Mrs. Cox's Class

Fabulous February

WE ENTER THIS MONTH WITH LOTS OF 'HAPPENINGS' IN THE SPECIAL NEEDS PRESCHOOL CLASSROOM! FIRST, WE WELCOME KIMBERLY HARBERT AS MY SUPPLY TEACHER WHILE I AM ON MATERNITY LEAVE BEGINNING FEBRUARY 5TH. I THINK MANY OF YOU HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET HER AS SHE HAS BEEN IN THE CLASSROOM GETTING TO KNOW THE CHILDREN WITHIN THE PAST FEW MONTHS. I AM EXCITED TO GIVE HER THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND GROW IN OUR POSITIVE, FUN ENVIRONMENT!

WE HAVE A NEW FRIEND, MILES, ENTERING THE CLASS ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING TO KNOW HIM BETTER AS HE MOLD INTO THE CLASSROOM! PLEASE REMEMBER TO ALWAYS TALK TO YOUR CHILD ON A DAILY BASIS ABOUT THEIR SCHOOL DAY TO ENHANCE COMMUNICATION.

 

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND-GROUNDHOGS DAY

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD- EARLY RELEASE

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH- SPRING PICTURE DAY

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH- VALENTINE'S DAY

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH- PRESIDENT'S DAY-NO SCHOOL

 

* PLEASE NOTE THE IMPORTANT E-MAIL YOU RECEIVED WITH THE LARGE SUMMER CAMP DOCUMENT ATTACHED. KEEPING YOUR CHILD ACTIVE, INVOLVED AND ON A ROUTINE DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS IS CRITICAL TO THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL PEER INTERACTION! I AM ATTACHING BELOW:

Download GLRS Summer Camp Information

 

I ALREADY MISS YOU ALL AND LOOK FORWARD TO BECOMING A MOTHER IN THE 'NEXT WEEK!' YOU KNOW I WILL BE KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH THE LADIES AT SCHOOL AND SENDING MY LOVE ON A DAILY BASIS~MY HUSBAND AND I CREATED A BLOG TO SHARE PICTURES AND STORIES OF OUR NEW LITTLE MAN, MASON! YOU ARE WELCOME TO VIEW IT AT YOUR CONVENIENCE!

http://thecoxes-ourgrowingfamily.blogspot.com/

 

 

JANUARY 2009

WELCOME BACK! HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED YOUR HOLIDAY BREAK WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS AS WELL AS THE OPENING TO THE NEW YEAR! WE HAVE LOTS TO LOOK FORWARD TO AS WELL AS A FEW CHANGES TO ENDURE IN THE COMING MONTHS. AS I PREPARE FOR MY MATERNITY LEAVE I WANT EACH OF YOU TO KNOW I AM DOING MY BEST TO MAKE THIS TRANSITION EASY FOR ALL!

MOUNTAIN VIEW ADMINISTRATION AS WELL AS MYSELF HAVE SPENT TIME INTERVIEWING PERSONS WHO WERE CANDIDATES TO FILL MY SUPPLY POSITION. BELOW YOU WILL FIND A PERSONAL LETTER FROM KIMBERLY WHOM WILL BE FILLING IN FOR ME WHILE I AM AWAY. SHE IS A DEDICATED YOUNG WOMAN WHO HAS ALREADY HAD MANY WONDERFUL EXPERIENCES IN A SPECIAL NEEDS PRE-K CLASSROOM IN THE COUNTY AND I AM THRILLED TO HAVE HER CONTINUE HER LEARNING AND EDUCATION IN OUR WONDERFUL ENVIRONMENT!

***Download Kimberly Intro

THE MONTH OF DECEMBER WAS FILLED WITH MANY FUN-FILLED ACTIVITIES SUCH AS A FIELD TRIP TO 'THE NUTCRACKER' AND A SCHOOL-WIDE HOLIDAY SING-ALONG. BELOW YOU CAN VIEW SOME OF THE PICTURES WE CAPTURED DURING THE MONTH.  

 

Happy Holidays

    Hope you all had a restful and relaxing Thanksgiving holidat with your family and friends! We had a fun-filled November learning about foods, celebrating birthdays and enjoying our Thanksgiving Feast with those we are 'thankful for!' (See Pictures Below)

Please make sure to familiarize yourself with the December calendar found in your child's notebook. Some important dates are:

December 10th- Field Trip to 'The Nutcracker' for young audiences

December 18th- Classroom Celebration

December 19th- Last day before Winter Break-Children come back to school on 01/06/09

                                             

                                                           

NOVEMBER NEWS

NOVEMBER NEWS

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT IS ALREADY NOVEMBER? MANY EXCITING EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES WERE CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER AND ARE SHARED BELOW IN SOME CLASS PICTURES~ENJOY~

NOVEMBER WILL BE FILLED WITH MANY HOLIDAY BREAKS AND FUN BOOKS BEING INTRODUCED AS WE TALK AND LEARN ABOUT 'FOODS.' PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE KEEPING YOURSELF UP-TO-DATE USING OUR MONTHLY CALENDAR. 

WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR FIELD TRIP TO THE COBB CIVIC CENTER DECEMBER 10TH TO SEE 'THE NUTCRACKER' FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES-THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING YOUR CHILD TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EXPERIENCE! MORE TO COME AS THE DATE MOVES CLOSER...

   

 

LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING AGAIN IN DECEMBER-ENJOY THE BEGINNING OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON AS WE CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING (FYI: OUR THANKSGIVING LUNCH WILL BE ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH-MORE TO COME!)

October Offerings...

WE WELCOME THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AS THE 'FALL' SEASON IS UPON US! KEEPING YOUR CHILD HEALTHY THIS TIME OF YEAR MEANS CONTINUING TO TEACH GOOD DAILY LIVING SKILLS SUCH AS HAND WASHING AND COVERING MOUTHS WHILE COUGHING/SNEEZING! ALWAYS REFER TO THE COBB COUNTY HEALTH SHEET WITHIN YOUR CHILD'S NOTEBOOK IF YOU ARE QUESTIONING ANY CONDITIONS YOUR CHILD MAY HAVE AND WHETHER OR NOT TO SEND THEM TO SCHOOL.

THIS MONTH WE WILL FOCUS OUR LEARNING ON FALL ('FALL LEAVES FALL' AND 'APPLES AND PUMPKINS') AS WELL AS SCARY THINGS ('GO AWAY BIG GREEN MONSTER' AND 'THE OLD LADY WHO WAS NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING') PLEASE CONTINUE TO REVIEW YOUR CHILD'S WEEKLY VOCABULARY AND FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH OUR SCHEDULE AND IMPORTANT DAYS OF THE MONTH. (CALENDAR WITHIN NOTEBOOK)

BELOW ARE SOME PICTURES TAKEN IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER. WE CELEBRATED BIRTHDAYS, A NEW FRIEND, PRACTICED BEING QUIET WHILE SCHOOL-WIDE TESTING WAS TAKING PLACE  AND ENJOYED PLAYING OUTSIDE! WE ALL REALLY ENJOYED LEARNING ABOUT THE ANIMALS IN OUR WORLD, ESPECIALLY THE 'PETS' THAT CAN LIVE IN OUR HOMES!                                          

                                                              

LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER FUN-FILLED MONTH! THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO~MRS. MARYN

Simply September

WE STEP IN SEPTEMBER WITH LABOR DAY ON THE 1ST AND A NEW FRIEND ON THE 2ND. OUR SPECIAL NEEDS PRESCHOOL CLASSROOM WELCOMES OUR SIXTH STUDENT WITH OPENED ARMS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HELPING HER AND HER FAMILY MAKE AN EASY TRANSITION INTO OUR ENVIRONMENT!

WE BEGIN THE MONTH CONTINUING OUR LEARNING IN AN 'ALL ABOUT ME' UNIT INCLUDING THE READINGS:

'HERE ARE MY HANDS' AND 'MY FIVE SENSES'

MID-SEPTEMBER WE WILL BEGIN OUR THEME ON 'ANIMALS' WERE WE WILL LEARN ABOUT THE FARM, PETS AND ZOO.

THANK YOU FOR DOING YOUR JOB AS A PARENT IN COMMUNICATING OPENLY WITH MYSELF AND SUSIE~WE TRULY APPRECIATE YOUR INVOLVEMENT AND CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR YOUR DAILY SUPPORT IN WORKING WITH YOUR CHILDREN.

WE ENJOYED OUR PAJAMA DAY LAST MONTH ON THE 29TH AS WE TALKED ABOUT THE DAILY ACTIVITIES WE DO FROM MORNING TO NIGHT IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR BOOK 'ALL BY MYSELF!'

WE HAVE HAD A GREAT FIRST MONTH OF SCHOOL!...

*REMINDER~DON'T FORGET ABOUT OUR 1ST EARLY RELEASE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 16TH. EXPECT YOUR CHILD TO BE DISMISSED 1 HOUR EARLY FOR HALF-DAY STUDENTS AND 2 HOURS EARLY FOR FULL-DAY STUDENTS.

WELCOME BACK

WELCOME BACK TO THE 2008-2009 SCHOOL YEAR!

