Weekly Newsletter
KINDERGARTEN NEWS
February 19, 2020
Kitfox Dental
We would to thank KitFox Dental for coming to share information with us.
Declamation Day
Our Declamation judging will be on Wednesday, February 26. Please practice your child's poem with them at home and we will also practice here.
Read Across America Week
March 2-One Fish,Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish School Spirit Day wear red or blue
March 3 Silly Sock Day
March 4 Wear a Hat Day
March 5 Career Day
January 29, 2020
Declamation Day
Our Declamation judging will be on Wednesday, February 26. Please practice your child's poem with them at home and we will also practice here.
Winter Break
Winter Break is February 14-17, 2020. NO SCHOOL!
Valentine Cards-Thursday, February 13
We will exchange Valentine Cards on Thursday, February 13. We will exchange with both classes. Each child needs to sign the card and write the name of the person it is for on the outside of the envelope. Each student will make their Valentine bag in the classroom. Our party will also be on Thursday, February 13.
January 22, 2020
Class Raffle-Book Basket
Please remember to send in items for the basket. We will be collecting items through January 31. Thank you!
Declamation Day
Our Declamation judging will be on Wednesday, February 26. Please practice your child's poem with them at home and we will practice here also.
Valentine's Day Party
February 13-We will make bags here at school so there is no need to make a box at home. Party details are in the works.
January 20
No School
100th Day
We will celebrate the 100th Day on January 23. We will have a fashion show and lots of other activities that day.
We are collecting donations for our themed basket to be raffled off. Our theme is children's books. Please see the note and email from Ms. Gautreaux for more details.
Valentine's Day Party
February 13 details are coming
Kindergarten News
November 20, 2019
Thanksgiving Celebration
Please join us for lunch at 11:05 and then hear our Thanksgiving songs on Friday, November 22, 2019.
December Calendar
We are sending home the December Calendar with our busy schedule!
Christmas Tree Farm Field Trip
We will be going to the Tom Sawyer Christmas Tree Farm on December 4. We plan to leave at 8:15 and return to mead Hall at 11:00. Please let us know if you want to go with us.
Polar Express/Christmas Party
Our Polar Express day will be on December 17, the students may wear Christmas clothing or Christmas pjs that day. We will leave Mead Hall at 12:30 and walk to the Aiken Train Depot and listen to
the Polar Express book and tour the museum before we enjoy hot cocoa and cookies! That will be our Christmas party celebration. We will ride the Mead Hall bus back to the campus for dismissal.
November 6, 2019
Scholastic Book Order
Remember the Scholastic Book order. You may order online using class code W338V or send in a check made out to Scholastic Books. I will close out the order on Nov. 13.
Upcoming Dates:
Nov. 11- Veterans Day-Major McLain will speak to 5K
Nov. 22 -Thanksgiving Celebration-join us for lunch and come back to the classrooms for songs
Nov. 25-29 Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 4-Tom Sawyer Tree Farm field trip
Dec. 6-Spirit Day and Trinity Field Trip
Dec. 12-Christmas Program (Kindergarten 5:30)
Dec. 17-Christmas parties and dress down day
Dec. 19-jan. 3-Winter Holidays-No School
October 30, 2019
Fall Party
Our Fall Party will be Thursday, October 31 at 1:30. It is a dress down day for students. Students can wear Halloween shirts or Halloween colors. No costumes
Spooky to Be Hungry
Please send in can goods for Spooky to Be Hungry by October 31.
Trinity on Laurens Field Trip
Remember our walking field trip to Trinity on Laurens is Friday, November 1. This is also Mead Hall Spirit Day-wear your class shirt. Mrs. Brown is red and Mrs. Burns is navy. Please let us know if you are walking with us, we depart at 9:50 and return at 11:05.
Scholastic Book Order
We are sending home a Scholastic Book order. You may order online or send in your order.with a check made out to Scholastic Books-no cash please! I will close the order out on Wednesday evening, November 12, 2019. Scholastic books are wonderful for increasing your home library.
October 23
Mead Hall Festival
Mead Hall Fall Festival will be on the AP campus 2:00-5:00 on Sunday, October 27.
Fall Party
Our Fall Party will be on Thursday, October 31 at 1:30.
