Check out our class VOKI!

http://tinyurl.com/zxjb5fjHands are not for hitting VOKI

December 12-16

Christmas time is one of my most favorite times of the year!!! In Reading and Language arts we will be studying the story The Polar Express! We will be doing many actives with this story all week! On Thursday we will be watching the Movie in class to compare the book to the Movie. So in true Polar Express style the students are encouraged to come to school in their Pajamas and they can bring a pillow and/ or a blanket for the viewing of the movie!Please keep in mind that the students still need to wear normal school shoes (no house shoes) for safety in PE and recess.

 On Friday we will have a busy and fun filled day! We will start the day off with a school wide sing-a-long, and our Holiday party party will be 12:00-1:00! Please refer to the school note sent home last week about visitors and party guild-lines.

During our party we will be decorating cone Christmas trees that the students may eat. Warning!! Sugar overload!! lol! I will be needing parent helpers during the party and well as supply's to pull this activity off.

  The supply's needed are as follows:
 * 6 containers of green frosting
 * 4 large bag of M&Ms
 * 4 large bags of Skittles
 * 6 packages of holiday sprinkles
 * Paper plates
 * 3 boxes of juice boxes
 * napkins
 *4 bags of chips
 * 24 cookies

 If you would like to bring additions treats you are welcome to do so as well. Please post in the comments below this post what you would like to contribute to our party. This helps us all see what is needed. I truly appreciate all your help in pulling this fun day off.

Thanksgiving 2016 snack sign up

Kindergarten Thanksgiving “Snack”

In Social Studies, we will be learning about customs and celebrations, with special focus on the story of the first Thanksgiving! On Friday, November 18th, we will have a special snack to reinforce our learning of the first Thanksgiving. We will eat traditional foods that the Pilgrims and Native Americans might have eaten at the first Thanksgiving. Please note, this is NOT a party.

If you would like to donate any items for our "Thanksgiving Snack", please leave a comment below with the item you wish to donate and make sure to include your name. Please send items on or before Thursday, November 17th. Thanks for helping make this day special!

_____ 22 mini pumpkin pies

_____ 2 packages of sliced turkey

_____1 package dried cranberries

_____2 package cheese cubes

_____2 box of Ritz crackers

_____2 bag of popcorn

_____2 bag of Bugles (found in the chip aisle)

_____1 can of whipped cream

_____2 package of plates

Please contact me with any questions. We are looking forward to this learning opportunity! And the delicious food!

October's Kindergarten News

What are learning this month:

Math- Coins, Numbers 11-20, Graphs

Science- Sound, Light & Heat Energy

Social Studies- Chronological Order

Language Arts- Writing labels, personal narratives

Reading- All letters/sounds, CVC words, Character & setting 

Important dates:

Oct. 3rd- No School

Oct. 10th- No school

Oct. 17TH- Literacy Night

Oct. 24th- Picture Day

Oct. 28th- Storybook Parade our book is Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy Buttons (more info to come about costumes! )

Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 21-25th

Interested in fun websites that reinforce our learning at school? Try these out!

www.starfall.com

www.abcya.com

Reminder: Breakfast is served in the classroom starting at 7:30 a.m. and stops at 7:50.

Students are tardy at 8 a.m.

Hello!  My name is Mrs. Loftin.  I'm looking forward to another year as a Kindergarten teacher .  This will be my 8^th year teaching at Castleberry Elementary and I am excited to make this my best year yet!

the last week of school news!!

I hope everyone has had a great Memorial weekend! I just wanted to send out some information about what is going on this week! Money donations for the Pizza Party is needed by Tuesday please.

Tuesday/ tomorrow: is Field Day!! It’s going to be hot! Student should wear classroom tee shirts, shorts, and tennis shoes! Put on sunscreen and bring a towel! 12:45-2:35 pm: Outside Events  Even if it rains we will still had Field day! We now have a plan in place for inside events if needed!

Wednesday: we will have a normal school day. Your child will start bringing home some of their supply's so please clean out their backpacks each night!

