G-day Mates,
*Our word for the week is "has". Children need to review all their sight words. We will be working on the short "u". We are working on addition and will begin subtraction next week. The students are beginning to work on our unit about Australia. Children should be able to identify; a penny, a nickel, a dime, and a quarter.
*A few children have not returned their library books. Please return them tomorrow. Please remember to make visits to the Public Library this summer. Keep a list of all the books your child reads over the summer. It is very important for your child to read and to be read to this summer.
*Things to remember:
Wednesday, April 30 - Due today:
****1. Folder
****2. Reading books
Thursday, May 1 - Library Books are due.
Friday, May 23 - Around The World Day ****
Tuesday, May 28 - Field Day
****Have a great day,
****Mrs. Redden
Dear Parents,
*I hope your family had a wonderful Easter. We have a field trip coming up the second week of April. If you would like to attend and ride the bus with us to Birmingham, please send a note letting me know. You must have had the Child Protect Class. I would like to have at least two parents attend, but I am sure space is somewhat limited.
* We are continuing our author study of Beatrice Potter and her wonderful stories. We are working on our measurement unit in math. Our word for the week is "to". We will be reviewing the letter "f". Please take time to review our words and read with your child daily.
*Things to remember:
Tuesday, March 25 - PTO Meeting and Science Fair
Wednesday, March 26 - Due today:
****1. Folder
****2. Reading books
Thursday, March 27 - Due today:
**** Library book
Monday, March 31 - Reading Calendar due.
** Have a nice day,
****Mrs. Redden
Dear Parents,
* I hope your family had a wonderful Spring Break. We are working on a measurement unit in math. In reading, we will be working with the short "o" sound. Our word for the week is "have". Please go over your student's list of sight words daily. We are continuing an author study of Beatrice Potter and reading her wonderful stories.
*Please help your child remember their library book. The children love to go to the library, but, if a student forgets their book, he/she will not be allowed to go to the library.
*Things to remember:
Wednesday, March 19 - Due today:
****1. Folder
****2. Reading books
Friday, March 21- Good Friday (No School)
****
Monday, March 31- Reading calendar due today.
****Have a good day,
****Mrs. Redden
Dear Parents,**
*Our word for the week is "are". Do not forget to review our previous words. Some children are experiencing difficultly with these words and may need more practice. We will be reviewing the short "i" in the initial position in words. Children will be introduced to the short "i" sound in the medial position in words. A new reading book comes home each Tuesday in your child's folder. Please take a few minutes to listen to your child read. The books must be returned on Wednesday. We have been using the computer to reinforce many of the skills we are working on in kindergarten. The children enjoy writing their own sentences, so encourage the students to write someone a letter.
*We are continuing our unit on money, but many the students still need practice. Students should be able to identify a penny, a nickel, and a dime. They should be able to tell you how many cents each coin is worth.
*Please label items of clothing or anything you allow your child to bring to school. We do our best to help them keep up with their belongings, but help us by labeling everything.
*Things to remember:
Wednesday, February 27 - Due today:
****1. Folders
****2. Reading books
Thursday, February 28 - Due today:
****Library Book
Friday, February 29 - Due today:
****1. Reading Calendar
****2. Book orders
Lenten Fish Fry 6:00-7:30 P.M.
Monday, March 10 - Spring Break begins.
****Have a nice day,
****Mrs. Redden
Dear Parents,
*I would like to thank the children and their parents for the cards, flowers, and candy. I hope your families had a wonderful Valentine's Day! Clifford had a great birthday party.
*The children are very excited about concluding the alphabet and the book. We will be finished with this book very soon. The children are being introduced to many sight words. Our word for this week is "we". The new sight words have been listed in my letter to parents each week. Please take a few minutes to go over them each night. During this time, we will be reviewing letter recognition and beginning consonant sounds as I introduce middle and ending sounds. Many students are doing very well at blending and sounding new words out. If your child is having some trouble with these skills, I will continue to work with them in class, but it is important for you to work with them at home. Please take time each Tuesday night to listen to your child read the books in their folder. We need to work together as a team to help your child be successful in school. Our letter for the week is Yy. We are working on money. Some students are experiencing difficulty with this unit.
*Our words:
to the my that and my I a is said
*Things to remember:
Wednesday, February 20 - Due today:
***1. Plastic folders
***2. Reading books
***
Thursday, February 21 - Library books are due.
Friday, February 29 - Reading calendar is due.
***Have a nice day,
***Mrs. Redden
Dear Parents,
*I hope you have made plans to attend the O.L.Q.M. Thanksgiving Dinner. We will start our little presentation at 11:30 A.M. Be sure to bring your camera. Our little tribe of Indians and Pilgrims have been working very hard to be prepared. We are continuing our study of the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians. Do you know who Samoset, Squanto, or Massasoit were? Try asking your child. Our letter for the week is Ll. We are working with numerals 6 through 10.
