Newsletter-October 17th

Farmington Kindergarten Newsletter
October 14, 2011
Blue Ribbon School – WE ARE WILDCATS

What We Are Learning
We have learned the letters l, 0, g, H, t, P, A, and N. Please ask your child about what he/she is learning each day.
Upcoming
Next week, we will learn all about the letter M. We will also continue blending words. Please practice as many combinations of words as you can with the letters and sounds we have learned.
Thank you, Thank you
Thank you to everyone who came to Parent-teacher Conferences. We appreciate your time. You are your child’s first and most important teacher. If we missed you, please contact us to schedule another time. Thank you also for supporting our book fair.

I wanted make you aware that IC has come out with a new app for parents and students called Infinite Campus Mobile Portal. It allows parents or a student to instantly access the student's schedule, grades, assignments and attendance data using the app. You can think if it as a mobile version of the Parent Portal. This information can be accessed with an iPhone, iPad, or iTouch.

It does allow Push Notifications - this means that if the parent/student turns on this option, a notice will pop up on the device whenever any update is made to the student account (grade entered, marked absent from school, etc.).


Donors Choose is a website designed to help teachers have classroom projects funded by individuals wanting to donate money. Mrs. Beth's class currently has a project on the site. This project will not only help Mrs. Beth's class but the other kindergarten classes as well. If you would like to make a donation, or just want to check out the website, the link is listed below!
http://www.donorschoose.org/we-teach/1045767.-160259031

There have been several pictures uploaded to our kindergarten blog. Make sure to go check out all the smiling faces!! www.feskindergarten.blogspot.com

We need your help for our computer lab. Several of our students have been breaking the wires to the headphones. We need each of you to send $2 for ear buds for your child. This way, each child will use the same ones every time and we will only have students replace the ones they break. If your child does not tear them up, he/she can use them again next year. Thanks.

Next week we will begin to have spelling tests by making words with the letters and sounds we have mastered. Next Friday’s spelling words will be:
• log
• hog
• hot
Each teacher will also pick a bonus word for the test. This is a word that is visible in the room. We will practice each day, but many students required extra practice at home in order to be successful.

BRAG BOARD
100s Club (counting to 100)
Landon K., Sydney, Alec, Carter, Caden, Zach, Lexi F., Logan, Tray, Ty, Tiffany, Tiana, Ethan, Asa, Brianna, Tucker, Krista, Jenna, Jillian, Hailey, Drew, Lexi D

Writing ABCs
Awesome job, writing all capital letters: Lexi F., Logan, Zach, Josi, Jerrad, Caden, Carter, Hailey, Tray, Tiana, Ethan, Brianna, Rozalynn Tiffany, Gracey, Riley, Asa, Gabby

Writing to 100
Wesley, Landon K., Sydney, Tianna, Ethan, Brianna, Rozalynn, Lexi F., Carter, Zach, Logan, Josi



Fry Words
As students learn Fry words, we would like to congratulate them. Remember, a student must first master sounds and blending before he/she is ready to begin learning sight words.
First 25
Landon K., Ty, Lexi D., Ethan, Logan, Zach, Hailey, Jenna, Lexi F., Carter, Alec, Gabby, Brianna, Noah, Josi, Sydney, Krista, Alec

Second 25
Landon K., Ty, Logan