Friday, January 21, 2011

Kindergarten News
Jan. 24-28

Weekly Theme:

Ocean Life/Whales

Help your child develop comprehension skills:

• Talk with your child about the story and pictures
• Have your child predict what a story will be about
• Have your child retell the important parts of the story

JANUARY


We have enjoyed learning about Antarctica, winter and penguins. We will now begin studying whales and other sea mammals. Look for a stuffed whale to come home with your child this week. Ask him/her questions about the whale. You will be impressed with their knowledge!
The students are working hard in all areas of the curriculum. We are emphasizing the importance of always doing nice, neat work and taking their time to complete a task instead of rushing through it. This year is going by so quickly!

Thank you for making it so enjoyable and for helping your child have a successful year. Please continue reading with your child each night. Thank you for being diligent on helping with homework as well!

Have a wonderful week and thank you for all you do!



linda.wood@ironmail.org
ginger.ekker@ironmail.org
586-2850

Friday, January 14, 2011

Kindergarten News
Jan. 17-21, 2011

Weekly Theme:
Penguins/Ocean Life/Whales

Please ask your child to tell you his/her address, phone number and birthday.

JANUARY


I hope you enjoyed your long weekend! I love to come to school and be around your fun, energetic children! They make me smile! We completed the DIBELS testing this week. The students are making great progress and are understanding important learning concepts that are vital in their future academic experiences. Thank you for making school a high priority! For the next two weeks, the students will be tested on the next portion of the Kindergarten Assessment. The concepts that have not already been on another blog entry include: addition up to five, graphing, reading at least ten kindergarten sight words, and writing a sentence using a capital, spaces in between words and ending with a period.

I wanted to make you aware of an attempted abduction that happened Wednesday at 1150 West 800 South. Two boys were delivering papers when a man in a dark blue truck pulled up next to them and offered them money to get in and go with him. A police report has been filed but just wanted to let you know so you can talk to your children and also be watchful of any future problems. THANK YOU!!

Have a great week and as always please call or e-mail me with any questions or concerns!


linda.wood@ironmail.org
ginger.ekker@ironmail.org
586-2850

Monday, January 3, 2011

Kindergarten News
Jan. 3-7, 2011

Weekly Theme:

Winter/Antarctica

Please ask your child to tell you his/her address, phone number and birthday.


JANUARY

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THE NICE GIFTS, CARDS, AND REMEMBRANCES! Happy New Year! I hope you had an enjoyable, relaxing, Christmas break. January will be a great learning time for us in Kindergarten! Thanks for your support at home. This week we will start a unit on Antarctica. It will be exciting to learn about this strange and beautiful place.

Remember that beginning this Wednesday we will meet at the following times:
AM Kindergarten
8:50-10:50
PM Kindergarten
11:30-1:30
THIS IS ONLY ON WEDNESDAYS FOR OUR EARLY OUT TIMES. The other days of the week stay the same. For our PM classes, PLEASE DO NOT HAVE YOUR STUDENT ARRIVE BEFORE 11:25. Due to our shortened lunchtime, there will not be supervision until 11:25. Thank you for your cooperation! Have a nice week and as always, please feel free to contact me anytime with questions or concerns.
linda.wood@ironmail.org
ginger.ekker@ironmail.org
586-2850