Friday, January 27, 2017

Kindergarten Newsletter: January 30th - February 3rd

   Here’s what’s coming up next week…    

·        Wednesday, February 1st is our 100th Day of School!!!  This is a school wide spirit day. Please have your child come to school dressed as a 100 year old person!!! Be as creative and fun as you can!

·        Thank you to those who are willing to bring in a bag or box of snacks to sort for our 100th Day centers-  A SignUp Genius was sent out yesterday. We are still in need of more snacks (ie. chocolate chips, mini marshmallows, teddy grahams, pretzels, fruit loops).  Please bring them by Monday. Thank you!!!

·        Our Great Kindness Challenge- Last week the Student Council challenged us all to be as kind as we could be all week.  A sheet went home with ideas, if you filled out the sheet with things that you did for others, and bring it to school on Monday, January 30th you will earn a pride card.

·        Our theme for this week is 100th Day of School and Groundhog Day, and our new word wall word is “went.”  We know the following High Frequency Words: I, a, like, the, see, is, can, my, and, have, go, to, has, you, feel, we, look, are & went.  Please encourage your child to use these words in their writing every day!!!!

·        Write and Share Homework- is going home today. We are asking you to send in 100 of something in a ziplock bag and  write about it. It should be 100 of the same item. (ie. marshmallows, cheerios, pennies, chocolate chips, cotton balls, buttons, noodles, etc.) It should be something you have around the house. Please NO NUTS and do not buy anything. Students will present what they brought throughout next week, so please bring it in as soon as you can. Thank you.

·        Parent Valentine to your child – This week a note went home asking you to make a beautiful Valentine for your child. This is a surprise we will give to them on the day of our party. Please be creative and make it special for them (ie. add photos, stickers, glitter, poems). They will always remember this special valentine from you! You can send them in a folder or envelope to your child’s teacher as soon as you complete them. Please do NOT send in any gifts or candy with your Parent Valentine. It is due to your child’s teacher by Friday, February 10th.  Thank you.

·        Valentine Mailboxes- Please have your child decorate a shoe box or any box of similar size to collect all their Valentines in. Help them to make it unique. There are lots of fun, creative ideas on Pinterest and Google. Please make sure their name can be clearly seen on their mailbox. This is where the children will deposit the valentines to your child. ****** Due to limited space, please do NOT bring them until Friday, February 10th. Thank you!

·        Valentine’s for Classmates-The children love to give their classmates valentines. Please make sure to send your child with 30 valentines.  Have your child sign their name in the “from” section, but just address them to: my friend in the “to” section. Do NOT put individual names on the valentines. We do not have enough time to help your child pass out to specific children. Thank you for your understanding. Please have your child bring his/her valentines ON the day of our party on February 14th, not before.

Kindergarten provides their own prizes for our Pride Card Drawings every Friday.  If you are willing and/or able to donate some little $1 prizes for our prize box, we would greatly appreciate it!!!! Please do NOT send in any candy. THANK YOU!

·        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 3 sentences on only one topic.  Please do NOT spell words for your child.  Instead, help them to stretch out their sounds.  They must use 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 STILL writing about the way people look.  Please have your child write at least two sentences about the way someone in your family looks.  For example, “My mom has short blond hair and big blue eyes.  She is tall.  Her smile is beutifl.”  (in Kindergarten writing of course)  We will be having our Show Off Writing at the beginning of next week, so please help your child practice at home the next few days. 

·        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 do not bring their book bag to reading group.  Thank you!!

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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