Chelsea Murray


Welcome to Mrs. Murray's Kindergarten Class!!

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Here's what is happening next week:

Theme: Spring
Phonics:  Sh and Th, synonyms (project will go home for synonym flower next week) 
Writing: In the Spring.... (continue to work on adding details, capital letters, & punctuation) 
Math:  Module 5 Lessons 8-12
Sight word review: said, the, I, a, is, as, do, to, of, from, see, like, book, look, what, have, me, he, be, and, can, you, am, on, was, all, we, your, want, go, so, no, goes, says, she, we, they, their  

*Reminders*:

Synonym Project:
I will be sending home a template to create a flower in your child's folder next week. They will already be given a word in the center, they will just need to think of synonyms (words that have the same meaning) to go around the outside on the petals. They may decorate it however they like, just as long as we can still read the words. They will be due Monday, March 25th. 

Zoo Field Trip: Our final field trip of the year will be on April 19th. We will visit the NC Zoo in Asheboro. Please plan to have at least one chaperone attend this trip & write on the slip how many/who will attend. Please send in forms and money no later than the 12th. 

Here are some important upcoming dates:

March 29-April 5: Spring Break, No school for students

April 8- Students return

April 12- Money due for Field trip

April 19- Zoo Field Trip

May 22: Kindergarten graduation, Last day of school, ½ day,  NO AFTERSCHOOL



SPECIALS

          Monday: 9:30-10:00 PE

          Tuesday: 9:30 to 10:00 Spanish

          Wednesday: 9:30 to 10:15 Media

          Thursday: 9:30 to 10:00 Art

           Friday: 9:30 to 10:00 Music   

  • Please make sure that your child wears tennis shoes on PE days. We do have recess each day from 12:00-12:30 and SUGGEST that they wear appropriate shoes for that as well. Please avoid flip flops or high heels.

BEHAVIOR

This year we will be using an app called “Class Dojo” to track behavior. Students earn points for positive choices and lose points for negative. You will receive a notification each time your child earns, or loses, a point along with a brief description of what they did.  If your child loses a point and I feel that more detail is needed on the incident (other than the description given) I will contact you through Dojo or a note in their folder.  You may also contact me via Class Dojo but be aware that my response time may not be immediate.  You will receive a separate letter with your child’s login/password for the app.

DOJO EXPECTATIONS/GOALS

Students will have a daily goal of three points.  If received, they will place a popsicle stick in our “Praise Pockets”.  Once they have three sticks, they will earn a trip to the prize box.  Points will reset at the start of each day.  Students who earn three sticks all five days will get a hole in a punch card.  When they have ten punches, they can choose a “Privilege Card.” Students LOVE these.  Choices include things like wear pajamas to school, lunch with the teacher, sit at the teacher's desk, no shoes in class, bring a stuffed animal, line leader for the day, teacher helper, just to name a few😉.

 

DOJO CONSEQUENCES

Students who lose one point will be asked to think about their choice and share what they could have done differently.  The focus will be on reflecting on what happened and how we can move forward with the rest of the day.  The loss of more than one point could result in separate seating, silent lunch, a phone call home, writing a note or drawing a picture about correct behavior, or, in some cases, suspension.  Although I prefer to handle discipline within my own classroom there may be times that an administrator is needed.  If that happens, parents/guardians will be notified.

As the year gets started, it is important to establish rules and procedures within the classroom.  In order to do that, we must work together to know that students know what is expected and what is and isn’t acceptable behavior at school.  No day will be perfect, but please know that I always have your child’s best interest at hand.  When they are here, I will love them like my own and treat them like my own. There will be days they love me and days they might not like me so much, and that’s ok.  I’m here to help them learn, grow, and become the best person they can be.

I’m looking forward to getting to know, not only your kiddos, but you as well.  Hopefully, by the year’s end, we will all feel like family.

Love,
Mrs. Murray