A Note from Mrs. Walker

Amelia Elementary Families, As you know, we have the class winter parties scheduled for this week. I have given this event a great deal of thought and feel strongly that our students need to experience this wonderful childhood school experience. That being said, I will be managing parents that enter the building differently in an attempt to heighten security. If you plan on attending your child’s classroom party, you must understand, and welcome, any minor inconveniences associated with following simple rules and procedures, as these procedures ensure the safety of our students. The following procedures will be in effect and expected to be followed with NO EXCEPTIONS: • All parents will be checked-in in the main corridors of the building. • Any parent wishing to enter the building must have their assigned green car dismissal tag. • If a parent does not have a dismissal tag (children who are walkers or bus riders), they must have their driver’s license. • Students will NOT be dismissed from classrooms at the end of the party. Students must move to their dismissal locations, and parents will follow typical dismissal procedures. Again if you would like to join your child on their scheduled party day, you must have the green car dismissal tag and/or driver’s license. I expect that there will be a delay in entering the building as we are being extra diligent in identifying all visitors. Thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation, Stephanie Walker

Lion News December 17-21st

Dear Parents, This week in Reading Street we started the story, “Little Quack”. We will work on this for 2 weeks, finishing up the first week we return from Winter Break. We are reviewing the sight words, “she”, “with”, “me”. Please continue to work with your child on the following sight words: “he”, “for”, “we, my, like”, “have”, “is”, ”to”, “a”, “the”, “little”, “I”, and “am”. 2nd Quarter Report Card Testing: 2nd quarter report card testing has begun. We will continue with testing after Winter Break. Please continue to work with your child on 2nd quarter skills. They must know all 26 letters, sounds of the alphabet, writing the letter correctly, counting to 100 by 1’s, and counting up to 20 objects (toys, etc...). We only have 8 school days with each group before 2nd Quarter Report Cards are due. We have begun testing all Kindergarten for the end of 2nd quarter skills. Assessments are 1 on 1 with each child and take up to 25 minutes each. If your child comes home with papers that do not have a smiley face on it, please understand. We are working very hard to complete all required instruction for the day, and all report card testing each day, and may not get to check every child’s paper until we are finished with testing. HOMEWORK Packets are due Wednesday, January 2nd, and Thursday, January 3rd. New Homework packets will be send home on Monday, January 7th , and Tuesday, January 8th. REMINDER: If you send in treats for the party, West Clermont Regulates they MUST be store bought with list of ingredients. This is a safety measure for ALL children. Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Wells’ class has a PEANUT allergy. Mrs. Smith also has a grape allergy. Reminder we will be having our PJ Party on Wednesday, Dec. 19th for Group A, and Friday, Dec. 21st for our Group B Students. To help limit the time of instruction time lost, we will have the PJ party on the same day as our Christmas Party. Your child may wear their favorite PJ’s on the below dates. They are also allowed to bring in a small blanket and one small stuffed toy. We will be watching the movie, “The Polar Express” that morning. Christmas Party and PJ party Dates: **** Please read Note from Mrs. Walker if you plan to attend our classroom party. You MUST bring your assigned green car dismissal tag, or proper ID to enter for our parties. This is to keep everyone safe. ***** (Parents/Grandparents are welcome to attend the Christmas Party starting at 1:00 for set up, and 1:30 for the party. ) • Group A’s PJ and Holiday Party will be held on December 19th , Holiday party is from 1:30p.m. -2:30 p.m. • Group B’s PJ and Holiday Party will be held on December 21st , Holiday party is from 1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m Reminder: If you have not yet brought in a wrapped new book for the book exchange, we need them in ASAP. We are having a book exchange for our Christmas party this year. Each child is to bring in a new book that is wrapped. Please do not let the value of the book go over $5. We will play a musical chair’s game with the books, and every child will leave with a new book to take home over the holiday. It is important to make sure the book is wrapped and has your child’s first and last name on the wrapping paper under the “From”. Please leave the “To” blank. Dates to Remember: Wednesday, December 19th Group A (Monday-Wednesday Children) will have their Holiday Party and PJ Party! Friday, December 21st : Group B (Tuesday – Thursday Children) will attend and have their Holiday Party and PJ Party! December 22nd –January 1st: Winter Break!!!! NO School Wednesday, January 2nd: 1st day back to school for Group A (Monday/Wednesday Children will attend) Thursday, January 3rd: 1st day back to school for Group B (Tuesday/Thursday Children will attend) Friday, January 4th: Group B (Tuesday – Thursday Children) will attend

