Welcome to another wonderful week of school! Thank you for all of your help and generosity for our Thanksgiving Feast. The food was delicious and we had a great time! If you brought the stuffing in a container and did not get it back on Tuesday it will be coming home today. Again, thank you so much for your help!
We will be having a Holiday Show on Wednesday, December 15th, at Grace School up on Pima. We are singing Jingle Bell Rock and are practicing very hard at school but need some extra practice at home. I am sending home the lyrics so you can rock out as a family!
This week we are learning the letter F and the sound that it makes. For homework we are still working on writing new words as well as sounding out and reading. Please keep filling out your reading logs, they are looking great! This week we are also learning to tell time to the hour, a new concept we are very excited about!
Please keep reviewing numbers to 50 at home. Making flash cards to identify the numbers is a great way of practicing at home. Making a memory game is another great way of practicing identifying the numbers in a fun way. Please also review with your student the letters we have learned so far and the sounds they make.
It is starting to get cold outside and that means it is sweater season! Sweaters and sweatshirts that are acceptable in the classroom are solid red, navy blue or white. If your student wears a different color not in dress code they may wear it outside but not in the classroom. Please label your student’s sweater or jacket. If it goes missing it is much easier to find if it is labeled with a first and last name.
Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 1st, is Dollar for Duds Day. Your student may dress down for a dollar tomorrow. Please remember to dress warm!!!
Tomorrow, Wednesday December 1st, is also our turn to shop at the holiday shop. If you would like your child to shop, please fill out the order form for how much you would like each student to spend on each member of the family.
I'm looking forward to another great week!
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Week of November 15th
Welcome to another wonderful week of school!
On Tuesday, November 23rd, the school has a Thanksgiving Feast. Each grade brings in a different feast item and this year we have dressing. We need each student to bring in at least one prepared box of dressing that Tuesday morning. If you can make more that would be greatly appreciated.
It is starting to get cold outside and that means it is sweater season! Sweaters and sweatshirts that are acceptable in the classroom are solid red, navy blue or white. If your student wears a different color not in dress code they may wear it outside but not in the classroom. Please label your student’s sweater or jacket. If it goes missing it is much easier to find if it is labeled with a first and last name.
This week I am attaching a cornucopia to color and fill with different fruits and vegetables that you can find in magazines and newspapers. We will use these to decorate our room for the Thanksgiving Feast.
This week homework will go home today, Monday, and is due on Friday. We are working on writing words that we are learning to sound out in phonics. Please make sure that your student can sound out the words and tell you what they are. Blending can be a tough skill for some students so be patient with your child. Some fun games to play to help with this are letter Bingo or a game we call “Flyhunter.”
Also please count with your student every night. Our next goal to count to without skipping any numbers is 50. Please also review what the teen numbers look like, these are often a challenge for students.
I am looking forward to a great week!
On Tuesday, November 23rd, the school has a Thanksgiving Feast. Each grade brings in a different feast item and this year we have dressing. We need each student to bring in at least one prepared box of dressing that Tuesday morning. If you can make more that would be greatly appreciated.
It is starting to get cold outside and that means it is sweater season! Sweaters and sweatshirts that are acceptable in the classroom are solid red, navy blue or white. If your student wears a different color not in dress code they may wear it outside but not in the classroom. Please label your student’s sweater or jacket. If it goes missing it is much easier to find if it is labeled with a first and last name.
This week I am attaching a cornucopia to color and fill with different fruits and vegetables that you can find in magazines and newspapers. We will use these to decorate our room for the Thanksgiving Feast.
This week homework will go home today, Monday, and is due on Friday. We are working on writing words that we are learning to sound out in phonics. Please make sure that your student can sound out the words and tell you what they are. Blending can be a tough skill for some students so be patient with your child. Some fun games to play to help with this are letter Bingo or a game we call “Flyhunter.”
Also please count with your student every night. Our next goal to count to without skipping any numbers is 50. Please also review what the teen numbers look like, these are often a challenge for students.
I am looking forward to a great week!
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Week of October 25th
To celebrate Halloween we will be doing a little party on Friday, October 29th in the afternoon. If you would like to bring in a little treat for our class that would be great! We will be having a fun day on Friday doing lots of Halloween activities. Students will not be able to wear costumes to school that day.
The school Harvest Festival will be this Friday, October 29th on our campus. This is such a fun night! You can wear a costume, play some games and win lots of candy! Please come out and have a great time!
It is starting to get cold outside and that means it is sweater season! Sweaters and sweatshirts that are acceptable in the classroom are solid red, navy blue or white. If your student wears a different color not in dress code they may wear it outside but not in the classroom. Please label your student’s sweater or jacket. If it goes missing it is much easier to find if it is labeled with a first and last name.
This week homework will go home today, Monday, and is due on Friday. We are working on writing words that we are learning to sound out in phonics. Please make sure that your student can sound out the words and tell you what they are. Blending can be a tough skill for some students so be patient with your child. Some fun games to play to help with this are letter Bingo or a game we call “Flyhunter.”
Also please count with your student every night. Our next goal to count to without skipping any numbers is 50. Please also review what the teen numbers look like, these are often a challenge for students.
The school Harvest Festival will be this Friday, October 29th on our campus. This is such a fun night! You can wear a costume, play some games and win lots of candy! Please come out and have a great time!
It is starting to get cold outside and that means it is sweater season! Sweaters and sweatshirts that are acceptable in the classroom are solid red, navy blue or white. If your student wears a different color not in dress code they may wear it outside but not in the classroom. Please label your student’s sweater or jacket. If it goes missing it is much easier to find if it is labeled with a first and last name.
