Welcome to Kindergarten
2018-2019
We had a great time meeting lots
of you on Friday,
at our
"Einschulungsfeier."
The kids seemed to love Frau
Claudia and enjoy seeing the classrooms and meeting their teachers!
Thank you for taking the time to
come in and see us.
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Remember school starts at 8.10 and
you will find me in front of line 18, holding a sign that says "KD"
on the lower blacktop. Dismissal will also be at the same location- I
will bring the kids back down at 2.25 to meet you.
Parents may walk us up on
Tuesday but will stay outside to say goodbye....
Don't forget that Wednesday is a
minimum day with dismissal
at 12 NOON
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Here is
a great AEA uniform policy guide: click here
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CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS....
If you
are in need of a TB test to volunteer on campus here is a resource:
NEED A TB TEST?
Dr. Zandviet (South Park doctor) will give AEA staff and families a discount, call to make an appointment let her know you are from AEA for a $10 TB Test
Dr. Zandvliet
2991 Kalmia St.
San Diego, CA 92104
Phone:(619) 929-0032
Email:doctor@southparkdoctor.com
______________________________________________Dr. Zandviet (South Park doctor) will give AEA staff and families a discount, call to make an appointment let her know you are from AEA for a $10 TB Test
Dr. Zandvliet
2991 Kalmia St.
San Diego, CA 92104
Phone:(619) 929-0032
Email:doctor@southparkdoctor.com
i.RUN Starts Before school,
7:50-8:10am, students may run laps around the lower playground, collecting
Popsicle sticks to keep track of how many laps they have run. These
sticks will be recorded each day in the classroom; every 100 sticks earns a
running foot! The running feet are collected and put onto a necklace that the
kids wear and display their earnings!!!
We love it when the kids get excited
about running...it helps them focus more when we start our day and is soooo
good for their hearts!
**check out more info on PE
website**
Here is a note from Coach Nassif:
Please consider volunteering for our morning running club!
Running starts at 7:48 and ends at
8:08 every morning. We need two volunteers to hand out sticks to Kinder-2nd
grade and two volunteers to scan cards for 3rd-5th grade.
This program doesn't exist without
parent volunteers!
If you would like to volunteer PLEASE FILL OUT THIS FORM or email me at bnassif@aeacs.org
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A note from our Education
specialist:
AEA's philosophy is to include
children of all abilities in our classrooms. We believe that all children
have something to learn from each other and that inclusive classrooms foster
tolerance, acceptance, and personal growth for all students. Your student
may have classmates in his/her class or on the playground who look or behave in
unexpected ways, who receive additional support from adults, or who use special
equipment or technology. You can support our mission of inclusion by
modeling acceptance and understanding of others who may initially appear to be
different from us, and by having open and honest conversations about the ways
in which we are all different, but still very much the same. While we are
never able to discuss specific students with anyone other than their own
family, we will be having general conversations at school about how to be
friends with others who look or act in unexpected ways in order to reduce
uncertainty and anxiety about the unknown that most of us feel in novel
situations. Thank you for your support!
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9/11 4.30 Board of Trustees meeting (@middle school)
Thurs 9/20 5.00-7.00pm Back to School
Night
9/27 6-7.30 Supporting your beginning reader
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Reminders:
Please make sure all your child's
clothing/belongings are labeled with their first and last name + KD (especially
sweaters and jackets)! They will be misplaced and you will be very happy that
you labeled them!!
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AFTER SCHOOL PICK UP
Please let us know (write a note
in your child's planner)
if you stay in your car when picking up your child
after school and if you need us to we will send home a sign for your car to make for an easier
pick up after school!
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Homework
menus will be coming home on
Mondays. If you prefer it in Spanish and we send you English home, please
write us a note in the planner :-)
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IB:
This unit we are learning all
about who we are;
Weeks 1/2 what we look like, what our favorite things are what we don't like,
Weeks 3/4 what we can do and still need to learn
Weeks 5/6 and explore some of our
responsibilities as kids and students.
