Happy mothers day

Enjoy the sun this weekend. I hope all the mothers day flowers made it home. I was a little worried about the ones on the bus. Hopefully the ziplock bag saved them.

Photos

I took these last week. I forgot to post them. A couple from a birthday party and classroom fun.

We have butterflys

The butterflys hatched. I'm hoping I can keep them in the classroom over the weekend. We will let them go early next week.

Friday Folder News

Hello Families,

We are continuing to work on all the letters and sounds. We have also started to introduce blends!! This is a very exciting time in the reading process.

            Books are coming home in Friday Folders. These books have your child’s name on them. They are yours to keep. Please practice reading them at home. 

            The carnival was a great success. Thank you to all the parents who helped. We were able to raise money for our school. The exact amount is yet to come. Want to help decide how that money is spent join the Parent Teacher Club, the PTC.

            Homework. The back of name homework has sight words. Have your child read these words in addition to writing them! Thanks!

            Please make sure you are being safe when dropping off and picking up your student. There have been a few near misses with school buses in the morning at drop off time. Remember the area right outside of Miss Thompson’s windows is a bus zone. 

            Reptile day is May 17th. At 1:00 we will have a visit from the reptile club at the Junior High. Morning class kids are welcome to come back with a parent for this presentation. Lunch bunch kids will join us for part of the presentation. If you are a parent who wants to join us, please do!!

            I need a few parents to join us for a field trip to McDowell Creek Falls, if you want to join us please email me or send a note in Friday Folders.

            We have been reading about Flat Stanley this week. Ask your student what they know about Flat Stanley.

-Miss Thompson

My child just memorizes the books he brings home. Is that ok?

That is very common for beginning readers. I remind students that readers look at the words and think about the story. We want kids to understand that readers do not need to memorize but be able to look at the print and figure out what it says and means. Early readers, have text that is prone to memorizing, are for getting voice/print matching under control. These books have patterns that are simple enough for the children to memorize as they read them repeatedly.

Carnival

The carnival last week was a hit. I only took a few photos. Next time I'll take more. :)

Butterflys

Another class made this video. It gives you a good idea about the butterfly process. We watched it in Kindergarten today.

New Dates ...

June 7^th – Kindergarten Field Day

            Volunteers needed

June 8^th – No kindergarten

June 11^th – Hike at McDowell Creek Falls

            Volunteers needed

June 12^th – Graduation and last day of school for Kindergarten

            At Hawthorne, please plan on attending

Friday Folder News

Hello Families,

Our letter for the week was Qq. When you say Qq the back of your tongue is humped and in the back on your mouth. Then your lips make a circle. Qq was our very last letter. We will continue to work on all the letters and sounds. We will also start introducing blends!!

            Reading with your child is a great way to help them. The kindergarten students are able to read on their own at this point. Please keep reading at home!

            The carnival is TONIGHT. MAY 4th from 5:00 – 7:00, Please plan on attending.

            Homework. The back of name homework has sight words. Have your child read these words in addition to writing them! Thanks!

            There are lots of reminders in Friday Folders about school stuff, please read them.

Thanks.

            Please make sure you are being safe when dropping off and picking up your student. There have been a few near misses with school buses in the morning at drop off time. Remember the area right outside of Miss Thompson’s windows is a bus zone.

            Book orders are due back on Monday May 7th. There are lots of good books in there. Many of them are very cheap. Books make great end of the year presents.

            Reptile day is May 17th. At 1:00 we will have a visit from the reptile club at the Junior High. Morning class kids are welcome to come back with a parent for this presentation. Lunch bunch kids will join us for part of the presentation. If you are a parent who wants to join us, please do!!

Please return school pictures or money to purchase the photos you wish to keep!

-Miss Thompson