Kindergarten Happenings for September

Integrated Science and Social Studies

            In September, we will start the IB unit “We Work Together”.

                  • We will inquire into our roles and responsibilities

                  • Jobs in the world

                  • How we work together to meet each others needs

Math

                • Number concepts can be used every day

               • Counting is a way to find a number of objects

               • A calendar measures time in years, months, and days

               • Math ideas can be expressed in words

               • Geometric Shapes

               • Patterns

Language Arts:

            • Concepts of print

            • Sound to letter correspondence/ Capital and lowercase letters

             • Purpose for listening



Open House /PTA Meeting September 14, 2010

Early Release September 15, 2010 12:45 Dismissal

Magic Show September 24, 7:00 PM Admission $7 per family

IB News!!!

To start off the year kindergarten is learning about jobs and responsibilities.  Our unit of study focuses on how we organize ourselves and the interconnectedness of human-made systems and communities.  The following newsletter gives you an inside look at what we will be studying and activities that will take place in the classroom.  Please post a comment if you have any questions.

IB newsletter-How We Organize Ourselves

Important Volunteer Information

If you would like to volunteer in our classrooms, on fieldtrips, or any other activitites at school involving our students you must complete a background check.  The following link will take you to the RRISD website that gives you information on how to complete this form.

Volunteer and Mentor Application

Tips for a Successful year

Welcome to Kindergarten

Kindergarten Classroom Basics

• Arrival 7:30 am
• Tardy 7:45 am
• Dismissal 2:45 pm
• Lunch 11:24 am Student $2.05 Reduced $.40

• Daily Folders

Your student will bring home a “Daily Folder” each day. Please return the folder to school every  morning. All paperwork and school work, as well as notes from me, will come home to you in this folder. If you are sending back paperwork or writing me a note, please place it in this folder as well. A calendar inside the folder will provide daily information about your child’s classroom behavior. This folder is the main tool for communication between homes and school-please check every night.

• Homework

Kindergarten has a homework reading requirement of 60 minutes per week. This includes reading to your child, and/or your child reading to you. Occasional IB projects will come home.

• Breakfast

Breakfast in the classroom: Your child is welcome to participate in having a nutritious breakfast in class every morning, free of charge. The breakfast will start at 7:30 and ends at 7:50.