Kindergarten Blog
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1. Wanted: Cans!
We will be working on an Earth Day project in which each student will be turning a can into a flower pot. If you have any veggie, dog food, or soup cans that you would like to recycle, please send them to school with your child before Friday, April 20th. Thank you for your help!
posted 4/17/2012 4:42 PM
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2. Hooray for 100th Day
On Tuesday the 14th, we will be celebrating the 100th day of school as well as Valentine's Day. We are asking families to work together on creating a collection of 100 items that can be displayed at school. Your collection can be anything from pennies, to puzzle pieces. Be creative and have fun counting!
posted 2/9/2012 7:30 PM
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3. Gung Hay Fat Choy!
Happy Chinese New Year! Our class brought good luck to the rest of the school by doing the dragon dance through their classrooms.
posted 1/24/2012 2:07 PM
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4. Holiday Wishes
I wanted to take a minute to share an experience that I had with our Kindergarteners that I found quite extraordinary...As we have been talking and learning about holidays around the world we took some time to share our own families' traditions during the holidays. As we made a large list of ideas on the Smartboard like: hang stockings, bake cookies, sing Christmas carols, have a feast, spend time with family, decorate the house etc, Mrs. Miller and I noticed a word that was never mentioned...gifts. It was touching to see that these 5 and 6 year old children truly understood the meaning of the holidays and were thankful for all of the real gifts in life...the memories that they are creating each day with their families. What a remarkable group of kids! However your family may choose to celebrate, we wish you a happy holiday and best wishes in the new year!
posted 12/20/2011 7:11 PM
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5. Holiday Traditions
Thank you to everyone who put so much work into decorating their family traditions stockings. They look amazing! We are having so much fun spending time talking about our traditions here in the United States as well as some of the traditions from other countries. We are even lucky enough to have families from our own classroom teach our students about traditions from their culture. Thank you to all of you for making this a bright and cheerful holiday season!
posted 12/13/2011 4:35 PM
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6. The Giving Tree
We just wanted to thank all of our families for their donations to the soldiers overseas. Our class collected a great amount of goodies to send to our hometown hero. Thank you again for your generosity and for helping teach our little ones the importance of giving!
posted 11/21/2011 4:44 PM
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7. Halloween Parade
Come join us for our spooky Halloween Parade on Monday, October 31st at 1:00 in the gym. It will be a hair-raising good time!
posted 10/26/2011 4:05 PM
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8. Buddy Bear's Barn Dance
Come join us from 6-8 at Bailey Ave. on Friday Oct. 21st for Buddy Bear's Barn Dance! It will be a fun night of games and dancing to celebrate the beautiful Fall season. You can also see the scarecrows that each classroom decorated. Our class has been working very hard on our elephant themed scarecrow and we can't wait to show it off. Hope to see you there!
posted 10/20/2011 5:11 PM
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9. October Meetings
Please let me know if you are interested in meeting sometime this month to talk about the start of Kindergarten for your child. Many parents like to meet before the first report card comes out in November. We would be happy to set up a time that works for you afterschool.
posted 10/5/2011 7:16 PM
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10. Open House
We hope to see all Elephants and their families at Open House tonight from 6-7! Come join in the fun and see if you can complete our Kindergarten Scavenger Hunt!
posted 9/21/2011 3:46 PM
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11. Thank You!
We would just like to say a great big THANK YOU to all of our Kindergarten families for sticking with us through our first few staggered days of Kindergarten! Although it is not always easy on your schedules I am sure you can see its importance after such a successful first week of school. Thank you again for supporting us and here's to the start of a great year!
posted 9/17/2011 9:39 AM
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12. Welcome 2011-2012 Families!
Welcome 2011-2012 Kindergarten families! I can't wait to start a new school year together and am excited to get to know you and your little ones. Please check out our website often as I try to keep it updated and feel free to contact me at anytime if you have questions or concerns. E-mail me at: edonnelly@plattscsd.org Call me at: 563-2410 ext. 1237
posted 8/24/2011 9:23 PM
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13. End of Year Field Trip!
On Thursday, June 16th all of the Kindergarten classes will be taking a walking trip to the CVPH pond. We will spend time feeding the animals as well as having a picnic lunch. Children may bring their lunch or order a bag lunch from our cafeteria. Parents are welcome to join us for our trip. We will be leaving Bailey at 9:30. Please remember to send back your child's permission slip by Tuesday. We are looking forward to a great day together!
posted 6/9/2011 6:44 PM
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14. Just a "Little" Thank You
A great big thank you goes out to all of our chaperones that helped on our field trip to Lake Placid. Thank you also to the families that were willing to make the trip even without tickets to the sold out Stuart Little show. Our class loved the show and really enjoyed having lunch at a restaurant. It couldn't have been done so successfully without all of the helping hands! I think we showed Lake Placid what wonderful children we have at Bailey Avenue. We were really showing off our 4 Bees. Kudos to all of the Kindergarteners and their fabulous families!
posted 5/14/2011 1:07 PM
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15. LOST!
