Dear Kindergarten Families,

You may have heard your child mention that we have begun Walk to Intervention (WIN) in our classroom!

Our WIN block takes place on Wednesdays and Thursdays and will continue for at least the next six weeks. During this dedicated time, students may move to a different classroom or work with a different teacher. This flexible grouping allows us to best meet each child’s individual learning needs.

Our team of teachers includes Mrs. Makuch, Mrs. Pagan, and Mrs. Tomford. Together, we work to provide differentiated instruction that focuses specifically on the skills your child is currently developing—whether that means extra practice to strengthen a concept or additional challenges to extend learning.

WIN time is a valuable opportunity for targeted instruction and we are excited to see the growth that will come from it!

Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

Scholastic Book Orders for the month of March will be due at the end of the day on Friday, March 13th.  Books make great stocking stuffers.  If your scholastic book order is a gift for your child, please let me know ahead of time and I can be sure to disguise it when sending it home.Shop Our Class Page:  https://orders.scholastic.com/L9KN9

SPECIALS Week of March 2nd:  

Monday:  PE/GYM

Tuesday:  STEM

Wednesday:  PE/GYM

Thursday:  ART

Friday:  MUSIC

Have a wonderful weekend! :)

-Mrs. Moroney :)

Dear Kindergarten Families,

I would like to thank all the parents who donated food for our 100 Day Celebration and a big thank you to all the parents involved in planning the Valentine's Day party.  The children had a wonderful time because of all of you! :) Thank you!!!

I am excited to celebrate the 100th Day of School on Tuesday (tomorrow).  It is my favorite day of the year.  Looking forward to seeing my kinder students all dressed up as 100 year olds :)  It is going to be a fun filled day :)

SPECIALS Week of February 17th:  

Tuesday:  ART

Wednesday:  MUSIC

Thursday:  SEL and Book Check Out

Friday:  PE

I hope everyone has a wonderful week! 

-Mrs. Moroney :)

Dear Kindergarten Families,

We will celebrate our 100th Day of School on Tuesday, February 17th.  On this special day, I would like to have the kindergartners come to school dressed like they are 100 years old.  Please do not feel like you need to go out and buy special clothing for your child to look like a hundred year old.  I would like for everyone to have some fun dressing the part.  I am sure you can find all that you need in your own home or maybe borrow some attire form a much older relative!  Haha!  I have a lot of special activities planned for our special day!  If you would like to donate an item or volunteer to help out on our special day, please use the sign-up genius website below to sign up for an item or sign up for a volunteer spot. There is still lots of slots available!  Please be sure you have a background check on file with the school district before volunteering.  All donations need to be in school by Friday, February 13th.   You can find the sign up genius link below.  Thank you so much for your support!  

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4AA8AF2BA75-62014729-100th

Our Valentine's Day party is Friday, February 13th.  Please wear red or pink on Valentine's Day.  Information about Valentine cards and Valentine bags was sent home several weeks ago.  Please read the information carefully.  Valentine cards and Valentine bags are due on Thursday, February 12th.  Thank you! 

On Monday, your child will be bringing home a few assessments that were completed in January. Please check your child's black take home folder for the following assessments:

• iReady Math Diagnostic -  There is information for families written into the report. This assessment was completed at the beginning of the year and mid-year on the chromebooks to show student growth. We will complete a spring Diagnostic assessment to monitor progress as well.

• Mid-Year Acadience Report (First Sound Fluency, Letter Naming Fluency, Phoneme Segmentation Fluency, and Nonsense Word Fluency) - There is information for families written into the report. We use Acadience to monitor students' development in reading. We will complete these assessments once more in the spring to monitor progress.

Please take your time reading through all assessments and information carefully. I'm happy to answer any questions you may have. 

SPECIALS Week of February 9th:  

Monday:  MUSIC

Tuesday:  SEL and Book Check Out

Wednesday:  PE

Thursday:  STEM

Friday:  PE

Take care and enjoy the weekend!

