Word of the Week: have (Please continue to practice: the, on, no, see, to, in, I & a, and, like, at, it, you, can, we, me, he, she, some, play, come, yes, do, by, my, is, for, went, said, look, put, get, got, had, has, this, am, are)
Lunch at School: The kindergartners will be eating lunch at school on Wednesday! If your child is planning to pack his/her lunch, please send it to school. If your child is buying, please send his/her money to school in an envelope or baggie labeled with his/her name. Thank you!
Homework: Please help your child complete the reading checklist sent home today. You may use baggie books, library books, or books from your personal collections to complete this assignment. Completed checklists are due by Friday, May 3rd. Thank you!
4th Quarter Assessments: Beginning next week, we will work on our last round of achievement record testing. As always, this includes all of the math, reading, writing, science, and social studies that are listed on achievement record. I will be doing one-on-one reading assessments with the kindergartners on May 6th and 10th. This assessment will determine your child's final kindergarten reading level (Benchmark is the Founas & Pinnell Level C). The following list includes items that many of our students need to practice at home. By practicing these at home, you are helping you child meet his/her final kindergarten goals. Please use your child’s last grade card to help you decide what is most important to practice.
* Using reading strategies (ex: using pictures and beginning letters to figure out unknown words)
* Reading high frequency words (40 sight words)
* Blending letter sounds to make words (b-a-t says bat)
* Hearing and recording beginning, medial, and ending sounds in words
* Printing upper and lower case letters "the kindergarten way"
* Counting to 100 (by 1's and 10's and from numbers other than 1)
* Counting and recording numerals to 20
* Identifying similarities and differences between 2-D and 3-D shapes
* Using strategies to solve addition and subtraction word problems with numbers up to 10
* Fluently add and subtract within 5
Family Reading Night: Join the Fouse teachers at CAMP-READ-A-LOT on Thursday, May 9th from 6-8 pm. We have many fun-filled learning activities planned! Hope to see you there at Fouse on 5/9!
Our learning centers will change once again for the month of May. Here’s a peek...
Sensory Table: Sand
Art: Playdoh
Drama: Kitchen
Computers: Starfall.com
Writing: Dry erase boards (free writing)
Library: Bug books
ABC: Sight Word Memory
Blocks: Giant Foam Blocks
Math: Sorting
Games: Cooties!
Library and Baggie Books: It's almost that time of year again...INVENTORY time (ick)! Please be aware that ALL borrowed books must be returned by May 7th. THANKS!!
Week in a Peek: {M} no specials {T} online math assessments--all kinders {W} lunch at school {Th} no specials {F} art-am & gym-pm