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January News

From the Browning Kindergarten Team

Jan. 2012

What are we learning?

This week in Science the students will be conducting Science Fair projects. Science fair is an opportunity for students to apply the scientific method to conduct independent research. The results of the class’s research is presented in a school wide science fair this Friday.
Reading/ Language Arts: Parents please continue to practice high frequency words. We will be increasing story reading and sentence writing. In order for your child to be successful, they must read a book every night for at least 20 minutes.
Mathematics: We will continue to count and identify numbers to 100. Please work with your child at home with identifying money, telling time, simple addition and measuring items. There are many ways to have fun with math.

Social Studies Project

Kindergarten’s next project is about African American’s in pop culture. The students will gather research about one influential African American. Students can use online resources as well as library resources. Examples of these individuals can be a singer, actor, athlete, or politician. The students will need to create a poster displaying pictures or illustrations and also include in writing how or why this individual is famous. All students should be prepared to present their project.
The project is due on
January 17, 2012.

The students listed below are Star students for the month of January.
Ms. Barquero’s class:
Jeff Hernandez
Daniela Fernandez
Martha Zavala
Mrs. Flores’ class:
Hannah Reyes
Mark Flores
Sophie Charles
Anthony Hollingsworth
Mrs. Garcia’s class:
Mariyah Pena
Carlee Limon
Diamond Rodriguez
Jazmine Araujo
Ms. Santo Tomas’ class:
Mariano Serrano
Crisali Garcia
Eibeer Estrada
* These students’ consistent completion of assignments, their behavior and positive attitude has made an impact on their class. Look for more star students of the weeks to come!

Parent Conferences
Early dismissal is on January 11th at 12:30. This is your opportunity to schedule a conference with your child’s teacher. If you would like to schedule a conference or are unavailable to schedule a conference on that day, please contact your child’s teacher.

Beginning January 9, 2012, the kindergarten students will be administered the middle of the year TPRI assessment. TPRI stands for Texas Primary Reading Inventory. This test focuses on subjects such as: letter recognition, blends, rhyming and listening comprehension. The students are tested individually with the teacher. For positive results, it is vital that the students are in attendance daily and have a good nights rest.

Dates to Remember

January 6 – Report Card Day/
Go Texan Day
January 9 – TPRI testing begins
January 11– Early Dismissal
January 16 - Martin Luther King Day/ No school
January 20 - Coffee with the
Principal
January 23 –TPRI Testing ends

The entire kindergarten team would like to thank everyone for their help and cooperation in preparing the students for the Stanford/Aprenda test. The school has not received the test results. When we do, a copy of the results will be sent home.