tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86610146558274314152024-03-12T16:56:30.650-07:00Mooney's MunchkinsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661014655827431415.post-81881517063754060242009-12-18T08:15:00.000-08:002009-12-18T08:17:34.243-08:00Merry Christmas!!!I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday. Take a nice break and get some rest! <br /><br />When we come back on January 4th we will start a new semester. Be ready to learn and have some fun.<br /><br />Merry Christmas!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661014655827431415.post-51820968873790576822009-12-04T11:33:00.000-08:002009-12-04T11:37:25.723-08:00December NewsWe tested for GRADE (reading) this week. Next week we will test with DIBELS (also reading). Make sure your child eats a healthy breakfast and gets a good nights sleep.<br /><br />Santa's Workshop starts on December 10th and last until December 18th. If your child brings money in they can shop.<br /><br />PTO on December 14th at 5:30.<br /><br />Our school Christmas program will be December 17th at 6:00.<br /><br />Have a great weekend!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661014655827431415.post-32356562969023885322009-11-23T05:21:00.000-08:002009-11-23T05:28:29.608-08:00Happy Thanksgiving!I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving!!!<br /><br />Over the holidays, keep reading with your child. The little readers that we send home are for your child to read to you or brother/sister. Your child can read these and then write them on their Reading At Home sheet.<br /><br />In Math, we are working on fractions. In Reading, we are working on questioning, text organization, and cause/effect.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661014655827431415.post-5583183545649498642009-11-16T05:16:00.000-08:002009-11-16T05:20:38.977-08:00November NewsRachel's Challenge will be on Tuesday night at 5:30.<br /><br />Thanksgiving Break starts Wednesday the 25th.<br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving!<br /><br />We will be working on ordinal numbers in Math. In Reading we will work on monitorying/classifying and using describing words. We are studying Pilgrims, Native Americans and Thanksgiving in Social Studies.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661014655827431415.post-39872239797897184332009-11-06T11:49:00.000-08:002009-11-06T11:57:41.654-08:00Monday - PTO meeting at 5:30<br /><br />Wednesday - Veteran's Program at 10:00<br /><br />What are we working on?<br /><br />Math - part/part - whole, counting to 10, writing numbers to 10, comparing numbers.<br /><br />Reading - beginning sounds, onset/rime, text organization, question, evaluate, using action words.<br /><br />Social Studies - Thanksgiving and Native Americans.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661014655827431415.post-47985323104376151342009-10-23T14:38:00.000-07:002009-10-23T14:42:01.329-07:00Fall FestivalFall Festival tonight! Starts at 5:00, please come!<br />Vote for Mooney's class pumpkin in the library tonight. We have Wilbur from Charlottes Web.<br /><br />Our Field trip will be on Tuesday the 27th. We will be going to Nashville to see The Hungry Caterpillar. After the play we will eat at McDonalds.<br /><br />Halloween party on Friday the 30th.<br /><br />Happy Halloween!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661014655827431415.post-63323647526252085062009-09-25T14:19:00.000-07:002009-09-25T14:21:10.449-07:00Fall Break!Have a great Fall Break!<br /><br />We have had a great start to this year!<br /><br />I will miss all of my students over the next two weeks.<br /><br />Keep reading and see you in two weeks!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661014655827431415.post-8363523105552711652009-09-11T14:20:00.000-07:002009-09-11T14:24:04.077-07:00Munchkin NewsPTO meeting on Monday, September 14th.<br /><br />Fall Pictures Thursday, September 24th.<br /><br />Fall Break starts Monday, September 28th.<br /><br />We are working on patterns in Math. Today we used pattern blocks to create our own pattern, then we went on a gallery walk to showcase our pattern.<br /><br />We are working on predicting in Reading. The students get to choose a book in Literacy Centers to predict what the story will be about.<br /><br />In Social Studies we are working on Jobs. Our school nurse came in Thursday to discuss her job with the students.<br /><br />Have a great weekend!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661014655827431415.post-19735616303073426662009-08-14T12:50:00.000-07:002009-08-14T12:54:26.940-07:00TestingWe are beginning Reading Tests on August the 17th. Please make sure your child has a healthy breakfast, and a good nights sleep.<br /><br />Next week will test with GRADE and on the following week we will test with DIBELS.<br /><br />Please make sure your child brings a backpack and folder daily.<br /><br />We have snack every Monday-Thursday. Your child needs a snack and a drink on these days.