Happy Thanksgiving!

 Happy Thanksgiving Kindergarten!

Although our week was short, it was filled with gratefulness and fun! Today and yesterday we read Thanksgiving Is Here!, The Berenstain Bears Give Thanks, One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims and Thanksgiving Is For Giving Thanks! In ELA we reviewed all letters, sounds, and sight words learned so far. In Math we finished up Chapter 3 and took our test. In Social Studies we learned all about the Pilgrims, the Wampanoag Tribe, and the first Thanksgiving! 

Thank you to all that sent items in for our Thanksgiving Mini Feast! We had a blast!

We are so thankful for all of you, your constant support of our classroom, and most importantly your children! They are the brightest lights of our day and we love teaching them! We hope you and your families have a blessed Thanksgiving and take time for those happy moments! 

Best,

Miss Ryan & Mrs. Lowe

Next Week:

Wednesday: $5 Dress Down Day supporting SKS Tree Lighting! Tree Lighting in the SKS Grotto @ 6 PM. 

Thursday: Gym & Library Day! 

Mr. B dressed as a turkey in Spanish!

Week of November 14th - 18th

 Happy Friday K!

A very thankful week here in Kindergarten! We had so much fun watching Carroll's production of The Wizard of Oz! This week we had a great time learning about how we use wheels in the world. Our read alouds this week were Good Morning Digger, What Do Wheels Do All Day?, Fox in Socks, Sick Simon and Pink Is Not A Color (our star student Frankie's favorite book!). 

                                      

In ELA this week we learned all about how we use wheels in our everyday lives! We spoke about different construction trucks, trains, planes, cars, buses, scooters, and even roller blades! We continued working through our phonics program reviewing the sounds & letters of b, t, f, m, n, i, u, o, c, a & g. We introduced 'd' and the letter 's'. Our letter of the week was 'Ff'! We met our next letter person Ms. F with Funny Feet! We finished the sentence "My Funny Feet can ..." in our letter journals, along with the Ms. F puppet. They loved Ms. F's silly song! We are finishing up our work with position words in Math and plan to take our Chapter 3 Test next week. In Science this week we touched on germs and the importance of washing our hands! We conducted an experiment using pepper in water & a drop of soap to see how it keeps the germs away! In Religion we learned about Ordinary Time and living through Christ! In gym, the students created turkeys out of equipment! In art they read ____ and continued working on their "Keeping Christ in Christmas" projects. They chose new books in Library, practiced for the Christmas Concert in Music, and began counting in Spanish! 

Fun in our centers continued! In the word work center I worked 1-on-1 with the students teaching them how to tap & blend CVC words. In the art center Mrs. Lowe helped the students create pumpkin pies and write sentences about what they are thankful for! In the discovery center the students used watercolor to expose invisible germs! In the math center the students practiced counting & fine motor skills by feeding a turkey pom poms! Students read a book, played with Playdoh, or on the iPad in the free center!

Next Week:

• Monday: $1 Dress Down Day benefiting Alpha Bravo Canine, an organization that trains service animals for veterans. 
• Tuesday: Our class Thanksgiving Celebration! Thank you so much to our homeroom moms and all that signed up to donate to our party! 
• There will be no homework packet sent home next week, however please be reviewing our sight words daily! I will be sending home an information sheet for the students to begin practicing their birthday, age, address, and phone number. This is something that will be assessed for our first report card. 

We hope you have a great weekend!

Best,

Miss Ryan & Mrs. Lowe 

Week of Nov 7th - 11th

 Happy Friday!

We had another great week in Kindergarten! This week we had a great time learning about all the different ways people and animals move! Our read alouds this week were Jonathan and His Mommy, Move!, The Tortious and the Hare, and The Pigeon Wants a Puppy & The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! (our star student Beau's favorite books!). 

In ELA this week we focused on movement! We spoke about the different ways we can move our own bodies and the different ways animals move as well! We wiggled our fingers, hopped like bunnies, waddled like penguins, and more! We continued working through our phonics program reviewing the sounds & letters of b, t, f, m, n, i, u, o & c. We introduced another vowel 'a' and the letter 'g'. Our letter of the week was 'Nn'! We met our next letter person Mr. N with a Noisy Nose! We finished the sentence "My noisy nose can ..." in our letter journals, along with the Mr. N puppet. They loved coming up with silly sounds their noisy noses could make! We continued with learning position words in Math. This week we focused on the words: top, middle, bottom, over, on, under, inside, outside. In Social Studies we learned about Veteran's Day and created posters giving thanks for our freedom! We also wrote Christmas cards to a group of soldiers that will be deploying on Christmas. In Religion we learned about the Liturgical Year. In gym, the students were able to enjoy the beautiful weather on Thursday outside! In Art they read Little Star, began a project about "Keeping Christ in Christmas" and colored a turkey. They chose new books in Library, sang in Music, and continued practicing greetings & colors in Spanish! 

Centers were back this week! In the word work center, the students completed an alphabet puzzle & practiced handwriting on our lined dry-erase boards. In the art center the students created colorful 3D turkeys using plates & cups! In the discovery center the students designed their own turkey. In the math center we used position words to help us paste pigs around a farm! They also read a book, played with Playdoh, or on the iPad in the free center :). 

Next Week: 

• Monday: Kate Hendrickson from the DCIU will be giving a lesson all about kindness to Kindergarten! I will be attaching an outline of her lesson to my email. As always you may choose to opt your child out of the lesson by emailing Miss Ryan and Mrs. Lowe! 
• Wednesday: Wizard of Oz Field Trip at Archbishop Carroll! The show will begin at 10:00 AM. Kindergarten will take a bus together and parent chaperons are not needed for this trip. Wizard of Oz Field Trip Permission Form
• Thursday: Health Screenings , and Gym & Library Day! Please have your child bring in their library book!

Looking Ahead ...

• Tuesday, November 22nd: Our classroom Thanksgiving Celebration & last day before break

We hope you have a great weekend!

Best,

Miss Ryan & Mrs. Lowe

Our Peacemaker Andrew!

How is it already November?!

Hi Kindergarten Families!

It is so crazy how fast this year is flying by & we are already in our 3rd month of school! This week was a short but fun filled week. We enjoyed dancing in our costumes, praying for All Soul's Day, and making beaded corn! This week we read Hot Rod Hamster (our star student Preston's favorite book!).

This week was our review week in ELA! We reviewed all of our sight words by spinning the Wheel of Words. We reviewed the letters and sounds of t, b, f, m, n, i, u, c, and o. We have even begun to teach each other, which is wonderful! We did not have a letter person fly in from the "Land of the Letter People" this week, and instead reviewed all the letter people we have met so far. In math we begun Chapter 3, which focuses on position words. We have learned above & below, and top, middle, and bottom. In Religion we dedicated candles to those that are up in Heaven with Jesus for All Soul's Day. In music, they begun practicing their songs for the Christmas Concert (December 6th)! In Library the students read How The Crayons Saved School, and played soccer in Gym! Due to our short week we did not do centers, but we are very excited to start them up again next week!

Next Week: 

• Tuesday: School Mass @ 9 AM, all are more than welcome to join us!
• Thursday: Gym & Library Day!
• Friday: Veteran's Day Presentation by Mr. Lauber! Also, an author visit by Mike Allegra. Mike Allegra has written the story called Sleepy Happy Capy Cuddles. The book is about a quirky animal that tries to help all the other animals in the rain forrest feel safe and happy. Here is a link to learn more: https://childrensbookworld.net/allegra-at-sks-nov-11/ !

Hope you all had a great long weekend!

Best,

Miss Ryan & Mrs. Lowe