davenport - Genoa Kingston CUSD 424

September, 2016
GK CUSD 424
123 West First Street
Genoa, IL 60135
Phone: 815-784-2448
Fax: 815-784-2175
Principal News...
Dear Davenport Families,
We’ve had a wonderful beginning to the 2016-2017 school year. It’s
such a happy time seeing all the smiling faces excited to see their friends
and meet their teachers. Our first graders have quickly acclimated back
into school routines and are building stamina in the classroom for independent work during guided reading and math times. Kindergarteners
are learning the procedures for being a student at Davenport School. It
is amazing how quickly they gain independence and become responsible
for themselves. Each day finds them more self-reliant as they enter
Dates to Remember
Sept. 7, 14, 21 & 28 —ERS
Days 1:45
Sept. 5—NO School
Sept. 15—Open House &
Book Fair
Sept. 22—Picture Day
school, take care of their backpack, manage their lunch and follow
classroom rules. They are doing an awesome job! I am so proud of all
the children.
We send the first newsletter as a paper copy. All monthly newsletters
will be posted on the district website for the rest of the year. If you
don’t have access to the internet, please let the office know. We will get
We’re on the web!
gkschools.org
a newsletter to you.
Our before and after school car pick-up lines are moving smoothly.
Thank you for pulling as far forward as possible for your child to get out
of the car. The lines have been moving quickly. This is especially important for those parents who drop children off at multiple schools.
Please put our Open House and Book Fair on your calendar. It is September 15th from 6:30-7:50. I’m looking forward to seeing all of you
DAVENPORT
September 15th
6:30—7:50
Did you know that you can set up your
Meal Time account to send you alerts
when your account gets down to an
Again, thank you all for preparing your child well for the start of
amount that you set? What a great way
school. Remember, I am always available to help you with any questions
to make sure that your child’s account is
or concerns you may have.
never without money for their milk or
lunch!
there.
See you at Open House,
Mrs. Cindy Wills
Estimadas Familias de Davenport,
Hemos tenido un maravilloso comienzo para el año escolar 2016-2017. Es un momento
tan feliz de ver todas las caras sonrientes emocionadas de ver a sus amigos y conocer a sus
maestros. Nuestros estudiantes de primer grado se han aclimatado rápidamente de nuevo
a las rutinas de la escuela y están construyendo resistencia en el salón para el trabajo
independiente durante los tiempos de lectura guiada y matemáticas. Los estudiantes de
kínder están aprendiendo los procedimientos de ser un estudiante en la Escuela
Davenport. Es sorprendente la rapidez con que adquieren independencia y se convierten
en ser responsables de sí mismos. Cada día los encuentra más autosuficientes a medida que
entran a la escuela, cuidan de su mochila, manejan su lonche y siguen las reglas del salón.
¡Están haciendo un trabajo increíble! Estoy muy orgullosa de todos los niños.
Enviamos el primer boletín (hoja informativa) como una copia en papel. Todos los boletines
mensuales serán publicados en la página web del distrito para el resto del año. Si usted no
tiene acceso a Internet, por favor deje saber a la oficina. Le haremos llegar una copia.
Nuestras líneas de recoger en auto antes y después de clases están moviendo suavemente.
Gracias por ir hacia delante lo más posible para que su hijo/a salga del auto. Las líneas se
han estado moviendo rápidamente. Esto es especialmente importante para aquellos padres
que dejan a sus hijos en varias escuelas.
Por favor, poner nuestra Open House (Casa Abierta) y Feria del Libros en su calendario. Es
el 15 de septiembre a partir de las 6: 30-7: 50. Esperamos ver a todos ahí
Una vez más, gracias a todos por preparar bien a su hijo/a para el inicio de clases.
Recuerde, siempre estoy disponible para ayudarle con cualquier pregunta o preocupación
que pueda tener
Nos vemos en el Open House,
Sra. Cindy Wills
Principal
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Davenport Elementary
Kindergarten News
Welcome to Kindergarten
Thank you for attending Kindergarten orientation. Your attendance has facilitated your
child’s adjustments to the routines of kindergarten. We enjoyed meeting the children and
their families. If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact your child’s teacher.
The kindergarteners have learned the Davenport Rules; be respectful, be responsible, be
caring and be safe. Our first graders and Mr. Fredrick helped us learn how to be respectful, responsible, caring and safe while on the playground. Thank you first graders and Mr.
Fredrick for your help. You did such a good job!
