I hope everyone had a great weekend! I cannot believe we are only a week away from Halloween! This Friday is our Halloween parade and our Halloween party! The party will begin right after the parade. We are still in need of donations in order to purchase what will be needed for the party. Any donations would be greatly appreciated. Please be aware that since we will be celebrating Halloween on Friday, Monday October 31st will be a regular teaching day.
This week we will be learning the sight word see and the letter Tt. Please be reviewing all the sight words learned so far with your child. In math, we will be learning about 3D shapes and patterns. The 3D shapes your child should know by the end of Kindergarten are: sphere, cube, cylinder and cone.
Please don't forget that your child's turkey homework is due this Thursday! I have already received a few and they are adorable!!! I cannot wait to hang them up in the hallway! Thank you for helping your child with this special project!
If you have any questions or concerns please let me know! Thank you for your help and your support! jjacobson@res.washk12.org or 668-5027
Monday, October 24, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
Newsletter for October 17-21
I hope everyone had a wonderful fall break! We are only 2 weeks away from Halloween! Can you believe it?! Please make sure you read my take home note about our class Halloween parade, which will be on Friday the 28th. After the parade will be our class Halloween party. If you would like to help out please let me know as soon as possible.
Before I forget, we are in dire need of snacks! Donations would be greatly appreciated! I have already told students that if we don't have snacks we will not be able to have snack time.
This week is a review of the sight words like and a. We will also be reviewing the letters Ss and Pp. Please remember to review with your child all of the sight words and letters we've learned so far! The sight words we've covered thus far in the year are a, can, I, like, the and we. The letters we've covered thus far are Mm, Aa, Ss and Pp.
This week I will be sending home a special homework assignment. Each year all the kindergarten students make their very own turkey collage. Students can use any sort of materials and can decorate it any way they want. As kindergarten teachers we hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to work together with your child in creating a unique piece of art. The students' turkeys will be displayed on our bulletin board all the month of November and right before Thanksgiving, the turkeys will go home to "celebrate" Thanksgiving with your family. :) Turkeys are due on Thursday October 27th, the day before the Halloween parade & party! If you would like to return them earlier you may. Please don't turn them in late since I would like to have them all up by the 28th.
If you have any questions or concerns please let me know! Thank you for your help and support! jjacobson@res.washk12.org or 668-5027
Before I forget, we are in dire need of snacks! Donations would be greatly appreciated! I have already told students that if we don't have snacks we will not be able to have snack time.
This week is a review of the sight words like and a. We will also be reviewing the letters Ss and Pp. Please remember to review with your child all of the sight words and letters we've learned so far! The sight words we've covered thus far in the year are a, can, I, like, the and we. The letters we've covered thus far are Mm, Aa, Ss and Pp.
This week I will be sending home a special homework assignment. Each year all the kindergarten students make their very own turkey collage. Students can use any sort of materials and can decorate it any way they want. As kindergarten teachers we hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to work together with your child in creating a unique piece of art. The students' turkeys will be displayed on our bulletin board all the month of November and right before Thanksgiving, the turkeys will go home to "celebrate" Thanksgiving with your family. :) Turkeys are due on Thursday October 27th, the day before the Halloween parade & party! If you would like to return them earlier you may. Please don't turn them in late since I would like to have them all up by the 28th.
If you have any questions or concerns please let me know! Thank you for your help and support! jjacobson@res.washk12.org or 668-5027
Friday, October 7, 2011
Newsletter for October 10-12
I hope everyone had a great weekend! The students and I are enjoying the cooler weather at recess! This week is short: lots to do in 3 days! We are learning the new sight word a and the new letter Pp. In math we will continue to work on counting to 10. The new paper book that the students will bring home is entitled 'I Like.' Please make sure they are practicing their sight words and reviewing those little books frequently.
Some students have finished all 15 task cards and are wanting more homework (weird, huh?). If your child has already finished the 15 task cards and you would like me to give them some extra work, I will put together a weekly packet that will be sent home on Monday and that will be completed and returned to me on Friday. Please just email me or send a note to me in your child's folder and I will set that up!
