Ever wonder where we are headed for the week, in terms of the PVP specialist class schedule? I do post the upcoming special class in our weekly class newsletter, but this might help you keep track from now until June 2020.
Socktober Sock Drive
According to Kid President, every night in the United States an estimated 600,000 people live on the streets. This October, SoulPancake and Kid President would like millions of people to prove that even the smallest acts of love, like donating a pair of socks, can make a big difference in the lives of our neighbors who are homeless. This year we will also be donating socks to our local families and students in need and we will be working with Lydia Sanders at BGPS to help in those efforts.
We will be accepting pairs and packages of NEW socks in all sizes, types and colors. Donation boxes will be placed throughout the school by Tuesday, October 1st. A large box will be located in the front office area as well. Donations will be accepted throughout the entire month of October. Please encourage students/parents to bring NEW pairs or packages of socks to school and place the socks into one of the collection boxes that will be labeled for SOCKTOBER! Also, NEW blankets would gladly be accepted and can be put into the donation boxes as well.
Please help spread the word to families you know and encourage them to join in our efforts. To help you get motivated to collect socks, here is a message from Kid President and Grover...
August & September 2019 Lunch Menu
A monthly lunch menu will be sent home in your student's daily take-home folder. Grab a new copy here!
Link to menu:
https://content-service.sodexomyway.com/media/2019Sept%20Primary_tcm539-74573.pdf?url=https://battlegroundps.sodexomyway.com/
Link to menu:
https://content-service.sodexomyway.com/media/2019Sept%20Primary_tcm539-74573.pdf?url=https://battlegroundps.sodexomyway.com/
Teach Your Child to Tie Shoes
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Now is the time to start teaching your child to tie. Here are two videos that you can watch with your child to help them learn this process. Keep in mind, tying shoes take a LOT of fine motor skills. Be patient with your kiddo as they learn this tricky task.
Once your child learns to tie, have them show me so I can shower them with praise and a prize!
Lunch & Snack in the Classroom
What Not to Bring
We have a STRICT no nut policy in our classroom. This means no tree nuts or peanuts. This rule is enforced because I, your child's classroom teacher, have multiple, life threatening nut & food allergies.
If you pack a lunch containing nuts, your child will not be able to eat it. I will send it back home, and your student will need to go through the lunch line to get something else for the day. This rule also applies to snacks. Please check all granola bars and trail mix packets for nuts, too. If your child will only eat PB&Js for lunch, it's time to start branching out and finding new foods for her/him to eat. Sunflower seed butter is the alternative to peanut butter that our school uses. You might want to buy a jar and try it at home.
Easy Open Containers
Pack meals and snacks in containers your child can open and close on their own. Lunches and snacks are eaten in our classroom each day. I am in the classroom during this time. Please pack lunches and snacks your child can open independently. Lunchables and juice pouches are fun, but they are not child friendly to open. With 20-25 (sometimes more) students in the room, it would be impossible for me to open every component for each kiddo. Pack kid-friendly lunches. We have a drinking fountain in the classroom, but students are always welcome to keep a leak-proof water bottle in their cubby during the day.
Time Frame
Lunch is short. We eat from 11:20-11:40. If your child is a slow eater, they will probably not finish their lunch in that time frame. At 11:40, the entire class goes outside for recess. If your child has leftover lunch from home, they are welcome to eat it during snack time in the afternoon.
Funny Stuff
All of my food allergy chatter has me feeling a little bummed out! I so dislike that I have to police my classroom for nuts. Having a serious allergy stinks. So, I will leave you with a video from Mr. Brooks, a school principal with his own opinions regarding juice pouches and Lunchables. I am a mom, so I totally get the fun factor involved with these things, but they are such a pain when you are alone in a classroom with 25 kindergarten friends at lunch time!
We have a STRICT no nut policy in our classroom. This means no tree nuts or peanuts. This rule is enforced because I, your child's classroom teacher, have multiple, life threatening nut & food allergies.
If you pack a lunch containing nuts, your child will not be able to eat it. I will send it back home, and your student will need to go through the lunch line to get something else for the day. This rule also applies to snacks. Please check all granola bars and trail mix packets for nuts, too. If your child will only eat PB&Js for lunch, it's time to start branching out and finding new foods for her/him to eat. Sunflower seed butter is the alternative to peanut butter that our school uses. You might want to buy a jar and try it at home.
Easy Open Containers
Pack meals and snacks in containers your child can open and close on their own. Lunches and snacks are eaten in our classroom each day. I am in the classroom during this time. Please pack lunches and snacks your child can open independently. Lunchables and juice pouches are fun, but they are not child friendly to open. With 20-25 (sometimes more) students in the room, it would be impossible for me to open every component for each kiddo. Pack kid-friendly lunches. We have a drinking fountain in the classroom, but students are always welcome to keep a leak-proof water bottle in their cubby during the day.
