K-3 Newsletter

                      Mrs. MacIntyre

Dear Families,

May 22, 2015

Happy Memorial Day! I hope you all have a nice long weekend. The weather looks warm and sunny for Monday so enjoy. If you are new to the area, please know there is a fabulous parade on Narragansett Ave on Monday morning. You don’t want to miss it. All the flags will be up at East Ferry and it is a beautiful way to recognize our country. I hope you can enjoy it.

We have been reading some great poetry this month. The students are becoming wonderful poets and having a great time learning new skills in writing poetry. It is amazing!

This week, we focused on subtraction in math. We are working hard and the students and using teddy bear counters to help them learn the concept of subtraction. You can practice this at home using cheerios or other small food items. Continue to practice counting to 100 with your child as well.

I will continue with the reading bags for one more week and then I will stop so I can be sure I have all of them back when the end of the year rolls around. I still can’t believe it is right around the corner. My own daughter is graduating high school on June 5^th and I remember her here in Jamestown graduating kindergarten like it was yesterday so enjoy every moment you can! Mrs. Hostetler is working hard with the kindergarteners to prepare for kindergarten graduation June 25^th. The children will be singing for you and then receiving their diplomas.

Following graduation all families are invited to come to Fort Wetherill for a picnic and games. Please bring a blanket, chairs, picnic and lawn toys..Also, make sure to bring your own bag for garbage there is no garbage and this park. In the past families have brought waffle ball/bat, footballs, hula hoops, bubbles, kite and any other fun lawn toys. I am looking forward to it. It is a great time.

Reminder: NKHS Art Show is Friday May 29^th at 5:30 at the North Kingstown High School. Kindergarteners from Jamestown and North Kingstown will be there.

Have a great weekend!

Fondly,

Mrs. MacIntyre

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                            Mrs. MacIntyre   May 15, 2015

Dear Families,

May is moving along and we are busy as ever here in K-3.

Our trip to Casey Farm Beach was wonderful. The children had a great time exploring the bay and finding minnows and crabs. I hope you have the opportunity to take your child to the beach and look for crabs now that the warmer weather is finally here, they were so excited!

We have been learning all about types of birds and the different sounds that they make. The students are enjoying this and are eager to find their favorite bird outside. Many have told me they have bird nests in their yards. How great! We also read some great books about seeds and plants. The children enjoy talking and learning about gardening, vegetables and flowers.

Encourage your child to identify different types of birds you may see in your neighborhood over the weekend.

We have been practicing our lowercase letters. The children are incorporating them into their daily writing very well. It is wonderful to look back and recognize all the progress each student has made. Kindergarten is such an exciting year of changes.

In math, we continue to work on subtraction and we are revisiting 2-D and 3-D shapes.

The children are doing well on their nightly reading bags and I am so encouraged with all the wonderful readers we have in kindergarten. Reading should always be a comforting and relaxing activity you do with your child. I hope it is enjoyable for all of you. Remember, reading to your child is just as important and beneficial for your child as your child reading to you. They pick up on your reading style, your expression and build their listening skills and imagination so… enjoy! I will continue to send home nightly readers until about the first week of June, then I will end that so I can make sure I have all the books returned before the end of school.  That being said, it’s not too early to start looking around to make sure you have returned all of your books to Mrs. Casey in the library. Continue to read to your child every night and make it a part of your child’s bedtime ritual.

Of course, please remember

KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION

JUNE 25^TH IN THE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM AT 9:15 a.m.

I mistakenly wrote 9:00 am in my last newsletter.

 Following graduation there will be a family style picnic at Fort Wetherill. You should bring food and drink for your family along with a blanket, chairs, and lawn toys! Graduation should be over by 10:30 and then you bring your child with you to Fort Wetherhill. Parents must accompany their child on the trip. It is so much fun having all the families together. We eat and play lawn games and share good times with all the kindergarten families.

If you have any questions about the upcoming events, please let me know. I will have more details coming; I just wanted to let you know so you can plan accordingly.

