WEEK OF APRIL 26-29, 2011

KINDERGARTEN HOMEWORK

TUESDAY TO THURSDAY: EACH NIGHT PRACTICE THE READING WORD LIST #22 (THIS IS AN EASY ONE FOR MOST, 5 MINUTES PER NIGHT SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT). ALSO COMPLETE THE HALF-SHEET OF HOMEWORK SENT HOME FOR READING/MATH PRACTICE. ALSO, PRACTICE THE LYRICS TO THE KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION SONGS SENT HOME LAST WEEK IN YOUR CHILD'S TAKE-HOME FOLDER. THANKS!

KINDERGARTEN NEWS

THIS WEEK IN PHONICS WE START A NEW DIGRAPH, TH. WE WILL STUDY BOTH THE VOICED AND UNVOICED SOUND (I ONLY MENTIONED THE VOICED SOUND IN THE NEWSLETTER). THE VOICED SOUND WILL BE FIRST. THE KEYWORD IS FEATHER. ON THURSDAY WE WILL BEGIN THE UNVOICED SOUND AS IN THIMBLE. THIS IS DIFFICULT. PLEASE LOOK OVER YOUR CHILD'S PHONICS WORKSHEET WHEN IT COMES HOME IN THE FOLDER TO REVIEW IT.

IN READING WE WILL READ A REALISTIC FICTION BOOK CALLED "MESSENGER, MESSENGER." WE WILL DISCUSS TRANSPORTATION JOBS. WE WILL REVIEW THE LETTER Uu AND THE STORY ELEMENT OF COMPARE/CONTRAST. WE WILL HAVE SEVERAL NEW H/F WORDS. PLEASE REVIEW THESE WITH YOUR CHILD.

IN MATH WE WILL WORK A LOT WITH COINS (THIS SEEMS TO BE A WEAK AREA FOR MANY OF THE CHILDREN). WE WILL ALSO WORK WITH TANGRAMS. WE WILL WORK WITH RECTANGLES AND JUDGE THE LARGEST VERSUS THE SMALLEST.

ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY THE READING TEACHERS WILL TESTING THE KDG. STUDENTS WITH THE DIBELS TESTS. THIS IS THEIR THIRD AND FINAL DIBELS TESTING OF THE YEAR. IT SHOULD SHOW US YOUR CHILD'S PROGRESS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS THE READING TEACHERS WILL ALSO TEST YOUR CHILD ON HIS/HER ABILITY TO WRITE A LIST OF WORDS AND TO WRITE A DICTATED SENTENCE. WE WILL PRACTICE THIS IN THE CLASSROOM, BUT, ANY ADDITIONAL PRACTICE AT HOME WOULD HELP.

THIS WEEK THE CHILDREN WILL HAVE A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER ON THURSDAY MORNING AS I GO THE FOUNTAIN SPRINGS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER TO VISIT WITH THE CHILDREN COMING TO NSE NEXT YEAR. ALL OF THE KDG. TEACHERS TAKE TURNS VISITING.

OF COURSE KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION IS COMING! IT IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, MAY 23RD AT 6:30 P.M. AT NSHS AUDITORIUM. LATER THAT WEEK THE CHILDREN WILL TAKE A FIELD TRIP TO THE HERSHEY CENTER TO SEE THE CIRCUS (THAT WILL BE ON THURSDAY, MAY 26TH). THEN, FINALLY, THEY WILL HAVE THE NSE CARNIVAL ON FRIDAY, MAY 27TH-WHAT A WEEK THAT WILL BE!!!