Miss Nenadov's Kindergarten Class News

2010-05-09T15:02:00.001-07:00

Grace Community School
Kindergarten Weekly Memo
Quarter 4 Week 6

Kindergarten Graduation
May 21, 2010
8:30-9:30- Kindergarten Graduation Performance
PARENTS ONLY-G135
10:00-10:45-Kindergarten Graduation Commencement
On the Lawn by the Chapel
6 Adults per Graduate Allowed
11:00-11:30-Cake Reception
Plaza by the Fountain
All Are Welcome!

*Graduation Performance- I have put together a program for the Kindergarten Graduation. Please look over your child’s part and help them memorize their line/lines. There is NO GUARANTEE that they will say their actual line/lines in the performance. We only have a limited amount of time to perform and I’m uncertain right now of how long my original performance will take. If it is too long, I will have to cut out speaking parts, however, each child WILL be performing songs and chants. Thank you for your understanding.

*Two More Weeks Left!- For the next two weeks we will be practicing for our Graduation Performance. Academics will be light! We will work hard to finish our Rainbow Sight Words. There will be no more memory verses to memorize and no more sharing.

*Left Over Work- Work that we did not get to this year will be sent home in a packet. This is a great way to refresh your child’s memory during the summer. Please read with your child regularly during the summer!

*Summer Work- I strongly suggest that you buy a booklet to practice with your child over the summer to prepare them for 1st grade. They have learned and gained so much knowledge this year and I don’t want it to all be forgotten this summer! These books are available at any education store. You can try Lakeshore or the Education Station.

*5th Week Progress Reports- Progress reports should be mailed home this week!

*Pictures!!!!!- Please email your pictures to manders_t@hotmail.com

2010-05-04T13:43:00.001-07:00

Kindergarten Weekly Memo
May 4th-7th

Bible:
Lazarus and the Rich Man
The Rich Young Ruler
Zacchaeus

Memory Verse: Kk- “Keep your tongue from evil.” Psalm 34:14
*This is our LAST memory verse for the year! We will not do memory verses for the last two weeks of school. We will use the extra time to practice for the Kindergarten Graduation!

Sharing: No more sharing!

Beary Special Person: If your child has not gone, we will find time for them to present before the end of the school year.

Phonics: Continue learning special sounds including “ou”/”ow” and “y” as in happy.

Math: We are moving on from addition and subtraction and this week we will be counting and writing numbers 11-30.

Handwriting: We will practice all of the cursive letters that we have learned thus far and we will learn to write the capital Zz.
What’s Going On?
SAT Testing- We are DONE with testing. It was a long process, but I’m SO PROUD of the students. Since we are a large class and they have never tested before, we tested all of the way up to Friday!
El Capitan- THANK YOU to all of the parents who helped out on our last field trip. It was a success and everyone enjoyed seeing God’s creation.
Kindergarten Graduation- Friday, May 21st from 9:00AM-11:00AM in G135 and outside by the Chapel.
More information to follow! Your child will have a part in our performance. They will receive their part to memorize by the end of this week!
Kindergarten Slideshow- We would like to put together a slideshow of our Kindergarten year for the K Graduation. If you have pictures of the kids that you have taken at school events (programs, field trips, Birthdays, etc.) please email them to Miss Taylor at
manders_t@hotmail.com
(note the underscore between manders and t= manders_t)
Please send them in ASAP!
Spring Picture Day- Friday, May 7th. A flyer will be sent home today.

Progress Reports- The 5th week progress report will be sent home next week. This Friday is the last day of the 5th week. We only have 7 weeks in this last Kindergarten quarter.

Rainbow Sight Words- Three more weeks for your child to finish all of the sight words!
Thank you for your diligent efforts to train up your child in the ways of the Lord. It’s a joy to have your child in class and I’m so encouraged to see growth. All praise be to the Lord for what HE has done this year!

2010-04-25T20:09:00.001-07:00

Miss Nenadov’s Kindergarten Weekly Memo
April 26th-April 30th

SAT Testing April 26th-April 29th

Due to the intensity and mental stamina of testing, the teaching will be light this week.

*No memory verse
*No homework (reading or written)
*No sharing

This week we will be testing in the mornings. Here is a tentative schedule.

Monday- Sound and Letters, Word Reading
Tuesday-Sentence Reading, Mathematics
Wednesday-Environment, Listening to Words and Stories
Thursday- Make-up testing and Field Trip
Friday- Make-up testing

How You Can Help Prepare Your Child

*Healthy breakfast
*Plenty of rest
*Arrive at school on time
*Encourage first time listening and focusing as the test requires both

El Capitan Oceans Field Trip
Thursday, April 29th
11:00AM-3:30PM
*Please turn in permission slip and money ASAP
*Room for a few more chaperones
*Note the late return time- 3:30PM
*Booster Seat
*Sack Lunch- NO HOT LUNCH!
*Yellow field Trip shirt
*Jeans OKAY

Snack/Lunch
The cafeteria has requested that you provide a spoon, fork or straw for your child if they need one. Too many Kindergarteners have been going to the cafeteria to pick up such utensils.

Monday, May 3rd- No School

2010-04-18T21:25:00.001-07:00

Miss Nenadov’s Kindergarten Weekly Memo
April 19th-April 23rd

Bible-
Jesus Heals Ten Lepers
Lazarus and the Rich Man
The Rich Young Ruler
Zacchaeus

*Your child’s Bible grade comes mainly from how well they can recite the weekly verse! Please practice with them at home. Each Friday your child stands in front of their peers and they recite the weekly verse! They are graded on how well they know their verse, including the REFERENCE!

Memory Verse: Letter Vv-
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the
Father in my name, He will give it you.”
John 16:23

Sharing Letter- Long Ii (e.g. ice, bike, mice, rice)
*The long Ii sound does not have to come at the beginning

Sharing Day Schedule

Monday- Summer and Fall, A-D
Tuesday- Summer and Fall, A-D and E-J
Wednesday- K-P
Thursday- Q-V
Friday-Winter and Spring, W-Z

Phonics- We will continue learning special sounds this week and blends. We will practice three letter special sounds and their blends. We will also learn the special sounds: or, ch, ou. We will also practice circling the blends and marking the vowels in words.

Handwriting- We will review capital cursive alphabet and we will learn capital Hh and Gg.

Math-We will finish Chapter 8 on subtraction. The last four weeks of school will be spent learning shapes and number to 30.

Science- Animals

Class Work/Homework Schedule

There will be homework packets sent home these last few weeks of school. They will contain the few phonics, handwriting and math pages that we were unable to cover in class. The packets will be sent home on Monday and they will be due on Friday. Your child will receive a grade for their homework. The packets will reinforce skills learned in class and they will give you the opportunity to see how your child is thinking and processing the concepts being taught.

Please continue to read with your child on Tuesday and Thursday nights.

Reminders/Notes

*No More Naps- Your child will no longer be taking a nap after lunch. Instead, they will put their heads down on their desks for 15-20 minutes and rest. I will be sure to send home their blankets with them.

*Rainbow Sight Words- Please practice the rainbow sight words with your child! If you lose your list, please check the blog. They are posted! These sight words are going to last us for the rest of the school year. When your child learns all of their sight words, they will get to choose a smencil (smelly pencil) as their reward!

*Last Field Trip- Please turn in your child’s permission slip and money for our field trip on Thursday, April 29th. We will be going to the El Capitan Theatre to watch Disney’s Oceans. We have room for 4 more chaperones. We don’t need any more drivers, but if you are interested in being a chaperone, please let me know. The cost per chaperone is $8.

*Art Festival- Thank you for bringing in jars for the art festival. The candle lanterns look very cute and they will be displayed hanging from a tree. Please come in the Art Festival on Monday, April 20th at 7:00PM.
NOON DISMISSAL

*Pizza Party- Your kids have won a pizza party for this Friday, April 23rd. The Kindergarteners raise the 2nd highest amount of money for the Walk-a-Thon! Great Job! No lunch needed for Friday, but please provide your child with a snack.

*SAT Testing- Yes, your child will be taking the SATs. I have not seen the tests, and I am not familiar with the Kindergarten version of the test yet. We will be testing the week of April 26th-30th. The tests will not take all 5 days and they will not take all day either. I would like to give the tests the first thing in the morning while the kids are still fresh. Please bring your child to school that week and be as punctual as possible! :)

2010-04-11T20:59:00.001-07:00

Miss Nenadov’s Kindergarten Weekly Memo
April 12th-April 16th

Bible-
Jesus Stills the Storm
The Transfiguration
Jesus and the Lepers

*Your child’s Bible grade comes mainly from how well they can recite the weekly verse! Please practice with them at home. Each Friday your child stands in front of their peers and they recite the weekly verse! They are graded on how well they know their verse, including the REFERENCE!

Memory Verse: Letter Qq-

The original Qq Bible verse used an odd translation, so we will be learning the NASB translation below. 

1 Corinthians 16:13 (New American Standard Bible)
13Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.

Sharing Letter- Long Ee (e.g. eagle, Easter, leaf, street, feet)
*The long Ee sound does not have to come at the beginning

Sharing Day Schedule

Monday- Summer and Fall, A-D
Tuesday- Summer and Fall, A-D and E-J
Wednesday- K-P
Thursday- Q-V
Friday-Winter and Spring, W-Z

Phonics- We will continue learning special sounds this week and blends. We will practice sight words and learn the new “thr” blend and “ar” sound. We will focus reading words that have 2-3 letter blends at the begging.

Handwriting- We will review capital cursive alphabet and we will learn capital Ll. We will also practice writing Bible sentences in cursive.

Math-We will continue Chapter 8 on subtraction. If you would like extra math practice for your child, be sure to send me a note! We only have 3 more chapters until the end of the school year!

Science- Animals

Class Work/Homework Schedule

Here is a list of the class work that your child will be doing each day. If they do not complete the work, it will be sent home as homework. There is only OFFICAL Reading homework each Tuesday and Thursday. Everything else sent home will be uncompleted class work. (Science papers do not need to be returned).

