DeLapa Kindergarten 2021-22: Week of January 17th

Kindergarten Connection

Your child's week with Mrs. DeLapa

Last Week

We took both NWEA assessments last week. We still have some make-up tests, but most are completed. The boys and girls did a nice job taking their time and doing their best work on these. As a reminder, we take the K-2nd grade test, which means students much older than our students are taking this same test. The specific questions are different based upon the answers given. Which means as you get answers correct, the problems get more difficult.

Thank you for your attention to the care of the computers. So far, we are doing well. What is also good is that more practice is being done using the apps on the computers. I was so happy to give away more Core 5 certificates last week than any week so far! Just a reminder that you are to keep the chargers at home now. Please be sure that the computer is charged each night before school the next day. Thank you!!

Our remote sessions are working well for those under quarantine. We Login to our Google Classroom Meet at 9 am (9:50 on Wednesday) and 1:10 pm. We all love seeing and interacting with our friends at home. For those experiencing this, please let me know if you think of ways I could do this better for your child.

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.

January 18-Grayson

January 19-Kennedy

January 20-Sam

January 21-Nolan

January 24-Selina

We have 25 children in our class.

*denotes birthday

Due to allergies, please refrain from sending snacks that contain any kind of nut. If you are able to send Gluten free snacks that would be great too. 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

There is no school on Monday due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The staff will be doing professional development for part of the day and then community service.

As per my email on Thursday night, I will be gone Tuesday, 1/18-Wednesday, 1/26 to be with my husband getting cancer treatment at University of Chicago. I'm sorry but there will be no remote lessons for those at home, in my absence. I will be back with remote lessons, if necessary, on Thursday, 1/27.

On Friday, 1/21 all of Brown School will go Ice Skating! Volunteers are needed for all grades. Please see Mrs. Bawks' blog for information regarding signing up to help with getting skates on and off, skating and supervision. Our class is going first thing, so please be sure to have your child to school on time.