Princess Anne Elementary

This Month: May

Watching Things
Change and Grow

Kindergarten News
Issue 9
How to reach us:
E-mail: amy.ellison@vbschools.com
ginger.sybers@vbschools.com

Important Dates

Look What Were Studying

Math:
Tell time to the hour using analog and digital clocks.
Identify the correct tool for a given unit of measurement
(scale, thermometer, clock, ruler)
Identify 1/2 or 1/4 of a set.
Add and subtract up to 10 using concrete objects.
Language Arts:
Use story language in discussions and retellings.
Retell familiar stories, using beginning, middle, and end.
Discuss characters, setting (when and where), and events.
Identify simple facts and information.
Make connections before, during and after reading.
Discuss meanings of words.
Ask and answer questions about what is read.
Use title and pictures to identify topic and make
predictions.
Writing:
Print first and last name correctly.
Use complete sentences.
Use appropriate spacing between letters, words, and sentences.
Use capitalization, including the pronoun I, and ending
punctuation.
Use word wall words correctly in writing.
Compose narrative and expository writing.
Begin to use descriptive words including synonyms.

Word Wall
Words
New Words
they, all, down, saw, this,
when, where, day, give,
why, new, out, over, then,
were, your
Review Words
Please continue to
review all word wall
words. The students
should be able to quickly
read the words and use
them in their writing.
*Please see updated list
(attached)*

Cap and Gown

Pictures
(We will not have a
Kindergarten
graduation
ceremony).

5/3

Family Fun Night

5:008:00

5/6

Happy Mothers Day!

5/8

Memorial Dayno
school

5/30

PTA Ice Cream

Social

6/3

Field Day
A.M. 9:0010:00
P.M. 1:002:00

6/10

Suggested Homework Ideas

Monday

Practice quickly recognizing

your word wall words.
MathTell a number story
about the number of boys
and girls in your family.
Writing Practice writing
sentences spelling word wall
words correctly. Check capitalization and punctuation.

Tuesday

Read or listen to a non-fiction

book. Tell or write 3 new facts
learned from the book.
MathUse pennies to tell an
addition number story.
Writing Think about a book
youve read. Write a sentence
describing the main character.

Wednesday

Before reading your library book,

use the title and pictures to make
predictions. How did your predictions compare with the events in the
story?
Math Use pennies to tell a

subtraction number story.

Writing- Think about a book you
have read. Write sentences to tell
about the beginning, middle , and
end.

Thursday

Read or listen to a non-fiction

book. Find at least 3 new words
and learn their meanings.
MathCount a collection of nickels
and pennies.

Writing- Think about a book

youve read. Write a sentence
about a connection you could
make to the story.