Week of October 26th

 

Good Afternoon & Happy Monday!
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. We are off to another excellent

week in Kindergarten. We have lots of fun and excitement ahead of us! Here is some information for the week ahead:

1) Reading Folders are going home today with this week’s checklist and sight

word practice. Please send them back Friday morning. A friendly reminder

that students do not have to do every activity each day, but we prefer they

do at least 2-3 for the week. A simple quick review of their sight words is

perfect too, you can turn it into fun games as well. :) 

2) This Friday we will be celebrating Halloween in our classroom! Students

may come to school dressed in their costumes, please remember it is school

policy that students cannot bring weapons. If your child’s costume has any

extra pieces, please make sure they are labeled. We will be sharing lots of

pictures of all the festive fun! 

3) This Friday is pizza Friday, if you are interested in ordering please be

sure to send your $3 in a labeled baggie or envelope that morning. Friday

evening is the Trunk or Treat at 6:30 pm. 

4) We are nearing the end of ABC Bootcamp already! We are focusing on W,

X, Y, Z this week. Designed ABC Fashion Show Vests are due back to school

by next Thursday, November 6th. 

Here are the themes/concepts we are focusing on this week:

1) Reading/Language Arts/Phonics:

- Letters & Sounds (Bootcamp)- W-Z (please send show & tell) 

-Drawing & Labeling- Building Independent Writing 

-Reading Comprehension Skill- Sequence & Characters 

2) Mathematics:

-Teen Numbers- Base Ten 11-20

-Counting On, Counting Back, Missing Numbers 

-Greater than, less than, comparing numbers 0-20

3) Religion:

-Unit 2- God is our Creator 

-Praying the Rosary Daily

-Honoring The Saints

-Daily Prayers

4) Social Studies:

-Introduction to America Unit- Voting, Election Day, American Symbols

5) Science:

• Bats & Spiders Unit

• Pumpkin Science 

Thank you so much for your time & attention. 

As always, should you have any questions please let me know.  

Love & Prayers,
Mrs. Tironi

Week of October 19th

 Good Afternoon & Happy Monday! 

I hope everyone enjoyed the beautiful weekend. We have a super exciting and very fun week ahead for us in Kindergarten! Here is some important info for the week ahead. 

1) Reading folders are going home today with this week’s practice sheets and our 5 new sight words. Please return the reading folders and work on Friday morning. We keep folders here over weekend so I can fill them with new materials to send home on Mondays. 

2) This Wednesday is our very special day on the farm, I know we are all so excited and it is going to be an awesome day. Please note that we will not be meeting at school as usual, instead we will be meeting directly at Tranquility Farms by 9:30 am. Please ensure students and family members attending bring a mask with them and students wear their gym uniform. We will meet together in front of the farmers market before we begin our day. Cost is $9 per person and can be paid at the farm. 

3) This Friday is our next school-wide TAG day and the theme is Halloween theme & COLORS (black & orange- not costumes). Students may dress down in Halloween themed attire on Friday and please send in the $1 donation in a labeled envelope on Friday for our 8th grade class as our “TAG” to dress down. 

4) This Friday is also pizza lunch, if you wish to order pizza on Friday please send in the $3 in a labeled envelope that morning. 

5) Trunk or Treat is next Friday, October 30th at 6:30 pm. If interested in attending, you MUST register in advance. Form is on the Friday Folder.

6) Our Kindergarten class Halloween celebration will be on Friday, October 30th and students may come to school dressed in costume this day (no weapons at allowed please). Unfortunately there will not be a parade this year for parents, however we are working on a lot of fun ideas and activities to give students a wonderful and fun day and we will share many pictures/videos with you as we can. :) 

Here are the themes/concepts we are focusing on this week:

1) Reading/Language Arts/Phonics:

- Letters & Sounds (Bootcamp)- S-U (please send show & tell-NO bootcamp on Wednesday due to farm trip)

-Drawing & Labeling- Building Independent Writing 

-Reading Comprehension Skill- Sequence

2) Mathematics:

-Teen Numbers- Base Ten 11-20

- Identifying, writing, and counting numbers 0-20

3) Religion:

-Ordinary Time & The Saints

-Praying the Rosary Daily

-Honoring St. Therese, St. Francis, and Mother Mary

-Daily Prayers

4) Social Studies:

- Fire Safety 

5) Science:

Bats & Spiders Unit

Pumpkin Science Continued

Thank you so much for your time & attention. 

