Friday, June 28, 2013

The last day!

So, the day is here. The last day of Kindergarten....I thought the the best way to end this year's blog was to hear from the kids what they liked the BEST about the year.

-Hannah: "When I got to spend time with you"
-Kaylee: "Spending time with you"
-Tayla: "Spending time with everybody"
-Graham: "Spending ttime with you"
-Hutton: "Reading books"
-Kara: "Everything! Even the teachers"
-Ava: "You"
-Austin: "Playing blocks"
-Max: "Spending time with you"
-Madison: "Spending time with you and Ms. Gradner"
-Will: "Everything!"
-Mark: "Lunch"
-Caleb: "Playing at recess"
-Reid: "Playing games with you"
-Georgia: "Going on a field trip to the pumpkin patch"
-Eve: "Everything!"
-Ada: "Recess"
-Isabelle: "Recess"

Thank you for letting me apart of your child's life this year. I hope you will still stop by and let me know how your child is doing (even though they are not 'mine' anymore). Have a wonderful year in First Grade :-)

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Field Day and Last Week of School Activities...

Field Day tomorrow!
Just a friendly reminder....
Field day is tomorrow. Here are a few reminders...
-send your child to school with sun screen already applied to their body
-send your child to school with a bathing suit already on (there will be water activities during field day)
-send your child to school with shoes they can run in AND that you won't mind getting wet
-bring a change of clothes (including underwear) and a towel (please write your child's name on it)
-you are more than welcome to send in a water bottle with your child, however water will be provided at the water station during field day. If you choose to send your child with water, please write your child's name  on the water bottle.
Last Week of School Activities 
Monday- Favorite Book Day & Wear Black and White to school
On Monday we will allow our students to share their favorite book with their classmates.  Please have your child bring in their favorite book from home.  Make sure that your child’s name is somewhere on the book in case we have duplicates. J
Tuesday- Bubble Day & Backwards Day (wear your clothes backwards)
We will rotate through the different bubble activities with our friends. 
Wednesday- Game Day & Wacky Tacky Day
Your child is allowed to bring in one family friendly board game or card game to play with other students.  We will rotate through the different games while we play with our friends.  Please check to make sure that all necessary pieces are included with the game and your child’s name is on it before sending it to school.  Electronic (battery or plug-in) games need to stay at home
Thursday- Hawaiian Day & Kindergarten Celebration
Have your child dress up in some Hawaiian inspired clothes. We will see you at @2:00 in the cafeteria for our end of the year celebration .
Friday: School Spirit (wear your Banks Road shirt or Green and Blue)

Thank you to everyone who has signed up to bring in items on www.signupgenius.com  I am continually amazed at how fast you all respond!!
I feel very lucky to have such a supportive group of parents.

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Important Updates...

Some some quick updates for everyone....

Kindergarten Celebration
On Thursday June 27th @ 2:00 (note the time has changed from last week's post), track 4 kindergarten will be having an ice cream social. It will be 'icecream truck' style with the teachers handing out ice cream cones, push up pops, ice cream sandwiches, etc...
Our intention is for everyone who is attending to enjoy some ice cream, so a form will be going home in your child's Friday folder to determine how many people will be attending. Please return them ASAP.

Field Day
Field day is next Friday, June 14th. There WILL be WATER ACTIVITIES during field day. Please send your child dressed in their bathing suit and sneakers to school that day. They will also need a towel and a change of clothes to change into after field day.

Last week of school activities
6/24 Black and White Day
6/25 Backwards Day
6/26 Wacky Tacky Day
6/27 Hawaiian Day
6/28 School Spirit Day
I am also thinking of doing some fun activities (watermelon in the afternoon, bubble day) during that week, just our class.  Please email me and let me know if you are interesting in helping/donating, or have a fun activity we can do that week:-)