Newsletter Week 32 (Recap and NEW Info)!

What we did during our week:

Language Arts: We have officially learned ALL the letters and sounds of the alphabet!  Now, we will use our sounds to help us with reading and writing new words:)  Next week spelling test List #18: jump, down, her, eat, tag, wag, bag, rag, flag  Bonus words to study at home:  swag, brag.  Make sure to practice the bonus word (10th word) at home for homework.  Our 18th spelling test will be on Friday, May 3rd.

Writing:   In April, we will switch back to Informational writing using the words “can/have/are,”  In May, we will focus on informational and narrative writing.

Math: This week we completed Module 5: lessons 11-15.   Next week we will complete lessons 16-23. Please make sure you are completing the homework lessons with your child each night. On May 6th, we will start Module 6: Lessons 1-5.

Science:  For April and May, we will focus on the relationships between animals and their habitats.  

Social Studies:   For  April and May, we will focus on democracy; identifying our country’s flag.  

Scholastic Reading Club:

Class Code – RKYTJ     Order Due Date – 04/29/19

Dear Families,

This is a friendly reminder that your Book Clubs orders are due by 04/29/19. You can place your orders online at scholastic.com/bookclubs using my class activation code: RKYTJ

Happy Reading, Mrs. Fillmore

Other:

• Every Friday we will wear our YELLOW Kindergarten t-shirts to show our Kinder pride at Haigh:)

• I am excited to report that out of 23 students who took the test, 17 students received a 100%  Woo hoo! I am so proud of each student who worked so hard all week to ensure they were successful on their test!  If your child received a 100%, they will write with a “smart” pen all day Monday and also participate in “NO shoes afternoon” on Monday as well:)  On Monday, once your child comes in from recess, they will be able to take their shoes off and relax for the last part of the day. Please make sure your child knows how to independently take off and put on their shoes.  I appreciate your support in this matter!  Also, make sure to wash your child’s socks as soon as they come home on Monday, they may be a little darker than normal;)  
• Please consider buying something from our Scholastic Book Club at: https://clubs.scholastic.com/  Activation code: RKYTJ. The April date to order books will be April 29th.
• Please make sure you are reviewing your child’s classwork each night.  Monitoring your child’s classwork is a great indicator of how your child is doing in the class. If for some reason your child doesn’t finish his/her classwork in class, I will send it home for homework to be completed at home and returned the next day.  Thank you for your support!
• Please make sure you provide your child with a NUT FREE snack.   We are a NUT FREE classroom. Thank you for your cooperation!

Housekeeping items:

• If your child is bringing a home lunch, it is OK to pack a juice for the lunchroom!  Remember to pack a water bottle each day for the classroom:)
• Please pack your child’s snack SEPARATELY from your child’s home lunch.  This will help your child become less confused about what is for lunch and what is for snack.  Thank you:)
• Great news!  The PTA has a blog for all sorts of fun information going on in the school.  I may not have a lot of opportunities for all families to volunteer in the classroom, but the PTA is ALWAYS looking for extra hands to help in the school.  Please take a look at their blog and sign up for the fun events they may need help with:)  https://parents.dearbornschools.org/haigh/

Upcoming Events:

May 13th- NWEA testing begins!  Links will be provided in May to better prepare your child for these important tests!

May 13th- Clean up Parade!  Please make sure your child wears their YELLOW Kindergarten shirt:)

May 15th- Late start!  Students arrive an hour later at 9:35a.m.

May 24th- May 27th- NO SCHOOL!

May 28th- School resumes

May 31st- PBIS- board games and puzzles!

June 3rd-5th- NO SCHOOL!

June 6th- School resumes

June 10th- Field day (more information to follow)

June 13th- Kindergarten Celebration (more information to follow)!

June 14th- 1/2 Day Students dismiss at 11:40 a.m.- LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!