Apostles Lutheran School

Junior Kindergarten May 7, 2013

E-mail: streder@ApostlesSJ.org

Mrs. Treders Classroom Newsletter

The

Ascension Service

is this week

Thurs-

Zoo Phonics News

Now that weve made it through the alphabet we can begin taking a much quicker look at the uppercase letters. We will also have the time to focus on some highfrequency words and other language concepts. Keep up the good work on your

day, May 9,
classroom by

at 7 PM. Please have your child in our

a class. If your child will be unable to attend please provide a written excuse no later than Wednesday.
On

6:43 PM.

We will sit together as

Tuesday, May 21, from 10:30 AM to the end of our track and field day. At the end we will have a small

reading book

school day we would like to lead the kindergarten classes in a little luncheon.

marks. They are due by the end of the month.

ning the

We need your assistance with runevents and/or food donations. Please see

Other Classroom News

Due to the considerable time we will spend this week practicing for the Ascension service, we will not focus on any new Bible stories this week. Weve begun tracking how many pockets we are wearing

the sign-up sheets

cate how you are able to help.

on Miss Ss door

to indi-

Our end of year field trip is Thursday, May

30. We will be visiting Happy Hollow Park in San Jose. I hope to have a lot of parent volunteers for this trip. Field trip permission forms and an informational sheet were sent home today. Permission forms are

Friday, May 24 will be Who Can Wear the Most Pockets Day. Last year the
each day. student with the most had 44! I think her Grandma got creative and temporarily added a few to her outfit that day. : )

due no later than Friday,

May 17.

Upcoming Events
May 9: Ascension Service 7PM May 11: Pinewood Derby; Kindergarten Screening May 18: Spring Fling 12-4PM May 21: Kindergarten Track & Field Day May 24: Who Can Wear the Most Pockets Day May 27: No SchoolMemorial Day May 30: End-of-Year Field Trip to Happy HollowAll Day Trip May 31: Reading Bookmarks Due June 1: Sonshine Station 10 AM-noon June 4: Yearbook Signing Pizza Party 3:30 PM June 6: Last Day of School

Progress reports

for the 4th quarter were sent home on Friday. Please let me know if you would like to meet to discuss your childs progress.
The Pinewood Derby is Saturday, May 11 along with our May kindergarten screening. Your child will not need to repeat this to enter kindergarten next year. But if you know of anyone interested in our kindergarten programs for the fall please encourage them to make an appointment to be screened.
Have you purchased your tickets for our first annual

Spring Fling? It will be held Saturday May 18 and

there will be lots of fun and prizes. You can even use PayPal to purchase tickets at the following link: http:// school.apostles-lutheran.net/springfling