Many of us read, The Kissing Hand, by Audrey Penn. Chester the raccoon was a bit nervous
and scared as he started school. Chester’s mother had a special way of helping Chester
feel more comfortable going to school. Be sure to ask your child what Chester’s mom did.
Reminders

Discuss your child’s lunch choice so they can independently do lunch count each day.
·
Pack TWO healthy snacks, separately from your child’s lunch.
·
The first bell rings at 7:50. Children are not allowed access to the building until the
bell rings. Please plan your drop off time accordingly.
·
Homework should be completed and returned by Friday or the last day in the school
week. Be sure to attach any completed work with the homework sheet. Don’t forget
student’s name on all work turned in.
PARENT VOLUNTEERS (from Davenport Handbook)

Parents are appreciated and highly encouraged to volunteer for activities at Daven
port, either in their child’s classroom or the building in general. Often there may be
tasks that can be completed at home to assist teachers. All volunteers must present a valid driver’s license or state ID to have them reviewed via the RAPTOR sys
tem. No admittance will be granted unless a review takes place.
VISITORS PLEASE BE AWARE THAT TAKING PHOTOS AND SHARING THEM VIA
SOCIAL MEDIA SITES IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. All visitors will be requested to
wear a visitor’s sticker while in the building. We greatly appreciate your involvement at
Davenport Elementary School.
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Noticias de Kindergarten
Bienvenidos a Kindergarten
Gracias por asistir a la orientación de Kindergarten . Su asistencia ha facilitado a la adaptación de
las rutinas de kinder de su hijo/a. Disfrutamos conocer a los niños y sus familias. Si tiene preguntas, por favor no dude en contactar a la maestra de su hijo/a.
Los niños de kindergarten han aprendido la reglas de Davenport; be respectful (respetuoso), be responsible (responsable), be caring (cuidadoso) y be safe (seguro). Los niños de primer grado y el Sr.
Fredrick nos ayudaron a aprender como ser respetuosos, responsables, cuidadosos y seguros mientras estamos en el patio de recreo. Gracias niños de primer grado y Sr. Fredrick por su ayuda. Hicieron un buen trabajo!
Muchos de nosotros leimos, The Kissing Hand, por Audrey Penn. Chester, el mapache, estaba un poco
nervioso y asustado al comenzar la escuela. La mamá de Chester tenia una manera especial de
ayudar a Chester a sentirse mas comfortable de ir a la escuela. Asegurese de preguntar a su hijo/a
lo que hizo la mamá de Chester.
Recordatorios
·
Hable con su hijo/a acerca de la opción del lonche para que ellos lo puedan hacer
independientemente cada día.
·
Empaque DOS snacks saludables, sepraradas del lonche de su hijo/a.
·
El primer timbre suena a las 7:50. Los niños no son permitidos a entrar al edificio hasta que
suene el timbre. Por favor planifique la hora que lo deja de acuerdo con este tiempo.
·
La tarea debe ser completada y devuelta para el viernes o el último día de la semana escolar.
Asegúrese de adjuntar cualquier trabajo realizado con la hoja de tarea. No se olvide poner el
nombre del estudiante en todo el trabajo que entregue .
PADRES VOLUNTARIOS (del manual de Davenport)
Se les aprecia y anima a los padres a que sean voluntarios para las actividades en Davenport, ya sea
en el salón de su hijo/a o el edificio en general. Con frecuencia puede haber tareas que se pueden
realizar en casa para ayudar a las maestras. Todos los voluntarios deben presentar una licencia de
conducir válida o una identificación del estado para someterla a revisión a través del sistema Raptor. Ninguna entrada será otorgada a menos que una revisión se lleve a cabo.. VISITANTES POR
FAVOR SEPA QUE TOMAR FOTOGRAFIAS Y COMPARTIRLAS A TRAVES DE REDES SOCIALES ES ESTRICTAMENTE PROHIBIDO. Se le pedira a todos los visitantes a que usen una
‘calmomania de visitante’ en el edificio. Apreciamos grandemente su participación en la escuela
elemental Davenport
GK CUSD 424
A Few Reminders….
Student Dress
Just a reminder that sandals, clogs & flip flops
are not allowed in the school building or during
recess.
Bicycle Free Zone
Davenport is a bicycle free zone for kindergarten & first grade students.
Change in Daily Transportation
Please remember if you are
changing your child’s normal
way of going home you MUST
notify the school. Most teachers have a “change in transportation” note for you to send. If
it is alternate busing, you also
need to contact transportation
at 815-784-5271.