As always, should you have any questions please let me know.  

Love & Prayers,

Mrs. Tironi

Week of October 13th

 

Good Afternoon & Welcome Back!

I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend and had a great time with your

families. I am sorry for the delay in my weekly update, I was out sick

yesterday with a bad migraine. I am happy to be back today and we had an

awesome time in Kindergarten. Here are a few important updates and

information for the week ahead!

1) Reading Folders went home yesterday with this week’s homework

checklist and sight word practice. They are due back this Friday, please.

  We are spending this week reviewing Unit 1 words we learned last week. I

am so happy to see many children are using Raz Kids and ABCmouse to

practice at home as well. Completed September reading logs went home last

week with their certificates and Free Frosty coupons (from Wendy’s) for all

students who returned their log. They have until November 2nd to

complete the October log then they may return it for a certificate and

prize coupon as well. :) 

2) This month’s Scholastic Book Magazine will be going home by the end of

this week for October, November, and the beginning of the Holiday orders.

If you are interested in ordering, please place any orders online by Friday,

November 13th. 

3) A note that our ABC Bootcamp Fashion Show will be changed to Friday,

November 6th. Next week you will receive a letter about the fashion show

along with your child’s letter and vest they will design at home. 

Here are the themes/concepts we are focusing on this week:

1) Reading/Language Arts/Phonics:

- Letters & Sounds (Bootcamp)- O-R (please send show & tell)

-Drawing & Labeling

-Reading Comprehension Skill- Plot

2) Mathematics:

-Teen Numbers- Base Ten 11-20

- Identifying, writing, and counting numbers 0-20

3) Religion:

-The Holy Trinity

-Praying the Rosary Daily

-Honoring St. Therese, St. Francis, and Mother Mary

-Daily Prayers

4) Social Studies:

- Fire Safety 

5) Science:

• Fall/Autumn 

• Pumpkin Science Investigations! 

Thank you so much for your time & attention. As always, should you

have any questions please let me know.  

Love & Prayers,
Mrs. Tironi

Week of October 5th

 

Good Afternoon & Happy Monday!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed the beautiful fall weather. I am so happy to begin another fantastic week with these amazing students. This week we have some exciting new additions beginning in Kindergarten. 

Firstly, starting today we will begin sending home our Reading Folders every Monday, they are typically due back every Friday. However, since there is no school this Friday, you are not required to send them back in until next Tuesday when we return. Inside your child’s Reading Folder you will see a detailed letter explaining how we will be using these folders and which activities are due weekly and which are due monthly. This is a great way to reinforce some of the concepts we are working on at school together at home, as well as to further help them retain the important information and have fun practicing together. 

Secondly, starting today we also are beginning our first unit of popcorn words (sight words- we call them popcorn because they “POP” out at us while reading). You will see a home practice list in your child’s homework folder today with our first 5 words. Please practice reading, writing, and spelling these words with your children throughout the week. Since this is a short week, and a new concept for our class, we will spend the next 2 weeks to review the first unit. As we get into a routine of learning our words, and we conclude our Bootcamp Program, we will then begin to do units of 5 words weekly, a bit later on in our year. 

Here is some other important information for the week ahead:

1) A reminder there is no school this Friday 10/9 and also on Monday 10/12. 

2) Now that we have begun the month of October, students should come to school wearing their normal uniforms on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday. Only on Wednesday and Thursday should they wear their gym uniforms. 

3) Please be sure to check the Friday Folder on our STS website for any important paperwork or events coming up. 

Here are the themes/concepts we are focusing on this week:

1) Reading/Language Arts/Phonics:

- Letters & Sounds (Bootcamp)- K-N (please send show & tell)

-Drawing & Labeling

-Reading Comprehension Skill- Characters

2) Mathematics:

-Number Sense 0-20 

- Identifying, writing, and counting numbers 0-20

3) Religion:

-The Holy Trinity

-Praying the Rosary Daily

-Honoring St. Therese, St. Francis, and Mother Mary

-Daily Prayers

4)Social Studies:

- Citizenship Unit will conclude this week

5) Science:

- Fire Safety Month  

Thank you so much for your time & attention. As always, should you have any questions please let me know.  

Love & Prayers,
Mrs. T