Dear Kindergarten Families,

On Monday, October 6th, your child will be bringing home three reports from assessments that they took at the start of the school year: i-Ready Math Diagnostic, the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment, and Acadience Reading. These assessments provide us with a baseline from which to measure academic growth. Please look over your child's scores and let me know if you have any questions. 

We have 2 conference nights at BBHES.  The conference nights are:  Thursday, November 6th and Thursday, November 13th.  I will be sending out a sign-up genius in about a week or two for you to use to sign up for a time slot on one of the scheduled conference nights. I will send out a notification once the sign up genius has gone live.  Conferences are about 15 minutes long. It is important to stick to our time so I can keep to my conference schedule and not get behind. Look forward to meeting with you soon. Thank you!

Please remember that we do not have school on Friday, October 10th.  It is NEOEA Day.  

SPECIALS for the Week of October 6th: 

Monday: MUSIC

Tuesday:  Book Checkout-please make sure your child brings their library book to return to school today.

Wednesday:  PE

Thursday:  STEM

Friday:  NO SCHOOL

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.  It is going to be another beautiful one.  Enjoy the sunshine!

Take care,

-Mrs. Moroney

Dear Kindergarten Families,

Please be sure to fill out the Google Form below for my head room parent so she can begin putting together our class roster/class directory.  We have 3 families that we still need information from.  Please get this filled out as soon as possible.  Thank you for your cooperation.  

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOm0Kqj3HdznyRAx1gor9eeV4DPxSA2_QR0ySNl43-fuf1YQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=103804510092832270727

This week we wrapped up our first unit in Knowledge title "Nursery Rhymes".  We celebrated by hosting our 1st Annual  Nursery Rhyme Olympics.  We traveled to 3 different pretend countries (classrooms) and played different games such as "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Build a Tower" and "Little Miss Muffet Spider Fling"-just to name a few.  I posted pictures of our event in the pictures section of my website for you to enjoy.  We will be starting Knowledge Unit 2:  The Five Senses this week.

We are in Unit 3 of Skills in our CKLA Language Arts program.  In this unit, we will be introduced to "tricky words".  Tricky words are words that do not follow spelling rules and will have to be memorized.  By the end of Unit 3, students should be able to recognize and read the following words easily.  These words are:  one, two, three.  This Wednesday, I will send home a parent letter  along with flashcards with these words.  Please use the flashcards and keep them in a safe place and have your child practice reading the words several times a week.  As more tricky words are introduced, I will continue to send home flashcards for each word.  Thank you for your support!

I will also be sending home some of our classroom assessments from our Skills and Knowledge Units for you to review and see how your child is progressing so far in kindergarten.  

At BBHES we recognize and reward expectational PAX leaders: Bee Your Best Beestro, Character Counts, and Tootle Slide Winners. Remember PAX leaders are students who make choices for themselves that affect the way others feel to make our school a peaceful, safe and happy place to learn and play.

• The Bee Your Best Beestro is a special luncheon that is delightfully set-up on our stage during each grade level lunch period. One student from each classroom is nominated by their teacher for consistently exhibiting PAX Leader choices. These children are invited to eat lunch on the stage with the other PAX Leaders, receive a crown and are praised and joined by building and district administration. Congratulations to Nathan who enjoyed lunch at the Beestro last Friday as our PAX Leader for the month of September!

• For Character Counts, each month,  BBHES will focus on a different character trait of a good PAX leader to help bring self awareness to certain characteristics. We will be on the lookout for students who display these character traits.  Approximately 5 teachers per grade level will nominate one student per month who has represented that Character Counts trait/word the most during that specific month. Those students will receive a book token for the Book Vending Machine. The word and color for October is Responsibility.

• PAX Tootles are special notes that any staff member can give to any student. All the Tootles for a grade level are put into a lottery.  Names are pulled out of the pot each week and those winners get to go down the slide. Their photos are always posted in Mrs. Toth's newsletter.

SPECIALS for the Week of September 29th: 

Monday: MEDIA

Tuesday:  PE

Wednesday:  STEM

Thursday:  PE

Friday:  ART

Have a fantastic week!

-Mrs. Moroney

Dear Kindergarten Families,

Please be sure to fill out the Google Form below for my head room parent so she can begin putting together our class roster/class directory.  Once this information is collected, she will be able to share that information for all of you for you to be able to reach out to others in my class for playdates, etc and this information is also important for us to begin planning our classroom parties for the year.  Thank you for your cooperation.  

