October 31, 2008

October 31, 2008

Dear Families,

This week the kindergartners worked with the letter Ii. We did many Halloween papers and projects. Please notice the colored flashcards that are included with this packet. The word to is a sight word that the students just need to memorize. The other words are high frequency words that the boys and girls can sound out. Practice reading the little booklets and reviewing flashcards often. That really helps kindergartners learn and remember, making reading easier and more fun.

We welcomed two new kindergartners to our classroom this week. Samuel Snyder is a part of the red team, and Cassity Havens is a new member of the blue team. We may be getting another new student on Monday. Lanika Eilander is scheduled to join us in kindergarten that day.

Next week we will be studying the letter Ss. Sharing next week is something that starts with the letter Ss in a secret sack. Please prepare clues for your child to say at school during sharing time. The clues can be written down if you desire. Friday sharing kids may bring their sharing item any day next week.

We have noticed that some of the boys and girls are still in need of new crayons. You may replace them with boxes of 16 or 24 crayons. Check with your kindergartner to see if the glue stick needs to be replaced also.

Monday, November 3rd is now a normal day of school. Conferences will be held on Thursday, November 6th and Monday, November 10th. On Monday, November 10th, the town students are dismissed at 12:20 so that teachers can attend more important meetings. Bus kids will be dismissed at 12:25. Conferences will be held on Monday evening. If you find that your conference time does not work for you, please contact us, and we will work out a new time. Ms. Howard will meet her families in the kindergarten room. Mrs. Owens will meet her families in an office down the hall located across from the drinking fountains and bathrooms. THERE WILL BE NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH.

The kindergarten newsletter can now be found on the web! Go to ntknews08.blogspot.com see any important information or copies of the newsletters.

Have a nice weekend!

Mrs. Owens, Ms. Howard, Mrs. Herink, Mrs. Pokorny, Mr. Degner, and
Mr. Zabel