Kindergarten Connection

Your child's week with Mrs. DeLapa

                         Last Week

We have completed the ELA portion NWEA fall testing. Our kiddos did a nice job of staying focused and following directions. This is strictly a baseline and also a first for these students. We will take the Math piece next week. The results will come home with progress reports at the end of the Trimester.

It has been fun getting the hang of Table and Math Centers in our room. The children are making good choices and enjoying the experiences. Table centers reinforce skills from any of our curriculum areas. Be sure to ask your child what he/she did during center time. 

Your child checked out his/her first Library book home on Wednesday. Please encourage careful use of the book.

Mrs. Hassenger taught us that we should treat/carry our books as if they are babies 😊. Books are due back for exchange on

Wednesdays. You are welcome to return the books early if you like. We have a crate in our room for them.

Please make sure to look in your child’s folder every day and remove notes. Important papers and work are sent home often.

Your child should have a leak-proof water bottle each day. Gym/tennis shoes are best every day for safety on our playground,

but must be worn on Friday for PE (Gym) class.

Never hesitate to email me (ldelapa@sjschools.org) with any questions you may have regarding any of our “kindergarten stuff.”

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Snack and Leaders

Your child will come home with the Leader bag the night before his/her leader day. There is a notebook inside with directions for sharing both a snack with the class and a Show and Tell item. Please refer to the calendar in the back of your child's take home folder for leader and other important dates. I will place the monthly calendars in the folders for your reference. 

September 15-Ellie

September 16-Melody

September 17-Hayes*

September 18-George

September 19-Lucy

September 22-Janie*

We have 25 children in our class.

*denotes birthday

We have a child with a nut allergy in our class so please refrain from sending snacks with nuts of any kind.

We will snack in the morning each day. It is not necessary for you to send a snack with your child, as the leader provides it each day.  Thank you for sending a leak-proof water bottle with your child each day.

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Next Week Events

Mileage Club Begins this Week!

Brown School’s Mileage Club will return the weeks of 9/15 and 9/22 during lunch recess. Mileage Club gives students an opportunity to get active by running/walking around the track and earning fun charms! We will need volunteers to help tally laps and string charms onto necklaces during lunch recess Mon/Wed/Fri the weeks of 9/15 and 9/22.

All volunteers must have a completed volunteer consent form on file. Please see the PTO portion of Mr. Hernandez' newsletter this week.

This week is School Spirit Week! See below for particular dress up days. Of course this is strictly voluntary. 

School Picture Day is on Tuesday, September 16th. Thankfully, we have an early time spot so all will look their best 😀.

Wednesday, 9/17, is a Late Start. We will begin school exactly 1 hour later than usual at 9:30. The buses will pick up 1 hour later than usual as well. 

I would like some help with 2 readiness areas to aide in a quick exit to recess each day once the weather becomes cooler.

Please work with your child on pulling jacket sleeves right side out and zipping. The boys and girls feel so good about

themselves when they can do these things independently. A couple quick sessions, and they will have it! Thank you.

Here is the link to our Guest Reader schedule. Please feel free to add your name to an open date that works for you. We enjoy having loved ones come to read. DeLapa 2025-2026 Guest Reader SIGN-UP . Thank you to those who have chosen a date.