Dear Families,

Thank you so much for the wonderful gift baskets, cards, letters  and gift of money for Teacher Appreciation Week!  There is no other teacher that feels more appreciated or lucky than I do.

Thanks again!

Ms. Wright

Dear Families,

We had such a great morning for Muffins for Moms!   I was so proud of how these confident kindergartners while reading their special books in front of everyone.

Here are some pictures of these beautiful moms with their kindergartner(s).

Sorry for the blurriness. We need to take another picture.

Happy Mother’s Day!

Ms. Wright

PS.  A special thanks to my own mom!  Thanks for making the muffins, coffee and the million other things you do!!

Dear Moms,

We are excited to see you tomorrow for Muffins for Moms!!  Come to our classroom door at 9:00 a.m.  We will start promptly so please don’t be late.

See you then!

Ms. Wright’s Kindergartners

Dear Families,

Wow!  Although I feel appreciated every day working with this awesome class of kindergartners, this week has been over the top.  It all started yesterday when each kindergartner walked in the classroom giving me a beautiful rose.  Here is what the bouquet looks like!

Then today each student surprised me with a “Ms. Wright” sticker on my favorite color shirt!

Thanks for making this week so special!

Ms. Wright

Dear Families,

You have to check out our new classroom door! It was especially decorated for Teacher Appreciation Week by our homeroom mom’s:  Aailyah’s mom, Adam’s mom and Yuan’s mom.  The “Beaker” artwork was designed by Ben’s dad.  Thank you so much!

Here is what you need to know for this upcoming week:

Letter books: “sh” sound

Spelling words:  bed   fed   red  sled + mystery “ed” word + individual words

Monday:  Spelling tests will be given today on last week words!  Please return spelling notebooks and library books.  We will go to gym and art today.  Letter books will be sent home.

Tuesday:  We will be going to Music and the Media Center today.  PTA meeting from 7:00-8:00 p.m. in the cafeteria.

Wednesday:  We will be going on our PBIS reward today.  It is a scavenger hunt.

Thursday:  We will be going to music today.

Friday:  Muffins for Moms is today from 9:00-10:00 a.m.  We will start promptly at 9:00 a.m. so please arrive on time.  In the past, we have noticed that students get worried if you are not there at 9:00 p.m.  Letter books are due. We will go to gym and the computer lab.

Reading Bags:  Continue to have your child use Raz-Kids in place of new reading books again this week.  Although we are doing lots of reading and writing in our small groups, your child will not be given new books for their book bag. We are working on something TOP SECRET for Friday.

Volunteers:  Attention all Dads, Grandmas, Grandpas, aunts, sisters we need your help for a TOP SECRET project. Let me know if you are able to help us on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday mornings this week.  Sorry Moms!!  We will be asking for your help on another secret mission in June.  Thanks!

Have a great day!

Ms. Wright

Hi Families,

Today we compared earthworms to gummy worms as we learn the differences between living and non-living.  Although some students were hesitant to touch the earthworms at first, almost every student touched one by the end of the lesson.  Thanks to Aailyah’s mom, Adam’s mom and Zach’s mom for coming and helping us today!  We couldn’t have done this hands-on activity without them today.  Thanks to Zach’s mom for being a great photographer!

Next, during our math lesson, which we have been working on measuring, we used gummy worms!

Have a great day!

Dear Families,

A huge thank you to Aailyah’s mom, Ben’s dad and Zach’s mom for helping us with Lindbergh’s Science Fair Boot Camp.  It was great to see everyone there!

Now that Science Fair Boot Camp is over, I am excited to start planning the next event! 🙂

Invitations for Muffins With  Mom were sent home on Friday.  I can’t stress enough how we need every child to have someone come for them.  If this is a concern, please let me know.  For planning purposes, Muffins With Moms will take place on Friday, May 6th in our classroom.  It will start promptly at 9:00 a.m. and will last  about an hour.

