Friday Note 4-28

Events of the Week: This week we continued our author study on Laura Numeroff.  

• Language Workshop: We read more “If You Give” books, including If You Take a Mouse to School and If You Take a Mouse to the Movies.  We continued to discuss story elements, cause and effect, and retelling events in order.  Our focus story was If You Give a Pig a Pancake.  We wrote about the book and did a fun art project.  Be sure to check these out in our hallway!  In addition, we enjoyed some of her other books.  One of our favorites was Dogs Don’t Wear Sneakers.  The students also enjoyed her book of poems, Sometimes I Wonder if Poodles like Noodles.
• Writing Workshop: We continued our series of events writing.  Students sequenced what they did at their last birthday party.  We are focusing on putting the events in the correct order and making sure our writing makes sense.  
• Reading Workshop: Students are working daily in Literacy Centers.  While students are working independently, I am having each student read to me independently to determine their end of year reading level.  
• Word Study: This week we focused on prefixes and suffixes.  We learned about how these can change the meaning of a word.  We added re- and un- to the beginning of words and added –s, -ed-, and –ing to the ending of words.  
• Math: We continued the unit on solid figures (cylinder, cone, cube, and sphere).  The students enjoyed learning about these new shapes and finding them in our classroom.  

Important Dates:

• May 2 - Kindergarten Field Trip
• May 16 – Last day of school! We will dismiss at 11am.  Breakfast will be served, but lunch will not.

Kindergarten Field Trip

The kindergarten field trip has been rescheduled for Tuesday, May 2nd.  We will travel to J.R. Martin Park in Republic to play and eat lunch before heading to the Dickerson Park Zoo.  

Reading Challenge and Book Bags

Don’t forget to be reading with your child every night.  This can be accomplished by reading the books that come home in their book bags or by completing the 4th Quarter Reading Challenge.  Reminder:  Book Bags are due each Friday and the Reading Challenge is due on May 11th.

Individual and Class Pictures

Spring pictures were sent home on Tuesday.  If you would like to purchase your child’s spring pictures, payments are due by May 5th.  If you are not purchasing the pictures, please return them by May 5th.  You may also purchase individual sheets of the photos (instead of the entire package).  The prices and instructions are in the packet.

Group/Class pictures are also available.  If you would like one, please send $2 in an envelope with your child's name on it and the purpose (i.e class picture).  I will then send a class picture home with your child.  Thank you.

Next Week:

• Our theme will be summer.
• In math we will continue to analyze, compare, and compose shapes.
• During word study, we will practice making words.
• We will practice reading and writing all 34 sight words.

Have a great weekend!!

Mrs. Vaughn

FIELD TRIP!

Dear Parents,

Unfortunately, due to the weather forecast for tomorrow (Wednesday, April 26th) our field trip to the zoo has been rescheduled for next Tuesday, May 2nd.  We realize that this may cause some to have a change in plans.  Please fill out the form that was sent home and return it ASAP!

Thank you,

Kindergarten Teachers

Friday Note 4-21

Events of the Week: This week we started an Author Study on Laura Numeroff.  

• Language Workshop: We read several books written by Laura Numeroff (If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, If You Give a Dog a Donut, If You Give a Cat a Cupcake, If You give a Moose a Muffin, and If you Give a Pig a Pancake).  We identified the characters and setting and practiced retelling the stories.

• Writing Workshop: We introduced series of events writing.  We spent the week sequencing events in the right order. We discussed that for our writing to make sense it has to be written in the correct order.  

   

• Reading Workshop: Students are working daily in Literacy Centers.  I am beginning to call each student up to read with them independently to determine their end of year reading level.  

• Word Study: We spent the week practicing correctly forming letters.

• Math: We began a unit on solid figures (cylinder, cone, cube, and sphere).  The students enjoyed learning about these new shapes and finding them in our classroom.  

Important Dates:

• April 25 - Make a Wish night (at the high school ball fields)
• April 26 - Kindergarten Field Trip
• April 27 & 28 - Kindergarten Screening (K students will have school)
• May 16th- Last Day of School. We will dismiss at 11:00. (Breakfast will be served, lunch will NOT be served)

Next Week:

• We will continue our author study on Laura Numeroff.
• In math we will continue learning about solid figures.
• We will continue working on our sequence writing.
• During word study we will learn about suffixes.
• Our sight words will be “so”.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Vaughn

Parent Note 4-13-17

NO SCHOOL TOMORROW!

