Mrs. Vaughn's Kindergarten

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