In writing, we polish up our Eric Carle styled books and practice presenting.
Our presentation at the library is this Thursday at 4:30. Thank you so much for filling out the Google Form to help us plan. The response for bringing refreshments was remarkable- so much so that I really do not think we need everyone who expressed the willingness to bring items to actually bring items in. We would be overrun by cookies and juice pouches- not a horrible problem to be sure :) Seriously, you people are fantastic. I have created a Sign Up Genius that you may officially sign up for cookies, juice pouches, paper plates, or napkins. If you expressed an interest in bringing items, please take a moment to grab a slot so we can make sure we don't unintentionally go from a plethora of goodies to no goodies. If there are no more slots and you really wanted to bring something, we won't turn your goodies away :) Thank you for your support and generosity!
SignUp Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090b49aaae29a0f58-refreshments
In math, we review addition and subtraction skills.
Lemonade sales continue this week. Please keep Kindergarten bladders in mind when sending in money.
Our school year is quickly coming to a close. This will be our final week of somewhat "regularly scheduled programing". This is the last week we will have our morning reading block so it is the last week our AMAZING volunteers will need to come in for their center rotations. Wednesday is our turn for MAPS testing. This week will also be the last week testing is done for sight words (and spelling words for students who reached those lists). This week is also the last week for tutor groups. We will have groups Tuesday and Wednesday, but not on Thursday as Mrs. Vaughn and I have Kindergarten Screening and our final presentations at the library to set up.
This will also be the last week that I will post usual homework. Next week would be the perfect time to set up a home study area for your child. If you get some special pencils and paper and make an "office" they will really enjoy using it. Next, choose a time of day that will fit well with your summer schedule and try to really stick to it. It will only take a small portion of the day but if it is scheduled it is so much easier to make it happen. Additionally, some parents like to purchase "summer bridge" activity books for their child to work in to keep their skills sharp. One caution would be to look through the book to be sure it is an appropriate level of work for your child. They can vary widely and you want to be sure you child isn't bored by too easy, or frustrated by too hard, material. Please try to include a daily reading time. A nightly bedtime reading time or keeping a small bin of books in the backseat of the car could do the trick. More than keeping reading skills sharp- now is a wonderful time in your child's life to instill a lifelong love of reading (and learning in general).
Next week will be a bit crazy with extra activities planned on each day. One of the most important for you to keep in mind is field day on the last day. It takes MANY volunteers to make field day work! Information about how you can help will come from whole school email. It is fun and fast and fantastic so come out and enjoy this time if you can.
HOMEWORK
Reading:
Please continue your nightly reading time activities.
* Your child will be bringing home a personalized login card for Raz Kids. This is a computer program your child can use over the summer. It uses the same books as our printed out paper books that we used in reading groups, but as e-readers. You simply login at www.kidsa-z.com and your child should be able to start reading away! Once your child logs in they can head to the Level Up station to systematically work through appropriate books. I recommend having them read a book themselves before they use the option of having it read to them so they can practice keeping their word solving skills sharp. They can even take little quizzes on each book. There is also a Reading Room area that has additional books like we use in class. The section Leveled Books (it is the very first option) has the levels recommended for your child highlighted, with the letter level they should try out first showing up the largest. They can move down a bit for fluency work or up a bit if they seem like they need a bit of a challenge. Your child is also free to explore other areas as well. There is an incentive system embedded in the program where your child can earn stars for reading tasks and then spend them to build a robot or rocket.
Math:
Remember, math should be done for 10 minutes each night.
Your child may work on any addition or subtraction skill objective. These are IXL sections I, J, K, and L.
You are welcome, and in fact encouraged, to continue having your child
practice their addition skills by using real world objects- especially if they
complete the IXL tasks quickly. Yay for math fact fluency! They may also
visit any of the I section addition skills.
