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Plan on joining your kindergarten student for our special Nickajack Thanksgiving luncheon. Parents or friends of kindergarten students are invited to join us for lunch on Wednesday, November 11. A photographer will also be present if you wish to purchase pictures.
The kindergarten students will participate in two field trips this school year. Our first field trip will be an "on-site" field trip. The Imaginators Scientists will be coming to Nickajack on December 3rd for a presentation. Then on March 30 the kindergarten students will be traveling to the Atlanto Zoo. Watch for permission slips for these special events.
We are so excited to have the opportunity to be working with your child this school year as we all bloom together in kindergarten. We all look forward to a fantastic year!
Kindergarten Teacher Bios
Linda Barrett
Mrs. Barrett graduated from Kennesaw State University, with a BS in Early Childhood Education. She taught for several years in Pre-K and has taught for eleven years in Kindergarten at Nickajack Elementary, "The Greatest School in the Whole Wide World!" Mrs. Barrett is married, to Mr. Barrett, and has one grown up daughter and one grown up son-in-law and two grandchildren. She also has one "snow dog", named Tundra. Ms. Barrett enjoys walking her dog, reading, music, spending time with family and friends and her wonderful Kindergarten Class!
Lorraice Cannady Mrs. Cannady loves teaching! She has been an educator for 25 plus years. She finds it very rewarding to see the delight on the children's faces when they have that 'lightbulb' moment. Mrs. Cannady and her family love cats and dogs. They also enjoy all aspects of nature. Her hobbies include reading, cloud watching, and walking the dog. Ginny Gilmore Mrs. Ginny Gilmore is a native of Atlanta. She has a Master's Degree in Education and has been teaching elementary school for 17 years. Mrs. Gilmore has taught in several metro-Atlanta counties and has spent the last 7 years teaching in the Cobb County School System. Her teaching experience has been concentrated in the primary grades. Mrs. Gilmore loves teaching and watching her students learn, grow and become productive members of our world!
Rachel Justus
Mrs. Justus graduated from Kennesaw State University. This is her fourth year teaching at Nickajack and her ninth year teaching altogether. She is married and has two beautiful daughters who are fantastic swimmers. She is an avid Georgia Tech fan. She is a strong advocate on hands on literacy and math centers. Mrs. Justus is proud to be a teacher of Nickajack Elementary.
Julie Kohlbacher
Mrs. Kohlbacher has both an undergraduate & masters degree in Early Childhood Education. This is Mrs. Kohlbacher's 34th year of teaching and she continues to love seeing the look of wonder when young children discover that they "can read". Mrs. Kohlbacher is blessed with a wonderful husband, Greg. Her oldest son, Zachary, is married to Jen and they have a daughter named Alyssa who all live in Tulsa, OK. Mrs. Kohlbacher's youngest son, Isaac, is married to Tara and they live in Dallas, Texas. Mrs. Kohlbacher loves to read, garden, hike, and of course she loves teaching Kindergarten, but recently she takes every opportunity to go visit her granddaughter.
Alison Pinyan
Ms. Alison Pinyan was born and raised in the Atlanta area. She is the proud mom of two wonderful dogs, Truman and Ella Grace. Ms. Pinyan graduated from the University of Georgia and also received her master's degree from there as well. She loves going to Georgia football games too! Ms. Pinyan has been teaching for thirteen years - ten of which have been at Nickajack. She is so excited to be able to teach at the best school in the whole wide world!
Ginny Gilmore
Mrs. Ginny Gilmore is a native of Atlanta. She has a Master's Degree in Education and has been teaching elementary school for 17 years. Mrs. Gilmore has taught in several metro-Atlanta counties and has spent the last 7 years teaching in the Cobb County School System. Her teaching experience has been concentrated in the primary grades. Mrs. Gilmore loves teaching and watching her students learn, grow and become productive members of our world!
