Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We got to go to every Kindergarten classroom! (Zain)

We played with shaving cream in Mrs. Winn’s classroom. We watched a little video of Frosty the Snowman. It was a different version. (Emily and Adeline)

We got to see Mrs. Winn’s elf! Her name is Snowflake. (Lexie T.)

We did P.E. We played a game. (Anna)

We had a snowball fight in Mrs. Flanagin’s class. You had to stay on your iceberg. If you get on the blue carpet you are out. (Tristan and Pritish)

We went to Miss Reinkenmeyer class. We got to ice skate on wax paper. (Lexie T.)

We made reindeer food in our class. (Crimson)

We made snowflakes in Mrs. Dixon’s class. She had a substitute teacher named Mrs. Litteken. (Kamri)

In Mrs. Russo’s class we had a substitute and we played Christmas Bingo. (Cordae)

Wear holiday spirit wear tomorrow! Hope to see you at the party at 2:30 pm. Make sure to check in in the office when you arrive!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!!

Santa gave us bells and a note! (Pritish and Adeline)

We did music. We watched the Nuttiest Nutcracker. (Emily)

We read the Polar Express story. There was a CD that read the words. (Kamri)

We did 2 Polar Express games. We watched a Polar Express movie. It was so fun! (Brock, Lexie T., and Anna)

During the Polar Express movie we had hot cocoa and cookies. (Kate)

We wore our pajamas! We brought our small stuffed animals. (Livi, Zain, and Cordae)

Lots of great pictures on https://twitter.com/hotchkissmce

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We had art. In art, we watched Chip and Dale. We got a folder to put all our art in. (Anna, Aidin, and Emily)

We got to make snowmen for our Partners in Education to hang in their offices. (Kate, Lexie T., and Livi)

We did writing. We wrote in our writing folders. We read our words to a partner. When we read to our partners we asked them a question and gave them a compliment. (Randy and Brock)

We did math workstations. We played Collect 10 Together. Our goal was to reach 10 cubes. (Kamri and Adeline)

We did Fundations. We tapped words in Fundations. We did the vowel chart and the little cards. (Tristan and Zain)

We read a book called The Gingerbread Friends. It was by the same author as The Gingerbread Baby. It was Jan Brett. (Kate)

Tomorrow we can wear pajamas to school. (Livi)

The school decided to do a list minute spirit week this week. This is a little different than the activities we have planned in Kindergarten. The Kindergarten team has had this schedule set for a while so we decided to keep it as planned!

Wednesday, Dec. 17--Pajama/Polar Express Day…wear pajamas to school (be sure to have appropriate shoes...no slippers).  Be sure the pajamas are appropriate and can be worn all day.  Bring a small stuffed animal as well (should fit in a backpack).  We will watch the “Polar Express” movie and have hot chocolate and cookies for snack.  The school will be doing a crazy sock day. Kindergarten students are welcome to do this as well.

Thursday, Dec. 18---Holiday Fun Stations…we will rotate through all of the other K classrooms doing fun holiday activities at each stop.  Nothing special needed from home. The school will be doing a Polar Express PJ day. I will not be participating but kids are welcome to wear PJ’s if they would like.

Friday, Dec. 19---Wear your fun holiday clothes (hats like Santa hats are alright too).  We will have our annual school sing and parties will be in the afternoon at 2:30 pm. Parents are welcome to come to the party! No siblings please! It will end promptly at 3 pm so students can be dismissed on time. If you plan on taking your child with you after the party, you will need to sign out with me so I can inform the office!

Holiday Service Project

We are still collecting food items for a family in our community this week.  Items will be delivered on December 19th.  This is a great opportunity to support a family in our community this holiday season.  Thank you for your generosity!

Ideas:

Peanut Butter

Jelly

Macaroni and Cheese

Pasta

Pasta Sauce

Cereal

Canned Fruits & Vegetables

Juice

Quick Snacks

Soup

Rice

Boxed Dinners

Bisquick

Other Canned or

Non-Perishable Foods

Thank you!!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We had Ms. Cardetti come and teach us about inventions. We made inventions to help us solve problem. (Adeline, Kate, and Livi)

We did Daily 5. (Brooke)

We had library. (Kamri)

We did math. We played Grab and Count and Compare. We used cube towers to help us count. (Zain)

We did Fundations. We did uppercase letters and some tapping. (Cordae)

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

We read a book called Snowmen at Christmas. (Aidin)

Reminders about this week!