<br /><br />Thank you for a great beginning to the school year. If your child comes home with a stamp please praise your child. If they do not have a stamp please talk to your child about appropriate behavior.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661014655827431415.post-62270611400091719902009-08-03T11:03:00.000-07:002009-08-03T11:06:16.986-07:00New Year!We are having a great beginning of the year!! Thank you parents for all your help. Students are getting use to all the routines and rules.<br /><br />Please send your child a snack and snack drink every Monday-Thursday. If you would like you can send a large package of drinks and snacks to keep in their cubby. <br /><br />Please send in all papers that needed to be signed or filled out.<br /><br />PTO meeting on August 10th at 5:30.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661014655827431415.post-48019148069704599632009-05-08T13:26:00.000-07:002009-05-08T13:48:38.236-07:00Happy Mother's Day!Happy Mother's Day! I hope everyone has a great weekend. We made lots of goodies for all the moms!<br />Please send backpacks and folders every day. We have lots of papers to send home until the end of school.<br />We still have snack Monday - Thursday until the end of school.<br />No school on May 25th - Memorial Day.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661014655827431415.post-34873279391765844102009-04-17T13:08:00.000-07:002009-04-17T13:13:45.806-07:00Testing Next Week!Testing begins next week. Please make sure your child eats a healthy breakfast and a good night's sleep.<br /><br />Backpacks and folders need to be carried to school daily.<br /><br />Kindergarten registration is on Monday the 20th.<br /><br />Author visit on Wednesday the 22nd.<br /><br />Have a great weekend!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661014655827431415.post-62786000138316967742009-04-10T12:30:00.000-07:002009-04-10T12:33:53.797-07:00Happy Easter!!!Have a Happy Easter this weekend.<br /><br />We hunted eggs this afternoon. The students found lots of goodies.<br /><br />Tuesday Kids on the Block will be here. PTSO on Tuesday at 5:30.<br /><br />Kindergarten registration on April 20th.<br /><br />Author visit on April 22nd.<br /><br />Family Fun Night on April 30th from 5-7p.m.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661014655827431415.post-76931464290372895432009-03-20T11:53:00.000-07:002009-03-20T12:02:59.261-07:00Happy Spring!Today is the first day of Spring. Happy Spring!<br /><br />We have school on Monday, March 23rd. Spring Break starts Tuesday March 24th. We will return to school on April 6th.<br /><br />We had a presentation today called "Living Abe Lincoln". The students learned about Abe Lincolns life. <br /><br />We have an author visit on April 22nd. Pamela Duncan Edwards and Henry Cole will be here. If you would like to buy a book, please send Monday.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661014655827431415.post-91430023244086718152009-02-23T11:18:00.000-08:002009-02-23T11:21:39.377-08:00Field TripWe will be going on a field trip on Thursday, February 26th. We will leave around 8:oo and be back by the end of school. We will go to the Capital Arts Center to see "The Hobbitt" and then McDonalds.<br /><br />Please send back signed Progress Reports.<br /><br />Donuts for Dads will be Friday, March 6th.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661014655827431415.post-82011152979293993322009-01-23T13:00:00.000-08:002009-01-23T13:04:27.526-08:00100 DAY!!!Today was Muffins for Moms. Thank you to all the moms and grandmas for coming!<br /><br />Tuesday will be our 100th day of school. We will celebrate with math acitivities most of the day. We will be counting objects brought from home, snacks, kisses, seconds, and much more!<br />Please be sure to send the 100 objects in the baggy by Tuesday. Thanks.<br /><br />We have also been going to the computer lab on Fridays. The students are learning how to navigate through games on the internet and also how to use our new program Kidspiration.<br /><br />I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661014655827431415.post-40939219975341410022009-01-20T10:24:00.000-08:002009-01-20T10:28:17.664-08:00Happy New Year!Our new year is busy and fun! We watched a few minutes of the inauguration this morning. <br /><br />We have been working on measurement and short i words. This week we are starting telling time.<br /><br />The students are doing an excellent job at Literacy Centers and learning how to read.<br /><br />We have Muffins for Mom on this Friday.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661014655827431415.post-65670906540460971752008-10-31T13:17:00.001-07:002008-10-31T13:24:27.977-07:00Munchkin News<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fakXdDTqLNc/SQtpawGZWcI/AAAAAAAAAAU/3NLi05abFxM/s1600-h/kim+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263416497821800898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fakXdDTqLNc/SQtpawGZWcI/AAAAAAAAAAU/3NLi05abFxM/s200/kim+006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Happy Halloween!