Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We went outside. (Jackson)

We had lunch. (Sarah)

We played inside. (Jesse)

We went to music class. (Evie)

We made Pete the Cat hats! (Lux)

We did math workstations. (Logan)

We did the line rhyme. (Caleb)

We did Phoebe’s name cheer. (Ellen)

We did closing meeting. (Leo)

We did a game with letters on the magnet boards. (Zellie)

We did snack time. (Liam)

We played Quick Eyes in math. We have to say the number of dots but Mrs. Hotchkiss covers it up quick! (Presley) We worked on subitizing! This is the ability to quickly identify the number of items in a small set without counting. 

We played Word Games. (Avie and Sophie) We are working on rhyming words, breaking apart and putting together compound words, isolating beginning and ending sounds in words, etc. Ask your student to show you some of the hand motions from word games!

We read Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons. (George)

We did our rules. (Phoebe)

We did Phoebe’s name poster and Me Bag. (Cora)

We have lots of Cougar Tickets. (Sarah)

October 18th is Fun Fest! Each class supplies a raffle basket. Our class raffle basket will be Crazy for Chocolate themed! Please send in donations by October 2nd! This could be anything from candy bars to hot cocoa mix to chocolate covered pretzels, you name it! Money earned from these baskets goes right back to our school! Please donate if you can!!

Have a great night!!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did snack time. (Cora)

We ate donuts because Mrs. Hotchkiss is going to have a baby! (Caleb) We read a book called Brown Bear’s Wonderful Secret and they guessed it right! I am due March 10^th.

Mrs. Hotchkiss is pregnant!! (Avie)

We ate lunch. (Leo)

We made mini books. It was I Like My School Shoes. We colored the shoes. (Jackson) We practiced reading color words!

We went outside. (Ellen)

We did P.E. (Lux)

We wrote on the whiteboards. We wrote i and u. (Evie)

We did Olivia’s name poster. (Zellie)

We sorted 5 year olds and 6 year olds. (Phoebe) The kids each put their picture on the 5 or 6 year old side of a chart. We talked about graphing and efficient ways of counting (lining up the cards, counting from left to right, top to bottom, touching each one and saying the number, etc.)

We did the line rhyme. (George)

Today was the 16th day of school. (Jesse)

We read Pete the Cat Rockin in his School Shoes. (Presley)

Today is my birthday! (Logan)

We drew Olivia. (Sophie)

We are about to pack up for home. (Sarah)

Help Wanted with Independence!

We are on our 4^th week of school I am asking for your help in fostering independence in your kindergartener. I already have so many kiddos who are walking the classroom on their own, putting their own folder away, etc. but I would love to see all of them doing so. I know this may be a little challenging for some, so I encourage you to start by stopping at the middle hallway and gradually moving further back. Kindergarten is all about gaining independence and this is a great first step. I promise they can do it and I will be here to help! Thanks for your help!

Have a wonderful night!!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We learned the rules of the bus. (Presley)

We ate lunch. (Leo)

We went outside. (Sophie)

We did Lux’s Me Bag. (Jesse)

We talked about our favorite colors. We got a color chart. (Evie)

We talked about the number 3. (George)

We read Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes. (Lux)

We colored our favorite color on a crayon. (Ellen)

We did the weather. (Avie)

We did Lux’s name poster. (Jackson)

We did library. (Cora)

We did math workstations. (Sarah)

We did our school rules. (Phoebe)

We are doing closing meeting. (Leo)

We had to find a way to show the number 3. (Jesse)

We did i and u. (Presley)

Have a great night!!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We went outside. (Jackson)

We had lunch. (Sophie)

We did Grandparent’s Day. We made a family tree. We get to take it home. (George)

We had snack. (Logan)

We did art. We made pinch pots out of clay. (Leo and Phoebe)

We read David Goes to School. (Cora)

We are doing closing meeting. (Caleb)

We did morning buzz. (Avie)

We made David puppets. (Lux)

We graphed the birthdays. (Zellie)

We did the line rhyme. (Evie)

We did the weather. (Avie)

Have a great weekend!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We went outside. (Lux)

We made David headbands. (Jackson) We role played David making good choices at school!

We ate lunch. (Caleb)

We did Logan’s name poster and name cheer. (George and Logan)

We talked about the number 2. (Zellie)

We read David Goes to School. (Cora)

We played Count and Sit. (Presley) We practiced counting around the circle!

We did closing meeting. (Sarah)

We had snack. (Sophie)

We did morning buzz. (Leo)

We did the line rhyme. (Phoebe)

We went to music. (Evie)

We did math workstations. (Avie)

Some people got to pick from the prize box. (Jesse) Lots of kids earning 10 Class Dojo points lately!

We did GoNoodle. (Ellen)

We did sky writing. (Leo) We worked on letters n and m.

We did Logan’s name page. (Olivia)

We did Echo the Owl. (Cora)

Grandparent’s Day is tomorrow from 9-10 am!

October 18^th is Fun Fest! Each class supplies a raffle basket. Our class raffle basket will be Crazy for Chocolate themed! Please send in donations by October 2^nd! This could be anything from candy bars to hot cocoa mix to chocolate covered pretzels, you name it! Money earned from these baskets goes right back to our school! Please donate if you can!!

Have a great night!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We read David Gets in Trouble. (Cora)

We did math workstations. (Jackson)

We went outside. (Lux)

We are doing closing meeting. (Sarah)

We went to P.E. (Evie)

We did Liam’s name poster. (Logan)

We did lunch. (Leo)

We did a sort. We did poor choices and good choices. (Avie and Ellen)

We did Liam’s name cheer. (Presley)

We voted if we wanted to play outside or inside at the end of the day. Outside won. We lined up and went out our back door. (Jesse)

We did Liam’s Me Bag. (George)

We drew Liam. (Sophie)

We talked about 0 and 1. (Phoebe) We talked about different ways we could represent these numbers!

We ate snack. (Caleb)

We did the line rhyme. (Sarah)

Friday is Grandparent’s Day! Kindergarten will be celebrating from 9-10 am. I want to make sure everyone has someone for this event! If you do not have a grandparent or special friend coming for your child you are welcome to come in their place or I can find someone for them. Please let me know ASAP if you need me to find someone! We will be making a fun family tree craft! You are welcome to send a list of family members to help with this project or start talking about it with your child!

Save the Date! Our Peach Tree Farms field trip will be October 25^th and parents are invited! This will be from 9:30 am -12:30 pm.

Have a wonderful night!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did my Me Bag. (Leo)

We went to the library and did Makerspace. We colored and played games. (Evie and Jesse) Makerspaces provide hands-on, creative ways to encourage students to design, experiment, build and invent as they deeply engage in science, engineering and tinkering. They will do this twice a month!

We went outside. (Jackson)

We went to the computer lab during library. (Avie)

We had lunch. (Sophie)

We did Leo’s name poster. (Logan)

We drew Leo. (Presley)

We did calendar this morning. (Sarah)

We read the book No, David. We talked about good choices and poor choices. (George)

We did a GoNoodle. (Ellen)

We ate snack. (Lux)

We did closing meeting. (Zellie)

We did Echo the Owl. (Cora) We practiced the letters n and m!

We did play time. (Caleb)

Tomorrow is picture day!! Please send in picture packets or print off order confirmations done online if possible!

Thanks!!