Kindergarten Newsletter April 2nd-6th

We wish all of you a wonderful Spring Break next week! NO SCHOOL from March 24^th-April 2^nd. Please enjoy the extra time with your families. We will see you back at school on Tuesday, April 3^rd.

Here’s what’s coming up for the week after Spring Break…   

·  Talent Show- Mundy’s Got Talent! Please come and support all of our amazing talented students on Friday, April 6^th in the MPR at 5:30pm. It’s sure to be spectacular!!!

·        Wednesday, April 18th is Spring Picture day! You do NOT have to preorder anything.  Just send your child to school ready to take a picture, and when the photos come back, you will have the opportunity to purchase what you like!

·        Mundy Fun Run (a.k.a Jog-a-Thon)- will be on Friday, April 20^th. This is a great opportunity for your child to be active and help raise money for our school. Register online at FUNRUN.COM by April 11^th. Everyone is welcome to come that day and cheer their kids on!

·        Our new theme will be Bunnies & Chicks!!!  Our new word wall word is “were.”  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, was, come, & will.

·        Upcoming Fieldtrips - Jelly Belly Factory on Wednesday, April 18^th and Loma Vista Farm on Thursday, May 3^rd. Permission slips will be sent home soon. ALL KINDERGARTEN CLASSES will attend school from 8:15 to 11:35 a.m on these days, please plan accordingly.

Additionally, please make sure your child has a booster seat on these dates. It is the LAW until they are 8 years old or at least 4’9” tall. We want all of our children to be safe. Thank you.

·        Writing— Please have your child practice writing at least three sentences. Our goal now is to have the kids choose one topic and elaborate on it, and really describe the experience.  For example, “I love to pet my dog.  He is warm and soft.  His fur is silky and smooth.  When I touch his whiskers they feel stiff.  He doesn’t like it when I touch his whiskers.”  (in Kindergarten writing/spelling of course)  We are encouraging LOTS of writing that all goes together!  

·        Fun & Helpful Apps and Websites to checkout: Reading Eggs, Reading Raven, Starfall, and GoNoodle are great for practicing letter sounds, words, math, and physical movement. Check them out over break. The kids really enjoy them.

·        Volunteers- Mrs. Macway/Mrs. Ron’s class needs volunteers to help with centers on Monday, Thursdays, and Fridays from 11:45am-1:00pm. Please email her if you can help out. Thank you.

·        REMINDER Please be sure that your child returns their plastic ziplock 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

Mrs. Macway: michellem@fsusd.org

Mrs. Pravin: sheetalp@fsusd.org