Lion News Dec. 10th - 14th

Dear Parents, This week in Reading Street we started Unit 3 which will focus on “How do changes affect us?” For week 1 we are working on the book, “Little Panda”, and were introduced to 3 new sight words: “she”, “with”, “me”. Please continue to work with your child on the following sight words: “he”, “for”, “we, my, like”, “have”, “is”, ”to”, “a”, “the”, “little”, “I”, and “am”. 2nd Quarter Report Card Testing: It is that time again. We will be testing each child for 2nd quarter report cards. They must know all 26 letters, sounds of the alphabet, writing the letter correctly, counting to 100 by 1’s, and counting up to 20 objects (toys, etc...). We only have 8 school days with each group before 2nd Quarter Report Cards are due. We have begun testing all Kindergarten for the end of 2nd quarter skills. Assessments are 1 on 1 with each child and take up to 25 minutes each. If your child comes home with papers that do not have a smiley face on it, please understand. We are working very hard to complete all required instruction for the day, and all report card testing each day, and may not get to check every child’s paper until we are finished with testing. Parents we need your help to make our Holiday party a success! REMINDER: If you send in treats for the party, West Clermont Regulates they MUST be store bought with list of ingredients. This is a safety measure for ALL children. Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Wells’ class has a PEANUT allergy. Kindergarten has earned their marbles for good behavior!! To Celebrate, we will have a pajama movie day. To help limit the time of instruction time lost, we will have the PJ party on the same day as our Christmas Party. Your child may wear their favorite PJ’s on the below dates. They are also allowed to bring in a small blanket and one small stuffed toy. We will be watching the movie, “The Polar Express” that morning. Christmas Party and PJ party Dates: (Parents/Grandparents are welcome to attend the Christmas Party starting at 1:00 for set up, and 1:30 for the party. ) • Group A’s PJ and Holiday Party will be held on December 19th , Holiday party is from 1:30p.m. -2:30 p.m. • Group B’s PJ and Holiday Party will be held on December 21st , Holiday party is from 1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m Reminder: We are having a book exchange for our Christmas party this year. Each child is to bring in a new book that is wrapped. Please do not let the value of the book go over $5. We will play a musical chair’s game with the books, and every child will leave with a new book to take home over the holiday. It is important to make sure the book is wrapped and has your child’s first and last name on the wrapping paper under the “From”. Please leave the “To” blank. All Books are due to be turned in no later than Tuesday, December 18th. If you are ordering a book from the Scholastic Book Fair Online orders, they must be in by December 7th, so that we can have them delivered before the Christmas exchange. Dates to Remember: Friday, December 14th: Group A (Monday-Wednesday Children) will attend. Tuesday, December 18th: ALL books for the Kindergarten book exchange need to be turned in for our party. Wednesday, December 19th Group A (Monday-Wednesday Children) will have their Holiday Party and PJ Party! Friday, December 21st : Group B (Tuesday – Thursday Children) will attend and have their Holiday Party and PJ Party! December 22nd –January 1st: Winter Break!!!! NO School Wednesday, January 2nd: 1st day back to school for Group A (Monday/Wednesday Children will attend) Thursday, January 3rd: 1st day back to school for Group B (Tuesday/Thursday

Lion News Week of Dec.3rd - 7th

Dear Parents, Hi, this is Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Wells wanted me to thank everyone for your thoughts and prayers while she is away. She is having surgery on Wednesday morning. When she fell, the bones in her wrist broke away from her hand. She is going to have a plate put in to reconnect them. While she is out, Mrs. Trent and I will be working with Mrs. Bamonte and Mrs. Nicodemus to make sure everyone remains on track. If your child would like to make Mrs. Wells a card, Mrs. Trent and I will make sure she gets them. Just send them in, and give to Mrs. Wells’ sub. Thank you. This week in Reading Street we studied the book, “Jack and the Beanstalk”, and we reviewed the sight words: “he” and “for”. Please continue to work with your child on the following sight words: “we, my, like”, “have”, “is”, ”to”, “a”, “the”, “little”, “I”, and “am”. Please also work with your child on recognizing all 26 letters, sounds of the alphabet, writing the letter correctly, counting to 100 by 1’s, and counting up to 20 objects (toys, etc...). We will begin 2nd quarter Report Card testing in January when we return from Winter Break. In Go Math we started Chapter 5, Addition! Reminder: Santa Workshop: It is that time of the year again. Our PTA is offering students a chance to go shopping for gifts for their family members. If you would like your child to participate, please have them bring in money on the day our class attends. Santa shop envelopes will be coming home today. Please make sure you have your child’s first and last name on them. Mrs. Smith’s Group A Monday, December 10th 9:50 a.m. – 10:25 a.m. Mrs. Smith’s Group B Tuesday, December 11th 9:50 a.m. – 10:25 a.m. Mrs. Trent’s Group B Tuesday, December 11th 10:25 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Mrs. Wells’ Group A Monday, December 10th 9:15 a.m. -9:50 a.m. Mrs. Wells’ Group B Tuesday, December 11th 9:15 a.m. -9:50 a.m. Kindergarten has earned their marbles for good behavior!! To Celebrate, we will have a pajama movie day. To help limit the time of instruction time lost, we will have the PJ party on the same day as our Christmas Party. Your child may wear their favorite PJ’s on the below dates. They are also allowed to bring in a small blanket and one small stuffed toy. We will be watching the movie, “The Polar Express” that morning. Christmas Party and PJ party Dates: (Parents/Grandparents are welcome to attend the Christmas Party starting at 1:00 for set up, and 1:30 for the party. ) • Group A’s PJ and Holiday Party will be held on December 19th , Holiday party is from 1:30p.m. -2:30 p.m. • Group B’s PJ and Holiday Party will be held on December 21st , Holiday party is from 1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m Reminder: We are having a book exchange for our Christmas party this year. Each child is to bring in a new book that is wrapped. Please do not let the value of the book go over $5. We will play a musical chair’s game with the books, and every child will leave with a new book to take home over the holiday. It is important to make sure the book is wrapped and has your child’s first and last name on the wrapping paper under the “From”. Please leave the “To” blank. All Books are due to be turned in no later than Tuesday, December 18th. If you are ordering a book from the Scholastic Book Fair Online orders, they must be in by December 7th, so that we can have them delivered before the Christmas exchange. REMINDER: If you send in treats for the party, West Clermont Regulates they MUST be store bought with list of ingredients. This is a safety measure for ALL children. Mrs. Wells’ class has a PEANUT allergy. Dates to Remember: Friday, December 7th: Group A (Monday-Wednesday Children) will attend. Friday, December 14th: Group A (Monday-Wednesday Children) will attend. Tuesday, December 18th: ALL books for the Kindergarten book exchange need to be turned in for our party. Wednesday, December 19th Group A (Monday-Wednesday Children) will have their Holiday Party and PJ Party! Friday, December 21st : Group B (Tuesday – Thursday Children) will attend and have their Holiday Party and PJ Party! December 22nd –January 1st: Winter Break!!!! NO School Wednesday, January 2nd: 1st day back to school for Group A (Monday/Wednesday Children will attend) Thursday, January 3rd: 1st day back to school for Group B (Tuesday/Thursday Children will attend) Friday, January 4th: Group B (Tuesday – Thursday Children) will attend

