Ms. Honeycutt

Baby Shower

I can’t tell you how much I appreciate the surprise baby shower that the class threw for me!  When I walked into the room and saw balloons, parents, presents, and cake, I was overcome with a feeling of happiness.  I felt so loved!  I got some really terrific gifts for my new baby!  A special thank you to my room moms who planned it!  Please make sure that I have your current e-mail addresses, and I will send out an announcement via e-mail when I have the baby. 

Curriculum updates:

Math- We will be working on addition and subtraction until the end of the year.

L.A.- In writing, we are working on writing Simple Directions.  We are continuing to learn and practice sight words.  We are learning th, ch and sh in phonics.

S.S. and Science- We are learning about animals and insects.

Upcoming dates and reminders:

May 2-Spirit Day- Recognize 100’s club inductees and wear hats

            and beads for Relay for Life

   Last Day for students to check out books from the library

May 8 &9- Scholastic ½ price Book Fair

May 9- All books are due to the library

May 16- Field Day, Spirit Day, Chick-fil-A biscuits

May 23- Last Day of School

Spring has Sprung

Clothes

The clinic is in need of clothes in small sizes.  If you have any clothes that your child has outgrown, please consider donating them to our clinic.  Also, if your child borrowed a change of clothes from the clinic, please make sure that you wash them and return them.  Thank you!

Curriculum Updates:

Math

We will be focusing on addition and subtraction: standard math problems, different number combinations and story problems.

Language Arts

Our writing focus for the next nine weeks is on simple directions.

Science

We will be learning about plants and animals.  We will be planting sunflowers and watching them grow.  We will be studying about animals: their likes and differences, babies, and basic habitats.

Upcoming dates:

March 28^th –Spirit Day- Chick-fil-A Biscuits will be sold, we will be recognizing new inductees to the 100 and 100+ club

Marc 28^th- Foundation Family Dance Night

April 4^th- Art Enrichment Day

April 7^th -11^th- Spring Break

April 14^th- Stevi B’s Night for Kindergarten

April 18^th- Field Trip to Cagle’s Dairy Farm

April 21^st- Volunteer Brunch

Mathathon

The Mathathon for St. Jude's Hospital is now winding down, and your child should be finishing up his problems in his booklet/CD or online.  It's now time to start collecting the pledges from friends and family members which we will donate to St. Jude's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.  Did you know that the average 2-year treatment for cancer costs around $500,000?  Your donations help families cover the cost of this expensive treatment so that no one ever has to be turned away from getting the help that they desperately need.

Please turn in your collection envelope by February 29, and remember, those students turning in at least $35 will receive a free ticket to Six Flags and a Mathathon t-shirt.  And perhaps even more importantly, your child will be learning a valuable lesson by helping others in need.

Click on the following link for more information...www.mathathon.org

Thanks for your support!

WOW!

I want every one of you to know how much I appreciate all of the Valentine cards and gifts that you gave me.  Then on top of that, I received wonderful gifts for teacher appreciation day!  Thank you for making me feel so special!

Penny Wars

Today, not a long time ago…In a Nicholson Star Galaxy, not far away…

PENNY WARS

It is a new age for Nicholson Stars…

Nicholson Stars have joined forces with the RallyKids Foundation to raise money and awareness for CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH.

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THE RULES

Your class wins a PENNY WARS battle scoring the most penny points in a day.

Each penny in your class jug counts as one point. Any other type of money – coin or bill counts subtracts points – by each value.

Examples – a nickel subtracts 5 points

                 a dime subtracts 10 points

                 a dollar subtracts 100 points

                a 50 dollar bill subtracts 5,000 points!

All class jugs will be in the cafeteria. You may drop your coins and bills before school.

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Results will be announced the following day and the winning class will be rewarded.

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PENNY WARS lasts 5 days –

February 25 – 29

Every student will receive an offical Penny Wars Bag with the rules and their first penny to play on Friday, Feb. 22nd. Look for it coming home.

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Good luck,

Nicholson Student Council

IS YOUR BAG PACKED?

THE FORCE IS STRONG AT NICHOLSON!

PENNY WARS

It is a new age for Nicholson Stars…

Nicholson Stars have joined forces with the RallyKids Foundation to raise money and awareness for CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH.

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THE RULES

Your class wins a PENNY WARS battle scoring the most penny points in a day.

Each penny in your class jug counts as one point. Any other type of money – coin or bill counts subtracts points – by each value.

Examples – a nickel subtracts 5 points

                 a dime subtracts 10 points

                 a dollar subtracts 100 points

                a 50 dollar bill subtracts 5,000 points!

All class jugs will be in the cafeteria. You may drop your coins and bills before school.

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Results will be announced the following day and the winning class will be rewarded.

