Kindergarten Newsletter

Winter is here! Please make sure your child's jacket or coat has his or her name written on the tag. We will go outside for recess everyday unless it is raining. You are welcome to come anytime to check the "lost and found" area (colset by the cafeteria entrance) if your child has lost his/her jacket.

Hydration is very important. Please send a bottle with water (preferably in a thermos) daily. Make sure it has your child's name written on it. Drinking from the water fountain is not healthy for our little kindergarteners when unsupervised. We have had several students getting sick. Please DO NOt send soda, juices, or colored flavored water in the bottles.

Lunch time is from 10:50 am to 11:30 am. Please join us on Mondays only to eat lunch with your child. Remember to take pictures only of your child.

Mrs. Alvarez and Mrs. Orta from 10:50 am to 11:20 am.

Mrs. Martinez and Mrs. Lopez from 10:55 am to 11:25 am.

Mras. Velasquez and Mrs. Manuel from 11:00 am to 11:30 am.

Please plan accordingly and get to school on time. If you are not sure you can make it, it is better that you surprise your child. We highly suggest not to tell your child that you are coming, if you are not 100% sure you are going to make it.

Module 4 "Happy healthy me"

In December we continue working on fiction stories focusing on the characters and the setting, and the plot of the story (identifying the beginning, middle and end).

We will identify the main idea and the details that support it when reading informational texts (non-fiction stories).

We will continue working on telling the big and small stories of our lives, exploring how writers get ideas from their own life's experiences to write stories.

We will also begin our informative writing, learning how to research and write facts about a given topic.

• Identify initial sounds and alliteration. For example: Sammy saw six snakes. This sentence has the /S/ sound at the beginning or each word.
• Segmenting onset-rime . Segmenting means breaking words into two parts, the onset and the rime. The onset is either a consonant or cluster of them at the start of a syllable, while the rime is its remainder. So, for an onset and rime example, let’s look at the word climb: cl- is the onset, while -imb is the rhyme.
• Blending onset-rime. Blending means to combine 2 sounds to form a word. In this case, you might give your child the sounds /m/ and /ug/ to form the word mug.
• Consonants F, R, and the s in plural words. Use flash cards to assist with learning letters, making sure the cards are not in ABC order.

• Contar las palabras en una oración. Por ejemplo: El niño corre. Esta oración tiene 3 palabras.
• Identificar las letras y el sonido, con énfasis en las vocales, y las letras B y R. Utilice tarjetas para asistir en el aprendizaje asegurándose que las letras están en desorden y no en orden del alfabeto.
• Identificar la sílaba inicial, media o final en una palabra. Por ejemplo en la palabra zapato, la primera sílaba es /za/, la del medio es /pa/ y la final es /to/.
• Identificar y hacer rimas. Diga a su hijo/a dos palabras y permita que el/ella le diga si riman o no. Por ejemplo: pato/gato si riman, luna/casa no riman. Mas adelante, diga usted una palabra y que su hijo/a le diga una palabra que rime con la que usted le dijo. Por ejemplo: "Dime una palabra que rima con masa". Su hijo/a puede decir casa, tasa, pasa.

• Identify 3D Shapes
• Making shapes with other shapes
• Review numbers 0-20. - Counting forwards and backwards, and identifying.

In science we will learn about

• Weather - We will discuss how weather changes from day to day, and how these changes afect our lives.
• Engineer Design and Project Based Learning - We will have 2 weeks of fun science projects to integrate into our Best Engineering Practices Unit.

• Where do we live. We will discuss where do we live in relationship to places, using positional words and relative location.
• Where are places located?. We will learn about where places are located using maps and what they show us.
• Celebrate Christmas around the world. We will discuss different celebrations around the world during the holidays.

Please remember that all attire choices are optional. Your child can always wear regular uniform. Make sure all outfits are school appropriate and easy to take off (fro restroom purposes). Also, students need to wear comfortable shoes (not crocks).

Mondays: Kinder parent lunch day

Tuesdays: #AliefProud

Wednesdays: college / military

Thursdays: Purple for EMPATHY

Fridays: Rees Spirit Day

• December 2: It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (Walt Disney Day) or 70th Day attire
• December 3: Santa Claus is coming to Rees (free dress for pictures)
• December 4: favorite holiday socks (National Sock Day) with your favorite Christmas topper/Holiday hat and jingle bells
• December 5: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Day (favorite holiday attire), Progress Report Day, and Kindergarten Math Assessment
• December 6: Candy Cane Day (red and white) or Feliz Navidad (favorite red, green and white)
• December 9: Frosty (or your favorite snowman) attire
• December 10: Twinkle Twinkle Day – lights, tinsel, garland and/or glitter
• December 11: Rudolph Day
• December 12: Gingerbread Day
• December 13: Grinch Day
• December 16: Flannel or Holiday Plaid Day or 80s attire
• December 17: Deck the Halls Day – deck out in your most festive attire and 6:30 A.I.S.D. School Board Meeting
• December 18: Elf Day
• December 19: Ugly Sweater Day and 5:00 WINTER SHOWCASE
• December 20: PJ Day and Early Dismissal at 2:00 pm

1. Keep a change of clothes in your child's backpack including underwear, socks, pants, and a shirt. Please update as the weather changes or your child grows.
2. Have your child bring a bottle of water daily.
3. Students who ride the bus must wear their bus tag and Student ID daily. Morning and afternoon.
4. Behavior folders must be signed daily. Please keep it inside the backpack.
5. Clean the folder and backpack on Fridays.

Mrs. Velasquez and Mrs. Manuel - Can be contacted via ParentSquare

• claudia.manuel@aliefisd.net
• Rosario.VelasquezNavarro@aliefisd.net

Ms. Alvarez and Ms. Orta - Can be contacted via ParentSquare

• flor.alvarez@aliefisd.net
• america.orta@aliefisd.net

Mrs. Martinez and Ms. Kaiser - Can be contacted via ParentSquare

• elizabeth.martinez@aliefisd.net
• kaylee.Lopez@aliefisd.net

Website: https://www.aliefisd.net/Rees
Location: 16305 Kensley Dr, Houston, TX 77082
Phone: (281) 531-1444
Facebook: facebook.com/AliefReesElementary
Twitter: @ReesStars