Mrs. Fanjoy's Blog tag:blog.sjfschool.net,2008-11-04:/fanjoy/79 2011-12-08T19:41:51Z Movable Type Pro 4.21-en Cute Christmas Poem tag:blog.sjfschool.net,2011:/fanjoy//79.5991 2011-12-08T19:31:51Z 2011-12-08T19:41:51Z Merry Christmas! Cute Xmas Poem Christmas wishes tried and true I'm sending now, just for you... a little love, a little cheer, and wishes for a great New Year! Hope Santa brings you gifts galore with more surprises still in... Merry Christmas!
Cute Xmas Poem

Christmas wishes tried and true
I'm sending now, just for you...
a little love, a little cheer,
and wishes for a great New Year!
Hope Santa brings you gifts galore
with more surprises still in store.
May all your Christmas dreams come true
and may God's blessings be yours too!

]]> December News tag:blog.sjfschool.net,2011:/fanjoy//79.5961 2011-11-30T14:22:47Z 2011-11-30T18:53:27Z December News Dear Kindergarten Families, Well, can you guess the theme for December?? Summer fun! Just kidding...it's Christmas, of course! This is absolutely the best time of year to be a kindergarten teacher. The children have been working so hard... December News

Dear Kindergarten Families,
Well, can you guess the theme for December?? Summer fun! Just kidding...it's Christmas, of course! This is absolutely the best time of year to be a kindergarten teacher. The children have been working so hard on the Christmas play. They fill us with the Christmas spirit at each and every practice. ( they also provide some pretty good laughs, too!)

The following are a few things that we have planned:

Religion: Christmas play "The First Christmas"
Advent "Waiting for Jesus"
Reading: Review letters: Mm, Tt, Aa, Ss, Pp, Cc, Ii
Introduce letters: Nn, Bb, Rr
Review Word Wall Words and
Introduce new Word Wall Words: me with she can big yes no

Math: Numeral Recognition continues / Measurement introduced

Art: Christmas! Christmas! Christmas!!

Dates to Remember:

Friday, December 2nd No School ~ Faculty Retreat
Wednesday, December 14th costumes due
Monday, December 19th Christmas Play 1:00 church for family and friends (children are "free" to leave following the performance)
Tuesday, December 20th Christmas Play for school children.
Wednesday, December 21st 11:30 dismissal Christmas Vacation begins!
Thursday, January 5th 2012! Back to school!

*children will bring home costumes on Tuesday, December 20th. If your child borrowed a costume from school, please remember to return it to school. Anyone who would like to donate a costume for future ~THANKS!

Thanks again!
The Kindergarten "Elves"

]]> Christmas Play! tag:blog.sjfschool.net,2011:/fanjoy//79.5930 2011-11-18T17:35:56Z 2011-11-18T17:36:14Z Dear Parent, The kindergarteners will be performing the annual Christmas Play. There will be two performances: Thursday, 12/16 for friends and family 1:00 SJF Church Mark your calendar! We guarantee that you will be filled with Christmas Spirit after enjoying... Dear Parent,
The kindergarteners will be performing the annual Christmas Play. There will be two performances:

Thursday, 12/16
for friends and family
1:00 SJF Church

Mark your calendar! We guarantee that you will be filled with Christmas Spirit after enjoying this performance!

Friday, 12/17, we will have an encore performance for the school children.

Your child_________________________will be playing the part of _________________________for our play. He/she will need a costume (sorry!!) Please don't make yourself crazy over this. Animals can wear a sweat suit with added spots, cotton balls, feathers, tails, whatever your little heart desires! A headband, stocking cap, or baseball cap with felt ears glued on works great for animal costumes. NO MASKS, PLEASE! They make it hard for the children to speak and cover their adorable faces! A visor or baseball cap works great for a duck or bird. Bathrobes always work well. This just might be fun for you!  We have a few costumes that have been donated over the years. If your child brings home a costume and you would prefer to make your own, please send the donated costume back to school so that we can give that costume to another child. If you do not receive a "loaner costume" please remember the true meaning of Christmas while you are working on your child's costume ~ and don't hate the teachers!

Humbly Yours,
The Kindergarten Teachers


*Costumes are due in school on Friday, 12/10. Please put your child's costume on a hanger or in a bag. Please label EVERYTHING with your child's name!

