Sunday, June 5, 2016

Newsletter Updates for the Week of June 6th

Special thanks to all the parents who came along on our fieldtrip—it was a perfect day to be outside and I couldn’t have done it without you! I really appreciate all of the parent support this year!

DATES TO REMEMBER:
-Friday, June 10th—Track & Field Day (K-2) @ 12:30
-Friday, June 10th—Sophomore Carnival
-Tuesday, June 14th—1/2 Day of School
-Wed., June 15th—Last Day of School—1/2 Day

STUDENT OF THE WEEK:  
Our student of the week is Eli Peterson. Eli enjoys coloring and riding his bike and scooter outside.  His favorite food is cookies and his favorite book and movie is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.  Some of Eli’s goals include learning to read and learning to tie his shoes, which he’s well on his way to accomplishing!  Congratulations to Eli on being Student our of the Week!

TRACK & FIELD: 
Our track and field day is this Friday beginning @ 12:30 up at the track.  The theme this year is Olympics—so please be sure to dress in Red, White, & Blue!  Families are welcome to come and cheer us on.  Please be sure to send your child with:
-Tennis Shoes
-Appropriate Clothing – shorts, hat, sunglasses, etc.
-Sunscreen (if desired)
-A Water Bottle

SOPHOMORE CARNIVAL: 
The annual Sophomore carnival is this Friday, June 10th.  This event is a fun time for the whole family—so come out and support our students and have a blast together!

READING:
This week our class will be reading stories about the ways we can protect our environment. Children will learn about endangered animals and the ways we can help protect animals in their habitats.
Here are some activities that you can do with your child to help reinforce the skills we will be practicing.
· Vocabulary—environment, protect—Discuss ways your child can help to protect the environment, such as reducing, reusing, and recycling resources.
· Sightwords—WE DID IT!  We’ve introduced ALL 51 of our sightwords and I’ll be assessing the students on their sightwords this week for report cards.
· Category Words—names of baby animals—Gather stuffed animals, animal toys, or animal books. Point to and identify the name of each animal, and then state the corresponding baby animal’s name.
· Phonics—Review long a, e, i, o, u
· Reading Folders—I’m planning to send take home reading folders home this week Monday and Wednesday and then collect them as we wrap up our year—Great Job Reading at Home!

WRITING: 
This week we will share our informational texts via Author’s Chair.  We will create another digital story about our fieldtrip to Kettunen Center and email it to our parents.  If you are NOT receiving emails from your child, please let me know so I can troubleshoot! :)  We will also work on our Father’s Day cards and will be creating a personal timeline of our lives—past, present, & future.

MATH: 
This week we will continue to work on adding and subtracting within 10—the students are doing a great job with addition & subtraction!

SCIENCE & SOCIAL STUDIES: 
This week we will continue learning about Summer Safety and read several narrative and informational texts related to Ocean Animals.


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