Week of May 21st

In Religion, we are continuing to talk about how we care for everyone and show kindness.  Jesus wants us to be kind to everyone.  In Math, we are reviewing addition and subtraction.  We are so good at this.  We are reviewing our sounds and reading lots of words and sentences.  We are getting so good at being authors and illustrators.  Our stories yesterday were awesome!

The children were wonderful at the play last night.  It was excellent!  Thank you to Mrs. Busch and Mrs. Crowe  for helping with the children on Sunday and to Mrs. Kyle for helping last night.  Thank you to all the parents for bringing your children to Sunday’s rehearsal. Kindergarten Parents are awesome!

The children will be receiving their lines for graduation soon.  As soon as they receive them, please help your child to memorize them.  I can’t believe I am talking about graduation.

Tomorrow is field day.  We are praying for sunshine.  Please remember your child wears sneakers, gym shorts and the color shirt that is on the list. (I have enclosed the list.)  You might want to put sunscreen on your child as we are outside all day.  We know it will be a fun-filled day.  Thank you to everyone who volunteered to help Mrs. Gilman. You are all welcome to stop by to see us having fun.

Thank you for all you do!  Have a great weekend!

Week of May 14th

In Religion, we are talking about how Jesus cared for everyone.  Jesus wants us to care about others too.  In Math, we are working with patterns.  We will be working with manipulatives to make different patterns.  In Reading and Phonics we are changing short vowel words to long vowel words by adding an “e”.  We are also rewriting sentences in the proper order. We are making sure we space our words and remember our period.

Please remember to continue reviewing sight words and decodable words during the week.  Due to the play next week, there will be no homework.  Last week Library ended, so if you have any library books at home please send them to school.

If there is anyone who was not a mystery reader and would like to be one, it is not too late.  Just let me know what day and time will work for you.  The children love when a family member comes in to read.

Have a great week! Enjoy the beautiful weather and your long weekend!

Week of May 7th

In Religion this week we are learning about the Mass.  We are learning that the bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Christ.  Jesus gives us the gift of Himself.  In Math, we are beginning to work with patterns.  We will continue to practice our addition and subtraction.  In Phonics, we will begin to work with our long vowels.  We will begin to practice changing short vowels to long vowels by adding e.  (ex. rob-robe)

We have been busy getting ready for our Parent’s Day Tea.  The children are very excited and can’t wait to sing for you on Friday.  Please remember it will begin at 9:30 in the Parish center.  You are welcome to join us for Mass at 8:30 before the Tea.  If you have not sent in your papers on Moms and Dads please send them in tomorrow.  Thank you.

Kindergarten Graduation, Thursday, June 7th at 10:00 AM in the Parish Center.  The children will be leaving after graduation and this is their last day of school. I cannot believe how fast this year has gone.

 Please talk to your child about their behavior at school. Many of the children are talking constantly. I think they have Springitis.  

Field Day will be Thursday May 24th. It is a fun day for the children.  Mrs. Gilman has assigned them to a team.  They wear that color shirt and their school gym shorts to school that day.  I have enclosed the list. We will be outside all day enjoying games.  Be on the look out for volunteer papers. Mrs. Gilman will need plenty of help. 

Looking forward to seeing all of you on Friday.  Have a great week!

Week of April 30th

We are having a great week and the children are looking forward to their Alphabet Party on Friday.  Don’t forget to send in an item for your letter. It does not have to be food it can be anything you want.(Example–Ee-erasers)  The children will be excited about everything they get.  They will come home with a bag full of things to eat and enjoy.

In Religion this week the children are learning about prayer.  We will talk about the prayer Jeus taught us about His Father, the Our Father.  We also learned that May is dedicated to Jesus’ Mother, Mary.  Everyone received their own rosary beads and we will be saying a decade of the rosary everyday during May. 

In Math, we are continuing to work on sorting.  We are moving very quickly through this Chapter.  I will continue to send home homework on addition and subtraction for continued practice.

The children will bring a book home this week to read to you.  Please ask them questions when they are finished reading to check their comprehension.  Please do the same thing when you read them a book. They are all doing great.

Please remember homework is due on Friday.  We are all praying for sunshine on Saturday for the First Communicants.

Thank you for all you do!  Have a great week!

Week of April 23rd

Yy came this week. Yeah!  It is our last letter.  Next week we will have our alphabet party.  I will send info on that on Friday.  In Religion this week we are learning about prayer.  We can pray anytime and anywhere.  God and Jesus are always ready to talk to us.  We are also talking about the sacrament of Baptism.  If your child would like to bring in pictures or any remembrance of their Baptism they are more than welcome.  The children love sharing it with the class.  In Math we are busy classifying and sorting objects by color, size, shape and kind.  They are having a lot of fun with this.  We are busy reading and writing all kinds of words and sentences.  Now that we know all the sounds of all our letters, there will be no stopping us.

