Weekly Newletter
May 6-10th
Important Information
Monday, April 29th- May 10th-iReady Reading and Math Testing Window. (Please skip iReady lessons at home during these dates.) Thank you!
Thursday, May 2nd- Wednesday, May 8th- End of the Year DIBELS Testing
Monday, May 6th- Library Book Return Raffle - students who return books this week will receive 5 raffle tickets. Tickets go into a grade level bucket for a prize drawing. Books returned the 2nd week of competition will receive 3 raffle tickets. All books need to be returned by Friday, May 17th. If you have a missing book, please contact our librarian at [email protected] and make arrangements for payment.
Friday, May 10th- Spirit Wear Day
Tuesday, May 14th- Spirit Night: Smart Cow (1:00-9:00pm)
Friday, May 17th- Free Dress of Choice Day/ Kindergarten Water Day - Please have your student wear clothes that are ok to get wet - shorts and a t-shirt (class shirt would be great) and send a towel. No swimsuits please.
Saturday, May 18th- Used Uniform Sale (Elementary Gym 10am-12pm)
Saturday, May 18th- Kids’ Night Out
Monday, May 20th- Field Day (PreK- 5th Grade) - Hot dogs/hamburger lunch provided by the PTO.
Kindergarten Ice Cream Day - we will be making ice cream sundaes!
Tuesday, May 21st- Hawaiian Day in Kindergarten (wear something tropical/bright colored:uniforms not required). I will provide each student with a lei.
Wednesday, May 22nd is the Kindergarten Continuation Ceremony starting at
9:00am in the new gym. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. TWO guests per student, please.
After celebration, all will head back to the classrooms for some awards and treats for
the graduates. We plan on wrapping up around 11:15am. Parents are welcome to sign
out students following celebration festivities.
Thursday, May 23rd- Last Day of School (Dismissal at 11:30am)/End of Quarter 4
Wonders
Unit 10:
Week 3: Weekly Concept : Sort it Out
Essential Question: “What ideas can you suggest to protect the environment?”
Listening Comprehension: Panda Kindergarten: non-fiction
Oral Vocabulary: environment, protect, recycle, wisely, encourage
Interactive Read-aloud: “Protect the Environment” - Informational Text
Shared Reading: “Who Can Help?”
Phonics: Long u (u_e)/ e/ee, e_e,e
Writing Trait: Opinion Writing
Grammar: Pronouns
Sight Words
I, can, the, we, see, a, like, did, it, to, will, run, and, in, find, go, under, eat, you, do, down, say, big, one, that, my, well, please, are, ran, but, he, with, all, is, little, over, she, was, there, be, away, jump, for, have, get, they, of, said, want, here, me, this what, make, soon, now, help, too, ate, has, play, where, look, who, good, come, does, pretty, new, must, saw
Last day to pass those rainbow words - Friday, May 17th
Math: Saxon 1
This week in math, we will be working on telling time to the 1//2 hour, and working on fact families. We will also be reviewing 3D shapes: spheres, cylinders, cones and cubes. Keep practicing those doubles and using doubles to add one more. 4+5= 9 (4+4=8+1more). Coin recognition and counting mixed coins is also a skill we keep practicing.
Core Knowledge:
We continue to learn about farm animals and their needs.
Animals and Their Needs & Farm Animals: Big Idea. The students will learn what animals need to survive and the differences between different types of farm animals and crops. Students will also learn how things get from the farm to the market. Students will be also learning about Jane Goodall and her contributions to the scientific community regarding chimpanzees and their use of tools.
Monthly Saying: “It’s Raining Cats and Dogs.”
Character Trait:
Faculty and staff members will be giving ‘tokens’ to students who are exemplifying the monthly character traits or to students who may need a little extra encouragement. Our goal is that every student gets a book by the end of the school year.
May: Respect