Newsletter
Feb. 5-9, 2024
The Kindergarten Konnection
Kindergarten Teachers and Contact Info
Macey Arel
940-369-1364
Mauri Audirsch
940-369-1324
Delanie Scherpenisse
Important Dates:
Adkins Elementary February Flight Plan- click here!!!
February
Monday, February 5th
Teach Denton Meeting 3:15-4:00
Father/Daughter Ticket Sales Close
Tuesday, February 6th
CLT Meeting in Collaboration Lab 3:15pm
Wednesday, February 7th
Global Day of Play
World Read Aloud Day
Friday, February 9th
PTA Board Meeting at 9:30am
Saturday, February 10th
Father Daughter Dance 7pm-9pm
Important Links
Here are some important links that you might want to bookmark for your convenience!
Denton ISD SSO (Single Sign On) Portal
Global Day of Play
Wednesday - February 7th Is Global School Play Day. Play is a crucial part of children’s social, emotional and cognitive development. We are participating in the Global School Play Day along with other schools around the world. On this day, students are encouraged to bring their favorite toy from home. I have told them that the toy MUST fit in their backpack, they MUST be willing to share it, and it CANNOT be a device of any sort. This will be a screen free day filled with sharing, collaborating, problem-solving and most of all FUN. The kids are so excited and so are we. 😊
February 16th Early Release
Dear Families,
Denton ISD will provide engagement for students on the upcoming early release days, February 16th, 2024, from 12:00 pm until 3:00 pm for elementary children. The Extended School Day program will coordinate with each campus to provide engaging activities for students while teachers are participating in Professional Learning Communities. In addition, Denton ISD transportation will be provided at both the early release time (12:00pm) and the regular release time (3:00 pm) for all eligible elementary bus students. If you indicate on the form that your child will ride the bus, please notify the ESD office 24 hours prior to the Early Release Day if there has been a change in pick up plan.
Parents must sign up each month to participate. If your student currently attends ESD, you do not need to sign up.
If you have any questions regarding this, please contact the Extended School Day office at 940-369-0080.
Participation in this opportunity will require completion of the form below. All forms must be submitted no later than midnight on Sunday, February 11th, 2024 to participate.
English
https://forms.gle/QtydP42cuT1XMJnj7
Valentine’s Day Mailboxes
Kindergarten will be celebrating their friendship with a Valentine Party and card exchange on Wednesday, February 14th from 11:15-12:15 in your child's classroom.
Your child is asked to work at home to create a mailbox for their Valentine's cards. Be creative as you make a special box to hold your cards from classmates. Your child’s name should be clearly printed on the front or top of their valentine mailbox. Be sure to have an easy, large way for cards and candy to be deposited in your box and an easy way for your child to remove the cards from their box.
Ideas for what your box could be:
Kleenex boxes, shoe boxes, cereal boxes, or any kind of
small box that would fit into your backpack.
When is your box due?
Completed boxes should be returned to school by February 13!!
We can’t wait to see how creative you can be!
What is Guided Reading?
Your child will have Guided Reading this year. Guided Reading is a small group, teacher-directed process that helps the children to develop the reading strategies they need to become independent readers. Many times, the teacher will encourage the student to identify deeper concepts of the book, such as story elements, characters, problem and solution, and more! You will begin to see a book bag coming home in your childś backpack. In this bag, you will see books or letter/sound Identification activities that were practiced in their group that day. Please listen to your child read or practice the letter/sound activity with them, return the book to the book bag and send back to school the next day. We can wait to see them glow!!!
Student SSO Portal
Every day, your child will be using technology in the classroom via Chromebooks. In class, the students are using QR codes to access their single sign on portal (SSO). If you would like your child to show you how they use this portal for their learning, then they can go to their portal at home! Use the link below to access the link. You will need their username ID number and the password 126.abcd to log on. Students access iReady Math and Reading, Lexia Core 5 (Username- ID# and Password- ID#), Starfall, and Tumblebooks to name a few! Enjoy!
Just a few things.....
Family Lunch Visits- Our campus is now open for families to come and eat lunch with your child. You can bring lunch for your child or have them eat the cafeteria lunch during our lunch from 10:40-11:10. Tables are set up outside the cafeteria for you and your child enjoy a lunch visit. We don't recommend coming to eat with your child everyday, as we want them to build independence in the lunch room. You do not need to notify your child's teacher for these lunch visits. If you have any questions, please contact your child's teacher.
Lunch Accounts- If your child is buying their lunch in the cafeteria, you will need to make sure that your child has sufficient funds on their account. You can find this link at the bottom of this newsletter in our "Important Links" sections. The account also allows you to set up restrictions for your child, such as buying an extra snack on certain days from the snack cart at checkout.
Snack and Water Bottles- Thank you for sending a simple, easy snack with your child every day. We will not supply forks, spoons, straws etc. Snack time is only 5-7 minutes, so please plan accordingly when packing this quick, simple snack. Also, please pack a filled water bottle in your child's backpack every day.
Toys from Home- please talk with your child about leaving any personal toys at home. If your child is bringing toys/ costume jewelry from home, it becomes a distraction to classwork when they try to take them out of their backpack during instruction time. Thank you for monitoring their backpack for strays... lol!
Thank you!
