First Week of Kindergarten 2016

Welcome!

Thank you for a wonderful first week of kindergarten.  The kids did a fantastic job.  I am enjoying getting to know each and every one of them! After the second week of school, our newsletters will only be posted on our classroom website.  I will send a link to the newsletter each week via remind.com.  Please be sure to sign up for remind.com if you haven’t already done so! To sign up you only need to open your web browser on your smart phone and go to rmd.at/kalni.  If you don’t have a smart phone, text @kalni to 81010.

What We are Learning…

These first few weeks of school are all about procedures and routines.  
We are mostly learning how to “do” school. 
We will begin kindergarten assessments this week.

The following is only a brief synopsis of what we will learn this week, but I hope that it will help you start a conversation with your child about what he or she is learning in school. 

Big Book: Brown Bear, Brown Bear

Phonics: Creating our Classroom Alphabet Book and Alphabet Wall

Phonemic Awareness: Isolation-What sound do you hear at the beginning of hat?

Sight Words: the and see

Daily Five: We are learning to Read to Ourselves

Writing: Routine’s, drawing and labeling pictures

Math: Counting to tell how many, writing and recognizing numbers

Back to School Night

Tonight is Back to School Night/Open House from 6:00-7:30.  Please come to learn all about Kindergarten.  In an effort to be respectful of your time, please find child care for this event if possible.  I have a lot of information to present. :)

Donors Choose

Are looking for a way to help our class?  We are looking for some additional seating options for our classroom.  Please consider donating to my Donors Choose project.  Thanks for your support!
Our Project

Picture Day

Picture day is Wednesday, September 7th.  
All students will be photographed for the yearbook and lunch cards.  
This is a "Free Dress" day for all students. 

Homework

Homework starts today.  Your child received a blue homework/communication folder and a file for songs and poems.  

The file should stay at home but please make sure that your child brings his or her blue folder to school everyday. 

There is a letter in the folder explaining the homework. Thank you!

Water Bottles

Please remember to send your child with a water bottle everyday. Water bottles are REALLY necessary right now when it is so hot outside.  You can even send two!   Please write your child’s name or initials on his or her water bottle. 
Thank you!

Classroom Directory

I am planning to send home our classroom directory next Monday.  If you have not returned your paperwork and you would like to be included in the directory please let me know as soon as possible.  Our classroom directory information will be shared with all members of our classroom. 


Thanks so much for taking the time to read this!  
It is going to be a fantastic year in kindergarten!

:) Mrs. Kalnicki