Hello families. Just wanted to touch base real quick and remind you that your child’s End of the Year results are coming home today! Please check in your child’s folder to review the results and use the handouts as teaching points for summer learning for your child! I am by far so proud of each and every student and you should be too! I am excited to say that every child in this classroom is reading at Kindergarten level and ABOVE! How awesome is that?!?!?
Also, a note went home yesterday about our Kindergarten Celebration! We can’t wait to see you all there! Remember, NO SIBLINGS are allowed! This will be a nice time to be with your child and celebrate his/her accomplishments with fun games, bounce houses and yummy treats! We will also need parents to help out this day, so come ready to lend a helping hand:) If you have any questions, please let me know! Have a great day!
Only 9 more days left of school…can you believe it?!?!? I can’t believe the end of the year has approached us! I feel as though we just got started. I guess the saying is right…”Time flies when you are having fun!”
!!!!Attention!!!! When the temperature outside rises, the temperature in our classroom does as well! Unfortunately, we do not have air conditioning in our classroom to help us during the hot, humid days. Please dress your child appropriately for the heat and make sure to send them to school with a reusable water bottle each day, with ICE COLD water! Thank you!
What we did during our week:
Language Arts: We will review all standards learned this year!
Writing: In writing, we will review informational, narrative and opinion!
Math: We will review all standards learned this year!
Science: We had a great turn out for our Ocean Family Day! Thank you to everyone who showed up! A special thanks to my volunteers who helped me buy items for our party, coming in to help set up and staying after tearing everything down! I couldn’t have done it without all of you! Also, thank you to the parents who helped me out with the chairs and always asking to lend a helping hand…it means so much! Here are some pictures of our event:) Enjoy!
Social Studies: In May/June, we will learning about Civics and Government.
Other:
Kindergarten Celebration note coming home on Monday! This is what the letter entails: Dear Kindergarten and Young 5’s Parents,The end of the school year is almost upon us and to celebrate we will be having a Kindergarten and Young 5’s Celebration! Our celebration will be held at school on June 13th from 1:30 – 3:15 pm. We are looking forward to a fun-filled afternoon, but we wanted to give you some important information first.Since all of the Kindergarten classes and Young 5’s will be outside together, each class has been assigned a color to wear that day. We are asking that your child wear the color designated for their classroom teacher below:Mrs. Dimitriou: Blue Mrs. Vensko/Mrs. Chammout: WhiteMrs. Sarafa: Red Mrs. Fillmore: YellowWe will be providing your child with a fun snack and water, but we are asking that you please send your child in with sunscreen already on and a hat/sunglasses, if needed. In order for this day to be successful, we will need your help! You may be asked to help run a game, serve sno-cones, or monitor bounce houses. So please come ready to have fun and lend a helping hand! Please be aware that NO SIBLINGS will be allowed at this event. NO EXCEPTIONS. Remember you must sign in at the office and receive a “visitor” sticker.Your child will not need to bring a backpack to school with them on this day. All of your child’s belongings will be sent home with them on June 12th.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. Thank you so much for all of your help and support. We look forward to a great celebration for a wonderful year!
Sincerely,
The Kindergarten and Young 5’s Team
Your child’s current academic standing on their Reading level, MAP reading and MAP math will be coming home on Tuesday! Be on the lookout:)
Housekeeping items:
Please make sure to empty out your child’s backpack. We will be filling them up with all kinds of fun things from the year:) Thank you!
Please provide your child with an ice cold, reusable water bottle each day!
Hello my wonderful families! This blog is a reminder that our ocean family day is tomorrow at 2:45pm! When you arrive at the school, please stop at the office to sign in and get a visitors sticker. Once you have your sticker, please come down to the classroom:)
A little about tomorrow:
The students will be placed all around the room with their ocean project and informational book they wrote in class. You may walk around to all the projects and talk with all the students (not just your child:))! You can ask them questions like “What ocean animal did you learn about?” “Can you tell me a fun fact you learned about your animal?” “Can you tell me about your project?” “Can you show me your book?”
Since we do not have air conditioning, it will be really warm and stuffy in the classroom. Please be prepared for the temperature of the classroom:)
I will have snacks, water and juice for the students and any family member who comes. I know some of you are fasting, but you may bring the treats home with you to enjoy after sunset:)
You can leave as soon as your are finished, but before you leave, please check out with me and make sure your child leaves with a little goodie I bought for each child<3. Also, you will be taking your child’s project home with you tomorrow and the book they made for this special day! If you have any other questions, please don’t hesitate to email me!
Also, today is our LAST day for our scholastic book club orders! Please reference to the last blog post on how to order from our book club (if interested:)) Have a great day!
