Mrs. Cook's Class

Hello January!
I am trusting that everyone enjoyed the winter break just as much as I did! A great time to relax, catch up on things and reflect. I am excited to see all of our children. I bet they have grown and changed a bit! Please refer to my weekly newsletter for more detailed information, but here are a few things coming up:

13th: Report Cards coming home

16th: No School MLK DAY

20th: PTA Bingo Night 6:00-8:00
Fresh Fruit Sanck starting this day. Please pack fruit for your child's snack

Also this month, Book in a Bag will begin. More information will come a little later.
As always, THANK YOU for your donations, your time and for your interest in this class! Looking forward to a great 2012!

Hello December!
Here are some important dates to keep in mind:

14th: High Touch-High Tech Field Trip money is due for the two in-house field trips....Fabulous Forces abd Rocks and Soils

19th: Holidays Around the World. We will be rotating classes to learn about different holidays celebrations.

Also, our Winter Celebration at 1:20 on this day.

22nd: School Hoilday Sing-a-long for students

Remember our last day of school is the 22nd.
Don't forget to read my weekly newsletter for the most detailed info.
Have a GREAT month!

Hello November!
Thank you for such a wonderful conference week! I always enjoy talking with you about your child's growth!. Please continue to read my weekly newsletter for updates on events and what we are doing in class! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Here is an invaluable resourse!

http://www.myskillstutor.com

Login info. to come next week!

Awesome Math Website:

www.IXL.com/signin/mountainview

Username and password info. will be sent home!

Hello October!
I want to thank you for your participation in BOOSTERTHON! Our kids were so excited and enjoyed their PJ day as well.
Please refer to my WEEKLY NEWSLETTER for special happenings, dates and just some of the things we are doing in class.
Thank you for your continued support. I can't tell you how wonderful our class is! See you see during conference week (October 24th-28th)

Dear Families,
One of our School Strategic Goals is for students to be proficient at or above grade level in Math. Each nine weeks, we will administer a pretest to determine a grade level goal. For the first nine weeks of school, our goal is for students to state the days of the week and months of the year in order as well as the four seasons-Math Standard: MKM2. We will be checking and rechecking to help all of our students meet this goal. Please help your child at home as well.
Your child needs to practice:
Days Months Seasons

Thanks for your support,
The Kindergarten Team

Hello September!

My oh my how time flies when you are learning new things and making friends!  It has been a great start to school and now we are looking at really getting into depth with things.  In Science we are learning about animals, where they live, how they move and how they protect their babies from danger.  We will match animal parents with their babies, group animals according to their observable features such as appearance, size, motion and where it lives.  An example would be: a frog has four legs and hops.  We will explore the similarities and differences in animals.

We will continue to work on letters and their sounds, what they look like and writing them.  Remember children often need to use a "pointer finger"  to keep their place when reading so encourage your child to point to the words as they read. 

In Math we will continue to work on number sense-writing the numerals and understanding quantity.  We are working hard on automatically recognizing numbers from 1-5.  We continue to work on position words such as:  under, over, beside, inside, behind and outside.  It would be a good idea to start helping your child recognize pennies, nickels and quarters.  The children have to know that 5 pennies is the same as 1 nickel and are beginning to count by 5's to 25. 

We will begin working on full names, phone number and address soon as this is assessed on GKIDS, our state wide individual kindergarten assessment.  We are learning about the American Flag, the Georgia Flag and other American symbols.  Please review what Labor Day is at home as well. 

THANK YOU for helping your child grow in so many ways!  Have a great September! 

 

Welcome to Kindergarten!!
I am so excited about this year and our class! We have so much planned and I can't wait to get to know your children. It was a pleasure meeting all of you at Sneak-a-Peak. I consider my job to be a partnership with you, so my door is always open.
Here are a few reminders and things coming up. Curriculum Night is Thursday, August 18th @ 6:00. This is a wonderful time to ask questions and find out all about school procedures and class expectations. Also we are the very first lunch 10:09-10:39. We will eat snack in the afternoon. Please be sure to pack a healthy snack and only water.
A BIG THANK YOU for all of the supplies you have brought in. Your support is very much appreciated! We are already off to a great start! Please feel free to email me with any questions or concerns. See you soon!

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