Update 10/22

Hi Kindergarten Families,

Highlights for this week:

Sight words: review of like, we, see, the, can

Letter sounds: P, J

Making a goal for our writing

Using 5 groups &  numbers 6-10

World of bugs, spiders and bats!

Specials schedule:

M - Music

T – Music

W – Tech

Th – Art

F – Art

Spirit Week is this week!

Monday – Pajama Day

Tuesday – Twin Day

Wednesday – Favorite Sports Day

Thursday – Star Wars Day

Friday – Pumpkin/Fall Day

There are still spots left to volunteer to send in goodies for our Fall Party!  Please use this link to sign up to volunteer to send in items on October 31^st.

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b48aea8238-mrs/59348926

Our fall parade will be on October 31^st at 8:00am.  Students can come to school in costume.  Our fall party will follow the parade from 8:40-9:40am.  We will have a regular school day following the party. 

Options for clothing for the rest of the day:

1. If comfortable, your child can stay in their costume

2. If you are attending the party, you can help your child change into regular clothes after

3. Your child can change into regular clothes after the party, but they must be able to put on these clothes independently.  (I will help tie shoes!)

Homework:

Reading Folders  - please check backpacks for reading homework.

Friday is our school’s Fall Festival from 5:30pm – 7:30pm.  Hope to see you all there!

Have a wonderful week!

Update 10/15

Hi Kindergarten Families,

Highlights for this week:

Sight words: like, we, see, the, can

Letter sounds: e, r

Shapes all around us

Pumpkin life cycle and properties

Please use this link to sign up to volunteer to send in items for our Fall Party on October 31^st!

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b48aea8238-mrs/59348926

Pumpkin patch field trip, October 18th:

We are excited to go to on our field trip on Wednesday! Please remember to send a disposable sack lunch and drink labeled with your child’s name. The weather is supposed to be nice, so please send a light jacket and comfortable shoes (tennis shoes or boots!)

Specials schedule:

M - Tech

T – P.E.

W – P.E.

Th - Tech

Homework:

Reading Folders – thank you for helping your child to return their reading folders last week!  Keep looking for them coming home in backpacks for reading homework.

Please see our learning targets blog for curriculum updates!

Remember, no school on Friday.  I look forward to meeting with you to discuss your child’s successes and growth at conferences!

Have a wonderful week!

Update 10/9

Hi Kindergarten Families,

Highlights for this week:
It is fire safety week!  On Thursday, we will have a visit from the Arvada Fire Department.
Sight words: we, see, the, can, are
We are also continuing to work in science using our 5 senses

Pumpkin patch field trip info, October 18th:
Jeffco connect is fixed!  Parents, you can go on to pay your $7.00 for the pumpkin patch field trip. Please return the yellow permission slip by Friday.  If you would like to join us as a parent volunteer, please read the info on the permission slip and check the box.  Thank you!

Snowy Days!
You can send kiddos with coats, hats, gloves and boots on snowy days.  Please do not send in snow pants.  We do not have enough room in our classroom for extra snow gear, and we do not allow kids to get super wet and roll in the snow outside during recess!  Thank you!

Friday Folders
Please return Friday folders on Monday.  You should have received your child's midterm progress report on Friday.  To streamline communication, please email me with any concerns, as I will email you with concerns.

Specials schedule:
We have added a rotation of technology for specials!
M - Music
T - Tech
W - Art
Th - Tech

Homework:
Reading Folders - we will start bringing home reading folders instead of a book bag 2-4 times per week.  The folder will have a leveled book for your child to read to you.  Please read the book with your child 2 times.  There will be a place for you to sign off reading with your child in the folder.

Please see our learning targets blog for curriculum updates!
Remember, no school on Friday.  Happy Fall Break!

Have a wonderful week!

Update 10/2

Happy October Kindergarten Families!

Your child's homework folder came home on Thursday with our first family homework.  The fall color walk homework is due by this Thursday.  Please return it in the homework folder.

