Happy Thanksgiving 2013!

We had the best day today! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

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50's Day!

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Halloween 2013

What a fun day! Thank you so much for helping out today all you mom's! We truly do have the BEST parents in the school!! Happy Halloween! Way to go PM! We won the Spirit Stick!!!!

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Pumpkin Patch 2013

Boy, what a GREAT day!!! Just love these kids!

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Lets Go AM!!!

So our AM class won the Spirit Stick this week for having the most kids dress up all week!  Way to go morning class!  Here are some pictures of the event.  It was pretty great!

              Mrs. Olsen and Mrs. Udall telling us all about the Spirit Stick.

                           Sneaking down the hall to play a trick on Mrs. Bigelow's class.  :)

Listen to Mrs. Olsen teaching us how to be sneaky :)

Parent Teacher Conferences

Hi Everyone,

Parent Teacher Conferences start this week.  Since there are so many I have scheduled them all week after school and on Friday all day.  There are also many scheduled the following week before school, during my lunch break and after school.  Hopefully I get to meet with all of you!

I will send home a scheduled time for you on Monday, but if the time doesn't work please let me know and I will gladly reschedule  your time.

Looking forward to seeing you all!

Mrs. Hamblin

What a day!

Boy did we have fun with our high school friends! Thanks to everyone who helped! 

Tail gate party!

Hi everyone,

Tomorrow please send your child at 12:15. They will eat lunch with us, we will have a tail gate party, and we will send them home at 2:30.

If your child rides the bus, they will be picked up by the bus that drops them off at home if they are an AM student, and they will ride their regular bus if they are a PM student.   If you normally pick up your child please be there by 2:30.

We are really looking forward to seeing our football players, coaches, cheerleaders and pep band from the high school!  It's going to be a great day!

Remember, NO backpacks or folders! 

Happy Labor Day

Hope everyone enjoys this long weekend!

Make sure you read our newsletters weekly so you don't miss any of the exciting events we have coming up.  Also, for Homework this week, please work on the flashcards that were sent home, and continue to read nightly  to your child.

Thanks!
Mrs. Hamblin

Week 3

Dear parents,
We have had a good time getting to know each other so far, and I so appreciate those of you who have been helping out in the classroom. You are wonderful, thank you!

 This week we will be learning how to write our names, hold a book the right way, point to the words in the right direction, counting to 20 and we will continue learning about 2D and 3D shapes. It is going to be a busy week!

 Some things to look forward to: September 12 is M&M day. Moms are invited to come and spend time with your child, we will be doing lots of fun activities with M&Ms.

 September 20th is Kindergarten night at the dome. We will be doing a football unit, learning how to count while playing football and the unit will culminate with a field trip to the football game! We have been given free tickets for each kindergartner and 1 parent (which doesn't mean that the whole family can't come, we just have 2 free tickete) we will also have our own cheer section at the game! It's going to be so fun!

 Please put these events on your calendar so you don't miss out!

 For homework this week please work on the flash cards that have been sent home, and read to your child. Don't be discouraged by the flash cards, these are to help your child get to where they need to be by the end of the year. Just a little bit every night will help out a bunch! We will do all we can at school to make sure it happens, but reinforcement at home will be all the better!

Have a wonderful week!
Mrs. Hamblin

Help

I still need volunteers for both AM and PM center times. If you can help please call, email or text me.

Thank you!

Mrs. Hamblin

Week 1 is in the books!

What a fun week we had! So looking forward to the upcoming one. This week we will be testing to see how far we need to go and what we need to accomplish. We will also try to fit in shapes, pre-writing techniques and pre-reading strategies. Its going to be a busy one! What great kids you all have! Thanks for sharing them with me this year! Mrs. Hamblin

Volunteers

Hi Everyone, I know you might be getting tired of seeing this, but I am looking for volunteers for your Center Times. I need a Volunteer for the AM class on Wednesdays from 10:55-11:15 PM Class, I need volunteers on Wednesday and Thursdays from 2:10-3:20. Please let me know if you are willing and able to help us out this year. Thanks! Mrs. Hamblin

Welcome 2013

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Welcome!

Dear Parents,

Welcome to the 2013-2014 school year!  This is an exciting time for your child, although he/she may be a little apprehensive about going to “real” school.  This is also a time of mixed emotions for parents; joy that your child is ready for school, but sadness because he/she is no longer a “baby”!  The first day of school will mark one of the most important milestones in your child’s life.

Be assured that I will do my best to make this school year an enjoyable time for your child, but also a time filled with real learning.  We will spend plenty of time learning those things we are supposed to learn, but we will also be learning through play.  Play is essential to development and “life skills”.  We will also spend time doing a lot of hands on learning. 

I am excited to see your children and get to know them and you!  This can be a new community for you, if you would like to get involved. 

·       I will be needing a parent volunteer each day from 9:55-11:05  for AM students, and 2:15-3:20 for PM students.  If you would like to help us out please sign up at open house for which day you would like. 

·      If you would like to volunteer to be in charge of our Parties, again, please be sure to sign up at Open House.

·      If you can be present for field trips you may sign up for those too!

·      We have no PE teacher available, if you would like to volunteer to teach our PE class on Thursdays I will need someone at 9:05-9:35 for AM class and 1:05-1:35 for PM class.

Birthdays are always fun to celebrate.  Treats are welcome for your child’s special day, however we ask that instead of cupcakes you send cookies, popsicles, or other small wrapped treat.  If you send birthday party invitations to school, please do not write names on the invitations but have an invitation for each child, that way we don’t need to spend our precious time handing out invitations and no one feels left out.

Snacks:  We will be asking each of you to occasionally send in snacks.  The first of the year we will ask you to send in a big box of Gold Fish, or a big bag of cereal, or other unwrapped snack.  We will also be serving the children a carton of milk.

Schedule:  First Day of School is August 12^th. 

·      AM bell rings at 8:00 (AM)  12:15 (PM),

·      Specials are at 9:05 (AM) 1:05 (PM),

·      Dismissal 11:15 (AM)  3:30 (PM).

Contact me:  I love visiting with you!  If you need to contact me please think about our schedule and try not to call during class time.  In the morning I am usually very busy trying to get ready for our day.  If you would like to talk I can talk anytime after school or at home. Of course if it is an emergency please don’t hesitate to contact me!

School:  333-6600

Home:  333-5247

Cell:  245-4133

Email:  minhamblin@elks.net

Please also check our Kindergarten page on facebook, “RVES Kindergarten”.  I will be updating that as necessary.  We have a class blog where I will post pictures:  www.hamblinsgang.blogspot.com check it out!

Handbook:  I will be sending home a handbook outlining EVERYTHING on Back To School night.

Any other questions or concerns please call me.

Can’t wait to meet you!

Mrs. Hamblin

Occupy Kindergarten

I was lucky enough to attend the National Kindergarten Conference in Las Vegas this past week, and was even luckier to attend Kurt Schwengel's session.

Please take the time to listen to his talk here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ye78F4Mnbk

I hope you understand the importance of play and fun in Kindergarten now.  I hope to help your child to experience this very type of fun this year!