Thursday, August 16, 2018

Moving!

I am moving to moving to Preschool!

You can reach me at wengerk@cleverbluejays.org

Friday, May 18, 2018

Friday Note 5-18-18

Friday Note - May 18, 2018

Events of the Week:

Language Workshop: This week we finished our unit on Summer.  We read books about the season and shared our fun plans for this summer.

Writing Workshop:  We have been writing about our favorite kindergarten memories and some of the changes for next year (example: We will have a different teacher. We will make new friends.)

Word Study: This week we reviewed and assessed over the sight words and bonus words. The sight word assessment came home on Wednesday  and the bonus words assessment came home today. Please make sure your child is practicing all of these words over the summer.  Your child will be expected to be able to read them when entering 1st grade.

Math: We continued to explore shapes and how to build new shapes.


Important Dates:
  • May 21 - Reading Journey Due
  • May 22 - Field Day at the HS Track
  • May 23 - Last Day of School!! We will dismiss at 12:00.
      • Breakfast and sack lunches will be served that day.
  • May 29 - Summer School begins

Information about the End of the School Year:  

  • Please make sure your child dresses appropriately (shorts, t-shirts, and tennis shoes) for Field Day on Tuesday, May 22nd.    
  • School will be in session on Wednesday, May 23rd.  Breakfast and lunch will be served that day. We will dismiss at 12:00.  
  • Progress reports will be sent home on Wednesday.
  • Lunch balances and overdue library books need to be taken care of ASAP.  If your child does not return his/her library book, he/she will not be able to check out a book when school starts.


Have a great weekend!!

-Mrs. Wenger

Saturday, May 12, 2018

Friday Note


Friday Note: May 11, 2018

Events of the Week: This week we have been busy doing our NWEA test in Language and Math. We also finished our reading level assessments this week and other various end of the year assessments. You should be getting these assessments in your child’s daily folder. Please contact me if you have any questions.

  • Language Workshop: This week we began our unit on Summer.  We read informational texts about the season and picked out key details.
  • Writing Workshop: This week during our writing we took the NWEA test in Language and Math.
  • Reading Workshop: The Students are working daily in Literacy Centers.  While students are working independently, I am completing end of year reading assessments.  
  • Word Study: This week we focused on reading and writing our sight words.
  • Math: We reviewed various topics we have covered in kindergarten.  


Important Dates:
  • May 12 - Clever Bands Car Show at the HS
  • May 15 - Cox Care Mobile
  • May 21 - Reading Journey Due
  • May 22 - Field Day at the HS Track-Please make sure your child dresses appropriately (shorts, t-shirts, and tennis shoes)
  • May 23 - Last Day of School!!- Breakfast and sack lunch will be served that day.  We will dismiss at 12:00.
  • May 29 - Summer School begins

 
  • Lunch balances must be paid & library books must be returned before your child’s progress report will be sent home.

Thank you SO much for all the teacher appreciation gifts! I had an amazing week. I have been showered with pictures, cards, cake, flowers, chocolate (lots of chocolate), coffee mugs, and gift cards. You really know how to spoil me. I have an amazing class this year and it is definitely because they have awesome parents!!!

Have a great weekend and Happy Mother’s Day!!

-Mrs. Wenger-

Friday, May 4, 2018

Friday Note 5-4-2018

Friday Note: May 4, 2018

Events of the Week: We had beautiful weather for our field trip!  It was such a fun day. Our superintendent, Mr. Carvajal surprised the kid’s with Wendy’s cheeseburgers at the park.  What a fun surprise!

  • Math: We completed our math module on numbers 11-20.  We will continue to review and complete reassessments on these assessments over the next couple of weeks.  We spent the end of the week talking about money. During calendar time we have been learning to name each coin correctly.

  • Language Workshop: This week we completed our author study on Laura Numeroff.  We enjoyed some of her other books. One of our favorites was Dogs Don’t Wear Sneakers.  The students also enjoyed her book of poems, Sometimes I Wonder if Poodles like Noodles.  

  • Writing Workshop: We continued working on our writing. We wrote responses to the books we read and continued working on writing events in order.  We also wrote a series of events piece about our field trip!

  • Reading Workshop: Students are working daily in Literacy Centers.  While students are working independently, I am reading with individual students and completing end of year assessments.

  • Word Study: We learned about nouns and verbs.  We enjoyed listening to several different fun songs to help us remember the difference between a noun and a verb.  We practiced sorting different picture cards into nouns/verbs categories.

  • Content:  We spent the week exploring and experimenting with different scientific tools.  We watched several short videos online and read different books such as, Push and Pull and Floating and Sinking.   Our field trip to the Discovery Center was a great place to visit while learning about this in the classroom.   

Important Dates:
  • May 7 - Spring picture packets or money due
  • May 7-10 - NWEA Testing
  • May 12 - Clever Bands Car Show at the HS
  • May 15 - Cox Care Mobile
  • May 21 - Reading Journey Due
  • May 22 - Field Day at the HS Track
  • May 23 - Last Day of School!! We will dismiss at 12:00.
      • Breakfast and sack lunches will be served that day.
  • May 29 - Summer School begins




Individual and Class Pictures
If you have not paid for or returned your child’s pictures, please do so on Monday, May 7th.  
Group/Class pictures are also available.  If you would like one, please send $2 in an envelope with your child's name on it and the purpose (i.e class picture).  I will then send a class picture home with your child.  Thank you.
 