Some students have complained to me that they did not receive a reading necklace. I want to explain how this works: each month I will give you a reading calendar on which you will write down the minutes you read to your child or that they read to you (or both). Then at the end of the month you will return the calendar to me, I will add up the minutes, and the kindergarten class with the most minutes will win a treat! Plus, each student will receive a new charm for his/her necklace. Because September was the first month of the reading calendar, students receive a charm AND a necklace. If for some reason you lose the calendar you can 1) get a new one in the office or 2) write on a paper or post it how many minutes you read that month and turn it into me. I hope this clears up any misunderstandings!
Don't forget, NO SCHOOL next Thursday and Friday, October 13 and 14! I hope everyone has a fun and safe Fall Break! If you are heading to Disneyland for the break, maybe I'll see you there! :)
Thank you for all your help and support! If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me or call me! jjacobson@res.washk12.org or 668-5027
Some students have finished all 15 task cards and are wanting more homework (weird, huh?). If your child has already finished the 15 task cards and you would like me to give them some extra work, I will put together a weekly packet that will be sent home on Monday and that will be completed and returned to me on Friday. Please just email me or send a note to me in your child's folder and I will set that up!
Some students have complained to me that they did not receive a reading necklace. I want to explain how this works: each month I will give you a reading calendar on which you will write down the minutes you read to your child or that they read to you (or both). Then at the end of the month you will return the calendar to me, I will add up the minutes, and the kindergarten class with the most minutes will win a treat! Plus, each student will receive a new charm for his/her necklace. Because September was the first month of the reading calendar, students receive a charm AND a necklace. If for some reason you lose the calendar you can 1) get a new one in the office or 2) write on a paper or post it how many minutes you read that month and turn it into me. I hope this clears up any misunderstandings!
Don't forget, NO SCHOOL next Thursday and Friday, October 13 and 14! I hope everyone has a fun and safe Fall Break! If you are heading to Disneyland for the break, maybe I'll see you there! :)
Thank you for all your help and support! If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me or call me! jjacobson@res.washk12.org or 668-5027
Monday, October 3, 2011
Newsletter for October 3-7
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! This week we will be studying the sight word like and the letter Ss. In math we will be working on counting from 1 to 10. In science we are focusing on rocks and erosion. I will be sending home today a little paper book for your child to practice at home. Remember that these books stay at home.
I will start sending home this week a new class book entitled "Our Class ABC Book." Students have taken time to work on this project and I hope you will enjoy looking at it with your child. Each child will have a turn to take this book home so please make sure you return it as soon as you have finished looking at it. Looking ahead, next week is Fall Break! We will have no school on Thursday and Friday October 14 and 15.
One more note, some of you might have noticed that I have missed a few days of school. Two of those days I had a bad cold, but there have been 3 other day I have had to go to the doctor. I am currently having some health issues that have had me visiting the audiologist and the neurologist. I am sure it will end up being nothing but I just wanted you to be aware. I should not have to miss anymore school, but I will not know for sure until Thursday when I get an MRI done. Again, I'm sure it's nothing serious but I wanted you to know that I do not take lightly missing school and being away from the students!
Thank you for your help and support! If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me! jjacobson@res.washk12.org or 668-5027
I will start sending home this week a new class book entitled "Our Class ABC Book." Students have taken time to work on this project and I hope you will enjoy looking at it with your child. Each child will have a turn to take this book home so please make sure you return it as soon as you have finished looking at it. Looking ahead, next week is Fall Break! We will have no school on Thursday and Friday October 14 and 15.
One more note, some of you might have noticed that I have missed a few days of school. Two of those days I had a bad cold, but there have been 3 other day I have had to go to the doctor. I am currently having some health issues that have had me visiting the audiologist and the neurologist. I am sure it will end up being nothing but I just wanted you to be aware. I should not have to miss anymore school, but I will not know for sure until Thursday when I get an MRI done. Again, I'm sure it's nothing serious but I wanted you to know that I do not take lightly missing school and being away from the students!
Thank you for your help and support! If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me! jjacobson@res.washk12.org or 668-5027
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