year we have no school Monday the 19th through Friday the 23rd. I am hoping you all have a restful Thanksgiving! 

Sight Words:

This week we have five new words. They are a little tricky so make sure you spend some extra time with your kiddos working on them this week. Our words are:

1. the
2. that
3. there
4. this
5. they

Math:

We are continuing our work on addition this week. We included some extra credit math homework attached to your child's regular homework. It is a turkey color by addition and it is a little harder than what we have been doing in class. If your child would like to do the extra credit they are more than welcome to! It is worth 10 points which would make up for any missing assignments your kiddo might have. All homework is due after Thanksgiving Break on Monday the 26th. 

Social Studies:

We are finishing up our unit on the First Thanksgiving this week. Your student should be able to talk to you about why the pilgrims came to America, who helped them when they got here, and how they celebrated. This week they are making a map that shows where the Mayflower traveled. 

Book Order:

Book orders are due by this Friday. If you would like to order books as Christmas or birthday gifts, please let me know and I will send them up to the office for you to pick up.

Canned Food Drive:

Our school is nearing the end of our annual canned food drive. Our class has only gathered a few cans of food to contribute. If you have any to spare at home, we would love to take them to help out some of our families here at Vision who could use some help over the holiday season. :)

Veteran's Day:

We will be learning about Veteran's Day this week as well. As a school we are honoring a different branch of the military each day. Tomorrow your student is invited to where something white in honor of the Coast Guard. Don't feel like you have to go out and buy anything to participate!

Tuesday, November 13 - wear white to support the Coast Guard

Wednesday, November 14 - wear blue to support both the Air Force and the Navy

Thursday, November 15 - wear red to support the Marines

Friday, November 16 - wear green to support the Army

November 12, 2018

This week we are starting out our last week before Thanksgiving Break. This year seems to be flying by! Next year we have no school Monday the 19th through Friday the 23rd. I am hoping you all have a restful Thanksgiving! 

Sight Words:

This week we have five new words. They are a little tricky so make sure you spend some extra time with your kiddos working on them this week. Our words are:

1. the
2. that
3. there
4. this
5. they

Math:

We are continuing our work on addition this week. We included some extra credit math homework attached to your child's regular homework. It is a turkey color by addition and it is a little harder than what we have been doing in class. If your child would like to do the extra credit they are more than welcome to! It is worth 10 points which would make up for any missing assignments your kiddo might have. All homework is due after Thanksgiving Break on Monday the 26th. 

Social Studies:

We are finishing up our unit on the First Thanksgiving this week. Your student should be able to talk to you about why the pilgrims came to America, who helped them when they got here, and how they celebrated. This week they are making a map that shows where the Mayflower traveled. 

Book Order:

Book orders are due by this Friday. If you would like to order books as Christmas or birthday gifts, please let me know and I will send them up to the office for you to pick up.

Canned Food Drive:

Our school is nearing the end of our annual canned food drive. Our class has only gathered a few cans of food to contribute. If you have any to spare at home, we would love to take them to help out some of our families here at Vision who could use some help over the holiday season. :)

Veteran's Day:

We will be learning about Veteran's Day this week as well. As a school we are honoring a different branch of the military each day. Tomorrow your student is invited to where something white in honor of the Coast Guard. Don't feel like you have to go out and buy anything to participate!

Tuesday, November 13 - wear white to support the Coast Guard

Wednesday, November 14 - wear blue to support both the Air Force and the Navy

Thursday, November 15 - wear red to support the Marines

Friday, November 16 - wear green to support the Army

Weekly Update

November 2, 2018

I just wanted to say thank you to all of you who made it to Parent/Teacher Conferences. I really enjoy being able to meet with each of you and talk about how wonderful your kiddo is! If you weren't able to make it, I am sending home their folder of information tomorrow. Please send back the checklist and self-reflection that are in the front of the cover. If you have any questions, please write them down on that checklist or email me!

Sight Words:
This week our words are longer and a little more tricky! Practicing them at home will really help!

1. like
2. have
3. some
4. come
5. make

I talked to a few of you about doing the Phonogram Powerpoint with your student at home. Please go to the school website where you can download that presentation. Click on the link called "Spalding phonograms".  Having your student do this once a night at home is an awesome idea!

