Kindergarten Newsletter March 27th-31st

Welcome back from break!  We hope you all enjoyed a restful week.

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

·        Thursday, March 30^th, is our fieldtrip to Imagine That in Vacaville. Please send your child to school at their normal kindergarten time with a booster seat clearly labeled with his/her name. All students need to go to class first for attendance. Please remember that siblings are not allowed on fieldtrips per district policy.

·        Bunny Blotto will be on Friday, March 31^st in the MPR. This is a family event very similar to bingo with prizes. Doors open at 5:00pm. Blotto cards, food, and drinks will be for sale. It is sure to be fun night!!!

·        Report Cards- Thank you to those who signed and returned one copy of their child’s report card, as well as, those who attended a conference. If you haven’t signed and returned your child’s report card yet, please do so ASAP!!! Thank you.

·        Binders!!! We still have several children that have not given us a 2” three ring binder with a clear plastic sleeve cover. We are filling these binders with your child’s beautiful art projects done throughout the year. If you have not yet given us one, please do so ASAP. Thank you.

·        Our theme for next week is Butterflies & Bugs.  Our new word wall word is “your.”  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, & will.

·        Library reminder- Please help your child to remember to bring in his/her library book BEFORE Fridays. We need to return them before our library checkout day.

·        Writing—For the last week of March, we will finish talking and writing about how things taste.  This will be our last week for taste words, and show-off writing will happen at the end of the week. Please have your child write at least two sentences about something they have eaten at home, school or restaurant and what it tastes like. Our goal now is to have the kids choose one topic and elaborate on it, and really describing the experience.  For example ”Today my mom took me out for frozen yogurt. I picked vanilla yogurt with blueberries on top. The yogurt tasted cold and soft in my mouth. The blueberries squirted juice when I ate them.”  (in Kindergarten spelling/writing of course). We are encouraging LOTS of writing that all goes together!  

·        WEEKLY HOMEWORK—Packets always come home on Mondays unless we tell you otherwise.   Please have your child complete 1-2 pages each night, and NEATLY complete the writing assignment. 

·        Reading Eggs!!!  Please continue to log onto Reading Eggs and use this program to help reinforce our standards from home. It’s a great program that is part of your child’s weekly homework assignment!!!

·        REMINDER Please be sure that your child returns their plastic Ziploc book bag in their folder everyday.  Thank you!!

·        Typing FUN!  Dance Mat Typing is a very child friendly, FREE, colorful, FUN typing tutor program available online that we have used.    Here is the link to cut & paste…  http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/levels/level1.shtml

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 March 13-17 2017

Kindergarten Newsletter

March 13^th – 17^th    

If you have not yet turned in your signed permission slip for our field trip please do so as soon as possible. It was due March 10^th.

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

·        Report Cards are coming home!  Please look for them in your child’s folder!!  For this trimester, all students who are working ON grade level will NOT be required to have a parent/teacher conference.  If your child does need a conference, your child’s teacher has contacted you.

• Next Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday are MINIMUM DAYS for the entire school to accommodate for Parent/Teacher Conferences.  ALL Kindergarteners will attend school from 8:15 – 11:35am next Wednesday thru Friday. 

·        Leprechaun Trap Homework— these are due on Thursday, March 16^th.  We will be setting up their traps ON St. Patrick’s Day to see if we can catch a leprechaun!!!  Please feel free to be as creative as you’d like OR as simple as you’d like!  There are lots of ideas if you google it or look on Pinterest.  

·       Spring Break is almost here! There will be NO School from March 18th^-March 26th. Have a great time with your family! See you back at school on March 27^th.

·       Our theme for next week is St. Patrick’s Day.  Our new word wall word is “will.”  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.

·        Weekly Homework—Please have your child neatly complete 1-2 pages each night, and complete the writing assignment on the back. We recently added readingeggs.com. We hope your child enjoys this fun practice.

