Friday Book

Dear Mom and Dad of PM kindergarten:

Hooray! I completed my very first Friday of kindergarten.

**I have some homework in my backpack!**

I have a blue notebook in my backpack. There is a message for you in it. This is my FRIDAY BOOK. Every Friday I will be bringing my Friday book home and it will have some information in there of what my job is to do over the weekend. It is important for you to see how I am doing and the more practice I have, the better I will get.

Please remind me to bring my FRIDAY BOOK back to school on Monday so I can share it with my teacher.

Please click on this link and sing this song with me! It is our circle song.

CIRCLE SONG

Today we read a story called “ Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!” We then listened carefully to step-by-step directions and drew our own pigeon.

I had gym in the big gym today. Ask me to show you what “freeze” (freeze) and “stop (stopping what you are doing and sitting criss cross apple sauce)” means.

Question of the day: What is your favorite part of kindergarten so far?  

Love,

Kindergarten

Housekeeping:

Meet the Teacher Evening will be open to parents to book session on Wednesday, September 16th at 7pm. Please explain  in your blogs, that this evening is for teachers to introduce themselves and provide an overview of the  school year. The first 15 minutes parents are to meet in the gym then followed by meet the teacher and explore our school for 40 minutes.

Volunteering:

Kindergarten would love some parent volunteers. There is always lots to prep in kindergarten such as gluing, cutting, hanging, stapling, sharpening pencils etc. If you are interested in volunteering please e-mail your child’s teacher. You must have had a police clearance done through the office. 

Journal Writing

Dear Mom and Dad:

We have been looking at our calendar each day. We are also keeping track of how many days we have been at school. Today I learned that we have been at school for 7 days! That is one whole week!

Today we wrote in our writing journals for the first time! WOW my teachers were impressed with how hard we worked. We told a story through a picture. Ask me to tell you what I drew. We also practiced printing our name on the lines. Please help me practice writing my name. If I need help, my teacher might ask me to trace my name or ask me to copy it. My teacher helped me write my story. Right now in kindergarten, I am working on adding detail to my pictures and telling a story through my drawings.

Question of the day: Post on the blog what you drew in your journal today.

Love,

Kindergarten

Housekeeping:

PM Kindergarten has school tomorrow from 8:15- 11:55pm

Shapes are everywhere!

Dear Mom and Dad:

Sorry for the late blog post!

Ask me to tell you what shapes I practiced drawing today. Please help me practice drawing: a circle, square, and triangle at home. We read a book called "The Greedy Triangle". Ask me to tell you what the triangle was greedy for.

Today we had our very first dance class with Ms.Janelle! We practiced some stretches and we practiced moving to the beat of music. We get dance once every week!

Question of the day: what shapes and where did you find them in your home?

Love,

Kindergarten  

Cutting Skills

Dear Mom and Dad:

Today we began our day by looking at our calendar. I learned that today is Tuesday September 8. Ask me to tell you if I know the number day for tomorrow. I will be asked this tomorrow during calendar! We learned some new calendar songs today. These songs will help me remember the days of the week and months of the year. I will be able to sing it to you soon.

I practiced by cutting skills today! Ask me to tell you what I cut out today. Ask me to tell you about chicken wings! I should not have chicken wings (elbows out) when I am cutting. I can practice cutting at home.

We got to play on the playground during school today. We had a discussion about some of the rules of the playground.

**parents please note that the playground is scheduled for grades for before school. This week:

Kindergarten has access to the playground on:

Tuesday – Before School

Friday – Before school

Question of the day: Post on the blog what you did during centers today.

Love,

Kindergarten

Housekeeping:

Parents please use the drop and drive in the morning after 8:02 and pick up your child on the compound at the end of the day.

Parents, if we could have your child line up outside before the kindergarten entry, that would be very helpful. There are now signs on the doors. This will allow us to bring the students in right away. Thank you for your help.

