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Well, the kindergarten class has almost made it to the end of the year! They have come so far and learned so much this year.

We are in our last unit in our Reading book. The students are currently working on the color words. Some of the new words that we have learned are with, was, and see. The word of will be the next word that we will be working on. After we finish our Reading book we will be working on reading from other books to see what the children can read.

In Math we completed our chapter in measurement. The students learned how to estimate and measure things by using manipulatives. We are currently working on our unit in time. We have already worked on months of the year, how to read a calendar, and how to solve problems by sequencing events. Next we will actually be working on telling time to the hour and half hour. We will end the school year with a chapter on geometry and fractions.

In Science we learned about water and that water is a natural resource. We explored the properties of changing states of water also. Then we moved on to motion and talked about wheels. Next we will be moving on to how things move and sounds all around.

In Religion we learned to show our friends God’s love. We also talked about some saints. Friends are special gifts and we need to thank God for the gift of our friends. Then we talked about the fact that God wanted Mary to be the mother of Jesus. Finally we learned that God the father gave us the gift of his son Jesus who was one of us and had feelings just like us.

We are continuing to work on our printing. This week we are working on the letters v and x. Next week we will be working on the letters q,j,y, and c. Most of the children in the class have nice handwriting, so keep working on it!

We have many things to look forward to in the future! We are looking forward to our field trip to the Chicago Children’s Museum at Navy Pier on Monday, May 17^th. Our spring musical will be on Thursday, May 20^th. The children will be singing the song “Hot Hot Hot” and doing the limbo! We will also be preparing and practicing for their graduation. Have a nice summer everyone!