Homework for Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Start Smart Booklet - please complete the booklet, one page of work each night, Monday through Thursday, and send into school on Friday.

Math - Math Homework pages 29-30, due tomorrow. 

Thank you for your support with homework!

Please check today's email to all KC families for the latest updates. 





ADDENDUM:
We enjoyed our music class with Mrs. Wagner today. We danced with scarves and learned several new songs. It was a great class!




Homework for Monday, September 21, 2020

1. Start Smart booklet - please complete the booklet, one page of work each night, Monday through Thursday, and send into school on Friday.

2. Math - Math homework page 24, due tomorrow.

Picture day is next Wednesday, September 30th for the EC Building. Children may dress out of uniform for picture day, but please pack a pair of sneakers for recess if your child is wearing fancy shoes for the picture. 

Highlights from Monday, September 21st:

APPLES  APPLES  APPLES!!!
This week we are learning all about apples. Please bring in one apple for your child this Friday, September 25th. They may eat the apple for snack, if they like apples, so please feel free to slice the apple if your child doesn't like to eat an apple whole. We will compare apple colors, sizes,.. from our desks and make an apple graph based on our findings. 
Thank you for your help and have a great evening!!!


Friday, September 18, 2020

No Homework on Fridays! Enjoy your weekend!

Highlights from the day:

Today we enjoyed a picnic lunch outside on our towels. We had fun experiencing a new place to eat our meal and the best part was that we were just a few steps away from the playground! The kids had a blast!
We finished up our first week of the Language Arts, Religion and Math curriculum, as well as completed several projects and activities involving our "word" of the week, "I". 
We read many books throughout the week and today we had a special painting activity blending colors and creating shapes. We wrote in our journals, continued to get to know one another a little more and we are working hard on following the class/school rules. 

It's almost Fall!!! Mrs. Pelillo's favorite season!!!

Next week we will be adding "apples" to our curriculum! 




 
Dear Family,
 
Now more than ever it is so important for your child to have books in the home. Plus our class gets FREE books with every order!
 
Class Order Due Date: 09/30/20
 
Connect to Our Class Page: https://orders.scholastic.com/XJVR2
 
Shop the flyers with your child: https://editions.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=667427
 
All books ship to the class, and I hand them out to the kids to take home.
 
Thank you for encouraging the love of reading!
 
PS: Feel free to forward the class page link to extended family who may want to support your child's reading.
 
Mrs. Pelillo
 
Class Code: XJVR2







Homework for Thursday, September 17, 2020

1. Wonders Packet - Please complete the Thursday page and return the booklet to school tomorrow. 

Today in KC Kindergarten:

We continued with Unit One in our Wonders Language Arts program, focusing on the word of the week, "I", and the letters A-G. We worked on identifying letters and sounds, read "The Ugly Duckling" and had a class discussion about the story, focusing on the highlights of the story theme, and we drew our own version of the story. 
During math class, we focused on colors and completed corresponding math pages to go along with the day's assignment.
During Religion class, we had a discussion on the gifts of God's creation and created a mini-collage of animals and fruits that God created for us.
We role played a story about three bear cubs, a mama bear, some goldfish crackers and walking through the forest. We had a blast! Hiding from "Mama Bear" under our desks was so much fun!
We read several stories throughout the day and created paper unicorns for our water bottles with Miss Koval. 

Scholastic Book Club Class Code for KC Kindergarten:

XJVR2

September Deadline for ordering books is: September 30th.

PICTURE DAY FOR OUR CLASS IS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH. c​

Children can dress out of uniform for picture day, but please pack a pair of sneakers for outside time if your child is wearing fancy shoes for the picture.

Blessings!





Tonight's Homework:
 

1. Wonders packet - usually this packet/booklet will go home on Mondays and returned on Fridays. This week, we spent a little extra time learning the techniques to complete each page. We completed the "Tuesday" page together, as a class. Please complete the Wednesday and Thursday pages at home and return to school on Friday.

Wednesday, September 16, 2020:

Today's highlights:
We enjoyed a special art class with the school art teacher, Mrs. Newcomb. We made sentences with the word of the week, "I", we read several books, including two books that students brought in from home. Thank you for sharing! We learned about the definition of "different" in math class and completed three math pages using visuals on the Smartboard. We focused on letter recognition in our Start Smart Wonders booklet, focusing on both Uppercase and Lowercase Aa and Bb.
We had a great Spanish lesson with Ms. Koval and we read through a Scholastic Magazine booklet about feelings. We played a game about feelings, emphasizing that all feelings are real and it's okay to experience different kinds of feelings. The children were very receptive to the lesson. 

