Weekly Updates

April has been a long month with lots going on.

We were doing in-depth studies of characters and setting and now, this week, problem and solutions in stories.  We read fairy tales last week and this week we will switch to the "sillier" versions of each.  We have been adding and subtracting in math.  This week, we will focus on  word problems.  In science, we researched the similarities between the squirrel and the chipmunk.  Other kindergarten classes did other similar yet different animals.  We will learn about those this week as we walk the bulletin boards to see what the other classes learned.  This week in science we are also learning about different plants - some in Maryland like the Black Eyed Susan, and some not found in Maryland like cacti and the Venus Fly Trap.

Tuesday, April 26 is a NO School Day for Election Day!

Thursday, April 28 is Take Your Child to Work Day!  Please let me know if your child will not be in school.

Have a great week.

Welcome Back from Spring Break

Although its been feeling more like winter.....

We've adjusted well to being back at school.  Everyone had lots of stories to share.

I will be sending home 3rd quarter writing next week.  4th quarter will consist of nonfiction and fiction texts and focusing on the elements of stories.  We learned ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd, 3rd) this week in math, and what foods to eat to be healthy in science.  We will be starting another animals unit next week comparing similar animals to each other.

Monday, April 11, is group picture day.  We will be taking our class picture for the year book.

Looking further in to April, April 26 is a no school day.  Get out and vote!

Finishing off the week

I hope you all heard about the leprechaun invasion this week.  He messed up our room but then left us cool pencils and stickers.  Today, he left us magical rocks and when we poured magical goo over them, they sizzled, disappeared and we were left with gold coins.  We've been trying to trap the leprechauns all week, but we haven't been very successful.

We've gotten a lot of work done too.  We finished 2D and 3D shapes and started working with a number line to find one more and one less.  We worked in groups to figure out what community workers we would need to call to help rescue the cat stuck in the tree.  We wrote our own stories about it, too, with a graphic organizer and a beginning, middle and end.

Next week is career week.  We  have a packed schedule with speakers from the kindergarten classes. We also have an assembly next week on disability awareness.

And of course, next week is a short week.  Thursday is a professional work day and the beginning of spring break.

Enjoy the nice weather.

Please empty the folder today

The folders are going home with lots of important papers:

• Your child's progress report
• Kindergarten orientation dates (no school dates for current students)
• Field trip info for chaperones
• Shape Week show and tell
• Square 1 Art order forms
• Yearbook order forms
• Variety Show info sheet
• Singer Soccer game info sheet

Cross your fingers for a full day of school tomorrow so we can go on our field trip.  If we do go, remember a bagged lunch for your child.

Field Trip Updates

Tomorrow is our Field Trip to the Museum of Natural History.  Please dress appropriately for the weather and bring a bag lunch.  No lunchboxes, soda, glass bottles or tupperware please.  Label your child’s lunch with their name.   

**In the event of a 2 hour delay or school closure due to snowy weather, our field trip will be canceled and rescheduled for a date next month.**

3D shapes

Over the next two weeks, our focus in math is 3D shapes. We are spending each day focusing on a different 3D shape. NEXT week I was hoping to provide snacks that go along with a specific 3D shape. If you'd be willing to donate a snack that goes a long with a 3D shape please let me know! Here are some examples of snacks the teachers have used in the past! 

Sphere: clementines, kix cereal
Cylinder: marshmallows, Rolo candy, Combos Snacks
Cone: ice cream cones, Hershey kiss 
Rectangular Prism: cheese stick (square ends), wafer sandwich cookie
Cubes: cheese cubes, caramel cube, cut any kind of fruit into cubes 

Again, please let me know if you'd like to donate a specific snack so I can make sure I don't have double of one snack coming in (especially since many of these snacks are perishable) for a specific shape! 

Career Day

We need your help!  We are looking for parents to join us on Career Day and talk to our kids about their jobs.  Parents present to three different groups of children.  If you are interested and are available either March 21-23, please email and I will add you to our schedule.