Kindergarten News

December 16-20

Upcoming Events

Mon. Dec. 16—Fluoride

Wed. Dec. 18—Library

Fri. Dec. 20—Class Christmas Party

Dec. 23-Jan. 5—Christmas Vacation

Weekly Theme:

Holiday Traditions/Customs

Please keep reading with your child for at least 15 minutes a day/ five days a week!  It is such a great boost in their education!  THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

NEWS

The kids are very excited for the holidays!  We are trying to keep everything as normal as possible and work hard on important skills.  We will have centers this week.  We will continue to learn about Christmas traditions around the world.

Thank you for making a school a priority!  You truly are making a difference.  I appreciate how diligent you are with helping your children complete their weekly homework and read their books.

We will have our classroom Christmas celebration on Friday.  A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ARE HELPING and also to those who are bringing supplies!  It will be a fun day!

Have a Merry Christmas and a wonderful holiday break!  Please contact me with any questions or concerns!

ginger.ekker@ironmail.org

586-2850

 

Kindergarten News

December 9-13

Upcoming Events

Mon. Dec. 9—Fluoride

Wed. Dec. 11—Library

Dec. 23-Jan. 5—Christmas Vacation

Weekly Theme:

Holiday Traditions/Customs

Early Literacy Idea

Encourage your child to write a sentence.  Look for the capital at the beginning, spaces in between words and a period at the end!

NEWS

We are having a great time in Kindergarten! I am excited about the progress each child continues to make.  I am enjoying each one of them!  Thanks for your support and help at home.

This week we will learn more about December Holidays celebrated in various cultures.  We will celebrate the diversity of holiday traditions celebrated around the world. 

Some of you have asked about free websites for your children to use for educational activities.  ABCya!, Starfall and PBS Kids are three possible choices.

Remember to check the Lost and Found for any items you might be missing.  There are several coats, lots of hats and mittens, and various other items on the table located in the front of the building. 

Have a wonderful week and please contact me with any questions or concerns you may have.

ginger.ekker@ironmail.org

586-2850

 

Kindergarten News

December 2-6

Upcoming Events

Mon. Dec. 2—Fluoride

Wed. Dec. 4—Library

Dec. 23-Jan. 5—Christmas Vacation

Weekly Theme:

Money/Financial Literacy

Early Literacy Idea

Say a word and then ask your child to think of two or three words that rhyme with it.  For example:  rock/sock/block/lock

NEWS

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!  It is hard to believe that December is here already!  It is an exciting month for us at school.  There will be many great things going on.  The students will be able to participate in the Christmas “school sing around the Christmas tree” and other activities throughout the month. We will also continue to work hard academically, so please make sure your students are at school unless they are ill.

Please remember to send back the November reading calendar with your child for the free pizza certificate.  Thank you for your diligence in reading and providing literacy experiences for your child.  It is so helpful in their learning!

Please feel free to contact me any time with any questions or concerns.  Thank you for your support!

ginger.ekker@ironmail.org

586-2850

 

Kindergarten News

November 25-29

Upcoming Events

Mon. Nov. 25—Fluoride

Tues. Nov. 26—Thanksgiving Party

Nov. 27-Nov. 29—Thanksgiving Break

Weekly Theme:

Thanksgiving

Early Literacy Idea

When reading familiar stories to your child, try stopping once in a while and let him/her fill in what comes next in the story.  This is a fun way to help with comprehension skills.

NEWS

This is a short week because of the Thanksgiving Holiday. Again, we will not have Centers this week, but will plan to see those who volunteer back beginning the week of Dec. 2^nd. Remember school will be out on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.  Have a wonderful holiday and enjoy spending time with your families!

We have had a fun time learning about Native Americans and pilgrims and what life was like in early America.  We will have our Thanksgiving celebration in our classroom on Tuesday.  Thanks again to those parents who signed up to furnish items on that day! 

Each of your children should be able to recognize every letter of the alphabet, both upper and lower case as well as tell the sounds they make.  Please ask your child to read the alphabet chart to you that is in their homework folder.  Our math skills are coming along and we now have a poem in our poetry binders that we have learned for each letter of the alphabet.  We have learned fourteen sight words!  These kindergartners are such a delight and are progressing well!

ginger.ekker@ironmail.org

586-2850

 

Kindergarten News

November 18-22

Upcoming Events

Mon. Nov. 18—Fluoride

Wed. Nov. 20—Library 

Tues. Nov. 26--Thanksgiving Party 

Nov. 27-Nov. 29—Thanksgiving Break

Weekly Theme:

Traditions

Early Literacy Idea

Help your child understand how books work.  As you read, point to the words to show left to right, spaces between words and word patterns.

NEWS

We will have Centers this week, but because we are out Wednesday through Friday the following week for the Thanksgiving holiday, we will not have Centers during that week.  Thanks again for all of you who help with Centers.  You are greatly appreciated!

If you signed up to furnish something for our Thanksgiving party, I have attached a reminder on your child’s homework packet for this week.  THANK YOU for helping.  You can send the items with your child either on Monday or Tuesday, (Nov. 25^th or 26^th).

Please make sure your child can recite his/her birthday, address and phone number.  This is important information that each one needs to know but because it is so individualized, it is very difficult for me to teach.  Please help your child with this.  THANK YOU!

I appreciate all you are doing to ensure your child’s success in school. Please feel free to contact me anytime!

ginger.ekker@ironmail.org

586-2850

 

Kindergarten News

November 11-15

Upcoming Events

Mon. Nov. 11—Fluoride

Wed. Nov. 13—Library 

Nov. 27-Nov. 29—Thanksgiving Break

Weekly Theme:

Traditions

Early Literacy Idea

Sing the alphabet song in a variety of ways—in a rap, skipping every other letter, backwards, quietly, loudly, etc.

NEWS

Thank you for the continued support at home!  It is great that the homework and reading books come back consistently.  You are wonderful parents!  It is exciting to see the progress your children are making!

The students are becoming great readers, writers and mathematicians.  Be sure to ask them to read the following sight words to you:  me, see, I, can, like, look, here, the, go, up.  Also, ask them to recite a favorite poem or two from their poetry binders that we have diligently been working on.  The poems are a lot of fun and help with memorization skills. 

As it starts getting colder, please make sure your children’s names are on their coats and jackets so we don’t loose them.  There are several coats and jackets on the tables set up by the gym so if your child is missing one, please take a look and see if any belong to you.

Thanks again for everything you are doing to ensure your child’s success in school.  It is greatly appreciated.  Please feel free to contact me anytime!

ginger.ekker@ironmail.org

586-2850

 

Kindergarten News

November 4-8

Weekly Theme:

Nutrition

Early Literacy Idea

Play “I Spy” using initial sound clues.  For example, “I spy something that is green and starts with the sound /g/.  (grass)

NEWS

Happy November!  Thanks again for sharing your wonderful children with me.  We have a super group and each child is progressing and contributing to our class.  If you haven’t already done so, please remember to fill out and send the October reading calendar back to school so your child can get the free pizza certificate.  Reading is such a great way to help your child be successful in school!

Please continue to ask your child to tell you what sound each letter makes.  We will finish up the letters and sounds of each of the alphabet soon.  This is a great accomplishment for these little ones.  Thank you for your support at home.

Have a nice week and as always, please feel free to contact me any time!

ginger.ekker@ironmail.org

586-2850