August 12-16

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To Kindergarten and Beyond!!

August 12, 2013 What a great first week we have had! We are adjusting to the routine of the classroom and continuing to work on the rules of the school. I am very pleased with how well everything is going! As we head into this week, our days will begin to be more structured. This week, we are working on beginning our units that will carry us throught the first 9 weeks. In Reading, we will read stories about friends and write about how to be a friend. In Language, we will work on the letter Ll, its sound and how to properly write it. In Math, our unit is about shapes. We will explore shapes in our classroom and school. In Social Studies we will continue discussing rules for appropriate behavior. Here are a few reminders: Our specials schedule is as follows: Mondays-Music Tuesdays-Computer Lab Wednesdays-PE (Must wear tennis shoes) Thursdays-Art Fridays-PE (Must wear tennis shoes) Should you need to contact me at any time, feel free to call me at 368-3114 between 8:45 and 9:15, and after 2:30. These are my free times during the day and will allow me to give you my full attention. If you leave a message during other times, I will return your call at the nearest available time. You can also email me at strawick@liberty.k12.ga.us or correspond with me via the agenda as this is where I will make notes about your child’s behavior. I look forward to working with you and your student this year and believe that this will be a great time of learning. Thank you in advance for your support! Mrs. Trawick

Meet Twitch!

We are proud to announce the birth of Twitch, the duckling, Monday, April 29th, 2013. He/She hatched 3 days earlier than expected, but seems to be in fine health judging from the level of activity. The video below shows Twitch still in the incubator with the unhatched eggs.

 

Egg Hatching Update!!

 

Saturday was the 24th day of incubating for our eggs (31 for our duck eggs). The earliest I expected to have any activity of the hatching kind was Wednesday. Imagine my surprise when I noticed one of the duck eggs was starting to "pipe," the process of the bird pecking a hole in the egg. Sunday when I went back to check all the eggs, this egg was peeping and moving and is currently halfway through the hatching process. Soooo, by Monday afternoon at the latest, we should have one of our baby birds out of its egg.
The video above shows the duck pushing against the shell and making lots of noise doing that. Stay tuned for more video as the week proceeds!

April 20, 2013

Happy Weekend to everyone!

I can't believe how quickly April is going! We are very busy in our classroom and I am sure that you have heard a little about what we are doing. Below is a list of some  of the things that we have growing in our room:

Bird eggs-we have 20 eggs incubating currently. Some eggs will have been in for 28 days when we are finished and the majority will have been incubating for 21 days. Sometime close to May 1, we should have baby birds chirping in our room. We have candled (used a flashlight to look inside an egg) this week and estimate that we have at least 10 good eggs in the batch. We aren't sure about the other eggs, but the students have a great attitude about having ANY birds to love next month

Grass caterpillars-we are conducting a science experiment in our room concerning grass growth. We made 4 grass caterpillars by filling different colored pantyhose with grass seed and soil. We voted and decided that the white pantyhose would grow its grass the quickest. HOWEVER, we found out this past week that we were incorrect. All of our caterpillars started sprouting over the weekend and to determine which was the fastest grower, we counted grass blades. The black panyhose won! We are going to take our findings and put together a science fair project for the school's science fair April 30th. We can't wait to let you know how we do!

Caterpillars-we have 16 caterpillars that are in our classroom. Some have begun to go into their chrysalis and by Monday, I expect that all of our caterpillars will have entered the pupa stage. In a week or so, we should have Painted Lady butterflies!

Also, just a quick reminder! Friday, April 26th is Field Day. Please remember that your child may dress down that day in comfortable clothes as long as they meet the Liberty County School System dress code. If you have any questions, feel free to send me a note!

Have a great evening!

Mrs. Trawick

SPRING HAS SPRUNG



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Dear Parents,


What a busy week we had leading up to the Spring Break! The students had a great time hunting for eggs Thursday and of course going on our field trip that Friday. I am very excited that so many of our parents came to see the performance at the Savannah Children’s Theater. It is one of my favorite field trips and the students always enjoy getting to put on their own show. For those of you that were not able to visit us that day, I do have pictures and videos posted. I apologize in advance for the quality of the pictures/video from the field trip. The lighting in the building was very dark and the camera didn’t want to take focused pictures and when I was videotaping, I wanted to get everyone in the pictures but it was hard due to the size of the theater. Despite that, I think you will get a great idea of what happened during our field trip and the fun that was had by all involved!


