Just a quick reminder....
If you are going to purchase a Kindergarten tshirt for your child, please have your order form and $9.00 turned in by this Friday, August 30. If you are sending a check, please make it out to Bessie Ellison! They are going to be darling...don't miss out! Thank you to all who have already sent in their order!
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Welcome to Room 121!
As the 2013-14 year begins, I want to officially say WELCOME! Room 121 is a place for Kindergarten friends AND their families! I am glad to be spending the next school year with you! It takes ALL of us working together to help your child be as successful as possible!
Open House was a huge success and I appreciate you all taking time to attend! Here are is important information for this first week of school:
* Please return forms that needed to be filled out or signed in your child's large brown envelope that you received at Open House as soon as possible.
* We will dismiss 2 hours early on Monday, the 19th and Tuesday, the 20th. We will dismiss at 1:30 p.m. If your child is a car rider, they will dismiss out the south doors by the parking lot/playground. Please wait for them in your car or on the sidewalk and they will meet you there!
* Wednesday, the 21st, our school day will follow a normal dismissal schedule. We will dismiss at 3:30.
* Parent/Teacher folders will be sent home starting this week....they will be the YELLOW folder you sent with supplies! Look for our K newsletter in the folder!
*If you have not sent the $3.98 for the TIME FOR KIDS subscription, please send that in a check made out to TIME FOR KIDS as soon as possible! This is the cost for the entire year!
Please don't hesitate to contact me via email at beth.zahnd@sjsd.k12.mo.us with any questions!
Again, welcome to Ellison and Room 121!
Open House was a huge success and I appreciate you all taking time to attend! Here are is important information for this first week of school:
* Please return forms that needed to be filled out or signed in your child's large brown envelope that you received at Open House as soon as possible.
* We will dismiss 2 hours early on Monday, the 19th and Tuesday, the 20th. We will dismiss at 1:30 p.m. If your child is a car rider, they will dismiss out the south doors by the parking lot/playground. Please wait for them in your car or on the sidewalk and they will meet you there!
* Wednesday, the 21st, our school day will follow a normal dismissal schedule. We will dismiss at 3:30.
* Parent/Teacher folders will be sent home starting this week....they will be the YELLOW folder you sent with supplies! Look for our K newsletter in the folder!
*If you have not sent the $3.98 for the TIME FOR KIDS subscription, please send that in a check made out to TIME FOR KIDS as soon as possible! This is the cost for the entire year!
Please don't hesitate to contact me via email at beth.zahnd@sjsd.k12.mo.us with any questions!
Again, welcome to Ellison and Room 121!
Monday, October 5, 2009
Upcoming Events
*September 10 Ellison Night at Chick-Fil-A
Kindergarten classrooms receive a percent of the profits! Additional classroom materials and books can be purchased with these funds!
*September 20 School picture day, Scholastic book orders due and 1st quarter progress reports sent home
*October 3 PTA Family Dinner Night and Basket Raffle
Kindergarten classrooms receive a percent of the profits! Additional classroom materials and books can be purchased with these funds!
*September 20 School picture day, Scholastic book orders due and 1st quarter progress reports sent home
*October 3 PTA Family Dinner Night and Basket Raffle
Who is Mrs. Zahnd
Let's meet the teacher...
Hi! My name is Beth Zahnd and I was born and raised right here in "River City"! I attended St. Joseph Public Schools from kindergarten through 12th grade. To be exact, I attended Bessie Ellison for kindergarten and 1st grade (how cool is that?), Hawthorne Elementary, now Coleman School, for 2nd-6th, followed by Bode Middle School and Central High School. My classroom at Bessie Ellison is the same classroom my dad taught 8th grade science in years ago! It was during first grade at Bessie Ellison that I fell in love with reading because I got to bring a "school book" home to read for the first time! Public education in St. Joseph has been part of my life since I was born!
