We will be doing a fun follow along/re-enactment of the brilliant book: The Polar Express on Friday.
There is nothing I need you to do, but the children are allowed to wear (school appropriate) pajamas/slippers/robes that day. They also may bring a small stuffy (that would fit into their backpack) for that day.
We hope to have a lot of fun and adventure as we act out this classic!
Merry Christmas to all and BELIEVE~
Sarah
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Travel safely if you are heading out.
Please know I am thankful for you and the opportunity I get everyday that I spend with your child!
Upcoming Events:
Monday November 25th- 1/2 day (12:00 dismissal). Parent/Teacher Conferences
Tuesday November 26th-1/2 day (12:00 dismissal).
Wed., Thurs., Friday November 27, 28, 29- Thanksgiving break
Short note this week: Please sign up for a conference if you haven't already! I can't wait to talk all about your shining student!!!!
https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Woolwich_Central_School
Loads of assessments are happening this week and next. We are busy bees!
Happy Weekend~Sarah
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| My Son, Patrick |
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| This was a winter picture, but so pretty! |
We have enjoyed a week full of fire safety and even got to meet a real firefighter and parametic! We were able to look at a fire truck and an ambulance! So fun!!! Students learned about 9-1-1, Stop, Drop, Cover, and Roll, Get Low and GO, Replace batteries in smoke detectors, and NEVER touch matches or lighters. Let's all stay safe!
We started our Bridge to Writing program and there is a paper with a review of this new curriculum enclosed. So far, so fun!
Our Go2Science mission continues as we keep looking for clues to support our hypothesis in Wyoming. Beth and Curtis sure are giving us a lot of information and finding so much evidence for us to be thinking about. Fossils of bones and teeth, along with other clues appeared this week. We even had an experience with erosion! We only have 2 weeks left and still haven't had a sign of deiononychus... yet...Will we find evidence that he was there?
We are finishing up our "Reveal" math pilot this week and next and will begin Everyday Math at the conclusion of this math pilot. We have been working on numbers and sets to 5, problem solving, comparing and contrasting, following oral and visual directions, and basically learning to LOVE MATH!
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| The Very Hungry Caterpillar sequencing game |
We ate like the Very Hungry Caterpillar today! Munching our way through apples, pears, plums, strawberries, oranges, and watermelon (and maybe some spinach?)
In science we continue to learn about the life cycle of the butterfly. We have no caterpillars still munching, many still in chrysalis, and we have released 3! We hope to release the rest of them for their flight to Mexico before the cold weather sets in! We have learned so much about the caterpillar life cycle! Next week we will begin learning about apples and their life cycle.
In science we continue to learn about the life cycle of the Monarch butterfly. They are all currently in chrysalis form. Hopefully they will think about becoming butterflies soon so we can release them for their flight to Mexico before the cold weather sets in! We are learning and observing so much about the caterpillar life cycle!
Thank you so much for being patient with me this first week of school! My main goal has been making sure your child is happy in their transition into our kindergarten classroom. If somehow I have left you with more questions, please reach out to me and let me know. I am trying!
It has been a very busy week. We are working on our procedures and community building. We have enjoyed going to the different specials classes and meeting many new faces and doing fun activities.
Specials are: Monday-P.E. Tuesday-Art, Wednesday-Library, Thursday-Guidance, Friday- Music
This will be my last newsletter of the year. I can't believe it! Your student is coming home today with a "Duck Puck" soap that I had left in stock from my last show. I think they will enjoy them! The soap smells like candy!
Also, we are going to be exploring force and motion next week and I am asking if they have a matchbox type toy car to bring it in. It will be a fun study!
Thank you for such a wonderful year in kindergarten! We have reached the end of our time together and I want to tell you how honored I am to have been able to spend every day with your precious children.
I will still see them in the hallway and on the playground. I will watch them grow from afar. I am a cheerleader forever for them!
Have a safe and fun summer~Best to you all!
Sarah
Upcoming Events
June 17- Last day of school- 1/2 day-dismissal @ noon
Wow-it has been a while since my last "official" newsletter! Sorry. It has been a little overwhelming as of late outside of school, but your students have continued to learn and grow and reach while in my absence. They really are amazing!
We have had a tremendous time with our studies of the life cycle of plants as well as our mission to Namibia with our Go2Science program! We have been super busy here at school finishing up our relative abundance study in Etosha national Park in Namibia, Africa and deciding if the hypothesis was true or false (ask your student what they believe the hypothesis to be).
The world is waking up! I hope all of the bean plants made it home safely and that you might find a cozy little spot to help your student grow their beanstalk... Will it get as tall as Jack's did in that familiar story? At least we didn't have to trade our cow for those beans!