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOm0Kqj3HdznyRAx1gor9eeV4DPxSA2_QR0ySNl43-fuf1YQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=103804510092832270727

SAY CHEESE!

Picture Day is Tuesday, September 23 for Kindergarten.

Save time and preorder your student's photographs on the Ripcho Studio prepay site before Picture Day by clicking the "Order Online" button below.

ORDER ONLINE CLICK HERE

Don't want to preorder online? You can also view and print the portrait package order form by clicking the "Portrait Packages" button below. Print the order form, fill out the requested information, and give the order form to the photographer on Picture Day with the full payment enclosed.

Parents who have multiple children must place a separate prepay order online for each child.

You Access Key is: HNV85VYE
09/23- PreK - 1st
09/24- Grades 2 & 3
09/25- Grades 4 & 5

PORTRAIT PACKAGES CLICK HERE

SPECIALS for the Week of September 22nd: 

Monday: PE

Tuesday:  STEM

Wednesday:  PE

Thursday:  ART

Friday:  MUSIC

Have a wonderful weekend!  

-Mrs. Moroney

Dear Kindergarten Families,

Last week, I sent home information about ordering books from Scholastic.  Scholastic books are a great way to build your child's home library with quality materials at a significant savings. You can access books from preschool through middle school for younger/older siblings/family. Books make great gifts, too. Below is the link to order books. The first time you log in you will need to create an account with our class code: L9KN9 . You can choose to have your book order shipped to our classroom or directly to your home. Every order earns Bonus Points for FREE Books and resources for our class! Please feel free to share this link and our class code with extended family and neighbors. They get the savings and our class gets the rewards:)  The last day to order scholastic books for this round is Friday, September 19th.  Please make sure you get your order in by the end of the day on September 19th.  There will be other opportunities throughout the year to order books  through Scholastic.  Thank you for your support!

https://orders.scholastic.com/L9KN9

We just finished Skills 2 Unit in our CKLA language arts/reading program and we recently completed our first skills assessment.  I will be sending home your child's assessments for you to look over on Monday, September 15th.  Please read the parent letter carefully that will be attached to your child's assessment.  Please let me know if you have any questions.

I have been teaching students how to write their names the "school way".  This means they need to always write the first letter of their name with an uppercase letter followed by lowercase letters using correct letter formation and correct pencil grip.  Consistent practice at home can help reinforce what we are learning in class.  (Example:  "Sarah" not "SARAH" or "sarah").  Please view the letter formation chart that will be attached to your child's Skills 2 assessment that will come home on Monday.  Thank you :)

SAY CHEESE!

Picture Day is Tuesday, September 23, Wednesday, September 24, & Thursday, September 25
at Brecksville-Broadview Heights Elementary School.

Save time and preorder your student's photographs on the Ripcho Studio prepay site before Picture Day by clicking the "Order Online" button below.

ORDER ONLINE CLICK HERE

Don't want to preorder online? You can also view and print the portrait package order form by clicking the "Portrait Packages" button below. Print the order form, fill out the requested information, and give the order form to the photographer on Picture Day with the full payment enclosed.

Parents who have multiple children must place a separate prepay order online for each child.

You Access Key is: HNV85VYE
09/23- PreK - 1st
09/24- Grades 2 & 3
09/25- Grades 4 & 5

PORTRAIT PACKAGES CLICK HERE

SPECIALS for the Week of September 15th: 

Monday: STEM

Tuesday:  PE

Wednesday:  ART

Thursday:  MUSIC

Friday:  Book Check Out Day-please make sure your child has their library book to return today.  If they do not have their book, they cannot check out a new book from the library!

Have a wonderful weekend!  Enjoy the sunshine!

-Mrs. Moroney :)

Dear Kindergarten Families,

Happy Monday!  Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and spent some time outdoors enjoying the beautiful sunshine.  Today was the 10th Day of Kindergarten!  I continue to be so very proud of all of my kindergarten students.  They all are catching on to all of our school and classroom rules and procedures.  This past week we talked about what it means to be a PAX Leader at BBHES and the students learned about expected and unexpected behaviors.  An unexpected behavior is also known at BBHES as a "spleem".  

Please remember to check your child's take home folder DAILY.  There are times when a child places papers into the mailbox that I have passed out the previous day.  Then, I have no way of knowing who they belong to.

