A look at our learning...
Fundations: the final parent packet of the year is in your child's Friday Folder. While we want students to rest and relax over the summer, it is also important to work on things over the summer, at least a couple times a week. Reading is SO important and should occur daily. Reading to them and having them read to you. Both are important. Please continue to practice their spelling words and reinforce correct letter formation, sounding out words, etc. over the summer. This will help them begin first grade with ease!
Inside the Friday Folder are also several papers from me with ideas on how to extend their learning throughout the summer in fun ways and math games that only require dice or a deck of playing cards. I hope you find these helpful and will try some of the activities throughout the summer!
Spelling Test: on Thursday, we took our final Word Wall spelling test over all 49 words we have learned this year! These tests will come home with report cards next Thursday. If your child missed any words, it is very important to continue practicing and mastering them over the summer. Make it fun by creating flashcards, writing the words in chalk outside, using magnetic letters, or turning practice into a game. A little practice throughout the summer can make a big difference in helping them feel confident and prepared for first grade!
Math: we have completed our final math unit of the year and the final parent packets are in your child's Friday Folder.
Writing: we are working on special Kindergarten Memory books that will come home next week.
Field Day: we had a BLAST at Field Day and could not have asked for more perfect weather! A huge THANK YOU to Coach C, teachers and parent volunteers who helped make this day possible! BEU does Field Day like no other! A few pictures are below, but so many more are posted on the class Facebook page.
Final Week of Kindergarten: even though next week is our final week of kindergarten, it is still very important that students are at school every day and stay for the entire day. We have many fun, exciting, and memorable activities and final projects planned that we do not want anyone to miss out on, and attendance remains important through the very last day of school. Students will also still need all of their normal school items each day, including their backpack, take-home folder, water bottle, and snack — even on the last day of school.
Year 10 Drone Photo: one of our favorite traditions at BEU is to capture a schoolwide drone photo in the shape of the number representing how many years our school has been open. This year marks our 10th anniversary, and we had so much fun taking this photo on Monday. Look for it to be hanging in the halls next year along with the other numbers!
Lunch with the Principal: yay Gwen and Ian! They were chosen to have Lunch with the Principal for the month of May. Gwen was our classroom winner and Ian was chosen by Mrs. Trumbower, our media teacher, as specialists also get to pick a student each month! She chose him out of all students in grades K-5!
Reading Logs & Sneaky Reading Challenge: May reading logs are due on Wednesday! Our final Sneaky Reading Challenge, which was sent home earlier this month, is to read with a stuffed animal. This should be an easy and cozy one to complete, especially at bedtime! I would love to see photos of all of our students completing the challenge shared on our class Facebook page as we wrap up our final reading challenge of the school year. Thank you to all of the families who have participated in the Sneaky Reading Challenges throughout the year and supported the importance of reading at home. Your encouragement and involvement have truly made a difference!
1st grade visit: on Wednesday, we visited Mrs. Clark’s first grade classroom to get a sneak peek of what next year will look like! The students had the opportunity to ask questions about first grade, learn about some of the exciting things they will do next year, and begin getting excited for what’s to come!
Alphabet Countdown to Summer: this week, we enjoyed an extra morning recess on Monday for R is for Recess Day. Mr. B (a former art teacher and principal) also taught the students about monochromatic art and led them in a fun art project featuring the letter R and the color red, which they brought home earlier this week.
On Tuesday, we enjoyed learning with our stuffed animals for S is for Stuffed Animal Day. Wednesday’s Show & Tell time was a hit, and we loved learning about the special treasures our classmates shared. On Thursday, students had so much fun building forts for U is for Under the Table Day. Finally, on Friday, my class definitely showed up and showed out for V is for Vacation Day! We saw so many great outfits, props, accessories, and creative ideas. They truly understood the assignment!
Next week they will need to wear workout clothes and tennis shoes are a must on Monday for W is for Workout Day!
Surprise visitor: we had a very special surprise visitor on Thursday! Miss Brinkman came back one final time to spend recess, snack, and free choice time with us. Today, she officially graduated from the University of Missouri! Be sure to check out the stole she made with help from the students. Each child added their handprint and name, making it such a meaningful keepsake from her time in kindergarten with us.
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