Hello parents,
We apologize for not being able to update the blog for the past couple weeks! End of the school is right around the corner, and we have been working hard!
This will be the last week that we are spending time with books. It has been a joy to see the children reading and sounding out words. I hope you had fun reading at home with your child too.
We have several events coming up! Children's day performances will be on Wednesday, May 28th and the field trip to Sea Side Lagoon we hope we be Thursday, 29th
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Thursday, April 24, 2014
We are finished with the letter books officially!
Hello parents!
There are only 29 days of school left! The time went by so fast this year! yikes.
Now that we are finished with the letterbooks, we will be spending time with a book a week for the next couple weeks. Each class will start with a different book and we will rotate.
Room. 5 will be reading "Go, Dog Go!"
Room. 6 will be reading "Are you my Mother?"
Room. 7 will be reading "If you give a mouse a cookie"
If you have any of these book at home, please start reading it with your child over the weekend.
In Maria's class, she will be discussing seeds next week.
In Florita's class, she will be discussing money, especially coins.
In Fanahi's class, she will be working on writing with the students.
As always, if you have any questions, concerns, and/or comments, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Florita, Fanahi, and Maria
There are only 29 days of school left! The time went by so fast this year! yikes.
Now that we are finished with the letterbooks, we will be spending time with a book a week for the next couple weeks. Each class will start with a different book and we will rotate.
Room. 5 will be reading "Go, Dog Go!"
Room. 6 will be reading "Are you my Mother?"
Room. 7 will be reading "If you give a mouse a cookie"
If you have any of these book at home, please start reading it with your child over the weekend.
In Maria's class, she will be discussing seeds next week.
In Florita's class, she will be discussing money, especially coins.
In Fanahi's class, she will be working on writing with the students.
As always, if you have any questions, concerns, and/or comments, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Florita, Fanahi, and Maria
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Easter Break!
Hello parents!
Easter Break is just around the corner! We hope you will have a nice and relaxing one, we all deserve it!
As Earth Day is approaching, we will be doing various activities talking about what we can do for our mother earth. We would like you to talk with your children at home about what they can do for earth such as recycling. We want them to be aware that though it may seem little, we all play a part in helping the earth to get better! To raise the awareness and educate our children, over the break please talk with your children about the drought issue we are facing now. You can direct your conversation to things the children see around them, especially when you go to the super market and noticing the prices on fresh fruit. Please talk with them about how we can save water due to the drought and what may happen if we run of water. Yikes :(
When we come back for the break, we will spend a week for review week. There will be daily homework but no weekly homework for now :)
That's all for now, have a fantastic week off! enjoy the beautiful sun and relax with your beautiful children. We all deserve it after working hard every day!
Florita, Fanahi, and Maria
Easter Break is just around the corner! We hope you will have a nice and relaxing one, we all deserve it!
As Earth Day is approaching, we will be doing various activities talking about what we can do for our mother earth. We would like you to talk with your children at home about what they can do for earth such as recycling. We want them to be aware that though it may seem little, we all play a part in helping the earth to get better! To raise the awareness and educate our children, over the break please talk with your children about the drought issue we are facing now. You can direct your conversation to things the children see around them, especially when you go to the super market and noticing the prices on fresh fruit. Please talk with them about how we can save water due to the drought and what may happen if we run of water. Yikes :(
When we come back for the break, we will spend a week for review week. There will be daily homework but no weekly homework for now :)
That's all for now, have a fantastic week off! enjoy the beautiful sun and relax with your beautiful children. We all deserve it after working hard every day!
Florita, Fanahi, and Maria
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Happy April!
Hello parents!
Happy April! (can you hear Spring Break coming up! Whoo hoo!)
We spent a week with /x/ and /y/, and as you might have guessed, we will learn about /z/, the last letter of the letter books! (Can you believe how fast it went?!)
Thank you so much for those of you who sent in the box project early! They look fabulous, we are so excited to hear all about it from the students!