Mrs. Wells' KinderLION News Week of November 26-30, 2012

Dear Parents, This week in Reading Street we studied the book, “A Bed for Winter”, and was introduced to two new sight words: “he” and “for”. Please continue to work with your child on the following sight words: “we, my, like”, “have”, “is”, ”to”, “a”, “the”, “little”, “I”, and “am”. Please also work with your child on recognizing all 26 letters, sounds of the alphabet, writing the letter correctly, counting to 100 by 1’s, and counting up to 20 objects (toys, etc...). We will begin 2nd quarter Report Card testing in January when we return from Winter Break. I want to thank all the parents who came to our Parent-Teacher Conferences. I know that 10 minutes is not a lot of time, but it was a pleasure to get to talk to you about your child’s progress in Kindergarten. The 2nd Quarter Report Card Info and DIBELS packets I gave out at Conference time will help guide you on what to focus on with your child before 2nd quarter testing. I appreciate all the work you do with your child to help them have a successful Kindergarten year. When parents and teachers can work positively together on behalf of a child, only success can be the outcome. Santa Workshop: It is that time of the year again. Our PTA is offering students a chance to go shopping for gifts for their family members. If you would like your child to participate, please have them bring in money on the day our class attends. Please make sure your child’s first/last name is on the sealed money envelope or Ziploc baggie. We do not want anyone losing their money. Mrs. Smith’s Group A Monday, December 10th 9:50 a.m. – 10:25 a.m. Mrs. Smith’s Group B Tuesday, December 11th 9:50 a.m. – 10:25 a.m. Mrs. Trent’s Group B Tuesday, December 11th 10:25 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Mrs. Wells’ Group A Monday, December 10th 9:15 a.m. -9:50 a.m. Mrs. Wells’ Group B Tuesday, December 11th 9:15 a.m. -9:50 a.m. Reminder: Christmas Party Dates: Parents/Grandparents are welcome to attend starting at 1:00 for set up, and 1:30 for the party. • Group A’s Party will be held on December 19th , from 1:30p.m. -2:30 p.m. • Group B’s Party will be held on December 21st , from 1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m Reminder: We are having a book exchange for our Christmas party this year. Each child is to bring in a new book that is wrapped. Please do not let the value of the book go over $5. We will play a musical chair’s game with the books, and every child will leave with a new book to take home over the holiday. It is important to make sure the book is wrapped and has your child’s first and last name on the wrapping paper under the “From”. Please leave the “To” blank. All Books are due to be turned in no later than Tuesday, December 18th. If you are ordering a book from the Scholastic Book Fair Online orders, they must be in by December 7th, so that we can have them delivered before the Christmas exchange. Dates to Remember: Wednesday, November 28th: Parent-Teacher Conferences for Group B Families (10 minutes each) Friday, November 30th: Group A (Monday-Wednesday Children) will attend. Friday, December 7th: Group A (Monday-Wednesday Children) will attend. Friday, December 14th: Group A (Monday-Wednesday Children) will attend. Tuesday, December 18th: ALL books for the Kindergarten book exchange need to be turned in for our party. Wednesday, December 19th Group A (Monday-Wednesday Children) will have their Holiday Party! Friday, December 21st : Group B (Tuesday – Thursday Children) will attend and have their Holiday Party! December 22nd –January 1st: Winter Break!!!! NO School Wednesday, January 2nd: 1st day back to school for Group A (Monday/Wednesday Children will attend) Thursday, January 3rd: 1st day back to school for Group B (Tuesday/Thursday Children will attend) Friday, January 4th: Group B (Tuesday – Thursday Children) will attend

