Happy Thanksgiving!

Weekly News and Homework

Review Week!!

Upcoming Events:

Tuesday, November 26^th: Kindergarten Thanksgiving Feast at 1:30.  Please pack a snack and lunch for your child as usual.  The shared meal will replace our afternoon snack.  We will dress like Native Americans for the feast.  We have modified burlap bags for the Vomvokids to wear as shirts and dresses.  We also made belts, head dresses, pouches, and necklaces to go with their outfits.  Please dress your child in neutral, solid colors (tan, black, white).  Girls may braid their hair in low pigtails.  Thanks!

November 27-29^th: No School

December 3^rd: Picture Orders Due

December 9^th: Chapel 2:25-2:55 We are in charge of this one.  Come see your little one on stage!  We hope to see you all there!  J

 

This Week’s Homework:

No homework this week.  Happy Thanksgiving!! 

Thanksgiving Feast

Hi Parents,

Here is a copy of the email one of our Room Moms sent out to you all last week.  So far we have the beverages, dessert, and paper products taken care of. We still need parents to provide sliced turkey, sweet potatoes,  corn, and stuffing.  Thanks!  

The Vomvokids have enjoyed learning about the first Thanksgiving and have worked hard preparing Native American outfits and personalized placemats for this feast!  They are so excited!!

The Thanksgiving Feast is next Tuesday, November 26th, at 1:30.  We hope to see you all there!

 

FROM OUR ROOM MOMS:

(FYI- This is a public blog, which is why I leave out names and don't post pictures of students, etc.)

Hello parents of Mrs. Vomvolakis class,

We are planning a Thanksgiving Feast for our Pilgrims and Indians.
The room moms from both classes will be setting up and decorating one long table for our kindergartners to feast at!
Looking for traditional themed fair that the kiddos would like.

Our class will only be gobbling our food provided  which equals 18 (small kid portions)!

Please come join our festive party as it's always fun to share the experience with our kiddos and meet other parents!

Requested items for our party:

Sliced deli turkey

Corn ( ideas; canned, on the cob, casserole?)

Stuffing

Yams / sweet potato

Dessert / treat bags

Totally have fun make what your kid loves or pinterest your heart out lol!

Please email by Nov 22 if you would like to bring something!


Thanks again from the room moms

 

IMPORTANT!!

I just found out about a great opportunity to get a class book published!  Your children wrote their pages for our Thankful Book today and will illustrate their pages tomorrow. 

I will work on the cover, editing, and assembly over the weekend.  I need to have it in the mail by Tuesday, November 26^th (at the latest) with signed parent permission forms in order to get it published.  We will get a class copy of the book only if everyone signs and returns these forms, which will be sent home in your child's folder today. 

So, please sign and return the form in your child's folder by tomorrow, Friday November 22^nd, even if you do not want to order your own copy of our class book.  Thanks for your support!  You’re the best!! 

 

A Day in the Life of the Vomvokids :)

Here are some things we do in class every day: 

Sing the months of the year song

Sing the days of the week song

Today is, yesterday was, tomorrow will be...

Count to 100 by 1, 5, and 10 (plus 1-20 in Spanish)

Talk about the season and the current weather

Graph the weather

Sing letter sound ABC, mixed up ABC, backward ABC, etc

Spell (and write) words that start with the letter of the week

Recite our poem of the week

Practice writing the letter of the week

Read our sight word wall

Write sight word sentences in our journals

Say the pledges

Read books as a class, in small groups, and independently

Hands-on math activities

Read and discuss our weekly Bible story

Recite our weekly verse

Sing Bible songs

Literacy Centers

 

and more...

Friday is Mismatch Day!

This Friday, November 22, is Mismatch Day at TLCS!  So, wear stripes with polka dots or mismatched shoes....anything goes. This will be fun!

Field Trip Tomorrow!

Please remember:

Booster seat
Sack lunch, snack, and water bottle
Layered clothing

Drivers, I'll see you at 11:00.

Thanks!!

Weekly News and Homework

Language Arts: We will learn about and practice writing H words, sing songs, read many books, recite our poem about The Huge Hippo, make sight word turkeys (for, blue), and practice spelling them every day, write upper and lower case letters, write in our journals, sing about letter sounds, make H books, continue our literacy center rotations, and more!!

Math:  We will continue learning about shapes this week!  This is a fun unit with a lot of hands-on and craft activities.  We will also count by 1s, 5s, and10s (to 100!), work with tally marks, and graph the weather.

Bible: This week we will continue learning about Moses’ life.  We will read the Bible, sing Hallelu, Hallelu, and I Love To Take A Walk, recite Psalm 95:6b, and pray together every day. 

