April 20, 2009

Dear Parents,

Happy Spring to you!  We have entered into our final semester with  lots of energy and much anticipation.  The children are really beginning to bloom into independent learners and readers.  It is exciting to watch them develop and grow through various learning experiences.  We are approaching a very busy time for our school community.  Please watch the newsletter for updates and information. Again, thank you for your continued support and assistance in your child’s educational process.  We appreciate you!

Sincerely,

The Kindergarten Team

Theme: Animal Families

Reading

  • Making connection:  text to self
  • Identifying the feelings of characters
  • Summarizing a story
  • Identifying vowel sounds
  • Blending sounds: c-a-t; f-u-n; b-o-x
  • Recognizing compound words
  • Identfying sight words

Math

  • Understanding time and order of events:  morning, noon, night
  • Number stories
  • Adding and Subtracting
  • Counting on forward or backward
  • Recognizing 2 and 3 dimensional shapes

Science

  • Understanding the life cycle of ladybugs
  • Observing the signs of Spring

Social Science

  • To identify emotions and how they affect our behavior
  • Learning to respect others

Homework

Tuesday- Complete a worksheet on ending sounds

Math- Think of a Number Story.  Draw an illustration and write a number sentence to go with it.

Wednesday –Worksheet /beginning and ending sounds

Math- Home Link 7-4

Thursday – Write a list of compound words.  Use 3 of them in a sentence.

Math- My First Math Book-P. 17

Friday- Complete a Reader’s Response worksheet

Math- Home Link 7-7

For Your Information

  • Spring Pictures- Monday, April 20th
  • Kindergarten Celebration-June 10th, 9:45 a.m.
  • Saturday, April 25th– Clean and Green Day

*Please dress your child appropriately for the weather.  We will be going out side daily.

You may contact us at via e-mail: lstuttley@sbcglobal.net or phone (773) 535-1765 if you have any questions or concerns.  Thank you.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!