Reminder: Children need to bring an absent note to school when they return after and absence.
One copy of the signed progress report must be returned to school.

 

Band Forms
Today the children brought home a band form. Kindergarten may join band to learn how to play the ukele. Please fill out the form and send it in if you would like them to join.

 

Important Information

Monday ,September 28th is Picture Day.  Your child may dress up for this picture.  

Wednesday, September 30th is a Dress Down Day.  Your child may come to school in dress down clothes ( everyday clothes) for a $2.00 donation.  If you choose  to dress down please enclose the fee in an envelope labeled with his or her  name .  Please put it in the St. Mary School Folder . 

Friday, October 2nd is a noon dismissal.  Please write a note if your child's dismissal procedure will change. 

Please check the School website and your child’s Google Classroom Page for additional information. 

Welcome to Kindergarten

Children must wear their mask at school because we are very concerned with the health and safety of all other children in our classroom. When seated, the children will be able to take off their masks. They must put their masks back on when they stand and move around the room.

Children must bring lunch and snacks each day in a brown paper bag. All items must be disposable.(If you bring a lunchbox to school, it must be sanitized before it can be brought back to school) We are a nut free school. No nut products are allowed in the building.(including Nutella)

All students will be given three folders. A St. Mary’s Folder which will contain daily notices and is where you should put notes for the teacher. An orange folder marked chapters and units which will hold the students book work which must be sent to school. School items may not be left in the building, as a result, all books will be brought home each day. To make it easier for Kindergarten, we are asking that you check our google page each week to find what pages you should send in from each book. These will be kept in the orange folder marked chapters and units.The third folder will be a blue folder labeled classwork which will contain the work completed during the school day. Each folder must travel back and forth to school each day.

Due to the pandemic, toys will not be allowed in school. Children may not bring any toys or stuffed animals from home. 

All school supplies must be kept in a gallon sized ziploc bag with your child’s name and class written on it. This must be brought to school each day. Please make sure the bag contains-large sized crayons, scissors(Fiskars), 2 glue sticks, and each child will be given a primary sized pencil to use in school. Your child will be given various manipulatives placed in another ziploc bag to be used in school. Please be advised that your child is the only child touching these items. Both bags must be brought to school daily.

Homework begins in October, more information about this will follow.

Please review letters , numbers and names each day. 

Looking ahead, we will need your support and cooperation in creating individual learning centers and printing materials. More information about this will follow.

Please make sure you write on your child's name tag their bus number, route and district. Also make sure we are aware if your child will be picked up from school and who will be picking them up. This information can be written on the back of the name tag. You must inform us of any changes to their pickup routines.We also need to know if your child will be attending after-care when the program begins. Please email all of this information to your teacher.

There will be early dismissal days for the first week of school. Full days will begin on September 14th. The beginning of the school year is a time of transition for the students. They will be introduced to our class routines and class rules. Please speak with your child about their days and encourage them to listen and follow directions. Children must be able to independently open all items, dress themselves and pack and unpack their backpacks.

Special area teachers will be coming to our classrooms. Children will also eat lunch in the classroom. Recess and Gym class will be outside, weather permitting.

Your child’s schedule will be posted on the class website when it is available.

A Typical Kindergarten Day:

Morning Work

Prayers and Pledge

Calendar, number of the day and circle time

Lessons of the Day(Math, Reading, Phonics)

Snack

Science or Social Studies

Learning Centers

Storytime

Lunch

Recess

Religion

Pack-up

Thank you for all of your help and cooperation. We are looking forward to a wonderful school year!

Sincerely,

The Kindergarten Teachers

 

 

Supplies Needed For Class

Due to the covid virus, we have to be flexible with instruction in our classrooms.  The students can no longer share any of their belongings or classroom objects. Due to these changes, and our pledge to manage the safety of each child ,we are asking for the following items to be purchased .  Many of these items can be found at the Dollar Tree .  We are trying to keep all costs low as we put the health and safety of your little one first. 

Below is a list of items your kindergartener will need for individual classroom learning activities.  

Ziploc Bags 1 box of both Gallon Sized & Sandwich sized to carry the items in . 

A coloring book (for quiet time, your child’s choice )

1 pack of 36 Clothes pins ( please label each clothespin with a letter of the alphabet and the numbers 1-20.  Capital /Uppercase letter on the front, flip it over and put the lower case on the back. Repeat with numbers 1-20.(number 1 on the front and 11 on the back. Continue up to 20) Please label above the silver spring line on each clothespin open end down. )

1 complete package of magnetic letters and numbers ( please put in a ziploc bag labeled with your child's name )

1 pack dry erase markers ( Please put in a ziploc bag labeled with your child's name .

1 dry erase board ( please put in a ziploc gallon sized bag labeled with your child’s name )

1 package of erasers ( pencil top)  They will be used as counters for your child. ( place in ziploc sandwich bag labeled with your child's name) 

1 package of sheet protectors placed in a flexible binder.

We ask that you place them in their labeled bags in the bottom of their backpacks.  These items are needed for classroom instruction and will be handled only by your child.
 
1 package of index cards ( you will be asked to create flashcards with high frequency words on it.    

Thank You for your support and cooperation.

The Kindergarten Teachers