February 15, 2026

   Kindergarten Announcements

ELA 

We read two new books this week about trains.  We compared

and contrasted the trains’ journeys, their challenges, and what

they were pulling.  We learned to read little, like, each.  We

also started reading and writing words with the medial short

“i” and listening for long”i” in words.  

Math 

We introduced the 10-frame this week, and explored the

many ways to make 10.  

P2: Being Present and Giving Others Your Attention.

Being present and giving others my attention means that when

I’m with other people, I’m present and give them my full attention.

Just like plants need sunlight to grow, our relationships need

attention. If we don’t give our attention to the people we’re

building relationships with — whether family members, close

friends, or even distant colleagues — we can’t build those

relationships. It’s vitally important that we pick our heads

up from our cell phones and truly listen to other people

when they’re talking. A positive culture is built with

positive relationships — and we can’t build positive

relationships without attention.

   

Science: Force Olympics:  This week, students learned

a key idea about forces: how pushes can change the direction

and speed of an object’s movement. We learned how some

mountain towns in danger of landslides can build structures

to protect themselves from falling rocks. Students designed

and tested their own solutions to redirect falling boulders

away from their town and toward a waiting dump truck. 

Rainbow Words

Please keep practicing these important words at home

every night.

Sight Word List

Centers:  

None for this week

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, they, says, all, like,

each, little

Snack/S&T Leaders:

M: No School

T:  Decklynn

W: Norah

Th: Leo

F:  Vivian

Guest Readers

Upcoming events:

February 16:  No school

February 18:  Late Start

February 25: Late Start

February 27: Half Day (12:08 dismissal)

May 15:  Hesston Train Museum (time TBD)