*REACH* Leadership Academy: Look into our week Unit 6 wk 2 (5/7-5/11)

Good evening parents and guardians,

Huge thanks to all those families that were able to donate towards our FIESTA! We had a great time!

FIELD TRIP

Forms will be going home tomorrow.

Each kinder class is allowed to have 5 "official" chaperones.

If you are interested, please let me know and I will place your name in a raffle.

Names will be pulled May 18.

If you are not chosen as an official chaperones, you may still join us on the trip!

1) you will need to drive yourself on your own to the location

2) pay for your entrance at the door

3) MUST come alone, no siblings are allowed to attend

4) Sign contract with school (stating above)

If you have any questions, please let me know!

Please be sure to check your child's backpack everyday to clean it out and look at important papers.

Scholastic Book Orders
As soon as you place an order, let me know so I can approve it. The system is no longer notifying teachers when there is a new order.
Scholastic Books-not only do they have monthly books for $1, but you help the class earn point to purchase books. Feel free to place an order using the link below and use our classroom identification code. Book orders are usually delivered in a week and a half.
Classroom code: M9M7P

Scholastic Book Club

Be sure to check out the new school calendar

Be sure to check out our Shutterfly page for our latest classroom pictures. If you would like access, please email me for a special invite.

Don't forget to use SMARTYPANTS at home. This new, fun reading program can be accessed at home. All students received their log in information last month. If you have any question, let me know.

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Please help me reinforce the following hand signals and rules:

Hand Signals: (show me the number of fingers in the air)

1 finger: restroom

Encourage your child to use the restroom before school, during both recesses, lunch and after school.

2 fingers:water

Children may bring their own water bottle to keep in class, please LABEL it with their name

3 fingers: pencil

Student may replace their dull or broken pencil for a new one

4 fingers: tissue

when needed, please ask student to sit back down right away

5 fingers: question

question for me to give more information on

Classroom rules:

#1: Listen while the teacher is talking

#2: Follow directions quickly

#3: Respect others, respect yourself, respect your school

#4: Raise your hand to speak or stand

#5: Keep your hands to yourself

#6: Keep your dear teacher happy

If you have any question or concerns please feel free to email me, text back to the reminders I set or stop by the classroom.

School News:
Be sure to check out the parent HUB
Parent HUB link

May Family project went home yesterday:

5/23: STEAM Expo

Our version of open house

Here is a look into our week

Songs to practice at home:

Language Arts: Unit 6-week 2

Theme: cooking
Story of the week: "Chicks and salsa"
Poem of the week: "Chicks and Salsa"

Letter(s) of the week: Oo

Songs of the week for the letter(s) Oo
ABC mouse

ABC mouse-O song

Have Fun teaching

Have Fun Teaching-O song

StoryBots

StoryBots-O song

Home activities: Look for the letter(s) Oo (in all types of fonts)
Say words that begin and end with Oo
Draw pictures that begin with Oo
Sound out blend CVC words (determine if real or silly)

yom, jom, bog, lop, zop, rop, tob

Weekly reading comprehension test: Every Friday (Based on the comprehension skill of the week)

Song we review in class: Parts of a story song
This week's focus: Character

High Frequency Words (HFW-also known as Sight words : Same set of words last for two weeks. These words are meant to be read just by "seeing" them)

This week's words: is, that, go, come

Math: Unit 14-addition and subtraction

Students will be able to add/subtract numbers to 10

with objects
with number line
with pictures

Students will be able to draw simple addition and subtraction problems
Students will be able to represent the numbers they are adding or subtracting

Songs

Science: Paleontologist

Students will be able to state facts about paleontologist

Writing: The Writing house

WRITING TEST: Friday

write a sentence that contains a:

`who, what, where, when and why

use the word "because" and draw a picture that matches

Review writing house and lines
Practice writing a sentence that contains a "who", "what", "where", "when" and "why"

The cat is running to the tree in the morning because he wanted to chase a bird.
My dog will sit at the carpet at 5 o'clock because he wants to earn his treat.