Ms. LaVere’s

April News

Welcome back! I hope everyone had an enjoyable spring break. It is hard to believe that there is only 8 weeks until summer vacation. The year has gone by so fast. The next 8 weeks of school is going to be very busy and full of fun activities. We will be learning about the life cycle of a butterfly, taking care of the environment, plant needs and planning the end of the year activities.

Spring is here!!! Please be conscious of spring weather. It can change so quickly. Just in the last few days we have seen snowflakes and now it is almost 60 degrees by the afternoon. Please be sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather.

I sent home school pictures just before spring break. You have the option of purchasing these pictures. Prices are included in the packets. If you want pictures, please send back the information along with the money. You can choose to purchase all the pictures or just some of them. If you decide not to purchase pictures, you will need to send back all of the pictures in the packet. A class picture is provided later when the pictures have been returned.

March reading month was a wonderful success. Thank you to all of you that completed the book-it and family challenge. Congratulations to Eliot for winning a prize. Way to go!

During the month of April, your child will be learning a lot about recycling and keeping the Earth clean. We will be participating in some activities that promote a healthy, clean environment. It would be really neat if you sat down with your child at home and wrote down things you do to recycle and keep our environment a healthy, clean one. If you do not recycle, brainstorm ideas with your child ways you could.

The date for the kindergarten concert will be Monday, April 30th at 2:15. The concert will last approximately a half hour. Before the concert, at 1:45, you are invited to come to the classroom for portfolio viewing. This is an opportunity for your child to show his/her best work. In addition to their portfolio, they will be sharing their writing journal, and beginning and end of the year work. The children love this event and they get excited about sharing their work with their families. An invitation will come home next week for this event.

There is a lot going on in the next 8 weeks, so please make sure to look at the calendar for all the latest events. If you have any questions please make sure to contact me.

Calendar of Events
April 16th-20th - Book Fair
April 18th - Parent/Teacher Conferences
April 24th - New Kindergarten Night
April 30th - Music Concert/Portfolio Viewing

Kindergarten Required Sight Words

40 For The End Of The Year

the           of            and          a              to             in

 is             you           that         it             he            was

 for           on            are           as             with         his

 they         I              at             be            this          have

 from        or             one           had          by            word

 but           not           what        all            were         we

 when        your         can           said