Hello parents!

We did not have time for closing meeting today but we had a great day!

We did the holiday sing-a-long where the kids did a great job performing I’m a Little Snowman (video is on Class Dojo). We played the math game Top It, wrapped our gifts, and did a craft with our 3^rd grade buddies! The party was so much fun and thank you to the parents who helped make it happen! The kids loved it!

Also, thank you so much for all the cards and gifts! Wow! It means so much! I am beyond blessed to work with such a great group of kids and their families! Thank you so much for the big basket of goodies and Riversong gift card! I am so excited!

Have a wonderful break and I will see the kiddos back on Thursday, January 4^th!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We celebrated Sky’s birthday. We got a birthday snack. She got a birthday bite. We sang to her Happy Birthday. The snack was donuts. (Ismael)

We watched a movie called Polar Express. We had hot cocoa and cookies. (Brooklynn)

We did whiteboards. We wrote the date. (Blake)

We talked about capacity in math. It means how much something can hold. We used buckets to see how many they can hold. One had 144! (Russell)

We are working on our surprise. (Wilson)

We read the traditions emails. (Isaac)

Mrs. Zapata came. She taught us about where our foods come from. We watched a little video about it. (Maclyn)

We are doing closing meeting and snack. (Xander)

We did the rules. (Britt)

Tomorrow is wear your “bling” for the holiday sing-a-long! The kids will be standing up for the other classes and singing “I’m a Little Snowman”. This is a student only performance. I will record it so you all can see!

Hope to see you at the party at 2:20 pm!

Hi parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did art. We drew a snowman. We got to get draw papers when we were done. We got to read books. (Ismael)

We went to other teacher’s classrooms. We did a rotation. (Russell)

We made a gingerbread house in Mrs. Dixon’s room. (Madelynn)

We had 2 special guest readers come. It was Ila Rose and Adaline. (Isaac and Wilson)

We did math. We counted by 10’s and whoever said 100 had to sit down. (Brooklynn and Sky)

We went to Miss Van Aker’s class. We played with shaving cream like it was snow. They have an Elf on the Shelf and a bunny. (Maclyn)

We went to Mrs. Hotchkiss’ class in the rotation. We had 3 choices we could build a snowman, snow fort, or a snowflake. We used marshmallows and toothpicks. (Joshua)

We went into Mrs. Flanagin’s class. We read a book and we threw snowballs at each other. (Wilson)

We did the weather. It was 45 degrees this morning. (Britt)

We went to Miss Henry’s class. We made snowman soup. (Carmel Grace)

We are doing closing meeting and snack. (Xander)

We did days in school. (Landon)

We worked on our surprise for writing. (Dempsey)

Tomorrow is PJ day! We will be having hot cocoa and cookies while we watch the Polar Express!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We got to do writing. We are still working on our surprise. (Joshua and Isaac)

We did music. We played on drums. We practiced I’m a Little Snowman and it’s our last time. We also did 2 brain breaks. (Russell and Ismael)

We did math. We had red and blue crayons and we had to figure out ways to make 5.  (Madelynn and Maclyn)

We are doing closing meeting and snack. (Xander and Carmel Grace)

We did Fundations. We did not do a new letter. We did magnet boards. (Britt and Amane)

We had a guest reader. They read Bear Stays Up For Christmas. It was Sky’s brother. (Russell)

Mrs. Hotchkiss read Gingerbread Friends. (Audylynn and Russell)

We did the thermometer. This morning it was 45 degrees. We did our weather graph. (Joshua)

Mrs. Hotchkiss read us emails. It was what we do for holidays. (Brooklynn) Thank you for sending the traditions emails! The kids loved hearing about what their friends do over the holidays and seeing the pictures! It is not too late to send yours if you haven’t already!

We did morning buzz. (Blake)

We did math workstations. There are 10 workstations. (AJ)

We had our crazy hat and sock day. (Brooklynn)

Tomorrow is silly shirt/sweater day! Basically ugly Christmas sweaters for kids! The kids will be doing a fun winter rotation where they get to do an activity in each K classroom! Should be fun!

