August 29 - Sept. 2

 This past week was one of many firsts!  The class has settled so well into our routines and rules. Here are a few firsts that we enjoyed.
 * Journals -  I look forward to Journal Writing with     them throughout the year! 
* Book Boxes -These will hold various books (stoybooks, phonetic & leveled readers, class books)
* Cooking Experience.  The "ocean water & fish" were delicious! Ask your child for the recipe!


Next Week:
-Language Skills:
 *High Frequency Words: I, see
 *Language/Writing Skills: singular and plural words
 *Phonics Focus: /r/
 *Comprehension skill focus: Sequence of events
 *Reading Rotation Stations
-Handwriting Skills Letters: Ii, Oo, Aa, Dd
-Math: Complete Topic 2: Position and Location; Topic   
           3: Patterns; Math Rotation Stations  
-Bible: Adam and Eve; Memory Verse: "We must obey 
            God." Acts 5:29


  Dates to remember:
    Weds. Aug. 31 - Individual Pictures
    Friday Sept. 2nd -Bring your favorite fruit for our
                                Friendship Fruit Salad
    Monday Sept. 5th - Labor Day Holiday
  Hope you have an enjoyable weekend!                                  

Mrs. Hallford's Updates - August 22nd - 26th

Language Arts Skills: High Frequency Words: I, see Language/Writing Skills: Using exact words, using a capital letter to begin a sentence Phonics focus: /m/ Handwriting Skills: Vertical line letters Ll, Ii, Tt   *We are working on the "expert" grip. Math: Position and Location (inside, outside, over, under, on, top, middle, bottom, before, after, left, and right) Social Science: School Routines and Manners Bible: God Cares for His Creation; verse focus: “All things were made by God.” John 1:3   We had such a fantastic week.  What a delight it is to teach this class.  They continue to learn the rules and routines.  We are learning  when to be in the "quiet zone" and when to talk or participate in a group discussion.  I am so proud of the nice manners and kind words that are being used to encourage each other.   The children have worked well in large and small group activities.   They are participating in rotation stations during Reading. We are all  practicing self control and patience.   Ask your child about our paintings! A few reminders: * Please send a light sweater or jacket for your child to keep at school (label all personal items). *Please review the blue folder daily. Keep all papers except the ones    labeled return.  Encourage your child to "help" by being responsible for the folder.  They love being helpful and independence is encouraged. *Send blue folders and a healthy snack daily. I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

A Day in Mrs. Hallford's Class

Fantastic First Day!

What a fantastic first day we had!  We are meeting new friends and learning new routines. Tomorrow, we will begin our regular schedule.  We are excited about eating in the lunchroom and going to our 1st Spanish class.  For the next few days, I will be introducing Reading, Math, Handwriting, and Bible.

What a blessing it is to have each child in my class.  It is no accident that we are together for this special year.  Thank you for your prayers and support.  Contact me if you have any problems or concerns.

Please note the following:

-Your child may need to bring a sweater or light jacket to keep 

  at school or in his/her backpack.  At times, our room may be

  chilly.  

 - Remember to write a name in all personal items. 

 -School begins at 8:00 a.m.  The Kindergarten doors open at 

  7:30 with a teacher supervising, if you need to bring your child 

  earlier.

 - Send a simple, healthy snack each day.  We eat 

  lunch around 10:40 so a low sugar snack for the 

  afternoon is important.  Cold water bottles will be available.

  A few ideas are: p.b crackers, cheese cubes, fresh fruit,

                              pretzels, nuts, trail mix, etc.

   I look forward to seeing your child tomorrow!

       

Thank you,

Wendy Hallford

P.S. Ask your child about our class pet, Scruffy!! 

Dear Parents,

  I want to welcome you to Trinity Presbyterian School Kindergarten.   What an

honor it is to share this year with you. I hope your child has received my letter with an

invitation to visit our classroom.  I am excited that we are able to schedule this.  It

will be a fun time to meet you.  I will do an informal one on one assessment with each

child.  This will help me get to know them better both academically and socially.  The

dates for the visits are July 27^th and 28^th.  Please email me at

whallford@trinitywildcats.com for verification or if the time scheduled

is not convenient for your family.  I will continue to do the assessments the first few

days of school if you are unable to attend.

A FEW HELPFUL REMINDERS…

*Ice Cream Social for New Families will be Tuesday, August 2^nd.  Meet us at 7:00 in Willett Hall.  I look forward to seeing you.

*Open House and PTO night will be Monday, August 8^th.  We will meet in our room (red door) at 5:15.  During this time, I will share with you a little more about our classroom and you will have an opportunity to sign up for special events throughout the year. 

*The first day of school is Wednesday, August 10^th.  School will begin at 8:00 and dismiss at 11:30 so lunch will not be served.  However, Thursday will begin our regular full day schedule. 

*School Supply Boxes will be in the Kindergarten.  You do not need to pick them up.

     Please visit our classroom blog at http://www.reddoortrinity.blogspot.com.  Subscribe to the blog by typing your email address in the box on the top left of the blog so that you will receive an email notification each time the blog is updated. 

     God has placed us together to form a wonderful partnership.  I look forward to helping your precious child grow academically, socially and spiritually. 

 In Him,

Wendy Hallford

 We finished splashing into our Summer Session II!  What a fantastic time we had!

In Reading, we splashed into:

*A House For a Hermit Crab

*Splash-O sight word game

*ABC Order with Ocean Words

*Summer Leveled Readers

*Around The World Sight Word Relay

*Sand Digging - "and" words

In Math, we splashed into:

*Number Word Fun

*Number Relays

*Go Fishing

*Sea Creature Sorting and Graphing

*"Below The Ocean" Memory Game

In Science, we splashed into:

*Sink or Float Recordings and Predictions

*Fishing Cooking Snack

*Beach Ball Bouncing Game

*Water Bottle Games

We hope you enjoy the pictures from Summer Session II!  We enjoyed sharing this time with you!

SUMMER ENRICHMENT SESSION I

 What a fantastic time we had splashing into Summer Session I! We are so glad that you joined us.

 We dove into reading fun with: 

*"Pass The Coconut" and "OH NO" sight word games 

* digging for words-sorting items alphabetically and writing words *Build It-Stamp It-Write It-Read It- using the two vowel rule (ail family).  

 *guided reader-"Grab That Crab"  we discussed characters, settings, new words and our favorite part of the story

  Splish Splash we were doing some math:

*gummi worm addition games

*sea creature sorting and graphing

*balance weights-predicting and comparing different weights using unifix cubes

  Science:

*We loved our float or sink station, predicting whether items in the room and items from home would float or sink.

 * Sorting shells was another favorite.  

Our cooking snacks were a big splash.  We went fishing with pretzel sticks, peanut butter and swedish fish.  We also made sand with vanilla pudding and vanilla wafers.

  We ended our 3 day fun with a real splash of water fun and water relays!  

WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THE SLIDESHOW!  LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE AGAIN AT SUMMER SESSION II!