Field Trip Money and permission slips are due on Thursday May 19th. If you have a zoo pass you may make a copy and send it in.

Literacy Unit: I know a lot (continued…)

Reading: We will read Leo the Late Bloomer. We will make a personal connection and discuss how we changed from the beginning of Kindergarten. We will also read Jack and the Bean Stalk and Mouse Deer Crosses the River. We will analyze each story for specific vocabulary and create Frayer Models for each.

Punctuation focus: We will work on mixed up sentences and focus on end marks. An example would be:

Mixed up sentence:

likes     Dad       us.      to      play     with

Correct Sentence:

Dad likes to play with us.

Writing: We will write complete sentences stating our abilities thus far in Kindergarten. The sentence will be: In KG, I can___. We will create a flower that bloomed for the year to connect to our mentor text.

Spelling: come, make, so, hog, log, dog, jog, frog (2 cold words from the -og family)

Math: We will continue to simple addition and subtraction. We will continue to work with missing addend. We will continue to explore 10 more, 10 less, 1 more, and 1 less using a number chart as a tool/resource. We will also review shapes and using them to build other objects/shapes.

Social Studies: We will identify a law and how to be safe. We will also discuss what is a constitution and how it connects to us in the classroom.  We will also discuss what it means to be a good citizen.

Thanks for those who donated Cans for the Howard Garden and a special thanks to Jake’s mom for helping!!

Mark Your Calendars: 

• Wednesday, May 25th: Field Trip to the Detroit Zoo
• Friday, May 27th- Monday, May 30th: No school (Memorial Day Weekend)
• Donuts for Dads: June 3rd, time: TBD

Have a great week!

-Ms. Mohamed