Week of April 11-15, 2016

Hello Room 4 families,

It's been another busy week in Room 4. We started working on storytelling, finished our art project for The Event, took our first geometry test, and said goodbye to Ms. Larissa. Ms Larissa, our yard duty supervisor, will be starting a position as an instructional aide at Cal Middle School on Monday. The kids made cards for her and said goodbye today. We will miss her!

Here is what we have coming up:

Important Dates

Friday, April 22: Rainbow free dress day. In the past each class was designated a color of the rainbow to wear, and kinder wore red. I will let you know more info about this as I receive it.

Wednesday, May 25: Open House. This is a fun evening for families to come check out the classrooms and kids show off all of their hard work from the year. Please mark your calendars!

Tuesday, June 14: Kinder play day, 9-12. Please mark your calendars for this as well! On this day we have lots of activities for the kids and then a family picnic out at the baseball fields. We would love lots of parent help with this to make it a great celebration of the end of the year. We will have stations of activities like sack races, musical chairs, painting, etc. If you have an idea for a station or would like to  help out, please let me know. All parents are invited to bring a lunch to eat with your child at 11.

Language Arts
This week we started a new comprehension/writing unit on storytelling. We will work on story elements such as characters, plot and setting. The kids will be writing their own stories as well.
As usual, we will be working on blending sounds and letters to make words every day. THe kids are getting to be such good readers! Please be sure to have your child read to you for 20 minutes every day.

Math
This week we will begin chapter 15, Position and Location of Shapes. Look for this in our homework this week.

Thanks for reading, everyone! Please let me know if you have questions or concerns.
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