Dear Kinder Families,
Happy 9th week of Kindergarten! It was a pleasure to meet with each of you last week for parent-teacher conferences. I look forward to your continued partnership and support! Please carefully read below to avoid questions that can be answered in this email. If you miss a weekly newsletter, you can always check out my class blog at http://www.stanthonygardena.org/kindergarten/ !
CA Science Center Field Trip – October 24
Our first field trip to the CA Science Center is coming up next week on Thursday, Oct 24th. Permission Forms have been sent home. Please complete your invoices with Mr. Aguilar, to ensure your child can attend!
Kindergarten Fundraiser at El Pollo Inka — October 24th
We will be having another fundraiser next Thursday, held by El Pollo Inka! Show the flyer provided (it is also inside your child’s homework folder) and spread the word! 20% of proceeds will go towards our Kindergarten class! You can eat there or order to-go!
Big Buddy & Little Buddy Pumpkin Activity
On Friday, October 25th our class will be meeting with their 8th Grade bug buddies to decorate their pumpkins during school! Please see the attached flyer for more information.
Halloween Costumes
To ensure that all costumes follow our Catholic School’s Halloween costume guidelines, I would like to ask everyone what costume their child is planning to wearon October 31. Please be sure costumes meet all guidelines. They must be appropriate and pre-approved, or a student may be sent home to change. Please let me know what your child is wearing by via by October 25th. You can add it on the link below!
- Costumes should be child-friendly. No inflatables, no gory or scary clowns, no devils, or scary costumes
- No Harry Potter or Pokémon costumes (please see Mrs. Grey’s email)
- Costumes Should Not:
- Be obstructive, offensive, inappropriate for a Catholic school (not revealing), gory, evil, or violent
- Drag on the ground
- Contain sharp objects, pointed objects, or materials that may accidentally strike another person.
- Contain any weapons that resemble or could be mistaken for an actual weapon.
- Should not encourage cross-dressing. Boys dress up like boys, and girls dress up like girls
Saint Puppet Project DUE Nov 1st:
Please send the completed puppet into class by November 1st.
For templates and suggestions: https://missionsantaines.org/sites/ines/files/uploads/files/saint-puppet-ebook-small.pdf
*Please be sure your child is involved in creating their puppet.*
All Saints’ Day Dress-Up
On Friday November 1st, students may come to school dressed up as ANY Saint.
Saint costumes do not need to be elaborate! Students will process in Mass with the school in their costumes. Costumes should go over your child’s school uniform, as we will be changing after Mass. This will be part of their Religion participation grade.
UPCOMING EVENTS
School calendar can be found (clicking here)
- October 23-31 – Red Ribbon Week (wear red shirts on 10/23)
- October 24 – CA Science Center Field Trip & El Pollo Inka Fundraiser
- October 25 – First Kindergarten School Mass (Formal Mass uniforms)
- October 29 – Picture Makeup Day with Keys Studios (Formal Mass Uniform for those taking photos)
- October 31 – Halloween Trunk or Treat (NOON DISMISSAL), Daycare till 3pm ONLY, 8th grade fundraiser at 11am (pizza sale), Daycare only from 12-3pm today (follow all Halloween dress up guidelines)
- November 1 – All Saints’ Day: 8am All School Mass and Dress up, K-8 procession before 8am Mass (in saints’ costumes), presale for 8th grade poinsettia sale begins
- November 2 – All Souls’ Day
- November 12 – Vision to Learn on campus for screening at 8:30 am (everyone gets screened for FREE eyeglasses, except the opt-outs, form was due 10/4)
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out. I look forward to another great week of learning with your child!
Thank you & God Bless!
Best,
Mrs. Garrido
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