We started a new program that the kids are so excited about. It is a math program called IXL. You can access this program through the Quest Academy website under student links or the URL that is on their paper that was sent home. Their usernames and passwords were sent home in their folders on this same paper. You can also and are welcome to let them work on Waterford. You can access this through the Quest Academy website under student links also. Once you click on Waterford they will know what to do from there. IXL they are going to need a little more help logging on but they will get it. When they log into IXL they can choose what they want to work on …however… for now try to guide them to sections A,B,C, even D would be ok for now. We just have not touched the skills in the other sections and they may get frustrated. Thank you so much for all you do at home. It helps more than you realize.

Also… I am submitting the Scholastic book order by 3:00 on Friday Sept. 29. Thank you so much for all that have ordered. It is so much fun to be able to add to our class and listening library!!!  SMILES!!! 
Mrs. Hill

We are going on a field trip! Wednesday, October 4th, we will be walking to the West Haven Fire Station. We will need about 5 volunteers, but more are welcome.
AM Kindergarten will leave the school about 8:45 and will return about 10:30. 
PM Kindergarten will leave the school about 12:45 and will return about 2:30.
We will learn all about fire safety and explore the fire station. We will also learn about the job of our local fire fighters. Please complete the permission slip by clicking the link below. You may also email your permission if that is easier. Please also email me with “fire station” in the subject line and let me know if you would like to help volunteer that day.

Fire Station Field Trip Permission Slip

Yep! Our PM Kindergarten class sold over 150 tubs of cookie dough! (AM kindergarten came very close but fell short to get the ice cream party.) Thank you parents for doing such an amazing job with this. We all know that it falls heavy on your shoulders to carry out fund raisers. Please know how much we appreciate you.
On Monday OR Tuesday,  October 2nd OR 3rd, (I haven’t receive that exact day yet) we will celebrate this amazing accomplishment with Ice Cream Sundaes.  Please complete the permission slip below. In the case of allergies, please email me and let me know what we can do for substitution foods so every child can participate.

PM Kindergarten Ice Cream Permission Slip

Hello All!
I have placed the homework here on the blog for you to print at home and return it in your homework folder on Friday Sept. 29. Click on Homework Sept. 25-29 below. If you have any questions on the homework please let me know. Your students are all working hard and doing well.
Please continue to practice their names and how they hold their pencil (or writing tool). 
Baggie books and flash cards are located in the baggie book page protector in the take home/homework folder. Please practice and return them each day in their folder. Please DO NOT use the baggie books as a coloring book. We reuse these books each year and would like to be able to use them as long as possible. 

Homework #2 Sept. 25-29

 

Hello All!

First…Way to go Kindergarten! You all did awesome on the cookie dough fundraiser for Quest Academy! Well done!!

Just a reminder that homework is due tomorrow Friday September 22. Please review this weeks sight words and keep reading! Make sure you are practicing your flashcards and/or baggie books! Practice Practice Practice!! 

This months Scholastic Book Orders are due by September 28th. I will submit the order no later than September 29th. This will ensure that the orders are here well before Halloween. Thank you for your orders. Last month I was able to add to our listening library! Thank you much!!

Enjoy your day!
Mrs. Hill

Hello All!
I have to say…I have the best kindergarteners in the Universe! I had most everyone return their homework…finished! Wow! It was amazing! I also love love love that 90% of them are bringing their homework/takehome folder back and forth each day! Let’s try and make it 100%! 

Also, as the flashcards and baggie books start to come home in their folders, please make sure that after you practice them at home they return each day in the homework folders. I want them to practice at home but we also practice them here at school each day. 😉

This week for homework I am sending home another writing packet. This includes their name, letter practice, and tracing skills. I want them working on how to hold and control their pencil or writing tool (we call it a writing tool because sometimes we use markers, colored pencils or crayons). Please make sure when they are working on their homework they are holding their “writing tool” correctly. If they are not say “pencil check” and they should correct how they are holding it. 
Remember…* 20 minutes of reading each night
                    * No more than 10 minutes a night on homework 😉

If you have any questions or concerns about the homework please contact me at chill@questac.org. Thanks so much for all you do with your student at home. It makes a big difference! 
Mrs. Hill