Math:
In math we started working on addition today! You will find some simple addition problems on the back of their homework this week. Please do one or two a day.

Book Orders:
I am going to be sending home several book orders tomorrow. The holiday catalogs are out and I wanted to make sure to give you the opportunity to get some of your Christmas shopping done this way! Books make great gifts and stocking stuffers! If you are ordering books as gifts, please email me so that I don't send them home with your student :).

November 2, 2018

I just wanted to say thank you to all of you who made it to Parent/Teacher Conferences. I really enjoy being able to meet with each of you and talk about how wonderful your kiddo is! If you weren't able to make it, I am sending home their folder of information tomorrow. Please send back the checklist and self-reflection that are in the front of the cover. If you have any questions, please write them down on that checklist or email me!

Sight Words:
This week our words are longer and a little more tricky! Practicing them at home will really help!

1. like
2. have
3. some
4. come
5. make

I talked to a few of you about doing the Phonogram Powerpoint with your student at home. Please go to the school website where you can download that presentation. Click on the link called "Spalding phonograms".  Having your student do this once a night at home is an awesome idea!

Math:
In math we started working on addition today! You will find some simple addition problems on the back of their homework this week. Please do one or two a day.

Book Orders:
I am going to be sending home several book orders tomorrow. The holiday catalogs are out and I wanted to make sure to give you the opportunity to get some of your Christmas shopping done this way! Books make great gifts and stocking stuffers! If you are ordering books as gifts, please email me so that I don't send them home with your student :).

Book Celebration Pictures!

Robin Hood

 We had such a fun celebration! Thank you to our room mom and all the moms who helped make this happen! 

Our Class!

Kindergarten Team!

Our snacks were yummy AND cute!

We played BINGO!

We played pin the arrow on the target

 We decorated Robin Hood hats!

Robin Hood

 We had such a fun celebration! Thank you to our room mom and all the moms who helped make this happen! 

Our Class!

Kindergarten Team!

Our snacks were yummy AND cute!

We played BINGO!

We played pin the arrow on the target

 We decorated Robin Hood hats!

Weekly Update

October 29, 2018

It's crazy to think that October is already almost over! This week is going to be a very busy week here at Vision!

Sight Words:
This week we have 5 new sight words. They are a bit trickier than previous words so please make sure to help your child with them at home. Encourage them to look for them in books or signs as you are driving down the road.

1. you
2. see
3. will
4. play
5. look

Math:
This week we will be testing on all of the things we learned during Quarter 1. I will not be introducing any new concepts this week, but please continue to review those math concepts from the list I sent home earlier.

Social Studies:
This week in Social Studies your student is beginning our Thanksgiving unit! It is so much fun and the kids learn so much about the history of our country and being thankful. :)

Family Farmstead Harvest Festival:
VCS Harvest Festival tonight at the Farmstead!  If you mention Vision Charter, you will get a discounted rate of $6.00 admission.  Families and students can get the discounted rate anytime between 4:00-8:30 tonight.  Meet at the pig barn at 6:30 and watch either Mrs. O or Mr. Casey Boothby kiss the pig!  There will be a raffle table set up outside the main entrance.  All raffle tickets are on sale for $1.00 each.  You can win a drone, a couple of gift baskets, or a wooden outdoor play house!  You do not need to be present to win.

Book Celebration:
We will be having our Robin Hood Book Celebration party this Wednesday.  Your child is welcome to come to school in costume on Wednesday as long as it is a character from our book Robin Hood. :)

Parent/Teacher Conferences:
This Friday is our day to conference. If I have specific concerns for your student's progress, you should have gotten an email requesting a one on one conference. If I don't have concerns, you got an email inviting you to drop in anytime between 3 and 7 for student led conferences. I will still be here to answer any questions. You will be getting your student's report card at that time as well as information on how they did on the IRI. The IRI is different this year and gives much more information into how your student is progressing. Please come and hear about your student's growth and work! It is very important to them that they get to share it with you!

October 29, 2018

It's crazy to think that October is already almost over! This week is going to be a very busy week here at Vision!

Sight Words:
This week we have 5 new sight words. They are a bit trickier than previous words so please make sure to help your child with them at home. Encourage them to look for them in books or signs as you are driving down the road.

