Weekly Update

News To Know

• Please keep the bottom portion of the weekly progress reports only returning the signed top portion. This is full of important information for you to know!
• Reader Challenge update: Thanks to those who signed up! I am so excited to see all of those who are up for the challenge! Mrs. Kraften will be contacting you via email with further information. Copies of the reports can be downloaded via our blog activities links.
• Scholastic order deadline has been extended until Monday afternoon @ 3:30pm
• On Friday, in your little one's green folder (fingers crossed), there should have been a sheet of pumpkins. The objective for this assignment was to have the pumpkins placed in order based on their capacity. This was assessed and is an example of an assignment used to assess your child's knowledge of a standard. It is recorded into the GKIDS database. GKIDS is the Georgia Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills. It is standard based. If they have mastered the standard, there was a check on the assignment. If there is still room to grow, there was a check minus. Assessment is ongoing throughout the entire school year.
• We have a scrap paper box in our classroom that the girls use for free drawing or writing. Most of these papers have something printed on one side and the opposite side is blank for the girls. If something comes home that looks questionable, like lesson plans, work that seems too difficult, budgets, lots of Archstone paperwork (thanks Mrs. Stanford), don't worry! It is just scrap for the girls!
• Please remember field trip monies must be cash only!! No checks will be accepted.
• Portraits need to be returned. These are past due.
• Noon dismissal this Thursday.