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Kindergarten Update

This year is going by so fast.  I can't believe Thanksgiving is next week and Christmas is just around the corner.  Conference confirmation slips will be sent home on Monday.  Please sign and return as soon as possible.  I look forward to meeting you and discussing your child's kindergarten experience.  I will send a reminder note with all the conference scheduled next Tuesday.  Please be sure and check your child's backpack daily.

Because of the short week next week we will be reviewing the letters we have learned so far.  they may bring a sharing that begins with any letter next week.  Students who have sharing on Thursday or Friday can bring their sharing on Wednesday.  Please write 3 clues on the bag, so we can guess the sharing:))

Fall Conferences

Your child will be bringing a Conference slip home on Monday in the homework folder.  Please fill out and return back on Tuesday.  I will send home a confirmation note when your conference is scheduled.  I look forward to meeting with you and discussing your child's progress.

Next week we will study the letter C and the Number 10.  Thank you for helping your child with their homework each day.  You make a BIG difference in their success.

Family Turkey Project

Thank you so much for the beautiful turkeys.  We have so much to be thankful for...  Stop by and take a look in the hallway and read what your child said they were thankful for

Next week we will be studying the letter "V"  This year is flying by..

Kindergarten News

Our Pumpkin Patch Field Trip

We had a wonderful time at the Pumpkin Patch.  We were very lucky it didn't rain!!!  The kids had a great time picking out their pumpkin, eating an apple, and creating great memories in Kindergarten.

A VERY special THANK YOU to Lorallei's parents for buying popcorn for the entire class!  Thank you again for all the great support!!

Enjoy these great pictures

Update

 What a busy and fun week!  We worked hard in reading and math groups.   We studied the letter B this week, we brainstormed a list of words that began with the letter.  So far in class we have learned the letters and sounds for the following letters:  S,M,R,T, and B.  Next week we are learning all about the letter N.  Thank you so much for the wonderful help with your child's homework. 

Tomorrow your child will be bringing home their homework folder.  They learned my favorite poem, "Five Little Pumpkins"  I hope they are enjoying their poetry folders.  Please return on Monday, so we can add a new poem. 

Thank you! Awesome Papa's Pizza Fundraiser

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Thank you so much for the awesome turnout for our Papa's Pizza Fundraiser!  Our class raised $159.75 dollars..  We will get to use that money to buy something four our class.  I am so excited!  Than you again for all your support.

We had a special visitor from McKenzie Ranger station on Thursday, October 15th.  This year our school-wide learning goal will be centered around "Water"  It is a fascinating topic and we have some great activities planned.  What a great way to introduce our topic about WATER in Kindergarten.  Lots more to come about water....

A SPECIAL THANK YOU to Lorallei's parents.  They donated money for ALL the students to get Popcorn in Room 2.  Thank you again that was very sweet. 

Papa Pizza Fundraiser

I sent home a couple of flyers today in your child's backpack.  Please feel free to pass a copy of this flyer out to family and friends and go to Papa's Pizza in Springfield anytime on Tuesday, October 13th!  The money raised will be used for our classroom.  With the money raised we will be able to purchase new supplies such as books, technology, or exploration toys.  Remember to bring the flyer with you when you go to Papa's so our classroom (Room2)  can receive credit:) 

Bring Someone You Love To Lunch

Bring Someone You Love to Lunch for Kindergarten will be Tuesday, October 13th.  You are encouraged to come have lunch with your student.  The cost for HOT lunch is $3.50.  for guests and includes milk.  Please sign in at the office and pay for your lunch upon arriving at Ridgeview.  You may bring a lunch if you would prefer.  Recess will follow lunch until 11:45,  Please say your goodbyes before recess is over at 11:45 for an easier transition to the afternoon. 

Happy Friday

We had great day mixing colors to make create cute pumpkins.  Ask your child what two colors mixed together to make orange.  Hint...ketchup and mustard:) 

Parent Info. Night

Tomorrow. Tuesday, September 29th, is Parent Info. night in Room 2 from 6:30-7:15. We will be going over curriculum, volunteers, our classroom website, and our monthly read Alouds. I hope to see you tomorrow night.

Poetry Folders / Sharing Schedule

Today your child is bringing home their poetry folder.  Please listen to your child recite the poems, "Hello New Friend and Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear."  Inside their poetry folder is also the number 1 poem and the poem for the word "I."  Please bring Poetry Folders back to school every MONDAY.  We will be adding a new poem each week.