On Wednesday, May 30th we will be having a PBIS celebration to recognize your child’s positive behavior. This month’s celebration theme is A Day of Play. We will be having our lunch outside and enjoying outdoor play, so let’s hope the weather stays pleasant!
Your child may bring a towel or blanket to sit on during the picnic lunch, and we strongly encourage students bring a brown bag lunch since we will be eating outside. However, a bag lunch (cheese, crackers, or hummus and pita) will still be available for purchase in the cafeteria.
Your child is coming home with their spelling booklet today. This booklet can stay at home and be used for summer learning! Any word your child misspelled, please practice those words during the summer break to better prepare them for 1st grade! If your child received all 100%’s, use the spelling booklet for your child to read or they can put words into sentences or make a word family book for each spelling list…the possibilities are endless:) Have fun!
Also, this exact spelling booklet is the same one they use in 1st grade, so our students are one step ahead, which is always a great thing:)
**LAST CHANCE to purchase something from our Scholastic Book Club; just in time for those long summer months! I just bought my daughter a 10 pack of 1st grade books for only $10 for her to read during the long summer break! This pack and others are on sale for 75% off the original price!
It’s imperative we keep our children’s mind learning and growing during the summer months, so they can start 1st grade ready to rock! Here is the information to purchase books from our book club, if you are interested:):
Scholastic Reading Club:
Class Code – RKYTJ Order Due Date – 06/01/18
Dear Families,
LAST CHANCE! This is a friendly reminder that your Book Clubs orders are due by 06/01/18. You can place your orders online at scholastic.com/bookclubs using my class activation code: RKYTJ. The books are very low in price, which is a great way to build your child’s library at home and it’s FREE shipping!
*PBIS note is at the end of the blog. Please scroll down and read in it’s entirety. Thank you!
!!!!Attention!!!! When the temperature outside rises, the temperature in our classroom does as well! Unfortunately, we do not have air conditioning in our classroom to help us during the hot, humid days. Please dress your child appropriately for the heat and make sure to send them to school with a reusable water bottle each day, with ICE COLD water! Thank you!
Happy Memorial Day Weekend! See you all back on Tuesday, May 29th!
What we did during our week:
Language Arts: We will review all standards learned this year!
Writing: In writing, we finished our star student book and we published our Ocean writing into a nice book for our Ocean Family day! The kids are so excited to show you their hard work:)
Math: We will review all standards learned this year!
Science: For the months of April-June we will move into learning about the Ocean! Invitations to our Ocean Family day came home this week! We hope to see you there:)
Ocean Family Day: All families are invited to join us for a presentation of our sea creature models and informational books on Friday, June 1st at 2:45pm. This entire event will last 35 minutes. Please sign in at the office and then come to our classroom. We hope you will enjoy all of our hard work on our research projects and all our efforts to turn our classroom into an ocean!
Social Studies: In May/June, we will learning about Civics and Government.
Scholastic Reading Club:
Class Code – RKYTJ Order Due Date – 06/01/18
Dear Families,
LAST CHANCE! This is a friendly reminder that your Book Clubs orders are due by 06/01/18. You can place your orders online at scholastic.com/bookclubs using my class activation code: RKYTJ. The books are very low in price, which is a great way to build your child’s library at home and it’s FREE shipping!
Happy Reading,
Mrs. Fillmore
Other:
NWEA testing is officially over! I will be sending home your child’s results the 2nd week of June ( I am still DRA testing). The growth each child made is quite remarkable! If you notice your child didn’t make as much growth from Fall to Spring in Reading and or Math, please use these areas to work on over the summer. It will better prepare them for 1st grade!
Out of 22 students today, who took their LAST spelling test, 18 received a 100% and 4 students only missed 1 to 2 words!! This is a TOTAL victory! Way to go to my students and parents who worked so hard to ensure their child was successful for the Friday spelling test! I will send the booklet home on Monday for you all to see how your child did:). Remember, to look over your child’s spelling test booklet, sign on the line and return the booklet in the green folder the very next day (TUESDAY)! It is imperative I receive them all back the next day! Thank you!
Please note, all spelling and math tests will be counted for on your child’s report card. It is imperative to continue to study with your child on a daily basis. Thank you for your continued support and cooperation in this matter!
Out of 22 students today, we had 16 students receive a 100% on their LAST math quiz -8! If your child is not performing at 70% or above, I suggest making flash cards for your child to practice at home with! Way to go to my 16 students. I am so proud of you!!