-Mrs. Moroney :)

Dear Kindergarten Families,

February is right around the corner and it is an exciting month for the Kindergartners.  Our Valentine's Day party is Friday, February 13th.  Please wear red or pink on Valentine's Day.  Information about Valentine cards and Valentine bags were sent home last week.  Please read the information carefully.  Valentine cards and Valentine bags are due on Thursday, February 12th.  Thank you! 

Scholastic Book Orders for the month of January will be due at the end of the day on Friday, January 30th.  Books make great stocking stuffers.  If your scholastic book order is a gift for your child, please let me know ahead of time and I can be sure to disguise it when sending it home.Shop Our Class Page:  https://orders.scholastic.com/L9KN9

We are still running low on glue sticks.  If you are willing to donate some Jumbo Glue Sticks to our classroom, I would greatly appreciate it.  Thank you so much for your generosity.  

I am also looking for prize donations for our classroom treasure chest.  If you are out and about this weekend and wouldn't mind shopping at the Dollar Store or at the dollar section of any store for party favor type prizes such as rings, individual stickers/temporary tattoos, bracelets, small trinkets/toys, small play doh, activity books, etc.  I would appreciate it so much.  Thank you for your donations!

SPECIALS Week of January 26th:  

Monday:  PE/GYM

Tuesday:  ART

Wednesday:  MUSIC

Thursday:  SEL and Book Check Out

Friday:  PE/GYM

Hope everyone stays warm and safe during the winter storm this weekend.  Take care and enjoy the weekend.

-Mrs. Moroney

Dear Kindergarten Families,

A paper copy of your child's first report card is being sent home tonight in your child's take home folder.  Please make sure to review your child's report card this weekend.  

February is right around the corner and it is an exciting month for the Kindergartners.  Our Valentine's Day party is Friday, February 13th.  Please wear red or pink on Valentine's Day.  Information about Valentine cards and Valentine bags are being sent home today.  Please read the information carefully.  Valentine cards and Valentine bags are due on Thursday, February 12th.  Thank you! 

Scholastic Book Orders for the month of January will be due at the end of the day on Friday, January 30th.  Books make great stocking stuffers.  If your scholastic book order is a gift for your child, please let me know ahead of time and I can be sure to disguise it when sending it home.Shop Our Class Page:  https://orders.scholastic.com/L9KN9

We are running low on glue sticks.  If you are willing to donate some Jumbo Glue Sticks to our classroom, I would greatly appreciate it.  Thank you so much for your generosity.  

I am also looking for prize donations for our classroom treasure chest.  If you are out and about this weekend and wouldn't mind shopping at the Dollar Store or at the dollar section of any store for party favor type prizes such as rings, individual stickers/temporary tattoos, bracelets, small trinkets/toys, small play doh, activity books, etc.  I would appreciate it so much.  Thank you for your donations!

SPECIALS Week of January 19th:  Due to our snow day on Thursday, we did not have SEL and book check out on Friday!

Tuesday:  SEL and Book Check Out

Wednesday:  PE/GYM

Thursday:  STEM

Friday:  PE/GYM

Please remember there is no school on Monday, January 19th for MLK Jr. Day.  Enjoy another 3 day weekend.

Take care and stay warm!

-Mrs. Moroney

Dear Kindergarten Families,

Happy New Year!  A big thank you to the room parents that helped make our winter party so much fun.  A great time was had by all!  Hard to believe that the first semester of the school year is completed.  Ready or not, here comes semester number two :)  

Printed report cards will be sent home on January 16th in your child's take home folder.  Please be on the lookout for them on Friday!

Our specials schedule has been revised for the remainder of the school year.  Students will now be going to book check out every 6 days instead of every 12 days.  They will need to have books returned to check out new books.  If they want to renew a book, they keep it.  I will always post our specials schedule in this newsletter to help keep you informed. Book Checkout and SEL are going to pair up. Our SEL lessons will be 20 minutes in the classroom with Mrs. Clapper and then my class will travel to the Media Center during the last 20 minutes of specials class time on SEL days to check out a new book.

