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3. September Reminders Birthdays and Other Important Dates

4. October Kindergarten Newsletter Parents, It is hard to believe we are entering the month of October! We have had a wonderful start to the school year and we thank you for your patience and support! Literacy & Writing Skills to Practice: -Writing names & drawing a detailed picture/adding labels -Recognizing letters and letter sounds -Identify front, back & title page of book Focus Letters: Dd,Hh,Mm,Tt,Ss,Ii,Nn Sight Words: at,in,it,the,my,this,am, can,and,go Math Skills to Practice: -Counting by 1’s to 25 -Representing and Counting objects to 5 Science & Social Studies Skills: Seasons & Weather Monthly Themes: Colors, Weather, Fall, Apples, Pumpkins & Halloween Dates to Remember October 1 st - Title 1 Night 5:30 PM+ October 2 nd - Early Release Day & Progress Reports October 6 th - Fall Pictures October 12 th - Schoo l Spirit Week October 17 th - Fall Festival October 23 rd - Kindergarten Field Trip to Lazy 5 Ranch We are looking forward to a great month of learning! Please continue to read and work with your child at home. Thank you! ~The Kindergarten Team

5. November 1 st Quarter Awards We have learned so much in kindergarten and we want to celebrate what all we know! Please join us for our 1 st quarter awards on November 12 th, at 12:45 in our classroom. Literacy & Writing Skills to Practice: -Writing names & drawing a detailed picture with* a character, setting, and action -Recognizing & Produce letters and letter sounds - Recognize and name period Focus Letters: Gg, Oo, Pp, Ee, Uu, Kk Sight Words: going, here, you, look, are Math Skills to Practice: -Counting by 1’s to 50 -Representing and Counting objects to 10 -Comparing Sets (more. less, equal to) -2D Shapes Science & Social Studies Skills: Seasons & Family & Culture Monthly Themes: Election, Health & Nutrition, Pilgrims& Indians, Thanksgiving, Dates to Remember November 1 st -6 th 1 st Quarter Conferences November 2 nd & 3 rd - No School- Teacher Workdays November 2 nd - 6 th - Book Fair November 11 th - No School- Veterans Day November 20 th - Picture Makeup Day November 25-27 th - Thanksgiving Break We are so excited to announce that we have a facebook and twitter page. Follow us on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/forestparkpto https://www.facebook.com/forestparkpto and on twitter at @ForestParkElem @ForestParkElem Kindergarten Newsletter

6. December Dear family, This homework project will help you get into the holiday spirit, plus it’s a lot of fun! Cut out the Christmas tree and then decorate it using a variety of materials- you might use glitter, sticks, colored cereal, lace, cloth, sequins, colored paper, ribbon, wrapping paper etc. Please use strong glue, such as Elmer’s glue. Parents you may help with this assignment! Please return to school no later than Thursday, December 10 th, 2015 ! Kindergarten Newsletter Literacy & Writing Skills to Practice: -Expressing an idea using beginning, middle, and ending sounds by stretching out the word to create a sentence Blending Word Parts /c/ /at/= cat Blending Phonemes /c/ /a/ /t/= cat -Recognizing & Produce letters and letter sounds : Ll, Ff, Bb, Jj, Rr, Qq, ck, th, sh, ng, ch -Sight Words: said, get, come Math Skills to Practice: -Counting by 1’s to 50 -Representing and Counting objects to 15 -Comparing Sets (more. less, equal to) -Measurement Science & Social Studies Skills: Seasons & Family & Culture Monthly Themes: Gingerbread Man, Christmas, Holidays Around the Room Dates to Remember December 4 th - Progress Reports December 17 th - Winter Concert at 6:00 December 18 th - Last Day for Students December 25 th - Christmas January 4 th - Students return to school We hope you all have a very Merry Christmas break!

7. January Kindergarten Newsletter PP Dates to Remember January 18 th and 19 th - NO SCHOOL January 22 nd - Report Cards go home Be sure to set up your child on Lexia at home. www.lexiacore5.comwww.lexiacore5.com or download the free app from the app store! Literacy & Writing Skills to Practice: -Expressing a personal experience using beginning, middle, and ending sounds by stretching out the word to create a sentence Blending Word Parts /c/ /at/= cat Blending Phonemes /c/ /a/ /t/= cat -Recognizing & Produce letters and letter sounds : Uu, Kk,Bb, Jj, ck, th, sh, ng, ch -Sight Words: big, on, off, play, he, me, she, we, up Math Skills to Practice: -Counting by 1’s to 50 -Representing and Counting objects to 15 -Comparing Sets (more. less, equal to) - Reviewing Shapes -Measurement Science & Social Studies Skills: Needs vs. Wants Monthly Themes: Winter/Polar Animals, Needs & Wants, Martin Luther King, Mittens/Snowmen Parents, Happy New Year! We are excited about the upcoming things that we will be learning about. Please continue to have your child read to you nightly!

8. February Kindergarten Newsletter Parents, It’s hard to believe we are halfway through the school year! We have now entered into our third quarter standards. Please read over the expectations below and continue working with your child at home. Also, our Second Quarter awards will be held on Friday, February 5 th at 12:45 in your child’s classroom. We are excited to celebrate your child’s progress! See you then! Literacy & Writing Skills to Practice: -Write an opinion piece and explain why (I like __ because __.) -Prints ALL capital and lowercase letters -Recognize rhyming words -Blending onset & rime /c/ /at/= cat -Recognize ALL capital and lower case letters and sounds -Recognize at least 25 sight words - Read a level C book Math Skills to Practice: -Counting by 1’s to 75 -Representing and Counting objects to 15 -Comparing Sets (more. less, equal to) -2D & 3D Shapes Addition/Subtraction to 5 Science & Social Studies Skills: Matter & Living/Nonliving Things Community Helpers & Jobs Monthly Themes: Groundhog Day, Valentine’s Day Presidents’ Day, Dental Health Dates to Remember February 4 - Family Reading Night @ 6:00 February 5- Second Quarter Awards @ 12:45 (in your child’s classroom) February 15 – NO SCHOOL February 19 - Progress Reports go home Family Reading Night Families are invited to our Family Reading Night on Thursday, February 4 th at 6:00 for grades K/1 and 5:30 for grades 2-4. A meal will be provided in the cafeteria, so please return your invitation so the school can plan accordingly.

9. March Reminders Birthdays and Other Important Dates

10. April Reminders Birthdays and Other Important Dates

11. May Reminders Birthdays and Other Important Dates

12. June Reminders Birthdays and Other Important Dates