1. you
2. see
3. will
4. play
5. look

Math:
This week we will be testing on all of the things we learned during Quarter 1. I will not be introducing any new concepts this week, but please continue to review those math concepts from the list I sent home earlier.

Social Studies:
This week in Social Studies your student is beginning our Thanksgiving unit! It is so much fun and the kids learn so much about the history of our country and being thankful. :)

Family Farmstead Harvest Festival:
VCS Harvest Festival tonight at the Farmstead!  If you mention Vision Charter, you will get a discounted rate of $6.00 admission.  Families and students can get the discounted rate anytime between 4:00-8:30 tonight.  Meet at the pig barn at 6:30 and watch either Mrs. O or Mr. Casey Boothby kiss the pig!  There will be a raffle table set up outside the main entrance.  All raffle tickets are on sale for $1.00 each.  You can win a drone, a couple of gift baskets, or a wooden outdoor play house!  You do not need to be present to win.

Book Celebration:
We will be having our Robin Hood Book Celebration party this Wednesday.  Your child is welcome to come to school in costume on Wednesday as long as it is a character from our book Robin Hood. :)

Parent/Teacher Conferences:
This Friday is our day to conference. If I have specific concerns for your student's progress, you should have gotten an email requesting a one on one conference. If I don't have concerns, you got an email inviting you to drop in anytime between 3 and 7 for student led conferences. I will still be here to answer any questions. You will be getting your student's report card at that time as well as information on how they did on the IRI. The IRI is different this year and gives much more information into how your student is progressing. Please come and hear about your student's growth and work! It is very important to them that they get to share it with you!

Weekly Update

October 22, 2018

Welcome back to another fun week of Kindergarten! I hope your family had a great Fall Break. I sure enjoyed being home with my kids! 

Sight Words: 

There are no new sight words this week. We are going to spend the week reviewing our other sight words. We will be doing many different activities to help us. 

Math:

We are continuing to work on counting by ones and tens and identifying numbers. 

FRIDAY: CAREER DAY Dress-Up

This week we will be learning about different careers. 

For K-5th grade students, we will have a "Dress as Your Favorite Career" Day. We will have prizes for class participation (1 winning room) based upon number of students dressed up and several individual prizes for "Best Dressed".

Book Celebration - Robin Hood:

Every year our school chooses a book to read. This year Robin Hood was chosen and on October 31st we have a book celebration! Students are encouraged to dress  up as one of the characters from the book. This is so much fun when everyone participates.  We will also have a party from 1:30-2:30. Our Room Mom will be planning the party but will need some volunteers to bring supplies and/or come the day of our party. Please let me know if you are interested in helping in any way. We would love your help! If you are interested in helping I will send your email to our Room Mom and she will contact you with further information on how you can help!

HARVEST FESTIVAL AT THE FARMSTEAD: Vision is having a Harvest Festival at the Farmstead in Meridian on Monday, October 29, 2018 from 6:30-8:30.  Discounted tickets of $6.00/person are available for anyone who mentions Vision Charter School at the ticket office.  The Farmstead will give $1.00 back to Vision for each ticket sold. We will have a raffle and a silent auction plus Mrs. OldenKamp and Mr. Casey Boothby will be kissing a pig during the evening!  This evening is in lieu of doing a carnival in the spring time, so please come out and enjoy this evening with us!

Silent Auction and Raffle: 

If you have any items that you are able to donate to the school for us to use to raffle off or have as part of our silent auction during the Harvest Festival at the Farmstead on October 29, 2018. 

Please email shereeboothby@visioncsd.org.  We are not able to accept baked goods.  This year the Harvest Festival is in lieu of the spring carnival and we appreciate your support and generous donations.

October 22, 2018

Welcome back to another fun week of Kindergarten! I hope your family had a great Fall Break. I sure enjoyed being home with my kids! 

Sight Words: 

There are no new sight words this week. We are going to spend the week reviewing our other sight words. We will be doing many different activities to help us. 

Math:

We are continuing to work on counting by ones and tens and identifying numbers. 

FRIDAY: CAREER DAY Dress-Up

This week we will be learning about different careers. 

