Happy Mother's Day!

Here's some special Mother's Day messages from the kids in our class!  A big thank you to all of the wonderful moms out there; your kids are the best!!!

And, here's a humorous song that pays tribute to all of the hard work moms do each day.  I hope you enjoy it!

April Pictures

Here are some pictures from the month of April:

Z to A Countdown

Last year, the PKY Elementary School began a tradition of counting down the last 26 days of school by having fun dress up days.  Each day corresponds to a different letter of the alphabet, from Z down to A.  It’s hard to believe that next Thursday will mark the beginning of the countdown!  Here's the entire schedule:

Date	Letter	Clothing
Thursday, May 6	Z	Wear zebra colors (black and white)
Friday, May 7	Y	Wear yellow
Monday, May 10	X	Wear clothing with bones on it (for x-rays) or eXercise clothing
Tuesday, May 11	W	Wear white
Wednesday, May 12	V	Wear violet or a visor; Vegetable Can Drive
Thursday, May 13	U	Wear University of Florida gear (or for your favorite University)
Friday, May 14	T	Wear tan or turquoise
Monday, May 17	S	Wear stripes
Tuesday, May 18	R	Wear red
Wednesday, May 19	Q	Queen Day (girls will make crowns at school)
Thursday, May 20	P	Wear pajamas
Friday, May 21	O	Wear orange
Monday, May 24	N	Wear a necktie or a necklace
Tuesday, May 25	M	Mismatch Day – wear clothes that don’t match
Wednesday, May 26	L	Wear light colors
Thursday, May 27	K	King Day (boys will make crowns at school)
Friday, May 28	J	Wear jumbo shirts
Tuesday, June 1	I	Wear indigo
Wednesday, June 2	H	Hat Day
Thursday, June 3	G	Wear green
Friday, June 4	F	Wear your favorite outfit
Monday, June 7	E	Wear elegant clothing
Tuesday, June 8	D	Wear dark colors or dots
Wednesday, June 9	C	Wear Crocs or checks
Thursday, June 10	B	Wear Blue Wave gear
Friday, June 11	A	Wear Hawaiian clothing and leis; Say “Aloha!”

On each day of the countdown, children can also bring an item that starts with the letter of the day to share with the class at our Morning Meeting. 

Feel free to get creative with the countdown!  If your child doesn't have the recommended clothing, think of something else that starts with that letter.  Please do not feel pressure to purchase new outfits for the countdown; we want this to be a fun way to end the school year!

Reading CVC Words

In class, we have been working on reading and writing CVC words.  CVC words are three-letter words with the spelling pattern of consonant, short vowel, consonant.  Some examples of CVC words are: wig, pat, jug.  At the end of kindergarten, children should be able to sound out and read these kinds of words.

The kids have really been getting into at school.  They get so excited when they figure out new words, and I've been so proud of all of their great reading.  To help keep them practicing, I found a few CVC games online.  Check out the links below and leave a comment about the game your child likes best.  Have fun!

http://www.kenttrustweb.org.uk/kentict/content/games/flags.html --

Place flags into the sandcastles to spell the word that is said.  You can pick one vowel at a time to help children practice just one sound.

http://www.e-gfl.org/e-gfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/teacher/other/spark/itsagoal/itsagoal.html# --

Pick which vowel goes in each word.

http://www.primarygames.com/see-n-spell/short/start.htm --

Children use the mouse to move around letter and spell the word for the picture shown.  They check their work after they finish spelling the word.

http://www.starfall.com/n/level-a/learn-to-read/load.htm?f --

On this main page, you can pick different words endings (i.e. words that end with -at), then your child can make words to match pictures.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/cvc/whirl/game.shtml --

In level 1, this game makes CVC words, then the child has to make the sounds, read the word, and decide if it's a real word or not.