Kindergarten newsletter Aug. 12 - 14th

Welcome to Kindergarten!!!

We'd like to welcome all of our families to a new year!  We are so excited to meet all of you!  There are a few things that we need you to know about the first day/week...

1. For the first day, your child will attend school like a NORMAL day.  If you are AM, your day is 8:15 - 11:35 and PM is 11:35 - 2:45.  Our Wacky Wednesday schedule will not begin until Aug. 19th, when all students attend school from 8:15 - 11:35.  

2.  Please send your child to school with a small healthy snack every day, as we do not provide snack.  Water only, please no juice.

3.  Please remember to never leave your car unattended at the yellow drop off curb in front of Kindergarten.  This applies to picking up as well.

4.  You are welcome to accompany your child into the classroom for first 15- 20 minutes, helping them to find their cubbies and seats.  We will wave goodbye shortly thereafter.  At that time, please plan to make a quick exit in order to help calm any possible anxieties.  

5.  Supply bins will be outside in the kindergarten playground for any donations.  THANK YOU!

6.  Your child needs a folder, labeled with his/her name, that will be used daily.  He/she needs to place it in the Homework Bin on the bench in front of their classroom.  In order for your child to establish this daily routine, please encourage them to do this on their own every day, including the first day.  

7.  Please make sure to label all personal items for your child, such as jackets, lunch boxes and water bottles.  Donated supplies, other than folders, do not need a name. 

8.  At the end of your child's day, your teacher will be dismissing each student one by one, so that we can become familiar with each child's parent. Please be patient, as this is important and will take a few extra minutes.  Please plan to park in the lot or neighborhood, as you are never allowed to leave your car unattended at the curb, even to pick up.  Thank you for your understanding and cooperation with our crazy traffic!   

kinder news May 18-21st

Kindergarten Newsletter

May 18^th – 21^st  

We can’t believe that our year is winding down.  Here’s what’s coming up for the new week…    

·        We would all like to send a huge THANK YOU for all of the wonderful cards, flowers, candy, and gifts that you showered us with last week for Teacher Appreciation Week. We truly felt appreciated and loved. 

·        Be on the look out for two sign-up geniuses to be emailed soon.  We are planning our Hawaiian Day and the End of the Year Parties.  We will need everyone’s help to make these fun and memorable events!  THANK YOU.

·        This will be our LAST week for Homework packets to come home this school year.  Please continue to practice writing and reading daily with your child through our summer break.

 

·        Our new word wall word is “there.” 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.

·        This week will be our final library check out for the year.  All library books are now due.

·        Calling all Dads…  PLEASE come to our FATHER’S DAY Celebration in Kindergarten Monday June 1^st.  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 very likely 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 paper airplanes, building with blocks, playing with Play-Doh, cars, drawing… All the fun things daddies 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…

·        Friday, May 22rd/Monday May 25th: No School 

·        Wednesday, May 27^th : Hawaiian Day/ PERFORMANCE day in Kindergarten.  Please plan to stay to watch the kids sing at 8:15 AM for approximately 15 min.

·        Thursday, May 28^th: Field day for the rest of Mundy 

·        Friday, May 29^th:  Jog-a-Thon

·        Monday, June 1^st:  Father’s Day in Kindergarten (Fathers, please join us for donuts and centers for the first 45 min. of your child’s day)

·        Tuesday, June 2^nd:  Kindergarten Slideshows at the beginning of class
 

·        Wednesday, June 3rd: Safety Day 8:30 – 11:30am

·        Thursday, June 4th: Last Day/Minimum Day Field day in Kindergarten

·        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

Kinder news May 11-15

Kindergarten Newsletter

May 11^th - 15^th

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

·        Our theme for this week is Telling Time! 

·        ALL library books must be returned now.  There will be no more library check out.

·        Our new word wall word is “saw.”  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 & saw.

·        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. 

