Dear Families,
As
I sat down at my computer, I became very sad because I realized this will be my
last newsletter for the school year.
This has been an amazing school year.
Your children have grown so much since they arrived on August 9th
for Meet the Teacher. We have had so
much fun learning together. I want to
thank everyone who came Wednesday night.
The children were so excited to share what they had done with you. I spoke with Mrs. Davidson and Ms. Pence, since
the videos do not identify children and do not have faces of those who cannot
be posted on the internet, we will be uploading them to the Sunrise Youtube
channel. When I have that email address
and confirmation that it is done, I will let you know.
Today,
we are super excited to explore Flandreau Planetarium and Science Center. Thank you to those who are joining us. It will be an educational day. Next week is three regular school days. Monday, we will have a presentation from
Tucson Water. On Tuesday afternoon, we
will have our in-class camp out. The
children are welcome to wear pajamas, bring a pillow and a flashlight. Please make sure that these items are small
enough to fit in backpacks. Wednesday, we
celebrate the last day of school in many creative ways.
On
Monday, your child will bring home a binder of all of their writing from the
whole school year. I hope you enjoy
reading it all. Their folders and math
notebooks are coming home today. While
we will be working, we will not be using the folders anymore. Homework folders can stay home as well!
If
you are looking for things to work on with your children this summer here are
some ideas. For any of these ideas,
please make it a game or something that is enjoyable to do. I want learning to continue to be fun. For math, continue to work on fluency with
addition and especially subtraction facts to 10. Most of the class is still working on
this. Reading and writing are a part of
our daily lives. Find authentic ways to
include them. Write some letters to
family members, write a story for a friend, a journal for a trip you take, write
the grocery list, a book review, or a thank you card. Have your child continue to read every
day. The public library has a wonderful
summer reading program with prizes. I
have updated their levels in Raz Kids.
Most should continue to work on retelling a story after they have read
it. These are all great skills that will
help them be ready for 2nd grade.
Thank
you for all of the love you showed me during Teacher Appreciation Week. I loved seeing the children’s cards and
special things they brought for me. It
has been a wonderful year. Thank you for
all that you do for your children. They
are special people. I hope when they
come back in fall they will come and say Hi!
Have a great summer!
Mrs. Berk