Have a great night!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did P.E. We played a ball game. You try to defend your pin. (Wilson and Ismael)

We are doing closing meeting and snack. (Xander)

We did writing time. We wrote something about how to catch our gingerbread kid and we worked on our surprise. (Maclyn)

We made traps. (Russell)

We made our missing gingerbread posters. (Brooklynn)

We celebrated Joshua’s birthday. (Isaac)

We did Daily 5. (Britt)

Mrs. Hotchkiss read Gingerbread Man Loose in the School. (Maclyn and Russell)

Mrs. Biener just found our Gingerbread cookie!!! (Erin)

We did math. We played Roll and Cover with 2 dice. (Madelynn)

We highlighted the word “he” in the poem. (Joshua)

We did the Zero the Hero Stomp because we have been in school for 80 days. (Ismael)

Mrs. Hotchkiss read us notes from the Gingerbread Man! (Dempsey)

Social Growth and Work Habits reports are in the folders! I also put some fun optional homework. It is a Gingerbread Man retelling page.

Reading bags are coming home today! Please have your child read these book to you over the weekend and return the bag of books on Monday. For now we are practicing being responsible with paper books and after the break I will send home reading group books!  

Thank you to the families who have donated marshmallows and toothpicks for next week. We are still in need of more if you happen to be out shopping this weekend! Thanks so much!!

We are going to be learning about the holiday traditions of families in our class!  Take a moment to talk with your child about the holidays you celebrate and the traditions your family has each year.  We'd love to hear what special traditions your family has at this time of year!  With your child, send our class an e-mail about the things your family does each year.  We will use these e-mails to spark conversations about different holiday customs our families have.  It would also be wonderful if you include a picture or two! Please send this email by THIS Monday. December 18^th!

Winter Spirit Week!

Kindergarten Families:

Mill Creek is having a Winter Spirit week to celebrate the week of Winter Break! Feel free to participate if you would like to!

Dec. 18 – Crazy/Holiday Sock and/or Hats Day!

Dec. 19 – Silly Holiday Sweater/Shirt Day!

Dec. 20 – School Wide PJ Day (and our class

    Polar Express Day!)

Dec. 21 – Wear Your “Blingy” Holiday Gear! This is

                           also our winter party day.

Have a great weekend!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We made a Gingerbread Man but he ran away! We are going to make a plan to catch him! (Ismael and Dempsey) Make sure to check Class Dojo for fun pictures and videos!

We did whiteboards. We wrote the date. (Blake)

We are doing closing meeting and snack. (Xander)

We did library. (Russell)

We are still working on our surprise for you guys! (Brooklynn)

We did counselor. We talked about how when we are mad we can count to 5 or we can take a deep breath or have a hug or take a drink or take a break. (Maclyn)

Mrs. Hotchkiss read The Gingerbread Baby. (Joshua)

We checked out books and played on the computers at library. (Carmel Grace)

We did the poem. It was called He Ran Away. (Britt and Isaac)

We did Fundations. We did the letter k. (Russell)

We played a game called You Can’t Catch Me. (Ismael)

Have a great night! I am sure your child will be very excited to tell you all about the Gingerbread Man!! 😉

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did art. We painted still life pictures. We could draw with or without the bowl. (Ismael)

Mr. Hotchkiss came to read us Ninjabread Man. The Ninja Fox ate the Ninjabread Man up! (Maclyn and Joshua)

We did writing. We are working on our surprise still. (Russell)

Mrs. Zapata came. The food group we did today was protein. We tried green eggs and turkey. (Isaac)

We did Fundations. We did the letter h and k. (Britt)

We did math. We rolled a dice and whatever number you rolled you have to take a counter and cover it up on the gingerbread man. (Madelynn)

We did Daily 5. (Brooklynn)

We did whiteboards. We wrote the date and we wrote December 13th, 2017. (Blake)

We did our poem. It is called He Ran Away. Our word of the week is “he”. (Carmel Grace)

Next Tuesday, we will be building snow forts, snowmen, and/or snowflakes out of marshmallows and toothpicks! If you would like to donate a bag of marshmallows (any size, preferably smaller) or a box of toothpicks, we would appreciate it! We will need lots of supplies for this fun project. Please let me know if you can help. Thanks!!

Next Thursday is our winter party! Parents are welcome! Parties will be from 2:20-2:50 pm. Hope you can make it!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We went to music. We played a game outside. It was like tag. We also did iPads and board games. We had our free day! (Madelynn, Dempsey, and Carmel Grace)

We went to the Snowball Shop. We got lots of stuff there! (Russell)

We did math. We played Fill the Hexagons. You find a way to fill the hexagons up with pattern block shapes like triangles, trapezoids, hexagons, and rhombuses. (Ismael and Joshua)

We did math workstations. (Ismael)

We had fun in music. (Amane)

We did the weather. We look out the window and see if it sunny, cloudy, rainy, snowy, foggy, or partly cloudy. We do tally marks for each kind. We make a graph. We mark the temperature on the thermometer. (Joshua)

We did Fundations. We did the letter h and we wrote it our notebooks. (Maclyn)

We did writing. We also worked on our surprise for our parents. (Isaac and Emma)

We did the calendar. (Wilson)

We read The Gingerbread Girl. She tricked the fox! (Brooklynn) I put an optional writing activity in your child’s folder today. Encourage your child to stretch out their words on their own!

