News from Ms.

Bishops
Kindergarten Class
We are LIVING The Seven Habits!
Here we are, in week 7 of
the third quarter! I hope
everyone had a rejuvenating
4-day weekend! Although we
have a short week, we have
some big things going on!
Our class is responsible for
presenting speeches about
how we live Habit 4, Think
Win-Win! We will have a few
scholars presenting each
morning during assembly, and
the whole class will be on
stage to sing a short song on
Friday! Please join us from
7:55-8:15am all this week!

event, families are invited to

come to school and complete
a passport by visiting your
scholars classroom and going
around the school to visit
certain stations.
Please
mark your calendars and join
us for this event on 3/13/15!

The last day of Quarter

3 will be Friday, March 13.
Instead of celebrating the
end of the quarter in the
evening, like the past two
quarters, we will be having
Quarterly Celebration from
9:00am-12:00pm!
At this

Families, I would like you

to please review proper
bathroom manners/behaviors
with your scholar! The other
Kinder teachers and I have
noticed a lack of tidiness in
the restrooms, and would
like to collaborate with you

This Friday, 2/20, the

Family Involvement Committee is hosting Math Night!
This free event will be from
5-7:30pm at Paideia! Join us
to play some fun math games
and learn how to make math
concepts FUN!

to review some routines!

Many times, toilet paper and
paper towels will be thrown
on the floor, soap dripped
onto the floor and sink, etc
I will be reviewing procedures and cleanliness with
scholars at school, and it
would be wonderful if you
could also reiterate this at
home! Thank you so much!

Week 7
2/16/152/20/15
Quarter 3

Important Dates:
Monday, February 16:
No School Presidents Day
Wednesday, February 18:
Ms. Bishops Birthday! :)
Friday, February 20:
Math Night at Paideia
5:30-7:00pm
Friday, March 13:
3rd Quarter Celebration
from 9:00am-12:00pm
Early Release @ 12:00pm
March 16-20:
Spring Break No School

The Seven Habits Think Win-Win!

This week, our scholars are in charge of presenting speeches and a song on Habit
#4, Think Win-Win! We search for solutions where EVERYONE can win! Join us in
the morning to catch some of our scholars present their own speeches on how they
live this habit! What leaders we have in these scholars!
For more information on the Seven Habits, check out:
http://www.theleaderinme.org/the-7-habits-for-kids

Contact Information
Arienne Bishop
abishop@paideiamail.com
(760) 409-7854 (call or text)
(602) 343-3073 (classroom)
*Please leave a message if I cannot
answer your call, and I will get back
to you as soon as possible! Please
also use Class Dojo to message me!
Check out our class website at:
http://msbishopkindergarten.weebly.com/

Coming Up...
We will be starting a fun activity in Language
Arts this week called Syntax Surgery! Scholars will
have to fix a sentence with jumbled-up words! Their
knowledge of nouns, verbs, and adjectives, as well as
their phonogram and blending skills, will all come into
play as they make complete, correct sentences!
In math, the scholars are continuing their
learning of number bonds! I was amazed at how so
many scholars began grasping this important concept
quickly! We will be working with manipulatives and in
our math books to solidify this concept!
This week, the scholars are learning about
Presidents and American Symbols. We have lots of
fun books to read and activities to complete this
week!

Learning & Practicing Phonograms - Theres An App for that!

At Paideia, scholars learn their phonograms using the Spalding
method. This system helps them to memorize the many different sounds a
single letter or combination of letters can make, and how to apply these
sounds to words as they read. For both Apple and Android, the Spalding
company offers an app that can help you review phonograms at home! This
app costs $3.99. I also explored a FREE app called Phonogram Sounds by
All About Learning Press that is quite similar to Spalding (there are a few
discrepancies in some of the letter sounds, but nothing I would worry
about). If you can, try downloading one of these apps and have your scholar
practice their letter sounds at home! Remember, letter sound knowledge
is the basis of reading! Thanks, and have fun! :)