Kriletown Adventures - Week 34

Welcome to week thirty four of Kriletown News. No Friday folders this week. Here is a look into our adventures this week.

Important Date:

• Thursday, May 15 - Early Release Day, 1:00pm dismissal

• Monday, May 26 - NO SCHOOL for students and staff, Memorial Day

• Thursday, June 5 - Logan Field Day 1:15-3:15

• Friday, May 30 - Logan Spring Carnival, 6:00pm-8:00pm

• Wednesday, June 11 - Last day of school, 11:30 dismissal

• Wednesday, June 11 - Report Cards sent home

Curriculum

Word Work

This week we worked on -er and -est while continuing to work with vowel teams daily. Our heart words this week were our, were, when and said. These are words that do not follow traditional spelling rules. Our FANCY vocabulary words were ’enthusiastic', ’diagram', 'ridiculous' and ’fiesta'. 

Reading

This week we read lots of books about mothers and family. 

Math

We spent time with 3D shapes, two digit addition and subtraction, fractions and time to the hour and half hour.

Writer’s Workshop

This week each student created a wonderful Mother's Day project.

Social/Emotional Learning - Life Skills

This week we discussed what it means to be helpful. We brainstormed lots of ways little people can be helpful at home and at school.

Social Studies/Science

This week we reviewed why it is important to have rules and who gets to make the rules in different situations. Our trip to the planetarium was a HUGE success!! We had such fun learning more about the sun and moon!

School Stuff:

SPRING CARNIVAL BASKET.....DONATIONS NEEDED

Every year each class puts together a basket to be auctioned off at the spring carnival. Kriletown's theme is Family Fun. If you are able to donate items for the basket it would be much appreciated. Some ideas are.....

Rat a Tat Cat Card game

Uno

Books both for kids and adults

Sunscreen

Beach towels

Popcorn, candy etc...for a fun family movie nights

Board games

Beach toys

Soccer, basketball, football

Water bottle

Jump ropes

Think FAMILY summer fun! All donations need to be in by Wednesday, May 28th.

End of Day

If your students end of day plans change you must send me and email by 3:00 the day of or I will proceed with their usual pick up plan. Please do not sent this information verbally through your student.

SNACK DONATIONS

We need May donations please!! Popular items have been cheese its, fruit snacks, z bars, bananas and clementines! You can also look at our Amazon wish list for ideas. 

From past newsletters....

Computers

Please be sure to send the computer FULLY charged each day. We will be using them daily. Please also send the charger. I am not supplied a classroom charger. 

Attendance Line

When your student is absent please use the following email to report the absence log_attendance@aaps.k12.mi.us

Instagram

If you would like to see adventures from our days together you can request to follow @Kriletown. 

Donations

To donate much needed items you can find the Kriletown wishlist here. 

Have a wonderful Mother's Day weekend! You are all doing a WONDERFUL job raising happy, brave, kind little people.