Animals at the Zoo

Last Monday we had our first field trip to the Morton Arboretum. Thank you to all the parents who helped chaperone this trip. We could not have asked for better weather. The students loved exploring the different parts of the children's garden, but I think a favorite by far, was the tadpole pond. The students got to take their socks and shoes off and wade/ walk on rocks within the shallow pool. They were also able to cup water into their hands with small tadpoles floating about. It was a great experience for everyone.

Last nights musical was an absolute hit. The students did an amazing job learning their songs, movements, and lines. It is always wonderful to see their handwork come together in the end. Miss Wyse did a wonderful job. Thank you for all of your support in helping them learn their songs and lines as well. 

Phonics

This week our word family was - um. This year we have covered many different word families. Here is the complete list at, an, am, ap, ad, et, en, ed,it, in, ig, ip, ot, op, og, um, un, and ug.

Popcorn Words

We have officially learned all of our popcorn words for Kindergarten! We will continue to practice some of the harder words before the end of the year. Please continue to review/practice these words this summer. You can make it fun by making the words in the sandbox or out of rocks and sticks. If you are feeling brave get some mud mixed up and have your child run their finger through the mud to make the letters of their popcorn words. When first grade begins their will be a new set of words to learn.

Words we know: a, I, it, in, see, big, my, like, up, run, on, we, me, am,  did, not, can, is, but, to, too, ran, into, for, little, and, yes, no, the, you, down, he, she, be, our, here, out, get, help, now, look, good, jump, will, have, must, one, two, three, four, five, said, this, that, new, soon, went, come, who, what, where, say, away, play, eat, please, want, with, came, make, ate, ride,was, saw, are, well, pretty, funny, under, find, blue, yellow, red, pink, black, orange, white, & brown.

I will be sending home a summer packet that will also help to reinforce the sight words from Kindergarten. Use this to help prepare for first grade as well as to prevent the "summer slide."

Reading

Last week during reading we read the book Giraffe's Can't Dance. Using this story we talked about things that are difficult for us and how we can practice or become better at these things. We listened to our friends to hear their challenges and encouraged them to do their best. 

This week we read the last book of our Unit 6 in English Language Arts called What do you do With a Tail Like This? This book described different animal body parts and how they are unique to that specific animal. After digging deeper into the book by looking at the various animals and the vocabulary words capture, warn and scoop we got into groups to begin working on an animal research project. Within our groups we had to all decide on one animal to research. For some of the groups this was very easy while others had to come up with some unique animals to all agree. Our projects are on pandas, armadillos, cheetahs, giraffes, and skunks. We only made the title on our poster and a picture of our animals this week. Next week we will begin researching information on these animals such as habitat and diet.

Math

In math this week we worked on positional words in math such as left, right, below, over, under, and between. We also looked at shapes and categorized them on being able to slide, roll, and stack.  In our centers we put a lot of review into addition and subtraction. Addition is easier for most of us so we continue to practice our fluency in subtraction. In the summer packet coming home at the end of the year you will also find pages to help reinforce the math concepts we have covered this year. 

Important Reminders:

June 1st- Jim Gill Concert during school

June 4th- Field Trip to the Zoo
June 5th- School Picnic
June 9th- Last day of School 12:00 dismissal time

Email me with any questions!

Rainbow Fish and Sharks

Phonics

This weeks word family was - og. We also practiced 3 letter s blends squ-, str-.

Popcorn Words

Don't forget to help your child bring their popcorn word ring to school everyday so that we can continue to add more words as we learn them. These words should be practiced as quickly as possible to help the students with their fluency and recognition of the words.

We learned: pretty, funny, under

Words we know: a, I, it, in, see, big, my, like, up, run, on, we, me, am,  did, not, can, is, but, to, too, ran, into, for, little, and, yes, no, the, you, down, he, she, be, our, here, out, get, help, now, look, good, jump, will, have, must, one, two, three, four, five, said, this, that, new, soon, went, come, who, what, where, say, away, play, eat, please, want, with, came, make, ate, ride,was, saw, are, well

Reading

During our reading time this week we read the Rainbow Fish and Sharks. Rainbow Fish was a fiction story that tied in friendship. Sharks was a nonfiction book all about sharks. We compared the different text features of the fiction and non fiction stories. We also compared sharks and fish using a venn diagram.

Math

In math this week we finished our unit on 3-D shapes. We reviewed the shapes and then applied what we had learned to looking for everyday objects that were made of these shapes. We also started looking at positional words in math such as below or above.

Important Reminders:

May 15th- due date for the last scholastic book order for the year! Stock up on summer reading materials to prevent the "summer slide."

May 15th- Half Day

Friday May 22nd- Aaron Reynolds author visit as our third installment of the Ide Literacy nights. Aaron Reynolds will spend the day at Ide.

Kindergarten Musical will be May 28th at 7:00pm, Find the music below to practice at home.

Kindergarten Musical Practice Music
Email me with any questions!

On the Farm

Phonics

This weeks word family was - on. We also practiced 3 letter s blends scr-, spr-, spl-.

Popcorn Words

Thank you for your support in helping the students remember to bring these popcorn rings back and forth. These rings should be bright back to school everyday so that we can continue to add more words as we learn them. These words should be practiced as quickly as possible to help the students with their fluency and recognition of the words.

We learned: was, saw, are, well

Words we know: a, I, it, in, see, big, my, like, up, run, on, we, me, am,  did, not, can, is, but, to, too, ran, into, for, little, and, yes, no, the, you, down, he, she, be, our, here, out, get, help, now, look, good, jump, will, have, must, one, two, three, four, five, said, this, that, new, soon, went, come, who, what, where, say, away, play, eat, please, want, with, came, make, ate, ride

Reading

During our reading time this week we read the book Chicks and Salsa by Aaron Reynolds. His story is about farms animals who become bored with their food choices and decide to cook up some southwestern inspired dishes. This story lead us to our discussion of farms animals. We practiced researching information. We researched as a whole class about horses. We completed a horse research journal as well as a culminating project of a horse. Since we were learning all about horses we learned about the Kentucky Derby too.

Math

In math this week we learned the characteristics and attributes of 2-D and 3-D shapes. We looked at triangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, spheres, and cylinders. We searched for everyday objects that are made up of these shapes for example a soccer ball is a sphere and a Kleenex box can be a cube. We also sorted and classified these shapes based on their attributes.

Important Reminders:

May 15th- due date for the last scholastic book order for the year! Stock up on summer reading materials to prevent the "summer slide."

Friday May 22nd- Aaron Reynolds author visit as our third installment of the Ide Literacy nights. Aaron Reynolds will spend the day at Ide.

Kindergarten Musical will be May 28th at 7:00pm, Find the music below to practice at home.

Kindergarten Musical Practice Music
Email me with any questions!