Kindergarten Newsletter
April
13th – 17th
THANK YOU to all
who accompanied us to the farm last week!
We had SUCH a great time there!
We are a lucky bunch!
Here’s what’s coming up for our new week…
·
Library book plea—we
would like to ask you to have your child return his/her library books BEFORE
Wednesday. Having to return 30+ library
books before we can check out new ones each week is taking up too much
time! PLEASE help us to get them in
before WED. THANK YOU!!
·
At this point in the school year, we are expecting
our students to stretch out and sound out words by themselves, while reading
AND writing. If they know their letter
names and sounds, they can do it. Our
kids need to build confidence, and the best way for them to gain this is to do
it by themselves. Rather than doing it
for them, instead, reassure them and encourage them that they can indeed do
it!!! Thank you for helping to
encourage this very important skill!
·
IMPORTANT DATE TO REMEMBER--- Kindergarten
will be having our annual Mother’s Spa & Pampering Day on May 8th. We would love it if EVERY mother could
attend to receive some much needed pampering by their 5 year old!!! This is a wonderful memory-making day for
all who attend. Please plan to be here
if you can! Grandmas are welcome if mom
is unavailable!
·
We also plan to celebrate Dads on June 1st
with our annual Donuts for Dads for the first hour of Kindergarten! Please be aware of this date, in case you
may need to take the morning off from work!
·
Lost & Found—please take a moment to check out
the lost & found in the MPR. It
will soon be donated to our local charities.
·
DONATIONS!!!
If you are willing to donate one of the following things, please
let your child’s teacher know.
In honor of Earth Day, we will soon be making pancakes, and will need:
o Krusteaz
pancake mix
o Cool
Whip
o Coffee
filters
·
Important end of the school year dates to
remember:
April 23-May 21 - SBAC testing (3rd-6th grade)
April 27 - 3rd trimester Progress Reports come home
May 1 – May Fair evening (3-7
PM)
May 8 - Mother’s Day in
Kindergarten (the first hour+ of your child’s day)
May 11-15 - Teacher Appreciation Week
May 15 - Volunteer Breakfast 7:30 am
May 18 – 21 -
College Week
May 22 and 25 – No school – Memorial Day
May 27 – Kinder HAWAIIAN DAY
(8-11:30) with Kinder performance at 8:30AM
May 29 – Mundy Jog-a-thon (morning)
June 1 – Father’s Day in
Kindergarten
June 2 – Kinder SLIDESHOW
presentation for PARENTS (the first 15 min. of your child’s day). ALL are welcome to stay and watch!
Also--6th grade
promotion 6 PM.
June 4 – Last Day of school
minimum day &
5th grade promotion at 11AM
·
Our theme for this week is Butterflies! Our new word wall word is “were.” 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, do, but, said,
will, come & were.
·
Writing—For the month of
April, we will be writing about how things feel when you
touch them. Please have
your child write at least THREE sentences about how something
feels when they touch it. Our goal is
to have the kids choose one topic and elaborate on it, and really
describe the experience. “I love to pet
my dog. He is warm and soft. His fur is silky and smooth. When I touch his whiskers they feel
stiff. He doesn’t like it when I touch
his whiskers.” (in Kindergarten writing
of course) We are encouraging LOTS of
writing that all goes together!
·
Reading Eggs!!! Our goal in the classroom is to have your child
become proficient in LOGGING him/herself onto Reading Eggs INDEPENDENTLY. This is a huge skill for a Kindergartener,
but we know they can do it. While at
home, please help guide your child in logging on, rather than doing this for
them. The more they do it, the better
they will become.
·
WEEKLY HOMEWORK—Packets always come home
on Mondays unless we tell you otherwise.
Please have your child complete 1-2 pages each night, and complete the
writing assignment.
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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