Monday-
Phonics: Pages 175-176
Handwriting: Story about what they did during the week.
Math: Pages H17-H18

Tuesday-
Phonics: No worksheet
Handwriting:157
Math: Pages H19-H20
Reading: Read for 20 minutes. You DO NOT have to return the books with stickers on them! Please return the other readers.

Wednesday-
Phonics: Pages 179-180
Handwriting: Pages 159-160
Math: Pages H21-H22

Thursday-
Phonics: No worksheet
Handwriting: Write sentence for Bible story
Math: Pages H23-H24
Reading: Read for 20 minutes.

Friday-
Phonics: Pages 183-184
Handwriting: Pages 163-164
Math: Pages H25-H26

Reminders/Notes

This is the homestretch. We are now in Quarter 4. There are 6 more weeks of school left.

*Rainbow Sight Words- Please practice the rainbow sight words with your child! If you lose your list, please check the blog. They are posted! These sight words are going to last us for the rest of the school year. When your child learns all of their sight words, they will get to choose a smencil (smelly pencil) as their reward!

*Last Field Trip- For our last field trip we will be going to the El Capitan Theatre to watch Disney’s Oceans! The date is set for Thursday, April 29th at 12:30PM. We will leave school at 11:30AM and by back by the end of the day.

*Art Festival- We will hopefully start and complete our candle jar this Thursday. I do have a few extra jars. Let me know if you are unable to get/find a glass jar and I will gladly provide one for your child.

2010-03-28T22:28:00.000-07:00

Miss Nenadov’s Kindergarten Weekly Memo
03/29/10-04/02/10

Bible- The Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ

*Your child’s Bible grade comes mainly from how well they can recite the weekly verse! Please practice with them at home. Each Friday your child stands in front of their peers and they recite the weekly verse! They are graded on how well they know their verse, including the REFERENCE!

Memory Verse: Letter X-“EXceeding great and precious promises are given unto
us.” II Peter 1:4

Sharing Letter- Long Aa (e.g. acron, apron)

*Your child has a new carpet square. Please note their new sharing day!

Monday- Summer and Fall, A-D
Tuesday- E-J
Wednesday- K-P
Thursday- Q-V
Friday-Winter and Spring, W-Z

Phonics- We will continue learning blends and this week we will start learning three letter blends (scr, str, spr)

Handwriting- We will review capital cursive alphabet and we will learn capital Dd and Mm.

Math-We will begin Chapter 8 on subtraction. If you would like extra math practice for your child, be sure to send me a note! We only have 3 more chapters until the end of the school year!

Science- Review insects and continue learning about animals.

Class Work/Homework Schedule

Here is a list of the class work that your child will be doing each day. If they do not complete the work, it will be sent home as homework. There is only OFFICAL Reading homework each Tuesday and Thursday. Everything else sent home will be uncompleted class work. (Science papers do not need to be returned).

Monday-
Phonics: Pages 161-162
Handwriting: Page 143
Math: Chapter 7 Test

Tuesday-
Phonics: Pages 163-164
Handwriting:147-148
Math: Hands On-no worksheet
Reading: Read for 20 minutes. You DO NOT have to return the books with stickers on them! Please return the other readers.

Wednesday-
Phonics: Pages 167-168
Handwriting: Page 144
Math: H9-H10

Thursday-
Phonics: Pages 171-172
Handwriting: Page 151
Math: H11-H12
Reading: Read for 20 minutes.

Friday-
Phonics: Page 173
Handwriting: Page 152
Math: April Calendar

Reminders/Notes

*Friday, April 2nd- Noon Dismissal!

*April 5th-9th- Easter Break- No School!

*Rainbow Sight Words- Please practice the rainbow sight words with your child! If you lose your list, please check the blog. They are posted! These sight words are going to last us for the rest of the school year. Don’t feel like you have to make your child learn one row a week; that may be too excessive!

*Last Field Trip- Please look for a flyer sent home this week about our last field trip!

*Art Festival- Please send in a 12oz. glass jar for your child’s art project. Please have it in by the Monday after Easter Break (Monday, April 12th)!

2010-03-18T15:35:00.000-07:00

March 22nd-25th
Weekly Memo

Forgive me for not getting a weekly memo for you this week. If your child did not bring home their verse for this week and you are confused as to what verse they are to recite tomorrow, here it is…
Isaiah 55:6- “Seek ye the Lord while he may be found.”

Next Week- March 22nd-25th

Memory Verse Zz-“Zion heard, and was glad.” Psalm 97:8

Sharing Letter- Aa

Monday- Summer, Fall, A-D
Tuesday- E-J
Wednesday- K-P
Thursday- Q-V
Friday- Winter, Spring, W-Z
(Your child should know which letter/season they sit on during class time)

Bible-
Nicodemus comes to Jesus at night
The serpent and the cross
The Resurrection

Phonics- We will be reviewing all of our special sounds, long vowels and we will continue to learn blends.

Special sounds=

e as in me
o as in go
y as in fly
ay as in pray
sh as in ship
th as in thin
th as in this

Blends= bl,cl,fl,gl,br,dr,pr,gr,st

Math- We will continue learning addition. We will learn; adding doubles, adding vertically and adding facts through ten.

Upcoming Events-
Friday, March 26th- TIS (No School)
Friday, March 26th-Last day of Quarter 3
Monday, March 29th- Walk-a-Thon money is due!
Friday, April 2nd- Good Friday, Noon Dismissal
April 5th-9th- Easter Break
Monday, April 12th- 12oz glass jar for project due to Miss Nenadov
Friday, April 16th- Night of Praise (see GCS website for more information)
Monday, April 19th- Art Festival

Walk-a-Thon- Thank you for helping out with the Walk-a-Thon. Please collect money and send it to school with your child by Monday, March 29th.

Please send your child’s reading book back to school with them if it does not have a sticker. I am unable to read with them if they do not have a book because I do not have extra booklets.

Festivals of the Arts- Please send in a 12oz glass jar for your child’s art project. Please put their name on it. Please turn in a glass jar by Monday, April 12th.

Bathroom- Please encourage your child to use the restroom before school, during recess, lunch, last recess and after school. We will always let them use the restroom during class time, but we encourage them use the restroom during their own time.

Rainbow Sight Words- All of the sight words are on the blog on archive. I do not have extra lists as of right now, but I will try to print more out soon!

Beary Special Person- Several of you asked me for extra Beary Special Person questions, so I sent one home to everyone. I received many of them back, but it may not be your child’s week. I will keep your child’s pictures until it is their week. You may not receive the photos back for another month. Thank you for your patience.

QUICK REMINDER

2010-03-14T22:37:00.001-07:00

*Tomorrow is the Walk-a-Thon! Your child may wear athletic attire as long as it is appropriate. It is NOON DISMISSAL!

*Please send your child to school with their scrapbook page for Ami. We will be having a farewell party for her, so you do not need to pack your child a lunch, but please send them to school with a snack!

See you in the morning!

2010-03-07T14:23:00.000-08:00

The 100th Day of School! February 5, 2010

2010-03-07T14:21:00.001-08:00

Miss Nenadov’s Kindergarten Weekly Memo
03/08/10-03/12/10

Bible-
Paralytic is Healed
Pool of Bethesda

Memory Verse: Letter Pp-“Praise ye the Lord: for it is good to sing praises unto
our God.” Psalm 147:1

Sharing Letter-Pp

Monday-Summer, Fall A-D
Tuesday- E-J
Wednesday- K-P
Thursday- Q-V
Friday- Winter, Spring W-Z

Phonics- This week is a busy week for phonics! We will continue to practice long vowels. Here are the rules to remember.

Rule #1-When there are two vowels in a word the first one says its long name and the second vowel is silent.
Here is how we mark the words.

Rule #2- When there is one vowel at the end of a word it says its long name. For example, go, me, she, he and we.

We will continue to practice all blends, but we will focus on the fr blend.

We will learn our first two digraphs, sh and th!

Handwriting- We will continue to learn cursive capital letters and practice writing our names!

Math- We will continue learning how to add. We will move on from learning how to add 1 to a number to adding 2 and 3 to a number. We will be introduced to the plus and equal signs.

Science- Finish Seeds and Plants and begin Animals

Welcome Back from Shepherd’s Break!
Here are some things to remember:

Family Fun Night- This Friday, March 12th. Flyers for Family Fun Night were sent home at the end of February. Check the GCS website for more information.

Walk-a-thon!- Monday, March 15th we will be having out walk-a-thon! Please continue to raise money to support GCS! Your child may wear athletic clothes that day. Make sure they are wearing appropriate shoes.

Biedebach Farewell- The Biedebachs have plane ticket to take them back to Malawi on Tuesday, March 16th. This means that we will only have Ami until the Monday of Walk-a-thon. After our walk-a-thon we would like to have a farewell party for her. Monday, the 15th is a NOON DISMISAL, so we will have our party from 11:00-12:00. A flyer will be sent home sometime this week.

*Rainbow Sight Words- Please practice the rainbow sight words with your child! If you lose your list, please check the blog. They are posted! These sight words are going to last us for the rest of the school year. Don’t feel like you have to make your child learn one row a week; that may be too excessive!

Festival of the Arts- This year for the Festival of the Arts we are going to be making candleholders. Please bring in a glass jar for your child to make a candleholder out of. I would prefer it be a 12oz. jar. You do not need to bring in the lid. Please have your child’s name on the bottom of the jar. Please have the jar turned in by Friday, March 19th.

Homework- This week our only official homework will be reading on Tuesday and Thursday!

2010-02-21T22:30:00.000-08:00

Miss Nenadov’s Kindergarten Weekly Memo
02/22/10-02/26/10

Bible-
The Wedding at Cana
Jesus Changes People
Paralytic is Healed
The Pool of Bethesda

Memory Verse: Letter Rr-

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” Exodus 20:8

Sharing Letter: Rr
*Please note new sharing day!

