Kindergarten Update

Dear Parents, December 10, 2021

Regarding Report cards- The first Trimester report cards were distributed at Thanksgiving time. Second Trimester report cards will go out again at the end of March.Remember that most students are progressing toward mastery of the standards at this point in the year and will continue to move towards mastery as the year progresses.

For our final week before Christmas Vacation, we will deter from our normal schedule in Language Arts/ SuperKids and Bridges Math. We will do some fun Christmas activities in each subject. It will be Polar Express Week in Kindergarten ELA! We will complete a book study on the story with an emphasis on reading comprehension and sequencing. More importantly, we will share and discuss the “reason for the season” with many books and stories about the birth of Jesus.

We will have our Christmas Party for the students on Friday, December 17th. Remember that Friday, December 17th is a minimum day so we will dismiss at 12 Noon THERE IS NO SHARE AND CARE. Students may wear red or green free dress. Thank you to Phanette Lane for organizing a Christmas craft and thank you to our room mothers Julianne Garcia and Gina Bustos for organizing treats in goody bags for our students.

St. Philip Neri holds an annual Oratorical Fest yearly during Catholic School Week ( January 30th- February 5th,2022.) Each child in the school memorizes a poem, speech or Bible verse (Dr. Seuss and Shel Silverstein poems/excerpts or prayers are some other examples). The minimum amount of lines for Kindergarten is four (4). Each student will then recite their selection to the class the week of January 17. We will need a photocopy of the selection along with the author’s name. Please send it via email by January 7. Specifics will be sent home on Monday, along with the introductory prompt. If you have any questions or need help finding one, please email and we can make arrangements to help you.

Your child will be bringing home their Friday folders on the last day. Don’t forget to send it back with your child when we return to school on Tuesday, January 4th,2022.

Our SuperKid this week is Zyna. Thank you to Orion for sharing his things.

What’s Happening In Class?

ELA/Language Arts/ Writing-Polar express Unit– Read aloud, CVC( consonant vowel consonant) words, sequencing,train story

Math. Interactive Notebook- Numbers to 20, Matching Sets to Numerals

Religion- Advent, Christmas

Social Studies– Polar Express

Looking Ahead

Monday December 13th-Friday December 17th- Polar Express Week in Kindergarten

Wednesday, December 15th- Spirit Day- Pajama Day

Thursday, December 16th– Christmas Concert Video

Friday, December 17th- Christmas Party- Last day of school before vacation-Minimum Day- Noon Dismissal-NO SHARE AND CARE

Monday, December 20th-Sunday, January 2nd, 2022-CHRISTMAS VACATION

Monday, January 3rd,,2022 – Elementary Staff Day -No SCHOOL

Tuesday, January 4th, 2022– Return to school

Sincere thanks for all of the extra help during this busy holiday season.

Mrs.Foster and Mrs. Halkias

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