Kindergarten NEWS

 February 2-6, 2015

Upcoming Events

Monday, Feb. 2—Fluoride

 

Wednesday, Feb. 4—Library 

Weekly Theme:

Day and Night

Early Literacy Idea

Read rhymes, poetry, nursery rhymes and stories that “play” with language.

News

        Wow, it is hard to believe that February is already here!  January was a very productive learning month for us! 

         We will have our Valentines party on Friday, February 13^th.  The students can bring Valentines to their classmates any time before then.  The morning class has 20 students and the afternoon has 14. To avoid confusion, please do not have your child put individual classmates names on the Valentines, just have them sign their own name on the back of the Valentine or on the envelope.  It simplifies the “passing out” process so much!  THANK YOU!

         Due to the fact that the District Science Fair will no longer be held, the science fair at our school has changed.  Kindergarten-3^rd grade will not participate this year.  The 4^th and 5^th grade teachers will require a project.  The younger grades will be able to participate by viewing the older grades projects. 

        

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Kindergarten NEWS

 January 26-30, 2015

Upcoming Events

 

Monday, Jan. 26—Fluoride

Wednesday, Jan. 28—Library

Weekly Theme:

Shadows

Early Literacy Idea

Encourage your child to write the names of the people in your family.  Drawing pictures to go along with the names is fun too!

News

        A big thank-you to those helping with Centers!  I couldn’t do it without you and your dedication and consistency is greatly appreciated!  The students are progressing nicely and the small group instruction provides individual attention as well, which is so helpful!  Also, THANKS to all of you for your help and support at home!  Please let me know of any questions or concerns!

         The students are being tested on the Winter Kindergarten Assessment.  This includes letter recognition, letter writing, letter sounds, writing first and last name, rhyming, sight words, recognizing numbers 0-20, writing numbers 11-20, and addition and subtraction from 5.  As you can see, we have been busy learning all of these skills!  It will be great to show you the results during our Spring SEP Week and explain each of the skills more in depth.

        

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Kindergarten NEWS

 January 19-23, 2015

Upcoming Events

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

Wednesday, Jan. 21—Library

Weekly Theme:

Ocean Life

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

 News

        It is exciting to see the progress that each student is making in kindergarten!  Your support at home is greatly appreciated!

         In math, we are focusing on subtraction, recognizing and writing numerals 11-20, and our new vocabulary word—minus.  The students are becoming more comfortable figuring out story problems and using number pairs in mathematical equations.

         We are almost finished with our DIBELS testing and a paper will be sent home shortly. I wish I could meet with each of you individually to better explain the results instead of waiting for SEP’s which are coming up beginning the week of March 2^nd.  In the meantime, please feel free to call with any questions or concerns. The KINDERGRADER test will be administered beginning next week.  It will take a couple of weeks to get every student tested. 

         Have a wonderful week and thank you again for all you do!

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586-2850

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