For K-5th grade students, we will have a "Dress as Your Favorite Career" Day. We will have prizes for class participation (1 winning room) based upon number of students dressed up and several individual prizes for "Best Dressed".

Book Celebration - Robin Hood:

Every year our school chooses a book to read. This year Robin Hood was chosen and on October 31st we have a book celebration! Students are encouraged to dress  up as one of the characters from the book. This is so much fun when everyone participates.  We will also have a party from 1:30-2:30. Our Room Mom will be planning the party but will need some volunteers to bring supplies and/or come the day of our party. Please let me know if you are interested in helping in any way. We would love your help! If you are interested in helping I will send your email to our Room Mom and she will contact you with further information on how you can help!

HARVEST FESTIVAL AT THE FARMSTEAD: Vision is having a Harvest Festival at the Farmstead in Meridian on Monday, October 29, 2018 from 6:30-8:30.  Discounted tickets of $6.00/person are available for anyone who mentions Vision Charter School at the ticket office.  The Farmstead will give $1.00 back to Vision for each ticket sold. We will have a raffle and a silent auction plus Mrs. OldenKamp and Mr. Casey Boothby will be kissing a pig during the evening!  This evening is in lieu of doing a carnival in the spring time, so please come out and enjoy this evening with us!

Silent Auction and Raffle: 

If you have any items that you are able to donate to the school for us to use to raffle off or have as part of our silent auction during the Harvest Festival at the Farmstead on October 29, 2018. 

Please email shereeboothby@visioncsd.org.  We are not able to accept baked goods.  This year the Harvest Festival is in lieu of the spring carnival and we appreciate your support and generous donations.

Weekly Update

October 8, 2018

Sight Words:
This week we have six new words instead of five because they all follow the same pattern. This week our words are:

1. no
2. go
3. be
4. me
5. he
6. we

Math:
This week in math we are continuing to work on counting by ones and tens and identifying numbers. I sent home a checklist a couple of weeks ago that had all the things we are working on for this quarter in math. My hope is that you will pick an item or two every couple of days and practice it with your student so that you have an idea of how they are progressing.

Art:
This week our class is working on the art element color by studying Norman Rockwell. Your student will be creating works of art using color. They will also be learning about how Norman Rockwell  used color.

Book Orders:
I will be sending home another book order tomorrow. Just a reminder that the come home monthly and there is NO PRESSURE for you to buy them! I tell my class that they can show them to you, but if mom and dad say no, that is ok!

Picture Retake Day:
Picture Retake Day is this Friday the 12th. If you would like your student to retake their pictures, just send back the picture packet you received and we will get that taken care of. Also, it isn't too late to order pictures from their website.

COLLECTING ITEMS FOR RAFFLE AND SILENT AUCTION:

If you have any items that you are able to donate to the school for us to use to raffle off or have as part of our silent auction during the Harvest Festival at the Farmstead on October 29, 2018, please email shereeboothby@visioncsd.org.  We are not able to accept baked goods.  This year the Harvest Festival is in lieu of the spring carnival and we appreciate your support and generous donations.

Fall Break:

Next week is fall break. I hope you have an enjoyable and restful week with your kiddos.

Book Celebration - Robin Hood:

Every year our school chooses a book to read. This year Robin Hood was chosen and on October 31st we have a book celebration! Students are encouraged to dress  up as one of the characters from the book. This is so much fun when everyone participates.  We will also have a party from 1:30-2:30. Our Room Mom will be planning the party but will need some volunteers to bring supplies and/or come the day of our party. Please let me know if you are interested in helping in any way. We would love your help! If you are interested in helping I will send your email to our Room Mom and she will contact you with further information on how you can help!

October 8, 2018

Sight Words:
This week we have six new words instead of five because they all follow the same pattern. This week our words are:

1. no
2. go
3. be
4. me
5. he
6. we

Math:
This week in math we are continuing to work on counting by ones and tens and identifying numbers. I sent home a checklist a couple of weeks ago that had all the things we are working on for this quarter in math. My hope is that you will pick an item or two every couple of days and practice it with your student so that you have an idea of how they are progressing.

Art:
This week our class is working on the art element color by studying Norman Rockwell. Your student will be creating works of art using color. They will also be learning about how Norman Rockwell  used color.

