Monday, November 20, 2017

Week 13

Hello TK Families!

We had a beautiful Thanksgiving Prayer Service this morning with TK and Kindergarten. Thank you to all volunteers, teachers, family, friends and students who participated in our special service.

Tuesday, November 21, 2017 is the last day of TK before the Thanksgiving Break which will be Wednesday, November 22 through Friday, November 24. School will resume on Monday, November 27th.

The past week and a half we have been reviewing our letters and numbers to date, conducting assessments, as well as cover the theme of Thanksgiving. On Monday, November 27, we will restart our curriculum with:

Class Rules
Our Teachers and Friends
Theme: The Five Senses
Story: Look, Listen, Taste, Touch, Smell
Letter: Sound and Writing the Letter Ff
Number: Counting, Number to Quantity and Writing 4
Religion: Unit 3, Jesus is God's Own Son - Chapter 11: Jesus is Born
Review of Rhyming Words
Review of Site Words
Share for the letter "F"
Songs

UPDATE: Since school is still in session for the upper grades and Kindergarten, the park is off limits after TK dismissal. Our Kindergarten class and other classes will be utilizing the playground equipment shortly after TK dismissal. To avoid any confusion, we ask that the playground not be used. Thank you so much for you understanding and cooperation.

Upcoming Events:

Trimester Ends, November 21
#Giving Tuesday, November 28
H.S.A. Dine-out Fundraiser, November 28

We wish everyone a happy, safe and blessed Thanksgiving!


Friday, November 17, 2017

Week 12

Dear TK Families,

In light of report cards coming up, we are reviewing all of the First Trimester lessons and conducting assessments. Although there is a lot of excitement with the holidays we need the students to continue using the Mr. Potato Head Rules, including looking eyes, listening ears and especially, raising their hand when they have a question or something to say during Carpet Time. We would appreciate your support and reinforcement with this.

This week we will be reviewing the following:
Theme:Thanksgiving
Letters Aa through Ee
Sounds for letters Aa through Ee
Writing letters Aa through Ee
Rhyming Words
Review of site words “my” and “a”
Review of Shapes – circle, square, triangle, oval, rectangle and diamond
Counting 0 to 10
Calendar – Days of the week and months of the year
Patterns – Review of AB, ABB and ABC patterns
Colors
Religion – Chapter 9: God Loves Us

Reminders:
H.O.P.E. drive canned food and goods are due Wednesday, November 15. Please place the donated items on the picnic tables outside of the TK classrooms and volunteers will collect the food.
TK and Kindergarten Thanksgiving Feast will be Monday, November 20th at 9:30 am in the Hall. We will need 4 volunteers for each class. If you have already completed your Online Safety and Fingerprinting, please let us know if you are available to volunteer. Otherwise, this is an excellent time to complete your Online Safety and Fingerprint Clearance so that you can volunteer for future holiday celebrations.
Thanksgiving break will be Wednesday, November 22th through Friday, November 24th. There will be no school on these days.

We wish everyone a very peaceful and abundant Thanksgiving!



“So faith, hope, love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” ~ 1 Corinthians 13:13

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Week 10

October 30, 2017

Dear TK Families,

We are so happy that all of our TK students show so much enthusiasm and spiritedness for our Halloween Parade and Activities. All of the students’ costumes were adorable and very creative! We deeply appreciate all of the help from our Room Parents and volunteers who truly made the day special for everyone!

Red Ribbon Week was also a great success in that students participated in the campaign for a drug-free society.

This coming week, we will focus on the following:

Review of classroom routines and procedures
Review of classroom rules and behavior
Theme: Community
Religion: Unit 2, Chapter 8 - I Help Take Care of the World
ELA - Letter Dd
Phonics: Sound for D
Writing: Dd and Number 2
Rhyming words with “_ad”
Site Word: “a”
Shared Reading: The People in Our Town
Math:Continue practice writing Number 2, Pattern ABB
Calendar: Days, Months, Seasons
Social Studies: Helpers in Our Community
Songs

Reminders:

November 1, Wednesday is All Saints Day. There will be a school mas at 10:30 for parents who would like to attend. Although our TK class will not be attending the mass, it is important to discuss the importance of All Saints Day and what it means to our Catholic faith to have spiritual role models to inspire us as well as honor the memory of those loved ones who have passed on to eternal life.

November 2, Thursday is Picture Make-up day. There is a form that was sent home in your student’s folder on Monday. Please make sure and bring this form if you wish for your child to have a retake of their school picture.

November 4, Friday - No school. Teacher in-service day.

Upcoming Events:
Book Fair - November 7-9, 2017


Blessings,
Ms. Faber and Mrs. Paragas