Happy Thanksgiving/Two day week

It was great seeing all of you and talking about our favorite people at conferences this past week. I know as a parent how busy we all are so for everyone to come at their time and on time and chat with me was just fantastic. You are all amazing parents with wonderful children. 

​This week is a two day week. School on Monday and Tuesday with our holiday break starting Wednesday, Nov 21st. Enjoy the time with family and Happy Thanksgiving.

Week of Nov 19th

Winter Gear
The weather will warm up a tad bit this week, but please remember the following:
All students need a heavy winter coat, snow pants, boots, hats, and water proof mittens in order to play in the snow. If they are missing an item like snow pants or boots we will have them play on the sidewalk to keep them dry and warm. 
Please send your child with water proof mittens. Knit mittens will get wet and they don't keep the children's hands warm. Let us know at school if we can be any assistance.

What are we doing in Kindergarten?

Reader's Workshop
- I can reread a storybook to remember more of the story and say more on each page.
- I can use connecting words to make the pages in my stories go together (“and then,” “after that”).
- I can read a book over and over again and use some of the exact words from the book.

Writer's Workshop
- I can write words by saying the word slowly and writing down the sounds I hear.
- I can keep trying to write, even when it gets a little difficult.
- I can add more pages to the books I write.

Math Workshop
- I can count objects in a group.
- I can represent numbers 1-10 in a variety of ways.
- I can identify, describe, and draw circles, triangles, squares, hexagons and rectangles.
- I can sequence numbers 1-10.
- I can write numbers 1-10.
-I can add.
​-I can subtract.


Going Home
Please keep this as consistant as possible. I do know things come up and change quickly like a doctor's appointment and such. If you know this ahead of time, please send a note in their folder for me about the change in going home. If this is last minute, call the office at 878-6300 and let our office staff know. They will make sure that I get the information. If there happens to be a visiting teacher in my room, they do not have access to my email or voicemail and your child will go home their usual way causing confusion. Sometimes I cannot get my voicemail or email in the afternoon while teaching so calling the office is the best way.

Last- if you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to call or email me. Many times you may hear something and not know what's really going on. Lot's of times 5 year olds versions of what really happen are very different than what actually happened. Please contact me. I love hearing from you. This quote has always made me laugh and reminds parents to keep in touch with me if they have questions..

         ~If you promise not to believe everything that happens at school, I promise not to believe
                   everything that happens at home.~


Making Kindergarten Successful!

Here are a lot of ways to make kindergarten a success for your child this year:
  • Send them to school in VELCRO shoes if they cannot tie yet. It's hard for us as teachers to tie 26 pairs of shoes. We also want them to feel independent and successful by dressing themselves!
  • Label all of their things. Backpack, shoes, art shirts, etc. Many times they don't recognize their stuff especially when children have the SAME batman SHOES.
  • Put their snack in a front pocket in their back pack. Do not put it in their lunch. They'll get confused and eat their lunch or tell us they don't have a lunch when indeed they do because they think it's just their snack. Practice this with them and show them where the snacks are. 
  • Send two healthy snacks please. Fruits, veggies, crackers, cheese, raisins. Sugary treats will only give them a quick burst of energy and not give them the fuel they need for the day. 
  • Send back up clothes like underwear, pants, shorts, shirts, and socks. Many times the kids have accidents at school whether they spill on themselves, get wet, or have a bathroom accident. We will help them change and get comfortable so they can continue with their day. 


LOOKING AHEAD

Nov 21st - Nov 23rd -No school/Thanksgiving break
Nov 28th -29th - Kindergarten Fingerprinting (more information to come)
Nov 30th - Popcorn Day
Dec 5th-6th - Holiday Shop (More information to come)
Dec 21st - Christmas Party (More information to come)

​Birthdays

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