½ Day of School We can’t believe that it is already May. We only have a month and a half left of school!
school! Upcoming Events
May:
 Wednesday, May 15th
June:
 Tuesday, June 11th
 Wednesday, June 12th
 Thursday, June 13th
No School
May:
 Monday, May 27th
June:
 Friday, June 14th
Students will continue writing their last names when signing in and learning how to Fire Drills:
pronounce their last names. Please continue to work with your child at home on how to  Friday, May 13th @ 10:00a.m.
correctly pronounce his/her last name. Also, at home encourage your child to learn his/her  Tuesday, May 21st @ 2:00p.m.
home address and phone number. Prior to students entering kindergarten, we are asked if
they know these things. Spring Book Fair:
 Monday, May 20th – Thursday,
May 23rd
Students have been writing the numbers 22 – 24 on the message board and have been stating
the number poems. For this month and the next, they will learn how to write the numbers Book Fair Family Night:
25 – 27, and they will learn the new number poems.  Wednesday, May 22nd
o 4:10p.m. – 7:00p.m.
We will continue to implement our new writing program called Writer’s Workshop while
continuing to follow the HighScope Curriculum. We will continue to modify it to meet our PTO Ice-Cream Social:
student’s needs. Right now students are learning how to stretch and sound out words in  Wednesday, May 22nd
order to write words and/or sentences. We are using invented spelling when it comes to o 4:10p.m. – 7:00p.m.
Spirit Day:
writing the words down. We are helping student to memorize some sight words. We
 Friday, May 24th
encourage students to try their best and to not give up when they stumble upon a hard word. o Sports Day
Students have learned that they can make lists (grocery, phone, chore, birthday, etc.), as
well. Encourage your child to work on these strategies at home, too!
Upcoming Birthdays
May Birthdays:
 Leia Clark – May 5th
 Gloria Kim – May 10th
 Stella Kim – May 10th
 William Jue – May 15th
 Ziad Dessouki – May 24th
Article of the Month Events TBD
June Birthdays:
Building Your Child’s Self–Esteem None
 None