Join Our Adkins PTA
We are so lucky to be living in such a wonderful community!!!! Our Adkins PTA works hard for staff, kids and families!!! Every cent you spend come right back into our classrooms for parties, supplies, field trips, books, field day, and more!!!! Please click the link below to sign your family up as a PTA member for only $10! One membership covers all your kids at Adkins! Feel free to share our link with Family member too! Anyone that is a member of our PTA has the privilege of having their voice heard during forum. Thanks everyone!
Kindergarten Library Day and Time
Your child will visit our Adkins Learning Commons (Library) once a week to listen to an interactive story from our librarian, Mrs. McCord. After the story time, they will be able to check out one book to bring home for the week. Please remember to put it back in their backpack before their next library time so they can check out another book. Thanks!
Arel Fridays at 9:00 am
Audirsch Wednesdays at 9:00 am
Scherpenisse Mondays 9:00 am
Special Areas- PE, Art, Music
Every week your child will attend their special area classes from 12:55-1:45. They will have a set schedule M-Th, with a rotation on classes on Friday. *****Please plan to dress your kiddo in tennis shoes every Friday. Here are the schedules for your child's class:
Arel: Monday- Music, Tuesday- PE, Wednesday- Art, Thursday- PE, Friday Rotation
Audirsch: Monday- PE, Tuesday- Music, Wednesday- PE, Thursday- Art, Friday Rotation
Scherpenisse: Monday- Art, Tuesday- PE, Wednesday- Music, Thursday- PE, Friday Rotation
Parents, please remember to have your child wear tennis shoes on PE days. Sandals, Crocs, or boots can be saved for days when they attend Music and Art. Also, if your daughter is wearing a dress to school, please have them wear shorts under their dress for safety. Thanks everyone!
Kindergarten Daily Schedule
7:40-8:00 Morning Meeting
8:00-8:30 Shared Reading/ Interactive Writing
8:30-8:50 Phonics Workshop
8:50-9:35 Writers Workshop
9:35-10:10 Reader’s Workshop/Guided Reading
10:15-10:35 Recess
10:40-11:10 Lunch
11:15-11:30 Word Work Stations
11:30-11:45 Interactive Read Aloud
11:45-11:55 Number Corner/Daily Numeracy
11:55-12:25 Math Workshop
12:25-12:50 Aviator Time/ Intervention and Extension time
12:55-1:45 Specials- PE, Art, or Music
1:50-2:20 Science/Social Studies
2:20-2:55 Snack, Pack up, Play Workshop
3:00 Dismissal
ABSENCES
Adkins Elementary asks that you fill out the form below when your child is absent from school. If you have a doctor's note, please upload it to this form. Thank you so much!
Click Below to fill out the form:
Join Your Child's Seesaw Account
Please be on the lookout for an email from your child's teacher with a link to join Seesaw! This will an online portfolio that we will use all year long. It will host Newsletters, announcements, photos, videos, private messaging, and more! You can share this link with family members and they can see your kiddo's Journal Page and all the fun they are having in Kindergarten this year!
Daily Backpack Checklist!!
Kindergarten is a busy day of learning and fun! But sometimes, our Kinders are so busy that they forget to go potty! Don't we all? So, to help your kiddo be prepared for any accident or spills at lunchtime, please keep an extra change of SUMMER CLOTHES in a baggie in your child's backpack at all times. On another note, if you have any gently used undies or long pants that you would like to donate to our Nurse's office, anything is appreciated. Nurse Lujan (LOO-HAN) keeps extra clothes for any kiddo that may need them. Thank you!
Please have these thing in your backpack every day:
change of clothes (winter season)
filled water bottle
light jacket or sweatshirt
Daily GO Folder
*****NO TOYS/ costume jewelry, watches, etc.
Listed below are the Learning Targets for the Third 9 Weeks (9W3)
We will be working on these targets throughout the 9 weeks in our student workshops: large and small groups.
Math
Students will
continue solving subtraction problems using different strategies, such as drawing pictures, a strip diagram, a 10 frame and number line to find the difference of 2 numbers up to 10. Can your kiddo show you how to solve subtraction problems using these tools?? Have them show you on paper and send it in as homework for us to see!
use appropriate problem solving processes to come to logical solutions to addition problems.
Reading
Students will:
continue to use their "word-part' Power to find little words in the big words. They may also use the syllables to sound our or write word parts that they know.
set reading goals for themselves: what are they good at doing and what might they need to work on?
identify, read, and write high frequency words correctly
choose when to use which Super Reader Power at the right time. Can your child tell you their Super Reader Powers?
recognize high frequency words in the pattern books
Snap Words
*** These words will be practiced in class and at home to be mastered by the end of each 9 week grading period. Please work your child to read and write these words correctly at home.
1st Grading Period: I see the red to yellow can blue like it is green in and orange you purple me said brown a my
2nd and 3rd Grading Period: you be here up am was so no said go she do went at got look this he on
Writing
Students will continue to:
go back and make their writing better with finger spaces, punctuation, make sure each word has a letter for every sound, and check to see if each word has a vowel.
go back and reread then revise their writing, fixing sentences and words they know need help.
write pattern books using their snap words and high frequency words.
write a letter for every sound they hear in the words they are writing.
make their writing fancy and fix up anything they think needs to be better before sharing.
make sure their pictures match their words.
focus on finger spaces.
add on to their sentences with more words.
learn how to write an ending to their stories.
Science
Students will:
study how water, soil and rocks are useful to us in daily life.
Social Studies
Students will:
none
Health
Students will:
practice health habits that help individuals stay healthy like cleaning hands and proper amounts of sleep.
identify types of exercise and active types play that are good for the body.