ROE Kindergarten -Week of Sept. 30
We Are Better Together!
Greetings Kindergarten Families
We hope you enjoyed a wonderful three day weekend. As we enter our second 6 weeks grading period, student expectations are high and lots of learning is happening! We are looking forward to sharing your child's progress at Parent/Teacher Conferences in October. A Sign-up Genius will be sent to you soon.
Following are some important reminders to keep in mind for this school year:
- School hours are 7:20-3:05. If you are dropping your child off after 7:20, please park in the front parking lot and sign your child in at the front office. If you are arriving after 3:30pm for pickup, please park in the front parking lot and walk to the office with your car tag.
- Transportation changes need to go through the office. Please call 972-617-3523 before 2:00 pm for any transportation changes.
- Contacting your child's teacher: If you call or email your child's teacher, they will respond within 24 hours as our focus during the day is your students.
- Lunch with your student: Parents/guests are only allowed to come to the campus on Fridays to eat lunch with your child. Please see the letter that is being sent home with your student for details.
- Birthday treats: Birthday treats will only be served on Fridays. Please see the letter being sent home with your student for details.
What We Are Learning
ELAR
We are learning how to write using complete sentences and the comprehension skill of asking and answering questions about a text.
Math
We will continue learning how to generate a set that is one more and one less. We will continue to practice using our math centers and use i-Ready Math on the I-pads.
Social Studies and Science
Social Studies: We will learn about relative locations at school and spatial terms.
Science: We will learn about different forms of energy.
Suite 360: We will learn how to regulate our emotions.
Dates to Remember
Tuesday, October 8 -- Fire Truck Visit 9am
Thursday, October 10 -- Picture Day
Thursday, October 10 -- Parent/Teacher Conferences 5pm - 8pm
Friday, October 11 -- Parent/Teacher Conferences 8am - Noon
Monday, October 14 -- No School
Friday, October 18 -- Early Release (Homecoming)
Monday ,October 21 - Friday, October 25 -- Book Fair
Tuesday, October 22 -- Trunk or Treat
Ideas for Learning at Home
Read, Read, Read
Read with your child every day. Have your child count the number of words in a sentence. Ask them where the sentence begins and where it ends. Eye spy our sight word of the week: the.
Math activities
Compare two sets of items (small toys, pennies, marshmallows) and have your child tell you which is more, less or equal. Have your child generate a set that is "less" (by taking one away).
Be a scientist
Have your child experiment with a flashlight. Look carefully at your shadows; can you make a shadow puppet with your hands?