Melissa Darden

May Day

Wow! What a wonderful PTA program we had last week. Your children did an awesome job and we were so proud of them. Thanks for taking the time to bring your children and for making it such a special family night.

Tuesday, May 6

Kindergarten Round-Up for the new students for next year. We will perform a few of our songs from the PTA program at 8:45 in the cafeteria.

Fire Safety Program   12:30 

Wednesday, May 7

Nurse's Day ! Thanks to Nurse  Amy for all she does for us throughout the school year. It was not very long ago that we did not have a registered nurse in the school, and parent volunteers, office staff, and teachers had to take care of sick children and administer meds.  Thank you Nurse Amy!!!

Friday, May 8

No specials due to 2nd/3rd Field Day

Specials will role on Monday, May 12    Schedule for the week of May 12:  Monday  PE    Tuesday  Art

Wednesday  PE    Thursday  Music      Friday  No specials/4th/5th Field Day

Congratulations to Michael and to Sidney for being our Character Kids and to Nathanial for being our Terrific Kid!

Spring Fever

We have a great time the past two weeks with Field Day, Mom's Day, and our trip to the Wright Center. Thanks to all the moms and grandmothers that came to our breakfast. We loved sharing our class with you. 

The Wright Center was beautiful and we learned so much about nature and plants. Thanks to the moms who went with us. We had so much fun and the weather was beautiful!   

PTA Program

We are busy practicing for our  Kindergarten PTA program on Thursday, May 1 at 6:30. We need the children to arrive that evening at 6:15 in our classroom wearing their class shirts and shorts. Our program will be in the cafeteria at the end of the PTA meeting. We hope every child can attend as it is a special time for the family.

Upcoming Dates:      

Wednesday, April 30   Library Books Due

Thursday, May 1 PTA Program  6:15 PM

Tuesday, May 8  Kindergarten Round-up for incoming Kindergartens

Tuesday, May 13  Volunteer Luncheon/Fire Safety Program

Friday, May 16  Kindergarten Shopping Day

Please send in your registration form for next year.

Congratulations to Griffin for being our Character Kid! Happy Birthday to Nathanial and Mrs. Bazylak!

Going Out Like a Lamb

We have had a great week from our "Square Day" to St. Patty's Day to our egg hunt.  Our trip to the Marietta Square was fabulous. At the fire station, we saw an interesting fire museum, watched a fire fighter suit up, and learned  important  fire safety tips. At the police station, we saw the different departments there and got to sit in a patrol car. During our courthouse visit, the class participated in a mock trial of The Case of the Stolen Backpack. Fortunately, Lauren, the accused, was found not guilty! I hope you have heard great stories from  your child about the trip.

Our egg hunt was lots of fun. Thanks to everyone who sent in candy and eggs and to the moms who put everything together and brought yummy goodies for us and our book buddies.

This week we are learning about dental health, telling time and our short vowel /a/. Also,  on Wednesday, Mrs. Lake, Emma's grandmother, is going to teach us about Georgia, and  on Friday we are going to do a Chick-fil-a taste test. Yum.

Upcoming Events:

Wednesday, April 2  Kindergarten Registration

Thursday, April 3   Dining with Dad*

April 7- 11  Spring Break

Monday, April 14  Volunteer Luncheon

Friday, April 18  Field Day*

Tuesday, April 22  Dining with Mom*     8:00 - 8:45

Thursday, April 24  Field trip to Wright Environmental Center

Thursday, May 1   PM  Kindergarten PTA program*

Tuesday, May 6   Kindergarten Roundup  for next year's students

Wednesday, May 7  Rain day for field day

Friday, May, 16  Kindergarten Shopping Day

Friday, May 23   LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!

Congratulations to Sidney and Logen for being our Character Kids and Happy Birthday to Patrik.

Egg Hunt

The class Easter egg hunt will be at 12:30 on Friday, March 21, on the front field. After the hunt, we will have a special treat with our book buddies.  Thanks to everyone who sent in candy and eggs and a special thank you to Mrs. Barnarr, Mrs. Primiano, and Mrs. Orange for organizing the hunt and providing goodies for everyone!

Picture Day

Class picture day is Thursday, March 13!

Boosterthon

GO Bee Stingers !!!   That's our class team name for the Boosterthon. Our class goal is $50 per lap, and we are well on our way with donations from several kids. We hope everybody can ask family members, businesses, and friends to support Still during our Boosterthon.  Proceeds from the fund raiser will buy a new sign for the front of our school and provide funds for each grade to purchase  teacher selected materials.

