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.