November 23, 30

November 23-30, 2025

   Kindergarten Announcements

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone!  I am very grateful for the opportunity to teach and care for your child.  I am also thankful to all of you for the support you give your child and our school

ELA  

We read a new book called Weather Explore My World and learned to find the Main Idea and key details by using picture clues and listening closely to the text.  We learned details about the sun, clouds, weather tools, and rainbows.  Ask your kindergartener what an anemometer is and why you can always find a windsock at a football stadium.  🙂

We also learned to identify Cc and Gg and read the new words are, you, and as. 

Math 

We described and drew different shapes using dot paper.  We found shapes around our classroom and even made shapes with straws.  We also counted out pattern blocks and made quilt patterns and explored putting together pattern blocks with sides touching to form larger shapes. 

P2: Gratitude

Being thankful for what we have is something that we can practice every day. We sang songs about being thankful and learned that it’s important to tell others thank you for the things we receive.     

Science:  None

Centers:  

We made Thanksgiving words with magnetic letters, Thanksgiving food with connecting cubes, completed color-by-sight word sheets, and played math games on our ipads.  

 

 

Sight Words:  

 I, am, a, the, an, and, is, of, go, no, so, to, do, my, said, into, that, not, she, he, me, as, you, are

Snow Gear Reminders

Please remember that students must have boots and snowpants to play in the snow during recess.  Students who do not have boots and snow pants will get to enjoy playing on the blacktop.  It is very helpful to send a "snow bag" (in addition to their backpack) to carry their snow gear to and from school.  This allows them to keep everything in one place.  The bag should be large enough to fit everything (including boots) inside easily.  Also...please be sure to send indoor shoes to school if they are wearing boots during arrival. 

We will continue to go over procedures at school as you continue to work on dressing independently for the snow at home. Thanks so much!   This is the procedure we teach at school.

1. Snowpants

2. Jacket

3. Scarg

4. Hat

5. Boots

6. Mittens 

Special Note:  if there is not snow on the ground, you do not need to send snow gear.

Holiday Fun:

Kindergarten classes will be decorating gingerbread houses on December 12!  We are so excited to give your child this fun experience.  However, we do need parent helpers.  We could use 2-3 volunteers on Tuesday or Wednesday (December 10,11) to assemble and glue the gingerbread houses to milk cartons.  I also need about 6 parents to assist at tables while the students are decorating the houses (December 12).  Please email me if you are willing to help.  Thanks!

Classroom needs: Gingerbread house assembly helpers

Snack/S&T Leaders:

M: Alucard

T:  Decklynn 

Dec. 1:  London **Happy Birthday!!**

Dec. 2:  Norah

Dec. 3:  Leo

Dec. 4:  Charlie

Dec. 5:  Isabella

Guest Readers: 

Schedule here!

Upcoming events:

November 26-28:  Thanksgiving Break

December: Christmas trees due

December 1: November homework due

December 6: Holiday Breakfast  RSVP for our holiday breakfast

December 12:  Gingerbread houses 8:45 (please bring candy by the 11th)

December 18: Holiday Parties 1:15-2:30pm

Thanksgiving Performance

November 16, 2025

   Kindergarten Announcements

ELA  

We spent this week learning about different types of weather that occur due to moisture in the air.  We learned about the different kinds of clouds, rain, and snow.  For the final component of weather, we learned about wind and how wind happens when warm air moves up and cooler air moves in to replace it.  There are many different kinds of wind and sometimes it can cause damage.  Ask your kindergartener if they remember the name of a strong windstorm (a gale).   

Our new sight words are he, she, me and we learned to spell the /u/ and /kw/ sounds.  

Math 

We continued with our third math unit by learning to distinguish triangles and rectangles from other shapes.  They discovered what makes a shape a triangle and what makes a shape a rectangle and square. 

P2: Curiosity

Curiosity is in all of us and is what opens up our minds to new things.  We took turns finishing the sentence:  I wonder……and learned how curious our minds really are.

Science:  None

Centers:  

We expressed some holiday spirit by making Thanksgiving placemats this week.  I will laminate them and send them home next week.  We also completed numbers to 100 puzzles, made Thanksgiving food with playdough, and used magnifying glasses to find simple words. 

 

 

Sight Words:  

 I, am, a, the, an, and, is, of, go, no, so, to, do, my, said, into, that, not, she, he, me

Snow Gear 

Please remember that students must have boots and snowpants to play in the snow during recess.  Students who do not have boots and snow pants will get to enjoy playing on the blacktop.  It is very helpful to send a "snow bag" (in addition to their backpack) to carry their snow gear to and from school.  This allows them to keep everything in one place.  The bag should be large enough to fit everything (including boots) inside easily.  Also...please be sure to send indoor shoes to school if they are wearing boots during arrival. 