*Please remember to label all your child's belongings. We do our best to help them keep up with their jackets, belts, and sweaters, but many of these are identical unless they are labeled.
*The Book Fair will be at the school next week. It will open for business after the Thanksgiving Dinner. This is a great place to do a little Christmas shopping. You can send in money with your child next week, but please label how he/she can spend it. They will bring home a wish list.
*Please be prompt on Tuesday, November 13. We will have to leave at 7:20 A.M. We will dress in our period costumes before departing for American Village. Girls and boys need to wear field trip shirt and jeans. Remember to wear appropriate outer wear because, weather permitting, we will be outside most of the day. Please do not send any lunch boxes, just sack lunches. Bottled water will be provided.
*Things to remember:
Wednesday, November 9 - Due today:
**** Plastic folder
Tuesday, November 13 - Field trip to American Village (Please be at O.L.Q.M. by
*********7:20 A.M. Please be prompt!!)
Wednesday, November 14 - Thanksgiving Dinner@ 11:30
Thursday, November 15 - Due today:
****Library Books
Wednesday, November 21 - Sunday, November 25 - Thanksgiving Holiday
**Have a great day,
**Mrs. Redden
Dear Parents,
* Our letter for the week is Ii. A web sight your child might want to visit is www.harcourtschool.com. The password is andrews. This is our math book web sight which we use in class. We are working on chapter 3 in math. Please work with your child on identifying numerals from 1-10. Remember to read to your child daily. After reading the story, have your child retell the story making sure he/she has included the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
*The Hallowed Eve Party is a great family event at school. Most everything is free. Please make plans to attend. The homeroom mothers will be contacting parents to help out.
*Just a few points of information:
*-We will go outside most days, remember to dress your child with the correct outerwear.
*-Please make sure all outerwear is marked with your child's name.
*Things to remember:
Wednesday, October 19 - Due today:
***** Plastic folder
Thursday, October 18 - Parent-Teacher Conferences (Please try to be prompt for your ****conference.)
*****Library books due today.
*****School pictures will be available for purchase.
Friday, October 19 - School will dismiss at 11:30 P.M.
Monday, October 22 - Child Protection Class
If you volunteer, this class is required.
Saturday, October 29 - Hallowed Eve Party
Wednesday, October 31 - Students can bring a hat/mask in a bag with their name on the bag for our party.
*****Have a nice day,
*****Mrs. Redden
Dear Parents,
*Parent - Teacher conferences are coming up very soon. I have enclosed a schedule for conferences. If the time is not good for you, I can meet before school almost any morning. If you have not returned field trip money, please do so as soon as possible. I appreciate your promptness in returning field trip money, permission slips, and conference slips. It is so important for us to work together as a team.
*Please help your child remember his/her library book on Thursdays. It is very hard on some children not to be able to check out a book. I hope you are taking time to read to your child at least 15 minutes each day. Don't forget to record the books you read to your child this month.
*This week, we will be reviewing and completing individual evaluations. Our letter for the week is Gg. We are discussing Johnny Appleseed. In math, we will begin working with numbers 0-5. The students are continuing to work on the farm and forest unit. Each child has presented a report on one farm animal. Students gave three facts about a farm animal and draw a picture of the animal.
*Finally, many thanks to all the parents who helped raise $500.00 for the kindergarten classroom. Our basket sold for $250. It was doubled because we had the most people present at the auction. I want to give a very special thank you to the room mothers.
*Things to remember:
Wednesday, October 3 - Due today:
** * Plastic folders
Thursday, October 4 - Due today:
***Library books
Field trip: We will depart the school at 8:40A.M. Parents, who are driving, please be at the school by 8:30 A.M. Students wear the orange field trip t-shirt and jeans.
Monday, October 8 - In- service for teachers(No School for Students)
Thursday, October 18 - Parent- Teacher Conferences
**Have a nice day,
**Mrs. Redden
Dear Parents,
*October is National Fire Prevention Month. We will be discussing fire safety. Fire drills at home are very important. Talk with your child about what to do if your house catches on fire. Discuss ways to escape and where to meet. Our letter for the week is Ff. Do not forget to send in pictures of things beginning with Ff. The students will be doing farm animal reports in class. Ask your student which animal they have chosen. Have your child tell you three facts they have learned about that animal. This is a class project, not homework. We will continue to study farm and forest animals. In math, we will complete chapter 2 this week. There are a few students who have not said their address and phone number for me.
*The school auction is this Saturday night. I would like to thank the homeroom mothers and parents for putting together our basket. If you have not sent in your donation, please do so soon. Please make plans to attend.
*We need drivers for all our field trips or we can not go. Drivers must take the Child Protection Class. If you were not able to attend our class, there is one being offered at Catholic High School. Please consider taking the class before our first field trip in October.
*The orange field trip T-shirts are here. Please go by the office and pick up your child's T-shirt, or write us a note saying it is OK to send it home with your student.
