Kindergarten Newsletter
January 24- January 28, 2022
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Important Dates:
January 28-Play it Safe- Please make sure you have returned your child's form back.
February 4- NEW DATE -100th Day of School- More information below
February 4- Valentine Boxes Due
February 5- PTA Snow Hill/ Dad's Club breakfast
February 7-11- Valentine Cards Due
February 11- Valentine Party
What are we Learning?
Reading: I can discuss what happens in my book.
Writing: I can write a how-to.
Math: I can compare numerals/sets to 20. I can draw two sets of objects and compare them. I can tell the number that comes after/is more or before/is less than a number to 20. I can count to 100 or as high as I can. I can count by 10’s. I can count on from any number
Science: I can observe and describe the location of an object in relation to another such as above, below, behind, in front of, and beside. I can observe and describe the ways that objects can move such as in a straight line, zigzag, up and down, back and forth, round and round, and fast and slow.
SAVE Girl Scout cookie boxes!
Please start saving empty girl scout cookie boxes for an upcoming project in the next few weeks. Each child in Kindergarten will need 2 boxes each. More information coming soon. We appreciate it a bunch! :)
Valentine's Day Information
Your child came home with their Valentine letter last Tuesday. Please make sure to read both sides! :)
100th Day of School
Your child can dress up as a 100 year old. We can't wait to see these old grannies and grandpas.
We would love if you joined us for our 100th day of school parade outside. You can line up along the bus loop at 7:40ish. We will first parade through the school and then we will meet you outside.
Yearbook
Buy your Yearbook! Yearbooks are on sale! You can order a yearbook and create an Ad online here. The order number for O. C. Taylor is 17833.
Calling All PROFESSIONALS!
Over the next few months, Kindergarten is looking for parents willing to WebEx with our classes regarding the following professional strands:
January - HEALTH SCIENCES
February - PRODUCTION
March - BUSINESS
April - FINANCE & BANKING
If you are willing to prepare a short (5-10 minute) presentation for our Kindergarteners, please email Mrs. Lind at sara.lind@gcisd.net
We would like for you to tell us about your job and show any "tools" you may use in your profession. For example, if you are an accountant, your "tool" would be a calculator and computer, etc. We would like for someone to be able to share about their career in a way 5-year-olds will understand and be engaged! Click on the links above to see if your career falls into one of the categories.
Thank you for helping us teach our children about their FUTURE!!
GT Testing and/or the ASPIRE Academy
Kindergarten through 5th Grade currently enrolled students may be referred and tested for GT services and/or the ASPIRE Academy during the window below:
Referral Window: January 10 - January 28
Testing Window: February 1 - February 28
GT Decision mailed on: March 28
ASPIRE Decision mailed on: April 27
Parent Inventory/Permission to Test (Scroll down to bottom of page. Link will only be LIVE during the referral window.)
Visit the Advanced Academics Website (https://bit.ly/GCISDGTID) to refer your child for testing, and please allow thirty minutes to complete the “Parent Inventory/Permission to Test” online form.
If you are unable to refer your child online, you may pick up a paper copy of the referral form in the front office of your home campus.
For more information regarding the testing process, please view one of the following videos below. All videos can also be found at https://bit.ly/GCISDGTinfo
Remind
Have you been receiving remind messages from your child's teacher? If not, please let your child's teacher know so you can get set up! This is a great way for you to communicate with the teacher and a way the teachers send out reminders!
Sight Words
New Sight Words for the Week:
them, then, these, they
Sight Words your child should be able to read: I, and, can, my, to, do, see, the, go, like, no, so, me, we, she, he, is, in, you, be, get, had, all, said, look, dad, it, mom, am, cut, sit, that, at, got, let, not, by, if, of, saw, off, on, us, was, as, did, has, ran, for, fun, yes, his, are, have, at, will, this, her, with, your, here, love, play say, came, come, from, some
Reading Practice
Please have your child read their book every night.
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
Please make sure your child puts their book back in their book bag and brings their book bag to school every day!
Math Practice
Below are math skills you can practice at home with your child.
Counting to 100
Comparing numbers
Identify coins
Identify, represent, and write teen numbers
Count on from any given number 1-20
Identify 1 more/ 1 less to 20
January Birthdays
1/8 Jewel
1/14 Savana
1/29 Rehan
Great Tiger Folder
Please make sure you are signing your child's GREAT chart inside your child's folder each night. Also, make sure you are cleaning out your child's folder nightly as well.
SBRC
Standards Based Report Cards
The report card is designed to provide more specific and accurate information to parents than a traditional report card. Research has shown that giving specific feedback helps students to set goals and focus on continuous growth, rather than receiving an averaged number grade that gives imprecise information about performance. They will be in Skyward each nine weeks, with progress reports posted every six weeks. Please read the following links for more detailed information.
SBRC Parent Guide (en español)
SBRC Special Services Parent Letter
SBRC Special Services Parent letter (en español)
Developmental Sequence of Phonological Skills
80-90% of children can do the following:
By the age of 5
recognize rhyme - which two rhyme? bug, cat, hug
clap/count syllables - dog (1 clap), turtle (2 claps)
By the age of 5 1/2
blend onset/rime - /b/ /oat/ (boat) - special note: onset is the initial phonological unit of a word, rime is what follows the onset and is typically from the first vowel onward
produce rhymes - tell me a word that rhymes with cat?
isolate beginning sound - tell me the first sound in net (/n/)
By the age of 6
syllable deletion - say tulip, now say tulip without the /t/
blend 2 and 3 phoneme words - if I say /s/ /u/ /n/, what is the word? if I say /b/ /o/, what is the word?
segment 2 and 3 phoneme words - say the sounds you hear in boat (/b/ /o/ /t/)
Kindergarten Wish List
Below are some other items we are in need of. Please use the link below if you wish to donate. We appreciate it so much!
Please include the teachers name when you purchase from amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/OCD4HFK8KL7A?ref_=wl_share
Snack
Please make sure you send a bite sized snack with your child daily. We don't have lunch until 12:10 so your child will be very sad and hungry if they don't have a snack to eat.
Ipads
Please create a routine with your child to make sure your child's Ipad is charged each night and brought to school each day!
We download apps together as a class. Please don't let your child download any apps at home!
Library Tips
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!
Below is the day your child's class will go to the library each week! YOUR CHILD WILL RETURN THEIR BOOK THE DAY BEFORE THEIR LIBRARY DAY! Please make sure your child brings their book that day so they can check out a new book the following day.
Arington: Wednesday
Lind: Thursday
Mack: Thursday
Richardson: Tuesday
Going Home
If you find your child must go home a different way than planned, please notify the office by a phone call by at least 2:00 p.m. Teachers and our front office staff do not always have access to email or are busy teaching or helping others. A phone call is required. Sometimes we have only one person in the front office, so we want to provide ample time to be able to meet your needs.
Volunteering
If you plan to volunteer in any capacity this school year, please click here to complete the background check.