Week of March 31, 2014

Dear Families,

Hope you are out enjoying this beautiful day!  Here is what you need to know:

  • Wednesday is our field trip to the Ann Arbor Hands-on Museum!  I have everyone’s field trip permission slip and money!  We have 7 chaperones helping us on this trip.  The chaperone information packets were sent home today, please make sure to take it with you on the day of the field trip.  We will be having a late lunch, so please make sure to pack an extra snack.  We will eat snack before we board the bus at 10:00 a.m.  If you have any questions, please email me.
  • Please make sure that your child brings back his/her Nightly Reading Homework paper tomorrow.  Last month, we had 19 out of 20 students bring it back!  We are shooting for 20 out of 20 for this month!  🙂
  • Math Homelinks 5.4/ 5.7/ and 5.9 are due next Monday.  About half of the class has already turned in 5.4.  Check out Ms. Wright’s Kindergarten Calendar to see when the rest of April’s Math Homelinks are due!  Thanks!
  • Letter book- Y  y
  • Spelling pattern-  “in” chunk    Every student was assigned two of his/her own words today.

Have a great week!

Ms. Wright

March 28, 2014

Dear Families,

It sure felt good to be back today!

We had two guest readers on Wednesday. First off, Ayah’s mom stopped by and read us Click Clack Moo and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, two beloved stories in our classroom.  Thanks Mrs. Qasem!

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Later near dismissal time, Ahmad’s mom stopped by to read to us some Snoopy books called Be Yourself and You Can Be Anything!  0326141525

Thanks Mrs. Khalil!  Great book selections!

Yesterday, Leo’s grandma stopped in to read The Country Bunny by DuBose Heyward.  She showed some very special eggs to the class.  Ask your child to tell you about the eggs that Leo’s grandma brought.  Thank you Mrs. Buffone!

Today Avery’s mom stopped by for a visit.  My belly hurt from laughing so hard!  The titles of these hilarious books are:  Turkey Trouble, Turkey Claus and Not Your Typical Dragon.

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Thanks Mrs. Turk!

This is a Friendly Reminder that field trip money is due on Monday.  We still need 7 students to return their money and permission slip.  Thanks to those of you that signed up to be a chaperone. If you did, information packets will be sent home in your child’s red folder on Monday.

Have a restful weekend!

Ms. Wright

March 27, 2014

Dear Families,

I am at home today with my son who is sick.  However, I will be at conferences tonight.  If you have a scheduled conference, I will meet with you at your assigned time.

Thanks,

Ms. Wright

March 25, 2014

Dear Families,

Don’t forget that Wednesday is Pajama Day!  Your child may also bring in a stuffed animal.

Today we were lucky enough to have two guest readers!  Evan’s mom came in this morning and read us a incredible pop-up book and the classic story Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak.

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Thank you Mrs. Garrett!

Today was a double birthday.  Happy Birthday to Ibrahim and Reina!  After the cake and ice cream was finished, Ibrahim’s mom was the other guest reader.

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Thank you Mrs. Fawaz!

Until next time…

Ms. Wright

 

Week of March 24, 2014

Dear families,

Our kindergarten class loves to have guest readers come and visit.  On Friday, Billy’s grandma came and read us Pete the Cat and the Easter Adventure and Dragons Love Tacos.  Both stories were a big hit with us!

Thank you Grandma Schook!

Thank you Grandma Schook!

Today, Evan’s fourth grade sister was “caught being good” and was selected to be a guest reader.  She could chose any class to read to and luckily she chose us!  We are still laughing about Mo Willems’s  That is NOT a Good Idea!

Thanks Alena!  Great job reading to us.

Thanks Ellena! Great job reading to us.

Here is what you need to know for this week:

Letter Books- we are studying the letter X x.  Since words that start with the letter X are rare, your child may find words that have the letter X anywhere in the word.  Such examples:  Max,  six, box, exit

Spelling Pattern:  this week it has the “id” chunk     bid   did  kid  hid

Individual Spelling Words:  each student has two of their own words to practice this week.  Please make sure they practice a few minutes each night while I will make sure they practice during the school day.  Your child’s Spelling Notebook needs to be kept in their Book Bag at all times.

Wednesday is Pajama Day!  Your child may wear his/her pajamas to school.  Please make sure they are warm enough to wear outside for recess.  They may bring in one stuffed animal if they would like!

Field Trip Permission Slips are due by Monday, March 31, 2014. Let me know if you have any questions.

Picture and or picture money is due!  If you haven’t turned it in yet, please do so.

