Hello KA parents,
Wow, thank you all for your generosity and kindness during Teacher Appreciation Week! Mrs. Geppert and I were so touched by the sweet cards, flowers, and surprises the children brought, and the wonderful food and treats the parents provided. We feel so loved; thank you!
Our ABC countdown is in full swing in kindergarten and we are getting closer to summer! The students are having a lot of fun earning their special ABC activities every day. Next week in reading, we will be reviewing all of our letters and beginning digraphs. These are the sounds made by combining two consonants together (th, ch, ph, sh, wh). We will be reviewing all of our sight words, and continue working on sounding out new words. In math, we will be introducing time and money. We will also start preparing for our end of the year brunch presentation and assembly, by learning our songs and poems.
You will notice that the homework coming home Friday includes a parent survey and a student survey. Thank you for taking a few minutes to fill this out. It helps reflect on the year with this class, as well as guide my planning for the coming year in kindergarten. (I am also attaching the parent survey digitally, here, if you prefer.)
Scholastic book orders came home this week. This will be our last order for the school year, and would be a great opportunity to stock up on summer books! Please complete your online orders, or send in with payment, by Monday May 21.
Coming up:
Thursday 5/17: the students are asked to bring a piece of fruit for our fruit salad day. Please bring one piece of fruit (or a sandwich bag of fruit) on Thursday. Thank you!
Friday 5/18: primary track meet- we will cheer on the track meet, students should wear green and gold to show their SMM Irish spirit! Also, we will be outdoors during most of the afternoon, so you might want to pre-apply sunscreen on your child and send a hat!
Monday 5/21: Hat day! Students may bring a hat to wear to class.
*Important Reminders:
- With the warm weather, and our warm classroom, it is very important that students have a refillable water bottle to drink from in the classroom every day! Please make sure to send one!
- Also, please make sure to label all uniform sweatshirts and vest with your student’s name!
Save the dates!
Thursday June 14th– 11:00 am- KA celebration brunch: this will be a special day with songs, student presentations, awards, and brunch! Please plan on attending this special brunch in our class! We want to make sure each student has at least one special parent or family member in attendance. Please let Mrs. White know how many family members will attend, so we can plan for enough chairs, etc.
Friday June 15th– 9:30 am- End of year prayer service: this assembly in the church will feature special prayers and songs sung by the students of KA and KB.
Kindergarten ABC Countdown to Summer
May 2018
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 13 | 14
C is for Chalk
|
15
D is for Dance Party |
16
E is for Exercise |
17
F is for Fruit Salad *Bring a piece of fruit |
18
G is for Games |
19 |
| 20 | 21
H is for Hat *Wear a hat |
22
I is for Ice Pops |
23
J is for Joke day |
24
K is for kindness |
25
L is for letter writing
|
26 |
| 27 | 28
Memorial Day, No School
|
29
M is for Movie |
30
N is for Nature Walk |
31
O is for Outside |
June 2018
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 1
P is for popcorn
|
2 | |||||
| 3 | 4
Q is for quiet reading *Bring your favorite books |
5
R is for recess |
6
S is for s’mores |
7
T is for teddy bear *Bring a teddy bear or stuffed animal |
8
U is for under our desks (reading/art) |
9 |
| 10 | 11
V is for visiting day (visit first grade) |
12
W is for wall-to-wall washing |
13
X is for eXchange autographs |
14
Y is for YUM! Year-end kindergarten brunch KA celebration at 11:00 (12:00 dismissal) |
15
Z is for zoom into summer! Last day of school 9:30 Assembly (10:30 dismissal) |
16 |
Whew, this is a lot of information this week! So many fun and exciting things happening! As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please let me know!
Mrs. Katie White
Kindergarten Teacher, KA
