Mrs. Bohl's Kindergarten Blog

The children had a lot of fun learning how things move during our science unit on “Forces of Motion”.  Moving a heavy box of blocks across the tile floor was much easier than moving it across the Lego table.  The children also experimented with matchbox cars.  They were challenged to find ways to move their cars off their clipboards without touching the cars.  You can see from the pictures that some of the children were very creative. 

Our Post Office is offically open and the children are very excited!!  Please follow the mailing schedule that was sent home or you can find it under SCHEDULES at the top of our blog page.  PLEASE HAVE YOUR CHLD BRING THEIR VALENTINES ON THEIR WORKING DAY ONLY!    Thank you! 

**Please take a moment to read the Jan. 27 newsletter.  It contains more information about our week at school.  Here is the February lunch menu for you to view.

**The TTH class will have school on Friday, February 3.

Lily Wressell, a fourth grader in Mrs. Huizenga’s class, is asking her fellow Georgetown students and families to join her in supporting the Pediatric Oncology Resource Team, P.O.R.T., that operates with Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital. 

P.O.R.T. provides much needed resources and hands-on support for families with a child diagnosed with cancer or life-threatening blood disorders. 

Lily will be collecting items to put into theme baskets for the P.O.R.T. Winter Night Out fundraiser in February. 

In particular she is requesting items related to kids arts and crafts such as; paints, crayons, paper, stencils, stickers, etc. 

She is also looking for gift wrap items; paper, bags, bows, ribbon, cards, etc. 

If you are interested in donating items there will be a box located in the lobby until Monday, Feb 6 that you may put them in. 

Thank you for helping Lily reach her goal of providing two baskets to help P.O.R.T.

(A message from Georgetown Elementary and Mrs. Reagan):

The Round Up Meeting for our newest group of pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students takes place  March 6.  This is an opportunity for parents to find out about the district PK and K programs and enroll their child for the 2011-12 school year.

Georgetown will hold it’s meeting at 7 pm in the Multi-Purpose Room.  There will be the option to attend a day time program at 10 am  (held at Alward or South.  The material will be the same for all schools.

If you know a neighbor who has an upcoming PK or K child, please encourage them to attend the meeting.

REGISTRATION PAPERWORK:

• Health Appraisal
• K Registration

SCHOOL DAY PROGRAM INFORMATION

• PREKINDERGARTEN:  Full Day, Alternating Days.  Held at Alward, Bauer, Forest Grove, South
• KINDERGARTEN:  Full Day, Everyday.  Held at all buildings.

All kindergarten placement request will be honored.  PK placement request will be honored based on section availability.  Preference will be given to students with birthdays between September 1 and December 1.

This information will be reposted to the blog weekly between now and March 6.  We are excited to begin enrolling the K class for the 2012-13 school year.

If you would like a paper copy of this information, open and print this document:  PK:K Info 2012

Mrs. Reagan

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The children learned about an important man in history this week….Martin Luther King Jr.  We are so thankful that he changed the laws to allow us to be friends with everyone.  We have so many good friends at school.  Look at some of the things we like to do together.

**Information about our upcoming Post Office, a  schedule of working days to mail valentines, and how to wrap your shoe box was sent home in note form a week or so ago. If needed,  you can find the post office mailing schedule under SCHEDULE at the top of our blog.  Please send valentines to school ONLY on the day that your child is schedule to work.  This is a fun time for the children to read their friends names and learn about what it means to be a postal carrier.  PLEASE SEND THE WRAPPED SHOE BOX TO SCHOOL ON MONDAY OR TUESDAY IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO.  THANKS!

**Thank you for sending your child to school in warm outside play clothes.  Playing in the snow is so much fun when you are warm and dry.  If you have an extra pair of mittens or socks, you might consider placing them inside your child’s backpack to use during last recess if the mittens do not dry and are wet.  Just a thought.

**Please take a moment and read the Jan. 20 newsletter for more information and reminders about our week at school.

***The MW class will have school on Friday, January 27.

We read our popcorn word book called What can you do in the snow? after we created a list of activities that we like to do in the winter.  The children were excited to see that some of their ideas were found inside our popcorn word book.  They are doing a fantastic job of using their reading finger to help them read each word on the page.  The children enjoy reading their books to themselves and to a friend.

