February 19th-February 23rd, 2023
Weekly News in Kindergarten
Kindergarten Champs
Thank you so much for taking the time to read our Newsletter. There is a lot of important information. We have included a copy of our Kindergarten daily schedule and February special schedule. Please see the four things below (Specials schedule, kids heart challenge, spirit squad, and reminder about snacks)
If you have any questions, concerns, please reach out to your teacher.
Love,
Your Prestwick Kindergarten Team
Spirit Squad link
Spirit Squad registration
Kids Heart Challenge
Kids Heart Challenge!
Save the Date for Kids Hearth Challenge
Kids Heart Challenge is coming to Prestwick, January 30th- February 20th.
Last year we raised over $12,000 and have set a goal of $14,000 for this year!
We have a lot of exciting events planned this year to get us moving, all while helping others and having fun! Get a head start by signing up today and helping your student choose a daily health challenge. Visit our school page at http://www2.heart.org/goto/PrestwickSTEMAcademy or download the Kids Heart Challenge app.
Also, join the Prestwick Specials Group for daily updates, photos and videos from all of our Specials classes. https://www.facebook.com/groups/632341520498746/
Stem Night
Book Fair
Book Fair Volunteer Opportunities
Our spring book fair will be February 21-24 and we are looking for volunteers! We are excited for another great opportunity to promote literacy to our students! Thank you so much for your support. -Mrs. Bliss
Healthy Snacks!
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PACK YOUR CHILD A HEALTHY AND MESS FREE SNACK EACH DAY.
Did you know that a snack at the right time between meals can prevent major hunger pangs and gives a child an energy boost to keep him or her studying and playing hard at school?
What is your child learning this week?
Phonics: Students will continue learning about identifying the medial vowel sound in the word. Students will be asked what the letter is in the middle and if the vowel is a short vowel (says its sound) or a long vowel (says its name). Students will be adding the following new sight words to their list: cut, must, said, when.
Grammar : In Grammar, we are continuing to work on writing a complete sentence. This week we are really focusing on the fact that each sentence has a subject and a verb. We are teaching students that a sentence is a complete thought. It always starts with an uppercase letter and ends with an end mark, like a period. Writers use complete sentences to help make their message clear and that a complete sentence includes a subject and a verb. The subject has a noun that tells who or what the sentence is about and the verb tells what that person or thing is doing or did.
Reading: The students will be reading a non-fiction (informational text) and a fiction read aloud. The stories are Welcome Home Bear and Black Bear. The students will be reviewing story sequencing and will be able to retell the story. The will also be reviewing text features. Text features are the different parts of a nonfiction or fiction text other than the text. They help us understand the story better and help us locate information. Text features can include table of contents, the index, captions, bold words, illustrations, photographs, glossary. labels, graphs, diagrams, charts. We will also be reviewing authors purpose and central idea and key details.
Writing- In writing, students will be finishing up their animal research writing projects. Students should be expected to know how to use books and online sources now to collect information. The next step students will take is putting that information into a final draft with a strong beginning and end.
Math- In math we are are beginning a new unit. We are talking about 3 dimensional shapes. We will be diving into the names of all the 3D shapes and exploring what they look like in real life. The student will begin to learn and understand the difference between 2D and 3D shapes and how to tell the difference.
Social studies In social studies students will be introduced to their first two Texas heroes;
Stephen F. Austin and Jose Antonio Navarro. These two Texas leaders helped bring families to Texas, sign important documents, and advocated for Texas independence. Each day this week, the students will get to meet puppet version of these men. Students will use the information they learn to begin to make their Texas hero books.
IScience: This week in Science students will continue talking about the needs in an environment. Students will work on playing a game with survival cards( animals needs) and take away a need and talk about why the animal needs that to survive in their given environment. Students will also observe why water is important and how it travels through the veins of our body. This is where students will create a hands-on experiment where they will observe how dyed water travels through celery.
Reminders
.Reminder about transportation changes time call the office @ 972.947.9450 by 2:00pm
As the weather gets cooler, please make sure your child has the appropriate warmer clothes in their backpack.
Having Lunch with Your Child-We have been asked to remind y'all that if you come have lunch with your child, the high tops at the back of the cafeteria or the picnic tables outside are the designated spots for y'all to eat together! You can only eat lunch with your child, they can't invite anyone else to eat with you. Enjoy your time together!
- Please bring library books back on designated days: Alter- Thursdays, Bounkhong- Tuesdays, Fillebrown- Mondays, Rushing- Wednesdays
- Girls- Please wear shorts under your dress/skirts.
- Please wear tennis shoes on your PE days.
- Please SIGN and have your child return their daily folder every day. Also, it's important to bring water bottles and snack everyday. NO JUICE PLEASE!!
- Don't forget to bring guided reading book bags everyday once your child receives them.
- Please read 15 minutes every night with them.
- Please check and clear their take home folder every night.
- Please make sure that your kiddos are wearing their athletic shoes (or bringing them to change into) when their class is scheduled to go to PE. We want to keep everyone safe when they are participating in physical activities.
Important Dates:
A Look Ahead (Busy Month)
2/17 & 2/20 Professional Learning Day - No School for Students
2/20 -2/24 Book Fair
2/24 STEM Night 5:30 - 7:00
3/2-Open House @5:302/6-Candy Gram Sales Begin
The Kinder Team
Email: prestwick@leisd.ws
Website: https://www.littleelmisd.net/Page/7379
Phone: 972.947.9450
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1702395546826675