This week homework will go home today, Monday, and is due on Friday. We are working on writing words that we are learning to sound out in phonics. Please make sure that your student can sound out the words and tell you what they are. Blending can be a tough skill for some students so be patient with your child. Some fun games to play to help with this are letter Bingo or a game we call “Flyhunter.”
Also please count with your student every night. Our next goal to count to without skipping any numbers is 50. Please also review what the teen numbers look like, these are often a challenge for students.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Week of October 11th
Welcome to our short week! I have just a few reminders before the fall break:
This Wednesday, October 13th, is the last day of the first quarter. Report cards will be going home that day and it will be a half day with no lunch and no after school. Please make sure that you are here to pick up your student at 11:30!
We are going to the Pumpkin Patch on the 21st of October. If you would like to come on the trip with us you will need to get your fingerprints done in the office and make sure that they have a copy on file. Parents will also probably need to drive themselves due to limited space on the bus. The cost is $6 and your student will need to bring a sack lunch with them that day for our picnic at Reid Park afterwards.
Due to the short week this week we will not have any homework. Please practice with your student the letters that we have learned so far this year: L, H, G, O, T, P and A. Have your student tell you the sound that each letter makes and identify upper and lower case of each of the letters.
Also please count with your student every night. Our next goal to count to without skipping any numbers is 50. Please also review what the teen numbers look like, these are often a challenge for students.
No school Thursday and Friday, October 14th and 15th. Have a great fall break!
Also the 13th is the last day for the Cookie Dough sale. Please turn in any order forms by Wednesday.
Wednesday is also Friday dress. Your student may wear blue jeans and an LPA shirt. Please make sure that your student is wearing blue jeans and not another color of jeans.
I hope everyone has a great break and we will see you back at 8:30 on Monday, October 18th!
This Wednesday, October 13th, is the last day of the first quarter. Report cards will be going home that day and it will be a half day with no lunch and no after school. Please make sure that you are here to pick up your student at 11:30!
We are going to the Pumpkin Patch on the 21st of October. If you would like to come on the trip with us you will need to get your fingerprints done in the office and make sure that they have a copy on file. Parents will also probably need to drive themselves due to limited space on the bus. The cost is $6 and your student will need to bring a sack lunch with them that day for our picnic at Reid Park afterwards.
Due to the short week this week we will not have any homework. Please practice with your student the letters that we have learned so far this year: L, H, G, O, T, P and A. Have your student tell you the sound that each letter makes and identify upper and lower case of each of the letters.
Also please count with your student every night. Our next goal to count to without skipping any numbers is 50. Please also review what the teen numbers look like, these are often a challenge for students.
No school Thursday and Friday, October 14th and 15th. Have a great fall break!
Also the 13th is the last day for the Cookie Dough sale. Please turn in any order forms by Wednesday.
Wednesday is also Friday dress. Your student may wear blue jeans and an LPA shirt. Please make sure that your student is wearing blue jeans and not another color of jeans.
I hope everyone has a great break and we will see you back at 8:30 on Monday, October 18th!
Monday, October 4, 2010
Week of October 4th
Welcome to another wonderful week of school! This Thursday, October 7th, is our 40th day of school! We will be having a big celebration that day and even get to wear our pajamas to school. Please make sure that your student is in school that day, it is very important that we have everyone in class this Thursday.
We are planning a trip to the Pumpkin Patch this month! We are very excited about this trip and I will be sending home the permission slip this week. If you would like to come on the trip with us you will need to get your fingerprints done in the office and make sure that they have a copy on file. The cost is $6 and your student will need to bring a sack lunch with them that day for our picnic at Reid Park afterwards.
If you would like to come and volunteer in class, or join us for fieldtrips throughout the year, you need to get your fingerprints done in the front office. I would like to recommend doing it through the state though there is a cost. This gives you a fingerprint clearance card that can be used for 7 years!
We have been practicing writing our numbers and writing the letters t, o, and p. Please work on this with your student at home! I will send a homework sheet home on Tuesday for the students to practice their numbers and letters. It will be due back on Friday. We are slowly working up to homework packets.
This week we will also be learning about the letter “P” and “A”. How to write it correctly and what sound the letter makes. I would like to start a picture wall of items that you and your student might find that start with the letter “P” or “A”. Please send in any pictures or items that you think would be a good addition to our wall!
Next week is our end of the quarter. Please remember that Wednesday October 13th, is a half day with no lunch and no after school.
Looking forward to another wonderful week of kindergarten!
We are planning a trip to the Pumpkin Patch this month! We are very excited about this trip and I will be sending home the permission slip this week. If you would like to come on the trip with us you will need to get your fingerprints done in the office and make sure that they have a copy on file. The cost is $6 and your student will need to bring a sack lunch with them that day for our picnic at Reid Park afterwards.
If you would like to come and volunteer in class, or join us for fieldtrips throughout the year, you need to get your fingerprints done in the front office. I would like to recommend doing it through the state though there is a cost. This gives you a fingerprint clearance card that can be used for 7 years!
We have been practicing writing our numbers and writing the letters t, o, and p. Please work on this with your student at home! I will send a homework sheet home on Tuesday for the students to practice their numbers and letters. It will be due back on Friday. We are slowly working up to homework packets.
This week we will also be learning about the letter “P” and “A”. How to write it correctly and what sound the letter makes. I would like to start a picture wall of items that you and your student might find that start with the letter “P” or “A”. Please send in any pictures or items that you think would be a good addition to our wall!
Next week is our end of the quarter. Please remember that Wednesday October 13th, is a half day with no lunch and no after school.
Looking forward to another wonderful week of kindergarten!
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Week of September 27th
Our garden unit is over and we have started on our new unit, fairy tales! We have been reading some of the classics, Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and The Princess and the Pea. I will be sending home some of the old center work on Monday that can stay home and turn into refrigerator art! If there is unfinished work in the pile that is ok, you can work on it at home if you like but it is not due as homework.
