Monday, September 29, 2014

Newsletter Sept. 29th - Oct. 3rd


Fire Safety Week is upon us!  We are SO very fortunate to be visited by the fire fighters from our local fire station this Wednesday, as well as Fire Fighter Hakenen (Kari’s dad from Mrs. Barron’s morning class)!  We are lucky ducks!!   

Here’s what’s coming up for this week… 

·        PROGRESS REPORTS are coming home today!  These will explain how many letter names, sounds, high frequency words and number writing your child is able to do at this time.  Most students have received an N in writing and conventions.  Although we are writing every day, most kids are not yet ready to understand what they are doing.  Please do not panic about an N in writing.  The most important things for now are letter names, sounds and words.  Sounds must come first in order for them to begin stretching out and writing words. Please continue to help your child practice their letter sounds and high frequency words. Further details regarding our end of the year standards will come next in your child’s report card and parent conferences in November.

·        Please sign one copy of your child’s progress report and return it to school.  You may keep the other copy for your records.

·        If you did not turn in your child’s picture day money, we cannot collect it in the classroom.  You will have to do picture day make-ups.  We will let you know when it is as soon as we know.

·        Apple Festival!!  Thank you for all those who came in to volunteer and make it such a fun day!  Thank you to Ms. Amber (Grace’s mom in Mrs. Barnes’s PM class) for coming in and planting two new apple trees in our garden!  We are so excited to see them grow!

·        DIAPER DRIVE!!!  Our Student Leadership team is STILL  collecting diapers of all sizes that will be donated to families in need.  If you are able to contribute, we will be collecting them in the front office until Oct. 8th.  THANK YOU for your generosity!

·        Guided Reading Books—We have begun to send home little guided reading books with your child.  These are the books that we read with your child each day.  Please help us to keep these beloved and VERY important books safe.  Please return them EVERY day in your child’s folder in the little Ziploc bag provided.  ****If your child does NOT receive one, it is because he/she is not ready for books at this time and is still working on letter sounds and high frequency words.**** 
  
·        Holiday Fair—Our Nelda Mundy Holiday Fair will be held on Saturday, Dec. 6th from 10 –2.  Each grade level will be decorating a tree with a different theme, that will be raffled off at the end of the day.  This year’s Kindergarten tree will be a Family Fun Night.  You should have already received a sign up genius asking for donations for our tree.  Please let us know if you did not receive the email. 

·        Folders & Homework— Just a friendly reminder, we do NOT send folders home on Wacky Wednesdays and we do not collect homework until Fridays. Thanks!!!

·        Homework this week—We’re continuing to work on proper handwriting for homework, as well as high frequency words and writing a sentence.  PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE work on letter sounds with your child at home.  There are 30 letter sounds that we test your child on, 26 letters in the alphabet and the digraphs, /sh/, /ch/, /th/, /wh/.  ALL students need to continue to work on sounds, as well as High Frequency Words.  We work on them every day in class, but if you are doing flashcards or put them on the fridge or on the wall at home for more exposure, you will notice that they will learn them much quicker. 

·        Our theme this MONTH is Fire Safety, and our new word wall word is “have.”    NOW, we know the following High Frequency Words: I, a, like, the, see, is, can, my & have.

·        Writing—We continue to write every day!  We are expecting your child to know the words “I, see, the, like, is, can, my & have.”  Please encourage them to write those every day.  You can even start writing simple sentences such as, “I like the ____.”  OR “ I see a _____.”  You can stretch out the sounds of the unfamiliar word or draw a picture.  If your child is ready, please encourage MORE in their writing!!!  We always encourage more detail and words in sentences if kids are ready.  Daily writing practice helps tremendously.


·        LIBRARY—please return your library books BY Monday or Tuesday, as we will go to the library each Wed.  Please help us by reiterating the process of checking out a book--- find one you’d like, take it to Mrs. Sagara our librarian, find your library card on the table, check out your book.  We still have some confusion about taking it home without checking it out!  J  We are still learning!!


Thank you again for all that you do at home to support your child’s learning.  We appreciate all that you do!  Please feel free to email with any concerns or questions!  Thank you!!

The Kindergarten Team
Mrs. Barnes:  sarahba@fsusd.org
Mrs. Barron:  erinba@fsusd.org
Mrs. Ron:  kimr@fsusd.org
Ms. Davila:  theresad@fsusd.org

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