We are spending time with "Read it! Draw it! and Solve it!". It enhances on the prior knowledge and we are practicing writing complete equations.
In Maria's class, we are learning about seeds. It has been a great experience to have the garden right in front of our classes to see how they have been growing!
We have one more week until Spring Break! We can do this!
Hang in there,
Florita, Fanahi, and Maria
Happy April! (can you hear Spring Break coming up! Whoo hoo!)
We spent a week with /x/ and /y/, and as you might have guessed, we will learn about /z/, the last letter of the letter books! (Can you believe how fast it went?!)
Thank you so much for those of you who sent in the box project early! They look fabulous, we are so excited to hear all about it from the students!
We are spending time with "Read it! Draw it! and Solve it!". It enhances on the prior knowledge and we are practicing writing complete equations.
In Maria's class, we are learning about seeds. It has been a great experience to have the garden right in front of our classes to see how they have been growing!
We have one more week until Spring Break! We can do this!
Hang in there,
Florita, Fanahi, and Maria
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Good bye March ! Hello April!
Hello parents!
Wow, can you believe it? We are saying bye to March already!! The students have been working so hard and we are so proud to see the growth. Thank you for being so supportive.
We have only TWO more letter books to go. We will study /x/AND /y/ next week but we will not divide it up for two weeks like we did with /k/ and /q/. We will spend one week with /x/ and /y/.
Since there is no school on Monday, we will send home the Monday homework tomorrow along with the weekly and the story.
There is a special project due next Friday! You can take the advantage of the 3-Day weekend and get started on it early! We will be talking about recycling in the classrooms (especially during Mixing in Maria's class), and the students should use recycled materials to make a special box. It is due on April 4th, Friday.
The students will do a short presentation on the box they make. They will have to answer three questions and write them as well. Please have them write the question and the answer on a lined paper and turn it in with the box. The students will have to stand in front of the class and answer the three questions.
Thank you for your support! We only have a few more months left of Kindergarten. Let's get ready for first grade together.
Warmly,
Florita, Fanahi, and Maria
Wow, can you believe it? We are saying bye to March already!! The students have been working so hard and we are so proud to see the growth. Thank you for being so supportive.
We have only TWO more letter books to go. We will study /x/AND /y/ next week but we will not divide it up for two weeks like we did with /k/ and /q/. We will spend one week with /x/ and /y/.
Since there is no school on Monday, we will send home the Monday homework tomorrow along with the weekly and the story.
There is a special project due next Friday! You can take the advantage of the 3-Day weekend and get started on it early! We will be talking about recycling in the classrooms (especially during Mixing in Maria's class), and the students should use recycled materials to make a special box. It is due on April 4th, Friday.
The students will do a short presentation on the box they make. They will have to answer three questions and write them as well. Please have them write the question and the answer on a lined paper and turn it in with the box. The students will have to stand in front of the class and answer the three questions.
Thank you for your support! We only have a few more months left of Kindergarten. Let's get ready for first grade together.
Warmly,
Florita, Fanahi, and Maria
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Hello parents!
Can you believe that we only have a few more weeks of March left? March is going by so fast!
We started the Breakfast in the Classroom program this week. The children will eat breakfast in the morning, so please send snack for the student to eat at 9:50. It is a long time for them to go on without food!
This week, we wrapped up our /K/ and /Q/. Next week, we will be learning about the letter /J/.
Please continue to practice the story reading with your child daily when it comes home on Fridays!
In Maria's class, we will learn about how trees grow/ life cycle of an oak tree.
In Florita's class, we are reviewing time and learning about measuring.
Please continue to practice reading, telling time, and retaining the sounds that we learned we have so far. We only have a few more letters left and we will move on to having books weekly. More details on that later when the time comes! ^^
Thank you for all the support! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any of us.
Florita, Fanahi, and Maria
Can you believe that we only have a few more weeks of March left? March is going by so fast!
We started the Breakfast in the Classroom program this week. The children will eat breakfast in the morning, so please send snack for the student to eat at 9:50. It is a long time for them to go on without food!
