9 days and counting!

Whew!  The countdown is on!  Let's keep this Kindergarten Party going for 9 more days!!!  

Tuesday:  Read and Relax day.  Kids can wear pajamas or other relaxing clothes.  Bring in a favorite book to read and - if you get this email in time - a towel to sit on inside and outside.  

Wednesday:  Picnic and Play in the park. Kids can dress like Super Heroes this day.  If you have not already done so, please look at the sign up genius. 

http://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/60b0c4cabaf2da64-rehm/921501

Thursday:  Team Shirt Day.  Also,  ALL LIBRARY BOOKS ARE DUE!!!  

Friday:  Unique Day-we will draw self portraits.

14 More Days!

Reading:  We did a few assessments this week as we wrap up the trimester.  We did assessments on asking and answering questions and on identifying main idea and details.

Writing:  We continue to work on adding events to narrative stories.  This week we will work on fiction writing.

Math:  We are working on writing and identifying larger numbers.  We are also assessing fact fluency and writing number sentences.

Science:  We are looking at the life cycle of butterflies, plants, frogs, and fish!

ABC Countdown for this Week

M: Math and Movie Day
N:  Note Day
O:  Outside day-dress for the weather, but we may move it to Thursday if it is cold/rainy
P:  Princess Day-Girls dress like princesses and make the rules
Q:  Be Quick!  It's Olympic Day-Dress for being outside and in PE shoes


May 18th-Oak Park Public Library presentation (day)
May 22-Olympic Day (day) Parent Teacher Softball Game (night):  Click link for info
May 27th-Kindergarten Picnic and Play at Rehm Park (day)
June 2 (NEW DATE)- Walking Field trip to the Oak Park Conservatory:  I need at least one adult to join us for this trip.  If we get two adults we will probably stop at Rehm and have our recess there.  We are hoping for a 10:45 tour but it has not been confirmed.

June 5th- Last day of School

On our way to the Young Athletes event
 with our buddies from Mrs. Sak's class

We had a GREAT first week of our alphabet countdown!  Thanks to all of you for remembering so many details.  May is a busy month around Irving!

Reading:  We read a lot of books about plants and seeds.  We are practicing figuring out unknown words using pictures and word clues to help us.  the students did a great job figuring out the meaning of the word seedling.

Writing:  We are working on using transition words like first, next, then, and last in our writing.  The students are working on narrative stories that have more than one event.

Math:  We continue to work on decomposing teen numbers.  We are also working on naming numbers in different ways.  During calendar we are practicing writing two digit numbers and counting on from a given number to solve an addition problem.

Science:  Our classroom is full of spring life!  Seedlings will go home today and our caterpillars are forming their chrysalis.

ABC Countdown for next week:

Monday:  Hat Day!
Tuesday:  Ice Cream Day!  (We will have popsicles in the K pod with our friends.)
Wednesday: Jokes-send in a joke!  I love a good Kindergarten Joke!
Thursday:  Boys dress like kings!
Friday:  Lunch outside.

May 14th Art Fest-This is the culmination of a year's worth of Music, PE, Art, Spanish , Technology and Poetry!  It is a great evening event! 
May 18th-Oak Park Public Library presentation (day)
May 22-Olympic Day (day) Parent Teacher Softball Game (night):  Click link for info
May 27th-Kindergarten Picnic and Play at Rehm Park (day)
June 2 (NEW DATE)- Walking Field trip to the Oak Park Conservatory:  I need at least one adult to join us for this trip.  If we get two adults we will probably stop at Rehm and have our recess there.  We are hoping for a 10:45 tour but it has not been confirmed.

June 5th- Last day of School

Don't forget that book talks start next week.  Be sure to help your child choose a great book to present to the class.  If at all possible, send the book in with your child on the day of the talk.

Poetry Break:
Your child should have come home with a copy of a poem mostly memorized.  Keep practicing this poem with your child for Irving's annual poetry celebration.  Every child in the school memorizes a poem and walks around to different classrooms during library time to present the poems.  We all love a little poetry break!

If your child loves the poem, encourage them to come back for Art Fest on May 14th.  They can walk around and be a traveling poet and recite their poem for anyone who needs a poetry break.  There are also musical performances, visual art displays, technology art projects, and spanish games.  The culminating event is a poetry slam.  Flyers are going home today for kids who want one last chance to perform a poem or song or rap.  They can perform in the poetry slam.  (This does not need to be the poem that was sent home, but it can be.)

Fitness Week

NATIONAL SPORTS AND

FITNESS WEEK

May 4th - 9th

Monday- Ball and Rope Day - bring your favorite ball                             and/or jump rope to school and use it during                           recess.

Tuesday- Healthy Heart Day - wear red and bring a                               healthy snack to lunch.

Wednesday- ACES - 10:55 -11:10am

                     All children exercising simultaneously.

Thursday- Sports Hat Day - wear your favorite sports hat to school and bring a water bottle to use if you have one.

Friday- School Spirit Day - wear Irving school clothing or anything with red and white in it and make sure to get at least 10 hrs. of sleep tonight.

Saturday- District 97’s Annual Fun Run

              8:00 am at Lindburg Park.

May 6th Kindergarten Orientation-Do you know any incoming Kindergartners?  Tell them about this opportunity for them to see the Kindergarten classrooms!  
May 8th Young Athlete's Field Trip in the morning
May 14th Art Fest-This is the culmination of a year's worth of Music, PE, Art, Spanish , Technology and Poetry!  It is a great evening event!
May 22-Olympic Day (day) Parent Teacher Softball Game (night)
May 27th-Kindergarten Picnic and Play at Rehm Park (day)
June 1- Walking Field trip to the Oak Park Conservatory

June 5th- Last day of School