Week of March 27th

 Happy Friday!

Can you believe it is almost April? During calendar we have been counting down how many days we have left to be Kindergarteners - we have 39 days of school left! This week our read alouds were Be Kind, Be Brave, Be You!, A Tiger Grows Up, and Our Money! 

In ELA this week we focused on substituting, segmenting, and blending sounds to create and change CVC words! During our read alouds we focused on story structure & sequence of events. We practiced our sight words by walking around the room and recording the word on our friends' backs! Our letter of the week was 'Ll'! We met our next letter person Ms. L with the Longest Laugh! We completed our Ms. L puppet and finished the writing prompt "I laugh out loud at ...". In math we took our Chapter 8 Test, which the students did wonderful on, and began Chapter 9. In Chapter 9 we are focusing on money! This week we learned about & compared pennies, nickles, dimes, and quarters! Please send in your child's coins when you can! In Religion we learned all about Easter and how we celebrate new life! 

Centers were Easter filled this week! In the Word Work center the students used pictures & letter tiles to build and record CVC words. In the math center the students used straws to pick up jelly beans to create addition sentences! The children made beautiful crosses with gem stones in the art center! In the discovery center the children built shelters for a 'peep' using tooth picks and gum drops. The students were able to read a book, play on the iPad, or do a puzzle in the free center! 

Next Week & Looking Ahead ...

• Tuesday: Easter Egg Hunt with our Buddies! 
• * Next weeks star readers are Frankie & Ellie!
• Wednesday - Tuesday, April 11th: Easter Break - No School
• Wednesday, April 12th: Classes resume
• * Week of the 12th-14th star readers are Andrew, Bruce, and Norah! 

Reminders: 

• Please make sure your child has two snacks each day - morning & afternoon!
• Please bring in coins for our chapter on money: 5 pennies, 1 nickel, 1 dime, and 1 quarter. Thanks so much! 
• Spring uniform begins on Wednesday, April 12th! Students should only be using 3 blue & white passes per semester. 

Hope you all have a great weekend! :)

Miss Ryan & Mrs. Lowe 

We have absolutely loved listening to our friends be Star Readers this week! 

📕Star Reader Tate reading us "What is Inside This Box?"

📘Star Reader Maggie reading us "Soccer Time!"

📙Star Reader Owen reading us "Dear Zoo"!

📗Star Reader Preston reading us "Fun In The Snow!"

📚Star Reader Juliet reading us "Biscuit Goes To School!"

Week of March 20th

 Happy Friday!

This rainy weather has not stopped us from having fun in Kindergarten! This week we focused on how people or things can work together! This week our read alouds were Simon and Molly plus Hester, Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin!, Once Upon a Star, The Thing About Spring, There Is No Place Like Space, Love One Another: The Last Days of Jesus, and My Zoo: A Book of Feelings. 

In ELA this week we began by taking our Unit 4 test! The test was a bit long so we split it up between two days. The children did wonderful! It is so amazing to see their listening & reading skills improving each day. We began Unit 5 by focusing on how different people can work together. During our read alouds we focused on predicting, retelling, and details in a story. Our letter of the week was 'Uu'! We met our next letter person Ms. U with an Usual Umbrella! We completed our Ms. U puppet and finished the writing prompt "My Unusual Umbrella covers my ...". In Math we continued working through subtraction. This week we learned to subtract by 4, how to subtract vertically, addition & subtraction patterns, and how to use a ten frame as a subtraction strategy. In Religion we learned about the Three Days, or Holy Triduum, as we work our way up to Easter. In Science this week we traveled to outer space! We learned about the planets and the phases of the moon!

Lots of opportunities for movement in centers this week! In the Word Work center the students put together a puzzle (of a basketball) and wrote complete sentences about the subject. In the math center the students played subtraction bowling, writing the total number of pins minus how many they knocked down and how many were left! We got into the Easter spirit in the Art center! Students made an Easter wreath with Mrs. Lowe! In the discovery center the students walked around the room finding planets, writing the planet's name, and coloring in the planets picture! Students then were able to read a book, play on the iPad, or do a puzzle in the free center! 

Next Week: 

• Monday: Star Readers begins! 
• Tuesday: K-1 Dental Hygiene demonstration with Dr. John Horvhos / March Birthday Celebration!

Looking Ahead:

• Wednesday, April 5th - Tuesday, April 11th: Easter Break - No School 

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Best,

Miss Ryan & Mrs. Lowe

Week of March 13th

A Very Lucky Fri-YAY!

What a fun week we had!! This week was full of discovering dinosaurs and celebrating St. Patrick's Day! Our read alouds this week were Duck & Goose, Curious George's Dinosaur Discovery, Bluey and the Magic Asparagus, and A Dinosaur Story. 

In ELA this week our main topic was "What do scientists do when they discover something new?" We talked about how scientists discover, question, and study. When reading our books we focused on visualizing and sequence of events. Our letter of the week was 'Kk'! We met our next letter person Ms. K with a Kaboom Kick! We completed our Ms. K puppet and finished the writing prompt "I Kaboom Kick my ..". In grammar we learned about verbs in the present tense and in the past tense. We are so proud of how well the students have been doing with their sight words and decoding skills! The students read "D is for Dad!" and "The Big Dig!" in their reading textbooks! We are finished up Unit 4 and will take the test on Monday! In Math we took our Chapter 7 Test on addition and began Chapter 8 which focuses on subtraction readiness. This week we learned how to take away, and subtract by 1, 2, and 3. In Religion we prayed the Stations of the Cross and learned about Lent. We focused on how Jesus asks us to live as He did and ways we celebrate Lent. Science was a hit this week - we learned all about dinosaurs and even did an excavation. The kids loved chipping away and breaking their dinosaurs out of blocks of ice! 

