What are we learning this week? (April 25-29)

Things to Remember:

-CRCT: Kindergarten does not test, but for the sake of other grades testing, please be sure to be ON TIME to school during testing dates (and always!) (Testing dates: April 27th-May 6th)

-FIELD DAY: Will be May 24th. More info on Field Day to come later...

-ZOO FIELD TRIP: May 19th... Look for the form in your child's folder later this week.

-KINDERGARTEN "STEPPING UP" CEREMONY: This is our graduation ceremony for Kindergarten, and it will take place on the morning of Wednesday, May 25th. More info to come later, but go ahead and mark your calendar for this special day!!! Also, immediately following the ceremony, we will have a pot luck lunch in the classroom for the boys and their parents. If you can donate a dish for the pot luck, please visit the writeboard (see below) to sign up.

VOLUNTEERS: We are no longer in need of parent helpers during station time. Thanks SO much to those of you who have helped throughout the year, it makes station time so much easier!!!
Now I am looking for volunteers to come in and do some end of the year assessments with the boys, as well as some donations for end of the year activities. If you can assist with either of these things, please visit the class writeboard to sign up!
http://123.writeboard.com/ab9d810a811fde158
Password: imagine


This week's skills:

Language Arts-
Sound of the Week: Review Digraphs (sh, th, ch, wh)
Sight Words: my, on, will, four, or, yes, do, has, five, was (Reviewing previously taught words)
Reading skills: Blending sounds to read words, Story elements
Writing: Brainstorming, writing a rough draft, and writing a final copy about a topic


Math-
Daily calendar routines
Graphing
Telling time to the nearest hour

IB Unit of Inquiry-
Unit 6: Making a Change
Focus: Which animals come from eggs? Which animals do not come from eggs? How do animals grow and change?