Classroom Music/ Youtube Videos

The students have really enjoyed participating in our daily songs. :) We thought we'd keep the enjoyment going by posting the Youtube videos on the blog. 
Enjoy!!



Many of the students knew this song from VPK.





The students are expected to count to 100 by the end of the year. If your child has trouble counting, refer back to this video and practice counting/exercising with them.




This video stops at letter H, but we wanted to post it to make you all familiar with the song.

Week of August 18

Your child is going to have a busy week! :)

We have planned a ton of stuff! Some fun stuff and then all the necessary stuff... rituals and routines. We will also be reading the students some wonderful books. The titles include...
                   
                  

We will be focusing on CHAMPS, This is our school wide behavior program. Allow me to briefly explain what each letter stands for. Then if you are interested in seeing the file with the pictures we use, let me know and I will email it to you.

C- Conversation (the voice level students should talk on)

H- Help (the way to get help with the activity at hand)

A-Activity (the type of activity we are doing~ group or alone)

M-Movement (what movement is able to be done during the activity at hand~ free movement/ no movement at all)

P-Participation (how the teachers will know students are participating)

S-Success (the reward students will receive~ sticker, stamps or high five) 

We've also included some fun centers: playdough, puzzles, drawing, computers. Woohoo!! :) And we didn't forget Recess. We will be having Recess daily at 12:00.

I'm going to end the post with a video of the Kissing Hand read by the author Audrey Penn.  Enjoy!

Kindergarten Orientation

I just wanted to write a quick post saying "Thank You" for coming to Orientation today. It was great getting to meet all of you and your children. :) Mrs. Pitts and I loved all the sweet smiles and handshakes from the students. We also LOVED watching the students count the little squares on our Bulletin Board, they had great 1-1 matching while they counted!! And I want to give a quick shout out to London and Orion~ Hope you both enjoy your Superhero Prizes. :)

We know we went over a lot of information... the beginning of the year can be overwhelming, but we are here to answer any questions or concerns and ease any pain you have. If you have any questions that need to be answered this weekend email us: Pittsa1@duvalschools.org and Finocchiaj@duvalschools.org or wait and ask in person on Monday. :)  The two main questions we will be asking all of you on Monday morning are: "How will your child be having lunch today? (lunchboxes or buying lunch from the Cafeteria) and "How will your child be going home today on the first day and the remainder of the year? (We looked over the dismissal papers and wrote down the information everyone gave, but we know changes can be made over the weekend and we want to make sure everyone's dismissal information is correct.)


Enjoy the weekend and we'll see you all Monday!! ooh Don't forget your cameras to take pictures of your Big Kindergartners. :)

Bus Routes for 2014-2015

 

Every year the question we get asked most often by parents is, "What's the bus route for "such and such" neighborhood?" The truth is... we don't know! Most of the teachers at school don't live near the school and every year they change the routes a teeny bit. So this year I found the bus routes on the District Website for Transportation and I'm posting them on here. :) Along with the number to the transportation office (904) 381-7433.

While we are on the subject of buses:  Kindergarten students that ride buses to or from school need to fill out a Bus Paper. (Some of you may have already filled one out, but we will have them available at Kindergarten Orientation to fill out.). If a paper is not completely filled out, the child will not be allowed to ride the bus.
Also, Kindergarten students are not allowed to get off the bus and walk home alone. If no one is at the bus stop to greet your child, they will be driven back to school.

Bus 79:
Stop#1- 7:45 Eagles Perch Dr. & Rampart Rd (Northbound)
Stop#2- 7:50 Blackberry Ln & Rampart Rd
Arrive at School at 8:00
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Depart School at 3:00
Stop#1- 3:10 Blackberry Ln & Rampart Rd
Stop#2- 3:14 Eagles Perch Dr. & Rampart Rd (Northbound)


