7 Habits

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Week 13


Last week 4 of the children in our class were spotlighted in the morning announcements.  They shared with us ways they use HABIT #3 Put First Things First.

This is what they said:

Camilla d’Hulst – “I put First Things First, when I finish my homework before playing with my sister or friends.”

Aylin Estrada – “I use Habit #3, Put First Things First, when I read 20 minutes before I play with my brother and sister.”

Aiden Janssen – “I use Habit #3, Put First Things First, when I put away clean dishes before I ride my bike.”

Hazel Allred – “I use Habit #3, Put First Things First, when I do my homework before I watch a show.”

I love how brave these volunteers were to share with the school.  They are learning some really important life habits!  Thank you parents, for supporting our 7 Habits at home! 





Each month we will be celebrating one child from our class that has been a great example of the Habit of the Month.  That person will be spotlighted on our HABIT bulletin board in the hall.  This first one was all about Habit #2 – Begin With The End In Mind.  So many children in our class are a great example of this but I could only pick one.  Kate Van Orden is a fabulous example of beginning with the end in mind.  She ALWAYS has a plan for her behavior and getting her work done at school and at home.  Congratulations Kate!











Pizza Hut Coupon – If your child turned in their reading minutes for November they have earned a FREE personal pan pizza (compliments of Pizza Hut).  Thank you for supporting you child’s learning by having them read or by reading to them every week.  Don’t forget to write down all of their minutes on the homework bookmark each week.







Check out how many children passed off a level in

RAZ KIDS last week!






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FRIDAY FUN CENTERS

The learning centers last Friday were truly fun!  Miguelangel said, “That was a fun party!”  It wasn't mean't to be a party but I love it when the students think learning is a party!  We talked about Native Americans, pictographs, and made teepees with pictograph stories.  We talked about Pilgrims and made butter.  That was yummy!  We became engineers and created 2D shapes then figured out how to use those same shapes to create 3D shapes.  We also made Native American headdresses with snap-word feathers.  These words are the trickiest snap-words we have in kinder.













Thank you Jen Farley and Rosalva d’Hulst for coming and helping run the centers!  

We will be doing more of these Friday Fun Centers come the new year.  Watch the blog for those dates and please consider coming to help when you can.  I will need 3-4 parents each time.








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 Thursday, November 30th 
Make sure you put this date on your calendar.  Watch for a flier to come home in your child's homework folder on Monday.










The children went on a SHAPE HUNT at home last week.  Look at what they found. We really do have shapes all around us!
  








LOOKING AHEAD  Image result for clipart looking ahead

We only have a little over 3 weeks until Winter Break so I want to make the most of it.  I encourage you to do all that you can to make sure your child does not miss even one day. 




We will be taking our 2D & 3D 

SHAPES Assessment next week

The children will need to be able to recognize and describe the attributes of all of the 2D (flat) shapes and 3D (solid) shapes that we have studied.  These are the same shapes that they practiced in the memory-match game that was in their homework last week.



WTW Spelling Sorts

We have 3 more spelling sorts until Winter Break.  Please help your child each week by cutting, sorting and writing the letters or words depending on which level of sort they are currently studying.  I am so pleased with the progress each child is making!  Make sure you look closely at their sort.  I have moved several children up into the next group.




 Image result for clip art December  CALENDAR…

Friday, December 1st - Minimum Day dismissal at 12:45.  It is also a $1 Dress Day

Tuesday, December 5thKINDERGARTEN FIELD TRIP 

We have an opportunity to go to the Ogden Nature Center on Tuesday, December 5th to learn about animals in the winter and hibernating.  We will be leaving the school at 12:00 and returning in time for regular dismissal at 3:00 pm
We will be going rain, snow or shine so please dress your child for the weather with hat, gloves, warm coat and boots if needed that day.




Wednesday, December 20th- Graham Cracker House STEM Project

We will need many parent volunteers that day (please, NO siblings).  I am sending home a list of needed supplies with your child in the Home Learn folder on Monday.
  • 6 boxes graham crackers
  • Bags of candy, cereal, pretzels, etc.  Anything you think could be used to make a good pattern.
  • Icing (contact me if you’d like to donate this)
  • 26 dinner size paper plates-really heavy duty kind.
  • 26 plastic knives
Go ahead and start sending your donation this week so that we can begin to separate them into colors.  Thank you in advance. 
If you would like to donate a bag of candy the best kinds are ones that have a variety of colors so that the children can make patterns with them on their house: M&Ms, gumdrops…If you can help with the donations please contact me at the school or through an email.




Thursday, December 21st - Minimum Day dismissal at 12:45

Winter Break- December 21st - January 2nd

Return to School on January 3rd


We loved having parents and grandparents join us for Thanksgiving Dinner at the school last week!  It was packed and we appreciated your patience.  I know it was well worth the wait because the children loved spending that time with you!  Thank you for coming.










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