Welcome to Mrs. Jitosho's Class! 

Welcome to the Kindergarten class at St. Leander Catholic School. My name is Beverly Jitosho. I am so glad that your child is in my classroom. I am looking forward to a wonderful and productive year!

Dear Parents,
I can’t believe how quickly this year is coming to an end, with the remaining time we have left in Kindergarten. We continue to improve on our Reading, Writing and Math skills. It has been an extremely productive year in Kindergarten and the class has accomplished so much. I am very pleased with how much they have grown and learned!
 
Looking forward, we only have only a few weeks left before its time to say our good-byes. The class is very excited and busy getting ready for our Kindergarten Graduation celebration on Tuesday, June 4^th.  @ 8:30 a.m. in the Auditorium. Students are then asked to return on Friday, June 7^th for our Move-Up-Ceremony that begins @ 9:30 a.m. in the church where the Kindergarten class will meet and greet their First Grade Teacher.
 
First, In Reading and Language Arts this last trimester we’ve successfully finished all of our Reading Letter Books. The class is now able to read short and long vowel words, mini short stories, play phonics games, vocabulary games, sight word bingo, vocabulary flashcards and a lot of hands-on activities in our Reading Learning Centers.  We’ve also played many interactive word games; build word puzzles and Sight Word Bingo from the websites http://starfall.com http:// youtube.com and http://abcya.com in our classroom and well as our Computer Classroom. These are very valuable learning tools that your child has experienced both in their classroom and in our Computer Lab.
 
The Kindergarteners have truly enjoyed having our Reading Support Group of parents come into our classroom this year to assist our students with their daily oral reading skills. I would like to thank our parents for their weekly commitment to our students this year. I hope you’ve enjoyed this experience as you’ve watched your child has grown and learned this school year.
 
Next, In Math this last trimester the students have enjoyed playing in our Math Learning Centers with hands-on activities and games like Shape and Color Bingo, Built a Picture with Attribute Blocks, Geo-Boards. We have used the website http://abcya.com with the great success of interactive games such as Balloon Pop a Subtraction, Marble Math Addition, and Fuzz-Bugs, Fuzz-Bugs Factory, Patterns, and Shapes. As we try to bring more technology into the classroom.
 
Lastly, In Religion our class has engaged in many wonderful and meaningful conversations and discussions on Family Life unit. We have learned that God loves each of us and our parents will always love, take care and protect us. Families come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Families live in different kinds of homes. We all know that God loves all of us the same and he is always with us.
 
 
Sincerely,
Mrs. Jitosho
Mr. Talley