Kindergarten News April 2019

Kindergarten News: April 2019 News and Announcements Happy spring! Hopefully we have seen the last of the snow and can look forward to some warmer weather in the upcoming months. I would like to take a moment to say thank you to all who have donated supplies, time, and energy throughout the course of this school year. Your kindness and generosity are greatly appreciated! J

Scholastic If you are interested in ordering from Scholastic, you can do so at www.scholastic.com/bookclub or send in a completed order form with payment to school. All orders earn points that can be used to purchase books for the classroom. Remember to enter our class code, MJLTT. All orders for the month are due by Thursday, April 11th.

Literacy We will continue to study a new letter each week throughout the month of April. New letters and high-frequency words include: 4/1: V-v what, said, was 4/8: Z-z where, come 4/22: Q-q where, come 4/29: Y-y Review all words



Dates to Remember

**Please continue to practice high-frequency words with your children at home, in addition to reading the photocopied books/leveled books that are sent home each week.

April 11th: Scholastic book order due April 12th: Spring celebration

**For a complete list of letters/words taught to date, please visit our class website, http://misszajac.weebly.com.

April 15th ‒ April 19th: April vacation April 22nd: Earth day!

Science/Social Studies





In April, we will continue our study of life cycles. Students will learn about trout, frogs, butterflies, and plants. They will have the opportunity to plant their own seed later this month. In light of Earth Day, our class will begin to think about the importance of taking care of our planet. We will brainstorm ways that we can help make the world a better place. We will discuss what it means to be green and why it is important for us to reduce, reuse, and recycle.

Math

Odds and Ends

Our mathematicians have been working hard! This month we will continue to think about numbers to 100. We will also begin our study of two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes. We will continue review previously taught skills̶counting, base 10, number writing, teen numbers, addition and subtraction.

Our spring celebration will take place on Friday, April 12th. Mrs. LeBlanc will be in touch with families about volunteer opportunities as the date approaches.

The children are becoming experts at counting by 1 s, 2 s, 5 s, and 10 s. Please continue to encourage them to practice counting.

Two-dimensional shapes Square Triangle Circle Square Hexagon Three-dimensional shapes Cube Cylinder Sphere Cone Flat surface Curved surface

Vertex Vertices Sides

Roll Slide Stack

As always, thank you for your continued support this year! J I wish you a very happy April vacation!