Rocking Read-a-Thon information is coming home in your child’s folder today. The date for the read a thon is Wednesday, March 21st from 3:45-5:00pm located in the gym/library and cafeteria. If you are interested in your child participating, the permission slip must be filled out with a $5.00 payment attached to the permission slip (cash only) by Friday, March 16th. If you have any other questions, please don’t hesitate to ask or email me:)
School Fundraiser Information: This semester, our school is participating in a unique fundraising program with Art to Remember that gives you the opportunity to purchase keepsake items with your child’s artwork on them.
Every purchase supports your child, their classroom, and their school!
Order forms for Art to Remember were sent home with students on 3/2/18 and are due back by 3/13/18. To place your order online visit:
I did not test students on the -it family or +8 since we had a snow day on Friday. No spelling booklets came home today, so please disregard this on the Communication Log. Thank you:)
Today we started a new word family -ot and +9. Make sure to review these words and addition facts at home with your child.
Our Scholastic Preview Day is tomorrow. If you would like to send in money for this, please place it in an envelope and label how much money, write the titles of the books you would like your child to purchase and your child’s name on the front of the envelope. This will help the adults, when assisting your child in the book fair. Thank you for your cooperation:)
Make sure to do the PAWS for READING calendar with your child at home and complete the reading log! Please refer to my last blog post for more information:)
Also, we had our very first GUEST READER in the classroom today for March is Reading Month! We loved having Ms. Nadia in the classroom reading her son’s favorite book “Creepy Carrots.” Here is a picture of her reading to the class<3 Thank you Ms. Nadia!!
If you would like to sign up to read to our class, please sign up on my calendar located at the Kindergarten drop off/dismissal door. We can’t wait to have more guest readers in our classroom:)
We will not have book check out on Friday, due to the Book Fair going on in the library. Looks like the students have to hold onto their books for one more week:/ Please disregard our book check out date on the Communication Log as well. Our next book check out will be March 16th. Thank you!
Lastly, Kindergarten Roundup, for new prospective families for the 2018/2019 school year will be this Thursday, March 8th from 5-6pm. If you know anyone interested, please let them know the date and time. Thank you:)
March is Reading Month: Today, your child came home with a “Paws for Reading” packet. In this packet is a special calendar with all kinds of exciting reading activities you can do at home with your child! Also, you will see a 2018 March Reading Log to keep track of your child’s reading minutes at home. Each child who returns their reading log by Wednesday, April 11th will earn a special prize, if they have reached their recommended reading goal for the month. The Kindergarten reading goal is 20 minutes per day...I know we can do it! Make sure to jot the minutes down on the reading log calendar and on the homework as well:)
Tomorrow the theme on the calendar is: Wear red. white and blue for National Read Across America Day!
To also celebrate the love for reading, I will have a calendar to sign up for a day/time to come into the classroom and read a book to our students! My calendar will be located at the Kindergarten drop off and pick up door; sign up under Mrs. Fillmore’s calendar! I only have 13 available days to sign up for 3pm, so it will be on a first come first serve basis. I have stories you can read to the class, or you can bring your child’s favorite book and read it to his/her friends:). ONLY 1 parent per day can sign up and please NO siblings. We hope to see you in our room! We love our guest readers<3 This is what my calendar looks like. It’s next to Mrs. Sarafa’s:
For reading month, we went with a LION theme for our classroom door! Thank you to Ms. Tlaib for decorating our door and making it look fabulous! Take a look: Reading is GREAT and we aren’t LION!
Remember: There is NO SCHOOl next week due to Mid-Winter Break! School resumes on Monday, February 26th.
**Make sure to scroll all the way to the bottom…we have our 100th day celebration pictures!!
What we did during our week:
Language Arts: We worked on -en words and onset and rime. We have officially learned all the letters of the alphabet! Make sure to focus on these letters/sounds at home to observe if your child has mastered each letter/ sound that was taught in class. Spelling words to study for next week:List 9: are, here, was, sit, hit, pit, fit, kit, bit. Please practice the extra -it words, as there will be an extra bonus word for number 10 on the test! Extra words: spit. Our 9th test will be Friday, March 2nd.
Writing: In writing, we finished our star student book! We are also learning how to use finger spaces in our sentences, write from left to right and using punctuation at the end of our sentences! Please practice this at home when writing sentences with sight words!
Math: We will continue to talk about addition in March, but I will be introducing subtraction mid-march. We have a little bit of everything during our math workshop: count the room, smash it! subtraction, addition, missing numbers, etc.
Math Quizzes: We have a math quiz on Friday, March 2nd on math facts +8! Please make the flashcards at home for your child to help them prepare for their math quiz. For extra practice at home (instead of the flash cards), you could also use counters (or food) for a visual representation of the math equation for your child. You can also practice with your child by having them put the big number in their head and the small number on their hands and then count up. Try to make it fun! Thank you for supporting your child with their addition skills!
