Happy Birthday Lennox!

Star of the Day: Chris
Today we read a couple versions of The Gingerbread Man and practiced reciting the pocket chart "Run Run, as fast as you can. You can't catch me I'm the Gingerbread Man!" We also celebrated Lennox's birthday. His mom came in to read The Rainbow Fish and we sang him a special happy birthday song.

Meet the Students of Room 4

I had a request for pictures (with names) as students and parents are trying to learn students.. What a great idea! Here you go (click to enlarge):

The Kissing Hand

This morning, during attendance we said hello in Chinese. Nai Ho! We filled in our birthday chart, and sorted which kids were 4 or 5. We also reread The Kissing Hand and made necklaces by tracing our own hands, and decorating with a heart and beads on our strings. Students learned how to say "I Love You" in sign language.

Newsletter: Week 1

Room 4 News
Friday, August 28, 2009
Miss Wagenaar

Reminders/Notices:
•Thank you to everyone who attended Back to School Night! It was great to meet all of you. If you still have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to ask me! If you missed Back to School Night, please feel free to email or call me with any questions you may have.
•Thank you for all the Let’s Find Out and Cooking donations I have received so far!
•Please return all forms that have been given to you by me and the school as soon as possible. These include: permission slip, technology usage agreement, parent survey, etc.
•We will begin our regular schedule next week; please remember that your child will be eating lunch at school, so they will need to either have a lunch or lunch money (or money in their account) starting on Monday. Dismissal times are as follows: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 2:00; Wednesday 1:10.

This Week:
We focused a LOT on our routines and procedures. We practiced walking in a line, sitting quietly on the carpet, “taking a knee” when the recess bell rings, and being kind to others. This week, we have been working on building our classroom community and feeling comfortable in the classroom. We learned how to say hello in Spanish (hola) and Chinese (nei ho). We have read stories such as: Owen by Kevin Henkes, Owl Babies by Martin Waddell, Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten by Joseph Slate, and The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn. We made Kissing Hand Necklaces and learned how to say “I love you” in sign language.Ask your child what their favorite story we read was this week and why!

Next Week:
We will begin using what will become our daily routine. The students will come in in the morning and have a seat on the carpet. They will also begin using their attendance cards and we will choose a “Star of the Day”. I will explain these in detail in the next newsletter. We will also have our first assembly!

Questions to ask your child:
1.What do you do when the recess bell rings? (Freeze and take a knee)
2.What was your favorite activity last week?

Name Art

Today we continued to practice procedures and routines. We read Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See? and then I shared your art from Back to School Night with your children. They had a good time looking around the classroom to locate the items you had drawn. Our literacy/art activity was creating name art, using white glue and small construction paper squares. Here they are, displayed in our classroom :)

Wish List

I forgot to mention at Back To School Night our classroom Wishlist. It is posted inside our door, and can be visited and filled at any time. Here's a peek at what is currently on the list

Thank you again for attending Back To School Night this evening!

Room 4 Gets Ready for Kindergarten

Today we read Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten and completed our own pages for a class book. (These are now displayed in our classroom)

We also introduced a few new choice activities: Tools, Puzzles, and Dress Up

Flop Flop Flop...

We used crayons, scissors, and glue sticks to make Froggy Puppets after reading Froggy Goes to School

Third Time's a Charm

Our 2009-2010 looks like it's off to a good start!