Look into our week 12/14-12/18

Good morning parents and guardians,

Parent conferences are coming up. Paper reminders went home on Friday. Email reminders are also going home through the sign up web site. Looking forwards to meeting with everyone and handing out report cards.

Miss. Maciel's Parent Teacher Conference Sign up
You will need to log in using an email address. 
If you are having a hard time accessing the website, please see me.

Some important dates to keep in mind:

12/14-12/18 Parent Conferences (SIGN UP ONLINE)

12/15: Emergency Drill (please remind your child it is only a drill)

12/16: Kinder and First Grade December Awards and Christmas performances 

@ 11:30 am

-Students have free dress this day (Christmas attire is encouraged)

-Students will be wearing their "Secret projects" shirts for the performance

12/17: Grinchmas Celebration-Students may wear Pj's but will still need to wear regular shoes (no slippers or sandals)

Sign up list on our classroom dismissal door

THANK YOU TO THOSE PARENTS THAT HAVE ALREADY SIGNED UP

12/18: NO SCHOOL-Parent teacher conferences

12/21-1/1: Winter Break

1/4: School resumes and Meet the Masters Art lesson for our class

1/12: Vision and Hearing Testing
1/15:Family Friday @ 11am
1/18: NO SCHOOL-MLK

Here is a look into our new week

This week will be a review week filled with lots of fun crafts.

Please feel free to email me or stop by with any questions or concerns. Prior to the break, parents were given access to our Language Arts online curriculum. If you need help logging on, please let me know. Also, parents were given access to our grade books. My grade book is updated on a weekly basis.

Enjoy the weekend!

Thank you, 

Miss. Maciel

Ps. Our Shutterfly page is updated on a regular basis. IF you do not have access and would like to see the pictures, please email me and I will send you an invitation! 
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Look into our week 12/7-12/11

Good morning parents and guardians,

What an amazing week after our first week long break. I was beyond proud of my kiddos getting back into their routines. They did amazing during all of their centers!
 Before going on Winter break, teachers will be holding parent conferences all week long after school and all day December 18. Please use the link below to sign up for a time and date.

Miss. Maciel's Parent Teacher Conference Sign up
You will need to log in using an email address. 
If you are having a hard time accessing the website, please see me.


Secret project:
Please turn in white shirts with student's name inside by 12/0

Scholastic book orders can always be placed online using the link to the right of the page and they will arrive quicker. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email me or stop by the classroom.

December family project: Disguise a Gingerbread Man! The project will be due December 10 (can be turned in before this) and presentations will occur the following day. Feel free to get as creative as you would like! 
Here are some great ideas I found online.

Some important dates to keep in mind:

12/7: Jog-a-thon pledge money due
12/9: Hour of Code 9:30-10:30
-Students are allowed to bring in their own technology (if parents have attended meeting)
Coding apps for kids (please download before)

12/9: Wacky Wednesday 11:30-12:30

Build a bridge for the Gingerbread man

Donations needed:

Small marshmallows

Toothpicks

12/14-12/18 Parent Conferences (SIGN UP ONLINE)

12/16: Kinder and First Grade December Awards and Christmas performances 

@ 11:30 am

12/17: Grinchmas Celebration-Sign up list on our classroom dismissal door

12/18: NO SCHOOL-Parent teacher conferences

12/21-1/1: Winter Break

1/4: School resumes and Meet the Masters Art lesson for our class

1/12: Vision and Hearing Testing
1/15:Family Friday @ 11am
1/18: NO SCHOOL-MLK

Here is a look into our new week

Language Arts:

• Story: Unit 3-Week 1 "Little Panda"

Writing

• Finish up unit on Procedural Writing

Math:

• Chapter 7: Shapes
• Flat shapes

Science:

• Arctic Animals

Social Studies:

• Winter Holidays: Kwanzaa

Please feel free to email me or stop by with any questions or concerns. Prior to the break, parents were given access to our Language Arts online curriculum. If you need help logging on, please let me know. Also, parents were given access to our grade books. My grade book is updated on a weekly basis.

