Kindergarten Crew

November 6th

November 23-27

Friday, October 30, 2026

2:15 -3:00

Parents are welcome to join, here is the link to fill out if you are coming: Kindie Family Fall Party

Students can wear costumes, just no weapons, no blood, no masks.Students are welcome to be signed out with their classroom home room teacher.

Please help us supply our party!

Quinn Sign-up

Reinschmidt Sign-Up

Palma Sign-Up

Franks Sign-Up

Medina Sign-Up

Bus 183

Please send bags of prepackaged candy to school starting October 2nd thru October 28th. The class who has the most candy by weight will win a prize!

Trunk or Treat

Carnival Games

Food

Haunted "House"

PLEA is looking for parent volunteers for the Fall Festival! If you would like to volunteer please use this link to do so: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A084BA8AB2CA31-66500662-2026

2027 Apple Award Nominations Sept 12 - Oct 26th!

2027 Apple Award Nominations open September 12 - October 26th!

Take a moment to recognize a DCSD staff member who goes above and beyond for students, brings innovation to their work, and makes a meaningful difference in our schools and community.

Know someone who deserves to be celebrated? Nominate them for an Apple Award! Let’s make sure the outstanding educators and staff who inspire, innovate, and make a difference get the recognition they deserve!

Quinn: Art

Palma: PE

Franks: Music

Reinschmidt: STEM

Medina: Spanish

In STEM, we will focus on Pushes and pulls. We will read books and test with magnets, rocks, and cars. If you have paper rolls, small cardboard boxes, or SMART water bottles, we could use some donations .

Previous letters: A M S T P F I

New Letter: N

New Sight Words: is, a

Adding within 5

🎶 Catchy Kindergarten Learning Songs! Music is one of the best ways to help our little learners build key skills while having a blast! We’ve put together a lineup of fun, interactive songs to support what we’re learning in the classroom:

• 🔤 Literacy: Building letter sounds, rhyming, and early reading confidence.

• 🔢 Math: Counting, pattern-building, and number recognition.

• 💛 Social-Emotional: Songs about sharing, managing big feelings, and kindness.

• 🎉 Just for Fun: Upbeat brain breaks to get the wiggles out and boost energy!

Sing along with your kindergartener at home to reinforce these big milestones through music!

Dear Families,

As the first quarter comes to a close, we are excited about the learning opportunities we have had so far. In our grade level, we want to make sure every child gets just what they need in math each day. To do this, we use flexible grouping and math compacting. This might look like your child working with other teachers in different Kindergarten classrooms.

What Does Math Compacting Look Like?

• Pacing & Acceleration: Because students in compacted groups demonstrate quick mastery of core standards, the instruction pace may be faster. Additionally, we may introduce advanced concepts and standards typically taught in the grade above to extend and deepen their understanding.

• Shared Student Model: To make flexible grouping work effectively, teachers across the grade level share students during math instruction. This ensures each child is learning alongside peers with similar instructional needs. Please rest assured that sharing students across classrooms and working with interventionists, specialists, and service providers is a standard practice at our school that supports all of our learners.

We are so thrilled about this opportunity to make math fun, engaging, and inspiring for your child! Please feel free to reach out anytime if you have any questions or just want to chat about your child’s math journey:

• Sarah Quinn squinn2@dcsdk12.org

• Kirsta Franks kirstajfranks@dcsdk12.org

• Sophia Palma spalma1@dcsdk12.org

• Angela Medina ammedina@dcsdk12.org

• Christina Reinschmidt creinschmidt@dcsdk12.org

Thank you for all you do at home to support learning!

Warmly,

The Kindergarten Team

Pine Lane Elementary