June 1~ 9

I cannot believe that it is our last full week of TK together. We have been working hard on our learning this year that we would like to enjoy our last days together doing fun end-of-the-year projects, playing games, reading our favorite books together, and writing about what we have learned in TK.

Thank you so much to all of our parent helpers who have prepped for us all year long! We really appreciate all of the hard work :) 

Report cards will be coming home on the last day of school. I hope that you continue to read, study those flashcards, write, and practice math over the summer so that you are even more prepared to be a kindergartner. I also wanted to let you know that Smarty Ants, RAZ-Kids & ABC Mouse will be available during the summer, so you can continue to enjoy the programs at home!

The Last Days of School "Balloon Countdown"

As we enter the last full week of school we will pop a balloon (June 3~ June 8) to determine what the special treat/activity is for the day. Please keep these activities quiet so they will be a surprise to your kiddo. 

Wednesday, June 3: "Watch a Movie with Your Stuffed Animal Day". 
Please have your kiddo bring a stuffed animal friend to school.  We will be watching a movie with our animal friends. The movie is a surprise so please don't say anything.

Thursday, June 4: "Stinky Feet Day".  No wearing shoes in the classroom.  If possible, please have your kiddo wear socks.

Friday, June 5: "Donuts with Dad" & "Sit By A Friend Day".  Dads, please plan on joining us for a yummy donut and coffee/juice "Open-House Style" with your kiddo.  You may come and go as you please between 7:45 & 8:30. 

Monday, June 8: "Field Day". We are having a FIELD DAY with our kindergarten, and TK friends! We will rotate through fun centers outside in the morning from 8:30-10:00. We would love parent helpers on this day! If you are able to help out, please see our awesome room-mom, Ms. Aubrie or awesome classroom helper, Ms. Nikki. Thank you so much for your support! PLEASE LATHER LOTS OF SUNSCREEN ON YOUR KIDDOS!!

Tuesday, June 9th: Assembly & Last Day of TK Celebration. We are having our 3rd Trimester Awards Assembly at 8:15. You will be notified if your kiddo will be receiving an award. We invite you to join us at 10:30 as we read our last book together & pass out awards. THIS IS A VERY LOW KEY CELEBRATION.

Wednesday, June 10: Teacher Work Day. If your kiddo has left anything in the classroom, I will be on campus most of the day. 

What Are We Learning This Week?

Theme: Community Helpers
Sight Words: review
Letter Team/Family: review 
Math: review
Reading:  review
Writing:  review
Phonemic Awareness: review

May 26 ~ 29

I hope you enjoyed the holiday weekend with your family. Only 11 more days of TK!! 

We have had a great time over the last few weeks planting and watching our plant pals grow. Each child will take his or her plant pal home on Friday. Make sure to give it plenty of water, sun, and air so it will grow!

The last day of electives is THIS Friday, May 29.

This will be our last week of homework! 

A HUGE thank you for those who signed up to donate items for our class party!

End of the Year Events: Save the Date  

Friday, June 5th: We will be having our special "Donuts with Dad" celebration.  Dads, please plan on joining us for a yummy donut and coffee/juice "Open-House Style" with your kiddo.  You may come and go as you please between 7:45 & 8:30. If any Dads are unavailable to attend, you may send a Grandpa instead.   


Monday, June 8th: We are having a FIELD DAY with our kindergarten, and TK friends! We will rotate through fun centers outside in the morning from 8:30-10:00. We would love parent helpers on this day! If you are able to help out, please see our awesome room-mom, Ms. Aubrie or awesome classroom helper, Ms. Nikki. Thank you so much for your support!

Tuesday, June 9th: Last Day of TK Celebration. We will have a last day of school TK CLASSROOM CELEBRATION on this day. We invite you to join us at 10:30 as we read our last book together & pass out awards. We will also be having our big end of the school year assembly at 8:15 on this morning, so mark your calendars for a full day of events!! 

