Welcome to Kindergarten!

Hello Wonderful Kindergarten Families,

We have had an absolutely fantastic first week of school! I am so proud of all the children for doing such an outstanding job. We have been learning all about our school/classroom routines, emergency procedures, and meeting our new friends.

This week we will begin slowly introducing our academic concepts and allowing the students to accumulate to our daily schedule and routine. At the beginning of each week I will update this post to include our new concepts and themes so you can discuss them with our child when they come home each day.

Here are the themes/concepts for this upcoming week:

1) Reading/Language Arts/ Phonics:

• Letter: Aa
• Sight Words: I, am, the
• Color Word: Red
• Reading Comprehension Skill: Characters

2) Mathematics:

·       Counting to 10

·       Number Recognition & formation 0-10

3) Religion:

·       Story of Creation- God Created The World

·       Learning/Practicing Daily Prayers- Sign of the Cross, Grace Before Meals, Grace After Meals, Hail Mary & Our Father

4) Science:

·       Germs- Staying healthy and stopping spreading of germs

5) Social Studies:

·       Begin Our 6 Week Citizenship Unit

Here is some important information about upcoming events:

1) Every Friday we have “Pizza Lunch Fridays” as our hot lunch option. This is separate from the Simply Gourmet Lunch Program and must be paid in advance, in cash only. The cost for each Friday is $3.00 per student. They will receive two slices of pizza. If you are interested in ordering Pizza Lunch for your child for the month of September, the order form and $9.00 payment MUST be sent in by Tuesday the 11^th. The order form can be found on the Friday Folder on our school website.

Here is the direct link to the Friday Folder: http://school.stthereseroxbury.org/quick-links/friday-folder/

2) This Friday will be our first TAG Day of the year- the theme is BLUE- for anti-bullying and spreading kindness. Each month we will have one themed TAG Day as a fundraiser for our 8^th grade class.  TAG Day is when students bring in $1 (cash only) and they are allowed to “dress down” for the day following a certain theme. They are NOT required to wear their uniform on a TAG Day, however they must have the $1 donation. This is a very fun and easy way to help us raise money for our 8^th grade class, and the students love when they have a no-uniform day.

3) This Friday September 14^th is our annual Ice Cream Social Family Night beginning at 7:00 pm in the gym. This is a free event for all active STS families to come enjoy some ice cream and spend time with our families. Registration is required in advance and all forms MUST be sent in by Tuesday September 11^th. The form can be found on the Friday Folder.

4) Back to School Night will be on Thursday September 20th at 7:00 pm. We will discuss our year ahead as well as other important information. I look forward to seeing you all there! : )

5) Picture Day will be on Friday September 21^st. We will not be taking our class photo this day, it will be individual portraits only.

6) Students may bring in water bottles daily to be left at their seats. We do have a fountain to refill water as necessary. Please ensure that your child’s water bottle is clearly labeled.

Thank you very much for your time. Please do not hesitate to email/Dojo me if you have any questions.

I hope you all have a wonderful week!

Love & Prayers,

Mrs. Tironi