Please help your child find a sharing that begins with the letter M.  Please have them put it in a paper sack and write three clues on the outside of the bag.  They have a great time guessing their friends sharing.  This is a great way to encourage oral language.

Thanks also for the name writing practice at home.  They are getting better already:)

Thanks for all your help with homework folders

Thanks so much for the wonderful job of returning homework folders.  I had 100% students return their homework.  Name writing can be very difficult in the beginning of the school year.  Please be patient with your child as they are learning this skill.

We have been working very hard learning lots of new skills and routines

• Classroom Rules  (ask your child about the rules)
• writing the numbers 1 and 2 
• writing the letter and word I
• The letter S and the sound sss
• Counting to 50 and backwards from 10
• our ABC sign language song.  
• using how to use glue
• taking turns 
• sharing

Thanks again for all your support helping make this year a wonderful kindergarten year:)

Homework Folders

1st Day of Kindergarten

What a Busy 1st day of Full-Day Kindergarten!  

The kids were very busy today learning classroom rules, routines, and making friends.  We learned the Nursery Rhyme "Jack Be Nimble" and made a craft to go with it!  They had lunch in the cafeteria and also brought home a library book for the first time!
I bet they will sleep good tonight:)

Here are a few important reminders:

• Check backpacks EVERY day for important information

• All LIBRARY books are due on Monday each week

• Double knot shoes

• It is very helpful to make sure your child wears clothes they can zip, snap all by themselves

• If your child would like to get a milk with their cold lunch, just make sure you put money in their account.

• Please sign up for Remind a texting service that I use to communicate with families.

Off to a Good Start

We had our first group of kindergartners today.  What a wonderful day of learning school rules, sharing, touring the school and meeting new friends.  I can't wait to see the next groups of kiddos tomorrow!

Welcome To Full Day Kindergarten

Welcome to Kindergarten
 

We are very excited to implement a Full-Day Kindergarten program this year.  In kindergarten, children develop skills that they need to be successful as they enter first grade and continue through school. Having a full day of school will allow children to develop early reading and math skills, social skills, and have lots of time for fun and play.  Our program also includes; music, library, science, P.E. and social studies.

 

Kindergarten Staggered Start Schedule

 

This means that for the first three days of school (Sept. 9-11), your child will only attend one of these days. Only a portion of the students will come to school each day, until all students have attended. Then, all students will come together as a class, on Monday, September 14.
 

Parent letters and post cards will be mailed before school that will provide details regarding the staggered start schedule and which day your child will be attending school.

 

We believe this ‘staggered start’ method will be helpful to both your child as well as our kindergarten team.  Many of our kindergarten students have never experienced school before. This is a new transition for them, especially attending for a full day. By providing teachers with smaller groups of students, this will eliminate many of the worries our youngsters may bring. In addition, this schedule will provide an opportunity for our kindergarten team to get to know all the children through small group activities as they begin to learn about school. Further, teachers will be able to observe, assess and get to know children and parents before developing class lists.
 

  Parent letters and post cards will be mailed before school that will provide details regarding the staggered start schedule and which day your child will be attending school.

Class Lists will be posted on Friday,  September 11th at 4:00. 

 

All students will attend Monday, September 14th.

 

I am looking forward to a great year in Kindergarten.  I can't wait to meet the students and parents and work together to make a WONDERFUL beginning to a lifetime of learning.  See you very soon.

 

Sincerely-

Mrs. Thompson

 

 

 

 

 

Engineer Day

The Sudents had a wonderful time engineering animal habitats.  Ask your child which animal team they were in and what they used to build their animals shelter!

Book Character Day

Book Character Dress Up Day!

Tomorrow we will celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday and Read Across America, we are holding a favorite Book Character Dress Up Day.  We hope that this day will be a huge success, with the children enjoying themselves and taking away some ideas for their next good book:)

• The rules are simple:
• Outfits must be appropriate and follow school dress code policies
• No violent toys are allowed
• Mask may not be worn during class
• Student should be able to go about their regular school activities and go outside
• Costumes mus be based on a book
• Have FUN!

Read-A-Thon

The Ridgeview Read-a-Thon kicks off Today!!! This year's theme is "Reading is a Blast."  Each classroom has been assigned a galaxy rocket.  The more minutes a class reads collectively, the farther their rocket will travel down the hallway.  If every student read or is read to at least 10 minutes a day we will reach our goal    The goal for the morning class is 5,000 minutes and the PM class goal is to read 3,750 minutes.   Please remind your child to turn in their reading logs daily.  Thank you for reading with your child.