Kindergarten with Mrs. Petersen

WELCOME TO A NEW WEEK!
There is a book fair in the Q1 lunchroom this week. It is our BOGO book fair. Everything is buy one get one free
This week we will still be testing both Monday and Tuesday in the morning. Please make sure your student is to school on time those days well rested and has had breakfast.

Our special Graduation presentation will be on May 17 at 12:30. You will be allowed in the library at 12:15 as there is another graduation just before us. Parents and Grandparents are welcome to attend. There will still be a week of school and attendance taken after this day.

Last week of school events:
Monday May 20: we will meet the first grade teachers in the morning. In the afternoon we will be cleaning the classroom and taking home all of our supplies. Please make sure your student has their back pack that day.

Tuesday – Friday Students do not need backpacks unless you feel they are necessary.

Tuesday May 21 is our field trip to the Children’s Treehouse Museum from 11:15 – 2:00. I have several parents that need to fill out the permission form. Please do so as soon as possible so we can get our count of students and chaperones that will be attending. Field Trip Form

Wednesday May 22 Dollar Dress Down day and it is our “Field Day” we get an opportunity to play on some bouncy play area that will be on our field. I will be sending a release form for your child to participate in playing on the bouncy play area. Our time slot for playing is 9:00-10:00 volunteers are welcome to attend and play with your child during that time. We will have our popsicles during our afternoon recess time. After lunch we will be rotating with other kindergarten classes to have fun activities.

Thursday May 23 we will hand out yearbooks for anyone that has ordered one. Students that have not ordered a yearbook will be given a signing book made from papers so they can still participate with signing. Early out 1:10

Friday will be the last day of school. We have no activities planned for this day. Other than last minute clean up of the classroom. Free Dress Down day and early out day 1:10.

Testing begins this week! Please make sure you child has a good night sleep, has a good breakfast, and is here on time each day.
Your child may tell you about a “Bad Angelee” video about testing. You may watch it with them here.

Monday April 29 is the last library day to check out books. We are keeping the books in class to ensure they are all returned on Monday May 6th, which is our last library day. If your child is missing their library book, they need to be turned in or replaced no later than May 10. If you are responsible for replacing a library book

Message from our STEEM teacher:
We will be doing a fun STEM activity based on the book Ricky the Rock That Couldn’t Roll. Please send a small flat rock to school with your child by May 6th. The rock should be big enough to draw a face on and fit well in your child’s hand. 
Thank you!
Kailyn Weeks

Upcoming Dates:
May 6 – May 10: BOGO Book Fair Q1 lunchroom
May 17: Class Graduation Ceremony 12:30 Library
May 21 11:15 – 2:00 Treehouse Museum Field Trip Permission Form
May 22 “Field Day”
May 23 Early out 1:10
May 24 Last Day of School – Early out 1:10

Watch this short video with instructions for Kids Read Now, a program from the State of Utah that provides each K-3 child with 4 Free Books: Kids Read Now

Welcome to only 30 days left of school. We are working hard to get ready for our end of year testing that will start or April 29th. Monday will be the last day we will send home Library books. After this week we will keep them in the classroom. Mrs. Anderson will stop sending home library books in a couple weeks and we want to ensure that all have been returned to the school prior to that. This week we will participate in the Great Shake Out earthquake drill followed by a fire drill.

• April 18: Great Shake Out (Earthquake drill)
• April 19: Bonus Dress Down-Even if you prepaid, this is a bonus dress down and requires a dollar to be paid.
• April 26: Dollar Dress Down Day
• April 29: End of Year assessments begin
• May 17: Mrs Petersen’s Class Graduation 12:30
• May 21: Field Trip to the Children’s Treehouse Museum
• May 22: Field day
• May 23: Early out 1:10pm
• May 24: Last day of school, yearbook signing- early out 1:10pm

Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful spring break. We only have 35 days left in school. We are preparing for end of year testing. We will begin end of year testing the last week of this month. If you want to prepare your student for this the most helpful things you can do at home is by reading, letter flash cards, and number 0-100 flash cards.
There are no more days off school for the rest of the year.


Looking ahead:
~April 29 – May 3 End of Year KEEP testing. Please make sure you child attends this week.
~May 6 – May 10 End of Year Acadience testing. Please make sure you child attends this week.
~Friday, May 17 12:30 Mrs. Petersen’s Kindergarten class graduation. Invitations to come.
~Tuesday May 21 11:00 – 2:00 Field Trip to Children’s Treehouse Museum. All parents welcome to attend. Not younger sibling please. More info and permission form to come.
~Thursday May 23 -Early out 1:10
~Friday May 24 -Early out 1:10 LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

Parents this came to the teachers from Dr. Dave. I have noticed some lax in clothing in our class. I need to be better at addressing it. I will from today forward. This is what Dr. Dave and other administrators have noticed in students throughout the school.

We need your assistance to ensure consistency with uniform compliance–especially with Spring clothing coming back. As teachers, you are usually the first to see your students and to determine if their clothing is compliant. Things we are noticing:

1. Some students are coming to school in black pants. Remember, students are allowed to wear navy or khaki bottoms only. 
2. Girls are wearing stretch pants. Jeggings are okay as long as they have pockets. 
3. Students are showing too much leg. Skirts and shorts should be no shorter than 2 inches above the knee cap.
4. Students are wearing Crocs. Our policy states that shoes must be closed-toe and closed-heel. Crocs do not fit that description. 
5. Socks should be red, white, or blue. Obviously, if socks are hidden, we aren’t going to ask students to show us their socks. 
6. Students are wearing Jackets and hoodies in class that are not Quest apparel. Those type of hoodies and jackets can be worn during lunch time and recess only. 

We will address these concerns with your students and have them call home at the beginning of the day if different clothing is necessary to comply with our policies. Thanks so much.
Dr. Dave