Newsletter Updates for the Week of May 26th

DATES TO REMEMBER:
-Thursday, May 28th - Kindergarten Program @ 1:30
-Tuesday, June 2nd - Fieldtrip to Kettunen Center
-Tuesday, June 9th - K-1 Track and Field Day - pm

-Thursday, June 11th—last day of school/half day

STUDENT OF THE WEEK: 

Our student of the week is Anna Schantz.  Anna enjoys going to the beach, playing ‘beach ball,’ and spending time with her mom.  Her favorite color is blue and when she grows up, Anna aspires to be “a car washer.”  Congratulations to Anna on being Student of the Week!

KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM: 

We are planning a Kindergarten Program for Thursday, May 28th at 1:30 in the H.S. gym. All of the Kindergarten classes will join together to sing a few of our favorite songs from music class. Family and friends are welcome to attend and refreshments will follow the program.

**Please send in a baseball cap for your child to use as a prop, as we practice for the program:)

FIELDTRIP:

Our class is going on a fieldtrip to Kettunen Center on Tuesday, June 2nd.  We are planning to leave school around 8:30 and return around 2:30.  The cost per child is $4.00, with special thanks to the PTO for helping to cover the rest of the cost.  We will be outside for a good portion of the day, so please be sure to dress your child appropriately.  

Your child will need:

*A sack lunch—no glass please

**Sunscreen—if you feel they will need it.

***We will provide bug spray if it is necessary:)

Parent chaperones are welcome, but we ask that childcare be made for younger siblings.  Please be sure to return your child’s permission slip & $4.00 to Mrs. Brinks this week.

READING: 

This week our class will be reading stories about natural resources. Children will learn how they can use things in nature to create new things.

· Vocabulary: natural resources, create—Discuss different natural resources with your child. For example, talk about how we use trees to create, or make new things that people use every day.

· Sight Words: come, where, that, his—Please continue to practice reading and writing sightwords at home:)

· Category Words: food made from grain—Explain that grain is a plant grown in soil. Soil comes from the earth. Invite your child to cut out pictures of foods made from grain and make a collage.

· Phonics: long o (o with the magic e) and s blends.

WRITING: 

This week we will wrap up our how-to books about things we know how to do outside. We will be adding a ‘materials needed’ page, warnings & tips, and an ‘about the expert’ page.  We will spend some time editing and working on our wow cover as well.

SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES: 

This week in Science, we will continue to learn about lifecycles—plants.  The students will engage in several hands-on experiments as we determine what plants need to live & grow, how they grow & change, and the different parts of plants.

MATH: 

This week we will continue to work on adding numbers within 10 and subtracting numbers within 5, using a variety of strategies.   The students will also take an addition assessment for report cards.