Kindergarten News

Kindergarten will be having parent/teacher conferences on Thursday, October 2nd and Friday, October 3rd at Eastridge Elementary School. We will have appointments on Thursday evening from 5-8 pm and Friday morning from 8 am-12 noon. They will take 20 minutes per conference. Please go online to Sign Up Genius to book your appointment. Slots fill up fast, so don't delay! If you have any questions, please contact your child's teacher. We look forward to seeing you!

Kindergarten would like to say thank you to all the parents who helped us have an exciting Johnny Appleseed Day! From helping us dress up like Johnny Appleseed to the apples you sent, we couldn't have done it without you! THANK YOU ALL!

Wander into the Literati Everglow Forest Book Fair at Eastridge Elementary School! All purchases benefit our school! Prepare for the fair with a Literati Gift Card. It is a secure digital payment that doesn't get lost in a backpack. It makes checkout easy by going totally cashless. Family members can send book fair gift cards! The online fair is open! Shop for books now at Literati.com/store.

Kindergarten will be checking out a book from the Learning Commons to take home to read. We will be sending home a note concerning the the Library with your child. Please sign and return the note as soon as possible, so we can begin sending books home. Also, we will be sending your child's library book home in a red or blue plastic library bag. This bag is to protect the book from getting wet and/or damaged in your child's backpack. Please return both the library book and the red or blue bag each week! Thank you for your support and cooperation!

Kindergarten would like to take a moment to remind our parents of the following items:

1) If there is any change to the way your child goes home, please notify the office by 2:00 pm.

2) Bedtime routines are important for children. Regular schedules help your child function at their peak levels. Please set a regular bedtime and waketime.

3) Please be sure to send a "healthy" snack to school daily.

4) Please be sure your child arrives at school on time each day.

5) As the season changes, please send a sweater/jacket with your child each day. This will give them something to wear in the classroom if they get cold. Please put your child's name in the jacket, so we know who it belongs to.

Thank you for your continued support and cooperation!

Little hands need to develop dexterity and strength. The activities listed here prepare your child to color, cut, draw, and ultimately write. Below are some teacher tips to improve your child's fine motor skills.

FINE MOTOR IDEAS:

• Build pictures out of snap cubes.
• Paint a picture using Q-tips as paintbrushes.
• Make the letters of your name out of Wikki stix.
• Practice opening and closing storage containers (plastic food bins, Ziploc bags, etc.).
• Cup your hands together to shake two dice. Roll them and add up the dots.

These are 5 things parents need to know for Kindergarten:

1. Please write your child's name on all water bottles, lunch boxes, and jackets that they bring to school. We don't want them to get lost.
2. Water bottles are ONLY for water. Please do not send them with juice, milk, etc.
3. Please send a HEALTHY snack daily. (See SNACK TIME below for some options).
4. Please send a change of clothes in your child's backpack, in case of emergencies.
5. If your child accidentally brings their name tag home, please send it back to school the next day.

Kindergarten students eat lunch at 10:25 a.m. We are asking parents to send a healthy snack to school with your child, so they have something to eat at snack time. Our snack time is at 1:30 in the afternoon. Please send something simple, healthy, dry, and easy to clean up. Some ideas for a healthy snack are listed below:

raisins

graham crackers

dry cereal

popcorn

cheese stick/string cheese

pretzels

goldfish

fruit chews

fruit bars

cereal bars

Breakfast begins serving at 7 a.m. in the cafeteria. If your child will be eating breakfast at school, please arrive as close to 7 a.m. as possible. This will provide your child enough time to get through the line and eat before school begins at 7:20 a.m.

Breakfast and lunch are FREE to every child this year.

October 2nd - Parent/Teacher Conferences (5-8 pm)

October 3rd - Parent/Teacher Conferences (8 am - 12 noon) NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS