Dear Parents,
Where does the time go? I can't believe that it is mid-May and that we are going on our nature hike in two weeks! Let's hope for a beautiful day! More field trip information will go home right before the trip but if you are planning to be a chaperone, please be at the school by 8:45am. We are planning to leave the school around 9:00am. Chaperones will have to carpool because the parking lot is very small at the entrance to the trail we take. I am still accepting chaperones for both the hike and our trip to Boston. If you are interested in either one, please let me know. Don’t forget that field trip money is due by the end of next week.
We have been learning more about butterflies and other insects this week. All of our caterpillars have turned into chrysalises and will hopefully turn into butterflies really soon! We spent time this week drawing and labeling the life cycle of a butterfly and will do the same for frogs next week! It’s exciting to see some real life cycles right in our own classroom!
The students brought their sunflower plants home today. They planted them a couple of weeks ago. The plants have grown quite a bit! We talked about how they will need lots of sun and water and a safe place to be planted. You may want them to grow a little more before they are transplanted or put them in a bigger pot for a while. They may also need to be supported by a stick as they grow.
We just completed our last math topic in Kindergarten! I have some assessments to give and some extra “Step-Up” lessons to do with the students but it is exciting to think that we made it through all sixteen of our Kindergarten math topics!
Please continue to work with your child on their subtraction fluency facts to five (5-3=2, 4-1=3, etc.). I will be testing the students on these to see how fluent they are. The goal is for students to tell me the answers within three seconds. I would also encourage you to work with your child on counting to 100 by 1s and 10s and practice recognizing and writing numbers to 20. Those teen numbers are tricky!
Have a great weekend!
Melanie Duncan
PS...We will be having a Classroom Cleaning Day on Wednesday, June 17th from 9:00-9:45am. I could use several parent volunteers to help with some of our cleaning projects. If you are interested, please let me know and I will add you to my list! Thanks!
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