August 28-Sept 8

We had a great first week of kindergarten! The students are doing so well adjusting to school life.  Now that the first week of kindergarten is done, we are excited to see the students come into school and walk to the cafeteria by themselves.  This is an important part of their learning independence and getting them ready for their future school careers.  It is such a sense of accomplishment for them to be able to grow more independently each day.  Your child is still getting used to the routines of school and they will be tired and cranky when they get home.  Please know that this is normal and the more they get into the school routine the easier it will get.

We have a special friend in kindergarten this year, named Parker. Parker, who is wheelchair bound, is in Ms. Bronk's room. Parker's mother, Michele, is going to introduce us all to Parker this Friday morning at 8:45 am. We will be able to learn more about Parker and his mother will be able to answer any questions. It will be exciting to learn more about Parker and how we can best interact with our special kinder friend. You are more than welcome to join us if you would like to meet Parker and learn more about him yourself! If you would like to join us, please sign-in in the office before coming into the lunch room. 

Reminder:  Friday, September 1st Early Release @ 1:00.

• Our first early release is this Friday, September 1st. I will be sending your kinder home based on what you wrote on your kinder's transportation form. If you would like to change your kinder's end of day (EOD) plans for Friday, please let me know by tomorrowafternoon. We will be dismissing the students shortly before 1:00 pm so the buses can roll out at 1:00 pm. Below are the other scheduled early releases so you can plan ahead!
• *Scheduled Early Release days for 2017-18
  Friday, September 1, 2017
  Friday, November 3, 2017
  Friday, January 19, 2018
  Friday, March 23, 2018
  Friday, May 25, 2018
• If your kinder is going to Clubhouse for early releases and is not scheduled to go to Clubhouse, make sure to email Cathy Kerber (ckerber@cologneacademy.org) to keep her updated.

If you have not sent in your parent apple note, please send that in by this Friday, September 1st. We will start reading them next week :)

NO SCHOOL Monday, September 4th.

Here is a great video to help your child to tie their shoes.
https://carver.macaronikid.com/articles/599c87e73ebf8625fc230e39/teach-your-children-to-tie-their-shoes-in-less-than-a-minute

END OF DAY CHANGES 
Please inform the office of any changes to your normal end of the day routine. Always call or email the front desk and your classroom teacher.
Front Desk email:    frontdesk@cologneacademy.org    
main office phone: 952-466-2276

LITERATURE
How Full is Your Bucket
Good Choice/Sad Choice
Kindergarten Books

This next week we will continue to work on our routines and expectations for our literacy block. The following week, we will dive into guided reading!

MATH
During the months of September and October students will work on the following skills:
·         numbers 0-10 (ordering, identifying, representing, and writing)
·         matching and sorting: size and shape
·         2-dimensional shapes
·         patterns :AB and ABB

Throughout the year students will explore math through open-ended-questions, math stations, chromebooks, IXL, rekenreks, and a variety of math manipulatives.

BACK TO SCHOOL!!

Important Dates

Kindergarten Open House is Thursday, August 17^th from 5:30-6:30. 

        Come join us for a fun filled evening to meet your teacher, see the classroom, make a craft, visit the fishing pond and have a lot of fun!  Parents make sure you see your teacher as they will have a folder for you with important papers to fill out before pre-conferences.

New Family Orientation is also Thursday, August 17^th from 6:30-7:30.

          There will be childcare provided and there will be a group activity for new students in grades 5-8​.

Pre Conferences are Tuesday, August 22^nd from 8:00 a.m-8:00 p.m.

Please sign up using the link if you haven’t already.  https://signup.com/group/716998567094468065

First Day of School is Monday, August 28^th!