Fogel

Update...12.11.09

  Your child has been working hard to complete their star badge. We have three students who have done this. Look for the paper to come home showing what your child needs to work on during the winter break. Shoe tying is always the hardest.

Thanks to everyone who are returning the Frog Games each Thursday.

Looking forward to learning about the special customs shared at your house during the holidays. Nice job on these.

Weekly Highlights...

1. Celebrated our 80th day of school.

2. Working on the word families ot,og and op.

3. Working on identifying coins and their value. We have added the quarter. Please review this with your child.

4. Added she, he, on and no to sight word list.

5. Learning about words that are used in questions such as who and what.

6. Learning about characters of a book and how they help us to understand the meaning of the story.

7. Measuring and graphing!

8. Met a new character named Corduroy.

Weekly Assignments...

1. Send in quarters if you have not done so. We are still missing some.

2. Frog games due on Thursday.

3. Library books due on Friday.

Have a great weekend!

Update...12.4.09

  Thanks to everyone who returned their Frog Game on Thursday. The class was so excited to tell me who won. I will be sending these home every week on Monday to be returned on Thursday.

Please remember to send in reading folders the next day.

Look for a paper to come home on Monday about the holiday season. The students love hearing about everyone's customs around this time of the year.

We have had several students out because of sicknesses. We miss you and hope you are feeling better. Rest up this weekend.

Weekly Highlights...

1.  Started our unit on Day and Night.

2.  Finishing up our unit on shapes.

3.  Learning about the characters and settings of a story. Often characters have a problem in the story.

4.  Added of to sight word list.

5.  Worked on ot and op words (hot,cot,pop).

6.  Shared and wrote about our Thanksgiving break. I was so impressed by the good writing!

7. Made a book about opposites.

8. Introduced our new coin which is the quarter.

Weekly Assignments...

1. Send back Frog Game on Thursday.

2. Send back holiday sheet by Thursday.

3. On  Friday, send in two quarters. You will get these back. One must have the eagle on the back, and one should have a state on the back.

4. Send library books back on Friday.

Have a "cool" weekend!

Update...11.20.09

   It was great seeing everyone for Muffins for Moms. The Indians were especially glad to have you visit the classroom.

Thanks again to everyone who reads the blog regularly and sends in all materials on time.

Look for Frog Games to come home next Monday. As I said, these are brand new so please take care of them. Play them over and over with your child and return on Thursday. Thanks to everyone who supports the Foundation.

Weekly Highlights...

1. Listened to lots of poems and formed mental pictures in our mind that represented the meaning of the poem. They really enjoyed this. Read some at home.

2. Finished up our unit on the five senses with a special treat that we got to taste.

3. Reading and writing et words such as vet, pet, etc.

4. Finished up our unit on Thanksgiving.

5. Learned about a dime. Let your child sort coins. Your child should know the value of a penny, nickel and dime. Your child should also be able to trade pennies for a dime and a nickel.

6. Learning about three dimensional shapes.

7. Learned that good writers put periods, question marks or exclamation points at the end of a sentence.

Weekly Assignments...

1. Return Frog Games on Thursday.                   

2. Library book due on Friday.                              

We wish you "A Very Happy Thanksgiving Holiday." Enjoy the week and your special little Indian!

Mrs. Fogel, Mrs. Quintero and Mrs. Nichols                        

                                                                                  

Update...11.13.09

  We have been very busy preparing for our Moms For Muffins. The students can't wait for you to visit.

A special thanks to Reagan's parents for getting the word out about Foundation. I was so excited to hear I get a spa certificate. Thanks to everyone who supported this fundraiser. Foundation funds a lot of wonderful classes as well as resources for teachers. I recently received a grant to purchase a set of games that can be played at home that focus on our standards of Math and Language. More info to come on this.

Congratulations to Denmark whose entry of photography in the Reflection's Contest earned him a medal. He attended a special PTA meeting to accept his award.

Welcome Arthur to our class. He and his family recently moved here from England. He is a wonderful addition to our class.

Please remember to send back reading folders the next day.

Weekly Highlights...

1. Met Mr. F who has fancy feet.

2. Added is and for to our sight word list.

3. Learned about the life of Pilgrim children.

4. Started our unit on three dimensional shapes.

5. Wrote some special letters.

6. Started our unit on the five senses.

7. Learned about Veterans Day.

Weekly Assignments...

