It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! The kindergarteners are so excited for the Christmas season! We have been busy in the classroom with many different activities. The boys and girls have been working on a gingerbread unit, and have been learning about a new word family, the "-an family". The students have been journal writing and figuring out different ways in which they would catch the ever elusive gingerbread man!
One very important even this week was the kindergarten attended their very first school mass on Thursday for Holy Day of Obligation. The boys and girls were so well behaved, and received many compliments from various members of the STM faculty. Ms. Haas, Mrs. Costello, and I were so proud of them. The students have also been practicing for their performance in the Christmas Program this upcoming Tuesday. Their song is really coming together, and they are all so enthusiastic during practices. The kindergarteners are looking forward to performing in front of their families!
Reminder: The performance is at 6:30 on Tuesday, December 13. Please bring your child to the classroom at 6:00 pm. Since the kindergarteners are singing, "An Angel Came from Heaven", they will be portraying angels. So, it would be great if they could wear light colored attire.
We hope you have a wonderful weekend! Stay warm!
Thank you for all that you do!
Friday, December 9, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011
Week of November 28 - December 2
Happy December! We hope everyone had a wonderful (and restful) Thanksgiving break. The year is really flying by! The boys and girls have been very busy in the classroom this week, and are already looking forward to the next holiday coming up...Christmas!
In Language Arts, the students have been hard at work. The kindergarteners created their very own graphic organizers detailing important points in the story, Oh, What a Christmas. They have also been practicing new sight words, as well as words from the -at word family (cat, bat, rat, mat, etc.). The boys and girls started making some Christmas books, and sounded out some holiday vocabulary with sticker spelling!
In Math, the students have been working on writing and ordering numbers through ten. They even ordered numbers one to twenty-five and created Advent chains for the month of December to countdown until Christmas. You can tear the chain link for each day, and help your child read the scripture verse!
The students have been learning about the nativity story in Religion, and made some mini books detailing the important events leading up to the birth of Jesus. This is perfect timing for the upcoming Christmas Program on the evening of December 13, "The Three Wise Men". The kindergarteners will be singing the song, "An Angel Came from Heaven". We have already started practicing the song in the classroom, and they are all so excited to be part of the show with the rest of the school!
It is truly an exciting time of year, and we are so happy to be sharing the joy with your children! Have a great weekend!
In Language Arts, the students have been hard at work. The kindergarteners created their very own graphic organizers detailing important points in the story, Oh, What a Christmas. They have also been practicing new sight words, as well as words from the -at word family (cat, bat, rat, mat, etc.). The boys and girls started making some Christmas books, and sounded out some holiday vocabulary with sticker spelling!
In Math, the students have been working on writing and ordering numbers through ten. They even ordered numbers one to twenty-five and created Advent chains for the month of December to countdown until Christmas. You can tear the chain link for each day, and help your child read the scripture verse!
The students have been learning about the nativity story in Religion, and made some mini books detailing the important events leading up to the birth of Jesus. This is perfect timing for the upcoming Christmas Program on the evening of December 13, "The Three Wise Men". The kindergarteners will be singing the song, "An Angel Came from Heaven". We have already started practicing the song in the classroom, and they are all so excited to be part of the show with the rest of the school!
It is truly an exciting time of year, and we are so happy to be sharing the joy with your children! Have a great weekend!
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