Monday-Summer, Fall, Letters A-D
Tuesday- E-J
Wednesday-K-P
Thursday-Q-V
Friday-W-Z, Winter and Spring

Phonics- We will continue to read and mark words with long vowels.

We will review that O and E say their names or long vowel sound if they are the only vowel and they come at the end of the word. (Examples: me, we, she, he, go, etc.)

We will learn how Y can make the long I sound when it is the only vowel at the end of a word. (Examples: my, fly, shy, why, cry, try, etc.)

We will learn that ay makes the long A sound. (Examples: pray, sway, way)

Handwriting- We will continue to learn our cursive capital alphabet. This week we will review T and I and we will learn J.

Math- We are finishing up chapter 6 and we will have our test this week!
This week we will:
-recognize and count dimes
-review coins
-model addition
-add 1 to 0-5
-add 1 to 6-9

*Math packets will be sent home upon request.

Science- Parts of a Plant and Spring

Upcoming Events:

-No School- March 1st-March 5th-Shepherd’s Conference

-March 9th- PGA Meeting

-March 12th- Family Fun Night

-March 15th-Walk-a-Thon (Noon Dismissal)

-March 26th-End of Quarter Three

-Walk-a-Thon-We need parent volunteers to help out at the Walk-a-Thon. There are sign-up tables outside of the gym by the snack table. Parents are needed to help keep track of how many laps the children run. More information will be sent home before the end of the week.

-Homework-We will only have Tuesday and Thursday reading homework this week. I often forget to send the books home with your child. If I forget in the future, reading to them for 20 minutes will suffice.

Psalm 33
Praise to the Creator and Preserver.
1 Sing for joy in the LORD, O you righteous ones;
Praise is becoming to the upright.
2Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre;
Sing praises to Him with a harp of ten strings.
3Sing to Him a new song;
Play skillfully with a shout of joy.
4For the word of the LORD is upright,
And all His work is done in faithfulness.
5He loves righteousness and justice;
The earth is full of the lovingkindness of the LORD.
6By the word of the LORD the heavens were made,
And by the breath of His mouth all their host.
7He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap;
He lays up the deeps in storehouses.
8Let all the earth fear the LORD;
Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.
9For He spoke, and it was done;
He commanded, and it stood fast.
10The LORD nullifies the counsel of the nations;
He frustrates the plans of the peoples.
11The counsel of the LORD stands forever,
The plans of His heart from generation to generation.
12Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD,
The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance.
13The LORD looks from heaven;
He sees all the sons of men;
14From His dwelling place He looks out
On all the inhabitants of the earth,
15He who fashions the hearts of them all,
He who understands all their works.
16The king is not saved by a mighty army;
A warrior is not delivered by great strength.
17A horse is a false hope for victory;
Nor does it deliver anyone by its great strength.
18Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him,
On those who hope for His lovingkindness,
19To deliver their soul from death
And to keep them alive in famine.
20Our soul waits for the LORD;
He is our help and our shield.
21For our heart rejoices in Him,
Because we trust in His holy name.
22Let Your lovingkindness, O LORD, be upon us,
According as we have hoped in You.

2010-02-15T17:45:00.001-08:00

Miss Nenadov’s Kindergarten Weekly Memo
02/16/10-02/19/10

Bible-
Fishers of Men
Jesus Calls Matthew
Jesus and the Disciples

Memory Verse: Letter Yy - “You are the light of the world.” Matthew 5:14

Sharing Letter-Bb

Tuesday- Red and Orange
Wednesday- Yellow
Thursday-Green
Friday-Blue and Purple

Phonics- We will continue to practice long vowels. Here are the rules to follow to help your child at home.

Rule #1-When there are two vowels in a word the first one says its long name and the second vowel is silent.
Here is how we mark the words.

hop bat mit

hope bait mite

Rule #2- When there is one vowel at the end of a word it says its long name. For example, go, me, she, he and we.

Handwriting- We will continue to learn cursive capital letters and write sentences.

Math- We will come close to finishing chapter 6. We will cover capacities, hot and cold, penny and nickel amounts. Monday we will finish the chapter with a lesson on dimes! If you are interested in having extra worksheets for your child to do at home, let me know. I can give you extra practice sheets.

Science- Seeds and Parts of a Plant

Class Work/Homework Schedule

Here is a list of the class work that your child will be doing each day. If they do not complete the work, it will be sent home as homework. There is only OFFICAL Reading homework each Tuesday and Thursday. Everything else sent home will be uncompleted class work. (Science papers do not need to be returned).

Tuesday-
Phonics: Pages 117-118
Handwriting: Pages 105-106
Math: Hands On-no worksheet
Reading: Read for 20 minutes. You DO NOT have to return the books with stickers on them! Please return the other readers.

Wednesday-
Phonics: Page 119 and 121
Handwriting: Pages 107-108
Math: F25-F26

Thursday-
Phonics: Pages 122
Handwriting: Pages 109-110
Math: F27-F28
Reading: Read for 20 minutes.

Friday-
Phonics: 123-124
Handwriting: 111-112
Math: F29-F30

Reminders/Notes

Miss Taylor- Has been absent from work due to inflammatory bowel disease. She will receive further testing this week to get a proper diagnosis. At the earliest, she will be back at the end of this week. Please keep Amanda in your prayers.

*Rainbow Sight Words- Please practice the rainbow sight words with your child! If you lose your list, please check the blog. They are posted! These sight words are going to last us for the rest of the school year. Don’t feel like you have to make your child learn one row a week; that may be too excessive!

REMINDERS/FIELD TRIP

2010-02-09T11:14:00.000-08:00

February 9, 2010
REMINDERS

Aquarium of the Pacific Field Trip-Is ON tomorrow! We will leave plenty of time to arrive safely. Please be here by 8:15AM! Don’t forget to send your child to school with a sack lunch and a booster seat!

Grandparent’s Day-This Friday, February 12th, at 10:30AM in the main sanctuary of GCC. It is not an official half day of school, but you are welcome to take your child home after the performance. We DO NOT have any special Grandparent’s Day activities planned. We will have a regular, academic morning with the performance beginning at 10:30AM. If you do not plan on picking your child up early, please remember to send them to school with a lunch. The cafeteria will be CLOSED on Friday, so plan accordingly!

Valentine’s Day (Friday)-We are not going to focus on Valentine’s Day at all, HOWEVER, your child is allowed to bring in candy/cards to be passed out. I would prefer that your child not address the valentine. It would be easiest if Amanda and I can just put one into each cubby and not have to worry about names. Thanks for your cooperation!

Locked Doors-Facilities has asked that we keep our doors locked at ALL times. This is rather difficult with Kindergarteners, but we are going to try our best to obey. This means that your child NEEDS to use the restroom on their own time. Please remind your child to use the restroom if you arrive at school early enough.

Tardy-If you come to drop off your child and our doors are already closed, please stop by the GCS Office to get a tardy slip. 

2010-02-07T14:14:00.000-08:00

Miss Nenadov’s Kindergarten Weekly Memo
02/08/10-02/12/10

Bible- The First Miracles of Jesus

*Your child’s Bible grade comes mainly from how well they can recite the weekly verse! Please practice with them at home. Each Friday your child stands in front of their peers and they recite the weekly verse! They are graded on how well they know their verse, including the REFERENCE!

Memory Verse: Letter Gg - “God is love.” I John 4:8

Sharing Letter-Gg

*Your child has a new carpet square. Please note their new sharing day!

Monday- Red
Tuesday- Red and Orange
Wednesday- Yellow
Thursday-Green
Friday-Blue and Purple

Phonics- We will start learning about long vowels this week. The majority of the week will be spent reviewing short vowels, but long vowels will be introduced this week. We will continue with reading groups as well.

Handwriting- We will review capital Aa, and we will learn capital Tt and Ii. Any uncompleted class work will be homework.

Math-We will learn sorting, ordering and comparing by weights and capacities.

Science- Seasons and Seeds

Class Work/Homework Schedule

Here is a list of the class work that your child will be doing each day. If they do not complete the work, it will be sent home as homework. There is only OFFICAL Reading homework each Tuesday and Thursday. Everything else sent home will be uncompleted class work. (Science papers do not need to be returned).

Monday-
Phonics: 107
Handwriting: 99-100
Math: Review F17-F18

Tuesday-
Phonics: 109-110
Handwriting:101-102
Math: F19-F20
Reading: Read for 20 minutes. You DO NOT have to return the books with stickers on them! Please return the other readers.

Wednesday- Aquarium of the Pacific

Thursday-
Phonics: 111
Handwriting: 103-104
Math: F21-F22
Reading: Read for 20 minutes.

Friday-
Phonics: 113-114
Handwriting: 105-106
Math: F23-F24

Reminders/Notes

*100th Day of School- The 100th Day of School was a success! Thank you to all of the parents who gave up their time and money to bless the children.

*Aquarium of the Pacific Field Trip- We will be taking our 3rd field trip on Wednesday, February 10th! The cost for each child is $10. The cost for each parent/chaperone is $6. If you and your child have a season pass, you only need to send in $4 with your child for gas money. Please have in the permission slips and the money ASAP.

Carpool lists will be sent home on Monday!

*Grandparent’s Day- Friday, February 12th! There will be a performance for the beloved Grandparents on the 12th. Your child will be singing a song for the performance. Lyrics will be sent home this week and posted on the blog. Check the GCS website for more information!

*No School- Monday, February 15th

*Rainbow Sight Words- Please practice the rainbow sight words with your child! If you lose your list, please check the blog. They are posted! These sight words are going to last us for the rest of the school year. Don’t feel like you have to make your child learn one row a week; that may be too excessive!

