Week 29

RAZ KID READER!

Once again we have a fabulous Raz Kid Reader! 

Camilla passed off a level of Raz Kids last week!

I want to remind and encourage you to have your child read on Raz Kids especially on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays if they are on levels A or B.  To be ready for first grade your child needs to be at the end of Level C ready to begin Level D.  ONLY 2 months left.

We have been working really hard on recognizing and writing NOUNS and VERBS.  We know that a noun is a person, place, thing, or animal.  We also know that when we have more than 1 of a particular noun it becomes plural and we add an /s/ or /es/ to the end of it.

A verb is an action.  If you can do it, you can do it, you can do it… It’s a verb!

We had so much fun playing charades with action verbs. 

This week we will continue to work with verbs and inflected endings like: ed & ing

On Thursday I will be giving the children a noun and verb quiz.  Please review these at home this week so they will be ready.

The children have been working really hard on learning all 42 of their kindergarten high-frequency words.  Look at all of the fabulous sentences they wrote using these words!

Pay close attention to your child's spelling sort this week.  Last week many of them advanced into a higher group.  Look for the name of their group on the outside of their spelling envelope.  Congratulations! 

We love Spanish Class with Senora Sorensen!  Each week when I announce that we will be having Spanish the children all cheer!  We have been learning about animals and their coverings.  We also had a special visit last week from the Spanish class at MOPA.  They came and read stories to us in Spanish.  They did a great job!  Some of our Spanish speaking kiddos even helped pronounce some of the words for them.  It was a Win-Win!

Last week we changed from being a Botanist to a Geologist.  We learned what rocks and minerals are and how we use them every day in our life.  Like when we drink from a glass or when we use a pencil.  The lead in a pencil is made from a special rock called graphite.  Our sidewalk chalk is even made out of rocks!

We learned about erosion and how wind and water break down big rocks.  Ask your child about this experiment and what we discovered. 

Then we broke open geodes to see what the effects of minerals in water create.  They make crystals inside that were so beautiful!

We finished out the week by doing several experiments to determine the characteristics of our rocks.  We tested the texture, hardness of the rock, made a prediction about whether or not it would sink or float and what the circumference of the rock was.  We weighed it to see how many cubes heavy it was and observed the colors and whether or not it was shiny or dull.

April 2nd - 6th   NO SCHOOL

KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION PICTURES... April 26th (Thurs.)

Lifetouch will be coming to the school, free of charge and taking a picture of the kindergarteners in a cap and gown that will be placed on your child’s graduation diploma.  

They will only be at the school 1 day to take the pictures.  PLEASE PLAN AHEAD AND MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD IS NOT ABSENT THAT DAY. 

There will be an option to purchase additional prints if you would like to, but the diploma with their picture will be free.  A flier will be coming home with more details as we get closer to the date.

Last day of class for Kindergarten (only) 

 Friday, May 18^th

Kindergarten End-of-Year Testing 

 Monday & Tuesday, May 21^st, 22^nd

Watch for more information to come home on how to sign-up (on-line) for a 30 minute testing slot for your child.  This is a State Required Test for all kindergarteners. (This is different than in past years)  

Kindergarten Graduation 

Wednesday, May 23^rd @ 9:00 am 

(Mrs. Scalise & Mrs. Maag’s Classes)

Have a safe and fun Spring Break!