Enjoy the weekend!

Thank you, 

Miss. Maciel

Ps. Our Shutterfly page is updated on a regular basis. IF you do not have access and would like to see the pictures, please email me and I will send you an invitation! 
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Look into our week 11/30-12/4

Good morning parents and guardians,

I hope everyone had a great week off! We are getting closer to the end of the first trimester. Before going on Winter break, teachers will be holding parent conferences all week long after school and all day December 18. Please use the link below to sign up for a time and date.

Miss. Maciel's Parent Teacher Conference Sign up
You will need to log in using an email address. 
If you are having a hard time accessing the website, please see me.


Secret project:
Please turn in white shirts with student's name inside by 12/10

Scholastic book orders can always be placed online using the link to the right of the page and they will arrive quicker. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email me or stop by the classroom.

December family project: Disguise a Gingerbread Man! The project will be due December 10 (can be turned in before this) and presentations will occur the following day. Feel free to get as creative as you would like! 
Here are some great ideas I found online.

Some important dates to keep in mind:

12/1: Technology Meeting @ 4pm-Dumire's classroom
12/7: Jog-a-thon pledge money due
12/9: Hour of Code 9:30-10:30
-Students are allowed to bring in their own technology (if parents have attended meeting)
Coding apps for kids (please download before)

12/9: Wacky Wednesday 11:30-12:30

Build a bridge for the Gingerbread man

Donations needed:

Small marshmallows

Toothpicks

12/14-12/18 Parent Conferences (SIGN UP ONLINE)

12/16: Kinder and First Grade December Awards and Christmas performances 

@ 11:30 am

12/17: Grinchmas Celebration (more information to follow)

12/18: NO SCHOOL-Parent teacher conferences

12/21-1/1: Winter Break

1/4: School resumes and Meet the Masters Art lesson for our class

1/12: Vision and Hearing Testing
1/15:Family Friday @ 11am
1/18: NO SCHOOL-MLK

Here is a look into our new week

Language Arts:

• Story: Unit 2-Week 6 "Jack and the Beanstalk"




• Unit 2 test: Thursday
• HFW: have, is, we, my, like, he, for

Writing

• Students will continue procedural writing
• Correcting and rewriting sentences

Math:

• Finish and Test Chapter 6: Numbers 0-20 (FRIDAY)
• Review numbers 0-10
• Read, build and write numbers 11-20
• Use double tens frames

Science:

• Gingerbread man-making predictions about what dissolves in water

Social Studies:

• Winter Holidays: Hanukkah

Please feel free to email me or stop by with any questions or concerns. Prior to the break, parents were given access to our Language Arts online curriculum. If you need help logging on, please let me know. Also, parents were given access to our grade books. My grade book is updated on a weekly basis.

Enjoy the weekend!

Thank you, 

Miss. Maciel

Ps. Our Shutterfly page is updated on a regular basis. IF you do not have access and would like to see the pictures, please email me and I will send you an invitation! 
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Week of 11/16-11/20

Good afternoon parents and guardians,

We are getting closer to the end of the first trimesters. Before going on Winter break, teaching will be holding parent conferences all week long after school and all day December 18. Please use the link below to sign up for a time and date.

Miss. Maciel's Parent Teacher Conference Sign up

You will need to log in using an email address. 

Scholastic book orders can always be placed online using the link to the right of the page and they will arrive quicker. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email me or stop by the classroom.

Parents have been asking about volunteering in the classroom. REACH allows parents to work with students for 3 days, after this they need to be finger printed. More information can be found in the office. The following would be the best times for parents to come in and help (working with students in small groups).
If you would like to help on any day, please let me know at least one day in advance.

Monday/Tuesday/Thursday:

-Math: 9:30-10:30

-Writing Centers: 10:30-11:00

-Centers: 1:45-2:15

Wednesday:

-Writing centers: 8:20-8:50

Math: 9:30-10:15

Centers: 11:45-12:15

Friday (except on award days and Unit test days):

-Centers: 8:30-9:00

-Math: 9:30-10:30

-Writing centers: 10:30-11:00

November family project: Disguise a Turkey!  DUE THIS THURSDAY: 11/19.The project will be due November 19 (can be turned in before this) and presentations will occur the following day. Feel free to get as creative as you would like! 
Here are some great ideas I found online.