This week, we wrapped up our /K/ and /Q/. Next week, we will be learning about the letter /J/.
Please continue to practice the story reading with your child daily when it comes home on Fridays!
In Maria's class, we will learn about how trees grow/ life cycle of an oak tree.
In Florita's class, we are reviewing time and learning about measuring.
Please continue to practice reading, telling time, and retaining the sounds that we learned we have so far. We only have a few more letters left and we will move on to having books weekly. More details on that later when the time comes! ^^
Thank you for all the support! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any of us.
Florita, Fanahi, and Maria
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
March comes in like a lion but leaves like a lamb!
Keep working on the letters /K /and /Q/. Again, we are spending one more week on the /Q/ so please keep the weekly sheet and the story!
In Maria's class, we are focusing on March and Spring.
In Florita's class, we are continuing with learning how to read time! Please continue to practice with your child at home.
We have one more session with Chess. We have been spending 20 minutes weekly with our wonderful chess teachers! The children will get the opportunity to have chess throughout the year once they go to first grade, so don't worry!
Just a heads up, we only have a few more letters left for our letter books. Once we finish the letter books, we will read books. The system will work the same as the letter books, there will be a weekly sheet and a group of focus words. More detailed informations will be posted once the time comes.
As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are always here for you.
Cheerfully,
Florita, Fanahi, and Maria.
Keep working on the letters /K /and /Q/. Again, we are spending one more week on the /Q/ so please keep the weekly sheet and the story!
In Maria's class, we are focusing on March and Spring.
In Florita's class, we are continuing with learning how to read time! Please continue to practice with your child at home.
We have one more session with Chess. We have been spending 20 minutes weekly with our wonderful chess teachers! The children will get the opportunity to have chess throughout the year once they go to first grade, so don't worry!
Just a heads up, we only have a few more letters left for our letter books. Once we finish the letter books, we will read books. The system will work the same as the letter books, there will be a weekly sheet and a group of focus words. More detailed informations will be posted once the time comes.
As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are always here for you.
Cheerfully,
Florita, Fanahi, and Maria.
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Happy March!
Hello parents!
Happy March to you all! The weather has been so beautiful lately, we hope you all are enjoying this beautiful weather :)
We had a last day of chess during lunch today! The students played each other!!!! it was SO exciting to see. We'll have another special chance to play during "grandparents and special friends' day" so if you have not turned in your form and the donation, please do so !! The students had so much fun and they were so engaged in the game!! I hope you have been hearing about all the good things. If you would like more information about the company and/or want to purchase the chessboard, please go to <www.chesstrain.org>
This week we studied the letter /w/. Next week, we are going to spend TWO weeks on /k/ AND /q/. We will keep the weekly homework for TWO weeks, so please keep it in a safe place. The weekly homework will be due in two weeks as well.
In Maria's class, we have been learning about the different weather. We will continue with the weather unit!
In Florita's class, we are learning about telling time! Please help your child practicing reading the clock at home.
Thank you so much for all of your hard work and support. We truly appreciate it!
Cheerfully,
Florita, Fanahi, and Maria
Happy March to you all! The weather has been so beautiful lately, we hope you all are enjoying this beautiful weather :)
We had a last day of chess during lunch today! The students played each other!!!! it was SO exciting to see. We'll have another special chance to play during "grandparents and special friends' day" so if you have not turned in your form and the donation, please do so !! The students had so much fun and they were so engaged in the game!! I hope you have been hearing about all the good things. If you would like more information about the company and/or want to purchase the chessboard, please go to <www.chesstrain.org>
This week we studied the letter /w/. Next week, we are going to spend TWO weeks on /k/ AND /q/. We will keep the weekly homework for TWO weeks, so please keep it in a safe place. The weekly homework will be due in two weeks as well.
In Maria's class, we have been learning about the different weather. We will continue with the weather unit!
In Florita's class, we are learning about telling time! Please help your child practicing reading the clock at home.
