Mrs. Confer Young Fives 2023-24

Sunday, January 21, 2024

Week 20 January 22-26th

Week 20 January 22-26th, 2024

What a wild ride! Last week was full of surprises for all of us.

Looking forward to a normal week this week. Fingers crossed!

So Glad we are able to fit in our annual ice skating field trip on Thursday.

Thank you to PTO for the yummy hot chocolate.

Thank you to so many parents for volunteering to help on/off the ice.

Thank you to our 5th grade buddy class - Mrs Griffith's room.

Big Thank you to the St Joseph Public School Foundation for awarding our class

a $3000 grant for to purchase new classroom books, furniture, art supplies, and many learning materials.

These new items were delivered this week and are already set up in our class and ready to use.

The kids even love the boxes the toys came in.

Please check out the Foundation Website to find out more abut their wonderful work.

https://sjpsfoundation.org/

This next two weeks, we will be reading some wonderful stories about

Snowmen, singing songs and creating snow themed art.

Our two letters that we will be reviewing are Aa and Bb.

In Math we are learning how to measure using unifix cubes vs a ruler.

This week. P2: Perspective

1/22 Leader - Soren

School Board Meeting 4:30 @ Central Office

1/23 Leader - Gwen

1/24 Leader - Theia

Late Start,

1/25 Leader - Myla

1/26 Leader - Logan

Upcoming next week. P2: Kindness

1/29. Leader - Sawyer

1/30 Leader - Giuliana

Hearing & Vision Screening,

1/31 Leader - Eddie

Late Start

Science & Culture Night

2/01 Leader - Margaret

Lincoln Spelling Bee (2:00 in gym)

2/02 Leader - Amina

Popcorn Friday

Lincoln’s Science & Culture Night will be on Jan 31st from 6-8 pm.

In addition to the presenters who will be in classrooms that evening,

we would love to celebrate many different cultures throughout Lincoln School!

We would love your help!

PTO is looking for families that have connections with other cultures.

Perhaps your family celebrates specific cultural activities in your home.

Perhaps your family has experienced another culture through travel or

time spent living in another country.

If you have souvenirs, pictures, ideas, recipes, or any other ideas,

we would love your help to enrich the evening.

Our goal is to have many display tables showcasing various cultures that night.

If you have any questions or would like to participate, please feel free to

contact me at any time!

Thank you!

Catherine PTO President

Catherinebkirshenbaum@gmail.com

Sunday, January 14, 2024

Week 19. Jan 15-19

Week 19 January 15th-19th

I hope all of you are feeling good about our first week back at school.

I hope you all got your Robo-call from SJPS on Thursday night

telling you about the snow day Friday.

If you did not get a call/email, please call the office,

so we can get you on the list for future closures.

This last week we reviewed all of our school procedures and expectations.

The children had a great first week. They met our 5th grade buddies that will be going ice skating with us. We hope to meet with them again before Thursday.

Dates to Remember

This Week

P2: Appreciation of Beauty & Excellence

1/15 No School / MLK Day,

1/16 Leader - Wynter

1/17 No Late Start

Leader - Nikki

Lockdown Drill. at 2:15

1/18 Leader - Leland

Ice Skating Day (2:20-3:30)

1/19 Leader - Eston

1/30 Hearing & Vision Screenings

1/31 Science and Culture Night

Some of our students came down sick with flu like symptoms.

If your child is not well, please keep them home.

That is how we lower the risk of it spreading.

Problem Solving in the classroom

In our classroom, we are using Green and Red choice boards to help us

discuss what we want our classroom to :

1. Look Like.

2. Sound Like

3. Feel Like

We created rules and responsibilities for our class.

We created a list of solutions to everyday problems.

We pledged to do our best to make sure school is a safe and

comfortable place for all.

I just want to stress that no child is perfect and at school

we have a wide variety of children with

an equally wide variety of challenges.

If you or your child has concerns about something in the class,

please contact me directly so we can meet and address the concerns.

