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Social Studies- Mrs. Matthews

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2:15-3:15pm everyday
 
Science and Social Studies switch off units in Kindergarten. If you don't see an update for this week, check Science.

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Last week of School Events Info 6/3/19

Monday June 3rd

Kindergarten Continuation Ceremony At 8:30 a.m. all of kindergarten, including families, will gather for the continuation ceremony in the gym. The ceremony will conclude at approximately 9:30 a.m.

 

Tuesday June 4th

Kindergarten End-of-Year Celebration! Volunteers needed from 9:30-10 and for party pack cleanup. Donations needed prior to the party! Signup to contribute to the celebration here https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0b49a4ac29a3fc1-monday

Half-day Dismissal & Student Led Conferences Dismissal at 11:30am Student Led Conferences 12:30-8pm Signup for conferences here https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0b49a4ac29a3fc1-tuesday

 

Wednesday June 5th

Last Day of School Half-day dismissal at 11:30 am

HAPPY SUMMER BREAK! 

2019-2020 School Calendar 

https://4.files.edl.io/89ac/01/30/19/145902-3d35a6ae-09ec-421c-9bcb-7bf8ff4bb894.pdf

Important Details for Parc Day!

Hello Parents!

Tomorrow (5/29/19) is Park day. Wooohoo! Students will be celebrating the amazing success of our Run for Funds Fundraiser. I am so happy to report that our community came together to raise over $12, 000.00!!!! Mrs. Matthews Advocacy shattered our goal of $20/student. We raised nearly $50/student. Thank you all so much for coming together and cheering your kiddos on. They worked so hard! As a reward we will get to celebrate with a jumpy castle, water obstacle course, and foam party!

PLEASE SEND STUDNETS IN ALTHETIC WEAR AND INCLUDE A TOWEL AND CHANGE OF CLOTHES 😊

 

Thanks!

Mrs. Matthews

Weekly Update 5/26/19

Hello Parents! 
This week we are wrapping up our Dinosaur Cumulative project in preparation for our Night at the Dinosaur Museum. Students are so excited to show you what they have learned this year and teach you all about Dinosaurs. As we approach the end of the school year I have included important dates and information. If you have any questions please feel free to email. 
 

Wednesday May 29th

Park Day, Community Clean Up & Run4Fund$ 8:30 a.m. - 11: 45 a.m Students and staff will participate in this celebration and community service.

***PLEASE SEND YOUR STUDENT WITH A CHANGE OF CLOTHES AND A TOWEL***

Thursday May 30th 

Walk/Bike to School Day (rescheduled!) 7:20 a.m. – 7:50 a.m. Walkers-Barnes and Noble at 120th and Washington / Bikers-EB Raines Park in Northglenn

Kindergarten Dinosaur Museum From 5:30-6:30 kindergarten students can take you on a tour of the dinosaur museum they've created in the kindergarten pod.

Taziki's - Spirt Night 4:00 p.m.– 9:00 p.m. 100 East 120th Avenue Northglenn, CO 80233

 

Monday June 3rd

Kindergarten Continuation Ceremony At 8:30 a.m. all of kindergarten, including families, will gather for the continuation ceremony in the gym. The ceremony will conclude at approximately 9:30 a.m.

 

Tuesday June 4th

Kindergarten End-of-Year Celebration! Volunteers needed from 9:30-10 and for party pack cleanup. Donations needed prior to the party! Signup to contribute to the celebration here https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0b49a4ac29a3fc1-monday

Half-day Dismissal & Student Led Conferences Dismissal at 11:30am Student Led Conferences 12:30-8pm Signup for conferences here https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0b49a4ac29a3fc1-tuesday

 

Wednesday June 5th

Last Day of School Half-day dismissal at 11:30 am

HAPPY SUMMER BREAK! 

2019-2020 School Calendar 

https://4.files.edl.io/89ac/01/30/19/145902-3d35a6ae-09ec-421c-9bcb-7bf8ff4bb894.pdf

 

Dinosaur Museum Cumulative Project 5/20/19

 
 
For the remainder of the school year we will continue researching dinosaurs and learning about Paleontologists and  how they studied the dinosaurs! 
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! May 30th from 5:30-6:30pm will be our Dinosaur Museum. Please come to check out the hard work we will be completing for the remainder of the year! 

