Mrs.
Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Newsletter
Week of
May 21, 2018
***In
Math, we are steadily working on the
Step Up to 1st Grade
lessons and these will continue for the rest of the year. We will also be sending home a reference
sheet of vocabulary for the Step Up to 1st Grade lessons prior to
the end of the school year that can be used as a review over the summer. In Morning
Meeting, we will continue to rote count, compare greater than/less than,
reading numbers, and 3D and 2D shapes.
***In
Reading, our new story is Alistair and Kip’s Great Adventure and it is an animal fantasy story.
Our amazing words are: gathered, distant, drifting, voyage, island,
aboard. Our essential question is “What
can friends build together?”. We will
also talk about plot and character of a story.
Any time that you read a story at home, it is important to talk about
the characters in the story, the setting of the story, and the events that are
happening in the story. Talking about
the story helps build those comprehension skills.
***Handwriting/Writing- We have been reviewing number writing to 20 as well as writing the lowercase letters. We are
now practicing 2 lowercase letters each morning to review their formation one
more time before the end of Kindergarten.
We have also been trying to tie in our writing prompts to either our
reading stories or what is happening around us (example: what we like to do on
a rainy day).
***Kindergarten
Graduation Dress Code- Students
are encouraged to wear a while collared shirt with dress code appropriate pants,
shorts, or skirt for Kindergarten Graduation, however, it is not
mandatory. When picking out your child’s
outfit for Graduation Day, please keep in mind that they will be wearing a cap
and gown for the ceremony and it can get very hot on the stage with the lights
on them. There is also a possibility
that we will be walking to the high school the morning of Graduation to
practice so we ask that your child wears good walking shoes.
***Important
Information-
-Please send back all library books as soon as possible so
our librarian can begin the end of the year inventory.
-We have most of the AR books back, thanks for your
cooperation! If you happen to find one
of our books at home, please just return it before the end of the school year,
Thanks!
-We are winding down with the newsletters, next week will be the last
newsletter of the school year.
Please continue to check the folders for important notes and information
until the end of the school year. Many
Thanks!
- A big THANK YOU AND CONGRATUTLATIONS for all of the hard work
over this past school year. For the end
of the year DIBELS that included: letter naming, phoneme segmentation, and
nonsense words, everyone in the class has improved since the beginning of the
year! We are so happy with the growth
and thank you if you practiced at home, the support has really helped! J
***Upcoming
Dates:
May 22- 1pm, Kindergarten Graduation
May 25- NSE Carnival Day
May 28- No School, Memorial Day
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