May 16-20

Thank you again for all the wonderful gifts for Teacher Appreciation Week!  I love spending each day with your children and you have truly made this year wonderful with all your support and generosity!  Thank you for blessing me!

sight words: 
soon, up, that, who, into, your, came, on, from. but, where, many, of, so, said, good, make, play, they, for, will, be, this, find, is, how, are, now, you, what, with, me, come, my, we, go, see, a, I, the, like,  to, can, and
Phonics:   long and short vowels mixed
Reading:
Reading Strategies:  make your finger match the word,
                                 look at the Pictures (Eagle Eye)
                                check the first letter of the word (lips the fish)
                                 look for letter teams in the word (chunky monkey)
                           stretch out the sounds in the word (stretchy snake)Comprehension Skills: inferring, problem/solution
Theme: Ocean
Math: Classifying and Sorting

Important Dates:

May 27:  Kindergarten Memorial Day Performance at 10:30 (minimum day for kinder only)
June 3:  Minimum Day
June 8:  Walking field trip to fire stationJune 9:  End of Kindergarten Celebration at 10:00
             Minimum Day
             Last day of school

Memorial Day Performance:
May 27th will be a minimum day for kinder students only.  We will be singing patriotic songs on stage at 10:30 and you can take your child home after the performance.  Remember, these events can be crowded so plan to arrive early.  

Kindergarten Celebration:
Mark your calendars!  You won't want to miss our kindergarten celebration on the last day of kindergarten!  It will begin at 10 am in our classroom.  

Walking Field Trip:
We will be walking to the fire station on June 8.  We will leave school promptly at 9:45.  Late birds must arrive no later than 9:40 that day.  Any board approved parents are welcome to walk with us.  Information and permission slips will be coming home next Monday.  

Kindergarten Field Day:
We will be having a kindergarten field day before our Kindergarten Celebration. All helping parents who are board approved are welcome to help during field day.  


Sight Words:
Please be sure you are practicing your child's sight word lists daily.  There are some students that have not been bringing in sight words for testing.  When children do not master their sight words, they most often do not progress.  Please be sure to get new cards if you need them.  Just ask.