Friday, September 9, 2016

Kindergarten Newsletter: September 12th-16th


We have a big favor to ask…if you are the last one out through the kindergarten gate after the school day starts, will you please CLOSE the gate behind you? Thank you! 

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

·        Our theme next week is APPLES and AMERICA. Our new word wall word is “is.” We now know the following High Frequency Words: I, see, a, like, & the.

·        Patterning- Students worked on patterning this week. They created ABAB, AABAAB, ABBABB, and ABCABC patterns using beads, cubes, and teddy bear counters. It was a difficult skill for many students. Please work with your child at home on this math skill. For example, have your child make patterns at home using forks and spoons, or cheerios and raisins.

·        Parent volunteers have started!!!!  If you have signed up to come in to volunteer for center time, please COME IN!  We would love to have our volunteers come from 9:00–10:00 am for the morning session, and 12:00-1:15 pm for the afternoon session. You are also welcome to start earlier, too. Please remember to check in with the office and get your volunteer badge, and come in through our back doors!  Thank you!!!!!! 

·        Constitution Day is on Friday, September 16th. There will be special centers that day. If you’re available to come in and help, please let your teacher know.

·        All of Kindergarten will be having our annual Apple Day Festival on Friday, September 23rd.  This is a fun day where each class travels from 401 to 402, then outside, doing different fun apple activities.  There will be two sessions, one in the a.m and one in the p.m, and it will take place during our center time.  We will need parent volunteers to help us run and manage the centers.  If youre available to come in, please let your teacher know.  Thank you!

·        STARFALL- Please visit www.Starfall.com to practice letter recognition and sounds with your child. Many kindergarteners need extra help in these areas.

·        Our Homework this week continues to be handwriting!  Please reinforce the letter formation of letters a-g.  Please refer to the handwriting sheet from our Back to School Night for our phrasing.  It really helps students to hear the same wording at home as they do from us in the classroom. 

·        Writing—We have already jumped right into writing every day!  We are expecting your child to know the words “I, see, the & like.”  Please encourage them to write those every day.  You can even start writing simple sentences such as, “I like ____.”   “ I see a _____.” Or “The _____ is _____.” You can stretch out the sounds of the unfamiliar word or draw a picture.  Daily writing practice helps tremendously!

·        LIBRARY has started!!!  We want to clarify any confusion about library books.  The kids get to “keep” their library books for the whole week.  We just ask that you send them back by Thursday  so that we can return them to the library by Thursday afternoon and be ready for check out Friday!  Your child is never expected to return a library book on their own!!  There will be a library return bucket outside each kindergarten classroom so the kids can return their library books whenever they are done with them!

·        PICTURE DAY is on Friday, September 23rd. Order forms will be sent home before then. Pictures may also be ordered online at www.Lifetouch. Please use our school code: CR706139Q0 for online orders.

·        END of SUMMER BEACH PARTY is on Friday, September 23rd from 2:30-5:30 pm on the school blacktop (back of school).  There will be 25cent game booths, food for sale, and music. Please join the FUN! This is a wonderful opportunity to show your school support.

·        PRIZES needed- We are in need of small prizes from the Dollar Tree store or dollar bins at Target for our weekly prize box drawing. Thank you in advance for donating to your child’s classroom. Please NO candy/food.

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 your child’s teacher with any concerns or questions!  Please do not hit reply to this email.
Thank you!! 

The Kindergarten Team
Sarah Barnes sarahba@fsusd.org,  Erin Barron erinba@fsusd.org
Theresa Davila theresad@fsusd.org  and Kim Ron kimd@fsusd.org



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