Welcome June! It is hard to believe that we are in our
last month of school! We have had a fantastic year, but there is still
lots to do!
The lines went home for our Kindergarten ABC play this week and I
am amazed at how many children already know ALL of their lines! Thank
you, thank you , thank you for practicing them so quickly! Everyone is
excited for our production, please make sure that you see the formal invitation
that your child brought home yesterday!
We have had a very busy week. In math we continued
learning about solid shapes and had fun doing an experiment to see if each
shape could slide, roll or stack. The children came up with some very
creative ways to stack each shape, although their ideas didn't always work!
We practiced our # writing as we made our June calendar this week.
I always marvel at how quickly, correctly, and neatly the children are
able to write their #'s now as opposed to just a few months ago. They are
doing awesome! While making our calendar we learned about symmetry and
created beautiful butterflies to put on the top of it. Each one was
perfectly symmetrical!
We are finishing up our persuasive unit of writing in the next couple of weeks. Our final project is to write a letter to Mrs. Bonacquist to ask
for a class pet. Turtles, frogs, cats, dogs, bunnies and hamsters are a
few ideas that have been mentioned. This week we wrote letters to our parents trying to persuade them to give each of the children something special. Be prepared, the letters will come home soon! We will write Mrs. Bonacquist our
final letters next week and see what she says! I have to admit, their
power of persuasion has gotten very good!
We have been learning all about frogs this week.
Each child is in the process of writing a non-fiction book on these
interesting creatures. The books will be on display in our classroom
after the play. You are welcome to take it home with you when you come on
that day.
Your children have green thumbs! Some of their plants have gotten so tall
that we have had to send them home already! Others are still coming
along. I hope that you have someplace to plant these wonderful plants,
everyone is so excited!
Conversation Starters:
- Do frogs live only in the North America? (no, they live on every continent except Antartica)
- Are frogs reptiles? (no, they are amphibians)
- Do frogs hibernate? (yes, they burrow down in the mud)
How You Can Help:
- Please continue to practice your child's lines for the play with them. Thank you!
- Please return the 1000 bookbag if you have not done so already. The program is finished for the year now.
- Please have your child return their library book as soon as you are finished reading it.
Looking Ahead:
- Kindergarten ABC Play - Thursday, June 15 @ 2PM.
- Slingerlands Field Day - Monday, June 19 - wear a red shirt if possible
- Last Day of School - Wednesday, June 21 - Dismissal @ 12:10