Mrs. Wells' Kindergarten Pilgrims and Indians

Kindergarten Christmas Holiday Information

Kindergarten Teachers know that December is a very busy time of year, so we wanted to let you know now about our upcoming Christmas parties and book exchange. . • Group A’s Party will be held on December 19th , from 1:30p.m. -2:30 p.m. • Group B’s Party will be held on December 21st , from 1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m Each year Kindergarten has a book exchange. Each child is to bring in a new book that is wrapped. Please do not let the value of the book go over $5. We will play a musical chair’s game with the books, and every child will leave with a new book to take home over the holiday. It is important to make sure the book is wrapped and has your child’s first and last name on the wrapping paper under the “From”. Please leave the “To” blank. Each Kindergarten Teacher will be sending home a book order for you to order books online. We cannot take cash/check orders, all orders need to be done on-line. All book orders must be made no later than November 30th, to ensure we get them delivered in time for our Christmas party. If you do not wish to order books from Scholastic, the Dollar Tree has wonderful kids’ books for only $1. We need all wrapped books with “From” marked with your child’s first/last name, no later than Tuesday, December 18th. Thanks for your wonderful support. Sincerely, Kindergarten Teachers

Mrs. Wells' KinderLION News for the Week of November 19 - 21, 2012

Dear Parents, This week in Kindergarten we studied the first Thanksgiving, and had lots of fun Thanksgiving activities. We hope your family has a happy and safe Thanksgiving Break! . SAVE The Dates! • Group A’s Party will be held on December 19th , from 1:30p.m. -2:30 p.m. • Group B’s Party will be held on December 21st , from 1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m Each year Kindergarten has a book exchange. Each child is to bring in a new book that is wrapped. Please do not let the value of the book go over $5. We will play a musical chair’s game with the books, and every child will leave with a new book to take home over the holiday. It is important to make sure the book is wrapped and has your child’s first and last name on the wrapping paper under the “From”. Please leave the “To” blank. Each Kindergarten Teacher will be sending home a book order for you to order books online. We cannot take cash/check orders, all orders need to be done on-line. All book orders must be made no later than December 7th, to ensure we get them delivered in time for our Christmas party. If you do not wish to order books from Scholastic, the Dollar Tree has wonderful kids’ books for only $1. We need all wrapped books with “From” marked with your child’s first/last name, no later than Tuesday, December 18th. Dates to Remember: Thursday, November 22nd: NO School. Happy Thanksgiving!! Friday, November 23rd: No School: Thanksgiving Break! Wednesday, November 28th: Parent-Teacher Conferences for Group B Families (10 minutes each) Friday, November 30th: Group A (Monday-Wednesday Children) will attend. Friday, December 7th: Group A (Monday-Wednesday Children) will attend. Friday, December 14th: Group A (Monday-Wednesday Children) will attend. Tuesday, December 18th: ALL books for the Kindergarten book exchange need to be turned in for our party. Wednesday, December 19th Group A (Monday-Wednesday Children) will have their Holiday Party! Friday, December 21st : Group B (Tuesday – Thursday Children) will attend and have their Holiday Par

