Kindergarten Newsletter November 28-December 2 2016

Kindergarten Newsletter

November 28th - December 2nd

Welcome back!  We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break. The next month will go fast!  Three weeks until our next break...wow!

Here’s what’s coming up……    

·        Sharing can - Please have your child stretch out the sounds of all their words in their 3 written clues. Please do NOT tell them how to spell the words.  They will benefit much more from stretching out and writing the sounds they hear.  It will also help them to be able to read their writing.  Thank you for your support!

·        Holiday Fair—Be sure to stop by  our Holiday Fair on Saturday, December 3rd from 10:00a.m-2:00p.m.  There will be fun crafts for the kids, cool stuff to buy plus our Holiday Kindergarten tree will be raffled off, along with all the other grade levels. All Kindergarteners are invited to come and sing on the stage for everyone at 10:30 a.m.  Santa will be there. Hope to see you all there!

·        Toys for Tots--Student council has begun collecting new and unopened toys!!  Please consider donating between now-December 8^th.  

·        Our theme for this week is Reindeer, and our new word wall word is “feel”.   We know the following High Frequency Words: I, a, like, the, see, is, can, my, and, have, go, to, has, you & feel.  Please encourage your child to use these words in their writing every day!

·        Our Writing Jobs have changed again!  We are now writing about how things feel when you touch them, soft, cold, squishy, bumpy, etc.  Please encourage your child to use these words in their writing practice each day.

·        We will begin talking about the different Holiday traditions in December.  If your family celebrates a special December/January holiday, we would like to invite you to come in and share it with our class.  Please talk to your teacher if you’d be willing to come in for a bit and share your family’s holiday traditions!

·        Please make sure your child is writing his/her name on Homework Packets!  Many are coming in each week without names!!!! 

·        Upcoming Dates to remember—

o      Winter break begins on Sat., Dec. 17th and goes through the 2nd of Jan.  School resumes again on Tuesday, Jan. 3rd.

 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: November 14th-18th

 Because of our WACKY days NEXT week, we will need parent volunteers for only one hour: Volunteers for Mrs. Barron’s & Mrs. Ron’s class are welcome from 9:00-10:00a.m. Volunteers for Mrs. Barnes’ and Ms. Davila’s class are welcome from 10:30-11:30a.m. Thank you in advance.

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

 

·        Every day next week is a minimum day for the WHOLE school in order to accommodate parent conferences.  *ALL Kinder kids come to school together from 8:15-11:35a.m all week long. Dismissal every day will be crazy….please stay in your car if you are in the yellow loading zone. If you need to get out of your car, you need to park in the parking lot or on a neighboring street and walk in. Mrs. Barron and Mrs. Ron will dismiss students from the Kinder Playground Gate. Mrs. Barnes and Ms. Davila will dismiss from the front Kinder Classroom Door.

·        We look forward to meeting you all next week for your parent/teacher conference.  Your child IS encouraged to attend their student-led conference.  This is a great way to involve your child in his/her own education. 

·        PLEASE make sure that you are signed up for a parent conference time through your teacher’s SignUp Genius.  This is our ONLY sign up, so please make sure you are on it! Please be on time, conferences are only 15 minutes.

·        The Lion King Fieldtrip- is next Friday, November 18^th.  ALL kinder classes will attend from 8:15-12:15a.m. If you haven’t turned in your child’s permission slip yet, please do so immediately.

Please send your child to school with his/her labeled booster seat on that day.

·        Toys for Tots will start on November 28^th-December 9^th (right after we return from Thanksgiving Break).  Student Council will be collecting new, unwrapped toys for kids of all ages.  These toys will be donated to families in need in the Fairfield community.    

·        “A can a kid that’s all we ask.” Please donate canned or boxed food towards our food drive. It ends next week on November 16^th. The food collected will be used to help families and kids in our community (David Weir Elementary/Mission Solano).

·        Please help your child be successful in school by attending regularly and on time.

·        Holiday Tree Donations—Thank you for all of your classroom donations!  We hope to raise lots of money for our kiddos at the Holiday Fair on Saturday, December 3^rd from 10am-2pm.  Kindergarteners are encouraged to come and perform on stage the holiday songs they learned at 10:30a.m. Santa will be there!

·        Our theme next week is , and our new word wall word is “am.”   We know the following High Frequency Words: I, a, like, the, see, is, can, my, and, have, go, to, has, you & am.  Please encourage your child to use these words in their writing every day!

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 November 7th-11th

Happy SHORT week everyone…No School tomorrow the 4^th for teacher work day or on Friday, November 11^th for Veteran’s Day. 

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

·        Fieldtrip- Our next fieldtrip will be on Friday, November 18^th to see The Lion King at the Vacaville Performing Arts Theater. ***ALL kindergarten students will attend school from 8:15am – 12:15pm ***. Please turn in your child’s completed permission slip (front and back) as soon as possible.

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·        Family STEAM Night- will be on Thursday, November 10^th from 5:00-7:00pm in the MPR. Come enjoy the hands-on science, math, technology, engineering, and art activities and learn at the same time. Fun for all!

·  The Cordelia Public Library would love to have our students  take advantage of some of their wonderful programs, such as Paws for Reading, Book Club, etc.  They offer a variety of free children’s activities and crafts. Please visit their website: www.solanocountypubliclibrary for days and times.

 

·        November 14^th – 18^th  are minimum days for the WHOLE school in order to accommodate parent/teacher conferences.  ***ALL Kinder kids come to school together from 8:15-11:35am all week long ***.  Please be sure to stay in your car and wait in the loading zone line with everyone…  It’s going to be a long wait.  If you can, please park and walk in. DO NOT get out of your car if you are in the loading zone….it holds up everyone.

·        Your child IS encouraged to attend their student-led conference.  This is a great way to involve your child in his/her own education. 

·        PLEASE make sure that you are signed up for a Parent/Teacher Conference date and time through Sign-up Genius.  This is our ONLY sign up, so please make sure you are on it!

·        Read to Succeed- Six Flags Read to Succeed reading logs and cover letter were sent home this week. This is a great and fun way to encourage your child to read daily. S/he can earn a free one day ticket to Six Flags by completing the reading log and turning it in to his/her teacher by February 15^th.

·        Holiday Tree Donations—Thank you for all of your classroom donations so far!  Please check out the Signup Genius to donate needed items. We hope to raise lots of money for our kiddos at the Holiday Fair on Saturday, December 3^rd from 10:00am-2:00pm in the MPR.  Santa will be there!!!

·        Canned Food Drive—Student council is collecting canned and boxed foods from November 3^rd-16^th for local families who are less fortunate.  Please consider donating!  Donations can be delivered to the MPR or your child’s teacher. Thank you!!!

·        This week’s theme is TURKEYS, and our new word wall word is “you”.   We know the following High Frequency Words: I, a, like, the, see, is, can, my, and, have, go, to, has & you.  Please encourage your child to use these words in their writing every day!

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