Friday, May 18, 2018

week of May 21, 2018


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
June 5- Last Day of School, Early Dismissal

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