We have been practicing writing our numbers and writing the letters h, t, and g. Please work on this with your student at home! I will send a homework sheet home on Tuesday for the students to practice their numbers and letters. It will be due back on Thursday. We are slowly working up to homework packets.
This week we will also be learning about the letter “T” and “P”. How to write it correctly and what sound the letter makes. I would like to start a picture wall of items that you and your student might find that start with the letter “T” or “P”. Please send in any pictures or items that you think would be a good addition to our wall!
If you would like to come and volunteer in class, or join us for fieldtrips throughout the year, you need to get your fingerprints done in the front office. I would like to recommend doing it through the state though there is a cost. This gives you a fingerprint clearance card that can be used for 7 years!
If anyone is able to help out we need some hot laminating sheets for our classroom. You can find them at Office Max or Office Depot and they usually come in packages of 50 sheets. If you are able to help I would really appreciate it!
I am looking forward to a fun and exciting week!
We have been practicing writing our numbers and writing the letters h, t, and g. Please work on this with your student at home! I will send a homework sheet home on Tuesday for the students to practice their numbers and letters. It will be due back on Thursday. We are slowly working up to homework packets.
This week we will also be learning about the letter “T” and “P”. How to write it correctly and what sound the letter makes. I would like to start a picture wall of items that you and your student might find that start with the letter “T” or “P”. Please send in any pictures or items that you think would be a good addition to our wall!
If you would like to come and volunteer in class, or join us for fieldtrips throughout the year, you need to get your fingerprints done in the front office. I would like to recommend doing it through the state though there is a cost. This gives you a fingerprint clearance card that can be used for 7 years!
If anyone is able to help out we need some hot laminating sheets for our classroom. You can find them at Office Max or Office Depot and they usually come in packages of 50 sheets. If you are able to help I would really appreciate it!
I am looking forward to a fun and exciting week!
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Week of September 20th
Welcome to another great week at school! If you would like to come and volunteer in class, or join us for fieldtrips throughout the year, you need to get your fingerprints done in the front office. I would like to recommend doing it through the state though there is a cost. This gives you a fingerprint clearance card that can be used for 7 years!
If anyone is able to help out we need some hot laminating sheets for our classroom. You can find them at Office Max or Office Depot and they usually come in packages of 50 sheets. If you are able to help I would really appreciate it!
We have been practicing writing our names and writing the letters h, o, and g. Please work on this with your student at home! I will send a homework sheet home on Tuesday for the students to practice their names and letters. It will be due back on Thursday. We are slowly working up to homework packets.
This week we will also be learning about the letter “H” and “T”. How to write it correctly and what sound the letter makes. I would like to start a picture wall of items that you and your student might find that start with the letter “H” or “T”. Please send in any pictures or items that you think would be a good addition to our wall!
Mrs. Molina, our art teacher, has asked that we bring in an old shirt that the students can put on when we will be painting. It will go over the clothes they are wearing so a big shirt is probably a good idea. Please make sure that you write your student’s name on the tag of the shirt so that there is no confusion about whose shirt is whose! We will probably use these throughout the year as well during painting time.
I'm looking forward to a great week and please feel free to contact me anytime.
If anyone is able to help out we need some hot laminating sheets for our classroom. You can find them at Office Max or Office Depot and they usually come in packages of 50 sheets. If you are able to help I would really appreciate it!
We have been practicing writing our names and writing the letters h, o, and g. Please work on this with your student at home! I will send a homework sheet home on Tuesday for the students to practice their names and letters. It will be due back on Thursday. We are slowly working up to homework packets.
This week we will also be learning about the letter “H” and “T”. How to write it correctly and what sound the letter makes. I would like to start a picture wall of items that you and your student might find that start with the letter “H” or “T”. Please send in any pictures or items that you think would be a good addition to our wall!
Mrs. Molina, our art teacher, has asked that we bring in an old shirt that the students can put on when we will be painting. It will go over the clothes they are wearing so a big shirt is probably a good idea. Please make sure that you write your student’s name on the tag of the shirt so that there is no confusion about whose shirt is whose! We will probably use these throughout the year as well during painting time.
I'm looking forward to a great week and please feel free to contact me anytime.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Week of September 13th
Welcome back to another wondeful wekk of kindergarten!
If you would like to come and volunteer in class, or join us for fieldtrips throughout the year, you need to get your fingerprints done in the front office. I would like to recommend doing it through the state though there is a cost. This gives you a fingerprint clearance card that can be used for 7 years!
Can you believe we are already half way through the first quarter of school? Time is just flying by! I will be sending home the mid-quarter progress reports today, Monday 13th. Please read and sign the attached sheet and send back to school.
Mrs. Molina, our art teacher, has asked that we bring in an old shirt that the students can put on when we will be painting. It will go over the clothes they are wearing so a big shirt is probably a good idea. Please make sure that you write your student’s name on the tag of the shirt so that there is no confusion about whose shirt is whose! We will probably use these throughout the year as well during painting time.
We have been practicing writing our names and writing the letters l, o, and g. Please work on this with your student at home! I will send a homework sheet home on Tuesday for the students to practice their names and letters. It will be due back on Thursday. We are slowly working up to homework packets.
This week we will also be learning about the letter “G” and “H”. How to write it correctly and what sound the letter makes. I would like to start a picture wall of items that you and your student might find that start with the letter “G” or “H”. Please send in any pictures or items that you think would be a good addition to our wall!
Looking forward to another great week!
If you would like to come and volunteer in class, or join us for fieldtrips throughout the year, you need to get your fingerprints done in the front office. I would like to recommend doing it through the state though there is a cost. This gives you a fingerprint clearance card that can be used for 7 years!
