Kindergarten News

3rd Quarter 2025

Happy New Year!

Can you believe we are half way through kindergarten?

Check out the colorful kindergarten crew!

Back Row

Ms. Crosby, Ms. Simmons, Mrs. Ryan, Mrs. Turner (MCL), Mrs. Helman, Mrs. Sardelis, Ms. Kucharski, Mrs. Banks

Front Row

Ms. Nail, Ms. Enright, Ms. Loucas, Ms. Tilling

Not pictured- Ms. Mason (TA), Ms. de Lainez (EL)

What are we learning this quarter?

How to Write Their Name

Work with your child at home to practice name spelling, writing, and recognition. They should be able to write both their first and last names.

Letter Names and Sounds

Students should be able to identify all of the letter names and sounds.

Numbers 1-30

We will be mastering one to one correspondence with numbers 1-30.

Reading and Creating Graphs

We will collect data and learn how to use it in a graph.

Numbers Before and After

Students need to be able to tell the number directly before or after a given number.

Parts of a story

We will continue to talk about all of the different parts of a story including characters, setting, problem, and solution.

Life Cycle

We will talk about the life cycle of a plant and animal!

Counting as high as we can!

Students should be able to count to 100 on their own!

Adding and Subtracting (Decomposing) to 10

We will continue to learn about ways to make numbers from 0-10. We will work on adding and subtracting numbers up to 10.

Counting backwards from 10!

Students need to be able to count backwards from 10-0.

Rhyming Words

Students should be able to identify if words can rhyme or not

Past and Present

We will learn about our community in the past and present.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

We will talk about ways to help our planet!

Subjects and Predicates

Kindergarteners learn how to break apart a sentence into a subject (who or what the sentence is about) and a predicate (what they are doing).

Retelling a story

Students have been practicing retelling a story we have read. Try this at home with your books!

Power Words

Continue to practice power words every day!

Writing a Sentence

We will work on making sure our sentences have a capital letter, spaces between words, and correct punctuation.

Push and Pull

We will learn abut force of motion!

English Language Learner Program!

Our English Language Learners (ELL) have continued to make great progress in their English language lessons. We meet every day for half an hour to practice primarily the skills of speaking and listening. Students have also had some sessions in which they have practiced reading and writing. A writing technique that our students have learned is labeling pictures and/or drawing their own pictures before writing a sentence. For both speaking and writing practice, students are also given a variety of sentence stems, which they can complete with their own ideas. We are delighted to see how creative our ELL students are! One of the instructional methods that is used is game-based learning, which helps keep our students engaged and motivated. Please encourage your child to share what they have been learning with you and practice their English at home and at school.

Virtual Snow Days! ⛄

In case of a virtual snow day...

Your child should have brought home 3 different packets labeled "Snow Day 1, 2, and 3"

Each snow day your child will complete one packet. This packet NEEDS to come back on the next school day. This will count as your child's attendance for the snow day. If there is no packet, they will be marked absent.

More information: Click Here

(on the bottom of the page above there is a link to the kindergarten packet)

Your child's teacher will be available through email and talking points on virtual snow days if you have any questions.

**If a REAL snow day is called or a 2 hour delay, please do NOT do any work. Please play in the snow and enjoy a traditional snow day! 😀

What else can students work on at home?

Learn how to tie your shoes!

This is an important lifelong skill that kindergarteners need!

Read every night!

Research shows that reading for 20 minutes every night can drastically improve students ability to read and succeed in the future. This is a great way to bond with your child too!

Check their folders!

Teachers send home folders every day with student work and important information. Checking it every day will keep you in the loop on what your child is learning.

Family Technology Planner!

Make screen time safe and positive! Use these technology planners to inspire conversations as a family.

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/family-tech-planners

Upcoming Important Dates:

Mark Your Calendar!

January:

6th- Return back from winter break!

20th- No School- Martin Luther King Jr. Day

February:

6th- Class Pictures

14th- Teacher Professional Development Day- No School for students

17th- Presidents' Day- No School

March:

13th- End of 3rd Quarter

14th- Teacher Work Day- No School for students