This week's highlights:
Rhyming words
Letters C and O
New sight words: are, she, he
Review sight words: see, the, we, can, like, my
Reviewing ordering numbers and shapes
Season of fall writing
Apple science - sink or float
Our 5 Senses

Specials Schedule:

M - P.E.
T - P.E.
W - Music
Th - Music
F - Music

Upcoming Dates:
Save the Date!  Pumpkin Patch Field Trip, October 18th (permission slip coming home Friday)
October 13 - No School, Fall Break
October 19th - Parent Teacher Conferences
October 20th - No School, Parent Teacher Conferences
October 27th - Three Creeks Fall Festival

Weekly Update 9/25

Hi Kindergarten Families,

We are excited to welcome Fall this week!  This week is apple week in honor or Johnny Appleseed day on Tuesday, and the beginning of our first science unit on properties.  We would like to ask each child to bring in 1 apple by Wednesday. We will study our apples, describe them, and learn about the life cycle of apples and apple trees.  We would also like to do a taste test of different apples, and make apple sauce! If you have any concerns with your child tasting apples or apple sauce, please let me know!

Specials schedule:
Monday - Music
Tuesday - Art
Wednesday - Art
Thursday - Art
Friday - P.E.

Homework:
We will be sending home 1-2 paper books this week to have your child read to you.  Remind them of their reading ready hands and pointing to each word.  Ask them to point out the sight words to you!

We hope to have iPad cases this week and when iPads are ready to come home, I will email you to let you know!  One really awesome part of our reading program, Wonders, is the opportunity to read the same books on the iPad that we read in small group instruction.  We will start assigning reading to do at home on the iPad soon!

Weekly Update 9/18

Hi Kindergarten Families!
We are loving kindergarten and getting into a great routine!  

Special Schedule:
9/18 P.E.
9/19 P.E.
9/20 P.E.
9/21 Music
9/22 Music

Please visit the Kindergarten Resources tab of our website to download the Kindergarten Back to School Curriculum Presentation.  You will find this to be a great parent resource and overview of curriculum and procedures in kindergarten. Please take time to read it!

Friday is an early release day.  All students will be released from school at 12:00pm. Busses will run as usual and lunch will be served.  Half day students will be dismissed at their usual time.

Friday is also Broncos Spirit Day!  Ready for another win!
Have a wonderful week!

Weekly Update 9/5

Hi kindergarten families!

Our website is up and running! Yay!  You can always check here for updates, and I will be posting here weekly.  Please also visit our kindergarten learning focus page to stay updated with our learning targets and curriculum updates.

Special Schedule:
9/5 P.E.
9/6 P.E.
9/7 P.E.
9/8 Music
9/11 Music
9/12 Music
9/13 Art
9/14 Art
9/15 Art

Important Dates:
September 13: Back to School Night and PTO Fundraiser, 4:30-6:30pm
September 14: Picture Day - Info will be coming home in Friday Folders

Other Information:

Just a reminder that your child will be bringing home a Ziploc bag with his/her name on it once or twice a week.   We will be adding books each week.  Your child should read their new book to at least 1 adult.  Once they have read it, please sign the back of the book.  Your child should be able to read this story independently with minimal help.  We have already read it in class.  When they are reading I ask that you ensure they are using their “reading ready hands.”  This means that typically their left hand is hold down the spine of the book and their right pointer finger (the "Reading Finger") is pointing to each word.  There are dots under each word to help guide their pointer finger for now.  Their finger should be hopping to each word at first.  This is to help with their voice print recognition.  I understand that this story maybe easy for some of the kids but please know we are working on building our stamina, proper reading habits, and fluency.  It is very important that your child consistently uses “reading ready hands.”  This is something even you can model when you are reading a story to them at home.   Please remind your child to bring back their book bags with all books in it the next day.  If your child brings back their bag with their new book signed, they get a special sticker.  This is getting them in the practice for when we start sending home real books, which will then have a reading log you will sign.  Paper books will be coming home frequently so be sure to check your child’s backpack daily.