December Newsletter
December Homework
Sight Words

We have had so much fun tracking our Gingerbread man all over the world.  Thanks so much for sending in postcards and letters!

November Information

Below is everything you need to know for the month of November.  Thanks to all of you who have passed on the information to relatives about our gingerbread unit.  We have already started getting postcards and are excited to start reading them in December.
November newsletter
November Homework
Sight Word Flashcards

I have finally downloaded all my pictures from the first quarter of school.  THAT SOUNDS TERRIBLE, IT CANT BE THAT MUCH TIME HAS PASSED!  You should be able to click the links below to view the pictures and can download the ones you would like for you and your child.  More to come!
Lindstrom Assessment Photos
Lindstrom Mother Goose Olympics Photos
Lindstrom The Kissing Hand Photos

Rhyming Ideas

Last Friday we met with each kiddo during Fairytale Friday to assess rhyming words.  Below are some ideas that you might want to try at home if your child struggled in this area.

Rhyme Time (video)

Read Dr. Suess books with your child and have them notice the rhyming words in the book.

Recite Nursery Rhymes

The Name Game (song)
WARNING!! - This may not work for all names.  You may want to check your child's name before you try it. :)

October Info

We recently sent home our October Newsletter and Homework.  They were copied back to back on green paper.  Attached to them was a note, on blue paper, about our need for postcards for our Gingerbread unit in December.  Please ask any family or friends that live outside the state of Utah to send a postcard, in your child's name, to your kiddos kindergarten class.  We understand that even with parents and teachers working together to get papers home, they don't always make it.  If your homework is ever misplaced you can simply click on the links below to print off a new copy for yourself.  We also sent home two large math books.  The pages in the books are optional, but we have listed on the homework (in the Sunday column) the pages that go with the concepts discussed in class.
October Newsletter
October Homework 
October Sight Words

Two weeks ago we sent  home the homework folder.  Below are the links to print them off if it is ever misplaced.
Homework Folder
Alphabet flashcards
3-D shape flashcards
Number Flash Cards

This week we have been talking about rhyming words for our upcoming assessment.  I found an interactive computer game we used in class if you are interested.

rhyming game

Ideas to teach letters at home

Dance Mat Typing
Just for your information, this is the web site for the typing practice that the students are doing in Computer class.  I know the children are struggling a little in finding the letters on the keyboard.  Maybe if they become more familiar at home with the program, they will feel more comfortable in class.

If your child is still struggling on letters and sounds here are some ideas to help at home.
ABC travel game - while in the car, see how many letters you can find in the street signs.
Letter Flashcards - check the yellow assessment page that will come home on Tuesday and make flashcards for the letters they are still working on.
Letter I Spy in books- while doing your reading homework, have your child look for letters in the books you are reading.
Apps - writing wizard, ABC tracer

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September Info

As teachers we appreciate your patients with carpool.  It has been going very well and gets quicker each day.  Please remember not to pull ahead of cars who may be waiting for passengers as this may be a safety hazard for our students.

This week you should have received the September Newsletter.  It is copied on green paper.  If it was misplaced you can copy it from the link below.  Also download and print the sight word flash cards and homework for this month below.

September Newsletter
September Sight Words
September Weekly Homework pages

Back to School Power Point PresentationWelcome back to school and welcome to kindergarten.  For those of you who were unable to make it to the open house, click on the link above to review the concepts discussed.  Thanks!

Here are the links for the April info, just in case the copy we sent home with your kiddo didn't make it.  Please notice that the date for the Dads and Donuts has changed to the 24th of April.  This is a Friday.  The Activity will be held from 11:30-12:00 for the morning and 12:45-1:15 for the afternoon.
April Newsletter
April Homework
April High Frequency Words
Our zoo field trip is scheduled for the first of May.  We sent home reminders to all the parents who signed up to help.  Thanks for your willingness to help on this day. 

March

We have signed up all the children for a date to present the story they have been working on, to the class.  This is a required assignment for all.  Your child's teacher should be sending home a final schedule.

We sent home the March Newsletter, homework and story telling information last week.  If you misplaced it please click the links below to print out a new copy.
March Newsletter
March Homework
Story Telling Info

Don't forget the sight words!  These were also listed on the newsletter.
High Frequency Words

February is already here and still no snow.  We mentioned in our January Newsletter that we would participate in a snow day with the children.  We are still planning this fun day, but are waiting for the snow to go with it.  You should get an email from your child's teacher letting you know that it will be happening.  Keep your fingers crossed that the weather will cooperate. 

The February info was sent home already, but if you are in need of a duplicate, please click the links below.

February Homework
February Newsletter

We noticed with the last testing of sight words, some children are struggling with these.  If your child is not fluent in the sight words we give each month, they will struggle with the benchmark reading level.  It is also difficult to write stories or complete weekly dictated sentences.  Please spend some extra time on these to make sure your child has mastered them.

February Sight Words

Welcome to 2015!
With all the snow we are getting, please make sure to send your child in a winter coat.  One day this month both teachers will take the kids outside and play in the snow.  It is so much more fun when the kids are dressed warm.
January Newsletter
We also set home the January homework on the reverse side of the Newsletter.  It is a green paper
January Homework
January High Frequency Words

Thanks for all you do!