May 28th - Newsletter Updates

DATES TO REMEMBER:

-Wed., May 29th—K-2 Track & Field Day—pm

-Mon., June 3rd—Half Day—Dismissal @ 11:35

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

-Wed., June 5th—Summer Break Begins

TRACK & FIELD DAY: 

Our track & field day is this Wednesday beginning at 12:30 up at that 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, jacket, etc.

-Sunscreen (if desired) - I will apply it before lunch for those who bring it

-A water bottle—filled with water & ice

END OF THE YEAR:

This week, and next, I’ll begin sending home some of your child’s things from the classroom. Please check their backpack each night for these things—book box contents, blankets, extra clothes, science notebook, spring journal, portfolio with writing samples & keepsakes, butterflies, Report card with end of the year assessments, Dibels, & NWEA results, Summer Homework Packet, & Kindergarten Memories DVD.

READING:

This week our class will be reading stories about how people work together to solve problems & make decisions.  We will also be reading stories about sorting different groups of things in new ways—sorting by size, texture, shape, color, weight, etc.

· Vocabulary—decide, opinion, sorting, & similar

· Sightwords—good, who, come & does

· Category Words—question words (who, what, when, where, why, & how) & opposites.

· Phonics—long u, & the digraph th—practice spelling words with the long and short u sounds (hug/huge, cut/cute) as well as words that begin and end with th.

· Summer Reading Program—attached you will find a pink slip regarding the Summer Reading Program at the library this summer. 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, so please take advantage of this great resource as well.

WRITING: 

This week we will be finishing up our Personal Timeline, as well as our Spring Journals.  As we transition into summer, I would encourage you to find opportunities for your child to write daily—make a list, sound out words, give them sightwords to spell, or ask them to write a sentence or two about their day/special event/activity.  A notebook would make an excellent summer journal:)

MATH:  

This week we will continue to work on addition & subtraction.

SCIENCE & SOCIAL STUDIES:

This week we will be learning about fitness and taking good care of our bodies. We will also be learning about Summer Safety. Our friend Scrappy the Squirrel will make a final visit to talk to the students about how to stay safe this summer!