Howdy Families,

Here is a picture of the 15 students who brought back their Nightly Reading Homework today!  Look at all those smiling faces.  If your child didn’t, they may turn it in on Tuesday.  The Book-it coupons will be sent home on Tuesday.

These students also received a reading charm for all of their great reading.  Please help your child to keep the necklace and charms in a special place to avoid getting lost.  If your child lost their necklace, I can order a few more, they can be replaced for 50 cents a piece.

Here is what you need to know for this week:

Letter of the Week:  D d   Letter books were sent home today.  Due Friday!

• Word Family of the Week:  the “ap” family    Your child’s spelling words are: cap, map, nap and tap.  They will practice these words in class but should also practice them at home.  Students will be tested on these words and a “cold” word from the “ap” family.  Spelling test will be on Friday.  Please make sure to have your child practice these words in a mixed up order.  Many students had difficulty with this during last Friday’s spelling test.
• Book Fair- today our class previewed the books at the Book Fair.  A “wish-list” was sent home in his/her red folder.  If you would like your child to purchase books, please make sure to put their money in an envelope along with the wish list in their red folder.  If you prefer to take your child yourself, the book fair is open until 4:00 o’clock for the next few days.  Thanks for supporting Lindbergh!
• Mad Science at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday.  If you are interested in helping us, please let me know.
• Valentine’s Day is just around the corner.  I will send home a class list in the next several days in case your child would like to pass out valentines to the class.  Our party will be on Friday, February 14th.  As soon as I have more details, I will pass them on to you.
• Report cards were sent home today.  I did staple a progress report to it, giving you some important details about your child’s learning.  The report card is yours to keep!
• Please have your child work on Math Homelinks 5.2 and 5.4 this week.  They are due on Monday, February 10th.
• If you are interested in helping with Lindbergh’s Science Fair Boot Camp, I am planning to have a quick meeting after school on Friday, February 7th in our classroom.

I am sure there is probably more, but that’s all for now!

Ms. Wright

Hello Families,

Hope everyone is keeping warm!  Here is what you need to know for this week in our kindergarten class:

• Spelling Words-  our district is starting a new spelling program for kindergarten.  Each Monday your child will receive spelling words in his/her spelling notebook.  They will practice these words in school and at home.  They will be tested on these words in class on Friday.  Your child will need to always keep this small  spelling notebook in his/her book bag. Some of the spelling words will be from a word family.  For this week, there are four “hot” words on the list:  at   cat  mat  sat.  Your child will need to know how to read them and write them.  Also, your child will be given a “cold” word.  A “cold” word is a word not on the list but follows the same word pattern.  This shows if your child can apply the pattern to a new word.  Examples for this week:  bat  hat  pat.  Another component to the spelling program is that your child will be given individual words that they will need to practice.  These words will be taken from the Dolch word list, or commonly used words.  I will not start this component of spelling until next week.  Good luck !
• Letter of the Week:  O    Letter books were sent home today and need to be returned by Friday.  Make sure that your child is writing down all the sounds they hear in the word.  It does not need to be spelled perfectly.
• Mad Science at 1:00 on Wednesday!  If you are interested in volunteering, let me know.
• Assessments are completed!!!  Your child will receive his/her report card soon.  There will be a progress report stapled to the report card.  This is just to give you additional information that I thought you might be interested in.
• Your child’s book bag should feel a little lighter today.  We went through each bag since your child will be placed in a new group based on their progress.  It was interesting, many students didn’t want to give the books back!  🙂  Until that book bag fills up again, please use Raz-Kids.  If you need the username or directions, please email me.
• Nightly Reading sheets will need to be returned on Monday.  If your child returns it, they will receive a new charm for their necklace.  Please have them bring in the necklace too.

Save the Date:

Please mark your calendar for Wednesday, March 12th from 6:30-7:30 for Lindbergh’s Science Fair Boot Camp.  Every student K-5 will be participating in this event.  If you are interested in helping me organize it, please email me!  There will be hundreds of science display boards as well as exciting hands-on science experiments and demonstrations.  I can’t wait!  🙂

Until next time…

Ms. Wright

Help!!