·        Writing—For the month of March, we are talking and writing about how things taste.  Please have your child write at least two sentences about something you eat at home, school or out on the town, and write about what it tastes like.  Our goal now is to have the kids choose one topic and elaborate on it, and really describing the experience.  “Today my mom took me out for frozen yogurt.  I picked vanilla frozen yogurt with blueberries on top.  The frozen yogurt tasted cold and soft in my mouth.  The blueberries squirted juice when I ate them.”  (in Kindergarten writing of course)  We are encouraging LOTS of detailed writing that all goes together!  

·        REMINDER Please be sure that your child returns their book bag in their folder everyday.  Thank you!!

·        Our fantastic MCA has many fun events planned! I have enclosed information about two of the items. They did send an email to everyone today about their coming events.

“Hello Mundy Families!!

                It’s See’s Candy time!!  You will have plenty of time to get orders from family and friends!  The order forms are due on Monday, March 27^th.  Candy is expected to be distributed the week before Easter.” 

BUNNY BLOTO – March 31^st (invite attached)

·         BLOTO is like BINGO – however, without gambling J

·         Boxes were placed outside each classroom yesterday for donations.

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 for March 6-10th

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

·      Fieldtrip- We will be walking to the Cordelia Library on Monday, March 6^th to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday. We will listen to a story, complete a craft, and have a snack. If you are able to volunteer to supervise that day, please join us. Please do NOT bring any siblings to tag along when chaperoning a fieldtrip (this is a school district policy). The AM Kinder class will be leaving at 9:45 a.m. and the PM Kinder class will be leaving at 1:15 p.m.

·        DR. SEUSS SPIRIT DAY !!! Wear RED, black & white on Monday, March 6^th as a salute to Dr. Seuss.

·        Leprechaun Trap homework!!—We are asking you to help your children design and create some sort of leprechaun trap to bring to school before Friday, March 17^th. A letter about this special assignment went home this week. We will be setting up their traps ON St. Patrick’s Day (March 17^th) to see if we can catch a leprechaun!!!  Please feel free to be as creative as you’d like OR as simple as you’d like!  There are lots of ideas if you google it or on Pinterest. 

·        IMAGINE THAT- We will be taking a fieldtrip to Imagine That in Vacaville on Thursday, March 30^th. It is centered around hands-on STEAM activities. Please turn in your permission slip by March 10^th, if you haven’t done so already.

·        Minimum Days- There will be minimum days for the entire school to accommodate Parent/Teacher Conferences on March 15, 16, and 17^th.  On these days ALL kindergarteners will attend school from 8:15 – 11:35am. Please plan accordingly….traffic will be a nightmare, please be patient.

·        Speaking of parent conferences… for this trimester, all students who are working ON grade level or above will NOT be required to have a parent conference.  If your child does need a parent/teacher conference, your child’s teacher will inform you and email you a SignUp Genius to schedule a conference during March 15-17^th. 

·        Report Cards will be sent home with students the week of March 13^th.  

·        Mundy Movie Night- will be on Friday, March 10^th from 5-7pm in the MPR. The Never Ending Story will be featured. It is $5 per student.

·        Our theme for next week is Frogs.  Our new word wall word is “but.”  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.

·        READING EGGS and WEEKLY HOMEWORK— Reading EGGS is now a required portion of the weekly homework assignment. Your child must log on at least 3 times each week. Your child’s username and password are taped inside their folder. Please have your child complete 1-2 pages each night, and complete the writing assignment on the last page.  Your child should now be working on writing 3 sentences on one topic.

·        Writing—Our writing job has changed!  For the month of March, we will be talking and writing about how things taste.  Please have your child write at least two sentences about something you eat at home, school or out on the town, and write about what it tastes like.  Our goal now is to have the kids choose one topic and elaborate on it, and really describe the experience.  “Today my mom took me out for frozen yogurt.  I picked vanilla frozen yogurt with blueberries on top.  The frozen yogurt tasted cold and soft in my mouth.  The blueberries squirted juice when I ate them.”  (in Kindergarten writing of course)  We are encouraging LOTS of writing that all goes together!  

·        REMINDER Please be sure that your child returns their book bag in their folder everyday.  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