Week Eight

Hope all is well at home!
And speaking of home.... please practice reading the words, that I sent home today, several times a night. The extra practice at home is sooooo beneficial.
Mrs. Allen's class is on a roll as far as school spirit goes. We won the Friday Cambridge Cougar Pride contest a couple of weeks ago and I have just received word that we won the Krispy Kreme contest as well! We get a pizza party on Friday--- whoop. whoop. Don't worry about packing a lunch for that day :)
Regarding the field trip to Schneff Farms...
I am so excited!!!!!!
Please send payments (for your child and for yourself if you are coming) in by Friday. Sorry, you won't be able to pay at the door because Cambridge has to pay with a Purchase Order.
Regarding parent teacher conferences...
Parent teacher conferences are sooooooo important.
A final schedule will go out this week, please sign it to let me know that you are willing and able to come in at your allotted time.

Reading:

• Whole group study- the letter 'I'
• Continued reading groups, fun packets, and centers

Math:
Chapter four objectives...

• Identify and use numbers 6-10
• Order numbers 0 though 10
• Identify and use ordinal numbers

Language Arts:

• Participate in simple poetry and rhymes

A couple more reminders...

• Fridays are Cambridge Cougar Pride days so send your child in their Cambridge Cougar t shirt!. If your child does not have a Cambridge t shirt, solid black or solid gold shirts work just as well.
• Fridays are always show and tell days.
• Send in your box tops, we need em'.

Wish List....
Thanks for all of the paper towells :)
11 x 17 construction paper please

Thank you Thank you Thank you!

Week Seven

Hey there, happy week six!
Alright, now that we know a number of letters/letter sounds, we are beginning to blend. Please practice blending with your child using the words on the blend word lists that I send home. It is soooo beneficial when they get that extra reinforcement from you.
Constitution Day was a hit! We all wore red, white, and blue. We listened and danced to patriotic songs, we decorated star sugar cookies, we completed a flag craft, we played Constitution Bingo, and ate red, white, and blue foods! We had so much fun, thanks to everyone for the donations and support. Also, our class won the spirit award last week-- our class had the largest percentage of kiddos sporting the Cambridge Cougar shirt! If our class can consecutively win the spirit award each week for a month, we'll get a pizza party. So keep sending your kiddos adorned in school spirit on Fridays. If your child does not have a Cambridge Cougar shirt, they can still participate by wearing solid black or solid gold!

Reading:

• Whole Group Study- the letter 'L'
• Continued reading groups, fun packets, and centers

Math:
Chapter three objectives...

• Identify and use numbers 6-8

Language Arts:
Objectives...

• Share ideas, information, opinions, and questions
• Participate in simple poetry and rhymes

Needed...
In desperate need of paper towells!
11 x 17 construction paper

Week Six

Important Reminder!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Let's Find Out" newspapers were not supposed to go home, please send them back to me. Sorry, we will be using them in the classroom.
We are still taking donations for the "Let's Find Out" newspapers. If you wish to donate, write a check in the amount of $4.39 payable to Heather Romm.

Reading:

• Whole Group Review- the letters; 'c', 'o', 'g', 'a', 'd', and 's'
• Continued reading groups, fun packets, and centers

Math:
Chapter Three Objectives...

• Identify and Predict Patterns

Language Arts:

• Identify first and last letter sounds in words

Up and Coming Events...

• Book Orders due Friday

Here's how to access ordering online...
Go here: http://www.scholastic.com/clubsordering

Username: mrsallenqc Password: bookorders

• Open House scheduled for the 15th cancelled until further notice

• Fifty Cent Friday EVERY Friday

Constitution Party this Thursday, in honor of Constitution Day! Make sure your child wears red, white, and blue. See the red flyer, sent home today, for more detailed information.
Needed... In desperate need of paper towells! Thanks to all our parent volunteers and everyone for the support :)

Week Five

Highlights of last week...
We had so much fun tracing and labeling our bodies for Science. Thanks to Mrs. Perkins and Mrs. Riley for their help there! In addition to the tracing and labeling, we played Simon Says for some extra reinforcement. I learned that Mrs. Allen is not very good at being the Simon says instructor. I (accidentally) told some tasks that were impossible to simultaneously complete... like "Simon says put your hands on your hips" then immediately after, "Simon says put your hands on your head"... I of course should have said "Simon says take your hands off your hips AND THEN Simon Says put your hands on your head". Whew did I hear some groans from the class, man those Kindergartners know their Simon Says! I learned my lesson.
We also enjoyed our class donation of ceramic Native American Pots! Thanks Liles family. The kiddos were able to each paint their own!

Reading:

• Whole Group Study- the letter 's'
• Continued reading groups, fun packets, and centers

Math:

Chapter three objectives...

• Comprehend concepts: over, under, top, middle, bottom, before, and after
• Identify Patterns

Language Arts:

• Identify first and last letter sound in words
• Differentiate between letters and words

Reminders...
I am currently working on setting up Scholastic book ordering online so that the orders, if you choose, may be processed via the internet. The ordering online system will be set up by the end of the week, I'll post (when it is set up) on how to access it. All book orders will be due by the 18th of this month.

Thanks to all our parent volunteers and everyone for the support :)