Thank you so much for all of your hard work and support. We truly appreciate it!
Cheerfully,
Florita, Fanahi, and Maria
Thursday, February 27, 2014
We are saying good bye to February!
Hello parents!
February is coming to an end! we are excited for March. Are you?
This week we worked on the letter /v/. Next week, we'll work on the letter /w/.
The weekly homework sheet will be coming home tomorrow. Next week, we'll work on word families! (just a heads-up :] )
In Maria's class, we will learn about weather! Please talk with your children about different weather and the characteristics of it.
In Florita's class, we are working with calendar writing and number sentences.
Have a great weekend!
- Florita, Fanahi and Maria
February is coming to an end! we are excited for March. Are you?
This week we worked on the letter /v/. Next week, we'll work on the letter /w/.
The weekly homework sheet will be coming home tomorrow. Next week, we'll work on word families! (just a heads-up :] )
In Maria's class, we will learn about weather! Please talk with your children about different weather and the characteristics of it.
In Florita's class, we are working with calendar writing and number sentences.
Have a great weekend!
- Florita, Fanahi and Maria
Friday, February 21, 2014
Happy Friday!
Hello parents!
Happy friday :) We had a great week, we hope you had a great one too.
This week, we learned about the letter /p/. Next week, we'll learn about the letter /v/.
As always, please spend time with your children at home reading the stories! Practice makes perfect :)
In Maria's class, we spent time learning about different presidents. We will finish the unit next week.
In Florita's class, we learned about graphs and time. We will continue with time and start learning about coins soon.
We understand that there is a lot of work to be finished during the week and over the weekend. If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to contact one of us.
Thank you always for your support.
- Florita, Fanahi and Maria.
Special shout out to all room parents for coming in and spending time with the children for the inspirational item!! They ALL looks so wonderful. Thank you to everyone!
AND to the garden committee for picking vegetables with the classes. We have not had the chance to go around to everyone yet, but we had a chance to eat them today and it was delicious! Thank you so much!
Happy friday :) We had a great week, we hope you had a great one too.
This week, we learned about the letter /p/. Next week, we'll learn about the letter /v/.
As always, please spend time with your children at home reading the stories! Practice makes perfect :)
In Maria's class, we spent time learning about different presidents. We will finish the unit next week.
In Florita's class, we learned about graphs and time. We will continue with time and start learning about coins soon.
We understand that there is a lot of work to be finished during the week and over the weekend. If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to contact one of us.
Thank you always for your support.
- Florita, Fanahi and Maria.
Special shout out to all room parents for coming in and spending time with the children for the inspirational item!! They ALL looks so wonderful. Thank you to everyone!
AND to the garden committee for picking vegetables with the classes. We have not had the chance to go around to everyone yet, but we had a chance to eat them today and it was delicious! Thank you so much!
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Happy Valentine's Day!
Happy Valentine's day kindergarten families!
Love is in the air at CMCS <3
Happy three day weekend! We hope you will take the time to relax and enjoy spending time with your families.
This week we studied the letter /m/. Next week we'll study the letter /p/.
Monday night's homework will be coming home with the weekly sheet and the story tomorrow! please remember to turn it in on Tuesday :)
In Florita's class, we have been studying graphs as well as number sentences.
In Maria's class, we are studying about the presidents in honor of president's day on Monday.
As always, please continue to work with your children at home. It is music to our ears when we listen to the students reading aloud these days! It is so wonderful to see the progress in everyone in kindergarten!
Have a fantastic three day weekend.
Cheers,
Florita, Fanahi, and Maria :)
Love is in the air at CMCS <3
Happy three day weekend! We hope you will take the time to relax and enjoy spending time with your families.
This week we studied the letter /m/. Next week we'll study the letter /p/.
Monday night's homework will be coming home with the weekly sheet and the story tomorrow! please remember to turn it in on Tuesday :)
In Florita's class, we have been studying graphs as well as number sentences.
In Maria's class, we are studying about the presidents in honor of president's day on Monday.
