Kindergarten Newsletter

May 30th - June 2nd

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

• We are continuing our Superheroes theme for next week!

• Superhero Day in Kindergarten is on Wednesday, May 31st.  Join the fun and dress-up as your favorite superhero (please, no weapons). There are lots of great superhero and easy no-sew cape ideas on Pinterest.

• Father’s Day in Kindergarten will be on Friday, June 2nd!!! We invite all dads and/or grandpas to come in and share approximately an hour with your child in Kindergarten! We will start our activities at the beginning of your child’s day, so please plan to bring your child to school that day and stay for about an hour! Father’s Day start times are: 8:30-9:15a.m for AM Kinder and 11:45-12:30p.m for PM Kinder. Hope to see you there!!!

• Library books are now due.  So if you still have a library book at home, please return it ASAP!!! If your child lost a book, you will receive a bill for the replacement cost.

• Assessments, assessments, assessments!!! We have been doing so many assessments in Kindergarten in the last several weeks, so you may have not received any reading books! When these weeks happen, please take it upon yourself to read with your child every night!!! Thank you!

• Two Signup Geniuses have been sent out for our Hawaiian Day and the Last Day of School.  Please check them out and if you would like to, sign up to bring something to share for our Last Day of School party on June 9th and our Hawaiian Day on June 7th. Thank you!!!!

• Hawaiian Day on Wednesday, June 7th, your children will be performing a few songs that they learned. ALL KINDER students will attend school from 8:15AM - 11:35AM.  We will perform at the beginning of your child’s school day on Wednesday.  Students will perform outside on the stone steps in front of the school library. Please plan to be here for the first 20 minutes or so for their songs. The remainder of the day will be Hawaiian Day in Kindergarten, and we encourage you to stay and help out if you’d like!  Please have your child dress in their Hawaiian BEST!!!!

• Kindergarten Slideshows are on Thursday, June 8th. It is a regular school day, but we will be sharing our class slideshows at the very beginning of your child’s day. Please plan to stay for the first 15-20 minutes to watch it with your child! Bring your Kleenex for happy tears!

• Reading Eggs!!! Once your child enters the First Grade, you will no longer have this program. Please continue to log onto Reading Eggs and use it to help reinforce our standards.

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: May 22-26

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

·        Our theme for next week is the same- Superheroes!

·        Superhero Day in Kindergarten is on Wednesday, May 31^st. Join the fun and dress-up as your favorite superhero (please, no weapons). There are lots of great superhero and easy no-sew cape ideas on Pinterest.

• Safety Day is on Wednesday, May 24^th . ALL Kindergarteners will attend school from 8:15-11:35a.m on that day so they can participate.

·        Jog-a-Thon is on Thursday, May 25^th .  AM Kinder will participate from 9:50-10:20a.m and PM Kinder from 12:30-1:00p.m. The kids need to come to school in comfortable clothes and shoes they can RUN in.  We will be running “laps” around the back yard of the school for thirty minutes, and parent volunteers will mark off each lap that they run.  This is a very fun day at Nelda Mundy, and we encourage you to come out and cheer the kids on or help!!!

•  Jog-a-Thon Pledge Monies are due by Monday, May 22^nd. Please make sure the front of your child’s envelope is filled out.

• Yearbooks- If you didn't order a yearbook for your child, there will be some for sale on Monday morning in front of the school. There are only 100 available. The cost is $35 for a soft-cover and $40 for a hard-cover. CASH only!!!! 

• NO  SCHOOL on FRIDAY, May 26^th and Monday, May 29^th  for Memorial Day.  Enjoy your long weekend making memories!!!!

·        Father’s Day in Kindergarten will be on Friday, June 2^nd!!! We invite all dads and/or grandpas to come in and share approximately an hour with your child in Kindergarten!  We will start our activities at the beginning of your child’s day, so please plan to bring your child to school that day and stay for about an hour!  Father’s Day start times are:  8:30-9:15a.m for AM Kinder and  11:45-12:30p.m for PM Kinder.  Hope to see you there!!!

·        Library books are due by May 25th, so if you have a library book at home, please return it ASAP!!! If your child lost a book, you will receive a bill for the replacement cost.

