Kindergarten News
Mrs. Donahue, Mrs. Leone & Mrs. Sturtz
May 29, 2012
THEME - Gardens - Mr. G had so much fun with us, he decided to return for
another week. He will teach us about his favorite hobby, gardening. We will
read about sunflowers, then paint one and glue sunflowers in the center. We
will open up a flower shop in our dramatic play area.
SONG: Garden Song
SIGHT WORDS: Review all words covered to date: I, can, me, we, the, like, a,
to, see, do, have, is play, and, for, your, are, go, this, what, little, said,
here, was, she, my, he, has, look, with
LANGUAGE ARTS: Our Listen & Write activity will focus on lower case letters
and beginning, medial and ending sounds in words. We will read a book
entitled, A Reason for a Flower, and learn the names of the various parts of a
flower. The children will cut, color, paste, and label all of the parts of
their own flower. Each child will also plant bean seeds, observe the growth
for several days and take it home. The children will write in their journals,
play a vowel sound bingo game and continue to make birthday wish books for
their friends.
BRAILLE: Over the course of this school year, the children have learned how
to make each letter in sign language and in braille. We have been fortunate
to have the expertise of Finley’s mom, Jennifer, in helping us identify, color
and use a brailler to form the letters in braille. We sincerely thank her for
her dedication in coming into the classroom each week to help each child
develop an understanding of what braille is and how it is used.
MATH: The children will sort and graph seeds and make addition number stories
with seeds. They will measure flower pictures and record the measurement in
inches. They will also participate in a “Listen & Do” activity where they
have to identify and color numbers from a 0-100 number grid.
END OF YEAR EVENTS: (Keep this posted for reference over the weeks ahead.)
Friday, June 8 – Kindergarten Field Trip to Southwick Animal Zoo – This is an
all day bus trip and chaperones are very welcome! Forms were due on May 29th.
Monday, June 11 – Kindergarten Field Trip Rain Date
Wednesday, June 13 – Kindergarten Performance at 10:15am – Parents and family
members are invited to attend our presentation of the songs, rhymes and poems
we have learned throughout the school year. Refreshments will be served in
our classroom following the performance.
Tuesday, June 19 - Move Up Day - Your child will meet their teacher for next
year and receive a class list.
Wednesday, June 20 - Last Day of School - 12: 15 Dismissal
