Share Letter J

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

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.

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.

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!

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

KWM November 30th-December 4th

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!

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!

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!!!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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

*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!

* 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!

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.”

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.

Picture Day is TOMORROW!!!

Field Trip

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Welcome To Our Blog!

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.