Although invitations will be sent out at a later date, I would like dads to save the date for:

Donuts with Dads will take place on Friday, June 10th at 9:00 a.m. and will last about an hour.

Here is what you need to know for this week:

Letter books:  we will study the “ch” digraph. Your child will need to find 5 words that have the “ch” somewhere in the word.  It can be in the beginning of the word:  chocolate, cheez-its, chips ( I must be hungry!)  It can be in the middle of the word:  like in catcher.  It can be at the end of the word:  munch, beach.  Good Luck!

This week’s Spelling words:  hot  not  got  pot  + mystery “ot” word + individual words

Monday:  Please bring your book bag, spelling notebook, and library book to school today.  Wear your gym shoes.  We will also go to art today.

Tuesday:  We will go to music and the Media Center to check out new library books.

Wednesday:  Mad Science today at 1:00 p.m.  We will continue with our Life Science Unit:  Living, Non-Living or Dead?  We will be comparing earthworms with gummy worms.  If you are available to help us, please let me know. However, you must feel comfortable around real worms!  🙂

Thursday:  We will go to music today!

Friday:  It is Popcorn Friday!  Each bag is 25 cents. Please return letter books.  Wear gym shoes.

Writing:  This week we will be working on our Animal Reports.  This will take place during Daily 5.  Therefore, I will not be sending home leveled books in your child’s book bag this week.  However, please encourage your child to practice reading books in the book bag as well as reading on Raz-Kids.

We will also be taking the District Writing Prompt this week.

Have a wonderful Sunday!

Ms. Wright

Dear Families,

Our kindergarten scientists sure had an exciting day!  We were able to share our science boards with our own class as well as many other classes.  It was an amazing sight to see our kindergartners talk about their experiment with the other kindergarten class,  as well as third graders and  fourth graders. They really seemed to enjoy this experience.

Although you will have a chance to see these boards tonight, here is a sneak preview!

Here we are sharing our boards with others!

Thanks for supporting your child’s learning!

See you tonight!

Ms. Wright

Dear Families,

I hope you are not reading this right now because you are outside enjoying this absolutely beautiful day with your family!

Well, last Friday, the other kindergarten class was getting new windows put in their classroom.  We invited their class to spend the day with us in our room.  Do you know what?  We had a “green” day!  You might need to see it to believe it!

Tomorrow it is our turn to get new windows, so you will be able to find us in Room 110 in Mrs. Stetz’s room.  Wish us luck to have another great day!

Here is what you need to know:

Letters of the Week:  E  e

Spelling words :  cop  hop  mop  stop

Monday:  Your child will not be taking their spelling test today but will be taking it tomorrow.  Thanks to our wonderful “Spelling Moms” they have agreed to come on Tuesday instead.  We will go to gym and art.  Keep library books until Tuesday.  Letter books will go home.

Tuesday: Spelling Tests will be given today.   Science Fair Boot Camp boards are due today.  We can’t wait to share them with our classmates today.  We will go to music and the Media Center to check out new library books.

Wednesday:  We will be sharing our science boards with different classrooms today.

Thursday:  We will go to music.  Science Fair Boot Camp is tonight from 5:30p.m.- 7:00 p.m.  You won’t want to miss it!

Friday:  Please return library books.  Wear gym shoes.  We will go to the computer lab.

Please Save the Date:

Muffins for Moms

Friday, May 6th

9:00 am.-10:00 a.m.

We really need every child to have someone come for them.  Let me know if there is an issue!

Enjoy this beautiful week!

Ms. Wright

Dear Families,

Our kindergarten class is counting down the days until Science Fair Boot Camp!  Yahoo! It is only 8 days away.  But we need awesome volunteers to make this event successful.  If you or someone you know would like to help us, please copy the link below.  This is a great opportunity for responsible high school or college-aged family members to earn community service hours.

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/70a0d4aa9a92daa8-2016

Thanks in advance for your continued support!

Ms. Wright

P.S.  To my own mom and dad- I hope you don’t mind but I am signing you both up.  I know you read this blog! 🙂