Time Frame
Lunch is short. We eat from 11:20-11:40. If your child is a slow eater, they will probably not finish their lunch in that time frame. At 11:40, the entire class goes outside for recess. If your child has leftover lunch from home, they are welcome to eat it during snack time in the afternoon.
Funny Stuff
All of my food allergy chatter has me feeling a little bummed out! I so dislike that I have to police my classroom for nuts. Having a serious allergy stinks. So, I will leave you with a video from Mr. Brooks, a school principal with his own opinions regarding juice pouches and Lunchables. I am a mom, so I totally get the fun factor involved with these things, but they are such a pain when you are alone in a classroom with 25 kindergarten friends at lunch time!
Scholastic Book Club Orders Promote Reading Success
Did you know? Kids who read for just 20 minutes a day are more successful in school and life. Ordering from Scholastic Book Clubs is an easy way to find the best books that are just right for your child’s grade level and interests. Plus every order you place earns FREE Books for our class to share. Our class appreciates your support!![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYPfJxRLj-BcwX-_p2jajhPGeXQ0Cz7Dj4EX4KpVijOqUQnaHo_gCktYRH8o6meqToABizR4wVDuefNDCDoYF4By85uPitX_bZzW4A6fW_q1YCOvgn4mNtmH90m4UBNbTE4KALtj1dqtr/s640/Blog_Scholastic_collage.PNG)
Here’s How It Works:
- Choose books with your child online at: scholastic.com/bookclubs
- Order online by using our Class Code QNH7N (or look me up by our school name, "Pleasant Valley Primary")
- Orders are due the last Friday of each month
Orders are submitted on the due date. Even if you place the order online on the 15th, I will not submit the class order until the due date. That will give each family plenty of time to order, and submitting the order all at once is how we get FREE shipping. As soon as your order is delivered to our classroom, I will send it home with your child. It takes about two weeks for orders to arrive.
- September 9/27
- October 10/25
- November 11/29
- December 12/27
- January 1/31
- February 2/28
- March 3/27
- April 4/24
- May 5/15 *
* May's order will be submitted early to ensure all items arrive before the last day of school.
September 2019 Homework Calendar
Welcome to the 2019-20 school year at Pleasant Valley Primary! I have created a kindergarten family learning calendar for you to enjoy with your little one. I encourage you to choose a few activities to complete each week. Doing so will grant you valuable one-on-one time with your child and help reinforce what we are learning in the classroom. If you choose to do only one item listed per month, make sure it's Taco Tuesday! Cooking with children is a functional math activity, and adding a new addition to the taco line-up each month offers children a chance to try new food(s).
A new calendar will be sent home each month. If you lose your printed copy, feel free to download a new one by clicking the calendar below.
Download here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ztq5QzfBZ-MvYJeBgOZFR3DI41_KY0Er/view?usp=sharing
A new calendar will be sent home each month. If you lose your printed copy, feel free to download a new one by clicking the calendar below.
Download here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ztq5QzfBZ-MvYJeBgOZFR3DI41_KY0Er/view?usp=sharing
Heart Word Playdough Mats
Wanting to make working on reading heart words a hands-on activity at home? Feel free to download my heart word playdough mats by clicking here. Research shows that young children learn best when they are moving and actively participating in whatever it is they should be learning. Working with playdough to form and build words is a fabulous way to engage young learners!
You will need:
I run the mats through my personal laminator so that the mats will hold up with 22 sets of hands touching them week after week. I also cut the mats into cards because I have multiple students using these at one time.
However, you do not need to laminate the mats for home use. You could build the words directly onto paper with the dough, or you could place each printed sheet in a plastic page sleeve, as I did in the picture below. This protects the mats from sticky dough and makes for easy storage if you place the page sleeves in a 3 ring binder, as seen below. (Heavy weight, non-glare page sleeves work best for this activity.)
Playdough can be purchased at any of the retail stores around, but you might have all of the ingredients to make a batch in your kitchen.
Homemade playdough is so much fun to make! Here is a link to my favorite recipe: https://nellieedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Play-Dough-Recipe.pdf
Read the word, roll a playdough "snake", and build the word |
You will need:
- access to a printer
- 8.5 x 11 paper or cardstock
- printed playdough mats
- playdough (recipe link below)
- optional: heavy weight plastic page sleeves or a thermal laminator
I run the mats through my personal laminator so that the mats will hold up with 22 sets of hands touching them week after week. I also cut the mats into cards because I have multiple students using these at one time.
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Mat in a plastic page sleeve |
This batch has two packets of watermelon limeade drink mix. Yum! |
Homemade playdough is so much fun to make! Here is a link to my favorite recipe: https://nellieedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Play-Dough-Recipe.pdf