**Children will be allowed to leave with family following performance.

]]> November News tag:blog.sjfschool.net,2011:/fanjoy//79.5862 2011-11-02T14:27:02Z 2011-11-02T14:27:33Z November News in Kindergarten Dear Parent, Thanks for all of the wonderful treats and prizes for our Halloween party! The teachers were exhausted and the children were happy! Another successful Halloween celebration!  Our theme for the month of November... November News in Kindergarten

Dear Parent,

Thanks for all of the wonderful treats and prizes for our Halloween party! The teachers were exhausted and the children were happy! Another successful Halloween celebration! 
Our theme for the month of November will be Thanksgiving. We have many activities planned:

Reading - Review the letter name, shape and sound of the letters Mm, Tt, Aa, Ss and Pp
We will be introducing the letters Cc, Ii and Bb this month.
Review the word wall words I, am, the, little, a, to, have, and is. The new words are: we, my, like, and, he, for, and at.

Math - We will continue our work on numbers. Please practice writing numbers 0-9.

Religion - Thanksgiving - "Thanking is good" Prayer, Bible Stories

Social Studies - Voting and "The First Thanksgiving"

Science - Owls/eating healthy foods

Important dates:

November 18 - Report cards
November 21st - 11:30 dismissal, Parent/Teacher Conferences
November 22nd - 11:30 dismissal, Thanksgiving prayer service, conferences continue. November 23rd - No school
Monday, 11/28 - Class resumes
Friday, December 2- NO SCHOOL- Faculty In-service

*Kindergarten will be performing a Christmas program! More details will follow at a later date.

Sincerely,

The Kindergarten Teachers

]]> Sr. Jean Casts a Spell on Kindergarteners tag:blog.sjfschool.net,2011:/fanjoy//79.5853 2011-10-31T19:11:08Z 2011-10-31T19:11:22Z Sr. Jean Casts a Spell on Kindergarteners.jpg

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]]> Halloween tag:blog.sjfschool.net,2011:/fanjoy//79.5825 2011-10-25T15:03:07Z 2011-10-25T15:04:00Z Kindergarten Halloween Party The kindergarten will celebrate Halloween on Monday, October 31st. The children should wear their costumes to school. Weapons of any kind or high heels are not allowed in school even on Halloween! Please send a trick...
Kindergarten Halloween Party
The kindergarten will celebrate Halloween on Monday, October 31st.

The children should wear their costumes to school. Weapons of any kind or high heels are not allowed in school even on Halloween! Please send a trick or treat bag and a juice box for your child. Please be sure to write your child's name on his/her trick or treat bag.

We will be playing some fun games. Our Marist High School helpers will be here to supervise games. Any parent that would like to take a class picture is welcome to come in with the children in the morning.

We are asking each family to send in a donation for our party. Please send 3 dozen small prizes or candy by Friday, October 28th. (rings, straws, etc. available at Dollar Store or Party Stores)

Thank you so much for your help and support! We are all looking forward to a FUN day!

Sincerely,
Your Favorite Kindergarten Witches

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]]> Sox Trip tag:blog.sjfschool.net,2011:/fanjoy//79.5776 2011-10-17T16:48:40Z 2011-10-17T16:49:17Z Kindergarten Scavenger Hunt When: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 Where: U.S. Cellular Field Time: 9:00 A.M. Cost: $7.00 Dear Parent, The Kindergarten children are going on a Scavenger Hunt for shapes at US Cellular Field. They may wear their gym sweats... Kindergarten Scavenger Hunt

When: Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Where: U.S. Cellular Field

Time: 9:00 A.M.

Cost: $7.00

Dear Parent,
The Kindergarten children are going on a Scavenger Hunt for shapes at US Cellular Field. They may wear their gym sweats and a Sox shirt if they have one. We will tour the park looking for shapes and have lunch. They need to bring a brown bag lunch with their name on it and a juice box or water.