LAST CALL!!! Please consider buying something from our Scholastic Book Club at: scholastic.com/bookclubs Activation code: RKYTJ. Our LAST due date for book orders will be Friday, June 1st. This will be our last order for the year! There are a lot of great books for your child at a very reasonable price and FREE shipping. Thank you to Gabriella’s family for buying something from our book club:)
Housekeeping items:
If your child’s green folder is falling apart, please use some packaging tape to put the folder back together, or please purchase another green folder for you child. Some folders are torn in half and is difficult to place work and or important notes in your child’s folder. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter!
Upcoming Events:
May 25th- NO SCHOOL
May 28th- NO SCHOOL
May 30th-PBIS-A Day of Play. Note at the bottom of the blog!
May 31st- Ocean science assessment
June 1st- Ocean Family Day @ 2:45-3:20. Invitations came home this week!
June 12th– Your child will be coming home with all of their end of the year items! Please look in their backpacks:)
June 13th- Kindergarten Celebration 1:30-3:15pm! NO SIBLINGS. More information to come!
June 14th- LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! ½ day Dismissal at 11:40pm. Enjoy your summer!
PBIS: A Day of Play Note!
Dear Families,
On Wednesday, May 30th we will be having a PBIS celebration to recognize your child’s positive behavior. This month’s celebration theme is A Day of Play. We will be having our lunch outside and enjoying outdoor play, so let’s hope the weather stays pleasant!
Your child may bring a towel or blanket to sit on during the picnic lunch, and we strongly encourage students bring a brown bag lunch since we will be eating outside. However, a bag lunch (cheese, crackers, or hummus and pita) will still be available for purchase in the cafeteria.
Don’t forget!! Ocean projects are due this Thursday!
Our last and final homework packet is due this Thursday! Woo hoo!
Our last spelling/math test of the year will be this Thursday as well:)
June lunch calendar went home in your child’s folder today as well:)
*If you haven’t already noticed, I collected your child’s reading bag on Monday. For the reading log this week, have your child read their favorite books to you at home and jot down the title on the homework packet. Thank you!
*NWEA results and reading levels will come home the 2nd week of June! The students worked really hard during the MAP reading and the scores show! Wow! I am so proud of them and you should be too!
Ocean Invitations are coming home this week:) Make sure to bring in their ocean projects on May 24th. Thank you!
!!!!Attention!!!! When the temperature outside rises, the temperature in our classroom does as well! Unfortunately, we do not have air conditioning in our classroom to help us during the hot, humid days. Please dress your child appropriately for the heat and make sure to send them to school with a reusable water bottle each day, with ICE COLD water! Thank you!
What we did during our week:
Language Arts: We worked on blends all week. We have officially learned all the letters of the alphabet! Spelling words to study for next week: List 20: king, sing, wing, ring, ding, sting, thing, bring, swing. Please practice the extra cold words, as there will be a cold word for number 10 on the test! Extra words: spring Our 20th and LAST test of the year will be Thursday, May 24th! WOO HOO…we did it!
Writing: In writing, we finished our star student book and are doing some informational writing about ocean animals! We are finding facts about ocean animals to use in our writing. How fun!
Math: We will review all concepts learned this year!
Math Quizzes: We have a math quiz on Thursday, May 24th on math facts -8! This will be the last test of the year!
Science: For the months of April-June we will move into learning about the Ocean! Invitations to our Ocean Family day will be coming home this week!
Ocean Projects: We are O-FISH-ALLY counting down the last days of school with an ocean themed project. The children will be choosing an ocean animal to research and will write an informational book with me in class. In addition to the book, we are asking each student to create a model of their sea creature. This part of the assignment will be done at home. This model can be made from paper or other materials, and may be 2D or 3D. Please send the completed model to school on Thursday, May 24th.
**All families are invited to join us for a presentation of our sea creature models and informational books on Friday, June 1st at 2:45pm. This entire event will last 35 minutes. Please sign in at the office and then come to our classroom. We hope you will enjoy all of our hard work on our research projects and all our efforts to turn our classroom into an ocean!
Social Studies: In May/June, we will learning about Civics and Government.
Scholastic Reading Club:
Class Code – RKYTJ Order Due Date – 06/01/18
Dear Families,
This is a friendly reminder that your Book Clubs orders are due by 06/01/18. You can place your orders online at scholastic.com/bookclubs using my class activation code: RKYTJ. The books are very low in price, which is a great way to build your child’s library at home and it’s FREE shipping!
Happy Reading,
Mrs. Fillmore
Other:
NWEA MAP testing is soon underway for our Kindergarten students! I cannot stress enough the importance of making sure your child is getting the appropriate amount of sleep each night (12 hours a night) and eating a hearty breakfast before school! This will ensure that the mind, body and soul of each child will be ready to take on the day and that MAP test! Thank you for your cooperation in this matter:) I can’t wait to see how well our students do on the test! Our last test is Monday, May 21st in READING!
