December 15 ~ 19

What We Are Learning This Week:

Theme: Christmas

Letter: Pp

Sight Word:  friend & and

Math:  More/less, sequencing, counting/writing numbers 0-20, ordinal numbers & positional words

Reading:  Beginning/ending sounds, rhyming,  syllables & vowels

Writing:  Modeled writing ~ thankfulness, Neat Nancy writing, upper case letter for 1st letter, lower case for the rest of the word & 2 finger spacing between words

Leadership: Gratefulness  

Grandparents Day ~ This Monday, December 15 @ 8:15 we invite all grandparents to join us in the sanctuary.  Our class will perform a few songs and our principal will give a short presentation.  If time permits, grandparents are welcome to join us in the classroom to listen to a Christmas story.

Winter Performance ~ This Monday, December 15 @ 5:30 PM. Wildwood Calvary Church 35145 Oak Glen Rd. Please drop off your kiddo with me at 5:00 PM downstairs in room 103.  We will perform at 5:30.  Please pick up your kiddo in the foyer immediately after the performance.  We ask that your kiddo does not wear jeans, shorts or flip flops. 

Walking Field Trip ~ This Thursday, December 18. Departing school at 10:20ish and returning to school at 11:30.  We will be singing our Christmas songs, visiting the Gingerbread Man & having a small snack.

Christmas Class Party ~ This Friday, December 19 from 10:10 ~ 11:30. Thank you parents for volunteering to help with centers & donating food items.  

Think Teal!  In honor of  many families who have been affected by ovarian cancer we would like to invite you to wear teal on Tuesdays. Teal stands for "Take Early Action & Live" and "Tell Every Amazing Lady".

***If you are out & about and happen to think of us, our classroom would love:  Treasure Box Prizes ***

Upcoming Events:

Dec. 1~ 17 ~ Angel Tree. Gift tags for our families in need to make sure they have a special Christmas.

Dec. 15 ~ Grandparents Day @ 8:15AM & ILCS Winter Performances @ Wildwood Calvary Church @ 5:00PM

Dec. 18 ~ Walking field trip to Braswell's @ 10:20 ~ 11:30

Dec. 18 ~ Last day to purchase yearbooks. Cost is $35 & can be bought in the school offices.

Dec. 19 ~ Class Christmas Party @ 10:10 ~ 11:30

Dec. 23 ~ Jan 5 ~ Christmas Break

Jan. 5 ~ Teacher in-service day.  No school.

Wishing you peace, joy & all the best the holiday has to offer. May this incredible time of giving and spending time with family & friends bring you joy that lasts throughout the year! 

Thank you, as always, for your help & support.

December 8 ~ 12

What We Are Learning This Week:

Theme: Gingerbread Man

Letter: Oo

Sight Word:  from & it

Math:  More/less, sequencing, counting/writing numbers 0-20, ordinal numbers & positional words

Reading:  Beginning/ending sounds, rhyming,  syllables & vowels

Writing:  Modeled writing ~ thankfulness, Neat Nancy writing, upper case letter for 1st letter, lower case for the rest of the word & 2 finger spacing between words

Leadership: Gratefulness  

Class Christmas Party ~ Please make sure to drop by the classroom door to sign up to bring/donate an item for our upcoming party.

Behavior Chart~  I kindly ask that you review the "spot" behavior chart with your kiddo, sign it & return it daily.  Thanks a bunch!

Please return field trip permission slips & Christmas party volunteer form ASAP.

Think Teal!  In honor of  many families who have been affected by ovarian cancer we would like to invite you to wear teal on Tuesdays. Teal stands for "Take Early Action & Live" and "Tell Every Amazing Lady".

Upcoming Events:

Dec. 1~ 17 ~ Angel Tree. Gift tags for our families in need to make sure they have a special Christmas.

Dec. 8 ~ 2nd trimester electives begin

Dec. 9 ~ Christmas Craft Fair @ CSC (Californa Street Campus)

Dec. 15 ~ Grandparents Day @ 8:15AM & ILCS Winter Performances @ Wildwood Calvary Church @ 5:00

Dec. 18 ~ Walking field trip to Braswell's @ 10:15 ~ 11:30

Dec. 18 ~ Last day to purchase yearbooks. Cost is $35 & can be bought in the school offices.

Dec. 19 ~ Class Christmas Party @ 10:10 ~ 11:30

Dec. 23 ~ Jan 5 ~ Christmas Break

Jan. 5 ~ Teacher in-service day.  No school.

Thank you, as always, for your help & support.

