Kindergarten Newsletter 10/29/07

Greetings kindergarten families!

Red Ribbon Week was a big success last week. Students and staff got into the spirit of making healthy choices.

The Halloween Carnival at OLM School went very well Saturday evening. Thanks to all who shared their time, talents and treasures to make it such a success.

Monday (10/29): another busy week!
Report cards are due.
Wednesday (10/31): Costume Parade and Contest. Students are permitted to wear their costumes to school for the entire day. Please make sure costumes are apprpopriate. If your child prefers not to dress in costume, the uniform must be worn. There will also be a Pumpkin Contest. Please refer to information sent home last Friday. Kindergarten Halloween Snack will be at the usual snack time.
Thursday (11/01): All Saints Day. Mass is at 8:15 am in the auditorium. All are welcome. The October Homework Calendar is due.
Friday: Minimum day. There is no lunch and no enrichment. Dismissal is at 12:30 pm.
Halloween Safety
Please check out the web site shown below for Halloween safety tips.
http://www.redcross.org/services/hss/tips/october/octtips.html

Visit the Book Fair November 5th through the 9th.

Themes and Topics
The letter of the week is Ff.
The word for this week is be.
We will learn about All Saints Day.
We will learn and read about scarecrows and do related projects.

November Family Project
This week I will send home directions for a fun family project…dressing a turkey. Please return the completed project by Monday, November 5th.

Conferences
Conferences will be held next week (11/5 through 11/9). I look forward to meeting with the parents. Please keep in mind the conferences are scheduled every 15 minutes. Promptness is essential as our time is brief. These are minimum days for the students. Dismissal is at 12:30 pm. There will be no lunch and no enrichment program.

Veterans Day
All are invited to a "Salute to Veterans" at OLM School on friday, November 9th. at 8:30am. There will be no school on Monday, November 12th, in observance of Veterans Day.

God bless you!

Kindergarten News 10/22/07

Welcome to Red Ribbon Week!

Tuesday: SOCK IT TO DRUGS DAY – WEAR CRAZY SOCKS with your uniform.
Thursday: Garden of Hope Day. CJSF will assist students as each plants a bulb of hope.
Friday: Red & White Free Dress,
Rally at 8:15 am.

Dress Code Reminder
Please remember that only OLM sweatshirts or navy blue uniform cardigans are allowed in class.
Boys’ hair must be up off the collar, at least ½ inch above the ears and above the eye brows.
Girls must wear their hair pulled away from the face. A small bow (red, blue, or black) may be worn.
Only post earrings are allowed. No hoops or anything that dangles are allowed. These policies are in place for the children’s safety.
Free Dress Please check the student handbook for appropriate free dress. Please no tank tops, flip-flops, boots or sandals.

Report Cards
The first report card will go out on Friday, October 26th. Please read, sign, and return your child’s report card by Monday, October 29th.

Parent/Teacher Conferences
Conferences are from November 5th through November 9th.

Themes & Topics
This week our topics include:
Red Ribbon Week,
Halloween,
the Rosary. The sight word of the week is we.

The letter of the week is Hh.

Show & Tell
When selecting something to share, students are not limited to the letter of the week. I encourage them to bring in an item that pertains to any of our topics of discussion.

Carnival Help Wanted!
OLM’s Halloween Carnival is Saturday, October 27th. If you are interested in helping at the carnival, please contact Mrs. Abbate or Mrs. Saling. It is a great way to help the school and get volunteer hours.

All Saints Day
Thursday, November 1st, is All Saints Day. It is a holy day of obligation. Mass will be celebrated in the auditorium at 8:15am. Please join us.


Homework Calendar
The October homework calendar is due on Thursday, November 1st. November homework calendars will go home next week.

Book Fair
Come to the book fair Monday, November 5th through Friday, November 9th, 8am until 4pm.

God bless you, have a great week.

Kindergarten News 10/15/07

Welcome to another busy week.

Field Trip Thank You
“Thank you” to all who provided snacks, transportation and/or who chaperoned our trip to the pumpkin patch last Tuesday. We offer our profound thanks to Mrs. Abbate who organized the snacks and to Mrs. Hanley who drove us to the pumpkin patch in a school bus. We had a great time, and all of you helped make things go so smoothly.
Drivers, please consider driving for us at the end of January 2008 as the whole school will celebrate Catholic Schools Week with Mass at St. Patrick’s Church. Many drivers will be needed. More information will come in January.

New Quarter
Today we begin the second quarter of the school year. My goodness, how time flies! Report cards will go home Friday, October 26th. Please read, sign, and return your student’s report card by the following Monday, October 29th.

Topics and Themes
*The letter of the week is Gg.
*The sight word is see.
*We will continue to talk about spiders. We will also learn about bats and do related projects.
*We will continue to learn about the Rosary.
*In math we will compare sets of objects and practice using tally marks.

No School Friday
There is no school Friday, October 19th as the teachers attend an in-service in Visalia. Enjoy a three day weekend!

Daily Writing Practice
Please practice penmanship (writing “the school way”) using lined paper for primary grades. This paper is available in grocery stores, office supply stores, drug stores, etc. The students need daily practice holding the pencil properly and forming the letters and numerals as instructed at school. This is a good opportunity to practice writing one’s name, the sight words, etc.

God bless you and have a great week!

Kindergarten News 10/08/07

Field Trip Tomorrow
Tomorrow, October 9th, both kindergarten classes will go to the Pumpkin Patch in Plainsburg. We will leave shortly after morning prayer and we will return to school before 11:00am. Students are allowed to wear appropriate free dress. This is an outdoor activity so walking shoes are recommended.
If you have volunteered to chaperone for us, please meet us at the pumpkin patch. I will give you your list of students, their emergency forms and pumpkin bags.

Dates to Note
10/12 End of the first quarter.
10/19 No school,
in-service
10/22 Red Ribbon Week begins.
10/26 Free Dress, wear red!
Report cards go home.
10/27 Halloween Carnival at
OLM School (5pm – 8pm).
10/31 Halloween
11/01 All Saints’ Day
Mass at 8:15am

Rosary
October is the month dedicated to the Rosary. Please help your child learn and pray the Rosary including this month’s prayer, The Hail, Holy Queen.

Please pray for peace!


Themes and Topics
The letter of the week is Ss.
The sight word is can.
In math we will work with tallies and equalizing sets
We will continue to learn about the Rosary.
We will learn a few spider facts.


Homework Study Notes
Report cards go home soon. Please review the sight words, numbers, letters/sounds with your kindergartners. Homemade flash cards are a fun and inexpensive way to build fluency. You can find a list of the year’s sight words in the Welcome to Kindergarten book that you received during the first week of school.

Uniforms
As of Monday, October 1st, students must wear their regular uniforms. Boys must wear navy blue uniform corduroy pants with the light blue uniform shirt; and girls must wear the uniform jumper (with shorts underneath) and the uniform white shirt. See the handbook for details.
Please mark your child’s belongings clearly.

Keep Them Coming!
Please continue to bring in box tops, Campbell Soup labels, empty ink cartridges, old cell phones, etc. They benefit the school. The class with the most box tops can earn a free dress day!

SLE’s
Continue to learn the schoolwide learning expectations and the sub headings.

Thank you for your constant support and prayers. God bless you and have a great week.