Have a nice weekend,

Fondly,

Colleen MacIntyre

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                       Mrs. MacIntyre     May 8, 2015

Dear Families,

Hooray! It looks like spring has finally arrived. It is wonderful to see the sun, the blooming flowers and the budding trees. We have been learning about the season of spring, now we can finally enjoy it.

We are looking forward to our field trip on Monday to Casey Farm beach. Today your child will be coming home with their Kelso kid T-shirt. This shirt was purchased for your child by the school. The entire kindergarten did such a wonderful job learning how to be a Kelso-kid with Mrs. G. this year that we decided to conclude with T-shirts! Thank you Mrs. G. Being a Kelso-kid means you are able to solve small social problems by yourself and you also know when to ask a teacher or adult for help.

We would like your child to wear them on the field trip on Monday please. Thank you in advance. REMEMEBER TO PACK A PAPER BAG LUNCH WITH NO PEANUT PRODUCTS AND EXTRA WATER. ALSO PLEASE APPLY SUNSCREEN AND TICK SPRAY. THANK YOU!

I sent home your child’s oviparous animal folder; hopefully they shared it with you. I also sent home your child’s April Writing Folder. I hope they shared it with you and I hope you see how hard they are working. We are incorporating capitalization, lower case letter, spacing and proper punctuation. Add a beautiful illustration and you have a wonderful piece of work. I am encouraging each child to challenge themselves based on their own ability.  I am so proud of how hard they continue to work towards the end of the year.

Speaking of the end of the year… Kindergarten graduation will be on June 25^th at 9:00 a.m. in the multi-purpose room. The children are working on a special show for you and I am looking forward to seeing all of you there. There will be more details about end of the year activities within the next couple of weeks.   

I would like to thank all of you for the beautiful bouquet of flowers, the heartfelt notes and the delicious lunch!! I am so lucky, I have the best job and I feel honored to be a part of your child’s education. Thank you for all of your trust and support throughout the year it means so much to me.

 I hope you all have a great weekend and of course, I wish all the mom’s a very, very happy Mother’s Day!!! Enjoy your little ones, they are very special.

Fondly,     

Mrs. MacIntyre

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                       Mrs. MacIntyre     May 1, 2015

Dear Families,

Happy May Day!

We are finishing up our Oviparous unit this week. Your child will be bringing home a folder sometime next week to share with you what they have learned. We still have guppies here at school that we are watching and learning about.

.In math, we began focusing on subtraction and the students are doing an excellent job with this abstract concept. They have learned so much this year, I am proud of each and every one of them! Continue to practice at home with manipulatives to reinforce this. Thank you!

In Writer’s Workshop we are focusing on poetry. We are writing reactions and opinions based on poetry we have read. In our writing we are including at least two sentences. We are incorporating capitalization, lower case letter, spacing and proper punctuation. Add a beautiful illustration and you have a wonderful piece of work. I am encouraging each child to challenge themselves based on their own ability.  I am so proud of how hard they continue to work towards the end of the year. Speaking of the end of the year please let me know if your child will not be able to attend kindergarten graduation on June 25th so we can plan accordingly. The children are working on a special show for you and I am looking forward to seeing all of you there. There will be more details about end of the year activities within the next couple of weeks. As the end of the year approaches, please let me know if you have any special questions of concerns concerning your child. 

We had a wonderful trip to Casey Farm! The children had a great time.  The children saw a Barn cat. We “milked cows”, learned about horse pulling, planted a bean seed, pet bunnies, explored an herb garden, hoed the garden and planted more seeds, saw baby turkeys, baby chicks, and saw Rhode Island Reds and also held a warm, freshly laid egg. We ended it with a nice picnic outside and the weather held off so perfectly for us. It is so fun to watch the class out in “the real world” having fun with their peers and learning at the same time! Thank you to Mrs. Tighe, Mrs. Marks, Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Marlowe and Auntie Anton.

On May 11^th we will be going to Casey Farm beach. If you have not had the opportunity to chaperone this year and you are interested please let me know.

This afternoon is the Melrose Derby held by Mr. Ucci, ask your child how it goes when you see them after school. Thanks to Mr. Ucci for holding this annual event.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Fondly,     

Mrs. MacIntyre