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Mrs. Dean's Kindergarten Class
Donald Elementary
2005-2006 Texas Blue Ribbon 2006 National Blue Ribbon
Success Starts at Donald Elementary School as we, Study to Understand and Communicate with Concentration, Expecting Exciting Discoveries
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Birthday Bags & Journal |
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| Donald Pledge I promise to respect myself, other people, and their property. I will be responsible in my use of time, with my work, and in my behavior. I will be a good listener, follow directions, and be prepared at all times. As a Donald Elementary student I will always represent the Dolphin Spirit with pride. |
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"The pupil who is never required to do what he cannot do, never does what he can do." John Stuart Mill |
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The Sharing Bag is also known as "show and tell". It will be sent home daily with one child. When it is your child's turn, remind him/her to put only ONE item in the bag. Encourage your child to choose something that he/she can talk about with the class. Some ideas may include: a picture, a souvenir, a special book...NO action figures/toys, live critters or weapons (including TOY weapons) are allowed! Please have your child return the bag to school the very next day!
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The Estimation Jar is the "jar that keeps us guessing ." Please help your child find a number of small items (all of the same kind) that will fit in the jar. (The jar does not have to be full). Choose large items in the fall and smaller items in the spring (10-25 in the fall, 10-50 in the winter, 10-100 in the spring). If food items are chosen, they will not be eaten. Then, count the items with your child and send them to school in our class estimation jar.
Instruct your child not to tell anyone how many items are in the jar...not even his/her best friend! The class will estimate the number of items in the jar. We will group them and count them in a variety of ways.
Please return the jar the next school day. It will usually be sent home on Friday so that you have all weekend to decide what will go inside.
Sample objects might include:
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| a | am | an | and |
| at | can | do | go |
| he | I | in | is |
| it | like | me | my |
| no | see | so | the |
| to | up | we | you |
| red | blue | yellow | green |
| orange | purple | black | brown |
| gray | pink | white | because |
| *word has been introduced - work on recognition |
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"Not everyone can be a star, but everyone can twinkle." Unknown |
*Oct. 5 - End of 1st 6 Weeks *Oct. 8 - Columbus Day - No School *Oct. 8-12 - Fire Safety Week *Oct. 9 - 2nd 6 Weeks Begins - New Behavior Sheet in Green Hummer Folder *Oct. 9 - Firefighter Jake Visits Kindergarten *Oct. 10 - Mrs. Dean's class recites Birthday Information (month, day, year) *Oct. 12 - Field Day - Kindergarten begins after lunch) *Oct. 12 - Report Cards Go Home *Oct. 15-19 - Bike Safety Week *Oct. 16 - PTA - 3rd Grade presents program *Oct. 17 - Recite October Poem (no prop needed) *Oct. 22-25 - Red Ribbon Week *Oct. 24 - Picture Retakes * Oct. 24 - Mrs. Dean's class recites Phone Number (area code + phone number) *Oct. 24 - Fire Assembly for K (8:45) *Oct. 26 - (Make up Day for Field Day if needed) *Oct. 29 - Nov. 9 - CCA Food Drive *Oct. 31 - Mrs. Dean's class recites Address Information (street number, street name, city, state, zip code) ********************************************************************************************************** *Nov. 2 - Scarecrow Dress Up Day for Kindergarten *Nov.. 8 - Veteran's Day Celebration 8:30 a.m. in Circle Drive *Nov. 9 - LISD Veteran's Day Program *Nov. 12 - Veterans Day - school is in session *Nov. 13 - PTA - Kindergarten Program (Student should be in classroom by 6:45 p.m. Meeting begins at 7:00 p.m.) *Nov. 15 - Grandparents Luncheon (Reservations Needed) *Nov. 16 -"Corn Tasting" 11:45 a.m. *Nov. 16 - End of 2nd 6 weeks Nov. 19-23 - Fall Break *Nov. 27 - Beginning of 3rd 6 weeks - New Behavior Sheet in Green Hummer Folder *Nov. 30 - Report Cards go home ********************************************************************************************************** *Dec. 3-7 - CCA Santa Tree *Dec. 5 - Dennis Lee performs *Dec. 7 - Holiday Sweatshirts Project *Dec. 7 - Dolphin Tales Deadline for Kindergarten *Dec. 11 - PTA - 5th grade presents program *Dec. 20 - Kindergarten Party 2:00-3:00 p.m. *Dec. 21 - Jingle Bell Jog / Dismiss 1:30 p.m. *Dec. 24 -Jan. 2 - Winter Break ********************************************************************************************************** *Jan. 7 - 18 - Middle of Year TPRI administered *Jan 15 - PTA -Family Fun Night