June 2025
Reminders & Important Dates
- Thursday June 5, 2025: No school- observance of Eid-al-Adha
- Friday June 6, 2025: No school for students, clerical day for staff
- Monday June 16, 2025: Kindergarten End of Year Family Day!
- Thursday June 19, 2025: No school- Juneteenth observed
- Thursday June 26, 2025: Last day of school
Literacy
This month in reading we will be finishing Module 8. We will then be reviewing skills taught this year and preparing for first grade. Please remember that over the summer it is super important to continue to read with your child. Take them to the library! Talk to them about the stories they read, and you read to them. Ask them questions that make them think critically about the text and foster meaningful discussions.
For writing, consider having your child keep a summer journal. Let them write about things they do during their time off. Encourage them to count the words in the sentences they want to write, tap out their words, and write the letters for those sounds. Remind them about proper letter formation, spacing, and punction.
Phonics
This month we will have completed our phonics program, Fundations. This month will be a review of all that we learned. We will continue to practice digraphs, tapping out words, blending, dictation, and writing sentences. It is very important that you continue to utilize the Fundations slides and materials on our Google Classroom to work with your child over the summer. We want what they have learned this year to stay fresh in their minds.
Math
In this unit, students apply their learning from the year, revisiting the major work and fluency goals of the grade. Section A focuses on the concepts of counting and comparing. Section B highlights the presence of math in students’ school community. Section C enables students to practice composing and decomposing numbers within 5, as well as adding and subtracting within 5. Section D focuses on composing and decomposing 10. The sections in this unit are standalone
sections, not required to be completed in order. The goal is to offer ample opportunities for students to integrate the knowledge they have gained and to practice skills related to the expected fluencies of the grade.
Social Studies and Social Emotional Learning
This month we will take time to focus on the social emotional health of our students as they get ready to transition to first grade. We recognize the changes about to happen and how that affects different children. This month we will be
recognizing and discussing all the feelings. We will think about and focus on what we loved most about kindergarten and what some of our goals are for first grade.
Science
In science, we will finish up our current science unit on living and non-living things. We will also take time to review the key concepts of all the units we covered this year: Weather and Sunlight, Pushes and Pulls, and Living and Non-Living Things.
Happy Summer!
We would like to wish all of you a wonderful summer with your beautiful families! It has been a pleasure to be their teachers, and we look forward to seeing you all in September!