Kindergarten Newsletter
January 11-15
Important Dates
January 12
Picture Re-take and Remote Learners Picture Day
January 18
School holiday
January 22
Our next remote learner parent pick up from 7:30 to 3:00
Remote Learners/Makeup Picture Day
If your student is in-person and missed the Fall Picture Day, make-up pictures will be taken prior to the remote learners from 8:00 am - 9:00 am and there is no need to sign up. We will send them to the front foyer at that time.
IPAD
- Check to see if all updates have been installed on the school iPad. Go to Settings > General > Software Update > Download and Install (tap if it shows an update is available).
- Please delete most photos and videos to free up space. Only photos of school projects that have not been uploaded to Seesaw need to be kept. There should be no personal photos on the iPad.
- Please clean the screen with appropriate iPad-friendly cleaning wipes.
Thank you so much for your help in keeping this vital learning tool in tip-top shape!
GT/ASPIRE TESTING
Parents of in-person students that have signed up for GT/ASPIRE testing:
GT specialists will administer any necessary GT LEAD and ASPIRE testing to kinder and fifth-grade students from January 8, 2021, through January 22, 2021. Parents will be notified regarding results as soon as the assessment process is completed.
Remote learners will be contacted regarding testing during the spring semester.
Play It Safe
Play It Safe will be happening at OCT on Jan. 28... via ZOOM... presented by the Women's Center. This program will ONLY BE AVAILABLE for IN-PERSON learners. Remote students will NOT be able to participate.
Here is the link for the parent preview. Click on the next link if you would like your child to OPT OUT of the presentation: OPT OUT (This is in place of the permission slip that normally would go out), and the district guidelines.
Don't forget....
Also, please make sure your child has an extra mask in their backpack every day.
What We Are Learning
*Reading- I can use my reading strategies to help me read. I can find a pattern in a book.
*Writing- I can write a how-to story with three steps.
*Math- I can recognize, count, and write the numbers 14-18. I can tell one more and one less than a number to 20. I can count on.
*Science- I can explore interactions between magnets and various materials.
January Birthdays
8th-Billie
14th-Emery
**NO Birthday treats or trinkets of any kind, including food, due to COVID 19.
Wish List Items
-treasure box items
-Board games
-packing tape
Here's a link to our Kinder Amazon Wish List:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/OCD4HFK8KL7A?ref_=wl_share
Kindergarten Teachers
Anna Marie Richardson- anna.richardson@gcisd.net @OCTRichardson
Whitney Arington- whitney.arington@gcisd.net @OCTArington
Sara Lind- sara.lind@gcisd.net @OCTLind