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