February 27th

Hey parents! This week we learned more about plants and what they need to grow! The kids were so excited to show off their hard work at the learning fair. We will be sending their tree books home today. Encourage your child to read the book they made to you! -Ms. B

March is Reading Month!

During the month of March we will be getting extra reading hours in at home!  Today in your child's folder is a map of the US and a reading calendar.  Please follow Mrs. Burnett's directions for reading at home.  For every book your child reads to you, or you read to them, they will be able to color one state on the US map.  You will continue to do this throughout the entire month of March.  At the end of the month you will send in your child's map with the states colored in for the amount of books they read.  For every ten states/books they complete they will earn one ticket towards a drawing for some fun prizes!   The kindergartners have the opportunity to earn up to four tickets.  Have fun reading and "traveling" across the US!

For Your Calendar:

April 28th--Field Trip to the Grand Rapids Children's Museum 9:30-11:30am.  I will need 4 parent volunteers to meet us there.  Please send me an email if you would like to attend and I will add you to the drawing.   Student admission is paid for by MLE Family Links fundraiser.  

May 14th--Field Trip to the Wittenbach Nature Center 9:30-1:30pm.  We will be eating lunch at the nature center.  Please pack a lunch and drink for your child.  We will need parent volunteers to meet us there.  Let me know if you are available to attend!  All parents are welcome!

May 21st -- Kindergarten End of the Year Family Picnic at Creekside Park in Lowell.  We hope all our Kindergarten families will join us for a picnic lunch and playtime!  10:45am-1:30pm  Younger siblings are encouraged to come, too!

May 28th--Field Trip to the Dairy Discover Farm 10:00-12:00.  All parents may attend.  Cost $6 per parent attending.  Student admission is paid for by MLE Family Links fundraiser.  

Reading

Theme:  Ready, Set, GROW--Plants

*The job of the author and illustrator

*Listening for middle vowel sounds and ending sounds

*Letters/Sounds:  We reviewed letter Qq and Ee

*Building words with known letters

*Taking picture tours/walks through a book

*Using an illustration to tell a story

*Make connections to our own lives when we read a book

New Sight Words:   her     what

Review Words:  a      the     and       go    he   had    I     see   you    has   we   of     at    to

it     is     in    has     am    on    as   can    his     him    have   did    girl    for    but    up   all

with     look

Writing

*Using sight words and known sounds to write simple sentences

*Capitalizing the first word in a sentence

*Writing beginning, middle and ending sounds in CVC words.

*Space between words

*Period at the end of the sentence

Math

*Representing numbers 11-13 in varies ways

*Understanding subtraction 0-10

*Composing and decomposing numbers from 6-10

*Writing and solving addition and subtraction problems 0-10 using manipulatives

*Counting to 100 by 1's and 10's

Reminders

*Send a snack daily

*Library books are returned on Thursdays

*Literacy Bags returned on Mondays

*Send a water bottle daily

*Once a month ice cream Fridays are free for all :)

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