May 14th-May 18th

Hello Parents!!!

I can't believe we only have 8 days of school. Where did the time go. Anyway, I am so proud of all of them. They have made growth academically and socially.  They are ready for First Grade. With 8 days left we still have books coming home to read. We will be writing in our journals and practicing the concepts that we learned in math.  Lots of review, but it is needed.

Reading: In guided reading we are still focusing on fluency and comprehension. Your child won't be bringing their ipads home, but they will be bringing home a book this week and next week. When we are finished with the books they can keep them at home I don't need them back. They need to read with you at least five times a night. This will help with fluency. Ask them question about the book. Who are the characters? Where does the story take place? What happened in the beginning, middle, and end?  

Sight Words: Please continue to practice all the sight words each night. If they know the sight words well, then review them once in a while so they don't forget. Here are the sight words we have learned.  I, can, the, see, a, like, to, and, you, go, do, my are, he, with, little, she, was, for, have, of, they, said, want, here, me, this, what, help, too, come, good, and that.

Math: We are reviewing in math. Unit 5 is all review of the math concepts we learned in unit 4. Partners of 10, partners of 3,4,5,6,7,8, and 9. 3D shapes, story problems, and addition and subtraction.

Writing:  We finished our non-fiction writing. They did an amazing job on their non-fiction writing. Now we are concentrating on our writing mechanics: capital letter at the beginning of the sentence, spaces between words, and punctuation at the end of each sentence. Pictures need to be detailed and match our writing.

Specials schedule:

Group 1 

5/14 Music
5/15 Music
5/16 Enrichment
5/17 Art
5/18 Art

Group 2

5/14 Enrichment
5/15 Art
5/16 Art
5/17 Enrichment 
5/18 PE

Important Dates:

May 18th Kindergarten Celebration 1:45 in the cafeteria. 

May 24th Last Day of School. This is an early release day. Please plan to pick up your child at 12:00 on this day.

Have a great week!!!

If you have any concerns or questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Always,

Mrs. Dahman