Stars of the Week

Name: Jackson
Favorite Food: apples
Favorite Thing to do in Kindergarten: "I like writing in my journal, and listening to Junie B. Jones."



Name: Ian
Favorite Food: chocolate & carmel ice cream
Favorite Thing to do in Kindergarten: "I like to go to library."

The fun continues...

Our school family has completed their study of the letters with our final letter experts. :) I cannot express in words how proud I am of all their hard work. A big thank you to all the families who helped their child prepare for their big day. Here are the final sentences to review with your child:

* A frog on a log. (Ff)
* I went on a jeep. (Jj)
* Wheels in the rain. Wheels! (Ww)
* I can jump. (Cc)
* The yellow car went. (Yy)
* See the Xx exiting? (Xx)
* Quiet ducks do not quack! (Qu, qu)

Thank you for continuing to study all 26 letters each night!

Important Upcoming Dates:
October 3rd - Picture Day. Your child's order form and payment must be turned in by 10/3/08 in order to have their photo taken. Smile :)
October 9th - Family Fun Night. Our school will host a Hoe Down on Thursday, October 9th. There will be hay-rides, face painting & fun for the whole family. Please look in your child's homework folder for more information.
October 13th - 17th - Fall Break
October 28th - Parent Conference Day. No p.m. session.
October 30th - Patterson's Pumpkin Patch Field Trip. If you are joining our school family, please make sure that you have your volunteer information on file with the Family Resource Center. The cost of the trip is $10. You can make your checks payable to Jessamine Early Learning Village.

Workstations will begin next week! Make sure to ask your little one about this exciting part of kindergarten. :)

We have been busy...

Letter Experts
Wow...your children have been doing an incredible job teaching their classmates their letters! I have been so proud of their hard work! Please review the following sentences with your child:

* Mom put honey on Molly's oatmeal.(Oo)
* Sometimes I kick. (Kk)
* There is ice cream in his hair. (Ii)
* I made a paper plane. (Pp)
* Dig, dig, dig. (Dd)
* I lost my ball. (Ll)
* Monkeys, monkey around. (Mm)
* Zippers go up. (Zz)
* Will you smile at the ape? (Aa)
* Here is the plant. (Hh)
* The blue balloon. (Bb)
* I go to school in a van. (Vv)
* A grasshopper hides in the grass. (Gg)
* Mom, Billy used up my red paint and my blue paint. (Uu)

This week we will finish our final letters! I think that you will amazed to find that your child can read many of the sentences independently! :) Thank you for making reading a part of each and every day!

Family Fun Night - Hoe Down will be held on Thursday, October 9th.

Fall Break - No school from October 13-17.

Field Trip to Patterson's Pumpkin Patch
Our school family will be traveling to the Pumpkin Patch on Thursday, October 30th! Thank you for signing and returning your child's permission slip & money as soon as possible. If you plan of joining our school family for the trip please make sure that you have filled out your volunteer application from the Family Resource Center.

Another Great Week! :)

We are busy learning so many new things in kindergarten! Just take a peek...

We have learned all of our color words songs, thank you for practicing these songs with your child.

PINK
(Tune: JINGLE BELLS)

COTTON CANDY, FAT PINK PIGS,
GIRLS WITH SOCKS AND BOWS
P-I-N-K, P-I-N-K THAT IS HOW IT GOES
BUBBLE GUM, VALENTINES
THESE ARE ALL PINK TOO
PINK ICING AND PINK BALLOONS
WE CAN SPELL CAN YOU?

COTTON CANDY, FAT PINK PIGS,
GIRLS WITH SOCKS AND BOWS
P-I-N-K, P-I-N-K THAT IS HOW IT GOES
BUBBLE GUM, VALENTINES
THESE ARE ALL PINK TOO
PINK ICING AND PINK BALLOONS
WE CAN SPELL CAN YOU?

BLACK (tune: Are You Sleeping?

B-L-A-C-K, SPELLS BLACK
B-L-A-C-K, SPELLS BLACK
FLYING BATS ARE BLACK
SCARY CATS ARE BLACK
JELLY BEANS ARE BLACK
I LIKE BLACK.

B-L-A-C-K, SPELLS BLACK
B-L-A-C-K, SPELLS BLACK
SUNDAY SHOES ARE BLACK
SANTA’S BOOTS ARE BLACK
B-L-A-C-K SPELLS BLACK.

BROWN
(Tune: BINGO)

THERE IS A COLOR WE ALL KNOW.
CAN YOU GUESS WHAT IT IS?
B-R-O-W-N.
B-R-O-W-N.
B-R-O-W-N.
THAT’S HOW YOU SPELL BROWN.

TEDDY BEARS AND SQUIRRELS ARE BROWN.
AUTUMN LEAVES ARE TOO.
CHOCOLATE CANDY IS ALWAYS BROWN.
CHOCOLATE CAKE IS ALWAYS BROWN.
CHOCOLATE MILK IS ALWAYS BROWN.
I LIKE BROWN, DON’T YOU?

Our Letter Experts have been doing such a wonderful job! A big thank you to all of the families who have helped your Letter Expert be prepared for their big day! I wish you could see the pride they feel in themselves...you are helping your child build self-confidence and independence! Way to go!!! Below is a list of the sentences we have learned so far!