Some important dates to keep in mind:

11/19 Super Hero Run K/1 @ 1pm

11/20: Awards Assembly K/1 @ 8am (students receiving an awards will be notified)

11/20: Thanksgiving Celebration (THANK YOU to those families that have signed up for donations!)

11/23-11/17 NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving Break)

Here is a look into our new week

Language Arts:

• Story: Unit 2-Week 5 "A bed for winter"

Writing

• Students will learn about procedural writing
• Act it out to make sure all your steps are there!
• Use words to keep steps in order
• Make pictures clear

Math:

• Chapter 6: Numbers 0-20
• Review numbers 0-10
• Read, build and write numbers 11-20
• Use double tens frames

Science:

• Seasons: Spring and Summer

Social Studies:

• Unit 6: Lesson 1: What is a holiday?

Please feel free to email me or stop by with any questions or concerns. Also, parents were given access to our grade books. My grade book is updated on a weekly basis.

Enjoy the weekend!

Thank you, 

Miss. Maciel

Ps. Our Shutterfly page is updated on a regular basis. IF you do not have access and would like to see the pictures, please email me and I will send you an invitation! 
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Look into our week 11/9-11/13

Good morning parents and guardians,

What a fun short week, hoping the same will go for next week!
Reminder: we get FREE DRESS every Friday for the month of November!

CONGRATS!

Scholastic book orders can always be placed online using the link to the right of the page and they will arrive quicker. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email me or stop by the classroom.

Parents have been asking about volunteering in the classroom. REACH allows parents to work with students for 3 days, after this they need to be finger printed. More information can be found in the office. The following would be the best times for parents to come in and help (working with students in small groups).
If you would like to help on any day, please let me know at least one day in advance.

Monday/Tuesday/Thursday:

-Math: 9:30-10:30

-Writing Centers: 10:30-11:00

-Centers: 1:45-2:15

Wednesday:

-Writing centers: 8:20-8:50

Math: 9:30-10:15

Centers: 11:45-12:15

Friday (except on award days and Unit test days):

-Centers: 8:30-9:00

-Math: 9:30-10:30

-Writing centers: 10:30-11:00

November family project: Disguise a Turkey!  The project will be due November 19 (can be turned in before this) and presentations will occur the following day. Feel free to get as creative as you would like! 
Here are some great ideas I found online.

Feel free to continue practicing these items at home:

-Classroom rules (with hand motions)

1) Listen while the teacher is talking

2) Follow directions quickly

3) Respect others, respect yourself, respect your school

4) Raise your hand to speak or stand

5) Keep your hand to yourself

6) Keep your dear teacher happy

-Learned about our clip chart

-Showing our needs with our fingers

1) restroom

(encourage students to use the restroom before school, during morning recess, during lunch, during PE and after school)

2) water

3) pencil

4) tissue

5) questions

-Classroom songs

Good morning song

Alpha friends song

Number rock song

Big number song

Count by 10s song

Some important dates to keep in mind:

11/11-No SCHOOL (Veterans day)

11/13-Family Friday Lunch

11/19 Super Hero Run K/1 @ 1pm

11/20: Awards Assembly K/1 @ 8am (students receiving an awards will be notified)

11/23-11/17 NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving Break)

Here is a look into our new week

Language Arts:

• Story: Unit 2-Week 4 "Bear snores on"

Writing

• Students will learn about procedural writing
• Act it out to make sure all your steps are there!
• Use words to keep steps in order
• Make pictures clear

Math:

• Test: Chapter 5: Size and position (Monday)
• Big and small things
• Does it fit?
• Positions of items
• Before and after
• Chapter 6: Numbers 0-20
• Review numbers 0-10

Science:

• Seasons: Fall and winter

Social Studies:

• Unit 5: Lesson 1: How can we show time?

