Beginning of Year Newsletter 2012

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                                                                                 Volume 1, Issue 1




    Kindergarten Classroom Newsletter
Welcome!                                           Show and Tell
I am excited to be your child’s kindergarten       Show and tell is usually scheduled for every
teacher this year! We have 22 students in our      Friday in kindergarten. You will need to look
class: 12 girls and 10 boys. We will also have 2   on the monthly calendar to see what your
classroom aides: Mrs. Kristi Ten Pas and Mrs.      child may bring. For example, on Friday,
Carol Rozeboom.                                    Aug. 31, your child may bring a bug in a clear
                                                   container. The students may choose to bring
The kindergarten class has a year full of          show and tell once a week or they may
exciting events. Each month I will send home a     choose to share once or twice a month.
calendar highlighting the events of the
kindergarten class. You may fill in additional
events as they come up, if you would like. I       Snack & Birthdays
have attached the August and September             In kindergarten we do not have a
calendars, the star student schedule, and your     scheduled snack time. But students are
child’s first Bible memory work. Please read       welcome to bring a snack, if they want, for
through these sheets, and let me know if you       recess time. Some students do not take
have any questions.                                snacks and others just take a snack for the
                                                   bus ride home. It’s up to you as a family if
                                                   you would like to send snacks.
Library                                            After each of our 3 recesses, we do take
                                                   drinks at the water fountain. If there are
The kindergarten class will have library every
                                                   hot days at the beginning of the school
Wednesday. At this time, the students may          year, your child is allowed to bring a water
check out books. Library books may be              bottle into the classroom.
returned any kindergarten day of the week.
Please note that there is no fee for overdue       We love celebrating birthdays in the
books, but students are not allowed to check       kindergarten classroom! Students with
out new books if they have overdue books at        summer birthdays may celebrate their
home.                                              birthday on their half birthday or any time
                                                   during the winter. Just let me know a day
                                                   or two in advance so I can prepare to
Physical Education                                 celebrate your child’s special day. If your
Every Wednesday the kindergartners will have       child would like to bring birthday treats to
P.E. class. Please dress your child in             share with the class, they are welcome to
comfortable clothes and running/tennis shoes       do so. Most any treats will be acceptable
to be worn in the gym on Wednesdays. White         this year except for pop, gum, and small
bottomed shoes are preferred, so no black          hard candies including Life Savers and
marks will be made on the gym floor.               Mentos.
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                      Kindergarten Classroom Newsletter Page 2


                                                    HCS Circle
 Field Trip                                         For First Time Hull Christian Parents: You will
                                                    receive the name of a family that you will be
We have a field trip scheduled for Friday,          “adopted by.”(Circle assigns these.) Please use
Sept. 14. We will take a bus to Sioux Center        your family, and feel free to ask them
to attend the Harvest Festival at the Sioux         questions. For example, if you want to know
County Fair Grounds. We will leave HCS at           more about the Rally Day Sale coming up in
11:30 (we will eat before we leave) and will        September, don’t hesitate to give them a call.
return around 2:15.
                                                    Also, one additional thing to note: in late
                                                    September all HCS families will receive a parent
                                                    handbook detailing school regulations, class
 Chapel                                             lists, family names & addresses, and circle
                                                    committees. If you would like to sign up for
This year’s chapel theme is “See What Faith         which circle committees you would like to be
Can Do.” Once a month the kindergartners            on, be sure to attend the first circle meeting.
will attend the theme chapel. Other chapels         For example, you may want to sign up for
will be periodically scheduled for a special        working at the soup supper and having a table
speaker, missionary, or musical group.              at the Hostess Supper. The first meeting is
                                                    tonight (August 20) at 7:00.



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Web Site
                                                    Related Announcements
Please take time to check out the kindergarten      If there is hot weather in the next couple of weeks,
web page. To visit this site, go to                 be sure to check your email or listen to the radio
www.hullchristian.com. Next, click on the tab:      (KDCR, KTSB, or KIWA) for possible early
Classroom Webpages, then click on                   dismissals. We always dismiss 5 minutes before
Kindergarten. At this point you may click on        Western.
any of the kindergarten webpages listed on the
left hand column. This site will include the
current star student’s picture along with the       Contact Information
star student schedule, the monthly newsletter,
the monthly calendar, the Bible memory work,        Please feel free to give me a call or email me any
a slide show of pictures, sight words & letter      time that you have questions or concerns
flash cards, and kindergarten educational links.    throughout the year. My home phone number is
                                                    439-1244, and my email address is
 Just a reminder: I will only use the first names   lfeenstra@hullchristian.com.
of the students on our web site. Also, I realize
that some of you may not always have access         Please remember to pray for Hull Christian School
to the internet, and I will be sure to print out    and our kindergarten classroom. Thanks!
and send home all of the newsletters,
calendars, and Bible memory work.                   I am looking forward to a great year!
                                                                          Mrs. Feenstra