GINGERBREAD HOUSE PROJECT

The kindergarten classes will be doing our annual GINGERBREAD HOUSES on December 17, 2009. Please look in your child/child's backpack/notebook for information regarding this project. Please have your child to school on time this day so that we can promptly start. Below I am going to list what will be needed for our class project.

• 8 boxes of powdered sugar
• 7 boxes of graham crackers
• 1 large box/bag of SMALL candy canes
• 1 large bag of M&M's - Walmart has a big bag of holiday M&M's for approx. $9.00
• 1 large box/bag of peppermints
• 1 large bag/box of life savers
• 1 box fruit loops cereal
• 1 bag of red hots
• 2 bags of mini- marshmellows

If you are able to bring those items in we would greatly appreciate it! We would need to have these items brought in by December 15th so that anything that we need to get that was not brought in can be brought in so we can make our houses.

Thanks again and MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Secret Project

This December we are going to do a Secret Project. This is a project that Mrs. Treece Knows nothing about! In your child/childrens backpack you will see a brown lunch sack with a letter on the front. You are to take that sack and fill it with items that start with that letter. Make them items either you think Mrs. Treece would like or could use in the classroom. Please take your time and be creative. This will turn out to be a great gift idea from everyone to Mrs. Treece. They will need to be reurned to Mrs. Rebecca by December 15, 2009. Please help out in this project cause everyone and letter counts! Thanks! Look for more info to follow in youir child/childrens notebook!

GINGERBREAD HOUSES PROJECT...

We are soo excitied about creating our Gingerbread Houses on December 17, 2009. We would love for any parents/guardians to come and and enjoy this even with our kindergarten classes. The project will begin at 9a.m. and after we will then go into our christmas party. The items we will need are as follows:

8 - Boxes of powered sugar
7 - boxes of graham crackers
we will need several bags of peppermints
At walmart for like $9.00 they have a huge bag of holiday M&M's. We will need that!
a few boxes of MINI candy canes
a few bags of life savers
2 boxes - fruit loops
some red hot candies/decorations
a few bags of mini marshmellows

If you can bring anything please let Mrs. Rebecca know ASAP thanks! 1-904-406-4976

RODEY'S MONDAY MEMO - WEEK OF 11-30-09

DATES TO KNOW:

November 30th - Welcome back to school - 8:30a.m. - Hope everyone had a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving! Santa Shop Opens! It will last till December 4th. This is a great time to allow your child/children to get a special gift for that loved one in their life. So come on out and participate! All Classes will get to visit and preview the items and then they will let you know how much they will need to bring for their purchases. The hours are Monday - Thursday 8:30a.m. - 2p.m. and Friday 8:30a.m. - 12:30p.m. Come and enjoy!

December 1st - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year time starts!
BOOK FAIR - will be the 7th - 11th. This will be a great opportunity to buy a great book for your child/children to recieve at christmas as a gift from you. What a better gift to give then the gift of learning!
11th - POLAR EXPRESS DAY - Everyone is allowed to wear their favorite PJ's to school. YEAH! Also there will be Pictures will Santa...More info. to come look in child/childrens notebook/backpacks.
15th - ABC's of Christmas Around the World Performances - We will be having two showings...9a.m. at school for the school and 7p.m. for all parents and families. Please have your child dress in their favorite country outfit. Particularly not the USA
16th - School Wide Christmas Carol the Movie
17th - Gingerbread houses - 9a.m. and after that roughly around 12:30p.m. we will be having our book exchange and christmas party look in child/childrens notebook/folder for more information.
18th - Early Release Day! Students will be released at 10:45a.m.

*DECEMBER 21-JANUARY 5 - CHRISTMAS BREAK! MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL! *

DONATIONS NEEDED: We are in need of items to make our annual gingerbread houses. Check your child/children's notebook/folders for the list. Also there will be information coming on our class teacher gift. This is a hush, hush project so if you have questions or comments PLEASE call me at 1-904-406-4976. Mrs. Treece will have no knowledge of this activity so please do not contact her about it. Thanks! We are trying to make it all a surprise. We also are asking everyone to bring in a book that is $5.00 or less. It needs to be wrapped in christmas wrap and a gift tag on it. Doo not fill out the TO part just fill out the FROM part and put your childs name on it. If any parents are going to attend on that day of the party bring in an ornament $6.00 or less wrapped and put a gift tag on it. Do not fill out the TO part just fill out the FROM part with your name. We are going to do a game and exchange the books and ornaments with each other. More information to come!

