Kindergarten Monthly News

Parents, Thanks for all of your help and support! Our behavior has been improving. Please be sure to check your child’s folder each night and remind them of making positive choices at school!

1. Keep the daily folder in the backpack and please check it every day and sign the behavior chart on the back.

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

2. Please send a healthy and full lunch in your child's lunch box if they are not planning on getting a school lunch.

3. Keep practicing tying their shoes.

4. Keep extra clothes in a ziploc bag in your student's backpack to use in case of need.

5. Teachers will respond to parent emails within a 24-hour timeframe.
6. Please do not send a water bottle to school unless it is part of their lunch. Please make sure it is closed and does not leak. We have already had many water bottles spill. Don't worry we have many water breaks during the day as well as a water fountain in each classroom.

7. Please read our monthly newsletter and reach out if there are any questions.

Information about conferences will be sent home on October 5th. Please be sure sign the document of your attendance or if you will need to change the time scheduled. We encourage you to attend as so much will be discussed and explained. As well as it's a great time to make STRONG connections about your child's learning.

Parents,

We're excited about our upcoming year in Kindergarten! We strive to create an environment that helps our students to meet their highest potential. Please read our newsletter each week to get important updates and reminders

Reading and Phonics:

• Recognizing and reading first name and last name
• Identifying letters and sounds
• Listening to texts (fiction and nonfiction books) and participating by answering questions about the texts

Writing:

• Letter formation using the top, middle and bottom line as guidance
  
• Writing first name using the top, middle and bottom line as guidance
• Sounding out and writing CVC words

Math:

• 2D Shapes (circle, triangle, square, octagon, rectangle, hexagon)
• Shape attributes
• Positional Words
• Recognizing, Counting, and labeling sets 0-10
• Counting to 100 by 1s and 10s
• Counting forward and backward from 0-20 and 20-0

We are planning on going to our first field trip to Cagle's Dairy farm on October 9th! Thank you to everyone who has sent in the signed permission slip and paid for this trip. If you have not done so, please be sure to send that back as soon as possible so we can plan accordingly! We are so excited to kick off our farm unit!

Please make sure your child is on time. We will be leaving promptly at 8:45am. Make sure they dress accordingly such as pants or shorts, tennis shoes, light jacket and we will have their kindergarten shirts for them.

Your child can bring a disposable lunch if they would like. School lunch on the field trip will be provided.

October 8- Hispanic Heritage Celebration Block Party! Please join us!
October 9- Farm Field Trip
Q1 report cards will go home after conferences!