TONIGHT IS ZOOM BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT AT 6:30 PM.
INVITES WERE SENT LAST NIGHT VIA EMAIL.
ALL INFORMATION THAT WILL BE COVERED AT TONIGHT'S MEETING WENT HOME TODAY IN YOUR CHILD'S FOLDER. 
PLEASE KEEP IN A HANDY PLACE AT HOME FOR EASY REFERENCE. 

Tonight is our first homework night in KC!
Each child's folder has been labeled with a "homework" side on the left side of the folder. All homework assignments/paperwork will go home on the left side of the folder and should be returned on the left side of the folder as well. 

Notes from home and any other paperwork/forms should stay on the right side of the folder. The children had a lesson this afternoon on their folders and they should be able to tell you where their homework belongs (on the left side of the folder). 

Tonight's assignment:
Math page 6
The children completed the first side in school (page 5) and page 6 is the homework page. 
Please bring back the completed page to school tomorrow, September 16th. 

Zoom invites will be emailed out today.

Tuesday, September 15th in KC Kindergarten:
Today we worked on lesson 2 in our Wonders Language Arts program. We continued to learn about "alike/same/different" concepts using manipulatives. We learned that "God Made the World" and everything in it and had a discussion about the wonders of God's World, while working in our "We Believe" Religion books. 
We read several stories throughout the day, learned two new songs that we will be singing everyday, continued to learn our prayers, practiced writing our names with chalk on the blacktop outside and enjoyed the fresh air on the playground. 
The word of the week is "I", which has been a little confusing for the children since "I" is also a letter. 

Have a nice evening!


Books from home


The KC students are welcome to bring books from home for me to read aloud throughout the day. Please feel free to send your child in with a book. Please write your child's name somewhere on/in the book if he or she chooses to share a class story.



September 14, 2020

Today we welcomed Monday with lots of yawns and tired eyes. It's hard to get back into the school routine after the fun weekends I heard about from many of the children. We did manage to accomplish quite a lot, though!
Today we worked with our Reading/Language Arts program, completed work in our math book and our Religion book. We practiced some beginning reading skills in a reading booklet entitled, "Start Smart", worked with manipulatives to learn about "alike and same" and completed two work pages on the subject and in Religion, we learned that "God created the World" and had an engaging conversation about animals and family and how God loves us all.
We enjoyed our first music class with Mrs. Wagner, we listened to Corduroy by Don Freeman and we colored a teddy bear page. We have already been in school five whole days and we are counting the days on our hundreds board, in both English and Spanish. 

Tomorrow will be our first day of homework! 
Wednesday evening at 6:30 pm will be our Zoom Back to School Night and picture day for EC - Kindergarten will be on Wednesday, September 30th. More info on picture day will be available soon. 

Have a nice evening!





 

Our First Week in KC KINDERGARTEN!

Painting and climbing and drawing and singing and stories and yoga, oh my! The first week of Kindergarten in KC was full of so much excitement and fun! The children are quickly learning the daily procedures and class rules, and, as a whole, they are getting into the routine much quicker than I anticipated! 
Next week, we begin to delve into the Kindergarten curriculum and the children will be learning from our terrific math, language arts, Religion, science and social studies programs. In addition, we are looking forward to music, Spanish, art and gym classes, too! 
BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT ON ZOOM IS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16th at 6:30 pm. Information from the meeting will also be posted! 
HAVE A BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND!





The first week of school in KC is off to a great start!

In only three short days, the KC Crew have formed new friendships, learned a whole new set of classroom and school rules, worked on writing letters, numbers, names and math skills. 

Each morning we arrive at school with daily work to complete at our desks before morning Prayers and the Pledge of Allegiance. The children are entering the room each morning eager to get to work and ready to begin the day. They are quickly learning the daily routine and rules of the classroom/school. 

We are blessed to have Mrs.Cathy Shields, an experienced SJB assistant and school mom in our classroom as well as Ms. Ali Koval, our Spanish teacher, working with our class every afternoon. Miss Marilyn from Eagles Club helps us out in the afternoons as well. 

So far this week we have toured the outside of our beautiful campus, participated in two mini-yoga sessions (ask your child how to do "tree pose"), worked on letters, numbers, writing words, building shapes and spatial relationships with Geoboards and tangram shapes and read lots of books. "The Recess Queen", "Lucy Wears A Mask" and "Pete the Cat" and "The Kissing Hand" were some of the children's favorites of the week. We learned about Jesus and how he spread the good news of kindness and love to others. 

