THANK YOU!!!

I have no words to show how grateful I am to have had such an amazing year with the most wonderful kids and families a teacher could ever ask for!  I want to thank you so much, from the bottom of my heart, for the very thoughtful gifts, my heart is full!

A couple things..

I am working on publishing the video and adding a link so you can access it anywhere, and may be helpful for those 2 home families! Please let me know if you had an issue with the DVD I can always make another for you!

Gym shoes:  We went in on Friday and I had the kids take their gym shoes home but I seem to still have a small collection.  If you are missing your child's shoes, please let me know.  I will be at school all day on Monday and most of Tuesday if you want to stop in and see if your child's are in the collection.  If these days do not work, just let me know and I can meet you one day.

Also, I am planning on offering tutoring sessions over the summer, so if you are interested or know someone who is, please contact me.  You can email me or my cell number is 612-280-1224.

Again, THANKS SO MUCH for the wonderful gifts and for the gift of your children.  They will always be in my heart and I will NEVER forget this amazing year!  Have a fantastic summer!!

Last Week of School Schedule-NOTE some changes

Because of some miscommunication... this is our new schedule for the last week of school.  I will be sending paper copy home and the be the teacher day lesson plan home on Monday!

Tuesday: Normal day/Mrs. Wishy Washy day-cleaning the classroom

Wednesday: Game day-your child will bring in a non violent game to play and teach to their peers.

Thursday: Be the teacher day- look for the attached lesson plan! (this was originally going to be Tuesday but the lesson plan sheet did not get sent home.)  Sorry for any confusion!

Friday: Kindergarten graduation 1:30 in the classroom!  See you there!

Lunch for the Last Week of School..

Tuesday:

3 choices on menu

Wednesday:

Hog dog on a bun or Chef Salad

Thursday:

Hamburger on a Bun or Deli Sandwich

Friday:

Chicken Nuggets or Deli Sandwich

UPCOMING DATES...IMPORTANT INFO!!

Library books:  Last Monday was our last day to check out books in the library!  Please return all library books by THURSDAY, MAY 21ST!

Book bags and books:  Last week was our last week of book clubs.  I will be assessing the students for final report cards.  The kids will still be reading books at school every day but will not be sending one home.  PLEASE look around and return all school books ASAP.  If you had a book get lost, ruined or damaged please let me know so we can order a new one for next year.  I really appreciate this!!

TRACK AND FIELD DAY:  This is the first year that kindergarten will be participating in track and field.  It will be on Friday, May 22nd and we will participating ONLY in the morning.  Events will start right away around 8:20 or 8:30.  PLEASE HAVE YOUR CHILD WEAR THE COLOR PURPLE.  IT IS OUR GRADE LEVEL COLOR!! The kindergartners will be running a 50 meter, and a 100 meter run and will get to participate in the softball throw and long jump.  The kindergartners will not be timed or ranked.  All participants will receive a participation ribbon.  If you are interested in volunteering that day please let me know ASAP.  The afternoon will resume as a typical kindergarten day.

Last week of school:  The last week of school will be filled with special days.  On Tuesday it will be "Be the Teacher Day!"  Your child will get to "teach" the class something that they are good at and want to teach.  It could be as simple as how to draw something, make a paper airplane, or make a snack.  Next week we will be sending home the "lesson plan" sheet for you to fill out.  Please take the time to practice their lesson at home.  Wednesday will be game day.  Your child will be able to bring a board game (non electronic) of their choice to share with their friends.  Thursday will be Mrs. Wishy Washy day.  We will spend time cleaning up and organizing the classroom for graduation.  Many things will be coming home this day as we will be cleaning out our lockers and cubbies.

Kindergarten Graduation:  Graduation is a very special day for your kindergartner.  It is on the last day of school, Friday, May 29th at 1:30.  The ceremony will be held in our classroom.  There will be a  video, some songs with the music teacher, and presentation of the diplomas.  I understand that some of you may have children or other family members participating in preschool graduation or in Mrs. Tongen's class at the same time. We will be sending home a schedule for the ceremony so you can get to as many parts of both that you can.  We will also have refreshments right after.  I can't believe how fast this year went, and I am SO proud of how much they have grown!!

Please let me know if you have any questions about any of these days.  You will get more information as some get closer! Thanks!!

A Peek At Last Week...

Math: We finished our studies on money and coins.  Ask your child to tell you what they learned!  We were able to sort and count money and graph what we had.  On Friday we did some subtraction review.

Late start: Irish Connections- Tuesday was our last irish connections meeting of the year.  We will have the same groups next year!  This is such a great way for the children to have another adult connection and can connect with students in other grade levels!

Phonics/Language Arts:  This week we spent a lot of time working on our memory books.  We did review vowel sounds and will finish up with all vowels next week.

Preschool Visit:  On Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, the preschool class came to our room and we showed them what kindergarten will look like.  We read a story and did a Pete the Cat project with them.  We also told them about the fun things we do in kindergarten and the many things we learn.

Technology:  Today we got to have free time on the iPads!  This was great!

Reading:  This was our week 3 where we practice and perform our readers theaters.  We practice making our voice sound like we are talking and show expression in our voices.

A Peek at the Week..

Math:
This week in math we began our study of coins.  We have learned about the penny and nickel and next week will finish with the dime and quarter.  We have learned how much they are work and will be working on counting basic coins later next week.

Writing:  This week we have been focusing on our kindergarten memory books.  Some things we have written about include: our most memorable moment, a time when you have filled someone's bucket, we will be writing about our teacher and also our friends.

Phonics/Language Arts:  We finished our lessons on blends with st, sw and tw being our last ones.  We will be working on long vowels next week.  We have also been working on blending and segmenting CVC and CCVC words.  Ex. dog, frog.

Art: This week we spent time preparing our mother's day gifts and making special cards for our moms.  Happy Mother's Day everyone!!

Other Happenings..
Class picture day...Thursday we took our class picture!  Everyone smiled so pretty!

Storybook reader- Amanda Walhowe read the story Aliens Love Underpants!

Reading to the preschoolers-every Friday in May we will be reading with preschool buddies!  We LOVE this!

Fieldtrip: We had our field trip to the Children's Museum.  A BIG thank you to all the parents who were able to assist us!  It was a great day!  Enjoy a preview of some pictures.  More to come...