Kindergarten Newsletter

Parent Reminder:

Please make sure your child's jacket or coat has his or her name written on the tag.

We will go outside for recess everyday unless it is raining.

If your child lost his/her jacket, you are welcome to come anytime by the school and check the lost and found area by the cafeteria.

Please send a bottle with water (preferably in a thermos) daily.

Make sure it has your child's name written on it.

Drinking from the water fountain is not healthy for our little kindergarteners when unsupervised.

We have had several students getting sick.

Kindergarten Lunch time is from 10:50 am to 11:30 am.

Please join us on Mondays only to eat lunch with your child.

• Mrs. Castillo: 10:50 - 11:20
• Mrs. Martinez and Mrs. Hina: 10:55 - 11:25
• Mrs. Alvarez and Mrs. Velasquez: 11:00 - 11:30

Remember to take pictures only of your child. We have class after lunch, please plan accordingly and get on time. Students can not take food with them. If you are not sure that your can make it, please don't tell your child you will. We have had a lot of students that don't want to eat because they are waiting on their parents.

Make sure you check the lunch menu daily, many students are not eating enough because they don't like the school lunch. Also, a lot of lunchables are being tossed because the students say that they don't like them. Please talk to your child about their food preferences. Do not send snacks in lunch boxes, some students are not lining up for a tray, and end up eating only snacks for lunch. Please send the snacks in zip-lock bags.

Module 7 "Zoom in!" - "Miremos de Cerca"

We continue working on fiction stories focusing on the characters and the setting, and the plot of the story (identifying the beginning, middle and end).

We will identify the main idea and the details that support it when reading informational texts (non-fiction stories).

This month we will develop our personal narratives by telling stories about ourselves focusing on small moments and how we felt.

We will be working on our grammar, learning about nouns (people, animals, things and places). Then we will discuss verbs.

Please make sure your child practice handwriting, and stretching sounds as they write. Practice sight words daily to facilitate their writing and reading fluency.

Have your child work with playdough to strengthen his/her hands' muscles and improve fine motor skills.

• IIsolate beginning sound. For example: mat. This sentence has the /m/ sound at the beginning. Give your child a word and have them recognize the first sound they hear.
• Isolate final sound . For example: log. This sentence has the /g/ sound at the end. Give your child a word and have them recognize the last sound they hear.
• Blending phonemes into words. Blending means to combine 2 or more sounds to form a word. In this case, you might give your child the sounds /b/ /o/ /x/ to form the word box.
• Please continue to work with letter names and sounds. Use flash cards to assist with learning letters, making sure the cards are not in ABC order.

• Identificar la sílaba inicial, media o final en una palabra. Por ejemplo en la palabra zapato, la primera sílaba es /za/, la del medio es /pa/ y la final es /to/.
• Identificar el sonido inicial, medio o final en una palabra. Por ejemplo en la palabra sol, el primer sonido es /s/, el del medio es /o/ y el final es /l/.
• Combinar sonidos para formar palabras. Por ejemplo si le dice a su hijo/a los sonidos /s/ /a/ /l/ él o ella debe de poder decirle la palabra completa sal.
• Identificar y hacer rimas. Diga a su hijo/a dos palabras y permita que el/ella le diga si riman o no. Por ejemplo: pato/gato si riman, luna/casa no riman. Mas adelante, diga usted una palabra y que su hijo/a le diga una palabra que rime con la que usted le dijo. Por ejemplo: "Dime una palabra que rima con masa". Su hijo/a puede decir casa, tasa, pasa.

Our main focus this month is Subtraction of numbers - Subtraction relates to decomposing but in a story mode. Give your child word problems (story problems) including numbers subtracting from 10. For example: I have 5 cookies and I ate 4. How many cookies do I have left now.

Please keep practicing basic concepts such as counting forwards and backwards, and identifying numbers up to 50, move to 100 if your child is ready.

• Plant needs - We will be able to describe what plants need to survive, such as air, soil, nutrients, sunlight, space and water.
• Plant Structures - We will be able to describe and explain different plant parts, and explain why are each of them important for the plants' survival.
• Review for Interim Assessment - We will review everything we have learn in order to prepare for our District Assessment.

• Customs and traditions - Review some family traditions associated with holidays.
• Holidays in America - Review some important holidays we celebrate in America.
• My personal story - We will talk about our lives.

*****all “dress” days are always optional – school uniform is perfect on all school days****

Monday: green for Cooperation, PreK and Kinder parent lunch day, bedtime stories with Mrs. Owens

· Tuesday: #AliefProud, 1st grade parent lunch day

· Wednesday: college / military / career, 2nd grade parent lunch day

· Thursday: Texas History or Women’s History attire, 3rd grade parent lunch day

· Friday: Rees PVAA Spirit Day, 4th grade parent lunch day

March 2: Dr. Suess Week: favorite Seuss character

March 3: Dr. Suess Week: Thing Tuesday or Cat in the Hat

March 4: Dr. Seuss Week: Wacky Wednesday or Lorax

2nd grade field trip: PROJECT SMILES

March 5: Dr. Seuss Week: Green Eggs & Ham or Grinch

Big Art Day (during block)

4th grade Math CBA

March 6: Field Day (no short-shorts and no tank tops)

· 8:05-10:05 1st and 2nd grade and REACH

· 10:15 – 12:15 PreK, ECSE, Kinder

· 12:45 – 2:45: 3rd and 4th grade

March 9-13: SPRING BREAK

March 16: Student Holiday

March 17: green for St. Patrick’s Day
March 18: 2nd grade Math CBA

March 19: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Day
3rd grade Math CBA

REPORT CARD DAY

March 20: Very Hungry Caterpillar Day

World Frog Day

March 21: 10:00-1:00 Alief Career Fair @ CTD

10:00-12:00 Alief ISD Transition Fair @ Marshall Center for Advanced Careers (free event for families of children with disabilities
(age 3-22) to meet with agencies and organizations that can meet their needs while in school and transitioning to adulthood

March 23 National Puppy Day

March 26: Astros attire for Opening Day
5:00-6:30 Family Library Night

March 27: 8:30 Coffee with the Principal
Kindergarten Math CBA
April Smore goes out

March 30: National Mermaid Day (actually 3/29)

March 31: National Crayon Day

1. Keep a change of clothes in your child's backpack including underwear, socks, pants, and a shirt. Please update as the weather changes or your child grows.
2. Have your child bring a bottle of water daily.
3. Students who ride the bus must wear their bus tag daily. Morning and afternoon.
4. Behavior folders must be signed daily. Please keep it inside the backpack.
5. Clean the folder and backpack on Fridays.

Mrs. Velasquez and Mrs. Alvarez

• flor.alvarez@aliefisd.net
• rosario.velasqueznavarro@aliefisd.net

Mrs. Castillo

• Patricia.Castillo@aliefisd.net

Mrs. Martinez and Mrs. Hina

• elizabeth.martinez@aliefisd.net
Friu.HinaGulzar@aliefisd.net

Website: https://www.aliefisd.net/Rees
Location: 16305 Kensley Dr, Houston, TX 77082
Phone: (281) 531-1444
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