Red Ribbon Week

Monday-wear red
Tuesday-crazy hair and polka dots (send the permission form back tomorrow if you want your child to have his/her hair sprayed during PE)
Wednesday-Camo Day
Thursday-dress as what you want to be when you grow up
Friday-Wear black (black out pep rally)

Apple Pies

Several of you have asked for the recipes for the apple pies.
Ingredients:
1 large container of Grands Biscuits
Apple Sauce
Cinnamon and Sugar
Butter

We gave each child a raw biscuit and allowed them to pull it apart and roll it out. Then take a scoop of applesauce and put in the middle of the biscuit. Sprinkle cinnamon and sugar inside. Close the apple pie. (It will look like a taco). Spray butter then sprinkle cinnamon and sugar on the outside. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until biscuit dough is completely cooked. :)

(You can substitute apple pie filling for the applesauce).

Enjoy!

Classroom Directory

It is time to create our classroom directory. I emailed those of you that I have email addresses for this afternoon. I cannot include you in the directory until I have your permission. The directory will include your child's name, parents name, phone number, address, and birthday. Please email me, respond to this post, or send a note to let me know that you want to be included in the directory.

Thanks,
Natalie

Wednesday

Did your little ones tell you that we made apple pies on Friday? They were so good that I made more at home this weekend. I think all of the children enjoyed making and eating them. Thank you to those parents who sent in supplies to make our apple pies.
I hope you all got the papers in the Monday folders yesterday about the story that we have been reading, Mrs. Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip. These papers will come home to let you know when we start a new story in reading. These activities on the pages are for you and your child to work on together at home. It is not something that needs to be returned.
I was in a meeting yesterday afternoon and I was not in the classroom to give the children their folders. There were several papers that did not make it in the folders yesterday. I put them in their backpacks today.
If you are paying for ice cream by the month, don't forget that we have started a new month and you will owe for ice cream again.
Thank you all so much for your continued support!

Mrs. Wilson

Snack

We are starting to have a little problem with ants in the classroom. Some of our children are bringing sticky snacks (fruit cups, jello, etc.). These are healthy snacks but we are having lots of spills with these snacks and it is causing an ant problem in the room. If at all possible, please try to stick with finger snacks that I can easily sweep up each day.
Thank you all so much for your help!

Mrs. Wilson

Tuesday

Your babies are becoming pros at school! We are learning the rules and classroom expectations so well. Keep looking for those stamps on hands every afternoon. In case you forget: Super star will be a green super star stamp, Green light will be a green flower stamp, yellow light will be a yellow train stamp, and red light will be a red ladybug stamp.
We painted a yellow jacket last week. They look so cute hanging in our classroom. We also made a bucket to hang up in the hallway to remind each of us to strive to be "bucket fillers". I hope you are implementing this at home as well. I have been talking to my four year old son about being a bucket filler. It is really a great concept to teach our children!
Please continue checking your child's Monday folder each week. They will bring home any work they may have done during the week as well as important papers from the school, and homework. We do A LOT of hands on activities in kindergarten so don't be surprised if your child brings home very few "worksheets".
We are in need of treasure box items at school. These can be any small toy from the dollar tree, McDonalds, etc.
I will be sending home notes within the next few weeks to begin scheduling our first conference of the school year.
If you have not purchased a T-Shirt please send your $7.00 in ASAP. We will be ordering the shirts next week and will not be able to order more.
Thanks for all you do to help me everyday!

Natalie

Pictures!!!!

Our picture website is now available. Please go to www.oeslittlejackets.wikispaces.com

Enjoy!
Natalie Wilson

Monday Folders

Can you believe one whole week of Kindergarten is already behind us?! We had a great week. All of the children have seemed to settle in well and are making lots of new friends.
I hope you all got your Monday folders today. I found two papers in the classroom on the floor today after the children left. If anyone was missing their homework page and skills page, let me know.
I hope you are all utilizing the classroom blog. Please feel free to post comments and communicate with one another on here as well. You can even let the children post comments to me and their friends. I believe you will have to create a google account to post comments and join the blog site. You can create a free google account at www.google.com. Click on "gmail" at the top, then click on "create an account". It is quick and free.
We painted today at school! The children were so excited. The paint was washable so it should wash out well!
We have introduced the letters and sounds for Aa-Dd so far. We have also introduced the words "I" and "am". Practice these letters and words as well as the skills that came home in the Monday folders today at home.
Thanks for all you do!
Mrs. Wilson

Day 2

We had another great day today. We went to music today. They had a great time. Ask your children if they remember their music teachers name?
Please don't forget to send the transportation necklace back each day. A few of the traffic lights weren't dry today so we will be sending them home tomorrow.
If you have any questions or concerns please never hesitate to call!

Mrs. Wilson

Please respond to this post if you are receiving the newsletters online. I need to know who is not reading the posts online so I can send home paper reminders when necessary. Thanks again!

2010-2011 School Year-First Day

Wow! We had an excellent first day of school! All of your children had a super day! We did lots of fun things today.
We learned that we must all strive to be "bucket fillers" not "bucket dippers". Please remember to utilize your bucket at home as well. Find something fun to fill your child's bucket with at home when he/she makes good choices. We are using plastic balls to fill our bucket at school. If we fill our bucket, each month we will earn a special prize!
We read about Chester the raccoon in The Kissing Hand. Each child made their own handprint and brought them home to share with you!
We also learned about the traffic light. We decided that we all want to stay on the super star bucket everyday! They will be bringing home a traffic light tomorrow that they made! This will be a good visual to discuss expectations for school and home.
Thank you again for sharing your precious babies with me this year! I am so excited about this year and being your child's teacher!

April 7, 2010

I know everyone is ready for Spring Break! I think we all have Spring Fever. There is a note coming home today in backpacks about our insect hunt on Friday. Please allow your child to bring the insect catcher and apron that he/she received for Christmas. We are going to go outside on an Insect Hunt!
Also, this is our last week for show and tell. We have enjoyed our share time so much this year!
I hope you all have a fabulous spring break!

Mrs. Wilson

Monday Folders

I'm sorry that Monday folders were not sent home yesterday. I was not at school to send them home yesterday afternoon. My little boy was sick and we had to take a trip to the doctor. They are coming home in backpacks today.

Dr. Seuss Day

We had so much fun dressing like the Cat in the Hat!

Friday, March 5, 2010

We had a great week at school. We all enjoyed celebrating Dr. Seuss's birthday. Thank you for sending in the food items so that we could make our own Cat in the Hat.

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss

We had a wonderful Dr. Seuss Day yesterday. We have so many fun activities planned that we are letting it carry over all week. I thought you all might enjoy seeing a picture of all of your little Cat in the Hats!