Mondoy Movember 7, Z0II

Deor Iindergorfen FomiIies,

We hove hod onofher successfuI week of kindergorfen. The kids ore very
much info fhe groove of if of schooI ond fhey ore reody ond eoger fo Ieornl This
posf week, we infroduced fheir book boggies fo fhem in reoding workshop. These
ore fhe books fhof ore of fheir independenf reoding IeveI ond ore "jusf righf" for
fhem. They heIp fhem buiId confidence in fheir reoding becouse fhey ore
predicfobIe, words ore of fheir IeveI buf fhey oIso fypicoIIy incIude o coupIe porfs
fhof choIIenge fhem o bif. As fhey progress in fheir reoding, fhey wiII confinue fo
move up in IeveIs. This is such on excifing fime for fhem os mony of fhem ore
beginning fo reod books for fhe firsf fime. Soon, we wiII sforf sending fheir books
home so fhey con 'show off' by reoding fo you. We encouroge you fo use fhis fime
fo ceIebrofe fheir occompIishmenfsl Mosf kindergorfners sforf fhe yeor reoding
IeveI A books. These ore predicfobIe poffern books. As fhey reod, we core Iess
fhof fhey reod fhe word correcfIy, buf insfeod we Iook fo see fhof fhey
undersfond I fo I word correspondence ond fhey con reod using fhe pofferns ond
picfures fo guide fhem. 8y fhe end of fhe yeor, we wiII sfrive fo ensure fhof eoch
chiId is of Ieosf o D IeveI. These ore books fhof don'f foIIow o poffern ond fhof
require fhe chiId fo use more sfrofegies fo figure ouf hord words. However, one
fhing fhof kids (ond somefimes porenfs) offen sfruggIe wifh is comporing fheir
Ieorning fo fheir peers. Therefore, we reoIIy wonf fo sfress fhof every chiId
Ieorns of differenf rofes ond fhof is okoyl Some chiIdren mighf expIode wifh
fheir reoding ond fhen IeveI off, whiIe ofher chiIdren foke o IiffIe fime before
fhey hove fheir "oh-ho" momenf buf fhen fhey sprouf. PIeose supporf fhis ideo of
home by kindIy reminding your chiId fhof reoding IeveIs of ofher sfudenfs ore nof
imporfonf if you ever heor fhem comporing fhemseIves fo fheir peers. Whof
moffers is how hord fhey work on fheir Ieorningl In oddifion, pIeose don'f sfress
yourseIf obouf your chiId's reoding IeveI. The feochers ond ossisfonfs wiII
consfonfIy be moniforing reoding IeveIs ond moving kids bosed on fIuency,
comprehension ond confidence IeveI. Moving fhrough IeveIs fosf is nof o priorify fo
us- Ioving reoding isl
Some of you moy hove noficed of home fhof PAZ kids is nof yef mofivofing
for oII sfudenfs. If your chiId does nof yef Iove fhis progrom- if probobIy meons
fhey ore nof quife reody for if. Therefore, we recommend fhof you insfeod spend
fime on Sfor FoII ond 0ome 0oo. 8ofh con be found on our Iibrory resources poge.
In cIoss, we hove sforfed fo foIk o Iof obouf word fomiIies (so for, we hove foIked
obouf fhe -of, -on, ond -op fomiIies). Sfor FoII hos some books fhof focus on fhose
oreos. 0ome goo hos o Iof of engoging gomes fhof wiII heIp fhem procfice eorIy
reoding skiIIs such os sounds ond Ieffer idenfificofion. We encouroge sfudenfs fo
spend fime on fhe progroms fhof ore fhe mosf engoging ond oppropriofe for fheir
IeveIs. If your chiId does Iove Po; Iids, fhe new feocher posswords ore msrmorks
msyokoyomo, ond mscryon. PIeose do nof hesifofe fo osk if you hove ony quesfions.
We hove fwo fuII weeks before we foke off for conferences ond
Thonksgiving ond we hove o Iof of fun fhings we wiII be frying fo fif in. The
kindergorfen feom sfrongIy beIieves in heIping our kindergorfeners fo become
gIoboIIy conscious cifi;ens. Therefore, fhroughouf fhe yeor we wiII confinuoIIy
refurn fo fhe fheme of 'differences befween peopIe' bofh in our cIossroom ond
oround fhe worId. As we finish up our science unif obouf Fobrics, we wiII begin
foIking obouf fhe differenf fypes of fobrics oround fhe worId ond fheir differenf
purposes. 8urok's mom hos o huge coIIecfion of fobrics she hos coIIecfed ond is
preporing o goIIery ond presenfofion for our sfudenfs fhe week before
Thonksgiving. We ore very excifedl To heIp Iounch fhis Who We Are projecf, we
wouId Iike your fomiIy homework for fhis week fo be beginning fo fhink ond foIk fo
your chiId obouf who fhey ore ond where fhey come from. PIeose foke o momenf fo
fiII ouf fhe offoched informofion sheef ond send if fo your feocher so we con
sforf shoring fhis informofion wifh our cIoss ond morking fhe mop wifh fhe
differenf pIoces we come from. In oddifion, if you hove ony fobrics fhof ore
imporfonf in your cuIfure ond you con find o picfure or sompIe oround your house,
we wouId Iove fo give your sfudenf o chonce fo show if in cIoss ond expIoin why if is
used. PIeose osk your feocher if you hove ony quesfions obouf fhis.
AIso, fo go oIong wifh fhe Who We Are projecf, we wouId Iike fo invife
fomiIies fo come ceIebrofe Thonksgiving wifh us by hoving o bonquef fhe Iosf hour
of schooI on Movember I8
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. We wouId Iove if you couId prepore o dish fhof
represenfs who your chiId is. The dish does nof hove fo be Iorge- jusf enough for
peopIe fo hove o fosfe. More informofion wiII be coming soonl AIso, whiIe we hove
you fhere fhof doy (if you ore obIe fo offend), we pIon fo invife you info our
cIossrooms fo ceIebrofe your chiId's reoding ond wrifing wifh us. Thof wiII IikeIy
foke pIoce before fhe bonquef.
LosfIy, here ore o coupIe reminders ond o wish Iisf ifem:
-Mo schooI Fridoy Movember II
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for Veferon's Doy
-Picfure refokes ore Movember I8
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-Conferences wiII begin nexf week. PIeose confocf your chiId's feocher if you hove
ony quesfions.
889 We ore Iooking for jom si;ed jors for o Thonksgiving orf projecf. If
you hove ony, pIeose send fhem in wifh your chiId ASAPl AIso, pIon fo Ieove spoce
for fhis cenferpiece on your Thonksgiving fobIel
SincereIy,
The Iindergorfen Teom
PocheI Morks, Pene Yokoyomo ond Iofie Cryon Leory

Who ore YOU7(chiId's nome) ____________________________
Where ore you or your fomiIy from (bofh sides wouId be greofl)
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Is fhere onyfhing you wouId Iike us fo know obouf you or your cuIfure7
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