Hi Parents!!

Here is what we did today!

We did Makerspace. We got to make whatever we wanted with paper. We could use special tape that we had to glue. (Caroline)

We did music. (Azayla)

We did word games. (James)

We did project. We did some writing. We wrote what we could hear. After that we made bunny ears! We got to glue it and make it headband. (Aster)

We had Fundations. We made a word with a vowel in the middle. We added an e to the end and it made the vowel say it’s name! (Abby) We worked on the difference between long vowel and short vowel sounds. There are some fun games on Starfall to practice this!

We did morning meeting and calendar. (Adalynn)

I was the teacher assistant. I got to hold Echo the Owl at Fundations. (Maya)

At writing today, we wrote about what we want to be where we grow up. (Caroline) We are going to turn these stories into a published book through a company called Student Treasures! Here is a little video about the publishing process! https://youtu.be/qsm8go5gPRk

We did poem. It was a poem about our 5 senses. We tested our sense of hearing. (Evalynn)

We did read aloud. It was a book about hearing. (Adalynn)

We did Daily 5. (Xander)

We built words with magnet boards. (Aiden)

Student Treasures order forms are coming home on Friday! These are due next Friday, March 22nd! Please return this form if you are ordering or not!! If every family returns this form then we get a free class book!!

Have a wonderful night!!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!!

We went to P.E. We played a game. We pass the ball and try to knock down their pins. We dribbled the ball with our feet. (Hayden and Caroline)

We had play time. (Azayla)

We had the calendar. (Abby)

We did the days in school. (James)

We did math. In math we played Disappearing Train. The numbers got smaller as we took cubes away. We had to take away cubes and the dice said -1, -2, or -3. (Aster)

We did word games. (Xander)

We had Daily 5. (Maya)

We had project. We did a mini book about our 5 senses. (Adalynn)

We did Fundations. We did magnet boards. (Parker)

We did writing. We talked about what we did over the weekend. (Rylan)

We did poem. It was called Senses at Work. (Grayson)

We did a book about 5 senses. (Evalynn)

We did a GoNoodle. (Adalynn)

We did the announcements video. (Parker)

Please make sure you send back your child’s reading bag so they have their books for Daily 5! They will not get new books sent home on Friday unless their bags have been returned.

Please make sure your student has a snack in their backpack every day! I typically keep extra snacks on hand but we are running low. If anyone would like to send in extra snacks for the class we would greatly appreciate it! Things like granola bars, cracker packs, etc. work well. Thank you so much!!

Make sure to check out our class on the Daily Pledge! https://www.komu.com/news/99766-mill-creek-elementary-school-ms-hotchkiss-kindergarten

Have a great night!

Hi Parents!

Here what we did today!

We made some fake teeth! We used marshmallows. We get to floss them! (Maya)

We read a mini book called Take Care of Your Teeth. On the inside we got to write some words. It was fun! (Aster)

We read a book called Nice Try, Tooth Fairy! In the book we saw that she lost a tooth. The tooth fairy put the teeth in a safe spot. (Caroline)

We did Fundations. We learned the letters Y and Z. (Parker)

We talked about how to keep our teeth clean. (Abby)

We did math. We talked about how we measured our partners yesterday. (Adalynn) We reflected on good measuring strategies and talking about how to accurately record our height!

We did the weather. (Parker)

We had inside and outside recess. (Evalynn)

Spring pictures are this coming Wednesday!

In the folder today you will find a March book order! This will be due March 29^th! https://orders.scholastic.com/H2MBR

In the backpack you will find a plastic bag that says “reading bag”. These are paper books that we keep in our book boxes at school. Please have your student read these 2 books to you over the weekend and then return the books in the bag back to school on Monday. They will be put back into the book boxes and read at Daily 5 time. The kids are very excited to get to read their books to you! These are books we have practiced in class.

Our prize box is getting low! If you have any small toys or items (like Happy Meal size toys) you would like to get rid of please send them in!

In the fall, our class was recorded saying the Pledge of Allegiance for the KOMU daily pledge! This will air this Sunday between 6:50 – 7 am. It will also appear on the website https://www.komu.com/daily-pledge I will send the link out again once it in on the website!

On March 15th, we are going to do a fun green foods taste test to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! If you would like to donate an item please sign up here!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We had art. We made a portrait of us. (Evalynn)

We did math. Mrs. Hotchkiss told a story about being tall enough to ride a ride. We used our body strings and post it notes. We had to be 12 post it notes to ride the ride and we had to figure out if we would be tall enough. (Aster)

For project we sorted foods that are good and bad for our teeth. We learned about healthy teeth. (Caroline)

We had counselor. She talked about the touching rule. No one can touch your private parts unless they are keeping you healthy. (James and Caroline) A note from the counselors is coming home today! Please look over this and continue this conversation at home! 

