Kinder newsletter Feb.23-27

Kindergarten Newsletter

February 23^rd – 27^th  

We are already in our last week of February!  Things are moving so quickly!!!  Here’s what’s coming up for this week…    

·        There is NO SCHOOL on Friday, the 27^th for all students.  This is a teacher work day.

·        TOMORROW is MCTeacher night at McDonald’s for Dine & Donate from 3:30 – 7:30 PM!  This is the McDonald’s next to Target on Beck Ave. in Fairfield.  Come out to see your teachers and principal serve our kids!  

·        Our theme for this week is Money & Chinese New Year.  Our new word wall word is “they.”  We now know the following words:  I, like, see, a, is, the, can, my, and, have, go, to, has, am, look, are, saw, went, with, up & they.

·        BOOK DRIVE for Read Across America!  From Feb. 23^rd – March 6^th the Mundy Student Council will be collecting gently used and new books to donate to less fortunate children.  Please consider donating some of your used children’s books!  

·        Next Monday, March 2^nd , we will be going to the Cordelia Library to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday.  We will listen to a story, complete a craft and have a snack.  If you are able to volunteer to supervise that day please join us.  You may not bring any siblings to tag along when chaperoning on a field trip.  AM K will be leaving at 9:45AM, PM K will be leaving at 12PM. 

·        DONATION NEEDED: We need ONE big Costco box of Rainbow colored Goldfish crackers per classroom by Tuesday next week for our Dr. Seuss centers.  If you would like to donate a box, please let us know.  Thank you!!!

·        DR. SEUSS SPIRIT WEEK:  In celebration of Dr. Seuss’ birthday we will celebrate with week long Spirit Week.

o       MONDAY:  Wear RED, black & white as a salute to Dr. Seuss.

 

o       TUESDAY: Wear your Crazy Silly Socks - Fox in Sox Day

o       Wednesday: Wear your College Shirt OR Dress for your Future Career – Oh The Places You Will Go!

o       THURSDAY: Dress as Your Favorite Book Character –

o       FRIDAY: Wear GREEN – The more that you read, the more you will know.  Wear green to show how you love Green Eggs and Ham whether you are a sir or a ma’am AND BRING IN YOUR USED BOOKS TO LET YOUR MUNDY SPIRIT SHOW!!!   

·        Writing—Our writing job is the same all month.  We are still writing using SOUND words.  We will be doing our monthly show-off writing tomorrow!!!  Please have your child write at least two sentences about the sounds you hear.  You can go for another walk, tell us about the sounds you hear in your house, on the way to school, whatever you like.  “On the way to school I heard a garbage truck.  It went beep beep beep.  It was very loud and rumbly.”  (in Kindergarten writing of course)

·        REMINDER Please be sure that your child returns their book bag in their folder everyday.  Thank you!!

·        There is NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS Friday Feb. 27th

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

kinder newsletter Feb.17-20

Kindergarten Newsletter

February 17^th – 20^th  

THANK YOU again to our wonderful Kindergarten families who donated items, made or brought food, helped with set up and clean up, or simply joined us on Valentine’s Day!  The kids had a fantastic day because of your generosity.  Here’s what’s coming up for this week…    

·        There is NO SCHOOL on Friday, the 27^th for all students.  This is a teacher work day.

·        Our theme for this week is President’s Day.  Our new word wall word is “they.”  We now know the following words:  I, like, see, a, is, the, can, my, and, have, go, to, has, am, look, are, saw, went, with, up & they.

·        Next Thursday, the 26^th, our Fairfield Police Dept. will be here fingerprinting our Kindergarteners.  Please complete the previously emailed form if you do NOT want your child to participate.  Let us know if you need the email again.

·        Writing—Our writing job is the same all month.  We are still writing using SOUND words.  We will be doing our monthly show-off writing this week!!!  Please have your child write at least two sentences about the sounds you hear.  You can go for another walk, tell us about the sounds you hear in your house, on the way to school, whatever you like.  “On the way to school I heard a garbage truck.  It went beep beep beep.  It was very loud and rumbly.”  (in Kindergarten writing of course).

·        REMINDER We are report card testing currently, and are not able to do reading groups at this time.  We will resume after next week.  Please read with your child every day!

·        There is NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS Friday Feb. 27th

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

newsletter Feb. 10-13th

Kindergarten Newsletter

February 10-13^th  

I wanted to send a HUGE thank you to all of those who contributed in making my birthday a fantastic and special day!  I absolutely LOVED the waffle bar, the jammy day, all of the special homemade cards, pictures, decorations, flowers and certainly, the gift card to my favorite store in the WORLD!!!  Kindergarten is ALWAYS a wonderful place to spend my birthday every year!!   Thank you for making me feel so special and blessed!!!!

 

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

·      Please send in ALL supplies for the Valentine’s Day party ASAP (except for perishable food items) so that we can inventory and figure out what we still need!  If you have not signed up to donate, it’s NOT too late!  There are still empty slots on the sign up!!!! Please let your teacher know if you have not received the sign up genius. 

