WEEK OF:
May 20, 2012
9 MORE DAYS OF KINDERGARTEN!!!
Events and General Information
Monday- P.E. sweats are not required. The children may also wear their I love kindergarten t-shirt with their P.E. shorts, if they'd like. Be sure it's clean for Thursday
Tuesday- Hamburger Day and Library(No books to return)
Wednesday-
Thursday-Ripken Stadium Field Trip
Friday-11:50 dismissal
A FEW SHORT MESSAGE:
I'm just overjoyed at how well the children did reading and singing and dancing during the Volunteer Day mass and breakfast. They were GREAT!!
Hats off also to the children that read the prayer last week each day. WELL DONE!!!
NO MORE HOMEWORK IN BINDERS. Any homework this week will be their folders. Binders stay home.
A packet of information went home last week about our field trip. PLEASE take time to read it over BEFORE Thursday so you know what activities you and your child want to do. Also, take note about the lunch offered.AND please pray it doesn't rain!!
The class picnic is May 29. Please send in the money and your slip checked with what your child would like for lunch.We realize it's a Chick-fil-a Day. We are going to see if we can get those packed up and we will send them home with your child that day.If you volunteered, a room mom will be contacting you.
May is busy. Keep the calendar handy!
Warm weather uniform may be worn.
A paper with all the things going on in May went home on Friday. Please keep it handy to refer to during the month.
The last full month is upon us and I will be using this time to continue getting the children prepared for 1st grade. Please remind them that staying focused is very important.
Mrs. Sosnowski's Summer program form was also sent home. Please return, if interested. They were due May 8th.
A number of the children are on their last glue stick. The next time you go shopping and see the fatter glue sticks please get one for your child to finish out the year. Thanks!
You may want to send a water bottle for when we come in from recess now that the weather has gotten a little warmer.
If you are going on our Ripken Field trip and aren't STAND certified, time is running out. Please try to carpool with someone, if possible.
Please remember to pack spoons and forks as needed for snack and lunch.
As you clean out to begin the new year, please send any unwanted toys, games, puzzles in to us. We can always use some new things to get through the cold winter months when we have to stay in due to the frigid temperatures.Thanks!
On Thursdays you may want to send the boys in short sleeve shirts so they don't get messed up in Art.
Let's work on shoe tying and in the mean time DOULBLE-KNOT shoes. Thanks SO MUCH!!
Remember to sign the front page of the homework binder each day. Also, the children should write their name on each page,in pencil.
When the school has a 12:00 dismissal, we get out at 11:50 and the children do not eat lunch here. Those days you only need to send a snack.
Please send a drink with your child's morning snack. Water is fine. They may also have a water bottle on these warmer days.For some of us drinking the milk has become an issue. I am encouraging them to drink it all. You might want to ask your child if they're finishing it. Thanks!
Please make sure your child's name is on everything.(Sweaters,sweatshirts etc.)
If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me or write me a note.
I look forward to seeing everyone on Monday.
Mrs. Vogtman
MATH SKILLS
We will finish up with subtraction.
We finished money,but please don't stop practicing counting coins with your child.
Your child should be able to identify,name and put in order the numbers from 1-30.
LETTER OF THE WEEK
No more new letters
You child should know all the vowels (a,e,i,o,and u)
They should also know the C, M,S,P,N,T F,H,R,B, L, K ,G, W,V and X sound and be able to pick them out at the beginning and end of a word.
NEW WORD
No more new words this year. Be sure you know all the words in your card box.
We added the days of the week to our wordcard box.
We are also working on word families.eg. -at,cat,bat,sat,mat
__ op,mop,top,pop. Please practice if your child seems to have difficulty with this skill.
Please work on rhyming with your child. (Hat,cat Mouse,house, pig, wig etc.)
We now have I,can ,we, the , like,a,see,to, go , have, is, play ,are,this , do,little, said , what,here , was,hasand look in our wordbox. Your child should recognize all these words.
We also added the number words and color words to our boxes.
STARS OF THE WEEK
We are finished with Star of the Week , although all of us continue to shine.
BIRTHDAYS
We have a bunch of May Birthdays
Ryan celebrates on May 3rd.
Conor celebrates on May 19th.
Alec celebrates on May 24th.
Julia will celebrate on May 29th.
Happy Birthday to all!!!!
