Newsletter Updates for the Week of May 29th

DATES TO REMEMBER:

-Tues., May 29th—K. Concert @ 1:30

-Fri., June 1st—Track & Field (K-2) - 12:30-2:30

-Mon. June 4th—Half Day—Dismissal @ 11:35

-Tues. June 5th—Half Day—Dismissal @ 11:35

-Wed. June 6th—Summer Break Begins

PARENT VOLUNTEERS:

Our fieldtrip was a success & it was a perfect day to be outdoors exploring! Special thanks to our wonderful & patient volunteers—Mrs. Howey, Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. Sprik, Mr. Torry, Mr. Kamphouse, & Mrs. Johnson—your gift of time and energy is very much appreciated!

Also, a big thank you to all the parents and grandparents who came out to join us for Fun to Be Fit last Friday—it was a warm one!

KINDERGARTEN CONCERT:  

Our Kindergarten Program will take place Tuesday, May 29th @ 1:30 in the Elenbaas Performing Arts Center. Please park in the big parking log and meet us in the auditorium. After the performance we'd like to invite you to come back to the classroom for an Author’s Celebration and then you may sign your child out IF you choose.

TRACK & FIELD DAY:

Our track & field day is this Friday beginning @ 12:30 up at the track. 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—filled with water & ice

READING:

This week Flashy the Peacock & Fancy Nancy will be helping us collect some ‘flashy/fancy' vocabulary words. We will be Going on a Bear Hunt with Mrs. Howey; she has some fun retelling and reenactment activities planned for us! We will also explore some funny poetry and listen to a chapter book about the adventures of a pig named Mercy Watson!

· Reading Folders—Please be sure to return your child’s reading folder, if you haven’t already done so. We will be cleaning out our book boxes and bringing home a baggie of ‘good-fit’ books that your child can read all summer long!

· Summer Reading Program—Attached you will find info regarding the Summer Reading Program at the library. They have a lot of great events planned to promote reading, learning, & fun! I would encourage you to post it on your refrigerator so you can keep track of the upcoming events.

· Raz-Kids—I will be sending home your child’s Raz-Kids login card. Your child will have access to it all summer long and can continue to read ‘good-fit’ books!

SCIENCE & SOCIAL STUDIES:

This week we will focus on Summer Safety. Our friend Scrappy Squirrel will make a final visit to talk to the students about how to stay safe this summer! We will continue to work on our final character trait - Diligence!  We will be painting rocks to place on the playground as a reminder of all the good character traits we’ve learned this year and also as a pledge to continue to uphold them in the years to come!

MATH: 

This week we will continue to work on telling time to the hour.

WRITING: 

We will be wrapping up our Spring Journals and are excited to bring them home to share with you! We are also finishing up our Very Hungry Kindergartner Booklets that we’ve been working on all year long. The students will be using their Story Buddy app to create a digital story this week about what they would like to grow in their gardens.

Fun to Be Fit Reminders

Tomorrow - Friday - is Fun to Be Fit!

It looks like it's going to be a warm one - so please be sure to dress your child in shorts & tennis shoes.

Because of the heat, we WILL be taking our waterbottles up with us, so please send in a waterbottle as well as sunscreen if you'd like your child to have it:)

You are welcome to join us up at the track at 1:25; the event begins at 1:30. You can find our class right by the entrance, across from the concession stand.  Strollers are encouraged for younger sibings:)  We will come back to the classroom when we are finished. You are welcome to come back and sign your student out or they may stay for recess and ride the bus home.

Newsletter Updates for the Week of May 21st

DATES TO REMEMBER:

-Wed. May 23rd—Fieldtrip to Kettunen Center

-Fri. May 25th—Fun to Be Fit @ 1:30

-Mon. May 28th—Memorial Day—No School

-Tues., May 29th—K. Concert @ 1:30

-Fri., June 1st—Track & Field (K-2) - afternoon

-Mon. June 4th—Half Day—Dismissal @ 11:35

-Tues. June 5th—Half Day—Dismissal @ 11:35

-Wed. June 6th—Summer Break Begins

FIELDTRIP TO KETTUNEN CENTER:

Our class will be going to Kettunen Center this Wednesday, May 23rd. We will leave school around 8:30 and return around 2:30.  Here are some important reminders:

-We will be outside for a majority of the day, so please dress your child accordingly—tennis shoes, jacket/sweatshirt, sunglasses, hat, etc.