LAST BUT NOT LEAST - KINDERGARTEN NEEDS ARTISTIC PARENTS!
We are in need of parents to help us create scenery for our "ABC's OF CHRISTMAS AROUND the WORLD" If you are willing to assist us either before/during/after school, PLEASE come to Mrs. Treece's room on Wednesday December 2, 2009 at 7:45a.m. or send a note to your child's teacher. The Scenery needs to be completed by Friday December 11th! Thanks!

THE GIVING TREE!

If you are comming in from the hallway into Mrs. Treece's room you will see on the left on the wall our classroom giving tree. This is a tree that when Mrs. Treece is in need of items for the class she will post there for all to see and hopefully our classroom moms and dads will pick an item to bring in. If you look there now you will see several items that Mrs. Treece has recently posted that we are truely in need of. Please help! Stop by and take a look and take an item to get and donate to the class it will be very much appreciated by all. Thanks!

I AM ON THE LOOK FOR.....

OK! I am on the hunt for an item. If you know how or where I can get it please let me know. This is what it is...You know like you see in the movies those really big boxes with the tops that come off where they are decorated on the top and bottom to look like on big gift and sometimes in the movies a dog pops out when opened. Well that is what I need a box like that. It needs to rather big for several items to be put inside of it at christmas. There is going to be a project sent home to you with more details for you and your child to work on that will go inside this big box. If you or anyone you know can make it or knows where I can get one PLEASE let me know ASAP thanks! You can contact me day or night at 1-904-406-4976. I am also hoping that it will not cost to much to get it either so if I have to buy it try to find out the price and all thanks!

THE TIME HAS COME.....

The time for what you ask?!? For me to ask for a donation to be sent in. Mrs. Rebecca has spent lots in the class thus far with the t-shirts, halloween, pictures, plates, napkins, ect. Mrs. Rebecca has also done the doors for each holiday thus far as well with only one parents help with Octobers door. I have done Thanksgivings door and will do a Christmas door as well. So with that being said I am asking for at least $4.00 to be sent in to help in the cost of the door decorations, pictures, and other stuff already done in the class, and it will also help with the Thanksgiving Turkey we are going to have. If you could send in the money I would greatfully appreciate it and if you can send it in an envelope marked Mrs. Rebecca and I will set it aside to help out with next months door and projects. Thanks.

WE SAY OUR GOOD-BYES!

We are sad to announce that we have lost one of our class "M&M's" to Lakeside Elementary! We want to say good-bye to Aleczander Nalos and his family. You will be truely missed at our school. Good luck at the next school!

MRS. TREECE AND HER "TURKEYS" WANT TO THANK.....

Our class home room mother for all that she has and will do for us this year. Thank you Mrs. Rebecca!

Also the folowing individuals:
Mrs. Yvonne - Zalon Sanders mom
Mrs. Wendy - Antonio Mendezs mom
Mrs. Amy and her mom - Riley Crosbys mom and grandma
Mr. and Mrs. Bridges - AJ Bridges mom and dad
Rosco - Jenna Tallakson
Liam Burke - his family for all they do
Mrs. Ganion - Aubrey Ganion's mom
Mr. Durban - Beren Durbans dad

We want to thank you for all you have done and for comming along and helping on our class field trip to the ZOO! It really turned out to be a great time!

WE MOST IMPORTANTLY WANT TO THANK MRS. BROWN FOR FIXING OUR CLASS SHIRTS. SHE TOOK THEM HOME AND SEWED EVERY SINGLE "M" AND NUMBER AND NOW OUR SHIRTS LOOK GREAT!

THE JACKSONVILLE ZOO AND THE KINDERGARTENS FROM R.O.E.!

Today 11-09-09 the kindergarten classes at R.O.E. got to have their first field trip. It was to the ZOO! We had a great time and had wonderful buses to drive us all there and we had great parents and grandparents who volunteered their time to help out on the trip. At the Zoo we got to see many things as well as have a great snack provided by Mrs. Treece and we also got to have a great Lunch provided by the Zoo! This is a great apportunity to talk to your child/children about their trip to the Zoo and what they saw there. It also is a great time to talk to your child/children about nature and animals and all the wonderful creatures that we have here on this earth.

HOPE ALL THAT ATTENDED HAD A GREAT TIME CAUSE I KNOW I DID!

FUN EVENTS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY IN NOVEMBER!

