Kinderbee News from Our Hive
** Don't Forget! **
Tomorrow, May 28th, is our closing program. Please have your child dressed in his/her Sunday best, and be in the Sanctuary by 6:40 p.m.
** There WILL be Morning Extended Care on Monday, June 1st.
Dates to Remember:
Tuesday, May 26: No Chapel
Thursday, May 28: Closing Program @ 7 p.m.
Monday, June 1: NO A.M. Extended Care
Monday, June 1: Our "Under the Sea" end of the year bash (stay tuned for compete details)
Tuesday, June 2: Closing Chapel @ 8:30 a.m. (K-8th)
Tuesday, June 2: Noon Dismissal- LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
Here's what we'll be up to this week:
BIBLE
Lesson 34: Paul Spreads the Gospel
Scripture Text: Acts 14: 8-18; 20: 7-12, 21-28
Target Truths
1. God has given us the responsibility to spread the gospel to all people.
2. God used Paul to begin His missionalry work.
3. All things that happen to a Christian will be used by God to fulfill His plan.
4. We can trust God to do what is best for us.
Memory Verse: " ...Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation."
Mark 16:15b
Math
Lesson 123: Identifying a Cone, and Sorting 3 Dimensional Objects
Lesson 124: Identifying Time of Day as (day or night, morning, afternoon, or evening); Sequencing Events that Happen During the Day; Comparing Temperatures at Different Times of the Day; Identifying the Liklihood of Events; and Identifying Events as More Likely, Equally Likely, or Less Likely
Lesson: 125: Counting by 2's, and Identifying Even and Odd Numbers to 10
Lesson 126: Measuring Distance Using Nonstandard Units
Lesson 127: Acting Out "Some, Some Went Away" Stories
Language Arts
We'll continue our practice with the short and long vowel sounds (A, E, I, O and U), new diapgraph sounds and we'll practice writing introduced letters correctly, sight word practice and much more! Language Arts is a very busy time of day for us! Don't forget to read 5 to 10 minutes at home each night. It is very important that you keep these books in a safe place at home and read them together each night. The more your child reads, the better reader he or she will become! Make it fun! Reward your child for a job well done. Read, read, read! It helps your child to become a more fluent reader, which in turn, will help them with their comprehension skills as they progress through 3rd grade and beyond!
It's also very important that you continue reading every day at home with your child this summer. We certainly don't want them to forget what they've learned. Remember, the more your child reads, the better reader your child will become!
During our Language Arts block, in addition to the phonics instruction, this time includes:
- poetry lesson
** Our Poetry journals will go home every Friday. Please don't forget to send it back to school on Monday.
- handwriting instruction
- literacy work stations (these are hands on, skill-building workjobs, games and activities)
- creative movement that reinforces target literacy skills
- Big book practice
- Decodable Reader instruction
- and more!
HERITAGE STUDIES/SCIENCE
In May, we're learning all about ponds, pond life and habitat. We're having loads of fun! We'll end our year with a "mini" unit on Oceans and Sea Life. Details about our end of the year "Under The Sea" Bash came home in your child's Communication Folder today. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns about our Bash. I hope lots of you can come! We're going to have "oceans and oceans" of fun! Sorry, I couldn't resist:-)
RESOURCES (** this week is our last week of resources)
Monday: Music
Tuesday: Jump and Learn is over for the year
Wednesday: Art
Thursday: Library
The Buzz...
* Please, send a note in your child's communication folder to me any time someone other than you (their parent) will be picking up your child. Even if the person picking your child is on the info sheet as o.k. to pick up, we STILL Must Have a written note from you. Thank you so much. If you have any questions concerning this, please let me know.
* Chapel is on Tuesdays at 8:30 a.m. The children are required to wear their chapel uniform (green Pinewood logo shirt and khaki bottoms) on chapel days. Parents are always invited to attend. Please sign in at the office, get your visitor badge, and meet us in the Sanctuary.
* We will have a snack every day at 1:20. Please label your child's snack with "snack" or pack it separately. Thanks!
* DON'T FORGET! Anyone having any contact with the children MUST be Covenant Care trained. This includes field trips.
** Be sure to look at the websites and kindergarten games that I've attached to the bottom of these notes/ All of these sites are safe for the children, plus there are great educational games to reinforce skills your children are learning in class. Check 'em out!
Please keep the children, Ms. Layton, and me in your prayers each day. If you ever have comments, questions and/or concerns, please feel free to contact me. Remember, we're in this together as partners for the children. God bless you all!
In Christ,
Mrs. Terhune
