Friday Note

Friday Note: May 12, 2017

Events of the Week:

• Language Workshop: This week we began a unit on Summer.  We read informational texts about the season and picked out key details.
• Writing Workshop: We continued working on our writing. We wrote about summer and what we like to do in summer.  
• Reading Workshop: Students are working daily in Literacy Centers.  While students are working independently, I am completing end of year assessments.
• Word Study: This week we focused on reading and writing our sight words.
• Math: We reviewed all topics covered in kindergarten.  

Important Dates:

• May 15th - Field Day
• May 16 – Last day of school! We will dismiss at 11am.  Breakfast will be served, but   lunch will not.
• May 30 - Summer School Begins 8:00-3:15

Information about the End of the School Year:  

• Please make sure your child dresses appropriately (shorts, t-shirts, and tennis shoes) for Field Day on Monday May 15th.   If you want to send your child with water, a disposable water bottle would be great.  If you want your child to wear sunscreen please apply it before they come to school.   

• All library books are due back to the library.  Please have your child return his/her library book ASAP.  Books that are not returned must be paid for before 4th quarter grade cards will be sent home.

• Lunch balances need to paid by the end of the year.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH for the teacher appreciation cards, and gifts. I am truly blessed. We have had a great year.

Have a great weekend and Happy Mother’s Day!!
Mrs. Wenger

Friday Note 5-5-2017

Friday Note: May 5, 2017

Events of the Week:

• Language Workshop: This week we continued our author study on Laura Numeroff.  We enjoyed some of her other books.  One of our favorites was Dogs Don’t Wear Sneakers.  The students also enjoyed her book of poems, Sometimes I Wonder if Poodles like Noodles.

• Writing Workshop: We continued working on our writing.  We wrote a series of events piece about our field trip.

• Reading Workshop: Students are working daily in Literacy Centers.  While students are working independently, I am reading with individual students and doing assessments.

• Word Study: This week we focused on reading and writing all of our sight words. I will be assessing them next week.

• Math: We finished our unit on solid figures (cylinder, cone, cube, and sphere).  The students enjoyed creating designs with pattern blocks.    

Important Dates:

May 11 - Cox CARE Mobile

May 13 - Clever Bands Car/Truck Show

May 16 – Last day of school! We will dismiss at 11am.  Breakfast will be served, but   lunch will not.

May 30 - Summer School Begins 8:00-3:15

Individual and Class Pictures

Spring pictures or payment was due today.  If you have not paid for or returned your child’s pictures,  please do so on Monday, May 8th.  

Group/Class pictures are also available.  If you would like one, please send $2 in an envelope with your child's name on it and the purpose (i.e class picture).  I will then send a class picture home with your child.  Thank you.

Sight Words

I   is   like   see   my   a   the   be   have   it   he   she   to   can   

with   go   we   me   you   and   are   they   in   of   at   

do   not   for   am   this   so   no   his   was

Information about the End of the School Year:  

• Please return your child’s book bag if you have not done so already.
• Please make sure your child dresses appropriately (shorts, t-shirts, and tennis shoes) for Field Day on Monday, May 15th.    
• School will be in session on Tuesday, May 16th.  Breakfast WILL be served and lunch will NOT be served that day.  We will dismiss at 11:00.  
• Lunch balances must be paid & library books must be returned before your child’s progress report will be sent home.

Thank you so much to all the parents that came and helped with our field trip!  It was a fun day!! ☺   

Next Week:

• Our theme will be summer.
• In math we will review concepts from the year and play math games.
• We will participate in some fun end-of-the-year activities.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Wenger  

Friday Note

Friday Note: April 28, 2017

• Language Workshop: We continued our author study on Laura Numeroff.  We read “If you take” books, including If You take a mouse to school, and If You take a mouse to the movies. We continued to discuss story elements, cause and effect, and retelling events in order.  
• Writing Workshop: We continued our series of events writing.  We wrote about getting ready to come to school each day.  First, the students helped me to write about how I get ready and come to school.  Then, the students each wrote about how they each get ready in the mornings.  We are focusing on putting the events in the correct order and making sure our writing makes sense.  
• Reading Workshop: Students are working daily in Literacy Centers.  While students are working independently, I am having each student read to me independently to determine their end of year reading level.  
• Word Study: This week we focused on prefixes and suffixes.  We learned about how these can change the meaning of a word.  We added re- and un- to the beginning of words and added –s, -ed-, and –ing to the ending of words.  
• Math: We continued the unit on solid figures (cylinder, cone, cube, and sphere).  The students enjoyed learning about these new shapes and finding them in our classroom.  

Important Dates:

• May 2 - {New Date} Kindergarten Field Trip
• May 16 – Last day of school! We will dismiss at 11am.  Breakfast will be served, but lunch will not.

Sight Words—Keep practicing!

I   is   like   see   my   a   the   be   have   it   he   she   to   can   with   go   we   me   you   and   are   they   in   of   at   do   not   for   am   this   so   no   his   was

*This is the entire list.  We will not be learning any more new words.  We will begin assessing over these words soon.

Reading Challenge

Don’t forget to be reading with your child every night.  4th Quarter Reading Challenge is due on May 11th.  

Individual and Class Pictures

Spring pictures were sent home on Tuesday.  If you would like to purchase your child’s spring pictures, payments are due by May 5th.  If you are not purchasing the pictures, please return them by May 5th.  You may also purchase individual sheets of the photos (instead of the entire package).  The prices and instructions are in the packet.

Group/Class pictures are also available.  If you would like one, please send $2 in an envelope with your child's name on it and the purpose (i.e class picture).  I will then send a class picture home with your child.  Thank you.

Book Bags: In order to complete my end-of-the-year book inventory we have started checking in book bag books. As students return their book bags they will earn a trip to the treasure box. Please check at home and sent back any classroom books. Thanks!!

Next Week:

• Our theme will be summer.
• In math we will continue to analyze, compare, and compose shapes.
• During word study, we will practice making words.
• We will practice reading and writing all 34 sight words.

Have a great weekend!!

Mrs. Wenger