MONDAY 11-09-09 : GUIDED SHIP TOURS

There will be guided ship tours of U.S. Navy frigate the USS Klakring. It will be docked on the Northbank Riverfront behind the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront.

USS KLAKRING - Tour hrs. 1-5 p.m. Admission is FREE! The USS Klakring is not ADA Compliant.

Tuesday 11-10-09 : GUIDED SHIP TOURS

There will be guided ship tours of U.S. Navy Frigate or Coast Guard Cutter. The ships will be docked on the Northbank Riverfront behind the Hyatt regency jacksonville Riverfront.

USS KLAKRING - 1-5p.m. ADMISSION IS FREE!

USCGC MARIA BRAY - 11a.m.- noon and 1-5p.m. ADMISSION IS FREE!

USCGC SHRIKE - 11a.m. - noon 1-5p.m. ADMISSION IS FREE!

There is also a MAKE A SCENE DOWNTOWN MOVIE - NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 2 @ 7:30p.m. - Bring your picnics, blankets, and chairs and MAKE A SCENE DOWNTOWN with the feature presentation of NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 2 shown outside on the side of the CSX building. @ Northbank Riverfront Park (end of Pearl Street) - ADMISSION IS FREE!

Wednesday 11-11-09 : Veterans Day Parade - Support our military and show your countries pride and head down to the parade. The parade will honor our military veterans and their units, marching bands, decorative floats, giant balloons, JROTC, and more!

Where you ask? Downtown Jacksonville

Live entertainment in front of the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts

9:45a.m. Orange Blossom performers.

10:30a.m. Jacksonville Harmony Show Chorus

10:45 Rebecca Hewitt

and 11:00a.m. The parade will begine at the Prime Osborn Convention Center, continue down Water Street, left on Newman Street to Bay Street/Gator Bowl Blvd. and will end at the Jacksonville Municipal Stadium. Bleacher seating will also be provided at the corner of Water Street and Hogan Street. Comcast will broadcast the parade live on Cable Channel 29 and will be available 5 days after the parade on Video OnDemand.

Hope that everyone tries to take this week as a great time and opportunity to talk to your child/children about Veterans Day and your family tree and teach them to remeber those who have gone before us and fought for our freedoms that we have today. Also not only the past, but the present and future verterans as well. Hope that you and your family can get out and enjoy some of these great events and EVERYONE HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY VETERANS DAY!

P.R.I.D.E. STUDENT OF THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2009!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Alexis Grimm was chosen as the first P.R.I.D.E. student of the year for the month of September 2009. P.R.I.D.E. is a character based school-wide management program structured for the intergration of values and discipline into classroom curriculum. Students who Exemplify one of the character values of ALERT POSTURE, RESPECT, HONESTY, PERSERVERANCE, CARING, ORGANIZATION, RESPONSIBILITY, CONCENTRATION, TOLERANCE, or LEADERSHIP may recieve a Pride Slip. Some of our students have already gotten Pride Slips. If they have PLEASE CONGRATULATE them on a job well done that day! It will help build their self esteem up to great things. These students are set apart as models students and are expected to keep trying everyday to show their Pride. If your child/children work hard everyday at showing their Pride then they too can be Pride student of the month. If they get to be that pride student they will get a special lunch with Rodey, Mrs. Johnson, and Mrs. Reed. He/she will also get a special certificate recognizing them for a job well done!

So if you or your children see Mrs. Treece's Pride student Alexis Grimm, PLEASE congratulate her on a JOB WELL DONE!

THANK YOU!

Mrs. Treece and Mrs. Rebecca Grimm want to thank all that have helped out in one way or another this month. You all know who you are. There is just way to many to list here. We have had room mom help, coping help, Tuesday Folders help, taking pictures helpers, Moms and dads bringing in treats, Treasure box items, Pumpkin Carving Day Helpers, ect. The list just goes on and on! Once again just pat yourselves on the back and say Thanks cause without all the extra help this year would not be what it is!

THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IS COMMING TO A CLOSE!

The month of October is near it's end.....

