April 17th

It was so good to have everyone back after a nice long spring break!  It's hard to believe that your kindergarteners only have 31 and 1/2 more days of school left!  We have many fun events ahead...our music program, field trips, field day and our family picnic!  Please check below to make sure you have all the dates on your calendar.  

We are collecting bread bag tags at school!  See the link below for more information.

https://daniellecaresforch.wixsite.com/daniellecareforchair

The Kids Heart Challenge is Underway here at MLE! 

Dear Families,

Kids Heart Challenge is here! Our students are learning how to keep their hearts and brains healthy and raising funds to help kids with special hearts. When you register and complete Finn’s Mission, you will learn Hands-Only CPR and the warning signs of a stroke. All students who register will receive a free wristband. Plus, if 50% of our school’s students register online, we will receive a BONUS $500 to purchase PE equipment!  

Here’s how you can help:

1. Sign Up Today: Download the FREE AHA Schools App for Apple or Android and click on “Register Now” then scroll down to join your school's team. Next, click on “send a text today” to easily reach friends & family!
2. Raise Funds to Help Kids With Special Hearts.
3. Complete Finn’s Mission: Share with family and friends through text and/or email so they too can learn Hands-Only CPR and the warning signs of a stroke.

You can also register online at: http://www2.heart.org/goto/MurrayLake

Join us for our Classroom Challenge:

Please help our class earn Gift Cards for much needed Classroom supplies by REGISTERING and COMPLETING FINN’S MISSION. Every Classroom can earn up to $50!!!!

When 50% of a class REGISTERS = $25 Gift Card

When 5 or more in a class COMPLETE FINN’s MISSION = $25 Gift Card

Don’t forget – every time we have 18 Finn’s Mission complete our school is entered to win $10,000 compliments of the NFL and anyone who completes Finn’s Mission goes into a Midwest regional drawing for two 2027 Super Bowl Tickets!

Thank you for being an integral part of the Kids Heart Challenge, supporting our school and the American Heart Association. Your commitment and involvement truly make a difference!

For Your Calendar:

April 28th--Field Trip to the Grand Rapids Children's Museum 9:30-11:30am.  We have 4 parents that have been drawn to be our chaperones:  Devin Schmidt, Kaylee Smith, Stacy Burton and Caitlin Malone.  Thank you to everyone that volunteered!   Student admission is paid for by MLE Family Links fundraiser.  

April 30th--K/1st Music Program 2:30-3:00pm

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 22nd--Field Day 9:00-11:30am -- 1/2 day of school...12:00pm dismissal

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:  All about Rules

*The job of the author and illustrator

*Listening for middle vowel sounds and ending sounds

*Letters/Sounds:  Practice the letter names and sounds for fluency.  

*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:   little do

Review Words:  a      the    and      go    had     he    I      see    has     you   we   of    am   is   at    to  have    as     in      it      is    his    can    him    on   did    girl   for  but   up  all  look  with  her  what  was   were  said  that  they  down boy out

Writing

*Informational 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

*Introduction to 3 dimensional shapes:  cones, spheres, cubes and cylinders

*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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Have a Great Weekend!