November

November
Wow! Another month has flown by. Thank you to those who came and supported our PTA Halloween Carnival. I saw some cute spooks there! Here are some things we will be talking about this month:
Literacy: We are still working on the letters of the alphabet. We will be starting on lowercase letters for our bellwork soon. We are also working on initial sounds in words and reading the kindergarten sight words.
Math: Recognizing and writing numbers to 10. Counting to 40. Patterning.
Writing: Writing our names with uppercase at the beginning and lowercase for the rest. Starting every letter AT THE TOP everytime! Writing all the uppercase and lowercase letters.
Social Studies: Thanksgiving, Native Americans, Nutrition.
Other important information:
• Remember to return the reading calendar, golden sneaker calendar, and skills sheet. They are part of homework and are due back the first of each month. Remember students can earn a Pizza Hut Pizza for meeting the reading goal (4 hours/month).
• We are having a lunch and learn for “Student “Success in School” on Monday, November 8 from 11:45-12:30. It is for Kindergarten students and their parents only. Please watch for the note and return it ASAP.
• There is NO SCHOOL November 24-26. We are out for Thanksgiving Break.
• We are starting into the cold weather season. Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately, and has his/her name on all outerwear clothing.
• When your child is doing homework please help/monitor them. I am seeing a lot of writing starting at the bottom. ALL letters need to start at the top! It is important students learn correct handwriting now as they are developing writing habits. Students need to use a PENCIL for all homework. They need to hold the pencil correctly in a “tripod grasp”, and stabilize the paper with their “free hand”. Make sure they have a clean, quiet place to work and are sitting up straight facing the table or work space. Developing good study habits now will help them through their educational career.
• Every student has an assigned news day. Please help your child be prepared to share news. If you don’t help them they are still sharing! (usually things you wouldn’t want us to know about!) Also, I am not collecting newspaper. Some students bring in a news article and hand it to me to read. The point of news is for them to get up in front of their peers, not for me to read the news. I read the newspaper at home!
• We have yet, another fieldtrip! We will be walking to the Paiute Tribal building to watch the Native American Program on Tuesday, November 9. Please sign and return the permission slip when it comes home so your child can attend.
• Progress reports for the 1st quarter will be coming home this week. Please review it and return the attached signed slip.



If you have any questions please call me 586-2840.
Mrs. Jones

September

September
Welcome to Kindergarten, and welcome to East Elementary! We are ready for our first week. The students are excited about school, eager to learn, darling, and overall well prepared for school. Thank you, parents for helping them get to this point! I am looking forward to getting to know each of you better. I am even more excited to get to know your cute Kindergarteners! Here are some of the things we will be talking about for the next couple of weeks:

Literacy: Uppercase letters and the letters in our names. Understanding the difference between a “word” and a “letter”

Math: Recognizing and writing numbers to 10. Colors and shapes.

Writing: Writing our names with uppercase at the beginning and lowercase for the rest. Starting every letter AT THE TOP everytime! Writing all the uppercase letters.

Social Studies: All About Me. We will talk about our wonderful selves,
families, pets, homes, friends, and favorite things.

Other important information:
• Reading folders need to be returned every Monday.
• 200 E is for bus loading only. Parents need to pick up students outside our kindergarten door.
• Centers will start the first of October. We still need several parent volunteers. We could use some help on Mondays (we also need a reading mom)and Fridays (a.m. 10:00-10:30)and Tuesdays (p.m. 2:00-2:30) Reading moms please start on Sept. 13.
• Library is every Monday. Remember to return books then.
• Every Wednesday is early out. Morning will dismiss at 10:40. Afternoon will begin at 11:45 and dismiss at 1:30.
• Remember snack each month.
• If your child will be absent please call the office to excuse them.





Thank you all for coming to our Kindergarten pre-assessment. It was good to meet all of you. If you have any questions please call me. 586-2840
Mrs. Jones