Box Tops and Spooky to Be Hungry
Please send in can goods for Spooky to Be Hungry by October 31.
Trinity on Laurens Field Trip
Remember our walking field trip to Trinity on Laurens is next Friday, November 1. Remember that it is also Mead Hall Spirit Day-wear you class shirts. Ours is red. Please email us to let us know if you are walking with us, we depart at 9:50 and return at 11:05
October 16, 2019
Pumpkins Are Coming
The 3K will have a Pumpkin Patch, where you can purchase pumpkins. It will be located on the soccer field on the ST campus.
Mead Hall Fall Festival
Mead Hall Fall Festival will be on the AP campus 2:00-5:00 on Sunday, October 27.
Fall Party
Our Fall Party will be Tuesday, October 31 at 1:30.
Spooky to Be Hungry
Please send in can goods for Spooky to Be Hungry by October 31.
October 8, 2019
Community Vehicles on Aiken Prep Campus
All kindergarten classes will be walking tomorrow morning, Oct. 9, at 8:20 to the Aiken Prep Campus to see the fire truck and other community vehicles and helpers.
Fire Safety
We have been studying about fire safety this week. Be sure to talk to your child about fire safety at home, especially talk about your family meeting place in case of a fire, You can even make a map with your child, because we are talking and learning about maps in kindergarten.
Book Fair
The Mead Hall Book Fair ends Thursday, October 10.
Faculty Workday
No school for students on Friday, October 11.
Parent Conferences
Thank you t all who have signed up for Parent Conferences, Monday, October 14. No school for students.
September 25, 2019
Communigraphics
We had a great time on our field trip to Communigraphics! We enjoyed making our shirts and our class sign! Be sure that your child wears their class shirt every first Friday of the month for Spirit Day! We will have a special Pep Rally on Oct. 4 at 1:30 in the gym and we will get to show off our shirts and our signs!
Apples, Apples, Apples
We are having fun this week learning about apples. We have done an apple print, we are writing about apples, and tasting and describing apples! We love apples!
Book Fair
The Mead Hall Book Fair begins October 4-10. We are sending home the book fair flyer today. You can come and shop with your child or send in the money with what they want written down and we will take them.
Trinity on Laurens
The 5K classes will be walking to Trinity on Laurens to visit on Friday, October 4.
Fire Truck
All kindergarten classes will be walking to the AP campus on October 9 to see the fire truck and other community service vehicles.
Parent Conferences
We will be sending out SignUpGenius soon for parents to sign up for conferences on October 14.
Kindergarten News September 4, 2019
Scholastic Book Order
Remember the Scholastic Book order. You may order online or send in your order to me with a check made out to Scholastic Books-no cash please! I will close the order out Wednesday evening, September 11, 2019. Scholastic books are wonderful for increasing your home library for your child as well as our classroom library. Thank you!
Homework
We sent homework yesterday. It is one sheet with 4 parts-1 part to be done daily each week. We will send home the sight words on Monday, normally but this week’s went home today.
Pajama Day
Don’t forget to let your child wear their pajamas on this Friday, September 6, 2019. Please be sure your child wears pajamas that are appropriate to be out in public and not anything which would interfere with our learning. We are looking forward to a fun day Friday on our Pajama Day. Our own special Mother Goose will come in and read nursery rhymes with us Friday morning.
Trinity on Laurens
We will also be walking to Trinity on Laurens at 9:55 on this Friday, September 6, 2019 and sing some nursery rhymes and will return to Mead Hall for lunch. Please let us know if you are planning on going with us.
Reading Buddies
We are looking forward to our 6th grade Reading Buddies coming to visit us on September 9, 2019!
Communigraphics Field Trip
We will be going on a field trip to Communigraphics in N. Augusta on September 25, 2019 to make our own class Spirit Day t-shirt.
Kindergarten News -August 28, 2019
Scholastic Book Order
We are sending home a Scholastic Book order. You may order online or send in your order to me with a check made out to Scholastic Books-no cash please! I will close the order out Wednesday evening, September 11, 2019. Scholastic books are wonderful for increasing your home library for your child as well as our classroom library. Thank you!
Homework
We will begin sending homework beginning next Tuesday, September 3. It is one sheet with 4 parts-1 part to be done daily each week.