1. Don't forget Moms for Muffins on Tuesday at 8:30. Thanks in advance for being on time.

2. Library books due on Friday.

3. Send in 4 new books for silent reading if you have not done this. Many students do not have any books in their book box.

Have a great weekend!

Update...11.06.09

  Thank you for sending in the Mom's For Muffins RSVP's so quickly. The students are very excited to have you visit our classroom. We are still missing some pillowcases, feathers and cans. Please send them in on Monday.

I am sending home forms to order Highlights magazine on Monday. It is your choice if you order. However, please send it back. We get supplies for the classroom for each one that is filled out and returned. If you don't want it, mark no and sign. If you want it, mark yes and fill out information on it.

Weekly Highlights...

1. Met Buster the Bus and learned bus safety rules.

2. Learned about the story of Thanksgiving.

3. Took our test on numbers 1-10.

4. Added on and make to sight word list.

5. Working on writing complete sentences.

6. Welcomed our new month, November.

7. Working on being able to tell a summary of a story. This is a hard skill.

8. Working on our problem solving skills.

Weekly Assignments...                     

1. Send in a pair of sunglasses that fit your child by Tuesday. You will get these back untouched.

2. Send in 4 small objects that represent the following three dimensional shapes. Send in a cone, cube, cylinder and a sphere on Wednesday (Example...a soup can for cylinder). We will be starting our new unit on these shapes next week. Please put them in a bag inside your child's book bag.

3. Library books on Friday.

4. Send in feathers, cans and pillowcases if needed on Monday.

5. Send in four new books for silent reading on Monday.

Have a super weekend!

    

10.30.09

  Fall Festival was a lot of fun. The rain held off until we were inside! Thanks to everyone who sent in things and a special thanks to Bethany and Denmark's mom and Will and Reagan's mom and their special visitors for helping at the Festival.

It will soon be November. Everyone should have received their special feather. Please decorate it with pictures and words from magazines,newspapers, etc.

Please sent in all materials on time that are listed below. November is a very busy month.

Put November 17th at 8:30 on your calendar. It is Moms For Muffins. This is only for moms, no siblings. It is very important for each child to have someone here with them. If you have a conflict, please find another female to be here for your child like a grandma or a special friend. I hope that all moms with be able to join us. Look for the invitation to come home next week.

Weekly Highlights...

1. Working on sequencing skills.

2. Graphed and decorated our pumpkins.

3. Practiced sight words. Look for a special game to come home next week.

4. Practiced writing numbers 1-10. Everyone should be making these correctly.

5. Working on word families an and en.

6. Started talking about Motion and how things move.

7. Learned about our bones and ways to keep them healthy.

8. Working on nice manners.

9. Made an ABC book.

Weekly Assignments...

1. Send in a white plain pillowcase (no zippers and standard size). This does not have to be new. We will be cutting and decorating it. Send in by Wednesday, November 4th.

2. Send in a 26 oz. empty can by Wednesday, November 4th (This is the size of a coffee can).

3. Feathers are due by Friday, November 6th.

Have a "Boo..tiful Weekend!

Update...10.23.09

Next Friday is Fall Festival. Thanks in advance for sending in materials needed. Please send in all materials by Wednesday except cookies. We will be outside most of the morning so dress appropriately. In case of rain, it will be moved inside. Thanks to our moms who are helping. Please come down to the classroom when you arrive.

It was a fabulous day in the fifties in Kindergarten on Wednesday. Everyone looked great and also learned many new things throughout the day.

Thank you for returning the report cards back so quickly. We only have three that need to be returned.

Weekly Highlights...

1. Most people know their color words. We are now working on number words to ten.

2. Learned how to measure using centimeters.

3. Working on making life connections when we read stories to help us remember the meaning.

4. Still working on writing numerals to 10 with no backwards numerals.

5. Zero the Hero made a visit. Working on counting by 10's and 5's to fifty.

6. Your child should know the identification and value of the penny and nickel. We will add the dime next week. Let your child sort your extra change.

7. Working on word families an and en.... fan, pan, hen, pen etc.

8. Practice blending words with your child in the car. For example tar get, put it together: target. It is not as easy as you think for many students.

