Kindergarten Connection
Your child's week with Mrs. DeLapa
Last Week
It was wonderful to be back with your children last week! We were all so happy to be together. From the children's reports, it sounds like things went well and the learning continued nicely in my absence. We are blessed with some amazing guest teachers at Brown, that's for sure!
I am happy and filled with gratitude to report that my grandson Zachary is home with his parents and 2 big sisters now. All are doing well and enjoying figuring out how to be a family of 5. Thank you for the many notes of concern and support. 😊
Just a reminder that we now have 25 students in our class. Hopefully we will have everyone back next week so we will need 25 items for snack. Thank you!
I worked on assessments last week in preparation for our 1st trimester progress reports. We will finish up with that this week. Grades will be submitted by Monday, 11/22 and sent home on Wednesday or Thursday with your child. All the grades are given with our "end of the year" goal in mind. Please do not be concerned if your child receives a 1 or 2 for a standard. 1 means additional support is needed in that area, 2 means progressing towards mastery of the standard and 3 means the standard has been met. If you have any questions or concerns after receiving the progress report, please contact me.
On Friday your child came home with a zip lock bag and his/her first set of Sight words. Please help your child to cut them out and keep them in the bag and handy for frequent practicing. You may have noticed that these words come from our Readers' Theater books that your child has brought home. New sight words will be added as we read new readers' theater books. Learning them as we go is definitely the best way to go.
Stuff a Truck: Please consider sending in non-perishable food items (typically boxes and cans) to donate to those in need during the holiday season. Brown School Student Council has organized this food drive with Berrien County partnerships. Donations accepted this week only, now through Friday 11/19.
Never hesitate to email me (ldelapa@stjoebears.com) with any questions you may have regarding any of our
“kindergarten stuff.”
Snack and Leaders
Your child will come home with the Leader bag the night before his/her leader day. There is a notebook inside with directions for sharing both a snack with the class and a Show and Tell item. Please refer to the calendar in the back of your child's take home folder for leader and other important dates.
November 15-Hazel
November 16-Don (DJ)*
November 17-Addie
November 18-Grayson
November 19-Kennedy
November 22-Landon
November 23-Karly*
We have 25 children in our class.
*denotes birthday
Due to allergies, please refrain from sending snacks that contain any kind of nut. Thank you!
We will snack in the morning each day. It is not necessary for you to send a snack with your child, as the leader provides it each day. Thank you for sending a leak-proof water bottle with your child each day.
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Next Week
Monday, 11/15 is our 50th Day of School! We will celebrate with a party that afternoon learning what 50 of something really looks like. Be sure to ask your child what he/she did in each center about the number 50 😀.
Your child will bring home work from our first Writers' Workshop unit, Label and List on Monday. We began our next unit, Pattern Books last week. This is one of the students' favorite units. I love it too. This is when they really begin to believe that they can be and are authors.
Tuesday, 11/16 is our Thanksgiving Luncheon. This is for students only, but we need lots of volunteers to make it happen. See Mrs. Bawks' blog for volunteer opportunities for this event.
Friday, 11/19 is a 1/2 day for end of our 1st trimester.
Our next Guest Reader, Mrs. Sprayberry (Hazel's grandma), will arrive at 3:20 on Wednesday, November 17th. Please bring
2-3 books with you to read. There are many open dates on the schedule. Please find one that works for you on the Guest
reader document I have shared with you. (If you can’t find it, please ask) DeLapa Guest Reader Sign Up Sheet
Now that the cold weather has arrived, please be sure to dress your child appropriately each day. We will go out for 3
recesses each day unless it is raining or the temperature is 10 degrees (real feel) or lower. Please label each item of clothing
with your child's name. That small step makes all the difference between finding or not finding lost items. Please spend
time practicing putting on and off our outdoor play clothing. Thank you so much!
Upcoming Events
Wednesday-Friday, 11/24-26 is our Thanksgiving Break. Enjoy this special time with friends and family.
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