Pajama Day
Don’t forget to let your child wear their pajamas on next Friday, September 6, 2019. Please be sure your child wears pajamas that are appropriate to be out in public and not anything which would interfere with our learning. We are looking forward to a fun day Friday on our Pajama Day. Our own special Mother Goose will come in and read nursery rhymes with us Friday morning.
Trinity on Laurens
We will also be walking to Trinity on Laurens at 9:55 on that Friday, September 6, 2019 and sing some nursery rhymes and will return to Mead Hall for lunch.
Reading Buddies
We are looking forward to our 6th grade Reading Buddies coming to visit us on September 9, 2019!
Communigraphics Field Trip
We will be going on a field trip to Communigraphics in
N. Augusta on September 25, 2019 to make our own class Spirit Day t-shirts!
Kindergarten News August 21, 2019
Open House
Thank you to all the parents who were able to attend Open House. If you were not able to attend and have a question, just email us at [email protected] or [email protected] and we will be respond.
Homework
We encourage parents to read every night to their child as this is a foundation to their beginning reading. We will begin some written homework the first week of September. We are giving our little people time to adjust to being back in school all day.
Bedtime Book box
We are going to make a Bedtime Book box to keep our class made books in. We need you to send in an adult sized shoe box to make into our Bedtime Book box. Thank you!
Pajama Day
On Friday, Sept. 6 your child can wear their pajamas to remind us to read every evening. We are looking forward to a fun learning day on our Pajama Day. Mother Goose will come in and read nursery rhymes with us that Friday morning. We will have a special breakfast snack that morning. And we will be sending home our bedtime book box with a couple of our class books in it. We will also be walking to Trinity on Laurens to share our nursery rhymes! Girls Please be sure that our girls wear shorts under their dresses or skirts.
Change of Clothes
It is requested that our kindergarten students have a change of clothes in their bookbags in case of accidents.
Class Schedule
Activities
Monday 8:45-9:30 Music
Tuesday 10:00-10:15 Chapel
12:45-1:30 P.E.
Wednesday 12:45-1:30 Library
Thursday 8:45-9:30 Computer
Friday 9:00-9:45 Sacred Studies
Daily Activities
Recess 10:30-11:00
Lunch 11:10-11:35
February 19, 2020
Kitfox Dental
We would to thank KitFox Dental for coming to share information with us.
Declamation Day
Our Declamation judging will be on Wednesday, February 26. Please practice your child's poem with them at home and we will also practice here.
Read Across America Week
March 2-One Fish,Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish School Spirit Day wear red or blue
March 3 Silly Sock Day
March 4 Wear a Hat Day
March 5 Career Day
January 29, 2020
Declamation Day
Our Declamation judging will be on Wednesday, February 26. Please practice your child's poem with them at home and we will also practice here.
Winter Break
Winter Break is February 14-17, 2020. NO SCHOOL!
Valentine Cards-Thursday, February 13
We will exchange Valentine Cards on Thursday, February 13. We will exchange with both classes. Each child needs to sign the card and write the name of the person it is for on the outside of the envelope. Each student will make their Valentine bag in the classroom. Our party will also be on Thursday, February 13.
January 22, 2020
Class Raffle-Book Basket
Please remember to send in items for the basket. We will be collecting items through January 31. Thank you!
Declamation Day
Our Declamation judging will be on Wednesday, February 26. Please practice your child's poem with them at home and we will practice here also.
Valentine's Day Party
February 13-We will make bags here at school so there is no need to make a box at home. Party details are in the works.
January 20
No School
100th Day
We will celebrate the 100th Day on January 23. We will have a fashion show and lots of other activities that day.
We are collecting donations for our themed basket to be raffled off. Our theme is children's books. Please see the note and email from Ms. Gautreaux for more details.
Valentine's Day Party
February 13 details are coming
Kindergarten News
November 20, 2019
Thanksgiving Celebration
Please join us for lunch at 11:05 and then hear our Thanksgiving songs on Friday, November 22, 2019.
December Calendar
We are sending home the December Calendar with our busy schedule!
Christmas Tree Farm Field Trip
We will be going to the Tom Sawyer Christmas Tree Farm on December 4. We plan to leave at 8:15 and return to mead Hall at 11:00. Please let us know if you want to go with us.
