Look what we are doing in Kindergarten, Some things may change so it is always best to check with Mrs. Brodar if you have any questions or concerns. There is also a file at the end that discusses the overall curriculum for the year. Please look at the newly added storyit.com link too. The Word Magnet short vowel section can be a lot of fun. There are many good tools on the sight.

Please note that our graduation ceremony will be Friday May 21, 2010. Students will come to school at 8:45 to 9:00 and the ceremony will start at 9:30am in the church. Students will not be returning to class after the ceremony. This is the last day of Kindergarten.

We continue to be very busy in KA!

* Learn how to say the rosary and discuss the Glorious Mysteries.

* Learn about the saints whose special feast days are in May.

* Continue to understand the Holy Spirits presence inour lives and how It can help us make good choices.

* Have a picnic snack with our bears and decsribe our special bears

* Continue practicing these high frequency words: you, that, we, at, one, what, little, two, three, up, get, where, it, have, do, not, in, big, I, the, go, but, like, is, can, am, look, on, red, little, and blue.

* Listen to a description and describe clearly an idea, a feeling, or an event.

* Continue working on blending letters to make words and reading these words in short stories.

* Using telling and asking sentences.

* Classify items using similarities.

* Practice counting and writing from 20-31.

* Practice ordering numbers 0-20 in sequence.

* Count forward and backwards by ones and twos.

* We had 5 chicks hatch!

* We will learn about all the different ways we can Recycle, reduce and reuse.

* Learn all about the food pyramid and how to eat healthy.

* Learn how to keep our heart healthy.

* Continue practicing our classroom/school rules and discussing the Student Learning Expectations (SLEs).

* Memorize our phone numbers.

* Learn the National Anthem.

*Continue to build upon what we are learning through the OLPH Anti-Bullying Program. In Room K-B we are respectful and work hard to always "build up" not "tear down" each other's dignity.

* Continue practicing the correct letter formation of the letters.

* Write in our Writing Workshop journals.

* We are learning to always start our sentences with a capital letter, put spaces between the words, and end each sentence with a punctuation mark.

* We will continue to practice writing complete sentences.

As we approach the end of the year, I would like to thank all of the classroom volunteers for making this a great year. I have been blessed to be a part of your children's year. Keep up all the hard work over the summer.

Parents might find the following information about Kindergarten and the curriculum informative and helpful.