Kindergarten Newsletter
Week of October 20-24, 2025
Small pumpkin!
We are planning some fun pumpkin activities for Friday, October 31st. Please send a small pumpkin (one that can fit in a backpack) with your child on or before 10/31. Thank you so much! -Kinder Team
Free Saturday Math Tutoring for PISD Students (Kâ12)
Guinn Special Programs Center, in partnership with Top Achievers and IntelliChoice, offers free math tutoring every Saturday, 10:00 a.m.â12:00 p.m. at Guinn Special Programs Center, 2221 Legacy Dr, Plano, TX.
- Open to all PISD students
- Approximately 3:1 student-to-tutor ratio
- Individualized support, including help with homework
- Light breakfast provided
- All materials included
Register at: topachieversplano.org/programs/steam-program
Please share with your math faculty and refer students who may benefit. Thank you for supporting student success!
Please contact Lawrence Mann with any questions.
Reflections Art Contest
Ready, Set, Read!
We all know how important reading is, and we are teaming up to promote early literacy in Plano ISD! All PreK-2 students are invited to join our first annual district-wide reading challenge! Families are encouraged to track the minutes their child reads at home by submitting the Google Form at www.bit.ly/pisdreads each week. Campuses will compete for prizes provided by the Plano ISD Education Foundation. The contest runs September 29th through October 31st, and the winning campuses will be announced the week of November 3rd. Now - ready, set, read!
Learn more here: bit.ly/planoisdreads
What we'll be learning this week...
Language Arts
- Letters: Rr, Ff
- New Words: of, for
- Informational Texts: text features
- Retelling
- Develop handwriting by accurately forming letters
Math
- Read, write, and represent numbers to 20 with and without objects
- Make a number that is more than, less than, and equal to a given number
I & I
- Making Observations
- The Five Senses
- Sort and describe objects using the five senses
Beginning of the Year Information:
25-26 Kinder Information Night Handbook
Teacher Wishlists
Mrs. Lenoir: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2LSS4XALX4U6K?ref_=wl_share
Ms. DeNardo: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1NCOFM7Z9GQUH?ref_=wl_share
Mrs. Lombardo: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1NGW5MJMJU51R?ref_=wl_share
Ms. Hellmann: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/U7PPT5EE4276?ref_=wl_share
Kindergarten Teachers
Julie Hellmann: Julie.Hellmann@pisd.edu 469-752-0035
Danielle DeNardo: Danielle.denardo@pisd.edu 469-752-0033
Cheryl Lombardo: Cheryl.lombardo@pisd.edu 469-752-0037
Our planning/conference time is 10:20-11:10am