REMINDER
Emmett Street is closed to ALL cars when
school buses are present. This is in effect
before and after school!
NO
CELL PHONE
USE IN SCHOOL ZONES
GK CUSD 424
Building Readers
Mrs. Whittenhall, Reading Specialist
September 2016
[email protected]
815-784-2448, ext. 2021
Title I funding is supplied by the US Department of Education
Reading Connections
Reading aloud to your child allows you
to spend time together, builds reading
skills and a love of books.
Read regularly: Aim for 10-15 minutes
a day. Bedtime is often best, but a
sibling’s sports practice or doctor’s
appointment works too.
Take turns choosing books: Children
sometimes like to hear favorites over
and over again. When it is your turn
you can add variety with nonfiction,
poetry, your favorite, or new stories.
Be playful: You can uses voices for
characters, or substitute your child’s or
family member names for character
names in the story.
You don’t have to be an expert reader
– your child will love it because it’s you!
Reminders
Davenport Open House is September
15th at 6:30 – Stop by room 21!
Fun with Words
Choose a three-letter
word with a common
chunk (2 or 3 letters
found in many words
like: ap, en, ill, ot, ame)
For an example, I’ll pick
cat. Now have your child
change the beginning
sound to make new
words like: hat, bat, sat,
mat. How many can he
think of? As an extra
challenge, try some
blends or diagraphs at
the beginning: flat, brat,
chat, that.
GK CUSD 424
First Grade September Newsletter
We have been focusing on learning our school rules. The four B’s for Davenport are Be Responsible, Be Respectful, Be Caring and Be Safe. Ask your child if he or she can recite them
to you.
Snack time is very important. Please pack one HEALTHY snack for your child each day. A
snack can be fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, cheese, nuts, popcorn, or crackers.
A weekly first grade newsletter will be sent home each week starting in September. This
newsletter lets you know our theme for the week, word wall words to practice reading and
spelling, and what is happening in reading and math.
We have been working on training our students to work independently in Daily 5. Daily 5 consists of: Work on Writing, Word Work, Read to Self, Read to Someone and Listen to Reading.
Daily 5 reinforces skills we have learned while challenging them to work at their own level.
We have already started working on “Jolly Phonics”. The program begins with review sounds
and will continue to introduce different sounds each day. With the new sound there is a motion that helps the kids associate the sounds. The program emphasis is “brain based learning”.
We will begin working on Topic 2 in math, Addition and Subtraction Facts within 10.
Information on homework will be coming soon.
It was great to meet all of you at Meet the Teacher Night. Thank you for your cooperation
with our many requests. We look forward to working with you to make this a very successful
year for your child.
Davenport School “Building Awesome Readers” Wall
All Kindergarten and First grade students at Davenport are encouraged
to read at home at least 15 minutes a day. This could be a student reading aloud, or an adult or older sibling reading to a child, or a combination of the above. As a student reads throughout the school year his
LEGO person (Kindergarten) or LEGO block (First) will move across the
building blocks on the wall outside the office. Students will receive prizes at stops along the way!
25 books (K)/20 days (1st)
-
LEGO Certificate
50 books (K)/40 days (1st)
-
LEGO photo prop
75 books (K)/60 days (1st)
-
LEGO bracelet
100 books (K)/80 days (1st)
-
LEGO pencil/eraser
150 books (K)/120 days (1st) -
Santa’s Village Ticket
Bonus Round:
200 books (K)/160 days (1st) -
Choice of a book
Let’s Work together to help your child develop a love of reading!
Mrs. Whittenhall, Reading Specialist
Davenport Elementary School
Help the Genoa-Kingston Schools
by clipping BOX TOPS. Send
them to school on the special collection sheets which are sent
home periodically or just send
them to us in a baggie. We’ll take
it from there. If you want more
information on bonus BOX TOPS,
contests to help the school or
coupons for your use go to
www.boxtops4education.com.
Every little bit helps!
Morning Flagpole Drop-off
Everyone is doing a great job keeping the line moving during our
morning drop-off. The number of teaching staff at the sidewalk
will dwindle as these teachers now have responsibilities for students
in the building. We make staff available at the start of the year to
aid in learning the routines for both students and adults. A staff
member will be at the door making sure that all
students who are getting out of cars get into the
building. Remember to pull as far forward as possible and have your student exit on the passenger
side/sidewalk side of the car.