You can see the sand. (Ss)
The nest. (Nn)
I can see all the toys. (Tt)
Mom put honey on Molly’s oatmeal. (Oo)
Sometimes I kick. (Kk)
There is ice cream on his hair. (Ii)

Please have your child practice reading these sentences, pointing to each word as they go. :) You will be amazed to find that they are able to read many of these sentences independently! Wow!

Our school family is looking forward to sharing part of the day with our Grandparents, tomorrow! We can't wait to show you all we know! :)
A.M. Session - Please plan to stay from 8:05 a.m. -9:00 a.m. Our grandparents will join us for calendar... and a special song! We will all go to breakfast from 8:30 a.m. -9:00 a.m.! Thank you for signing in and out in the front office!
P.M. Session - Please plant to stay from 12:05 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Our grandparents will join us for calendar... and a special song! We will all go to lunch from 12:05 p.m. -1:00 p.m.! Thank you for signing in and out in the front office!

We Are Reading!

Can you believe that only nine days into kindergarten your child can already read the following words: I, my, & can! Way to go! I would also like your child to practice the following sentences:

* Rabbit had rain in her garden.

* "You will not get my eggs!" yelled Mama Turtle.

These sentences were introduced in conjunction with our letters. We practice pointing to each word as we read! Happy reading! :)

We also learned how to spell the color word purple with the following song:

PURPLE
(tune: She’ll Be Coming Around the Mountain)
P-U-R-P-L-E, PURPLE, PURPLE
P-U-R-P-L-E, PURPLE’S WHAT THAT SPELLS
PURPLE GRAPES ON THE VINE
PURPLE KOOL-AID'S FINE
P-U-R-P-L-E, PURPLE’S WHAT THAT SPELLS

P-U-R-P-L-E, PURPLE, PURPLE
P-U-R-P-L-E, PURPLE’S WHAT THAT SPELLS
PURPLE GRAPES ON THE VINE
PURPLE KOOL-AID'S FINE
P-U-R-P-L-E, PURPLE’S WHAT THAT SPELLS

Thank you for working with your child each night! :)

Hooray for our Letter Experts!

* Our school family kicked off our study of letters today with two fantastic Letter Experts! Way to go!!! I will send a letter home indicating what letter your child will be in charge of, so be on the lookout in your child's homework folder! We will be studying the letters Rr, Ee, Ss, Nn & Tt this week. Thank you for practicing letter formation, and sound identification with these letters.

* Homework Packets - Homework was sent home today, and will stay with your child until Friday, August 29th! Thank you for making consistent, nightly practice a part of each and every day!

* Take Home Book - My Dog will need to be cut apart and put in order. Thank you for your help in this! :)

* Words of the Week - We will be focusing on the words my & can! Thank you for working with your child to learn these sight words!

What a great first week!

Miss Randolph's Family is off to a fabulous start! Your child has been working hard, learning how to be the best kindergarten student they can be! You have probably heard quite a few new songs...we love to sing at the Early Learning Village! The following songs have been introduced:

* We have a school-wide behavior system that helps us remember to make good choices:
5 STEPS
(tune: Have You Ever Seen a Lassie)
What are the 5 STEPS, 5 STEPS, 5 STEPS?
What are the 5 STEPS, 5 STEPS to success?
Safe hands and safe feet
Try your best
Express yourself
Play nice with others
Stop and think!

* We have also begun to learn how to spell our color words. Each day we have focused on a new color word. Thank you for reviewing the following songs with your little one:
RED
(Tune; ARE YOU SLEEPING?)

R-E-D, red.
R-E-D, red.
I can spell red
I can spell red.
Fire trucks are red,
Stop signs are red, too.
R-E-D,
R-E-D.

ORANGE
(Tune: THE WHEELS ON THE BUS)

O-R-A-N-G-E,
O-R-A-N-G-E,
O-R-A-N-G-E
ORANGE IS WHAT THAT SPELLS

JACK-O-LANTERNS ARE ALWAYS ORANGE
CARROTS ARE ALWAYS ORANGE
ORANGES ARE ALWAYS ORANGE
O-R-A-N-G-------E!

YELLOW
(IF YOU’RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT)

Y-E-L-L-O-W SPELLS YELLOW.
Y-E-L-L-O-W SPELLS YELLOW.
LIKE THE EARLY MORNING SUN
WHEN THE DAY HAS JUST BEGUN.
Y-E-L-L-O-W SPELLS YELLOW.

DAFFODILS AND BABY DUCKS ARE YELLOW.
LEMONADE AND SCRAMBLED EGGS ARE YELLOW.
I LIKE THE SMILEY FACE THAT’S YELLOW.
HE IS SUCH A HAPPY FELLOW.
Y-E-L-L-O-W SPELLS YELLOW.

GREEN
(ROW, ROW ROW YOUR BOAT)

G-R-E-E-N, G-R-E-E-N
I KNOW HOW TO SPELL GREEN, G-R-E-E-N
CATERPILLARS ARE GREEN
AND GRASSHOPPERS, TOO
I KNOW HOW TO SPELL GREEN, G-R-E-E-N

BLUE
(Tune: THE FARMER IN THE DELL)

B-L-U-E SPELLS BLUE
B-L-U-E SPELLS BLUE
HI-HO DID YOU KNOW
B-L-U-E SPELLS BLUE?

THE BIG SKY IS BLUE
THE OCEAN IS TOO
HI-HO DID YOU KNOW
B-L-U-E SPELLS BLUE?

* We will begin letter introduction with our Letter Experts next week! Let's get excited for learning to read! :)