Polar Express/Christmas Party
Our Polar Express day will be on December 17, the students may wear Christmas clothing or Christmas pjs that day. We will leave Mead Hall at 12:30 and walk to the Aiken Train Depot and listen to
the Polar Express book and tour the museum before we enjoy hot cocoa and cookies! That will be our Christmas party celebration. We will ride the Mead Hall bus back to the campus for dismissal.
November 6, 2019
Scholastic Book Order
Remember the Scholastic Book order. You may order online using class code W338V or send in a check made out to Scholastic Books. I will close out the order on Nov. 13.
Upcoming Dates:
Nov. 11- Veterans Day-Major McLain will speak to 5K
Nov. 22 -Thanksgiving Celebration-join us for lunch and come back to the classrooms for songs
Nov. 25-29 Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 4-Tom Sawyer Tree Farm field trip
Dec. 6-Spirit Day and Trinity Field Trip
Dec. 12-Christmas Program (Kindergarten 5:30)
Dec. 17-Christmas parties and dress down day
Dec. 19-jan. 3-Winter Holidays-No School
October 30, 2019
Fall Party
Our Fall Party will be Thursday, October 31 at 1:30. It is a dress down day for students. Students can wear Halloween shirts or Halloween colors. No costumes
Spooky to Be Hungry
Please send in can goods for Spooky to Be Hungry by October 31.
Trinity on Laurens Field Trip
Remember our walking field trip to Trinity on Laurens is Friday, November 1. This is also Mead Hall Spirit Day-wear your class shirt. Mrs. Brown is red and Mrs. Burns is navy. Please let us know if you are walking with us, we depart at 9:50 and return at 11:05.
Scholastic Book Order
We are sending home a Scholastic Book order. You may order online or send in your order.with a check made out to Scholastic Books-no cash please! I will close the order out on Wednesday evening, November 12, 2019. Scholastic books are wonderful for increasing your home library.
October 23
Mead Hall Festival
Mead Hall Fall Festival will be on the AP campus 2:00-5:00 on Sunday, October 27.
Fall Party
Our Fall Party will be on Thursday, October 31 at 1:30.
Box Tops and Spooky to Be Hungry
Please send in can goods for Spooky to Be Hungry by October 31.
Trinity on Laurens Field Trip
Remember our walking field trip to Trinity on Laurens is next Friday, November 1. Remember that it is also Mead Hall Spirit Day-wear you class shirts. Ours is red. Please email us to let us know if you are walking with us, we depart at 9:50 and return at 11:05
October 16, 2019
Pumpkins Are Coming
The 3K will have a Pumpkin Patch, where you can purchase pumpkins. It will be located on the soccer field on the ST campus.
Mead Hall Fall Festival
Mead Hall Fall Festival will be on the AP campus 2:00-5:00 on Sunday, October 27.
Fall Party
Our Fall Party will be Tuesday, October 31 at 1:30.
Spooky to Be Hungry
Please send in can goods for Spooky to Be Hungry by October 31.
October 8, 2019
Community Vehicles on Aiken Prep Campus
All kindergarten classes will be walking tomorrow morning, Oct. 9, at 8:20 to the Aiken Prep Campus to see the fire truck and other community vehicles and helpers.
Fire Safety
We have been studying about fire safety this week. Be sure to talk to your child about fire safety at home, especially talk about your family meeting place in case of a fire, You can even make a map with your child, because we are talking and learning about maps in kindergarten.
Book Fair
The Mead Hall Book Fair ends Thursday, October 10.
Faculty Workday
No school for students on Friday, October 11.
Parent Conferences
Thank you t all who have signed up for Parent Conferences, Monday, October 14. No school for students.
September 25, 2019
Communigraphics
We had a great time on our field trip to Communigraphics! We enjoyed making our shirts and our class sign! Be sure that your child wears their class shirt every first Friday of the month for Spirit Day! We will have a special Pep Rally on Oct. 4 at 1:30 in the gym and we will get to show off our shirts and our signs!
Apples, Apples, Apples
We are having fun this week learning about apples. We have done an apple print, we are writing about apples, and tasting and describing apples! We love apples!
Book Fair
The Mead Hall Book Fair begins October 4-10. We are sending home the book fair flyer today. You can come and shop with your child or send in the money with what they want written down and we will take them.
