Chestnut Street Parent Newsletter
May 2022
WHUFSD Vision
#RamPride #RamFam
May Reminders...
Please be sure to revisit this newsletter throughout the month for updates!
- School is OPEN on Friday, May 27th for a Snow-Day Makeup!
- School is CLOSED Monday, May 30th
- Family STEAM Night will be held at West Hempstead Middle & High School on Wednesday, May 25th!
- We will take our annual walking trip to the West Hempstead Public Library this month. Information about the specific date for your child's class will come from the classroom teacher. We are always in need of chaperones!
- We are continuing to work on the Habit of Mind- Listening with Empathy and Understanding! See below for details and examples. Please note that we will continue to build students' understanding and development of Persistence and Managing Impulsivity as the year goes on. Continue to support your child as he or she develops the habit of persistence!
- If your child will be absent, please call Nurse Angela before 8:30 AM at 516-390-3155
- If there will be a change in your child's afternoon transportation, please write a note or email to the teacher. For last-minute changes, please call the main office before 2:00 PM. 516-390-3150.
- Board of Education meeting Tuesday, May 3rd at 7:30 in the High School VCR Room.
- SEPTA meeting Wednesday, May 4th at 7:30 in the Cornwell Avenue STELLAR Room.
- School Budget Vote, Tuesday May 17th 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM!
- Incoming Kindergarten Parent Orientation (22-23), Monday, May 23rd at 6:00 in the Chestnut Street gym.
- PTA meeting Monday, May 23rd at 7:30 PM in the Chestnut Street cafeteria.
Getting Ready for 1st Grade:
- Incoming 1st Grade Parent Orientation Tuesday, June 7th 6:00 PM at Cornwell Avenue hosted by Mrs. Sinito
- Chestnut Street students visit Cornwell Avenue Tuesday, June 14th 9:45 AM (school organized event- we will transport the students to and from Cornwell during the day via school bus)
Digital Equity Survey
Conversation Starters
Parent and Family Engagement Meeting 4/29/22
See the links below for resources such as the videos that will be shared during the lessons.
Weekly resources in English & Spanish
Sight Words- Try at Home!
In Reader's Workshop...
We are continuing our second unit in Reader's Workshop: Super Powers: Reading with Phonics and Sight Word Power. This unit supports children's love of play as they learn "super power" strategies that help them work on fluency. See below for some of the key teaching points that your child will learn over the course of this unit.
Continue to read your books from the library, the sight word readers, and the guided reading books as well as the books your child borrows from the classroom library!
In Writer's Workshop...
We are continuing to work on How To books! Ask your child to help you with tasks like cooking or baking, making the bed, or creating something. Discuss the steps in the process to help your child notice the order of events. Choose activities that have five or fewer steps so that your child can remember from start to finish! Remember, at this time, students are not expected to spell every word correctly. We do expect them to listen for the sounds they hear and include those. Dog may be spelled as 'dg' and that is alright! Learning vowels takes time- - be patient, your child's letter/sound awareness and spelling skills are growing every day! Remind them to use what they know about letters and sounds and sight words!
The 'Non-Negotiables' that you can expect from your child's writing include:
Quarter 1:
Use more than one color when drawing
Use real-life, appropriate colors
Figures have shapes for body
Sketch matches the “label” (word, letter, etc.)
Quarter 2:
Realistic visuals (facial expressions, setting, etc.)
High frequency (sight words in your classroom
First name
Quarter 3:
Spacing
Awareness of capitals at the beginning of sentences
Awareness of end mark (periods)
Quarter 4:
Last name
In Math Workshop...
In Math Workshop...
In May, we are continuing with addition and subtraction!
Students will answer the essential questions below. Be sure to ask your child these questions!
- How do we add and subtract with fluency?
- How can we compose and decompose numbers to 10?
- What is weight?
- Why do we weigh objects?
- How do we compare weights of objects?
Students will work on the following skills:
- Understanding, representing, and solving addition and subtraction problems
- Counting and representing quantities
- Understanding place value
- Understanding weight
We are also using ST Math to support deep conceptual understanding via personalized learning. You must use ClassLink to access ST Math. The link is below.
Password: abc
Virtual Parent Workshops
Please note in order to access the webinar series, you must register via email at kristen@buildingbetterfuturesllc.com . Upon registration, you will receive the virtual link and password to the workshop session. Even if you are unable to attend a live session, by registering you will automatically receive the link to the recorded session. See detailed information below and on the district website here: https://www.whufsd.com/page/parents-as-partners-webinar-series