September 12, 2025

 

In science we continue to learn about the life cycle of the Monarch butterfly. Some are still caterpillars and some are 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! 

We are starting our Go2Science mission about Artifacts in Maine next week. We are in search of evidence for our hypothesis: Our friend, Dr. Hudgell, is an archeologist. She asked us to test her hypothesis that Indigenous people (the people that first arrived in a place and their descendants) once lived year-round on some of the small islands off the coast of Maine. If you don't know about Go2Science yet, you are soon going to know a lot about it!!! Fun!

Books: Little Spot of Love, Little spot of Confidence, Little Spot of Happiness, Little Spot of Anxiety, a variety of "welcome to school" types of books.  

In math we are getting to know numbers 0-10, sorting, working with shapes, 1:1 matching with objects, noticing and wondering about math problems presented, and continuing our calendar routines.  

We are still learning about the Woolwich Way! The Woolwich Way is made up of 6 qualities that will help us to be the best we can be! (Courtesy- I can use good manners, Compassion-I can help others, Respect- I can treat others kindly, Honesty-I can tell the truth, Responsibility- I can take care of myself and my stuff, Quality- I can do my best even when things are hard)

Upcoming Dates:

Tuesday Sept. 16- Field Trip to Rocky Ridge (please make sure you have sent in the $5 to cover the charge)

Thursday Sept. 25- Open House 5:30pm-7:00pm                            

Friday Oct.10- No School- Professional Day

Monday October 13-No School Columbus Day

September 5, 2025

                             

Dear Families,

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-Guidance, Wednesday-Art, Thursday-Library, Friday- Music

Books Read: A variety of Pete the Cat stories, Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten, and Franklin's First Day of School. 

In math we are getting to know numbers, introducing attributes of shapes, sorting, graphing birthdays, and our calendar routines. Our routines at calendar time include; counting to the calendar number of the day, weather observation, and the days of the week. We have also started in a new curriculum called Reveal Math. There is an explanation paper in your child's folder this week giving you a sneak peak into what can be expected!

 Many reading and writing assessments will be taking place these first few weeks of school. We have begun our phonemic awareness and phonics programs and formal writing instruction will begin soon! We are working our way through our alphabet series and you have, no doubt, seen the headbands coming home each day as well as a coloring book to focus on that letter of the day. These all stay at home and some families have taken a shoe box to house the books in for their child to be able to practice reading them. 

We have begun to be scientists and use our observation skills to watch caterpillars grow-and grow-and grow! Most of them are still in the very hungry stage! 

We are learning about the Woolwich Way! The Woolwich Way is made up of 6 qualities that will help us to be the best we can be! (Courtesy- I can use good manners, Compassion-I can help others, Respect- I can treat others kindly, Honesty-I can tell the truth, Responsibility- I can take care of myself and my stuff, Quality- I can do my best even when things are hard)

Upcoming Events:

Sept. 16- Field Trip- Rocky Ridge (Rain date Sept. 18) Details to follow. 

If you plan to chaperone you must turn in a form to the office! 

https://www.rsu1.org/information-for-families/volunteer-information

Sept 25- Woolwich Central School Open House 5:30-6:30

May 30, 2025

 

How nice to see the sun and have some heat this past week!!!

This will be my last newsletter of the year. I can't believe it! 

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 

May 2, 2025

 

Dear Families,

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!

I will not be in the classroom on May 15, 16, and 19. It is time to do Kindergarten screening again already! This year is flying by...

We got to make stone soup this week after a deep dive into the stories and the similarities and differences of each book. Such a wonderful story about sharing and friendship. 

In math we are working on daily routines, using teen numbers, writing numbers to 100, exploring 3D shapes, and solving word problems in different ways. 

For writing, we are naming parts of a sentence, name action words (verbs), write sentences that rhyme, use size words to describe, and edit their work. 

We have had a tremendous time with our study is biodiversity in our mission to Borneo with our Go2Science program! We have been super busy here at school working on our hypothesis and deciding if it is true or false...it is still too early to tell!  

The world is waking up! Spring is upon us and seems that it wants to be super wet and cool. PLEASE dress your child appropriately for the weather and assure they have extra clothes if they should get wet. 

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 26- No School Memorial Day

June 17- Last day of school- 1/2 day-dismissal @ noon 

April 11, 2025

 

It has been such a colorful Eat the Rainbow week here at school!!! We have had fun trying many different fruits and vegetables that arrive at the end of the day for us. On blue and purple day we actually got to eat blueberry ice cream!!!! Wow! Learning to eat the rainbow will help us be our best healthy selves! 

This week has been filled with our weather unit we have started in science. We are learning all about different kinds of weather we have and why we experience it. This week we began our third and final mission with Go2 Science. Beth and Curtis are taking us to Borneo to study biodiversity. The hypothesis for the mission is: Forests with large trees will have greater biodiversity than forests with smaller trees. We are going to learn so much about so much!!! The children are excited to get started! (and so am I).

We are continuing to practice reading like we are talking instead of word by word and making those sight words more automatic so we don't trip over them when reading our stories.  We took a deep dive into the many variations of the story Stone Soup and will be making our own stone soup next week! 

In writing we are naming different parts of a sentence, naming who or what the sentence is about, and naming the action word, or verb, in a sentence. There is a lot to unpack and understand. 

In math we are working with teen numbers, formation of numbers, addition and subtraction practice, graphing pets, counting and number recognition through graphing , solving number problems, and continuing our calendar routines. Our routines at calendar time include; counting to the calendar number of the day, weather observations, tracking the number of days we have been in school, patterned 10 frames, tally marks, money, and days of the week. 

Please make sure (as we approach mud season) that your child has dry clothes in case a change is needed. Also, it isn't the warm part of spring yet. It is still quite chilly and the expectation still includes boots, jackets, hats, and mittens. 

Upcoming Events:

April 21-25- April Vacation

May 26- No School- Memorial Day

March 21, 2025

 

Just a couple of reminders this week! 

Monday we are heading to Morse High School for a Kinderconzert about Burt Dow- Deep Water Man. Please do your best to have your child to school on time so they don't miss the bus! We will leave shortly after arrival. 

Thursday will be a 1/2 day of school and I look forward to seeing you at our conference. 

Friday will also be a 1/2 day of school. 

Have a wonderful weekend! Sarah

March 13, 2025

 

Dear Family, 

Remember NO SCHOOL for students tomorrow-March 14, 2025~ 

Enjoy your extended weekend!

Upcoming Events: 

 Friday March 14-No School- Teacher Inservice

Monday March 24-Travel to Morse for a Kinderconzert

March 27- Parent/Teacher Conferences***1/2 day for students

March 28-***1/2 day for students

April 21-25 April Vacation