Hello!  I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving break.  I can't believe we are already into the 3rd six weeks of school.  It seems like the time is really flying by!

A BIG "Thank You" to all of the wonderful birthday gifts that I received.  You guys are the best!  I have already used many of the gift cards over the break!! :)  I couldn't ask for better class of kids and parents than I have this year.  Thanks for making this year so great!!

This week, we will begin our "Holidays Around the World" unit.  The kids doing activities from different holiday traditions around the world for the next seven days.  We rotate and each Kindergarten teacher teaches a different country.  This is always a lot of fun for the kids.  Be sure to ask them which country they "visited" each afternoon after school. :)  

Don't forget to ask your child about their day when you pick them up in the afternoons.   Somedays they may say a lot, and other days they may not have anything to say.  Hopefully, this newsletter will help you guide this discussion with your child. :)

Please be sure to check SchoolNotes each week for important reminders!  Read on for this week's announcements and reminders!

Have a great week!

Lindsay Turman

Tiny Tidbits...

•   Homework:  The yellow homework folder will be coming home on Monday.  The kids are doing great on these!  Thanks for taking the time to work with them on this.  Be sure to remember to only do one assignment each night.  Please help your child remember to bring their folder back to school on Friday for me to check.  I will then send it home again on the following Monday.  
•   Homework:  Your child will be bringing home their "Shopping Bag" on Monday.  This is a short reading assignment.  There are directions in the bag.  The books start out as picture books only.  Have your child use their imagination and make up a story to go along with the pictures.  The books will gradually get harder each week.  Many of your kiddos are probably well beyond these books, but there are still MANY skills that can be focused on using these books.  Please remember to return the "Shopping Bags" on Thursday.
• Scholastic Book Order:  There is a Book Order in your child's folder today!  It is also available online as usual.  Please return these orders (to school or online) by this Friday, Dec. 5.  Remember that these books make great gifts as well if you are still needing ideas. :)  Thanks again for making reading a priority in your child's life as well as helping to build our classroom library!
•  LISD Angel Tree:  The Angel Tree is now up in the school office.  The angels on the tree benefit children in LISD.  If you would like to adopt an angel, parents may sign for them on the clipboard in the office.  Presents need to be wrapped and returned by December 16th with the angel attached.
• Snack:  Please remember to send a SMALL snack each day.  We eat lunch so early that the kiddos are hungry in the afternoons.  However, please remember that it is only a snack, no drinks.  We get drinks from the water fountain right after snack time, but keeping the drinks out of the classroom helps to keep our room clean.  Thanks for your help with this! 
• BoxTops:  Don't forget to clip the "boxtops" from the various products you buy.  By doing so, you are helping to raise money for our school :-)

•   Shoe Expert Award :   When your child learns to tie their shoelaces all by themselves, they become a "Shoe Expert" in our classroom.  Please practice and encourage your child to keep practicing learning to tie their shoes.

What's Going On In Kinder???

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  NOTE: Please allow us to introduce this information to your children. We want to share the information with you so you will know what we are doing in our classroom each week.  This also helps you when asking your child about their day at school.  But we would prefer to introduce this information each day in class. Please use this information as a guide for you!  Thanks so much for your cooperation!

  Practice, Practice, Practice!!!

  

  Please have your child practice on the following skills:

  • Writing his/her first name the "Kindergarten" way.  The "Kindergarten" way is writing their name with the first letter capital and the rest of the letters are lowercase. 
  • Using the correct pencil grip. 
  • Practice producing the letter sounds.
  • Practice souding out words.
  • Practice recognizing the color words.
  • Practice rhyming words.
  • Producing neat work.

  

  Our Popcorn Words

  • We will begin introducing our "Popcorn Words" shortly.  This is what we call our sight words because they "pop" up everywhere.  Please check back often for a list of the words we have discussed in class.

  me, my, we, is, you, can, a, the, I, like, go, look, do

  

   

  Important Reminders:

  Please remember to dress your child in the appropriate clothing for both recess and P.E. 

  Below you will find our Fine Arts Rotation for next week.  An easy way for you to remember where your child will go from day to day is to remember:

  C.L.A.P. My Tiny Paws

  C -Creative Dramatics

  L -Library

  A -Art

  P -P.E. 1

  M - Music

  T - Technology

  P - P.E. 2

  So if you know where you child went the day before this acronym will help you figure out where he/she goes today.  Remember our fine arts time is 12:10-1:00 everyday.

  

  Fine Arts Schedule:

  12/1- Library

  12/2- Art

  12/3- P.E. 1

  12/4- Music

          12/5- Technology

                            

• Please remember not to email me through this webpage. Because of the time it takes for the messages to reach me, I ask that you email me directly at turmanl@lisd.net. Thanks so much!

Important Dates  

• December 1-  Girl Scout Meeting  7-8pm

• December 2- CiCi's Night
• December 5- PTA Movie & Holiday Gift Shop
• December 8- Chili's Night
• December 10- Chick-fil-A Night
• December 11- Boy Scouts 6-8:30pm
• December 16- Culver's Night
• December 17- Kindergarten Winter Party 1:30-2:30
• December 19- Early Dismissal 1:30
• December 22-January 2- Winter Holidays

Teacher Wish List

You will notice our classroom wish list on our classroom door.  Feel free to take the stars off of the door. These are a few of the things listed on it.  Thank you all so much for sending these items in!  I appreciate all that you do :-)

• White Binders (1 inch)
• paper towels
• Clorox wipes (to keep the germs away)   :)
• Barrell of Monkeys game

You are all "marv"elous!!!!