I hope everyone marked their calendar for our Kindergarten Parents’ Tea.  The children will be performing for you.  If you are not busy, you are welcome to join us for Mass at 8:30 before the tea.  The children have been very well- behaved at church each week. I am very proud of them.

If you are not busy on Friday evening I hope you can join us for the Family Bingo.  It is a lot of fun for the children.  They all want to win the bicycles I have in the hallway.  It begins at 6:30 and I promise it will be over by 8:30. (2 hours is about all they can last)  Hope to see you there. Have a great week!

Week of April 16th

Xx came this week. It says ks.  Only one more letter to go.  We can read everything.  We are getting so smart!

In Religion this week, we are learning that we belong to the Church.  We became a member of God’s family the day we were baptized.  We are all brothers and sisters in God’s family.  In Math, we will begin to sort and classify objects.  In Science, we placed celery in water with food coloring.  It was fun to see the next day that the leaves changed to the color of the water.  Science experiments are fun to do.  In Kid Writing, we are writing a story about our class trip.  It was so much fun and the children were so well-behaved. Thank you to all the parents who were able to join us.  I hope you enjoyed yourself.  

We welcomed our friends from St. Titus and Our Lady of Victory to our classroom.  It was so nice to meet new friends.  We went to Music together and played Bingo with them.  It was so much fun!

Thank you for all you do!  Have a great week! 

Week of April 2nd

Ee came this week.  I guess it came because we were making Easter Eggs.  It is our last letter light.  We now can make so many new words.  We only have two letters left.  There will be no stopping us now.  

In Religion this week we are learning about the death of Jesus.  We are going to church to look at the stations.  We are talking about Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and the best day of all–Easter Sunday–Jesus rose from the dead. 

We have been busy all week making Easter decorations.  We made Easter Baskets and left them on our desks on Tuesday.  When we arrived at school we couldn’t find them but we went on a hunt and found them filled with goodies.  The Easter Bunny was so good to us. We also went on an Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the Student Council.  It was so much fun!

Thank you for sending in treats or for coming in to help for our Easter Party.  What would we do without our wonderful Kindergarten Parents!  Everything was great!

I wish everyone a wonderful Easter! Have a great week!

Week of March 26th

Ww came this week.  We thought of so many Ww words.  In Religion, we  are talking about different ways we share our love.  We also learned about St. John Bosco and what a wonderful man he was.  He was a priest and he helped the poor.  We will also be working on our very own Station Book.  In Math, we are reviewing and coloring shapes and we are learning about symmetry.  We will also be talking about equal parts.  In Phonics, we are practicing reading three letter words that have different letter lights.(hat, hit, hot, hut)

Homework is looking beautiful and the book reports are awesome.  I am so proud of your children. They are working so hard at school.  They have been busy painting Easter Eggs to decorate our classroom and they are gorgeous!  Our classroom will look beautiful.

Thank you for sending in coloring books and books for them to read.  It is so nice to see them reading or coloring when they are finished their work. Thank you for all you do. Have a great week!

 

Week of March 19th

Jj came this week. When we think of Jj, we think of Jesus. In Religion, this week we are thinking about how much Jesus loves us.  He wants us to share His love.  He tells us, “Love one another as I have loved you.” We are thinking about Loving Words and Loving Actions.  In Math, we are learning about the shapes circles, squares, triangles and rectangles.  We are comparing how they are alike and how they are different.  We had fun making our own real life pictures using shapes.  In Phonics and reading, we are busy reading new stories and reviewing our sight words.

I am asking each parent to please make sure your child has a coloring book and book to read in their desk at all times. Many children are completing their work faster than others and it is important for them to know what to do when they are finished.

Thank you for all you do. Have a great week!

Week of March 12th

Zz came this week.  We made a list of so many Zz words.  In Religion, we are learning about the Bible story,” The Loaves and the Fishes”.   We will make a door hanger for Jesus.  In Math, we are continuing to work with cones, cubes, cylinders and spheres.  It is fun to see if they slide, roll or stack.  In Phonics, we are using our white boards to reinforce the letter light sounds.  They are getting so good at sounding out their words and reading their sentences. 

I put two new sheets in their H copybook.  Please review all words for homework.  They are doing great with their sight words.  I can tell everyone is reviewing them at night.  Thank you.

Thank you for all you do.  Have a great week and enjoy this beautiful weather!