I hope that all of you are getting a chance to relax and have some fun this week. With no more breaks until the end of the year, I have definitely been trying to enjoy this time away from the classroom and catch up on some much-needed rest. That is mostly because this month will consist of completing all of our assessments for GKIDS. Be prepared for your child to come home tired as we approach our deadlines!!! We will hit the ground running this Monday and won’t slow down until after Mother’s Day as we finish up our last units. Don’t worry, though, there are some really fun things happening this month as well, so it won’t all be difficult! I would tell you more, but I really want to let the kids find out a bit of what is happening before I tell any parents. I promise to post pictures and videos as we continue our learning and exploring!

If you need to contact me, feel free to send me a note, send me an email (strawick@liberty.k12.ga.us) or call the office @368-3114.

Happy Spring!
Mrs. Trawick

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WE'RE BACK!

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Wondering where we have been? :) Our blog has been on a self-imposed hiatus, but we should be on our regular weekly updates now. Thank you so much for your patience! Below are some of the things happening in our classroom!

UPCOMING EVENTS

MARCH 8-NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

MARCH 11-15 –SCHOOL BOOK FAIR

MARCH 15 –DONUTS FOR DADS 7:20-7:40am

MARCH 21- REPORT CARD DAY

MARCH 28 – EASTER EGG HUNT/CLASS PARTY

MARCH 29 –KINDERGARTEN FIELD TRIP TO SAVANNAH CHILDREN’S THEATER

APRIL 1-5 – SPRING BREAK

WHAT ARE WE LEARNING?

READING

• COMPARING/CONTRASTING CHARACTERS IN BOOKS

• BLENDING SOUNDS TO READ SHORT SENTENCES

WRITING

• WRITING AN OPINION PIECE

• WRITING AN INFORMATIONAL PIECE

• WRITING LETTERS CORRECTLY

• WRTING SENTENCES WITH FIRST LETTER CAPITALIZED, SPACING BETWEEN WORDS AND CORRECT END PUNCTUATION

LANGUAGE/PHONICS

• LONG VOWEL SOUNDS

• DIGRAPH /ck/

• DIGRAPH /sh/

• DIGRAPH /th/

MATH

• Comparing items by length, weight, capacity

• Continued work in addition and subtraction

SCIENCE

• Sorting items by observable characteristics

• Introduction to baby animals and plants

SOCIAL STUDIES

• US Symbols

• How to be a good Citizen



Welcome Back!

FROM THE TEACHER’S DESK

I hope that everyone has had a great winter break. I know that I enjoyed having the time with my family to celebrate the holiday season. Now, though, it is back to work! My experience has been that this coming 9 weeks is the most focused, productive portion of the year. Students know the expectations and are at the point developmentally to truly use the skills that introduced so far. It is an exciting time to be in a Kindergarten classroom!

Just a reminder: Please make sure that your child is in school, on time, in proper uniform attire everyday. We are heading into our most rigorous 9 weeks of instruction, and it is important that your child be here as much as possible. If your child has to be absent, please send a note of excuse within 3 days. 5 unexcused absences or tardies, necessitate that a social worker referral be completed.

As always, thank you so much for all that you do to help your child be successful in school. I brag often about the quality of the parents and students with which I work this year. It is a pleasure to work with all of you!

Upcoming Events

January 10-Report Cards Go Home

January 11-AR Party

January 21- Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

January 22-100th Day of School!

January 29-Art Show 6:30– 7:30 p.m.

What are We Learning This Month?

Letters E, Y, D, V

Sounds /e/, /y/, /d/, /v/

Sight Words no, see, play

Using describing words in sentences

Isolate and identify initial, medial and final sounds in words

Opinion Writing Focus

2d/3d shapes

Introduction to Addition/Subtraction

Night and Day Sky

Martin Luther King, JR

Celebrating Our Differences