Welcome to St. Matthew Kindergarten!
I am happy to meet both you and your child. I am looking forward to an enriching and fun-filled year. Kindergarten provides the building blocks on which your child will grow academically, socially, and morally. Even though it looks like we are playing throughout our school day, if you look closely, you will find that we are making observations and comparisons, cooperating in order to come to a conclusion, and using basic skills to understand how the world works.

VIRTUE OF THE MONTH: LOVE
"Tell people you care about them " 
Important Dates: Feb 4 - Winter Carnival
Feb 14 - Valentine Party 1:30pm
Feb. 20 - No School
Feb. 22 - 11:30 dismissal (P/T conferences 12:30-4pm)
Volunteer Schedules
pdf file Special K Volunteers
January 20 – Schuchart, Kirby
February 17 - Ahmari, Kirby
March 9 - Schuchart, Bartsch, Kirby
April 27 - Schuchart, Ahmari, Kirby
Mass Helpers 

SHOW & TELL
Your child may bring an item for show and tell on her/his snack day. Please know
that weapons of any sort are not acceptable as well as toys that depict death or
pain. There are many items that your child can bring to school that are not
toys. Just put imagination to work!
SNACK
Your child is expected to bring a snack to share. This usually consists of
something to eat and drink. We have 15 students in our classroom this year. Snacks
should be healthy. Snacks may be store-bought or homemade. A half-gallon of
drink is usually sufficient. This can be juice or milk. Please do not send
soda pop. Make sure that snacks are easy to pass out as we have limited time to
prepare snacks. Please save sugary refreshments for birthday treats. Some
suggestions for snacks are: muffins, pretzels, granola bars, fruit (cut-up), pudding or
yogurt cups, cereal mix, graham crackers, crackers, and cheese, etc. Because of
peanut allergies, do not send peanut butter snacks to school until you have checked with
me to see if we have any children with this allergy.

FYI- Many times I do not send home
leftover snacks. I keep them in the classroom to be used for those days when a child
does not bring in a snack. Also, if you do forget a snack, don't worry about it-it
happens! Just send in a bottle of juice or a box of crackers to be stored in the
classroom as another way to have snacks for those days when someone forgets snack!
Student Pick-Up Procedure
Kindergarten students are now to be picked up at the Parish center main doors on the sidewalk in the circle drive. Kindergarten, first, and second grades will be dismissing from the east end of the school (parish center), 3-5 from the front doors, and 6-8 from the west end of the school.
PLEASE REMEMBER:
Parents should park in the main church parking lot.
* Please enter the lot from the west at the Mayfair entrance,
and exit through the north at the Lincolnshire exit.
* Try to keep backing out to a minimum when students are walking with parents in the parking lot.
* Parents are responsible for escorting their children to their parked cars.
* Students not picked up by 2:40 will be taken to ECP.
* Please keep pets in the car.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION: Please drive slowly in and out of the parking lot and remember using a cell phone while driving in a school zone is prohibited.
Please remember these rules of respect when picking up your child:
- NO child may play in the Parish Center
- NO child may run or play on the grassy circle drive area
- It is a QUIET ZONE in the hallway from school to the main Parish Center doors
- Students may not use the Parish Center bathrooms without the supervision of a parent.
Thank you for your cooperation
2011/12 Class Schedule
| Mrs. Feeney |
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Room 102 |
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Kindergarten |
| TIME |
MONDAY |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
FRIDAY |
| 7:50 to 8:20 |
Free Play |
Free Play |
Free Play |
Free Play |
Mass 8:10 |
| 8:20 - 8:30 |
Calendar |
Calendar |
Calendar |
Calendar |
Mass |
| 8:30 - 9:35 |
Literacy centers/guided reading |
Literacy centers/ guided reading |
Literacy centers/ guided reading |
Literacy centers/ guided reading |
Mass/ Free play |
| 9:35 - 9:40 |
Clean up |
Clean up |
Clean up |
Clean up |
Calendar |
| 9:40 to 9:55 |
Recess |
Recess |
Recess |
Recess |
Recess |
| 10:00 to 10:15 |
Snack |
Snack |
Storytime in Library |
Snack |
Snack |
| 10:15 to 10:30 |
Storytime |
Storytime |
Snack |
Storytime |
Storytime |
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Religion |
Religion |
Religion |
Religion |
Literacy or Special K |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
Math |
Math |
Math |
Math |
Math or Special K |
| 11:30 - 11:50 |
Writer's workshop |
Writer's workshop |
Writer's workshop |
Writer's workshop |
Lunch |
| 11:50 - 12:10 |
Quiet time |
Quiet time |
Quiet time |
Quiet time |
Quiet time |
| 12:15 - 12:45 |
Lunch and recess |
Lunch and recess |
Lunch and recess |
Lunch and recess |
Lunch and recess |
| 12:45 -1:00 |
Show and tell |
Show and tell |
Show and tell |
Show and tell |
Show and tell |
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| 1:00 - 1:30 |
Science/Social studies |
Science/Social studies |
Art |
Chorus |
Music |
| 1:30 - 2:00 |
Spanish (1:30 - 2:00) |
National Geographic |
Science/
Social Studies |
Science/
Social Studies |
Science/
Social Studies |
| 2:00 - 2:25 |
Scholastic News/
Catch up |
Physical Education |
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Math
(Special K days only) |
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Dismissal |
Dismissal |
Dismissal |
Dismissal |
Dismissal |
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