Friday Note - May 18, 2018

Events of the Week:

Language Workshop: This week we finished our unit on Summer.  We read books about the season and shared our fun plans for this summer.

Writing Workshop:  We made a memory book about our kindergarten year!

Word Study: This week we reviewed and assessed over the sight words and bonus words.  These assessments were sent home earlier this week. Please make sure your child is practicing all of these words over the summer.  Your child will be expected to be able to read them when entering 1st grade.

Math: We continued to explore shapes and how to build new shapes.

Important Dates:  

• May 22 - Field Day at the HS Track
• May 23 - Last Day of School!! We will dismiss at 12:00.
• Breakfast and sack lunches will be served that day.
• May 29 - Summer School begins

Information about the End of the School Year:  

• Please make sure your child dresses appropriately (shorts, t-shirts, and tennis shoes) for Field Day on Tuesday, May 22nd.    
• School will be in session on Wednesday, May 23rd.  Breakfast and lunch will be served that day. We will dismiss at 12:00.  

• Progress reports will be sent home on Wednesday.
• Lunch balances and overdue library books need to be taken care of ASAP.  If your child does not return his/her library book, he/she will not be able to check out a book when school starts.

Have a great weekend!!

-Mrs. Vaughn

Friday Note: May 11, 2018

Events of the Week: Our theme this week was summer! Our bonus words this week were, “ate” “ride”, and “please”. This week we have been busy doing our NWEA test in Language and Math. We also finished our reading level assessments this week and several other end of the year assessments. You should be getting these assessments in your child’s daily take home folder.

• Language Workshop: This week we began our unit on Summer.  We read informational texts about the season and picked out key details.We also read various fun fiction books about summer.
• Writing Workshop: This week during our writing time we took the NWEA test in Language and Math.
• Reading Workshop: The Students are working daily in Literacy Centers.  While students are working independently, I am completing end of year assessments and working with students on various skills.
• Word Study: This week we focused on practicing our sight words. We played various sight word games and then assessed the students on sight words. They did really well!!
• Math: We analyzed, compared and composed shapes this week. We also reviewed various skills we have covered this year by playing some fun math games.

Important Dates:

• May 12 - Clever Bands Car Show at the HS
• May 15 - Cox Care Mobile
• May 21 - Reading Journey Due
• May 22 - Field Day at the HS Track
• May 23 - Last Day of School!! We will dismiss at 12:00.
• Breakfast and sack lunches will be served that day.
• May 29 - Summer School begins.  

Information about the End of the School Year:  

• Please return your child’s book bag if you have not done so already.
• Library books were due back today so if still have one at home please send it to school.  :)
• Please make sure your child dresses appropriately (shorts, t-shirts, and tennis shoes) for Field Day on Tuesday, May 22nd.    
• School will be in session on Wednesday, May 23rd.  Breakfast and lunch will be served that day. We will dismiss at 12:00.  
• Lunch balances must be paid & library books must be returned before your child’s progress report will be sent home.

Next Week:

• We will continue our theme of summer.
• Our bonus words will be “four”, “now”, “out”, and “pretty”.
• In math we will continue composing shapes and begin decomposing shapes.
• We will participate in some fun end-of-the-year activities.
• We will continue completing end of year assessments.  

Have a great weekend!!

-Mrs. Vaughn and Mrs. Rush-

Friday Note: May 4, 2018

Events of the Week: We had beautiful weather for our field trip!  It was such a fun day. Our superintendent, Mr. Carvajal surprised the kid’s with Wendy’s cheeseburgers at the park.  What a fun surprise!

• Math: We completed our math module on numbers 11-20.  We will continue to review and complete reassessments on these assessments over the next couple of weeks.  We spent the end of the week talking about money. During calendar time since President’s Day we have been learning to name each coin correctly.  The assessment came home today.

• Language Workshop: This week we completed our author study on Laura Numeroff.  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.  Be sure to ask them about their favorite book.  

• Writing Workshop: We continued working on our writing. We wrote responses to the books we read and continued working on writing events in order.  We also wrote a series of events piece about our field trip.

• Reading Workshop: Students are working daily in Literacy Centers.  While students are working independently, I am reading with individual students and completing end of year assessments.

• Word Study: We learned about nouns and verbs.  We enjoyed listening to several different fun songs to help us remember the difference between a noun and a verb.  We made a chart with nouns (naming words) and a chart of verbs (action words). We practiced sorting different picture cards into nouns/verbs categories.  

• Content:  We played several sight word games to practice sight words and bonus words.  I will be assessing them on those next week.

Important Dates:

• May 7 - Spring picture packets or money due
• May 7-10 - NWEA Testing
• May 12 - Clever Bands Car Show at the HS
• May 15 - Cox Care Mobile
• May 21 - Reading Journey Due
• May 22 - Field Day at the HS Track
• May 23 - Last Day of School!! We will dismiss at 12:00.
• Breakfast and sack lunches will be served that day.
• May 29 - Summer School begins

Individual and Class Pictures

If you have not paid for or returned your child’s pictures, please do so on Monday, May 7th.  

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.

Reading Journey

Please remember the goal is to be reading at least fifteen minutes each day with your child.  Our reading journey goal is to complete at least 20 activities by May 21st.  Make this a special time with your child.

Sight Words—Keep practicing!

I   is   like   see   my   a   the   be   have   it   he   she   to   can   with   go   we   me   you   and   are   they   in    do   not   at   said was for this what so no am

**Reminder...these words have to be recognized by sight within 3-5 seconds to count on an assessment.  

***These are all the sight words for the year!  

Information about the End of the School Year:  

• Please return your child’s book bag if you have not done so already.
• Please make sure your child dresses appropriately (shorts, t-shirts, and tennis shoes) for Field Day on Tuesday, May 22nd.    
• School will be in session on Wednesday, May 23rd.  Breakfast and lunch will be served that day. We will dismiss at 12:00.  
• Lunch balances must be paid & library books must be returned before your child’s progress report will be sent home.

Thank you so much to all the parents that came and helped with our field trip!  It was a fun day!! ☺   

Next Week:

• Our theme will be summer.
• Our bonus words will be “please”, “ate” and “ride”.
• We will NWEA test.  
• In math we will begin to analyze, compare, and compose shapes.
• We will participate in some fun end-of-the-year activities.
• We will be completing end of year assessments.  

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Vaughn and Mrs. Rush