Last day of school! First grade here we come!

 

I would like to thank all of my kindergarten parents for allowing me to share in the life of your child for one year.  This class will always hold a special place in my heart because they are my last class that I will ever teach.  Since “kindergarten” means a child’s garden I hope I have planted the seeds of learning in your child and they will continue growing in the future.

     The students will be bringing home several things in their backpack to keep.  They have their journals, kidwriting notebook, and other things that we found in their desks.   The red binder is a gift to you from me, we have been collecting memories all year, and I hope you and your child will cherish it throughout the years!  They also have an autograph book with the student’s names and a picture from the last full day.

Library books need to be returned or you will be expected to pay for the book.

DVD’s and report cards will be distributed on the last day of school.  Report cards are yours to keep, and do not need to be signed and returned.

I hope you have a safe and restful summer, and I want you to know how proud I am of my students.  They worked very hard, and it just goes to show what they can accomplish even at their young age.

I encourage you to keep reading and writing with your child over the summer.  This will prepare them for a smooth transition into first grade.

I hope you enjoyed our graduation ceremony, I thought the kids did a great job!

I love when I get mail (I’m as bad as the kids), so if your child would like to send me a postcard from vacation, or a letter from home, my address is:

Mrs. Bernosky

109 Valley Hill Road

Ashland, Pa. 17921

Thank you for all the wonderful gifts I loved everything!!!

Happy summer!

May 19th-May 23rd

                                           On to the week of May.-19^th to the23rd:

Phonics- We will be learning about digraph “ch” as in cheese, “ee” as in sheep” and combination “or” as in horse.” I know the students will do well with these because we use them in kidwriting.

Reading- We will be reading a story called “Homes Around the World”. It is an informational text and the comprehension skill that will be taught throughout this lesson is “compare and contrast.” 

Math- We doubled up some days in math because the students are doing such a good job with their shapes.  We learned about the numbers of sides and corners of the basic shapes (circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles but we also introduced a hexagon, cube, sphere, cylinder and cone.  The next topic is Topic 15 and we will learn about Position and Location of Shapes.

Attention:

Graduation- Tuesday, May 20^th is the big day!!!!  Our graduation will begin at 6:00PM in the NS high school auditorium. Students should arrive at the lower level and report to the gym around 5:30- 5:45.  The ceremony will begin promptly at 6:00 P.M.  The doors will not open until 5:30.  Students will be exiting the auditorium and going to the Gym after the ceremony, and parents can get pictures of their children there.  Kindergarten caps and gowns must be returned to the teacher after the ceremony. .  Tassels will be taken home as a keepsake.

The children will have their caps and gowns on for the kindergarten graduation so it is not necessary to wear dress clothes that night.  They need a white colored shirt. 

Friday, May 23^rd.-Carnival

Carnival day is a fun filled day with games and snacks provided by the PTO, Please dress your child for the weather and apply sunscreen before your child comes to school,   Students should wear sneakers and Gym day attire, (no jeans, dresses or skirts). 

This year the cafeteria is offering a brown bag lunch for the field trip and the carnival. It is the same price as the regular student lunch.  I know it is confusing, but you have the option to purchase a lunch for these events.  We will be eating our lunch in our classroom the day of the carnival, so you will have to pack a lunch for your child or buy the bagged lunch from the cafeteria. No other meal will be offered.

Monday May 19th will be day # 5 on the school rotation and we will have music class. 

     The kindergarten children did such a wonderful job collecting food and supplies for the soldiers all year that they were recognized at the school board meeting on Wednesday, May 14^th. They were also recognized for the “loose change” collections for the relay for life.  The children received an ice-cream treat on Thursday as a reward.  Thanks for your help!!!

. A few more reminders will be coming home concerning the field trip and graduation. If you are a homeroom parent chaperoning our fieldtrip please make sure you sent the necessary paper work to school as soon as possible.  Have a sunny weekend!

 

May 5th -9th 2014

Kindergarten newsletter - May 5^th-9th^th

This week in:

Phonics-

 The new concept this week is “digraph oo”.  The digraph oo makes two sounds /oo/ as in hook, and /oo/ as in tooth.  I remind the children that a digraph is when two letters come together to make one sound.  The digraph oo that we are learning this week comes in the middle and final positions in some words.

Math

-We have doubled up in Math this week because the students did well with measurement, and we have a lot more to do before we finish school this year.  We will hopefully finish Topic 12 on Friday and move to Topic 13 on Monday of next week.

Reading

- We will be a book called “This is the way we go to School” by Edith Baer.  She is an interesting author because in 1940 she escaped Nazi Germany and has written two autobiographical novels based on her experiences.   She also has written many children’s books... The book is fiction, and the comprehension skill is drawing conclusions.

FYI:

The PTO will be having a Book Fair from May 5^th to May 12^th.  The children will able to shop during their library time which will be Friday, May 9^th.On this date they will also be returning their last library book for the year.

J Orders and money for the kindergarten DVD are due on Monday May 5^th.

J Please make sure that you have paid any balance on lunch accounts.

J Please remember to send the permission papers for the field trip back to me as soon as possible.  They should be in your child’s Friday folder.  It is a green packet with information about the field trip, a permission form including a medication part, and a “yes” or “no” section.   You have the option of ordering a lunch from the cafeteria for that day or you can provide a lunch for your child.   We will not be buying any food or souvenirs at the Lokie.  Every page must be filled out and returned to me ASAP.  Please tear the last page off to keep as a reference for the field trip.

J Beginning in the month of May, I am being very strict with classroom discipline because by now the students should know the rules and they should be following them. If they get a sad face on their behavior chart it should have an explanation on it.J We will be testing for the end of the year so keep practicing!!!!!!

Upcoming Dates:

Sunday, May 11^th- Mother’s Day

Tuesday, May 20^th-Kindergarten Graduation @ 6:00pm HS

Friday May 23^rd –Carnival Day@NSE

Monday, May 26^th-Memorial Day/No school

Monday June 2nd-Last day of school/Early dismissal@ 11:15