Boosterthon

We will be participating in the Boosterthon fundraiser for the next week. The Boosterthon fun run is a healthy way to help our school, and raise funds to support education. Check your child's purple folder to see how you can participate.

Pictures from yesterday's Boosterthon Rally...

-Miss Dudik

Red Ribbon Week

Participate in Red Ribbon Week...

Monday:   Wear RED

Tuesday:  Wear CRAZY SOCKS

Wednesday:  Wear a FUN HAT

Thursday:  Wear TEAM SHIRT or JERSEY or Eagle Gear

Friday:  Wear  you CLOTHES INSIDE OUT

-Miss Dudik

Exploring our Community

This week we have been talking about our community. Today we got to explore our community on Google Maps! First we looked up Bolin Elementary, and then we googled each of our addresses, and showed our friends where we live. We had so much fun exploring. :)

(Here is the satellite picture we viewed of Bolin.)

If you have time, you can explore google maps online at home with your child. Click the link below.

Google Maps Website



Thank you,

Miss Dudik

Mock Election

Today we participated in a Mock Election that the 5th and 6th graders hosted for our school. It was so much fun!

We had to remember to be quiet while voting!

Our quiet faces :)

Almost ready to go in!!!

Voting in our booths...

Turning in our ballots...

Yay, we voted...and got a sticker to prove it! :)

A few reminders:

Parents, please make sure you turn in your field trip forms, book bag slips, and confirmed conference paper. (I apologize because I know there was a lot that went home yesterday.) Keep in mind, we need several volunteers for the Zoo. If you are able to attend, we would love your help. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Hope you are having a great week!

Thank you,

Miss Dudik

Storybook Character Parade

Doodlebug Parents,

On Friday, October 26th, we will be dressing up as our favorite storybook character. You will need to bring in the book that matches your costume. Please-nothing scary, no weapons, no witches/ghosts, or dyed hair. Be thinking of what you want to be! :)

Thank you,

Miss Dudik

September Trail Blazer: Addison

My September trailblazer is: Addison

Addison was recognized at Bolin's PTA Meeting in October for filling friends “buckets” with compliments when they do a great job, and showing her friends/teachers respect by being a great listener.

Every month, a student from each classroom (K-6) is chosen to be a Trail Blazer

at Bolin Elementary, and recognized at that months PTA meeting.

Congratulations Addison! Great job :)

-Miss Dudik   

Fun in Daily 5

We have been working so hard in our Daily 5 rotations. This is what each rotation looks like...(I apologize for the pictures being side ways-it wouldn't let me rotate them.)

Work on Writing

Read to Self

Listen to Reading

Work on Writing

Word Work

Thank you,

Miss Dudik

Western Day on Friday

Doodlebug Parents:

We are going to have Western Day at Bolin on Friday, October 5th. Feel free to dress your child in Western gear such as boots, jeans, hats, bandanas, ect. No guns or holsters, please. If your child does wear boots, please be sure to send a pair of tennis shoes for P.E. Thank you!

Miss Dudik

Pizza Hut "Book It" Reading Program

We are starting the Pizza Hut “Book It” Reading program this month.  Each month, the student will color in the picture if they read for 20 minutes that day. (You will find the form in their purple folder today.) Please help your child to record the time they read and color the pictures on the calendar.  Sign and return the completed form to school by the end of each month.  A personal pizza coupon will be given to each child that reaches the goal.  Let’s start READING for PIZZA!!!

Thank you,

Miss Dudik

Walk to School Day

Thank you,

Miss Dudik

Brain Break

Sometimes we need a minute to get our wiggles out. The Doodlebugs doing a "brain break"...

Fantastic Friday

The Doodlebugs had SO much fun taste testing their green, red, and yellow apples with their 2nd grade book buddies this morning. After we taste tested each apple, we had to pick which one was our favorite and graph it! Most of our friends liked the green apples the best.

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! Thank you again for donating apples to the doodlebug classroom this week. We had so much fun sorting/comparing/graphing and mostly EATING :) the apples.

-Miss Dudik

P.S. Book Fair starts NEXT week! :)

Questions to ask while reading

Below are 2 posters of questions we ask while reading/after reading at school. These questions could also be used at home while you are reading with your child/they are reading to you to make sure they are comprehending what is being read. :)

Thank you,

Miss Dudik

P.S. We have been working so hard in Daily 5 this week (all 5 rotations have been introduced)! Stay tuned for more pictures of what each component looks like. :)

Flag Ceremony Celebration

Here are a few pictures from the flag ceremony this morning! It was unexpectedly chilly outside this morning-so parents please remember to send a light jacket with your child just incase they may need it. Thank you :) Hope everyone is having a wonderful week.

-Miss Dudik

Doodlebugs in Daily 5

We have been working so hard and practicing our stamina in Daily 5! Look how hard we are working...

Work on Writing

Read to Self

Listening

Work on Writing

Read to Someone

Work on Writing

Thank you for a fabulous start to another great week in Kindergarten!

-Miss Dudik 

Doodlebugs Mini-Lesson

Yesterday we took a "picture walk" through the book "I Am." Today, we revealed the words, and were able to read it all together! We are practicing the sight words: I, am, this week, and looking for them while we are reading.

Click the video below to watch the doodlebugs read the book, "I Am"...

Fabulous Friday

We had another amazing week in the doodlebug classroom! We practiced our "stamina" during daily 5, and learned about "subitizing" in math. On Friday, the doodlebugs had so much fun visiting with their second grade book buddies the "Bookworms" from Mrs. Bohls' room.

Parents: Please make sure you return the Baby Picture form this Monday if you have not already done so. We will be displaying these next week in the hallway, and at Curriculum Night!. :) I hope you plan to attend our Curriculum night, Tuesday, September 11th. Our first session is from 6:00 to 7:15, and our second session is from 7:30 to 8:30. Tuesday night will also be our very first PTA meeting from 7:00 to 7:30. I look forward to seeing you all there. Have a wonderful weekend!

-Miss Dudik

Second Week of School

Parents,

I cannot believe we are already into our second week of school! Please make sure you check your child's purple folder daily. We will have a newsletter that will be sent home at the beginning of each week. (It is on our class color, purple paper, and there is also a copy of this newsletter on our Kindergarten website.) Their "homework" (with parent help), is to bring back the "Baby Picture" form filled out, and include a picture from when they were a baby. (We will be displaying these in the hallway next week!) Also, if you have not turned in money for Scholastic, please make sure you do so this week. :) Thank you!

Last week we practiced our stamina during Daily 5 for "Read to Self." We made it all the way to 8 minutes! Today, we were introduced to "Read to Someone." Partner reading is a fun way to practice reading strategies, improve fluency, and check for understanding. We practiced our stamina for "Read to Self," and modeled what it should look like, sound like, and feel like. Our "EEKK" poem was a helpful reminder.



I look forward to another fabulous week in Kindergarten!

Thank you,

Miss Dudik