Here is what we did today!

We had my birthday snack. (Daniel)

We had art. We painted our cakes. (Aidan)

We had our Kindergarten program. (Alex)

Outside we had a picnic. Some moms and dads came. (Emily)

We had writing. We wrote about how we bloomed in Kindergarten. (Izzy)

Tomorrow is Field Day and after Field Day we get to watch a movie. It is Frozen!!! (Ella McClary)

We had math. We added numbers. (John)

We had math workstations. (Anthony)

We had morning meeting. (Josselyn)

We are going to play games at Field Day. We need to wear tennis shoes and sunblock. One game we get to balance a cup of water on our head. (Kaela, Audrey, and Jenna)

Announcements!

Since I will not be here tomorrow, I am sending some important things home in the folders today. Make sure you check your child’s folder for their progress report and copies of some end of the year assessments. Please let me know if you have any questions!

Thank you so much for attending the K program this morning! The kids were so excited to have you all there and they really enjoyed the picnic!

Tomorrow is Field Day! Please make sure your student has tennis shoes on and has applied sunscreen before coming to school. Students are welcome to wear hats or sunglasses outside. You may also pack a towel since there will be water games (no swimsuits please). If you need to change transportation for your child tomorrow please call the office tomorrow morning so they can inform the sub.

Thank you! Have a great weekend!!

Here is what we did today!

We had our Kindergarten program practice in the cafeteria. We stood on the stage. We practiced our songs. (Daniel, Alex, and Charley)

We had music. We watched Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. (Izzy and Ella McClary)

We had math. We measured a picture of scissors and of a crayon with cubes. We circled which one was the longest. (Ishaan)

We read a book called Leo the Late Bloomer. It was about a tiger. (Emily and Vedant)

We had writing. We started a book about how we bloomed this year. (Aidan)

We read a new series of books called Henry and Mudge. The boy’s name is Henry and Mudge is the dog. (John)

We are going to go outside to play. (Lauren)

Tomorrow is our Kindergarten program and after the program we are having a picnic! (Kaela and Nathan) Tomorrow is home lunch or school sack lunch only! No hot lunch options will can be taken outside for the picnic. I hope you can join us! The program starts tomorrow at 9:45 a.m.

It is almost Field Day!! (Charley) If it rains on Friday our rain date is Monday, June 2^nd.

Have a great night!!

Here is what we did today!

We had writing. We wrote about our weekend. (John)

We had P.E. We went outside. We played a game called Pac Man outside and a game called Mosquito Tag in the cafeteria. (Daniel and Alex)

We did our program practice. We practiced standing up in the music room. (Ella McClary)

We had math. We did subtracting. It was like a math test. (Audrey)

We got our Me Dolls, our pictures, and name posters to take home. (Ishaan)

We had Fundations. (Kaela)

We went to the cafeteria and we practiced where to stand for the program. (Emily)

We did read aloud. We read a book called How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You. Jenna brought a dinosaur tooth to show us. (Anthony)

We had Daily 5. (Izzy)

We had math workstations. (Lauren)

Mrs. Hotchkiss showed us pictures of her new car! She also showed us her medal for her race. (Nathan)

Announcements!!

Our Kindergarten Program is this Thursday at 9:45 a.m. in the cafeteria! I hope you can join us! After the program, please meet your child back in our classroom before joining him or her for the picnic lunch outside by the playground. If you ordered a sack lunch, you and your child will go through the lunch line together to pick it up before joining the rest of the group outside. I have informed the cafeteria if you ordered additional sack lunches for your group!

This Friday is Field Day! Please make sure your student has tennis shoes on and has applied sunscreen before coming to school. Students are welcome to wear hats or sunglasses outside. You may also pack a towel since there will be water games (no swimsuits please). I will not be here this Friday so please let me know if you have any changes in transportation planned. If you need to change transportation on that day please call the office on Friday morning so they can inform the sub. To rest from the busy morning, the students will be watching the movie Frozen in the afternoon. This is rated PG. Please let me know if you do not want your child watching a movie with this rating so I can make other arrangements. Thank you!

Today at 4:30 p.m. my email will change from vhotchki@columbia.k12.mo.us to VHotchkiss@columbia.k12.mo.us

Any emails sent to vhotchki@columbia.k12.mo.us will be forwarded to my new email.

