Newsletter February 27th - March 2nd

Kindergarten Newsletter

February 27^th – March 3^rd

We are already in our last week of February! Things are moving so WOW!!!  We only have 65 school days left.  Here’s what’s coming up for next week…

• We will celebrate Dr. Suess' birthday, Thursday March 2nd by participating in Read Across America and having a school spirit day Dress as Your Favorite Book Character.
• There is NO SCHOOL on Friday, March 3^rd for all students. This is a teacher work day.  Let's hope it's a sunny day off to enjoy.

• Our theme for next week is Dr. Seuss.

• Our new word wall word is “do.” 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.

• Field trip- 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 on a field trip. AM K will be leaving at 9:45am, and PM K will be leaving at 11:45pm.

• DONATION NEEDED: We need ONE big Costco box of Rainbow colored Goldfish crackers per classroom by Monday, Feb.27^th for a special center. If you are willing to donate, please let your teacher know so we only receive one. Thank you!

• Writing—Our writing job is the same all month. We are still writing using SOUND words. We will be doing our monthly show-off writing this week!!! Please have your child write at least two sentences about the sounds you hear. You can go for another walk, tell us about the sounds you hear in your house, on the way to school, whatever you like. “On the way to school I heard a garbage truck. It went beep beep beep. It was very loud and rumbly.” (in Kindergarten writing of course)

• Reading Eggs!! We do expect your child to be using it at least one night a week as part of their homework. Your child’s username is taped inside their folder.

• 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

Kindergarten Newsletter

February 20^th - 24^th

THANK YOU again to our wonderful Kindergarten families who donated items, made or brought food, helped with set up and clean up, or simply joined us on Valentine’s Day! The kids had a fantastic day because of your generosity. Here’s what’s coming up for this week…

• No school this Monday, the 20^th for President's Day.
• Thursday of next week, Feb. 23^rd, is Disney Day at Mundy. Have fun dressing up in your best Disney outfit, whether it is a t-shirt and hat or an elaborate costume!
• Our theme for next week is President’s Day. Our new word wall word is “they.” 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.

• Writing—Our writing job is the same all month. We are still writing using SOUND words. We will be doing our monthly show-off writing this week!!! Please have your child write at least two sentences about the sounds you hear. You can go for another walk, tell us about the sounds you hear in your house, on the way to school, whatever you like. “On the way to school I heard a garbage truck. It went beep beep beep. It was very loud and rumbly.” (in Kindergarten writing of course).

• REMINDER We are report card testing currently, and are not able to do reading groups at this time. We will resume after next week. Please log onto Reading Eggs and read with your child every day!

• Upcoming Dates to remember:
  • Feb. 24—Mundy Dance Party
  • Mar.3—NO SCHOOL for students, as this is a teacher workday
  • Mar. 2—Family STEAM night
  • Mar. 6—walking field trip to the Cordelia Library for Dr. Seuss
  • Mar. 15 – 17—Minimum day for all students; school will be from 8:30 – 11:35AM for ALL students
  • Mar. 20 – 26—Spring Break
  • Mar. 30—field trip to Imagine That, a hands on STEAM museum in Vacaville

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

February 14^th - 17^th

I wanted to send a HUGE thank you to all of those who contributed in making my birthday a fantastic and special day! Kindergarten is ALWAYS a wonderful place to spend my birthday every year!! Thank you for making me feel so special and blessed!!!! -Mrs. Barron

Thank you all for joining us on our trip to the Jelly Belly Factory this morning! We had a super fun day! ** Please remember that Monday is a holiday. Enjoy a LONG three-day weekend! We will see you all on Tuesday for our Valentine's Day party. Here’s what’s coming up for next week…

• PARENT Valentine HOMEWORK!!!!!!!! Please make sure that you bring your parent valentine on Tuesday for our parties. We will be presenting these in class on Tuesday, so if you would like to be here for that, feel free to join us!

• Student Valentines & Valentine Boxes---please send both of these to school on, Tuesday, February 14^th. Please help your child bring in 30 Valentines for his/her classmates. Please have your child sign ONLY his/her name on all of the Valentines. They will not be delivered if they are addressed to specific friends because it's too hard to manage.

• ALL are welcome at our Valentine’s Day party, but please reserve the party craft supplies for the Kinder kids! Feel free to come in and enjoy the day with your child!
• Read to Succeed- Six Flags Read to Succeed Reading logs are due on Friday, February 15.