Events of the Week: This week our unit was on animals and their babies.  We talked about various animal mommies and their babies and discussed ways in which animal parents care for their young- just like our mommies and daddies care for us!

• Math: We finished a unit on decomposing numbers 11-19.  Each day we practiced breaking the numbers down into a set of 10 and leftover ones.  

• Language Workshop: We read several books about animals and their young.  We also played games to match animal babies to their parents.

• Writing Workshop: This week I introduced sequence writing.  We practiced as a class by sequencing a few activities like washing your hands and getting ready for school, then wrote about it.  

               

• Reading Workshop:  We are continuing to work every day on applying the reading strategies to figure out unknown words in our books.  I am excited about the progress the girls and boys have made so far this year.  Please encourage your child to use the reading strategies when he/she is reading with you at home.

• Word Study: We focused on writing the entire alphabet, with each letter formed correctly.  This is a skill that we will be assessed on the 4th quarter progress report.  Please practice at home if your child is not able to write the alphabet neatly.

Important Dates:

·         April 14 – NO SCHOOL!

·        April 17-21 – Make a Wish Spirit Week (additional info was sent home yesterday)

·        April 18 -  Art Night 5:00-8:00

·        April 21 - Field trip money and permission slip due

·        April 25 - Make a Wish night during at the high school

·        April 26 - Kindergarten Field Trip

·        April 27 & 28 - Kindergarten Screening (Kindergarten students will be in school)

Kindergarten Field Trip

The kindergarten field trip will be Wednesday, April 26th.  We will travel to J.R. Martin Park in Republic to play and eat lunch before heading to the Dickerson Park Zoo.  A permission slip was sent home last week.  Please return these as soon as possible.  

THANK YOU for the Egg Hunt donations and to all the parents and grandparents that were able to attend the event.  We had a great time!

Next Week:

• We will begin an author study unit on Laura Numeroff.
• We will begin a unit on solid figures (cube, cone, sphere, and cylinder).
• We will be working on building and spelling simple words.
• Our sight word will be “his”.

I hope everyone has a wonderful

Easter weekend!

Mrs. Vaughn

Friday Note 4-7

Events of the Week: Our theme was plants. We focused on the parts of a plant and what they do.  We planted flowers and vegetables in our classroom garden!

Language Workshop: We continued reading books about plants.  We made our own plant artwork and labeled their parts and needs.

Writing Workshop: We are working on writing complete sentences that describe or tell, instead of “I like…” sentences.  Continue encouraging your child to write at home!

Word Study: We played several games to practice sight words.

Math: We began a unit on decomposing numbers 11-19.  Each day we practiced breaking the numbers down into a set of 10 and left over ones.

Important Dates:

April 14th:  No school

April 18th-  Art Night

April 25th- Make a Wish night

April 21st- Field trip money and permission slip due.

April 26th:  Kindergarten Field Trip

April 27 - April 28 - Kindergarten screening

Egg Hunt

On Wednesday, April 12th, the kindergarten students will have an Easter Egg Hunt!  The hunt will begin at 10:00.  Parents are welcome to come to school at 9:40 to help hide the eggs on the playground.  We are in need of candy & trinkets. Please send in the items by Monday, April 10th.  Thank you!

Kindergarten Field Trip

Information and permission slips were sent home today.  Please return permission slip with money by Friday, April 21st.  .

We Need Your Help!

Kindergarten screening for next year’s kindergartners will be held on April 27th and 28th.  If you know someone who will have a child in kindergarten next school year, please remind them to call the school to schedule an appointment for Kindergarten Screening (743-4810).  All children will need to have the following documentation:

Birth Certificate

Social Security Card

Shot Record

Proof of Residency (if NOT enrolled in Parents as Teachers)

Art Night

We are gearing up for our 12th Annual Art Night and are in desperate need of volunteers. Without volunteers art activities will be cancelled. If you can volunteer for even an hour please fill out the link below. Art Night can't happen without volunteers! Volunteer link: https://goo.gl/J575Zh

Summer School

This is a reminder that summer school registration is now open. Below you will find a link that will take you to an electronic registration form for all incoming K-8 grade students.

https://goo.gl/forms/wdjl0t1xXT13t3iy1

Next Week:

We will begin a unit over animal mothers and their babies.

We will continue our unit over decomposing numbers 11-19.

We will begin learning and practicing sequence writing.

Our sight word will be “this.”

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Vaughn