Picture Day

Just a reminder that picture day is on Wednesday, October 1st.  Pictures must be pre-paid in the envelope that was sent home in your child's green folder.

5 Senses Portraits

Check out our portraits we made to label our 5 senses in science! 

Open House

Douglas Elementary is having our annual Open House on Thursday from 5:30-7:00. There will be three information sessions. Hope to see you there! 

Games Galore!

We are in need of board games!  Playing board games is very beneficial for our children.  They are learning counting skills as well as social skills that they may not learn elsewhere.  If you would like to donate any new or used "kindergarten friendly" board games please send them to school with your child.  Examples of these games would be Candyland, Chutes and Ladders, Sorry, Connect 4, etc.  Thanks!!

Rest Time Towels

Towels and blankets are going home this afternoon.  Please keep these at home, your child will no longer need a towel for rest time.  Have a great weekend!

Read to Self

Today we started "Read to Self" as part of our Daily 5 Literacy component.  Each day students will build their stamina for reading,  Talk to your child about the importance of reading every day, have them model correct and incorrect "Read to Self" behaviors, and practice at home!  In kindergarten we teach our children three ways to read a book-- reading the pictures, reading the words, and retelling the story.  Daily 5, or Daily Cafe, is implemented K-5 at Douglas Elementary and across many schools in Wake County.

                 

Specials Rotation Schedule

Here is our specials rotation schedule for 2014-2015.

• A- music
• B- PE (wear TENNIS SHOES!)
• C- science
• D- art
• E- dance (wear SLIP ON SHOES!)
• F- drama
• G- NO SPECIALS

Word Work

Each day in literacy we build our knowledge of letters and words through word work.  We use a variety of manipulative a such as playdough, magnetic letters, letter cubes, dry erase boards, Wikki Stix, and stamps.

                   

Football Friday!

Tomorrow is Football Friday here at Douglas!  Wear your favorite team shirt or colors to support your favorite NFL or college team.  If you don't have a favorite then you can always wear your teacher's favorite...RED & WHITE!  GO PACK!!

Welcome

Welcome to the 2014-2015 school year!  Make sure to check out my blog as often as possible for new information and pictures.  You can subscribe to my blog and receive email updates when new blogs are posted!