• Our theme for next week is Valentine’s Day, and our new word wall word this week is “up.” We now know the following words: I, like, see, a, is, the, can, my, and, have, go, to, has, we, am, look, said, are, saw, went, with & up.

• 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 at least 2-3 sentences on only one topic. Have your child complete their work in their very best handwriting, USING CORRECT LETTER FORMATION, as this is a very important skill for Kindergarten.

• Writing—Our writing job is the same all month. We are NOW writing using SOUND words. Please have your child write at least two sentences about the sounds you hear from your favorite animal. “My dog is very noisy at home. When someone comes to the door and rings the doorbell, I hear WOOF WOOF!!!”

• READING Books—We are currently doing report card assessments and our reading groups are on hiatus for the time being. Please continue to read with your child every night, as well as Reading Eggs.
• Upcoming Dates:
  • Feb.20--NO school for Washington's birthday
  • Feb. 24—Mundy Dance Party 5:30 -7:30PM
  • Feb. 24—Walk to School Day/Spirit Wear Contest
  • Feb. 28--”Pathways” sponsorship application due date
  • March 2--Family STEAM night
  • March 6—walking field trip to our Cordelia Library for Dr. Seuss's birthday
  • March 15-17-- Minimum days for ALL Mundy students; ALL students, including Kinder, attend school from 8:15-11:35AM. Traffic will be chaotic!
  • March 30--Field trip to Imagine That, a STEAM hands on museum in Vacaville

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

February 6-10^th

Thank you to all who dressed up to celebrate the

100^th day of school! What a FUN day we had!!!

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

• Jelly Belly Factory field trip is Friday, Feb. 10^th. Be sure your permission slip is in and you've told your teacher your driving preference. It will be a MORNING day for all students. All students attend school from 8:30 – 11:30.

• PARENT HOMEWORK!!!!!!!! We hope that you are all diligently working on your Parent Valentines!!!! Please remember that it doesn’t need to be a BIG deal. It can be in the form of a homemade card, a small collage, a small poster, a homemade book, anything you would like. Our intention is for you to take some time to shower your child with love, and send it to school IN SECRET. We will keep them a secret until Valentine’s Day when we will present them to your child, in front of the class. Feel free to add photos, sparkle, glitter, doilies, scrapbook paper, stickers…whatever you love, (please no food) and send it to school no later than Feb. 10^th. Thank you and have fun creating!!

• Reminder about Valentine’s Day & our classroom parties. We hope you have all had an opportunity to sign up to bring in something for our class parties. We could not do what we do without your help! THANK YOU!!! Please plan to bring in your child’s VALENTINE BOX on the day of our party, Feb. 14^th. Your child can also bring in 30 valentines for classmates on the 14^th, NOT before. Please have your child SIGN his/her Valentines ONLY. They will not be delivered if they are addressed to specific friends. It is much too difficult to manage!!

• Our classroom theme next week is Dental Health. Our new word wall word is “are.” We now know the following words: I, like, see, a, is, the, can, my, and, have, go, to, has, am, look, are, saw, went & are.

• Because next week is Dental Health week, we will be making a collage of healthy vs. UNhealthy foods for our teeth. If you get coupons or grocery store ads, we would love it if you could send them in for us to use for this center. Since we will be cutting them up, they will not be returned. 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 2-3 sentences on only one topic. Have your child complete their work in their very best handwriting, USING CORRECT LETTER FORMATION, as this is a very important skill for Kindergarten.

• Writing—Our writing job is the same all month. We are NOW writing using SOUND words. Please have your child write at least two sentences about the sounds you hear while taking a walk outside. “Today I took a walk with my dad around the block. We went to the creek and heard birds chirping in the trees. We also heard the wind blowing the grass and the weeds. Then we heard a fire engine siren far away. I like listening to the sounds outside.” (in Kindergarten writing of course)

• 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 did not bring their book bag to reading group. Thank you!!