October was a great month! We have had many exciting things happen. Not only have we gotten to learn that this year Mrs. Treece and all of her students will be M&M's in the storybook parade but all year long! We also have had fire safety week where the Clay County Fire Department came and talked to us about fire safety and when to call 911. We had another fun week which was Red Ribbon Week! Red Ribbon Week was a week where we talked about Saying NO to DRUGS! Take the opportunity this weekend to ask your child/children what they learned this week about Saying NO TO DRUGS and Maybe you can talk to them about what you believe and what you think they should say and what they should do in any situation that may arise regarding DRUGS. We end this FUN month with our Storybook Parade on October 30, 2009. We will be dressing up as M&M's and marching in a parade in the main bus loop. All parents are invited to come just remeber those cameras cause they sure are going to be CUTE! After that we will return to the room to have Pizza if you ordered a slice from PE and treats. WE will also have some fun Music to enjoy as well. So with all that said October was a very exciting month for all at R.O.E. and Mrs. Treece and Mrs. Rebecca Grimm would like to wish everyone a fun and safe Happy Halloween!

RED RIBBON WEEK!

Mrs. Treece and her room mom Mrs. Rebecca Grimm would like to thank all of those who participated this Monday 10-26-09 with our school Red ribbon Week! Thanks to everyone who wore their RED, WHITE, AND BLUE! in our blog I will post a picture of those who wore their pride colors to help R.O.E. say NO TO DRUGS!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS/TEACHER:

JANUARY:

CLAY - 1-20-04
JENNA - 1-28-04

FEBRUARY:

EZEKIEL - 2-11-04
CARMEN -2-12-04

MARCH:

ABBY - 3-8-04
OLIVIA - 3-10-04
JORDON - 3-12-04

APRIL:

TONY - 4-4-04
RILEY - 4-10-04

MAY:

LIAM -5-7-04
CHERISH - 5-12-03
ALEC - 5-20-03

JUNE:

AUBREY - 6-9-04
BRANDEN - 6-16-04

JULY:

JERED - 7-13-03
ALYSA - 7-14-03
MRS. TREECE - 7-25

AUGUST:

ANIYA - 8-4-03
BEREN - 8-14-03
ZALON - 8-16-04

SEPTEMBER:

ANTONIO - 9-27-03

OCTOBER:

ALEXIS - 10-30-03

NOVEMBER:

DECEMBER:

AJ - 12-16-03

* IF YOU SEE SOMEONE AND IT IS THEIR BIRTHDAY LET'S TRY TO MAKE THEM FEEL GOOD AND WISH THEM A HAPPY BIRTHDAY!* LOOK AT THE PICTURES T HAT ARE POSTED AND YOU WILL SEE WHO HAS HAD THEIR BIRTHDAY AND WHAT MONTH AND DAY AND ENJOY!*

REMINDER ABOUT CONSENT FORMS FOR THE CLASS BLOG!

THIS IS A REMINDER THAT IF YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED AND RETURNED YOUR CONSENT FORMS FOR THE CLASS BLOG SITE WE WILL NEED THOSE NO LATER THAN 10-30-09. THESE FORMS ARE VERY IMPORTANT AND WE WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR QUICK RESPONSE TO THESE. THANKS!

CURRENT STUDIES & HOMEWORK INFORMATION

This week we are continuing our study of phonograms, and we are review all we have done since the begining of school. The ones you should be practicing at home if not every night at least every other night are as follow:

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
m
p
s
j
h
k
o
t

Please read the decodable book nightly and review all sight words. They are:

I
a
can
we
see
the
like
my
one
two
red
orange
go

Have your child sound out the words and use picture clues for words they do not recognize right away.

IN MATH: We will be reviewing all previously covered math concepts. Practice if not daily at least every other night counting atleast to 30. We are trying to see how many kids in our class can join the 100 CLUB. That means anyone who can count to 100 wothout mistakes can join in the club. We will be posting who those students are each week. Our class goal is to have everyone be in the club. So parents lets help our kids with their counting! There will also be a test this week on counting to altleast 30 and number recognition to 20 this week.

* EVERYONE KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. AT HOME AND AT SCHOOL! :) *

FIELD TRIP REMINDERS!

The 19th has come and gone and we are still looking for some field trip permission slips and money to be turned in. If you have not turned in your slips and money PLEASE do so ASAP so that we can finish getting ready for the trip on 11-09-09.

IMPORTANT DATES THIS WEEK: No school on Friday 10-23-09 - teacher work day!

Remeber to get those Pumpkins by the 28th so that you can come and carve Pumpkins with the little ones in our class. It will be from school start till approx. 10a.m. Also bring those cameras cause they are going to be cute!