Trinity on Laurens
The 5K classes will be walking to Trinity on Laurens to visit on Friday, October 4.
Fire Truck
All kindergarten classes will be walking to the AP campus on October 9 to see the fire truck and other community service vehicles.
Parent Conferences
We will be sending out SignUpGenius soon for parents to sign up for conferences on October 14.
Kindergarten News September 4, 2019
Scholastic Book Order
Remember the Scholastic Book order. You may order online or send in your order to me with a check made out to Scholastic Books-no cash please! I will close the order out Wednesday evening, September 11, 2019. Scholastic books are wonderful for increasing your home library for your child as well as our classroom library. Thank you!
Homework
We sent homework yesterday. It is one sheet with 4 parts-1 part to be done daily each week. We will send home the sight words on Monday, normally but this week’s went home today.
Pajama Day
Don’t forget to let your child wear their pajamas on this Friday, September 6, 2019. Please be sure your child wears pajamas that are appropriate to be out in public and not anything which would interfere with our learning. We are looking forward to a fun day Friday on our Pajama Day. Our own special Mother Goose will come in and read nursery rhymes with us Friday morning.
Trinity on Laurens
We will also be walking to Trinity on Laurens at 9:55 on this Friday, September 6, 2019 and sing some nursery rhymes and will return to Mead Hall for lunch. Please let us know if you are planning on going with us.
Reading Buddies
We are looking forward to our 6th grade Reading Buddies coming to visit us on September 9, 2019!
Communigraphics Field Trip
We will be going on a field trip to Communigraphics in N. Augusta on September 25, 2019 to make our own class Spirit Day t-shirt.
Kindergarten News -August 28, 2019
Scholastic Book Order
We are sending home a Scholastic Book order. You may order online or send in your order to me with a check made out to Scholastic Books-no cash please! I will close the order out Wednesday evening, September 11, 2019. Scholastic books are wonderful for increasing your home library for your child as well as our classroom library. Thank you!
Homework
We will begin sending homework beginning next Tuesday, September 3. It is one sheet with 4 parts-1 part to be done daily each week.
Pajama Day
Don’t forget to let your child wear their pajamas on next Friday, September 6, 2019. Please be sure your child wears pajamas that are appropriate to be out in public and not anything which would interfere with our learning. We are looking forward to a fun day Friday on our Pajama Day. Our own special Mother Goose will come in and read nursery rhymes with us Friday morning.
Trinity on Laurens
We will also be walking to Trinity on Laurens at 9:55 on that Friday, September 6, 2019 and sing some nursery rhymes and will return to Mead Hall for lunch.
Reading Buddies
We are looking forward to our 6th grade Reading Buddies coming to visit us on September 9, 2019!
Communigraphics Field Trip
We will be going on a field trip to Communigraphics in
N. Augusta on September 25, 2019 to make our own class Spirit Day t-shirts!
Kindergarten News August 21, 2019
Open House
Thank you to all the parents who were able to attend Open House. If you were not able to attend and have a question, just email us at [email protected] or [email protected] and we will be respond.
Homework
We encourage parents to read every night to their child as this is a foundation to their beginning reading. We will begin some written homework the first week of September. We are giving our little people time to adjust to being back in school all day.
Bedtime Book box
We are going to make a Bedtime Book box to keep our class made books in. We need you to send in an adult sized shoe box to make into our Bedtime Book box. Thank you!
Pajama Day
On Friday, Sept. 6 your child can wear their pajamas to remind us to read every evening. We are looking forward to a fun learning day on our Pajama Day. Mother Goose will come in and read nursery rhymes with us that Friday morning. We will have a special breakfast snack that morning. And we will be sending home our bedtime book box with a couple of our class books in it. We will also be walking to Trinity on Laurens to share our nursery rhymes! Girls Please be sure that our girls wear shorts under their dresses or skirts.
Change of Clothes
It is requested that our kindergarten students have a change of clothes in their bookbags in case of accidents.
Class Schedule
Activities
Monday 8:45-9:30 Music
Tuesday 10:00-10:15 Chapel
12:45-1:30 P.E.
Wednesday 12:45-1:30 Library
Thursday 8:45-9:30 Computer
Friday 9:00-9:45 Sacred Studies
Daily Activities
Recess 10:30-11:00
Lunch 11:10-11:35