OUR SCHOOL MISSION
Hilliard Elementary educates for excellence by creating an environment that promotes globally-minded,
compassionate, life-long learners who are knowledgeable and socially responsible.
Notes for the Week: May 2-5
May 9-12
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Please do not hesitate to contact me for any reason. Please call me at 899-3075 ext. 2161# or email
me at nash@wlake.org
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Please be sure to call the Hilliard attendance line each day that your child will not be in school. The
attendance line is available 24 hours a day. Call 835-6345. The office must confirm each child’s
absence for every day that they are not in school.
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Hilliard Art Show Ice Cream Social and Grandparents Day is Wednesday, May 4th 5:30-7:30
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No School for all students on Monday, May 30th.
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Our end of the year Ice Cream Social and LAST day of Preschool on Thursday, June 2nd
Sensory Table: Shells & Sand
Week of: May 2-5
Ocean
Monday: Intro new unit with word wall words.
Read: Hello Ocean by Pam Munoz Ryan
Work Time: Secret Craft 
Large Group/Language Activity: Large Group Game~ I have an F, who has the K? This
game is great for letter identification, following along with a large group, listening skills, and
peer interactions just to name a few!
Tuesday: Read: In the Small, Small Pond By: Denise Fleming
Common sight words, environmental print Targeted words: claws & paws
Work Time: Secret Craft 
AB, AABB, & ABC Patterning
Large Group/Language Activity: Miss Rebecca is here today for the last time this year 
Wednesday: Read: What Lives in a Shell? By Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Work Time: Thumbprint measurement
Ocean count and color
Large Group/Language Activity: Language Lesson with Ms. Karen
Thursday: Library
Read: My Visit to the Aquarium by Aliki
Let’s go fishing! What did you catch? It might be a number, a letter, an ocean animal or
maybe even a word!
Work Time: Shark Number Game~ following directions, number awareness, number order
Fish Races~ file folder small group game
Large Group/Language Activity: Read: In the Small, Small Pond By: Denise Fleming
Beginning letter sounds
Story telling
Week of: May 9-12 Ocean
Monday: Read: Sea, Sand, Me! By: Patricia Hubbell
Make of the different words we read that describe a day at the beach.
Work Time: Scuba Diver Craft
When I Dove into the ocean I saw….. Writing activity
Large Group/Language Activity: Sink & Float Activity. How many of our predictions were
correct?
Tuesday: Read: Ocean by Cassie Mayer
Work Time: Scuba Diver Craft
When I Dove into the ocean I saw….. Writing activity
Large Group/Language Activity: Read: Five Little Monkeys Jumping Sitting in the Tree
by: Eileen Christelow
Recognizing common sight words and environmental print
Target words: under, into, over, across & above
Wednesday: Read: Ten Little Fish By: Audrey Wood & Bruce Wood
Shell sort & explore: We will look through shells and compare. We can sort by shape, color,
size and texture. We can explore with a magnifying glass and weigh with our scale. We will
also bring out the play dough during free choice and make fossils.
Work Time: Pirate Treasure Rhyming Game~ today we will work in teams of two to play our
game!
Beginning Letter Sound small group game
Large Group/Language Activity: Language Lesson with Ms. Karen
Thursday: Library
Read: Commotion in the Ocean by: Giles Andreae
Work Time: Ocean Roll and graph small group game
Dot to Dot Count and Color
Large Group/Language Activity: Read: Five Little Monkeys Jumping Sitting in the Tree
by: Eileen Christelow
beginning letter sounds
Sharing feelings, ideas or experiences in a single story that are precise.