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>No school on Monday or Tuesday.</div><br /><div>Pastries for Parents on November 7th.</div><br /><div>No school on Monday the 10th.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We had a fun Halloween Party today. Thanks for the help.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The students are doing a great job at Literacy Centers. They are learning letters, sounds, and improving reading skills in Reading groups.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661014655827431415.post-50460765519440845392008-10-24T12:26:00.000-07:002008-10-24T12:31:10.610-07:00Happy Halloween!!!Fall Festival on October 24th<br /><br />Halloween Party on October 31st at 12:00. No Halloween costumes.<br /><br />Ident-a-Kid on October 29.<br /><br />We are working on recognizing numbers and counting objects to 10. Also, we are working on summarizing and questioning in Reading.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661014655827431415.post-42119759798764284062008-09-26T12:30:00.000-07:002008-09-26T12:48:35.226-07:00Munchkin News<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fakXdDTqLNc/SN08bvJq9GI/AAAAAAAAAAM/uNJB9kKxfNQ/s1600-h/bird+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250419187795031138" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fakXdDTqLNc/SN08bvJq9GI/AAAAAAAAAAM/uNJB9kKxfNQ/s320/bird+002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Have a great fall break! We will return to school on October 13th.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Parent teacher conferences are on October 16th.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Fall Festival will be on October 24th.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We have had a great start to school. Thank you for all your help.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>When we return we will be working on graphing, counting, number recognition, beginning sounds, color words, and predicting.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661014655827431415.post-19351801914734994872008-09-05T11:32:00.000-07:002008-09-05T11:36:28.742-07:00Munchkin NewsPlease make sure to unpack your child's folder each night. Take out all papers and return anything that is needed to send back. If your child's folder is ripped, please buy a new one. I only supply them at the beginning of the year.<br /><br />We have PE every Tuesday and Wednesday. Please make sure your child is wearing tennis shoes.<br /><br />We have Library every Thursday. Library books need to be brought in so that new ones can be checked out.<br /><br />Don't forget we have snack every Monday - Thursday. Your child needs a snack and a drink.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661014655827431415.post-68866552574504787132008-08-29T13:28:00.000-07:002008-08-29T13:42:05.642-07:00Munchkin NewsNext week we start a new theme called "Colors All Around". We will learn our color words, how to predict/infer, and how to sequence events in a story. <br /><br />In Math we will work on number recognition and the value of each number.<br /><br />No school Monday - Labor Day!<br /><br />Family Fun Night is on Tuesday night from 5-7. Please come!<br /><br />Progress Reports will be sent home on Tuesday.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661014655827431415.post-55044097894481122032008-08-22T13:03:00.000-07:002008-08-22T13:10:53.224-07:00Weekly NewsNext week we will be testing for Reading on Tuesday and Wednesday.<br /><br />Concepts we are working on:<br /><br />*shapes *colors<br />*comparing *contrasting<br />*solids *beginning sounds<br />*letter recognition *number recognition<br /><br />Thank you for all your help!<br />We still need napkins if you could send some!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661014655827431415.post-39214092694152244542008-08-15T13:06:00.000-07:002008-08-15T13:07:39.530-07:00Munchkin NewsWe have had a great week. The students are getting to know each other and connecting.<br /><br />Next week we begin Reading tests. Please make sure your child gets enough sleep and eats a healthy breakfast.<br /><br />Have a great weekend!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661014655827431415.post-17847197825810674722008-08-04T10:39:00.000-07:002008-08-04T10:43:10.928-07:00Welcome!!!Thank you for a great beginning of school. We are off to a great start. Please remember to check your child's backpack everyday. Your child needs a snack and a drink every Monday - Thursday. <br /><br />We are working on shapes, "All About Me", colors, and individuality.<br /><br />Reading At Home sheets are due every Friday.<br /><br />Make sure your child eats a healthy breakfast every morning.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0