with Math *Jan. 17 - End of 3rd 6 weeks/Early Dismissal 1:30 p.m. *Jan. 18 - No School / Teacher Work Day *Jan. 21 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no school) *Jan. 22 - Beginning of 4th 6 weeks - New Behavior Sheet in Green Hummer Folder *Jan. 23 - Recite January poem for a grade *Jan. 25 - Snowman Blast (art project and cooking project) *Jan. 25 - Report Cards go home ********************************************************************************************************** *Feb. 5 - 100th Day of School Celebration for Kindergarten *Feb. 5 - Mardi Gras *Feb. 7 - Chinese New Year *Feb. 14 - Kindergarten Valentine Party (2:00 - 3:00 p.m.) *Feb. 18-29 - DRA Reading Assessment *Feb. 18-22 - Scholastic Book Fair *Feb. 20 - Recite February poem for a grade *Feb. 20 - Dean's class to Book Fair (2:15-2:45 p.m.) *Feb. 21- 6 Flags Six Hour Reading forms due today! *Feb. 29 - End of 4th 6 weeks *Feb. 29 - Cookie Dough & College Ch. Fundraiser ********************************************************************************************************** *March 6 - Open House *March 7 - Report Cards go home *March 10-14 - Cyber Safety Week *March 13 - Open House *March 17 - 21 - Spring Break *March 26 - Recite March poem for a grade ********************************************************************************************************** *April 4 - Family Fun Night *April 7-11 - Kindergarten Insect-a-Camp *April 11 - Insect-a-Camp Tshirts for Kindergarten *April 14-18 - End of Year TPRI administered *April 18 - End of 5th 6 weeks *April 21 - Beginning of 6th 6 weeks - New Behavior Sheet in Green Hummer Folder *April 22 - Earth Day *April 25 - Report Cards go home *April 25 - Arbor Day *April 30 - Possible Kindergarten Field Trip to Zoo - TBA ********************************************************************************************************** *May 5 - Cinco de Mayo *May 22 - VIP Lunch *May 20 - PTA - 4th grade presents program *May 30 - Kindergarten Awards Program & Picnic ********************************************************************************************************** *June 5 - End of 6th 6 weeks / Last Day of School
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"Imagination is a child's place." Anonymous |
Donald Phone - (469) 713-5198 |
Conference Time: 1:05-1:55 p.m. |
Donald Fax - (972) 539-2332 |
email: deanrg@lisd.net |
| Direct to Mrs. Dean's Classroom - 469-948-2432 (During class time, call will go directly to the message center. |
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Each day your child should receive a stamp or sticker in the daily box on their Six Weeks Behavior Chart. This indicates they have shown appropriate behavior for that day. If needed, the teacher will make a note regarding any area of difficulty experienced that day. The use of the following initials will facilitate the accurate recording of concerns. Children may have 2 comments or checks without losing their daily stamp. The third comment/check will result in the loss of the stamp. Severe infractions will result in the automatic loss of the daily stamp/sticker. Children who accumulate more than 15 checks during the course of the six weeks will be ineligible to receive an end of six weeks Good Citizenship Award. T TALKNG at appropriate times HR Appropriate behavior in HALLS / RESTROOMS LR Appropriate behavior in LUNCHROOM R Appropriate behavior at RECESS L LISTENING at appropriate times FD FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS as told by the teacher UT USING TIME wisely RO Showing RESPECT FOR OTHERS E Showing EFFORT or PERSERVANCE RB Accepting RESPONSIBILITY FOR OWN BEHAVIOR OS Showing ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS PC Being PREPARED FOR CLASS TC Being ON TIME FOR CLASS
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I give parents the opportunity to order books from Scholastic Book Clubs. Our class receives 1 bonus point for each dollar spent. I use the bonus points for classroom books and materials. Order forms from Scholastic Book Clubs (See Saw and Firefly) will be sent home monthly. You may write one check to cover orders from both clubs. The check must be made out to Scholastic Book Clubs because I can not accept cash. Please note the deadline for returning orders and checks. If there is ever a conflict over the date, please contact me. We can work out a solution. You may choose the convenience of ordering and paying online. Our class still receives the bonus points but money and the order form do not have to be sent back to school. Your order will be sent to me at school. If the order contains a surprise for your child, just let me know and I will hold it until you pick it up instead of sending it home in your child's backpack. To order online you will need the class name and password. Class User Name: dean2007 Password: hummers108 |
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