THANK YOU to all of the parent volunteers who
helped us today at Apple Festival and with picture day!!! It was a LOT to do in one day and we
appreciate your donations and help with our events!!!
Fire Safety Week is upon us! We are very fortunate to be able to have our
local fire fighters visit us next week on either Wednesday or Thursday from
11:00 –12:00. We will let everyone know which day it will be as it approaches.
Here’s what’s coming up for next week…
·
Our theme next week
is Fire Safety, and our new word wall word is “can.” NOW, we know the following High Frequency Words: I,
a, like, the, see, is, and, my & can.
· Super Hero Day
is Thursday, September 29th.
Come dressed as your favorite Super Hero. Checkout Pinterest for some
great ideas and no sew capes.
The last Thursday of each month will be a
designated spirit day. Show your Mundy spirit by participating in as many as
you can.
·
Pictures- If you did not
turn in your child’s picture day money today, we cannot collect it in the
classroom. You will have to do picture
day make-ups on October 27th.
·
PROGRESS REPORTS will
be coming home the week of October 3rd. These will explain how many letter names, sounds, high frequency
words and number writing your child is able to demonstrate that they know. Students will receive 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 high frequency 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 be discussed at your child’s parent-teacher conference in
November
·
IMPORTANT FIELD TRIP INFORMATION:
Please be sure to fill out and
return the Volunteer Personal Automobile Use and DMV form for field trip
driving, along with a photocopy of your current driver’s license and auto
insurance declarations page. Additionally, you will need to be fingerprinted by
our district if you plan to drive (please call 399-5078 to make an appointment). We NEED DRIVERS in order to take
field trips this year. Taking a bus
costs approximately $2,000. We have
always taken 1 field trip due to the bussing expense. This year, we plan to take at least 4 field trips with the
savings. Please help us to make this
happen.
October 26th - Silveyville Pumpkin Patch in Dixon
October 28th –
Rockville Terrace Retirement Home in Fairfield
November 18th – Lion
King Play in Vacaville
May 2nd – Loma Vista
Farm in Vallejo
We will need lots of parent
drivers to have this many adventures. Please complete ALL of the
paperwork and fingerprinting early.
·
Holiday Fair—Our
Nelda Mundy Holiday Fair will be held on Saturday, December 3rd. Each grade level will be decorating a tree
with a different theme that will be raffled off at the end of the day. In the next few weeks you will recieve a
sign up genius asking for donations for our tree. Please help with this very important school fundraiser.
·
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: the 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.
·
Writing—We continue to
write every day! We are expecting your
child to know the words “I, see, a, the, like, is, and, my & can.” 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.
·
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.
·
LIBRARY—please return
your library books BY THURSDAY of each week, as we will go to the library every
Friday to check out one book. 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, and check out your book. We
still have some confusion about taking it home without checking it out! J We are still learning!!
Folders & Homework— Just a friendly reminder,
your child needs to bring their folder to school EVERYDAY and place it in the
bucket and we do not collect homework until Fridays. Thanks!!!
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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