Science, Social Studies, Art, and Misc: This month’s themes are Thanksgiving, turkeys, and leaves.  We will also learn about the five senses this month.  In addition, we will continue to learn about keeping fit and the importance of exercise.  We will also do our team jobs, attend art class, music class, library, computer lab, and PE, explore the classroom during choice time, and more!!!

Sharing:  We have a sharing time every Friday during our afternoon meeting.

Upcoming Events:

Tuesday, November 19^th: Field Trip to CYT’s Seussical the Musical!  Parents, please remember to pack a healthy lunch and snack for your child, dress him or her in layers, and bring a booster seat to school.  Drivers, please be here at 11:00.  Thank you so much!!

Monday, November 25^th: Chapel, 2:25 Families are welcome to join us!

Tuesday, November 26^th: Kindergarten Thanksgiving Feast at 1:30

November 27-29^th: No School Happy Thanksgiving!

 

This Week’s Homework:

Please help your child complete a little homework each night until it is complete. 

The following assignments should be completed by Friday:

1.     Phonics page for the letter of the week- Hh

2.     Handwriting page for the letter of the week- Hh

3.     2-3 choices from our monthly family activity calendar.

4.     Sight word practice: I, big, we, can, in, it, like, up, a, find, see, two, not, go, to, red, have, name, is, make, play, too, are, run, for, and blue.

5.     Ten minutes (or more!) of reading every night with a parent, guardian, or older sibling, etc.  I’m sure your child would love to read the book in his or her small manila folder to you!  Sight words are fun to read together, too.  Reading together every night is VERY important.  Let’s work together to develop a love of books and reading in our children!

School library books are due every Wednesday.

 

Thank you for checking your child’s take-home/homework folder every night and making sure it gets back to school every day.  Please remember to keep the papers in the right-hand pocket at home.

 

Newspaper Request

One more thing:  If you happen to have any newspapers at your house, could you please send them to school with your child tomorrow?  I think I have enough for our Science Night project, but I would feel better with a backup supply.  Thank you for your support :)

1 + 2 = 3

1. This is a short school week.
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2. Thursday is a school-wide 'no homework night' (It's Science Night!!!)
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3. So, we will complete the phonics and handwriting pages for Ff in class this week.

See you tomorrow! :)

Weekly News and Homework

Language Arts: We will learn about and practice writing F words, sing songs about Fall and Freddy the Frog, read many books, recite our poem about funny feet, stamp our sight words (are, run) and practice spelling them every day, write upper and lower case letters, write in our journals, sing about letter sounds, make F books, continue our literacy center rotations, and more!!

Math:  We will continue learning about shapes this week!  This is a fun unit with a lot of hands-on and craft activities.  We will also count by 1s, 5s, and10s (to 100!), work with tally marks, and graph the weather.

Bible: This week we will continue the story of Joseph in Egypt and read Moses and the Princess.  We will read the Bible, sing Peace Like a River, God Is So Good, Happy All the Time, and God’s Love, recite Psalm 139:17a and 139:18a, and pray together every day. 

Science, Social Studies, Art, and Misc: This month’s themes are Thanksgiving, turkeys, and leaves.  We will also learn about the five senses this month.  In addition, we will continue to learn about keeping fit and the importance of exercise.  We will also do our team jobs, attend art class, music class, library, computer lab, and PE, explore the classroom during choice time, and more!!!

Sharing:  We have a sharing time every Friday during our afternoon meeting.

 

Upcoming Events:

No school Monday, November 11^th

Thursday, November 14^th: Picture Day and Science Night 5:30-6:30 Dinner, 6:30-8:00 Science Stations.  Please RSVP by Tuesday, November 12^th.  Thanks!

Tuesday, November 19^th: Field Trip to CYT’s Seussical the Musical!  Permission slips are due Friday, November 8^th.  I have six parent tickets.  If you would like to be a parent driver/chaperone, please sign up and I will draw six names if more than six parent sign up. If you haven’t turned in your permission slip yet, please turn it in as soon as possible.  Thanks!!

Monday, November 25^th: Chapel, 2:25 Families are welcome to join us!

Tuesday, November 26^th: Kindergarten Thanksgiving Feast (Rooms Moms, you’re on again J.   I’ll send you a separate email with more details soon.  Thanks!!)

November 27-29^th: No School Happy Thanksgiving!

 

 

This Week’s Homework:

Please help your child complete a little homework each night until it is complete. 

 

The following assignments should be completed by Friday:

1.     Phonics page for the letter of the week- Ff

2.     Handwriting page for the letter of the week- Ff

3.     2-3 choices from our monthly family activity calendar.

4.     Sight word practice: I, big, we, can, in, it, like, up, a, find, see, two, not, go, to, red, have, name, is, make, play, too, are, and run.