I KNOW WE ARE ALL THRILLED AND EXITED TO BE STARTING A NEW SCHOOL YEAR AT MOUNTAIN VIEW! THIS MONTH ON OUR BLOG I WILL SHARE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR PACKET AS WELL AS OUR DAILY CLASSROOM SCHEDULE. (SEE LINKS BELOW)

WE WILL FOCUS OUR LEARNING THIS MONTH ON CLASSROOM ROUTINE, RULES AND A 'BACK TO SCHOOL THEME' WITH BOOKS SUCH AS 'IF YOU TAKE A MOUSE TO SCHOOL' AND 'THE WHEELS ON THE BUS.' MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR CLASS BLOG EVERY MONTH AS I PLAN TO SHARE OUR THEMES/BOOKS THROUGH DECEMBER IN A FEW WEEKS!

PLEASE REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR CHILD'S NOTEBOOK DAILY AND VIEW OUR MONTHLY SNP CALENDAR FOR EVENTS AND IMPORTANT DATES~

Download special_needs_preschool_daily_detailed_schedule_20072008.doc 

Download welcome_to_preschool_20082009.doc 

MAY...we all end the school year with more knowledge and friendships!

MAY 2008

AS THE SCHOOL YEAR COMES TO A CLOSE I WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU FOR YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT THIS SCHOOL YEAR. IT HAS BEEN A JOY AND A PLEASURE WORKING AT MOUNTAIN VIEW SURROUNDED BY DEDICATED STAFF MEMBERS AND ADMINISTRATION ALONG SIDE A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY OF PARENTS!

SEE MAY CALENDAR FOR A SCHEDULE OF EVENTS! THE LAST SCHOOL DAY FOR CHILDREN IS FRIDAY, MAY 23RD.

THIS PAST MONTH WE WENT ON A FIELD TRIP TO THE FIRE STATION. WE LEARNED ABOUT WHAT OUR FIRE FIGHTERS DO TO KEEP US SAFE AS WELL AS MORE ABOUT THE PLACE THEY LIVE AND WORK IN 24 HOUR ROTATIONS. HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF OUR TRIP!

WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY AND SAFE SUMMER BREAK! KEEP YOUR BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS HIGH AT HOME AND TRY TO SET A DAILY ROUTINE WHILE STAYING ENGAGED:) PLEASE STAY IN TOUCH! ( COXMARYN@YAHOO.COM AND/OR MARYN.COX@COBBK12.ORG.)

SEE YOU IN AUGUST! HUGS AND LOVE, MS. MARYN

APRIL IS HERE!

HAPPY APRIL!!

April is here and Spring Break is less than a week away. Please be reminded we will be out for Spring Holidays April 7th-11th. We have many exciting events this month so please remember to check your child's monthly calendar found in their daily communication notebook.

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION will be Wednesday, April 2nd~ DON'T FORGET TO COME TO MOUNTAIN VIEW AND REGISTER YOUR CHILD FOR KINDERGARTEN IF APPROPRIATE!

We will be learning about bugs and insects this month while reading the books: "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," "I Love Bugs" and "Butterfly, Butterfly." Don't forget to continue checking your child's notebook daily for teacher notes and/or work to complete at home.

HERE YOU WILL FIND A LINK TO A WONDERFUL ATLANTA RESOURCE INCLUDING ACTIVITIES AND SUMMER CAMPS FOR 2008: CHECK IT OUT FOR GREAT INFORMATION!

ATLANTA PARENTS MAGAZINE AND INFORMATION

THANKS FOR VISITING OUR CLASS BLOG~SEE YOU IN MAY! MS. MARYN

Welcome March and Nan

THE MONTH OF MARCH WELCOMES NAN OLSON!

I AM PLEASED TO WELCOME NAN TO OUR WONDERFUL CLASSROOM! NAN IS OUR SECOND PARAPROFESSIONAL AND WILL BE HELPING SUSIE AND I ON A DAILY BASIS. SHE HAS RECENTLY JOINED US (MARCH 3RD) AND IS ALREADY 'MESHING' WONDERFULLY WITH OUR BOYS! AS THE MONTH PROGRESSES AND NAN BECOMES MORE FAMILIAR WITH OUR CLASS, SHE WILL BE TAKING OVER SOME OF OUR JOBS AND HELPING IN AREAS THAT WERE DIFFICULT FOR ONLY TWO OF US TO TACKLE. SHE WILL BE SENDING A LETTER HOME TO EACH FAMILY INTRODUCING AND TELLING A LITTLE ABOUT HERSELF IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS~KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED.

THIS MONTH WE WILL BE LEARNING AND TALKING ABOUT TRANSPORTATION AND 'COMMUNITY HELPERS.' PLEASE CONTINUE TO CHECK YOUR CHILD'S NOTEBOOK DAILY AS WE WILL HAVE A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THIS MONTH RELATED TO OUR THEME OF 'ALL AROUND THE TOWN.'

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!

AS ALWAYS, MS. MARYN