Important
Dates
May
22 – Author Day – Aaron Reynolds
22 – All library books are due
25 – No School – Memorial Day
29 – Sunglasses Day
June
3 – Blackberry Farm Field Trip
5 – School Picnic
9 – Last Day of School – 12:00 Dismissal
Last Day of
School
Our last day of school
will be, Tuesday, June 9. School will be
dismissed at 12:00. Report cards will be
handed out on this day. If your child is
unable to attend on this day, you may pick up his/her report card the following
week in the office. They cannot be
handed out early.
End of the Year Picnic
Our end of the year picnic will be on Friday, June
5. We will be going outside (weather
permitting) for quite a while in the morning.
The PTO will be supplying lunch. If your child does not like what is being
served, just send a sack lunch to school that day. More information will be
coming at a later date.
ABC
Countdown
5/26 – “P” – Partners/Puzzles
5/27 - “Q” – Quiet
Day
5/28 – “R” – Read
with a friend
5/29 – “S” – Sunglasses
Day
Summer
Reading Suggestions
It is important to continue to read with your
child every day this summer. It is also
important for them to read to you. This
will not only better prepare them for 2nd grade, but it will also
increase their confidence and comprehension skills.
Here are some popular kids' book
selections for you to enjoy!
Frog
and Toad
by Arnold Lobel
Amelia
Bedelia
by Peggy Parish
Henry
and Mudge
by Cynthia Rylant
Arthur by Marc Brown
Horrible
Harry by
Suzy Kline
Cam
Jansen Mysteries by
David A. Adler
Jigsaw
Jones Mysteries
by James Preller
Junie
B. Jones
by Barbara Parks
Magic
Tree House
by Mary Pope Osborne
This week we read Horse
Life Cycle by Eric Charlesworth. We worked on vocabulary words and how this
life cycle was different from the life cycles we have already studied.
Phonics Skills
We will work on words with the /ir/ sound in them.
Grammar Skills
We will work on using synonyms.
Spelling Words
Our
spelling words for next week are:
yet, hid,
kept, skirt, girl, shirt, first, of, eight, birthday
Have a safe and happy Memorial Day!
