Kindergarten News
April 16, 2018
Mark Your Calendar
April 16- PTA Board Meeting 6:00
April 11-24 Georgia Milestone Testing (Grades 3-5 only)
May 23- Last Day of School
Testing April 11 - 24
End of Year Testing in Kindergarten
Recess
Also, during this time of the year, we often have students who misbehave on the playground. Please go over playground and social rules with your child regarding playing with other children. Also, students are NOT allowed to throw wood chips, play with sticks, climb fences and hurt others. Students who do not follow playground rules will not be allowed to play on the playground.
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 student learning will include combining science, reading and writing to learn about the life cycles of animals and how animals grow and change.
In writing, students are encouraged to write 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, and informational writing for the rest of the school year.
In math, kindergarteners will spend time exploring subtraction. A fun way to do this at home is to smash balls of play-doh. Students can roll a dice and roll out that number of play-doh balls. Then, roll again and smash the number they rolled. You can also use real objects and have students use an object to "take away." Students will also learn about the subtraction sign and how to write subtraction number sentences. I have found that subtraction tends to be more difficult than addition with young children so it is a good idea to practice this at home. Students must be able to perform subtraction in order to understand how to solve subtraction number problems.
Media Center Next Week
Contact
Melissia_Johnson@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
jennifer_l_anderson@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
mallory_woods@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
Cali_strauss@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
Andrea_B_Haney@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
Library:
Tuesday - Johnson, Anderson
Wednesday - Woods
Thursday - Strauss
Friday - Haney
*Please make sure your child is returning his/her library book on time.