The Kindergator Gazette
May 2013
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Kindergarten is the Place to Be!
Dates to Remember:
May 6Kindergarten Field Day
May 23Last Day of School
Words and Phonograms of the Week
On alternate weeks, the focus is going to be on either words or phonograms. Here are some activities you can do with your child.
1. Find the words for the week in magazines or newspapers.
2. Find a sentence in a magazine or newspaper with one or more of the words in it. Circle the words.
3. Write a sentence using the words of the week.
4. Make up a silly rhyme using the phonogram of the week.
Language Arts
This month, the language arts curriculum will focus on these words and phonograms:
April 29–May 3-un (bun, fun, gun, pun, run, sun)
May 6 - 10New Words: are, here
May 13—17-ug (bug, dug, hug, jug, lug, mug, pug, rug, tug)
May 20 - 23Review all short vowels,words and phonograms
End-of-year List of Kindergarten Phonograms
Phonograms (word families):
-am (ham, jam, ram, Sam, Pam)
-at (bat, cat, fat, hat, mat, pat, rat, sat, vat)
-ap (cap, map, rap, sap, tap)
-it (bit, fit, hit, kit, lit, pit, sit)
-ig (big, dig, fig, jig, pig, rig, wig)
-ip (dip, hip, lip, nip, rip, sip, tip)
-ot (cot, dot, got, hot, jot, lot, not, pot, rot, tot)
-op (hop, mop, pop, top)
-ox (box, fox
-et (bet, get, jet, let, met, net, pet, set, wet)
-en (Ben, den, hen, Ken, men, pen, ten)
-ed (bed, fed, led, Ned, red, Ted)
-ut (but, gut, hut, jut, cut, nut, put, rut)
-un (bun, fun, gun, pun, run, sun)
-ug (bug, dug, hug, jug, lug, mug, pug, rug, tug)
Mathematics
Students will continue to develop their addition and subtraction skills using word problems. During the month of May, students will review concepts learned throughout the year. They will also be introduced to calculators and learn how to work with them.
Social Studies
In May, we are discussing family roles and responsibilities as well as Mother’s Day. For Mother’s Day, we always have so much fun! We all love making nice things for Mom.
Please make sure your child knows his/her address and phone number since this is vital information every child should know.
Summer is Coming!
During the last week of school, you will receive a calendar with activities your child can do over the summer.
Health
In health, the children will discuss the importance of making good choices. They will recognize that there are consequences to actions and behaviors. They will also discuss summertime safety.
Science
In May, the students will studyocean animals.
Field Day!
On May 6th, the kindergarten will have a Field Day playing games all day long. The children will need to wear play clothes, (not swimsuits) shoes to run in, and sunscreen. Your teacher will send home more information as the date nears.
Thank you!
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the many volunteers who have given their time to help the kindergarten teachers and children this year. We feel you have given us the very best support in the classroom and out of it. The children are the ultimate beneficiaries of your efforts. Thank you, so very much!