Being independent is a huge skill children learn in kindergarten. Please encourage your child to Independently put on and take off their shoes, zip and unzip their jackets and backpacks etc.

Parents please make sure ALL of your child's belonging are labeled with first name and last name initial. We have several duplicate backpacks and shoes and this will be very helpful and prevent any anxiety when your child is looking for their belongings.

Please make sure to sign the kindergarten forms and return it to the school. If you did not receive forms or misplaced them please e-mail your child’s teacher.  

Kindergarten AM

Dear Mom and Dad of AM kindergarten:

I completed my very first full Friday of kindergarten.

Ask me to tell you about the books I read today. We read a book called “Don’t let the Pigeon drive the bus” and “The Pigeon Needs a Bath”. I practiced drawing a guided drawing of the pigeon. Ask me to tell you what shapes I found on the pigeon. My teachers were really impressed with how I followed directions.  

We learned a new song about “a circle”. I will soon be able to sing it to you. We also had a dance party!  (See photo) ask me to tell you what song we danced to.

We had gym today in the big gymnasium! Ask me to SHOW you what it means when my teacher says “freeze” or “stop”.

Question of the day: Can you find things that are in the shape of a circle? Post what you find on the blog!

Love,

Kindergarten

Housekeeping:

There is no school on Monday See everyone on Tuesday!

Parents, if we could have your child line up outside before the kindergarten entry, that would be very helpful. There are now signs on the doors. This will allow us to bring the students in right away. Thank you for your help.

Being independent is a huge skill children learn in kindergarten. Please encourage your child to Independently put on and take off their shoes, zip and unzip their jackets and backpacks etc.

Parents please make sure ALL of your child's belonging are labeled with first name and last name initial. We have several duplicate backpacks and shoes and this will be very helpful and prevent any anxiety when your child is looking for their belongings.

All children should have a pair of indoor shoes that are to be left in the classroom. 

Please make sure to sign the kindergarten forms and return it to the school. If you did not receive forms or misplaced them please e-mail your child’s teacher.  

My First Full Dose of Kindergarten

"I made 3 planes built together" - Caelan 

"I made a bell, listen it rattles" - Bishop

"I made two groups of animals. One side are animals that are deadly eaters and the others are not" -Evan 

Dear Mom and Dad:

Hooray! I completed my very first full morning or full afternoon of kindergarten. I will soon get used to our daily routines and I will be able to do it my sleep!

We read a book called “The crayon box that talked”. Ask me to tell you what the problem was in the story. We learned that in kindergarten “we are like a box of crayons, each one of us unique, but when we get together, the picture is complete.”

We did an activity together where I had to follow some step-by-step directions. First I had to write my name on the back of a blank crayon that was on a piece of paper, then I had to find the word that matched the color to write down what my favorite color was. Then I colored my crayon with my favorite color.

We then had snack and centers. Thank you to parent council for some delicious treats today!

I have some mail for you. I have brought home an entertainment book. This is part of our fundraising for the school. If you do not want to purchase the book, please return the book or return payment. Thank you very much.

AM kindergarten will get their package tomorrow. 

Question of the day (please click on comment and answer the question): What is my favorite color?

Love,

Kindergarten

Housekeeping:

There is no school on Monday September 7.

Parents, if we could have your child line up outside before the kindergarten entry, that would be very helpful. There are now signs on the doors. This will allow us to bring the students in right away. Thank you for your help.

FRIDAY

8:17am – 11:57am

**Please note that kindergarten AM and PM alternate on Fridays. This Friday September 4, AM will attend only.

8:17am – 11:57am

Being independent is a huge skill children learn in kindergarten. Please encourage your child to Independently put on and take off their shoes, zip and unzip their jackets and backpacks etc.

Parents please make sure ALL of your child's belonging are labeled with first name and last name initial. We have several duplicate backpacks and shoes and this will be very helpful and prevent any anxiety when your child is looking for their belongings.

All children should have a pair of indoor shoes that are to be left in the classroom.