Monday Bug Day!

Today was a very special day!  The entomologists at WSU came and taught us all about insects!  We got to work hands on with some very special critters!

Honey Bees

Real Butterflies

Real Beetles

Real Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches

In addition to the bugs today, the AM class also held our snail races.  PM will have their snail races tomorrow!

The AM class actually had a winner and the students loved cheering on their favorite snail. :) 

Important Information:

1. Homework folders came home today!

2. Take Home Books were exchanged today.

3. PM Library checkout was today!

4. APEX collection envelopes are due Thursday, May 26th. 

5. Permission slips for our social studies field trip came home today. Please return them as soon as possible.

6. No school on Monday, May 30th (Memorial Day).

7. Science Fest will be held at PV on June 2nd from 6-7pm.

8. Our End of Kindergarten Spring Concert will be June 13th at 6:30pm. Please feel free to invite all your family and friends! Please note that students need to arrive at 6:15pm. Please do not arrive earlier, as there will be no one to monitor them. 

Tuesday!

Today was a great day!  We started our day with our May memory book page!  After that we did our math page focusing on ten ones and some ones = teen number.  For example, ten ones and eight ones = eighteen ones.  After math, our APEX team came and taught us our fifth and final lesson, "Make a Difference."  We learned that helping in little ways, we can make a difference.  After that we did our calendar and daily news routine.  After that we enjoyed recess outside!  Then we had reading groups focusing on the letter Y and /y/ sound.  Today, we read our decodable book, did our ABC yarn page, wrote the letter Y, and listened to a story.  After reading groups, we completed our art from Friday!

Reminders:
1) Fund Run pledges need to be input into the computer by Thursday!
2) Friday Fund Run on AM time is 9:30-10:15 and PM time is from 2:00-2:45!
3) Thursday, Take home book exchange is due!
4) Friday: Homework folders and Library books are due!
5) Field trip is on June 2nd during our normal kindergarten half day.  Parents are welcome to meet us at Sky Prairie Park.  More information and permission slip will come home in Monday Folders.
6) June 13th is our end of year kindergarten concert at 6:30pm in the cafeteria.
7) All School Science Fest is on June 2nd from 6-7 PM.  Come see a little piece of what every grade does at Prairie View in science.
8) Last day of kindergarten is Thursday, June 16th.  Parents please plan on attending for our last celebration and snack-nic!  This is a really fun kindergarten tradition!  More information to come home soon about the times!

Have a great evening!
~Love,
Mrs. Wittwer

Thursday!

What a wonderful day we had today!  The APEX group came again and taught us our third leadership lesson.  The first lesson was to "Dive In," which means to work hard.  The second lesson was about being "Resourceful," when we have problems it helps us to solve them by identifying five steps to help us solve the problem:  Who, What, When, Why, How?  The third lesson was today on "Elevating Others," which is being positive, complimentary, and encouraging to others.

We also worked on Math, had reading groups (working on J and Q), and wrote our next narrative sentence, describing what we did once we found the magic carpet in our story.  The PM class won the Popsicle contest in the school for the most pledges in the last 24 hour period!  Way to go!

Friday: Homework Folders are due and AM Library books are due!
Monday: Take Home books are due and PM Library books are due!

Have a great evening!
~Love,
Mrs. Wittwer    

Happy Tuesday!

We had a great day!

We actually started our day with the APEX Fun Run team coming in and teaching us all about how to "dive in!" The APEX Fund Run will raise money for technology in our school. Please take a look at the pass as soon as your student brings it home. All the information needed is in your child's pass. Please log in and get familiar with the website. It is easy to navigate and for others to give pledges or donations online. If you have any questions, please email me. 

We didn't have reading groups; however, we did do all our normal activities. The kiddos worked on reading, handwriting (Jj) and our ABC books.  We also did math, circling ten and writing the number sentence to match.  We also had the treat of walking through the first grade classroom and meeting all the teachers!  We are getting excited for first grade! 

Important Information:

1. Log in to the APEX webpage and make sure to enter your child's t-shirt size. Every kiddo gets a shirt, so please get their size in right away so the shirts can be ordered.

2. No School on Monday, 5/30 (Memorial Day).

3. Science Fest will be held at Prairie View on 6/2 starting at 6pm.

4. End of Kindergarten Spring Concert will be 6/13 at 6:30pm. Please invite grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. to join us for this special night. Students need to arrive at 6:15pm and the show starts at 6:30pm.

Have a great evening!

~Love,
Mrs. Wittwer

Monday!

