´ Parents must stay with their child until 8:45 when the teacher opens the door for the class.

´ Send a snack each day with your student. Please label their snack so it does not get confused with lunch.

´ Don’t forget to send a towel to school with your child for quiet time.

´ Please keep a bag filled with clean clothes in your child’s backpack all year.

´ Check your child’s backpack EVERYDAY. It is the parent's responsibility to do this every day. Children are not developmentally ready to remember to show their parent’s important letters or homework.

I am looking forward to a fun and exciting year working with you and your child! Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. [email protected]

News:

Have you heard?  We have an exciting new edition to our classroom! I wrote a grant (along with another teacher) for a SmartBoard projector/screen for our classroom.  This projector/screen serves as an interactive white board  and is connected to our classroom computers. This projector is an amazing tool and will greatly enhance the learning in our classroom.  The grant was awarded to us by the Culver City Education Foundation (CCEF).   If you would like to support future projects like this you may donate to the CCEF.  The link to their site is available at http://www.ccusd.org

Important Information

• Please schedule your appointments for after school or during the holiday breaks.  Kindergarten moves quickly and missing even part of a day can mean missing a new skill being taught.
• Homework is due Monday, but I would like your child to bring their folder to school every day to send home their class work and important papers for you to review.
• If you would like to volunteer in our classroom please attend our Back to School Night for more information. I mean it when I say I could not do it without you. 

What we are learning:

Language Arts: Theme: School

High-frequency words we will learn:

 a, el, ella, la, lo, las, los, con, como, nosotros, grande, pequeño, arriba, abajo, un, una, de, por, mi, me, un, uno, tu, ti, se, sube, rojo, anaranjado, amarillo, verde, azul, morado, cafe, negro, rosado, gris, y, te, usted, va, casa, amigo. ir, gusta, es

 ***Make flashcards out of these words and practice reading, writing and spelling them!***

Math: Classifying and sorting objects. You can help your child practice this skill by having them sort clothes, silverware, books, toys, etc. by size, color and shape.

Science: We are learning about the world around us. For the first weeks of school we will be focusing on the colors we see around the world.

Social Studies: We are learning about school and friends

Fine Arts: Theatre Games, Dance and Songs

Events and Upcoming Dates:

September 6, 2011 -         Tuesday, First day of School.  8:45-3:15

October 10, 2011 -           Monday, No school, Furlough Day

October 17-18, 2011 -     Targeted Conferences, Minimum Day.

November 11, 2011 -        Friday, Veteran's Day

November 14, 2011 -        Monday, No school, Furlough Day

November 23-25,  -           Thanksgiving Holiday

December 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 2011 - PARENT CONFERENCES

December 26- January 6 - WINTER VACATION

January 9. 2012 -                RETURN TO SCHOOL

January 16, 2012-               HOLIDAY, Dr, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday

January 30, 2012 -              Monday,  Furlough Day

February 17, 2012 -            HOLIDAY. Lincoln's Birthday

February 20, 2012 -            HOLIDAY - Washington's Birthday

March 26- April 6 -            SPRING VACATION

May 25, 2012 -                   Friday, Furlough day

May 28, 2012 -                   HOLIDAY - Memorial Day

June 20, 2012                     LAST OF SCHOOL. Kindergarten Celebration.  School is dismissed at 1:45