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PENNY WARS lasts 5 days –

February 25 – 29

Every student will receive an offical Penny Wars Bag with the rules and their first penny to play on Friday, Feb. 22nd. Look for it coming home.

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Good luck,

Nicholson Student Council

IS YOUR BAG PACKED?

THE FORCE IS STRONG AT NICHOLSON!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

First of all, I hope everyone had a wonderful winter break!  I know I did.   Mrs. DeCormier and I want to thank you for the adorable handprint bags and the cooler that you gave us for the holidays.  What wonderful gifts!  We hope you enjoyed your holiday gifts too.

Our holiday party was a huge success!  A special thanks to our fantastic room moms!  Also a special thanks to every parent for sending in goodies to decorate our gingerbread houses.  The children had a blast!

These next few weeks are going to be filled with lots of testing for the GKAP, 100’s club and report cards.  I am looking forward to meeting with all of you at conferences to discuss the progress of your child. 

If you haven’t heard yet, my husband and I are expecting our second child in June!  Our class made predictions about whether or not the baby would be a boy or a girl.  Then we graphed the results.  12 students predicted I would have a boy and 8 predicted a girl.  We will find out February 4^th.

Upcoming dates to remember:

January 21- Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday-No School

January 22- 100^th day of school

January 25- Spirit Day- Chick-fil-A biscuits will be sold

January 22-28 conference week- early dismissal

Winter is here!

Around the world

We have loved traveling “around the world.”  We went to Israel where we learned about Hanukkah.  From there, we went to Mexico where we learned about Los Pasados.  After leaving Mexico, we went to China where we learned about the Chinese New Year. Next, we went to England where we learned about Christmas.  Our last stop will be Sweden where we will learn about St. Lucia’s Day.  Look through your child’s “suitcase” and passport with them so they can tell you about their trip and what they learned.

Winter party

Our winter party will be on Friday morning, December 21st from 8:30-9:30 a.m.  We will be making gingerbread houses.  Parents are invited to come and help your child make a masterpiece!

Thank you!

Thank you so much for the class gift-the cooler on wheels!  It came in very handy at our field trip to the Governor’s Mansion.

I hope that everyone has a very happy and healthy holiday break!  I’ll see you next year!

Students return to school on Tuesday, January 8, 2008.

Barnes and Noble Nicholson Night

Please join us at our first annual Barnes & Noble Nicholson Night!

When: 

Thursday, December 6th from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Where:

Barnes & Noble at 50 Barrett Parkway, Kennesaw

click for Directions and Link to Barnes & Noble

What: 

*A Special Performance by Ms. Kneuer and students

*Nicholson teachers and Mrs. McWhorter reading holiday favorites aloud

*Nicholson teachers gift wrapping purchased items from 6 to 9 p.m.

*A chance to dress as your favorite storybook character

Why: 

A percentage of all purchases made by Nicholson family and friends on December 6th, 7th, and 8th will be donated to our school.

R.S.V.P.

By coming to our Nicholson Night!  Look for familiar Nicholson faces!

Click to see the official flyer

Download barnes_noble_night.doc

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving Break.  I have heard about a lot of fun adventures from our students.

Our Thanksgiving play was a tremendous success!  I felt so proud watching our little Indians, Pilgrims, Turkeys and Popcorn perform.  Thank you to those parents that came to watch the performance, participate in our craft and treat, and eat VIP lunch.

Upcoming Events:

Friday, November 30 is Spirit Day!  Remind your child to wear their Nicholson shirt!  Chick-fil-A biscuits will be sold again before school for $2.00.

Saturday, December 1 at 9:30 is Breakfast with Santa.

Wednesday, December 12 is our field trip to the Governor’s Mansion.  Don’t forget to return the permission slips!

Don’t forget:

Read with your child every night and record the books on your child’s reading log.  Also please continue to practice the sight words that we have learned so far with your child.  This is an integral part of your child’s reading and writing success!

Thank you!

Thank everyone who donated books to our classroom from the book fair!  We really appreciate your thinking of us!

Our Fall Celebration was a huge success!  Thank you to those parents who sent in items and who volunteered.

Upcoming dates:

November 5 & 6- No School

November 8- Math and Science night

November 12- Stevie B’s night- all grades

November 16- Thanksgiving performance and Thanksgiving luncheon

November 21-23- Thanksgiving Holiday

Curriculum Updates:

Math- Plane and solid figures

           Measurement- length, height, weight and capacity

Language Arts- decoding one-syllable words, blending and segmenting words, letters,  

           sight words, rhyming words, writing, writing, writing

Social Studies- History of Thanksgiving

If you have any questions, comments or concerns please feel free to e-mail me at Karen.honeycutt@cobbk12.org and we can set up a time to meet.

Reminder:

LABEL all of your child’s clothing.