Mrs. Lamparter's Class
May 16, 2014
Specials for the Week of May 19th- 22nd
Congratulations to our Star of the Week, Mrs. Hanagriff!
I am SO proud of my kindergartners! They did an amazing job at our kindergarten program! Thank you to Mrs. Wickerham for organizing our end of the year party and to all the parents that helped out. We had so much fun!
Our Countdown to first grade continues next week.
Reading Day (Monday)- wear pajamas and bring your favorite book.
Autograph Day (Tuesday)- we will collect our friend's autographs.
Doughnut Day (Wednesday)-- Mrs. Lamparter will bring in doughnuts and juice.
End of School (Thursday)- end of school activities.
It's hard to believe that our year is almost over. I have LOVED teaching each child and it has been a pleasure to watch them "bloom" this year. Please READ...READ...READ and WRITE...WRITE...WRITE during the summer!! Our last day of school will be Thursday, May 22nd. Students MUST bring book bags to ride home on the bus. Only report cards will be in the book bag.
LANGUAGE ARTS
- * Building our sight word vocabulary: Students should know the first 50 Fry words
- * Knowing letter sounds and blending sounds and chunks together to make words
- * Focusing on reading words with a short vowel in the middle
- * Working on blends and digraphs
- * Counting, blending, and segmenting syllables
- * Learning to find the "evidence" in a text to support or explain the author's thinking
- * Learning to write an informational piece and phonetically spelling words to write a story
- * Working independently in Daily Five centers to become better readers, writers, and spellers
MATH
- * Counting by fives, tens and ones to 100!!
- * Composing and decomposing numbers 11-19
- * Representing addition and subtraction with objects, mental images, drawings, expressions, and equations
- * Building combinations of 5 -10
- * Recognizing and knowing the value of coins; penny, nickel, dime, quarter, and the dollar bill
- * Counting forward beginning from a given number in sequence
- * Writing numbers and counting sets to 20
- * 1-1 correspondence
- * Comparing sets- more, less, same
- * Using our Math tools- the rekenrek and number line
- * Working on problem solving skills
- * Using "number talks" to explain our math thinking
SCIENCE & SOCIAL STUDIES
We are working on:
- * STEAM unit on forces and motion- designing a roller coaster
- * Exploring ocean animals
- * Identifying the characteristics of living and non living things
REMINDERS
- LAST DAY of school is Thursday, May 22nd. Students MUST bring book bags the day of school to ride home on the bus.
- Brookwood Cluster 17th Annual Student Reading & Writing Institute for current K-4th graders is June 9-12, from 9:00 - 12:30.
- * Mark your calendars for Camp Invention, 2014 at Craig Elementary on
- June 2 – 5, 2014 from 8:00 – 4:00. Our new curriculum – MORPHED!
- www.campinvention.org or call 800-968-4332