Veritas Academy | ClassroomBlog

 Dear Parents,

It is so hard to believe that this school year is over!  It seems like such a short time ago that we began this journey called Kindergarten together :-)  Thank you so much for the privilege of being your child’s teacher this year.  These students will always hold a special place in my heart.  I am so proud of how much they have learned and how they have grown and matured.  Of all the things they have learned, I pray that they will hold the Bible lessons and God’s Word in their hearts, and that they will place their trust in Jesus and live their lives for Him.  After all, that’s all that really matters. 

Love in Christ,

Mrs. Stamps

Here are our announcements for this week:

***This is going to be a busy and fun week for us in Kindergarten!  Please make every effort to arrive when the doors are opened at 8:15.  This will be especially important on Tuesday and Friday, when we have Field Day and parties.  We will have our graduation practice before these events, and we need to get started right at 8:30. ***

*Tuesday, May 11:  Field Day – Kindergarten students will go at 10:00 a.m.!!  Parents are welcome to join us.  We will meet you in the classroom at 10:00 a.m. and go outside from there.  There will be no uniform requirements on Tuesday!  Students should wear sunscreen and they need to bring a towel and a change of clothes (make sure clothes and towels are labeled).  Students may be dismissed to parents after Field Day.  Please let me know if your child is leaving with you so he or she is not included in the lunch count for that day (we will eat in the classroom after we finish Field Day activities). 

*Wednesday, May 12 and Thursday, May 13:  Students need to wear uniforms.  All supplies, backpacks, etc. will be sent home on Thursday.  Students will not need to bring anything with them on Friday!

*Friday, May 14:  ½ day and party day.  Please make sure students arrive to school on time.  We will have graduation practice right at 8:30!  Our party will begin at 10:00 a.m.  Parents, please join us!  We will meet you in the classroom at 10:00 a.m. for our party.  Students will have breakfast and other treats, so they may want to eat a light breakfast Friday morning. Students will be dismissed to parents after the party or to after-school care at noon.

*Kindergarten graduation:  May 14, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.!  Family and friends are invited to attend!

This week in Kindergarten:

BIBLE:  Lessons:  Telling others about Jesus; Memory Verse:  Y:  Ye are the light of the World.  Matthew 5:14. 

PHONICS:  Review one and two vowel rules; Special Sounds on Charts 6, 7 and 8; New special sounds:  ou in out, ow in owl, ow in bowl, er in verse, ur in nurse, ir in bird. 

READING:  Reading groups in class; reading homework Tuesday and Thursday.

MATH:  Review and practice concepts learned; HOMEWORK:  Fact Practice MONDAY only.

SPELLING:  List 11 (ay in pray); review and write three times each daily in class; practice test Thursday; test Friday!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:  Cap and Gown/graduation fee: $30 due this Friday, April 30!  May 11:  Field Day; May 14 at 6:30 p.m. - Kindergarten Graduation!!

THIS WEEK IN KINDERGARTEN:

 BIBLE:   Lessons: Missionary Stories (telling others about Jesus); Memory Verses:  X:  Exceeding great and precious promises are given unto us.  2 Peter 1:4; Y:  Ye are the light of the world.  Matthew 5:14.

PHONICS, READING AND WRITING:  Review one and two vowel rules. Review all special sounds learned so far.  Review Phonics Charts 6 and 7 (please review at home also).  NEW SPECIAL SOUNDS THIS WEEK:  thr in three; ar in stars; ch in church; or in morning.  READING HOMEWORK TUESDAY & THURSDAY.

MATH:  Review time and coins; counting money (pennies, nickels and dimes) games; counting by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s and 10’s; even and odd numbers; number words one (1) – ten (10).  Fact practice (adding and subtracting) daily.  MATH HOMEWORK MONDAY AND THURSDAY THIS WEEK.  Look for Facts Practice Sheet in take-home folder. 

SPELLING – LIST 10:       Mon. - Wed.:  Review words and write words 3 times each in class;  Thurs.:  TEST!!!  (No practice test this week due to carnival on Friday; please remember to study at home Wednesday night!)

*PROGRESS REPORTS/CONFERENCES:  Please make sure you have turned in signed progress reports and set up parent conferences.  Thanks!

*SPRING CARNIVAL:  This Friday, April 23!  Please see note in folder about Friday!

*PICTURES:  Please send two pictures of your child (baby picture/Kindergarten cap and gown picture).     

*CAP AND GOWN/GRADUATION FEE:  $30 due by April 30. 

*Kindergarten graduation:  May 14, 2010!