Can you believe we are already half way through the first quarter of school? Time is just flying by! I will be sending home the mid-quarter progress reports today, Monday 13th. Please read and sign the attached sheet and send back to school.
Mrs. Molina, our art teacher, has asked that we bring in an old shirt that the students can put on when we will be painting. It will go over the clothes they are wearing so a big shirt is probably a good idea. Please make sure that you write your student’s name on the tag of the shirt so that there is no confusion about whose shirt is whose! We will probably use these throughout the year as well during painting time.
We have been practicing writing our names and writing the letters l, o, and g. Please work on this with your student at home! I will send a homework sheet home on Tuesday for the students to practice their names and letters. It will be due back on Thursday. We are slowly working up to homework packets.
This week we will also be learning about the letter “G” and “H”. How to write it correctly and what sound the letter makes. I would like to start a picture wall of items that you and your student might find that start with the letter “G” or “H”. Please send in any pictures or items that you think would be a good addition to our wall!
Looking forward to another great week!
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Week of September 7th
Welcome back to school after the nice, long weekend! I hope everyone had a great little break and is ready for another week.
It was so nice having a chance to meet with all of the parents again this last week at Open House! Thank you for coming by and taking a look at our room and some of the great learning we will be doing this year.
Mrs. Molina, our art teacher, has asked that we bring in an old shirt that the students can put on when we will be painting. It will go over the clothes they are wearing so a big shirt is probably a good idea. Please make sure that you write your student’s name on the tag of the shirt so that there is no confusion about whose shirt is whose! We will probably use these throughout the year as well during painting time.
We have been practicing writing our names in class this first week of school and making sure that the only letter that is capitalized in our name is the first letter. Please work on this with your student at home! I will send a homework sheet home on Wednesday for the students to practice their names. It will be due back on Thursday.
This week we will also be learning about the letter “G”. How to write it correctly and what sound the letter makes. I would like to start a picture wall of items that you and your student might find that start with the letter “G”. Please send in any pictures or items that you think would be a good addition to our wall!
Entertainment Books are due back Wednesday, Septerber 8th. If you did not have a chance to sell it please turn it back into me, or the office. It is very important that we get all of the unsold books back!
I'm looking forward to a wonderful week!
It was so nice having a chance to meet with all of the parents again this last week at Open House! Thank you for coming by and taking a look at our room and some of the great learning we will be doing this year.
Mrs. Molina, our art teacher, has asked that we bring in an old shirt that the students can put on when we will be painting. It will go over the clothes they are wearing so a big shirt is probably a good idea. Please make sure that you write your student’s name on the tag of the shirt so that there is no confusion about whose shirt is whose! We will probably use these throughout the year as well during painting time.
We have been practicing writing our names in class this first week of school and making sure that the only letter that is capitalized in our name is the first letter. Please work on this with your student at home! I will send a homework sheet home on Wednesday for the students to practice their names. It will be due back on Thursday.
This week we will also be learning about the letter “G”. How to write it correctly and what sound the letter makes. I would like to start a picture wall of items that you and your student might find that start with the letter “G”. Please send in any pictures or items that you think would be a good addition to our wall!
Entertainment Books are due back Wednesday, Septerber 8th. If you did not have a chance to sell it please turn it back into me, or the office. It is very important that we get all of the unsold books back!
I'm looking forward to a wonderful week!
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Week of August 30th
Welcome to another wonderful week of school! Tomorrow, Monday the 30th, is school picture day at La Paloma! It is for the yearbook so it is not dress down but uniform pictures. Order forms went home last Thursday but if you need another please let me or the front office know.
La Paloma Academy is selling Entertainment Books again this year and we are trying to raise as much money as possible for our school! The books went home on Monday, the 23rd and will be able to be sold until September 8th. If you have any questions please let me or the front office know!
La Paloma will be having it’s Open House on Wednesday, September 1st, starting at 6pm and going until 8pm. We would love for you to come by and see our classroom and check out the school!
On Fridays your student is allowed to wear jeans instead of the normal khaki or blue dockers. The jeans need to be blue jeans though, please no colored jeans or other skirts and shorts.
The first Wednesday of every month is Dress Down for a Dollar Day. Your student may wear whatever they would like (within dress code) for a dollar. We use this money in our classroom throughout the year!
We have been practicing writing our names in class this first week of school and making sure that the only letter that is capitalized in our name is the first letter. Please work on this with your student at home!
This week we will also be learning about the letter “O”. How to write it correctly and what sound the letter makes. I would like to start a picture wall of items that you and your student might find that start with the letter “O”. Please send in any pictures or items that you think would be a good addition to our wall!
La Paloma Academy is selling Entertainment Books again this year and we are trying to raise as much money as possible for our school! The books went home on Monday, the 23rd and will be able to be sold until September 8th. If you have any questions please let me or the front office know!
La Paloma will be having it’s Open House on Wednesday, September 1st, starting at 6pm and going until 8pm. We would love for you to come by and see our classroom and check out the school!
On Fridays your student is allowed to wear jeans instead of the normal khaki or blue dockers. The jeans need to be blue jeans though, please no colored jeans or other skirts and shorts.
The first Wednesday of every month is Dress Down for a Dollar Day. Your student may wear whatever they would like (within dress code) for a dollar. We use this money in our classroom throughout the year!
We have been practicing writing our names in class this first week of school and making sure that the only letter that is capitalized in our name is the first letter. Please work on this with your student at home!
This week we will also be learning about the letter “O”. How to write it correctly and what sound the letter makes. I would like to start a picture wall of items that you and your student might find that start with the letter “O”. Please send in any pictures or items that you think would be a good addition to our wall!
