Mill Creek Towne
Kindergarten News
It is important that you check your child’s green home folder, complete any
information, and repack it in his/her backpack. Please remember to return the
homework journal on Thursdays. Please remember to check your child’s lunch
account regularly and make sure that there is enough money in their lunch account.
Reading for Literary
Experience
The County Reading
Test
In reading and language arts the children will:
-relate ideas, events,
and experiences sequentially.
-retell stories accurately and with expressions.
-read aloud with fluency, accuracy, and expression.
-write independently.
-identify the beginning, middle, and end
of the story including
the problem and solution.
-recall important information from nonfiction texts.
The county reading
test will begin on
May 5-May 27th. It
is very important
that your child gets
enough sleep the
night before. Your
child will be reading
word wall words,
blending sounds, and
reading a leveled unseen book.
Volume , Issue
May 13, 2016
Dates to Remember
Writer’s Workshop
May 6 PTA Movie Night 7-9pm
This month the stu- May 9 Spring Chorus Concert
dents will continue
7:00 pm
to write narratives.
Students will contin- May 13 Muffins with Mom
ue to work on spac8:00 am
ing, capitalization,
May 20 May Fair 6-8:30pm
punctuation and
making sure the sen- May 27 Field trip to museum
tence makes sense.
9:40-2:00 pm
Also, it is very important that your
May 30 No school - Memorial
child is able to spell
Day
the Kindergarten
word wall words.
June 1 : Field day
June 2: Rain date for field day
Math
The students will use concrete objects to model simple addition and
subtraction facts. Students will use a variety of strategies to solve
story problems. Students are expected to be able to write their numbers correctly and rote count to 100. Students should be able to count
forward from any number. We will still work on counting and cardinality.
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Mill Creek Towne Kindergarten News
Upcoming Events
A Big THANK YOU to all of the parents that have
went on our field trip to the zoo.
Our museum field trip is on May 27th. Please make
sure that you sign and pay for the field trip. Also,
sign up to be a chaperone for this field trip.
The end of the year celebration is on June 14th at
1:30. You will want to be sure to see this wonderful
performance!
Field Day
We will have field day on
June 1st. Please be on the
look-out for the information. The students will be
playing games, running relays, jumping ropes etc.
Students should wear comfortable running shoes and
clothing. Children may bring
water bottles or sport
drinks. They must be labeled with their names.
No cans, sodas, or glass
bottles will be permitted.
Please put sunscreen on
your child before school.
Mill Creek Towne Elementary School
Vision and Mission statements
The Mill Creek Towne Elementary School vision is to ensure the successful academic, social and personal development
of all students. Our mission is for the staff, students, and community to:
 Set high expectations based on the belief that all students can learn and succeed regardless of race, disability,
language, gender, ethnicity, and previous performance.
 Foster a positive, risk-free, safe learning environment of mutual respect.
 Promote open communication among stakeholders through PTA meetings, grade level newsletters, volunteer opportunities, the school website, and parent/teacher conferences.
 Collaborate from all directions with all stakeholders is key to success.
 Support differentiated instruction for various learning styles by using practices that engage and motivate students to learn.