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GERMAN
Word of the week: Ich (I)
Question of the week:
Ask your child: What is something they like. Ich mag… pronunciation: Ich (EE-ch) mag (m-ah-g)..... I like.....
We will be learning basic classroom vocabulary, colors, classroom items, and other basic vocabulary.
Question of the week:
Ask your child: What is something they like. Ich mag… pronunciation: Ich (EE-ch) mag (m-ah-g)..... I like.....
We will be learning basic classroom vocabulary, colors, classroom items, and other basic vocabulary.
You can access resources here:
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In the first few weeks at school we will focus on how to write
our name, (with help on letter formation) and tracing to get used to holding a
pencil correctly and get our hands ready to write letters.
Writing:
HOW TO HOLD A PENCIL
*Thumb is bent
*Pointer points to the tip
*Tall man uses his side
*tuck your last 2 fingers in and take them for a ride!
SEE VIDEO HERE
Writing:
HOW TO HOLD A PENCIL
*Thumb is bent
*Pointer points to the tip
*Tall man uses his side
*tuck your last 2 fingers in and take them for a ride!
SEE VIDEO HERE
We are going to be concentrating
on writing our names! We will practice holding pencils correctly and
forming our letters correctly. Top to bottom and right to left.
This might seem easy but most kids need a lot of practice and need to break old
habits that formed in preschool.....and some kids don't!! With help at home, we
can correct and improve grips if need be.
Cannot wait to see where our kids
are in the mix!
BUT WAIT! Before we jump in
with letters to form names we will explore all types of lines and use a lot of
fine motor activities to get the kids ready for writing.
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Important Links to explore:
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Learner Profile: Caring
We show empathy, compassion and
respect. We have a commitment to service, and we act to make a positive
difference in the lives of others and the world around us!
We are going to be focusing on
recognizing when WE are caring or could be more caring.
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Don't
forget to familiarize yourself with the
and our
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...going forward...
please keep in mind...
the beginning of the school year
is very hard for some kids and this is very natural. They might be exhausted or
cranky at night even though they "like" going to school. The kids are
already working very hard while they work on follow directions, completing
tasks, meeting new friends and following classroom rules. Depending on your
child's experience at preschool things might be very different now.
Kindergarten is very intense
(remember we're talking about 5 year olds) and with all these changes, even if
your child might be used to the classroom setting, even just the new student
dynamics that are present in each class can prove to be exhausting!
Just remember...this is a big
transition period and if they in a learning phase! We're always tired after we
have learned something new and they are learning LOTS right now. They might be
tired until Thanksgiving break, or longer or maybe shorter...but please
remember this is normal.
The best way to support your child
in this exciting part of their kindergarten year...is to remind them of how
much they are learning right now and how all their hard work will pay off. How
proud you are of them for making good choices and being a good student and
friend. This year we will be talking about things such as commitment/follow
through, patience and self control. These attributes will serve them well but
could tucker our little students out because they are going to be practicing a
lot this year!
It is also VERY important that
they are getting enough sleep at night- so they can glide through the
day. Bringing healthy snacks to school (such as fruits, veggies, cheese and
yogurt) is equally important so they feed their body with energy. Please avoid
snacks such as sweets and chips- at the beginning of the year the kids will eat
everything in their lunchbox at our morning snack break if we don't catch them
soon enough....so please help us by not packing them at all :-)
We will address making good
food choices this month and your help would be greatly appreciated!
We are so excited to be with our
classes and we want only the BEST!
Thanks for all your parental
support!
After all, we are now sharing
custody!
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We would LOVE to have fresh fruit
in our classroom for daily snacks. If you are at the store and would like to donate to our class we love small apples (whole ones),
cuties, cheese sticks,
mini carrots, celery or any other
ideas you might have!
Thank you!!!
Have a great first week at AEA!!!
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