Next Wednesday evening at 6:30 pm is "Back to School Night" on Zoom. The curriculum will be discussed as well as expectations for the school year. A Google Slides presentation will be available to all following the meeting for future reference. ZOOM INVITES will be posted this weekend. 

Thank you for sharing your beautiful children with me!!

UPDATE REGARDING DISMISSAL /PICK UP PROCEDURES

At dismissal time, ALL CARS must be parked in a valid parking space. Cars CANNOT leave until they are directed to do so, regardless of a child’s dismissal time. This protocol is in place for the safety of all the children and faculty. 

Thank you you for your patience and support in keeping everyone safe. 

Milltown Road Car Riders:

Just a reminder, families using the Milltown Road carline are to park in the FRONT PARKING LOT of school at dismissal time. I will walk the Milltown car riders to the front of the school and ensure that each child finds his or her family member. Thank you! 


THE NIGHT BEFORE KINDERGARTEN IS ON MRS. PELILLO'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL: "Story Time with Miss Christine"

Enjoy!



FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN REMINDERS!

Backpack - labeled with name
Lunch box - labeled with name
*your child needs two napkins in their lunchbox everyday. Please pack straws, forks, spoons, if necessary.
**snack should be packed in a Ziploc or paper bag and labeled "snack". 
*** Please pack a water bottle for your child everyday. We can refill at our classroom sink. We have a new PUR water filter on the faucet.
Towel for rest time & outside time (no blankets, please)
*the towel will remain in your child's backpack, so a bath size towel is recommended.

EAGLES CLUB:
If your child is attending Eagles Club after school, please pack a separate snack and drink (or water bottle), labeled Eagles Club. Please keep this snack separate from the lunch box. It will stay in your child's backpack until after school. 

TOYS FOR EAGLES CLUB:
Eagles Club staff encourages your child to pack a labeled, Ziploc bag of little toys for play time. Again, this bag should fit nicely in your child's backpack.

EAGLES CLUB PICKUP:
Parents/Guardians picking up children at Eagles Club in the EC Building need to stay outside. There will be a sign-out sheet and a staff member will retrieve your child and bring him or her to you at the EC outside double doors.
 

UNIFORM QUESTION:
Per the school uniform policy, students in the EC Building, including Kindergarten, can wear plain black sweatpants, without the SJB logo. Beginning in first grade, the SJB logo black sweatpants are required. For more information, refer to the SJB uniform policy, found on the school website.

I am looking forward to welcoming everyone tomorrow!

Mrs. Pelillo

The Night Before Kindergarten is coming!

Mrs. Pelillo will be posting a reading of "The Night Before Kindergarten" on her YouTube page, "Story Time with Miss Christine" this coming Monday, September 7th by 6 pm. 



Mrs. Pelillo is healthy and ready for a great school year! 

ZOOM HIGHLIGHTS:
 

Morning Drop Off:
7:20-7:35 am to the EC Building Outside Door
No parents in the building. A staff member will assist your child to the classroom.
After the second week of school, any late arrivals (after 7:35 am) will need to park in the FRONT school parking lot and walk their child to the front office & receive a late slip from Mrs. Diane Tobin. 

BACKPACKS:
Pencil case
 (the pencil case will stay in school for dailyl use)
Towel:
 a towel that will fit in your child's backpack. The towel will be used for rest time (we are resting with heads on the desk this year) and for outside. It will stay in the backpack and go back & forth each day between home & school. Please wash at least once a week.
FOLDERS:
The folder is an essential part of your child's school success. The folders will go back & forth between home & school and will contain your child's homework, work from the school day, and any forms or news from school. The best way to communicate with me about early dismissals, different dismissal pick ups or any other pertinent information is through the folder. The folders are emptied by 8 am and a notification is sent to the office regarding early dismissals,...
If there is a change in plans that develop during the school day regarding pick-up, please call the main office to let them know and send me a quick email. We want everyone to be in communication regarding the plans for your child's dismissal.
LUNCH & SNACKS:
Please pack a full lunch as well as a snack, packed separately in a ziploc or paper bag, inside your child's lunchbox. The snack bag should be clearly labeled "snack", so it is easy for your child to retrieve and so that they don't eat their lunch. Please have a full water bottle for your child and an extra water bottle, if your child drinks a lot, to keep in their cubby. Also, we have a new water filtration system in place at our classroom sink to refill water bottles. A small juice box is fine for meals as well.
MASKS:
We are asking for two masks to be sent to school each day. One to be worn and the other, placed in a ziploc bag in your child's backpack, to replace if your child sneezes or coughs into the mask they are wearing. Dirty masks will be sent home in the backpack labeled "dirty". 
DISMISSALS:
Dismissal for Kindergarten is at 2:40 pm. Eagles Club kids will stay in the EC Building.
Limestone Road and Walkers will go with Mrs. Pogonyi (KB teacher) to the back parking lot (next to the playground climbers) and Milltown Road dismissals will walk with me to the front of the school. 
LATE PICK UPS:
If a parent or guardian is running late at pick up time/after car line begins, please don't worry. Late pick ups will come to the EC Building and join the after care program, Eagles Club, until a parent arrives. 
EAGLES CLUB PICK UP:
New policy with Eagles Club pickup: Parent or guardian will sign his or her child out at the EC Building door and remain outside. A staff person will retrieve the child and deliver the child to the EC Building front door.

