October 30, 2026

 

Heggerty Phonemic Awareness: Rhyming, Initial Sounds, Sound Blending, Final Sounds, Segmenting, Adding Initial Sounds, Deleting Initial Sounds, Substituting Initial Sounds

UFLI:  Making words with and working with letters and sounds: f,p,t,s,m,a,i,n  Words taught: the, I, a, and, is

Bridge to Writing: Targets this week: I can use nouns to name people and places, I can draw and write nouns that name people and places, I can write and share a sentence about a place I think is fun!

Our Go2Science mission wrapped up this week. We saw so many different animals as we explored Baja Peninsula in Maxico. We will look at the data next week and decide if the hypothesis is true or false!

Reveal Math: Targets this week: I can show number10, I can explain how to show number 10, I can identify the number that is one more, I can explain how to identify the number that is one more. 

We are continuing to practice 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: 

November 3- No School- Teacher Inservice

November 11- Armistice Day/Veterans Day- No School (THANK YOU VETERANS)

November 23- 1/2 Day- Noon Dismissal- Parent/Teacher Conferences

November 24- 1/2 Day- Noon Dismissal

November 25-27- No School- Thanksgiving Holiday

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Sarah

October 23, 2026

 

The Get Glowing Fun Run is tonight!!!

Heggerty Phonemic Awareness: Rhyming, Initial Sounds, Sound Blending, Final Sounds, Segmenting, Adding Initial Sounds, Deleting Initial Sounds, Substituting Initial Sounds

UFLI:  Making words with and working with letters and sounds: f,p,t,s,m,a,i.  Words taught: the, I, a, and

Bridge to Writing: Targets this week: I can draw about myself, I can write a poem about myself, I can choose the correct end mark for a complete sentence, I can share my writing. 

Our Go2Science mission continues as we keep looking for clues to support our hypothesis in Mexico. We have only one week left to see more varieties of cetaceans...so far we have witnessed; bottlenose dolphins, gray whales, blue whales, humpback whales, and short-beaked common dolphin. We are starting to think the hypothesis may be true!?!?

Reveal Math: Targets this week: I can show numbers 6, 7, 8, 9, I can explain how to show numbers 6,7,8,9

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: 

November 3- No School- Teacher Inservice

November 11- Armistice Day/Veterans Day- No School (THANK YOU VETERANS)

November 23- 1/2 Day- Noon Dismissal- Parent/Teacher Conferences

November 24- 1/2 Day- Noon Dismissal

November 25-27- No School- Thanksgiving Holiday

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Sarah

October 16, 2026

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We have enjoyed continuing another week of fire safety. Last week we got to meet real firefighters and parametics! 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!

Heggerty Phonemic Awareness: Rhyming, Initial Sounds, Sound Blending, Final Sounds, Segmenting, Adding Initial Sounds, Deleting Initial Sounds, Substituting Initial Sounds

UFLI:  Making words with and working with letters and sounds: f,p,t,s,m,a,.  Words taught: the, I, a, and

Bridge to Writing: Targets this week: I can draw a picture of myself, I can write my name, I can draw a picture of what I like, I can write about what I like. 

Our Go2Science mission continues as we keep looking for clues to support our hypothesis in Mexico. Beth and Curtis sure are giving us a lot of information and finding so much evidence for us to be thinking about. We only have 2 weeks left and have seen many, many cetaceans. Will there be 5 different kinds? Not yet! 

Reveal Math: Targets this week: I can show numbers 0-5, I can explain how to show numbers 0-5

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: 

October 23- Fun Run from 5pm-7pm

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Sarah

October 2, 2026

 

Although we were unable to get to Rocky Ridge for our field trip, we sure have had a whole lot of fun making applesauce, making our pumpkins funny/silly/scary, and enjoying apple juice with our delicious doughnuts! 

Today we released another butterfly. Just 2 more need to be released~Gotta Go, Gotta Go, Gotta Go To Mexico! 

We have been very busy this week! Welcome October! 

I hope you all have a fantastic weekend and enjoy this beautiful weather!! 

Upcoming Events:

Friday Oct.9- No School- Professional Day

Monday October 12-No School

September 25, 2026

  

The Very Hungry Caterpillar sequencing game

It was wonderful to see and speak to so many of you at last night's open house! Thank you for coming in!

In science we continue to learn about the life cycle of the butterfly. They are all currently in chrysalis form. We hope to release them for their flight to Mexico before the cold weather sets in! We have learned so much about the caterpillar life cycle! 

We started our Go2Science mission about Cetaceans this week. We are in search of evidence for our hypothesis: there are at least five different species of cetaceans still in the waters off the Baja California peninsula.  If you don't know about Go2Science yet, you are soon going to know a lot about it!!! Fun!

Books: Cont. re-reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar,  enjoying LOTS of other Eric Carle books, Gotta Go! Gotta Go! (a book about a little caterpillar and her journey), and some fun ABC books. We are also using our book boxes daily and developing good reading skills. 

We started the structured portion of our writing program this week. Creating sentences verbally about a favorite animal, drawing pictures about that animal, and talking more about it with our friends. Building oral language and making it stronger and stronger will lead us to becoming amazing writers!

In math we are getting to know numbers 0-5, wondering and noticing visual similarities and differences, sorting, discussing a graph, using math manipulatives, using 5 frames, practicing with quick looks at collections of dots, finger counting, working with shapes 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: 

                           

Friday Oct.9- No School- Professional Day

Monday October 12-No School- Holiday

September 11, 2026

 

In science we continue to learn about the life cycle of the Monarch butterfly. They are all still caterpillars but are very hungry! 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 Cetaceans next week. We are in search of evidence for our hypothesis: Our friend and scientist, Dr. Spocter, is worried that cetaceans are changing their migration behaviors so that fewer species are visiting the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico. To find out, he is sending us to Baja to test his hypothesis that there are at least five different species of cetaceans still in those waters. If true, that's good news because it may mean their migration behaviors are staying the same. But is it true?

If you don't know about Go2Science yet, you are soon going to know a lot about it!!! Fun!

Books: Little Spot of Peacefulness, Little spot of Anxiety, Little Spot of Sadness, Little Spot of Love, and 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:

Thursday Sept. 24- Open House 5:30pm-7:00pm

Tuesday Sept. 29- Field Trip to Rocky Ridge (please make sure you have sent in your permission slip and $5).                             

Friday Oct.9- No School- Professional Day

Monday October 12-No School 

September 4, 2026

                              

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 sending home your student's lunch number that they have to put into the keyboard each day in the lunchroom for lunch/milk. It would be SO HELPFUL if you could put this somewhere (on the fridge?) and have them practice putting in their number on the keypad. Thank you!

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

Books Read: A variety of Pete the Cat stories, Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten, and A Little Peaceful Spot. 

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 our math 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. 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 24- Woolwich Central School Open House 5:30-6:30

Sept. 29- Field Trip- Rocky Ridge 

Please return attached permission slip as soon as  you can~ 

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

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