Please feel free to email me or stop by with any questions or concerns. Also, parents were given access to our grade books. My grade book is updated on a weekly basis.

Enjoy the weekend!

Thank you, 

Miss. Maciel

Ps. Our Shutterfly page is updated on a regular basis. IF you do not have access and would like to see the pictures, please email me and I will send you an invitation! 
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First week of November 11/2-11/6

Good morning parents and guardians,

What a busy fun week! Thank you to all the families that donated items towards our first Wacky Wednesday of the year and our Fall Classroom party. A bigger thank you to those that were able to help in the classroom. None of it could have been done without your help!

Amazing job the pumpkin book reports. I hope you have fun making them! This was our first family project of the year, and a first ever for the Kinder team assigning this project.

Next months family project is also really fun! More information will be going home on Monday (you will find some ideas below).

Also, WE WON THE ATTENDANCE SPIRIT STICK FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER!

Thank you for always bringing your children to school and on time!

As the winners, we get FREE DRESS every Friday for the month of November!

CONGRATS!

Scholastic book orders can always be placed online using the link to the right of the page and they will arrive quicker. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email me or stop by the classroom.

Parents have been asking about volunteering in the classroom. REACH allows parents to work with students for 3 days, after this they need to be finger printed. More information can be found in the office. The following would be the best times for parents to come in and help (working with students in small groups).
If you would like to help on any day, please let me know at least one day in advance.

Monday/Tuesday/Thursday:

-Math: 9:30-10:30

-Writing Centers: 10:30-11:00

-Centers: 1:45-2:15

Wednesday:

-Writing centers: 8:20-8:50

Math: 9:30-10:15

Centers: 11:45-12:15

Friday (except on award days and Unit test days):

-Centers: 8:30-9:00

-Math: 9:30-10:30

-Writing centers: 10:30-11:00

November family project: Disguise a Turkey!  The project will be due November 19 and presentations will occur the following day. Feel free to get as creative as you would like! 
Here are some great ideas I found online.

Feel free to continue practicing these items at home:

-Classroom rules (with hand motions)

1) Listen while the teacher is talking

2) Follow directions quickly

3) Respect others, respect yourself, respect your school

4) Raise your hand to speak or stand

5) Keep your hand to yourself

6) Keep your dear teacher happy

-Learned about our clip chart

-Showing our needs with our fingers

1) restroom

(encourage students to use the restroom before school, during morning recess, during lunch, during PE and after school)

2) water

3) pencil

4) tissue

5) questions

-Classroom songs

Good morning song

Alpha friends song

Number rock song

Big number song

Count by 10s song

Some important dates to keep in mind:

11/3-NO SCHOOL (voting day)

11/11-No SCHOOL (Veterans day)

11/13-Family Friday Lunch

11/19 Super Hero Run K/1 @ 1pm

11/20: Awards Assembly K/1 @ 8am (students receiving an awards will be notified)

11/23-11/17 NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving Break)

Here is a look into our new week

Language Arts:

• Story: Unit 2-Week 3 "Animal babies"

Writing

• Students will learn about procedural writing
• Creating a list of ideas
• Importance of labeling their work
• Writing test on Friday

Math:

• Chapter 5: Size and position
• Big and small things
• Does it fit?
• Positions of items
• Before and after

Science:

• Baby animals

Social Studies:

• Unit 4: Lesson 1-"How can you find things?"

Leadership:

• Leadership: How we serve others

Please feel free to email me or stop by with any questions or concerns. Also, parents were given access to our grade books. My grade book is updated on a weekly basis. Please feel free to check grades online.

Enjoy the weekend!

Thank you, 

Miss. Maciel

Ps. Our Shutterfly page is updated on a regular basis. IF you do not have access and would like to see the pictures, please email me and I will send you an invitation! 
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Look into the last week of October 10/26-10/30

Good morning parents and guardians,

Progress reports for the first trimester went home last week. I sent home two copies. Please keep the one with the list of assignment and return to me the overall score copy (I highlighted  where parents need to sign). If you have any questions please feel free to email me.

