Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did math. We played Compare Dots. We had to see if someone had more dots or equal dots. (Kate)

We read a book about veggies! There are lots of different kinds. (Layla)

We did Daily 5. Mrs. Hotchkiss pulled out name sticks to make our choices. (Sophia)

We did art. In art, we painted pinch pots. There were lots of different colors. (Logan, Lyrik and Andrew)

We talked about fruits and vegetables. We wrote in our Good Food book. We did our fruit page. (Andrew)

We did Quiet Time. (Malai)

We read the poem A Shopping We Will Go. It is like a song. (James)

This morning we did math workstations. We did new numbers with our partners. (Sylus)

Progress reports are coming home today if your conference is tomorrow or Friday. You do not need to sign and return the bottom portion. On your behavior updates you may have noticed an average score on the right hand side of the page. These objectives match the social growth and work habits portion of the progress report. The 2 score--Satisfactory: Student demonstrates skill/behavior "most of the time" with few reminders. The 1 score--Needs Improvement: Student needs several reminders to demonstrate skill/behavior or does NOT demonstrate skill or behavior.

Therefore, if your child received a 1.5 or lower average for an objective, then they will receive an “Area of Concern” or a minus on the progress report. If they are above this score they will receive the check or “Satisfactory” mark on the progress report. I have seen lots of process over this trimester but please remember these scores are from the beginning of the year until now. Many things can change over such a long period of time. Please do not feel discouraged if you notice your child has received a minus on the grade card. There is still lots of time in Kindergarten to grow!

Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks so much!