Tuesday, June 1st - dismissal 10:50 - dress in shorts or gym uniform, wear gym shoes
Wednesday, June 2nd - 1:00 program in church - dress in Sunday best ! Children may go home with youfollowing the program. Please come to the classroom to pick up your child.
Thursday, June 3rd - Clean up Day - dress in play clothes - 10:50 dismissal
Friday, June 4th - Last day of school !! 9:15 Mass, 10:30 dismissal. Dress in Sunday best
May News
Dear Kindergarten Families,
Yikes! It's May already! First of all, we would like to thank each of you for giving us the opportunity to teach, learn, and grow with your child this year. We really had a great time! We can't get over how much the children have grown ~ academically and physically! We are truly going to miss each and every one of them. They have become our very "best buddies!" Our month of May is of course busy! Here's a Sneak Peek:
Religion: Feeling, Bible stories, Mary
Reading: Review the name, shape, sound and sign for all letters of the alphabet, all word wall words, practice blending sounds into words
Math: Review numeral recognition, addition, introduce subtraction
Social Studies: Mexico, buying and trading
Science: Butterflies, introduce anatomy
Dates to Remember:
Monday, May 3rd ~ please return zoo permission! *send fiesta goodies!
Wednesday, May 5th ~ Mother's Day Tea ~ 10:00
Thursday, May 6th ~ Fiesta Fun!
Friday, May 7th ~ May Crowning ~ 11:30 dismissal
Friday, May 14th ~ Planning Day NO SCHOOL
Wednesday, May 19th ~ Zoo Trip!
Monday, May 31st Memorial Day! NO SCHOOL
Wednesday, June 2nd ~ End of the year program ~ 1:00 in church
Thursday, June 3rd ~ Clean Up Day/Ice Cream Social
Friday, June 4th ~ Last Day of School!
9:15 mass and 10:30 dismissal
*children should dress in Sunday best for end of year program!
If you would like your child to attend the May Crowning on Friday, let me know.
We will have our Mother's Day Tea on Wednesday, May 5th. The children will come to school in the morning as usual. They should wear their special clothes to school that day. Please be here at 10:00. We are very excited for you to be here!
Dear Kindergarten Families,
Happy, Happy Spring! The months are moving so quickly in kindergarten and the children are growing like weeds!
The following are a few of the activities planned for this short month:
Religion: New Life in spring, Butterflies, Bible stories, and a tour of the church provided by Father Bob!
Reading Skills: Name, shape, sound and sign for letters Jj, Ww, Xx, and maybe Uu!
Word wall words: what, said, was, red, yellow, blue, orange, green, purple, brown, pink, black, white and gray.
Phonics skills ~ blending sounds into words.
Math: exploring shapes and addition
Science: New Life and butterflies
Social Studies: Italy, Mexico and Cinco de Mayo
Art: Spring!
Things to practice at home: Letter/sound recognition, word wall words, blending sounds into words, numeral identification 0 - 31, addition facts to 10, counting to 100
Mark your calendars for upcoming important dates!
Zoo permission slip and $10 fee due on May 3rd! Zoo trip May 19th!
Mother's Day Tea and Fashion Show Wednesday, May 5th at 1:00.
Kindergarten end of the year program will be Wednesday, June 2nd at 1:00 in the church. Children will report to school at the regular time and will be dismissed after the program. Children should dress up in Sunday best for the program, no jeans, please!
Dear Kindergarten Families,
Happy, Happy Spring! The months are moving so quickly in kindergarten and the children are growing like weeds!
The following are a few of the activities planned for this short month:
Religion: New Life in spring, Butterflies, Bible stories, and a tour of the church provided by Father Bob!
Reading Skills: Name, shape, sound and sign for letters Jj, Ww, Xx, and maybe Uu!
Word wall words: what, said, was, red, yellow, blue, orange, green, purple, brown, pink, black, white and gray.
Phonics skills ~ blending sounds into words.
Math: exploring shapes and addition
Science: New Life and butterflies
Social Studies: Italy, Mexico and Cinco de Mayo
Art: Spring!
Things to practice at home: Letter/sound recognition, word wall words, blending sounds into words, numeral identification 0 - 31, addition facts to 10, counting to 100
The children may be out of uniform tomorrow if they bring in 1 item of food for our food drive.