What a great rainy day!  Today was also a very busy day!  We started our day by introducing our new letter of the week, Jj and reading our Alpha Tales book.  Then we did our picture guess and read our class pal "book" (Clifford or Tigger)!  Then we labeled the parts of a worm in our science journal and wrote some facts that we learned about them.  Students got to see an earth worm and a red worm and learned the differences between the two.  After that, AM students learned a new math card game, called "Hide the Zero" (PM will do this tomorrow).   In both classes, Mrs. Pittz came and taught us a social skills lesson on how to calm ourselves if we feel we are getting worked up.  In the morning class, we celebrated Gwyneth's birthday with her Royal Reader.  In the PM class we had our APEX Fund Run kick off, and PM students brought home their APEX Pass.  The AM class will get their passes tomorrow morning along with a mini kick off in our room!  PM kinders also had a short check out time this afternoon.  

Important Info:

1) Parents, today is the start of our APEX Fund Run to raise money for technology for our school. Please take a look at the pass as soon as your student brings it home.  All the information needed is in your child's pass.   Please log in and get familiar with the website.  It is easy to navigate and for others to give pledges or donations online.  If you have any questions, please email me.

2) FYI.  Starting today, I am coaching track right after school, so I will be posting blog posts later than usual.

3) Homework Folders went home today!

4) Take Home books were exchanged today!

Have a great evening!          

Thursday!

Moms of Magnificent Marvelous Prairie View Artists! 

Please join us tonight with your favorite PV student artist(s) for our 4th Annual MoMMA Art Show Open House from 6-8 PM! 

Learn about the Elements and Principles of Art while enjoying dessert and strolling through our art gallery (in the PV gym). There will be fun Mom & Me activities – a great night to spend together celebrating the arts! You can even “purchase” your artist’s masterpiece with a suggested $1 donation (all proceeds will benefit the Art Program at Prairie View for 2016-17)!

Can’t make it tonight, but would still like to support the arts at Prairie View? You can make a donation here through PayPal and we’ll add a SOLD sticker to your student’s artwork.

Thank you to all of our parent volunteers who make art possible each and every month at Prairie View, and to our MoMMA Art Show Committee! We are proud of each and every Prairie View artist, and look forward to showing you their amazing work at tonight’s show! See you tonight!

Important Information:

1. Homework folders are due tomorrow.

2. Our first grade walk through will be 5/10 at 9:30am and 2:00pm. The kinders will meet the first grade teachers and have a chance to ask the current first graders some questions.

3. No School on Monday, 5-30 (Memorial Day).

4. Science Fest will be held at Prairie View on 6-2 starting at 6pm.

5. End of Kindergarten Spring Concert will be 6-13 at 6:30pm. Please invite grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. to join us for this special night. Students need to arrive at 6:15pm and the show starts at 6:30pm. 

Wonderful Wednesday!

Today we started with writing some of the facts that we have learned about our fish in our science journal.  Then we drew what the guppy and goldfish each look like.  After science, we did our calendar and daily news routine, then we went outside for a wonderful warm recess.  After recess, we had reading groups focusing today on: reading the leveled readers, the number 12 on the rekenrek, writing the decodable and listening to "Cows To The Rescue."  After reading groups, we worked on teen numbers in math.  We are working on 10 ones and ____ ones together make ___.  After math both classes had about five minutes of free choice time.

Reminders:
Tomorrow: Homework folders are due!  MoMMa and Me event (replaces Muffins with Mom) from 6-8 in the gym.
Friday: Homework folders are due and any scholastic book orders are due.

Happy Tuesday!

What a beautiful day!  Today we started with making our Mother's Day gift.  Students did a really nice job taking their time with this!  After that, we worked on writing narrative sentences on white boards.  Students wrote and created their own sentence using the narrative chant as their checklist (to make sure they have each part in their sentence).  Then we enjoyed a nice recess outside!  After recess, we had reading groups working on: reading our decodable, play-doh, writing and saying the /w/ sound and listened to "Goatilocks and the Three Bears."  After reading groups, we did one more surprise for our moms!  This afternoon, we celebrated Hollyn's birthday!  

Important Information:

1. MoMMA Night (replaces Muffins with Mom) will be held on 5-5 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Prairie View. 

2. No School on Monday, 5-30 (Memorial Day).

3. Science Fest will be held at Prairie View on 6-2 starting at 6pm.

4. End of Kindergarten Spring Concert will be 6-13 at 6:30pm. Please invite grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. to join us for this special night. Students need to arrive at 6:15pm and the show starts at 6:30pm.