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