Weekly Newsletter 9.30.13

Monday Sept 30th   Day Five Sending home weekly homework (select 5 out of 10 tasks to complete by Friday then return) Sending home new Book-It reading program (runs until March 31st)

Tuesday Oct 1st   Day One      Music Sending home Scholastic Book flyers (due back next Friday, October 11th)

Wednesday Oct 2nd    Day Two     Gym

Thursday Oct 3rd   Day Three Mrs. Eckenrode out for the day Art

Friday Oct 4th   Day Four Begin MAPS Assessment Testing Library (please return book for exchange) Weekly Homework Due (select 5 out of 10 tasks to complete)

MISC. I strongly encourage you to sign your child up for Good News Club J They will go every Thursday morning (from October to April) for one hour to a local church. Children love going & come back to the room telling all their classmates about it who didn’t go. During this time, they will miss NO NEW INFORMATION at school! In the classroom, I use the time to play math games that have already been taught and played so no one misses out on anything. As teachers, none of us are allowed to teach new material while the students are gone.

Pinterest Anyone?

Anyone out there as addicted to Pinterest as I am?!?! Seriously, it is electronic hoarding! LOL I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT :-)
As I was looking through my kindergarten boards (I have 33 of them JUST related to kindergarten/school) I realized that I am keeping a "gold mine" to myself of ideas that sometimes parents are able to do at home! I want to invite you over to my Pinterest board, become a follower if you really like what you see, and check out the possibilities of doing AWESOME stuff with your kids at home :-)
**you do not have to have a Pinterest account to assess these ideas**

Two ways to get there Mrs. Eckenrode's Pinterest

or by Individual Boards
100th day of school

Beginning of the Year

Crafts

Dr. Seuss

Alphabet

Literature

Fall

Kid Writing

math

Movement

Science

Social Studies

Technology

Hope you enjoy! And if you are a fellow Pinterest-er, feel free to send me some of your pinning ideas :-)

Class pet

Today our classroom had a pet for the afternoon: a fuzzy wuzzy caterpillar that we found outside at recess

Weekly Newsletter 9.23.13

Monday Sept 23rd  Day Five Sending home weekly homework (select 5 out of 10 tasks to complete by Friday then return)

Tuesday Sept 24th  Day One      Act 80 Day (school begins at 11:00) – no breakfast is served to students Music

Wednesday Sept 25th   Day Two     Gym

Thursday Sept 26th   Day Three Art

Friday Sept 27th  Day Four Picture Day Library (please return book for exchange) Weekly Homework Due (select 5 out of 10 tasks to complete)

MISC. I strongly encourage you to sign your child up for Good News Club J They will go every Thursday morning (from October to April) for one hour to a local church. Children love going & come back to the room telling all their classmates about it who didn’t go. During this time, they will miss NO NEW INFORMATION at school! In the classroom, I use the time to play math games that have already been taught and played so no one misses out on anything. As teachers, none of us are allowed to teach new material while the students are gone. If you have signed up for parent volunteers (beginning in October)  please send in copies of your clearances so I can begin scheduling J It is not too late to volunteer if you haven’t signed up yet. Contact me for more details

Weekly Newletter

Monday Sept 16th Day Five Sending home weekly homework (select 5 out of 10 tasks to complete by Friday then return) PTO Mtg (New Franklin Elementary Cafeteria @ 6:00)

Tuesday Sept 17th Day One      Music

Wednesday Sept 18th  Day Two     Gym

Thursday Sept 19th  Day Three Art

Friday Sept 20th  Day Four Library (please return book for exchange) Weekly Homework Due (select 5 out of 10 tasks to complete)

MISC. If you have signed up for parent volunteers (beginning in October)  please send in copies of your clearances so I can begin scheduling J It is not too late to volunteer if you haven’t signed up yet. Contact me for more details Next Tuesday, September 24th is an ACT 80 Day. School will run on a 2-hour delay and begin at 11:00