Hello from Mrs. Winters

Week 7

Dear Parents,

We had a wonderful trip to the Chattahoochee Nature Center on Thursday.  We all learned so much and the day could not have been any prettier.  Thank you so much to Vara Jones and Mara Perkins for volunteering.  The students and I were so grateful to have you both there.

I also want to thank the mystery readers for coming in to the classroom and sharing such great stories.  The children look forward to your visits and love listening to the books you share.

Thank you all for the wonderful lunch on Friday.  It was very thoughtful and appreciated. You are all wonderful to work with.

Here is a brief run down of what we have been doing and what is coming up this week:

In phonics we were learning about the short e sound.  We will be working on the sh blend this week.

In reading we are reading stories and completing writing activities based on the skills we are learning.  We are writing 4-5 sentences several times a week.  We are really concentrating on capitalization and punctuation marks.

A science project will be coming home on Monday.  I will explain the activity tomorrow and a hand out will come home to explain this assignment.

In social studies we will be learning more about deserts.  We have been working on landforms, but we will go into detail about deserts.

Thank you for sending in emergency snacks.  I am providing snacks to most of the class everyday and that is the reason why we are going through them so quickly.

Thank you all for your suport.  Your children are wonderful and a joy to work with.

Sincerely,

Bonnie Winters

Hello from Mrs. Winters

Week 5

Dear Parents,

I cannot believe we are a week into September.  The children loved meeting Henry and seeing Mrs. Peake on Wednesday.  They had a wonderful time at the park.
I hope all of you are receiving emails at this time.  If you are not getting updates please notify me.

In math we are leaning about the equal sign.  We are balancing numbers and practicing this with manipulatives.  We will continue this through the week.  We will also explain our answers through pictures or using complete sentences. 

In reading we are working on sequence of events.  We are also retelling stories in the correct order.
We are also reading with a partner for extra practice.

We are writing about our hardworking families but are still missing a few family photos.  If you have not sent a family picture in please do so this week.  We will be displaying this activity on our bulletin board.

In social studies we will begin learning about landforms.  We will learn about rivers, oceans, mountains, deserts, etc.

I am looking forwarding to a wonderful week.  Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Mrs. Winters

THANK YOU!

Hello Team Peake!


I hope each of you are well! I want to thank you (students and families past and present) for the well wishes you have given our family for the recent arrival of our sweet baby boy Henry Hawkins Peake...we are absolutely in love with our precious miracle and thankful for each moment we get to spend with him! What a HUGE privilege it is to be a parent.


I want to thank you also for signing up to volunteer in our classroom! Like I tell the children, "Teamwork makes the Dream Work!" Dawn Dwyer and Kathryn Brown have done a fantastic job in creating our class' Shutterfly website. Please visit this site https://mrspeakesfirstgrade.shutterfly.com/ to continue to be involved in your child's learning at school!


Please remember that our class will be celebrating the beginning of the school year and our new class family at Nancy Creek Park at 4:00 on September 3rd. I hope to see you and the children there! I sure do miss my sweet group of first graders and parents! I look forward to catching up with you all!

All the best,

Mrs. Peake

Hello From Mrs. Winters

Week 4

Dear Parents,

We ended the week with a Fabulous Fun Friday thanks to Dawn Dwyer, Jeri Moran and Dave Moran.  They planned great activities and the children did a wonderful job playing games involving teamwork.

We will begin working in math groups within our classroom this week.  We will work on adding plus 1, plus 2, plus 3, etc...

In reading, we will continue working on setting and characters.  We are writing three sentences and focusing on capital letters and punctuation marks.
We will also be working on "My Hardworking Family".  If you have not sent a family photo in yet please send one in this week.

In Social Studies we read the book "Me On The Map" and we are making maps of our homes, streets and even favorite rooms in our house.  The students are enjoying this activity.

We took our second spelling test on Friday and most of the children did very well.  We are practicing phonic daily and using our spelling words in sentences.

The air conditioning works very well in our classroom and many of the children are complaining that they are chilly.  Please pack a sweatshirt/sweater with your child each day so they can be comfortable throughout the day.

I hope you all enjoy the long weekend.

Sincerely,

Bonnie Winters

Hello from Mrs. Winters

August 24, 2014

Week 3

Henry Peake was born August 21, 2014 at 2:12am.  We are so excited for Mrs. Peake and her family.  The students made cards for her Friday afternoon.  We cannot wait to meet Henry!

We had a very busy week.  We took the math portion of the CAAS Test on Friday.  Thank you so much to Mr. and Mrs. Baesman who came in to help log the children onto the computers.
We will be taking the Reading portion of the CAAS on Wednesday morning.  Please encourage your children to eat a healthy breakfast. 

We took our first Spelling Test on Friday and everybody did very well! I will send them home this week. 

We are learning about temperature and story problems in math.  The students are really interested and enjoy making up math stories.  We will continue with math story problems this week.  We will also be taking a math assessment test early this week.

We are also working on writing complete sentences with a focus on captial letters and punctuation marks. 

I think we are set for a while with Emergency Snacks.  Several parents have dropped off snacks, paper and ink for the computer.  THANK YOU SO MUCH!

It was really nice meeting you on Monday night.  I really appreciate your support.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend and I am looking forward to seeing your children on Monday.

Sincerely,

Bonnie Winters

Hello from Mrs. Winters

Week 2

Dear Parents,

Hello from Mrs. Winters.  I cannot wait to meet you on Monday evening.  Your children are wonderful and I am thrilled to have this opportunity to fill in for Mrs. Peake. 

I will give you a brief overview of our week.

In math we have been learning about tally marks and using them daily to count everything including our school lunches.

During our Social Studies lessons we have been learning about Georgia and where it is located on the United States map.  The children are having fun learning about their state.

We are working on short stories in reading and we are concentrating on characters and setting.  The children are writing one to three sentences about the stories and illustrating them as well.

We also have snack everyday.  Please pack a healthy snack and a water bottle.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Sincerely,

Bonnie Winters

Welcome Mrs. Winters!

Dear Parents,

Hello.  My name is Bonnie Winters.  I am so excited to be part of the Sarah Smith Family for the next few months.  I graduated from Temple University with a Bachelor’s Degree and received a Master’s Degree in teaching from Arcadia University.  I have taught in school systems in Pennsylvania, Florida, and Georgia. Most recently I have focused on tutoring students in grades one through six.   

 I truly enjoy working with children and I cannot wait to return to the classroom full time.  I am thrilled to have this opportunity to get to know your children and help them strive to reach their fullest potential.

Please feel free to get in touch with me.  My email is bonnieewinters@gmail.com.

Best regards,

Bonnie Winters