SPECIALS Week of January 12th:  We are now following a REVISED 3rd quarter SPECIALS schedule!

Tuesday:  PE/GYM

Wednesday:  ART

Thursday:  MUSIC

Friday:  SEL and Book Check Out

Please remember there is no school on Monday, January 19th for MLK Jr. Day.  Enjoy another 3 day weekend.

Take care!

-Mrs. Moroney

Dear Kindergarten Families,

Polar Express Day in Kindergarten is on Tuesday, December 16th.   Students are encouraged to wear their PJs to school on this special day and bring a cookie snack and a small stuffed animal.  The cookie snack is for your child only.  There are lots of fun activities planned for our Polar Express Day and we are looking for donations to help.  There are still several slots open.  If you would like to donate an item for our Polar Express Day, please use THIS LINK to sign up for an item.  All items need to be brought to school by Monday, December 15th.

We will have a Spirit Week the Week of December 15th.  Here are the themes for each day:

Monday, 12/15:  Grinch Day

Tuesday, 12/16:  Polar Express Day (PJs)

Wednesday, 12/17: Candy Cane Day-Wear Red and White

Thursday, 12/18: Holiday Hat Day

Friday, 12/19: Deck the Halls-Dress Head to Toe in holiday colors!

Now that the cold weather is officially here, please check your child's extra set of clothes.  Please make sure your child's extra set of clothes are weather appropriate.  An extra set of weather appropriate clothes should be kept in your child's backpack at all times.  Thank you!

SPECIALS for the Week of December 15th: 

Monday:  PE

Tuesday:  MEDIA

Wednesday:  MUSIC

Thursday:  SEL with Mrs. Clapper

Friday:  MUSIC

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to all of my kindergarten students and families. Enjoy this special holiday season with family and friends! 

Smiles,

Mrs. Moroney :)

Dear Kindergarten Families,

Can you believe that we are heading into the 2nd week of DECEMBER already??  I hope all my kindergarten families had a wonderful and relaxing Thanksgiving break!  It goes without saying that the kids are delighted about the Holidays.  You should hear the chatter.  We have a lot of fun activities planned for the month of December.  These next two weeks of school will go by fast.

A  message from our Head Room Parents:  

Our holiday/winter class party is December 19th.  Below is a sign up link for  supplies needed for the party.  We are grateful for all donations to make our party successful.  You can send your items to Mrs. Moroney's classroom with your child; please send these in by Wednesday, December 17th.  Thank you so much for your donation to the party fun!

**Just a reminder, all food items must be individually pre-packaged and nut free, there are students with nut allergies in the class.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054DACA922A4F8C25-61004764-mrs#/

We will have a Spirit Week the Week of December 15th.  Here are the themes for each day:

Monday, 12/15:  Grinch Day

Tuesday, 12/16:  Polar Express Day (PJs)

Wednesday, 12/17: Candy Cane Day-Wear Red and White

Thursday, 12/18: Holiday Hat Day

Friday, 12/19: Deck the Halls-Dress Head to Toe in holiday colors!

December is going to go by very quickly.  Below are a few dates to keep in mind:

• ALL ABOARD!  Polar Express Day in Kindergarten will be on Tuesday, December 16th!  Please be sure your child wears his/her pajamas to school that day.  It's going to be a very fun-filled day!  

• Our classroom Winter party will be Friday December 19th. 

• Winter Vacation begins on Monday December 22nd.  School resumes on Monday, January 5, 2026!

SPECIALS for the Week of December 8th: 

Monday:  Book Check Out

Tuesday:  MUSIC

Wednesday:  SEL with Mrs. Clapper

Thursday:  MUSIC

Friday:  ART

Have a great week!

-Mrs. Moroney

Dear Kindergarten Families,

Since we had our first big snowfall, I want to send a friendly reminder about winter gear.  Please help your child practice getting into/out of his/her coat and be sure your child can zip it. It really saves precious class time if the children are able to independently get ready to go outside.  We will be going out for recess throughout the winter (unless the wind chill is too low).  It is not an option for the kids to stay inside. Don’t forget, your child will need to wear boots to school daily and have a dry pair of shoes to change into upon arriving at school.  Please start sending your child in boots daily as soon as the snow falls. Snow pants are also a great idea. Lastly, could you please be sure that your child’s items are all labeled with his/her name? Many times the children cannot recognize their items especially if they all look alike!