As always, please continue to work with your children at home. It is music to our ears when we listen to the students reading aloud these days! It is so wonderful to see the progress in everyone in kindergarten!
Have a fantastic three day weekend.
Cheers,
Florita, Fanahi, and Maria :)
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Love is in the air !
Hello parents!
Wow, it's only the first week of February and it feels like its middle of march already!
February is such a busy month for us, it's the African American History month and we have been talking about that in our classes. It is also Valentine's day soon! Last but not least, it is president's day soon as well right after Valentine's day.
quick reminder, if your child is sending home a valentine, please DO NOT put any names on the envelop! It makes it much easier for us to pass them out :) Thank you for our cooperation.
This week we learned about the letter /n/. Next week, we'll learn about the letter /m/.
In Maria's class, we spent time learning about presidents as well as famous African-Americans. We will continue this unit until the end of February.
In Florita's class, we are continuing with subtraction equations as well as continuing with the graphs.
Please remember to review with your child at home, especially with the stories that are coming home!
Thank you for all your help!
- Fanahi, Floriata, and Maria :)
Wow, it's only the first week of February and it feels like its middle of march already!
February is such a busy month for us, it's the African American History month and we have been talking about that in our classes. It is also Valentine's day soon! Last but not least, it is president's day soon as well right after Valentine's day.
quick reminder, if your child is sending home a valentine, please DO NOT put any names on the envelop! It makes it much easier for us to pass them out :) Thank you for our cooperation.
This week we learned about the letter /n/. Next week, we'll learn about the letter /m/.
In Maria's class, we spent time learning about presidents as well as famous African-Americans. We will continue this unit until the end of February.
In Florita's class, we are continuing with subtraction equations as well as continuing with the graphs.
Please remember to review with your child at home, especially with the stories that are coming home!
Thank you for all your help!
- Fanahi, Floriata, and Maria :)
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Whale Watching
Hello Parents!
We had a FANTASTIC time during our field trip! Though the weather was foggy, we saw so many whales, it was the best whale watching trip we had EVER. It was so amazing to see the whales coming up to breathe, they even showed us their flukes. It was so great! Thank you for all the parents to joined us and helped us out. Your help was very appreciated.
Couple announcements,
We are having our Lunar New Year festival today and we will be talking about it in our classes. Please ask your children when they come home about what they learned.
We have our 100th day of school coming up! If you have not turned in the project, please do so. We got a couple already and they look fabulous!
We have chess every THURSDAY for 20 minutes during rest time. We have an awesome teacher who comes to the room every week and the students are so engaged! Also, the students will have a chance to participate in chess club as they get older. The students are just starting out, but it's very exciting to see how engaged the students are in chess! We can't to see them play.
To find out more about the program, you can go to the program's website, www.chesstrain.org. You can also order different chess boards from their website if you wish to do so.
Next week we will be learning about the letter /N/. As always, please practice the story at home with your child as well as all the letters (and their sounds) we have learned so far. It is important to review as the students are learning new letters.
Thank you so much for your help and support.
Florita, Fanahi and Maria.
We had a FANTASTIC time during our field trip! Though the weather was foggy, we saw so many whales, it was the best whale watching trip we had EVER. It was so amazing to see the whales coming up to breathe, they even showed us their flukes. It was so great! Thank you for all the parents to joined us and helped us out. Your help was very appreciated.
Couple announcements,
We are having our Lunar New Year festival today and we will be talking about it in our classes. Please ask your children when they come home about what they learned.
We have our 100th day of school coming up! If you have not turned in the project, please do so. We got a couple already and they look fabulous!
We have chess every THURSDAY for 20 minutes during rest time. We have an awesome teacher who comes to the room every week and the students are so engaged! Also, the students will have a chance to participate in chess club as they get older. The students are just starting out, but it's very exciting to see how engaged the students are in chess! We can't to see them play.
To find out more about the program, you can go to the program's website, www.chesstrain.org. You can also order different chess boards from their website if you wish to do so.
