Mrs. Burkhardt's Classroom News
June 5, 2017
Classroom Happenings
Wonders
This week our class will be reading stories about the ways we can protect our environment. Children will learn about endangered animals and the ways we can help protect animals in their habitats.
Here are some activities that you can do with your child to help reinforce the skills we will be practicing.
Word Workout
- Vocabulary: environment, protect Discuss ways your child can help to protect the environment, such as reducing, reusing, and recycling resources.
- My Words to Know
High-Frequency Words: help, too, play, has, where, look, who, good, come, does Write sentences that include each of the review words. Have your child underline each review word.
Category Words: names of baby animals Gather stuffed animals, animal toys, or animal books. Point to and identify the name of each animal, and then state the corresponding baby animal’s name.
Phonics: long a, e, i, o, u Create a five-column table on paper. At the top of the table, write the vowels a, e, i, o, and u. Say a word with a long vowel sound. Have your child point to the column where the word belongs. Then write the words in the corresponding columns.
Comprehension: main topic and key details
Have your child look at details in each animal picture and match the adult animal to its baby.
Science
We are finishing up our unit on Is It Living.
Important Information
-Kindergarten Celebration is June 13th @ 2:00. If you signed up to bring something for the Ice Cream Social following the celebration, please send it in no later than Friday, June 9th (fruit is an exception).
-Literacy bags will come home filled with reading material for the summer. You do not have to return them. I will include books one level above your child's reading level for added practice.
-Please continue to send backpacks and binders to school. I will be sending home completed work and projects!
-The last two days of school (June 14th and 15th) are 1/2 days. School will dismiss at 12:00.
Kindergarteners rocked Field Day!!
Email: sburkhardt@lakevilleschools.org
Website: burkhardtskinders.weebly.com
Phone: 810-591-3140