-For one of our activities, we will be dipping in the pond for critters; typically this is a muddy activity, so I recommend sending them in older shoes for that day.

-Sunscreen—please send sunscreen, labeled with your child’s name, IF you feel they need it. We ask that you apply it in the morning before sending them to school and we will reapply at lunch time.

-Lunch & Snack are provided.

-I will provided bug spray for the class if needed.

-TICKS—PLEASE be sure to check your child thoroughly after we return from our fieldtrip. Doctors recommend checking their hair, inside elbows, behind knees, under armpits, and other cracks & crevices. We are hoping NOT to bring any unwanted ‘pests’ home.

-Kettunen Center is a ‘smoke free’ facility.

READING:

This week our class will be reading stories about ways we can protect the environment. Children will learn about endangered animals and the ways we can help protect animals in their habitats. Here are some activities you can do with your child to help reinforce the skills we will be practicing:

· Vocabulary—environment & protect —Discuss ways your family can reduce, reuse, and recycle resources.

· Sightwords—WE DID IT! - We’ve introduced all 51 sightwords! We will be reviewing and assessing them this week!

· Category Words—baby animals

· Phonics—Reviewing long vowels & digraphs th, sh, ch, & wh

· Reading Folders—I will be collecting reading folders at the end of this week. I will be sending home ALL of their ‘goodies’ from their book boxes once I receive their reading folders back. The students do have access to Raz Kids ALL summer long!! :)

FUN TO BE FIT: 

Our annual Fun to Be Fit event is this Friday afternoon. Families are welcome to come and join in the fun (strollers work well for pushing younger siblings around the track). Please park in the big parking lot and meet us up on the track around 1:25, as the event begins at 1:30. Please watch the weather and dress your child accordingly (shorts, jacket, hat, sunglasses, tennis shoes, etc.—it does tend to be windy up on the track. You might also want to send a waterbottle & sunscreen— we’ll be outside for about an hour total. We will leave the waterbottles in the classroom for drinks after the event.  You are welcome to come back to the classroom with us and sign your child out if you choose. If your child ordered a T-shirt, they will be receiving them on Thursday. If they did not order a shirt, please dress them in their color run shirt or gray kindergarten shirt.

WRITING: 

This week we will be wrapping up our second informational text and we are excited to share them with you next week after our concert! We will be creating a digital story about our fieldtrip to Kettunen Center and email it to our parents. The students are also enjoying creating their own digital stories on their Toontastic Pirates Jr. app.

MATH:

This week we will work on weighing using a pan balance and introduce telling time to the hour.

Summer Reading Information

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McBain Community Library

2018 Summer Reading Program

June 19 – 10:30 Pre-K – 4^th -  Summer Reading Program Kickoff

Story be Told by Jenifer Strauss

June 21^st – 10:30 – Farm Bureau Program– All Ages

                        “June is Dairy Month”

June 26^th – 10:30 – Michigan Mammals (DNR) – All Ages

June 28^th – 10:30 Magician Joel Tacey – all ages

July 10^th – 10:30 – Pre K – 2^nd – (MCD) Miss. Conservation            

     District - “We All Need Trees”

July 12^th – 10:30 – Farm Bureau – All Ages

July 17^th – 10:30 – Pre K – 2^nd – Miss. Conservation  – Bats

July 17^th – 1:30 – Gr. 3–5 – MCD – How do I compare to a Bat?

July 19^th – 10:15 – All Ages - Puppet Show  -Kevin Kammeraad

July 24^th –  10:30 – All Ages – MCD - Recycling

July 26^th – 10:30 - Reading Program Finale – Stories – Crafts, 

                    Ice Cream – Prizes – SRP Participants

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