April 28, 2008

We read our weekly poem, Zoo. We worked on sounding out words, putting sentences together that make sense using popcorn words. We read the story Dear Zoo and we came up with describing words (adjectives) to tell about the animals in the story.
In math your child is learning how to join two numbers to make a larger group. Your child will begin to read symbols, such as plus signs (+) and be able two find sums for problems set up vertically as well as horizontally.
A Peek at Next Week…
Theme: plants
Math: subtraction

Thank you to everyone who volunteered on our sign-up sheets at Open House.
I am looking for volunteers from the AM class to bring juice boxes and napkins for the graduation and in the PM class to bring cupcakes, juice boxes and napkins for graduation and popsicles for popsicle day, goldfish crackers for munchie day and lollipops for lollipop day. I am looking for 2 volunteers from the AM class and 1 volunteer from the PM class to help put on the Graduation Caps before the ceremony. Let me know if anyone can help. Thanks.

ABC Countdown
The ABC Countdown will begin on April 30. This is a countdown of fun activities during the last 26 days of school using the ABC’s. More information will be sent home in the near future.

Open House
I enjoyed seeing everyone at the Open House! The children have been working very hard and it shows in their beautiful work. I’m very proud of them and you should be too.

Homework
Attached you will find a piece of handwriting paper. Please have your child practice writing his/her first and last names on each line using capital letters where it is appropriate.

Important Dates
April 30 – ABC countdown begins
April 30 – Bring a stuffed animal to school
May 2 – Bring crackers for snack

Week of April 21, 2008

We read our weekly poem, One, One the Zoo is Lots of Fun Our new popcorn word was “has”. We completed our Oo books and practiced writing the letter “Oo”. We worked on writing what we would like to see at the zoo. This will be on display at Open House.
In math we finished up counting money. We will begin addition on Monday.
A Peek at Next Week…
Theme: zoo
Math: addition

Earth Day
In order to celebrate our Earth we will be wearing the following next week on honor of Earth Day:
Monday: wear something blue
Tuesday: wear something green
Wednesday: wear an Earth shirt
Thursday: wear an animal on your shirt
Friday: wear something purple

Zoo Trip
I am listing below the volunteers I have for our zoo trip on May 15. If you would like to chaperone I still need 4 more chaperones for the am and the pm classes. Let me know.:)
AM PM
Mrs. Cigrand Mrs. Dygdon
Mrs. Trinidad Mrs. Edwards
Mrs. Wagner Mrs. Kunstman
Mrs. Wilson Mrs. Portell
Mrs. O'Donnell Mrs. Topp

Important Dates
April 23 - Open House from 6:30-8:00
April 24 - Early Dismissal-PM attends
AM class-No School

Week of April 14, 2008

We read our weekly poem, In the Zoo. Our new popcorn word was “at. We completed our Zz books and practiced writing the letter “Zz”. We started working on our zoo theme by reading books about zoo animals and working on zoo animal projects.
In math we worked with the penny, nickel and dime. For practice review the coin names and values. Put a small handful of coins on the table and help your child to count the coins to see how much money there is on the table. I am sending home the game called The Penny/Nickel Exchange Game for homework. Keep the game boards at home to continue playing and learning about the value of coins.
A Peek at Next Week…
Letter: Oo
Theme: zoo
Math: addition

Mark your calendars! The Kindergarten Graduation will be held at 10:00 A.M. for the AM class and 2:00 P.M. for the PM class on June 4th.

Open House
Our spring open house will be on April 23rd from 6:30-8:00. All family members are welcome to attend and see all of our beautiful work on display.

We will be celebrating summer birthdays before the end of our school year. Write me a note and we can pick a date to celebrate your child’s summer birthday.

Zoo Trip
I still need more chaperones for the zoo trip. If you are interested in being a chaperone, send me a note or e-mail me a note.

Important Dates
April 23 - Open House from 6:30-8:00
April 24 - Early Dismissal -
PM attends only

Week of April 7, 2008

We read our weekly poem, Yellow Yo-Yo. Our new popcorn word was “yellow”. We completed our Yy books and practiced writing the letter “Yy”. We cut apart words to build sentences and read the sentences together. We are focusing on sentences that make sense when we read them and starting our sentences with a capital letter and ending with a period.
In math we worked with the penny, nickel and dime. We used coins to match amounts and practiced counting the coins to see how much money we have in the group of coins.
A Peek at Next Week…
Letter: Zz
Theme: zoo
Math: Money

Tadpoles/Frogs
We will be studying the life cycle of a frog as part of our science curriculum. Our tadpoles arrived on Monday in the egg stage. They hatched and are growing. They are tiny and hard to see at this stage. We will be observing them using a magnifying glass. Ask your child about his/her observations.

Zoo Trip
The morning and afternoon classes will be going on a field trip to the zoo on May 15th. I will be looking for chaperones for the zoo trip. If you are interested in being a chaperone, send me a note or e-mail me a note.

Mark your calendars! The Kindergarten Graduation will be on June 4th taking place during the school day. More information will be coming soon .

We will be celebrating summer birthdays before the end of our school year. Write me a note and we can pick a date to celebrate your child’s summer birthday.

Important Dates
April 23– Open House 6:30-8:00
April 24- Early Dismissal -
PM attends