October 30, 2009: We will be doing the Storybook Parade at school. Have your child wear as much of the solid color that they were asked to wear on that day. For example...If your were asked to get a solid red shirt, then you need to wear shoes that have some red on them if possible, red socks, red solid color pants, and any shirt. The M&M shirts will be at the school the morning of for the kids to put on and wear. We are also turning these shirts into our class shirts for the year. We will wear them for class parties, field trips, talent show, ect. They will be kept at school and between Mrs. Treece and Mrs. Rebecca Grimm we will be taking them home to have them washed and returned to school the following day. At the end of the school year you will then be able to keep the shirt to do with as you please. *IF ANYONE HAS ALLERGIES TO CERTAIN SOAPS OR POWDERS FOR THE WASHERS PLEASE LET US KNOW* Also on this day we will be getting out early at 11a.m.

WEEK OF 10-19-09 THRU 10-23-09 NEWS LETTER!

REMINDER: Our class field trip is to the Jacksonville Zoo on 11-09-09. We must have all money and permission slips in by October 19th, 2009. If you have not turned in your money and trip forms PLEASE send it in ASAP. If there is any questions/comments/concerns about the trip PLEASE see Mrs. Treece.



Also on Wednesday October 21, 2009 the Pumpkin Lady will be at our school. Mrs. Treece's class will be seeing her at 9:50 - 10:10a.m. If you would like your child to pick out his/her own pumpkin they will need to have $1.50 on that day in order to get a pumpkin.



IMPORTANT DATES: *NO SCHOOL - October 23, 2009*

*Pumpkins with parents/guardians will still be on October 29, 2009 - That will be from school start till approx. 10 a.m. Come on out and have a fun time carving your pumpkin with your child/children and their class.*

* Half Day on October 30, 2009: Halloween Story Book Parade will be held that morning. Parents are welcomed to attend. If you do PLEASE remeber those cameras!

SCRAPBOOK FANS!

This is a note to let all of you scrapbook fans out there that this blog site will make a great scrapbook for you to have as your child/children grown-up and when they want to look back and see what they used to do in kindergarten. All you have to do is tell the site to print or highlight a particular post or picture and then tell it to print only the selection then WHAM you have great stuff for you to put in a scrapbook of your own! HAPPY SCRAPPING! :)

CONSENT FOR CLASS BLOG!

PARENTS/GUARDIANS PLEASE LOOK IN YOUR CHILD/CHIDRENS TUESDAY FOLDERS THIS WEEK AND LOOK FOR OUR CONSENT FORMS FOR OUR CLASS BLOG. PLEASE READ IT OVER AND SIGN AND RETURN TO US BY 10-23-09. YOUR QUICK RETURN OF THESE CONSENT FORMS WILL BE GRATEFULLY APPRECIATED.

THANKS MRS. TREECE AND MRS. REBECCA GRIMM

FIREMEN CAME TO VISIT US AT R.O.E!

We had fireman Chris and fireman Mike from the Clay County Fire and Safety Department come out to teach us the importance of fire safety. Since this was fire safety week at school this week we were all geared up to have them come and talk to us. They taught us that it is important to know all the names of our family members that we live with. Also we should know our address, phone number, where we should meet our families when/if there is a fire in our homes outside far and safe from the fire, and to make sure we check our smoke detectors once an month and the batteries once per year, and last but not least how and when to dial/call 911.

Some of the safety issues that are involved in a fire no matter where you are is to 1st have working detectors in your home, know exactly how your detector sounds, listen at all times if you ever hear the snoke detector going off and if you do find the safest and fastest way out of your home and get far away and to your families safe spot to meet. If you were in a fire and your clothes caught on fire then you should always do the following: "STOP, DROP, AND ROLL" then try to get out as safe and fast as you can. If you are living in a 2 story home and you are upstairs and you hear a smoke detector go off then sometimes you might have to go out a window. In that case make sure you have climbing ropes or folding ladders to climb safely down to the ground and then get to your families safe spot as quickly and safe as you can.

Fire Safety is VERY important! Please take this time to talk to your family about fire safety in your home and find a safe spot outside where everyone can meet incase there was ever a fire in your home. Make sure they know ALL of their contact information and most importantly Rember to alway practice cause "PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT"!

RED RIBBON WEEK!

SAY "NO" TO DRUGS WEEK!

During the month of October we not only talk about halloween, and fire safety but also we make sure that everyone understand the saying "SAY NO TO DRUGS" Below I am going to list the dates and events that will be going on this month. PLEASE have your child participate cause this will be not only a fun week but a learning one as well!

October 26: THEME: 'FREEDOM MEANS I'M FREE FROM DRUGS"

ITEM TO WEAR: Wear Red, White, and Blue

There will be a National Guard presentation for grades 3 and 4 at 1:30p.m.