Scholastic Book Orders for the month of December will be due at the end of the day on Monday, December 1st.  Books make great stocking stuffers.  If your scholastic book order is a gift for your child, please let me know ahead of time and I can be sure to disguise it when sending it home.Shop Our Class Page:  https://orders.scholastic.com/L9KN9

My class will be having a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving on Friday, November 21st.  Thank you to all for donating items for our feast.  The donated items need to be brought in by Wednesday, November 19th.  Thank you for your support!

Dates to Remember:

• NO SCHOOL Week of November 24th:  THANKSGIVING BREAK.  School Resumes on Monday, December 1st.

I want to wish my kindergarten families a very Happy Thanksgiving.  I am thankful to work with your children.  They make me smile daily.  Enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends!

Happy Thanksgiving!

-Mrs. Moroney :)

SPECIALS for the Week of November 17th: 

Monday:  MUSIC

Tuesday:  ART

Wednesday:  PE

Thursday:  MEDIA

Friday:  MUSIC

Dear Kindergarten Families,

School picture retake day is scheduled for this Thursday, November 13th.  If you are planning on having your child retake their school picture, please email me to let me know so I can be sure to send them down to the photographer.  Thank you! If you have any questions about your picture order, please call Ripcho Customer Service Department at (216) 631-0664 Ext 28 or Toll Free (800) 686-7427 Ext. 28. 

In the class photos section of my class website, I have posted pictures from our Halloween party that our head room parent shared with me.  Please check them out.  Enjoy :)

SPECIALS for the Week of November 10th: 

Monday:  ART

Tuesday:  PE

Wednesday:  Book Check Out

Thursday:  MUSIC

Friday:  SEL with Mrs. Clapper

Important Dates:

• 11/13-Parent/Teacher Conferences

• 11/24-11/28-Thanksgiving Break

-Mrs. Moroney

Dear Kindergarten Families,

Thank you to all our families that planned, donated, and helped make the Halloween party a huge success.  The kids had a blast!  I hope everyone had a great weekend and enjoyed the extra hour of sleep.   We needed it after all the excitement Halloween brought.

This week we will finish our Knowledge Unit on Kings and Queens .  We have been having a BALL learning about Kings and Queens, as well as listening to many different royal fairy tales.  As a culminating activity, we will be having a “Royal Ball” on Tuesday, November 4th and your child is welcome to dress up for the occasion!  Possible Attire:  Dresses, prince or princess costumes, costume jewelry (no real jewelry), suit, dress, slacks, tie, and anything else that makes them feel FANCY.  Please make sure your child wears P.E. appropriate shoes for P.E. and/or recess.  Thank you.  

The weather is changing every day.  Please make sure your child is dressed for the colder weather because we go out to recess twice a day.   As it gets colder, please make sure your child’s name is on jackets, hats, gloves and mittens.  Even initials will help us know who the items belong to – many look the same!  When the time comes to wear boots, he/she needs shoes to wear in school. Please practice tying, buttoning and zipping.  Lot of precious class time and recess time is wasted when I have to stop and help each child get on their coat and help zip and/or button up coats.  Thank you!

Important Dates:

• 11/6-Parent/Teacher Conferences

• 11/13-Parent/Teacher Conferences

• 11/24-11/28-Thanksgiving Break

Reminders:

• NO toys from home should be coming to school unless it is a reward day or part of an assignment.  

• Please label your child's belongings.  Especially lunch boxes, water bottles, and coats, and every piece of winter gear!

• Please empty your child's black take home folder each evening and return daily.

• If you change your child's dismissal plan on a given day please send me an email as well as change it in the PikMyKid app.  It is quicker for me to note the change when you do this.

