“PAWS” for Great NewsSomerset Early Childhood

ElementaryNews Letter

Date: 12/16/2014

Our School Day

7:40 School Starts

After 8:00 am –Tardy

Parents must sign in child in the office

After 10 a. m.—Absent

2:45—Dismissal

This semester we learned!LETTERS A-L

NUMBER 0-4Healthy/Non-healthy foods

Intro to AB patternsUsing our imaginations to create art, creations with boxes and clay

Next semester we will learn aboutAB Patterns

Tools and their usesUsing our imaginations to create art, creations with boxes and clay

PK3Highlights:

We have learned so much in the first 3 months of school!

Parent/Teacher Conferences and Communication

Please contact your child’s teacher if you would like to set up a conference or to volunteer

Check and sign folders daily

This semester we learned!LETTERS Aa-Ee, Mm-Ss

Color: Common ColorsNumbers 0-5

Being Healthy AB and ABC patterns

Using our imaginations SchoolFamily

This semester we learned!LETTERS Letter ID and Sounds Aa-Zz

NUMBER Numbers to 20 Counting to 30+ Animals, Nature Around Us, Community Helpers

AB, ABC, AAB, and ABB patternsInto Sight Words

PK4Highlights:

We have learned so much in the first 3 months of school!

October

Somerset Volunteer Fire Dept. came to teach us some fire safety tips.

Annual Character Book Parade

Calendar Events that Happened

The First Half of the Year

November

Somerset ECE Prep Rally Somerset ECE King and Queen Sponsored by PAW PALS

Homecoming Parade

Community Safety by Officer Duran

KindergartenHighlights:

The first semester we English Language Arts and Reading

Print Awareness and Letter Knowledge A-Z

Blending ,segmenting and isolating sounds

Rhyming and alliteration

Sharing ideas and messages

Authors write for a purpose

Mathematics

Numbers 0-15

Reciting numbers to 90

Sums and minuends to 10

Data analysis with numbers 0-10

SOCIAL STUDIES

Classroom routines

People and places in the school community

Celebrate freedom week

Classrooms as community

Family as community

Other communities: Neighborhood

Community celebration, custom and traditions

SCIENCE

Environmental appropriate and responsible practices

Exploring matter, energy force and motion

Exploring earth material

Exploring weather

Some of the things we will be learning next semester are: Coin identification

Geometry 2D shapes and 3D solids

Measurable attributes

Personal financial

Exploring space

Exploring characteristics and basic needs of living organisms

Exploring weather

Exploring organisms

People contribute to the local community

People who help shape the state and nation

How communities work: jobs and work

Technology has changed jobs

ECE Celebrations

Over 2,000 non-perishable food items were collected during our Food Drive.

PK3 Perfect Attendance PK4 Perfect Attendance

Kinder Perfect Attendance

THANKSGIVING LUNCH

My name is Stephanie Reyna; I am the counselor and parent liaison for Somerset Early Childhood Elementary. I look forward to introducing and facilitating our campus’ Practical Parenting courses.

Our first Practical Parenting Course What Parenting Style are you?

will be held in English and Spanish onFriday, January 16 @ 9:00 am at ECE Library

Repeated on Friday, January 16 @ 5:30 pm at ECE Library

What Parenting Style are you? will focus on understanding the family system as a whole

Parenting Quick Tip: Around the Kitchen TableThe kitchen table has always been a bonding time for families. Studies even show that children whose families eat together do, better in school and other areas of their lives. By asking open-ended conversation starters, you can avoid the typical shrug or “I don’t know,” and get kids engaged in talking.

1 What was the best thing that happened to you today?2 What did your teacher think about that?

3 What do you think about (current events, issues)...?4 How do you feel about...?

5 What would you do in this situation?6 What could our family do to help them?

7 Where would you like to go for a vacation?8 Who is your favorite hero and why?

9 What is your favorite family tradition?10 How would you solve...?

11 Have you ever thought about...?12 I’d like your advice on...

13 How do you think that feels?

Practical Parent Education

Upcoming Topics:

January What type of parent are you?

February Recognizing Traits in a Healthy Family

March Developing and maintaining trusting relationships within the family

Practical Parenting

We have had a busy school year! Thank you for all your support. This

year we have raised $1,200 in our Penny Wars. The money went to buy

backpacks for every ECE student for Christmas.

Money for the Chocolate fundraiser is due the morning of January 5th.

PAW PALS

Somerset Early Childhood Elementary866-852-9865

19930 TOUCHSTONE SOMERSET TX 78069

Principal Geneva SalinasCounselor/Parent

LiaisonStephanie Reyna

Master Teacher Julie LopezSecretary Elizabeth Garcia

Attendance Clerk Jessica MoralesNurse Veronica Reyes

PK3 Head Start Teachers Assistants

Jeri Wetterneck Laura Koyoc Jacqueline Yanez Alecia Guerra Gricelda Imming Jessica Arriaga

PK4 Head Start TeacherTeachers Assistants

Stephanie Harper Jillian Casarez Glenda Bonilla-SantosRhiana Martinez Michelle Escamilla Gabriela Telles

PK4 TeacherTeachers Assistants

Samantha Espinoza Erin Hernandez Reagan Sanchez Roselia Marquez Daisy Paz Gabriela Rico Sylvia Barrera John Guerra

Kindergarten TeachersMargarita Castillo John Roblez Gloria Collins Olga Quinonez Alma Gutierrez Terry Ybarra Diego Duran Denise Browning Roxanna Diaz

PPCD Teacher Interventionist/RTI Interventionist

Spec Ed

Denise Luna Santiago Linda Aranda Ella ChingElanya Morris-Duran Margaret CasarezMichelle Hilario

Library Penny McRae

ComputerPE

Vivian Perez Monica Miller Martha Sandaval