May 8, 2019
Good afternoon!
Our ABC review has been so much fun! Remember that if you would like to sign up your child for summer school classes, the due date is May 17. Registration and payment can be completed online at www.bighollow.us.
A registration confirmation letter will be emailed when your registration has been
received and processed. A final schedule, including busing, will be sent out the week
before summer school starts. Transportation will be available for any Big Hollow Summer School student that has
completed registration by Friday, May 17th. I will be teaching the For the Love of Picture Books class.
ABC REVIEW
May 9 I Inside out day- wear your clothes inside out to school
May 10 J Jammie day- wear your jammies to school
May 13 K Kindness Day- do some acts of kindness today
May 14 L Laptop Day- give “free choice” time on laptops
May 15 M Mismatch Day- wear mismatch clothing
May 16 N Number day- we will play number games in class
May 17 O Outside Day- enjoy an activity outside
May 20 P Purple Day- wear something purple
May 21 Q Quiet Reading Day- we will have quiet reading time
May 22 R Red Day- wear red
May 23 S Sports Apparel Day – wear your favorite team or sport
May 24 T T-Shirt Day -wear your favorite t-shirt
May 27 Memorial Day- No School
May 28 U USA Day -wear red, white, and blue
May 29 V Visit Day- Kindergarten will visit First Grade
May 30 W Walking Day- we will walk around the school
May 31 X Xtra recess Day
June 3 Y Yellow & Year End Day- wear yellow and help clean up the class
June 4 Z Zip Up & Zoom out day- zip up your backpack and zoom out!
Remember, your child can practice reading skills on Lexia and math skills on Edgenuity at home! If you misplaced your child's username/password, let me know!
A few reminders:
SNACK
Please remember to send a NUT-FREE snack with your child daily as we have an early lunch.
READING AND PHONICS
We continued our Open Court phonics curriculum and School Wide reading program! We continued our unit on personal narrative writing. We have been working on magic e words.
SIGHT WORDS
a the and go had he I see has you we of am
have as in it is him on can his at to girl did for but up all with
look what her was were said that down they boy out do little
be she there then when some
MATH
We are working on Module 5 in our Eureka Math curriculum! We are working with numbers 11-20!
IMPORTANT DATES.
May 10 Sight Word Test
May 13 Scholastic Book Order Due
May 14 Kindergarten Showcase 6:30-7:30
May 17 Summer School Registration due
May 15 Cultural Fair 5-6:30 Elementary Gym
May 27 No School Memorial Day
SKILLS THAT CAN WORKED ON AT HOME
•Writing first name using PENCIL. Capitalize the first letter and use lowercase for the rest.
•Using alphabet flashcards (easily made with index cards) to review capital and lowercase letters.
•Using alphabet flash cards practice letter sounds.
•Practice SIGHT WORDS
•Practice numbers 0-20 using flashcards
•Please teach your child to tie their shoes.
•Please teach your child to zip.
•Please teach them to put on their glove or mittens.
•Please teach them to put on their snow pants and boots.
THANK YOU!