On Friday, I sent home information about ordering books from Scholastic.  Scholastic books are a great way to build your child's home library with quality materials at a significant savings. You can access books from preschool through middle school for younger/older siblings/family. Books make great gifts, too. Below is the link to order books. The first time you log in you will need to create an account with our class code: L9KN9 . You can choose to have your book order shipped to our classroom or directly to your home. Every order earns Bonus Points for FREE Books and resources for our class! Please feel free to share this link and our class code with extended family and neighbors. They get the savings and our class gets the rewards:)  Thank you for your support.

https://orders.scholastic.com/L9KN9

Last week, your child got to go visit the school library for book check out time during specials.  The library book they have checked out needs to be returned the next time they visit the media center/library.  I will do my best to always remember to post the specials schedule for the week in my weekly updates.  When the day says "book check out" day you will know they are visiting the library that day and library books are due.  I find it best that your child keeps their library book in their bookbags at all times.  Of course, I want them to use the book at home so when they are finished, please have them immediately put it back in their backpacks so it does not get lost and they always have it.  If your child does not have their library book to return on "book check out" day, they cannot check out another book until it is returned. 

Please be sure to read the family letters that come home regarding what your child is learning in English Language Arts (ELA:  CKLA-Knowledge and Skills) and  Ready Math.  Those letters provide you with the most accurate insight into our curriculum and what you can do to support your child's learning at home.  My website will mostly focus on updating you on general classroom happenings, reminders, and updates.  

I would like to introduce to you a very special person that will be a part of our classroom this school year.  Mrs. Tomford is one of our reading intervention teachers and she will be helping out and providing extra support during center time.

SPECIALS for the Week of September 8th: 

Monday: Day 1:  PE

Tuesday:  Day 2:  ART

Wednesday:  Day 3:  MUSIC

Thursday:  Day 4:  MEDIA

Friday:  Day 5:  PE

Have a fantastic week!

-Mrs. Moroney :)

Dear Kindergarten Families,

We have had a successful 1st week of Kindergarten.  I am enjoying getting to know all of my students.  Everyone is off to a great start and have adjusted so well to the classroom and to our school.  

I want to thank all the parents for all of the extra supply donations.  The extra supplies will be put to good use this school year.  I appreciate everyone's generosity.  

Please remember to check your child's take home folder DAILY.  There are times when a child places papers into the mailbox that I have passed out the previous day.  Then, I have no way of knowing who they belong to.

We have snack time everyday in Kindergarten. Please pack your child a healthy NUT FREE/PEANUT FREE snack daily and label it with your child's name along with the word "snack" so there is no confusion.

SPECIALS:  On Tuesday, September 2nd we will be on Day 3 of our SPECIALS rotations.

Tuesday:  MUSIC

Wednesday:  Book Check Out

Thursday:  PE

Friday:  STEM

I wanted to let you know what to expect regarding curriculum updates and school wide updates this school year. I will not be posting updates on our curriculum or updates. Instead, you will receive hard copy newsletters directly from our curriculum:

• Ready Math – Math newsletters will come home at the start of each lesson (usually on Mondays). These will give you an overview of what your child will be learning during that week. 

• CKLA Skills – A Skills newsletter will come home in two parts. The first newsletter will come home at the beginning of each unit and give an overview of tricky words and concepts being taught in that unit. You will also get daily practice pages that describe 

  • Tips for supporting your child at home

  • Topics to discuss with your child about their learning

  • Tricky words 

  • Phonemic awareness skills we are practicing

• CKLA Knowledge – A Knowledge newsletter will come home by unit and will share what your child is learning in this part of our curriculum.

• School Events and News-Mrs. Toth sends out a weekly newsletter to families with important information regarding school events, reminders, and news.  You should have received her 2nd one of the year Sunday around 1pm. If you are not on her mailing list, please make sure you sign up here!

If there is anything important for you to know regarding our classroom only, I will post an update on my website under "Class News".  I will also send out a Remind text on the Remind app letting you know that I have updated my website.

Please be sure that the Skills 1 workbook from our CKLA program that you took home on your child's phase-in day stays at home and not in your child's bookbag.  I have seen many of these workbooks in bookbags and they are meant for home only and completing the pages in the book are optional.

Thank you for your continued support—I’m looking forward to a great year of learning together! 

Enjoy Labor Day weekend!

-Mrs. Moroney :)