Kindergarten News

Dates and Reminders

Take Your Son's and Daughter's to Work Day -  4/27

Kinder Field Day -  4/28 @ 9:30 AM
This event will be kindergarten only.  This is also 90's day, but our students will be given field day shirts to wear. Please also make sure your child wears a hat, sneakers and sunscreen.  We do need volunteers for this event so please let me know if you are available!   Mom's and Muffins is also at 8:30 AM on this day.  

Mother's Day Presentation- 5/12 @ 9:15 AM 
This is a small event that will take place in our classroom. We will read a story and sing a song, both will make you cry! Please feel free to send grandma, aunt or dad if mom can't make it.  We will be making gifts for mom's and all students will need a glass jar for this activity.   The jars can be from anything- jelly, spaghetti, pickles, or even mason jars.  Please send the jars as soon as possible.  Please clean the jar and remove the label before sending it in.  Thank you! 

Water Day- 5/26 @ 9:30 AM 
This will be on the kindergarten playground.  We will need volunteers for this event.  
Our class will participate in the morning with Ms. Fiscus, Mrs. Swanson and Mrs. Hall's class. 

Kindergarten Promotion- 6/7 @ 10:00 AM 
Our promotion ceremony will be held in the multipurpose/lunch room.  Students will wear our special kid drawn shirts or a royal blue shirt.  We will perform with Ms. Fiscus, Mrs. Swanson and Mrs. Hall's class. 

Shoe Boxes- All students will need an empty shoe box for our time capsule project in May. There is no rush, but please save your shoe boxes.  Thanks!

What We are Learning

Thematic Big Book/Shared Reading- This week we are learning about the life cycle of a butterfly.  Our caterpillars have just formed their chrysalis!

Phonics- We will work on handwriting, letter sounds and using letters and sounds to spell and read words.  This week we will focus on -unk and -ink words.

Writing- This week will will work on the writing process and we practice writing books.  

Math-This week we will work with number bonds using teen numbers.  We will compose and decompose numbers up to 20!

Thanks for all that you do!

Mrs. Kalnicki