First Grade Readers Theater

Our friends from Room 1 visited us today to perform their version of "The Bremen Town Musicians"

This week in kindergarten

Hi all:

It's a routine week of centers, reading, writing and math.

We are fairly low on snacks.  Please think of us as you are shopping, and keep your eye out for nut-free snacks.

We love volunteers, particularly on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.  Please consider coming at least one more time before the end of the year!

Next Tuesday, May 3rd is our Kindergarten Information Meeting.  We will be bringing the future kindergartners back to our classroom to get a taste of life in kindergarten.  Be sure to let your friends and neighbors know about this event.

General Theme: Transportation
Theme Book: On the Move
New words:  was, said, what
Words we know: I, am, the, little, a, to, have, is, we, my, like, he, for, me, with, she, see, look, you, of, they, go, here, from
New letter:  Uu
Letters we know: almost all
Math: addition and subtraction
Switch: science and social studies
Song: The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night
Star of the Week: David

News from Lea, our room parent

Chapman Room Parent 

May 2016

Mark your calendars

4/27	Administrative Professionals Day
4/29	Talent Show, 5:30 p.m. at Chapman
5/2-5/6	Staff Appreciation Week
5/5	Emergency Preparedness Meeting, 6:30 p.m. at Chapman
5/20	PTA General Meeting
5/21	Parent vs Teacher Kickball, 3:00 p.m. at Chapman
5/23-5/27	Buy one, get one free Book Fair
5/31	Volunteer Appreciation Tea
6/1 - 6/2	The Wizard of Oz
6/9	Last Day of School

What you need to know for your room

Don't forget to show Mr Melling and his team some love during Staff Appreciation Week May 2-6. 

What you need to know at Chapman

Chapman Talent Show on Friday, April 29! Doors open at 5:15 p.m.; show starts promptly at 5:30 p.m.and runs until 7 p.m. 25 Chapman students from K - 5. Don’t miss it!

Know any kindergartners in your neighborhood? Get them to Connect to Kindergarten on May 3, 9 – 10:30 a.m. in Chapman’s auditorium.

Get emergency preparedness on May 5 at 6:30 p.m. in Chapman’s auditorium. Chapman is designated as a location for disaster recovery for the entire community, not just students. All NW neighbors invited to join a discussion on how to prepare and what to expect.

Pancake breakfast fundraiser on May 21 from 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. at Friendly House. The Lions Club is holding a pancake breakfast as a fundraiser for summer camp scholarships for two low income Chapman students. The Lions Club committed $500 (equal to 2 weeks of summer camp) and are looking to raise money for more weeks and more children. RSVP: Email Melinda@OLSHF.org or call 503‐413‐8055.

Kick it with Teachers vs. Chapman Parents Kickball Game on May 21 at 3 p.m. Teachers have challenged Chapman parents to a kickball game. Bring the family – your kids can be the cheerleaders for you or teachers. Adult beverages and refreshments will be provided. Make your $50 donation per person at: https://friendsofchapman.membershiptoolkit.com/  Forward your receipt to mollyehporter@yahoo.com and you'll be registered.

Chapman Night at the Thorns game! 18 lucky people will watch the Thorns from the Adidas suite Saturday, May 21, 7:00 p.m. $50 per ticket, all proceeds go to Chapman. Purchase tickets: emailbnqhefele@comcast.net 

Support Chapman buying books! The annual Scholastic 'Buy One, Get One Free' Book Fair is May 23 - 27 every morning from 7:40 - 8:00 a.m. and after school from 2:15 - 3:00 p.m. – downstairs in the art room. 

Help restore historic Chapman wood mural. Visit this link for more info, including a direct link to donate: 
https://chaps.ejoinme.org/MyPages/WoodMural/tabid/764127/Default.aspx

Volunteers needed

Talent show – 4/29 from 5:30 – 7 p.m. We need a few parent volunteers (especially grades K-3) to help promote the show and wrangle the talent. Email s_harrington@comcast.net.

Staff Appreciation Week – 5/2-5/6. If you are interested in helping, email ctmarten@yahoo.com. 

The Chapman Scholastic Book Fair needs your help May 23 - 27! Volunteer to run the cash registers and help kids find books before and after school. Sign up online http://vols.pt/cJ7dwp or email missylieser@gmail.com

Chapman lunches: Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 11 a.m. – noon. We desperately need parents to help maximize the time kids have to eat their lunch. Email 
Chapman.Volunteers@yahoo.com

Stay informed and sound off

Let’s face it, there’s a lot of stuff happening. Stay connected through your favorite media.

·         Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/chapmanpdx/

·         Twitter: https://twitter.com/chapmanpdx

·         Website: FriendsofChapman.org

This week in kindergarten

I have collected a portfolio of everyone's art.  Please try to stop in by to pick up your child's art by the end of next week -- I hate to put so much beautiful work in backpacks.

After a wonderful week focused on art, we are back to our regularly scheduled programming.  We will be working on a new bunch of centers, making sense of some of our few remaining letters, and exploring addition.  Hopefully we will spend a bit more time outside, soaking in the spring weather.

We could use some more snacks.  Think of us as you shop this weekend.

Thank you again to Yuna, Natalie, and Tania, who spent a long morning last Thursday setting up the Art Gallery.  Thank you also to Morgan for coordinating the entire Art Ball.

