Dear Families,
We learned the letters t and h together can make two different sounds. They can have the voiced “th” sound like in feather and the unvoiced “th” sound like in thimble. The voiced “th” sound makes our lips and tongue vibrate and tickle. The kindergartners made some cute Easter bunny box decorations. If something were to fall off, just glue it back on at home. We reviewed some letters and practiced writing them the North Tama kindergarten way along with some sight words. The boys and girls continue to turn the eggs two times a day and wait for chicks to hatch. This is an exciting process to watch, and the eggs are scheduled to hatch shortly after Easter! The students worked on a few Easter projects throughout the week. On Tuesday the elementary students attended the NED assembly. We learned that NED stands for Never give up, Encourage others, and Do your best. The presenter told great stories with important messages while performing yo-yo tricks.
The kindergartners continued Daily 5 this week. The boys and girls worked through each Daily 5 center everyday we were able to schedule Daily 5. Because of our crazy schedule, some days we worked in the centers longer than others. Our goal for working with writing is ten minutes. For many, Daily 5 makes the morning or the afternoon go by really quickly!
We are in need of some supplies for Daily 5. The students could use more individual cd players with headphones and individual tape players with headphones for listening to reading. Colored chalk (not sidewalk chalk) is also wanted!
Please check with your kindergartner on the condition of his/her pencils at school. Some need replaced! Some pencils need to be replaced by families because the eraser is worn down or the pencil is too short. Please send pencils with erasers on them so that if your student makes a mistake he/she can easily erase it.
Lately many children have been forgetting their folders at home. So many are borrowing our classroom folders that some days we are close to running out. If you find a borrowing folder at home, please send it back. Getting the folder into the backpack is a great way for your kindergartner to practice being responsible.
Sharing for next week is free choice.
North Tama Elementary is using a math practice website called IXL. Kindergarten families are welcome to go online and use this website. The address is www.ixl.com/signin/northtama. Your child’s user name is their first initial followed by their last name. All of these letters are lowercase. You child’s password is your child’s initials typed in lowercase letters. For example, if your child’s name is John Smith, his username would be jsmith, and his password would be js. This is a great tool and easy to use!!! At each questions there is an option to have the computer speak to you. You also get prizes when you reach the goals!!! Try it, it’s great! Another great website for literacy is www.starfall.com. This website gives students many different ways to learn and read!
The kindergartners continue to work with the green, yellow, and right light system. We start every day on green. (Green is great!) If the class is loud or isn’t following directions as a group, the green will turn to yellow. (Yellow is a warning.) If the boys and girls work hard and begin listening and following directions we can move back to a green. If they do not, we move to red. (Red is BAD!) If the kindergartners get to red, they eat snack silently. If they get two in a day, they eat snack silently AND put their heads down on their tables for a few minutes. Our new goal is to have 4 days in a row without any YELLOWS. Check with your kindergartner on how close we are to reaching the new goal. (There is a chance that we meet this goal this week after this newsletter is printed, copied, and stapled.)
Soon Mrs. Turner will be sending home another Scholastic book order. This is a great way to start a summer library, and we encourage all of our students to read throughout the summer! Notice the due date on the form and return it on time. Please send checks with the book order instead of cash and make the checks out to Scholastic.
Please put extra socks in your student’s backpack. Kids that wear sandals and flip flops to school like to wear socks with their gym shoes to p.e.
There will be no school on Friday, April 6th.
On April 18th the students are dismissed at 12:50 for professional development. There is no school for students on Wednesday, May 9th.
Round up week will be April 30th – May 4th. Kindergarten students stay home that week so that we can get to know the future kindergartners. Please mark your calendars and arrange for child care that week.
VIP Days (formerly known as Grandparent Days) have been scheduled for May 10th and 11th. Your child will get to invite special guests to come to school and watch a short program in the classroom, enjoy a special snack, and check out our room and school. Students may invite grandparents and/or special friends to attend. The guests choose which day they will attend. Invitations will go home later. A rsvp note will also go home later. Families will need to fill that note out and send it back to school so that we have enough chairs and snacks ready!
Enjoy this 3 day weekend!
Mrs. Turner and Mrs. Daugherty
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