Kindergarten News
This week in Phonics we will
be introducing the digraph sh
as in shark and ship. There will be NO
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will be tested on Thursday and/or Friday, April 24th or 25th.
For
Reading we will begin the next story in Unit 5 Messenger, Messenger by Robert Burleigh. It is a rhyming story and we will be talking about
transportation jobs. The
comprehension skill we will focus on with this story is compare and contrast and we will work with the short vowel sound /u/. A new Family Times newsletter will be sent home on Monday. Take time to practice sight word
flashcards!!!
In
Math, we will
be finishing Topic 11, Decomposing
Numbers 11-19. Please review daily practice pages!
Scholastic book orders for this
month are due on Tuesday, April 22nd for anyone interested in
ordering. (**Our online code is GJXGV—it was not printed on the new order forms
this month.)
Tuesday, April 22nd
is Earth day. Earth day is a day
to remember to take care of our planet by keeping it clean. We will be talking about the
environment and discussing the important rule that tells us to “reduce, reuse,
and recycle” and how following this rule can make a difference! Perhaps as a family you could plan a
special project in your neighborhood!
On Monday, April 21st
students from the High School will visit NSE to present their Teens Against Tobacco program to each
class. Be sure to ask your child
about their visit!!
On
Thursday morning, April 24th Mrs. Hull will meet with the class for
her guidance lesson.
On
Friday, April 25th the Diversity
Club students will be conducting lessons with all grade levels. Kindergarten will meet with the
students from 9:15-9:45.
Wednesday through Friday
mornings this week (4/23-4/25) the Kindergarten teachers will be taking turns
visiting the Child Development Center in Ft. Springs to meet the boys and girls
who will be attending Kindergarten next year @ NSE and to help transition
students to Kindergarten.
Substitute teachers will be covering the classes for the mornings. Please remind your child to be on
his/her best behavior. Thank you!
The last round of DIBELS testing will begin in two weeks. Students will be tested on many of the
same skills as they were at the mid-year testing. Review blending
sounds to read nonsense words and break words apart into the individual sounds,
or phonemes.
At
the beginning of May the Reading teachers will test each child for an
End-of-the-year Kindergarten test.
Children will need to write a dictated sentence or two, recognize, write
and give the sound of every letter of the alphabet (both long and short
vowels), be able to provide a word that begins with every letter of the
alphabet (both long and short vowels), and be able to write as many words
correctly in 10 minutes. (HINT:
word families provide lots of words.) Please try at home to work on some of the areas to be tested
to ensure that your child is fully prepared.
Our
class participated in the “A Child’s
View” writing for the Republican-Herald newspaper. The entries and a class photo are to be
published in a supplement on Thursday, April 24th. Students answered the question “What do
you want to be when you grow up and why?”
Be sure to check this out!!
**Students should be bringing home
a FREE copy of the newspaper on 4/24.
Thank you to ALL who
supported our class with the PTO Spring Fling Chinese Auction. Our AWESOME “Night with the Family” basket earned our class a Pizza Party. We had over 1,000 tickets in our
bag!!! Congrats to us! The Pizza Party will be held on Friday,
April 25th during lunch and boys and girls will eat in the
classroom. Students do not need a
lunch or drink.
Monday,
April 21st will be Day 5—GYM class on the special classes’ schedule. **Students will need sneakers
and gym attire on Monday, April 21st, and library books for exchange
on Thursday, April 24th.
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