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Welcome to OLP's KINDERGARTEN on the web !!!
https://powerschool.diometuchen.org/public/
 http://www.olpfords.com/attachments/article/62/Power%20School%20for%20Parents.pdf
Dear Kindergarten Parents-- My name is Mrs. Lisa and I am the Kindergarten teacher at Our Lady Of Peace School. As a kindergarten teacher for over 25 years (this is my 16th year at OLP), it is such a joy to see some of my former students at OLP and how they’ve matured and gone on to become ‘great works of art’ in our Catholic community!!! I sincerely look forward to teaching this year’s class, getting to know all of your children, and working together with parents so that we may truly have a successful and enjoyable year!!
Helpful Reminders for School
School Day: 8:00AM - 2:30PM
School door opens at 7:45 am
Before your child comes to school, please make sure child has had a good breakfast, plenty of rest, and tries to go to the bathroom.
Snack Program: Only a small healthy snack and small drink is needed.All Snacks must be peanut free and /or come from a plant that does not make or have nut items in its facility. A list was sent home of peanut free snacks to bring. If you would like another list please let us know.
School Uniform *** All socks must be above the ankle (no anklet socks are permitted).No jewelry should be worn to school (hair pieces and earrings must be small / hoops no larger then a dime size.No nail polish on nails.Sneakers can only be worn for gym day. School shoes (black or blue) are to be worn with school uniform each day.
Gym is on Thursday's --- The children wear gym uniforms and sneakers to school . *** No jewelry is to be worn on gym day (watches,necklaces,earrings,etc...).
When your child is absent/ill: When your child is ill, please call the OLP office at (732) 738-7464 and report your child’s absence. If your child becomes ill at school, he/she will be sent to the nurse and you or one of the names listed on the emergency card will be contacted. Please notify us immediately if any contact numbers change. NOTE: Children must be fever free and/or free from vomiting for 24 hrs. before returning to school!!!
*** If you need to communicate to me about anything,my school e-mail address is eileenolp @ yahoo.com
*** please send me your e-mail address so that I can communicate with you about anything regarding school and your child.
*** The school office is running low on copy machine paper -- if any parent would possibly have any extra copy paper packs for the copy machine that they can spare it would be so greatly appreciated.
Thank You so very much for your help !!!
The week of February 13 - February 17, 2012
Language Arts
The children are practicing listening to find story detail in order to know the beginning,middle and ending of the stories read.The stories this week are big book I'm a Jolly Farmer by Julie Lacome and book David's Drawings by Cathryn Falwell.The children are continuing to practice identifying the beginning, middle and ending sound of words.They are also continuing to practice blending these sounds together to read words. The children are practicing writing sentences that have words that start with the letter sound being worked on for the week.Last week the children made a sentence with /w/ sound words (The wacky walrus wears a wig and wiggles.) along with a picture for the sentence. This week the class will write a sentence for the /x/ sound with /x/ sound words at the beginning and end of the words. ***The children are still learning and using new high frequency words -- do,what,two,etc... and putting them in sentences as well as reviewing the high frequency words they have learned already -- a,I,the,can,my,like,to and others. A list of the words will be sent home this week so that they can be practiced. The children will be learning the letter Xx and its sound /ks/. We will continue to practice the word families and making more flip charts soon for these families (to bring home and practice). If one has not been made yet, please help your child find an empty shoe box with lid and have them decorate it any way that they would like. Please place a label on it saying Practice Box. The items that your child has brought home and will be brought home can go in it for frequent practice (items such as high frequency word cards,letter cards,flip word family cards,etc..
Handwriting
The children are practicing the strokes for writing and holding a pencil correctly. If they can also have added practice at home with the strokes mentioned,their names, and added help holding their pencil correctly that would be extremely beneficial (many are holding their pencil incorrectly and are having trouble with coloring and writing appropriately because of this). *** Please remind your child to be careful with their coloring and work (to slow down and take their time). To want to hand in work they would be proud of (always to try and do their best). This helps them form good work habits at an early age and allows them to feel more responsible. **** Please check and sign all homework given ****
Thank You!
Math
The children are learning to identify numbers and number sets that are greater than,fewer than,and equal to other numbers and number sets. Last week the class tried identifying numbers and number amounts that had 1 or 2 more than (greater than) other numbers and number amounts. The class attempted to create number amounts themselves that had 1 or 2 more than other numbers and number amounts. This week the class will practice identifying and creating number and number amounts that have 1 or 2 less than (fewer than) other number and number amounts. The class will also practice using the number line to be able to accomplish identifying more than and fewer than as well as putting numbers in sequencial order if they are not or if any are missing.
Religion
The children will be discussing being a part of a family and how family members help each other through loving,caring and kind actions.The children will learn about the Holy Family and how Mary,Joseph and Jesus showed their love for each other by their actions and deeds.The children will understand that they are a part of God's family the Church and that God is their heavenly Father who loves them always.We will practice saying the "Our Father" in our prayer moments. Our Saint of the Week is Saint Valentine (Feast Day Feb 14th) and hear the story of Saint Bernadette and Our Lady of Lourdes (Feast Day Feb 10th)The children will create a cutout grotto with Our Lady of Lourdes similar to the place (grotto) Bernadette saw Our Lady standing in Lourdes France.
Activities
With Valentine's Day quickly approaching as well as President's Day, the children will be making special things in class that have to do with both. The children started coloring cute Valentine cupids to hang in the hall as well as banners of two well known president's George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.On Monday, the children will make special valentine bags for their valentine's on Tuesday. (Please have your child's valentine's in ASAP for the bags being made -- there are 27 children all together in the class). The class will be passing out valentine's on Tuesday afternoon and the bags will be sent home that day.The children will also be making valentine hats to wear home on Tuesday and Patriotic hats to wear home on Thursday (There is no school for the children on Friday and Monday -- Feb 17th and 20th).
Specials
Monday -- Spanish
Tuesday -- Music (Art is the second half of the year)
Wednesday -- Music (Art is the second half of the year)
Thursday -- Gym / Library (starting this Thursday). All library books brought home must be returned no later then the following Wednesday. If a book is not brought back by the next library day (Thursday) another book cannot be taken out for that week until the book is returned.
Friday -- Religion / Computers
Homework for the Week
Monday -- Valentine's Day activity ditto (math) & /x/ sound ditto
Tuesday -- Math wkbk p. P4-6 (2 more)
Wednesday -- Math wkbk p. P4-7 (2 fewer)
Thursday -- Math wkbk pp. P4-8 & P4-9 (order numbers through 10 & using the number line)
** Thursday's H.W. can be brought back on Tuesday (Feb 21st)
Friday -- No Homework
Have a great Weekend and President's Day!!!
* Please offer your child guidance when needed but let them try on their own !!!.
About Homework above: Again, please remind them to try their best when writing their letters on the guidelines,to touch the lines and work from top to bottom & left to right (allow them to look at the guideline sheet to see how the letters are formed). Allow your child to find magazine pictures with you assisting when needed or to draw/color their own pictures carefully and then glue into the Comp. bk. Try to let your child sound out and write the labels for the pictures that they have into the Comp book but if needed you can help them spell the picture label (let them write it though). Thanks!
Kindergarten Rocks!!!
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