Kindergarten Update

Dear Parents, October 1,2021

As we approach the 28th day of Kindergarten this Monday ( students count the days in school) we are happy to report that students have adjusted well to the routines of Kindergarten thus far. Students have become familiar with the regular components of our instruction and practice. Children do well when the expectations are clear. We seek to maintain a positive learning environment that engages students in their learning. We have added a “Jewel Jar” to our positive reinforcements in which the students earn a “jewel” for following the rules, appropriate behavior, acts of kindness, etc. Once the students have acquired 20 jewels, the class will receive a special surprise!

We will celebrate the Feast of St. Francis on Monday, October 4th with a Blessing of the Animals. This will take place on the KIndergarten school yard as a part of our school day with the Preschool and TK classes. Fr. Joseph, our Pastor will bless our pet photos. Please make sure that your child brings a photo of their pet/s.

Thanks for returning your preference times for Parents Teacher Conferences.We look forward to meeting with all of you this coming week.Please remember that your conferences are 15 minutes long so it is important to be on time as we don’t have much “wiggle room” between conferences. Don’t forget that these are Minimum School Days. School is dismissed at 12 Noon Thanks so much.

October Practice Folders will go home on Monday, October 4th.The students will be doing some daily practice with the Apps. The cover sheet of the folder will give you detailed information for the work that your child should complete this month.

Please return the St. Mary’s Student Teacher Permission Slip for Mrs. Hall If you haven’t already done so.

Our Super Kid this week will be Bennett Lane.

What’s Happening in Class?

Language Arts/ Superkids/ Writing- Introduce SuperKid “Alf”, introduce upper and lower case Aa, identify initial and medial “a”, draw conclusions from pictures,, categorize pictures, encode for letter a, follow oral directions, match upper and lower case letters,answer questions about a poem, understand descriptive language, recite lines of a poem

Math.Numbers to 10, Patterning

Religion-Sign of the Cross Recitation, Meditation, Zones

Science- Pumpkins, The Life Cycle of a Pumpkin

Social Studies- Seasons

Looking Ahead

Monday, October 4th- Feast of St. Francis- Blessing of the Animals

Tuesday,Oct. 5th-8th–MINIMUM DAYS- All students dismissed at 12 NOON-Parent Teacher Conferences

Monday,Oct. 11th- Indigenous Peoples Day -NO SCHOOL

Looking forward to meeting all of you at our conferences next week.

Mrs. Foster and Mrs. Halkias

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