Reminder: K-1 Program form needs to be turned in

Reminder:  Your child's K-1 form needs to be turned in ASAP.  Please let the office know if your child will be participating in the program.  See the note that was sent home on yellow paper below.

Thanks,

Mrs. Hargrove

GFAA                                                                                                                                                                                    June 4, 2013

Dear Parents,

We have had a WONDERFUL year at GFAA Pre-K and have enjoyed watching your child grow and learn SO much.  It has been a pleasure to get to know your child and your family this year and we are looking forward to another OUTSTANDING year in 2013-2014. 

We would like to invite your child and your family to participate in an exciting learning opportunity in the new school year.  We have a mixed-age Kindergarten-1^st grade classroom.  Because your child has been at GFAA and knows and understands the routines and procedures, this type of classroom will enable the teacher to move faster into the curriculum without spending the usual amount of time the first weeks of school teaching students “how to be an All-Star”.  Your child has also had a full year developing the stamina it takes to attend and participate in an all day learning setting.  These skills along with other skills Mrs. Hargrove has taught your child makes him/her more ready than the typical new kindergarten student. 

Another aspect of this setting is that your child should remain with this teacher for both the kindergarten and 1^st grade year.  This is another learning opportunity that enables the child to move forward into the curriculum quickly at the beginning of the next year.  The transition is seamless in that the teacher knows exactly where your child ended the previous year and is able to start teaching right away rather than spending time developing a relationship and getting to know where your child is academically. 

There is much research supporting both of these settings and if you are interested I will be glad to forward some of it to you.  Also, I realize that you may have questions before you make this important decision.  I look forward to visiting with you and helping you make the best decision for your child and your family. 

I believe this to be a great learning setting for children and will be excited for you to join us.  However, if you have reservations or make the decision that you are not interested, we will place him/her in one of our wonderful Kindergarten teacher’s classrooms where there will be equally great learning experiences. 

Please call the office and talk to me or make an appointment to ask me questions if you need to.   Our office number is: 972.262.5000.

Happy Learning,

Vikki Vogel, Principal, GFAA

_________Yes, I would like for my family to participate. 

_________No thank you, we do not wish to participate. 

Signed:______________________________          Date:_____________________________________



Goodbye and see you next year!

I'm glad I was your teacher
I've come to love you so
I can't believe the end is here
I hate to see you go!
Remember all the fun we had
In all the things we did
But most of all remember
You're a very special kid!

Thanks for all the nice end of the year cards, hugs, & goodies. I really appreciate it! 
Have a great summer!
Come by and see me next year
when your in Kindergarten.

Love,
Mrs. Hargrove

X is for Exchange Day! Z is for Zip & Zoom at Field day!

Pre-K students signing autographs on each others memory books!

 Field day was fun!  Our Pre-K students zipped and zoomed from activity to activity.  The bounce house and the water play were their favorite activities.

W is for Watercolor Day!

Painting some pretty pictures for Watercolor day!

Q is for Quiet Reading Day!

Listening to our partners read us their favorite book and cuddling with our pillows!

Buddy Reading

Buddy Reading with Mrs. McNeil's 3rd graders.  The Pre-K students really enjoyed being read to by their 3rd grade buddies.

Field Day Info

Field day info:

Thursday, June 6th

Sno Cones will be on sale after 3-5th grade have their field day.
Bring $ 2.00 to school for a sno cone treat that afternoon at 1:45 before the Tug O War at 2:00 in the field.

Friday, June 7th

9-11:30 is our Pre-K Field day with grades K-2

Wear sunscreen!  Please put this on at home.  Do not bring sunscreen bottles to school. Bring a water bottle and a change of clothes for after
Field day, since there will be water stations.  No bathing suits!  You may bring sunglasses and hats.  Please put your name on them. Also hats must be worn correctly at school, not crooked or backwards.

Lunch will be at 12:00 on Friday because of Field day.

Last of the ABC Countdown

June

3- V is Very Special Awards day!  Pre-K awards ceremony in the cafeteria from 8:30-9:00.  Bring your cameras!

4- W is Watercolors day!  We will paint pictures with watercolors!

5- X is Exchange day! We will exchange autographs to make a Pre-K memories book.

6- Y is Year End Clearance day!  We will clean out our classroom today and take our supplies home.  Make sure you bring your backpack!

7- Z is Zip up and Zoom day!  We will have field day in the morning (9 to 11:30) to celebrate the last day of school! Report cards will come home!

Updates for the last week of school

LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES June 3 – 7, 2013Garner Fine Arts Academy

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        FIELD DAY

June 6    3^rd  4^th -5^th              9:00 – 11:30 AM
June 7    Pre-K, K, 1^st , 2^nd   9:00 – 11:30 AM

         ALL GRADES Tug-O-War
       Thursday, June 6 at 2:00 PM

END OF YEAR AWARDS – Café

Mon., June 3     Pre-K      8:30 am
                           Kinder    9:00 am

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Tues, June 4     1^st           8:30 am
                           2^nd          9:45 am

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Wed., June 5     3^rd          8:30 am                  
                           4^th          9:30 am

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Thur., June 6     K/1^st       8:30 am

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Fri., June 7        5^th          9:00 am
        5^th Grade Walk        3:00 pm                           

PRE-K Registration (1/2 day)

July 29 - 30, 2013

Location:  ArnoldYoung Women’s Leadership Academy
1204 E Marshall St.
Grand Prairie TX  75051

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Last day of school
June 7, 2013

NO EARLY RELEASE

First day of school
August 26, 2013

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!!!

Week 36

This week in Pre-K, we continued studying about word families.  We worked on the -og word family.  We know how to spell lots of words now.

We are also learning about addition in Math. In Science, we are studying about the ocean.  We read lots of books about whales, sharks, sea horses, starfish, and rainbow fish. On Outdoor day, we went outside to the garden and watercolor painted at the picnic tables.  It was fun to have class outdoors. Below are a few pictures of us painting sea horses. For Picnic snack day, we ate our snack outside in the garden too. Quiet day is tomorrow. Make sure your child has his/her favorite book to read and a small pillow to cuddle on.

I have finished testing all students for the Spring Pre-K CPAA test and I have great news.  Every Pre-K student's Literacy & Math averages were At Expectaion or Above Expectation for the year!  I will send your child's individual scores home in the Report Card on the last day of school.

Reminder:  Keep studying those Pre-K sight words!  I will be testing them soon.

Here are next week's activities for the ABC countdown:

27-Memorial day holiday! No school!

28- R is Relay Race day!  Get ready for some fun races.

29- S is Sunglasses day!  Pre-K is so bright!  We have to wear shades.

30- T is Thank you day!  Make thank you cards for teachers, and helpers in the building.

31- U is USA day!  Wear red, white, and blue to show your spirit!

Pre-K picnic fun!

Here are a few pictures from the Pre-K picnic today. We had a great time and the weather was super for it!

 Bubble blowing was a popular activity.

Many sand castles were built today.

 Wow!  What a big swing!

 Jumping fun!

 More bubbles and sandbox.  A big thanks to all who donated all the bubbles and sand toys.

 The playground equipment was cool! 

 The rock wall was really neat!

 Lots of pics from the tennis court where we had Splash ball fun!  It was a hot day and we cooled off with a little water fun.

 Time for a treat!   Thank you to Mrs. Mahone for the delicious popsicles.

We had a super fun day!  A big thank you to all the parents who came and helped or donated items for our activities. We really appreciate it!