Welcome to Kindergarten

Kindergarten will be working on the following skills the 6th 6 weeks:
 
• Word Families
• Word Wall Words (see below for the list)
• Beginning, Middle, Ending of stories
• Story Maps (Character, Setting, Problem & Solution)
• Independent Reading
• Writing the beginning, middle, and ending sounds of words in original stories
• Subtraction and review of all previous math skills
• Problem Solving
• Addition/Subtraction Math Facts
• Farm, Plants, and Ocean
• Map Skills
 

 
Important Dates and Reminders
 
• Thursday, April 20th – CiCi’s Pizza Night from 4 p.m. – 9 p.m. The location is Highway 6 & Bellaire. 10% of sales come back to the school to support our students.
• Friday, April 21st – Field trip to the Oil Ranch – Bring a sack lunch and 2 juice boxes. Label everything with names and put lunch and juice in a zip lock baggie.
• Monday, April 24th – No school – This is a staff development day.
• Wednesday, April 26th – McTeacher’s Night at McDonalds – From 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the McDonalds on the corner of Highway 6 and Bissonnet, MGE teachers will be working and helping to serve you your food. 20% of the sales come back to the MGE PTA to help fund field trips and a new security system. Come out and support your school!
• Friday, April 28th – Sock Hop – 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. in the cafeteria
• Thursday, May 11th – PTA meeting at 6:30 in the cafeteria. This is a date change from May 4th. Please note the new date.
• Friday, May 19th – Field Day. Watch the Tuesday folder for more information.
• Wednesday, May 24th – 9:00 a.m. – Kindergarten Program in the cafeteria. Students need to arrive at the normal time of 8:00 a.m. Parents, come early to get a good seat. Bring your cameras.
• Thursday, May 25th – Early dismissal at 10:45 a.m. This is the last day of school.
• Have a great summer! Keep on Reading!
 

Word Wall Words – Kindergarten students should be able to read and write all of the following words. If your child is having difficulty, please work with him/her over the summer.
 
a go look the am have
love to an he me I
up and here mom we at
my can in no come is
on dad it see do like
so said with went then saw
them they want play friend came
some brother sister she took this
when