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Week of August 23rd
Welcome to another wonderful week of kindergraten! La Paloma Academy is selling Entertainment Books again this year and we are trying to raise as much money as possible for our school! The books will go home today Monday, the 23rd and will be able to be sold until September 1st. If you have any questions please let me or the front office know!
La Paloma will be having it’s Open House on Wednesday, September 1st, starting at 6pm and going until 8pm. We would love for you to come by and see our classroom and check out the school!
On Fridays your student is allowed to wear jeans instead of the normal khaki or blue dockers. The jeans need to be blue jeans though, please no colored jeans or other skirts and shorts.
The first Wednesday of every month is Dress Down for a Dollar Day. Your student may wear whatever they would like (within dress code) for a dollar. We use this money in our classroom throughout the year!
As a class we are learning about being Kids for Character! Ask us about our character at home:
-Trustworthiness
-Respect
-Responsibility
-Fairness
-Caring
-Citizenship
Wednesday, September 1st:
Open House! Come by and check out our room as well as our school!
Monday, September 6th:
LABOR DAY!! NO SCHOOL!!
Please feel free to contact me anytime!
School Phone #- 520-721-4205
Home Phone #- 520-795-2497
New School Email- mcintosh@lpatucson.org
Some great websites to visit when you are online:
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/games.jsp
http://pbskids.org
www.readinga-z.com
One of my favorite videos for working with vowels:
http://pbskids.org/lions/videos/twovowels.html
La Paloma will be having it’s Open House on Wednesday, September 1st, starting at 6pm and going until 8pm. We would love for you to come by and see our classroom and check out the school!
On Fridays your student is allowed to wear jeans instead of the normal khaki or blue dockers. The jeans need to be blue jeans though, please no colored jeans or other skirts and shorts.
The first Wednesday of every month is Dress Down for a Dollar Day. Your student may wear whatever they would like (within dress code) for a dollar. We use this money in our classroom throughout the year!
As a class we are learning about being Kids for Character! Ask us about our character at home:
-Trustworthiness
-Respect
-Responsibility
-Fairness
-Caring
-Citizenship
Wednesday, September 1st:
Open House! Come by and check out our room as well as our school!
Monday, September 6th:
LABOR DAY!! NO SCHOOL!!
Please feel free to contact me anytime!
School Phone #- 520-721-4205
Home Phone #- 520-795-2497
New School Email- mcintosh@lpatucson.org
Some great websites to visit when you are online:
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/games.jsp
http://pbskids.org
www.readinga-z.com
One of my favorite videos for working with vowels:
http://pbskids.org/lions/videos/twovowels.html
Monday, August 16, 2010
Week of August 16th
We had a great first two days of school this last week and I am very excited for this school year! Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns this year. I am easiest to get a hold of through email but please feel free to call me anytime. I am looking forward to working with both you and your student!
Please remember your student needs to wear a collared shirt everyday to school. It may be red, navy blue or white, but needs to have a collar. Their shirts also need to be tucked into their pants or skirts at all times! Please make sure your student knows how important this is!
Monday-Friday the blue homework folder will go home with your student which has work that they have done in class and letters to go home. Please make sure that this folder comes back to school each day so that we can fill it with news and great new refrigerator art!
Attached to the newsletter is the snack calendar for this month. Everyday, except for Wednesdays, we will have an afternoon snack in class. It is important that we have a snack for each day so if there is problem with the day that you have been assigned please let me know and I would be happy to work something out with you. Snacks that work well are foods that are prepackaged and do not have to be refrigerated. Due to health code we can not serve food that has been prepared at home. Also please no snacks that have peanuts or nuts in them due to food allergies. There are 28 students in our class and please let me know if you have any questions or concerns about the calendar!
Looking forward to a great week!
Please remember your student needs to wear a collared shirt everyday to school. It may be red, navy blue or white, but needs to have a collar. Their shirts also need to be tucked into their pants or skirts at all times! Please make sure your student knows how important this is!
Monday-Friday the blue homework folder will go home with your student which has work that they have done in class and letters to go home. Please make sure that this folder comes back to school each day so that we can fill it with news and great new refrigerator art!
Attached to the newsletter is the snack calendar for this month. Everyday, except for Wednesdays, we will have an afternoon snack in class. It is important that we have a snack for each day so if there is problem with the day that you have been assigned please let me know and I would be happy to work something out with you. Snacks that work well are foods that are prepackaged and do not have to be refrigerated. Due to health code we can not serve food that has been prepared at home. Also please no snacks that have peanuts or nuts in them due to food allergies. There are 28 students in our class and please let me know if you have any questions or concerns about the calendar!
Looking forward to a great week!
Thursday, August 5, 2010
WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN!
MEET YOUR TEACHER!
Welcome to the 2010-2011 kindergarten school year! This is a very exciting time, but I know it can be a little scary as well! We are going to have a meet and greet time on Monday, August 9, from 4 to 5:30 in room 306 if you would like to come by and quickly see the new classroom and meet your teacher. Seeing the new classroom with you before school starts may help with some of those first day jitters.
Also attached is the up to date supplies list. I know that another list was sent out this summer but this list is more specific for our kindergarten classroom.
I hope to see you on Monday the 9th, but if not, look forward to seeing all of my new kindergarteners at 8:30 on Thursday the 12th, for the first day of school!
