Snowflake Shop and Party!!

Those who bring money to spend in the Snowflake Shop will get to make purchases at 12:30 tomorrow!!

They've already previewed and you should be able to find gift list envelopes in backpacks.

Also, thanks to my HRH and her secret elvin helpers we're all set to party around 1:00.  Feel free to send games as well!

Have a SPECTACULAR AND BLESSED HOLIDAY BREAK!!! (See ya next year:o)

Warmest Wishes,

Mel Wojcik

Kindergarten Polar Region Read Aloud

Date: Wednesday, December 15^th

Time: 8:30-9:00

Please join our developing authors and illustrators for a read aloud. The topic will be the animals of the Polar Regions, which we have been studying. Each student has contributed a page of our classroom book, and would like to share it with you! Hope to see you there!

-Also, jewelry made by Kindergarteners will be on display and for sale for $5!

KINDERGARTEN ARTS and CRAFTS DISPLAY at BARNES & NOBLE

WHO: You and your wonderful kid!
WHAT: KINDER ARTS & CRAFTS DISPLAY AND SALE
 

WHERE: BARNES & NOBLE Westminster 9370 Sheridan Blvd.
WHEN: MONDAY DEC. 6th (5pm-9pm) (Events begin at 6pm)

Come between 5pm and 9pm to see how creative and artistic your kindergartener can be. We'll be selling your child's donated art work/jewelry to benefit future Kindergarten events and activities.

Don't miss it!!


Also, it's a great time to purchase books as gifts for your child and other family members.  Our partnership with Barnes and Noble allows 15% or more of your purchase to benefit our outstanding school. So, come out to support BROMLEY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL!

COME FEAST WITH US!!! (and HELP!!!)

The annual Kindergarten Feast is an event to behold- over 100 kinders with parents and siblings (grands, aunts, uncles too!) coming together to commemorate the first Thanksgiving.  Unlike the first "Thanksgiving", it won't last 3 days but a mere few hours starting at 1:00pm. Tuesday November 23rd.

Hopefully, you've received the sign-up sheet to share your most delicious family dish.  Thus far we'll be feasting on BREAD ALONE  (although I sure it's amazing bread)!!  Please see your child's Friday Folder and return by Monday!!!

Hope to see ALL of you in the Kindergarten on TUESDAY NOVEMBER 23rd at 1:00pm!

Warmest Regards,

Mel Wojcik

MAIL IN FOR CONFERENCES!!!

Wonderful Parents,

Please email me with your top 3 times for conferences.  I'm scheduling for Monday Oct.25th (4:20-7:40), Tuesday Oct.26th (4:00-7:40) and Wednesday Oct. 27th (4:00-7:40pm).  First Come, First Served...;-)

Thanks,

Mel Wojcik

Field Trip Forms Go Out Tuesday 10/12!!!!

Look for Field Trip permission forms Tuesday!!!  They're due back by Thursday (10/14)!!!  The cost is 11.00.  Make checks payable to BECS, (cash is Ok too). 

First Days (Continued)

 Click on photo to view entire album!  Let me know if it didn't work for you.  I'm still learning too!!  Warmest Regards, Mel Wojcik

MARK IT ON YOUR CALENDARS!!

BECS KINDERGARTENERS WILL MAKE THE ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE TO THE PUMPKIN PATCH ON WEDESDAY ROCTOBER 20th!!  Time: 8:30-2:00.  Permission forms and such will be coming next week!

FANTASTIC FUN FRIDAY IS OCTOBER 1st!!!!! Don't Miss it!!

Friday October 1st is our Fantastic Fun Friday; there will be a visit and some groovy moves from our very own Bromley Hawk mascot for all K rooms with 100% attendance!  And that's just a warm up for our Fun Day.  Donut Holes are being provided by one of our wonderful K parents and Board member Sherry Edelen.  The afternoon festivities will include the Kinder Movie Theatre, where two movies will be playing and of course popcorn will be popping!!  Each child present will get tickets to watch a fun G movie and tickets for popcorn.  Oh, and it's a FREE DRESS DAY!!  To top it off each child should bring a fun or sports cap.  All K rooms with 100% attendance will be allowed to wear their craziest or sportiest head fashion. Don't miss it!!!
 

Progress Reports Coming Soon!

Progress Reports will go out on Friday October 1st!  There are currently some grades posted on Infinite Campus but I'll be adding more this week!  Conferences will be the last week of October!

The First Days of Kinder Class 2010-11

Click on photo to view album on my Picasa site!
I suggest viewing albums as slide shows due to the size of photos.
Feel free to look around my Gallery - Enjoy!

