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Mrs. Russell loves books! She
especially likes funny
books! Her top picks:
"Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus",
by Mo Willems,
"Parts", by Tedd Arnold and "Alice the Fairy",
by David Shannon!
Check them out for yourself!
It’s Clifford! Our famous
class mascot!
Each Friday, I pick a
name out of a tin. That child
gets to take Clifford
home for the weekend! He
comes with bear stories,
a coloring page and a
journal for you to write
about your adventures
together. This is
a favorite classroom activity. Please help
your child write in the
journal (from the
perspective of Clifford). We read the journal
aloud each Monday. It is
a great way for each child
to share special things
about their family with the
class!
Partnership
by
Gloria Weber Henbesst
You bring your child to me
And hope I’ll come to know,
How much your child means to you
Your trust in me bestowed.
You bring your child to me
With love and hope and pride,
Looking for a helping hand
A teacher who will guide.
You bring your child to me
And our partnership is clear:
To nurture and allow to bloom
A life we both hold dear.
You bring your child to me
A step toward letting go,
And trusting in our special plan
To help your child grow.
Looking forward to our parent-teacher partnership
this year!
Fondly,
Jennifer Russell
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Dear Families,
We have been so busy since our
holiday break! We started the New Year by
setting goals for 2008! The kids did a great job
brainstorming something they want to accomplish this
year! (They were on display but are now in this
folder for you to enjoy!) We worked on the
mini-themes of snow, snowmen and winter clothes. We
got ‘in-depth’ with the book, The Mitten by Jan
Brett (a nice lead in to our current mammal unit),
and we learned about Martin Luther King, Jr. The
class talked about what they could do to help
mankind. Each of their ideas won them a “Smith
School Peace Prize” - proudly on display outside our
classroom door.
As I mentioned above, we are now into our study of
mammals. We have done a general overview on mammal
characteristics (filled with cool SMARTBoard
activities) and now will spend the next two weeks
moving to the other kindergarten classrooms to study
one mammal in depth (for us it is the whale, in Mrs.
Botticello’s room it will be the bear and over in
Miss G.’s room it will be the squirrel)!
Before the vacation we will celebrate the 100th Day
of School – always a favorite day full of
activities! We will be talking about friendship and
people we love for Valentine’s (with some math snuck
in there, too). We will be working with our Book
Buddies on Valentine’s for the elderly in our area!
After the Winter Vacation we will be celebrating
Read Across America Week (even Daisy the Reading Pig
will be visiting – more details to come)! We will be
talking about President’s Day and Dental Health (as
February is Dental Health Month). We will also begin
to talk about where we live – our addresses and
phone numbers.
We thoroughly enjoyed our last trip to Westmoor
Park! Fur, Feathers and Scales! Our next trip will
be on Valentine’s Day! “Valentine’s is for the
birds” will be our topic! Please make sure your
child is dressed for the extended time outdoors!
On Friday, January 18th, one of my dear friends (a
former parent in my class) and a budding author and
illustrator came to visit us! Mr. Rosenthal-Baxter
read some stories he has written. He had us draw
some illustrations for one of his books! He read us
some of his favorite stories! He inspired my young
authors and illustrators! A treat for everyone!!!
Valentine’s Day
I am looking for two or three parents to come as we have
our Valentine treats. Parents are asked to sit with
children, assist in reading cards, assist with serving
snack, help with clean up and assist with packing up for
home.
Day: Thursday, February 14th
Time: 2:15 to 3:15
Can’t come in but want to help? No Problem!
Room Parents will be asking for help with snack for both
days!
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