Miss McIntosh
La Paloma’s Kindergarten Class Supply List
1 Backpack (without wheels, please!)
Plastic Pencil box
1 Pair child scissors
3 Boxes of crayola crayons (48 count or more)
2 Boxes of classic colored crayola markers
3 Folders
100 Blank 3x5 index cards
3 Packages of glue sticks
3 Bottles of Elmer’s washable school glue
3 Boxes of Kleenex
1 Box of 100 Ziplock (sandwich size)
1 Box of 100 Ziplick (gallon size)
1 Roll of paper towels
2 Packages of colored construction paper
1 Package of pre-school writing paper
Crayola Water Color Paints
4 Expo Dry Erase Markers
2 RollsTransparent Scotch Tape
1 Box of Staples
1 Package white computer paper
Health Office Needs:
1 package sponges
1 package hair ties
1 roll latex free first aide tape
1 package assorted size band-aids
Thank you ahead of time for your cooperation in purchasing these much needed supplies! Please try and buy the brand names specified, they are more durable and will last longer. Please be advised that your child’s teacher may have an additional wish list specific to their class.
Thank you again!
Welcome to the 2010-2011 kindergarten school year! This is a very exciting time, but I know it can be a little scary as well! We are going to have a meet and greet time on Monday, August 9, from 4 to 5:30 in room 306 if you would like to come by and quickly see the new classroom and meet your teacher. Seeing the new classroom with you before school starts may help with some of those first day jitters.
Also attached is the up to date supplies list. I know that another list was sent out this summer but this list is more specific for our kindergarten classroom.
I hope to see you on Monday the 9th, but if not, look forward to seeing all of my new kindergarteners at 8:30 on Thursday the 12th, for the first day of school!
Miss McIntosh
La Paloma’s Kindergarten Class Supply List
1 Backpack (without wheels, please!)
Plastic Pencil box
1 Pair child scissors
3 Boxes of crayola crayons (48 count or more)
2 Boxes of classic colored crayola markers
3 Folders
100 Blank 3x5 index cards
3 Packages of glue sticks
3 Bottles of Elmer’s washable school glue
3 Boxes of Kleenex
1 Box of 100 Ziplock (sandwich size)
1 Box of 100 Ziplick (gallon size)
1 Roll of paper towels
2 Packages of colored construction paper
1 Package of pre-school writing paper
Crayola Water Color Paints
4 Expo Dry Erase Markers
2 RollsTransparent Scotch Tape
1 Box of Staples
1 Package white computer paper
Health Office Needs:
1 package sponges
1 package hair ties
1 roll latex free first aide tape
1 package assorted size band-aids
Thank you ahead of time for your cooperation in purchasing these much needed supplies! Please try and buy the brand names specified, they are more durable and will last longer. Please be advised that your child’s teacher may have an additional wish list specific to their class.
Thank you again!
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Week of May 10th
Welcome to another week! We only have three more weeks left of school! Our spelling words for this week are:
1. chipped
2. eleven
3. pledge
4. picture
5. answer
6. still
7. sidewalk
8. weather
9. instructions
This week we have Field Day on Wednesday the 12th. We are in need of some water bottles and sliced oranges for our class. Please let me know if you can provide any. The students will be able to dress down this day because they will be getting wet! They may wear a swim suit but must wear a shirt over the top if it is a two piece. Boys must wear a shirt with their swim trunks.
Our end of the year field trip is coming up! Permission slips were sent home last Tuesday, the 4th. If you need another copy or have questions please let me know.
The girls won the penny war so they have earned a dress down day this Tuesday the 11th! Way to go girls!
I'm looking forward to a great week!
1. chipped
2. eleven
3. pledge
4. picture
5. answer
6. still
7. sidewalk
8. weather
9. instructions
This week we have Field Day on Wednesday the 12th. We are in need of some water bottles and sliced oranges for our class. Please let me know if you can provide any. The students will be able to dress down this day because they will be getting wet! They may wear a swim suit but must wear a shirt over the top if it is a two piece. Boys must wear a shirt with their swim trunks.
Our end of the year field trip is coming up! Permission slips were sent home last Tuesday, the 4th. If you need another copy or have questions please let me know.
The girls won the penny war so they have earned a dress down day this Tuesday the 11th! Way to go girls!
I'm looking forward to a great week!
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Week of May 3rd
We are coming into our last four weeks of school! This year has really flown by! Our spelling words for this week are:
1. between
2. rough
3. mother
4. home
5. land
6. today
7. very
8. country
9. America
We are doing the math homework the same as last week, as the packet, and the phonics will be coming home daily.
We have our last dress down for a dollar this week! Make sure to show off your style on Wednesday the 5th.
Girls won the penny war so they will get their free dress down day sometime this week. I will keep you posted.
For our field trip/end of year party we are looking at about $2.50 per student. There will be more information coming your way when the permission slips come home.
Looking forward to a great week!
1. between
2. rough
3. mother
4. home
5. land
6. today
7. very
8. country
9. America
We are doing the math homework the same as last week, as the packet, and the phonics will be coming home daily.
We have our last dress down for a dollar this week! Make sure to show off your style on Wednesday the 5th.
Girls won the penny war so they will get their free dress down day sometime this week. I will keep you posted.
For our field trip/end of year party we are looking at about $2.50 per student. There will be more information coming your way when the permission slips come home.
Looking forward to a great week!
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Week of April 26th
Welcome to a new school week! Our spelling words for this week are:
1. quick
2. well
3. even
4. never
5. point
6. right
7. danger
8. change
9. information
Please look at your child's progress report which will be coming home on Monday. If you have any questions or concerns please let me know.
Our math homework is changing. We are starting more review this week and for the rest of the year so I will be sending home a math packet on Monday with the spelling homework.
Looking forward to a great week!
1. quick
2. well
3. even
4. never
5. point
6. right
7. danger
8. change
9. information
Please look at your child's progress report which will be coming home on Monday. If you have any questions or concerns please let me know.
Our math homework is changing. We are starting more review this week and for the rest of the year so I will be sending home a math packet on Monday with the spelling homework.
Looking forward to a great week!