Our Reading Bag is missing! It was not returned a few weeks ago and unfortunately many of our leaders are missing their chance to bring it home and enjoy the books and activities. If you have our Reading Bag at home, PLEASE return it to school so we can continue to pass it on. Thanks for your help in our search!
posted 4/27/2011 5:18 PM
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16. Report Card Update!
Due to a malfunction in the computer system used for report cards, the district has decided to postpone report card distribution until Tuesday, March 29th.
posted 3/22/2011 5:04 PM
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17. Leprechaun Crossing!
You won't believe what happened to our classroom today! It appears that a leprechaun snuck into our room while all of the students were waiting in line. This morning all of our magic stones were on the ground leading into the bathroom, where the toilet water had turned green. He had also left gold in the pots at the end of everyone's rainbows that we made in the Art Center yesterday. Although we searched high and low, that sneaky leprechaun was nowhere to be found. Later in the day, when we returned from Book Exchange our room had been trashed, papers thrown everywhere, and chairs knocked over. Even after we sang our leprechaun song, we were unable to find the wee little irishman. I guess we aren't lucky enough to catch a leprechaun this year, but with the plans that have been created I think we might have a chance next year. Happy St. Patrick's Day! Erin go braugh!
posted 3/17/2011 6:06 PM
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18. Winter Report Cards
Winter report cards will be going home Thursday, March 24th. I think you will be so excited to see how much growth your child has made. This report card will be sent home with your child. Please remove any of the paperwork and sign and return the report card envelope. Conferences are not mandatory for this report card but I am more than willing to meet with you if you are interested in seeing your child's latest work or have questions about grades. I am also available via e-mail (edonnelly@plattscsd.org) Please let me know if you would like to meet. I am so proud of all of my Excellent Elephants!
posted 3/14/2011 5:29 PM
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19. 100th Day
The 100th day of school is this Thursday! In honor of the 100th day, we are asking all students to bring in a collection of 100 items. Your collection can literally be anything...feel free to be creative! We will display all collections in the hallway for others to enjoy.
posted 2/14/2011 5:12 PM
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20. Be Mine!
We will be celebrating Valentine's Day on Monday the 14th. Students are welcome to bring in valentines for their classmates, but please make sure there is one for every student. This week the students are writing their valentine list so they will have all of their friends' names if they choose to make valentines. The lists will be sent home as soon as they are done. I am looking forward to a great Valentine's Day filled with friendship and fun. Together is a wonderful place to be!
posted 2/8/2011 6:40 PM
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21. Gung Hay Fat Choy!
Happy Chinese New Year! We had so much fun learning about and celebrating the Chinese New Year last week. We read many stories and even became the dancing dragon! Gung Hay Fat Choy!
posted 2/8/2011 9:16 AM
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22. Voice Magic
We attended a very entertaining assembly today with a ventriloquist! The children loved the show so much that many of them made their own puppets and have been practicing the art of ventriloquism. Please take a few minutes to ask your child about the show today.
posted 1/27/2011 7:17 PM
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23. Recycled Art
Our Art Center is in need of some recycled materials that the children can use when creating their imaginative masterpieces. If you have any materials at home that you are considering throwing away or recycling, please send them to school with your child and we will use them in our Art Center. Some items might include, paper towel/toilet paper rolls, styrofoam, cardboard, cotton balls, packing peanuts, scraps of fabric, yarn, etc. Thank you so much for your help...one adult's trash, is another child's treasure!
posted 1/26/2011 5:01 PM
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24. SNEAKERS!
Please make sure your child has sneakers for phys ed days (Wednesday and Friday). It is unsafe for them to wear boots while playing games in the gym and it takes a great deal of their phys ed time to find a pair of borrowed sneakers to wear. You child is more than welcome to leave a pair of sneakers at school in their cubby so they are available whenever needed. Thank you for you help!
posted 1/19/2011 5:31 PM
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25. Oh Baby!
Please send a baby picture of your child to school before Friday, Jan 14th. We will be playing a fun guessing game with the pictures as we continue our unit about growing and changing. All pictures will be returned safely at the end of the next week. Please make sure the picture is labeled on the back in case it isn't so easy to guess. Thank you for your help!
posted 1/11/2011 6:01 PM
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