What Are We Learning This Week?

Theme: Water Cycle
Sight Words: what & where
Letter Team/Family: -tion 
Math: Simple addition & subtraction, patterns, shapes & measurement
Reading:  Looking at picture clues, looking for magic "e" & looking for letter teams
Writing:  Modeled writing & extending sentences. Creating sentences with the sight words: what & where
Phonemic Awareness: rhyming, beginning/middle/ending sounds, syllables, & blending.
Leadership: Loyality. Our TK definition for loyalty is being faithful to someone or something. 

Upcoming Events:
May 26-29 ~ 3rd Trimester Assessments
June 5 ~ Donuts with Dad @ 7:45-8:30 
June 8 ~ Field Day @ 8:30-10:00
June 9 ~ Last Day of School & TK Celebration @ 10:30


Thank you, as always, for your help and support!

May 18 ~ 22

Can you believe that we only have three more weeks left of TK?! This year has flown by! As I think back to our very first few weeks of school together, I am amazed and so proud of how each and every student has grown and how we have grown as a class. I am looking forward to having a fun-filled last few weeks together.

NO SCHOOL next Monday, May 25th. Enjoy the Memorial Day holiday with your families. 


End of the Year Events: Save the Date  

May 18-22:  The book fair will be in the Lion’s Den on the CSC campus. Parents and students are welcome to visit from 1:00 -3:00pm. This will be a buy one book, get one free sale! It is a great opportunity to stock up for your summer reading!

Friday, June 5th: We will be having our special "Donuts with Dad" celebration.  Dads, please plan on joining us for a yummy donut and coffee/juice "Open-House Style" with your kiddo.  You may come and go as you please between 7:45 & 8:30. If any Dads are unavailable to attend, you may send a Grandpa instead.   


Monday, June 8th: We are having a FIELD DAY with our kindergarten, and TK friends! We will rotate through fun centers outside in the morning from 8:30-10:00. We would love parent helpers on this day! If you are able to help out, please see our awesome room-mom, Ms. Aubrie or awesome classroom helper, Ms. Nikki. Thank you so much for your support!

Tuesday, June 9th: Last Day of TK Celebration. We will have a last day of school TK CLASSROOM CELEBRATION on this day. We will also be having our big end of the school year assembly at 8:15 on this morning, so mark your calendars for a full day of events!! 


What Are We Learning This Week?

Theme: Living/Nonliving
Sight Words: she, he, be
Letter Team/Family: oy,oi
Math: Simple addition & subtraction, patterns, & measurement
Reading:  Looking at picture clues, looking for magic "e" & looking for letter teams
Writing:  Modeled writing & extending sentences. Creating sentences with the sight words: she, he, be
Phonemic Awareness: rhyming, beginning/middle/ending sounds, syllables, & blending.
Leadership:  Loyality. Our TK definition for loyalty is being faithful to someone or something.


Upcoming Events:
May 18-29 ~ 3rd Trimester Assessments
May 20 ~ Gardenworks field trip @ 9:00-11:00
May 18-22 ~ Book Fair @ CSC 1:00-3:00PM
May 25 ~ Memorial Day (no school)
June 5 ~ Donuts with Dad @ 7:45-8:30 
June 8 ~ Field Day @ 8:30-10:00
June 9 ~ Last Day of School & TK Celebration


Thank you, as always, for your help and support!

May 11 ~ 15

Thank you SO VERY MUCH for a wonderful week of special notes, flowers, candies, gift cards, jewlery and appreciation! I am so overwhelmed and touched by your generosity. I feel like the luckiest teacher in the world! Thank you again! :) 

We enjoyed honoring our mothers on Thursday at our Muffins with Mom.  Thank you for joining us for this very special day.  I hope all of you wonderful mothers enjoyed your day and had a lovely Mother's Day weekend. 

