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!