Science: We are focusing on Polar Climate this month! We are having a lot of fun with this topic! 🙂
Social Studies: We started our unit on Maps and will soon draw a map of our bedroom and classroom:)
Scholastic Reading Club: Scholastic Book Clubs Class Order Due Date is approaching!
Class Code – RKYTJ
Order Due Date – 02/26/18
Dear Families,This is a friendly reminder that your Book Clubs orders are due by 02/26/18. You can place your orders online at scholastic.com/bookclubs using my class activation code: RKYTJ
Other:
There is NO SCHOOL Monday February 19th-23rd for Mid-Winter Break. School will resume on Monday, February 26th. Enjoy your break:)
Out of 23 students today, who took the spelling test, 16 received a 100% and 6 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!
Out of 23 students today, we had 12 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 due date for book orders will be Monday, February 26th. There are a lot of great books for your child at a very reasonable price. Check it out! If you missed this month, I will reset a new date once we get back from break:)
Housekeeping items:
If you send your child to school with snow boots, please send in an extra pair of shoes your child can independently change into themselves.
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!
Please make sure to log onto math seeds and reading eggs when there is downtime at home, especially on the weekends! I have laminated and attached logins/passwords for EACH child on their communication log this week! Please keep this in a safe place, so it doesn’t get lost. These programs are free for you to use, how awesome is that? All you need to do is to show your child how to log in and they can begin learning! Parents, in the classroom, I am trying to teach each child to login typing their own username and password…independence is the name of the game! If you could be so kind, to help your child do the same at home, it would help so much! Thank you!
March 9th will be our next library check out date!
Upcoming Events:
February 19th- 23rd- No School~ Mid Winter Break!
February 26th- School resumes
February 26th– January Scholastic Due Date! Order your books online and grow your child’s library at home:)
February 28th- PBIS Solo Cup Competition!
March 2nd- Homework Due. Spelling Test -it and +8 math test
100th DAY CELEBRATION! All I can say is “WOW” did we have fun today! We celebrated being a 100 days smarter by rotating to the different Kindergarten classrooms and doing fun activities based on the number “100”! Next, the students came back to class to enjoy their 100th day snack and all the students presented their 100th day projects! I am so proud of how far each student has come in the last 100 days. I don’t know about you, but I see a huge difference in each and every one of them! They are, by far, the best group of kids I have ever taught in my 13 year teaching career. One Hundred anything is pretty special, but 100 days of Kindergarten is kind of a BIG deal to me:):) I hope you enjoy the pictures from our special day! Enjoy your mid-winter break next week! See you back on Monday, February 26th!
Here are some pictures from our special day today. The students started off by decorating their treat bag. Next, they passed out Valentines and enjoyed 1 treat from their bag. In the afternoon, our Room Moms and parent volunteers came to help run some fun Valentine’s Centers! We hope you love the pictures as much as we love Valentine’s Day<3 Special thanks to my Room Moms for making every party successful and thank you to the volunteers who help with every child at their station!
P.s. Homemade Valentine’s Day cards will be coming home tomorrow. They are still at school drying;) Have a great night! Love, Mrs. Fillmore
**Make sure to scroll down and read the whole way through. I have attached some pictures with our Reading Buddies today! Remember, tomorrow is a SNOW day. See you all back on Monday!
What we did during our week:
Language Arts: We worked on -ap words and onset and rime. We have officially learned all the letters of the alphabet! Make sure to focus on these letters/sounds at home to observe if your child has mastered each letter/ sound that was taught in class. Spelling words to study for next week: List 8: no, he, of, we, men, hen, ten, pen, then. Please practice the extra -en words, as there will be an extra bonus word for number 10 on the test! Extra words: when, Ben, den. Our 8th test will be Friday, February 16th.
Writing: In writing, we finished our star student book! We are also learning how to use finger spaces in our sentences, write from left to right and using punctuation at the end of our sentences! Please practice this at home when writing sentences with sight words!
Math: We started our unit on addition and will continue addition into February! We have a little bit of everything during our math workshop: measurement, addition, counting, missing numbers, tally marks and one to one correspondence!
Math Quizzes: We have a math quiz on Friday, February 16th on math facts +7! Please make the flashcards at home for your child to help them prepare for their math quiz. For extra practice at home (instead of the flash cards), you could also use counters (or food) for a visual representation of the math equation for your child. You can also practice with your child by having them put the big number in their head and the small number on their hands and then count up. Try to make it fun! Thank you for supporting your child with their addition skills!
Science: We are focusing on Polar Climate this month! We are having a lot of fun with this topic! 🙂
Social Studies: We started our unit on Maps!
