Friday, October 11, 2019


Mrs. Zalesky’s Kindergarten News
Friday, October 11th, 2019

Special’s Rotation

Mon.               ***NO SCHOOL***
Tues.             Computer             
Wed.             PE (please wear tennis shoes)                                                                      
Thurs.           Art
Fri.                  Music
***No School on Monday, October 14th Columbus Day

***Orders for Kindergarten Portrait Shirts due
Wednesday, October 23rd if you would like to purchase one!!!
 (This will be a 1 time order.)
 Each class will be creating their own shirt with the kid’s from that Kindergarten class on them.  If you did not receive an order form, please let me know.  An example of a shirt we have created in a past year is hanging up by the office so check it out!  They come in kids and adult sizes so anyone is welcome to order them! It is so much fun to see each child’s drawing of themselves!J

***Reminder that Trick or Trunk & Fall Festival is on Sunday, Oct. 20th from 1:00-4:00.  Deadline to sign up for a spot will be on Tuesday, Oct. 15th. You will need to have a reservation to attend and then remember to bring your confirmation ticket with you for the fun!!!

***Our Halloween Party will be coming up on Thursday, October 31st 
from 1:30-2:30!!!J
Our long awaited Halloween Party is almost here on Thursday, October 31st!  We would love to have any of you who are able join us to come and help out!  Thanks so much for helping make this such a fun party for the kids, and also for your $10 donation for the classroom parties!  We couldn’t do it without you!J  Our party will be from 1:30-2:30.  We still have three parties coming up this year for Christmas, Valentines, and End of the Year if you are unable to make it to this one. We would love to have you here on Thursday!  If you would like to help out, please contact our room mom, Courtney Ham at Courtney.Ham29@gmail.com or 618-975-1500. J 
***Just to let you know, we will not be wearing costumes for our party.
Thanks so much for everyone's support with our completing our family projects and the letter of the week homework that have been coming home!  The Book Boxes and Family Pumpkins that the kids have been bringing in are fantastic!!!  They are so excited to share them with their friends and tell us how they were made!  I wish you could see their faces just beaming as they share their special boxes and pumpkins with everyone at school! It is neat to see how they are all so unique and special to each child in their own way.J  Tuesday is the date to turn in our pumpkins. But it’s never too late to turn them in!  The kids loves seeing all of the different ways you can decorate them!  Letter of the week homework has been a huge hit at school, too, since they get to show and tell a little more with their drawings and handwriting!  They are all getting very good at standing up in front of their friends and sharing!!!J 
**Just to let you know, today was the last day of the grading period for this 9 weeks.  Grades will be entered by Tuesday, Oct. 15th and posted on our school website in Skyward.  You can see grades at any time during each quarter by looking there.J  You have received a password from the office when you registered your child.  The grades will be:  S – Satisfactory, P – Progressing, N- Needs Improvement, U- Unsatisfactory.  If you have any questions, please let me know and I look forward to visiting with you at conferences!J  You should have received a conference sheet this week.  If you haven’t already, please sign and it return it as soon as possible to let me know if that day and time works out for you.J
***We are collecting money in our classroom for UNICEF through Halloween.  It is an organization that gives to needy children around the world. Thank you for any donations that you can make!J
**Next week we will be studying letter Cc.
**Congratulations to this week’s “Star Students”**
Colten       Skylar        Kristine        Chase