May 10th

Thank you!

We have all felt very appreciated this week.  The special lunch, snacks, treats, doorway decorating and gifts have made our week extra special!  

Next Week:

Monday-Mrs. Byrne will be out of the classroom running Kindergarten Round Up

Tuesday-Wittenbach Center--Thank you to all our parent volunteers.  We will see you there at 9:30am.  Please remember to send a sack lunch and drink on Tuesday as we will be eating at the center.  

Thursday-Acadience Benchmark Testing

All Library Books are due back!

Friday--Mrs. Byrne will be out of the classroom

Our Annual Food Fight Begins!

We are on a roll!  Keep sending in those donations!

Please help support our community by donating non-perishable food items and personal care items.  Collections will take place from April 29th-May 20th.  All donations will help stock the shelves at F.R.O.M. in Lowell.  For every item brought in, we earn a point for our class.  Cash donations will also be accepted.  Each dollar donated will be 4 points.  The class with the highest points wins a special party!  Help show our love for the community!

Upcoming Field Trips:

**Tuesday--May 14th--Wittenbach Center 9:30-1:30pm--Please send your child dressed for being outdoors and ready for the weather.  They will need a cold lunch and drink as we will be eating at the center.

May 23rd--Kindergarten/Picnic--10:45-1:15  Please plan to meet us at Creekside Park in Lowell.  Pack a lunch and drink for your student and family.  A blanket and sunscreen are always a good idea.

May 30th--Dairy Discovery 10:00-12:30pm--Please send your child in closed toe shoes or boots.  They will need a cold lunch and drink as we will be eating at the farm.  Please send in $6 (cash only please) in an envelope labeled with "farm trip".  If you are a parent planning to attend, please include your $6 as well.  All money should be turned in by Tuesday, May 28th.                                                                                                                                                                                               

Phonics/Reading

This week we worked on consonant blends.

Here are some words to practice reading and writing at home:

flip   drop   trap   skip   

Can your child read these sentence?

I see a big gift.

Can Sid do a flip?

New Heart Word:  Reviewed:   All of them

(These are the irregular words that we must learn by heart.)

Our full list of Heart Words so far:  Our goal is to be reading and writing each of these words fluently:  

the    I    and   at    a   if   it  

 is    in   as   an   am   on   not   to   do   of   said   can

up   us   but   got   get  did   us   big    see   from   look

he     be     me    him     had    has    are    went   you   was   you   what   have

*All of our heart words have now been introduced.  The goal is to read at least 31 or more by the end of the year.

Math

We are learning to...

*Recognizing patterns on the 100 chart.

*Identifying numbers 11-20 and beyond

*Reviewing 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional Shapes

*Count to 100 by 1's, 5's and 10's

Writing

We are learning to...

*Write Informational pieces about farms and the animals we might find on a farm

*Label illustrations with all the sounds we hear

*Retell our stories

*Form letters correctly and neatly

* Write simple sentences with correct ending punctuation 

*Capitalize the first word in a sentence

*Put space between our words

Reminders

*  Send a snack daily.  Be sure it is separate from their lunches and easy to find.

*  Return library books every Thursday.

Take a Peek at our Week...