Happy Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Day Party

Thank you to the parents who were able to come in to spend time with us today, and to Mrs. Wiegand for bringing treats.  The kindergartners really loved looking at all of their Valentine cards, and many of them had a chance to glue their cards into their Valentine Scrapbooks.  Thanks to everyone who sent in cards and treats for the kids to enjoy!

We also sorted and graphed our cards.  In the kiddos' poem books, there is an "Analyze Graph Data" page that I told them could be "homework" for the break.  This should be a fun project to do together; use your kindergartner's graph or scrapbook to sort the cards and answer the questions on the sheet.  If they bring their homework back, they will get a prize.

Pictures will be posted soon.  Happy Valentine's Day!  Enjoy your break!

Donations at Donors Choose matched through Monday!

Parents,

Would you please consider sharing this with friends and family that you think might be interested in helping?  THANKS!  :)  

Please consider helping our students this week! Visit my page at DonorsChoose.org, make a tax-deductible donation of any size, and use the match code HEART to double your donation. The match code expires on Monday 2/18!  http://www.donorschoose.org/mrs.piltz

Valentine "Day" 2/13/13

We will have a small celebration of Valentines Day in our room on our early out day, February 13th.  Around 11 or 11:15, students will look at valentine cards, eat treats, and maybe read stories or sing songs (depending on time).  Then we will go to recess and get ready for noon dismissal.  If anyone is interested in joining us, you are welcome to.  Remember to stop in the office and check in for a visitor's badge.

If anyone would like to provide a special treat or drinks, please let me know.  Thank you!

Move-a-Thon

Just a reminder that the Beartooth Move-a-Thon will begin February 13th.  Information will come home soon. This is a fundraiser for Beartooth PTA, and a way to encourage Beartooth kids (and their families) to get healthy and active!  The fundraiser will culminate in a Fun Run on March 2nd.  The Beartooth School website has more information and registration forms.

iPad Day

In our room, we now have "iPad Days", in which each kindergartner will have a chance to use the iPad throughout the day for different activities that support what we are learning in class.  For example, while the other students are doing Morning Work, if it is their iPad Day, they get to do a "Teach Me Kindergarten" app on the iPad.  On your child's iPad Day, he or she may come home with unfinished work from school.  If you would like to get extra practice on the concept, please work with your child to complete the work at home.  If they return it to school, they get a sticker.

Thanks!

School Colors Day

Tomorrow (Friday 2/8/13) is School Colors Day!  Encourage your kids to wear blue, silver, white or black and get in the school spirit!  Sponsored by our Student Council.

Box Tops & Labels for Education

The collection of Box Tops and Labels for Education for this school year will end next week (Feb. 13th).  If you have any at home, please get them sent in so we can count them up.  After the collection is over, please continue saving up box tops and labels for next year!  Thank you for your support.

Valentine Bags are Ready!

Our Valentine bags are ready for Valentines ... anyone who would like to send them in early, you are welcome to. 

PTA Treasurer Needed!

If anyone is interested in helping your child's education by being involved in the PTA, I encourage you to contact any of our PTA officers.  The PTA is currently seeking a treasurer for the 2013-14 school year.  The current treasurer is available to help train the new person.  The treasurer keeps the checkbook, fills out some minor tax forms and creates the budget.  Anyone interested in this position, or just in learning more about PTA should contact our president, Tracy Marsh.

Our PTA is wonderful, but without new people stepping forward we may not have one for much longer.  :( Please help if you can!

Valentine's Day

Since we will not be in school on Valentine's Day, we will celebrate in our room on Wednesday, February 13th.  This is an early out day.  Students are encouraged to bring Valentines for their classmates (there are 19 students in our room).  Please have your kindergartner sign his or her name, but do not address them to any particular kids (this makes it much easier to hand them out.)  If your child would like to send a Valentine for Mrs. Mehling, I will be sure she gets them.

You can send in Valentines any time between now and the 13th.  If we get some earlier and don't have to "deliver" them all at once, it makes things easier!  

Also, if you would like to send in a special treat on this day, you are welcome to.  Please keep in mind that we have students with nut allergies and a student on a gluten-free diet.  Thank you!

Football Friday Reminder!

Tomorrow is Football Friday in our room, to celebrate the Super Bowl!  All math and literacy activities will be football-themed.  It should be a fun day!  Encourage your kids to wear a football shirt, jersey or team colors to get in the spirit.  If anyone wants to send in a special snack, please let me know.

Thanks!

Thank you, PTA!

Our Beartooth PTA does so much to enrich the educational experience of Beartooth students!  Check the PTA page on the Beartooth website, or the PTA Facebook page for information on what PTA does and upcoming PTA events.  Mrs. Piltz' kids give a HUGE THANK YOU to our PTA!

Groundhog Day Predictions

The kindergartners predicted whether or not the groundhog will see its shadow on February 2nd.  We then graphed our predictions and analyzed the graph data.  They each made a groundhog and added a sentence indicating whether they think he will see his shadow or not.  Be sure to watch the news or check this link on February 2nd to see if their predictions are right!

Groundhog Snack Supplies - Update

We have Teddy Grahams left over from the 100th Day snack, so we only need chocolate pudding cups and crushed Oreos for our special groundhog snack on Thursday the 31st.  Thanks!