Mrs. Wells' KinderLION News for the Week of November 5 - 9, 2012

Dear Parents, Report Cards for 1st Quarter will be coming home today for Group A students, and Friday, for Group B Students. This is a new West Clermont Report Card for Kindergarten. Your child was assessed on Kindergarten Benchmarks set by the State of Ohio. We will be able to answer any questions you have about the new report card at Parent-Teacher Conferences, but until then, this may help. • “L” = Limited Progress. What does that mean? If your child gets an “L” on their report card, please know they are still making progress to meet that one specific goal, but are in need of extra help, and support by the teacher. They also will require extra help at home so that they can master this skill/goal. • “M” = Making Progress. What does that mean? Most students will fall in the “m” category. “M” means that your child is making progress to that specific goal independently on their own. Some children who get a “M” may have almost made the goal, but may have missed a couple of the steps, or was not consistent in making that goal. They too can use extra help at home to help them be more consistent so they can make the goal the next quarter. • “P” = Proficient. What does this mean? “P” means that at this time, your child has made the goal set for 1st quarter. Some goals, (such as letter names, and counting) will increase for 2nd quarter and unless your child meets that goal for 2nd quarter, they may not receive a “P”. For example, let us look at letter naming upper case letters. To receive a “p” for 1st quarter, your child only had to name 13 upper case letters correctly. 2nd quarter, they must name all 26 letters to get a “p”. This week we are working on the Reading Street, Unit 2, week 3 “Animal Babies in the Grasslands”, We are introducing three new words: “we, my, like”. Please continue to review the sight words, “have”, “is”, ”to”, “a”, “the”, “little”, “I”, and “am”. Please also work with your child on recognizing these words and the letters, sounds of the alphabet. Go Math! This week we are finishing up to work on Chapter 3 “Represent, Count, and Write Numbers 6 to 9. Please practice counting by 1’s to 25 with your child and writing numbers 0-10. Thank you! Reminder that Kindergarten’s conferences will be different this year. We only have 2 days to have our conferences, and we must give all parents a time to meet. So you will find a conference sheet with your assigned day and time. We had to cut our conferences to 10 minutes each, in order to get to meet with each and every parent we have. If you have not done so, please fill out the attached form and send back the next school day stating if you can or cannot meet at this time. Unfortunately, these are the only times we will be able to meet this first round, so we hope you can make it at your scheduled time. Group B Photo Day is set for Tuesday November 20th. We will be sending home Picture Order forms that must be turned in No later than Tuesday, November 20th. Dates to Remember: Wednesday, November 7th: Group A Report Cards Coming home. Thursday, November 8th: Marco’s Pizza Day for Education. Mention Amelia Elementary and help raise money for our school. Friday, November 9th: Report Cards Sent Home to Group B children: Group B (Tuesday-Thursday Children)will attend. Monday, November 12th: PTA Meeting at Amelia Elementary at 3:45 p.m. Thursday, November 15th: Parent-Teacher Conferences for Group A Families (10 minutes each) Friday, November 16th: Group B (Tuesday-Thursday Children) will attend. Tuesday, November 20th : Group B School Picture Day! Don’t forget your smile!! Thursday, November 22nd: NO School. Happy Thanksgiving!! Friday, November 23rd: No School: Thanksgiving Break! Wednesday, November 28th: Parent-Teacher Conferences for Group B Families (10 minutes each) Friday, November 29th Group A (Monday-Wednesday Children) will attend.

October Readers of the Month

The students in Class A read 202 books for the month of October. Emmie was the winner, reading 30 books!

The students in Class B read 208 books for the month of October. Joseph was the winner, reading 32 books!

October Pictures

Mrs. Wells' KinderLION News October 29-November 2, 2012

Mrs. Wells’ KinderLION News Week of October 29th – November 2nd, 2012 Dear Parents, Parent-Teacher conference forms are coming home today. Kindergarten’s conferences will be different this year. We only have 2 days to have our conferences, and we must give all parents a time to meet. So you will find a conference sheet with your assigned day and time. We had to cut our conferences to 10 minutes each, in order to get to meet with each and every parent we have. Please fill out the attached form and send back the next school day stating if you can or cannot meet at this time. Unfortunately, these are the only times we will be able to meet this first round, so we hope you can make it. This week we are working on the Reading Street, Unit 2, week 2 “ Nature Spy”, We are reviewing two new sight words, “have”, and “is”. Please continue to review the sight words,”to” “a” “the” “little”, “I”, and “am”. Please also work with your child on recognizing these words and the letters, sounds of the alphabet. Go Math! Chapter 3: We are continuing to work on Chapter 3 “Represent, Count, and Write Numbers 6 to 9. Please practice counting by 1’s to 25 with your child and writing numbers 0-10. Thank you! Halloween Treats for Treat Bags. : Reminder, we will NOT have a Halloween party, however, we will be sending home Halloween treat bags for our children. If you are planning on sending in treats for your class treat bags, please remember we have Peanut Allergies in the Kindergarten Classrooms. Please do NOT send in anything with peanuts or peanut oils. If you prefer you can send in pencils, stickers, and other small non-food items instead of candy. Thank you. SAVE THE DATES!! Thanks to our wonderful PTO, every child in Kindergarten received a FREE t-shirt saying “Class of 2025” at the Kindergarten Registration at the end of last year. Parents of children who did attend filled out their child’s name on a white index card and handed it to the PTO parent to get their shirt. We had lots of children not attend the roundup, so we went through all the cards and found out who in each class had received shirts. If you did not get your free shirt in the Spring of last year, we are sending them home this week. (Group B got theirs on Friday in Mrs. Smith’s room). PTO brought Cosi on Wheels to Amelia! This is a great hands-on science experience for your child. Group A children will have COSI on Wheels on Wednesday, Oct. 31st and Group B students will have COSI on wheels on Tuesday, October 30th. Dates to Remember: Thursday, November 1st: Last day to order a pie for the Market Day Fundraiser Tuesday October 30th & Wednesday, October 31st: COSI on Wheels Assembly! Friday, November 2nd: Group A (Monday-Wednesday Children will attend) Monday, November 5th: PTA Skating Party 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 6th: NO SCHOOL : Teacher In-Service Day Friday, November 9th: Report Cards Sent Home: Group B (Tuesday-Thursday Children will attend).