March Madness in Kindergarten
Dear Kindergarten Families,
March promises to be a very busy month in kindergarten. We will be making our way around the world as we learn a little about Ireland, Italy, and China. The following are a few of the activities we have planned during March:
Religion: Lent, Stations of the Cross, New Life, Bible stories, friends/friendship, St. Joseph and St. Patrick
Reading: Name, shape, sound, and sign for letters: Ll, Gg, Ee, and Jj
Blending sounds into words/word wall words
New word wall words: here, go, from
Math: Time, money, addition
Art: Spring, Easter, Friends around the World
Social Studies: Introduction to map and globe skills. Friends in Ireland, Italy, and China. Chinese New Year! Year of the Ox!
This is such a fun time to be a kindergarten teacher! The children are growing and learning so much! We can really see the huge steps since the beginning of our school year! It will be grand to welcome and celebrate spring!
We would like to thank you for making this such a happy and successful year for us. We truly appreciate all the time that you have spent practicing word wall words and phonics skills along with number recognition and adding skills! It makes such a big difference! THANK YOU!
Sincerely,
The Head Leprechauns
We will celebrate Valentines Day on Friday, February 12th. The children may bring valentines and a wrapped treat if you like. We have 11 children in our room.
Just a reminder that we are off on Monday, February 15th for Presidents Day. The children are doing a great job reading our kindergarten readers! Thanks for all your help at home.
Have a good week!
Dear Parent,
The time is fast approaching for our 100th day of school!! Friday, February 5th will be our official 100th day of kindergarten! Wow! Time sure flies...
To celebrate with style and grace, we are asking the children to dress as if they are 100 years old. Please do not buy anything new! Any fun grandma and grandpa type clothing and props will be perfect! We will go on a funny parade!
At snack time we will be mixing up our 100th day "gorp stew"...a delightful mixture that will be shared by the class. Please send in 100 pieces of any of the ingredients listed at the bottom of this page for our stew. *since this stew is to be eaten, please have an adult do this counting! We will LOOK at them, TALK about them, and finally, mix them together for our 100th day stew and EAT them for our snack!!
We are also asking that the children bring in 100 pennies in a ziploc baggie. This is the child's turn to count! We will count, stack, add, subtract and compare these coins. When we have finished our learning fun, we will donate our $67.00 to Misericordia. What a nice way to conclude a fun day!
Thank You! Thank You! A hundred thank yous!!!
POSSIBLE GORP STEW INGREDIENTS:
Please send in 100 pieces of any of the following ingredients or if you have another idea (Cheerios or whatever) that will be fine, too! Thank you!
____plain M&Ms ____ gum drops
____raisins ____ jelly beans
____fruit snack pieces ____ candy corn
____pretzel sticks ____ goldfish
February News
Dear Kindergarten Families,
February promises to be a busy month in Kindergarten. (aren't they all??!!) Our new theme is "Friends Around the World." This theme will carry over since the world is a big place and we would like to incorporate St. Patrick's / St. Joseph's and Cinco de Mayo in our plans! The following are a few things that we have planned:
Religion: Friends around the World, I can Love, Valentine's Day and Bible Stories
Reading: Name, shape, sound and sign for letters: Ff, Oo, Hh, Ll, Gg and blending letter sounds into words.
Word wall words: are, that, do, and number words one through ten.
Math: 100th day activities, review measurement, time, money, geometry, and addition skills using manipulatives and touch points.
Art: Groundhog Day, Friends around the World, President's Day, Valentine's Day
Social Studies: Friends around the World, President's Day, Groundhog's Day
Dates to remember:
February 5th ~ 100th day of school! Dress up to look 100 years old!
February 13th ~ celebrate Valentine's Day! Children are invited to pass out Valentines to entire class. PLEASE do NOT put names on envelopes! Children may bring a WRAPPED treat if you wish.
February 15th ~ President's day ~ No School!
February 16th ~ Mardi Gras!
February 17th ~ Ash Wednesday
February 24th ~ Report cards!
Whew!
(Chinese New Year will be celebrated during March because our schedule is just too busy!!)
Thank You! The Kindergarten Queens of Hearts