We did Fundations. We did V, W, and X. (Abby)

We did read aloud. We read Tooth Trouble. (Adalynn)

We did word families. We did word games. (Maya and Parker)

We did a GoNoodle. (Will C.)

Have a great night!

Hi Parents!

We did morning meeting. We did the weather, calendar, schedule, and whiteboards. (Hayden)

I was the teacher assistant. I got to pick some friends to help carry the lunch tub. (Caroline)

We did music. (James)

We did math workstations. (Aiden)

We did a GoNoodle. (Will C.)

We did Fundations. We did 3 letters! We did S, T, and U. (Rylan)

We did a mini book about being healthy! (Evalynn)

We did math. We did story problems. We used the popsicle stick to push away the cubes that we were taking way. (Aster) We worked on subtraction!

We did Daily 5. (Abby)

We did play time. (Azayla)

We did tapping in Fundations. (Adalynn)

We did snack. (Parker)

We watched Sid the Science kid about staying healthy. Some ways are washing your hands, getting lots of sleep, and eating good food. (Rylan)

We did the word games. We did pounding out the first sounds. We did the roller coaster game and chopping. (Caroline)

We had guest readers come. They read Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late. (Rylan)

We did the thermometer. (Parker)

In the fall, our class was recorded saying the Pledge of Allegiance for the KOMU daily pledge! This will air this Sunday between 6:50 – 7 am. It will also appear on the website https://www.komu.com/daily-pledge I will send the link out again once it in on the website!

On March 15^th, we are going to do a fun green foods taste test to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! If you would like to donate an item please sign up here!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did P.E. We used basketballs. We dribbled it with one hand. (Aster)

We did writing. We wrote about stuff that keeps us healthy. (Hayden)

For math today with Mrs. Richardson the kids at the carpet had to guess how Mrs. Richardson was sorting. (Caroline) It was called Guess my Sorting Rule.

Today we were learning about how to keep your body healthy. (Abby)

We read a book about being healthy. It was a Dr. Seuss book! (Azayla and Aster)

We did a little paper book. It was called I Can Move. (Evalynn)

We did Fundations. In Fundations we did word families. We tried to think of words that rhymed with pig. We did word games. We did Qu and R. (Maya, Aiden, and Caroline)

Parker was the teacher assistant. (Xander)

Mrs. Richardson did morning meeting. (Kent)

The March calendar is attached and will be coming home today in the folders!

Just a reminder that the plastic bag that says “Reading Bag” that came home on Friday needs to be returned with the 2 little paper books inside. I will need these back in order to send home 2 new books this coming Friday. This books can be read over the weekend and then returned back to school to be put back into the book boxes! Thanks!

Here is some information about our upcoming Student Council sponsored Spirit Week!

SPRING BREAK KICK-OFF SPIRIT WEEK!

March 18th- March 22ND

MARCH 18 –PJ DAY

MARCH 19- BOOK CHARACTER DAY

MARCH 20- CRAZY HAIR DAY

MARCH 21 -DECADES DAY

MARCH 22-SWITCH-A-ROO DAY (DRESS LIKE ANOTHER STUDENT OR ADULT)

ALL ITEMS WORN MUST BE SCHOOL APPROPRIATE AND MUST BE WORN FOR THE ENTIRE DAY.

Have a great night!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We talked about 3D shapes in math. We did a sort with real things. (Caroline)

We went to media. We could go to Starfall or Capstone or the K on ABCya or PebbleGo. (Abby)

We had 2 special readers. We had Grandpa Hotchkiss and Mr. Hotchkiss. They read Green Eggs and Ham and Cat in the Hat. (Evalynn)

We did project. After Mrs. Hotchkiss read a book we got to make our own pet! We got to name it and say what we would do with them. (Aster)

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

Mrs. Hotchkiss read What Pet Should I Get. (Caroline)

We did Fundations. We did Q and R. (Xander)

We did a brain break. (Azayla)

We did Daily 5. (Aster)

Alice was the teacher assistant. (Alice)

We had snack. (Aster)

Tomorrow I have a Fundations training in the morning so the kids will have a sub. I will be back after lunch/recess!

Thank you so much for meeting with me last week at conferences!! I had 100% attendance! It was great meeting with all of you!

I realized today I forgot to make a March calendar! Tomorrow is P.E. and Wednesday is Music. I will get one made ASAP!

Have a great night!