Next week in Reading we will continue with Unit 5, Going Places. We will be reading the story The Little Engine That Could! and discussing how trains move. Students will review the vowel Uu and discuss the story element plot. In Phonics we will be learning our last letter! We will learn about the consonant “Qq” and its sound as in queen, quilt, and quail. There will be no show and tell this week. On Tuesday, April 3rd, we will celebrate the day that the girls have been waiting for all year “Queen Day!” Girls are invited wear “queen dresses” and the boys will wait on them all day (crowns will be provided for the queens.) Also on Tuesday, April 3rd, we will celebrate the marriage of Q and U. See your child’s folder later this week for additional information. Please note that Phonics Word Lists will no longer be sent home prior to the test. We are now in the 4th marking period and students should be able to blend the sounds and read the words without practice. In Math, we will continue working with Tangrams and money. Students will learn a new shape, a sphere, and also a new coin (quarter.) Please continue to practice identification of pennies, nickels, and dimes at home, a lot of students are struggling with this concept.
On Wednesday, we celebrated watery Wednesday with lots of water experiments. We tried mixing things with water and testing what floats and sinks. Students looked very wacky on Friday with their wacky hairstyles!
Kindergarten Graduation pictures will be taken March 30th. All students need to wear a white collared shirt for pictures! Every student will have their picture taken even if you are not purchasing a package. Package information was in your child’s folder 2 weeks ago. If you lost the package information it is available on Miss Smith’s blog (http://missjsmith.blogspot.com/). Picture money is due March 29th.
Our Field Trip will be on Thursday, May 24th. We will be attending the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus in Hershey at the Giant Center!
Report cards are in your child’s folder today. Please sign and return them as soon as possible.
Kindergarten physicals are on Thursday, March 29th. Students who are receiving a physical were sent home a form from the nurse.
The Kindergarten Easter Egg hunt and party will be held on Wednesday April 4th. Don’t forget school will be closed for Easter Break, April 5-11. School will reopen on Thursday, April 12 and it will be Day 4 (gym.)
Specials schedule for next week is:
Monday: Computers Tuesday: Art Wednesday: Music
Thursday: Gym Friday: Library
