Miss Luchini's Leaping Learners

Students will be released early today at 2:30.  Please feel free to pick up your little ones any time between now and then.  Drive Safely!

We are having an awesome week in kindergarten!  Jeremy has even predicted snow in the coming days.  EEK!

  Today, Mrs. Cizmas came to meet the kindergarteners for the first time and they just LOVED her!  She will start full time on Monday. 

We will be beginning our study of continents in the coming weeks.  Today you will find a purple sheet explaining our upcoming project attached to a white piece of paper.  Please provide up to ten names and addresses and send it back to school.  We will be making mini kinders to send off to our friends and family with a request for them to send us a postcard telling us a little about the city/state that they live in.  The kinders absolutely LOVE receiving the postcards and learning a bit more about the world.  Addresses for friends and family can be any where in the world.  Click here for the Flat Doll Address Letter explaining our upcoming project or if you need an additional address sheet.  Please let me know if you have any questions.

Reminders:

January 13th (Friday) – Early Release at 12:25

January 16th (Monday) – No School (MLK Day)

January 20th (Friday) – Arts ALIVE!

Have a FANTASTIC week!

Hello Families!  As you already know, having the kinders listen to stories that are being read is an incredibly important component of the development process.  In the classroom, the kids listen to me, their peers, and listen to books on CD.  The only problem is that all of our portable CD players are no longer working.  Here’s where I’m asking for a bit of help from you:

*Do you know how to detect the problem and fix portable CD players?

OR

*Do you or a family member have any portable CD players laying around, collecting dust that you would so graciously donate to our classroom? 

Thank you so much for helping restock our classroom with this vital piece of equipment!

Welcome back!  First off, Happy New Year!  I hope you all had an enjoyable holiday season full of TONS of family time!  I worked some over break (as some of you already know, I’m a part time nanny as well) but was still able to enjoy some down time.  And by down time, I mean spending time with my family in Tacoma and giving Lola some much needed attention that had been somewhat lacking in the weeks prior to break. 

This week we will be learning  a bit about the new year and begin working with a 100’s chart.  Your kinder has already created a new year’s resolution for themselves.  These will be displayed outside of our classroom in the coming days….feel free to check them out!

Mystery Reader – We have only had a couple of mystery readers this year, so please feel free to add yourself to the list.  This is a great opportunity for the kids to become exposed to books that they may not already hear in the classroom or at home, plus it gives them that added joy of introducing a loved one to the class!  The excitement on their faces when their parent, sibling, aunt, uncle, or grandparent comes in is pretty amazing.  I am super flexible and will make our mystery reader time work around your schedule.  The only time that we are completely unavailable is during specialist time.  Mystery readers are in the classroom for about 15 minutes and typically leave right after the story is finished.  Please email me if you would like to take part in this fun activity!!!!

Happy New Year!

Tomorrow is our Gingerbread House Day and your kinder is SUPER excited!!!  Thank you to everyone who has already sent in their items!  Don’t forget that family members are welcome to join in the fun.  We will begin at 11:05.  Hope you can join us!!

Friday – Polar Express Day!  Your kinder is welcome to wear their pajamas to school.  We are going to read and watch the movie Polar Express.  They are also welcome to bring in one small blanket or stuffed animal. 

Friday is also our school sing along.  Families are welcome to join us at 10:30 in the gym. 

We have two VERY busy weeks ahead with LOTS of fun and exciting units!  We are beginning our study of Christmas Around the World and we are integrating in other December holidays.  The kids are having tons of fun finding these countries on the map and learning about the different traditions.  A fun activity for your kinder and family could be to continue this research at the public library or help them navigate the internet to learn more.  This is always such a fun time of year!  Please feel free to stop in for our gingerbread day (siblings are welcome to join the fun!)!

Reminders:

Friday (Dec. 9th) – Early Release at 12:25

Thursday (Dec. 15th) – Gingerbread House Day at 11am.  Families are welcome to join the fun.  Please begin sending in the item that your kinder was assigned.  Send me an email if you would like a reminder as to the item.

Friday (Dec. 16th) – Polar Express Day!  We will be reading the story and watching the movie on this day while enjoying a cup of hot cocoa.  Kinders are welcome to bring in a small blanket as we will be sprawled out on the floor!  

Winter Break - Dec. 19th - Jan. 2nd

Have a great week! 

Hello Families!  I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  We are busy clearing our classroom of all of our fall decorations and will soon replace them with winter ones.  This week we are beginning our study on reindeers.  If you get a chance try and check out a few books from the public library to learn a little bit more about reindeers! 

This week more information will be coming home about our Gingerbread House Day (Thursday, Dec. 15th from 11:05-11:50).  Parents are encouraged to attend (students LOVE to build houses with a mom, dad, or grandparent!).  Please check out the letter that is coming home tomorrow!

Reminders:

Please send back your empty butter jars so we can reuse them next year!

This Friday is a full day!

Have a WONDERFUL week!

Wow, what a short week!  Don’t forget that Monday-Wednesday this week we will be released at 12:25 for conferences.

Also, thank you to those who have sent in their one piece of fruit.  If you have not done so, please send in one piece by Wednesday.  We look forward to making our friendship salad!   Let me know if you would like to donate heavy whipping cream.  Thank you for your donations!

I have lots of free space for conferences Tuesday afternoon if you would like to move your Tuesday evening conference.  Please email me. 

Nov. 24th & 25th – No School (Thanksgiving Break)

Thank you all for attending your child’s conference! 

Is Thanksgiving really around the corner?  This year seems to be flying by quickly!  This week your kinders are learning and working on projects centered around Thanksgiving.  Please see the handout (coming home on Wednesday) about our Friendship Feast!

Conference confirmation notes came home last week.  Please let me know as soon as possible if this day/time does not work for your family.   I still have a few times available Friday morning if you would like to reschedule for one of those times. 

Reminders:

Friday (Nov. 18th) – Early Release at 12:30 for conferences

Monday (Nov. 21st) – Early Release at 12:30 for conferences

Tuesday (Nov. 22nd) – Early Release at 12:30 for conferences

Wednesday (Nov. 23rd) – Early Release at 12:30 for conferences

Our wonderful art docents have developed a very fun project for your little ones.  If your kinder plans to dress in red, white, or blue for Veteran’s Day, please be sure that they are clothes that are okay to get a bit messy.  All of the paint is washable Crayola.  I can’t wait to see what your kinders create!