Here is our grading scale: 

Advance (A) 90-100%

Proficient (P)75-89%

Basic (B) 65-74%

Below Basic (BB) 50-64%

Far Below Basic (FBB) 0-49%

Scholastic book orders need to be in by October 28. Orders can always be placed online using the link to the right of the page and they will arrive quicker. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email me or stop by the classroom.

With the first month of school done, more parents have been asking about volunteering in the classroom. REACH allows parents to work with students for 3 days, after this they need to be finger printed. More information can be found in the office. The following would be the best times for parents to come in and help (working with students in small groups).
If you would like to help on any day, please let me know at least one day in advance.

Monday/Tuesday/Thursday:

-Math: 9:30-10:30

-Writing Centers: 10:30-11:00

-Centers: 1:45-2:15

Wednesday:

-Writing centers: 8:20-8:50

Math: 9:30-10:15

Centers: 11:45-12:15

Friday (except on award days and Unit test days):

-Centers: 8:30-9:00

-Math: 9:30-10:30

-Writing centers: 10:30-11:00

Our first family project: Pumpkin book report. The reports will be due October 29 and presentations will occur the following day. Feel free to get as creative as you would like! If you have a hard time obtaining a pumpkin please talk to me. Also, a parent asked if they could use a fake pumpkin, YES! Feel free to use a real or fake pumpkin (do what is easiest for you and your family).
Here are some great ideas I found online.

Feel free to continue practicing these items at home:

-Classroom rules (with hand motions)

1) Listen while the teacher is talking

2) Follow directions quickly

3) Respect others, respect yourself, respect your school

4) Raise your hand to speak or stand

5) Keep your hand to yourself

6) Keep your dear teacher happy

-Learned about our clip chart

-Showing our needs with our fingers

1) restroom

(encourage students to use the restroom before school, during morning recess, during lunch, during PE and after school)

2) water

3) pencil

4) tissue

5) questions

-Classroom songs

Good morning song

Alpha friends song

Number rock song

Big number song

Count by 10s song

Some important dates to keep in mind:

 

10/28 Wacky Wednesday-Monster Slime @ 11:30 am

-Parent volunteers needed (5)

Donation supplies list

Sign up list on our dismissal door

-Borax

-Elmers glue

-Silver glitter

-Googly eyes

-Sandwich bags

*Thank you in advance for the donations

10/30 Awards/Fall Festival-RED RIBBON WEEK

-Awards @8 am (students receiving awards will get a note home)

-Fall Classroom Party @ 12:15

Sign up list on our dismissal door

-Fall Festival @ 1:30

11/3-NO SCHOOL (voting day)

Here is a look into our new week

Language Arts:

• Story: Unit 2-Week 2 "Flowers"




• Test: CVC reading test and HFW test (have, is)
• Sample CVC words: cat, bat, mat, etc
• 5 points-reads whole word with out sounding it out-"cat"
• 4 points-sounds out CVC words then reads whole word at the end-"/c/-/a/-/t/-cat"
• 3 points-only sounds out words-"/c/-/a/-/t/"
• 2 points-only says two sounds in the word-"/c/-/a/"
• 1 point-only says one sound in the word-"/c/"

Writing

• Students will continue to write to tell a story and build their stamina
• Adding details
• Drawings from different points of view
• Adding speech bubbles
• Using resources found around the room

Math:

• TEST-Chapter 4: Counting and numbers 0-10
• Counting and ordering up to 10
• Using fingers and toes to count on
• Less than (-1), same, more than (+1)

Science:

• Spiders

Social Studies:

• Halloween around the world: Hong-Kong, Japan and Mexico

Leadership:

• Leadership: famous leaders

Please feel free to email me or stop by with any questions or concerns.

Enjoy the weekend!

Thank you, 

Miss. Maciel

Ps. Our Shutterfly page is updated on a regular basis. IF you do not have access and would like to see the pictures, please email me and I will send you an invitation!