A black, rubber ball is missing from our science table.  It was last seen at the end of the day and now it is missing.  It is a part of a science demonstration and is very costly to replace.  Please ask your child if they know about it and/or check his/her backpack for it.

Thanks so much!

Ms. Wright

Hello Families,

I hope you enjoyed the long weekend.  We have a jammed-packed week in our kindergarten class.  Here is what you need to know:

• Letter of the Week:  V  v  Letter books will be sent home today and need to be returned on Thursday.
• Words of the Week:   he  is
• Time lines are due on Thursday.
• On Wednesday, the Dome Theatre will be coming to Lindbergh.  Our class will be learning “the Secret of the Cardboard Rocket”  Thanks to Lindbergh’s PTA for sponsoring this program for our class.
• On Thursday, January 23, dismissal will be at 11:45 a.m.
• On Friday, there will be no school.

I am still finishing up with all the assessments this week.  Although it is quite a lengthy process in kindergarten, it gives me a great opportunity to see where your child is at and where they need to go.

Until next time,

Ms. Wright

Hello Families,

Hope you had a wonderful weekend.  Here is what you need to know for this week:

• Letter Study:  G  g  Letter books will be sent home today and need to be returned by Friday.
• Words of the Week:  she   said
• Testing/assessments:  this week I will be finishing up  assessing your child in Social Studies.  I will be giving your child the District Writing Prompt, giving the Development Reading Assessment (DRA), as well as the DRA Word Analysis.  Therefore, I will not be seeing your child in his/her strategy groups and will not be putting new books in their book bag.  If you are looking for books at your child’s level, please try out Raz-kids on-line.  I have receive many positive comments about it.  If you need any help, feel free to email me.  Also, if you have the Raz-Kids app on your I-Pad, there is an update which has worked out some of the bugs.
• Social Studies Project:  Today I am sending home a Time Line Project.  It is due on Thursday, January 23rd.  However, as soon as it is completed, please return it to school so your child can share with the class.  I showed an example today in class, so your child should have a good idea of what needs to be done.  Any questions, please feel free to email me.
• Math Homelinks 4.2, 4.5 and 4.13 need to be completed and returned by Tuesday, January 21st.  Note:  For Homelink 4.2, after you play the game Top-It, have your child write how many games they play at home.
• Dry Clothes- please make sure that your child has a complete extra set of clothes in his/her locker, including socks.  Things happen in Kindergarten and we need to be prepared!  🙂
• Snowpants/Boots: We go outside for lunch recess almost everyday unless it is too cold.  Please make sure that your child comes to school with everything they need.  If they wear boots, please make sure they pack a pair of shoes!  Also, labeling your child’s clothes is a great idea.  Black snowpants are a pretty popular item around here and are not always easy to identify the owner.  Thanks for your help!

Have a great week!

Ms. Wright

Dear Families,

It sure was nice to see so many smiling faces this morning!  Our kindergarten class picked up right where we left off and we have had a great first day back!\

Just a couple of things:

• Ms. Wright’s January calendar is being sent home today.  I copied it before the snow days so please just move what was planned for this week, to next week.  Therefore, we will work on the letter G for next week and it will be due Friday, January 17th.
• Behavior Charts- we are switching to a monthly behavior chart.  The chart will still be located in the back of your child’s red Take-Home folder.  Please initial it daily so I know you have checked it.
• Lunch Choices have been changed to the following:

Friday- Sack n Go

Monday- Chicken Nuggets

Tuesday- Hot dog

Wednesday- Spaghetti

Thursday- Bosco Sticks

Friday-   Fish Nuggets

Also, if you need help getting on the Raz-Kids website, please let me know and I can email you directions and the password.

Here is a look during math.  The students were graphing the sums when rolling two dice.

Until next time…

Ms. Wright

Happy New Year Families!

In case, you haven’t heard we will be having another Snow Day tomorrow, Tuesday, January 7th!

Hope you are staying  warm on this Snow Day!  Here are some pictures from our Holiday Party that Billy’s mom sent over the break.  Take a look.