Wednesday, Dec. 17--Pajama/Polar Express Day…wear pajamas to school (be sure to have appropriate shoes...no slippers).  Be sure the pajamas are appropriate and can be worn all day.  Bring a small stuffed animal as well (should fit in a backpack).  We will watch the “Polar Express” movie and have hot chocolate and cookies for snack. 

Thursday, Dec. 18---Holiday Fun Stations…we will rotate through all of the other K classrooms doing fun holiday activities at each stop.  Nothing special needed from home.

Friday, Dec. 19---Wear your fun holiday clothes (hats like Santa hats are alright too).  We will have our annual school sing and parties will be in the afternoon at 2:30 pm. Parents are welcome to come to the party! No siblings please! It will end promptly at 3 pm so students can be dismissed on time. If you plan on taking your child with you after the party, you will need to sign out with me so I can inform the office!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did P.E. This is our last day of gymnastics. (Brooke)

3rd grade buddies came and they read to us. (Randy and Pritish)

Yesterday, Ms. Gail cooked our Gingerbread Man. We couldn’t find him. Ms. Beeler and Ms. Rawlings found our Gingerbread Man!! He was playing in the office! We got to eat him up! (Kate and Brock)

We made posters that we started yesterday and finished today. We put them in the halls. We made posters because we lost our Gingerbread Man and we wanted kids to find him. (Kamri)

We read The Gingerbread Kid Goes to School. (Livi)

Everyone got a piece of Gingerbread Man to eat. (Adeline)

We did Daily 5. Mrs. Hotchkiss let some friends do reading groups. (Crimson and Kate)

We did a Gingerbread Man game where we roll a dice and if we land on the fox we have to move back one space. (Tristan)

We wrote about ways to catch our Gingerbread Man. (Riley)

See all the action on Twitter! I posted pictures and videos of it all!

Announcements!

Holiday Fun next week!

Wednesday, Dec. 17--Pajama/Polar Express Day…wear pajamas to school (be sure to have appropriate shoes...no slippers).  Be sure the pajamas are appropriate and can be worn all day.  Bring a small stuffed animal as well (should fit in a backpack).  We will watch the “Polar Express” movie and have hot chocolate and cookies for snack. 

Thursday, Dec. 18---Holiday Fun Stations…we will rotate through all of the other K classrooms doing fun holiday activities at each stop.  Nothing special needed from home.

Friday, Dec. 19---Wear your fun holiday clothes (hats like Santa hats are alright too).  We will have our annual school sing and parties will be in the afternoon at 2:30 pm.

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We made a Gingerbread man and he ran away! And Mrs. Flanagin’s ran away!! (Kate)

Can you please look for our Gingerbread Man? (Adeline)

We did music. We did Judge. (Lexie T. and Livi)

We did math. In math, we compared names with friends in our class. (Emily)

We did Daily 5. (Kamri)

We read a book called The Gingerbread Baby. (Cordae)

We made poster so people can know our Gingerbread Man ran away and he is lost. (Blair)

Ms. Gail was really sad that he ran away. We think he is running around the school. We think he has been in our classroom! (Anna and Rilen)  Lots of pictures on Twitter of our adventures today! I also posted a video of Ms. Gail’s reaction in the cafeteria! https://twitter.com/hotchkissmce/status/543155748415348736

Have a good night!

Hi Parents,

Here is what we did today!

We did art. There was a fire drill during art. (Pritish and Blair)

We had an assembly. The 5th graders sang. It was a choir concert. (Livi and Kate)

We did writing workshop. We wrote letters to Miss S. and Miss Glenn. We drew pictures for them. Tomorrow is the last day they will be here. (Lexie T.)

We did counselor. In counselor we talked about making mistakes. We read a book about mistakes. We watched a short little video about mistakes too. (Emily, Brock, and Anna)

We watched a little movie about The Gingerbread Man. (Rilen)

We did math. We had a recording sheet so we could record if other people’s name towers were shorter, the same, or longer. (Tristan) In your child’s folder there is a paper explaining how you can do this at home!

Have a great night!