Play

Kindergarten and First grade students in all 4 elementary schools were able to attend a wonderful play performance by the MNSU Theatre Department about bullying.  The play Shine is a musical about a new student in school and the bullies she encountered.  Something magical happened when kids in the group decided they didn’t want to be a part of this group of mean kids.  They lost the gray color of the bully and were able to become the bright color they were meant to be.  Shine helped students to understand what a bully is and demonstrated tools they can use when they face these same situations themselves.

Enjoying pizza!!!

Reminder

No School on Monday! See you on Tuesday!

Play on Tuesday

We will be dressing up for the play on Tuesday! :) Please remember to send your child's permission slip back to school.  We will be leaving at 8:30.

Reading Calendar - Keep filling them out...

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1 Minutes Read:_______ Parent Initial:________	2 Minutes Read:_____ Parent Initial:______
3 Minutes Read:______ Parent Initial:_______	4 Minutes Read:_________ Parent Initial:_________ *Mystery Reader	5 Minutes Read:_________ Parent Initial:__________	6 Minutes Read:_______ Parent Initial:________	7 Minutes Read:_________ Parent Initial:__________ Weekly Total:____	8 Minutes Read:_______ Parent Initial:________ *Read-A-Shirt Day—Sports Theme! *I Love to Read Kickoff Assembly! 2:10pm	9 Minutes Read:_____ Parent Initial:______
10 Minutes Read:______ Parent Initial:_______	11 Minutes Read:_________ Parent Initial:__________ *Mystery Reader	12 Minutes Read:_________ Parent Initial:__________ 100th Day of School	13 Minutes Read:_______ Parent Initial:________	14 Minutes Read:_________ Parent Initial:__________ Weekly Total:____ Happy Valentine’s Day!	15 Minutes Read:_________ Parent Initial:__________ *Read-A-Hat Day *Traveling DEAR time 2:10pm	16 Minutes Read:_____ Parent Initial:______
17 Minutes Read:______ Parent Initial:_______	18 Minutes Read:_________ Parent Initial:__________ **No School—President’s Day	19 Minutes Read:_________ Parent Initial:__________ *Mystery Reader	20 Minutes Read:_______ Parent Initial:________	21 Minutes Read:_________ Parent Initial:__________ Weekly Total:____	22 Minutes Read:_________ Parent Initial:__________ *Read-A-Shirt Day—Any shirt with words! *School-wide Read-In in the gym 8:30am	23 Minutes Read:_____ Parent Initial:______
24 Minutes Read:_________ Parent Initial:__________	25 Minutes Read:_________ Parent Initial:__________ *Mystery Reader	26 Minutes Read:_________ Parent Initial:__________	27 Minutes Read:_______ Parent Initial:________	28 Weekly Total:_________ Parent Initial:__________ Weekly Total:____	1     Dr. Seuss’s Birthday (is March 2) Celebration	Total Minutes Read for this Month: ________

Read-a-Thon

Click on the Reading Passport to check out pictures from our Read-a-Thon today.  We had a very busy day celebrating reading in kindergarten.

Here are some of the things we did: 3rd grade Reading Buddies came to read, a Fire Fighter came to read, 1st Graders came and did a Reader's Theater skit,  a Police Officer game to read, we watched a special 100 day movie, we rotated to each kindergarten classroom and each teacher read their favorite book, some citizens from town came and did a Reader's Theater skit, we ate pizza for snack, we read our books from home and switched with friends, and at the end of the day we switched between the kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms to read silently. 

Valentine's Day

Click on the picture to check out more of our v-day fun! Thanks to all of the parents that helped! I couldnt have done it without you!!!

Making V-Day Cards!!!

KEMPS Milk Caps

Hawthorne is NO longer collecting Kemps Milk Caps.  They do not have the Kemps for Nickels program any longer.  Thank you!

Read-a-Thon

We will be having our Read-a-Thon in celebration of our "Caught Ya" awards on Friday. Please send a blanket, snack, and drink to school with your child.

V-Day Party

We will be celebrating Valentine's day tomorrow from 1:15-2:30.  Please feel free to attend the party!

The students will exchange valentine's and open their boxes during the party.

Kindness

Mrs. Nielsen came to our room today and read us a book about being kind.  Students drew an act of kindness on a picture to display in the front hall.

100th Day of School

Click on the picture to check out more pictures from the 100th day of school celebration! Students made neck ties, crowns, necklaces, and fun sunglasses.  They also wrote about what they woudl do with $100, things they would like 100 of, etc.

Happy 100th day of school!

The kids are excited and keep asking when the 200th day will be!!! :) Keep checking back for more picture throughout the day.

V-DAY

Please send valentines and decorated boxes to school by Wednesday. Hope to see everyone at the party on Thursday from 1:15-2:30.

100th Day!!

Don't forget tomorrow is the 100th day of school!! Please remind your child to bring their 100 day chart decorated. Thanks!!

Graphing Candy Hearts

Thank you to everyone who sent candy hearts today.  Here is the graphing activity that students completed.

I LOVE TO READ FLASHMOB!!!

 

Be sure to ask your child about the I LOVE TO READ month assembly!!!

Busy Week Ahead

DON'T FORGET

Monday: Bring a box of candy hearts for math.

Tuesday: 100th day celebration - bring your decorated 100 chart

Thursday: Valentine's Day party - bring your v-day box and valentines for your friends

Friday: Read-a-thon - bring a blanket

MNSU Play at the High School

When: Tuesday, February 19th

Time: We will be leaving Hawthorne at 8:30. Please make sure your child gets to school on time.

“Bullying is a word that has garnered a lot of attention lately, yet there is still some confusion as to what makes someone a bully.  The play Shine is a musical about a new student in school and the bullies she encounters.  Something magical happens when kids in the group decided they don’t want to be a part of this gang.  They lose the gray color of the bully and are able to become the bright color they were meant to be.  Shine seeks to help define what a bully is, but also gives children tools they can use when they face these same situations themselves.”

Candy Heart Graphing

Please send a box of candy hearts to school on Monday, February 11th.  Students will be sorting and graphing the results during math. 

HELP!

We are in need of glue sticks.  If you would be willing to donate some please send them to school with your child.  Thanks!

Word List

Please have your child read the words to you each night they bring a sheet home (they will be labeled day 1-4). I will send home a sheet Monday through Thursday. If they do not know the word have them sound each sound out and blend the sounds together to read the word. Please ask if you have questions.

New Reading Curriculum

Check out the work mats students used today. Students were sounding out and blending words.

I LOVE TO READ MONTH - February

Dress-Up Days:

Friday, February 8^th:  Read-A-Shirt Day Sports Theme--wear a shirt/jersey with a sports team name on it such as Vikings, Twins, Tigers, etc

Friday, February 15^th:  Read-A-Hat Day—wear a hat/baseball cap with words on it

Friday, February 22^nd:  Read-A-Shirt Day—wear any shirt with words on it and read them to each other in your classrooms and around the school!

BUSY Month

We will be celebrating Groundhog Day (today and Monday), Dental Health (all month), and Valentine's the week of the 11th. Each child will be bringing home a tooth brush and package of tooth paste next week.  Thanks to Colgate for donating them to each student in our class.

Will the groundhog see his shadow?

10 kindergartners said YES
10 kindergartners said NO

Watch the news tomorrow to find out!

Check out the fun Groundhog day books the students made today.  They will be in your child's folder.