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