Kindergarten NEWS

 January 12-16, 2015

Upcoming Events

Monday, Jan. 12—Fluoride

Wednesday, Jan. 14—Library

Thursday, Jan. 15—Toy Day during P.E.—The students may bring one toy from home to play with during their P.E. time.  Please do not send something that can break easily.

Monday, Jan. 19—Martin Luther King Day—No School

Weekly Theme:

Winter

Please ask your child to tell you his/her address and birthday!

News

         THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THE NICE GIFTS, CARDS, AND REMEMBERENCES!  I APPRECIATE EACH OF YOU AND YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS! 

        Happy New Year!  I hope that you had an enjoyable, relaxing Christmas break!  January will be a great learning time for us in kindergarten.  Thanks for your support at home.  Please send the signed December reading calendar back with your child as soon as possible. 

        We have been reviewing/learning skills in preparation for our next DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) assessment.  These skills include:  letter recognition, beginning sounds in words, nonsense words, (for example: ig, xup, taf) and segmenting words, (for example, the tester says, “Tell me each sound you hear in “hat” and the student would say h/a/t.  Each portion of the assessment is timed for fluency. 

        Thanks again for all you do to ensure your child is having a successful school experience.  You truly make such a difference! 

 

ginger.ekker@ironmail.org

586-2850