**Please refer to the note send home this week about wrapping the shoebox you collected.  PLEASE DO NOT DECORATE THE BOX AT HOME….WE WILL BE DOING THIS AT SCHOOL!  Label the bottom of the box with your child’s name.  You may send in the labeled, aluminin foil wrapped shoebox to school anytime prior to Mon, Jan. 23 and Tues. Jan 24.  Thank you!! 

**Please refer to the note and list of classmates’ names at your child prepares their valentines.  You might want to begin having your child write their name on a few valentines a day so that they don’t need to do so many at the end.  You can also view the Post Office schedule for mailing valentines at school under SCHEDULES at the top of our blog page.  PLEASE KEEP THE VALENTINES AT HOME UNTIL IT IS THEIR SCHEDULED DAY TO MAIL THEM. 

**Enjoy  reading the Jan 13 newsletter.  We were very busy this week.

The TTH class will have school on Friday, January 20.

Don’t forget that Scholastic Book order forms are due this week Wednesday, January 11 and  Thursday, January 12.  If you are writing a check for payment please write 2 SEPARATE CHECKS made out to either Firefly or SeeSaw Book Clubs.  Thank you very much!

Also, if you would like to be part of our TAKE HOME BOOK PROGRAM by listening to the children read books each morning, please complete the form that was sent home last week and return it to school this week.  It is exciting to see the children become readers. Hooray for reading!

Welcome back to school and Happy New Year!  It was so good to see the children again after being separated for 2 weeks.  I have heard a lot of stories of events, trips and memories you created with your child during Christmas break. 

**, We  enjoyed talking about winter and all of the activities you can do during this season.   We had some fun reading The Mitten by Jan Brett and hearing the nursery rhyme The Three Little Kittens.

**Our very first Writer’s Workshop Celebration took place this week.  The children had the opportunity to read their story to the whole class.  We then had a “toast” with juice boxes congratulating each other on becoming writers!  I hope that you enjoy looking at the pictures that showcase our fantastic writers.

Here are pictures from the TTH class celebration.

Here are pictures from the MW class celebration.

Please read the Jan 6 newsletter for more information about our week at school.  The January Calendar is posted under MONTHLY CALENDARS at the top of our blog page.  Please take time to read it so that you are informed about events occurring this month.  Here is the new hot lunch menu for January. 

The MW class will have school on Friday, January 13.

I hope that everyone is enjoying their time at home. 

I just received an email from Emma’s mom (MW class) informing me that WGVU aired our commercial on TV.   She mentioned that if you wish to set your DVR to record the PBS programs from 3 to 6pm you should see it.  I am sure that if you watch in the morning from 9am to 1pm you will see the commercial too. 

You can also view the commercial on the WGVU website

Have fun this week at home!

What an exciting and enjoyable week at school.  The children are filled with enthusiasm for Christmas and all of the special events you do as families.  We had a fantastic time together on Tuesday and Wednesday during our Christmas Parties. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to all of the parent volunteers who helped out in some way to make our 2nd party a success!!!  I know that a lot of time was given to contacting each other through email messages and phone calls, preparing the games/crafts and making arrangements to attend the party.  The children and I really appreciated your willingness to do these tasks.

Here are a some pictures taken during the TTH class party.

Here are some pictures taken during the MW class party.

**Winter is here!  Please remember to dress your child in WARM outside clothes…mittens/gloves, hats, boots, snow pants when there is snow.  Be sure to label the boots and snow pants with your child’s name.  We go outside to play every day unless the wind chill is below O degrees.  Bring shoes from home or use gym shoes from their cubbies to wear inside of school.  Outside snow boots are not allowed.

**Please save a small shoe box when you unwrap gifts.  Your child will need it at school later in January.  Information will be sent home after Christmas vacation.

*Please read the  Dec. 16 newsletter    to learn about our week.  The January Calendar has been posted under MONTHLY CALENDARS.  Please take time to read it to see what is happening within our classroom in January.  The January lunch menu can be found at www.jenhudfood.org  Christmas vacation is from December 17-January 2. 

The TTH class will have school on Friday, January 6.

***Enjoy spending time with your child and your family making memories together.  I hope that you have safe journeys if you are traveling during vacation.  I am looking forward to seeing the children back at school on Tuesday, January 3 or Wednesday, January 4.

Hello K Families,

Just a reminder that our M/W Kindergartners will have school on Friday, December 16.  Our special will be gym, as well as computers.

Looking forward to our Friday together before the holiday break!

Mrs. Bohl