Out of 22 students today, who took the spelling test, 16 received a 100% and 3 students only missed 1 to 2 words!! This is a TOTAL victory! Way to go to my students and parents who worked so hard to ensure their child was successful for the Friday spelling test! I will send the booklet home on Monday for you all to see how your child did:). Remember, to look over your child’s spelling test booklet, sign on the line and return the booklet in the green folder the very next day (TUESDAY)! It is imperative I receive them all back the next day! Thank you!
Please note, all spelling and math tests will be counted for on your child’s report card. It is imperative to continue to study with your child on a daily basis. Thank you for your continued support and cooperation in this matter!
Out of 22 students today, we had 16 students receive a 100% on their math quiz -7! If your child is not performing at 70% or above, I suggest making flash cards for your child to practice at home with! Way to go to my 12 students. I am so proud of you!!
Please consider buying something from our Scholastic Book Club at: scholastic.com/bookclubs Activation code: RKYTJ. Our LAST due date for book orders will be Friday, June 1st. This will be our last order for the year! There are a lot of great books for your child at a very reasonable price and FREE shipping. Thank you to Gabriella’s family for buying something from our book club:)
Housekeeping items:
If your child’s green folder is falling apart, please use some packaging tape to put the folder back together, or please purchase another green folder for you child. Some folders are torn in half and is difficult to place work and or important notes in your child’s folder. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter!
On Gym Days (Thursday and Friday), please make sure to send your child to school in Gym Shoes! Mr. Peecher will have the kids sit on the stage if they are not wearing appropriate gym attire. Your child’s safety is our main priority. Thank you!
Parents, I need your help! When you send in money for your child, whether it be for lunch, lunchroom snacks, field trip, please enclose the money in an ENVELOPE with your child’s FIRST and LAST name on the front, indicate what the money is for and write my name as well: Mrs. Fillmore. This will cause for less confusion for the lunch room and for the classroom. Thank you!
Today we turned in our library books. I had 2 students not bring their book in. Thank you to the students that turned them in! We hope you enjoyed your library book each week…until next year:)
Upcoming Events:
May 21st- MAP test in READING! Let’s encourage our kids to reach for a 160 score or above!
May 24th- homework due, math test (-8) and spelling test (-ing)
May 24th– OUR LAST math, spelling tests and homework for the year! Woo hooo!
May 24th- Turn in green reading bags with all books!
May 25th- NO SCHOOL
May 28th- NO SCHOOL
May 30th-PBIS-A Day of Play
May 31st- Ocean science assessment
June 1st- Ocean Family Day @ 2:45-3:20. Invitations are coming home soon!
June 12th– Your child will be coming home with all of their end of the year items! Please look in their backpacks:)
June 13th- Kindergarten Celebration 1:30-3:00pm!
June 14th- LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! ½ day Dismissal at 11:40pm. Enjoy your summer!
Reading Buddies: We met with our reading buddies for the last time this year! We presented them with a memory book filled with pictures and memories of our time together! We will sure miss our 4th grade reading buddies! Thanks Ms. Cronin for a memorable time this year! xo
There is no better way to beat summer learning loss, then to have some really good books on hand for your child to read at home! Now is your chance to get some really great books for $1 and free shipping! Our last order date is June 1st, so I can guarantee your orders will be delivered to you before school it is out! I hope you consider this great deal from Scholastic!
Scholastic Reading Club:
Class Code – RKYTJ
Order Due Date – 06/01/18
Dear Families,
This is a friendly reminder that your Book Clubs orders are due by 06/01/18. You can place your orders online at scholastic.com/bookclubs using my class activation code: RKYTJ. The books are very low in price, which is a great way to build your child’s library at home and it’s FREE shipping!
Happy Reading,
Mrs. Fillmore
Please consider buying something from our Scholastic Book Club at: scholastic.com/bookclubs Activation code: RKYTJ. Our LAST due date for book orders will be Friday, June 1st. This will be our last order for the year! There are a lot of great books for your child at a very reasonable price and FREE shipping.
Today is Family night starting at 5:30! Come out to celebrate the end of a great year!
We completed our Math MAP test today! After we take the reading MAP, I will send home the results of each child! I am so happy with a lot of the students and how hard they worked today to beat the 160 score (we had a ton reach this score…woo hoo)! I will be honest, we did have some students rush through the test, which ended in lower scores from winter to spring, which is quite disheartening to see due to all the hard work they have done this year! We have one more test to show what we know! Encourage your child to take their time and do their absolute, very best each day!
Tomorrow is late start! We will see you at 9:35am:)