October 27th: THEME: "TIP YOUR HAT TO BEING DRUG FREE"

ITEM TO WEAR: Wear a fun hat of choice!

Ocober 28: THEME: "MAKE A WORLD OF A DIFFERENCE-LIVE DRUG FREE"

ITEM TO WEAR: Wear your 2009 School Shirt (ROE SHIRTS) or something red

October 29: THEME: "REACH FOR THE STARS AND MOON"

ITEM TO WEAR: Wear your favorite PJ's or red ones

October 30: THEME: "WE ARE ONE, DRUG-FREE WINNING TEAM"

ITEM TO WEAR: HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Grades ESE 3 & 4 Year olds along

with the K-2nd wear their StoryBook Parade stuff/costumes! Grades 3-6 wear

your favorite sports team colors. SHOW YOUR TEAMS SPIRITS!

(So on this day Mrs. Treece's class will need to wear as much of the SOLID color

that was picked for them. We will have your "M" shirts at the school ready to be

worn that day at school)

HOPE THAT EVERYONE PARTICIPATES AND HAS A GRAND OLE' TIME! CHECK BACK FOR PICTURES!

THE PUMPKIN LADY IS COMMING!

There is a lady names Susan Hendry who is a retired teacher from Lake Asbury Elementary School. She will be bringing a hay wagon ( no hay rides will be provided), herself, stories, songs, and small affordable pumpkins & gourds to sell as well as a few larger pumpkins suitable for carving and seed collection. If you would like your child to purchase a small pumpkin, the price is $1.50

This is going to be a very fun and exciting event! It will be on Wednesday October 21, 2009. Look inside your child/children take home notebook for more information on this and please read it and sign if your child is going to buy a pumpkin or not. These forms need to be returned ASAP! Thanks! :)

A BIG HUGE THANKS FROM MRS. TREECE!

Mrs. Treece and Mrs. Rebecca Grimm would like to give a BIG HUGE thank you to the following individuals this year thus far....

• Mrs. Rebecca-Jane Grimm - Head room mother for all that she does everyday for the class!(Alexis Marie Grimm's mom)
• Mrs. Burke - For helping Mrs. Rebecca get thing rolling with the Story Book Parade stuff and for all her help in the school this year! (Liam Burke's mom)
• Heather Rutledge - For volunteering to help cut out "M" and numbers for our class shirts this year. (Abby Rutledge's mom)
• Arlene Brown - For volunteering to help cut out "M" and numbers for class shirts this year! (Abby Rutledge's grandma)
• Mrs. Mendez - For volunteering to help in the class! (Antonio Medez's mom)
• And last but not least to all the grandparents who came out to visit and talk to the class on Grandparents Day!

If you have not had the opportunity to help out and would like to please contact either Mrs. Treece at school or Mrs. Rebecca Grimm at 1-904-406-4976. THANKS! :)

FIRE SAFETY WEEK!

We will study fire safety this week, and on Friday 10-16-09 we will have a special demonstration by the Clay County Volunteer Fire Department! YEAH!

So with that said take this opportunity to talk to your family about fire safety and set a special place outside your house where everyone is to meet that is far enough away to be safe and away from the fire. Also have a special password that only everyone in your family will know so that if they are lost or in a fire or if someone they know tries to get them to go with them they can say what is the special family password and if they do not know it then they are NOT to go! Also make sure that you have a way for everyone to escape out the house incase of fire. If you live in a two story home make sure you have drop down ladders by the main windows up stairs so that everyone can get out if they are on the 2nd story. Make sure everyone in your home knows everyones name, their address, their phone numbers, and how/when to dial 911. And last but not least make sure that you have installed smoke detectors and that they are all in working order! If you do not have any or do not know how to check them feel free to call the fire department closes to you and they will come out and show you what you need to do/know.

All of these things are VERY IMPORTANT! Please talk to everyone in your home and remeber to always practice fire safety!

ITEMS NEEDE ASAP!

The following is a list of items that are needed for the class this month:

• Empty paper towel rolls for FALL craft.
• Wiggly eyes in a variety of sizes.
• Wide craft sticks.
• White lunch bags.
• Small paper/plastic cups
• Fun foam shapes
• Paper towels

If you can bring in these item they will be greatfully appreciated! Thanks Mrs. Treece!

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEBER FOR OCTOBER 2009

OCTOBER 2009

FRIDAY 10-02: PICTURE DAY!