9. Working on putting two letters together, a consonant and a vowel. t + a = ta. Practice at home with all of the vowels.

Weekly Assignments...

1. Library books on Friday.

2. Send back report card white slip and envelope if you have not done so.

3. Make sure that your child knows their address. Many still do not. This includes city and zip code.

4. Send in pumpkins by Thursday and all materials for Fall Festival.

Have a great weekend!

Please Support our Foundation!

Do you know about our ELMOs?  Thanks to the Foundation, we started the school year with an ELMO in every teacher's classroom! Click here to learn more!

The Mt. Bethel Foundation is funded 100% by parent donations and the Patron Program, which ends next week, is their only fundraiser. If you plan to make a donation or pledge, please send in your patron card ASAP. The superb programs and teacher grants provided by the Foundation are in jeopardy! Thank you to the families that have contributed!

Our class currently has 29% Participation!

Highest participating classes per grade level: 

• Kindergarten - Schreck
• First - Cillian
• Second - Birdsong
• Third - Bredickas
• Fourth - Sloan
• Fifth - Jones

Please view the MBESF website for more information about the Foundation and what it provides for our school. 

Keep Mt. Bethel students' thinking caps fully charged, send in your patron card before 10/30/09!

Please Support our Foundation!

Do you know about our ELMOs?  Thanks to the Foundation, we started the school year with an ELMO in every teacher's classroom! Click here to learn more!

The Mt. Bethel Foundation is funded 100% by parent donations and the Patron Program, which ends next week, is their only fundraiser. If you plan to make a donation or pledge, please send in your patron card ASAP. The superb programs and teacher grants provided by the Foundation are in jeopardy! Thank you to the families that have contributed!

Our class currently has 29% Participation!

Highest participating classes per grade level: 

• Kindergarten - Schreck
• First - Cillian
• Second - Birdsong
• Third - Bredickas
• Fourth - Sloan
• Fifth - Jones

Please view the MBESF website for more information about the Foundation and what it provides for our school. 

Keep Mt. Bethel students' thinking caps fully charged, send in your patron card before 10/30/09!

Update...10.16.09

 October fun has begun! There are some pretty scary spiders outside of our room.

Report cards will go home today. I would like everyone to have a 2 or 3 in all areas. If you received a 1 in an area, please practice this skill at home. On the behavior side most people got S's and P's. Please pay close attention to a behavior that received an N. My hope is that by the end of the year, most people have all S's.

The P.E., Art and Music grades were given by the special area teachers.

Mrs. Quintero, Mrs. Nichols and myself are very proud of the progress that has been make so far this year by your children. I hope you have seen it also!

Inside the report card is a white card, please sign it and return in the envelope to school. The report card is yours to keep. Please do not seal the envelope.

50's day is next Wednesday. Make sure to come all dressed up! It is a really fun day!!!

Weekly Highlights...    

1. Met Mr. S.   

2. Learned about Spiders. Can your child give you 5 facts about spiders?

3. Added am, goes,take and make to sight word list.

4. Working on writing numerals 1-10 and number words also to ten.

5. Your child should know most of the color words.

6. A fireman came to visit to teach us about fire safety.

7. Learning to stop and ask questions while reading to increase comprehension of the story.

8. Learned about why we celebrate Columbus Day.

Weekly Assignments...

1. Next Wednesday, dress like the 50's. It is also Early Release day.

2. Return white cards and envelopes of report cards by Tuesday.

Have a great weekend!

Update...10.09.09

 The community helper outfits were wonderful. Everyone was so prepared to give their oral report on their helper. Thank you!

October 14th, Wednesday, is picture re-take. You must return your pictures to have retakes. If you were absent, your picture will be automatically taken.

Weekly Highlights...

1. Germbusters came to visit us from Wellstar to tell us about ways to keep germs away from our bodies.

2. We completed our unit on Community Helpers.

3. Learned about our school, city, state, country, continent and planet. See if your child came name these.

4. Learned and made American flags.

5. Continuing to work on color and number words.

6. Added like, big and can to our sight word list. I can tell who is studying these at home!

7. Learning about how good readers stop and think about what they are reading.

8. Learning about the four seasons.

Weekly Assignments...

1. Library books on Friday.

Have a super weekend!!