Here are the themes for the week.

General Theme: Transportation
Theme Book: The Little Engine that Could
Chapter Book: Lulu and the Dog from the Sea
New words:  yellow, blue, green (week 3)
Words we know: I, am, the, little, a, to, have, is, we, my, like, he, for, me, with, she, see, look, you, of, they, go, here, from
New letter:  Uu
Letters we know: almost all
Math: measuring and addition
Switch: Dance with Ms. Leveille
Song: The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night
Star of the Week: Elli

This week in kindergarten

This is a short post for a week focused on art!

Don't forget the Art Ball on Friday night from 6:00 to 8:00.  This is a fun evening for the entire family.   Hopefully the evening will begin with some music with a Room 2 focus (starting right at 6:00).  Our classroom will be set up as a gallery featuring artwork from throughout the year.

While our primary focus this week will be on art, we are not forgetting literacy, math and other subjects.  I am only introducing a few new ideas in these subjects, but we will be fitting in writing, reading and math daily.

We are still looking for volunteers this Thursday during the day (and after school).  Please let me know if you can help.

Run for the Arts:  The due date for pledges is Monday the 18th.  Please be sure to return your sponsor sheets and $$$ before that date.

Thank you Morgan!  Morgan is not only coordinating the entire Art Ball, but for helping with an amazing Picasso collage project in all the kindergartens.

I look forward to seeing everyone Friday evening.

ART BALL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

We would really, really love a few more volunteers for Thursday to get our Room 2 Art Gallery ready to be assembled in a flash!  

Art Ball runs on volunteers.  Here is a letter from Morgan with many more opportunities.

Dear Parents,

On Friday, April 15th, from 6-8pm Chapman Elementary School will be converted into an art gallery teeming with student-made art. Viewers will be invited to make art as well as look at art. Several classrooms and the gymnasium will host kid-friendly art activities. But we need parents to help make Art Ball a success, so please consider volunteering. Here are some ways you can help:

PREP:

- Make signs and decorations (various times and doable from home)

- Prepare materials for activities (some activities need paper cut or folded, also doable from home)

SET UP:

- Friday April 15th, 5-6pm, help set up activities before the event 

DURING THE EVENT

- Host an art project for an hour. Directions and materials will be supplied, all you have to do is invite families to participate. Sign up for an hour with a friend! Shifts are from 6-7pm or 7-8pm. 5th grade students have been invited to host activities too. 

CLEAN UP

- Teachers are kind enough to let us use their classrooms, but we must be sure projects are cleaned up and classrooms are back in order at the end of the night. Projects this year are not messy, so this won't take long. 

OTHER WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE

Are you an artist or do you work in a creative field? Are you a fashion designer, filmmaker, animator, creative director, designer, architect or musician? This year we're spotlighting parents with careers in, and related to, the arts so let us know so we can add you to our career profiles.

Does your child play an instrument? The talent show is on April 29th, but their will be an opportunity to sign up and play the piano in our doodle lounge at Art Ball.  

Contact Morgan Nystrom (moko_77@yahoo,com) and help make Art Ball POP!

Teacher Planning Day

It's been a long day of (mostly) sitting and entering data and comments onto report cards.  I did manage one major (and overdue) feat...

On Monday your child will have a new table and new tablemates.  Let them know that their first job when they come in is to find their new seat!

I sent Run for the Arts packets back home on Thursday.  Please send them in as soon as you can.  For those families who did not get a packet, you could 1) do nothing, 2) print out a Packet from http://www.ya-or.org/media/2015-2016-Web-Sponsor-Sheet-EN.pdf, or contribute online at http://runforthearts.ya-or.org/donate.asp.   I did keep lap totals for everyone without a sponsor sheet.  Let me know if you need these for your child.

I am still hoping for another volunteer on Monday, and a crew of volunteers on Thursday.  Please let me know if you are able to help.

Enjoy the sunshine!

This (short) week in kindergarten

Don't forget -- there is no school Friday, due to a teacher in-service day.  I will be here working on report cards (which will come home on Thursday the 14th).

This Thursday is Run for the Arts.  It looks to be a perfect day for thirty minutes of running and walking.  Feel very free to come  and cheer our  young runners along (things start at 1:00 in front of the school).  Please be sure to have your sponsor sheet back before Thursday.

Art Ball is Friday, April 15th.  This is a wonderful night of art and community.  The halls are filled with artwork, and their are opportunities to make art around the school.  We plan to transform Room 2 into an art gallery.  We need lots of volunteer help next Thursday during the school day.  Please let me know if you can help.

It has been wonderful to have Morgan, August's mom working on an art with us each Monday morning.  She needs volunteers to help in the classroom next Monday from 8:30 to 9:30.

General Theme: Transportation
Theme Book: Mayday, Mayday
Chapter Book: Lulu and the Dog from the Sea
New words:  yellow, blue, green (week 2)
Words we know: I, am, the, little, a, to, have, is, we, my, like, he, for, me, with, she, see, look, you, of, they, go, here, from
New letter:  Xx
Letters we know: m, a, t, p, s, i, n, b, r, d, k, o, l, g, e, j, w
Math: measuring and addition
Switch: Art with Ms. Rodhe
Song: Rock Island  Line
Star of the Week: Artem