Weekly Memo-February 1st

2010-01-31T17:38:00.000-08:00

Miss Nenadov’s Kindergarten Weekly Memo
02/01/10-02/05/10

Bible- The First Disciples
-John points to Jesus
-Andrew finds Simon
-Phillip tells Nathanael
-Nathanael believes in Jesus

*Your child’s Bible grade comes mainly from how well they can recite the weekly verse! Please practice with them at home. Each Friday your child stands in front of their peers and they recite the weekly verse! They are graded on how well they know their verse, including the REFERENCE!

Memory Verse: Letter Ww - “When I am afraid, I will trust in You.”
Psalm 56:3
(The Bible verse card has different wording, but the above verse is how I will be teaching the verse in class).

Sharing Letter-Ww

*Your child has a new carpet square. Please note their new sharing day!

Monday- Red
Tuesday- Red and Orange
Wednesday- Yellow
Thursday-Green
Friday-Blue and Purple

Phonics- We will continue with our reading groups this week. Reading groups occur about every other week. Starting this week, your child will have reading homework every Tuesday and Thursday! Please return the book every day unless it has a sticker on it. If the book has a sticker on the cover, the book may stay at home.

Handwriting- We will start learning our capital cursive alphabet! The handwriting load is becoming heavy. If your child is unable to finish their work in class, their work will be sent home in order for them to complete it. Look for the please finish and return stamp.

Math- We will continue to learn sorting by lengths (shorter, longer). Not many math pages will be sent home. We will be using many manipulatives to learn new concepts and I will assess their knowledge based on their use of manipulatives. Below is an explanation.

Marcy Cook

Two weeks ago I had the privilege of spending a day at Marcy Cook’s seminar: Math for K-3. Marcy Cook is a leading math specialist, master educator and author. She believes that “number sense develops gradually by exploring, visualizing and relating number algorithms.” Marcy introduced me to a new approach of teaching math. Practically, her philosophy will be implemented in our kindergarten class by having our students use manipulatives, hands-on games, and other relevant math tools. The goal is to have the students actively involved. Active involvement will engage students and maximize their learning.

Science- Seasons and Seeds

Reminders/Notes

*100th Day of School- Friday, February 5th will be the 100th Day of School! We are not going to have a party that day, but we are going to spend most of the day learning about 100! We are going to have different centers set up in which the children will rotate and participate in different 100 activities. I will need about 7 parents to sign-up and volunteer to run a center. Please look for me outside to sign-up. I will need parents to make a commitment from 10:00a.m.-12:00p.m.

*Aquarium of the Pacific Field Trip- We will be taking our 3rd field trip on Wednesday, February 10th! The cost for each child is $10. The cost for each parent/chaperone is $6. If you and your child have a season pass, you only need to send in $4 with your child for gas money. Please have in the permission slips and the money by THIS FRIDAY, 02/05/01.

*Grandparent’s Day- Friday, February 12th! There will be a performance for the beloved Grandparents on the 12th. Your child will be singing a song for the performance. Lyrics will be sent home this week and posted on the blog. Check the GCS website for more information!

*No School- Monday, February 16th

*Rainbow Sight Words- Please practice the rainbow sight words with your child! If you lose your list, please check the blog. They are posted! These sight words are going to last us for the rest of the school year. Don’t feel like you have to make your child learn one row a week; that may be too excessive!

*Report Cards- Will be mailed home this week! Thank you for your patience! I will be diligent about posting grades online and I will send home progress reports for the 3rd quarter at the end of February.

Rainbow Sight Words

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Purple #1
the
of
and
a
to
in
is

Blue #2
you
that
it
he
was
for
on

Green #3
are
as
with
his
they
I
at

Yellow #4
be
this
have
from
or
one
had

Orange #5
by
word
but
not
what
all
were

Red #6
we
when
your
can
said
there
use

Weekly Memo-January 24th

2010-01-24T16:26:00.001-08:00

Miss Nenadov’s Kindergarten Weekly Memo
01/24/01-01/28/01

Bible- The Temptation of Jesus
-The kingdoms of the world
-The pinnacle of the Temple
-Angels minister to Jesus

Memory Verse: Letter Nn-“No man can serve two masters.” Matthew 6:24

Sharing Letter-Nn

Phonics- We will continue with our reading groups this week. Reading groups occur about every other week. Starting this week, your child will have reading homework every Tuesday and Thursday! A detailed flyer will be sent home. Please return the book every day unless it has a sticker on it. If the book has a sticker on the cover, the book may stay at home.

Handwriting- We will continue joining letters together and we will start learning our capital cursive alphabet! The handwriting load is becoming heavy. I will not send home homework, but if your child is unable to finish their work in class, their work will be sent home in order for them to complete it. Look for the please finish and return stamp.

Math- We are finishing up chapter 5 and will begin chapter 6 this week. We are continuing to tell time on both digital and analog clocks and we will begin to learn sorting by lengths (shorter, longer). Not many math pages will be sent home. We will be using many manipulatives to learn new concepts and I will assess their knowledge based on their use of manipulatives.

Science- Seasons and Seeds

Reminders/Notes

*100th Day of School- Friday, February 5th will be the 100th Day of School! We are not going to have a party that day, but we are going to spend most of the day learning about 100! We are going to have different centers set up in which the children will rotate and participate in different 100 activities. I will need about 7 parents to sign-up and volunteer to run a center. Please look for me outside to sign-up. I will need parents to make a commitment from 10:00a.m.-12:00p.m.

*Aquarium of the Pacific Field Trip- We will be taking our 3rd field on Wednesday, February 10th! The cost for each child is $10. The cost for each parent/chaperone is $6. If you and your child have a season pass, you only need to send $4 with your child for gas money. Please have in the permission slips and the money by 02/05/01.

*Grandparent’s Day- Friday, February 12th! There will be a performance for the beloved Grandparents on the 12th. Your child will be singing a song for the performance. Lyrics will be sent home this week and posted on the blog. Check the GCS website for more information!

*No School- Monday, February 16th
*Rainbow Sight Words- Please practice the rainbow sight words with your child! If you lose your list, please check the blog. They are posted!

2010-01-18T20:15:00.000-08:00

Weekly Kindergarten Memo
January 19th-22nd

Bible: Satan and the Temptation of Jesus

Memory Verse: Hh-“Honor thy father and thy mother.” Exodus 20:12

Share Letter of the Week: Hh

Phonics: This week we will review blends and write the blends. We will also identify the vowel in single-vowel words.

Handwriting: We will continue to join consonants to vowels. More homework will be sent home this week.

Math: We will learn how long a minute and an hour are. We will compare digital and analog clocks. (Time and money are hard concepts for Kindergarteners to grasp. Please work with your child on these concepts at home. We will start learning about money soon).

Science: We will learn about wind, fall, winter, and how plants grow.

Important Notices!

*100th Day of School-February 5th,2010- The 100th Day of School is quickly approaching. We will be having a party on that day. More information is soon to follow.

*100th Day of School Glasses- This week foam cut-out of the number 100 will be sent home. Please decorate appropriately and put on elastic to turn them into glasses. You do NOT have to bring these back to school when you have finished, but have your child wear them to school on Friday, February 5th.

*Aquarium of the Pacific-Wednesday, February 10th- We are going on our 3rd field trip 2/10/01. Permission slips have been sent home. The cost for the field trip is $10 per child, and $6 per adult. If you have a pass, you only need to send in $4 for your child’s gas money. All parents are welcome. Please turn in your permission slip and money by Friday, February 5th, 2010.

*Grandparents Day- Friday, February 12th

*February Holidays- No School-Monday, February 15th

*Rainbow Sight Words- This week a list of about 40 sight words will be sent home with your child. Sight words are words that are not spelled phonetically. There will be 6 different colors of sight words (red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple). Each color will have 6-8 sight words. Once your child learns all of the words in one color, they will read all of the words to me. Each time they pass a color, they will get to color in that color of their rainbow. When their rainbow is complete, they will have learned up to 40 sight words!

*Outerwear- All outerwear must be GCS colors and have no insignia on it.

*Snacks- Please remember to pack your child a snack every day. We have snack daily at 9:50a.m.

*Nap Blanket- Please send your child to school with a small towel or blanket to nap with.

2010-01-10T20:36:00.000-08:00

Kindergarten Weekly Memo
January 11th- January 15th

Bible: The Baptism of Jesus

Memory Verse- “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.” Acts 16:31
Sharing Letter- Bb- This week we will be sharing items that
start with the letter Bb.
Monday- Red Row
Tuesday- Red and Orange Row
Wednesday- Yellow Row
Thursday- Green Row
Friday- Blue and Purple Row

Phonics: This week we will continue reading groups. We will read short words that start with
vowels, review blends, learn what it means to “spell” a word and practice our sight words.
Coming Soon- A list of sight words that you can practice with your child at home!

Handwriting: We will continue writing our names in cursive and joining cursive letters together.
*There will be cursive homework this week. The more practice your child gets, the better!

Math: This week we will continue Chapter 5. We will learn how to order events, tell the difference
between hours and minutes, estimate time and read a calendar.

Science: We will finish God’s plan for weather and review fall and winter.

WELCOME BACK!

*I sent home with your child their pencil box. If you could replace the missing items, that would be wonderful. I do have supplies, but not enough for the whole class. I realize that you probably don’t have a list of things needed, so here is a list of things that would be helpful:
-a glue bottle (no sticks please)
-crayons
-colored pencils
-a few small (regular size) pencils
I have a class set of scissors and an electric pencil sharpener. If your child could have all of their supplies by next week, that would be wonderful.

*Reading Groups- We will be using both consumable and non-consumable books in class. The consumable books will be sent home and they do NOT need to be returned. Please read these books with your child.

*Handwriting- Homework will be sent home this week. Please have your child trace and write the letters and words. Be sure to help them with their formation and please check their pencil grip.

*Snacks-Please remember to send your child to school with a snack.

*Nap-Please make sure that your child’s blanket is not too large. I am unable to close the cupboards if the blankets are too large. It is nearly impossible to fit a blanket and a pillow in the small space.

