Sorry for the wrong information.

Bingo for Books has been rescheduled for next Friday, the 30th.

Thanks!

News and Information

Bingo for Books

Tonight in the cafeteria at 6:30 p.m.  Come play BINGO to win books and enjoy and snack!

School Picture Day

School pictures will be Thursday, September 29th.  Order forms are coming home in the red folder today.  Please do not return the forms until Thursday.  You can order online as well.

Field Trip

Our first field trip to the Plymouth Apple Orchard will be October 12th.  Permission slips and payment forms are coming home today.  If you are interested in chaperoning please remember you need to have a completed background check on file in the school office.  Please stop by the office if you need to fill out this paper work.

What We Did This Week

Our new alpha-friend was “Pippa Pig” – letter P

We worked in our journals

We read stories

We worked in our poem books

We chanted Fall finger poems and nursery rhymes

We played during Free Choice

We learned the first 3 numbers to our number song and practiced using the whiteboards

We visited the playground

We are working on an apple tree craft

We visited art, gum, music and media

Have a great weekend!

Below please find the links to some of the counting songs we do in class:

Please mark your calendar.

Our first field trip to the Plymouth Apple Orchard will be October 12th.  Permission slips will come home soon.  If you are interested in chaperoning you need to have a completed background check in the office.

Most people complete this paper work when they register their student.

If you are unsure or need to complete the paper work please stop by the school office.

Thank you!

Below is our special classes schedule.  Please wear gym shoes on the days we have gym.

Monday:  Music and Library Book Checkout

Tuesday:  Gym and Art

Wednesday:  Music

Thursday:  Gym

Friday:  Media

News and Information

Bingo for Books

Friday, September 23^rd at 6:30 in the cafeteria.

Popcorn Friday

September 30^th will be our first Popcorn Friday.  More details will come home soon.

What We Did This Week

The students and I continued to practice daily routine, procedures and classroom rules.  On the back of your student’s red folder is their daily behavior report.  Ask them about our colored system.  Students on “green” 80% of the month will attend a school wide reward party at the end of September.

We concentrated on the letter S this week – Sammy Seal.  We introduced our alphafriends.  Please see the link below:

We read stories

We are learning Fall Finger Poems

We wrote in our journals

We engaged in play during free choice

We worked in our poem books

We went to gym, art, music and media

We traced our names

We completed our letter S sheet

Thank you to all of the families that were able to attend Open House, it was a pleasure to see and speak to you more.

Thank you for the book donations purchased at the Book Fair.  They will be a great addition to our classroom library!

When you get the opportunity please copy and paste the below link into a new browser  to take a quick survey for the district.  Young 5 students are considered Kindergarten students.  Thank you!

https://docs.google.com/a/dearbornschools.org/forms/d/1H6mYOgzseCh3_OrWSkSKz6I-07hQ0FEkkZAeFiYlygA/edit

Just a reminder that tomorrow evening is Open House from 6:00-7:30 p.m.

News and Information

Open House

Open House is September 15^th, 6:00-7:30 p.m. Come visit the classroom and school and get any questions you might have answered.

Mrs. Ruselink’s Blog

By now you should be signed up to receive my iBlog notifications.  If not please visit :

https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/ruselink/

There is a white subscription box in the top right hand corner.  Please enter your email address and submit.

Our goal is to be paperless.  This will be the only “Friday News” coming home on paper.

Full Days

Please note we will be starting full days of school on Tuesday, September 13^th.  Dismissal will be at 3:35 on the blacktop.

Lunch vs. Snack

Please work this weekend with your student on their lunch vs. their snack.  Some students confuse the two.  Snack should be small – one item and no juice.  Water bottles are encouraged.

Lunches will be put in the beige bin outside the classroom every morning.

You should have received a menu for school lunches this week.  If your student is buying school lunch please send the appropriate money marked in an envelope.

Specials Schedule

Below is our special classes schedule.  Please wear gym shoes on the days we have gym.

Monday:  Music and Library Book Checkout

Tuesday:  Gym and Art

Wednesday:  Music

Thursday:  Gym

Friday:  Media

What We Did This Week

• We spent the week learning rules and routines.
• We learned each other’s names.
• We listened to many stories.
• We colored pictures from the stories and practiced writing our names.
• We learned some new songs and poems.
• We attended a school-wide assembly.
• We traveled around the school learning where the gym, bathrooms, cafeteria, art room, library and computer lab is.
• We played with friends and participated in Free Choice.
• We practiced counting.
• We practiced operating our own locker, hanging our backpacks up on the hooks and opening our own snack.

Have a restful long weekend and see you for a full day on Tuesday.

Please email me with any questions you might have.

Mrs. Ruselink

Hello!

I Hope you are enjoying the last couple days of summer.  The “Back to School” sales have started.  You should have received a suggested school supply list when you registered, but just in case you can find it below:

1 Box of Crayola Markers (Classic Colors)

1 Box of Crayola Crayons (8 pack classic colors)

2-4 glue sticks

3-4 Dry Erase Markers (Expo brand works best)

1 Box of Tissue

1 Bottle of Hand Sanitizer

Supplies can be brought to school any time the first week.  The supplies will be communal so there is no need to label them.  Thank you in advance!

Class lists will be posted on the school doors the Friday afternoon before Labor Day. 

The first day of school is Tuesday, September 6th (this will be a half-day of school).

The first week of school there will be a “soft-start” – this means half days September 7th, 8th and 9th.

I am overwhelmed by the outpouring of gifts and appreciation for the year.

Thank you for everything that you did to support the students and myself with the school year.

Thank you for your time and patience.

Thank you for your donations and volunteer time.

I wish everyone a happy summer.  Please don’t hesitate to email me with any questions about Kindergarten.

ruselij@dearbornschools.org

I also told the students they are more than welcome to write to me over the summer and I will make every effort to write back.

351 N. Reginald

Dearborn, MI 48124