December 1 ~ 5

What We Are Learning This Week:

Theme: Poinsettia

Letters: Mm & Nn

Sight Word:  for

Math:  More/less, sequencing & counting/writing numbers 0-20

Reading:  Beginning/ending sounds, rhyming,  & syllables

Writing:  Modeled writing ~ thankfulness, Neat Nancy writing, upper case letter for 1st letter, lower case for the rest of the word 

Leadership: Gratefulness  

Behavior Chart~  I kindly ask that you review the "spot" behavior chart with your kiddo, sign it & return it daily.  Thanks a bunch!

Think Turquoise!  In honor of  many families who have been affected by this disease, we would like to invite you to wear turquoise on Tuesdays.

Upcoming Events:

Dec. 1~ 17 ~ Angel Tree. Gift tags for our families in need to make sure they have a special Christmas.

Dec. 5 ~  Barnes & Nobles Book Fair. 4:00-9:00 @ Redlands Citrus Plaza

Dec. 8 ~ 2nd trimester electives begin

Dec. 9 ~ Christmas Craft Fair @ CSC (Californa Street Campus)

Dec. 15 ~ Grandparents Day in the morning & ILCS Winter Performances @ Wildwood Church @ 5:30

Dec. 18 ~ Last day to purchase yearbooks. Cost is $35 & can be bought in the school offices.

Dec. 23 ~ Jan 5 ~ Christmas Break

Jan. 5 ~ Teacher in-service day.  No school.

Thank you, as always, for your help & support.

Have a wonderful week! :)

November 17 ~ 21

 Happy Thanksgiving!


What We Are Learning This Week:

Theme: Pilgrims, Indians & Thanksgiving

Letter: Mm

Sight Word:  Review 1st trimester words

Math:  Review 1st trimester content

Reading:  Review of strategies

Writing:  Modeled writing ~ thankfulness 

Leadership: Gratefulness  

****Aggressive Behavior**** We had minimal problems during recess this past week however please continue to discuss/review appropriate recess behavior with your kiddo. Thank you for your support!

****Parent Conferences **** One more week to go! Conferences have be going fantastic.  Hopefully you have found or will find them informative. I am looking forward to meeting with the rest of you for about 20 minutes to discuss your kiddo's growth in the classroom.  I kindly ask that you arrive on time so we can make the most of our time together. Thank you!

*Homework ~ No homework packets this week however please continue reading on a daily bases & review all sight words.  

Behavior Chart~  Keep an eye out for our new "spot" behavior chart this trimester. This chart will let you know how your kiddo has done on a daily bases.  At the end of the day, the kiddos will color the color that they ended up on on our classroom behavior chart & place them in their folders.  I kindly ask that you review it, sign it & return it daily.  Thanks a bunch!

Thank you for donating goodies & supplies for our classroom Thanksgiving Feast.  We can't wait for Friday.

Think Turquoise!  In honor of  many families who have been affected by this disease, we would like to invite you to wear turquoise on Tuesdays.

Upcoming Events:

Nov. 17- 21 ~ Parent/Teacher Conferences 

Nov. 17 ~ Popcorn party for bringing in the most BoxTops

Nov. 19 ~ Scholastic book orders will be submitted

Nov. 17-21 ~ Book Fair at CSC (California Street Campus)

Nov. 21 ~ Thanksgiving Feast & 1st Trimester Award Assembly 

Nov. 24-28~ Thanksgiving Break!

Dec. 9 ~ Christmas Craft Fair @ CSC

Dec. 15 ~ Grandparents Day & ILCS Winter Performances @ Wildwood Church @ 5:30

Dec. 18 ~ Last day to purchase yearbooks. Cost is $35 & can be bought in the school offices.

Dec. 23 ~ Jan 5 ~ Christmas Break

Jan. 5 ~ Teacher inservice day.  No school.

Thank you, as always, for your help & support.

Have a wonderful week! :)

November 10 ~ 14

What We Are Learning This Week:

Theme: Turkeys

Letter: Ll

Sight Word:  you & are

Math:  Continue patterning (specifically AB & AABB patterns), sorting, classifying, & number writing 

Reading:  Locating and framing sight words, getting our mouths ready for the first sound in words & recognizing rhyming words. Discussing characters & setting.

Writing:  Using sight words that we know to create a complete sentence. Spacing between words, return sweep, period at the end of the sentence & use of an uppercase letter at the beginning of the sentence.

Leadership: Gratefulness.  Our leadership trait for November & December will be gratefulness.  We will discuss that gratefulness is a feeling of thankful appreciation for favors/benefits received. 

