Mrs.

Hughes

April 29, 2016

For the week of
May 2-6

Phone: 860-4286
Email: lyndsey.hughes@ftcsc.k12.in.us
Website: www.mrslyndseyhughes.weebly.com
https://www.facebook.com/mrslhughesclassroom

Important Dates
Specials Schedule
Monday: Music

Friday, May 6 - Volunteer

Breakfast 8:15 (Please join us if
you have volunteered for our
classroom)

Thursday, May 12 8:15-8:40

Kindergarten Celebration

Monday, May 16 Field Day

1:00-3:00p.m.

Tuesday: P.E. (wear gym shoes)

Wednesday: Art (Library Books are Due)
Thursday: Library
Friday: Library

Homework

RAH Paper
Baggie Books
We will no longer be doing
the homework packets.

Announcements

Show and Tell: Please Bring in an item that begins with or has the long u sound in the
middle. (ex: tube, blue, cube, unicorn, mule, etc.)

Name Practice: Does your child know how to spell their first and last name correctly? Can they

write it correctly? Please practice this with your child. This is a report card skill that many still
struggle with.
Kindergarten Celebration! is on May 12th at 8:15 in the Adams Elementary cafeteria. You are

invited to join your child to celebrate their accomplishments for this school year. Each child will
have awards and school work to share with you that shows how much they have learned this
year. Please feel free to bring family to share in this special event.
Fast Flash Walk/Run: Saturday, May 14 at 8:00 am is the 23rd annual fitness event. All students

who participate earn a finishers medal! If you need more information, contact Miss Roberts at
amy.roberts@ftcsc.k12.in.us or 860-4282. You can also register online at www.iwant2run.com.

Field Day! Kindergarten will be participating in Field Day on May 126 from 1:00-3:00. It is
important that your child wear appropriate clothing and shoes for this outside activity.

Reading

Skill of the Week: Make, Confirm, and Revise Predictions; Sequence

Letters: long u

Category Words: Question Words

Sight/popcorn words: good, who

Story: Whats The Big Idea, Molly? and The Variety Show

Vocabulary Words: decide, grateful, marvel, opinion, ragged

Reinforce data collection skills

Math

Practicing Counting On as an addition strategy

Practice data collection

Introduce Function Machines

Practice naming numbers to 100

Mental Math Strategies

Reinforce addition through dice games

Introduction of the $1 Bill

Place value through an exchange game

Reinforce the value of the penny, dime, and

dollar through an exchange game

Reinforce addition and subtraction symbols

Comparing 2-digit numbers

Language Arts/Writing

Writing Traits: Conventions

Using capital letters at the beginning of a sentence
Using punctuation at the end of a sentence
Journaling
Writing to a prompt

Social Studies

Science/Health

Lifecycles

Cinco De Mayo/ Mothers Day