Important Reminders

WEATHER
Weather can be unpredictable.  Please make sure your child has an appropriate coat, mittens/gloves and hat.  Students need to be able to zip, snap and put on/take off their own coats.  We go outside everyday!  We follow the Olathe cold weather guidelines.  

SIGHT WORDS

We will begin assessing sight words and reading levels before Winter Break.  Please make sure you are practicing with your child.  We have seen significant gains in student knowledge when they practice at home.  Mrs. Davis will be sending out the practice power point again in case you have lost it and  a link to our 55 kindergarten sight words if you want a print out.  Remember words in black are expected to be mastered in kindergarten, words in blue are bonus words.

GUIDED READING BAGGIES & HOMEWORK

Reading baggies will come home Monday-Thursday.  Students will have either a sentence to assemble, write and illustrate in their sentence book, or a book to read to you,  PLEASE, PLEASE make sure this gets done every night.  It shouldn't take very long. It is very hard to teach lessons, when sentence books and baggies are missing or when students do not have their books. Students are responsible to do the work themselves.  THEY are the ones learning, so THEY need to do the work.  If you have questions, please contact Mrs. Strobel or Mrs. Davis for clarification.  We would be happy to hep you.  Below are a few awesome examples!

Sentence comes in an envelope!!! Do not draw or write on envelope, PLEASE send back in guided reading baggie.  We reuse!!

This is the sentence.  It is on stickers.  Please have your child place the sentence in order.  Then stick it down in order on the paper.  See Below.

Sentence is stuck down.  Then the student needs to write the sentence below.  Student should also illustrate the sentence in the box above.

SHOE TYING

Please keep practicing tying those laces.  Students are expected to tie their own shoes in January.  This is an Olathe kindergarten expectation.

MEDICATION UPDATE
from Nurse Rettig

Since it is getting to be cold and flu season, I thought I would remind everyone that I cannot give ANY over the counter medication except Tylenol or ibuprofen without a PHYSICIAN order.  This is a school district policy.  this includes such things as cough/cold medication, creams, eye drops, allergy medications, homeopathic things. 

Please provide this link regarding medication policy in your class newsletter.  

http://www.olatheschools.com/students-families/2011-07-20-21-15-25/health-information

The Schlitterbahn Reading Program is BACK!

To earn your free Schlitterbahn Water Park ticket--

Read 10 hours (600 minutes) during our 10 week program-  December 2, 2015 –February 10, 2016    

Reading logs are due no later than Wednesday, February 17, 2016 to be eligible for the free water park ticket.

Attached:

1.    Reading Program Guidelines

2.   Minutes Recording Sheet

Both of these documents will come home in your child’s backpack on Wednesday, December 2^nd.

Extra Minutes Recording Sheets will be available in the office and library.

Please visit Mrs. Gottschalk's Parent Blog as it has been updated.