Mrs. Harrison's Kindergarten News

October is fast becoming a very full month!  Please look carefully at the dates below.

10/14  Picture Day - smile!!

10/15  Early Release Day (dismissal 12:20)  Also, remember our lunch time is different!

10/16  Report Cards will be coming home
           Computer Lab

10/17  High Touch/High Tech (In-school field trip)
                                                    
10/22  Boxtops are due again! 

                            

Looking Ahead:

We are going to need your help with several art projects we will be doing during the next 2 months.  Please send the following by the due dates.  Thanks in advance!

10/17  One full roll of toilet tissue
11/3    One solid (no prints), light colored (white, beige, etc.) pillowcase
12/1    One plain, gray or white sweatshirt for your child

                      Skills for next week:

Letter of the Week    Jj
Theme    Family and Fall
Math       Numbers 1-10 and Problem Solving
Words of the Week     orange    not

Parents please continue to practice D'Nealian handwriting at home.

YEARBOOK

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL $22*
Nov. 1st price increast to $25*

On-line ordering available at:  http://www.myyear.com
*Note:  cost includes taxes.  Does not include 1x $1.75 processing fee per transaction, multiple items per order allowed.  Be sure to print & keep your confirmation for proof of payment.

ORDER FORMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE CREDENZA OUTSIDE OF THE OFFICE.

Thanks to all of you that helped with our Fall Festival on Friday.  Everyone had a great time!

Coming up this week:

Theme  Fire Safety
Math    Chapter Test on Tuesday the #s 6-9 
Words of the Week    the   yellow
Letter of the Week       N n

Help needed!  Please send in one full roll of bathroom tissue.  We need these for an art project.

   

Skills for this week:

Theme  Five Senses and Colors    
Math  more, fewer, and same
Words of the Week  it   red
Letter of the Week   CC 

Wednesday:  Media Center
Thursday:    Please bring in you food item for the class to sample today!
                     Spirit Day at Carvel Ice Cream  3:00 pm
Friday:          Reading Parent - Mrs. Wiederhold 10:15-10:45

  Remember to send in your boxtops!

Thank you for the wonderful and fun apple centers on Friday.  Mrs. Wallis, Mrs. Harrison Mrs. Wiederhold and Mrs. Cerny, you are awesome!!!

Tuesday is an Early Release Day...dismissal will be at 12:20!  Lunch will be at 10:11.

Skills for this week:
Letter of the week  Tt                      
Words of the week  go  an
Theme    All About Me
Math  Patterns (last week)

I will also be checking the red "Rainbow Words" at the end of the week.

Thursday we will be going to the Computer Lab!!

Friday we will have our first High Touch-High Tech lesson.  Our lunch time will change to 10:30.

Please return Performing Arts permission form and money ASAP.  We are missing quite a few!  Thanks!!

Reading Night at Garrison Mill is Monday 6-8 pm.  Come read with your child!

Skills for the week:

Words of the week:  is   up
Theme:  All About Me and my Family
Phonics:  Ff
Math:  Patterns

In honor of Mr. F (Funny Feet) please let your child wear funny feet to school (funny socks, slippers, mixed-up shoes, etc.)

Please return your High Touch High Tech money and permission forms ASAP.

Saturday, September 13th is Garrison Mill Habitat Day!

Thursday, 9/11, is Patriotic Day at Garrison Mill.  Wear your red, white, and blue!

   Thank you, Mrs. Karp, for scheduling September parent  helpers and for compiling our Class Directory!

Behavior Sheets are coming home on Tuesday.  Please initial the box. 

-A "smiley face" means your child had a great day!
-Blue dots = 3 minutes of time out
-Yellow dots = 5 minutes of time out
-red dots = office visit/call home

Friday is Spirit Day.  Wear your school shirt!
Also, Friday night is our Dinner and a Movie...dinner is at 6:30 and the movie starts at 7:00.

Skills for next week:
Theme  All About Me
Word of the Week  am
Math  Patterns
Letter and Sound of the Week  Ss

       Happy Labor Day!   

This week we are having an Ice Cream Social for all Kindergarteners and new students.  It will be Thursday at 6:30 in the cafeteria.  We hope to see you there!

We also will be going to the library on Thursday where we will meet Mrs. Haas and Mrs. Dempsey.  Expect a book to be coming home!

Looking at skills for next week:

Theme Nursery Rhymes and Classic Stories
Letter of the Week    Mm
Math  Positional words, reading a graph, classifying objects
Phonics M sound

Thanks to everyone for coming to Open House last week.  Remember, if you have to contact any of us our emails are:  lisa.bullard@cobbk12.org jeannie.moore@cobbk12.org   cathy.tucker@cobbk12.org

Welcome Back!

What a wonderful first week we have had!  We've made new friends, we've learned lots of new things and we've had lots of fun!!

Please plan to attend our Open House on Tuesday, August 19th at 6:30.  This is an informational session for parents.  Please do not bring your children to Open House. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

Thanks to all of you for returning your paperwork.  If you have not returned your information cards and paperwork please do so ASAP.

Looking at skills for next week:

Math - positional words
Theme - Nursery Rhymes
Word of the Week - me

Plan to wear your Garrison Mill t-shirt on Friday!