We are doing closing meeting and snack. (Xander)

We did days in school. (Britt)

Next Tuesday, we will be building snow forts, snowmen, and/or snowflakes out of marshmallows and toothpicks! If you would like to donate a bag of marshmallows (any size, preferably smaller) or a box of toothpicks, we would appreciate it! We will need lots of supplies for this fun project. Please let me know if you can help. Thanks!!

Have a great night!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We had P.E. We had a lot of balls and we had to pretend to trash the neighbor’s yard. We had to clean up. We also did stretches in our stretching spots. (AJ and Dempsey)

We did our poem. It was about a gingerbread man. Our word of the week is “he”. (Isaac)

We did writing. We are still working on our surprise and we did Monday News. (Maclyn)

We did math. We had scales (balances) at tables and we weighed things from our supply boxes. (Russell) We talked about the words heavier and lighter and used balances to compare objects!

We are doing closing meeting and snack. (Xander)

We did the schedule. (Britt)

We did morning buzz. (Brooklynn)

We did calendar. (Blake)

We did days in school. (Landon)

Mrs. Hotchkiss read us The Gingerbread Man. (Ismael)

We did Makerspace. We had to try to unlock these locks. We had to follow these instructions. There was a snowflake poem we used to solve the answer. (Emma) A Kindergarten version of a breakout room!

We did Fundations. We did the letter h. (Madelynn)

We did Daily 5. (Carmel Grace)

Tomorrow is the snowball shop! Please make sure to send in the envelopes and specify how much you would like your student to spend on each family member! We will all go as a class tomorrow after lunch/recess. All students will be able look around even if they do not bring money. This will be our only time to shop. Thank you!

The kids earned a free day in music for good behavior! They can bring one board game from home to play during music time! I have extras at school as well.

Have a great night!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did yesterday AND today!

12/7

“Today we went to Art and we watched a video.” (Isaac)

“Today we did Daily 5 and did reading.” (Brooklyn)

“We are still working for our family surprise!” (Ismael)

“Today we had closing meeting and ate our snacks.” (Xander)

“Today we did Fundations.” (Madelynn)

“Today in Fundations we did Starfall and learned the letter L.” (Blake)

12/8

We did library. We got a book and went into the computer lab. (Isaac)

We did days in school. We have been in school 75 days. (Ismael)

We are doing closing meeting and snack. (Xander)

We were working on our surprise. (Carmel Grace)

We did the assembly. It was singing. (Maclyn)

We did math. We played Quick Eyes. It was 10 frames. We got to play Match It. (Russell)

We did Daily 5. (Madelynn)

We did math workstations. We do math and stuff. Mrs. Hotchkiss is going to add a new game. (AJ)

Next week we are going to go to the Snowball Shop. (Erin) More information is coming home in the folder today! There is also an envelope for money if you would like your student to participate! We will be shopping on Tuesday.

We did a sort of wants and needs. We also sorted what pigeon needs and pigeon wants. (Joshua)

We read Pigeon Needs a Bath. (Emma)

We did the calendar. (Britt)

We did the weather. It was sunny and 20 degrees this morning. It was in the purple. (Blake) Our class thermometer is color coded so there is a range of temperatures within each color. We keep track of how many days in each color and make a temperature graph each month.

We did the schedule. (Wilson)

I put some fun (optional) needs and wants homework in the folder this week. You do not need to return this to school unless your student wants to show me their hard work!