5.     Ten minutes (or more!) of reading every night with a parent, guardian, or older sibling, etc.  I’m sure your child would love to read the book in his or her small manila folder to you!  Sight words are fun to read together, too.  Reading together every night is VERY important.  Let’s work together to develop a love of books and reading in our children!

School library books are due every Wednesday.

 

Thank you for checking your child’s take-home/homework folder every night and making sure it gets back to school every day.  Please remember to keep the papers in the right-hand pocket at home.

 

 

Conference Week Notes

I'm looking forward to seeing you all at our parent-teacher conferences this week!  A few things...

--School is out at 12 today, Thursday, and Friday.
--Please be on time for your conference; I have 6-7 each day and they are scheduled back to back.  Thanks for understanding!!
--Don't forget to visit the book fair in the library this week!  There are so many wonderful books for all ages!!  This is a fundraiser for the library and computer lab.  Your children made wish lists this morning :).  
--No centers this week.
--I will try to read the read-at-home books with your children this week, but it is harder to find time to read 1:1 on shorter days.  Normalcy will resume next week :)
--Don't forget to RSVP for science night.  It will be so much fun!  Also, please let me know if you would like to run a center for me that night.  I will need four parent volunteers.  Thanks!!

I'll see you all soon!

Wish List: books from the book fair, Cheerios, large buttons, feathers, wet ones, snacks, prizes for the prize box...  You are the best!  Thanks!!

Weekly News and Homework

Language Arts: We will learn about and practice writing O words, sing songs, read many books, recite our poem about an octopus, stamp our sight words (play, too) and practice spelling them every day, write upper and lower case letters, write in our journals, sing about letter sounds, make O books, and continue our literacy center rotations.

Math:  We will start learning about shapes this week!  This is a fun unit with a lot of hands-on and craft activities.  We will also count by 1s, 5s, and10s (to 100!), work with tally marks, and graph the weather.

Bible: This week we will learn the story of Joseph in Egypt.  We will read the Bible, sing Peace Like a River and God Is So Good, recite Psalm 139:17a, and pray together every day. 

Science, Social Studies, Art, and Misc: This month’s themes are Thanksgiving, turkeys, and leaves.  We will also learn about the five senses this month.  In addition, we will continue to learn about keeping fit and the importance of exercise.  We will also do our class jobs, attend art class, music class, library, computer lab, and PE, explore the classroom during choice time, and more!!!

Sharing:  We have a sharing time every Friday during our afternoon meeting.

 

Upcoming Events:

Monday, November 4^th: Chapel, 2:25 Families are welcome to join us!

Wednesday, November 6^th-Friday, November 8^th: Minimum Days and Parent-Teacher Conferences/Report Cards.  School is out at 12.

Monday, November 11^th: No School

Thursday, November 14^th: Picture Day and Science Night 5:30-6:30 Dinner, 6:30-8:00 Science Stations.  Please RSVP by Tuesday, November 12^th.  Thanks!

Tuesday, November 19^th: Field Trip to CYT’s Seussical the Musical!  Permission slips are due Friday, November 8^th.  I have six parent tickets.  If you would like to be a parent driver/chaperone, please sign up and I will draw six names if more than six parent sign up.

Monday, November 25^th: Chapel, 2:25 Families are welcome to join us!

Tuesday, November 26^th: Kindergarten Thanksgiving Feast (Rooms Moms, you’re on again J.   I’ll send you a separate email with more details soon.  Thanks!!)

November 27-29^th: No School Happy Thanksgiving!

 

This Week’s Homework:

Please help your child complete a little homework each night until it is complete. 

The following assignments should be completed by Friday:

1.     Phonics page for the letter of the week- Oo

2.     Handwriting page for the letter of the week- Oo

3.     2-3 choices from our monthly family activity calendar.

4.     Sight word practice: I, big, we, can, in, it, like, up, a, find, see, two, not, go, to, red, have, name, is, make, play, and too.

5.     Ten minutes (or more!) of reading every night with a parent, guardian, or older sibling, etc.  I’m sure your child would love to read the book in his or her small manila folder to you!  Sight words are fun to read together, too.  Reading together every night is VERY important.  Let’s work together to develop a love of books and reading in our children!

School library books are due every Wednesday.

 

Thank you for checking your child’s take-home/homework folder every night and making sure it gets back to school every day. 

 

Vomvokids’ Sight Words

We learn two new sight words every week in Kindergarten.  We practice reading, spelling, and writing these words every day.  Here are the sight words we have learned in class so far this year:

I	big	can
in	it	like
up	a	find
see	two	we
go	not	to
red	have	name

 

Please practice these words with your child at home until he or she can read them fluently.  This can count toward your nightly reading time!  When your child is able to read all of these words to me, he or she will get a prize from the prize box!  I will update the list every month.  Thank you for your support!