Week of February 18th - 22nd, 2013

We hope you had a long restful weekend. We would like to thank the parents who helped last Thursday with the wonderful Valentine’s Day Celebration. The committee was very kind to share cupcakes, drinks, chicken and mashed potatoes with all the children. They were all very happy. Thank you for the Valentine’s Day treats you sent for our students to share. They were all very happy to put inside their mailboxes something special from their friends.

Midterm progress reports were sent home last Thursday, February 14. Remember to sign them and have your children bring them back to school on Tuesday, February 19.

Kindergarten Parents are all invited to come to the school library on Wednesday, February 20^th at 2:00 p.m. for a presentation about the MAP Assessment tool that was administered for the Kindergarten students for the first time. It is very important for your presence in this meeting since it is your chance to know a little bit more about this assessment and to ask the questions that you may have. If you are unable to attend this meeting, Ms. Giles is requesting an email from you. You can email her at debgilespk@yahoo.com 

This week we will continue our focus on the Five Senses. We are also going to be reviewing some concepts about the Solar System. Some of our vocabulary words will include the following: sun, earth, moon, planets, stars, sight, hearing, touching, smelling, tasting, eyes, ears, skin, nose, and tongue.

The sight words that we will be introducing this week are the following: 

when, your, can, said, use

We are going to be using these words to write sentences and creative stories in our daily journal.

Yearbook pictures will be taken next week!!!  Kindergarten will have their picture taken on Monday, February 25^th at 10:10 a.m. Please try not to have your child absent on this day.

Andrea Bautista will be in charge of bringing the ingredients for Kindergarten Kafe this week!!!

Thank you parents and children for the beautiful baskets you gave us last Thursday. We truly appreciate and value your kindness and support.

Ms. Valencia is getting ready to receive her baby girl. I am retiring on Thursday and God willing I will be back in late May. I would like to take this opportunity to thank each one of you for the trust I have received from you these past months and would like to ask for your prayers so my little girl can come to this world in completely good shape. Thank you in advance!!