April 2016
Kindergarten News
Sargent Shriver Elementary School
Kindergarten Orientation
Important Dates
Kindergarten Orientation for incoming kindergarteners will be held on April 28 and April 29! Current Kindergarten students will not come to school on these
days. Please look for more information to come on
how you can help us welcome new families to our
school! Also, if you have a child who will be 5 by September 1st, 2016, please call the school at
301.929.4426 to make an appointment for K orientation.
and Upcoming Events
A Look at April Weeks
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Break
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Thursday, April 20th — STEM Night (6—8pm)
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Tuesday, April 26th– No School
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Thursday, April 28th– Friday, April 29th–
Kindergarten Orientation - No School for
Kindergarten Students
We will continue to learn about the external (outside) features of humans, plants, and animals and habitats.
We will learn about transportation, communication, and
games/tools that we use now and that people used in the
past.
Reading
ESOL Nook
When writing, have your child talk about what he/
she will write before writing. Help them sound out the
letters they hear in the words they are writing.
Practice using kindergarten words that are on their
take-home folder in their writing.
Reminders
We will work on comprehension of literary texts by asking and
answering questions about the main topic and key details such as;
characters, setting, sequence of events, problem, and solution.
We will also work on retelling traditional stories.
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Please make sure to check your child’s folder daily.
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Please check Red Thursday folders, review and remove
all papers, and send them back to school.
Writing
In writing, we will work on using a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose narratives. We will also work on
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Look for letters and notes about K orientation.
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Please return your child’s Data Notebook with all papers left inside.
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Progress reports should be coming home soon. Please
make sure to check your child’s homework folder or
Thursday Folder. If you have questions or concerns
please call or email your child’s
teacher to set up a conference.
adding detail to our writing by providing a beginning, middle, and
end and a reaction to the event.
Math
In math, we will work on ordinal numbers and addition and subtraction within 10.
Monday, April 18th– Send in Snacks for Kindergarten Orientation
Science
Social Studies
Monday, April 4 - Return to School from Spring