*Be sure to check and see if your child’s outerwear meets the dress code. Please forgive me for leading you astray in an earlier posting. I was misinformed.

*We are 19 days away from the 100th day of school. More information to follow soon!

Verse Change

2010-01-05T09:48:00.000-08:00

I realized on Monday that we have already memorized the "F" verse. We are going to learn the "M" verse instead! FORGIVE ME!

Mm- Proverbs 23:26-"My son, give Me thine heart."

Bible- Life of Jesus (not David)

2010-01-03T15:56:00.000-08:00

Kindergarten Weekly Memo
January 4th- January 8th

Bible: Life of David

Memory Verse- F-“Fear not: for I am with thee.” Isaiah 43:5

Sharing Letter- Mm- This week we will be sharing items that
start with the letter Mm.
Monday- Red Row
Tuesday- Red and Orange Row
Wednesday- Yellow Row
Thursday- Green Row
Friday- Blue and Purple Row

Phonics: This week we will start our reading groups. Each group will be pulled to work with me during
their independent working time. As a class we will focus on listing for vowels in the
middle of words and we will learn the “nd” blend.
Please remember to review the ladders with your child. Practice spelling/
sounding out small words with your child. Words such
as: hen, leg, can, bag, well, sock, duck, kick, gas, bug, jet, ham, cob, van, dig.

Here is a website with Dr. Fry’s first 100 Sight Words http://candohelperpage.com/files/sight_vocab/first.pdf\
Handwriting: We will begin to learn how to write our names in cursive. We are switching to smaller
print and to smaller, regular sized pencils. We will continue joining letters and
writing small words.

Math: This week we will begin Chapter 5. We will learn to how identify morning, afternoon and
evening, put the days of the week in order and learn the months of the year.

Science: We will continue to learn about God’s plan for weather.

WELCOME BACK!

*I sent home with your child their pencil box. If you could replace the missing items, that would be wonderful. I do have supplies, but not enough for the whole class. I realize that you probably don’t have a list of things needed, so here is a list of things that would be helpful:
-a glue bottle (no sticks please)
-crayons
-colored pencils
-a few small (regular size) pencils
I have a class set of scissors and an electric pencil sharpener. If your child could have all of their supplies by next week, that would be wonderful.

*We begin our reading groups this week. There is no homework for reading groups. Please take time to read to your child every night. Reading to your child will help their reading fluency.

Share Letter J

2009-12-13T08:17:00.000-08:00

I'm sorry! We already shared items that start with the letter C. Our share letter will be the letter J this week.

2009-12-13T08:14:00.000-08:00

Miss Nenadov’s Kindergarten Weekly Memo
12/14/09-12/18/09

Sharing- hard C sound

Bible- Christ’s Birth

Memory Verse: Letter Jj-

“Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes to the Father, but by Me.’” John 14:6

Phonics- We will learn our last letter of the alphabet this week. The Letter Qq! We will also focus on the vowel sound in the middle of words.

I will test your child on their phonemic awareness and put them into a reading group. We will learn how reading groups work this week and we will start reading groups when we come back after Christmas Break (January 4th)!

Handwriting- We will learn the small cursive q and we will continue to write small words. Starting this week, the print will get smaller. I will be switching the students from “fat” pencils to regular sized pencils.

Math- We will finish up chapter 4 and we will have our test this week!
This week we will:
-estimate quantities
-use a graph to solve problems
-review counting numbers 1-12

Science- God’s Plan for Weather

Reminders/Notes

*Thank you for preparing your child for the Christmas Program. It was great to see them all dressed up and singing “C-is for the Christ Child”.

*Los Angeles Zoo Field Trip-Wednesday, December 16th. PLEASE make sure that you have filled out your child’s permission slip and paid your $5-$10. A reminder flyer will be sent home this week on, Monday. A car list will also be sent home on Monday. DON'T FORGET A BOOSTER SEAT!

*Christmas Party-Friday, December 18th
10:00a.m.-12:00p.m.
Our sign-up sheet is quickly filling up. THANK YOU! Please send in a bag of candy for our gingerbread houses. Feel free to join us for the party. I would love some parents to come and help.
Friday, the 18th is a MINIMUM DAY. DISMISSAL is at 12:00p.m.

*Christmas Break-December 21st-January 1st.

2009-12-08T15:42:00.001-08:00

Miss Nenadov’s Kindergarten Weekly Memo
11/07/09-11/11/09

Bible- Salvation Series

Memory Verse: Memorize lines for the GCS Christmas Program

Phonics- Learn Xx, Qq, and begin Zz. (We will finish our alphabet before Christmas! I will send home work for your child to practice over break).

Handwriting- Learn cursive x, q, and z.

Math- We will continue with our counting numbers and we will focus on a sequence of events.

Science- God’s Plan for Weather

Reminders!

*GCS Christmas Program- This Thursday, December 10th at 7:00p.m. in the GCC Sanctuary. Have your child in room G134 no later than 6:30p.m. We are the first group to present. Please plan on staying for the whole performance. Please dress your child appropriately.

*Los Angeles Zoo Field Trip-Wednesday, December 16th. PLEASE have your child’s money and permission slip turned in by this Friday, the 11th! We almost have enough drivers. Each and every parent is allowed to come. I just need to have a set number to tell the Zoo. *Let me know if you will NOT be here for the field trip!

*Christmas Party-Friday, December 18th
10:00a.m.-12:00p.m.
We will be making gingerbread houses and other crafts and eating. A food sign-up sheet will be with me after school. Everything will be provided for the gingerbread houses except for the candy. I’m asking that you send in a bag of candy with your child to share with the class. Our houses are small! It does not have to be a large bag of candy. A small bag is just fine!
Friday, the 18th is a MINIMUM DAY. DISMISSAL is at 12:00p.m.

*Christmas Break-December 21st-January 1st.

2009-12-03T15:38:00.001-08:00

Dress Code Reminder

Students must come to school in their proper uniform daily. Sweaters that are worn INSIDE must be school colors. If you want your child to wear a jacket when they are OUTSIDE ONLY, then it may be different colors. However, if you intend for your child to wear their sweater inside the classroom, it needs to be a GCS color.

Snack Reminder

We have snack time everyday from 9:55a.m.-10:15a.m. Please try and remember to send your child to school with a snack. I do have a small supply of snacks to give your child if they do not have a snack, but the supply is quickly disappearing. The students are usually pretty hungry by snack time.

Christmas Program

THANK YOU for working with your child on their part for the program. I am impressed with how quickly they are learning their parts. The program is next Thursday, December 11th. It begins at 7:00p.m. and we are the first group up. Please have your child dropped off in the classroom NO LATER THAN 6:30p.m.! The program is MANDATORY, and you are asked to stay for the whole performance. After the program we will walk back to the classroom and you may pick your child up from there. Your child DOES NOT need to wear their uniform for the program. However, they need to dress appropriately. We encourage the girls to wear dresses and the boys collared shirts and pants. If your child does not have anything “fancy” to wear, their school uniform will do fine.

Christmas Letter

I am sending your child home with their Christmas letter. Please enjoy decorating the letter with your child. Don’t feel like you have to buy any supplies to decorate it. If you only have crayons at home, that will do. J

Missing Sweaters

If your child is missing their sweater or any other object, check the Lost and Found. It is located directly across from the GCS office. There is a chance that the missing item may be in the classroom. However, on Wednesdays and Sundays our rooms are used, so I make a point to take everything to the Lost and Found. Just as a reminder, please write your child’s name inside the sweater on a tag in case it gets left behind.

LA ZOO-WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16th!

2009-11-30T12:47:00.000-08:00

Field Trip to the Los Angeles Zoo on Wednesday, December 16th! Look for a flyer in your child's folder today!

2009-11-27T16:06:00.000-08:00

KWM November 30th-December 4th

2009-11-27T16:04:00.000-08:00

Kindergarten Weekly Memo
November 30th-December 4th

Bible: Salvation/ Practice for Christmas program

Memory Verse-For the next two weeks we will not have a Bible verse to learn. We will spend our time learning our parts and our song for the Christmas program.

Sharing Letter- Tt- This week we will be sharing items that
start with the letter Tt.
Monday- Red Row
Tuesday- Red and Orange Row
Wednesday- Yellow Row
Thursday- Green Row
Friday- Blue and Purple Row

Phonics: We will be reviewing all vowels and learning the
consonants Yy and Pp. Please remember to review
the ladders with your child. Practice spelling/
sounding out small words with your child. Words such
as: hen, leg, can, bag, well, sock, duck, kick, gas, bug, jet, ham, cob, van, dig.

*We are going to start reading sentences this week. We will review the first three sight words and learn more.
Sight Words: and, I, a, is, of, he, she

Here is a website with Dr. Fry’s first 100 Sight Words http://candohelperpage.com/files/sight_vocab/first.pdf\

Handwriting: We will continue to practice all of the vowels,
introduce the lower-case consonants y and p, and
continue writing words.

Math: This week we will continue Chapter 4.
We will learn the numbers 10-13.

Science: We will learn about God’s plan for weather.

*Christmas Program-Thursday, December 10th at 7:00pm in the GCC sanctuary. Your child has a line to memorize starting with a letter of the alphabet. PLEASE practice this line with them. We will also be learning a song to sing. We only have 1 ½ weeks!

* I will be sending home with your child their letter for their verse. Together you are to decorate your letter. There will be specific directions sent home telling you how to decorate your letter.

*LA Zoo Field Trip-Thursday, December 17th- Field trip will be confirmed on Monday. I will post more information on Monday.

*Fun educational website for your child. www.starfall.com

*Christmas Party is now scheduled for Friday, December 18th from 10:00am to 12:00pm. I’m looking for parents to organize a party, (create a craft and organize food). If you are interested, please let me know! Any help would be appreciated!