Assessments begin next week as we head into the last couple of weeks of kindergarten and begin thinking about first grade! Oh my!
Have a wonderful weekend and please be safe!
Upcoming Events
May 21- Beth and Curtis from Go2Science are visiting our kindergarten, first, and second grades! The most exciting news!!!!
May 27- No School Memorial Day
June 14- Step up Day- We find out who our 1st grade teacher is going to be!
June 17- Last day of school- 1/2 day-dismissal @ noon
Hello!
It was so nice to be able to meet face-to-face with so many of you at parent/teacher conferences! Thank you!
Well, although our graphing data shows that our ratio of Lion weather and Lamb weather is equal (we only track school days), March has certainly felt more like a lion! Just ask me about my flooded basement-again...
We have had a focused week on all of our areas of curriculum, with a lot of "fun" Easter projects, books, and videos. Enjoying The Velveteen Rabbit and The Tale of Peter Rabbit are perennial favorites!
Ending this week with an end of trimester assembly and book buddies. Hopefully we will be able to get outside next week!
Happy Easter to you all~
Sarah
Upcoming Events:
April 8- Book Orders for our visiting author are due~see attached
April 15-19- Vacation
April 25-1st Run Club for those who signed up
Such a fun and busy week!
We have been reading many Dr. Seuss books and celebrating him as a reader and illustrator. Iconic for us all! Read Across America week was full of fun celebrations ending with pajama day. Wow, the kids LOVE being at school in their pjs!
The Chickadee Reading program also kicked off this week as well as the Masked Reader competition. We sure are reading up a storm here this week!
Conference times are opening today for our parent/teacher conferences on March 21st. I caan't wait to meet with you all and talk about how kindergarten is going.
Upcoming Events:
Friday March 15-No School- Teacher Inservice
March 21- Parent/Teacher Conferences***1/2 day for students
March 22-***1/2 day for students
April 15-19 April Vacation
Rabbit! Rabbit!
It has been such a focused and busy week and we have been busy and engaged in some great learning!
Hello Families!
As we are 108 days into the school year our supplies are getting tired! Please send in 2 glue sticks and a new package of washable markers with your child... Thank you!!!!
This week we have started our weather observations at a deeper level and trying to decide if the weather outside is a lion or a lamb as the old saying goes. Some days have been both and that realization has led to many scientific conversations between the students. They are acute observers!
Reading/Writing: We have enjoyed learning and reading about the importance of taking care of our teeth this week as well as some stories related to weather. The difference between fiction and non-fiction has been discussed.
Math: Combinations of 10, graphing data, identifying, comparing and creating various shapes, working with teen numbers, analyzing solutions to problems presented in word problems, and continuing our calendar routines. We are all surprised that today is the 108th day of school!
Assessment: Assessments in every area are being conducted at this point and students are working harder than ever in order to get them done. I dislike the amount of "testing" I need to do, but in the end it does show me (and you) the incredible growth in your children. I am so proud of them!
A couple of housekeeping things...
Please make sure your child has an extra set of dry clothes to keep here. The snow/melting/freezing/wetness makes it very likely we will get our clothes wet and no one enjoys sitting in wet clothes. Also, a pair of extra shoes so we aren't stomping around in uncomfortable footwear. We go outside twice a day and while there is any snow at all, it is a great idea for snow pants, boots, and all other outside gear~winter is far from over!
Parent/Teacher Conferences are coming up! Please keep those peepers open for the sign up sheet. I can't wait to talk to you about how AMAZING your child is! (As if you didn't know)
Upcoming Events:
March 15- No School- Professional Development Day
March 21- Parent/Teacher Conferences~Both 21st and 22nd are 1/2 days of school!
Dear Families,
WOW!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH for all of the pocket change that has been rolling in last week and this week (we are probably going to win the Purple Penny this year)!!! Of course there is 1 more week to go, so if you haven't had an opportunity to send in pocket change and you would like to, please do!
HAPPY 2024!!!
There is a large packet coming home today. RSU1 has made the policy that some of our snow days will be "remote learning days" in an effort to not add extra days/weeks on at the end of the school year. PLEASE listen to any canceled days that are being considered "remote learning days" and follow this plan: Open the manilla envelope and work on "a few" pages inside. I won't be looking over your shoulders! You know what works for your child and family! There is also a directive page from our specials teachers that offers a variety of engaging activities. I will plan to be available from 9am-noon on any of these days if you need to check in with me (as long as I have power/internet). Send questions my way if this is not clear.
We have been consumed by an author study of Jan Brett. Her stories and illustrations are perfect for this time of the year! Books Read: The Mitten, The Hat, Who's That Knocking?, The Turnip, Hedgie Blasts Off, Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
