Kindergarten News
Sept. 28-Oct. 2, 2009

Weekly Themes:
COLORS/SHAPES

Center Time
We will begin our Centers on Oct. 5th. THANKS for those who signed up to help. I appreciate your weekly commitment! The schedule will come home with your child in his/her homework folder if you signed up to help. Please let us know of any changes that need to be made. THANKS AGAIN!

September/October

During SEP Week (August. 28-Oct. 2), we will not be having individual appointments for kindergarten students because of our assessments in August. However, if you have concerns and you want to meet with me, I would love to do that. Please just let me know. Remember that the students will be dismissed early, allowing me to more effectively plan and prepare our curriculum to meet the needs of your children. Students will be dismissed every day at 10:35 for AM students and 2:30 for PM students, even on Wednesday for that week. PM students attend from 12:45-2:30—NOT the usual 11:45-1:30. Extended Day students will stay until 2:30 as well.
The PTA will be doing the Book Fair during SEP Week. The hours are:
8:30-8:50 Monday-Friday
2:30-4:30 Monday-Thursday

Thanks again for your support and helping to make your child’s education a positive experience! Have a wonderful week!

linda.wood@ironmail.org
ginger.ekker@ironmail.org

Kindergarten News
Sept. 21-25, 2009

Weekly Themes: Friendship/Feelings/Autumn

Center Time
We will begin our Centers on Oct. 5th. THANKS for those who signed up to help. I appreciate your weekly commitment! I will send a list of those who signed up with your child next week to make sure I have the correct day. Please let me know of any changes that need to be made.

September
The Take-Home library (provided through the literacy center) has started. Your child should be bringing a “lap” book home for you to read to him/her. Please remember to initial the book title on the orange paper after you have read it.

During SEP Week (August. 28-Oct. 2), we will not be having individual appointments for kindergarten students because of our assessments in August. However, if you have concerns and you want to meet with me, I would love to do that. Please just let me know. Remember that the students will be dismissed early, allowing me to more effectively plan and prepare our curriculum to meet the needs of your children. Students will be dismissed every day at 10:35 for AM students and 2:30 for PM students, even on Wednesday for that week. PM students attend from 12:45-2:30—NOT the usual 11:45-1:30. Extended Day students will stay until 2:30 as well.

Your children are wonderful! Thanks for sharing them with me! I am a firm believer that effective classroom management allows for optimal learning and parent/teacher communication is vital. Please feel free to call or e-mail me with any questions or concerns. Thanks for your support! 586-2850

linda.wood@ironmail.org
ginger.ekker@ironmail.org

Kindergarten News
Sept. 14th, 2009

Weekly Themes:

Friendship/Feelings/Autumn

We are trying t o get as many families as possible registered at Smiths to earn money for our school. Please stop by the store and link your fresh values card with our school’s bar code. Smiths should have it in case you lost yours from our first meeting. Your child will receive a coupon for a free snow-cone at the Back-To-School Bash if you do it by Monday, Sept. 14th.

September-
We have had another great week! Your child’s pre-assessment papers are in their homework folders. Please realize that parts of the assessment were completed before school began and that perhaps some of the skills that your child did not know when we first met have been mastered at this time.

Plan to attend the spectacular Back-To-School Bash sponsored by the PTA on Monday from 5:30-8:00 on the Southern Field of the school!

All students will be getting their picture taken for the yearbook on Tuesday, Sept. 15th, but if you want to purchase additional pictures, please send the picture packet information (that was sent home with your child) and money by Tuesday, Sept. 15th.

We will not start centers until the end of the month or the first part of October. We are getting our kindergarten routine down first and then we will let you know when we are ready for parent volunteers! THANKS for your help!

The reading calendars will come home beginning in October. Please continue to read with your child daily. It makes such a great difference in their school success!
This will be an exciting year of learning! It has been a pleasure to get to know you and your children! If you have any questions, please feel free to call or e-mail us. 586-2850

linda.wood@ironmail.org
ginger.ekker@ironmail.org