·        Assessments, assessments, assessments!!!  We have been doing so many assessments in Kindergarten in the last several weeks, so you have not received any reading books!  When these weeks happen, please take it upon yourself to read with your child every night!!!  Thank you!

·        Please check your email for two separate Signup Genius to volunteer to bring in something for our Last Day of School party on June 9^th and our Hawaiian Day on June 7^th as well! Let's make it special for our kids. Thank you!!!!

·        Speaking of Hawaiian Day on Wednesday, June 7^th, your children will be performing a few songs that they learned.  We will perform at the beginning of the school day on Wednesday. ALL Kindergarteners will attend school from 8:15-11:35a.m on that day. Students will perform outside on the stone steps in front of the school library.  Please plan to be here for the first 20 minutes or so for their songs.  The remainder of the day will be Hawaiian Day in Kindergarten and we encourage you to stay and help out of you’d like!  Please have your child dress in their Hawaiian BEST!!!!

·        Kindergarten Slideshows are on Thursday, June 8^th. It is a regular school day, but we will be sharing our class slideshows at the very beginning of your child’s day.  Please plan to stay for the first 15-20 minutes to watch it with your child! Bring your Kleenex for happy tears!

·        Reading Eggs!!!  Once your child enters the First Grade, you will no longer have this program.  Please continue to log onto Reading Eggs and use it to help reinforce our standards.

·        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 Newsletter May 15th-19th

Kindergarten Newsletter

May 15th-29th

THANK YOU for making Teacher Appreciation Week so wonderful!!! All of the handmade cards, pictures, gifts, and flowers are lovely. We are truly blessed to have all of you.

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

·        Our theme for next week is Father’s Day.

·        Review all word wall/high frequency words. 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, said, will, come, was, would, there, & of.

·        Mundy Jog-a-thon is next Thursday, May 25th. Please be sure to turn in your donation envelopes by May 22nd. Everyone is welcome to come out and cheer for the kids while they run. AM Kinder will run 9:50-10:20. PM Kinder will run 12:30-1:00. Please make sure your child has on comfy clothes and running shoes.

·        Sharing- Next week’s letter is “W”.

·        Calling all Dads…  PLEASE come to our FATHER’S DAY Celebration in Kindergarten Friday, June 2nd!  AM Kinder will have their session from 8:30-9:15 and PM Kinder will celebrate with their dads from 11:45-12:30.  We understand that this is may be inconvenient for most of you.  If you are able to come in, please be prepared to be celebrated by more than just your own child as many of the kids will not have their own dads here to play with. We will be making kites, paper airplanes, building with blocks, playing with Play-Doh, cars, drawing… All the fun things daddys usually like to do with their kids.  Sorry dads, no massages and nail painting at this event.

·        Writing—During our last month of Kindergarten, we want everyone to think about all of the previous writing jobs we’ve had and try to incorporate DIFFERENT things to write about!  Our job in May is to use number words in our writing.  Our goal is to have the kids choose one topic and elaborate on it, really describing it.

·        Important dates to remember—There are many upcoming dates to remember.  May is JAM- PACKED, full of activities and dates to remember…

    Wednesday May 24th Safety Day

·        Thursday, May 25th: Jog-a-thon

·        Friday, May 26th AND Monday, May 29th: NO SCHOOL  

·        Friday June 2nd: Father’s Day in Kindergarten

·        Wednesday, June 7th: Hawaiian Day in Kindergarten

• Thursday, June 8th: Kindergarten Slideshows at the beginning of class

• Friday, June 9th: Last Day of School/Minimum Day

·        Reading Eggs!!!  Once your child enters the First Grade, you will no longer have this program.  Please continue to log onto Reading Eggs and use it to help reinforce our standards.

·        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 Newsletter for May 8-12th

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

· Our theme for next week is Eric Carle and Time/Clocks.

· Our new word wall word is “of”.  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, said, will, come, was, would & there.

