K - Parents' Newsletter!

Parents,

• Please send students to school in proper warm clothing and write the student's name on their jackets.

• Please remember all students are expected in the classroom before 8:30 am.

• Students should also have a change of clothes in their backpacks in the case of an accident.
  
• Make sure you are looking at your child’s folder to empty out the papers, check and sign the behavior chart EVERY DAY.
  

Green or Pink = Followed the rules and had a great day!

Yellow = Needed extra reminders about following the rules.

Red = Had a difficult time following the rules.

• Please send healthy full lunch in your child lunch box if they don't eat from the cafeteria.
• ATTENDANCE IS VERY IMPORTANT! Please, send a written excuse or call to the office if your child was or will be absent from school so we can excuse them.

Tardy Drop-Off

When a student arrives late (after 8:30), an adult must sign the student in at the office.

Early Pick-Up

Please limit early pick-up of children to emergencies and appointments. If a child is out for any portion of the school day, the missed time is recorded as a tardy. A note sent in the morning will help us to have your child ready. To avoid interruptions to instruction, no student will be released between 2:45 and 3:15. Parents will be asked to wait for the dismissal bell. Come to the office to check out a student. Please be prepared to present photo identification upon request. No student will be released to an unknown or unauthorized person.

Every Thursday, our Kindergarten students can't wait to see Mrs. Julissa Sabino! She is coming from The Alliance Theatre Institute. They are partners with school districts and schools to deliver professional learning for educators and arts integrated or theater-based instruction for students. Designed to support school curriculum and individual classroom goals across grade levels and content areas, Institute programs include: residencies, student workshops, and professional learning events.

Institute initiatives are aligned with the Georgia Standards of Excellence and Georgia Early Learning and Development Standards and yield proven results in students’ academic achievement and social-emotional growth. Additionally, these offerings provide teachers the opportunity to engage in job-embedded professional development by collaborating with professional teaching artists who embody high quality artistry and utilize their art form to positively impact school communities.

From Savvas enVision textbook:

MEASUREMENT & DATA REASONING – attributes of objects, classifying objects K.MDR.7: Observe, describe, and compare the physical and measurable attributes of objects and analyze graphical displays of data. Expectations Evidence of Student Learning (not all inclusive; see Grade Level Overview for more details) K.MDR.7.1 Directly compare, describe, and order common objects, using measurable attributes (length, height, width, or weight) and describe the difference. Fundamentals ● This learning objective builds on the Pre-K Georgia Early Learning and Development Standards, CDMA3.4a: Uses mathematical terms to describe experiences involving measurement.; CD-MA3.4b: Compares objects using two or more attributes, such as length, weight and size.; CD-MA3.4c: Uses a variety of techniques and standard and non-standard tools to measure and compare length, volume (capacity) and weight.; and CD-MA4.4a: Terminology ● The terms below are used to clarify expectations for the teaching professional.

14-1: Describe and Compare by Length and Height

14-2: Describe and Compare by Capacity

14-3: Describe and Compare by Weight

14-4: Describe Objects by Measurable Attributes

14-5: Describe and Compare Objects by Measurable Attributes

14-6: Problem Solving: Precision

REVIEW AT HOME:

• Number Identification from 1 to 100.
• Count from 0 to 100.
• Count by tens to 100.
• Count by five to 100.
• Count forward and backward from up to 100.
• Identify, write, represent and compare numbers up to 20.
• Explain, create and repeating patterns.
• Identify, describe and compare basic shapes.
• Demonstrate the relationship between numbers and quantities up to 20 connecting cardinality.
• Observe, describe, and compare physical and measurable attributes of objects and analyze graphical displays of data.
• POSITIONAL WORDS: above, around, behind, below, beside, between, in front, down, in the center, in the middle, near, next to, on, outside, over, though, under, up.

KBU theme: Unit #8 Models of Leadership and Change (3 weeks)

ELAGSEKRL3 With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.

ELAGSEKRL5 Recognize common types of texts (e.g., storybooks, poems).

ELAGSEKRL9 With prompting and support, compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories.

ELAGSEKRI3 With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.

ELAGSEKRI9 With prompting and support, identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).

ELAGSEKW1 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or the name of the book they are “writing” about and state an opinion or preference about the topic or book (e.g., My favorite book is…).

Social Studies

SSKCG1 Demonstrate an understanding of good citizenship.

a. Explain how rules are made and why.

b. Explain why rules should be followed.