Thanks!! Have a great night!!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We went to the MU Dairy Farm and Bethel Park. (Lauren)

At the MU Dairy Farm we got to milk a cow! (Ella McClary)

At the MU Dairy Farm we got to see baby calves. (Audrey)

We saw cows and 2 cats at the MU Dairy Farm. (Emily and Charley)

We ate popsicles at Bethel Park. (Alex and Dominika)

At the MU Dairy Farm we had ice cream. (Daniel)

We got to see and touch what the cows ate. (Izzy)

We had lots of choices to play at the park. We got to stay there a really long time. (Christian)

We got to see Henry and Mr. Hotchkiss during lunch at the park! (Anthony)

We got to ride on the bus to the MU Dairy Farm and Bethel Park. It does not have any seat belts but we were safe! (Josselyn)

We climbed on the hay and took a group picture. (Alex)

It was fun!!! (Parker and Christian)

Have a great Memorial Day Weekend! No School on Monday!

Thanks!

Here is what we did today!

We had art. (Dominika)

We had writing workshop. We built a dinosaur skeleton. We wrote a story about our skeleton. (Aidan)

We had read aloud. Alex brought a dinosaur book. (Daniel)

We did math. We did some adding. (Kaela)

We had Fundations. We tapped out words. (Ella McClary)

We played a Smart Board game. (John)

We had our Kindergarten program practice. (Alex)

We had Daily 5. (Izzy)

We are going outside to eat our snack. (Emily)

We are going on a field trip tomorrow. (Lauren) Please read the announcements below!!

We got our yearbooks. (Charley)

Announcements!!

The Kindergarten classes will be going on a field trip to the MU Dairy Farm tomorrow!!! We will be leaving the school at 9:00 a.m. and returning to school by 2:30 p.m. We will be eating lunch at Bethel Park so your child will need to bring a lunch from home or you have ordered a sack lunch from school. Make sure everything for the home lunch is disposable (no lunch boxes or reusable containers please) because everything will be thrown away. Please send your child in appropriate clothing. We would suggest jeans/pants/shorts, tennis shoes, and a jacket/coat (depending on the weather). NO Sandals or flip flops.  We are not permitted to apply sunscreen to the kids so you will need to do that in the morning.

Here is a list of students who have ordered school sack lunches for tomorrow: Charley, Christian, Izzy, Daniel, Ella McClary, Emily, Josselyn, Kaela, and Lauren.

Please let me know if your child is not on the list and he or she needs a school sack lunch for tomorrow.

Parents who are helping with the field trip

First of all, thank you SO much for helping!! If you can, please bring a blanket for the kids to eat on at the park!! There are very few tables and we need blankets!! I have down two parents bringing coolers for lunches (Mike Pierson and Laura Murray). Thank you so much!! Please be at school by 8:30 a.m. if you can to start loading the coolers.

If you are planning on taking your child with you from the park, please call the office ASAP and let them know. If you do not call, I will plan on your child riding the bus back to school with the rest of the class.

There will not be space on the buses for parents so you will need to drive. You will be able to follow the bus if you would like to attend. Also please note that this is a field trip for your Kindergarten student and having siblings along will distract you from helping out and giving your attention to your kindergarten student. Please make other arrangements for younger siblings.

Thank you so much! Let me know if you have any questions!!

Here is what we did today!

We had music. (Izzy)

High schoolers came to read to us! (Daniel) Some readers from Hickman High School read to us in small groups today!

We read a book called Terrible Tyrannosaurs. (Ella McClary)

We had writing. We wrote about dinosaur facts. (John)

We practiced our Kindergarten program in Mrs. Pandov’s class. (Ishaan)

We had math. We used blue and red crayons to make 10. (Claire, Anthony, and Alex) Students colored combinations of 10 crayons and put the information into addition number sentences!

Have a great night!

Here is what we did today!

We had P.E. (Ella McClary)

We had writing. We wrote about if we had a pet dinosaur. (Izzy)

We did read aloud. The Smart Board read us a book called How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? (Anthony)

We had Daily 5. (Ishaan)

We played an iPad game on the Smart Board for Fundations. (John)

We went to Miss Baxter’s class. We read to the 3rd graders. (Alex)

Here are some important dates coming up on the calendar!

This Friday, May 23rd: Field Trip to MU Dairy Farm

Monday, May 26th: NO school for Memorial Day

Thursday, May 29th: Kindergarten End of the Year Program

9:45 a.m. in Cafeteria with a picnic lunch to follow

Summer School Open House 4:15-6:30 p.m.

Friday, May 30th: Field Day (sub in classroom)

Thursday, June 5th: Last Day of Kindergarten and Early Release

Thank you SO much for all the emails yesterday. I appreciate that some many of you took the time to check on me. It really means a lot! I am feeling much better today. Taking it one day at a time!

Have a great night!