Reminders:

Monday-Memorial Day-No school

Tuesday-W day Dress Wacky

Thursday-Y day Wear Yellow

Friday-last day of school! Half day dismissal at 11:45 No PM bussing

What We Have Been Learning:

Math-We are reviewing 3D shapes, teen numbers, addition and subtraction and math partners.

Reading-We are opening all of our reading bins for the class. They are loving choosing from a large assortment of books. I love to see them get excited about a new book and sharing it with a friend. This week for R day on Monday, many students read book a loud to the class. They are doing great!

Writing-This week we learned about small moments. We used a watermelon to remind us that sometimes we have a big idea for writing, but just like a water melon, we need to make it smaller. We sliced it and then picked out the seeds (details) of a story. It has been amazing to watch these writers grow this year!

Bible-We reviewed our theme verse for the year and thought about the gifts and talents God has put in each one of us.

Phonics-we continue to review vowels.

It was fun to have a different teacher step into our room on upside down day. Maestra Zondervan also enjoyed seeing our class. 🙂

Reminders:

Wednesday, May 25: Team Day! Wear your favorite team’s colors.

Friday, May 27: blue jacket pick up (if you choose to have your child wear one for the Memorial Day parade)

Monday, May 29: No School, Zeeland Memorial Day Parade Please email me if your child is walking with our class and if you would like to walk. Thank you!

What We Have Been Learning:

Picnic in Pajamas on Thursday!

Working hard on our PBL projects.

Neon Day! We borrowed a special light from Maestra Zondervan and it was so fun!!

Bible: We looked at a map of Paul’s ministry travels. What an amazing example of following Jesus’s commission for us to go and tell the world about his love for us.

Math: We learned about 3D shapes! We explored our classroom looking for pyramids, cones, rectangular prisms and cubes. This is a great thing to do at home and practice that vocabulary. We are also reviewing subtraction. It can be tricky to remember how to subtract at first, but once the kids get started, they are catching on!

Phonics: We reviewed digraphs th, sh, wh, ch.

I was so proud of your children and the hard work that they did preparing their PBL presentations! I hope that they stay curious and keep writing and creating displays of what they have learned. National Geographic kids is a great resource for kid friendly animal research. There are many picture books available at the library as well.

Reminders:

• Tuesday, May 19: N is for Neon. Try to wear something with neon! 🙂
• *Date Change* May 18: Field Trip to Holland Farmer’s Market and Kollen Park
  • Students arrive normally to school
  • Chaperones may stay and help put booster seats in vehicles and pack lunches into cooler
  • Please send in a booster seat with your child
  • Please send a sack lunch if you did not order one
  • Apply sunscreen at home if it is needed 🙂
  • Prepare your child by telling them they will be allowed to spend $2. What could that buy? What couldn’t that buy? It is helpful to talk about this before we get to the market.
  • We will be away from school from 9am-12:30ish.
• Thursday, May 19: wear pajamas for Picnic in Pajamas day
• Friday, May 20 PBL celebration You are invited to our classroom at 9 am on Friday, May 20. Each group will be presenting what was learned about a particular animal. We will have treats afterwards and then students will be dismissed for recess by 10:10.
• May 29: Memorial Day, no school but your kindergartner is invited to walk in the parade. More details coming soon

What We Have Been Learning:

Phonics: vowel u and l blends were worked on this week. I am impressed at how quickly the class picked up these sounds. It can be tricky!

Engaging God’s World: We wrapped up our research and next week we will prepare presentations for the PBL celebration on Friday.

Math: We learned about Math Mountains this week. Please ask your child if they remember the story 🙂

Daily 5: I am amazed at the growth in our young readers! I keep reaching for books I haven’t read before and they are doing hard work reading through them.

This week we also listened to information on safe touch. She reminded children who safe adults are to talk to if they ever have a question.

It was wonderful to wrap up our week with Grandparents Day! What a special time for the whole family. The love in the building could be felt in every classroom. I am so happy to share this time with grandchildren and grandparents.

Reminders:

• Monday, May 9: ABC Countdown H dress in your favorite Holiday colors. 
• May 11: NO PM Busing
• May 12: ½ Day *Tulip Time* Busing Available  10:45 am Dismissal for MS. 11:45 am Dismissal for Elementary
• May 13: Y5-8th Grandparents Day – Register here ½ Day. Hereis the 2022 Invite
• *Date Change* May 18: Field Trip to Holland Farmer’s Market and Kollen Park *We are working out some of the details, but we would love parent helpers! Our tentative time will be 9-12:30. I will set up a sign up once the time is confirmed.
• May 29: Memorial Day, no school but your kindergartner is invited to walk in the parade. More details coming soon.

What We Are Learning:

Chalk, Donuts, Elephant and Piggie, Freaky Friday, and Games were a fun part of the week!

Bible: We have read about Saul’s transformation to Paul and Paul’s ministry. This is an amazing reminder that God can change our hearts and use us to spread the good news.

Phonics: We learned wh and ch blends. We also reviewed vowel 0 with short and long vowel sounds in the middle of words.

Math: we spent some time taking an end of year assessment. Although we are still introducing new concepts, this is a good time to make sure we are on track for adding and subtracting within 5, understanding partners of ten and greater and less.
we continue to review and practice teen numbers.

PBL: our animal groups have made lists of what they want to learn about an animal. The kids are jerking journals to write out what they are learning.