We just received our first Lego Carnival Basket item!  Remember classes create themed baskets to be raffled off at the Unity Carnival, October 3rd (the day D track tracks off).  We are off to a good start but we need your help.  We have 2 parents that have offered to help organize the donations, please read the note below…

Hi Families of Mrs. Arriaga’s and Mrs. Young’s classes,

We thought we would help out our teachers by keeping track of donated items for the Lego Basket and then assembling the basket once items are donated.

We will check for donations daily and will send out an updated list on items already purchased to help cut down on duplicates.

Donation Ideas:

Lego Sets

Lego Coloring/sticker/reading books

Gift cards to Lego store

Lego Storage container

Lego T-shirt

Lego Board Games

Lego Watches

Lego Back pack

Lego Cups

And the Lego list goes on……..

If you would like to give a monetary donation instead of a Lego item, we can do the purchasing for you.

Let’s make this basket the most desirable one there!!

Here is a quick look at our busy month in K3:

Book orders will be placed on Friday (9/5) for both classes.  Please either order online or return a paper order to class by Friday morning.

September 12 – Minimum Day –  Mrs. Young’s class will join Mrs. Arriaga’s class in the morning from 8:20-11:51 a.m.  Grades 1-6 will dismiss at 12:30 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 19,  is our “Apple Day”.   Please look for a SignUp Genius invitation to donate for this special day.   On the donations list, please note the date items will need to be in the classroom.  

September 24 – Walk to School Wednesdays begin (see info in Wednesdays folder)

September 24 – PFO (Parent Faculty Organization) General Meeting at 3:00 in the school library.  See flyer coming later in the month.  Please come and learn how to help our students and school become even better!

September 25 – There will be no library today.

September 26 – Make Up Picture Day

Important Dates:

October 3 – Track off day – Minimum Day – Mrs. Young’s class will join Mrs. Arriaga’s class in the morning from 8:20-11:51 a.m.  Grades 1-6 will dismiss at 12:30 p.m.

October 3 – Our first field trip to Fog Willow Farms – You will be receiving information next week in our Wednesday Folders.

October 3 – Sunrise Unity Carnival

October 27 – D Track returns (to K3)

October 31 – Scarecrow Day

And that’s not all…but it’s a start.  Happy Fall!!!

We had such an exciting day today!  We had a Safety Assembly.  We were visited by two CHP (California Highway Patrol) Officers and they talked to us about Stranger Danger.  We spoke about Good Strangers like Guest Teachers, Police Officers, Fire Fighters.  People who can help you.  We also talked about Bad Strangers.  These are people who try to trick you by asking you to go with them so you can get candy or toys,  if you will go with them to help find their lost puppy, or ask you to help them find McDonalds.  The students learned that we never get into a car with people we don’t know and to keep yelling loudly if someone tries to put them in a car with a person they do not know.  In their backpacks you will find a coloring book “Chipper and his Pals talk about SAFETY”.  I asked each student to read through the book with their family and talk about it before coloring.  Please ask your child what they learned today from the assembly.  We were very grateful to have the CHP Officers come and share with us.

Yesterday your child brought home their first homework assignment. It is a special edition because they will be completing their Star Student poster. Daily reading should also take place for at least 10 minutes. Below you can view a picture of Mrs. Arriaga and Mrs. Young’s posters to get you started. Have fun!! These are due back in the folders on Friday.

Yesterday we sent home our first Wednesday Folders.  Please check for these each Wednesday in your child’s backpack.  Some papers will need to be filled out and returned, while others are just informational.  Please note the white stickers inside the folder.   The “Remove” side are for papers to take out of the folder and keep at home.  The papers that need to be filled in and returned are on the “Sign and Return” side of the folder.  Wednesday Folders are due on Fridays.

Coming home today are the following:

Letter about our Watch D.O.G. Program
July and August Student/Parent Calendar
Go Math Resources

If you have any questions about these, please let us know.

What a lovely first week of school we had!  The students are really learning how to work in the classroom and beginning to understand the routines of kindergarten.

Safety Drills – We have been busy this first week of school practing our safety drills: fire, duck and cover (earthquake), and intruder.  We have been explaining to students that these are just practice and we just want to know what to do in case of an emergency.  Mrs. Young’s class will be practicing more in August when A track begins school.  Everyone has done a great job listening and following directions!

Backpacks – Please go through and take out papers in the backpacks nightly.
Review with your child and keep these papers at home.  Go Math and other papers may come home and appear to be “incomplete”. In class we may have gone through the papers in small or whole groups. These papers do not need to be returned to school but please work with your child individually to complete them.  Backpacks need to come to school empty with the exception of snacks.  Thank you!

Important Dates

August 6 – Minimum Day –  Mrs. Young’s class will join Mrs. Arriaga’s class in the morning from 8:20-11:51 a.m.  Grades 1-6 will dismiss at 12:50 p.m.

August 22 – Picture Day for Tracks A and D.