Save the Date:  On Friday, June 5th we will be having our special "Donuts with Dad" celebration.  Dads, please plan on joining us for a yummy donut and coffee/juice "Open-House Style" with your kiddo.  You may come and go as you please between 7:45 & 8:30. If any Dads are unavailable to attend, you may send a Grandpa instead.   

Exciting news!  We will be having an on-sight field trip on Wednesday May 20 from 9:00- 11:00 AM with Gardenworks for Kids. Gardenworks for Kids is a non-profit organization that will visit our classroom and provide a hands-on experience with gardening and nature that the kiddos will surely enjoy. To make this a success we need your help.  The TK department is asking for a $10.00 donation for each kiddo.  The donation goes towards a 2 hour hands-on experience, a light snack and a bucket, shovel, and seeds.  The easiest way to donate is through the school's on-line Dollar a Day program.  Visit the following site, click on "Donate Now" and fill out the form.  
http://www.inlandleaders.com/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=206371&type=d

Another option would be to write a $10.00 check to ILCS with "Dollar a Day-TK" written on the memo line. We would greatly appreciate the donations by Wednesday, May 13th.

Book Fair- The book fair will be on May 18-22 on the stage in the CSC Lion’s Den.  Parents and students are welcome to visit after school from 1:00 -3:00pm. This will be a buy one book, get one free sale! It is a great opportunity to stock up for your summer reading!

Theme: Flowers & Growing

Sight Words: does

Letter Team/Family: ou (pour, sour)

Math: Simple addition & subtraction, measurement

Reading:  Looking at picture clues, looking for magic "e" & looking for letter teams

Writing:  Modeled writing & extending sentences. Creating sentences with the sight word: does

Phonemic Awareness: Using letter teams to read and make new words

Leadership:  Loyality. Our TK definition for loyalty is being faithful to someone or something.

Upcoming Events:

May 13~ $10 donation for Gardenworks appreciated by today
May 20 ~ Gardenworks for Kids on-sight field trip @ 9:00-11:00

May 18-22 ~Book Fair @ CSC 1:00-3:00PM

May 25 ~ Memorial Day (no school)

June 5 ~ Donuts with Dad @ 7:45-8:30 
June 8 ~ Field Day @ 8:30-10:00
June 9 ~ Last Day of School & TK Celebration

Thank you, as always, for your help and support!

May 4 ~ 8

We are so looking forward to our Muffins with Mom celebration this Thursday. We have been working hard preparing for this special day.  The plan for the day is to arrive at 9:45ish, and then rotate through 4 centers with your kiddo.  At the end of the centers we invite you to have a short recess with your kiddo. Please remember to arrange childcare for your little ones so that this can be a special time between you and your kiddo.

This week we will continue our study of insects.  We are having a blast watching our ants at work, our ladybugs forming into pupaes and our crysallises that will soon be beautiful butterflies!! 

Book Fair- The book fair will be on May 18-22nd on the stage in the CSC Lion’s Den.  Parents and students are welcome to visit after school from 1:00 -3:00pm. This will be a buy one book, get one free sale! It is a great opportunity to stock up for your summer reading!

Theme: Insects & Moms

Sight Words: want & an
Letter Team/Family: ow (flower, power)
Math: Simple addition & subtraction
Reading:  Looking at picture clues, looking for magic "e" & looking for letter teams
Writing:  Modeled writing & extending sentences. Creating sentences with the sight words: want & an
Phonemic Awareness: Using letter teams to read and make new words
Leadership:  Loyality. Our TK definition for loyalty is being faithful to someone or something.

Upcoming Events:
May 7 ~ Muffins with Mom at 9:45-11:15 in our classroom

May 18-22 ~Book Fair @ CSC 1:00-3:00PM

May 25 ~ Memorial Day (no school)

June 5 ~ Donuts with Dad (more info to come)
June 8 ~ BSC: All School Field Day (more info to come)
June 9 ~ Last Day of School & TK Celebration

Thank you, as always, for your help and support!