Friday Note

FRIDAY NOTE (9/30/16)

Events of the Week:  

Math:  We finished the unit on measurement and started a new math topic over numbers 1-5.  Please practice writing these numbers at home with your child.  I assessed each child over measurement and I am excited and proud to say that each scored proficient on this test.  Way to go!

Language Workshop: Our focus this week was on color review.   Our book for the week was Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?.  We read and practiced retelling this story using our story wheels.  We also made our own “Brown Bear Reader” to add to our reading boxes.   

Reading Workshop:  This week during literacy center  time I started reading with students individually checking their understanding of concepts of print.  I’m using a level A text with sight words they should know (Ex: I like apples.).  I am asking your child questions such as, “Can you show me where to begin reading?” “How many words are in that sentence?” “Where would you read next?” “Can you point to an ending mark?”.  I’m also looking to see if they are using the picture for clues.  

Writing Workshop:  Each day we wrote a sentence from the story Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?.  As a class we set at the carpet with a clipboard and talked about what we were going to write for the day.  Once we decided what our sentence was we counted the number of words in the sentence.  We used sight words and color words to complete the sentence.  After writing each word we would go back and reread to figure out the next word in the sentence.  Once the sentence was complete, students went back to their seats to draw a picture to match the sentence.  We call this process “Interactive Writing”.  Look for these papers in their folder.  Your child should be able to read each page to you independently.

Word Study: Our sight word was “see”.   Our letters for the week were “Dd” and “Ff”.  Don’t forget to practice letter and sound identification at home with your child.   

Important Dates:

• Oct. 8 ~ Fall Festival (5-8 pm on the elementary playground)
• Oct. 12 ~ Book Orders Due
• Oct. 14 ~ End of 1st Quarter & End of 1st Quarter Reading Journey
• Oct. 17 ~ Fall Break-No School
• Oct. 18 ~ School Pictures
• Oct. 18-20 ~ Parent/Teacher Conferences
• Oct 28 ~ Halloween Party

Sight Words

Your child should be able to recognize these words within 3 seconds.  It is very important that you practice them at home with your child, as we will be adding new ones each week.    

I     the     see     like     is    my    a   

1st Quarter Assessments

Next week we will begin assessing over 1st Quarter skills.  Some of the skills we will be assessing over are letter identification, sight words, and counting to 25 I will also start reassing on anything they did not score proficient on. If your child has already scored “Proficient” in an area, he/she will not be assessed over that skill again this quarter.  Please be sure to practice at home!

Reading Journey

I hope you and your child have enjoyed completing the Reading Journey.  Please return the Reading Journey activities page by Friday, October 14th.  We will celebrate our reading journey and have a read-a-thon in our classroom the following week.  We will begin another Reading Journey very similar to this one for second quarter.  Be looking for more details to come home.  

 Our new website and mobile app are now live visit

www.cleverbluejays.org  Our Clever R-V School app is

​​available in the Apple App store and the Google Play store.

PTA Fall Festival  

We have a great night planned for Fall Festival. It is October 8th from 5-7pm and then a movie after 7pm!!

They will have 2 chances to play each game and they are $10. We will also be selling tickets to win different gift certificates that have been donated from local businesses and also a 50/50 drawing.   Other fun items to do include:

-- hay maze

-- games

-- bounce houses

-- in the cafeteria, concessions including chick-fil-a sandwiches.   

We are also planning on having a quick PTA meeting at 7pm and then starting a movie on the playground as well.

Next Week:

• Our theme will be Fall.  We will learn about informational (non-fiction) books.  
• In math, we will continue our topic on numbers 1-5.
• Our sight word will be “it”.
• Our letters for the week will be “Ll” and “Kk”.  

Have a Great Weekend!!

Mrs. Wenger

Friday Note 9-23-16

FRIDAY NOTE (9/23/16)

Events of the Week:  

Math: In math, we completed our unit on measurement.  We have been using math words, such as length, longest, shortest, height, taller, capacity, weight and so on.  Ask your child to put your family members in order from tallest to shortest.

Language Workshop:  Our theme this week was Colors. We read several color books such as, Rain, Pete the cat I love my white shoes, The day the crayons quit, and Press here.  We’ve been focusing on naming the parts of a book (front cover, back cover and title page).  We also have been learning to name the jobs of both the author (writes the words) and illustrator (draws the pictures).  Look for these assessments in your child’s folder.  As always, if he/she is not proficient in these skills, then please practice them at home because I will reassess at least one more time before the end of the quarter. 

Reading Workshop:  We colored and read simple color books with predictable text. We practiced touching each word as we read. We also introduced buddy reading. We added these books to our book boxes so that we can reread them independently. We also started literacy centers. This is a time where I can meet with small groups to work on individual skills while the rest of the class is working independently on skills.

Writing Workshop:  We started labeling our picture in our reading log. Each day we had a different color word. The students drew a picture of something that color then labeled it with the sounds they heard.

