Calling in all BOOK BAGS.  6 BOOK BAGS have been turned returned to me.  Please have 1 last read tonight and bring in the BOOK BAG tomorrow.

Thanks!

Parents,

For planning purposes, please let me know if you are NOT planning on having your child attend Howard School next year 2019-2020.  Thank you.

First up I’d like to mention what a great job the kids are doing with their Spelling Words!  Good job all!

Short Week again next week.  Here’s what’s coming…

READING GROUPS- Please return all BOOK BAGS

READING-We will be learning about Ocean Animals…crab, seahorse, shark, whale, sea star   We will be looking for:

Finding the Moral,  Story Elements, Making Connections

MATH-I am sending home a Math Study Guide to work on over the weekend.  This should be a review of many topics that we have covered.  I will be giving them a Math Assessment next week.  Use the Study Guide!!  The Guide doesn’t need to be returned.

My class will be taking the NWEA Math Assessment next Tuesday.  Please make sure your child is well rested and fed.  🙂

SPELLING WORDS-et chunk   met  pet  set   wet  let  get  net  fret    were= 9 words

Today we made an American Flag.  I told them that they could carry it to the Parade on Monday or post it in their front house window.  We talked quite a bit about it.

Looking Ahead…

6/3-6/5 No School  To those celebrating,Happy Eid

6/10-“Donuts With Dad”  8:45 am

Field Day-outside games all morning   Dress students appropriately (gym shoes)

6/12-Kindergarten Picnic-11:00-12:30  at Oak Park  A chance to enjoy some time together.

Everyone is invited!

6/14-AM ONLY Last day of Kindergarten 🙁

Have a great, warm weekend.  For those traveling, be safe.  I’m heading up to Charlevoix and over to my beloved Beaver Island, in the mid

Tomorrow will be the LAST DAY to check out a Library Book this year.  Please make sure that your child has their book tomorrow so they can get one last book for this year.

What a great week we have had at the Village, starting a new Math unit (Geometry-we sure do enjoy using rulers), and learning about Insects.

Here’s what’s up for next week…

SPELLING- I am being very particular about correct formation of letters.  Several had 6 for “b,” a or o  for “u,”  etc.  Help them to write correctly when they are practicing with you at home.

ug chunk  bug  rug  tug  dug  hug  mug  snug  plug   where

PHONICS-str   

WRITING-We will finish our unit on Insects. (Caterpillars)  We did ants, bumblebees, and Praying Mantis this week.  LOTS of information being learned in here, comparing and contrasting Insects too.

MATH-Geometry

SOCIAL STUDIES-Memorial Day

Monday-Howard Clean Up Parade  9:45 am All Are Welcome to watch us parade in the street.

Wednesday-Last day to check out a Library Book

FRIDAY/MONDAY-No School

A huge “Thanks” to all of the parent Chaperones for yesterday’s trip.  I hope you enjoyed the day with your child.  Another HUGE thanks to my homeroom moms, Mrs. Moustafa and Mrs. Nasser who came in this morning and helped making the “Truffula trees” for Monday’s parade.  I appreciate all of your help.

Enjoy your weekend.

Mrs. Smith

“When we know how how to read our own hearts, 

we acquire wisdom of the hearts of others.”

Exciting days continue in here!!!

SPELLING-We are going to try for 100% for all students this week.  So practice the words with your child every night, several times if they are having difficulty with the words.  Connect them to something you are doing.  Show them a trick to help remember how to spell the word.  Have them WRITE THE WORD.  sometimes they can spell the word back to you but write it incorrectly, like a d instead of a b, or the g is backwards.  Let’s try for a strong finish!!

“ub” chunk   cub  sub  tub  rub  scrub  club  stub     red blue = 9 words

PHONICS-blends  spl    spr     (splash   spray)   Find some words in your reading that have these blends

BOOK BAGS start back this week.

READING/WRITING –Insects

SCIENCE/WRITING Informational about INSECTS

MATH-finishing up Module 5 this week.  Working with numbers 1-100 and finding the “teen” number within a number.  ie  67  would be 6 tens for 60 and “17”

WEDNESDAY-LATE START

THURSDAY-FIELD TRIP  

Reminder to:

*bring a lunch

*wear comfortable shoes

*be prepared for weather  🙂

Students will ride the bus. Parents can car pool. Meet at school at 9:00.

“Every time the sun rises,

a new hope begins.”

-Jack

Parents,

There are not enough proper words in the English language to express my thanks and appreciation for your kindness and generosity.  The print is lovely and each child showed me their thumbprint.  Precious.  I also thank you for the gift ticket to a show downtown and the gift card to Andiamo’s.  Again, I am overwhelmed by your generosity.  Thank you.

I will be very busy these last few weeks with final assessments and finishing lessons/units in school and I also have some final concerts to play before my handbell choir leaves for tour at the end of June.  I will enjoy an evening between all of these activities and think of you when I do.

From my heart, thank you.

Mrs. Smith

I hope you enjoyed last weekend…it sure was lovely.

SPELLING WORDS- “og” chunk   fog   log   dog   smog   frog   some  so  from

READING/WRITING Informational   FROGS

MATH-All week we will be counting up and down to 100…by 1’s, 10,’s and beginning at different numbers, like “Count by 10’s, to 100,  beginning at 30.”  “Count backwards by 10’s to 0, starting at 80.”

Next week we will finish Module 5!  Only Module 6 is left.

SOCIAL STUDIES and SCIENCE-We will continue on with Earth Day needs.

On Monday, May 20 at 9:45, we will be having a Clean Up Parade!  This year we are going to “tell” the story of The Lorax.  The Kindergarteners will be carrying the truffula trees.  We’ll make the trees in class.  To help with that, would you send in your empty paper towel tubes.  We will transform them into truffula trees.  🙂

I have finished all reading assessments and every student has gone up in their reading level!!  Congratulations and thanks for your support at home.  It takes both school and home to help in the process of success.

Next week:

I will begin the final NWEA testing with READING.  Math will be the following week.  Lots of good sleep and a healthy breakfast are important components for helping students to test with ease and comfort.

Thursday, May 16 is our field trip to GREENFIELD VILLAGE.  Parent chaperones will meet at school at 9:00 where we can discuss details.  Then chaperones will follow/meet us at the Village while students take the bus.  If you have not sent in your Permission slip and money, please send it in by Friday.

I think that’s all for now.

Enjoy your week!

“There is nothing stronger in the world

than gentleness.”

-Han Suyin