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MAY 2026 | ISSUE 8
What’s New in Kindergarten
Welcome to May! Our Kindergarteners are still buzzing with excitement after our incredible field trip to Legoland, where they put their engineering skills to the test and built some amazing creations.
In reading, we have been hard at work practicing "tapping out" using our new digraphs. In math, we are continuing to practice addition and subtraction, as well as beginning our studies of time and money. Our wonderful writers are in the midst of completing their “How To” unit.
We have so much to look forward to as the school year winds down, including the Book Fair, Field Day, and of course, Prize Day. We are so excited to celebrate the hard work accomplished by all of our Kindergarteners this year!
ASK ME:
Reading
How do you tap out and blend the word ship? (Students should demonstrate tapping out the word ship to sound it out)
Can you give an example of a digraph? What sound does it make? (Digraphs include "ch," "sh," "th," "wh," and "ck")
Writing
What is your "How-To" book about? (Answers may vary)
What is one way your "How-To" writing could start? (With the words "First," "To start," "To begin," etc.)
Math
What is a fact family? (Addition and subtraction sentences that are related and use the same numbers)
How many numbers are on a clock face? (Twelve)
Social Studies
What is one thing you learned about your grandparents and/or special persons on Grandparents' and Special Persons' Day? (Answers may vary)
What special holiday is celebrated during the month of May? (Answers may vary, but may include Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month)
PE
MPR
What does cooperate mean? (To work together)
Why is communication important when working together? (So we can hear other people's suggestions and advice and to make the task easier)
Can you explain the rules of one of your favorite warm-up games? (i.e., Hamburger tag, hotdog tag, Monsters Inc., etc.)
Tell me some of the ‘skills’ we learned in Superhero Training. (Tunnel crawling, jumping across buildings, flying)
What are three things you need to do in order to earn your cape in Superhero Training? (Best effort, be a great teammate, be a first-time listener, etc.)
Swim
What are the three Fs in the pool and could you explain each one? (Floating, face in, flutter kick)
What water animal do you imitate to best float? Can you show me? (Answers will vary)
Gym
What part of our hands do we use to dribble a basketball? (We use one hand to control the ball, touching it with our fingers and fingertips)
How do we show our teammates that we are ready to catch the ball? (Have our hands up to catch the ball)
What are three things that we can do with a basketball? (Pass, dribble, shoot)
What are the three positions in shooting the basketball? (Positions 1, 2, and 3: 1 is sideways to target; 2 is point with non-throwing hand and create an "L" with throwing hand; 3 is throw and follow through)
Technology
What hardware can you see on the BeeBot? (Buttons, switches, lights, battery, wheels, case)
What is a sequence? (The order of things, like in a story or the order of the buttons we press on the BeeBot to code it)
KINDERGARTEN PHOTO GALLERY
Nora, Caroline S., Ferrell, Lila, Lee, and Brynn playing a math game
Lucy, Harper, Caroline M. playing a subtraction game
Harriet, Marlena, and Tate working on their "How To" writing
Annabel, Emma, and Francie working on their "How-To" writing
Carlin and Emilia working on a reading worksheet
Lucia, Maddie, Hailey, and Grace B. playing an addition and subtraction game during math
Winnie, Waverly, Sharanya, and Emmy building words with magnetic tiles during reading
Theodora, Evie, Amelia, and Grace playing a game during math
Fritzi, Camille, Colette, and Ishani practicing writing consonant-vowel-consonant words during reading
Mack and Lucy practicing fact families during math
Alexa, Nell, Elle, Lucie, Sofia, Julie, Rylee, and Noelle practice adding and subtracting during math
Virginia, Penelope, and Elle practice adding and subtracting during math
Madeleine, Lucy, Sofia, and Nell practice adding and subtracting during math
Chelsea, Catherine, Madeleine, and Jane practice adding and subtracting during math
Emily and Julie paint during social studies
Teacher Contact Information
KF:
Ms. Fitzpatrick: afitzpatrick@cshnyc.org
Ms. Capuano: jcapuano@cshnyc.org
KF Classroom Phone Number: (212) 722-4745 x150
KT:
Ms. Tipton: ftipton@cshnyc.org
Ms. Mahoney: caroline.mahoney@cshnyc.org
KT Classroom Phone Number: (212) 722-4745 x130
KW:
Ms. Weil: aweil@cshnyc.org
Ms. Hoover: ghoover@cshnyc.org
KW Classroom Phone Number: (212) 722-4745 x151
Schedules
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PE/Swim Rotations:
Your teachers will follow up about what she should wear on PE/Swim days prior to her first PE/Swim class.
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