2009-11-15T17:07:00.000-08:00

Kindergarten Weekly Memo
November 16th-November 20th

Bible: Salvation/ Practice for Christmas program

Memory Verse-Cc-“Children, obey your parents in the Lord for
this is right.” Ephesians 6:1
(Please keep in mind that the reference is part of the Bible
verse).

Sharing Letter- Cc- This week we will be sharing items that
start with the letter Cc.
Monday- Red Row
Tuesday- Orange Row
Wednesday- Yellow Row
Thursday- Green Row
Friday- Blue and Purple Row

Phonics: We will be reviewing all vowels and learning the
consonants Vv and Ww. Please remember to review
the ladders with your child. Practice spelling/
sounding out small words with your child. Words such
as: cat, bat, bug, jet, tub, mud, dog, bed.

Handwriting: We will continue to practice all of the vowels,
introduce the lower-case consonants v and w, and
continue writing words.

Math: This week we will begin Chapter 4.
We will review numbers 6-9 and we will learn
the numbers 10-13.

Science: We will learn about how to care for ourselves.

*Thanksgiving Feast-Thursday, November 19th! Please plan on joining us for our Thanksgiving Feast from 11:00a.m.-12:00p.m. I will be walking around with a sign-up sheet after school.

*This Friday is American Heritage Day. It is not a half day, but you are encouraged/welcome to pick up your child after the program. J

*Thanksgiving Break is from November 23rd-27th. Enjoy the time off with your family.

Make-up Picture Day! This Friday!

2009-11-11T09:54:00.000-08:00

Make-up picture day this coming Friday, 11/13. These are the picture re-take day instructions I received from the company, in case your students have questions:

“If your school has a Retake Day, simply return your complete package to the photographer. Keep the class picture if you received one. If you are happy with your child’s expression but dissatisfied with the look, just call Guest Services for your reordering options at 866-955-8342.”

If you need a make-up picture day form please come and see me. I will have them at the end of each school day.

2009-11-08T15:41:00.000-08:00

Kindergarten Weekly Memo
November 9th-November 13th

Bible: Salvation

Memory Verse-Ff-“Fear not: for I am with thee.” Isaiah 43:5
(Please keep in mind that the reference is part of the Bible verse).

Sharing Letter- Dd- This week we will be sharing items that start with the letter Dd. (Please do not bring in any real pets to share with the class).

Phonics: We will be reviewing all vowels and learning the
consonants Jj and Kk. Please remember to review
the ladders with your child. Practice spelling/ sounding out small words with your child. Words such as: cat, bat, bug, jet, tub, mud, dog, bed.
* The, a and is are our first three sight words. (We are still working on these three words).

Handwriting: We will continue to practice all of the vowels,
introduce the lower-case consonants j and k, and
continue writing words.

Math: This week we will begin Chapter 4.
We will review numbers 0-5 and we will learn
the numbers 6-9.

Science: We will continue to learn about God’s plan for us and
our 5 senses.

*I’m so thankful that the Lord has allowed me to teach Kindergarten this year. I adore each child and love them dearly. They bring joy to my heart! So thank you for allowing me to spend time with your child each day.
*Thanksgiving Feast-Thursday, November 19th! Please plan on joining us for our Thanksgiving Feast from 11:00a.m.-12:00p.m. I will be walking around with a sign-up sheet after school, if you are interested in contributing.

Many Announcements

2009-11-06T11:42:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving Feast

Dear Parents,

We will be remembering the first Thanksgiving by having our own feast! Please plan on joining us for our feast. We will be celebrating the last Thursday before our Thanksgiving Break, Thursday, November 19th. The feast will last from 11:00a.m.-12:00p.m. (American Heritage Day is scheduled for that Friday, so we cannot have our feast on that day).
We will be dressed up as Pilgrims and American Indians. You do not have to dress the part unless you want to. Starting next week, a food sign-up sheet will be with me after school each day. If you are unable to pick-up and would still like to participate, please email me at bnenadov@gracechurch.org .
More information to follow next week!

Beary Special Person Schedule

Week Of:
November 9th- Jackie and Jasmine K.
November 16th- Jasmine T.
November 30th- Aiden
December 7th- Jules
December 14th- Nicole
January 4th- Kayleen
January 11th- Nathan and Hector
January 18th- Leah
January 25th- Melanie
February 1st- Ben
February 8th- Sarah F. and Valerie
February 15th- Thomas
February 22nd- Seth
March 8th- Sonya and Victoria
March 15th- David
March 22nd- Katie
March 29th- Christian M. and Christian T.
April 12th- Joshua C. and Joshua Y.
April 19th- Sarah T.
April 26th- Phoebe
May 3rd- Isaiah
May 10th- Daniel
May 17th- Jordan

**Due to our class size, we will have two Beary Special People for some weeks! J I can’t believe that we have less than 29 weeks left!

Sharing is Caring

Next week we will begin sharing things in class. Here is the catch. Your child must bring in something to share that starts with the letter of the week. If it is a vowel, it must be a short vowel sound. We have not learned about long vowels yet. Your child DOES NOT have to bring in things to share! If they choose to, they will only be allowed to share on their specific day. (If the weekly letter is a vowel, they may share an item that has the vowel in it. If it is a consonant, the item that they are sharing must start with the consonant. Some exceptions may apply). J

Red Row- Mondays
Orange Row- Tuesdays
Yellow Row- Wednesday
Green Row- Thursday
Blue and Purple Rows- Friday

All items MUST be kept in your child’s backpack until it is time to share. Check the blog to see which letter we are sharing each week!

11/02-11/06

2009-11-01T20:51:00.000-08:00

Kindergarten Weekly Memo
November 2nd-November 6th

Bible: Heaven and Salvation

Memory Verse- Dd-“Depart from evil, and do good.”
Psalm 34:14

Phonics: We will be reviewing all vowels and learning the
consonants Rr and Ff. Please remember to review
the ladders with your child. We are more than
half way through our alphabet!
*We have started our first sight words.
The, a and is are our first three words.

Handwriting: We will continue to practice all of the vowels,
introduce the lower-case consonants r and f, and
continue writing words.

Math: This week we will continue and finish Chapter 3.
We will review numbers 0-5 and we will learn
the first five ordinal numbers. The Chapter 3 test
will be given on Friday.

Science: We will continue to learn about God’s plan for us and
our 5 senses.

Important Notices:

*Thank You to all the parents who helped drive and chaperone our first field trip to Underwood Family Farms. I deeply appreciate all that you did. We would not have been able to go without your help. Thank you to all the parents for getting in the necessary paperwork to make our trip a success.

*Our facilities team at school really ENJOYED all of the goodies. Thank you for serving them in that way!

*Our Thanksgiving feast will be coming up later on this month. More information will be sent out next week.

Q2-1 Weekly Memo

2009-10-26T14:27:00.000-07:00

Miss Nenadov’s Kindergarten Weekly Memo
10/26/09-10/30/09

Bible- Heaven-A Beautiful Home

Memory Verse: Ll –“Look unto me, and be ye saved.” Isaiah 45:22

Phonics- Continue with Dd and learn Gg. We are learning how to spell small
words such as; bed, dad, mom, it and dog. This week is the first
week that we will have sight words. Our two sight words for
this week are the and a. (Sight words are words that don’t
follow the phonetic rules).

Handwriting- Continue with cursive d and introduce cursive g.

Math- We will continue learning how to count, recognize, represent, and
name three, four and five. We will also be learning ordinal
numbers.

Science- Continue learning our five senses.

Reminders:

*Our field trip is this Thursday, the 29th! We are scheduled to leave at 8:30am! Please have your child here by 8:00 with their booster seat. I’ve posted a checklist for our field trip.

*This Friday is Facilities Appreciation Day! Please sign up if you would like to bring in a snack for our facilities team to enjoy.

*This week is the first week of Quarter 2. Report cards should be mailed home within the next two weeks.

*Memorizing the Bible verse is part of your child’s Bible grade. Please work with them at home on their verse.

*Homework on Monday Night!

*Friday, November 6th – Make –Up Picture Day

*Friday, November 20th-American Heritage Day

*November 23rd-27th-Thanksgiving Break

Field Trip Checklist

2009-10-26T14:08:00.001-07:00

Underwood Family Farms &
Pumpkin Patch Field Trip

We are set to go on our field trip this Thursday, October 29th.

Please Remember:
1. Have your child here by 8:00am
2. Drop your child off with their booster seat
3. Pack a sack lunch for your child
4. Pack water for your child
4. Jeans are okay to wear
5. Your child MUST wear their field trip shirt
6. Backpacks are not needed
7. No extra money is needed
8. We will be back at school by 2:45pm

Underwood Family Farm Field Trip

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Our field trip has been re-rescheduled for this coming up THURSDAY, October 29th! Please let me know if you are still able to drive/chaperone. I will send home another flyer early next week.

Facilities Appreciation

2009-10-23T15:49:00.000-07:00

Facilities Appreciation

Dear Parents,

October is the month for Kindergarten to show appreciation to our facilities team here at Grace Community School. As you all know, the facilities department does A LOT for our class. They clean up ALL of our messes. ALL of them!
On Friday, October 30th, we would like to plan a special day for the facilities team. Our class will make cards for the facilities team and we would like to have special “treats” for them as well. If you would be willing to bring in food for our facilities team to enjoy, let me know. I will be standing outside each day at dismissal with a sign-up sheet. If you can contribute, that would be wonderful. Since we have a large class, not every family will need to contribute, but the more the better!

Thank You!

Miss Nenadov

Kindergarten Weekly Memo

2009-10-18T20:57:00.000-07:00

10/19-10/23
Quarter 1, Week 9

Bible: We will review Noah’s Ark and learn about the
Tower of Babel.

Memory Verse- Tt- Genesis 16:13-“Thou God seest me.”
(We will remain on our Tt verse this week. We will test on Friday).

Phonics: We will be reviewing all vowels and learning the
consonants Cc and Dd. Please remember to review
the ladders with your child.

