Thursday, March 28, 2013

week before and after Easter


Kindergarten News for the week of March 25th – 28th
On Tuesday we will celebrate the wedding of Q and U!  We’re looking forward to that!  A small reception will follow!  Children may wear uniform clothing or dress up for the occasion! We are looking forward to the wedding of Q and U and hopefully everyone will remember that Q and U are stuck like glue!
The children can’t wait for our mini egg hunt next week. 
We have finished learning all of the letters, but we still have much to learn!  Next week we will learn the long vowel rule.  (If a vowel is not followed by a consonant, the vowel is long and it is coded with a macron.  Examples are: a, hi, me so) We will continue this after Easter!
In math we will be learning about, paying for items using pennies, nickels, dimes or a quarter, identifying and matching equivalent sets, identifying doubles and acting out addition stories.
We are continuing to learn about wood and paper in science.  The children are really enjoying this!  Next we will learn about Animals two by two.
In reading we will read a story called On the Move.  This is an informational text and we will focus on the comprehension skill of main idea.   Sometimes I call it the big idea!
We are now in the last marking period and the time will fly by until the end of the year!  Report cards will be coming home on Wednesday!  If you have questions or concerns about your child’s report card or their progress, please call me at school anytime between 7:45 and 3:45.  (874-3661 ext. 3241)
Monday will be day 5 on our rotation schedule and we will have gym on Wednesday! 
We had a fun time watching the movie The Little Engine that Could today!  We also had an ice cream party to celebrate every child in our room getting all of the words on their word list correct last week!!  It was something we’ve been trying to do all year!
 Have a restful and fun Easter Break!  The children will be off Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday!  We would like to welcome another student to our class!  Welcome Izabella!  We are glad you are here!