It is very important not to discuss children other than your own with other parents.

If you hear other parents with concerns about the classroom,

please encourage others to reach out to me, with those concerns.

Ice skating

Your child will need a helmet (Bike or Skate) and extra long socks.

Thursday January 18th

2:20. Leave school to walk to rink

2:35 Arrive at Rink

2:45-3:15 Skate

3:30 Leave Rink to walk to School

3:40 Dismissal

Sunday, January 7, 2024

Week 18 Jan 8-12, 2024

Happy 2024!

After a very busy break traveling to London and Paris with my family, I am excited to

come back and start the new year with all of my wonderful students.

January is always a wonderful time to see all the growth in the kids from the previous fall.

It is also a great time to review expectations and routines.

Much of what we will be doing this week is remembering what it looks like and feels

like to be at school all day. Expect your child to come home tired and most likely hungry.

Most have become used to eating throughout the day over break and

the routine of 2 snacks and 1 lunch can be a little tough for some.

We are expecting snowy weather so I ask that children come with labeled snow gear:

Snow pants, boots, gloves and hats should all have your child's name.

I find duct tape and sharpie can work well if there is no label to mark.

We will be beginning our unit 3 in Grapeseed and

introducing proper hand writing formation.

I will send home a note about this unit and a handout with the language

that we will use plus the steps to writing each letter.

Handwriting is developmental and we are looking for process not perfection.

At home you can practice air writing with their whole arm or finger.

We do not want the children to feel frustrated but we are trying to teach

good habits and build up muscle memory and hand strength.

Sunday, December 17, 2023

January Calendar

Week 17. Dec 18-22, 2023

Holiday Dress Up Week

We are the ending this year with a fun week of dressing up.

Of course this is optional and we understand that some children

are more comfortable wearing their every day clothing to school.

That is perfectly fine.

Monday, Dec. 18th - Christmas PJ Day

Tuesday, Dec.19th - Santa and Mrs. Claus Day

Wednesday, Dec. 20th - Elf/Nutcracker Day

Thursday, Dec. 21st - Grinch Day

Friday, Dec. 22nd - Ugly Sweater Day

We will continue reading different versions of the Gingerbread Boy

and comparing characters and ending.

Here are some versions we have read so far

The Gingerbread Man by Jim Aytesworth

The Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone

The Gingerbread Girl by Lisa Ernst

The Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett

The Gingerbread Friends by Jan Brett

The children did a wonderful job making predictions about what might happen next.

They are really learning how to take a story and expand their understanding.

Feel free to look up these stories online or at your library and discuss them with your child.

We also learned about Friends of 10.

These are the pairings of numbers that add together to make 10.

There are some great songs on youtube that will help your child become

familiar with this import math concept.

Friends of 10 song

Jack Hartman - Friends of 10

Grinch Party Thursday Dec 21

11-12

We still need one more table volunteer and a couple more snack donations.

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This is the last blog of this calendar year.

I wish you all a safe and relaxing holiday season.

I look forward to see all of you in the new year.

I will not be reachable over break but will be responding to all email on January 7th.

If you have anything that you would like to share with me that has happened over

break feel free to email me and I will contact you if needed on that Sunday.

Sometimes the transition back to school after a long break can be a little rocky.

We understand that and will be giving all the needed extra hugs.

Sunday, December 10, 2023

Week 16 Dec 11-15

Week 16 Dec 11- 15th. Gingerbread Man Week

SORRY FOR THE DELAY!

We have had a fun 2 weeks reading funny books about clothing.

Caps for Sale was one of our favorites!

This week we will be reading many versions of the Gingerbread Man.

We will be comparing them and even creating our own version.

The Holiday Season is upon us. Please let me know if your child will be

leaving early for winter break. We have some things to make and

I do not want anyone to miss out.

Grinch Party - Thursday Dec 21. 11-12

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Holiday Week Dress Up Days