****Aggressive Behavior**** We have had a few incidents during our recess time of kiddos showing aggressive behavior (scratching & pushing) towards one another.  The consequences are a loss of recess, behavior clip moved down to red & if its extremely bad or the kiddo has already been warned and the above consequences applied, then the kiddo will be sent to the office to talk to other Dr. Loomis or Dr. Urrea.  We have had several class discussions on what good/bad behavior is however please talk with your kiddo about appropriate recess behavior.  Thank you for your support!

****Parent Conferences are the next two weeks. I am looking forward to meeting with you for about 15 minutes to discuss your kiddo's growth in the classroom.  Because I need to be at the other campus by 1:30, I kindly ask that you arrive on time so we can make the most of our time together. Thank you!

Boxtop Labels ~ Thank you parents for bringing in those Boxtops labels!  Our class won the contest & will be getting a special popcorn party next week.  Way to go!

School Spirit ~ Thank you for dressing your kiddos in school colors on Friday.  Our class won back the school mascot, Leo the Lion. The kiddos couldn't be more happier.  They just adore him!

Upcoming Events:

Nov. 10~ Patriots Day (kiddos wear red, white & blue) & 2nd trimester begins

Nov. 12 ~ Last day for ILCS Food Drive

Nov. 10- 21 ~ Parent/Teacher Conferences 

Nov. 11 ~ No school :)

Nov. 17 or 18 ~ Class popcorn party!

Nov. 17-21 ~ Book Fair at CSC (California Street Campus)

Nov. 21 ~ Thanksgiving Feast (more info to come) & 1st Trimester Award Assembly @8:15

Nov. 24-28~ Thanksgiving Break!

Dec. 18 ~ Last day to purchase yearbooks. Cost is $35 & can be bought in the school offices.

Thanksgiving Baskets: If you are in need of or know a family in need who could use a Thanksgiving basket, please contact the BSC or CSC office. Also, each grade level is collecting food for the community. The following items are being collected by grade:

TK and K: Canned veggies and evaporated milk

1st: Canned pumpkin

2nd: Instant potato

3rd: Stuffing

4th: Gravy

5th: Cranberry sauce

6th: Yams

7th and 8th: Turkey pan and canned fruit.

Thank you, as always, for your help & support.

Have a wonderful week! :)

November 3 ~7

What We Are Learning This Week:

Theme: Owls

Letter: Kk

Sight Word:  this

Math:  Continue patterning (specifically AB & AABB patterns), sorting, classifying, & number writing 

Reading:  Locating and framing sight words, getting our mouths ready for the first sound in words & recognizing rhyming words. Discussing characters & setting.

Writing:  Using sight words that we know to create a complete sentence. Spacing between words, return sweep, period at the end of the sentence & use of an uppercase letter at the beginning of the sentence.

Leadership: Gratefulness.  Our leadership trait for November & December will be gratefulness.  We will discuss that gratefulness is a feeling of thankful appreciation for favors/benefits received. 

** Thank you to Elizabeth's mom, Ms. Monica, for providing the wonderful Halloween goody bags for the kiddos.  We greatly appreciate your generosity & kindness.

** Thank you to Trent's mom, Ashley, for creating the adorable pumpkin name tags for the kiddos to wear to our walking field trip.  I appreciate all of your hard work!

** Thank you to all of the wonderful mommies for helping out with the field trip.  I so appreciate all of your help!

Homework Folders~ Please remember  to bring folders to school daily & to clean them out weekly.  New folders will be provided 2nd trimester (2nd week of November).

Upcoming Events:

Nov. 7 ~ End of trimester 1 & Mother-Son Bowling Night 5-8:00

Nov. 10~ Patriots Day (kiddos wear red, white & blue)
Nov. 10- 21 ~ Parent/Teacher Conferences 

Nov. 11 ~ No school :)

Nov. 21 ~ Thanksgiving Feast (more info to come)

Nov. 24-28~ Thanksgiving Break!

Parent/Teacher Conferences~ A sign up sheet is posted on our classroom door.  Please drop by and fill out a time slot that works best for you.  If you are unable to drop by please email me at dpayne@inlandleaders.com & we can figure out a time. Conferences are about 15-20 minutes in length. The time slots are 7:30, 12:00, 12:30 & 1:00. At the conference I will go over expectations, progress, behavior & any questions or concerns you may have. Reminders will be passed out at a later date. 

Thank you, as always, for your help & support.

Have a wonderful week! :)

October 27 ~ 31

  Happy Halloween!

What We Are Learning This Week:

Theme: Halloween

Letter: Jj

Sight Word:  Here

Math:  Halloween patterning, sorting and classifying, & number writing ( 0-10)

Reading:  Locating and framing sight words, & getting our mouths ready for the first sound in words

Writing:  Spacing between words, return sweep, period at the end of the sentence & use of an uppercase letter at the beginning of the sentence.

