Can you believe it?! There are only 26 school days left! Thus begins our A to Z Countdown. These activities are encouraged, though not required. The ones in bold include an item you might bring from home.
5/5 A-Animal Day: We’re headed to Lincoln Park Zoo! Learn a new fact about an animal there so you can write about it when we come back. We’ll share all the things we learned!
5/6 B-Baby Day: Bring in a picture of yourself when you were a baby.
5/7 C - Crown Day: We’ll crown the kings and queens of kindergarten!
5/8 D- Dancing Day: We’ll dance today during recess!
5/9 E- Equipment Day: Bring your favorite playground toys: soft balls, jump ropes, Frisbees, and Wiffle bats.
5/12 F- Favorite Book Day: Bring in your favorite book to share/read during stations.
5/13 G- Game Day: Bring in your favorite game to play. (No electronics)
5/14 H- Horticulture Day: Today we will walk to the Oak Park Conservatory.
5/15 I- Inside Out Day: Wear something inside out!
5/16 J- Jersey Day: Wear your favorite team jersey for Sports Day and Olympic Day. It might be a professional team, a school team, or your team!
5/19 K- Kindness Day: Share some extra kindness today.
5/20 L- Lollipop Day: What’s your favorite flavor? We’ll graph them. I’ll provide the lollipops.
5/21 M- Music Day: We’ll listen to a variety of different music today.
5/22 N- Nickel Day: Bring a nickel to school. We’ll sort and graph them by year.
5/23 O - On Your Mark, Get Set, Go! We will have races at recess.
5/27 P- Puzzle Day: We’ll do puzzles today…crossword, search & finds, word searches, jigsaws and more!
5/28 Q- Quiz Your Teacher Day: See if you can “stump” Ms. Vietzen with a hard question.
5/29 R- Read-a-thon Day: Tally how many books you read today.
5/30 S- Sidewalk Chalk Day: Today we will go outside and draw with sidewalk chalk.
6/2 T – Tying Shoes Day: If you have them, wear shoes with laces and we’ll practice tying. If you already know, you can help a friend!
6/3 U- Unforgettable Day: Share your favorite experience in kindergarten. What will you miss next year?
6/4 V- Video Day: Today we will watch a video.
6/5 W- Wear Longfellow Gear: Wear Longfellow clothes today
6/6 X- eXtra Fun Hat Day: Wear your favorite hat for Hat Day at school.
6/9 Y- Year End Cleaning: We’ll clean our tables, room, and cubbies!
6/10 Z- Zip and Zoom: Today is our last day of school so we’ll celebrate by zipping and zooming around Longfellow Park. Have a great summer!
