• It's that time of the year again! Please reference our Holiday Hullabaloo Calendar to see all of our fun themed days throughout December. We will begin participating on 12/1!

Reading: Students will recall the beginning, middle and end of a story.

Writing: Students will learn about the elements of a letter and will compose their own. 

Math: Students will do a class presentation over their research about the career they chose.

Social Studies: Students will identify jobs in the home, school and community.

As a culmination to our Financial Literacy Unit in Math, students are invited to dress up for the career they chose to research about in Math on Monday, December 15th. Please be sure to ask your child what profession they chose to learn about before preparing for this amazing day. (We picked on Dec. 8th) Students may bring "tools" to help them do their job. For example, teachers would need books, pointers, pencils. Restaurant Workers would need toy food, serving tray, money etc. Doctors would use a stethoscope, doctor coat and a folder with papers to write notes in.

They will stand in front of the class and present their profession, skills they need to be able to do/have, and how they will spend their income on needs and wants. (We will do ALL of this work at school, no need to prepare.)

If you would like to confirm what your child chose, please email the teacher. Thank you for helping to make learning fun!

Best,

Kinder Team

 Below is the day your child's class will go to the library each week! Please make sure your child brings their book back the DAY BEFORE their library day. We always tell our students to keep their book in their backpack at all times (unless they are reading it) so it is always here at school when it's time for the library! 

Lind: Monday

Riski: Tuesday

Ortiz: Wednesday

Richardson: Thursday

By the end of Kindergarten, your child needs to know how to read and spell/write the purple irregular words in your child's book bag. 

Mastery means they do not have to sound them out or look at the word to spell them. 

Please practice nightly until mastered. For the end of the 2nd nine weeks(Week of December 15th), they need to be able to spell/write 12 in order to get a "4" in SBRC. The goal is to be able to spell/write at least 25 of these words by the end of the 3rd and 4th nine weeks of Kindergarten. 

Thank you for helping your child succeed in Kindergarten! 

NEW sight word cards for the 2nd 9 weeks have been placed in your child's reading book bag. Please make sure you have cut out the YELLOW sight word cards.  Also, make sure your child is practicing the letters and sounds they still need to master. 

Ideas to do after your child finishes their book:

-Find sight words in the book.

-Ask your child questions about the book.

-Retell the story in order.  

Don't forget to make sure your child brings their book bag to school EVERY DAY! 

This week's sight words are:

this, her, with, your

Rhonan 27th

Mrs. Riski's List 

Ms. Ortiz's List

Mrs. Lind's List 

   Mrs. Richardson's List 

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Dear Kindergarten Families,

My name is Bibi Yasmin Katsev, and along with Priscila Tamplain, I’ll be serving as your Kindergarten Grade Level Coordinator (GLC) this year.

As your GLCs, we’ll help coordinate several exciting activities throughout the school year, including:

• Birthday celebrations for our amazing Kindergarten teachers
  
  

• Lunchtime support
  
  

• Thanksgiving Feast*
  
  

• Winter Holiday Party
  
  

• Valentine’s Day Party
  
  

• Kindergarten Rodeo & Music Program
  
  

• End-of-Year Kindergarten Party*

*Please note: Events marked with an asterisk are not PTA-sponsored and will require financial contributions from families.

I occasionally send PTA-related emails throughout the year regarding information for these events.

If you would like to have your email(s) on my list, please complete this brief Google Form as OCT staff are no longer able to share any emails with Grade Level Coordinators. Please note that your emails will not be shared with anyone else other than myself.

We’re excited for a fun-filled, memorable year together. Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions!

Best,

Bibi Yasmin Katsev

Kindergarten GLC

305-778-9670