Week of May 19th

Mrs. Preskill
May 23
2 min read

Happy Friday Pandas!

General Updates:

We are beginning to celebrate our summer panda birthdays! Happy almost birthday, Nora!
Please check out the specials classes update here!
Thank you to all of our Mystery Guests this year! We have loved having you!
We had a blast at field day!
BEARS Countdown

This week in literacy...

Phonics: We continued practicing all of the kindergarten heart words! We also continued learning about VCe words—that’s Vowel-Consonant-e, where a silent e at the end makes the vowel say its name!
Examples:
- Cap → Cape
- Kit → Kite
- Hop → Hope
- Cub → Cube
We call it Magic E because it changes short vowel words into long vowel words—just like magic!

Sound Collection: /m/, /s/, /l/, /n/, /f/, /r/, /v/, /z/, /p/, /g/, /d/, /t/, /k/, /b/, /w/, /h/, /kw/, /j/, /y/, /ks/, /z/, /a/, /e/, /i/, /o/, /u/,

Letter Collection: m, t, p, a, s, c, h, i, d, f, r, o, g, l, n, u, b, k, v, e, j, w, z, q, x, y

Heart Word Collection: the, in, my, a, is, for, I, am, here, and, at, go, it, like, be, to, can, not, you, are, do, will, did, too, with, me, all, was, no, so, say, now, have, said,

down, come, they, that, this, ate, our, who, where, what, must, we, he, she, but, want, there, saw, own, please, make, good, new, out, one, two.

Reading:
- We focused on retelling literature stories! After listening to a new literature story, the pandas worked hard to remember the important parts in the beginning, middle, and end, along with the characters and setting, and shared the stories in their own words.
Writing:
- The panda authors created their very own narrative stories all about a plant or a seed! Each student wrote and illustrated their own book to show what they have learned about telling a story with a beginning, middle, and end. I am so proud of how they used their imaginations and writing skills to bring their plant stories to life. We also started writing our end of year memory books!

This week in math...

We had so much fun playing mystery number games! The pandas worked on solving number clues, and each correct answer helped reveal a color of a surprise picture. It was a great way to practice number recognition, counting, and problem-solving!

Reminders

Please label your child's snack daily and pack this separately from the lunchbox.
Water bottles stay in the classroom. If you want your child to have a drink for lunch, please send a separate drink.
If you would like your child to buy a drink at lunch, please make sure there is money in the account for the lunch card.
Extra clothes and PE shoes should be labeled and stored in your child's cubby.
Please see Mrs. Smith's Principal's Message for further information about Willow Grove: principal's message