Mrs. Wells' KinderLION News October 22-26, 2012

Dear Parents, This week we are working on the Reading Street, Unit 2, week 1, “Flowers!” Our new Big Idea concept for Unit 2 is “How are animals and plants unique?” We introduced two new sight words, “have”, and “is”. Please continue to review the sight words ”to” “a” “the” “little”, “I”, and “am”. Please also work with your child on recognizing these words and the letters, sounds of the alphabet. Red Ribbon Week…. Thanks for helping us make Red Ribbon Week so wonderful! We have had children dress in Red on Monday, in their PJ’s on Tuesday, wear hats on Wednesday! Thursday students are to wear boots to stamp out drugs, and on Friday, we are all to wear our blue and white spirit wear! On Tuesday we had a very special treat. We had Officer Patton come to our school with a special Police Dog. We talked about stranger danger. They also talked about being safe and wearing seat belts, and saying “No” to drugs. On Wednesday, we had celebrities at our school. Author, Nancy Orlando and Illustrator, Debbi Kern(former Art Teacher from Amelia Elementary), came to read their new book, “Good Grief It’s Winter”. Debbi and Nancy read their new book to our students, and acted out scenes. They gave each child a mask to decorate and a color sheet from their book! Reminder Market Day Pie Fundraiser: For a limited time this month, we will be participating in a PIE fundraiser with Market Day. Our goal this year is 350 pies. The fundraiser is from Oct. 17th – November 1st. Participation prizes!! Every student who sells at least ONE item will earn an 8 pack of Wiki Stix just for helping us get closer to our goal. Bonus Day Prizes are back! Every student who sells at least TEN items will earn our Bonus Days Prize pack that includes several fun prizes. Prizes are awarded based on the total number of units sold on the order form. It is time to start testing Kindergarten on the report cards skills. We will be checking identifying upper case letters, lower case letter, letter sounds, rhyming words, counting to 100 by 1’s, and writing numbers 0-10. The weather is supposed to turn cold next week. PLEASE make sure to send coats, gloves, etc.. on cold days. We go outside every day that it is dry and over 32 degrees. Dates to Remember: Friday, October 26th: Group B (Tuesday -Thursday Children will attend) Tuesday October 30th & Wednesday, October 31st : COSI on Wheels Assembly! Friday, November 2nd: Group A (Monday-Wednesday Children will attend) Monday, November 5th: PTA Skating Party 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 6th: NO SCHOOL : Teacher In-Service Day Friday, November 9th: Report Cards Sent Home: Group B (Tuesday-Thursday Children will attend).

Mrs. Wells' KinderLION News October 8-12, 2012

Dear Parents, This week we are working on the Reading Street, Unit 1, week 5, “Smash, Crash! ”, We introduced two new sight words, “to”, and “a”. Please continue to review the sight words, “the” “little”, “I”, and “am”. Please also work with your child on recognizing these words and the letters, sounds of the alphabet. Reminder: There will be NO school on Friday, October 12th for our Teacher In-service Day. Book Fair is next week. This week you will get a book fair order form. If you send in money, PLEASE, put it in a sealed envelope with your child’s first/last name on it, and classroom name. Here is the Kindergarten schedule. Mrs. Wells’ Group A Monday, October 15th 10:20 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. Mrs. Smith’s Group A Monday, October 15th 10:50 a.m. to 11:25 a.m. Mrs. Wells’ Group B Thursday, October 18th 10:20 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. Mrs. Smith’s Group B Thursday, October 18th 10:50 a.m. to 11:25 a.m. Mrs. Trent’s Group B Thursday, October 18th 10:50 a.m. to 11:25 a.m. Picture Day for Group A was Wednesday. If you forgot to send in money to purchase a package, you can mail payment to Lifetouch N.S.S. Attn: Late Picture Order, 11815 Highway Dr. Suite 100, Cincinnati, OH 45241. If you want to pay by credit card, you must call to order. 513-772-2110. Toll free (1-800-229-5016) Recess alert: It is getting cold outside. We have outside recess every day possible, unless it is raining, or the temperature is below freezing. PLEASE make sure your child is wearing a coat to school (gloves and hats are good too.) Please make sure you write your child’s first/last name in the inside. We have lots of children that have similar jackets. We have lots of children having trouble zipping up their coats. Please have them practice this skill at home. Lunch Money: Please do not send lose change or dollar bills for lunch money. If you are going to send in money please put it in a Ziploc baggie or a sealed envelope with your child’s first and last name on it. Children are bringing in loose change and dollar bills, and then putting it down somewhere and then everyone tries to claim the money. Dates to Remember: Friday, Oct. 12th NO SCHOOL for Teacher In-service Day. Friday, October 19th: Group A (Monday-Wednesday Children will attend) Friday, October 26th: Group B (Tuesday -Thursday Children will attend) Tuesday October 30th & Wednesday, October 31st : COSI on Wheels Assembly! Friday, November 2nd: Group A (Monday-Wednesday Children will attend) Monday, November 5th: PTA Skating Party 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 6th: NO SCHOOL : Teacher In-Service Day Friday, November 9th: Report Cards Sent Home: Group B (Tuesday-Thursday Children will attend).