Information about the End of the School Year:  

  • Please return your child’s book bag if you have not done so already.
  • Please make sure your child dresses appropriately (shorts, t-shirts, and tennis shoes) for Field Day on Tuesday, May 22nd.    
  • School will be in session on Wednesday, May 23rd.  Breakfast and lunch will be served that day. We will dismiss at 12:00.  
  • Lunch balances must be paid & library books must be returned before your child’s progress report will be sent home.

Thank you so much to all the parents that came and helped with our field trip!  It was a fun day!!   

Next Week:
      • Our theme will be summer.
      • We will NWEA test.  
      • We will participate in some fun end-of-the-year activities.
      • We will be completing end of year assessments.  


Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Wenger

Thursday, April 26, 2018

Friday Note April 27, 2018

Friday Note: April 27, 2018

Events of the Week: This week we continued our Author Study on Laura Numeroff.  

  • Language Workshop: We read several “If you give books”. The students enjoyed hearing about the cat, dog, pig, and moose. We identified the characters and setting in each of the books and compared the stories.

  • Writing Workshop: We continued series of events writing.  We practiced by writing the steps we take to get ready for school.
  • Reading Workshop: We are continuing to work every day on applying the reading strategies to figure out unknown words in our books.  I am excited about the progress the girls and boys have made so far this year.  I will be assessing end-of-year reading levels in the next couple of weeks.  Please encourage your child to use the reading strategies when he/she is reading with you at home.
  • Word Study: Our sight words for the week were “no” and “so”. We also learned that a noun is a person, place, thing, or animal. We learned a verb is a word that tells what someone or something is doing.

  • Math: We have started learning to compose and decompose numbers 11 to 19 into sets of tens and leftover ones.  We are also writing the number sentence to match (example: 10 + 8 = 18).

Important Dates:
  • May 2 - Kindergarten Field Trip
  • May 15th- Cox Care Mobile
  • May 23 - Last Day of School- we will dismiss at noon.


The Cox Care Mobile is scheduled to be at Clever schools on Tuesday, May 15, 2018.  This will be the last visit for the school year. If your child is needing immunizations, sports physicals, or preschool physicals, call your school nurse today to schedule an appointment.  Thank you!
Next Week:
      • We will continue our author study on Laura Numeroff.
      • In math we will continue learning about numbers 11-20.
      • We will continue working on sequence writing.
      • During word study we will continue to work with nouns and verbs.
      • Our sight word will be “am”

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Wenger

Thursday, April 19, 2018

Friday Note 4-19-2018

Thursday Note: April 19, 2018
No School Tomorrow or Monday!

Events of the Week: This week we started an Author Study on Laura Numeroff.  

  • Language Workshop: We started by reading  If You Give a Mouse a Cookie  and identified the characters and setting.  We practiced retelling the story and sequencing the events. We then read several other If you Give books. We enjoyed comparing the stories.

  • Writing Workshop: We introduced series of events writing.  We spent the week sequencing events in the right order and discussing that in order for our writing to make sense it has to be written in the correct order.  We practiced this by writing a whole group paper sequencing the events of eating birthday cake at a party. Later in the week, we wrote about a girl getting ready to go out in the rain.  Please look at this paper with your child and have them read it to you.
  • Reading Workshop: We are continuing to work every day on applying the reading strategies to figure out unknown words in our books.  I am excited about the progress the girls and boys have made so far this year.  I will be assessing end-of-year reading levels in the next couple of weeks.  Please encourage your child to use the reading strategies when he/she is reading with you at home.
  • Word Study: Our sight word for the week was “what”.  We are working on building and spelling simple words.  We’ve worked extensively on changing the beginning sound to make new words (for example: pig, dig, wig) and now we are working on changing the middle (pat, pit, pot) and ending sounds (hot, hop, hog) to make new words.

  • Math: We have continued to work on counting objects to 20.  We are grouping them into sets of 10 and leftover ones.  We have done this both with ten-frames and without.  We are counting in two ways right now--the traditional way of counting (for example:  16) and the “say 10” way (ten six). This may seem confusing at first, but this is a great way for students to learn about the tricky teen numbers--to see that the number 16 is a set of 10 and 6 ones.

Important Dates:
  • April 20 - No School!
  • April 23 - No School!
  • April 27 - Kindergarten Screening - Kindergartners WILL attend school this day!!
  • May 2 - Kindergarten Field Trip
  • May 23 - Last Day of School!!!

We Need Your Help!
Kindergarten screening for next year’s kindergartners will be held on April 26th and 27h.  If you know someone who will have a child in kindergarten next school year, please remind them to call the school to schedule an appointment for Kindergarten Screening (743-4810).  All children will need to have the following documentation:
  • Birth Certificate
  • Shot Record
  • Proof of Residency (if NOT enrolled in Parents as Teachers)



Next Week:
      • We will continue our author study on Laura Numeroff.
      • In math we will continue learning about numbers 11-20.
      • We will continue working on sequence writing.
      • During word study we will continue to make and spell words.
      • Our sight words will be “no” and “so”.  

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Wenger