Kindergarten News
In Phonics next week we will be working on digraph ch as in cheese and digraph ee as in sheep. Continue to practice all digraphs, combinations, and letters learned. We will NOT have Show & Tell. Boys and girls are doing a terrific job applying these skills when spelling words! Yahoo!!!
For Reading we will begin our last unit, Building Our Homes. We will discuss “How do homes help us survive and enjoy life?” Our first story will be titled Homes Around the World. It is an informational text and we will becomparing and contrasting different types of homes.
We will be reviewing Math skills and will continue testing skills and concepts learned throughout the school year. Review time to the hour, money values and coin identification, numbers 0-31, and writing numbers correctly.
Wednesday evening, May 18th the Spring Concert will be held in the High School Auditorium @ 7PM. Band and Chorus in grades 4, 5, & 6 will perform. All are welcome to attend. On Thursday morning, May 19th all NSE students will travel to the HS to see the band and chorus in an encore performance.
Thursday, May 19th is Library and students will only be returning books, NOT borrowing. Be sure to locate and return books. All books must be returned to the library by Friday, May 20th!
Friday, May 27th will be the PTO Carnival. Lunch forms were sent home this week so we have an accurate count for lunch that day. The cafeteria needs our count by Wednesday, May 18. **If you have not yet returned the form, please do so as soon as possible. Thank you! (There will be NO alternate lunch choices on Carnival Day.)
Next Monday, May 23rd is the big day! Kindergarten Graduation will be held in the High School Auditorium beginning at 6:30pm. Doors will open @ 6:00 PM. Kindergarten Graduation DVD orders and money are due no later than Wednesday, May 25th. If you are interested in purchasing a DVD, the cost is $8.99 (checks made payable to Legal-eze) Green order forms were sent home earlier in your child’s folder.
Kindergarten will practice for graduation on Thursday, May 19th, Friday, May 20th and Monday, May 23rd in the afternoons at the High School. **Please try to have your child at school for the practices so he/she will know what to do for the evening ceremony on May 23rd. Students will be walking to the high school, so please dress your child in shoes for walking and a jacket with a hood or an umbrella in case of rain.
Anyone who has not yet returned a (yellow) field trip permission slip and/or field trip lunch form needs to do so as soon as possible. The cafeteria will need our lunch count at least a week in advance to ensure the proper amount of food is ordered.