• Please pack a snack and a full water bottle daily for your child.  The snack should be packed separate from the lunch.

SPECIALS for the Week of November 3rd: 

Monday:  PE

Tuesday:  MEDIA

Wednesday:  MUSIC

Thursday:  SEL with Mrs. Clapper

Friday:  MUSIC

Have a wonderful week!

-Mrs. Moroney

Dear Kindergarten Families,

Halloween Costumes

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Children are permitted to wear a simple Halloween costume to school on October 31st. Please see the costume guidelines below.

• Costumes should not impact the student's ability to be transported to school nor impact their ability to participate in learning activities throughout the day.

• Masks are not permitted as part of the costume.

• Children are to WEAR THEIR COSTUMES TO SCHOOL and will keep them on throughout the day.

• Costumes should be fun and appropriate as opposed to costumes that depict blood, violence, death, or gruesome in nature. Offensive costumes should not be worn and no weapons or fake blood should be brought to school.

• Makeup or face paint should not be a part of your child’s costume for school.

• Please plan for costumes to be comfortable and not big and bulky, as students will be wearing them throughout the day. Please help to ensure that costumes for our younger students do not restrict the ability to independently use the bathroom. Thank you!

PowerSchool Access for Kindergarten Families

Access information will be emailed to Kindergarten families on November 3rd. The email will be sent to the primary contact and contain important information to set up your child's PowerSchool account. Please watch the video in that email prior to setting up your account. You will need to set up this account to view your child's second quarter report card. Any questions or if an additional parent needs access, please email Mrs. Melody Davies: daviesm@bbhcsd.org.

Outdoor Recess Reminder 

As the temperatures drop, please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for outdoor recess. Students go outside as long as it is at least 20 degrees and not raining. Warm coats, hats, and gloves help ensure everyone stays comfortable and enjoys their time outdoors! Also, please label all items brought to school. 

SPECIALS for the Week of October 27th: 

Monday:  Book Check Out

Tuesday:  MUSIC

Wednesday:  SEL with Mrs. Clapper

Thursday:  MUSIC

Friday:  ART

Have a wonderful week!

-Mrs. Moroney

Dear Kindergarten Families,

We have 2 conference nights at BBHES.  The conference nights are:  Thursday, November 6th and Thursday, November 13th.  Please use the sign up genius link below to sign up if you would like to meet for a conference. 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!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4AA8AF2BA75-59254331-conferences#/

Halloween at BBH Primary

Classroom parties will take place on Friday, October 31st. Please be reminded that my assigned Halloween Party volunteers will need to check in at the reception desk with a driver's license to create a visitor badge through our Centegix system. A driver's license is required for check-in.

Party helpers for my classroom must enter and exit through the preschool doors. 

Children are permitted to wear a simple Halloween costume to school on October 31st. Please see the costume guidelines below.

• Costumes should not impact the student's ability to be transported to school nor impact their ability to participate in learning activities throughout the day.

• Masks are not permitted as part of the costume.

• Children are to WEAR THEIR COSTUMES TO SCHOOL and will keep them on throughout the day.

• Costumes should be fun and appropriate as opposed to costumes that depict blood, violence, death, or gruesome in nature. Offensive costumes should not be worn and no weapons or fake blood should be brought to school.

• Makeup or face paint should not be a part of your child’s costume for school.

• Please plan for costumes to be comfortable and not big and bulky, as students will be wearing them throughout the day. Please help to ensure that costumes for our younger students do not restrict the ability to independently use the bathroom. Thank you!

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, October 31st.  Please make sure you get your order in by the end of the day on October 31st.  There will be other opportunities throughout the year to order books  through Scholastic.  Thank you for your support!

https://orders.scholastic.com/L9KN9

SPECIALS for the Week of October 21st: 

Tuesday:  STEM

Wednesday:  MUSIC (Start of the 2nd quarter for Specials Rotations:  Quarter 2, Day 1)

Thursday:  ART

Friday:  PE

Have a wonderful week!

-Mrs. Moroney

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 :)