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Week of April 19th
I hope that everyone had a great weekend and is ready for a busy week! Great job to everyone who took and finished their AIMS test! What a week, great job, lots of hard work! The spelling words for this week are:
1. squash
2. large
3. follow
4. should
5. range
6. turn
7. water
8. allow
9. non-fiction
Please remember if you have not purchased or returned your spring pictures to school do that as soon as possible!
This week penny wars start. It is boys against girls, so bring in as much spare change as possible for a chance to win a free dress down day!
I'm looking forward to a great week!
1. squash
2. large
3. follow
4. should
5. range
6. turn
7. water
8. allow
9. non-fiction
Please remember if you have not purchased or returned your spring pictures to school do that as soon as possible!
This week penny wars start. It is boys against girls, so bring in as much spare change as possible for a chance to win a free dress down day!
I'm looking forward to a great week!
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Week of April 12th
Welcome to AIMS week! The school has AIMS testing this week and we are wishing everyone good luck on this very important test! The spelling words for this week are:
1. world
2. stand
3. must
4. below
5. place
6. jump
7. need
8. only
9. rainforest
If you still have not turned your pictures in from Lifetouch, please turn in money to keep the pictures or please turn the pictures back in to school.
Looking forward to a great week!
1. world
2. stand
3. must
4. below
5. place
6. jump
7. need
8. only
9. rainforest
If you still have not turned your pictures in from Lifetouch, please turn in money to keep the pictures or please turn the pictures back in to school.
Looking forward to a great week!
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Week of March 22nd
I hope that everyone had a great weekend and is ready for a full, fun-filled week! We have our class picture tomorrow, you need to be wearing uniforms, and we will be watching the Talent Show! Very exciting day! The spelling words for this week are:
1. than
2. word
3. write
4. number
5. keep
6. came
7. back
8. also
9. different
Next week will be a short week, we will only have class Monday, Tuesday and the half day Wednesday. Please let me know if you would like any extra work for over the break.
Looking forward to a great week!
1. than
2. word
3. write
4. number
5. keep
6. came
7. back
8. also
9. different
Next week will be a short week, we will only have class Monday, Tuesday and the half day Wednesday. Please let me know if you would like any extra work for over the break.
Looking forward to a great week!
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Week of March 16th
I hope that everyone had a great Spring Break and are ready for a few busy weeks before Easter Break. If you have any questions about the report cards or the rest of the year please feel free to give me a call or email me. The spelling words for this week are:
1. find
2. isn’t
3. know
4. want
5. high
6. much
7. soon
8. tree
9. St. Patrick’s Day
The homework for this week is back to normal but there will be no story due. Tomorrow, 3/17, is St. Patrick's Day and the students will be able to wear a St. Patrick's Day shirt or green shirt and jeans if they would like.
Looking forward to a great week, March is going to go by quickly!
1. find
2. isn’t
3. know
4. want
5. high
6. much
7. soon
8. tree
9. St. Patrick’s Day
The homework for this week is back to normal but there will be no story due. Tomorrow, 3/17, is St. Patrick's Day and the students will be able to wear a St. Patrick's Day shirt or green shirt and jeans if they would like.
Looking forward to a great week, March is going to go by quickly!
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Last Week of the Quarter!
Can you believe this is the last week of the third quarter? WOW! This school year is flying by! This week we are doing mostly review in math and phonics and will be working on our writing and reading.
We had spring pictures today and everyone looked great! Those are some beautiful smiles that we have in our class.
Please remember that Thursday is a half day and there will be no lunch or after school that day. I will be handing out report cards that day so even though I know that it is a very hectic time please don't leave without your student's report card!
Have a great spring break and I will see you back on Tuesday the 16th!
We had spring pictures today and everyone looked great! Those are some beautiful smiles that we have in our class.
Please remember that Thursday is a half day and there will be no lunch or after school that day. I will be handing out report cards that day so even though I know that it is a very hectic time please don't leave without your student's report card!
Have a great spring break and I will see you back on Tuesday the 16th!
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Week of March 1st
Welcome back! I hope that everyone had a great break and is ready to come back for our last two weeks of school of the third quarter. Grandparent's Day was so much fun and I would like to thank all of the grandparents who were able to make it on Wednesday. The spelling words for this week are:
1. which
2. each
3. long
4. more
5. other
6. girl
7. part
8. from
9. another
Please make sure that you are writing the stories on Thursdays, this is how we get better at writing! Have your student read to you what they wrote. This helps them hear what they actually wrote and helps with our editing skills.
Looking forward to a great week!
1. which
2. each
3. long
4. more
5. other
6. girl
7. part
8. from
9. another
Please make sure that you are writing the stories on Thursdays, this is how we get better at writing! Have your student read to you what they wrote. This helps them hear what they actually wrote and helps with our editing skills.
Looking forward to a great week!
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Week of February 15th
Wow! We had such a great week last week! Field trip and Valentine's Day party and this week is Love of Reading. We will be doing a lot of reading this week so if you would like some more reading logs for the week please let me know and I will get some more to you. The spelling words for this week are:
1. eight
2. six
3. now
4. could
5. ride
6. these
7. went
8. down
9. caught
On Wednesday, February 24th, it is Grandparents Day at La Paloma! We will have a great morning and have some fun activities planned for the class. There will also be a lunch at about 10:35 so please invite all the Grandparents!
Looking forward to a great week!
1. eight
2. six
3. now
4. could
5. ride
6. these
7. went
8. down
9. caught
On Wednesday, February 24th, it is Grandparents Day at La Paloma! We will have a great morning and have some fun activities planned for the class. There will also be a lunch at about 10:35 so please invite all the Grandparents!
Looking forward to a great week!