• Upcoming dates to calendar…

• Feb. 10-- Kinder field trip to the Jelly belly Factory (8:30 – 11:30) for ALL students
• Feb. 13-- no school in honor of Lincoln’s birthday
• Feb. 14-- Valentine's Day party
• Feb. 20—no school in honor of Washington's birthday
• Feb. 24--Dance Party in the MPR
• March 2--2^nd Family STEAM night in the MPR
• March 3—Teacher workday, no school for students.
• March 15-17-- Minimum days; ALL students (kinders too) come to school from 8:15-11:35AM

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: January 30th - February 3rd

   Here’s what’s coming up next week…    

·        Wednesday, February 1^st is our 100^th 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 100^th 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 30^th you will earn a pride card.

·        Our theme for this week is 100^th 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 10^th.  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 10^th. 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 14^th, 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

Kindergarten Newsletter January 23rd-27th

Kindergarten Newsletter

January 23rd – 27th 

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

·        Progress Reports will be going home next week. Please SIGN it and RETURN it to school.  Please do not hesitate if you have questions to email.  Thank you. 

• Permission slips for our FIELD TRIP went home. If you have not yet returned it signed, please do so ASAP.

·        It will soon be our 100^th day of Kindergarten!  We have many fun activities planned. A sign up genius will be sent next week. Please be on the lookout for it if you would like to donate to help our special day be a success.

·        Valentine’s Day is coming up!  We will be celebrating on the 14^th with a fun party!  A sign up genius went out with items we will need. If you didn’t see it please let us know.

·        SECRET-A special email was sent to you today regarding a VERY SPECIAL VALENTINE FOR YOUR CHILD. PLEASE READ IT ENTIRELY!!!

·        Speaking of Valentine’s Day…please send your child to school that day with 30 valentines.  PLEASE have your child write “From (name)” on each valentine.  Please do NOT address Valentines to individual students in our classes.  We cannot help your child deliver valentines to specific friends. 

·        Please have your child bring his/her valentines ON the day of our party, not before. We cannot store all of them in our classrooms!! Thank you!

·        WEEKLY HOMEWORK—Please have your child complete 1-2 pages per day, in their best handwriting, with proper spacing!!!!  Please help and encourage your child to USE THE LINES when writing words.  Complete the work in your very best handwriting, as this is a very important skill for Kindergarten.

·        EXTRA WORK—Please be sure to check your child’s folder each day to review their center work for the day.  If you see anything UNfinished, please have your child take the time to sit and complete the job.  It does NOT need to be returned to school.  Thank you!  

·        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.

·        This week, we are learning about Chinese New Year.  We are also talking about rhyming words, listening to the ENDING sounds of words and our new word wall word is “are.”  We know the following High Frequency Words: I, a, like, the, see, is, can, my, and, have, go, to, has, you, feel, we, look, said and saw.  Please encourage your child to use these words in their writing every day!!!!

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 January 16-20 2017

Kindergarten Newsletter

January 16^th – 20th 

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

·        Next Monday, the 16^th, is a holiday for Martin Luther King Jr. observance.  Enjoy your three day weekend!

·   Valentine’s Day will be here before you know it! A sign up genius has been sent to you with items that we will need for our celebration. Thank you in advance for donating!

·       Read to Succeed- Please remember that your child’s completed and signed Read to Succeed reading log is due by February 15^th.  Students who participate will earn a one day admission ticket to Six Flags.

·        Reading Eggs- Thank you to those who have been utilizing this terrific phonics and reading program. Teachers are able to check who has logged on, the number of times, and for how long. Unfortunately, there are many students who haven’t done so. Next week, teachers will send home a letter with students who would most benefit from Reading Eggs.  They will now be required to use Reading Eggs as part of their weekly homework.

    ·   Fieldtrip- Permission slips have gone home. If you have not yet signed it and returned, please do so as soon as possible.

·        Writing—Our writing job is the same all month!!!  For the month of January, we are 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 lives with me in my house.  She has brown, curly hair, brown eyes, and big red lips.”  (in Kindergarten writing of course)

·        Our theme for next week is Martin Luther King Jr. Our new word wall word is “saw.”  We know the following High Frequency Words: I, a, am, like, the, see, is, can, my, and, have, go, to, has, you, feel, we, look, are, & said.  Please encourage your child to use these words in their writing every day!!!!

Go Noodle is a fun, free program we have been using in our classrooms and many students want to use it at home.  It’s like indoor PE.  Just go to gonoodle.com and the Channels we have used are Moose Tube and Zumba.  There are lots of other areas to explore there as well.  Don’t forget about Starfall.com-they really love it!

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