Next week we will be learning about the letter /N/. As always, please practice the story at home with your child as well as all the letters (and their sounds) we have learned so far. It is important to review as the students are learning new letters.
Thank you so much for your help and support.
Florita, Fanahi and Maria.
Thursday, January 23, 2014
R is for Rabbit!
Hello Parents!
Next week is our exciting whale watching field trip! We heard that it has been the best whale watching season, we are excited to go! Please keep your fingers crossed for us to see some whales.
If you signed up to come with us, you'll be getting a reminder with direction to the place. Please meet us there. More details to follow on Monday.
If you have not paid yet (either for your student and/or for yourself) please do so ASAP.
Next week we will be studying the letter /r/.
This week's reading deals with Ed and his colors. Please review the story with your child at home!
In Maria's class, we are discussing the Lunar New Year as well as finishing up the unit on Dr. Martin Luther King.
In Florita's class, we are reviewing subtraction and we will be starting time soon.
As always, if you have any questions, please write a note to us! we will be more than happy to answer any questions you have.
Thank you always for your support!
Florita, Fanahi and Maria
Next week is our exciting whale watching field trip! We heard that it has been the best whale watching season, we are excited to go! Please keep your fingers crossed for us to see some whales.
If you signed up to come with us, you'll be getting a reminder with direction to the place. Please meet us there. More details to follow on Monday.
If you have not paid yet (either for your student and/or for yourself) please do so ASAP.
Next week we will be studying the letter /r/.
This week's reading deals with Ed and his colors. Please review the story with your child at home!
In Maria's class, we are discussing the Lunar New Year as well as finishing up the unit on Dr. Martin Luther King.
In Florita's class, we are reviewing subtraction and we will be starting time soon.
As always, if you have any questions, please write a note to us! we will be more than happy to answer any questions you have.
Thank you always for your support!
Florita, Fanahi and Maria
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Welcome back!
Welcome back to school parents!
We hope everyone had a nice three weeks off. The weather has been a little bit funky, make sure your children dress in layers! You know it gets SUPER HOT up here!
This week we learned about the letter /u/.
Next week, we'll learn about the letter /b/.
It is so important that the students practice reading the story EVERY SINGLE DAY. Please keep reviewing the sounds of the letters that we have studied so far. It will come in handy.
In Maria's class, the students have been learning about Dr. Martin Luther King. The students will also learn about the Lunar New Year in two weeks.
In Florita's class, the students are learning about "take away". They are continuing with number sentences and word problems with pictures.
Please continue to work with your children at home. We have been seeing a lot of improvements but it's crucial that they keep reviewing at home.
We have our second field trip coming up soon! Please remember that this trip has limited seating on the boat for the parents. Also, please keep in mind, it is first come first serve. If you would like to join us, please let your teacher know ASAP. We'll find out if we can get more space on the boat and if we do, we'll let you know!
As always, thank you for your cooperation.
Florita, Fanahi and Maria.
We hope everyone had a nice three weeks off. The weather has been a little bit funky, make sure your children dress in layers! You know it gets SUPER HOT up here!
This week we learned about the letter /u/.
Next week, we'll learn about the letter /b/.
It is so important that the students practice reading the story EVERY SINGLE DAY. Please keep reviewing the sounds of the letters that we have studied so far. It will come in handy.
In Maria's class, the students have been learning about Dr. Martin Luther King. The students will also learn about the Lunar New Year in two weeks.
In Florita's class, the students are learning about "take away". They are continuing with number sentences and word problems with pictures.
Please continue to work with your children at home. We have been seeing a lot of improvements but it's crucial that they keep reviewing at home.
We have our second field trip coming up soon! Please remember that this trip has limited seating on the boat for the parents. Also, please keep in mind, it is first come first serve. If you would like to join us, please let your teacher know ASAP. We'll find out if we can get more space on the boat and if we do, we'll let you know!
As always, thank you for your cooperation.
Florita, Fanahi and Maria.
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