Thursday, April 28th, 2005

Dear Kindergarten Families,

This week we have been busy with a few different projects. At the theme art center students completed a writing activity to tell about their favorite place in nature. They looked through magazines to find a picture of their favorite place in nature and wrote about why they like that place so much. They also completed a mother’s day gift.

At the language and writing center students completed an —own word family book. Mr. K has been sharing his chick project with us and so we are doing our very own study. The kids read a riddle about a hatching chick and they wrote about the chicks that are hatching next door. We are making a book about all the different things we have been learning about the baby chickens.

At the math center this week students figured out _ of 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10. They wrote a fraction story and they practiced solving number stories with sticks.

We have begun learning about helpers in our community. We talked about firefighters, police officers, doctors, teachers and mail carriers.

Main Kindergarten Page for Our Class: http://www.onekama.k12.mi.us/e2005/kdg/

Questions to ask your child this week are the following:
  • What is _ of 2? 4? 6? 8? 10?
  • What day did the chicks hatch?
  • Can you tell me 3-5 helpers in our community? How do they help us?

We have a new student in our classroom. His name is Caleb McWain.

We are happy to have him and we are all helping to make him feel comfortable and happy in our classroom. Please remember to pack enough morning snack for 15 children when it is your day to help provide snack.

Upcoming events to remember:

  • May 4th — Clean up Onekama Village Park with Mrs. N’s class
  • May 6th (tentative) — Walk to gather Mother’s Day gifts
  • May 25th — Spring Sing
  • May 26th Visit the Elk Ranch

Have a great weekend! This weekend is supposed to be a little warmer! Let’s hope the meteorologists are correct!!

Sincerely,

Miss Schultz

kschultz@manistee.org

Main Onekama School Page: http://www.onekama.k12.mi.us