100th Day of School Project: This project can be anything that is a collection of 100 items. You can do them many different ways-posters with 100 items glued to it, collections of items sorted into baggies, 100 goldfish in a bowl, a 100 spots on a dog, etc. Your child will share and count their project in class! These projects are due on Friday, February 16th! I can’t wait to see what my families come up with!
Also, students may choose to dress up like an “old person” on the 100th day of school! Sometimes the children come with gray hair, glasses, suspenders, night gowns, pearls, hair rollers, etc. I love seeing the children’s interpretations of what it looks like and feels like to be 100 years old!!
Scholastic Reading Club: Scholastic Book Clubs Class Order Due Date is approaching!
Class Code – RKYTJ
Order Due Date – 02/26/18
Dear Families,This is a friendly reminder that your Book Clubs orders are due by 02/26/18. You can place your orders online at scholastic.com/bookclubs using my class activation code: RKYTJ
Other:
Out of 22 students today, who took the spelling test, 13 received a 100% and 9 students only missed 1 to 2 words!! Make sure to study the cold words, to ensure your child gets a 100% every week:) 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!
Out of 22 students today, we had 11 students receive a 100% on their math quiz +6! 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 11 students. I am so proud of you!!
Heads up: We will be having a small Valentine’s Day celebration in the classroom on the 14th! If you would like, but this is not required, your child may bring in Valentine’s to pass out to his/her friends. Please do not address the cards to any specific child, as it will take up a lot of time. Instead, just have your child sign his/her name on the card and place their valentine’s in their backpack to bring to school on Wednesday the 14th! Thank you!
Please consider buying something from our Scholastic Book Club at: scholastic.com/bookclubs Activation code: RKYTJ. Our due date for book orders will be Monday, February 26th. There are a lot of great books for your child at a very reasonable price. Check it out!
Housekeeping items:
If you send your child to school with snow boots, please send in an extra pair of shoes your child can independently change into themselves.
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!
Please make sure to log onto math seeds and reading eggs when there is downtime at home, especially on the weekends! I have laminated and attached logins/passwords for EACH child on their communication log this week! Please keep this in a safe place, so it doesn’t get lost. These programs are free for you to use, how awesome is that? All you need to do is to show your child how to log in and they can begin learning! Parents, in the classroom, I am trying to teach each child to login typing their own username and password…independence is the name of the game! If you could be so kind, to help your child do the same at home, it would help so much! Thank you!
There will be no library check out for the next 4-5 weeks or so. Please hang tight onto your child’s book or make sure they keep it in their backpack nice and safe. Thank you! March 9th will be our next library check out date!
Upcoming Events:
February 16th- 100th Day of School Celebration (for Kindergarten/Young 5’s)
February 16th– 100th Day Project DUE!
February 16th– Spelling Test (en) Math test +7
February 19th- 23rd– No School~ Mid Winter Break!
February 26th- School resumes
February 26th– January Scholastic Due Date! Order your books online and grow your child’s library at home:)
February 28th- PBIS Solo Cup Competition!
<3 Reading Buddies: Today we met with our reading buddies and boy was it a special meeting. The 4th graders presented their reading buddy with a hand crafted Valentine’s Day card and some kind gifts the 4th graders made and or bought for their Reading Buddy. How special is that???? I must say, Ms. Cronin’s group is a special group of kids, that’s for sure<3 After, the students enjoyed Valentine’s Day graphing with M & M’s and then enjoyed some popcorn together. What a great day it was with our Reading Buddies! Enjoy the pictures:)
Due to the severe weather headed our way, all Dearborn Public Schools will be closed Friday, February 9th. Enjoy the 3 day weekend and be safe!
Side note: I will post our newsletter shortly! I did test the students on +6 and -ap words as well. The math tests came home today and the spelling results will come home Monday! 🙂
Side note: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!
Homework. Please make sure to fill out your child’s reading each night! -Ap word family and +6 math test is this Friday!
Spelling booklets came home today. Make sure to look over your child’s test, sign and return back in your child’s folder.
100th day note came home today! All projects are due on Friday, February 16th. I will take the projects early, if you complete them before the due date:) I left examples of 100th Day projects on the last blog post. Make sure to check it out!:)
Popcorn slip came home today.
Student Progress MAP report is in your child’s folder. This is a good snap shot of your child’s current standing and how they scored compared to other Kindergarten students. Remember: the blue graph shows your child’s RIT score and the yellow and orange are the norm and district scores. The goal is for each child to score a 158, in both math and reading, by the end of the year to be on grade level!
A letter about the Valentine’s Day dance came home today!
New books came home in your child’s reading bag. Please use the numerous handouts, for tips, on how to better assist your child in becoming a better reader! Happy Reading!
Remember: late start is this Wednesday. School will start at 9:30a.m!
