Kindergarten Newsletter
September 23-27
Important Dates
*Sept. 23rd Student Holiday- No School
*Oct. 1st Spring Creek BBQ Fundraiser from 5 to 9 in Grapevine
*Oct. 7th STOMP out Bullying- wear blue
*Oct. 14th Columbus Day- No School
*Oct. 15th Fall/Yearbook Pictures
*Oct. 18th End of 1st 9 Weeks
Reminders
- Please continue to send one healthy bite sized snack (that is not messy/sticky/gooey) and refillable water bottle each day.
- We are collecting Box Tops this year so feel free to send them in! *Call grandparents, friends that don't have school-age children, etc and ask them to save those Box Tops! They can really add up quickly for our school!
iPad
September Birthdays
Mrs. Arington- September 5th
Isabelle- September 13th
Aida-September 17th
Kate -September 17th
Maryam- September 17th
What We Are Learning
*Reading- making inferences from a story read aloud
*Writing- forming uppercase and lowercase letters using appropriate directionality
(Letters Q-S)
*Math- count and write to 6-8
*Science-observe how materials can be changed by heating and cooling
Headphones
Forget Me Not Shelves
Book Bags
Please send your child's book bag daily in their backpack.
The following items need to stay in your child's book bag:
*Sight word cards
*Letter/sound cards
*GCISD Reads 100 Book Challenge
Once we have completed beginning of the year testing, students that have mastered all letters and sounds will begin bringing home a book to read to you each night. They will keep it for at least two nights. Repetition is very important at this age, please practice the book 2-3 times per night.
Remind Messages
Please download the App Remind. Any family members that would like to receive messages about your child’s Kindergarten class will need to text 81010:
@mrsaringt (Mrs. Arington)
@f6dg297acf (Mrs. McNamara)
@mrslind201 (Mrs. Lind)
@kinderrich (Mrs. Richardson)
Volunteering
We would LOVE to have your help! If you plan to attend field trips, class parties, be a hallway reader or lunchroom helper, please fill out our district background check. This must be done EACH year.
Kindergarten Teachers
Anna Marie Richardson- anna.richardson@gcisd.net @OCTRichardson
Whitney Arington- whitney.arington@gcisd.net @OCTArington
Sara Lind- sara.lind@gcisd.net @OCTLind
Kimberly McNamara- kimberly.mcnamara@gcisd.net @OCTMcnamara