Week of May 31, 2016

DAD'S SWEET TREAT AFTERNOON

Our Dads bring a Sweet Treat Afternoon was a huge success.  Thank you to all the dads, moms,  and grandparents for coming and making it such a special afternoon.

During our literacy block this week we will finish up our animal unit and do some poetry.  We will read poems for fluency and look for rhyming words.  We will write some of our own poems.

During math we will work on solving word problems, both addition and subtraction.  We will compare numbers and work with place value.

We continue to work with both short and long vowels and rhyming words.  We will continue to work on sounding out words and reading and writing kindergarten sight words.

REMINDERS:

FRIDAY, JUNE 3RD IS OUR END-OF-YEAR PICNIC AT COVE BEACH.  ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND.  WE WILL BE IN THE PLAYGROUND PICNIC AREA.

PLEASE PROVIDE A BAG LUNCH - NO GLASS BOTTLES- FOR YOUR CHILD ON FRIDAY.  SNACKS AND WATER BOTTLES WILL BE PROVIDED.

STUDENTS SHOULD BRING A TOWEL TO SIT ON AND MAY BRING SOFT TOYS BUT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TOYS THEY BRING.  PLEASE DO NOT BRING EXPENSIVE TOYS THAT MAY GET LOST OR BROKEN.

Week of May 23, 2016

During our literacy block this week we will talk about the life cycle of animals with a focus on chickens, frogs, and some insects.  We will write stories with a beginning, middle and end.

We are reviewing math concepts learned this year and I will be meeting with each student.

We will be reviewing sight words, phonics skills - rhyming words, reading and sounding out consonant vowel consonant words, vowel sounds - both long and short.

Our chickens hatched and it was very exciting.  Below are some pictures:

REMINDERS:
Wednesday, May 25th is an early dismissal day.

Friday, May 27th is dad's special day.  Bring a sweet treat for your child.

Please remember to continue to practice sight words and counting to 100.
Have a great week!

Week of May 9, 2016

IMPORTANT NOTICES FOR THE WEEK:

Tuesday, May 10th is Kindergarten field day from 9:15-10:30.  We hope you will be able to join us for this fun event.

If your child has a yellow t-shirt it would be appreciated if they could wear it Tuesday and then again on Thursday for our zoo trip.  This is our class color for field day and it will help us to keep track of our class at the zoo.  If your child does not have yellow, white will work.  Thanks so much for your cooperation.

Our trip to the zoo was rescheduled, as you know, for Thursday, May 12th.  Please let me know if you can still chaperone if you had originally signed up to meet us at the zoo.

Our end-of-the-year class picnic will be at Cove Beach Park on Friday, June 3rd.  Details will be coming soon.

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This week during our literacy block we will continue working on our animal unit.  We are reading and writing about amphibians and fish this week.  We currently have 4 chick eggs in an incubator and are hoping to have baby chicks.  It takes 21 days and we have had them for about 6 days so we are on our way- hoping to have some baby chicks.

We talked about feelings last week and are completing a booklet that should be going home this week. We talked specifically about the feelings of excited, worried, frustrated and pride.  We had some really good discussions.

In math this week we will continue to work with numbers - place value, addition, subtraction and will review money.

In science we will continue to work with paper and explore various kinds of paper and see what happens to different kinds of paper when it gets wet.

We will continue to work with vowel sounds and being able to blend sounds to make words.

Our word of the week is:     be

Please work with your child to be sure they know all the kindergarten sight words and that they are able to count by 1's to 100, 10's to 100 and 5's to 50.

As always I appreciate all your support.

We had a week of indoor recess - but still had fun with our friends.

Zoo Field Trip

Our trip to the zoo has been rescheduled due to the weather forecast for Friday.  Our new date is Thursday, May 12th.  New permission slips will be going home.  Please indicate on the slip if you can still chaperone if you were signed up originally to chaperone.  Thanks so much.

Week of May 2, 2016

This week we will be completing some activities that go along with Mental Health Awareness week.  We will be talking about feelings.  We will wear green, green necklaces we made in art, to show awareness of mental health week.

During our literacy block we will continue to focus on animals and the various classifications for animals.  We will be sharing our pet stories during writing time.

In math we will be counting, continuing to talk about place value and practicing addition and subtraction.

Our words of the week are:   look    did

Friday is our trip to the zoo.  Please remember to provide a disposable bag lunch for your child.  Please dress your child for the weather and be sure that they are wearing comfortable footwear.

Thank you for your support.

Our star student of the week is:
                                          Juliana