Grandparent day

This week in kindergarten

We are treating this week as less of a regular week, and more as an extension of the surrounding weeks.  For the most part we are not rolling out new themes; instead we are reinforcing what we learned last week and previewing what we will be learning next week.

Here are a few things to keep in mind:

• Grandparents and Special Friends Day celebration is tomorrow from 10:00 to 11:00.
• There is no Costume Parade this year.
• Conferences are Wednesday and Thursday -- Be sure you know the date and time of your appointment, and don't forget that there is no school.
• There is no school on Friday as us teachers recover from two intense twelve-hour-days.
• The Scholastic Book Fair is next week!

Grandparents Day

Tuesday morning we will be celebrating "Grandparents and Special Friends Day Tuesday morning (October 28) from 10:00 to 11:00.  We will have a song, snacks, and a special art project.  Thank you to parent Robyn for putting this together.  Below is the text of an email that should have reached you last week.

Mr. Melling's class is having a parent sponsored party for Grandparent/Special Person Day.  There will be a sign up sheet next to the classroom door for items to bring.  We will have a Halloween art project making webs out of yarn.  The kids will sing a song with Mr. Melling and should be a fun time for all!

Art project : If you happen to have some plastic spiders for our spiderwebs, that would be great but we have black pipe cleaners to make them incase we don't.  That might take too long so I may make them ahead of time.  Please let me know if you have seen them in a store, I looked and they are all sold out!

Let me know if you have any questions; you can email me at robyn.childers@gmail.com,

This Week in Kindergarten

Wow -- It's Wednesday already.  Here are a few highlights for the week!

• Our field trip to Macleay Park yesterday was definitely a highlight.  See the pictures below.
• On the sad side, we say goodbye to Teacher Iris on Friday.  She is off to finish her student teaching in 5th grade at Beverly Cleary school.  Please feel free to stop by and wish her the best in her future endeavors!
• Today is picture retake day!
• Iris will be teaching for most of the morning today.
• Tomorrow, Brooke's grandparents will be in to help us with our Chapman auction project.  This looks to be a really cool item that would look great on a wall near you!
• Next week we have conferences on the 29th and 30th.  Be sure you are signed up and be sure you know your time.  And don't forget -- no school on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday!
• Next Tuesday (October 28) is Grandparents and Special Friends Day.  We will have a party in the classroom from 10:00 to 11:00.  Grandparents, aunts and uncles, and other friends are invited!
• Library is Thursday: Don't forget those books!

Here are some themes for this week:
New letters: Aa
New words: is, have
Theme book: Life in the Ocean
Math: Tally marks and quantities to 10
Art with Ms. Rodhe: Clay
Science with Ms. Forst: Tree walk

Star of the week: Lucy
Song: The Midnight Special

Macleay Park Photos

Field Trip to Macleay Park

We had a wonderful trip to Macleay Park today.  We saw trees, waterfalls, ferns, wildlife (if you count slugs as wildlife) and we avoided  rain.  As a bonus, we were very mellow after our long walk.

Many thanks to all the volunteers who made this a success!

Look for photographs tomorrow.

Grandparents Day Info

Below is information from Mr. Choate about Grandparent's Day.  Our Room Parent, Robyn, and I are cooking up exact plans for our classroom.

Dear Chapman Families,

Grandparents/Special Friends Day is coming October 28^th.  The visit will occur between 10:00-10:45 but might vary by grade level.   Teachers will be sending out Grandparent/Special Friends invitations with more detail.  You may have noticed from the Chapman calendar that this year we will not have a Halloween parade.  The decision was made last year when district calendars where completed. With only two days in the week, followed by Parent/Teacher conferences we made the decision to keep Grandparents/Special Friends Day but maintain the rest of the day for academics.

  

Scott Choate

Chapman Principal

(503) 916-6295