Kindergarten Monthly News
September
This is our Kindergarten Team!
Important Notes
Parents, WE NEED YOUR HELP. There is far too much playing and lack of attention across the grade level. Please make sure to look at and sign the daily folder. It is imperative that you speak to your child if they are on yellow or red. At this age, children need lots of reminders of appropriate and acceptable behavior to be ready to learn. Please make sure your child goes to bed at a reasonable time. Many students complain of being tired beginning at noon. We can't do it without you, and we sincerely appreciate your support.
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.
Meet Our Teachers
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
Ms. Carlee Bettis
Teacher Regular Ed (K1)
Ms. Chloe Dunn
Teacher Regular Ed (K2)
Miss Katie Fitzgerald
Teacher Regular Ed (K3)
Ms. Daniela Salado
Ms. Carson Jones
Teacher Regular Ed (K4)
Mrs. Lucy Castro
Instructional Paraprofessional (K3)
Mrs. Stephanie Smiley
Instructional Paraprofessional (K2)
Mrs. Amy Cheney
Instructional Paraprofessional (K5)
Ms. Angelica Ramos
Ms. Makayla Evans
Instructional Paraprofessional (K4)
What is your child learning?
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
GROW Groups
We have started our GROW groups. This is a special time where your child is working in a small group based on their reading needs. The purpose is to build skilled readers with more personalized instruction!
Field Trips
We are planning on going to our first field trip to Cagle's Dairy farm on October 9th. More information to come !
Save the Date..
9/17 -Fall Pictures
9/21-9/25- Fall Break (NO SCHOOL)
10/8- Hispanic Heritage Celebration
10/9 - Farm Field Trip (More information to come)
10/12-10/16- Conference Week (More information to come)
Q1 report cards will go home after conferences!