Word Study:  We continued our letter study by learning the letters Cc and Hh.  We worked on identifying each letter, writing it correctly and saying its sound. 

Important Dates:

·         Sept. 26:  Watch DOGS Pizza Night 6:00-8:00 p.m.

     Oct 6: Cox Care Mobile

·         Oct. 17:  No School

·         Oct. 18: Picture Day

     Oct. 18-20:  Parent/Teacher Conferences

     Oct 28: Halloween Party

Our new website and mobile app are now live visit

www.cleverbluejays.org  Our Clever R-V School app is

​​available in the Apple App store and the Google Play store.

SIGHT WORDS

Your child should be able to recognize these words within 3 seconds.  Please practice them at home with your child.   

I               is

like            the 

a               my

Assessment Pages: Please continue to watch for these to be sent home.  Look over these pages carefully.  If your child needs continued practice on a skill, please work on it at home with your child. Thanks!    

Reading Journey

I hope you are finding time each day to read with your child.  Make this a special time for you and your child and have fun!  I love seeing all the pictures of the different places they are reading.  When reading with your children, please encourage them to point out our sight words and letters we have learned.

Next Week:

·        Our theme will be Color Review.  We will focus on the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?.

·        In math, we will begin learning about numbers 1-5.

·        We will focus on the sight word “see”.

·        Our letters will be Ff, Dd.

Have a Great Weekend!!

Mrs. Wenger

Thursday Note

Thursday Note 9-15-16

NO SCHOOL TOMORROW!!!

Events of the Week:

Math:  We finished up our unit on positional words and then started our unit on measurement.  We are learning to compare objects by length.  Next week we will work on comparing by height, capacity, and weight.  

Language Workshop:  This week we read Who Said Red? and began our focus on identifying colors and color words.   We started writing in our reading logs this week.  Each day we focused on one color, drew objects that are that color, and then labeled the picture.  The students did a great job with this new activity.

Reading Workshop:  We continued our unit over reading routines.  This week we learned that the pictures in a book help tell the story and that the pictures match the words.  We also practiced retelling familiar stories to our share partner.

Writing Workshop:  Since we have now finished learning about our classmates by playing the Name Game, we focused on writing our names correctly.  When practicing at home, please make sure the first letter is capitalized and the rest are lowercase.  *Name homework is coming home today.  

Word Study:  Our sight word for this week was “my”.  The letters “Nn” and “Pp” were our letters of the week.  We worked on identifying each letter, writing it correctly, and saying its sound.

Thank you so much to the families who came to Grandparent’s Day!

Important Dates:

• Sept. 16:  No School (Professional development meetings for teachers)
• Sept. 19-23:  FBLA Canned Food Drive.  The class with the most donations wins a prize!  Let’s help those in need!
• Sept. 26:  Watch DOGS Pizza Night 6:00-8:00 p.m.
• Oct. 17:  No School
• Oct. 18-20:  Parent/Teacher Conferences

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Parent-Teacher conferences will be held the week of October 18th.  I will be sending home sign-up information at a later date.  Thanks!

Sight Words

These are the sight words we have learned so far.  Your child should be able to read each of these words.  Please practice them at home with your child.   

I   is   a   the   my

Reading Journey

I hope you are finding time each day to read with your child.  The students are really enjoying seeing all the places their classmates are reading. Feel free to email me pictures and I will share them with the class. When reading with your children, please encourage them to point out our sight words and letters we have learned.

Next Week:

• We will continue to learn about the color words.
• In math, we will continue our unit on measurement.
• We will learn about the letters “Cc” and “Hh”.
• Our sight word will be “like”.

Have a Great Weekend!!

Mrs. Wenger

Attention Dads!

                        Attention All K-4 ‘DADS’ of

                      Clever Elementary Students!

‘Dads and Kids’ Pizza Night Event!

FREE Pizza, Drinks and Fun!

September 26-RSVP 743-4810

Fathers and Father-figures,

On Monday, September 26, from 6:00-8:00 pm we will be having our 1st annual ‘Dads and Kids’ Pizza Night at our school in the cafeteria.  WATCH D.O.G.S.® (Dads Of Great Students) is an innovative program being used by schools across America which helps them to be positively impacted by the committed involvement of fathers and father-figures in their student’s life.  Our goal is to have you spend at least one day this year at the school to be a positive male role model and to provide an extra set of eyes and ears.

Dads, granddads, uncles, step-dads and adult brothers . . . this is your chance to have a night out alone with your student in a fun atmosphere at school.  We will eat first and then have an informational meeting.  Babysitting will be provided on the playground for the students during the meeting.

In order to participate in the WATCH D.O.G.S.® (Dads Of Great Students) program you need to do a few things:  

1. Call 743-4810 to RSVP so we’ll have an accurate head count for the food.
2. Be willing to obtain a background check at a cost of around $43.00.
3. Watch a Safe School Training video.
4. Purchase a WATCH D.O.G.S.® t-shirt (not required).

      Sincerely,

      Renee Ramey, K-4 Principal, 743-4810

      Brian Griffin, Top Dog, 844-6949

      DaLynn Twigg, K-4 Counselor, 743-4810

      Questions?  Call or email R5watchdogs@gmail.com

Friday Note

FRIDAY NOTE (9/09/2016)

Math: In math, we learned about positional words (inside, outside, above, below, behind, left, and right).

Language Workshop: This week we read The Pledge of Allegiance, learned what it meant, and learned about our flag. We also talked about our school pledge and learned about respect.

Reading Workshop:  We continued practicing picking out books and moving to our independent reading spot quietly. We also practiced staying in our reading spot during reading time. We also practiced touching each word as we read. This helps students track the words as they are learning to read independently.

Writing Workshop: This week we practiced correctly forming letters Tt and Gg.  Each day we write a daily message.  As a class we look for sight words, and the letters we are learning that week in the message. We have also introduced spacing, capital letters, and punctuation.   

Word Study: Our sight word for this week was “the”.  Students were able to engage in various Smartboard games to reinforce recognition and the sound the letters Tt and Gg make.

  

Sight Words

I   is   a   the

Important Dates:

• Sept. 9-Grandparents Day 2:30-4:00 *Classrooms will be open during that time as students will be asked to escort their grandparents through the building.  Weather permitting; visitors may park in the open field west of the school as parking around the building may become limited.  Visitors should enter using the K-4 office.  I look forward to seeing you there.
• Sept. 16- No School-Teacher Professional Development Day    

We are working really hard on self help skills in our classroom. Please practice tying shoes and zipping jackets with your child. As these are difficult skills to master.

Reading Journey

 Remember to be working on the reading journey for this quarter!  You can help your child meet their reading goal by reading daily with them.  The students have really enjoyed seeing pictures of classmates reading all over the place. Email me pictures and we will share them during calendar time.  Thank you!

Next Week:

o   We will start a unit about colors.

o   In math we will finish the unit on positional words and start measurement.

o   We will learn about the letters “Nn” and “Pp”.

o   Our sight word will be “my”.

Have a Great Weekend!!

Mrs. Wenger

Book Order

Reminder our first  book order is due tomorrow.! You can send in the order or order online. The link is on the blog.

Friday Note

FRIDAY NOTE 9/2/16

Math: In math, we continued to practice sorting objects.  Students participated in several class activities to practice sorting, classifying, and counting objects.  We practiced sorting objects by color, size and shape using different manipulatives.  We also learned how to make graphs using skittles.  

Language Workshop: This week we continued our All About Me and My Community theme.  Our focus was on families.  We read the book Families are Different and a variety of family books.  We discussed the importance of our families and discovered some similarities and differences that we have.  We realized that all families are different and special.  We talked about common physical, social and emotional needs and how these differ from wants.  We shared our family papers that we filled out and returned.  

Reading Workshop:  We continued our unit over reading routines. We practiced selecting a book, finding a reading spot, and putting books away after IR time . The students love finding unusual places around the room to read.

Writing Workshop: Our sight word for this week was “a”.  Each day we wrote a daily message.  As a class we look for sight words, capital letters, and the letters we are learning in the message. We have also introduced spacing, capital letters and when we use them in a sentence, and punctuation.   

Word Study: This week we practiced correctly forming letters Rr and Ss. Students were able to engage in various Smartboard games to reinforce recognition and the sound the letters Rr and Ss make.    

Important Dates:

• Sept. 5- Labor Day-No School
• Sept. 8- Cox CARE Mobile
• Sept. 9- Book Orders Due
• Sept. 9-Grandparents Day 2:30-4:00 *Classrooms will be open during that time as students will be asked to escort their grandparents through the building.  Weather permitting; visitors may park in the open field west of the school as parking around the building may become limited.  Visitors should enter using the K-4 office entrance or the 5-8 office entrance.  I look forward to seeing you there.
• Sept. 16- No School-Teacher Professional Development Day    

SIGHTWORDS

I       is      a

Reading Journey

Information was sent home yesterday about our Reading Journey.  Be sure to work towards meeting your child’s reading goal by reading daily with them.  Feel free to email me pictures and we will share them during calendar time.  Thank you!

I hope you hear your child coming home each day saying, “We are learning to... (Ex: We are learning to find squares.)  These are the learning targets that we focus on each and every lesson.  These learning targets come from our standards that the state of Missouri requires us to teach in Kindergarten.  Every week we will focus on new skills in reading and math.  

Next Week:

• We will continue our All About Me and My Community theme by focusing on our school, community, and country.  We will learn about the Clever School pledge, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the American flag.
• We will continue playing the Name Game until every student has had a turn.
• In math we will learn about positional words (above, below, behind, left, right, etc.)
• We will learn about the letters “Tt” and “Gg”.
• Our sight word will be “the”.

Have a Great Weekend!!

Mrs. Wenger