Kindergarten Parent Notes Nov. 23, 2009
The Homework Calendar and curriculum notes follow parent notes below!
Dear Parents,
We had a wonderful field trip to Rancho El Chorro last week. There was so much to see and learn. The naturalists commented on how respectful our students are and were amazed by how much they have learned about animals. We were all very proud. Good job kindergarten!
This week is a short week due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. There is no homework this week. Enjoy this special time with your family. Please note that all students are dismissed at 12:00 on Wednesday. Parent volunteers will only need to work on Monday this week due to our short week.
I hope you and your family have a very Happy Thanksgiving holiday. I feel very blessed to be teaching your children this year and working with so many wonderful families
Upcoming Events and Reminders:
Thanksgiving Baskets: Thank you for your support ...we are making a difference!
November Special Days/Holidays:
Nov. 25: Grandparents Day Schedule:
8:00 Students arrive at school as usual (guests will join us later)
8:30 Mass (guests are invited - grades 1 - 5 will attend, kindergarten students may be picked up to go to Mass with their guest).
Following Mass: Reception for guests in the Parish Hall (kindergarten students will be at recess). Grades 1 - 5 will be presenting a musical performance.
10:45- 11:45 Classroom Activities (guests join us in class at this time). We will be singing songs at 10:45. If your child's guests has multiple classes to visit, I recommend they come to us first so they don't miss this!
12:00 Dismissal for all students (Enrichment/Extended Care classes are closed).
It is important that your child has someone special to spend the classroom time with them (10:45 - 11:45). Parents, Aunts and Uncles, special adult family friends or adult siblings are more than welcome to attend if Grandparents are not available.
Nov. 26 & 27: Thanksgiving Holiday
Happy Thanksgiving!
Nov. 29: Advent begins: Advent wreaths will be sent home Dec.4.
Special Request from Sr. Rebecca: The month of November is very special for the Sister Servants of the Blessed Sacrament. It was in November that the Pope allowed their order to be formed. A tradition has developed over the years that during the month of November the school communities served by the Sister Servants of the Blessed Sacrament are assigned one full day to honor Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament for a full 24 hours.
Our day for St. Rose School is Monday November 30. We need volunteers to pray in the St. Joseph Adoration Chapel beginning at 1 a.m. on Mon. Nov. 30 and continuing until 8 a.m. The elementary school children will continue from 8 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Then we are hoping for parents to continue until 9 p.m. After that, Middle School students are being asked to continue until midnight. The hope is that parents will spend this time in prayer for their families, our school,for peace in the world, as well as their own intentions. If you are willing and able to help for one hour please go to the office to sign up. During the night time hours, there is a special security code that you will need to get into the chapel. The office will provide that. Kindergarten students will be in the chapel beginning at 12:00 (small groups, 10 min. each). Feel free to join us at this time as well. Thank you for your willingness to assist in this special request. For any questions please see Sr. Rebecca in the office.
H1N1 Flu Shots Coming to St. Rose Permission slips are coming home today for the H1N1 flu shot that will be administered at St. Rose School on Thurs. Dec. 3. If you want your child to receive this vaccine, please send your permission slip back asap.
Dec. 5: Santa's Workshop Santa's Workshop is coming! If you want your child to participate, please send back the form that was sent home this past week. It will take place on Sat. Dec. 5 from 10 - 1 and includes lunch. Volunteers are still needed. (Call Tricia von Dohlen 227-0779 for more info.)
Dec. 15: Christmas Pageant
Time: 6:00,Students arrive at 5:30
Attire: Special thanks to Mrs. Nowinski for taking our angel costumes home to get them ready for the pageant. Students need to wear dark colored pants or dresses with dark colored tights, and a white long sleeved shirt.
Dec 18: 12:00 dismissal, Christmas Prayer Service and class party
Dec. 19 - Jan. 3: Christmas Break
Homework Calendar
No homework this week! Enjoy special time with your family!
Kindergarten Curriculum Notes
 Language Arts:
Reading:
    Phonics: We are learning/ reviewing all our letter sounds with our zoo phonics. Sight words:  I, like, a, the, see, my, to, and, can
Phonemic awareness:Â We are learning to identify and match beginning sounds in words. We are beginning to listen for middle and ending sounds and blend small words.
Hand writing: We are working on our small motor skills by doing many prewriting activities. We are beginning writing in our hand writing books. We are learning to write b,l, h, f, t, k,m,n, r and p in D'Nealian writing.
Writing:Â We are learning to use our knowledge of letter sounds to write our own words using our "kindergarten spelling."
 Math:    We are working on patterns and numbers.
Religion: We are learning a morning prayer and lunch time blessing, and how to pray the rosary. We are learning to make the sign of the cross correctly. We are learning about creation and God's gift of the land and animals. We are learning about giving thanks for the blessings we have.Social Studies: We will read about the first ThanksgivingScience: We are learning about animals.