Handwriting: We will continue to practice all of the vowels,
introduce the lower-case consonants c and d, and
continue joining two letters together.

Math: This week we will continue Chapter 3. We will focus on
the concept of less, and learn how to recognize,
count and name the concepts of 1, 2 and 3.

Science: We will learn about God’s plan for us and our 5
senses.

Important Notices:

*Underwood Family Farm Field Trip- Has been postponed until Thursday, November 5th. Please let me know if you are still able to drive and chaperone. I’m sorry for the inconvenience.

*Our class is heading up Facilities Appreciation at the end of the month. We will be making thank you cards for the facilities team and I will be sending home a sign-up sheet asking you, the parents, to bring in a food item for them to enjoy. Look for the flyer this week, and check the blog!

*We will have homework on Tuesday and Thursday night this week. Please help your child with their homework and have them return it the next day.

Underwood Pumpkin Patch Field Trip CANCELLED!!!

2009-10-14T15:40:00.000-07:00

Because of the rainy weather, Underwood Family Farms is NOT doing tours tomorrow. Our field trip has been CANCELLED!

We are rescheduled for November 5th!

More to follow later!

Field Trip Tomorrow!

2009-10-14T11:40:00.001-07:00

We are ON for our field trip tomorrow. The forecast says that it will be partly cloudy with a high of 81 degrees! :)

PLEASE BE HERE BY 8:00 AM!!!!

IF YOU ARE DRIVING, HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS WHEN YOU ARRIVE!!!

Homework Tonight!

2009-10-13T12:48:00.001-07:00

There is handwriting homework tonight! Please work with your child to complete page 26. Make sure that they are sitting properly, facing forward with both feet on the floor. Go over proper pencil grip with them and use the slant guide if needed.

Please have your child put the completed homework page back in their folder and return it to school tomorrow.

If possible, please have them use a "fat" pencil. A larger pencil assits them in developing their fine motor skills; it gives them more control over their work. :)

THANK YOU!

Weather Forecast for Thursday!

2009-10-12T11:31:00.001-07:00

Thursday's forecast for Moorpark is cloudy with a high of 74 degrees. Please be sure to send your child to school with a sweater/rain jacket if needed. I will let you know if/when the forecast changes.

Quarter 1,Week 8!

2009-10-11T21:25:00.000-07:00

Kindergarten Weekly Memo
October 12th-October 16th

Bible: We will continue Noah’s Ark.
Memory Verse- Tt- Genesis 16:13-“Thou God seest me.”

Phonics: We will be reviewing all vowels and learning the
consonants Hh and Ss. Your child should be able to
identify each letter, both capital and lowercase, and
know its sound. (Please see older posts for examples
of sentences and blends).

Handwriting: We will continue to practice all of the vowels,
introduce the lower-case consonants h and s, and
continue joining two letters together.

Math: This week we are starting Chapter 3. We will
be learning one-to-one correspondence, how
to identify and create equal and more sets.

Social Studies: We will start Social Studies this week and we
will be focusing on our community and community
helpers.

Important Notices:

*Underwood Family Farm Field Trip- Thursday, October 15th. Please make sure to get in your child’s permission slip along with $13 cash. If I do not have a permission slip for your child, you will get another one tomorrow. The cost is $13 for your child and $8 if you are attending as a chaperone. A flyer will be sent home tomorrow as a reminder!

*Our class is heading up Facilities Appreciation at the end of the month. We will be making thank you cards for the facilities team and I will be sending home a sign-up sheet asking you, the parents, to bring in a food item for them to enjoy. Look for notices in the near future.

A Few Things

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*I did send homework home tonight. If you can have your child complete it and return it, that would be wonderful. Please help them on it if they need help. I know that it's Friday and that it's the weekend. If you can't get it done, don't worry about it. I will try to not send homework home on Fridays. I apologize. I lost track of the days. :)

*We didn't have time to test Bible verses today. So on Monday your child will recite their Romans 3:23 verse. You have an extra weekend to study. :)

Underwood Farms and Pumpkin Patch
Field Trip Reminder

*Thursday, October 15th is our field trip!
*Please have your child to school by 8:00am!
*Don’t forget their booster seat!
*We will leave promptly at 8:30am.
*Your child must be wearing their yellow GCS field trip shirt!
*Jeans are OKAY!
*Pack a sack lunch for your child. Be sure to include a bottle of water for them.
*No backpacks needed!
*Put sunscreen on your child before you drop them off at school.
*We will be back to school by 2:45pm.

If You Are Driving or Chaperoning
*You also need to wear a yellow GCS field trip shirt!
*PLEASE be here by 8:00am with a tank full of gas.
*All booster seats and lunches will be collected out by the playground.
*At 8:10am the kids will come into class. Please come into class with us at that time. We will go over rules, have one last potty break and then I will send them out with you by groups. Pick up their seats and start loading.
*Directions and gas money will be handed out as I send you out of the room with your group.
THANK YOU for YOUR HELP!

A Few Updates!

2009-10-07T19:50:00.000-07:00

* If you are planning on attending the field trip, you MUST purchase a yellow field trip shirt from the office. The cost is $10.

*Driver information for the field trip will be handed out tomorrow!

*I will soon have an extra supply of snacks in the classroom. If you child does not have a snack, I will supply them with one. If you do NOT wish for me to give your child a snack when they are missing one, please tell me.

*Today were received our first two class "pets"! We have Luigi, a Pitcher Plant, and Guido, a Venus Fly Trap. We are quite excited about your new additions!

2009-10-05T11:30:00.000-07:00

Kindergarten Weekly Memo
October 5th-October 9th

Bible: Enoch, Noah and the Ark

Memory Verse- Aa: Romans 3:23- “All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.”

Phonics: We will be reviewing all vowels and learning the consonants Nn, Mm, Hh. The goal is for your child toknow the name, sound and sentence for each letterthat we learn. They should also be able to blendtwo letters together.

ta,te,ti,to,tu-
la,le,li,lo,lu-
ba,be,bi,bo,bu-
na,ne,ni,no,nu-
ma,me,mi,mo,mu-
ha,he,hi,ho,hu-

Aa Sentence: A says a, as in apple. A says a,a,a.
Ee Sentence: E says e, as in elephant. E says e,e,e.
Ii Sentence: I says i, as in Indian. I says i,i,i.
Oo Sentence: O says o, as in ostrich. O says o,o,o.
Uu Sentence: U says u, as in umbrella. U says u,u,u.
Tt Sentence: T says t, as in tiger. T says t,t,t.

(I think you get the idea. You can be creative and make up your own sentences to help your child).

Handwriting: We will continue to practice all of the vowels,introduce the lower-case consonants n,m,h and continue joining two letters together.

Math: This week we will continue with patters. Your child will be identifying and expanding patterns and positions, as well as creating their own patterns.

Important Notices:

*Thank You for getting in your child’s emergency card!

*Underwood Family Farm Field Trip- Thursday, October 15th.
Please turn in your child’s field trip form if you have not done so already!
We do have enough drivers. THANK YOU!! I will let you know if you have been chosen to drive. If you are not needed to drive but would still like to attend as a chaperone that is okay. I will try and hand out the driving lists at dismissal this week.

*Next week is the end of the first quarter and your child will soon receive their first Kindergarten report card! This week, Miss Taylor and I will be quizzing your child on their sounds. We will send home a sheet to let you know how they did. Please review any sounds with your child that they may struggle with. Your help at home is GREATLY appreciated!!

Philippians 4:4-8- “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”

2009-09-27T22:24:00.000-07:00

Kindergarten Weekly Memo
September 28th-October 2nd

Bible: We will be talking about the Fall, the slain lamb as a
picture of Jesus Christ and Cain and Abel.
Memory Verse- Oo: Psalm 118:11- “O give thanks unto the
Lord; for He is good.”

Phonics: We will be reviewing all vowels and learning the
consonants Tt,Ll,Bb. The goal is for your child to
know the name, sound and sentence for each letter
that we learn. They should also be able to blend
two letters together.
ta,te,ti,to,tu-
la,le,li,lo,lu-
ba,be,bi,bo,bu

Aa Sentence: A says a, as in apple. A says a,a,a.
Ee Sentence: E says e, as in elephant. E says e,e,e.
Ii Sentence: I says i, as in Indian. I says i,i,i.
Oo Sentence: O says o, as in ostrich. O says o,o,o.
Uu Sentence: U says u, as in umbrella. U says u,u,u.
Tt Sentence: T says t, as in tiger. T says t,t,t.
(I think you get the idea. You can be creative and make up your own sentences to help your child).

Handwriting: We will continue to practice all of the vowels,
introduce the lower-case consonants t,l,b, and begin
to join two letters together.

Math: This week we are starting Chapter 2-Patterns. We will
be learning how to make and extend rhythmic A,B,C
patterns using color, size and shape.

Important Notices:

*Make sure that GCS Office has your child’s emergency card!

*Underwood Family Farm Field Trip- Thursday, October 15th. Please make sure to get in your child’s permission slip along with $13 cash. We still need MORE drivers! I will let you know your carpools by Monday, October 12th.

*Please send your child to school with a snack. We have a designated 15 minute snack time each day.

1 Peter 1:3-5
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

2009-09-24T15:54:00.000-07:00

Picture Day is TOMORROW!!!

