Kindergarten
by Barb Svoboda and Mary Veskrna
April 23, 2007
Summer, here we come! First grade, here we come! As we finish this year in Kindergarten, it is difficult to believe that it was just a few short months ago that 30 bright and shining faces walked into these rooms. Not all of them could write their names, read letters or numbers, or figure out how to stand quietly in a straight line. Look at us now!
The students will continue to work hard until the very last day. We will continue reading and writing. We will be naming measurement tools and learning how to use them properly. We will fine-tune our addition and subtraction skills and read and write numbers to 100. We will study water and the different states of matter. We will grow plants and learn what plants and animals need to survive.
It is very important that the students continue to practice skills at home. The more solid their skills are now, the easier it will be to transition into first grade in the fall.
All the students had a great time last month on the field trip. We would like to thank all the parents who went with us. You did a great job!
It has been a pleasure to work with these students this year and we wish them all the best in the years to come. Here are some “memories” the students have of their Kindergarten year.
Mrs. Svoboda’s class –
Amber – “I like doing the special holiday centers with the other class.”
Anthony – “We wrote animal books.”
Brittney – “I liked when we made flutterbyes!”
Bryanna – “I liked popping balloons at the Valentine party.”
Dana – “I liked dyeing eggs and making bunny bags.”
Erika – “We learned how to add in math and we used counters.”
Ethan – “I liked dancing to The Freeze song.”
Grant – “I liked going to McDonald’s and the Children’s Museum on the field trip.”
Hunter – “I loved when the yo-yo man came.”
Madison – “I liked decorating a bag for our Halloween party treats.”
Miranda – “I liked the Christmas party.”
Neleigh – “We made birds and butterflies.”
Wayne – “I liked the field trip to the Children’s Museum.”
Mrs. Veskrna’s class-
Ashlee – “I liked when we did Halloween centers.”
Ashton – “I liked playing with the cars.”
Callan – “I liked studying about the weather and practicing what to do for a tornado.”
Connor – “I liked doing fun things with Mrs. Mattingly in reading groups.”
Hunter – “I liked playing with the parachute in PE.”
Jaymee – “I liked studying about frogs.”
Kyle – “I liked being snack helper.”
Madison – “I liked the art center.”
Raina – “I liked learning things that are hard.”
Sage – “I liked painting in Art with Mrs. Meusch.”
Sevanna – “I liked running the quarter mile!”
Spencer – “I liked recess!”
Trista – “I liked playing Asteroids in PE.”
Zack – “I liked running around in PE.”
Zane – “I liked playing in the block area during choice time.”