Book Orders:
I will be sending home another book order tomorrow. Just a reminder that the come home monthly and there is NO PRESSURE for you to buy them! I tell my class that they can show them to you, but if mom and dad say no, that is ok!

Picture Retake Day:
Picture Retake Day is this Friday the 12th. If you would like your student to retake their pictures, just send back the picture packet you received and we will get that taken care of. Also, it isn't too late to order pictures from their website.

COLLECTING ITEMS FOR RAFFLE AND SILENT AUCTION:

If you have any items that you are able to donate to the school for us to use to raffle off or have as part of our silent auction during the Harvest Festival at the Farmstead on October 29, 2018, please email shereeboothby@visioncsd.org.  We are not able to accept baked goods.  This year the Harvest Festival is in lieu of the spring carnival and we appreciate your support and generous donations.

Fall Break:

Next week is fall break. I hope you have an enjoyable and restful week with your kiddos.

Book Celebration - Robin Hood:

Every year our school chooses a book to read. This year Robin Hood was chosen and on October 31st we have a book celebration! Students are encouraged to dress  up as one of the characters from the book. This is so much fun when everyone participates.  We will also have a party from 1:30-2:30. Our Room Mom will be planning the party but will need some volunteers to bring supplies and/or come the day of our party. Please let me know if you are interested in helping in any way. We would love your help! If you are interested in helping I will send your email to our Room Mom and she will contact you with further information on how you can help!

Weekly Update

October 1, 2018

Happy October! 

I can't believe we are already in October. The end of quarter one is on the 24th!  

Sight Words:
We have five new sight words this week. They are:

1. big
2. him
3. and
4. not
5. got

Math:
Last week I sent home a checklist of all of the skills we are working on this quarter. This are the things that will be on your student's first report card. Feel free to work through them with your student periodically to get an idea of where they are at. If you have any concerns, please let me know.

Homework:
Your student should have brought home this week's homework in their Home Folder today. I tried really hard to go around and make sure each student go their homework from their mailbox and into their folder :). It takes practice! I am keeping track of their homework completion through Infinite Campus which means you can track that  grade on your Parent Portal. If you have never heard of the Parent Portal, please contact Mrs. Brown to get your code. 

Fall Break:

Fall break is October 15th-18th. 

Book Celebration:

If you are interested in helping with our book celebration please let me know! I will pass your email on to our room mom. 

Please feel free to email me with any questions or concerns!

October 1, 2018

Happy October! 

I can't believe we are already in October. The end of quarter one is on the 24th!  

Sight Words:
We have five new sight words this week. They are:

1. big
2. him
3. and
4. not
5. got

Math:
Last week I sent home a checklist of all of the skills we are working on this quarter. This are the things that will be on your student's first report card. Feel free to work through them with your student periodically to get an idea of where they are at. If you have any concerns, please let me know.

Homework:
Your student should have brought home this week's homework in their Home Folder today. I tried really hard to go around and make sure each student go their homework from their mailbox and into their folder :). It takes practice! I am keeping track of their homework completion through Infinite Campus which means you can track that  grade on your Parent Portal. If you have never heard of the Parent Portal, please contact Mrs. Brown to get your code. 

Fall Break:

Fall break is October 15th-18th. 

Book Celebration:

If you are interested in helping with our book celebration please let me know! I will pass your email on to our room mom. 

Please feel free to email me with any questions or concerns!

Weekly Update

September 24, 2018

Happy Monday! I hope your child had a great long weekend!

Sight Words:

1. did

2. get

3. yes

4. can

5. had

Please help your child practice blending each word. They also need to continue reviewing previous sight words.

it, at, in, us, an, up, I, on, a

Math:

We are still working on our first math unit: Counting and Cardinality. It is important that students understand the relationship between numbers and quantities.

Science:

This is our last week of Pumpkin Science. However, students will continue writing down their observations as their pumpkin seeds grow into sprouts. Here is a picture of our sprout houses!