Leadership: Teamwork.  

** Thank you for the treasure box prizes.  The kiddos love the new goodies.

** Thank you also to our wonderful room mom, Aubrie, for doing a beautiful job with our pumpkin patch.  The kiddos had a blast finding their pumpkins.

** Thank you parents for bringing in pumpkins (& extra pumpkins) for our pumpkin patch.  

** A big thank you goes out to Emery's mom, Kristen, for bringing in a bunch of extra pumpkins from her work.  We appreciate it!

** Another huge thank you goes out to Sienna's mom, Ms. Nikki, & Everleigh's mom, Mrs. Kayleigh, for all of their awesome work in the classroom.  I so greatly appreciate it!!!

Homework Folders~ Please remember  to bring folders to school daily & to clean them out weekly.  New folders will be provided 2nd trimester (2nd week of November).

Spirit Week- October 27^th to October 31st.  

Monday: Disney Day.  

Tuesday- Sports Day.

Wednesday- Blast to the Past Day. 

Thursday- Twin Day.  This is our walking field trip to Braswells.  Kiddos are welcome to dress as twins.  If kiddos are wanting to wear costumes to Braswells please bring them to the classroom that morning.  We will be changing into costumes @ 9:50ish. Departing @ 10:15ish. Returning @ 11:30ish.

Friday- Pajama Day.  Please wear shoes & not slippers.

Upcoming Events:

Oct. 27- 31 ~ Spirit Week  

Oct. 30 ~ Walking field trip to Braswell's Convalescent Hospital 

Oct. 31 ~Halloween Centers 

Nov. 7 ~ End of trimester 1 & Mother-Son Bowling Night 5-8:00
Nov. 10~ Patriots Day
Nov. 10- 21 ~ Parent/Teacher Conferences 

Nov. 11 ~ No school :)

Parent/Teacher Conferences~ Ill be posting a sign up sheet on our classroom door.  Please drop by and fill out a time slot that works best for you.  They are 15-20 minute conferences.  The time slots are 7:30, 12:00, 12:30 & 1:00. At the conference I will go over expectations, progress, behavior & any questions or concerns you may have. Reminders will be passed out at a later date. 

Thank you, as always, for your help & support.

Have a great week! :)

October 20 ~ 24

What We Are Learning This Week:

Theme: Pumpkins

Letter: Ii

Sight Word:  Look

Math:  Patterning, Sorting and Classifying, Number Writing ( 0-10)

Reading:  Locating and framing sight words, & getting our mouths ready for the first sound in words

Writing:  Spacing between words, return sweep, period at the end of the sentence & use of an uppercase letter at the beginning of the sentence.

Leadership: October's leadership theme is teamwork.  Our definition for teamwork is: working together to get a job done.

** If you are at the store & you happen to think of us, our class would love:  Treasure Box Prizes

** TK Pumpkin Patch Day~ Please bring in a small (not a mini) pumpkin with your kiddos name written on the bottom of the pumpkin by this Thursday.  

School Spirit Day ~Lets win back Leo the Lion this week.  Please remember to wear blue & gold on Friday.

 

Think Pink ~ In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and for many of our ILCS families who have been affected by this disease, we would like to invite everyone to wear pink every Wednesday for the month of October!

Homework Folders~ Please remember  to bring folders to school daily & to clean them out weekly.  New folders will be provided 2nd trimester (2nd week of November).

Spirit Week- October 27^th to October 31st.  The theme of each day is as follows:

Monday: Disney Day.  

Tuesday- Sports Day.

Wednesday- Blast to the Past Day. 

Thursday- Twin Day.  This is our walking field trip to Braswells.  Kiddos are welcome to dress as twins.  If kiddos are wanting to wear costumes to Braswells please bring them to the classroom that morning.  We will be changing into costumes @ 9:50ish. Departing @ 10:10ish. Returning @ 11:30ish.

Friday- Pajama Day

Upcoming Events:

Oct. 20 ~ Scholastic Reading Club due

Oct. 23 ~ Small pumpkin due 

Oct. 24 ~ Pumpkin Patch & decorating pumpkins

Oct. 27- 31 ~ Spirit Week  

Oct. 30 ~ Walking field trip to Braswell's Convalescent Hospital 

Oct. 31 ~Halloween Party Centers 

Nov. 7 ~ End of trimester 1

Nov. 11 ~ No school :)

Thank you, as always, for your help & support.

Have a great week! :)