Holland Elementary School Newsletter

 

 

September/October 2007

 

The following students are giving an update of what they are doing and learning in school.                                                                      

 

Daycare

We are learning the colors green, red, blue, and yellow.  We are learning about circles, triangles and rectangles.  I like going outside. Reported by  J.C. Chaney

 

PPCD

Our class is working on the colors of fall, the weather and changes in nature during the season, letters associated with fall and the holidays and festivals of fall.                                                                                                                      Reported by Amanda Ainsworth

 

Mrs. Milek’s Pre-Kindergarten Class

There is a morning Pre-K and an afternoon Pre-K, both classes are doing the following:

 

We sing songs like Itsy Bitsy Spider, Wheels on the Bus, Teddy Bear, and Button Factory.  We have learned the letters Aa, Ff, Jj, Oo, Xx, and Hh.  We have talked about the colors red, green, yellow, purple, white, and orange.  We have talked about number 1.

In P.E. the class plays Freeze Tag, Sharks and Minnows, exercises and run on the track.  The class is learning to stay in the lines when coloring in Art.  They are coloring a Jack-O-Lantern. 

 

A.M. Class

I like to pay freeze tag in P.E. and color pictures in Art.  I like doing centers the best, like kitchen.                                                                        Reported by Kaiden Bailey

  

P.M. Class

I like to do exercises.  I am learning to write my name.  Blue is my favorite color.  I like to draw pictures in my journal.                                    Reported by Ethan Rendon

 

Mrs. Evan’s Kindergarten Class

I like playing on the playground and going to lunch.  I am learning a new word. “can”, this week.  I like reading books and coloring.     Reported by Jaddin Barrera

 

Mrs. Gilley’s Kindergarten Class

We are talking about being safe in a fire.  We read books and make books.  I read my books to my mom.  We do the daily news and circle words we know.  In P.E. we exercise and play Sharks and Minnows.  We are tracing pumpkins in Art.  In Computer time we played games with a CD on the computer.                 Reported by Tommy Strickland

 

Mrs. Maughn’s Kindergarten Class

We are studying the letters, H, A, P, and J.  Our sight words are can, got, go, at and the.  Some of the words are review.  We are working on sorting pictures to the correct letter by listening to the first sound.  During math time we are continuing to learn patterns and creating different graphs.  Science is going to be a lot of fun because we will be carving a pumpkin and making different kind of mixtures.  We are continuing to learn days of the week, and the months.  We also do daily news which is one person a day gets to tell the teacher what he did and she writes it.  We have just begun writing in our journals.  For our letters: we will make “Hippo H’s”, “Sailor S’s”, “Popcorn P’s”, and “Jewelry J’s”.                                                                                      Reported by Jae’Vone Brown

 

Mrs. Diab’s First Grade Class

We have been doing track and running a lot of laps in P.E.  We do centers in class.  We work a lot.  We are learning about firefighters and how to stay out of the fire.  In computers there is a new space game!                       Reported by Sarah Baggerly

 

Mrs. Frei’s First Grade Class

We have been playing math games in Math.  We are learning to count pennies and dimes.  We are taking Accelerated Reading tests.  We watched our bean plants grow and measured them every day.  We read a lot of Arthur books at the beginning of the year.  Our class went on two field trips.  We went to a Temple Fire Station and the Temple Tractor Show.  I like to play games in P.E.  We color in Art.  I like to play games on the computer.                                                                       Reported by Kameryn Arnold

 

Mrs. Lum’s First Grade Class

We are learning addition and subtraction facts in math.  We are reading and writing about owls.  My favorite center is the writing center.  We play games in P.E. and in Spanish we are talking about the calendar and playing bingo on Friday.

                                                                                    Reported by Sydney Hagood

 

Mrs. Doskocil’s Second Grade Class

We are learning about even and odd numbers and about money.  We are doing Accelerated Reading.  We play outside for recess.  On Fridays we go to pep rallies.  I go to the football games every Friday after school. Reported by Shane Johnson

 

Mrs. Johnson’s Second Grade Class

In Math, we’ve been learning time, minutes and hours.  We’ve been learning how to count by 7’s and to do temperature.  We’ve also been learning to write big numbers like 913.  We’ve been learning how to read books.  I read four books a night.  We got to go to the cave (Inner Space Caverns) we got to see six bats.  We will be starting to learn cursive writing soon.  We are writing about what we’re going to be for Halloween.  In Art, we are making projects.  We exercise and we play games in P.E.  In Spanish we sing songs and on Fridays, we have free time.  We are learning how to type without looking at the keys.                                                                        Reported by Tyler Barabas

 

Mrs. Ramthun’s Second Grade Class

We have been working on fractions and the two ways to write money in Math.  I like to play Sharks and Minnows in P.E.  I like to play Bingo in Spanish class.

                                                                                    Reported by Izaiah Baggerly

 

 

 

Mrs. Isbel’s Third Grade Class

We are learning about regrouping in Math.  In Reading we are reading “City Green”.  In P.E. we run five laps and do exercises.  We did fire escape plan in Art.  Niki and Allison B. won the art contest.  In Computer we have groups A and B and in one group we are typing and in the other group we practice spelling.

