With only eight days of school left and the
bright warm sunny weather, excitement is in the air. There are lots of loose
ends to tie up, some skills to review, and even some new lessons to be
presented. It’s a busy time of the year.
Math: Continuing our learning of spatial patterns,
this week we are working with the bulls eye and “X” patterns. We will continue
practicing subtraction using the vertical position. We will continue with the
“All About” pages that we started last week for the numbers one and two, which
reviews lots of different aspects of the given number.
Word Work: The children are eager to add
more easy words to our “Retired Word Wall,” which already has 30 words that
everyone agrees they have no trouble reading or spelling. We are doing more
work with contractions and the long vowel sounds. The number words zero to ten
will be added to our Word Wall this week. The children enjoy writing the Word
Wall words on their whiteboards, especially using fat writing and rainbow
writing.
Reading: Our book clubs have been discussing
their characters, settings, and actions.
This week the children will be reading to find out what their characters
like and how they feel. We are still shopping and reading “just right” books
everyday.
Writing:
This week are publishing our best small moment writing. The children will trace over their
stories and illustrations to highlight their best work. Next week we will offer an assortment
of writing materials to let the children choose from All About, Small Moment, and
How To pages to complete their Writer’s Workshop days in kindergarten.
Social Studies: With the help of our
second-grade reading buddies, our class wrote welcome cards to accompany the
totes created for the children of the Salvation Army Homeless Shelter. Our study of houses and buildings has
made us very appreciative of the wonderful homes we share with our families.
Science: Our liquids investigations take
us to another property of liquids, “miscibility”. The children will predict
what will happen when we mix water and glue, shampoo, or oil. They will observe some that float and
others that sink. This lesson will teach them about making a mixture or a
suspension.
In our study of Creepy Crawlies we are learning more about ladybugs, bumblebees, ants, butterflies, and spiders.
Responsive Classroom: Our lessons with Ms.
Fierce are finished for the year, but our final meeting taught us about the
difference between tattling and reporting. Her activity with Tattle Town and Reporting Road was both
fun and very thought provoking.
Events to Calendar:
Tuesday, May 21st – Kindergarten Relay Cookie
Party served just after lunch. No
need to pack a dessert.
Thursday, May 23rd – Special Helping Hands Town
Meeting to honor Gayle Hordon and her many years of volunteering.
The charity quilts that each K class made will be presented
to the Salvation Army for the children in the family units at their homeless shelter.
Monday, May 27th – No School, Memorial Day
Thursday, May 30th -End of the Year Party
Friday, May 31st – Last day of school, noon
dismissal
