Kindergarten News

November 26-30

Upcoming Events

Monday, November 26--Fluoride

 Thursday, November 29—Library, PE, Music

Friday, November 30--Computers

Weekly Theme:

Money/Financial Literacy

Early Literacy Idea

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

NEWS

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving holiday!  Thanks again for those who helped with our classroom party and thank you to all of you for sharing your amazing children with me!  We have a super group of students and each one is progressing and contributing to our class.  I am impressed with their knowledge!  Thanks for helping and supporting them at home!

Your child should be ale to tell you the following sight words:  me, see, I, can, like, look, here, go, up, run, the, this.  Reviewing these words at home is once again a bonus for your child.

Next week we will begin a unit on the December holidays celebrated in various cultures and will celebrate the diversity of holiday traditions over the next few weeks.  If you have music, poetry, stories, etc. that are unique to your family or culture and you would like to come into the classroom and share any time before Christmas, that would be wonderful!  Just send a note, e-mail, or call me and we’ll make the arrangements.  THANKS!

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.  Have a great week!   

 ginger.ekker@ironmail.org

586-2850

Kindergarten News

November 19-23

Upcoming Events

Monday, November 19--Fluoride

Tuesday, November 20—Classroom Thanksgiving Party

November 21-25—THANKSGIVING BREAK

Weekly Theme:

Thanksgiving

We will not have Centers the week of November 19^th because of our Thanksgiving Break.  We will start again the week of November 26^th.  Thank you to those who so diligently help with this!

NEWS

This is a short week because of the Thanksgiving holiday.  We will continue with Thanksgiving activities and culminate the week with a Thanksgiving party on Tuesday.  Thank you to those who signed up to help!  We will notify you and let you know your assignment. Remember school will be out Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.  Have a wonderful time together!

We have had fun learning about Native Americans and pilgrims and what life was like in early America. 

As part of the core curriculum, students need to know their phone number, address and birthday.  This is important information and very individualized.  Please help your child with this and if they cannot tell you these three things, please help them memorize it.  This is a huge help.  THANK YOU!   

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.  Have a great week!   

ginger.ekker@ironmail.org

586-2850

Kindergarten News

November 12-16

Upcoming Events

Monday, November 12--Fluoride

Thursday, November 15—Library, P.E., Music

Friday, November 16—Computers 

November 21-25—THANKSGIVING BREAK

Weekly Theme:

Traditions/Native Americans

We will not have Centers the week of November 19^th because of our Thanksgiving Break.  We will start again the week of November 26^th. 

NEWS

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

       

The students are becoming great readers and writers!  We will finish up the letters and sounds next week.  Our poems for each letter of the alphabet are coming along as well and they are a great way to help with memorization skills.  The students are doing a super job with the numerals 0-10 and are excited to continue learning about two digit numerals.

      

As it starts getting colder, please make sure your child’s name is on his/her coat or jacket so we do not loose them.  Again, I encourage you to check the lost and found if your child is missing some articles of clothing.

      

If your child is ill or absent for any other reason, please call the office and excuse him/her.  This is for safety purposes—thank you for taking the time to do this!

       

I do not have a chairperson for the Thanksgiving party in the AM or PM classes.  If you are willing to do this, please contact me.  It will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 20^th for 30-45 minutes.  Thank you!

      

 Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.  Have a great week!   

ginger.ekker@ironmail.org

586-2850

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Kindergarten News

November 5-9

Upcoming Events

Monday, November 5--Fluoride

Thursday, November 8—Library, P.E., Music

Friday, November 9—Computers  

November 21-25—THANKSGIVING BREAK

Weekly Theme:

Nutrition

Thank you for sending in box tops! Please continue to send them in.  It is a great way to earn money for our school! 

NEWS

       We will have another Scholastic book order.  If you are interested in purchasing any books, please return the forms and money with your child by Monday, November 12th. Remember they do not accept cash so please just make one check to Scholastic Books.  You can also order and pay on line.   The website is www.scholastic.com/bookclubs.  My code is: DY9MJ

       Your children are wonderful!  It is exciting to see the growth that each child is making!  They make me smile every day!  Thank you for your support at home.  As always, please feel free to contact me any time! 

ginger.ekker@ironmail.org

586-2850

Kindergarten News

October 29-November 2

Upcoming Events

Monday, October 29— Fluoride

Wednesday, October 31—Halloween Party

Thursday, November 1—Library, P.E., Music

Friday, November 2—Computers 

Weekly Theme:

Safety

Thank you for sending in box tops! Please continue to send them in.  It is a great way to earn money for our school! 

