123 KinderStreet

Kindergarten will be very busy for the next few weeks! Here are a few highlights. For a complete listing of activities and important dates, be sure to click on the Kindergarten Calendar link to your right.

*Last week of homework is this week. Please be sure to work with your child and let them show what they have learned.

*Field Day--this Friday, June 4th. Students have been assigned to color teams. Be sure to dress your child in their team's colors. Another reminder will come home on Thursday.

*Zoo Trip--Tuesday, June 8th. Send a lunch in a disposable bag, so your child won't have to carry a lunch box around all day.

*Celebration in the Park for Kindergarten--June 14th. We would like parents to attend. Look for an invitation to come home this week.

One final note: Angel the Traveling Bear is lost! We sent home a flyer last week about the yellow sharing backpack that goes home with the Star of the Week each Friday. One of the students took it home over a month ago, and never returned it to class. Please have a look around your home and car for it, and return it to school if you find it. These items were purchased by Mrs. Jenkins, and she would like to use them again next school year.

That's all for now! Please watch and enjoy our latest videos below of the farm field trip, and a montage of Mother's Day cards (coming soon) made just for you.

Have a great week!
Mrs. C and Mrs. J

**FIELD TRIP ON JUNE 8TH…SEND IN PERMISSION SLIPS AND $$$ THIS WEEK!**

Monday (Phonics & Writing): MEMORIAL DAY—NO HOMEWORK

Tuesday (Math): Draw a picture showing a simple subtraction problem. Now turn the problem around and use the same numbers to create a different subtraction problem...ex.) 8-3=5, then 8-5=3

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): We have been doing a chapter on Day and Night. We've learned many things like opposite pairs of day and night, morning and evening, full Moon and new Moon, plus many other vocabulary words like sky, cloud, and stars. Cut and paste or draw pictures to illustrate your choice of 6 of these terms. Write labels for your pictures.

Thursday (Language Arts): 1.) Write the following words: hug, bug, jug, nut, and hut. 2.) Read and write this sentence 2 times: I like to hug my bug, then Illustrate using colors and details. 3.) Write a silly sentence using the words, hug, bug, jug, hut, and nut.

Friday (Fun Stuff): Practice tying your shoes this weekend.

Write neatly!
The K-Team

Monday (Phonics & Writing): 1.) Write your first and last names using correct capitalization and spelling. 2.) At the top of the page, write the words: ape, dog, seal, and snake. Below each of those words, you will make a list of rhyming words. For example, under “ape” you may write grape or tape. How many rhyming words can you think of for each? Write neatly!

Tuesday (Math): Subtraction word problem: Draw a spring picture with objects such as eggs, birds or trees to create an interesting. Then make up a subtraction story to go with your pictures (i.e. There were 5 baby birds; four flew away. How many were left?) Write a number sentence, such as 5 - 4= 1, and cross out with a crayon what is taken away (subtracted). [Parents: remind your child that when they hear "How many are left?” that means we will be subtracting and not adding!]

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): 1.) Observe different jobs you see this week at home and in the community, and make a list the jobs. Find or draw a picture for each job on your list. 2.) Keep practicing your first & last name, address, and phone number so you could tell a policeman or firefighter.

Thursday (Language Arts): 1.)We have been reading a bird anthology, and we learned the names of many beautiful birds. Look in a book or online and find pictures of a parrot and a woodpecker. Write two sentences that compare the birds (i.e. Both birds have strong beaks.) Draw each bird.

Friday (Fun Stuff): How many animals and insects can you find while playing outside this weekend?

Work hard!
The K-Team

Monday (Phonics & Writing): 1.) Write your first and last names using correct capitalization and spelling. 2.) Make a list of everything you know about elephants (i.e. “They are big. They are grey”). Write neatly!

Tuesday (Math): Using cheerios or some other small item, glue them onto paper to make the following number sentences. Write the number sentences beside each sentence made with your item.

1 + 1 =

2 + 1 =

3 + 1 =

4 + 1 =

5 + 1 =

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): Day and Night is our new unit. Find, observe and classify magazine pictures of the daytime sky and put them on a blue colored paper. You can write a sentence to go with your pictures.

Thursday (Language Arts): Write 5 sentences describing how to take care of a baby kitten or puppy. Draw a picture of a person walking a baby puppy and draw a picture of a person bathing a baby kitten. (you may use a computer for your drawings or trace pictures from a coloring book) Have fun!!.

Friday (Fun Stuff): While riding in the car, taking a bath, doing your hair, etc. have a parent help you practice spelling the Kindergarten sight words out loud. How many can you spell correctly?


Work hard!
The K-Team

Monday (Phonics & Writing): 1.) Write your first and last names using correct capitalization and spelling. 2.) Choose 5 sight words from the back of this page. Write sentences using all of the words. You can put more than one sight word in a sentence. Write neatly!

Tuesday (Math): Make homemade paper flash cards with the numbers 0-10 written on each one. Flip them over so you can't see the numbers. Flip over 2 cards and create a math "subtraction" number sentence in your journal. Draw a picture to represent your number sentence. Now do this again two more times to create more subtraction sentences. Remember that the biggest number should always come first! Explain to an adult why the biggest number must come first.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): Compare and contrast needs and wants. Name 3 things you need to live and 3 things you want.

Thursday (Language Arts): Draw a picture of your favorite animal. Write a short story about your animal use as many Kindergarten Sight Words that you know. Be creative in your drawing and use some silly sentences about your animal. Have Fun!!

Friday (Fun Stuff): While riding in the car, taking a bath, doing your hair, etc. have a parent help you practice spelling the Kindergarten sight words out loud. How many can you spell correctly?

Monday (Phonics & Writing): On the back of this sheet are Kindergarten Sight Words. 1.) Read each of the sight words on the list; 2.) Choose 10 of the words you were able to read. Ask a parent to read each of those words aloud and write the word in your journal, like a spelling test. (Parents: Do not help them spell it, but see if they can write the words independently from memory.) 3.) When finished, underline any words that you misspelled, and write each misspelled word three more times at the bottom of the page.

Tuesday (Math): Write 3 different number sentences to make ten and draw pictures to match. For example: Draw 6 apples and 4 pears, then write 6 + 4 = 10.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): Practice saying your address and telephone out loud. Don’t forget the zip code!

Thursday (Language Arts): In class the students will read Pig Can Get Wet. Write a short story about a pig using the following words in your story: wet, hen, get, pet, and ten. Draw a picture using colors and details.

Friday (Reading): Find a book that you can read all by yourself. Read it aloud to someone in you family this weekend.

*Remind your child to turn in their Homework Journal this week. They are due on Fridays.*
Work hard!
The K-Team