Kindergarten News 4-6-26
*I hope your Spring Break was great! I had a rather long to-do list and tackled most of it. 🙂 We have just 28 days remaining in this school year with a lot to accomplish. I’m excited to see your child tomorrow and start making wonderful memories to finish off our year together!
*Dad’s Day is this Friday! We’ll begin promptly at 2:15. If dad cannot make it, please plan for another adult to come in Dad’s place. The Kindergarten, 1st Grade & 2nd Grade Spring Program will begin in the gym at 3:00 right after. Moms, grandparents & younger siblings are welcome to attend that.
*If you haven’t already, please return your child’s FMJ tomorrow.
Important Upcoming Dates:
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Tuesday, April 7th: |
*Show & Tell: Freya & Emma *Sight Word Quiz *Library |
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Wednesday, April 8th: |
*Show & Tell: Gracie & Harper *Family Message Journals come home; please return by Friday |
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Thursday, April 9th: |
*Show & Tell: Jace & James |
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Friday, April 10th: |
*Show & Tell: Kennedy & Kynleigh *Riggs Phonogram Quiz *Dad’s Day @ 2:15 *3:00 Spring Program in the Gym for the Primary grades. Parents/Grandparents are welcome! |
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Tuesday, May 19th: |
*Kindergarten End-of-the-Year Awards Ceremony. This is like a graduation ceremony, without the caps & gowns. There will be awards, cake, punch, and maybe even some tears! Parents & grandparents (younger siblings welcome, too), we encourage you to join us at 2:45 in the cafeteria for this special occasion. |
CKLA Knowledge Strand: This week we will begin our 11th domain titled “Taking Care of the Earth” and…
*identify what the earth is made of and why it’s important for people to take care of it
*describe a landfill and its purpose
*identify and describe neutral resources and understand why they are important
*learn the three R’s: reduce, reuse and recycle
Sight Words: This week we will…
*take a quiz on Tuesday
*review Sight Words #1-#31
*learn Sight Words # 32 ‘little” and #33 ‘has’
Riggs: This week we will…
*review phonograms #1-#36
*learn phonogram #37 ‘ow’ as in cow and snow
*take a quiz on Friday
Math: This week we will begin Chapter 10 titled “Count to 100” and…
*count to 30 by ones
*count to 50 by ones
*count to 100 by ones
*count to 100 by tens
We’ve been doing all of these things for a long time, so this should be an easy chapter for us!
CKLA Skills Strand: This week we will…
*orally blend two syllable words with four phonemes
Writing/Spelling/Phonics: This week we will…
*concentrate on those tricky silent ‘e’ words, which make the vowel say its own name (i.e. game, lake, poke)
*continue Family Message Journals on Wednesday
*write complete sentences with a capital letter at the beginning, finger spaces between words, and proper end punctuation
Uppercase Letter Formation: This week we will…
*learn proper formation of A, B, C, D, E & F
In other news…
*We will be participating in a special spring writing activity focused on kindness and gratitude. The children will have the opportunity to think about their classmates and name traits they appreciate, such as being a good friend, being helpful, funny, or kind. This spring writing project will be hanging in the hallway soon.
*We will take a virtual field trip as a reward for filling our bucket. We’ll vote on the location (options include: the Australia Zoo, the coral reef, and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park)
Please let me know if you have any questions regarding the information in this week’s newsletter. I’m available through Parent Square or you can email me at stacydiller@re3j.com.
Warmly,
Mrs. Stacy Diller