Bus 86:
Stop#1- 7:45 Argyle Forest Blvd & Prestwick Cir (Eastbound)
Stop#2- 7:49 Argyle Forest Blvd & Candlewood Dr W (Westbound)
Arrive at School at 8:00
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Depart School at 3:00
Stop#1- 3:10 Argyle Forest Blvd & Prestwick Cir (Eastbound)
Stop#2- 3:20 Argyle Forest Blvd & Candlewood Dr W (Westbound)


Bus 104:
Stop#1- 7:40 8500 Argyle Business Loop @ Lindsey Apts Park Lot
Arrive at School at 8:00
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Depart School at 3:00
Stop#1- 3:11 8500 Argyle Business Loop @ Lindsey Apts Park Lot



Bus 144:
Stop#1- 7:40 8500 Argyle Business Loop @ Lindsey Apts Park Lot
Arrive at School at 8:00
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Depart School at 3:00
Stop#1- 3:12 8500 Argyle Business Loop @ Lindsey Apts Park Lot


Bus 244:
Stop#1- 7:42 Star Rush Dr & Swamp Flower Dr N
Stop#2- 7:47 Argyle Forest Blvd & Meadow Bend Dr (Westbound)
Arrive at School at 8:00
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Depart School at 3:00
Stop#1- 3:10 Argyle Forest Blvd & Meadow Bend Dr (Westbound)
Stop#2- 3:17 Star Rush Dr & Swamp Flower Dr N



Bus 249: (MAGNET/STAR)
Stop#1-7:30 Sandler Rd & Sandler Chase Trl
Stop#2- 7:34 Shindler Dr & Weston Living Wy
Stop#3- 7:40 Hawks Cliff Ct & Redtail Dr
Stop#4- 7:45 Macnaughton Dr & Westport Rd
Stop #5- 7:50 Amandas Crossing Dr S & Rampart Rd (Southbound)
Arrive at School at 8:00
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Depart School at 3:00
Stop#1- 3:10 Hawks Cliff Ct & Redtail Dr
Stop#2- 3:15 Sandler Rd & Sandler Chase Trl
Stop#3- 3:20 Shindler Dr & Weston Living Wy
Stop#4- 3:25 Macnaughton Dr & Westport Rd
Stop#5-  3:32 Amandas Crossing Dr S & Rampart Rd (Southbound)


Bus 290: (MAGNET/CHOICE/STAR)
Stop#1- 7:08 Justin Rd N & Sharon Lake Dr
Stop#2- 7:13 Fouraker Rd & Herlong Rd near Church
Stop#3- 7:15 Normandy Village Elementary
Stop#4- 7:19 Normandy Village Pkwy & Spring Branch Dr N
Stop#5- 7:25 Hyde Grove Elementary
Stop#6- 7:37 Oak Hill Elementary
Stop#7- 7:41 Melvin Rd & Redstone Dr
Stop#8- 7:46 Ricker Rd & Willow Run Rd
Stop#9- 7:55 Argyle Forest Blvd & Loch Highlands Blvd (Westbound)
Arrive at School at 8:00
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Depart School at 3:00
Stop#1- 3:15 Argyle Forest Blvd & Loch Highlands Blvd (Westbound)
Stop#2- 3:30 Enterprise Learning Academy
Stop#3- 3:50 7:46 Ricker Rd & Willow Run Rd
Stop#4- 3:57 Melvin Rd & Redstone Dr
Stop#5- 4:00 Oak Hill Elementary
Stop#6- 4:10 Hyde Grove Elementary
Stop#7- 4:20 Normandy Village Pkwy & Spring Branch Dr N
Stop#8- 4:28 Normandy Village Elementary
Stop#9- 4:30 Fouraker Rd & Herlong Rd near Church
Stop#10- 4:40 Justin Rd N & Sharon Lake Dr


Bus 526:
Stop#1- 7:45 Cinnamon Tea Ln & Rampart Rd
Stop#2- 7:46 Cinnamon Lakes Dr & Rampart Rd
Stop#3- 7:48 Allspice Cir W & Collins Rd
Arrive at School at 8:00
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Depart School at 3:00
Stop#1- 3:13 Allspice Cir W & Collins Rd
Stop#2- 3:16 Cinnamon Tea Ln & Rampart Rd
Stop#3- 3:18 Cinnamon Lakes Dr & Rampart Rd