Monday, February 8, 2010
Week of February 8th
I hope that everyone had a great weekend and enjoyed the Superbowl! I know that the kids were very excited about it! The spelling words for this week are:
1. ten
2. sound
3. start
4. our
5. house
6. know
7. found
8. show
9. Valentine’s Day
We have our field trip this Thursday, February 11th, at the Fox Theatre. We are all so excited to see the show and have been reading the books in class. Please remember to pack a lunch for your student that day and please BE ON TIME! We have to leave the classroom at 8:45 and will be off campus by 9:00.
We will also be having a Valentine's Day party this Friday afternoon. Please feel free to bring in some goodies for our party and your Valentine's Day cards. I have attached a sheet with every student's first name to the weekly newsletter so that you and your student can reference it when making your cards.
This is going to be a jam packed week and we are all very excited!
1. ten
2. sound
3. start
4. our
5. house
6. know
7. found
8. show
9. Valentine’s Day
We have our field trip this Thursday, February 11th, at the Fox Theatre. We are all so excited to see the show and have been reading the books in class. Please remember to pack a lunch for your student that day and please BE ON TIME! We have to leave the classroom at 8:45 and will be off campus by 9:00.
We will also be having a Valentine's Day party this Friday afternoon. Please feel free to bring in some goodies for our party and your Valentine's Day cards. I have attached a sheet with every student's first name to the weekly newsletter so that you and your student can reference it when making your cards.
This is going to be a jam packed week and we are all very excited!
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Week of January 25th
We are nearing our 100th day of school! It is this Wednesday the 27th so please make sure that your student is at school that day, it is a very big funding day of us! Our spelling words for this week are:
1. mean
2. great
3. learn
4. away
5. year
6. three
7. eat
8. seven
9. fairness
On the homework for Thursday it asks the students to write about their favorite book again, what it was to say was their favorite book read this week at school. So on Thursday we will review the stories we have read in class, if there is a story they read at home that they would like to write about that is fine.
Looking forward to a great week!
1. mean
2. great
3. learn
4. away
5. year
6. three
7. eat
8. seven
9. fairness
On the homework for Thursday it asks the students to write about their favorite book again, what it was to say was their favorite book read this week at school. So on Thursday we will review the stories we have read in class, if there is a story they read at home that they would like to write about that is fine.
Looking forward to a great week!
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Week of January 19th
Welcome back from the long weekend! I hope everyone had a nice break and is ready to come back this week! The spelling words for this week are:
1. new
2. five
3. them
4. not
5. good
6. may
7. see
8. author
Please remember to keep reading and filling out the reading logs from Bookman's. We are trying to win that prize money and are very motivated! Please let me know if you need an extra one to fill out at home.
Also please remember to bring in a big shirt that can be worn for art. Mrs. Molina wants the kids to paint but wants to save their nice school clothes! Please bring a shirt in, we can keep it at school so that you don't have to worry about sending it every week.
Looking forward to another great week!
1. new
2. five
3. them
4. not
5. good
6. may
7. see
8. author
Please remember to keep reading and filling out the reading logs from Bookman's. We are trying to win that prize money and are very motivated! Please let me know if you need an extra one to fill out at home.
Also please remember to bring in a big shirt that can be worn for art. Mrs. Molina wants the kids to paint but wants to save their nice school clothes! Please bring a shirt in, we can keep it at school so that you don't have to worry about sending it every week.
Looking forward to another great week!
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Week of January 11th
We have a very busy week planned this week! Please remember that some of the weekly homework has changed. For Thursday we are now writing a story. For the topic of the story and the new weekly homework please read the coversheet for the homework. The spelling words for this week are:
1. did
2. boy
3. had
4. give
5. my
6. out
7. why
8. brought
I am so proud of all of the students for studying so hard for their spelling tests! Great job, keep up the great work!
The 100th Day of School is close and I would like each student to bring in 100 of something so that we can practice counting by 2's, 5's and 10's. The 100th Day is very important, please remember to have your student here at school that day!
I am looking forward to a great week!
1. did
2. boy
3. had
4. give
5. my
6. out
7. why
8. brought
I am so proud of all of the students for studying so hard for their spelling tests! Great job, keep up the great work!
The 100th Day of School is close and I would like each student to bring in 100 of something so that we can practice counting by 2's, 5's and 10's. The 100th Day is very important, please remember to have your student here at school that day!
I am looking forward to a great week!
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Week of January 4th
WELCOME BACK!! I hope that everyone had a nice and relaxing break for the holidays. I am very excited about this next semester and can not wait to see how the kids grow into 2nd graders! The spelling words for this week are:
1. here
2. make
3. into
4. after
5. then
6. your
7. two
8. January
There is a new assignment for Thursdays for the spelling homework. We will now be writing a story using 5 of the spelling words to practice our writing and brainstorming skills. If you have any questions about this new homework please let me know.
Our fieldtrip is coming up on Thursday, February 11th, and just a reminder we will be eating at the park that day so please remember to send a lunch with you student that day.
Also there is no school on Monday, January 18th, for MLK day.
This Wednesday is Dress Down for a dollar day! Can't wait to see all my stylin' students!
Again, I hope you had a great break and can't wait for this next semester!
1. here
2. make
3. into
4. after
5. then
6. your
7. two
8. January
There is a new assignment for Thursdays for the spelling homework. We will now be writing a story using 5 of the spelling words to practice our writing and brainstorming skills. If you have any questions about this new homework please let me know.
Our fieldtrip is coming up on Thursday, February 11th, and just a reminder we will be eating at the park that day so please remember to send a lunch with you student that day.
Also there is no school on Monday, January 18th, for MLK day.
This Wednesday is Dress Down for a dollar day! Can't wait to see all my stylin' students!
Again, I hope you had a great break and can't wait for this next semester!
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