Mrs. Wells' KinderLION News October 1-5, 2012

Dear Parents, This week we are working on the Reading Street, Unit 1, week 4, “Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip”, We are reviewing the sight words, “the” “little”, “I”, and “am”. Please work with your child on recognizing these words and the letters, sounds of the alphabet. Reminder: Go Math! We are starting Unit 2 this week which will focus on Compare Numbers to 5. Students will use one to one correspondence to identify sets with the same number, more, or fewer. We will work on math vocabulary: compare, greater than, the same, and less than. October Homework Packets: Homework Folders came home on Monday for Group A, and Tuesday for Group B. Each month we will send home a new homework packet and calendar in your child’s homework folder. This homework is for you to do a little each day and to NOT turn in until the end of the month. You will not need the internet for this homework packet. The Math part of the homework will be pages that are in the Go Math Student workbook we sent home at the beginning of the year. The Reading Street Homework, will have copies of all the pages you need in the folder. At the end of the month, students will bring their homework folder and their homework calendar back for a sticker. We will then refill with the next month’s homework packet. There will be NO school on Friday, October 13th for our Teacher In-service Day. Picture Day! Wednesday, October 10th is Group A’s Picture Day. If you want to purchase school pictures you must send in the picture money order form no later than Wednesday, Oct. 10th. If you are in group B, your picture day is not until November. I will send home your picture envelopes closer to your picture day. Reminder: Peanut Allergy: ALERT: We have a child with a Peanut allergy. My classroom has to be Peanut and Peanut oil free. For the safety of that child, please do NOT send any item that contains peanuts or peanut oil. Thanks for your help in keeping all students safe. Don’t forget to send a peanut free snack with your child EVERY day. I have at least 7 children in each group that come without snacks every day. Lunch Money: Please do not send lose change or dollar bills for lunch money. If you are going to send in money please put it in a Ziploc baggie or a sealed envelope with your child’s first and last name on it. Children are bringing in loose change and dollar bills, and then putting it down somewhere and then everyone tries to claim the money. Dates to Remember: Friday, October 5th: Group A (Monday-Wednesday Children will attend) Wednesday, October 10th: Group A (Monday-Wednesday) Picture Day! Wear your Smile! Friday, Oct. 12th NO SCHOOL for Teacher In-service Day. Friday, October 19th: Group A (Monday-Wednesday Children will attend) Friday, October 26th: Group B (Tuesday -Thursday Children will attend) Thursday October 30th & Friday, October 31st: COSI on Wheels Assembly!

Mrs. Wells' KinderLION News September 24-28, 2012

Dear Parents, This week in the Reading Street Reading Program we are on Unit 1, week 3, “Plaidypus Lost”, The 2 new sight words are, “the” and “little”. We are also reviewing the sight words “I” and “Am”. Please work with your child on recognizing these words. We still have many children who only know a couple of letters of the alphabet, and can recognize them, write them, and say their sound. If your child does not know their letters and sounds, please work with them at home on this skill. We will continue to work on them at school, and with us both working on these skills, your child will meet success so much quicker. Reminder: Go Math! We have started Unit 1 in the Go Math Books. Unit 1 focuses on “Number and Operation”. I sent home your child’s Go Math Book last week. Remember, I only have 1 book per child, so PLEASE do not lose your books. If you lose a book, I will not be able to replace it. The Go Math Homework Book is for you to KEEP at home. You will be assigned pages each week to do at home. Go Math Homework this week: All three Kindergarten teachers have been working on Unit 1 in the Go Math Books, and informally assessing the students on the skills of numbers 1-5. We have moved quicker than anticipated in our Math workbook in class. We are very happy to report that almost all children have met the “progressing” goal, and we are ready to move to Unit 2, which will look at numbers 1-5 more in depth. Next week we will begin Unit 2. You are welcome to finish pages 5-26 in Unit 1, but please do not feel it is necessary. Next week, we will be sending home the October Homework packet which will assign 2 pages of math in the math workbook each night for homework. Reminder: Peanut Allergy: ALERT: We have a child with a Peanut allergy. My classroom has to be Peanut and Peanut oil free. For the safety of that child, please do NOT send any item that contains peanuts or peanut oil. Thanks for your help in keeping all students safe. Folders: Remember to go through the BLUE folders each week, empty, and return to school the NEXT school day. Also, please empty the backpacks each night. The children are bringing back papers that are already graded and we don’t want them to lose any important papers.

Dates to Remember: Thursday, September 27th: PTA Skating Party 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, September 28th: Group B (Tuesday-Thursday Children will attend) Friday, October 5th: Group A (Monday-Wednesday Children will attend) NO SCHOOL Friday, Oct. 12th for Teacher In-service Day.