UPDATE REGARDING LOVIES/STUFFED ANIMALS AT REST TIME

I double checked with administration and was told that we cannot have stuffed animals/lovies in school at this time. Some suggestions:

a picture of your child's favorite lovie/animal
a drawing of the lovie or stuffed animal

This policy is in place to help keep extra germs out. Thank you for understanding.

Welcome to ZOOM Day! 
Today's ZOOM meetings will cover:

Arrival & Dismissal procedures
1st day of school procedures
Backpacks
Lunch boxes
Folders
Eagles Club
Masks
Water filter in classroom

Some ZOOM info:

To ward off hackers, each Zoom session will be locked 5 minutes after the starting time.
I was experiencing some IT issues with sound, so I'm hoping that has been resolved internally. 

All information from today's sessions will be posted here, on my webpage. Additionally, hard copies of today's meeting will be sent home in children's folders on the first day of school.

Thank you!

Mrs. Pelillo














WELCOME SEPTEMBER!!!!

ZOOM INVITES WILL BE SENT WEDNESDAY, after I meet with our school's "tech guru", Mrs. Coffield. 
The date and times will remain the same:
This Thursday, September 3rd at 1 pm and 6 pm.
It's been a pleasure to meet some of KC's wonderful families and I look forward to meeting the rest of you as the week goes on. 

Blessings, 

Mrs. Pelillo



Good Morning KC Families! 
This week's ZOOM MEETING DATES HAVE CHANGED TO THURSDAY. 
There will be two sessions. Feel free to join either meeting. No sign-up necessary. 
Meeting times will be:
1 pm and 6 pm. 
A ZOOM invite will go out to families on Tuesday. 
I am looking forward to meeting all of you either in person or via Zoom this week!

Best wishes,

Mrs. Pelillo









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August 30, 2020

Welcome to Mrs. Pelillo's KC Kindergarten!
I am so excited to be your teacher this year and I am looking forward to a year full of fun and learning together. 
I look forward to meeting everyone during Classroom Visit Week. 
Blessings!

I am busy working to make this school year a great one, especially as we navigate around our new (hopefully temporary) way of life. If next week's classroom visitation does not work for your family, please don't worry. I will be hosting two Zoom sessions this Tuesday evening and Wednesday afternoon, where you can ask questions and receive more information about the logistics of the classroom and school. More information on Zoom invites will be published on Monday and every family will receive a personal invitation via email.

For those stopping in for a classroom visit, please remember to bring with you:
*decorated paper t-shirt
*Questionnaire
*crayons and any other supplies

Our first day of school is Tuesday, September 8th, and it is a full day.
Please send in:
*a morning snack
*full water bottle
*full lunch for your child
(a second water bottle is recommended as the school is waiting on a new water filter system. As soon as the new system is in place, I will send out a message). 

If your child is attending EAGLES CLUB, please pack an extra snack and water bottle for after school, separate from the lunchbox. 

Kindergarten teachers are requesting a rest towel, which we will be using to enjoy outdoor class activities at healthy distances. 

ZOOM MEETINGS THIS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY:

It is only necessary to attend one Zoom session, as the same information will be covered in both sessions. Expectations of the meeting:

*Teacher introduction
*Information for the beginning of the school year
*Questions

The Second Week of School there will be a ZOOM BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT for all parents. That night will include a lot more information regarding plans for the whole Kindergarten year. 

I have been working hard, along with my Kindergarten colleagues, to get this school year started on a happy and healthy note and I'm so excited to meet my new friends! 

**Please wear your name tag necklace for the first two weeks of school**

See you Soon!
Mrs. Pelillo