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Welcome to Diamond Path Elementary School of International Studies! Kindergarten is a truly wonderful year and you will be amazed at how your child will grow, both academically and socially. If you have any questions throughout the year, please don't hesitate to contact me!
 Miss Berenz's Classroom Newsletter November 16-20
Dear Kindergarten Families,
This week in Kindergarten we discussed families from around the world and our own families. Kindergarteners made observations on different pictures of families from around the world. We talked about what our families like to do. They created a page in their Special Person Book about their own family.
In math we focused on the teen numbers (11-19). We practiced writing the teen numbers on whiteboards and we also created pipe cleaner numbers. I sent home two pipe cleaners with your child to practice the formation of the teen numbers.
In literacy we focused on concepts about print and learned how to write and read the words we and like. Kindergarteners learned about the period and the question mark. We discussed how periods tell the reader when to pause or stop and the question mark is used when you want to find something out (asking a question).
Notes and Reminders
- Thank you for the snacks and napkins!
- There will not be a newsletter next week because of the short week. Enjoy your break!
- Grandparent's Day is on November 25th. Please return the Grandparent's Day sheets to school before Wednesday. Thank you!
- Happy Birthday to Codessa on November 22nd!
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| 2 |  Please feel free to contact me at any time!
Electronic Mail - Katy.Berenz@district196.org
Front Office - call the school's main office (952-423-7695) and the front office staff will take a message for me. I will return your call as soon as I'm available.
Voice Mail - 651-683-6969, extension [92800] | 
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| 3 |  Important Dates and Events:
For the most current and comprehensive listing of Diamond Path events,
visit the School Calendar page.
Important Dates for Kindergarten:
September 10th-Picture Day
September 21st- Kindergarten Orientation 6-7pm
October 7th- Picture Retake
October 15th-16th- MEA No School
October 23rd- Staff Development (no school for all students)
October 28th- No school half-day kindergartens conferences
October 29th- Conferences 8am-8pm (no school for all students)
October 30th- No school for all students
November 10th- Kindergarten writing night 6:30pm
November 25th- Kindergarten Grandparents' Day
November 26th-27th- Thanksgiving Break (no school for all students)
December 22nd- Winter Parties
December 24th-January 1st- Winter Break (no school for all students)
January 4th- Back to School
January 11th- Kindergarten Reading Night 6:30pm
January 18th- Martin Luther King Day (no school for all students)
January 29th- Staff Development (no school for all students)
February 9th- Valentine Parties
February 10th- Conferences (half-day Kindergarten no school)
February 11th- Conferences 8am-8pm (no school all students)
February 12th- No school all students
February 15th- President's Day (no school for all students)
February 23rd- Kindergarten Math Night 6:30pm
March 3rd- Spring pictures
March 22nd- March 26th- Spring Break (no school for all students)
May 6th- Family Fun Fest 5pm-8pm
May 31st- Memorial Day (no school for all students)
June 11th- Last Day of School for all students
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| 4 | Class Photos
Introducing the Kindergarten Cafe!
We have changed our dramatic play area into a restaurant. Kindergarteners have discussed the important roles in a restaurant. The Kindergarteners have enjoyed playing the role of waitress/waiter, chef, host/hostess, parent, and children customers!
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| 5 | Areas of Focus for the First Trimester:
In math: Counting forward and backward
Number before and after a given number
Writing and reading numerals to 10
Extending and making patterns
In reading: Learning about the Concepts of Print
Listening to a story and making predictions
Learning about letters and sounds
Hearing patterns or repeated patterns in stories
Retelling a story
Noticing some high frequency words
In writing: Hearing and recording sounds in words
Telling their own story
Writing some high frequency words
Labeling their picture
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