Do we really turn our calendar over to June this week? I can’t believe how fast this school year is going by! It’s been a tremendous joy to partner with you in your child’s education this year! Our PBL continues to be a highlight for many of the kids. They are forming some beautiful relationships with the 7th graders and the partnership as they work on these projects is just amazing.
Important Dates:
- May 29: Memorial Day (no school)
- June 1: PBL Celebration (10:00-11:00)
- June 7: Holland Farmers Market and lunch at Kollen Park
- June 8: Last day of school! Happy summer!
- June 8: No hot lunch or pm busing
Important Announcements:
- Memorial Day Parade: ZCS students K-2nd grade who are interested and available that day are invited to march in the parade in downtown Zeeland! Please do be sure to note the instructions for Monday given in this document: Memorial Day Parade Information-1n8fago I will see you on Main St. near the intersection of Cherry and Centennial at 8:45! To the families who have reached out to me about other plans, have a wonderful day! We’ll miss you!
- PBL Celebration: On June 1st at 10:00 each child will present his/her project in a group! Please join us for cookies and lemonade in our classroom afterward. Thank you, in advance, to the families who have offered to donate cookies and lemonade! I know the kids are super excited to share their projects with you!
- Farmers Market and Lunch at Kollen Park: On Wednesday, June 7 we’ll be heading to our last kindergarten field trip, the Farmers Market! From there we’ll head to Kollen Park for a picnic lunch. We will not be eating hot lunch that day. We will be back to school about 12:45. “Morning kids” are welcome to stay until then! If you need to pick your child up at the normal 11:50 time, please meet us at Kollen Park. If this causes a problem for your family, please let me know and we’ll figure something out! I sent a letter about this home on Friday. You can also find it here: Farmers Market Parent Note-26se8wl If you have any questions, please let me know!
Check out how much we’re learning and growing in Christ!
Bible: We continue to learn about Paul’s journeys. Some days were challenging but God never left his side!
We continue to work on our Bible verse. The kids have even started singing it when they’re waiting in line or during transitions. 🙂
Por tanto, vayan y hagan discípulos de todas las naciones, bautizándolos en el nombre del Padre y del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo, enseñándoles a obedecer todo lo que les he mandado a ustedes. Y les aseguro que estaré con ustedes siempre, hasta el fin del mundo. Mateo 28:19-20
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. Matthew 28:19-20
Literacy: This week we learned about the letter Xx. We did a treasure hunt around our classroom searching for words with the letter Xx. We also learned about the verbs es and son.
We finished the aalpa! I’m so proud of all of the kids! The results aren’t something I typically share with parents, but if you’re interested in knowing how your child did, please let me know! I’m happy to share them with you, but they’re really meant to inform my instruction, help your child set goals for the future, help your child’s 1st grade teacher know where to begin instruction at the beginning of next school year. They’re definitely not “top secret,” but are really more meaningful from a teacher perspective than a parent at the kindergarten level in my opinion. Still curious? I’d love to chat and share them with you!
- Reading strategy: Inferring
- Read aloud: No Tengo Sueño
- Vocabulary words
- el sueño (dream)
- las polillas (moths)
- roncar (snore)
- acostarse (to lay down)
- travieso/a (naughty/mischievous)
- Word wall word: son, es
- Phrase of the week: ¿Puedo ir al próximo centro? (May I go to the next center?)
- Letter of the week: Xx
Math: We are practicing finding the number that is greater than, mayor, and less than, menor. We are also working lots with parts of 10.
Exploring God’s World: Our PBL continues to go well! We met with the 7th graders twice this week to work on our projects. They’re almost complete! When we talked about who we’d like to share our projects with the kids mentioned their families, of course, but I thought it was interesting that they also mentioned several friends from other classes or grades by name with whom they wanted to share. I love the amazing friendships your kids are forming!
Writing Workshop: We continue to work on How-To books. This week kindergarteners wrote about how to speak Spanish, how to go to a parade, how to research an animal, or how to take care of a pet.
Handwriting Without Tears: This week our handwriting went along well with our literacy! We practiced writing the lowercase h, b, and f.
From Our Immersion Coordinator
As we move into the summer months, stop by my office (#69 between the library and gym) if you would like a handout from add.a.lingua that gives suggestions and ideas for enhancing your child’s immersion education during the summer. As always, feel free to stop in or email me (jpierce@zcs.org) with any questions that you might have.