February 1, 2026

   Kindergarten Announcements

ELA 

We completed our weather module this week and worked again

withdigraphs /sh/, /th/, /ch/ and learned to read the words look

and good.  We also split into three groups based on individual needs. 

Some students are working on phonological awareness, some are blending/segmenting words, and others are reading decodable passages

and illustrating them. If your child brings home a decodable book,

please encourage them to read it again to you or other family members.  

Math 

Students are learning to make and break apart numbers to 9.  They

made designs with pattern blocks and counted how many of each

pattern block they used.  We also celebrated the 100th day of school

and enjoyed fun activities that include the number 100.

P2: Love 

Love is all around us but you may have to look a little closer to

find it. Your friendships are a great way to experience love.  You

care for your friends and look out for them, always wanting them

to be happy.  Your friends show love to you in the same way. 

   

Science: . 

Our key idea for this week is that by playing with and thinking

about forces, people can accomplish surprisingly big things.

For example, this week we solved the mystery, “How can you

knock down a wall made of concrete?” 

Kindness Party/Valentines: 11:00-12:00pm (half day)

Please send in 20 cards with only your child’s name on each card

(do not fill out the “to” section of the cards please).   Students will

hand out cards during the party as one of the centers. 

Rainbow Words

Please continue to practice reading high frequency words with your child. A volunteer parent will come in once a week to listen to the students read the lists. Your child will be bringing a list of words to work on after they read the lists to our volunteer. When your child can read all the words correctly on all six lists, they will receive a small bag of skittles as a reward. I look forward to handing out lots of Skittles!

Centers:

We practiced counting by 10’s and writing 2-digit numbers,

played “sight word memory”, completed winter

patterns, and wrote our own version of “I Know a

Cold Lady”.

Parent/Teacher Conferences: 

Beginning the week of February 9th, I will be meeting with parents for winter/spring conferences. It has been our policy the past few years to only meet with those students who need extra support in academic areas or behavior. I will be reaching out to you via  a Rooms message by Wednesday, February 4th if I would like to meet with you this winter/spring. If you do not receive an email, that means that your child is doing well academically and has little to no behavior concerns that need to be addressed. IF you would still like to meet with me, I am happy to do that. Please email me by this Wednesday, February 4th and we can set up a time to meet and discuss your concerns. Students will be a part of these conferences, just like they were in the fall. Thanks!

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, was,

see, for, or, his, her, look, good 

Snack/S&T Leaders:

M: Kaylee *Happy Birthday!*

T:  Jack *Happy Half-Birthday!*

W: Sully

Th: Leon

F:  Mara *Happy Half-Birthday!*

Guest Readers

Upcoming events:

February 3:  Ice skating (be sure to send snow gear/helmets)

February 12:  Half Day (12:08 dismissal)

February 13:  Half Day/Kindness Party (11am-12pm)

February 16:  No school

February 17:  Half Day (12:08pm dismissal)

May 15:  Hesston Train Museum (time TBD)