Please be sure to review letters and letter sounds with your child! Also, start or continue working on "Blast Off" words. We will begin reading groups on Monday, and we can't wait to get started teaching your child to read! You will be so surprised at how quickly it happens. It's the most exciting part of kindergarten!

Open House

September 2nd is our Open House and Title I annual meeting.

* 4:00-6:00 Voting in Front Lobby for parent representative for School Council
* 4:30-6:00 Pre-sold Pizza dinners served in lunchroom ($5.00 per plate & drink included)
*5:00-7:30 Book Fair in the Art room (4th & 5th grade hall)
* 6:00 PTO Meeting in gym with classroom visits to follow

First Week of School

We have had a great first week of school. We have covered school rules, looked for the gingerbread man or baby, and colored many pictures. We discussed our birthdays and even made birthday cakes out of vanilla wafers and icing. We sent the children home very tired and hopefully excited about kindergarten. The teachers are very tired and exhausted also. However, we are all very excited about our classes and what the children will be learning.

Next week we will be identifying the letters Bb and Tt and the sounds that they make. We will be learning about shapes and how they are alike and different. We will also be working on who makes rules and why they make them. The teachers will be administering the Lexia test to get a baseline of your child's capabilities. This is a test that will be administered many time throughout the year.

We hope that you have heard wonderful things about kindergarten so far!!! We want this to be a fun and exciting year for everyone!!!

Meet the Teacher Day

We are looking forward to meeting our new students and their parents on August 16 - "Meet the Teacher Day"! Parents, please remember to bring proof of residency (recent rent receipt, utility or telephone bill; lease agreement, tax bill, mortgage deed or sales contract). Can't wait to see all of you! Until then, have a super summer!!

Supply List for 2010 - 2011

Kindergarten Supply List

2 packs – 8 count crayons (skinny, primary colors)

5 - glue sticks (Please no blue /pink sticks)

1 – two pocket folder

1 – pair of Fiskars scissors

1 – large jumbo (rectangular) pink eraser

1 – Kinder-mat (for rest time)

1 – beach towel or small blanket (no sleeping bags)

1 – book bag (no rolling book bags please)



Wish List Items

hand sanitizer, paper towels, paper plates, Kleenex, napkins, Clorox or Lysol wipes, Ziploc bags, Liquid antibacterial soap

Important Dates in August

August 16th - Registration/Meet the teacher 12-6 p.m.

August 18th - First Day of School- Tardy bell rings at 7:45 a.m.