Kindergarten News
May 17, 2019
Mark Your Calendar
May 20 - Visit 1st grade classrooms
May 22- Last Day of School
Thank You's
Thank you to all the parents who sent in water, snacks and popsicles for the students to enjoy and who were able to attend to help us walk safely to Mountain Park Park! It was a great day!
NO Cafeteria Charges
Reading Groups
Students will continue reading classroom library books and are welcome to bring a book from home to read for enjoyment during the day!
First Grade Expectations
As we are quickly approaching the end of the year, we are working diligently on displaying first grade behaviors! Some of our expectations include: following 3 step directions the first time given, working quietly & independently for up to 20 minutes, and producing quality work.
What's coming up next week:
Next week in reading, your child will revisit many previous learned skills such as identifying characters, the beginning, middle, end, setting, problem and solution and comparing and contrasting.
In word work, we will be reviewing long vowel teams.
In writing, students are encouraged to write at least 3-5 sentences, including a beginning, middle, and end. Students need to remember to capitalize the pronoun "I" correctly, spell sight words correctly and use punctuation marks. It is important that their errors do not interfere with the meaning of their writing. We will be reviewing narrative, opinion, how to and informational writing for the rest of the school year.
Many students are rushing to write their names and simple words. You can help with this at home by reinforcing legible handwriting with your student. Students need to be able to write words using correct letter formation and place them on the lines correctly. This is a skill that is necessary for first grade learning!
In math, we will be reviewing previous taught skills in preparation for first grade!
In social studies, students will begin learning about the purpose of Memorial Day and the Fourth of July.