                                                                                    Reported by Casey Badgett

 

Mrs. Moon’s Third Grade Class

We have been learning about summary and main idea in Reading.  We have also been reading Accelerated Reading books and taking tests.  I have 17.8 points!  We have been reviewing addition and subtraction facts in Math.  We also answer daily math minute worksheets.  We are learning to write good sentences in Language Arts.  We have been playing games and running laps for the marathon in P.E.  We made fire prevention posters and Halloween decorations.  We have been learning how to use the keyboard in Computers.  In Spanish we are learning more colors and words and making booklets.                                                                                            Reported by Mark Cantu

Mrs. Marshall’s Third Grade Class

The first field trip of the year was fun.  We went to Inner Space Caverns.  We are reading Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH in class.  We have been working on measuring in centimeters in Math and have been looking at maps in Social Studies.  In P.E. we have been working on our marathon every Thursday.  A lot of us get over a mile each time.  We’re getting ready for UIL competition.  A lot of kids are trying out for teams.

Reported by Caleb Allen and

           Mallory Maybin

 

Mrs. Allen Fourth Grade Class

We have been working on main idea, cause and effect, and story elements in Reading.  In Language Arts we have been working on putting together a paragraph.  We will use the paragraph to complete a final essay.  This kind of paper will help us be ready for the TAKS.  We are also signing up for UIL events and will be finding out soon who made the teams.  In Math we are reviewing the multiplication facts needed to complete all the other problems we are learning to do.  In Science we have been working on classifying animals and the life cycle.  We are also studying Texas’ history.  During Band we are preparing for our future by learning how to read music.  P.E. is also getting us ready by making sure our bodies are as healthy as our minds.  This month we have also completed our fire prevention posters which reminded us to plan our escape route.  We are also looking forward to the first Accelerated Reading trip.      Reported byVictoria Cortez

 

Mrs. Sekander Fourth Grade Class

In P.E., I know how to play dodge ball and in Math we start the day with bell work (A math problem the students work on by themselves.).  We know how to do the staff and the letters on the staff in Music.  We do Accelerated Reading in Reading and I write in my journal during Writing.

                                                                                    Reported by Bryson Steglich

 

Mrs. Chaney’s Fifth Grade Class

We are learning about fractions and the greatest common factor in Math.  In Science we are learning about the solar system.  We are reading a book called “Beauty”.  We are learning about all the states in Social Studies.  We are running and playing games in P.E. and in Art we are coloring a witch.  We are about to get our mouth pieces in Band.                                                                                      Reported by Lauren Lum

 

Mrs. Lynn’s Fifth Grade Class

We are learning about cities and states in Social Studies.  We are learning about fractions in Math.  In Science we are learning about the solar system.  We are learning about different words in Language arts.  We are coloring a witch for Halloween in Art.  We are learning keys and notes in Band.  We play kickball and football in P.E.                                                                                                                  Reported by Zachary Moore

 

Mrs. Malone’s Fifth Grade Class

We are learning about caves, and about the moon phases in Science.  In Language Arts we are reading a book called “Beauty”.  It’s really good.  We are doing a lot of problems with fractions in Math.  In Social Studies we are working on New York and New Jersey worksheets.  We are playing volleyball in P.E.  In Art we are making some cute         Jack-O-Lanterns.  We will be getting our mouth pieces in Band soon.  It’s been a really great year so far.  I love 5th grade.                         Reported by Kinsey Gordon

 

Elementary News

 

 

 

Perfect Attendance

Attendance Rate

Kindergarten

54%

97.4%

First

58%

98.4%

Second

58%

97.2%

Third

62%

98.8%

Fourth

69%

98.5%

Fifth

74%

98.4%

 

There were a total of 187 students with perfect attendance the first six weeks.  Perfect Attendance bracelets where given to these students. 

 

 

 

A drawing for a $15 Wal-Mart gift card was held for each class.  The students with Perfect Attendance had their name entered for this drawing.  The winners are Travis Jurado-Lara in Kindergarten, Nicholas Burkhouse in 1st grade, Timothy Pajestka in 2nd grade, Allison Emery in 3rd grade, Nadia Martinez in 4th grade, and Kinsey Gordon in 5th grade.  Congratulations!

 

Thank you to all parents for getting their children to school every day.

 

Reminder – 3 tardies equal 1 absent.  Please try to get your children to school on time.

 

Holland Health Clinic

Children should be kept home for 24 hours if they have had a fever over 100.4 degrees or vomiting. 

 

It is now required that students Kindergarten and younger have two doses of Hepatitis A vaccine.

 

 

 

Quote:             The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.

                                                                                    Denis Waitley

 

Reminders:

November 1   - Scott & White will vaccinate Pre-K – 5th grade students for the Flu

                                    free of charge.  Please turn in permission form as soon as

                                    possible.

 

November 4   - Daylight Savings Time Ends – Fall Back One Hour

(Turn Clocks Back)

November 6    - Holland ISD Bond Election

November 20 - Community Thanksgiving Dinner

November 21, 22, 23 – Thanksgiving  Holidays

 

December 4 & 5 – District UIL

 

 

 

 

Happy Halloween