Kindergarten Parent Notes
June 8, 2009
Dear Parents,
Well, I can't believe this is the last week of our amazing year together. A big thanks to the Capozzoli family and all our parent helpers for our wonderful ocean discovery day...it was so much fun! I am so proud of every one of our students. I am looking forward to watching them grow as they continue their journey at Saint Rose. Thank you for a wonderful year! Our school wouldn't be the special community it is without the support we have from you! Enjoy your time with your children this summer and cherish the memories you are making.
The biggest question at this time of year is "What should I do this summer to help my child keep him/her learning and practicing skills learned this year?" The number one best thing you can do is read. Children enjoy books read aloud to them that are higher than their reading level. As you read, they learn important reading skills. Read every day. Have your child read books to you as well. The books they read should be at a level they are successful with. Simple books with small words and word wall words are perfect. Second, keep practicing and reviewing word wall words. Every child was assessed and brought home a list of words to practice and review. Third, encourage your child to write. Keep a journal of the summer, write short letters, etc. As for math, play number games, and dice games. These will keep them using numbers, adding and subtracting. Whiz Kids has some great games to help review skills. Practice numbers too. This can be done anywhere - I spy numbers in the car on a road trip is a great way to practice. Mostof all, have fun!
Here are some reminders for the upcoming week:
Monday & Tuesday are regular dismissal days. Wednesday, June 10, is a minimum day, 12:00 dismissal. Extended Care is available, but Enrichment class is closed. This is the last day for kindergarten students. All other classes (with the exception of Kinder and 8th grade are in school until June 11)
Monday: The Bordonaro family is providing a bounce house, sno cones and cotton candy for the preschool and kindergarten classes. PTO is providing hot dogs for a picnic lunch. The kindergarten bounce time will be 12:00. We will picnic between 12:15 and 12:30. Come and join us if you would like to!
Tuesday: Grade Switch day, 9:00 - 9:30, Kindergarten students will visit Miss Scully
Wednesday: D.E.A.R DAY (Drop Everything And Read). Students may bring a favorite story, a pillow and a small stuffed animal for our reading time.
Kindergarten Graduation:
*Time: 3:30 (Please meet at 3:15, in the small room of the hall. No early birds please. The hall will be *locked until then to allow teachers time to change and get ready).
*Attire: Free Dress! Students should wear clothing appropriate to be on stage, yet casual enough for *the ice cream social following the performance.
*Seating: There will be a seating chart on the wall on either side of the stage to show you which side *of the stage your child is sitting on. Please sit on the same side as your child so you can see!
*Art work: Your child's work will be displayed on the walls and tables in the hall. Please take it with you *when you go!
Final Prayer Service: June 11, 11:15, in the courtyard. . We are not in school as a class, however, you are invited to bring your child and join the rest of the school for the final prayer service of the school year.
Garayar Family Benefit: There will be a special Mexican dinner to benefit Jackie Garayar on Sat., June 20th 5-8 p.m. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased in the school office.
Yearbooks: Eac h student will be given a yearbook the last day of school before leaving for summer recess. Each family will be charged for a yearbook. If you do not want the yearbook, you may return it to the office for a credit
Report Cards: Report cards will be mailed home by the end of June
Language Arts:
Reading:
We are reading beginning reading books in small groups. Keep reading at home. Review and practice sight words.
Sight words: I, like, a, see, my, to, go, no, and, can, am, on, are, we, is, he, she, look, in, it, this, me, do, come, here. We will continue to review all words this week. Keep practicing at home.
Phonemic awareness: We are blending sounds to make words. We are reading rhyming words and word families.
Hand writing: Review and practice correctly writing all lower case letters and capital letters.
Writing: We are writing at least four sentences in our journals. We are writing short stories and reading them to the class in our "Author's Chair." Skills to practice: spacing words, punctuation, use of capital and lower case letters
Math: We are learning about money and time.
Religion:We are learning about the Church as a community and family.
Science: We are studying about the ocean.
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