Thursday, April 22, 2004

Dear Kindergarten Families,

            Our literacy centers this week consisted of the following tasks.  At the language center students completed the –ain word family book and read words to figure out rhymes with a Mother Hubbard rhyme activity.  At the writing center students worked towards completing their “bare” books with an about the author page and their best handwriting and illustrations throughout the final copy of their book.  At the math center students worked on equation cards again with some subtraction cards added to the mix, they graphed dice throws and made a subtraction storybook page for a class book.  I am beginning to introduce and talk about helpers in our community as well as a variety of careers as part of our Kindergarten requirements.  At the theme center students made a community helpers book and then wrote in their journal about how two particular helpers from the community assist us.  At the Science center we played a game to find out what the Earth has more of-land or water and we discussed landforms and made a book of three different types of landforms on Earth.

            Homework has been sent home today, but I have made some changes.  I am no longer sending the books home.  I plan to begin some guided reading groups and we will be doing our core reading and strategy learning during that time.  I am still missing a couple books.  If you have any of the books that went home in homework folders please return them to me ASAP.  Thanks! 

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 Please remember that Kindergarten is in charge of gathering food for the food pantry this month.  Next week is the last week to donate.

            Mrs. Veryser (young 5’s teacher) and I are putting together a fieldtrip to the Amber Elk Ranch.  On this fieldtrip children will take wagon rides through 3 different elk fields and then have the opportunity to pet various animals.  The PTO has offered to pay for all the children to attend this fieldtrip.  If you would like to be a chaperone your cost is $7.00.  We will be leaving school on June 7th at about 9:00 and return between 1 and 2.  The children will need a sack lunch that day.  As the date approaches I will provide exact details, but feel free to let me know now of you are interested in chaperoning.

            Questions to ask your child this week are the following:

1)     Can you tell me three landforms on Earth?

2)     Can you tell me 2-3 helpers in our community and how they help us?

Enjoy the weekend!                                          

Sincerely,

Miss Schultz

http://www.onekama.k12.mi.us