Monday, May 19, 2025

Kinder News #15 May 19th

 Hi Kinder Families,  

There will be only one more kindergarten newsletter. We have a busy few weeks coming up.  Please enjoy the news and updates!


Important Dates:

Monday, May 26th: No School

Wednesday, May 28th, Last ECO

Wednesday, May 28th, Kindergarten Art Show 6:00-7:00 PM

Thursday, June 12th Field Trip- Montshire Museum

Tuesday, June 17th, Last Day of Kindergarten (Three Weeks)


ART SHOW:

Kindergarten Music Performance and Art Show

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

6:00 pm

Union Elementary School


Field Trip:

We have enough chaperones to proceed with our trip to the Montshire Museum.  Here are some things to keep in mind:

On this day, make sure that your child

  •  On time for school!

  • Bring a snack, lunch (unless you have already ordered a school lunch), and a water bottle (no glass)

  • Wear comfortable clothing and footwear, a hat, and sunblock(please apply before school), extra sunblock in bag, bug spray (optional) 

  • Bring a backpack with a swimsuit, a change of clothes (If the weather is nice, we will visit the outdoor water area!), water shoes, a towel, and a plastic bag for the wet swimsuit

  • Does not bring money - We will NOT be visiting the Gift Shop.


Chick Eggs/Science/theme/SEL:

  • We are on day 20 of egg incubation and are eager for day 21. We are writing in our chick journals and learning what is happening in the eggs daily.  Before I went home today, I saw some cracks!


  • Plant Parts

  • Learning about birds, nests, and eggs

  • Life Cycles

  • 4th Grade Buddies Games

  • SEL -Being flexible, “think like a Palm tree”

Literacy:

  • Focused on silent e rule (hive, robe, cake, etc)

  • Writing sentences (hearing and recording sounds)using prepositions (to, from)

  • k/1st grade heart words (said)

  • Reading in small groups, decoding

  • Owl Time reading buckets

  • Writing in our journals

Math

  • Subtraction focus using numbers to 10

  • Addition review numbers to 10

  • Math Story Problems (addition/subtraction)

  • Number formation 0-20

  • Counting backwards from 29

  • Battle Ship Math to 120

  • All the ways to make 5



Last Day of School:

This year, kindergarten's last day of school is Tuesday, June 17th, 2025. You may remember from last year that we used the previous few school days to screen incoming kindergarten students. If you have any questions, please contact the main office. 


Thank you!  Dena