· Spring Pictures are due.  Please complete one of the three options:

-Purchase the entire package

-Purchase the sheets that you want and return the rest

-Return the complete portrait package

© CALLING ALL MOMS!!!!!!  We will have our Annual Mother’s Day Spa on Friday, May 12^th.  PLEASE plan to be here for the first 1½ hours on Friday, at the start of your child’s day.  (8:15-9:30 a.m for AM Kinder & 11:45– 12:45 p.m for PM Kinder)  You will be pampered and loved on!!!!  Plan for your nails to be painted and your shoulders to be massaged!  If you are UNable to come, please try to send someone else in your place (ie. grandma, aunt, etc.), as we want to make sure every child has a mother or loved-one to pamper. 

  · Bandaids are needed in kindergarten. We use them up very quickly. If you can donate a box, we would appreciate it. Thank you.

   · Third Trimester Progress Reports will be sent home next week. Only students performing below grade level will receive a progress report. Please be sure to read the end of this newsletter where we have outlined what is expected of your child by the end of kindergarten.

· Writing—We are starting a new writing topic for this month.  Because it’s our last month of Kindergarten, we want everyone to think about all of the previous writing jobs we’ve had and try to incorporate DIFFERENT things to write about!  We are encouraging using number words this month!  Our goal is to have the kids choose one topic and elaborate on it, really describing it in detail with at LEAST 3 complete sentences.  Practice, practice, practice!!!!

· Important dates to remember—There are many upcoming dates to remember.  May is JAM- PACKED, full of activities and dates to remember…

·        May 12^th: Mother’s Day Spa in Kindergarten

·   May 12^th: Principal’s Movie Night 5-7pm

·   May 8-12^th: Teacher Appreciation Week

·  May 22^nd: Running Club awards

·        May 24^th: Safety Day

·        May 25^th: Jog-a-Thon

·        May 26^th & May 29^th: No School for Memorial Day Weekend

·        June 2^nd: Father’s Day in Kindergarten

·        June 7^th: Honor Roll/Perfect Attendance Assembly

·        June 7^th – HAWAIIAN DAY IN Kindergarten

• June 8^th: Kindergarten Slideshows at the beginning of class
  
  
• June 9th: Last Day of School/Minimum Day for ALL Kindergarteners (11:35a.m dismissal)

• Reading Eggs!!!  Once your child enters the First Grade, you will no longer have this program.  Please continue to log onto Reading Eggs at least 3x a week and use it to help reinforce our standards.

·        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

End of Kindergarten Standards to be considered ON grade level:

Third Trimester PROGRESS REPORTS are going home next week. These are meant to give you a general overview of how your kindergartener is doing right now. The next formal assessment will be report cards in June.

• In order to be ON grade level in READING, your child needs to have ALL of the following: at least 49-53 letter names (upper and lower case), 20-26 letter sounds, and at least 25-30 high frequency/sight words. If s/he is performing below what is expected at this time, s/he will receive an “N” in that subject area.

• In order to be ON grade level in MATH, your child needs to be able to identify out of order all numbers to 20, count in order to 100, and write numbers in order to at least 20. If s/he is performing below what is expected at this time, s/he will receive an “N” in that area.

• In HANDWRITING, your child needs to properly hold a pencil (pinch grip near the tip) and form all letters neatly & correctly from the top down. PRACTICE! PRACTICE!

• In WRITING and CONVENTIONS, although this very important area isn’t on the progress report, it IS on the report card. Practice in this area needs to happen everyday!!! In order for your child to receive an “S” in these areas, s/he must be writing…

• from left to right with two finger spaces between each word
• uppercase letter only at the beginning of each sentence; lowercase letters throughout the rest of the sentence
• spelling ALL word wall words correctly
• stretching out the beginning, middle, and end sounds of all other words
• writing AT LEAST 3 sentences on ONE topic that make sense

***Please understand that an “N” means s/he needs growth and has not YET mastered that skill. It is an indicator of what you can be working on at home with your child.

NOW is crunch time!!! Your child needs to know: ALL 54 letter names (upper and lower case, as well as fancy “g and a”), ALL 30 letter sounds (plus ch, sh, th, and wh), ALL 50 high frequency words, count aloud to 100 (by ones & tens), and write numbers in order to 20 within the next few weeks.

PLEASE help your child get a jump on meeting all of these end of the year standards!

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