Thursday: this is our end of year party. We will be playing games and having fun together!! We will be having a sack lunch for our lunch time so send you child with a small lunch or a cafeteria sack lunch will be ordered this is because our scheduled lunch is before our "party time". We will be having pizza delivered and having chips and other snacks durning our allotted party time.

I appreciate all of you! I have enjoyed my year with your child! Each student has grown and learned so much this year. I truly will miss your sweet child, each one has made a lasting impact on my heart that I will treasure!

Thank you!

I'm JUST a teacher!

We have HABITATS!!!

The class has worked hard creating Habitats with their family's! Check out the amazing work that came into class today!!!!

May Homework calendar

May newsletter

Kindergarten News for May

CE Spotlight!

 Thanks to our awesome music teacher, Mrs. Hunt for all her hard work putting together our FANTASTIC performance! 

What is going on in class! 

Reading

We are learning about Fairy Tales and Folk tales! We are reviewing how to read CVC and CVCC

words. 

Writing

We are learning to write a friendly letter, and small moments. 

Math

We are learning to add/subtract to 20, measurement, and personal financial literacy!

Social Studies

We are learning how to compare the past and the present, and how to use a timeline. 

Science

We are learning about animal HABITATS! We will be researching the desert, ocean, forest, arctic, and grasslands!

Important Dates & Reminders

May 2-6th : Teacher Appreciation week
May 5^th:  Cinco de Mayo Program at 5:30 in the cafeteria

May 13th: Early Release at 1:15.

May 16th: Kindergarten Graduation Program at 5:30 in the Cafeteria. Please dress your child in dressy clothes.

May 17th : Field Day! Please send your child wearing shorts, tennis shoes, and their class t-shirt. Please also send a water bottle labeled with your child’s name, and a towel. J

May 19^th: CISD Art Show

May 20th: COW Day (Career Day)! Please send your child wearing their class t-shirt.

May 27^th: Kindergarten Fine Arts Fun Day! 

Thursday, June 2^nd is our last day of school! We have made so many wonderful memories with our classes! We are so proud to see them move on to first grade! There will be no parties on the last day of school. There will be an early release at 1:15 that day. Have a great SUMMER! 

Butterfly's !!

Our Butterfly's are starting to hatch!!

April Homework calendar

April Homework  

Remember to read every night!

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
				1    No Homework! Enjoy the weekend!
4 Writing: Write a sentence or two about a book that you have read.	5 Language Arts: Make a list of words that begin with th. Write these words down and circle or underline the th sound in each word. Example: that, this, the, etc.	6 Science: Make a list or draw and label pictures of things that plants need to survive.	7 Social Studies: Talk to your parents about what their job is? Ask them what they do at their job and why they think it is important? What technology do they use for their job?	8      No Homework! Enjoy the weekend!
11 PE: Show your parents one of the field day games you have been working on in PE. Practice one of those games at home.	12 Math: Practice writing numbers from 1 up to 32. Check and make sure that none of your numbers are facing backwards! J	13 Science: Make a list or draw and label pictures of things that animals need to survive.	14 Writing: Write a sentence or two about a book that you have read.	15      No Homework! Enjoy the weekend!
18 Math: Practice counting to 123 or higher if you can. Tell me how high you counted tomorrow in class!	19 Writing: Write a sentence or two about a book that you have read.	20 PE: Show your parents one of the field day games you have been working on in PE. Practice one of those games at home.	21 Handwriting: “Earth Day” was yesterday. What things can we do to keep the earth clean? Make a list or write a sentence.	22    No Homework! Enjoy the weekend!
25 Writing: Write a sentence with spaces and using punctuation at the end (a period or question mark).	26 Math: Practice writing numbers from 1 up to 32. Check and make sure that none of your numbers are facing backwards! J	27 Writing: Write a sentence or two about a book that you have read.	28 PE: Show your parents one of the field day games you have been working on in PE. Practice one of those games at home.	29   No Homework! Enjoy the weekend!