We will continue to go over procedures at school as you continue to work on dressing independently for the snow at home. Thanks so much!   This is the procedure we teach at school.

1. Snowpants

2. Jacket

3. Scarg

4. Hat

5. Boots

6. Mittens 

Special Note:  if there is not snow on the ground, you do not need to send snow gear.

Holiday Fun:

Kindergarten classes will be decorating gingerbread houses on December 12!  We are so excited to give your child this fun experience.  However, we do need parent helpers.  We could use 2-3 volunteers on Tuesday or Wednesday (December 10,11) to assemble and glue the gingerbread houses to milk cartons.  I also need about 6 parents to assist at tables while the students are decorating the houses (December 12).  Please email me if you are willing to help.  Thanks!

Classroom needs: None

Snack/S&T Leaders:

M: Vivian **Happy Birthday**

T:  Jaylen

W: Kaylee

Th: Willow

F:  Seraphina

Guest Readers: 

Check the schedule or sign up here!

Upcoming events:

November: Turkeys in Disguise due

November 26-28:  Thanksgiving Break

December 12:  Gingerbread houses

December 18: Holiday Parties

November 9, 2025

   Kindergarten Announcements

ELA  

We learned this week about temperature and air pressure which are two of the four components that make up weather. We used a thermometer to watch the red line go up and down as the temperature gets warmer and cooler.  We also learned that air pressure is when the particle of air press together or pull apart.  High pressure usually results in fair sunny weather and low pressure results in wet, cloudy weather.  

Our new sight words are that and not and we learned to spell the /w/ and /b/ sounds.  

Math 

We began our third math unit which includes identifying shapes that are the same and using words to describe them. 

P2: Integrity

People with integrity do the right thing even when no one is looking.  We spent many class meetings talking about this word and put this word into action.

Science:  None

 

Centers:  

We practiced counting out syllables by finding pictures around the room, made a book to practice teen numbers, sorted words into rhyme families, and put together fall puzzles.  

 

Sight Words:  

 I, am, a, the, an, and, is, of, go, no, so, to, do, my, said, into, that, not

Conferences:  Thank you for signing up and making time to meet with me about your child and how to best meet his/her needs.  I enjoyed getting to know you all better.  

Classroom needs: None

Snack/S&T Leaders:

M: Katerina **Happy Birthday**

T:  Leon

W: Jack

Th: Kaleb

F:  Ava

Guest Readers: 

Check out the schedule here!

Upcoming events:

November 12:  Late Start

November 14:  Half Day

November 26-28:  Thanksgiving Break

 

November 2, 2025

   Kindergarten Announcements

Thank you!…to the Halloween party committee!  You did such a great job creating a very fun day for us all!  The kids will remember it forever.

ELA  

We started a new Module called Weather Wonders.  In this module, students will build their literacy and science skills as they engage in a study of the weather.  We started this week by learning the four components of weather which are:

• Temperature

• Air Pressure

• Moisture

• Wind

In phonics, we reviewed the letters we’ve learned and added two high frequency words into and said 

Math 

Students compared numbers in any way that makes sense to them.  They compared by 

• using the count sequence to compare which number came first., 

• by creating groups of objects and matching them.

• and by beginning to automatically know which numbers are less or more than a given number

P2: Enthusiasm

Enthusiasm gives positive energy to you and the people around you! When you cheer on your teammates at a sports game, you’re giving them energy to keep playing at their best!

  

Science:  None

 

Centers:

We played a  math number game, enjoyed color-by-number Halloween pictures, and practiced cutting and gluing letters into fall words.  

Sight Words:  

 I, am, a, the, an, and, is, of, go, no, so, to, do, my, said, into

Parent/Teacher conferences:

Kindergarten conferences will be held in October & early November.   Here is the link to sign up for the Crawford Conferences. Please remember that your child should attend the conference with you.  Our first set of conferences are child-led.  I look forward to talking with you all.

Classroom needs: None

Snack/S&T Leaders:

M: Isabella **Happy Birthday**

T:  Charlie

W: Mara

Th: Mack

F:  Sully

Guest Readers: 

Sign up or check the schedule here.

Upcoming events:

Oct 27-Nov 7:  Parent-Teacher conferences

November 3:  October homework due

November 6,7:  Half days