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]]> Kindergarten Word Wall Words tag:blog.sjfschool.net,2011:/fanjoy//79.5765 2011-10-13T21:44:21Z 2011-10-27T13:39:25Z Dear Families, Children should be able to read the following words by the end of kindergarten. They will be tested on these periodically. So, please make one flash card for each word and practice every night. Feel free to move... Dear Families,
Children should be able to read the following words by the end of kindergarten. They will be tested on these periodically. So, please make one flash card for each word and practice every night. Feel free to move on after your child has mastered the words for the month. Thanks for all your help with this.
Sep: I, am, the, little
Oct: to, a, have, is
Nov: we, my, like, he, for, at, and
Dec: me, with, she, can, big, yes, no
Jan: see, look, they, you, of, in, get, up
Feb: are, that, do, one, two, three four,
five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten
March: here, go, from, will, did
April: what, said, was, red, yellow, blue, orange,
green, purple, brown, pink, black, white, gray
May: where, come, has, be

]]> Beach Party tag:blog.sjfschool.net,2011:/fanjoy//79.5712 2011-10-03T16:13:52Z 2011-10-03T16:15:41Z Our Beach Day was so much fun! We swam all over the place after we arrived in Hawaii. We had a wonderful flight - not too much turbulence! We had a fishy snack, played Diver in the Sea, played in... Our Beach Day was so much fun! We swam all over the place after we arrived in Hawaii. We had a wonderful flight - not too much turbulence! We had a fishy snack, played Diver in the Sea, played in the sand, and made some really cool seashell impressions. We learned some Hawaiian words. Aloha was our favorite. The children looked great in their beachwear and no one complained about the weather. It was a great day!

]]> October News tag:blog.sjfschool.net,2011:/fanjoy//79.5701 2011-09-30T19:01:33Z 2011-09-30T19:02:13Z October News Dear Kindergarten Families, Now that it's October, we are in for some "frightening" good times! Our theme for the month will surprisingly be "Halloween!" While diligently working to cover all of our skills, our lessons will focus...
October News
Dear Kindergarten Families,
Now that it's October, we are in for some "frightening" good times! Our theme for the month will surprisingly be "Halloween!"
While diligently working to cover all of our skills, our lessons will focus on this very fun, very popular theme!
Letters A through Z were introduced during the month of September. The children should practice recognizing and writing the upper and lower case letters. We will be introducing sounds this month. Mm is the first letter sound that we learn. Your child should know the name, shape, sound and sign for the letter. (Of course we begin with a very difficult letter to form!) We are depending on you for plenty of practice at home! By the way, we have heard about all the name writing practice! Thank You! Now you can add letters to your fun things to do at home!

Religion: Creation, our 5 senses, and Bible stories

Reading Skills: Name, shape, sound and sign language for letters: Mm, Tt, Aa and Ss.
Word Wall Words: I, am, little, the (September)
to, a, is, have (will be added during October)
*Please make flash cards and practice reading these words at home.

Math: Graphing, Patterns and recognizing numbers 0-9 with touch points.

Science: More ocean fun and nocturnal animals

Art: Halloween!! Halloween!! Halloween!!

Upcoming Special Attractions:
Monday, October 10~ Columbus Day, No school
Monday, October 31 ~ Halloween!!! We will be having a Halloween party and of course we'll be begging for your help! More details will come home soon. As you can see, our little "goblins and goblettes" will have plenty of fun this month! This is definitely a favorite season in the life of a kindergarten student AND teacher!
Thanks! BOO! The Kindergarten Teachers

]]> Friendly Reminders tag:blog.sjfschool.net,2011:/fanjoy//79.5683 2011-09-26T16:31:16Z 2011-09-26T16:34:21Z Dear Families, 1. If you have not done so already - Please send in an old t-shirt for art projects (please write child's name on shirt) 2. We have gym on Mondays and need to be in the gym by... Dear Families,
1. If you have not done so already - Please send in an old t-shirt for art projects (please write child's name on shirt)
2. We have gym on Mondays and need to be in the gym by 8:00 so please try to be here by 7:50 - this should be fun when we start wearing boots - HA!
3. Starting in October the children will have monthly calendars stapled inside their folders. They will color the square for the day green, yellow, or red so, you will know how their day went. I will not be sending notes home to explain why he or she may have been on yellow or red - There is NO way I would have time to do that - the children will tell you themselves. Everybody will start the next day on green - unless they got on yellow or red at the very end of the day - then it would carry over. Please do not worry if your child gets on the light every so often and has to sit out of some play time - this is how we learn there are consequences to our actions. They are ALL GOOD children and I love each and every one - even those who visit the red light more than others!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Nancy Fanjoy

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