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K/1 Happenings May 10-14

Posted May 10th, 2010 by Stacia Farabee
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It’s hard to believe that we only have 4 weeks of school left! Our study of worms and soil have launched us into our current exploration of seeds and planting. Last week children planted flower and vegetable seeds and this week we will continue to learn more about the life cycle of plants. We are hoping that our bean “seeds” will start to sprout so that we can plant them later this week.

Monday – A Seed Grows (A study of a plant’s life cycle) / Art / Movement

Tuesday – Living and Non-living Things / Spanish / Music

Wednesday – Field trip to Max’s Woods

Please have your child to school by 9:00 AM. No heat-ups. (Send a complete change of clothing and a towel in a labeled plastic bag. Children should wear sunscreen, a hat, clothing & shoes (not boots) to school that can get muddy and wet.)

Thursday – Bean Sprout Plantings / Spanish / PE

Friday – Field Day! 10:00 AM

Join us for a day of fun-filled games and activities at Urban NIrvana Park. Please send a fully disposable lunch (no heat-ups) and a water bottle. Be sure to apply sunscreen before arriving at school. You may send additional sunscreen in a zippered plastic bag for reapplication.

Mark your calendars:

Friday, May 14 TAS Field Day

Wednesday, May 19 Sweetwater Creek Field Trip $2

Friday, May 21 (10 AM) TAS Music & Movement Day

Wednesday, May 26 Tellus Museum Field Trip

Friday, May 28 (11:30 AM) K/1 Garden Party Bring your lunch and join us for a celebration of our learning at our Garden Party!

Monday, May 31 Memorial Day NO SCHOOL

Wednesday, June 2 Callaway Gardens Field Trip

Friday, June 4 Last Day of School

K/1 Happenings April 19-23

Posted April 19th, 2010 by Stacia Farabee
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Get ready for another busy and exciting week in the K/1! We’ll be continuing our study of soil and things that live and grow in it…

Monday – “Signs of Spring” Walk & Class Book

Tuesday – A Closer Look at Soil (Please send in a sample of soil from your own backyard) We will compare and contrast soil samples

Wednesday – Seed Sorting & Planting / Tie Dye (Children should dress to get messy!)

Thursday – Seasonal Clothing Sort

Friday – The Little Red Hen: Making homemade butter & bread in a bag

Inman Park Festival – Saturday & Sunday (April 24 & 25)

Please be at school by 12:00 p.m. on Saturday for the parade. K/1 children should dress in green. We will be crickets for The Garden Party float.

Inman Park Festival

Posted April 13th, 2010 by Stacia Farabee
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Dear parents,

Inman Park Festival time is upon us and we are now busily preparing for this important community and fund raising event. Festival weekend is a lot of fun and also a lot of work! We ask every family to work at least one shift. A sign-up sheet will be on the door of the elementary school building beginning this afternoon. If your family cannot help, we ask that you please write a check in the amount of $40 so that we may hire someone to cover your shift.

We will be selling water, doing festival hair and face painting, supervising the playground and participating in the parade._ Everyone _ is encouraged to be in the parade. This year’s theme is “Garden Party” and you will be receiving a separate e-mail regarding costuming and decorating.

Thank you so much for your support and participation. We look forward to working and playing with you all next weekend.

Jennifer and Joy

K/1 news April 12-16

Posted April 13th, 2010 by Stacia Farabee
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Welcome back!

I hope everyone had a fabulous spring break and is excited about the final two months of school!

We would like to “officially” welcome Aliyah to the K/1 class!!! Aliyah has been transitioning from PreK before spring break and we are excited that she is now with us full-time!

April will be a busy month as we continue our project on worms and discover other things that live and grow underground. Here are a few of the exciting things we’ll be working on this week…

Monday – Nature Rubbings & Drawings in Springvale Park

Tuesday – Writer’s Workshop: Spring Break Adventures!

Wednesday – What else lives underground?

Thursday – A closer look at soil

Friday – Picnic in Urban Nirvana Park (No heat-ups please)

Now that warmer weather has finally arrived, here are a few reminders…

Arrival: Please have your child to school by 8:30 each morning. This is an important time for children to play and socialize before we transition to our classroom.

Water bottles: Please send a water bottle to keep at school. We will be spending more time outdoors and we want to ensure children remain hydrated!

Sunscreen: Be sure to apply sunscreen to your child each morning before school. If you would like for him/her to keep sunscreen in their backpack for especially sunny days feel free to do so. Please place it inside a plastic zippered bag to prevent leakage.

Toys from home: Please remember that children should not bring toys from home other than a soft, stuffed toy to cuddle with during Quiet Reading time if they prefer.

Paper Recycling: The K/1 and PreK classes are looking for parent volunteers to help with our paper recycling. If you would like to volunteer to help us take our paper a recycling center every other week, please “reply all” to this email. Ideally, a K/1 family would pick up one week and a PreK family the next on a rotating basis.

Thanks again for EVERYTHING you do!!!!

Wendy

K/1 News March 29 – April 2

Posted March 27th, 2010 by Stacia Farabee
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The countdown to Spring Break has begun! Next week we’ll continue to dig into our study of worms. We will expand our investigations to find out how long worms have been on the earth, how worms move, do worms have brains, and how worms see where they are going!

Monday – Diary of a Worm / Art / Math Workshop (Non-standard measurement) / Movement

Tuesday – All About Earthworms! / Writer’s Workshop (If I had a pet worm…) / Spanish / What’s Inside an Earthworm?

Wednesday – Nightcrawlers / Wormery observations & documentation / Tumbling / Math Workshop (Seriation by thickness)

Thursday – Making a Giant Worm / Spanish

Friday – Pajama Day & Read In! (We will spend the morning reading our favorite books with each other and guest readers from the 1/2 and 3/4 classes)
Pizza for lunch! Send a fruit break and drink with your child

Things we need to enrich our project:
Lots and lots of newspaper / masking tape / potting soil / cardboard egg cartons

Kind regards,
Wendy Kelly