May 4, 2009

Dear Parents,

This week we will be celebrating “The Big Read A Thon”.  We have various reading activities planned for our children.  Special visits from storytellers, and Clifford The Big Red Dog.  On Thursday, there will be an “All School Pajama Party” held the gymnasium.  Your child can dress in pajamas and bring a favorite stuffed animal buddy.  Don’t forget to read to your child for twenty minutes every night. Thanks for your help!

Sincerely,

The Kindergarten Team

Theme: Animal Families

Reading

  • Identifying story structure:  characters, setting, and events
  • Summarizing a story
  • Identifying vowel sounds:  “i”
  • Identifying words that are opposites
  • Recognizing sight words
  • Asking questions using:  why, what, when, who, how

Math

  • Ordering Numbers:  placing random numbers in consecutive order
  • Number stories
  • Adding and Subtracting
  • Exploring eqivalent numbers (different ways to make 5 or7, etc.)
  • Understanding place value (How many tens, how many ones?)

Science

  • Observing the behavior of golfish and guppies

Social Science

  • Understanding the concept of creating poems for various occasions

Homework

Monday –Cut out or write words that have short “i” sound.  Write sentences using  four of your words. Math- Home Link 7-14

Tuesday- Write a story about The Very ____________Firefly.  Draw pictures to illustrate.  Math-Find small items at home to make patterns.  Glue them to paper and write your pattern rule.

Wednesday –Complete a Who, What, When,Where book about a story you have read. Write sentences and or draw pictures.

Math- Write your numbers from 1-50.

Thursday – Sing and write a list of your Sight Words.

Math- Practice counting from 1-100.

Friday- Complete a Reader’s Response worksheet.

For Your Information

  • Young Author’s Tea, Tuesday, May 05, 2009 at 11:00 am.
  • LSC Meeting, Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 5:30 pm.
  • All School Pajama Party, Thursday, May 7, 2009 at 9:30 am.
  • Field Trip to Lincoln Park Zoo, Friday, May 29,2009.
  • Kindergarten Celebration-June 10th, 9:45 a.m.

*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 or (773) 535-1949 if you have any questions or concerns.  Thank you.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!