Book Celebration - Robin Hood:

Every year our school chooses a book to read. This year Robin Hood was chosen and on October 31st we have a book celebration! Students are encouraged to dress  up as one of the characters from the book. This is so much fun when everyone participates.  We will also have a party from 1:30-2:30. Our Room Mom will be planning the party but will need some volunteers to bring supplies and/or come the day of our party. Please let me know if you are interested in helping in any way. If you are interested in helping I will send your email to our Room Mom and she will contact you with further information on how you can help!

Homework:
Homework from last week was due today. 

Upcoming dates to know:
Picture Retakes: October 12
Fall Break: October 15-19

September 24, 2018

Happy Monday! I hope your child had a great long weekend!

Sight Words:

1. did

2. get

3. yes

4. can

5. had

Please help your child practice blending each word. They also need to continue reviewing previous sight words.

it, at, in, us, an, up, I, on, a

Math:

We are still working on our first math unit: Counting and Cardinality. It is important that students understand the relationship between numbers and quantities.

Science:

This is our last week of Pumpkin Science. However, students will continue writing down their observations as their pumpkin seeds grow into sprouts. Here is a picture of our sprout houses!

Book Celebration - Robin Hood:

Every year our school chooses a book to read. This year Robin Hood was chosen and on October 31st we have a book celebration! Students are encouraged to dress  up as one of the characters from the book. This is so much fun when everyone participates.  We will also have a party from 1:30-2:30. Our Room Mom will be planning the party but will need some volunteers to bring supplies and/or come the day of our party. Please let me know if you are interested in helping in any way. If you are interested in helping I will send your email to our Room Mom and she will contact you with further information on how you can help!

Homework:
Homework from last week was due today. 

Upcoming dates to know:
Picture Retakes: October 12
Fall Break: October 15-19

Weekly Update

September 17, 2018

I hope you all had a great weekend! We have some fun things planned for this week!

Discipline Plan:
I wanted to let you know about a slight change in our discipline plan. At the beginning of the year I told you that after 3 Refocus's your student would be referred to administration to handle discipline. That is now changing to 5. Your student will still get a refocus that looks like this when they have been reminded 3 times for the same thing.

We still want to use this with our students because they are meaningful to them and help them understand what the teacher's expectations are. Stapled to the back of it will be an "Incident Report" that looks like this.

You will get a pink and yellow copy home. Please send the pink one back signed and keep the yellow one. I will circle which is which at the bottom to help you remember. These go to the office to be tracked and after the 5th one, administration will step in. This will allow us to do the same thing as the rest of the school, but still have it be meaningful for the kids. Let me know if you have any questions about this.

Reading:
This week in reading we have 4 new sight words and 1 left over from last week. We spend 2 weeks with the word "an" because kiddos want to say "and" and we want to make sure they know the difference. :)

1. up
2. I
3. on
4. a
5. an

Math:

During math this week we will be investigating numbers 0-10. Your student will also be practicing writing their numbers on the back of their homework. 

Homework:

Your student's homework from last week was due today. If they forgot to send that in, please have them send it back in tomorrow. This is a part of your student's grade quarterly. 

September 17, 2018

I hope you all had a great weekend! We have some fun things planned for this week!

Discipline Plan:
I wanted to let you know about a slight change in our discipline plan. At the beginning of the year I told you that after 3 Refocus's your student would be referred to administration to handle discipline. That is now changing to 5. Your student will still get a refocus that looks like this when they have been reminded 3 times for the same thing.

We still want to use this with our students because they are meaningful to them and help them understand what the teacher's expectations are. Stapled to the back of it will be an "Incident Report" that looks like this.

You will get a pink and yellow copy home. Please send the pink one back signed and keep the yellow one. I will circle which is which at the bottom to help you remember. These go to the office to be tracked and after the 5th one, administration will step in. This will allow us to do the same thing as the rest of the school, but still have it be meaningful for the kids. Let me know if you have any questions about this.

Reading:
This week in reading we have 4 new sight words and 1 left over from last week. We spend 2 weeks with the word "an" because kiddos want to say "and" and we want to make sure they know the difference. :)

1. up
2. I
3. on
4. a
5. an

Math:

During math this week we will be investigating numbers 0-10. Your student will also be practicing writing their numbers on the back of their homework. 

Homework:

Your student's homework from last week was due today. If they forgot to send that in, please have them send it back in tomorrow. This is a part of your student's grade quarterly. 

