Funny Story

First, I must say that I'm feeling like a bad person. I was so excited about this classroom blog, but the holidays came and posting has definitely gotten away from me. In addition, I have not checked the email account and see now that several parents have tried to email me. ARGGGGGHHHHH I'm sorry and I promise to do better.

Will a funny story make up for it?

Teaching kindergarten is so humbling!!

So it was Valentine's Day morning and
I was holding a box of chocolates
that I'd received from a colleague.
Here's a conversation with a student:

Adorable 5 Year Old Boy:
"Wow! Candy! Where did you get that?"

Me: "From my friend."

Adorable 5 Year Old Boy,
after a puzzled pause:
"You have FRIENDS??"

Happy Break!

 

I'm thinking about my students and hope they're having a wonderful break!

See everyone on Monday!!

2 Things!

Hi, hope your weekend is going well!

1). Our Thanksgiving celebration will be next Tuesday. All 6 kindergarten classes will share a snack supplied by each class.Your child brought home a half-sheet of white paper asking for items to be sent in to share with all. Most children were asked to send in 2 cans of spiced apples. PLEASE send them asap. Any cans that we do not use will be donated to the Food Bank.

2) We will be placing an order for Scholastic books. A brochure went home on Thursday. These books are a GREAT value and many would make wonderful gifts for your child or other children for whom you buy. Orders and money are due on Friday, November 18.

Again, happy weekend. If you have any questions, please email me at mrsebaugh@yahoo.com

SUCCESS!!!!!!!!!!!

Just popping in to say that the field trip went EXTREMELY well. The class was BY FAR the most well-behaved of all the classes, and that is not just my comment, that is straight from one of the chaperones! They listened well, paid attention, followed the rules, were respectful, etc, etc...could not have asked for more, so please give your child a BIG hug and tell him or her to remind me that I promised them a "smelly stamp", which they love. We just ran out of time yesterday! YAY for us!!!!!!!!

FIELD TRIP TOMORROW

PUMPKIN PATCH
Rain or shine.
Dress them in layers.
Empty backpack.
BAGGED (no lunch boxes), LABELED lunch, with drink.
SEPARATELY bagged, labeled snack.
Good breakfast - lunch will be later than usual.

Weekend Update!

Just a few quick reminders:

Pumpkin Patch Field Trip is on Tuesday, RAIN OR SHINE! PLEASE send kids with EMPTY backpacks (so they can carry their pumpkins) and make sure they are wearing play clothes in layers, in case they get too cold/too warm. Also, please make sure they eat good breakfasts, because lunch will be later than usual. (Nothing is worse than having them come to class in the morning saying that they are hungry, when I know lunch is 3-4 hours away!!)

The November HW calendar is in the process of being put up on the Homework page of my blog. Sorry about last month...it has been hectic.

If you have NOT scheduled a progress conference, please contact me so we can set one up. PALs testing is winding down and I can give you those results now, as well. If you've already had your conference, I'll send home the PALs results for you to check out.

BIG NEWS: Our kindergartners will be performing at the PTA meeting during the last week of November. Just wanted to give you a heads-up, since this will be right after the Thanksgiving break.

As usual, if you have questions or concerns, please email me! Happy weekend!!

Long-Awaited Homework for October

I really need to apologize for not putting this up until almost the end of the month. It's been hectic, but I plan to do better. Several years ago, I created a program for upper-grade children that's called Achievers R Leaders (ARL). This year, I have placed 130 students in "jobs" throughout the school. Long story - it's a LOT of work and takes up a lot of free time in October, while I set everything up...(if you're really interested in learning more about ARL, look for the blurb in the upcoming PTA newsletter!)

Anyway, I'll post the HW here and then add it to the correct web page later:

Monday 24th - What is your favorite nursery rhyme? Draw a picture and write its title.

Tuesday 25th - Draw a red circle and a purple triangle.

Wednesday 26th - Draw a green rectangle and an orange square.

Thursday 27th - Use a calendar to count the days until our Pumpkin Patch field trip. Write the number.

Friday 28th - Make sure your Home Reading Calendar is ready to give to your teacher on Tuesday.

Reminder: Pumpkin Patch field trip is Tuesday, November 1.

Hope you're having a nice weekend so far!