Hello Parents!

I hope you have all stayed warm this week. Even with the snow days and days off, we are still working hard here in kindergarten!

Today I will be sending out report cards to most students. For some students, I will be scheduling meetings with you before sending the report card home. I will be calling the parents I would like to meet with next week.

Also, I have postponed the spelling test for the “an” word family until next Friday. With the snow days and MLK Day, I want to make sure that everyone had a good amount of time to study the words before being tested. The homework packet will also be due next Friday.

As always, please let me know if you have any questions or concerns 🙂

We are off to a great new year in kindergarten!

You may have noticed a homework packet in your child’s folder this week. We are beginning spelling words, your child should practice the spelling words every night and have the packet completed by Friday. Every Friday, we will have a spelling test. Your child should be able to write all of the spelling words correctly by Friday. PLEASE practice the spelling words with your child every night and return the homework packet by Friday 🙂

Reminders:

Friday, January 18th: HALF-DAY (Pick up at 11:45)

Monday, January 21st: NO SCHOOL (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)

Tuesday, January 22nd: HALF-DAY (Pick up at 11:45)

The end of the year is quickly approaching! Here are some updates and reminders.

Please bring in $5 for our gingerbread man decorating BY TOMORROW (Thursday, December 13th). If you have any issues with this, please feel free to contact me.

Friday, December 14th: NO SCHOOL

Friday, December 21st: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL- Winter Break until January 7th

Our student of the month for October is Saif Morshed! Saif is a kind and caring student, who is dedicated to helping his classmates. Saif always uses kind words with his friends and tries his best. Congratulations, Saif!

Reminders:

Please consider donating canned or boxed food for our food drive if you are able. We are collecting food to donate to families in need.

Geer Park Family Pasta Night Fundraiser is November 19th! Please see the attached flier for more detail.

Conferences will be held Thursday, November 8th, Tuesday November 13th, and Thursday November 15th. Please be checking your child’s folder to be notified of your time.

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Hello,

The PTA is in need of candy for our Halloween parade tomorrow (October 31st). Please donate if you are able!!

Reminders:

Halloween- Wednesday, October 31st

Half-Day- Friday, November 2nd

No School- Tuesday, November 6th

This week we investigated how to move an object with a push or pull. The students used a pull back car to explore the phenomena of motion. Students were able to describe the effect caused by pushing or pulling the car with different strengths and directions.Through their exploration, the students were able to make their own definition of push and pull with drawn representations.

This coming week we will go on a “push and pull” walk where children will be encouraged to apply their knowledge of motion with other tangible objects such as doors, swings, balls, ect..

Reminders:

Wednesday October 24th– parent data meeting between 12:20-12:50. Please join me to discuss your child’s scores on NWEA.

Friday October 26th– No school for Kindergarteners and Young 5’s. Teacher professional development.

Monday October 29th– Pete the Cat field trip, please submit signed permission slip as soon as possible. Cost is $10.

*PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING CANDY TO THE OFFICE FOR OUR HALLOWEEN PARADE 🙂 

Hi Parents,

It’s been a busy week in kindergarten! Here are some updates on upcoming events that will be happening in our classroom:

Parent Data Meeting:

Our parent data meeting is October 24th at 12:20 in my classroom (rm 104). At this time, I will be presenting your child’s NWEA and DRA scores. Please make sure you can attend this meeting!

Picture Day:

Picture Day is October 24th. Please turn your picture package into the office prior to this day in order to order your child’s pictures. I will be sending the forms home tonight (October 17th)

Field Trip: Pete the Cat

Our first field trip will be on Monday, October 29th and we will be going to see Pete the Cat at Dearborn Performing Arts Center! If you have not submitted the $10 for your child to attend, please do so ASAP. The field trip will be  from 12:00-2:30.

As always, if you have any questions, feel free to ask!

-Ms. Svestka

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Our student of the month for September is Julia Hachem! Julia is always kind and helpful to her friends. She is a great leader and an awesome Geer Park star! Congratulations, Julia 🙂