HOOT#1 Kinder News and Homework (Aug 17)

WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN!
   
HOOT! is the kindergarten newsletter I publish weekly on this blog. Please request a paper copy if you need one.

COMMUNICATION
The fastest way to reach me is via email.

WHAT TO BRING ON MONDAY
school supplies (we will be using our crayons and sketchbook often)
extra clothes (a set of 2, if you anticipate needing it)
paperwork (please return the income form and the last page of the parent handbook)
photos (1 portrait of your child and 1 family photo)
drinks (for the Welcome Back Potluck -- see below)

PARENT FOLDER
You have a folder by your child's cubby. Please check it daily.

UPCOMING EVENTS
TISA welcome back-to-school potluck (4:30, Monday, Aug 17 -- Filemon Sanchez Park=almost across from the Eco Park) -- KINDERGARTEN parents, please bring DRINKS
Walking field trip to Filemon Sanchez Park (softball field one block from TISA) and to Eco Park (across the street from TISA) are scheduled twice a month (dates to be announced)
Gingerbread man (The hunt goes on! Thanks to Demitri's family for the surprise treat! Shhh! Don't tell your child!)
Short cycle literacy assessment (DIBELS testing) on Tuesday (Aug. 18)

CONVERSATION SEEDS (= hints that may help you connect with your child and find out more about the wonderful days they have at school) 
Did you meet a new friend at school? Do you know their name?
What do you do when Miss Jutka rings the bell?
What do you do with bean bags in class?How is a moth different from a butterfly?
How many more butterflies are we raising in class?
What's the name of our four-legged pet?
What does he eat?
Do you know the names of the children who sit next to you in circle? at the table?
Do you know where to put your lunch box?
Were you able to open your food containers?
How do you know that it's time to line up at the end of recess?
What type of plants grow on the kindergarten playground?
What character (animal, person) would you like to be in the story of the Gingerbread Man?
Was there anything that happened at school today that upset you? Does Miss Jutka know?
Do you know your teacher's name? 

PARENTS -- we need your help with the following projects: mounting projector screen or white sheet on wall, putting up curtain holders, making curtains. Please let me know if you can help.

CURRICULUM: learning about TISA, how to be a TISA student, "Me," life cycle of a butterfly, nursery rhymes and traditional stories, art/elements of design: self-portraits, lines, literacy: Bb, math: sorting and comparison

QUESTIONS:
If you sent a set of 24 color crayons, please let me know your preference: if you'd like the extra 12 to come home or to be shared in class

HOMEWORK: 
Read 20 minutes with family every day/evening. (Start working on a reading response sheet/reading log and bring it back when done. Reading sheets are on the door.)
Practice: opening/closing lunch containers, water bottles, putting on/taking off shoes, counting up (I would love to know how far you can count up without help from your family!)

See you on Monday!
Miss Jutka  (say: you-t-kah)