Next Week and Upcoming Important Dates
Important Dates
April 25 (Thursday)
MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) Testing
We will be testing your child’s reading skills in the computer lab.
Please make sure you discuss how important it is to “try your best” so we can get accurate scores to send to 1st Grade Teachers and families too!
April 30 (Tuesday)
MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) Testing
We will be testing your child’s math skills in the computer lab.
Please make sure you discuss how important it is to “try your best” so we can get accurate scores to send to 1st Grade Teachers and families too!
May 2 (Thursday)
Family Fun Night @ JELV 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
This Family Fun Night will focus on the transition to 1st Grade for Kindergarteners, you will get to meet 1st Grade Teachers and Staff from each elementary school!
May 10 (Friday)
End of Year Celebration (LUAU)
Please make note of this, if you would like to attend. We will have awards at 2:00 in our library.
May 14 (Tuesday)
EKU Planetarium Field Trip
More information to come!
Please send your child to school in tennis shoes on this day. We will be doing a lot of walking.
May 20 (Monday)
GAMES Day
GAMES Day is similar to a field day. We will wear our classroom tie-dyed tee shirts on this day and will be playing fun activities outside. More information to come!
May 24 (Friday)
Last Day of Kindergarten
This will be the last day of school for students in Jessamine County.
Wish List!
Gallon Ziploc Freezer Bags
Clorox Wipes
Small treats for end of the day (cereal, skittles…..etc)
Scholastic Book Orders
You can order online at scholastic.com/readingclub and enter our classroom code- JGRKX
Specials Schedule
Monday (Day 1) –Science
Tuesday (Day 2) –Library
Wednesday (Day 3) –Gym
Please wear tennis shoes
Thursday (Day 4) –Music
Friday –(Day 5) –Art
What are we learning?
Math
Subtraction
Read Aloud(s)/Poem(s)
Informational, Non Fiction Books
Retelling Fiction Books
Making Text to Self Connections
Literacy
Medial Vowel Sounds (a, e, I, o, u)
Long & Short Vowel Sounds (a, e, I, o, u)
CVC Words (3 letter words)
Sight Words (practice both reading and writing)
List A- am, at, can. go, is, like, me, see, the, to
List B- dad, he, in, it, look, mom, my, on, up, we
List C- and, are, come, for, got, here, not, play, said, you
List D- day, down, into, looking, she, they, went, where, will, you
List E- all, away, back, big, her, over, this, want, who with
List F- came, have, help, next, now, one, some, then, was, what
Please make sure to never have your child use sounds to read sight words, sight words usually do not follow language rules. The 1st sound can be a clue, but not the entire word. Sight words are to be memorized, never sound out sight words
Writing:
Writing our Opinion