It sure was great seeing many of you at Lindbergh’s Science Fair Boot Camp.  I was impressed that 19 out of 20 students in our class came for this event.  Thanks to Leo’s grandpa for taking lots of pictures. If you took any pictures, I would love it if you could email them to me.

Report Cards will be sent home this week.

Have a great week!

Ms. Wright

March 18, 2014

Hello Families,

We were lucky again today to have two guest readers come and read to us!  First off, Billy’s grandma read us a fast favorite book called More Bears!  by Kenn Nesbitt!  If you haven’t read it before, it is a must-read!

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Next, Billy’s grandpa showed us a real bear rug from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula!  Our kindergartners were able to touch the fur and check out the bear’s features up-close while Billy’s grandpa taught us many interesting facts about BEARS!  Thank you for such a cool learning experience!

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Near dismissal time, our classroom door opened again, only to find another special guest reader!  This time it was a very familiar face!  It was Reina’s mom who read us more favorite books.  Thank you Mrs. Beydoun for reading to us today!!

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Field Trip Permission slips will be sent home on Wednesday.  Please check your child’s red folder.

Spring Pictures were sent home last Friday.  You may purchase these pictures by simply paying on-line or by sending in a payment to school.  If you aren’t interested in purchasing these pictures, please return them to school.  We need the pictures or the payment by this Friday!

Until next time…probably tomorrow!  🙂

Ms. Wright

Week of March 17, 2014

Howdy Families,

With March is Reading Month in full swing now, our class was lucky enough to have two guest readers today!0317141103

Thanks to Billy’s mom for reading some favorite books by author Jan Brett.  She even had the class engaged in some during and post-reading activities.  Way to go Mrs. Schook!!

This afternoon, Mrs. DeNeen surprised us by stopping in and reading a great St. Patrick’s Day book and taught us all about Ireland.  Thank you Mrs. DeNeen!

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It is not too late to be a guest reader in our class.  Please let me know if you are interested!

Future Important Field Trip Dates:

  • April 2, 2014  Ann Arbor Hands-On Science Museum! Information and field trip permission slips will be sent home this Wednesday!  If you are interested in being a chaperone for this field trip, please make sure that your background check has been approved in the office.  If you haven’t filled out the paperwork, please see Mrs. Cathy in the office asap!.  You will need to fill out a form and show your driver’s license.  It takes two weeks to process!  If you do not have your background check, you may not chaperone on this field trip!  Don’t delay, do it today!  It is for the safety of our Lindbergh students.
  • May 14, 2014  U of M Dearborn Pond Study!  Information and field trip permission slips will be sent home closer to the trip.  Please save the date on your calendar!

Letter of the Week:  W  w

Words of the Week:  we will be studying the “ig” family.  Examples:  pig  wig  rig  big  fig    Your child also received 2 individual words today.  Please make sure these words are practiced at home.

Lindbergh’s Kindergarten Round-Up is on Tuesday, March 25 at 6:30 p.m.  If you know of any children living in the Lindbergh area that will turn age 5 by October 1st, please let them know.  We wouldn’t want anyone to miss out!

Parent Teacher Conference will be held on Thursday, March 27 from 4:30-7:30 p.m.  This time around, I will not be having a conference with every family.  These conferences are on a needed basis.

Finally, I can’t wait for Lindbergh’s Science Fair Boot Camp to finally be here!  The weather forecast is looking in our favor!  This event is on Thursday, March 20 and will start at 6:30 p.m.  We are still in need of some volunteers!  If you know of any enthusiastic people that might be interested in volunteering, please refer them to the link below. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, high school students that may need community service credit are encouraged to volunteer!

To sign up, go to:
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/70A0D4AA9A92DAA8-science2/16009112

If you have any trouble with this link, please let me know.  I will be happy to help sign you up!

See you on Thursday or before!

Ms. Wright

 

 

March 14, 2014

Hello Families,

Today we had a special drawing for the students in our class who wore words on their shirts.  We put those names in a can and selected the names of three students.  Congratulations to Reina, Husam and Ayah! These students won a free kid’s meal at Benihana.  Congratulations!

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Thanks to Max’s mom for being our guest reader today!  Not only did she get us in the mood for St. Patrick’s Day but also helped us practiced our rhyming words.

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If you are interested in coming in and reading to our class, please let me know.  We would love it!

Today, your child’s spring pictures will be sent home in your child’s red folder.  If you are interested in purchasing pictures, you can pay on-line or return payment to school.  If you are not interested in purchasing pictures, please return the pictures to school.

Have a great weekend!

Ms. Wright