CANCELLED - Bike and Walk to School Day 5/8/19

UPDATE: All morning activities have been cancelled due to weather and visibility concerns. 
Thanks! 

Dinosaur Palooza! 5/6/19

Our field trip is TOMORROW!

 

Tomorrow we will be heading to the Morrison Dinosaur museum. This field trip is kick starting our end of the year cumulative project about Dinosaurs!

A couple reminders:

  1. Wear Purple!
  2. Bring a disposable lunch. Please pack your snack(s) SEPARATE in your child’s backpack. Please DO NOT send the Pizza Lunchables. They take a considerable amount of time for kinders to assemble and can be very messy. Thanks you for understanding! :) 
  3. We will be leaving around 9:15 so please make sure you aren’t late to school. We should be back around 1pm.
  4. Half day pickup will be at 1pm in our normal spot. Full day kids will have normal pick up.

If you didn’t receive an email from me asking you to be a chaperone, that means someone else was picked!

 

Please reach out with any questions!

Dinosaur Cumulative Unit 5/6/19

This week in Science, we are starting our Living Vs. Non-living unit. This week will be more of an introduction where we learn what something needs in order to be considered living. It has to answer yes to all of these questions: Can it move or grow? Does it need water/food? Can it reproduce? Can it breathe? If yes, then it is living! 
 
Towards the end of the week, we will be switching gears into dinosaurs and learning about Paleontologists and  how they studied the dinosaurs! 
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! May 30th from 5:30-6:30pm will be our Dinosaur Museum. Please come to check out the hard work we will be completing for the remainder of the year! 

Economics Wrap Up 4/29/19

Due to a variety of circumstances, we didn't get to start our Economics project. So, this week we will finally be able to make our own items to sell at our store. Each child will have to decide which object(s) they are going to make, make a budget, use the fake money they have to buy the items, and make the items. We will then decide on a price to sell the items for based on how much they spent making them, and at the end of the week (or next week) we will have a chance to sell their items to each other.  
 

Carnival Volunteers Needed!

Carnival volunteer sign up

 

Do you want to help out at our carnival this year? 
There are many ways to get involved! Below is a sign up if you wish to volunteer some time or if you wish to volunteer a baked good for our bake sale! This year the carnival will be at 9755 Henderson Rd Brighton CO 80601 at the Adams County Fair grounds. 
 
Thank you all! 
 

Edlio Glitch!

Hello Parents, 
Yesterday there were a few posts from earlier in the year that seemed to "re-post" to a few of our classes. This may have caused some confusion. I apologize and we are working to remedy the problem. 
Thanks! 
 

Economics 4/22/19

This week in Social Studies we are going to be making our own items to sell at our store. Each child will have to decide which object(s) they are going to make, make a budget, use the fake money they have to buy the items, and make the items. We will then decide on a price to sell the items for based on how much they spent making them, and at the end of the week (or next week) we will have a chance to sell their items to each other.  

Economics 4/15/19

Hello Parents! 
 
This week in Social Studies we will continue our Economics unit. We will be learning more about goods and services and what we can use our money for. 
You can support at home by talking about what your family buys that is a good and what services you pay for. You could also talk about if a relative job is providing a good or a service to people. 

Hello Kinder Parents, 
We need your help making this years Carnival basket AMAZING! Please check out the flier for details. I know if we all work together our basket will knock everyone's socks off!!!! You can sign up here
Thanks so much :) 
Mrs. Matthews

Parent Teacher Conferences 3/21 - 3/22

Hello Parents! 
As we move into the week before Spring Break we will be preparing for parent teacher conferences. Conferences will be held on Thursday March 21st and Friday March 22nd.  If you were unable to sign up for conferences, but would like to attend, please email Mrs. Bratt and she will do her best to find you a spot. I look forward to seeing you all again soon!
 
Mrs. Bratt's email: [email protected]

Clubs and Weather update for 3/13/19

 

From Rochelle Goforth: 

Dear Westgate Community,

Due to the predicted inclement weather and unsafe road conditions, all after school clubs and activities have been cancelled for Wednesday, March 13th, 2019.  Please stay safe and thank you for your understanding.  

We will send out any additional updates as needed.

Thank you!