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)