Language Arts: We worked on -un words and onset and rime. We have officially learned all the letters of the alphabet! Make sure to focus on these letters/sounds at home to observe if your child has mastered each letter/ sound that was taught in class. Spelling words to study for next week:List 7: me, on, do, she, cap, map, nap, tap, clap. Please practice the extra -ap words, as there will be an extra bonus word for number 10 on the test! Extra words: snap, flap, zap, rap. Our 7th test will be Friday, February 9th.
Writing: In writing, we finished our star student book! We are also learning how to use finger spaces in our sentences, write from left to right and using punctuation at the end of our sentences! Please practice this at home when writing sentences with sight words!
Math: We started our unit on addition and will continue addition into February! We have a little bit of everything during our math workshop: measurement, addition, counting, missing numbers, tally marks and one to one correspondence!
Math Quizzes: We have a math quiz on Thursday, February 9th on math facts +6! Please make the flashcards at home for your child to help them prepare for their math quiz. For extra practice at home (instead of the flash cards), you could also use counters (or food) for a visual representation of the math equation for your child. You can also practice with your child by having them put the big number in their head and the small number on their hands and then count up. Try to make it fun! Thank you for supporting your child with their addition skills!
Science: We are focusing on Polar Climate this month! We are having a lot of fun with this topic! 🙂
Social Studies: In February the Kindergartners will be learning about Maps! We can’t wait to start this unit!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9NpWpr27Ak
100th Day of School Project: Coming home Monday, in your child’s folder, will be a letter explaining our 100th Day of School Project! This project can be anything that is a collection of 100 items. You can do them many different ways-posters with 100 items glued to it, collections of items sorted into baggies, 100 goldfish in a bowl, 100 spots on a dog, etc. Your child will share their project in class! These projects are due on Friday, February 16th! I can’t wait to see what my families come up with! Here are some examples I pulled from google:
Other:
ATTENTION: As you will notice on the homework next week, the reading log format has changed! The reading log will now be located on the front cover of the homework!! The reading log will look like a table. All you will have to do, with your child, is have your child write the title of the book they read each day and color in a face if they liked the book or not. If you have any questions about this, please ask me at anytime or email me:) Thank you!!
Out of 21 students today, who took the spelling test, 14 received a 100% and 7 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!
Out of 21 students today, we had 14 students receive a 100% on their math quiz +5! 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 14 students. I am so proud of you!!
Please consider buying something from our Scholastic Book Club at: scholastic.com/bookclubs Activation code: RKYTJ. Our due date for book orders will be Monday, February 26th. There are a lot of great books for your child at a very reasonable price. Check it out!
Heads up: We will be having a small Valentine’s Day celebration in the classroom on the 14th! If you would like, but this is not required, your child may bring in Valentine’s to pass out to his/her friends. Please do not address the cards to any specific child, as it will take up a lot of time. Instead, just have your child sign his/her name on the card and place their valentine’s in their backpack to bring to school on Wednesday the 14th! Thank you!
Housekeeping items:
The cover letter of the homework packet has changed! You will notice a different format when assisting your child in their homework. For spelling words students are asked to only write 5 words in alphabetical order. Next, they will use each word in a sentence. Third, they will draw a picture( in the box) to match the sentence and finally write a word that rhymes with each word. The homework will consist of doing a worksheet each day along with reading a book and logging it onto the reading log. Please complete homework in its entirety. If you have questions, refer to the cover sheet for directions and or additional concepts to work on at home. If you have any questions, you can ask me at anytime. Thank you for your cooperation!
If you send your child to school with snow boots, please send in an extra pair of shoes your child can independently change into themselves.
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!
Please make sure to log onto math seeds and reading eggs when there is downtime at home, especially on the weekends! I have laminated and attached logins/passwords for EACH child on their communication log this week! Please keep this in a safe place, so it doesn’t get lost. These programs are free for you to use, how awesome is that? All you need to do is to show your child how to log in and they can begin learning! Parents, in the classroom, I am trying to teach each child to login typing their own username and password…independence is the name of the game! If you could be so kind, to help your child do the same at home, it would help so much! Thank you!
There will be no library check out for the next 4-5 weeks or so. Please hang tight onto your child’s book or make sure they keep it in their backpack nice and safe. Thank you! March 9th will be our next library check out date!
Upcoming Events:
February 7th- Late start @ 9:35 a.m.
February 9th- Popcorn Day!
February 16th- 100th Day of School Celebration (for Kindergarten/Young 5’s)
February 16th– 100th Day Project DUE!
February 19th- 23rd- No School~ Mid Winter Break!
February 26th- School resumes
February 28th- PBIS Solo Cup Competition!
Happy Groundhog’s Day tomorrow! Our class voted, and out of 21 students, 17 students voted for the groundhog NOT to see his shadow and 4 students voted for 6 more weeks of Winter! Let’s hope our 17 students voted right;) See you all Monday!