Weekly Update

September 10, 2018

Homework:

Today your child will be bringing home their first weekly homework. It is due next Monday. Please remember to sign the bottom before your child brings it back. 

Pumpkin Science: 

This week your child will be starting pumpkin science. This is such a fun unit! Each child will need to bring their own pumpkin next week. If you are able, please have your child bring one SMALL pumpkin (around the size of a softball) to school on Monday. The pie pumpkins are best! Please let me know if you are not able to send in a pumpkin by next Monday. 

ClassDojo:

Mrs. Rice and I started using ClassDojo. Let me know if you need me to send home your child's code. 

Picture Day:

Picture day is this Friday! Kindergarten takes their pictures first thing in the morning. Remember to send in your child's order form if you did not order online. 

Take Home Folders:

Please be checking your child's folder. It is hard to put papers in them when they are overflowing. :) 

Volunteering for Centers:
Next week we will begin having parent volunteers in the classroom. We need parents (or grandparents) during our centers time from 12:20-1:20. Let me know if you are interested in volunteering! We would love to have you!

September 10, 2018

Homework:

Today your child will be bringing home their first weekly homework. It is due next Monday. Please remember to sign the bottom before your child brings it back. 

Pumpkin Science: 

This week your child will be starting pumpkin science. This is such a fun unit! Each child will need to bring their own pumpkin next week. If you are able, please have your child bring one SMALL pumpkin (around the size of a softball) to school on Monday. The pie pumpkins are best! Please let me know if you are not able to send in a pumpkin by next Monday. 

ClassDojo:

Mrs. Rice and I started using ClassDojo. Let me know if you need me to send home your child's code. 

Picture Day:

Picture day is this Friday! Kindergarten takes their pictures first thing in the morning. Remember to send in your child's order form if you did not order online. 

Take Home Folders:

Please be checking your child's folder. It is hard to put papers in them when they are overflowing. :) 

Volunteering for Centers:
Next week we will begin having parent volunteers in the classroom. We need parents (or grandparents) during our centers time from 12:20-1:20. Let me know if you are interested in volunteering! We would love to have you!

Weekly Update

September 5, 2018

Snack Calendar:

You will find your child's name written by a date on the calendar in your child's take home folder. If you are willing and able please send snack for the class (23 students) on that day. If your child's day falls on a weekend or no school day then you do not need to send snack in for this month. 

Snack examples:

- crackers (gold fish, graham, cheese)

- fruit

- fruit snacks

- apple sauce pouches

- muffins

- granola bars

- trail mix

Please do not send in candy. :) 

If your child has allergies that I am not aware of please let me know. 

ClassDojo:

Next week I will begin using ClassDojo. Please sign up to follow your child's account if you haven't done so already.

Reading and Math:
Next week we will begin our first Reading and Math units! This week are are finishing up our first of the year activities.

Social Studies: Family Crest:
Your child's family crest was due on Monday.

Art:
Every month your child will learn about an artist and an art element.
September's Artist: Jackson Pollock
September's Element: Line

Picture Packets:
Picture packets were sent home today! Pictures are on Friday, September 14th!

Character Trait of the Month:
Every month our school has a character trait we focus on. This month our character trait is Trustworthiness. On Friday, September 7th the school is invited to wear blue to celebrate trustworthiness!

September 5, 2018

Snack Calendar:

You will find your child's name written by a date on the calendar in your child's take home folder. If you are willing and able please send snack for the class (23 students) on that day. If your child's day falls on a weekend or no school day then you do not need to send snack in for this month. 

Snack examples:

- crackers (gold fish, graham, cheese)

- fruit

- fruit snacks

- apple sauce pouches

- muffins

- granola bars

- trail mix

Please do not send in candy. :) 

If your child has allergies that I am not aware of please let me know. 

ClassDojo:

Next week I will begin using ClassDojo. Please sign up to follow your child's account if you haven't done so already.

Reading and Math:
Next week we will begin our first Reading and Math units! This week are are finishing up our first of the year activities.

Social Studies: Family Crest:
Your child's family crest was due on Monday.

Art:
Every month your child will learn about an artist and an art element.
September's Artist: Jackson Pollock
September's Element: Line

Picture Packets:
Picture packets were sent home today! Pictures are on Friday, September 14th!

