Kindergarten Update

Dear Parents, June 4, 2021

It’s hard to believe that the school year is almost over. It was a great pleasure to have your children in our class this year. We ALL learned so many things! Your children are so proud and have become more confident in their skills- Reading, Writing, Math, Speaking.This past year we all struggled through our daily schedule from Zoom classes to Hybrid Schedule to Full Day Learning- changing and evolving as the days progressed.We can never thank you enough for your support and confidence in us.

The year is over so we now return your children to you- the same children that you entrusted in our care last fall. We return them now to you with a few more pounds, a few inches taller and months wiser, more responsible and more mature than back then.

We know that your children would have grown without our help; however we want you to know that it has been a pleasure and a privilege to see their personalities grow day by day and see how they have developed in their learning.

We have laughed ( lots of laughs), played, studied and learned; the students have enriched our lives during the year. Take care of your children for they are so precious and so genuine.

Remember that we will always have a great interest in your children- in their schooling here at St. Philip Neri, in their destinies, wherever they may go, whatever they may do and whoever they become.We are blessed to be a part of the St. Philip Neri Community.

Special Reminders

Don’t forget that you may join us for SPN’s traditional Ribbon Ceremony on Tuesday, June 8th in the church. Kindergarteners will be gifting ribbons to our 8th grade graduates.Please remember that you will not be able to sit with your kindergartener; please follow church signage.

Here are the specifics for our End of Year Celebration on Monday, June 14th. We have fun activities planned throughout the school day. Please do not pack a lunch for your child on that day. We will have a pizza lunch with fruit.

Our Moving Up Ceremony will be on Tuesday, June 15th- The Last Day of Kindergarten. We will send a link for your viewing. No uniforms on this day. Dress Up to Move Up! We wear Dress-Up Free Dress-slacks, dress shoes, dresses etc. Please no shorts, jeans or tennis shoes. ( This is a tradition at SPN.) Remember dismissal is at 10:30AM. NO SHARE AND CARE!!

Our last day for backpacks will be Monday the 14th. Please do not send them on the last day. Many items will come home with your child next week that are meant to go home. The return of your extra clothes, final Friday Folder, Interactive Notebooks etc.

What’s Happening In Class?

ELA/Language Arts/Writing- SuperKids Club- Unit 24- Identify Zz, associate sound of z, blend sounds to decode words,use correct spacing, use capitalization and punctuation in sentences, read and spell”was”, encode and understand words with plural s,distinguish singular and plural nouns

Math.- Addition and subtraction Facts

Social Studies-Community Helpers

Religion- End of Year Thank Yous

Looking Ahead

Tuesday, June 8th- Kindergarten and 8th Grade Ribbon Ceremony- 10:30AM

Thursday, June 10th- Baccalaureate Mass for 8th Grade-10:00AM ( we will watch at school.)

Monday, June 14th- End of year Celebration

Tuesday, June 15th Last day of School- Moving Up Ceremony- 10:30 All School Dismissal

This will be our last Kindergarten update for the year.

Signing off,

Mrs. Gina Foster and Mrs. Linda Halkias

Mrs. Michelle Hall

What Our Families are Saying

"The supportive teachers at SPN played a big role in preparing me for high school and helping me understand what to expect. They encouraged me to ask questions and seek help when needed, which made me more confident in my learning. Thanks to them, I entered freshman year already familiar with many concepts and effective study habits that have helped me stay on top of my work. SPN also taught me valuable life skills that I still use today, helping me succeed academically, build strong friendships, and maintain my overall well-being."

— Tibby Horvath, SPN Class of 2022

"We are very satisfied with the SPN community, something that is important to our family. My children feel safe and comfortable with SPN. Our family feels connected with the SPN community from parents and families to the staff and faculty. My children and we as parents have made healthy and positive relationships with other families from school. We share time outside of school with other families which brings a level of connectedness I don't know if we would have elsewhere"

— SPN Parent

"My children are experiencing community in other ways than just friends and playdates. Faith Families is an example of community, interacting with students from all grade levels, and learning and creating for others outside of SPN. Field trips to Kids Against Hunger or the Alameda Food Bank where they work and see firsthand how their efforts help others less fortunate, for those who are in need of support. Community is not just our SPN ‘bubble,’ and that is what SPN demonstrates and provides– opportunity to explore a bigger community."

— SPN Parent since 2016

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