Field Trip

2009-09-24T15:49:00.000-07:00

Underwood Family Farms and Pumpkin Patch
Field Trip- Thursday, October 15, 2009
3370 Sunset Valley RoadMoorpark , CA 93021

We are set to take our first field trip on Thursday, October 15th. We will be heading to Underwood Family Farms and Pumpkin Patch to learn the life-cycle of a pumpkin plant, take a hay ride, and pick our own Sugarbaby pumpkin.
It will be an all day field trip. We will leave GCS by 8:30am and we will return by 2:30pm. Here are some important things that you need to know about our field trip.
*The cost of the trip is $13 per child (This covers the cost to get in and gas money. Please send in the correct amount of cash in an envelope or a plastic baggie with your child’s name clearly labeled on it. Staple it to the part of the permission slip that you are returning to me).
*Pack a sack lunch for your child. We will be taking a break to eat lunch and we want to be able to throw away his/her bag when we are done.
*Clearly label your child’s lunch.
*Please send them with water in their lunch. It may be a hot day.
*Jeans are permitted for this field trip, but your child MUST be wearing a GCS bright yellow field trip shirt. (Purchase these from the office).
*Any type of thick soled shoe/tennis shoe is permitted.
*Pack sun screen if you think it is necessary.
*Have your child to school by 8:00am at the latest.
*Send your child to school with their booster seat. Please clearly label the booster seat with your child’s first and last name.
*Your child does NOT need a backpack that day. They will get their own pumpkin and coloring book from the pumpkin patch, but they can carry them.
Can’t Wait,
Miss Nenadov

Fill out, detach from previous page and return this page with money stapled to it. Keep the previous page for your own reference.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

_______ I give my child, _____________________________, permission to attend
The field trip to Underwood Family Farms on 10/15/09.

_______ I DO NOT give my child, _____________________________ ,permission
To attend the field trip to Underwood Family Farms on 10/15/09.

Parent Signature: _______________________________________________________

*Please return this form stapled with $13 attached to it in an envelope or in a plastic baggie.

Fill out this section if interested in driving.

I, ___________________________________, am interested in driving/chaperoning our field trip to Underwood Family Farms. My car has ___________ seatbelts that can be used to transport Kindergarteners. (Remember, Kindergarteners cannot sit in the front seats, and you need to have enough room for their booster seats as well)!

*If you are chosen to drive, it will be an extra $8 for each adult to get in. I will let you know if you have been chosen to drive.

Week 5! Weekly Memo

2009-09-22T11:14:00.000-07:00

Miss Nenadov’s Kindergarten Weekly Memo
09/22/09-09/25/09

Bible- Finish Days of Creations, Adam and Eve
Memory Verse: Ee-
“Even a child is known by his doings.” Proverbs 20:11
-A song is being sent home with your child. Have them sing to you the Days of Creation.

Phonics- Review all vowels, start the consonant Tt, and begin to blend!
(ti, tu, te, ta, to)

Handwriting- Continue with cursive vowels and introduce cursive t.
(If unfinished work is sent home, please use the Slant Guide and Cursive Formation Chart for help).

Math- This week we will focus on the words/concepts of; sorting
coins, graphing real objects and picture graphs.

Thank you for your support at Hawk Night!

Here are some upcoming important dates!
-Friday, September 25th- Picture Day (Students must be in uniform clothes)! Picture Day flyer will be sent home today!

-Thursday, October 15th- Our first field trip to Underwood Family Farms and Pumpkin Patch! We will need up to ten drivers/chaperones. A flyer/permission slip will be sent home soon!
* Note- most all of our field trips will be scheduled on Thursdays. It’s the only day that we have an uninterrupted day.

*If you want to volunteer in the classroom and have not filled out a sheet yet, speak to me! I’d love to have you!

*If you have not done so, Please fill out your child’s emergency card and turn it in to me or to the school office! They are necessary for emergencies and field trips.

Weekly Memo

2009-09-14T15:46:00.000-07:00

09//14/09-09/18/09

Bible- Days 5-7 of Creation
Memory Verse: Letter Uu-
Psalm 75:1-Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks.

Phonics- Continue with short e and introduce short a and o.
Phonics homework will be sent home this week.

Handwriting- Continue with cursive e and introduce cursive
a and o. (A Slant Guide and a Cursive Formation Guide are being sent home in your child’s folder. Those are for you to keep at home so you may help your child when homework starts).

Math- This week we will be focusing on the concept of sorting and
graphing. We will learn to sort by color, size and shape.

· Thank you for working with your children at home. They are learning to choose what is right! Miss Taylor and I have seen large improvements in their behavior over the past week, so be encouraged. Praise be to God for what he is doing!

· There is homework this week! How do you know it’s homework? It will have a small stamp on the top that says homework. Monday there will be a phonics homework sheet. Please work with your child on this sheet. Help them hear all of the sounds in the word by sounding it out. For example; don’t just say fish. Sound out f-i-sh, so they can hear all of the sounds and/or digraphs. Homework is to be returned the next day!

· Please look inside your child’s folder daily. If there is unfinished work, please have them finish it! It’s important that they keep up with all of the school work so that they don’t fall behind.

· Last week, the students were introduced to the math concepts/words of; before, after, between, top, middle, bottom, right and left. Please continue to work with your child to reinforce these concepts. (We are working hard to understand right and left). J

· Handwriting sheets will also be sent home this week. If they are photocopied, they are just for practice and they DO NOT need to be returned to me. We are practicing in class, but I thought a little extra practice would be beneficial.

· This Friday, 09/18- PGA Hawk Night at 7:00pm-child care provided

· Monday, September 21st- Teacher In-Service Day (No Students)

· Picture Day is on September 25th!

· Our first field trip to Underwood Farms & Pumpkin Patch is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, October 15th. More information to follow.

This is the last weekly memo that will be sent home in your child’s folder. Please check the Grace Community School’s website for future memos. All memos will be posted on Miss Nenadov’s Kindergarten Blog. To access this blog, find me under Kindergarten and click on blog. Paper memos will only be sent home upon request.

GCS Hawk Night

2009-09-10T15:52:00.000-07:00

The Parents of Grace Associated
would be honored by your presence
at the First Annual Hawk Night Development Evening
to benefit the students of Grace Community School
through your financial involvement.

18 September 2009
7 o'clock pm to 9 o'clock pm
Grace Community School
Hors D’oeuvres and Light Dessert
Childcare provided
RSVP 818.909.5611
Relatives and friends of GCS families are welcome and encouraged to attend this event. Please contact the GCS school office if you would like us to mail additional invitations, or feel free to stop by the office to pick up extra invitations.

Childcare will be available for all students K-9. Additional nursery care will be available for children under 5. Please RSVP by Wednesday, September 16th with nursery needs.

Relatives and friends of GCS families are welcome and encouraged to attend this event. Please contact the GCS school office if you would like us to mail additional invitations, or feel free to stop by the GCS office to pick up extra invitations.
Childcare will be available for all students K-9. Additional nursery care will be available for children under 5. Please RSVP by Wednesday, September 16th with nursery needs.

Weekly Memo 09/08/09-09/11/09

2009-09-08T11:56:00.000-07:00

I hope that you had a restful three day weekend. Here is what your child will be learning this week in class.

Bible- Days 3-6 of Creation
Memory Verse: Ii- John 14:14- “If ye shall ask anything in my name, I will do it.” (We are starting our memory verses this week. We will start with the letter Ii. We will practice the verse daily in class and students will be expected to know it by Friday, 09/11/09).

Phonics- Continue with short u, introduce e and review i, u, e.

Handwriting- Continue with cursive u and introduce cursive
e. (If unfinished work is sent home, please use the Slant Guide and Cursive Formation Chart for help).

Math- This week we will continue to focus on the words/concepts of; inside,
outside, right, left, same, different, sort.

*We are starting our memory verses this week. In order to keep on track, I needed to push the verses up a week early. This week is John 14:14- letter Ii.

*After your child learns a letter in class, a small note card will be sent home. This is for them to collect and keep at home. I suggest hole punching all of them and putting them on a key ring for safe keeping and for easy access. Bible memory verse cards will also be sent home. These are for you to keep as well.

*If you volunteered to work in the classroom, I will send a note home with your child telling when you will be needed.

*If you have not done so, Please fill out your child’s emergency card and turn it in to me or to the school office! They are necessary for emergencies and field trips.

*There will be no homework this week. If your child has work in their folder that means that it is unfinished work. Please have them complete it at home and return it to school the next day.

*If there is work in your child’s folder that is either stamped or has a sticker on it, that is work for you to keep at home. I will start grading their work later on this week.

Weekly Memo

2009-08-31T15:57:00.000-07:00

08/31/09-09/04/09

Welcome to week two of school! Here is what your child will be learning this week in class.

Bible- Days 1-3 of Creation
Memory Verse: Genesis 1:1-“In the beginning God created the heavens and earth.” (Your child will not be tested on this verse. We are learning this verse together as a class to prepare your child for memory verses. Memory verses will start the second week of September).

Phonics- Continue with short i and introduce short u

Handwriting- Continue with cursive i and introduce cursive
u. (A Slant Guide and a Cursive Formation Guide will be sent home in your child’s folder. Those are for you to keep at home so you may help your child when homework starts).

Math- This week we will be focusing on the words/concepts of; inside,
outside, right, left, same, different, sort. At the beginning of each chapter there is a short story in which the chapter is introduced. The story for Chapter 1 will be sent home this week; it does not need to be returned to school.

Remember, our behavior chart is in full swing this week. Please work with your child to obey the first time. Be sure to sign their report each day and send it back to school. (If your child received a white star for the day, then they will have a "gold" little star to collect. I now realize that this may cause a little confusion, so I will try to make them white stars from now on).Thank you for your prayers and encouragement. Let’s continue to pray (1 Thessalonians 5:17) that this year would be a productive, God honoring year.

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Since we are going paperless, I will be posting our weekly newsletter on this blog. For those of you who may not have internet access, I will provide you with a hard copy. Our weekly newsletter will update you on what your child will be learning each week and it will notify and remind you of upcoming events. There is not an option to leave feedback on the blog. If you have any questions or concerns please email me at bnenadov@gracechurch.org.

Reminder:
Tonight is Back To School Night!
Be in the Chapel at 7:00 PM
There will be two 15 minute sessions in which you can visit your child’s classroom.

*For Kindergarten, please visit room G135. We may have to switch locations, but we will notify you if that is the case.