Ms. Lauren's Kindie Crew 23-24: Crew News January 19th, 2024

Announcements

Valentine's Day Card Exchange: Valentine's Day is less than a month away! At REMS and in the spirit of Crew, please make valentines for everyone in our crew. Homemade is encouraged but store-bought is great too. No candy or food please. Small trinkets or crafts are okay. A list of first names can be found HERE, which has the names of students and staff members (optional). My suggestion is to begin having your child write out 2-3 names each day, rather than a large chunk right before. Your child should also bring a box to school on that day, approximately shoebox size with access to drop in valentines, and his or her name clearly displayed. What a great, authentic opportunity for writing and practicing handwriting! This is another experience that brings our crew close together. Please let me know if you have other questions! We will celebrate on February 14th.

*Please make a Valentine Card for your child's 4th grade buddy.
*Please note: do not send extra gifts, treats, or candies for buddies. There have been a lot of hurt feelings in the past from some buddies giving gifts and other not getting any- so we strongly ask that only cards are exchanged.

Rug Washing Sign Up: Now updated for Second Semester. Thank you and don't forget to log your volunteeer hours into Track It Forward.
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Cereal Box Challenge- Service

Ms. Sami's 4th grade Crew is continuing the tradition of the cereal box challenge for their BEAT. The cereal box challenge is a fun, worldwide challenge that represents a domino effect of cereal boxes and supports local food banks. Check out the videos from 2022 and 2023. This year, Ms. Sami's crew plans to spell out WE ARE CREW with the boxes. Ms. Sami's Crew is asking each student and staff member to bring in at least one unopened box of cereal before February 7th. Thank you!

From the Office:

Please have your students refrain from wearing their heelys at school. The variety of surfaces we have at REMS are a recipe for unexpected falls and injuries. Athletic, closed toed shoes are recommended.

Car line Reminders:

Unload/load students on the right side of the street onto the sidewalk.
If you are dropping students off, please use the car line or park and walk them to the crosswalk. Avoid dropping students off in handicap spots or in the middle of the parking lot.
Use crosswalks.
Cell phone free please!
Stay in your car in the car line. A staff member will assist your student with loading and unloading.
Pull all the way up in the line to ensure efficiency.
If you have made arrangements for someone new to pick up your child, ensure they are on the Emergency Contact list and let your child's teacher know.
Drop off and pick up students on time.

Calendar

Jan 31st: Ms. Lauren's Crew leads The Beat 9-9:30

Feb 7th: Cereal Box Challenge

Feb 14th: Valentine's Day

Feb 16th: No School (Professional Development Day)

Feb 19th: No School (President's Day)

Mar 30: Save the Date: REMS Annual Auction

Crew Highlights:

Here is a quick summary of our week:

*Phonics: Our focus was on the letter B. New sight words included you & and. Here is our Updated Phonics List. Next Assessment will be at the end of next week.

*Writing: Students have been working on creating Pattern Books, which we define as having words that repeat. Additionally, our crew wrote "Have Fun on Voyage" notes to our 4th grade buddies who leave for their winter voyage next week.

*Math: This math unit is working on addition and subtraction within 5. Students need to be able to look at the picture model to see if something is being added or taken away.

*Reading: Our new reading unit is called Technology at Home and School. Our mentor text shares a lot of information about how technology has changed over time. This lends perfectly to comparing and contrasting. Ask your child an interesting fact learned this week. Perhaps discuss how technology has changed since your childhood to present.

*Expedition: Students worked as scientists to conduct a sink or float experiment. We used the scientific method to form a question, make predictions, do the experiement, record observations, and make conclusions. Also, the crew talked about how scientists use: eyes for making observations, feet for investigating the world, a curious mind for asking questions, tools to help gather data, and hands to test a hypothesis.