Bus 806: (MAGNET/CHOICE/STAR)
Stop#1- 6:40 Timucuan Elementary
Stop#2- 6:58 Hurricane Dr & Shamrock Cir
Stop#3- 7:02 2069 Mustin Rd @ Youth Center
Stop#4- 7:19 5170 Collins Rd @ Collins Place Apts (Inside)
Stop#5- 7:20 Collins Rd & Ortega Bluff Pkwy/ Whispering Pines Dr
Stop#6- 7:25 8102 Blanding Blvd @ Around the Clock Kid Care
Stop#7- 7:30 Winding Greens Dr & Plantation Bay Dr N
Stop#8- 7:35 Blanding Blvd & Longchamp Dr (Northbound)
Stop#9- 7:40 6942 Seaboard Ave @ Park
Arrive at School at 8:00
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Depart School at 3:00
Stop#1- 3:30 Enterprise Learning Academy
Stop#2- 3:47 8102 Blanding Blvd @ Around the Clock Kid Care
Stop#3- 3:54 Winding Greens Dr & Plantation Bay Dr N
Stop#4- 3:57 Blanding Blvd & Longchamp Dr (Northbound)
Stop#5- 4:03 6942 Seaboard Ave @ Park
Stop#6- 4:06 Timucuan Elementary
Stop#7- 4:20 Collins Rd & Ortega Bluff Pkwy/ Whispering Pines Dr
Stop#8- 4:21 Collins Rd @ Collins Place Apts (Inside)
Stop#9- 4:32 Hurricane Dr & Shamrock Cir
Stop#10-  4:44 2069 Mustin Rd @ Youth Center


Bus 814: (MAGNET/CHOICE/STAR)
Stop#1- 6:50 4000 Chaffee Rd S @ Lauren Oaks
Stop#2- 7:00 Cold Creek Blvd & Stratton Rd
Stop#3- 7:05 Cold Creek Blvd & Normandy Blvd (Eastbound)
Stop#4- 7:15 Piper Glen Blvd & Sandler Rd
Stop#5- 7:19 Connie Jean Rd & 103rd St (Eastbound) near Westview Elementary School
Stop#6- 7:25 Gregory Drive Elementary
Stop#7- 7:28 Fouraker Rd &Old Middleburg Rd
Stop#8- 7:37 7730 Wheat Rd @ Park
Stop#9- 7:47 Grey Fox Ln & Rampart Rd
Arrive at School at 8:00
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Depart School at 3:00
Stop#1- 3:30 Enterprise Learning Academy
Stop#2- 3:49 Grey Fox Ln & Rampart Rd
Stop#3- 3:59 7730 Wheat Rd @ Park
Stop#4- 4:03 Gregory Drive Elementary
Stop#5- 4:05 Fouraker Rd &Old Middleburg Rd
Stop#6- 4:10 Connie Jean Rd & 103rd St (Eastbound) near Westview Elementary School
Stop#7- 4:13 Piper Glen Blvd & Sandler Rd
Stop#8- 4:18 4000 Chaffee Rd S @ Lauren Oaks
Stop#9- 4:26 Cold Creek Blvd & Stratton Rd
Stop#10- 4:28 Cold Creek Blvd & Normandy Blvd (Eastbound)


Bus 900:
Stop#1- 7:45 Collins Ridge Blvd & Collins Rd
Stop#2- 7:47 Cholo Trl & Collins Rd
Stop#3- 7:48 Cayuga Trl N & Westport Rd
Arrive at School at 8:00
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Depart School at 3:00
Stop#1- 3:05 Collins Ridge Blvd & Collins Rd
Stop#2- 3:06 Cholo Trl & Collins Rd
Stop#3- 3:08 Cayuga Trl N & Westport Rd