I attended Southwest Missouri State University, now Missouri State University, in Springfield, MO and also Missouri Western State University. I hold a B.S. in education, with an area of emphasis in early childhood and a Master's Degree in education from Baker University. I have been employed by the St. Joseph School District for 20 years. I have been a kindergarten teacher at Lindbergh, Edison, Humboldt and now Ellison. I spent one year as an Instructional Coach for the district.
I have been happily married to my husband, Curtis, for 19 years, and we have two children, Emmaleigh and Cooper. Together, our family enjoys spending time together, watching Emmy play volleyball, Cooper playing basketball and baseball, and to travel. One of our most favorite vacation spots is Breckenridge, CO. I LOVE to snow ski in the winter and to white water raft in the summer! We also have fallen in love with Captiva Island in southwest Florida! I enjoy running/walking, going to ZUMBA class and NASCAR races and to laugh with my friends! I spent most of the month of July 2008 in Puttur, India on a mission trip...an experience that will never leave my heart! Someday, I hope to return to Puttur with my family.
Hi! My name is Beth Zahnd and I was born and raised right here in "River City"! I attended St. Joseph Public Schools from kindergarten through 12th grade. To be exact, I attended Bessie Ellison for kindergarten and 1st grade (how cool is that?), Hawthorne Elementary, now Coleman School, for 2nd-6th, followed by Bode Middle School and Central High School. My classroom at Bessie Ellison is the same classroom my dad taught 8th grade science in years ago! It was during first grade at Bessie Ellison that I fell in love with reading because I got to bring a "school book" home to read for the first time! Public education in St. Joseph has been part of my life since I was born!
I attended Southwest Missouri State University, now Missouri State University, in Springfield, MO and also Missouri Western State University. I hold a B.S. in education, with an area of emphasis in early childhood and a Master's Degree in education from Baker University. I have been employed by the St. Joseph School District for 20 years. I have been a kindergarten teacher at Lindbergh, Edison, Humboldt and now Ellison. I spent one year as an Instructional Coach for the district.
I have been happily married to my husband, Curtis, for 19 years, and we have two children, Emmaleigh and Cooper. Together, our family enjoys spending time together, watching Emmy play volleyball, Cooper playing basketball and baseball, and to travel. One of our most favorite vacation spots is Breckenridge, CO. I LOVE to snow ski in the winter and to white water raft in the summer! We also have fallen in love with Captiva Island in southwest Florida! I enjoy running/walking, going to ZUMBA class and NASCAR races and to laugh with my friends! I spent most of the month of July 2008 in Puttur, India on a mission trip...an experience that will never leave my heart! Someday, I hope to return to Puttur with my family.
Kindergarten has been a passion of mine for many years, but I also enjoy growing as a professional and perfecting my craft of teaching. I may be the teacher, but I am ALWAYS a learner! I believe that creating a community of friends and learners in kindergarten is key to my students' success and only when that exists will readers, writers, mathematicians and scientists BLOOM! I strive to create a classroom that is a safe and inviting environment where my students will be able to construct new knowledge as they interact with each other and the materials in the classroom, take risks as learners and be confident and secure in their learning!
Come for a visit to Room 121...a community of friends and learners!
Come for a visit to Room 121...a community of friends and learners!
8:40-8:50 Arrival
8:50-9:00 Morning Procedures
9:00-9:45 Writer's Workshop
9:45-10:45 Guided Reading/Daily 5
10:53-11:23 Lunch
11:30-12:00 Read Aloud/Independent Reading
12:00-12:40 Math Workshop
12:40-1:20 Specials
1:25-2:00 Phonemic Awareness/Shared Reading or Science
2:00-2:30 Area Time
2:35-2:50 Recess
2:55-3:25 Interactive Writing or Social Studies
3:30 Dismissal
Special Schedule-
Mondays & Wednesdays: Music
Tuesdays & Thursdays: Gym
Fridays: Gym and Music alternate
Tuesdays: Art
Students attend the library once a week and the computer lab every other week.
Students have a guidance lesson from the school counselor twice a month.
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