Have a great weekend!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We went to music. Next day of music is our free day! We get to have a whole bunch of different games to pick from. (Dempsey)

We did our whiteboards. We wrote the date and got a little doodle time. (Blake)

We did math. We got to work with calculators. We did our white boards and did some story problems. (Russell)

We did Fundations. We learned the letter l. We did our Fundations notebooks with the letter l. (Ismael and Maclyn)

We did writing. We are still working on our surprise! (Isaac)

We are doing closing meeting and snack. (Xander)

We read Pigeon Wants a Puppy. (Carmel Grace)

Ms. Zapata came. We learned about the blue group which is dairy. We got to make pudding. (AJ)

We did Daily 5. (Madelynn)

We did the weather. (Britt)

Have a great night!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did P.E. We had stations in P.E. (Madelynn)

We did writing. We are working on our surprise. (Isaac)

We did math. We played 10 in a circle. (Russell)

We did whiteboards at morning meeting. We wrote our points. (Blake)

We did the weather. (Carmel Grace)

We did Daily 5. Some of us did reading group with Mrs. Hotchkiss. (Dempsey)

We did Fundations. We wrote the letter j on our whiteboards. We did Starfall j. (Maclyn)

We did the schedule. (AJ)

We watched a video about what we need and what we want. These 2 little girls had a lamp with a genie. They went to a desert island. (Joshua)

We did snack. (Audylynn)

We did math workstations. (Ismael)

We did a graph of our class’ favorite color. (Emma)

We read Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late. (Brooklynn)

Have a great night!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We went to library. We got books. We did ST Math. (AJ)

We did math. We stuck our hands in a “feely box”. We gave clues and someone had to guess the shape. (Russell)

We did Fundations. We did the letter j. (Isaac)

Mrs. Hotchkiss read a book to us. The book was Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus. (Maclyn) I love these books! We will be reading Mo Willems books all week!

We did math workstations. (Blake)

We are doing closing meeting and snack. We got to eat holiday gummies from Erin! (Xander and Dempsey)

We did writing. We did Monday News. (Britt)

We did Daily 5. (Madelynn)

We did morning buzz. (Brooklynn)

We did a new poem. The word of the week is “and”. The poem was about needs and wants. A need is something you need to live. A want is something want to have but you can live without it. (Carmel Grace and Ismael) A great lesson just in time for the holidays!

We did the weather. The weather is going to be cold this week. (Ismael) Make sure to pack hats, gloves, and scarves! We are still going to play outside!

I hope you enjoyed having your child read to you this weekend! Please be sure to return the plastic bag with your child’s paper books back to school so they can put these books back in their book boxes to read at Daily 5! These reading bags will come home every Friday with new book box books to read at home over the weekend. I had several bags not come back. Please look for these at home tonight! Please see Friday’s email or blog post for more detail. Thank you!

We are going to be learning about the holiday traditions of families in our class!  Take a moment to talk with your child about the holidays you celebrate and the traditions your family has each year.  We'd love to hear what special traditions your family has at this time of year!  With your child, send our class an e-mail about the things your family does each year.  We will use these e-mails to spark conversations about different holiday customs our families have.  It would also be wonderful if you include a picture or two! Please send this email by December 18^th!

Thanks for helping us with this important learning!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did morning buzz. (Blake)

We went to art. We made a quilt made out of paper. We used crayons. (Joshua)

We did closing meeting and snack. (Britt)

We did Fundations. For Fundations we did our magnet boards. We had the guess the letter using Mrs. Hotchkiss’ clues. We had to move the letter down. (Carmel Grace and Dempsey) We worked on isolating beginning sounds. For example, I would say I am thinking of a letter and it is at the beginning of the word pizza, pepperoni, and pasta. This is a great game to play at home too! You can do the same game with middle or ending sounds!

We did math. We played a game with our number cards. We showed a number on our fingers for 3 seconds and our partner had to pick the number card up that was right.  (Russell and Dempsey)

We did writing. We kept working on our surprise. (Maclyn) I told the class to not give you all even one clue…parents are good guessers!

We watched Sid the Science Kid. We learned all the ways to be healthy. (AJ)

We did our poem. We put it in our poetry folders. (Isaac)

We did morning meeting. (Brooklynn)

After Daily 5, we got to choose 2 book box books to take home to read to our parents. They don’t stay at home we have to bring them back on Monday. (Emma)

Reading bags are coming home today! Please have your child read these 2 paper books to you sometime this weekend! We are practicing pointing to each word with our fingers. If they get stuck on a word, encourage them to check the picture and look at the first sound. Once they say a word, have them look at the letters and see it “looks right”, “sounds right”, and “makes sense” with the rest of the sentence/story. Once the students can show they are responsible and can bring their paper books back to school, I will start sending home reading group books that we have practiced together. These will come home every Friday and should be returned in the backpack every Monday! Thank you!

In the folder you will find information on the snowball shop, a behavior update, section 4 optional homework (we did lesson 4-1 today), and information on the ibelong drive.

Have a great weekend!