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Look What's Happening In Kindergarten HELP US STAY WELL  The flu and cold season has gotten off to a busy start and I am sure it will be just a matter of time before we are affected by it in some way. To help keep it somewhat of a minor issue, we are trying to wash our hands with SOAP and WATER as often as we can before snack, before lunch, and after using the bathroom. We also encourage students when they need to cough to make sure they are using their hands or shirt sleeve to cough into. Please also remember when your child is absent from school for any reason to send a absence note to school the day he/she return to school. How Are Things Going? We have gotten off to a great start! The students are eager to learn and seem to enjoy coming to school. Each day is busy with lots of fun and exciting learning opportunities. Parental support and encouragement is appreciated so that each child hears and learns all they can in the short time we have together in the year. We have started Share Time and the students seem to really enjoy trying to guess what their classmates bring to school on their special day. They look forward to hearing the clues written on paper to figure out what is hidden in their classmate's secret bag. Please remember to help your child bring something on their day and thanks for your support in this special activity.
Grayson Phillips was only with us for one week. She had moved back to Rocky Mount where her family's home has not sold. We wish her well and look forward to new adventures in class daily.  AR Reading Celebration Plant A Seed .....READ The schoolwide AR celebration was held on Friday, September 11th. The day began with a music and instrumental celebration outside in front of the school. Mr. Miller and Dr. Lingle-Linder tried their skill at riding a tractor. After the outdoor festivities we went inside to the media center where Mr. Robert and one of his colleagues from the Rowan Public Library shared a story with us. They used students and puppets to tell the story The Enormous Turnip. From there we went outside to learn about bees from Buddy the Bee Man and sampled some honey. He gave us some candy made from honey. Before lunch we went inside to use the new slimline computers in the computer lab. We use the program, "Kidspix" to click and drag pictures of healthy foods. We ate lunch in the classroom while watching the schoolwide movie, The Secret Garden for the whole school on the television. After eating lunch, we went outside to play on the playground before the afternoon AR activities started. In the afternoon, Mrs. Paula Sloop and Mrs. Claire Watts helped learn a reading slogan. Mr. Doug Byrd and Mrs. Sara Misenheimer helped us decorate bookmarks. Before the day ended, we listened to our own cafeteria manager, Mrs. Wanda Pender and some of the Rowan County Schools cafeteria staff talk to us about healthy foods and some foods which grow in the ground. We got to sample watermelon and carrots. It was a GREAT way to kickoff our schoolwide reading theme for the year and look forward to each child reaching their AR reading goal each quarter this school year. Help Me Reach My AR Goal All kindergarten students wanting to attend the first quarter AR reward must read 25 books or more for this quarter. There will be a 50% club, 100% club, and 150% club. Those students who read 13 books (half of the 25) by Tuesday, September 29th or before will get their name added to the 50% club. Those students who read 25 books by Tuesday, November 10th or before will get their name added to the 100% club. Those students who read 25 books plus an additional 13 for a total of 38 books for 150% will get their name added to the 150% club. Those students who reach their AR goal each of the four quarters will be attending a year end AR celebration at Patterson Farm in June 2010. Accelerated Reader 50% Club Victoria A. Emily B. Chase A. Caelyn M. Rianna C. Madison B. Brooklyn B. Nadelyn W. Trey B. Ty L. Samuel M. Julia W.
We try to have our snack daily at 11:00 Mondays - Mancini Monday - 1:45 pm Wednedays - Music with Mrs. Gunther - 10:00 - 10:30 Wednesdays - Art with Mrs. Beard - 10:30 - 11:00 Thursdays - Media with Mrs. Scruggs 9:25 - 9:55 or Guidance with Mrs. Graff Fridays - PE with Mrs. Mitchem 12:30 - 1:00 Lunch is at 1:00 daily in the cafeteria. Parents or visitors wanting to eat lunch with us are encouraged to arrive by 1:00 and can meet us in the cafeteria. We are the very last classes to eat lunch and so after we get through the line, the cafeteria staff quickly start to clean up so they can finish their day by 2:00. If you arrive after 1:00 pm, you will be too late to go through the line for a plate lunch.  Character Education Rules Each month two students will be chosen by their classmates as those who show a particular behavior or character trait as seen in class and around the school. These Good Citizens will be invited to attend a special monthly luncheon hosted by our school guidance counselor, Mrs. Christa Graff. They will be recognized in The Salisbury Post and in our own monthly newsletter. Below are the character traits for the year and students selected by their peers: September - Politeness - Rianna C. and Victoria A. October - Self Discipline - Tyler P. and Jennifer M. November - Respect December - Responsibility - January - Good Judgement - February - Courage - March - Integrity - April - Kindness - May Perserverance -  Star Students of the Week Congratulations!!!! Each week a student will be chosen as the class Star Student of the Week. Below are the weeks and the students chosen: September 21 25 - Trey B. September 28 - October 2 - Madison B. October 6 - 9 - Emma P. October 12 - 16 - Victoria A. October 19 - 23 -Chase A. October 27 - 30 - We will be using the leftovers we have in class November 3 - 6 - Ty L. New Addition to Our Class We added a new character to our class this week. Our friendly bear named "Millbridge the Bear" will be coming home with your child for a weekend this school year. He will come home with his very own bookbag and a notebook. We are asking each child who brings him home to take good care of him and write in his special journal about his weekend adventureseach day while he is away at your house. We would also like for you to take some pictures to show us what Millbridge and your child did over the weekend. We understand it will take time to develop pictures; therefore, please leave room in Millbridge's journals for pictures. We will make sure they get placed inside his journal. Class Wish List books, books, books Large Halloween stickers Halloween foam cutouts from Michael's, A C Moore, or Hobby Lobby copy paper or cardstock (white or colored) We use colored cardstock for game boards and other things We use the colored copy paper for our newsletters and parent notes Halloween pencils Treats for candy box Treasures for our treasure box (dollar store, happy meals, etc) socks for dry erase board erasers Gift cards to buy classroom supplies: Target, Barnes and Noble, WalMart, Just the Thing (teacher store in Salisbury), Creative Teaching Aids (teacher store in Salisbury), Staples, Office Max, Office Depot, etc |
