We are so excited to take this journey of kindergarten with you as your kiddos begin their love for learning!
See your teacher's favorites at the bottom of the Newsletter!
Kindergarten Classroom Needs:
We greatly appreciate all the supplies that were brought in for us to have a successful year. These are some supplies that we can always use more of:
Skinny black dry-erase markers
headphones that plug into the computer
tissues
The Focus of the Week (5/20- 5/22)
Phonics (Skills):
Phonological Awareness Practice:
Review:
Writing:
Challenge:
Sight words:
Continue to practice;
New decodable words:
Recommended Practice for sight words and decodable words:
Reading Comprehension:
Math:
Social Studies:
Science:
At Home Reinforcement
- Practice blending and unblending words that have beginning and ending blends
- Use the "optional homework" in take home folders. This is great practice!!
- Go through and discuss papers that are being sent home and take time to review them
- Practice writing first and last name
- Practice writing addition number sentences to make 5 ( 1 and 4 make 5; 1+4=5).
- We highly encourage nightly reading. It can be a book they are interested in and can answer questions about, then some decodables where they students can help read the words.
- Reach out to your child's teacher if you want specific areas they can practice
Important Announcements
Upcoming Events and Important Dates:
Upcoming Events for the week of 5/13-5/22 ***VERY IMPORTANT***
5/20/24- Field Day- Kinder begins at 8:30. See the Linked Upcoming Events for the schedule.
5/21/24-Kindergarten Awards will be at 9:00 am
5/22/24- Last Day of school- Parties will begin at 10:30
See the Viking Newsletter!
Friendly Reminders:
- BISD Breakfast & Lunch Menus
- 2023-24 BISD Calendar
Daily Take Home Folder Calendar
This calendar is in your child's daily take-home folder. Every day your child will bring this folder home. It will contain graded papers from your child's teacher, important informational papers, as well as critical papers that will need to be signed and returned back to school. Please review your child's folder every day. Below is a picture of our behavior chart. Please know that a 4 is a rock solid day. If they get a 5 it means they had to be given several reminders throughout the day and it was a distraction for other students and a 6 means it was constant behavior reminders and they struggled to improve throughout the day.
How you can support your child at home?
There are a variety of ways you can help your child at home! Help your student identify and write upper and lowercase letters. Read aloud to them and ask questions. Play word related games such as; " I'm going to eat something on this table that starts with the letter B". You can also play rhyming games in the car! Allow your child to retell you a story that they heard or act it out. This is just a few of the many ways to support your child outside of the classroom. We have also place an OPTIONAL skills reinforcement calendar in your child's daily folder. For additional ideas feel free to reach out to your child's teacher!
Helpful Websites for Academic Games
Students have access to their teacher's page by using CLEVER. On this page, you will find the academic sites we use in the classroom. At school students are able to log in by using their clever badge, but they can also log in through their school email. If you would like a copy of their badge or school email, pelase reach out their their teacher.
Mrs. People
megan.people@bisdmail.net
Color - Green
Drink - Unsweetened iced tea or lemon water
Snack - Kettle corn
Food - Chinese food or pizza
Sweet Treat - Soft chocolate chip cookies
Candy-skittles, sour patch kids & Reese's cups
Favorite gift cards-Amazon and TJ Maxx
Favorite eating-out places-Chick-Fil-A and Mr. Poke
Mrs. Tirado
crystal.tirado@bisdmail.net
Color - Blue
Drink- Coke
Snack - Fruits, nuts, popcorn
Food - Italian, Chinese, Chick-Fil-A
Sweet Treat - Fruit
Candy- Payday Candy Bars
Favorite gift cards- Amazon and Target
Favorite eating-out places-Olive Garden and Chick-Fil-A
Mrs. Cortez
destiny.cortez@bisdmail.net
Color - Lavender
Drink - Dutch Bros-Golden Eagle
Snack - hot fries
Food - Chick-fil-A
Sweet Treat - chocolate covered strawberries
Candy- sour skittles
Favorite gift cards- Amazon and Target
Favorite eating-out places- Chick-Fil-A and Don Juanito's