Bus 904: (MAGNET/CHOICE/STAR)
Stop#1- 7:08 Melson Ave & 12th St W near Biltmore
Stop#2- 7:11 Annie R Morgan Elementary
Stop#3- 7:23 Hyde Park Elementary
Stop#4- 7:30 Blanding Blvd & Confederate Point Rd
Stop#5- 7:40 Jammes Rd & Morse Ave
Stop#6- 7:50 Argyle Forest Blvd & Chimney Oaks Dr (Westbound)
Arrive at School at 8:00
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Depart School at 3:00
Stop#1- 3:15 Argyle Forest Blvd & Chimney Oaks Dr (Westbound)
Stop#2- 3:25 Jammes Rd & Morse Ave
Stop#3- 3:32 Blanding Blvd & Confederate Point Rd
Stop#4- 3:40 Hyde Park Elementary
Stop#5- 3:47 Annie R Morgan Elementary
Stop#6-  3:50 Melson Ave & 12th St W near Biltmore

Last Wednesday of Summer Vacation...

This is our last week of Summer Vacation... Mrs. Pitts took a family vacation and the kids I'm nannying are sick, so we are just sitting around the house doing nothing. (Secretly I'm enjoying it. I'm catching up on all the shows I've missed.)

Anyway, I've been looking at a lot of Teacher blogs lately and I really like their Currently posts. They tell a few things about themselves~ what they are listening to, thinking, loving, hating, etc. Well I went on TPT (Teacher Pay Teacher) and saw a Currently Pack being offered by Farley from  ohboy4thgrade.   I am thinking of picking two students every Wednesday to ask the Currently questions. :) But for starters... here is my Currently. :)

Enjoy! I'm off to school today to "attack" some of the Disaster Area. haha

**bug dope is bug spray for those that are reading this and are SERIOUSLY confused! haha**

Disaster Area Pictures :)

So...In four hours time, I had three garbage bags full of stuff and 4 recycling bins filled with old papers. ( I had papers with the name of my old school on them and the papers were written in English, Spanish and Creole. I haven't worked at that school in 9 years...It was definitely time for the papers to go!)
Right before I left, I remembered to snap a few pictures :) and I even took a picture of the scary binder collection. (Secretly, I love the collection!!! But don't tell Mrs. Pitts... haha)

          ooh and here is the BEAUTIFUL collection of binders. :) 
                          (4 are missing from the picture. I had to use them today.)

The Room is a DISASTER AREA...

Why is it that when you are cleaning/ organizing things get REALLY BAD before they can start getting better?? All of my stuff and all of Mrs. Pitts stuff is in the room. (Notice I don't say closet or "neatly organized and put it away"...) Stuff is EVERYWHERE! The two of us seem like hoarders, we have so much. (For anyone wondering we are not hoarders. We are just prepared for any possible situation that could come our way. :) Teachers are prepared for EVERYTHING!! haha)

Mrs. Pitts has been going through her stuff for the past few weeks. She's packed up her 2nd grade stuff, given some of it away, gone through her K stuff, thrown some (or shouls I say A TON away). Her children have come in and helped organize some things for us: craft stuff, construction paper, books, bulletin boarder. They are AMAZING!! Also, she found all of our platic containers and crates... MAN, we have as many as Walmart. If you don't believe me, I can prove it. Check out the pictures. :)

Well last Friday I was free, so I went in to go through some things in the closet. I found items that were from college, dated 1999 and they probably hadn't been opened since then too... No idea why I held on to them for this length of time. Because of Pinterest and Teacher Pay Teacher I never go through my old things. I had 10 binders (for those of you that don't know... I LOVE BINDERS! I realized it while I was cleaning.) filled with amazing crafts and worksheets!! But I can't remember the last time I even opened them! :( So I took out all the papers and decided they were going in the recycling bin. My trusty little helper, Peyton (Mrs. Stokers' daughter), wheeled all the papers down the recycling bin. It only took her five trips to get everything down there. (Like I mentioned... I had A LOT! haha)

I don't have any other pictures to showcase all the stuff... but no worries. I'll leave you with a picture I found off the Internet of a "Cluttered Room" and tomorrow I'll post some pictures of our mess. :) I'm trekking back in tomorrow to purge a few more things. haha