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

·        May 11th-15th: Teacher Appreciation Week 

·        Thursday, May 14th: Volunteer Tea and Cake in the MPR from 3:15 – 4pm 

·        May 18-21 College Week- Show your school spirit!  Details to come later!

·        Friday, May 22rd/Monday May 25th: No School 

·        Wednesday, May 27^th : Hawaiian Day/ PERFORMANCE day in Kindergarten.  Please plan to stay to watch the kids sing at 8:15 AM for approximately 15 min.

·        Thursday, May 28^th: Field day for the rest of Mundy 

·        Friday, May 29^th:  Jog-a-Thon

·        Monday, June 1^st:  Father’s Day in Kindergarten (Fathers, please join us for donuts and centers for the first 45 min. of your child’s day)

·        Tuesday, June 2^nd:  Kindergarten Slideshows at the beginning of class
 

·        Wednesday, June 3rd: Safety Day 8:30 – 11:30am

·        Thursday, June 4th: Last Day/Minimum Day Field day in Kindergarten

·        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

kinder news May 5-9

Kindergarten Newsletter

May 5 – 9^th

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

·        Our theme for this week is Cinco de Mayo! 

·        Our new word wall word is “there.”  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.

·        Jog –a –Thon Sponsorship forms are DUE TODAY!!! 

·        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 Third Annual Mother’s Day Spa on Friday, May 8^th.  PLEASE plan to be here for the first 1 ½ hours on Friday, at the start of your child’s day.  (8:30 – 10am for the am session & 12 – 1:30pm for the afternoon session)  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, as we want to make sure every child has a mother or loved-one to pamper. 

·        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. 

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

·        May 5th-9th: 6th Grade Science Camp 

·        May 11th-15th: Teacher Appreciation /College Week 

·        Friday, May 15th: Volunteer Breakfast 

·        Friday, May 22rd/Monday May 25th: No School

·        Friday, May 30th: Jog-a-Thon

·        May 27^th :  Hawaiian Day in Kindergarten

·        May 28^th: Field day for the rest of Mundy 

·        May 29^th:  Jog-a-Thon

·        June 1^st:  Father’s Day in Kindergarten

·        June 2^nd:  Kindergarten Slideshows at the beginning of class AND   6th grade graduation at 6PM
 

·        June 3rd: Safety Day all day

·        Wednesday June 4^th – HAWAIIAN DAY IN Kindergarten

·        Wednesday, June 4th: Perfect Attendance Assembly

·        Thursday, June 4th: Last Day/Minimum Day Field day in Kindergarten

·        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

Kinder Newsletter 4/20-24

Kindergarten Newsletter

April 20^th – 24^th   

Happy Earth Week everyone!  We hope you all enjoyed a nice and relaxing long weekend with your families. 

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

·        Wednesday the 22nd is Administrator Assistant’s Day, if you would like to thank Miss Danni, Miss Kristin, Miss Rosa, and Miss Diane in the office for all the multitudes of band-aids, ice packs and love they give to your kids on a daily basis (not to mention all of the grown up office duties in between)!!!

 

·        Our theme for this week is Earth Day!  Our new word wall word is “would.”  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, were & would.

Cash 4 Class

Monday April 20th is the last day to turn in receipts from the Solano Mall. Please turn in any receipts you have. We are currently in first place. If we win the contest, we will use the gift cards as prizes for perfect attendance. If you would like the receipts returned to you, please put your name and your child's room number on them. Thank you!

Family Literacy Night

Reminder: Family Literacy Night is April 30, 2015 from 5-7 PM.  It is an opportunity to have parents come out and see how we’re working to update our collection (avg age 18) and see the new New York Times Best Sellers for Kids collection.  

Mayfair

Please join us at Mundy from 3-7PM on May 1 for a fun-filled family afternoon of good old fashioned games, food and fun.  Purchase tickets for snow cones, dunk tank, go fishing, boat races, music and more!  Picnic or plan a dinner one the food truck offerings.  Can't wait to see you there!

