May 25, 2009

Dear Parents,

Special thanks for your support with Market Day.  The children thoroughly enjoyed the idea of planning and operating their own business.  The opportunity to exchange money, count change, and move around independently was an experience they will never forget.  This week, we will continue our End of theYear Testing for kindergarten.  Please continue to review songs and poems for the Kindergarten Celebration.  Thanks again for your cooperation.

          • Sincerely,

The Kindergarten Team

Theme: Animal Families

Reading: School Readiness Tests

  • Vocabulary
  • Identifying Letters
  • Phonemic Awareness:  Beginning, middle, ending sounds and rhyming words
  • Comprehension and Interpretation

Math: School Readiness Tests

  • Number Recognition
  • Counting Sets of Objects
  • Identifying Coins and their value
  • Ordinal Numbers:  first –tenth
  • Recognizing time on a clock
  • Identifying Shapes and three dimensional shapes
  • Number stories:  addition and subtraction
  • Fractions:  ½ , ¼, ¾, and a whole

Science

  • Observing animal behavior

Social Science

  • Using the arts to explore and express ideas:  practicing for the Kindergarten Celebration

Homework

Daily Practice:  Poems and songs for Kindergarten Celebration

Final Project

“What I Learned in Kindergarten” Poster:  Work with your child to compose a poster that reflects what your child learned this year in kindergarten.  You may include art work, stories, writing samples, pictures, stickers and words.  Posters are due on June 4, 2009.  Projects will be displayed at the Kindergarten Celebration.

Spirit Week

(The children will dress to represent each scheduled day.)

Tuesday- Nerd Day

Wednesday – Twin Day (Dress like a friend)

Thursday – 70’s -80’s Day

Friday – Backwards Day

For Your Information

  • Spirit Week- May 26-29
  • Primary Field Day, Wednesday, May 27, 2009.
  • Field Trip to Lincoln Park Zoo, Friday, May 29,2009. Cost:  $5.00.
  • Kindergarten Celebration-June 10th, 10:00 a.m. Fee: $25.00.

*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!