KinderLION News September 17 - 21,2012

Dear Parents, This week we started the Reading Street Reading Program. Unit 1, week 2, “We are So Proud”. The sight words that we are working on are the words, “I” and “Am”. Please work with your child on recognizing these two words. Go Math! We have started Unit 1 in the Go Math Books. Unit 1 focuses on “Number and Operation”. I am sending home your child’s Go Math Book today. I only have 1 book per child, so PLEASE do not lose your books. If you lose a book, I will not be able to replace it. The Go Math Homework Book is for you to KEEP at home. We will assign Go Math Pages for the week. PLEASE do not go ahead of us. The pages we assign each week will go hand in hand with what we are doing in class. We need you to work with your child on the pages we assign. Please do NOT rip out pages after you complete them, and Please do NOT send the book back to school until we ask for them. We will be working on the math book all year. You can use the pages we have covered to review skills with your child. Go Math Homework this week: Please do P1-P4 this week in the Go Math Homework books. Remember, please do NOT go ahead of us, and please do not send back to school. Thank you! Homework: Parents it is vital for your child’s school success that you work with your child at home as much as possible to reinforce what we are doing in school. We are a team, and working together will help your child meet their full potential. We ask that you set up a Homework station at your house. A quiet area that is designated as a “Homework” station that they can sit down daily and work on their school work. This will be a great place to keep your child’s Go Math workbook so it won’t be lost. Peanut Allergy: ALERT: We have a child with a Peanut allergy. My classroom has to be Peanut and Peanut oil free. For the safety of that child, please do NOT send any item that contains peanuts or peanut oil. Thanks for your help in keeping all students safe. Folders: Kindergarten is so happy and thankful for the PTO for purchasing the new Wednesday/Thursday Folders. The new blue folders are extra sturdy and will help us communicate. Group A folders will be sent home EVERY Wednesday. Please empty the folder and send back the NEXT school day. Group B folders will be sent home every Thursday. Please empty the folder and send back the NEXT school day. The Blue Take Home Folders will be used the entire school year and will have weekly information that is sent home from the office. It is very important that you check the folder each week and empty it. Also, please empty your child’s book bag each week. Their bags are starting to fill up with all the wonderful papers they do in the classroom. Thank you. School Fees: Thanks to all the parents who have turned in the school fees. If you have not yet paid, please do so as soon as possible. School Fees of $50 need to be turned in as soon as possible. You can make 4 equal payments of $12.50 (1 payment for each quarter) if this helps. Please make sure you put your child's first and last name on the Memo line of the check. Dates to Remember: Friday, September 21st Group A (Monday-Wednesday Children will attend) Thursday, September 27th: PTA Skating Party 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, September 28th Group B (Tuesday-Thursday Children will attend)

KinderLION News September 10-14

Dear Parents, This week we started the Reading Street Reading Program. Unit 1, week 1 story is "The Little School Bus" by Carol Roth. I am sending home tonight a Reading Street Packet. The first page of the packet is called the Student Login Letter. It is very important not to lose this letter, because it has your child’s user name and password for the Pearson SuccessNet Reading Street Online Program. Reading Street allows parents to login and use the online resources that go along with the Kindergarten Reading Street Reading Program. You can follow along with each unit, and also read books online at your child’s reading level, and play the interactive games that go along with each unit. First you will go to the website: www.pearsonsuccessnet.com and then enter the username and password I created for your child. Have fun exploring! Peanut Allergy: ALERT: We have a child with a Peanut allergy. My classroom has to be Peanut and Peanut oil free. For the safety of that child, please do NOT send any item that contains peanuts or peanut oil. Thanks for your help in keeping all students safe. Folders: I am missing several folders. Papers came back but no folders. If you find them at home, please send them back to school. We will be sending home Wednesday/Thursday folders each week. Wednesday Folders for Group A children (Blue) and Thursday folders for Group B children (Red). It is important to go through and return to school the NEXT school day your child is in school. It is very important you go through the folder each week. There will be lots of papers from the office that you may need to fill out and return. Empty the folder of any paper you do not need to return and keep at home. Send back any papers, lunch money, school fees, etc.. that need to be sent back to school on the NEXT school day. I will keep the folder and send back the next week with new papers for the week. Thank you for your help with folders. Homework: Homework packets and Math Books will be sent home the first week in October. Today you are receiving the Reading Street login, where I assign books that can be read online. I know some of you do not have access to the Internet, so this is not a mandatory assignment. If you know someone that has the internet and you can log on, or if you visit the public library, this free resource will be very helpful for your child. School Fees: Thanks to all the parents who have turned in the school fees. If you have not yet paid, please do so as soon as possible. School Fees of $50 need to be turned in as soon as possible. You can make 4 equal payments of $12.50 (1 payment for each quarter) if this helps. Please make sure you put your child's first and last name on the Memo line of the check. Lunch and Lunch Money: We eat lunch at 12:30 every day. If you child is going to buy lunch it is easier to send in money in a lump sum. For example, If you send a check of $25 for your child, write their first/last name on the memo line and their account number on the check. The money goes into their lunch account. Each day they buy, your child will go through the lunch line, and will wear the name tag I made them with their ID number. The ladies in the cafe will type in the number and your child's account will be deducted the amount of the purchase. They will use the money until the account is empty. Then you can send in another check. You can send cash too, but please make sure it is in a sealed baggie or envelope with your child's first/last name on it. Any money not used at the end of the year, will roll over in their account for next year. Dates to Remember: Friday, September 14th Group B (Tuesday-Thursday Children will attend) Friday, September 21st Group A (Monday-Wednesday Children will attend)