St. Paddy's Day continued in centers this week! In the Word Work center the students worked together to match various onset and rime cards. In the math center the students rolled dice and put gold coins into a pot to create addition sentences. Students made beautiful rainbow watercolor paintings with Mrs. Lowe in the Art center. In the discovery center students matched dinosaur fossils to the correct dinosaur. Students then were able to read a book, play on the iPad, or do a puzzle in the free center! 

A big thank you to our Homeroom Moms and those that contributed to helping us celebrate St. Patrick's Day! A leprechaun came and left the students some yummy gold coins :). 💚

Next Week:

• Tuesday: Report Cards will be sent home! 
• Thursday: Library & Gym!

Looking Ahead ...

• Monday, March 27th: Star Readers begins! Information & Schedule was sent home earlier this week!
• Tuesday, March 28th: March Birthday Celebration! Celebrating Juliet & Preston!
• Wednesday, April 5th - Tuesday, April 11th: Easter Break!

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Best,

Miss Ryan & Mrs. Lowe

Week of March 6th

 Happy Friday!

Hope the kids are enjoying their Friday off! This week we learned about nature and things that might happen on a hike! Our read alouds this week were Nicky and the Rainy Day, Sheep Take a Hike, Pete the Cat & the Great Leprechaun Chase, A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue, Lacey Walker Nonstop Talker, and How to Catch a Loveosaurus (our star student Norah's favorite book!). 

When reading our main read alouds in ELA this week, we focused on retelling as a comprehension strategy and sequence of events. Our letter of the week was 'Hh'! We met our next letter person Mr. H with Happy Hair! We completed our Mr. H puppet. We continued catching up with our letter person journals writing sentences for 'X', "X marks the spot on..", 'J' "I wear my jingle jacket to ...", and 'E' "My favorite Energize Exercise is ...". We spent a lot of time this week reviewing sight words and reading from our textbook! This week we read "Go For It!". When reading a short story as a class first the students will look at the picture and scan the page for any words they recognize. Next they will try to quietly read the page to themselves, then a student will volunteer to read the page to the class. Finally we will choral read the page as one! It is amazing to see how far their reading has come! In Math we continued through Chapter 7: Addition Readiness, learning how to add 4, vertical addition, using ten frames for addition, and writing a number sentence. We will take our Chapter 7 test on Monday. In Religion we continued talking about how we should care for others the way Jesus did for us. 

It was a St. Paddy's Day week in centers! In the Word Work center students played a shamrock memory game, matching uppercase and lowercase letters. In the Math center the students played shamrock tic-tac-toe against their group members. Students made a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow in the art center with Mrs. Lowe, and wrote what kinds of things they would spend gold coins on! In the discovery center students made a rainbow by coloring on a paper towel and using two glasses of water to connect the colors! Students then were able to read a book, play on the iPad, or do a puzzle in the free center! 

Next Week:

• Monday: Third Trimester Begins
• Tuesday: School Mass @ 9 AM! All welcome to join :)
• Thursday: Stations of the Cross / Library & Gym!
• Friday: $1 Dress Down Day & St. Patrick's Day! Thank you for helping us celebrate! 

Looking Ahead ..

• Tuesday, March 21st: Report Cards sent home
• Monday, March 27th: Star Readers begins -- Information will be sent soon!
• Tuesday, March 28th: March Birthday Celebration! 

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Best,

Miss Ryan & Mrs. Lowe

Week of February 27th

 Happy March!

Can you believe it?

We have now begun the countdown to summer! This week we learned about what makes the Atlantic Ocean special and celebrated Read Across American Week! Our read alouds this week were One Dog Canoe, Atlantic, The Lorax, Green Eggs and Ham, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, and Green Pants & 5000 Awesome Facts About Everything (our star student Andrew's favorite books!). 

In ELA this week we focused on the Atlantic Ocean! We talked about animals that live in the ocean, how the sun creates storms and the moon pulls on the tides, and how people have studied and charted our oceans. When reading our main books we focused on author's purpose and what our author wanted us to learn about the Atlantic Ocean. Our letter of the week was 'Ee'! We met our next letter person Ms. E with Exercise Energy! We completed our Mr. E puppet. We have been catching up with our letter person journals writing sentences for 'D', "I perform my Dazzling Dance..", and 'O', " ... is the opposite of ...". In grammar we learned about verbs in the future tense. In Math we took our Chapter 6 Test, which they did wonderful on, and began Chapter 7! Chapter 7 focuses on addition readiness and we learned to add 1, add 2, and add 3. In Religion we wrote down our March prayer intentions, learned about how we should care for others as Jesus did, and attended Stations of the Cross. In Science we learned about the human body, especially our lungs and brains! To support our investigations we read The Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body, Breathe In and Breathe Out, and How Does Your Brain Work?

We learned a lot in Centers this week! In the Word Work center students read cvc words containing short vowels and matched pictures. Students made Dr. Suess crafts with Mrs. Lowe, where they could choose between The Lorax, Green Eggs and Ham, and One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. We worked on fine motor skills in the Discovery center using tweezers to sort objects. Students practiced picture addition in the math center. Students then were able to read a book, play on the iPad, or do a puzzle in the free center!

Next Week:

• Monday: Mrs. Hendrickson lesson on feelings. 
• Friday: No School - Faculty in-service Day & 2nd Trimester Ends 

Looking Ahead ...

• Monday, March 13th: 3rd Trimester Begins
• Friday, March 17th: St. Patricks Day! $1 Dress Down!

We hope you have a great weekend!

Best,

Miss Ryan & Mrs. Lowe