Newsletter for December 12-16

Ms. Feese’s Newsletter

December 12^th – 16^th  

PARENTS: I have had only 1 volunteer for Christmas Around the World on Thursday morning.  If there is any possible way for you to help out by leading a center on this day, please let me know (Feel free to send a note in your child’s BEE folder)!  Ms. Kristy and I can’t do it by ourselves!!  This is a great day for the children and we would love for them to be able to “travel” to all the different countries!

*****We are in need of big bottles of hand sanitizer as well as Kleenex!  If you can send any of these items in, it would be greatly appreciated!!*****

Mark your Calendar!

December 15 – Christmas Around the World beginning at 8:00 that morning and lasting until                                 lunch.

Christmas Party from 1:15-2:15.  If you signed up to send in a snack, I’ll let you know what we need! Thank you for the support! J

K-2 Christmas Program beginning at 6:30.  Students must be in the Café by 6:00 to get lined up for the program.

December 16 – Polar Express Day at school.  WEAR PAJAMAS FRIDAY!!

December 17 – January 1 – Christmas Break (No School)

Reading and Math
This week we will be reading Winter/Christmas themed books and discussing character, setting, main idea and author’s purpose.  We will be learning about the letter Zz (the sound it makes, how to write it, and recognizing it). 
We will continue learning “The Doubles Rap” to help us memorize doubles addition facts to 10.  We will continue working on adding +0 and +1 to numbers .

Social Studies:
We will continue our “Christmas Around the World” unit this week.  We work on this in class to lead up to the big Christmas Around the World travel day.

Everyone have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

O Christmas Tree!

Last Friday, we put up our class Christmas Tree.  We made home-made crystal ornaments and each made a part of the paper chain we used to decorate.  It was a very fun and festive morning in Ms. Feese's class :)

The Fire Department visits Highland Kindergarten!

Newsletter for week of November 28- December 2

Ms. Feese’s Newsletter for week of November 28

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving spent with family and friends.  I am thankful to spend my days with your sweet babies!  Thank you for sharing them with me J

We only have three full school weeks until Christmas Break.  I know this is a very busy time for families, so remember if you need to contact me or have any questions about any of the December events at Highland please don’t hesitate to contact me!

Congratulations to the Glasgow Scotties for making it to State this year!  School will dismiss early on Friday, December 2 so that all Scottie fans may travel to WKU to support our football team in the Championship game!

December 3 – Deck the Halls of Highland.  Please make plans to attend this event, as it is one of our most favorite traditions at HES!  If you have not signed up for a time to work, please do so this week.  Any questions, let me know.

Mark your Calendar!

December 2 – School will dismiss at 12:00 noon for Scottie fans to attend the State Championship Football game

December 3 – Deck the Halls of Highland (**IF you have not signed up for a time to volunteer to work, please do so ASAP!) 8:00-11:00

December 15 – Christmas Program for K-2

December 16 – Christmas Party at school.  More info to come.

December 17 – January 1 – Christmas Break (No School)

Reading:
This week we will read a book called Bear Snores On and we will discuss the difference between Fiction and Nonfiction.  We will be learning about the letter Bb and our sight words are: six, seven, eight, nine, ten.  Please work on the letter and sight words with your child this week.  You will find practice on the homework, but feel free to do more!  Homework serves as a guide and reinforcement, but you are not limited to only do the homework each day.

Math:
We will work on identifying numbers to 60 as well as writing them.  Number flash cards are a great way to practice number identification with your child.  We will also be working on learning “The Doubles Rap” to help us memorize doubles addition facts to 10.  I will introduce adding +0 and +1 to numbers and you will see this on the homework as well.

Social Studies:
We will begin our “Christmas Around the World” unit this week.  Each day, we will be learning about a different county and the traditions that country’s people honor for Christmas.  This is always a favorite of the children!  Right before Christmas Break we will have a day when we “travel” to the countries and either make a craft, play a game, or enjoy a snack.  I will ask for parent volunteers this day, so make sure you have your background check completed so that you can participate!  More info to come on this event.

Last week you received  a note about our Mystery Reader program.  Please let me know when you would be able to come in and read to our class! 

Let’s have a great week!

Week of November 14

Ms. Feese’s Class Newsletter

Week of November 14-18

Mark Your Calendar:

November 17 (Thursday) Thanksgiving Lunch at School

November 23-25  No School – Thanksgiving Holiday

November 17 – Fire Department to school to talk to Kindergarten

Please remember to check your child’s folder NIGHTLY for important information, homework, etc. 

If you need to contact me, you may call 659-0432, email me whitley.feese@glasgow.kyschools.us or send a note in your child’s BEE folder.

Upcoming Activities:

Reading Class – We will be reading various Thanksgiving Books and discussing literary elements through these books. 

We will be working on the letters Rr and Kk this week as well (How to read, write, and tell the sound).

We will also be learning about the difference between Fiction and Nonfiction books.

Math Class – We will continue working on learning our numbers to 50 (counting, writing, and reading).

We will continue work on comparing numbers as well as using the <  >  and = signs.

We will continue working on Bar Graphs this week as well J

Social Studies – We will be learning about the First Thanksgiving.

At Home:

Make flash cards for sight words and/or letters we have learned so far and practice with your child.  You can make it a game by making two of each and playing memory!

Count with your child by 2s, 5s, and 10s as well as by 1s.  See how high you can count together!

Read to you child as much as you can!  They truly enjoy listening to books and it’s a good way to spend quality time together.

Let’s have a great week!

Ms. Whitley Feese

Happy Halloween!

On Monday, we had a special Halloween-Themed reading class, and that afternoon we had our Halloween Party.  The students enjoyed several fun activities!  We carved a class pumpkin, read The Bearenstain Bears Trick or Treat, completed "Our Pumpkin Report" and a class writing piece titled: "How To Carve A Pumpkin."

A BIG thanks to the parents who helped out with our party - YOU made our party a success!  The students all enjoyed a Happy Meal, a Halloween craft, Halloween BINGO and the Mummy Game.  Happy Halloween!

Red Ribbon Week at HES

Last week, we celebrated Red Ribbon Week.  The students learned about the dangers of drugs and alcohol.  We enjoyed several fun dress-up days and the children and I all had a lot of fun! Enjoy our pictures!