Kindergarten Rocks!
2016-2017
March 27th-30th
Reading Workshop:
Word Work: We are now finished with our sight words. We will continue reviewing sight words at school. Continue reviewing ALL sight words at home. Your child should consistently recognize all sight words by the end of the year. This week we will be focusing on making words by using word ladders. We also will be continuing, "Mentor Sentence." Where we will discuss how authors are experts at making really good sentences. As a class we will code a sentence from a previous book we have read together. (uppercase letters, punctuation, sight words, etc.) We will also imitate a sentence where we will come up with a sentence similar to the one we code but put into our own words.
Writing Workshop:
Math Workshop:
Important dates for March!!
March 24th-29th- Book Fair Buying open for all kids
March 27th-Book Fair Buying for our class
March 31st- Student/Teacher Holiday
Homework will be placed in blue folder on the 30th
Homework- Due April 10th
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PLEASE READ important messages below!!!
Our goal this year is to ensure that every student attends school regularly.
Showing up for school has a huge impact on a student’s academic success starting in kindergarten and continuing through high school. Even as children grow older and more independent, families play a key role in making sure students get to school safely every day and understand why attendance is so important for success in school and in life.
We realize some absences are unavoidable due to health problems or other circumstances. But, we also know that when students miss too much school— regardless of the reason – it can cause them to fall behind academically.
We don’t want your child to fall behind in school and get discouraged. Please ensure that your child attends school every day and arrives on time. Here are a few practical tips to help support regular attendance:
- · Make sure your children keep a regular bedtime and establish a morning routine.
· Lay out clothes and pack backpacks the night before.
· Ensure your children go to school every day unless they are truly sick
· Avoid scheduling vacations or doctor’s appointments when school is in session.
· Talk to teachers and counselors for advice if your children feel anxious about going to school.
· Develop back up plans for getting to school if something comes up. Call on a family member, neighbor, or another parent to take your child to school.
Let us know how we can best support you and your children so that they can show up for school on time every day. We want your child to be successful in school! If you have any questions or need more information please contact your child’s school.
Sincerely,
Natalie Pugh
Counselor K-2
WATCH D.O.G.S. (Dads Of Great Students) is an innovative father involvement, educational initiative of the National Center For Fathering. There are two primary goals of the WATCH D.O.G.S. program.
1) To provide positive male role models for the students, demonstrating by their presence that education is important.
2) To provide extra sets of eyes and ears to enhance school security and reduce bullying.
WATCH D.O.G.S. began in 1998 in a single school in Springdale, Arkansas and has since grown into a national recognized program that has brought hundreds of thousands of fathers and father figures into the school classrooms and hallways across the country, creating millions of hours of “in school” volunteer time and having a tremendously positive impact on the educational process. Today there are more than 5,707 registered WATCH D.O.G.S. schools in 47 states plus DC. Currently, there are WATCH D.O.G.S. programs in China, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Barbados, Italy, and Germany.
Who Are WatchDOGS?
WatchDOGS are fathers, grandfathers, uncles, and other father-figures who volunteer for at least one day each year at an official WATCH D.O.G.S. school. During the day, WatchDOGS may read and work on flash cards with students, play at recess, eat lunch with students, watch the school entrances and hallways, assist with traffic flow and any other assigned activities where they actively engage with not only their own students, but other students as well. Many school principals have reported that the mere presence of a WatchDOG dramatically reduces reports of bullying. On the day of their participation, WatchDOGS are given a brief review of their involvement and they wear an official WATCH D.O.G.S. t-shirt with a disposable ‘Dog Tag’ identifying them as WATCHDOGS.
Daniel Fraga. will be heading up the male role model volunteer program at Gwin Oaks Elementary. Please contact him at:
watchdogdanielfraga@gmail.com
Building families workshops
Each elementary school in the cluster will be partnering with Thornwell: Building Families Programs to present one of the four workshops and the schedule will be as follows:
*R.D. Head Elementary School Wednesday, March 29, 2017 10:00am-11:00am
Workshop Title: Grown-ups need time-outs too! Understanding and handling your stress as a parent
Parents - if you would like more information or are interested in attending one of the workshops, please feel free to contact Natalie Pugh @ natalie_pugh@gwinnett.k12.ga.us or Ashley Thomas @ ashley_thomas@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
Parent Survey Request
Parents may complete the survey using their personal computer, smartphones or tablet. For parents that do not have access to the Internet, there will be computers set up in the front lobby at Gwin Oaks during February Parent/Teacher Conferences. All parents are encouraged to participate in the Georgia Parent Survey because the data will be used as part of the calculation of the School Climate Star Rating. Survey responses are anonymous and will be submitted directly to the Georgia Department of Education for analysis. Individual data results from the Georgia Parent Survey will not be available to the public and will not be posted online.
Georgia Parent Survey:
http://apps.gadoe.org/schoolclimate/parents.nsf/Survey.xsp