NEWS

Our first two weeks at Center-Time have gone well.  THANK YOU to those parents who are helping with this!  The students are enjoying working in small groups and are getting quality individual attention on important academic concepts. 

We have learned the letters A-Q.  Your child should be able to correctly identify and write upper and lower case of each of these letters and tell you the sound each one makes.  The sight words we have learned are: me, see, I, can, like, look, here, go.

We have reviewed numerals 1-9 and each student should be able to tell you what each number is and be able to write them correctly.  

       

 Our student teacher, Mrs. Pena, is doing a fantastic job with the students and is contributing to the success of our classroom.  She will be in our room until the end of November. 

Remember, we will have a party in our room on Halloween day, but costumes are not allowed at school. We will still have lots of fun and thank you to those who are helping with the party!

Please feel free to call or e-mail with any questions or concerns!  Have a great week!   

ginger.ekker@ironmail.org

586-2850

Kindergarten News

October 22-26

Upcoming Events

Monday, October 22— Harvest Holiday  (NO SCHOOL)

Tuesday, October 23-Friday, October 26—Red Ribbon Week

Thursday, Oct. 25—Library, P.E., Music

Friday, Oct. 26—Computers  

Wednesday, October 31—Halloween Party

Weekly Theme:

Halloween/Review

Lost and Found

All lost items are taken to a room next to the lunchroom --unless it is a small item like a necklace, bracelet, etc. then Mrs. Smith keeps those at the front office. 

NEWS

I hope you have enjoyed the holiday!  This week we will be doing some fun Halloween activities and reviewing the many things we have learned since school started.  Please continue to help your child at home by asking him/her questions regarding the letters and sounds.  For example, when you are driving by Wal-Mart, ask what sounds they hear in the word “Wal-Mart”.  What does it start with?  What does it end with?  What other words begin with “W”?  Your help at home reinforces what we learn at school.  THANKS! 

We have been working on writing in our class. The more kids write, the better writers they become.  Research shows that kids who are good writers are usually good readers.  Please encourage your child to write grocery lists, make cards, write letters, stories, etc.  We have started “stretching out” words by listening for the sounds in each word and then writing those sounds down.  Don’t worry that your child does not spell every word correctly—encourage them to (1) say the word they want to write, (2) stretch out the word, (3) listen for each sound, (4) write down the sounds they know, (5) try their best!

We will have a party in our room on Halloween day, but costumes are not allowed at school. We will still have lots of fun and thank you to those who are helping with the party!

Please feel free to call or e-mail with any questions or concerns!  Have a great week!   

ginger.ekker@ironmail.org

586-2850

Kindergarten News

October 15-19

Upcoming Events

Monday, October 15—Fluoride

Monday, October 15—Picture Make-Up Day/Retakes

Thursday, October 18-Monday, October 22—Fall Recess/Harvest Holiday  (NO SCHOOL)

Weekly Theme:

Geography

AS A RESULT OF THE HARVEST HOLIDAY, WE WILL NOT HAVE CENTERS THE WEEK OF OCT. 15^TH-19^TH.  WE WILL RESUME ON TUESDAY, OCT. 23^RD.  THANK YOU PARENT VOLUNTEERS!

NEWS

SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE OF OUR BLOG NOT BEING UPDATED THIS WEEK!  My computer was not working and so I was unable to make the changes.  For some reason, my computer has been having several issues, but hopefully they are all fixed and I will not have any more problems!

I will send a list home in your child’s homework folder of 25 kindergarten sight words we will be learning this year.  Please use these any way that will help your child the most.  It is especially helpful to make them into flash cards and laminate them so your child can see them over and over again.  The sight words we have learned so far are:  me, see, I, can, like, look, here.

If you signed up to help with the Halloween party, you will be contacted soon.  A huge thank you for your help!

 

Thanks again for your support and for making your child’s education a positive experience!  Have a wonderful week!

ginger.ekker@ironmail.org

586-2850