MRS.+LAMPERTZ

Welcome to the Kindergarten Wiki Page

Kindergarten 2014/2015

__// Important dates for Kindergarten: //__ // September 24th - Terry Fox run and lunch // // September 30th - open house and book fair 5-7pm // // October 30th - Halloween Party (please send your child's costume to school and we can put it on in the afternoon for our party) // // November 7 - Remembrance Day Service 11:30am // // December 16 - Christmas Concert 7pm // // December 18 - Storm date for Christmas concert // // December 18 - Last day before Christmas holidays for kindergarten students // // January 5th - First day back after Christmas break // // March 26 - Last day before spring break // // April 6 - Back from spring break //

//__ Home reading __//__ program __ Your child has begun the home reading program. Each night you will find in their backpacks a plastic bag with books to read with your child. Please take the time to enjoy the book with your child. There are many benefits from reading to your child. Reading with your child can help them develop listening skills, increase attention span, and their ability to concentrate. It also helps language skills and develops new vocabulary. It develops creativity and their ability to use their own imagination. After your child brings back their books and an adult has signed the paper saying they have read the books, they receive stickers. When the sticker sheet is filled they can then pick out a prize at school from the prize bag.

//**__Mathletics:__ The kindergarten class is signed up for the mathletics program again this year. Please take advantage of this math interactive program at home. You can begin to use this program with your child's username and password, please contact me if you have misplaced your child's information to sign into the program.**//

__//Milk Program://__ You can purchase a milk card for your child for $13, which will allow them to receive a milk at lunchtime. We also have a water jug in our room that the children are welcome to use. Please send a water bottle to school for your child so they can get a drink of water anytime.

=__**// Animated Literacy: //**__ **//This is the literacy program that we implement in Kindergarten. This literacy program is based on Characters for each sound. We have a puppet story about the character \ sound, a song and a gesture. We explore the sound through movement, singing and drawing. So far we have studied 9 characters. Please remember to review with your child when they bring home their sounds books to tell you all about the new letter.//**=

=**//__ Tricky Words: __ As the year goes on we will be learning new tricky words. Our tricky words are frequently used words (Dolch Sight Words) while reading. Your child will be bringing home a envelop marked "tricky words" when we have learned a new word. Please take the time to go over the sight words with your child so they can begin to remember them. Thanks you. //**=

= Please stop by our classroom anytime to see our "wall of words", our "tricky word" wall and all the activities we do as we learn. = = =