*Just a few reminders:*
Please put money sent to school in a labeled envelope.
Remember to label all your child's belongings.
Finally, girls need to wear shorts under their uniforms.
*Things to remember:
Wednesday, September 26 - Due today:
**** *Blue Folder
**** *Permission Slips and field trip money were due last Friday.
Thursday, September 27 - Due today:
**** * Library Book
Friday, September 28 - Due today:
***** Book orders
****Have a nice day,
****Mrs. Redden
Dear Parents,
*This week, we will be reviewing and completing individual evaluations. There are a few children having problems identifying some of the letters. A great way to practice identification is to ask them to circle all the "Dd's" on a page in the newspaper. Try playing "I Spy" games in the car as you travel to and from school. Our letter for the week is Ee. We will continue to work on recognizing, writing, and associating the sounds with the consonants and vowels in the initial position of words. We are working on patterns in math. The children are working on a farmand animal unit.
*The P.T.O. Auction is in less than two weeks. It is wonderful way to help our class. The class with the most people present will receive twice the amount their basket sells for at the auction. I have been able to purchase a Log cabin, a slide, a puppet stage, a scanner, a water-table and a computer for the kindergarten room with the basket money from past years. It is not too late to get a ticket! Your presence will help our class, plus it is a very nice evening out.
*Starting October 1st please keep track of the minutes your child reads with you. My class goal for this year is 15 minutes a night, five nights a week. Calendars to record the reading minutes will come home next week. Every child who turns in a calendar of at least 15 minutes a night, 5 nights a week will be able to shop in Mrs. Redden's Store and get a free Pizza Hut individual pizza coupon on October 31st. Do not forget to ask questions about the main characters, the sequence of the story, and what the story was about. Remember calendars must be turn in by October 31st.
*Things to remember:
September 19, Wednesday - Due today:
*****1. Plastic folders
*****2. Items for the Auction basket
******or cash donation
*****3. Burse Club donation of $.75
September 20, Thursday - Library books are due.
September 21 - Field Trip money is due.
September 28 - Book orders are due.
September 29, Saturday - Auction
Do not forget to buy your tickets for the Auction and invite your
friends and families.
Have a nice day,
*****Mrs. Redden
Dear Parents,
*The Kindergarten Class is scheduled for two field trips. We would like to collect the money for these to hold our reservations. American Village is November 13th and Winnie the Pooh, at ASF, is January 23rd. Student tickets for both trips will cost a total $18.00. Parents tickets for ASF are $16.00 each. The American Village tickets are $8.00 for each adult. We would like to have all money collected by September 21st.
*The children did an excellent job reciting their nursery rhymes. If your child did not recite their nursery rhyme for me, please continue to work with them. Every student enjoyed preparing and eating our Community Fruit Salad. Thank you for sending in the fruit. Our letter of the week is Dd. We are working on sorting and classifying, but I suggest that you play games using a group of objects and have your child decide what does not belong to the group. In math this week, our study of patterns will begin. Please continue to work with your child on their address and phone number. Do not forget to look for pictures in magazines of things beginning with "d".
*Be sure to make plans to attend the O.L.Q.M. Auction. It is a wonderful night out, even if you do not bid on any items. If we have the most people present, the kindergarten class will receive extra money for their classroom. Invite friends and family to attend and make sure they sign the kindergarten sign-in sheet. Don't forget to send in items for our auction basket.
*Things to remember:
Wednesday, September 12 - Due today:
***** Plastic folder
Thursday, September 13 - Due today:
***** Library book
Saturday, September 29- "Beach Blanket Auction!"
***Have a nice day,
***Mrs. Redden
Dear Parents,
*Our letter for this week is Bb. Please help your child find pictures in magazines for our class B poster. Friday will be Bear Day in kindergarten. Please allow your child to bring a favorite bear. It must fit in their backpack. In math, we will be sorting and classifying by color, shape, and size. Our 5 caterpillars should arrive this week. Ask your student about our class octopus.
*Friday,September 7, will be our first day to check out library books. Library books must be returned on the following Thursday. Please help your child remember their book. It is not much fun to visit the library and not be allowed to check out a book because you did not return a book.
* Every parent that plans to drive on a field trip must complete the Child Protection Class and the driver information forms. Parents who drove on field trips last year are required to have completed new driver information forms. We always need drivers, so please help out on at least one of our field trips. Please return the driver forms as soon as possible.
*Our snack schedule was enclosed in last week's folder. Parents do not have to furnish drinks or paper products. Our room mothers are already doing a great job, but they will need your help. Please be on the look out for a note from them concerning our class basket for the live auction. Be sure to make plans to attend the Eighth Annual Auction on September 29. Over the past seven years, I have been able to purchase for the kindergarten class: two computers, a scanner, a puppet stage, and the log cabin for our playground. If we have the highest percentage of parents and friends present the night of the auction, the PTO will double the amount of money our basket brings.
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