Dismissal News

Breaking News...Kindergarten Dismissal...Breaking News...

Effective Monday, September 20th, parents may pick-up their Kindergarteners at 3:20.

Grades 1st -8th will dismiss at the regular time, 3:35.

Kindergarten faculty will remain outside until 3:40 for those students who cannot be picked up at 3:20 (as in the case of being picked up by a BECS sibling).

Have a safe and wonderful weekend,

Mel Wojcik

Wojcik Class Happenings

This year’s Wojcik Class kindergarteners are off to a fantastic start!  I’ve had a strong response of parental support and I thank you wonderful parents who’ve donated your valuable time to make copies, compile Friday Folders, and spend quality time in the classroom reading.   If you can spare a recess period (10:20-10:40) or a lunch (10:40-11:10) to watch over our wonderful kids please let me, Marisha Gast or the Office know.  It will be triply appreciated!  You’re the biggest part of your child’s life and it’s our partnership that enables your child to receive the maximum benefits from public education. 

In our language curriculum, also known as

Open Court

, we’re covering letter writing, beginning/ending sounds, upper/lower case distinction, rhyming words, color words, and myriad games that reinforce these skills.  Journal writing of name, date, and our favorite high-frequency word “The” is also in progress.  In accordance with our commitment to the Core Knowledge scope and sequence, our literature includes poems, Aesop Fables, Fairy Tales, and sayings such as “Practice makes perfect”. We’re also well into the Letters and Sounds Workbook, which typically stays in the classroom. 

Pre-writing and fine motor works include, the Geometric Insets (circle, oval, ellipse, pentagon, square, triangle, curvilinear triangle, and rectangle), color mixing (making ROYGBIV with Red, Blue, and Yellow), making a “rainbow” in the room with a prism, water transfer work, bead stringing, patterns with beads and tangrams. Ask you child to tell you the colors of the rainbow (in order) and don’t let them slide with “purple” for indigo and violet.  They should also know the difference (one is more of a bluish purple and the other more of a reddish purple) which means that our Crayola pencils are incorrectly labeled!!! 

Math activities include matching, sorting, grading, numeral writing and numeral/quantity association lessons, counting by 2’s, 5’s and 10’s.  These kids are graphing like 1^st graders!!  Categories include favorite rainbow colors, fruit snacks by flavor (very popular), objects by color, home/school lunch, and shirt colors!  They simply love graphing!     

Also, as part of Core Knowledge, first Science lessons are covering an introduction to our globe (water/land), the seven continents, and directional concepts.  Works such as Living/non-living sorting, Plant/Animal and Vertebrate/Invertebrate sorting are also available. There is also a work in which they remove and label the major organs of our plastic model, Bob!   We’ll have many discussions and lessons on the human body; currently there are two works covering the human skeletal system.   Ask your child to name and tap the bones they know – they’ll probably surprise you!

Stay tuned for Pumpkin Patch news and The Origins of Halloween Story!

 Thanks for your support,

Mel Wojcik

Week Ending August 27

Well, we all earned our Free Dress day!!  These kids are working hard to rise to some pretty high expectations, so I felt everyone deserved to wear what they wanted on Friday.  We had an extremely busy week full of new lessons and materials.  The children were introduced to the Geometric Solids, specifically the sphere, cube, square-based pyramid, and cone.  Next week we'll cover rectangular prism, ovoid, and ellipsoid.  I'll also give a lesson on understanding maps, and introduce the World Map.  As a supplement, we'll begin work on Global Address packets. 

In Literacy, we'll continue to cover sayings, poems, nursery rhymes, Aesop fables, and fairy tales.  We started with the Three Little Pigs and Three Billy Goats Gruff.  The children noticed the difference between an orginal translation that was read to them and the 1933 Disney version.  Ask them about it!

Setting Expectations (it's hard work!)

We've been writing classroom rules complete with rationales for "why" it's a good idea to follow this rule. We're still working hard on using "inside voices", walking quietly down the halls, keeping hands to ourselves, cleaning up in the cafeteria before we leave, raising silent hands to speak in group, taking turns, following playgground rules and boundaries, and general community building. This past week they were introduced to the "Golden Rule". On Monday, we'll have a group discussion again about the Golden Rule and respect for others. We'll also go over the newly instituted "Green/Yellow/Red" behavior sheets and how to get free/game time at the end of the week. Also, our Positive Behavior Support model, which we've named the BECS Way will be discussed during large group time.

Originally Posted August 23, 2010