Dear Parents;

• Beginning Monday, we will be back to our old time schedule.
• We will come in the building at 7:40 am.
• We will be dismissed at 3:00 in the afternoon.
• We will go back to eating lunch in the cafeteria.
• We will play outside in the morning recess.
• We will play inside during our lunch recess.
• There are no more early release Tuesdays. Tuesday will be a 3:00 dismissal.
• We are having an all KG2 class party on Thu June 21st. Our class is in charge of bringing sausage rolls and popcorn. I have put a note in your child’s bag. Thank you in advance.
• I have finished all of the sight word tests. Your child’s test is in their blue folder, unless they had already read all 4 lists.
• I am halfway done with PM reading tests. I will send you their current level once I have finished everyone. I am so pleased with the progress I am seeing so far!

Thank you. Have a nice long weekend.

Lois

Good morning,

It has been officially announced that UAS will be closed for the Eid holiday on Thursday, June 14 and Sunday, June 17.

Enjoy your time off. Eid Mubarak.

Good morning,

The show will begin at 9:00 sharp. Please be on time. There is a performance before and after ours so we must stick to our time schedule.

Room 300 is located on the top floor to the left of the Elementary library.

See you soon!

Dear Parents;

We are so excited about our show on Wed. morning, I hope you will all be able to be there. It should last about 40 minutes. Your child should come to school dressed in “pretty clothes”. They have worked very hard learning their lines and songs.

June 12^th is moving up day. This means that the children will get a chance to visit first grade. They will spend an hour visiting the rooms and hearing a little bit about First Grade and how it is the same and different than KG.

I will be testing the children on sight word lists A-D and PM reading within the next week or two. PLEASE be sure to let me know if you are not returning after Eid so I can make sure and have all of your child’s assessments done and send home their journals. Report cards will be posted on the portal on June 28^th. Be sure to see admissions if you are not returning to UAS in the fall.

June 21^st will be our KG2 End of year party. We will be having our party with the other KG2 classes. I will send you more information later.

June 28^th is our last day of school (can you believe it?), We will go to an all elementary school assembly at 8:30. Dismissal will be at 12:00.

Have a great day,

Lois

Good afternoon,

Please help your child practice and memorize their line for the end of year celebration.  We are performing in 7 days and most of the children do not know their lines and many act as though they have not practiced at all. Congratulations to the few children that do know their lines! They should continue to practice as well.

Each child will have their turn to shine at the microphone and it would be a shame if they didn’t know it. I will be there to help if they are scared or forget, but they should know what they are supposed to be saying. Memorizing and presenting is an important skill for all children to have.

Thank you,

Lois

Dear Parents;

Several things coming up:

• I would like the children to bring a copy of their favorite book next week. We will be doing several different activities with the book. (It does not have to be written in English.)

If they don’t have a copy of their favorite book they should tell me, and they can borrow one of my books or we can try to find it in the library. It will need to stay at school all week.

• The children have all brought home their line to memorize for the End of Year Celebration on June 6^th. Please keep it in a safe place and help them learn their line. The easiest way to memorize something is just to practice every day, even if they seem to know it, continue to practice at least once a day.
• End of the Year celebration June 6^th. Be sure to try to get time off of work for this special time. It should last under an hour. The children should come to school dressed in “party clothes”.
• There is an all school Iftar on Wed., May 30^th at 6:15 pm in the school Cafeteria. You and your family are welcome to bring a dish and share with others.
• PTSO is collecting food items to donate to others for Eid. We have a box in our classroom. Donated items could be such things as a bag of rice, oil, canned food, or macaroni.
• KG2LF will have their MAP testing on May 30 and 31^st. I know it is Ramadan, but please do your best to see that they have a good night sleep the night before.
• If you know for sure that your child will not be returning to UAS next year, please be sure to stop in at the admissions office so they can begin to get your leaving papers together.
• May 27^th will be the first day of ART. PE will finish on May 24^th.
• Several of you have asked for extra books for your child to have at home to read. I am almost finished organizing the baskets for them to choose from. I will send them home in a plastic folder. They should keep the books for several days and then they can bring them back and exchange them for new ones. Please help keep track of the books as many of them are my own personal books and I would hate to lose them. Thank you.

This is a lot of important information. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Have a nice weekend,

Lois

Good afternoon,

Just to let you know there will not be a homework menu for KG2 for the rest of the year. The children will still be bringing home their small reading book and their poem notebook and they will soon be bringing a slip of paper with a line to memorize for the show on the 6th.

If you would like your child to bring home some extra reading books let me know and I can send those home for a few days at a time.

Thank you,

Lois

 Ramadan – Things you need to know

• School begins at 8:00 am (bell at 7:50)
• KG2 car riders picked up at 12:50
• KG2 bus children put on buses at 12:55
• We will have one recess and one set eating time
• Children will have the option to eat again during playtime at the end of the day if they are hungry.
• We will eat lunch in the classroom, not the cafeteria so they will not have a microwave available to them.
• A plan has been set in place by the school for indoor recess once the temperature gets too hot.
• KG2 children will be allowed to drink water outside and, in the classroom, as usual.
• Please try your best to be on time to pick your child up at the end of the day. With the entire school being dismissed at the same time it is going to be very crowded and hectic.
• Swimming is finished. We will have regular PE, some taking place in the classroom. We will begin Art on May 24^th.
• Our schedule will stay basically the same as it is now with the exception of Arabic and Islamic/or skills club. We will alternate Arabic and Islamic/or skills club every other day.
• Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Thank you for making my birthday so special. I appreciate the cake, the gift, the party, your children, but most of all, you! I feel very blessed to have so many wonderful, supportive parents.

Thank you, I am a very lucky lady!

Lois