Kindergarten 214
March Newsletter 2025
Welcome to a new month! Happy Women's History Month!
ELA—In Fundations, we will be in Unit 2. We have finished learning the letters and sounds. We will tap out the letter sounds we learned to blend and make words. In reading, we are in Module 6, and the essential question is: What makes the USA special? Our children will explore the different ways the USA is Special.
In Mathematics Envisions, Topic 7, we are working on Subtraction and different concepts such as taking apart and separating.
Thursday, March 6th, there is no school for our scholars. There are Virtual parent-teacher conferences. I hope to see you all there!
Parents, please log our children on to iReady. If you do not have their login information, please do not hesitate to contact me in class or via email. Also, so that you know, a homework packet will be sent home every Friday. Please assist our scholars with the homework packet. They will return the previous pack on Friday to receive the new packet.
Parent Engagement is every Tuesday from 2:50 pm to 3:45 pm. Parent Engagement hours allow us to discuss your scholar's progress and any concerns you may have. Parents can schedule a Zoom meeting to discuss the scholar's progress every week. Please email me 24 hours in advance to confirm a meeting session. ddennis8@schools.nyc.gov
Reminder
Please sign up for ClassDojo. I will communicate with you all through ClassDojo. Remember, parents, guardians, and families, you are our scholars' first teachers. Your involvement is crucial to their success.
February Newsletter 2025
Hello, Families!
Happy Black History Month! Our scholars will be learning about historical figures who have helped shape our country and the world. We have completed our iReady Diagnostics for Math and Reading—yay! A big cheer to our scholars!
**ELA:** In Fundations, we will focus on the letters l, h, k, v, w, y, x, z, and q. We are almost finished learning all the letters and their corresponding sounds. Soon, we will start teaching tapping to read words. Into Reading, we are currently in Module 4: "Happy Healthy Me." The essential question is: "How can I be my healthiest self?"
**Mathematics:** In Envisions, we are working on Topic 7, which focuses on Subtraction.
Parents, please log your scholars into iReady.
If you do not have their login information, feel free to contact me via ClassDojo or email. Also, please note that a homework packet will be sent home every Friday. We ask that you assist your scholars with this homework. They will need to return the previous packet on Friday to receive the new one.
Parent Engagement is held every Tuesday from 2:50 PM to 3:45 PM. During these hours, we can discuss your scholar's progress and any concerns you may have. Parents can schedule a Zoom meeting to talk about their scholar's development. Please email me 24 hours in advance to confirm a meeting. ddennis8@schools.nyc.gov
**Reminder:**
Please sign up for ClassDojo, as I will communicate with all of you through that platform. Remember, parents, guardians, and families, you are our scholars' first teachers, and your involvement is crucial to their success.
Thank you!
January 2025 Newsletter
Hello, Families,
We are off to a new year, a fresh start. We are halfway through the year! Our young scholars are making terrific strides.
ELA- In Foundations, we are past the first 6 weeks, so we are almost done learning the letters and the sounds. I would also like to cheer Ms. Maggio for assisting our scholars with Heggerty. Both Foundations and Heggerty will help our scholars with phonics and preparing them to read, which is very important. Into reading, we are in Module 3- My Community Heros.
Mathematics- Envisions: Topic 6: We are working on addition.
Parents, please log our children on to iReady. If you do not have their login information, please do not hesitate to contact me on ClassDojo or via email. Also, note that a homework packet will be sent home every Friday. Please assist our scholars with the homework packet. They will return the previous pack on Friday to receive the new packet.
Parent Engagement is every Tuesday from 2:50 pm to 3:45 pm. Parent Engagement hours allow us to discuss your scholar's progress and any concerns you may have. Parents can schedule a Zoom meeting to discuss the scholar's progress every week. Please send me an email 24hrs to confirm a meeting session. ddennis8@schools.nyc.gov
Reminder
Please sign up for ClassDojo. I will communicate with you all through ClassDojo. Remember, parents, guardians, and families, you are our scholars' first teachers. Your involvement is crucial to their success.
Hello, Families,
My name is Mr. Dennis. As the new kindergarten teacher, I am excited to build a relationship with you this 2024-2025 school year. I am introducing myself so you can all become familiar with me. I have been an educator for the last 14 years. I am huge on the implementation of social-emotional skills such as self-regulation, classroom expectations, and following routines. As a classroom family, we strive to create a safe space and atmosphere where we can educate based on our scholar's individual needs and creativity and progress academically to their full potential.
Kindergarten is a significant grade. It is part of preparing our scholars for meaningful social interactions, ELA, and Mathematics skills to build a solid academic foundation. This solid foundation can only be built with us: our scholars, families, and educators. I want us to work together to make that solid foundation and bridge the gap between home and school so each scholar can reach their full potential. With that said, in classroom K-214, we are working hard to strengthen our social-emotional skills, classroom expectations, routine, and classroom family. Let's make the rest of the academic year enthusiastic, creative, and a safe space together.
Important reminders
Please sign up for ClassDojo. I will communicate with you all through ClassDoJo. Remember, parents, guardians, and families, you are our scholars' first teachers.
Scholar of the month
Kena Moralez “Optimism” - Kenia shows optimism whenever we are working together.
She shows excitement when she is completing a task.