*EVERY MONDAY (WEATHER PERMITTING) THERE IS RUN/WALK AFTER SCHOOL FROM 2:45P.M.- 3:30P.M.*

MONDAY 10-13: 3RD GRADE BOO GRAMS ARE FOR SALE TILL 10-30. THEY ARE $.50 EACH AND YOU CAN ADD A MESSAGE OF CHOICE/PERSON IT IS GOING TO NAME.

THURSDAY 10-22: END OF FIRST QUARTER! 6-8P.M. AT THE SCHOOL IS PARENT CONFRENCE NIGHT. PLEASE LOOK FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS TO COME HOME WITH YOUR CHILD/CHILDREN.

FRIDAY 10-23: TEACHER PLANING DAY! STUDENT HOLIDAY!

THURSDAY 10-29: KINDERGARTEN PUMPKIN DAY WITH PARENTS. PLEASE BRING A PUMPKIN BIG ENOUGH TO CARVE AND YOUR OWN CARVING TOOLS. THIS WILL BE FROM SCHOOL START TILL APPROX. 10A.M. SO COME ON OUT AND HAVE SOME HALLOWEEN FUN WITH YOOUR CHILD/CHILDREN! ALSO THAT NIGHT WILL BE A CHORUS CONCERT FROM 7-8:15P.M. ENJOY!

FRIDAY 10-30: REPORT CARDS GO HOME! SO PARENTS PLEASE CHECK YOUR CHILD/CHILDREN BOOK BAGS FOR THOSE! THERE WILL BE AN ESE- 3 & 4 YEAR OLDS ALONG WITH K-2ND WILL BE PICKING A STORY BOOK TO DRESS-UP AS. ON THIS DAY WE WILL BE HAVING THE STORY BOOK PARADE WITH THE KIDS LEAVING SCHOOL EARLY AT 11A.M. EVERYONE IS INVITED TO COME ON OUT AND SUPPORT THEIR LITTLE ONES AND PLEASE REMEBER THOSE CAMERAS CAUSE THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY CUTE! MORE INFORMATION IS TO COME ON THIS BUT THERE WILL ALSO BE PIZZA SALES GOING ON THAT DAY AS WELL. YUMMY!

SATURDAY 10-31: TRICK-OR-TREAT! HAVE FUN AND BE SAFE! IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A FUN AND SAFE WAY TO TAKE YOUR LITTLE ONES AROUND THIS YEAR I KNOW THAT THE AVENUES MALL HAS TRICK-OR-TREATING FROM 6-8P.M. AND RADIO DISNEY COMES OUT AND THE MALL IS ALL FESTIVE SO CHECK IT OUT CAUSE YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID!

HOPE EVERYONE HAS A HAPPY AND SAFE OCTOBER!

CURRENT STUDIES & HOMEWORK INFORMATION

Do not forget to review Phonograms with your child/children if not nightly then alteast every other day. The ones they should already know are as follow:

• a
• b
• c
• d
• e
• f
• g
• m
• p
• s
• h
• j

Please read the decodable book nightly and continue to review all sight words:

• I
• a
• can
• we
• see
• the
• like
• my

Have your child/children sound out the words and use picture clues for the words they do not immediately recognize.

In Math, have your child measure using non-standard units. Have your child/children practice counting 0-30 and recognizing those numbers. Also have them talk about a SPHERE and have them find some around them.

OUR FIRST CLASS FIELD TRIP!

MRS. TREECE'S CLASS ALONG WITH THE OTHER KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS ARE GOING TO BE GOING ON OUR FIRST FIELD TRIP ON NOVEMBER 9, 2009! WE ARE ALL EXCITED AND READY TO HAVE SOME ZOO FUN! THE COST OF THE COST OF THE TRIP IS $25.00 FOR THE CHILDREN TO GO AND $30.00 FOR THE PARENTS IF THEY ARE GOING TO RIDE THE BUS. WE CURRENTLY ARE ALLOWED TWO SPOTS ON THE BUS PER CLASS FOR PARENTS IF THEY WANT TO RIDE. MRS. TREECE CURRENTLY HAS ONE SPOT LEFT OPEN SO I IT IS GOING TO BE ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS. IF YOU GO ON THE TRIP AND WOULD LIKE AN "M" SHIRT TO MATCH THE CLASS PLEASE SEND IN ONE SO THAT MRS. REBECCA GRIMM CAN GET ONE MADE FOR YOU IN TIME. ALSO PLEASE HAVE YOUR CHILD WEAR THEIR "M" SHIRT ON THAT DAY AS WELL. THE TRIP IS FROM 8:45P.M. - 1:45P.M. THE COST OF THE TRIP DOES INCLUDE LUNCH. IF YOU DO NOT RIDE THE BUS AND IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO EAT THE LUNCH YOU CAN PURCHASE TICKETS AT THE GATE FOR $9.00.