Here is what you need to know for this week in our kindergarten classroom:

• Letter of the Week:  G  g
• Words of the Week:  she   said
• Monday- stay warm!  Read lots of books.  Make sure your completed Nightly Reading Homework is tucked inside red folder.
• Tuesday- stay warm and keep reading!
• Wednesday-  Late Start-school starts one hour later!  We will be reviewing our Social Studies concepts for our District Common Assessment.  The assessment covers Needs and Wants and Goods and Services. We will be investigating Gravity during Mad Science today at 1:00p.m.  If you are interested to help us, please let me know so I can plan for it.  Thanks!
• Thursday- we will be going to the computer lab.  Also, wear your gym shoes.
• Friday- we will be going to art and music.  Please return letter book.  It is Popcorn Friday.  Don’t forget your 25 cents!

Have a great week!

Ms. Wright

Dear Families,

We had a wonderful time at our party on Friday!  Thank you to all who sent in supplies, treats or volunteered to help.   Thank you to our fabulous room parents, Mrs. Schook and Mrs. Beydoun, who took time to plan the festivities.  We decorated the cutest sugar cookies, we made a keepsake ornament, we played Roll a Dice Christmas Tree,  and we made a Rudolph hat and reindeer food!

I can’t thank you enough for the most thoughtful class gift basket!  The beautifully written letter was more than enough. The generous gift cards to the movies {my sons Trevor and Trent was trying to convince me to use them yesterday 🙂 will be put to great use quickly!  The gift card to Applebees’s won’t last long either!  There was even a Visa gift card.  All of these items were placed in the cutest Santa basket.  You were so generous!  Katherine’s family even was able to sneak in a Science CD! Thank you!

The party went by so fast that I didn’t take any pictures, but snapped a few when the class went to art.  Take a look.

Happy Holidays!  See you in 2014 or maybe around town.  🙂

Ms. Wright

Hello Families,

I have been having difficulties posting on our blog, responding to comments and inserting pictures.  Everything keeps coming back as an error.  At this point, I am not sure if it is me, my computer or the blog.  Hopefully, it will be resolved quickly.

Thanks for your quick responses for our HOLIDAY PARTY donations!  In case you haven’t received any response from me, there is the list I have of who is bringing what.  If you see an error, please let me know!

• 20 small water bottles-  Andrew C
• 20 undecorated sugar cookies-  Andy M.
• 1 can of white frosting- Max
• 1 can of white frosting- Logan
• 1 can of holiday sprinkles- Max
• 1 box of spoons-  Avery   (already brought in)
• 20 holiday napkins- Avery (already brought in)
• 20 holiday plates- Avery (already brought in)
• 5 plastic red tablecloths, round- Ahmad
• 24 snack-size ziplock bags- Ahmad
• 1 big container of uncooked oatmeal- Evan
• 5 lbs of white granulated sugar- Ibrahim
• red and green sugar (1/4 c. per each child) Hadi

These are the parents who promised to volunteer:  🙂

• Reina’s mom
• Billy’s mom
• Hadi’s mom
• Ahmad’s mom
• Logan’s mom
• Ibrahim’s mom
• Max’s mom

Here is what you need to know for the week:

• Letter Books were sent home today.  We will be studying the letters H  h.
• Words of the Week: and    was  -new cards will be placed on your child’s ring tomorrow
• Please make sure library books are returned tomorrow.
• There are no new Homelinks assigned for this week.
• Please try Raz Kids at home if you haven’t already.
• Andy’s grandma sent in a box of cool science experiments.  We will be working on those throughout the week but will not have Mad Science on Wednesday.  I did not send home a science experiment this week.
• Popcorn will be given as the PBIS reward on Friday along with a movie.  Therefore it will not be sold at lunchtime.

Here is to a great week!

Ms. Wright

Dear Families,

Our kindergarten class will be having a holiday party on Friday, December 20 from 12:45-1:45 p.m.  Here are some items we need for the party:

• 20 small water bottles
• 20 undecorated sugar cookies
• 1 can of white frosting
• 1 container of holiday sprinkles
• 1 box of spoons
• 20 holiday plates
• 20 holiday napkins
• 5 plastic red tablecloths ( round)
• ziplock bags- snack size
• 1 big container of uncooked oatmeal
• 5 lb. bag of granulated sugar
• red and green sugar ( 1/4 cup per student)

If you can donated any of these items or  would like to volunteer to help at the party, please leave a comment below.

Thanks in advance for your continued support!

Ms. Wright