Our lap times will be from 10:15-11:15 on Wednesday, March 12, and we would love to have our families walk with us. There will be refreshments and fun for everyone. Each student will receive a Boosterthon shirt on Wednesday morning. Please make sure your child is wearing good walking shoes and  appropriate outerwear for the weather.

Friday  March 14  is our field trip to the Marietta Square. The buses will leave at 9:15 and return by 1:30.  We plan to  visit the fire station,  the police station, and the Cobb State Court building. Please have your child wear our class shirt. Lunches that come from home should be in paper sacks that day.

Congratulations to Emma for being our terrific kid and happy 6th birthday to Patrik on Friday , March 14!

March Madness

This  week we enjoyed a special performance by the Hillgrove High drama department and visits by the Grinch and the Cat in the Hat.  Our Wacky Wednesday was truly wacky with crazy clothes, art and computer activities and green eggs and ham. Thanks Mrs. Primiano...we all loved the green snack!.

On Friday, our friends from the Cobb Parks and Recreation came and taught us about animals and their babies. We have enjoyed all the wonderful programs from the parks a end rec and will end our year with them at the Wright's Environmental Center on April 24 to learn about plants.

Next Week:

Tuesday, March 4  Early Release    All students will be dismissed at 12:10.

We will begin talking about our community and our helpers as we prepare for our visit to the Marietta Square on Friday, March 14. We will also continue to learn about our country, our state and our city. Please help your child learn his/her phone number and address and talk about the different businesses and services in your neighborhood.

Upcoming Events:

March 14 Marietta Square Field Trip   9:15-1:30

March 17  St. Patrick's Day

March 20 Report cards go home

March 21 Easter Egg Hunt    Please send in one dozen plastic eggs with wrapped candy by  the 17th.

Specials for the weeks of March 3 and 10

Monday  Music   Tues Tech  Wednesday PE    Thursday  Art     Friday  PE

Congratulations to Graham for being our Character Kid!

Welcome Logen from Hawaii!

Leap Week!

We had a fun great week learning about our presidents and visiting Mr. Element, the mad scientist. Mr. Element taught us so much about our 5 senses. He even showed us the Braille alphabet.

Next week. we will travel to Hillgrove High School on Tuesday for a play presented by the drama department. Please send your child in their class shirt. On Wednesday, we will celebrate Dr. Seuss birthday with the rest of the kindergarten. It will be Wacky Wednesday and each child can dress wacky by wearing clothing backwards, inside out or unmatched. Friday, visitors will come and read to our students to celebrate. "Read Across America Day."

President's Day

Wow ! What a week we have had. Thanks for all the moms who  helped us with Valentine's Day and Teddy Bear week. Our bears had a lot of fun with us this week. We sorted, measured and wrote about our  little friends.

Thanks so much to Mrs. Lake who taught us about the presidents  this Friday. Next week, we will be out  of school on Monday and Tuesday  and the remainder of the week we will learn more about our country and our  presidents. This is a good  to discuss the election with your child.

We were sorry to say goodbye to Mar Che but very happy to say hello to Jabreel Salam. That makes our class still at 13 students.

Have a great vacation!

Holidays

February is a big holiday month in kindergarten with lots of fun activities. Thursday, February, 7, Mrs. Primiano helped us celebrate the Asian New Year with rice, Korean pears, and green tea. She taught us about traditional Asian dress and customs and showed us how to find our birth symbol. Our 2001 babies are snakes and our 2002 babies are horses. Thanks so much Mrs. Primiano!

Next week is teddy bear and valentine  week. We hope everyone can bring in a favorite bear to  visit  with us all week. We will do lots of fun activities with our special friends and send them home on Friday. On Tuesday, Ms. Orange will help us decorate our bags for our valentines. Please send in your cards on Wednesday because  that will be our last day with Mar' Che' as she is moving to Colorado. We will miss you Mar'Che'!

Thursday, we will have a mystery reader, exchange valentines and have a special treat. We hope every family has a happy Valentine's Day.

On Friday, Ms. Lake, Emma's grandmother, will teach a lesson about our presidents.

Other events this month include:

Monday, February 18 - Tuesday, February 19  President's Day/No school

Friday, February 22 - Mad Scientist in house field trip.  Please send in your $4.

Tuesday, February 26 -  Performing Arts Field Trip to Hillgrove High school

Congratulations...

To Mikaela for being our Terrific Kid and to Mar'Che' for being our Character Kid.