IMPORTANT: THE DEADLINE FOR ALL PERMISSION SLIPS AND MONEY IS OCTOBER 19, 2009! PLEASE BRING IT ALL IN ON TIME SO THAT YOUR CHILD CAN HAVE A GREAT DAY AT THE ZOO WITH ALL OF HIS/HER FRIENDS! ANY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS/CONCERNS PLEASE CONTACT MRS. TREECE!

HOME WORK QUESTIONS?

Mrs. Treece has been getting some questions regarding the childrens homework. And it all boils down to this one question....Where do we get the "Read - Aloud Trade Book" and the "Pre - Decodable Reader? It appears that both are needed for homework yet we do not receive these books in our child/children's take home notebook.

Answer: The book that you get in your child/children's notebook is the book that you need to review/practice at home nightly with your child/children. Do not worry about the "Read - Aloud Trade book" and the Pre-Decodable Reader. These books are at school and Mrs. Treece will be going over them in the classroom on a daily basis. If there was ANY confusion Mrs. Treece says she is sorry!

Salute our American Heros...

Mrs. Treece, Jordon Sinclair and all of their classmates want to welcome home Jordon's dad from IRAQ. WELCOME HOME!


IF you or anyone you know is military please let us know so that we can salute them properly...THANKS!

Mrs. Treece's Class 2009-2010

Here ore some nice pictures of the class that Mrs. Treece has taken this school year thus far! Hope you all enjoy! Remeber if there is a picture that you all would like to have just send in a note with the best description of it and the money to help with the printing cost and we will try our best to get that picture/pictures to you. Enjoy the viewing!

Story Book Parade

On October 1, 2009 Mrs. Treece along with Mrs. Rebecca Grimm and Mrs. Burke introduced to the class our story book parade idea. We are going to be the M&M Brand Counting Book. The class is going to dress-up like M&M's and parade out fron on the main bus loop that morning. After that they are going to come back to their room for pizza, a small treat, and goodie bags and music. Parents are invited to come watch the parade so bring those cameras cause they are expected to be CUTE! We also on that same day read the book to all the boys and girls in the class and enjoyed eating some very yummy M&M's. Mrs. Burke helped take some pictures of the event and I hope that everyone had a good time. If you see a picture of your child you would like to have just remeber to describe it as best as you can and then send in the money to help with the cost of printing that particular photo/photos out for you. Hope everyone enjoys the viewing and we look forward to seeing many of our students dressed-up and also many of the parents attending the fun event on October 30, 2009.

Community Helpers Day!

In kindergarten at ROE the children got to dress-up as their favorite Community Helper. We enjoyed that week. On that Friday everyone dressed-up as for example....a Dr., a fireman, teacher, a police man, a pilot and many more. So everyone should take this opportunity to sit with their child/children and ask them what they want to be when they grow-up. You will love hearing the fun things they say!

COME ONE COME ALL!

Hello to all in Mrs. Treece's Kindergaten class! This is going to be our classroom blogsite. This site is going to be set-up so that everyone can keep in contact with everyone in the class and to see what is going on not only with the students but in the class as well. If you have a blog that is your personal blogsite or family you are welcome to send in your address to the site and we can add it on here as well. We will update as soon as possible that things are going to be happening so I suggest that you check this blog if not daily atleast every other day. You will also find pictures that were taken by either Mrs. Treece or Mrs. Rebecca Grimm posted here as well. If you would like to have a particular picture of your child all you have to do is describe the picture that you want and send in some money to help cover the printing cost of that particular picture/pictures. If for any reason you do not want your child to be talked about or posted on here just send in a note to let Mrs. Treece know and she will discuss the situation with me in private that way I can know not to include your child. But I honestly think you all are going to like this and we decided to do this mainly because there have been alot of cut backs in the county and paper, copying, materials, ect have been cut as well so we would love to help in that area and save a few more trees so that if there is a true need for a paper trail notice/letter we can have that paper for that. Hope that everyone enjoys the site and please feel free to check back as often as you like. ENJOY :)!