Friday, November 30th, 2018 Room 4 Newsletter Dear Families, This week we welcomed one of Santa’s scout elfs from the North Pole into our room. Your scholars voted to name our elf “Marshmellow”! Everyday Marshmallow will be looking and listening to see how wonderful the students are doing in school to report back to Santa. Next week will be an exciting one! We have an award winning author visiting our school all the way from Florida to read aloud his book and teach us some American Sign Language. You may order books to get autographed up until Tuesday December 4th. Parents are welcome to come and enjoy the reading as well! Make sure your student is dressed in layers everyday as it's getting colder and colder. Check your student's tags for their names and if you have another kindergarten friend’s jacket please return it to school. Our Kindergarten Wish List is posted, directly benefit your child's education & keep your dear teachers happy! $25 donation=1 service hour. As the school year goes on we are in need of more classroom supplies like baby wipes to clean hands and water colors for projects. https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/T4MQDXH2P74/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_1?_encoding=UTF8&type=wishlist Blessings, Ms. Sanders
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Friday, November 16th, 2018 Room 4 Newsletter Dear Families, This week at school our scholars learned about the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday and how it is a time to be with family and friends and to reflected on what you are thankful for. Over Thanksgiving break your student’s brains still need to stay sharp. Please read with your child each and every day over the break! Remind your child to practice writing their first and last names neatly and possibly start a journal during Thanksgiving. Kindergarten fingers are ready to tie shoes! Each child is required to know how to tie their shoes before the Christmas party to receive a special surprise from Ms. Emily and I. Look on our class website www.mssanderskindergarten.weebly.com for online math and ELA resources. There is an optional paper homework assignment in your scholar’s folder if you have extra time over the holiday to practice with your child. We invited the author who created the Shelly’s Adventure book series to our school to read his story to level 1 students on December 4th. If you want to order a book we will accept any orders until Tuesday, December 4th. He will be able to autograph the book during his book visit. Parents are invited to come too! Grandparents day was a success! We appreciate all of the grandparents who came to school and was able to come to mass and celebrate with us. Enjoy your Thanksgiving break and God bless you and your family, Ms. Sanders Friday, November 9th, 2018 Room 4 Newsletter Dear Families, We will be having an Alameda County Sheriff's visitor for all of level one on November 13th. Sgt. Silva's will be meeting with PreK and Kindergarten from about 9:10-9:40am. We are so looking forward to learning more about this very important community helper. Only sign the permission slip if you do not want your child to participate. This week we started chapter 5 in math which is addition. If you would like to do some extra addition practice please check out IXL.com for a skill alignment. We just finished unit 2 in ELA please make sure your scholar is reading everyday. When reading with your scholar make sure that they are tracking each word and ask them to point out any popcorn words that they see. IXL.com also has ELA skills to practice at home like reading strategies, reading foundations, and grammar. Keep practicing tying shoes! Ms. Emily and I will have a BIG SURPRISE for the scholars that show us they mastered tying their shoes by the Christmas party. Socks and glove drive ends on Nov 15th. SJCS grandparents and/or “surrogate” grandparents are invited to attend mass at 8:30am followed by a reception and student entertainment in the gym. RSVP forms went home with students and are attached in school newsletter. Enjoy your long weekend! Blessings, Ms. Sanders Friday, November 2nd, 2018 Room 4 Newsletter Dear Families, We had a fantastic week in kindergarten. We had a spooktacular Halloween bash hosted by our wonderful room parents. A huge thank you to the room parents for organizing our fun crafts, games, and bringing yummy food. A big appreciation to the families who came to enjoy and help as well and brought goody bags to share. Grandparents day is just around the corner! On November 14th your scholars can invite their grandparents to visit and enjoy mass with us in the morning. Later on there will be a social in the gym. I will be giving you more details as the day gets closer. This week we have completed a counting to 100 by 1’s and sight word test. I have noticed that many of our scholars would benefit from a little extra practice at home. Please keep reading and use online resources IXL and Raz-Kids to keep your scholar’s mind busy even after school. This is a very vital age to soak in lots of information and practicing these skills learned at school are essential! Blessings, Ms. Sanders * Reading exercises our brain. Reading is a much more complex task for the human brain rather than watching TV, for example. Reading strengthens brains connections and builds NEW connections. * Reading improves concentration.Children have to sit still and quietly so that they can focus on the story when they are reading. If the read often, they will develop the skill to do this for longer. * Reading teaches children about the world around them. Through reading a variety of books children learn about people, places, and events outside of their own experience. * Reading improves vocabulary and language skills. Children learn new words as they read. Subconsciously, they absorb information on how to structure sentences and how to use words and other language features effectively in their writing and speaking. * Reading develops a child's imagination. While we are engaged in a story we are also imagining how a character is feeling. Young children then bring this knowledge into their everyday play. * Reading helps children to develop empathy. As children develop they begin to imagine how they would feel in that situation. *Children who read achieve better in school.Reading promotes achievement in all subjects, not just English. Children who are good readers tend to achieve better across the curriculum. |
AuthorMy name is Nicole Sanders and I am the Kindergarten teacher at St. John Catholic School in San Lorenzo CA. This website is for parents to check out the weekly newsletter, homework, and to see what is happening in room four. I am looking forward to having a successful and enjoyable school year! Archives
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