Jingle Bells! Jingle Bells!

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Mrs. Nesta took K108 caroling during their music class on Wednesday throughout the whole school! It was so exciting! Their lovely voices filled the halls with the classic song "Jingle Bells" accomponied by real live jingling bells! Do you recognize any of these elves, reindeer and even SANTA!??!?

2 Hour Early Dismissal

The students at Keystone Elementary will be dismissed two hours early on Wednesday, November 26th, 2008. The children will be dismissed at 1:35 that day. Happy Thanksgiving to you all!

Thanksgiving Feast

We will be having a Thanksgiving feast in our room on Tuesday, November 25th, 2008, in the afternoon. We are going to make a friendship stew and I will be asking each student to bring something to add to the stew. Please send your child to school with the item that I have requested on Tuesday. We will mix it all together in my crock pot and let it simmer all day until we eat it at snack time. I am looking forward to that delicious smell in here all day long! We have been learning about the first Thanksgiving and are looking forward to our own feast!

Open House

Open House at Keystone Elementary will be held on Thursday, November 6th from 6:30pm-7:30pm. I will have a sign-up sheet available for those of you interested in meeting with me on conference day which is scheduled for Friday, November 14th. Your children will also have lots of work proudly displayed for you to see! Please come and take a look! I hope to see you there!

Halloween Party

K108 will be celebrating Halloween on Friday, October 31st, 2008. At 9:30 we will be going to the gym to watch a Red Ribbon Week Assembly put on by 6th grade. The Halloween Costume Parade will be at 2:45. Just a reminder that children should dress up as what they want to be when they grow up, and that the outfit should not be distracting during school. If the outfit will be disruptive during school, the outift can be changed into before the parade. Also, remember that non-food items, such as pencils, stickers or some other Halloween gift would be appreciated more than sugary snacks. Under Keystone's Student Wellness Policy, we emphasize healthy eating and snacking as a choice towards a healthy lifestyle, and this is still upheld during holiday celebrations.

Red Ribbon Week

Red Ribbon Week will be celebrated October 27-31. The theme this year is "Drug Free I Can Be Anything I Want to Be!" A team of energetic sixth grade Keystone students have planned our contests and activities for the week. These activities include an assembly from the Clarion University Health Science Education Center, as well as a closing assmembly on October 31st, where students will hear from our sixth grade team about the importance of staying drug free. In addition to these great activities, all students are invited to take part in Theme Days throughout the week. These include:
Monday-"Red Day"-wear red clothing
Tuesday-"Team Up Against Drugs"-wear a favorite team shirt or jersey
Wednesday-"Put a Cap on Drugs"-Wear a favorite cap or hat
Thursday-"Operation Drug Free Day"-wear camouflage clothing
Friday-"Drug Free I Can Be Anything I Want to Be"-Dress in Career Clothing

Wanted!

I would love to have some parents volunteer to come in and help out with activities in our room! I would love to have parents come in and read to us, help out with centers or help out with Kid Writing. You could come in and read anytime at all, centers are from 12:00-1:00 Monday-Thursday and we do Kid Writing on Friday mornings from 9:30-10:45. If you are willing to volunteer your time to have some fun with us, please send a note in your child's folder, give me call at the school or e-mail me right here at the bottom of our blog. I look forward to having you come in!

Scaredy Cat Glyphs

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Happy Fall! Today K108 finished their Scaredy Cat Glyphs! We have been learning about patterns and graphs in math so I thought a fun Halloween activity would be to apply what we have learned about graphs and make glyphs. Here's the key for our glyph:
Green eyes-Girl
Yellow eyes-Boy
Red Nose-Oldest Child in Family
Black Nose-Middle Child in Family
Pink Nose-Youngest Child in Family
Number of Whiskers-How old he/she is
Fangs are present if Halloween is the child's favorite holiday-which for most of them it was! I told them that we will wait and see what they say whenever Christmas rolls around!

Picture Day

Tomorrow, Thursday, October 1st is Picture Day! Please remember to send in your child's order form and their prettiest smile! We are going at 10:05 in the morning tomorrow! I cannot wait to see them dressed in their best!

Art Shirts

Art is going to get messy this year so, if you have not done so already, please send in an art shirt so we have it for Art class this year. Any old shirt would do, but I have personally found that men's long-sleeved button shirts are the best because the kids can wear them backwards with a couple of buttons in the back holding the shirt together. Once I get all the shirts in, I will send the box to the art room for use this school year!

Daily Schedule

K108 Daily Schedule
9:00-9:30 Arrival, "mystery word", breakfast
9:30-10:00 Circle Time
10:00-10:45 Language Arts
10:56-11:26 Lunch
11:30-12:00 Recess
12:00-1:00 Centers
1:10-1:45 Special Class
1:50-2:10 Snack
2:10-2:40 Quiet Time
2:45-3:15 Math
3:15-3:35 Afternoon Wrap-Up
3:35 Dismissal

This is schedule is tentative and is adjusted regularly to accomodate special events, restroom breaks and children's needs.

Welcome to K108!

I am very excited about a new year and looking forward to getting to know your child and watching them grow! We will have a very exciting year with lots to learn and do. Very soon I will be busy updating this site with pictures, news, information and upcoming events so please check back often to see what is new! You could also subscribe to my blog if you look over on the left hand side and enter your e-mail address where it asks you to. This way you will be e-mailed automatically whenever I add something new to our blog. Happy new year!