Sara Webb
Ms. Webb lives in Mableton with her family and Dozer the wonder dog. She attended New England College in NH where she played soccer and ice hockey. After obtaining her BA in Education she stayed in NH and taught for 7 years. She spent 1 year in the mountains of Colorado before returning home to Atlanta to be close to family. In July of 2009 she completed her Master of Education. Outside of school, Ms. Webb enjoys spending time hiking, camping, scrapbooking, and being with family. She is thrilled to be here at Nickajack and looks forward to many more years with the Nickajack family.
LEARN THESE WORDS! (Dolch Words)
a
and
away
big
blue
can
come
down
find
for
funny
go
help
here
I
in
is
it
jump
little
look
make
me
my
not
one
play
red
run
said
see
the
three
to
two
up
we
where
yellow
you
Home-School Connection
http://eliot.needham.k12.ma.us/technology/lessons/internet_activities/k/k_lit.htm
http://pbskids.org/stories.html
http://www.crayola.com/gamesfun/index.cfm
http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/math2004/math2004_gr1.html
http://www.netsmartzkids.org/games/index.htm?page=clquest/main.htm
Parents, please continue to read print rich picture story books with your child daily. Continue to allow your child to get ten hours of sleep every night. Thank you for all the wonderful snacks and supplies. It is a pleasure to be a part of a winning team of parents, students, and teachers!
Fun Money Game- We are currently working on Fair Trade in Kindergarten! This is a great way to reinforce what is being taught in class!
Game: Money Conversion
Needed items:
Die with only a 1,2,or 3 on it.
Start by rolling the die.
Level 1: See who gets to five pennies first.
Level 2: See who gets to two nickels.
For help, use a sheet of paper. Divide the sheet in half with a marker. Label one side "pennies" and the other side "nickels". When a player gets five pennies, they must convert them to a nickel by removing five pennies from the pennies side of the paper and placing a nickel on the nickel side. Two nickels wins the game.
Level 3: Three dimes wins. Do the same as above, but divide the paper into thirds.
GAME PLAY:
1. For starters, we roll a die (a die that only has 1, 2 and 3 on it) and try to see who gets to five pennies first. Whoever gets to five pennies first is the winner.
The next level is to play for two nickels. Get a sheet of paper and divide it in half with a marker. One side is labeled "pennies" and the other is of course "nickels". Take turns rolling the die. When a player gets five pennies, they must convert them to a nickel by removing five pennies from the pennies side of the paper and placing a nickel on the nickel side. Two nickels (or however many you want) wins the game!
The next level is a sheet divided into thirds. Use pennies, nickels and dimes. The first to get three dimes (or however many) wins.
Finally, we use a quarter. that is the hardest level, because the child has to pull from two rows to make a quarter (has to pull 1 nickel and 2 dimes -- of course, there are a ! gazillion varieties). For example, before we go to the quarter level where we pull from two rows (nickels and dimes) we just do a penny to quarter conversion where you have to get 25 pennies to win. It's more fun to play to 50 in that case, because then you need two quarters, so one of them actually holds a place for a while until you win with the second quarter. It's fun and easy to do this to 50 cents with all the common coin values in play as well. Pennies convert to two nickels, two nickels convert to one dime, and five dimes convert to 50 cents.
When we play this way however, we use a dime as a stencil to make five circles in the dimes row. This reminds the young student that we need 5 dimes to get 50 cents. This is valuable when working on counting by tens. you can also go forth to a dollar naturally!
Hey Kids! Here are a few new sites for math. Take time to explore!
Hey Kids! Have extra time? Check out these new educational websites!
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/picturematch
Check out these websites to reinforce what you have been learning at school.
The holidays are quickly approaching and therefore the students are growing excited. Please help us control behavior problems by reviewing with your child the rules and procedures of Nickajack and of his/her classroom. You can also help control behavior problems by making sure your child gets enough sleep every night, eats balanced meals and keeps a structured routine at school as well as at home. If you have any questions or would like additional tips, please contact your child's teacher.
Please make sure that your child is dressed appropriately for the cold weather. Excluding extremely cold days, we will still continue to go outdoors to play. Proper dress includes wearing a coat, gloves, scarf and hat. As always, we thank you for your continued support.
