King/Queen of the Jungle, Round 2

Now that each student has had 1 full week of being our King or Queen, we will be doing a daily rotation.  That student will get to be our line leader and do show and tell for that day. 

The first round of show-and-tell is to bring in an item found at home that starts with the same SOUND as their name. 

Example:  Ben might bring in a ball or boat.  Dora might bring in a doll or dog (stuffed, not real!)   If you cannot find anything, maybe you could draw a picture or use the end sound of your child’s name instead of the first sound. 

Tentative Schedule: (a new schedule will be sent home if there are any changes!)

April 9 – Mrs. VandenBerg

April 10– Alejandro

April 11– Alexis

April 12- Autumn

April 16- Avonti

April 17- Brighton

April 18- Conner

April 19– Elle

April 22– Gavyn

April 23– Isabelle

April 24– Isaiah

April 25- JaMichael

April 26- Jose

April 29– Ka’Mari

April 30- Luis

May 1 - Mason

May 2 - MyKaveon

May 3 - Ruby

May 6 – Owen

May 7 – Shakira

May 8 – Willa

May 9 -  Cynthia  

Welcome back from Spring Break!!

Upcoming Events

4/8 – Back to School

4/15 – ½ day for students

5/7 – Fun Run

5/23 – Field Trip to the Zoo

5/27 – No School, Memorial Day

6/4 – Field Trip to Westgate Bowling

6/6 – ½ day for students

6/7 – ½ day for students, Last Day of School

What we will learn next:

Letter E – Ellie Elephant

Handwriting Letter – W

Writing – Labeling our stories, Making Lists

Reading – 3 ways to read a book (read pictures, read words, retell the story)

Science:  Plants, Weather

Math:  Teen Numbers, Counting past 20

Do you know any other children that will be registering for Kindergarten for the 2013-2014 school year?  KDG informational parent meeting will be at Stoney Creek on April 29 at 6:30pm (ELL/Spanish presentation will be at 6pm)

Our Readiness Kindergarten families are not required to attend this event.  Your child will be automatically enrolled in a Kindergarten classroom for next school year!

Listening Center

We have added our listening center into our rotation during our daily 5 time.  I have MP3 players, but I do not have enough headphones to use.  If your child has any headphones at home, or ear buds, which can be used with MP3 players – they’re welcome to bring in their own.  They will keep them in their own book box and then use

March Reading!!

Almost Spring Break!!

Upcoming Events

3/29 – No School, Start Spring Break

4/1-4/5 – Spring Break

4/8 – Back to School

4/15 – ½ day for students

What we will learn next:

Letter W – Willie Weasel

Handwriting Letter – N

Writing – Labeling our stories

Reading – 3 ways to read a book (read pictures, read words, retell the story)

Science:  Outer Space

Math:  Teen Numbers, Counting past 20

Do you know any other children that will be registering for Kindergarten for the 2013-2014 school year?  KDG informational parent meeting will be at Stoney Creek on April 29 at 6:30pm (ELL/Spanish presentation will be at 6pm)

Our Readiness Kindergarten families are not required to attend this event.  Your child will be automatically enrolled in a Kindergarten classroom for next school year!

LAST CHANCE!

To return reading sheets for prizes is this Thursday, March 28^th!

Writer’s Workshop

During our writing time – we have begun trying to sound out words and label our drawings.  We all are excellent at hearing that first sound and putting down at least the letter that we hear.

If your child is doing any writing or drawing at home – encourage them to add labels to their work!  This is a Kindergarten skill that they will be working on next year as well!

Happy Monday!!

Upcoming Events

3/11 – Parent/Teacher Conferences

3/14 – Parent/Teacher Conferences

3/29-4/5 – Spring Break

What we will learn next:

v Letter K – Kayo Kangaroo 

 Handwriting Letter – V

 Science:  Outer Space

v  Math:  Teen Numbers, Counting past 20

Read a Story to Us!

To celebrate March Is Reading Month – we are inviting special guest readers to come to our class and read a story to us!  Hopefully, it will help us see that everyone – moms, dads, grandmas, uncles, everyone loves to read! Guest readers may bring their own book to share, or pick one from Mrs. VandenBerg’s library!  

If you – or someone else in your family – would like to come in and read us a story – please fill out the bottom of this paper and return to school ASAP!  (all readers need to be on our approved volunteer list!)

Thank You and Hapy Reading!!

Mrs. VandenBerg