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·        Writing—We are concluding our topic of how things feel when you touch them.  Please have your child practice for SHOW-OFF writing this week and write at least THREE sentences about how something feels when they touch it.  Our goal is to have the kids choose one topic and elaborate on it, and really describing the experience.  We are encouraging LOTS of writing that all goes together!   THIS is how they will get to that elusive Rubric 3!!!!!

• Important dates to remember—There are many upcoming dates to remember.  May comes quickly and is JAM- PACKED full of activities and dates to remember--(some of which do not pertain to Kinder, but we thought you might like to see them anyway.

·        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 daily 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

Kinder newsletter April 13 - 17

Kindergarten Newsletter

April 13^th – 17^th

  

THANK YOU to all who accompanied us to the farm last week!  We had SUCH a great time there!  We are a lucky bunch!

Here’s what’s coming up for our new week…    

·        Library book plea—we would like to ask you to have your child return his/her library books BEFORE Wednesday.  Having to return 30+ library books before we can check out new ones each week is taking up too much time!  PLEASE help us to get them in before WED.  THANK YOU!!

·        At this point in the school year, we are expecting our students to stretch out and sound out words by themselves, while reading AND writing.  If they know their letter names and sounds, they can do it.  Our kids need to build confidence, and the best way for them to gain this is to do it by themselves.  Rather than doing it for them, instead, reassure them and encourage them that they can indeed do it!!!  Thank you for helping to encourage this very important skill!

·        IMPORTANT DATE TO REMEMBER--- Kindergarten will be having our annual Mother’s Spa & Pampering Day on May 8^th.  We would love it if EVERY mother could attend to receive some much needed pampering by their 5 year old!!!  This is a wonderful memory-making day for all who attend.  Please plan to be here if you can!  Grandmas are welcome if mom is unavailable!

·        We also plan to celebrate Dads on June 1^st with our annual Donuts for Dads for the first hour of Kindergarten!  Please be aware of this date, in case you may need to take the morning off from work! 

·        Lost & Found—please take a moment to check out the lost & found in the MPR.  It will soon be donated to our local charities.

·        DONATIONS!!!  If you are willing to donate one of the following things, please let your child’s teacher know.  In honor of Earth Day, we will soon be making pancakes, and will need:

o       Krusteaz pancake mix

o       Cool Whip

o       Coffee filters

·        Important end of the school year dates to remember:

April 23-May 21 - SBAC testing (3rd-6th grade)

April 27 - 3rd trimester Progress Reports come home

May 1 – May Fair evening (3-7 PM)

May 8 - Mother’s Day in Kindergarten (the first hour+ of your child’s day)

May 11-15 - Teacher Appreciation Week

May 15 - Volunteer Breakfast 7:30 am

May 18 – 21 - College Week

May 22 and 25 – No school – Memorial Day

May 27 – Kinder HAWAIIAN DAY (8-11:30) with Kinder performance at 8:30AM

May 29 – Mundy Jog-a-thon (morning)

June 1 – Father’s Day in Kindergarten

June 2 – Kinder SLIDESHOW presentation for PARENTS (the first 15 min. of your child’s day).  ALL are welcome to stay and watch! 

Also--6^th grade promotion 6 PM.

June 4 – Last Day of school minimum day & 5^th grade promotion at 11AM

·        Our theme for this week is Butterflies!  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, will, come & were.

·        Writing—For the month of April, we will be writing about how things feel when you touch them.  Please have your child write at least THREE sentences about how something feels when they touch it.  Our goal is to have the kids choose one topic and elaborate on it, and really describe the experience.  “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 of course)  We are encouraging LOTS of writing that all goes together!  

·        Reading Eggs!!!  Our goal in the classroom is to have your child become proficient in LOGGING him/herself onto Reading Eggs INDEPENDENTLY.  This is a huge skill for a Kindergartener, but we know they can do it.  While at home, please help guide your child in logging on, rather than doing this for them.  The more they do it, the better they will become.  

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

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