SSKCG2 Describe examples of positive character traits exhibited by good citizens such as honesty, patriotism, courtesy, respect, pride, and self-control.

SSKH1 Identify the national holidays and describe the people and/or events celebrated. .

f. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

i. Presidents Day - George Washington, Abe Lincoln and current president

SSKH2 Identity the following American symbols

F. Washington Monument

g.Lincoln Memorial

H. White House

SSKH3 Correctly use words and phrases related to chronology and time. (Note: These elements should be integrated into discussions about historical events and figures.)

a. Now, long ago

b. Before, after

c. Today, tomorrow, yesterday

d. First, next, last

e. Day, week, month, year

f. Past, present, future

The expectations at this time of the school year are that your child already knows 50 sight words and all of them (100) by May 2024.

Dear DLI Families (k1 & k3),

As we move into the end of the year, we will be focusing on our reading fluency, writing fluency, and Math fluency. Students need to be able to use their skills to read and write. In Math are working on word problems.

Please work on reading with your student every night, letter formation and spelling, as well as Math fluency.

How to Help at Home:

High frequency words/students should know how to spell and read:

It is incredibly important that your student is able to read and spell these words. We are seeing that students that do not know them, are having their reading fluency impeded.

We add new words to this list each week, if your student can fluently read and spell a word. At the end of the year students should be able to read and spell 100 High Frequency words.

Students should be reading at home every night. This can be new books, or the same books over and over. Reading the same book helps build fluency and automaticity in students reading. When students get stuck on a longer word, encourage your student to chunk the word into smaller parts or syllables.

• Count by ones up to 100.
  
• Count by tens up to 100.
• Count by fives up to 100.
• Count backward from 50 to 0.
• Make patterns.
• Use data to create simple graph.
• Review flat shapes (2D) sides and vertices.

From Savvas enVision textbook:

MEASUREMENT & DATA REASONING – attributes of objects, classifying objects K.MDR.7: Observe, describe, and compare the physical and measurable attributes of objects and analyze graphical displays of data. Expectations Evidence of Student Learning (not all inclusive; see Grade Level Overview for more details) K.MDR.7.1 Directly compare, describe, and order common objects, using measurable attributes (length, height, width, or weight) and describe the difference. Fundamentals ● This learning objective builds on the Pre-K Georgia Early Learning and Development Standards, CDMA3.4a: Uses mathematical terms to describe experiences involving measurement.; CD-MA3.4b: Compares objects using two or more attributes, such as length, weight and size.; CD-MA3.4c: Uses a variety of techniques and standard and non-standard tools to measure and compare length, volume (capacity) and weight.; and CD-MA4.4a: Terminology ● The terms below are used to clarify expectations for the teaching professional.

14-1: Describe and Compare by Length and Height

14-2: Describe and Compare by Capacity

14-3: Describe and Compare by Weight

14-4: Describe Objects by Measurable Attributes

14-5: Describe and Compare Objects by Measurable Attributes

14-6: Problem Solving: Precision

K, k, W, w

• Please your child should read this Spanish story at home everyday!

NEW LETTERS:

• Blending syllables with Zz, H, h (check Sonidos Iniciales chart).
• Review the five vowels sounds and write them correctly: A a, E e, I i, O o, U u
• Review and write syllables with: M m, P p, S s, L l, T t, D d, R r, C c, G g, Ch, V, ll, Qu,

• Uniforms can be purchased from Wal-Mart, K-mart, Value City Thrift Store, or elsewhere.
  

  • Tops:
    • Collared Shirts: Navy blue, light (powder) blue, yellow, and white
      • Collared shirts can be long-sleeved, short-sleeved, button-up, and/or polo.
    • Non-collared Shirts: Can be worn only in navy or pale yellow
    • Marietta/Park Street Spirit Shirt: Any MCS or Park Street spirit shirts are allowed within the standard dress attire
  • Bottoms
    • Khaki
    • Jeans (without rips)
    • Navy blue skirts, pants, shorts, skorts, dresses, and/or jumpers

  All pants must be belted/affixed at the waist and worn with a tucked-in shirt. The length of the khaki/navy blue shorts and skirts must be no more than five inches above the knees as measured from the inside bend of the knee.

Location: 105 Park Street Southeast, Marietta, GA, USA
Phone: 7704293180