Character Trait of the Month:
Every month our school has a character trait we focus on. This month our character trait is Trustworthiness. On Friday, September 7th the school is invited to wear blue to celebrate trustworthiness!

Social Studies Homework

Family Crest

Today your child brought home a family crest to be completed as homework. In Social Studies they are learning about families and family traditions. This is a really fun unit. 

Please help your child with this assignment but do not do it for them! :)  The instructions are attached to the crest. 

The family crest is due September 4th! 

Have a GREAT long weekend!  

Family Crest

Today your child brought home a family crest to be completed as homework. In Social Studies they are learning about families and family traditions. This is a really fun unit. 

Please help your child with this assignment but do not do it for them! :)  The instructions are attached to the crest. 

The family crest is due September 4th! 

Have a GREAT long weekend!  

First Day of School!

WE MADE IT!

We had a successful day of Kindergarten! I never had a chance to snap any first day pictures (Besides the ones for their memory books. You can't see those until the end of the year though. :)) 

We are going to have such an awesome year together; our magic play dough said so! Everyone was given white play dough. I tell the kids it is magic because if it turns colors when they play with it, it means they are going to have a great year! Everyone's play dough changed color! Whoop! 

Every week I try to blog about reminders and upcoming events. I will always email you when I post on our classroom blog!

Emails:

If you haven't responded back to me about having your correct email, please do so! It is important to me to have great parent/teacher communication. 

Harvest Festival:

Harvest Festival is Monday, October 29th 6:30-8:30 at the Farmstead! We will be having items to raffle/silent auction off as well as one of our Administrators will be kissing the pig at 7:30pm! Admission for this event is discounted to $5.66 per person (plus tax). The Farmstead will donate $1.00 per admission back to our school. If you are interested in donating any items for our raffle or silent auction, please email shereeboothby@visioncsd.org. No food items are able to be accepted. Thank you!

ClassDojo:

Today I sent home a code to follow your child on ClassDojo.  I will not begin using this until next month. These next couple weeks we will be learning how to be in school and how to follow rules. I will let you know when I incorporate this management plan in the classroom. If you are not sure what ClassDojo is, read below. :)

What is ClassDojo?

A communication app for the classroom. It connects teachers, parents, and students through the school day. We use it to work as a team and to share in the classroom experience. 

Here is a link that will give you more information. Read the parent introduction letter. I will also send a hard copy home. 

https://www.classdojo.com/resources/ 

Thank you for entrusting your little one at Vision Charter. It will be a great year!

WE MADE IT!

We had a successful day of Kindergarten! I never had a chance to snap any first day pictures (Besides the ones for their memory books. You can't see those until the end of the year though. :)) 

We are going to have such an awesome year together; our magic play dough said so! Everyone was given white play dough. I tell the kids it is magic because if it turns colors when they play with it, it means they are going to have a great year! Everyone's play dough changed color! Whoop! 

Every week I try to blog about reminders and upcoming events. I will always email you when I post on our classroom blog!

Emails:

If you haven't responded back to me about having your correct email, please do so! It is important to me to have great parent/teacher communication. 

Harvest Festival:

Harvest Festival is Monday, October 29th 6:30-8:30 at the Farmstead! We will be having items to raffle/silent auction off as well as one of our Administrators will be kissing the pig at 7:30pm! Admission for this event is discounted to $5.66 per person (plus tax). The Farmstead will donate $1.00 per admission back to our school. If you are interested in donating any items for our raffle or silent auction, please email shereeboothby@visioncsd.org. No food items are able to be accepted. Thank you!

ClassDojo:

Today I sent home a code to follow your child on ClassDojo.  I will not begin using this until next month. These next couple weeks we will be learning how to be in school and how to follow rules. I will let you know when I incorporate this management plan in the classroom. If you are not sure what ClassDojo is, read below. :)

What is ClassDojo?

A communication app for the classroom. It connects teachers, parents, and students through the school day. We use it to work as a team and to share in the classroom experience. 

Here is a link that will give you more information. Read the parent introduction letter. I will also send a hard copy home. 

https://www.classdojo.com/resources/ 

Thank you for entrusting your little one at Vision Charter. It will be a great year!