Week of April 14 - 17, 2009

Kindergarten News
Next week we will be learning the digraph sh as in shark and ship. We will try to have Show & Tell with items containing the digraph sh anywhere in the word. Please continue to practice all letter sounds at home!
In Math, we will be moving on with Chapter 11 Addition. Discuss with your child what skills he/she is learning and for extra practice review the completed work sent home each day.
School will be closed for Spring Break on Thursday, Friday, and Monday. Doors will reopen on Tuesday, April 14th. It will be Day 6 on the special classes’ schedule. Please remember library books or sneakers as needed.
Thank you to all the homeroom helpers who helped with the Easter Parties and Egg Hunt on Monday. It was really fun and EGG-citing!!
Teacher Appreciation Week will be May 4-9. Nomination forms are being sent home in your child’s folder. Students can nominate their favorite teacher to win a Fairlane Village Mall prize package! Students will need to tell who their favorite teacher is and why, and they will get the chance to win a prize package—one for them and one for the teacher whom they have nominated! Additional forms can be obtained in the mall office or online at www.shopfairlanevillage.com Deadline for entry is April 24th. **Completed forms can be returned to the mall office, where they will be displayed beginning May 4th. Entries must be on the provided nomination form to be eligible. Winners will be announced May 11th.
As part of the spring season and our FOSS Science curriculum, Kindergarten will be learning about Living Things and Animals. Over the next month, we will be getting a close up look at Goldfish and Guppies, the life cycle of the painted lady butterfly, and maybe even some worms or insects!