·        PARENT Valentine HOMEWORK!!!!!!!!    Please send your valentines to school no later than Feb. 12^th.   We would hate to have any child left out, so please be sure to get those in by Thursday. Thank you and have fun creating!! We will be presenting these to your child on Friday, so if you would like to be here for that, feel free to come in! 

·        Student valentines & valentine boxes---please send these into school on Friday, the 13^th.  Please help your child to bring in 32 valentines signed, “From ________.” 

·        ALL are welcome at our Valentine’s Day party, but please reserve the party craft supplies for the Kinders!  Please come in and enjoy the day with your child!

·        Our theme for this week is Valentine’s Day, and our new word wall word this week is “up.”  We now know the following words:  I, like, see, a, is, the, can, my, and, have, go, to, has, am, look, are, saw, went, with & up.

·        No school on Monday, Feb. 16^th AND no school for STUDENTS on Friday, Feb. 27^th.

·        WEEKLY HOMEWORK—Please have your child complete 1-2 pages per day.  Please help and encourage your child to USE THE LINES when writing words and to write 2-3 sentences on only one topic.  Have your child complete their work in their very best handwriting, USING CORRECT LETTER FORMATION, as this is a very important skill for Kindergarten.

·        Writing—Our writing job is the same all month.  We are NOW writing using SOUND words.  Please have your child write at least two sentences about the sounds you hear from your favorite animal.  “My dog is very noisy at home.  When someone comes to the door and rings the doorbell, I hear WOOF WOOF!!!”

·        READING books—We are currently doing report card assessments and our reading groups are on hiatus for the time being.  Please continue to read with your child every night.

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

kindergarten newsletter Feb.2-6

Kindergarten Newsletter

February 2-6^th

Happy February everyone!  The Student Council will be collecting Pennies for Patients until the 11^th.  Please send in your extra pennies of you can spare!

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

·        PARENT HOMEWORK!!!!!!!!  We hope that you are all diligently on your Parent Valentines!!!!  Please remember that it doesn’t need to be a BIG deal.  It can be in the form of a homemade card, a small collage, a small poster, a homemade book, anything you would like.  Our intention is for you to take some time to shower your child with love, and send it to school IN SECRET.  We will keep them a secret until Valentine’s Day when we will present them to your child, in front of the class.  Feel free to add photos, sparkle, glitter, doilies, scrapbook paper, stickers…whatever you love, (please no food) and send it to school no later than Feb. 12^th.   Thank you and have fun creating!!

·        Reminder about Valentine’s Day & our classroom parties.  We hope you have all had an opportunity to sign up to bring in something for our class parties.  We could not do what we do without your help!  THANK YOU!!!  Please plan to bring in your child’s VALENTINE BOX on the day of our party, Feb. 13^th.  Your child can also bring in 31 valentines for classmates on Friday.  Please have your child SIGN his/her Valentines ONLY.  They will not be delivered if they are addressed to specific friends.  It is much too difficult to manage!! 

·        Our classroom theme this week is Dental Health.  We are so fortunate to have our very own dentist, Dr. Anita Ford (Ben’s mom in Mrs. Barron’s class) to come in to talk to us about keeping our teeth clean and healthy on Wednesday.  We will also be talking about Groundhog’s Day on Monday.  Our new word wall word is “are.”  We now know the following words:  I, like, see, a, is, the, can, my, and, have, go, to, has, am, look, are, saw, went & are.

·        Thank you for all the food ads for this week’s centers!  We have plenty!!!

·        The Fairfield Police Dept. will be here on Feb. 26^th to fingerprint and photograph your child.  These prints and pictures will be returned to you on the same day.  They are intended to be for your records ONLY and will not be kept by the police department.  If you do NOT want your child to participate in this, please print out and sign the attached form.  We will forward the link to this document in a separate email.  Please be on the lookout for it.

·        WEEKLY HOMEWORK—Please have your child complete 1-2 pages per day.  Please help and encourage your child to USE THE LINES when writing words and to write 2-3 sentences on only one topic.  Have your child complete their work in their very best handwriting, USING CORRECT LETTER FORMAITON, as this is a very important skill for Kindergarten.

·        Writing—Our writing job is the same all month.  We are NOW writing using SOUND words.  Please have your child write at least two sentences about the sounds you hear while taking a walk outside.  “Today I took a walk with my dad around the block.  We went to the creek and heard birds chirping in the trees.  We also heard the wind blowing the grass and the weeds.  Then we heard a fire engine siren far away.  I like listening to the sounds outside.”  (in Kindergarten writing of course)

·        REMINDER Please be sure that your child returns their book bag in their folder everyday.  We cannot send a new book home with them to practice reading if they did not bring their book bag to reading group.  Thank you!!

·        Upcoming dates to calendar…

o      Feb. 9-- no school in honor of Lincoln’s birthday

o      Feb. 16—no school in honor of President’s Day.

o      Feb. 27—Teacher workday, no school for students.

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