CategoryNewsletters

The Discovery Museum traveled to Horace Mann with their bubble exhibit.  Students had the chance to explore with bubbles with a variety of bubble wands including cookie cutters, spatulas, straws, and baskets.  We also did an experiment where we predicted how long a bubble would last in a closed container.  We were surprised to find […]

We had a fun and busy day!  A special thank you to our chaperones- you helped make our trip a huge success!  Here’s look at some of the things we saw on our trip.  These pictures were taken by the kindergartners themselves!  

I hope every family had an enjoyable April vacation! It is hard to believe that we are in the final stretch of the school year. The students has been working so hard in kindergarten. I am very proud of all of their accomplishments so far! UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS On Tuesday, May 7th, we will take […]

Arvin was the “Person of the Week” this week!  We were lucky to have his older sister come read a story to our class.   I’m excited to share with you our number stories!  Please click on the link below to view our number stories! https://voicethread.com/share/4085713/ We have also completed our Heart Maps.  Please feel […]

It is hard to believe that spring vacation is almost here. Enjoy the time with your family. When we return from vacation, it will seem like time flies and we will be getting ready for the summer and 1st grade! CONFERENCES Thank you for signing up and attending a spring conference. I enjoyed speaking with […]

I think it’s finally safe to say that spring is finally here!  Today was one of the very first few days when no one came to me during recess to tell me how cold they were and to ask how much longer we were going to be outside for.  It was a great day! “Person […]

Well Spring is finally here, even though it doesn’t feel like it!  I am hoping that we can soon pack away our snow pants and boots until next year.  We have certainly been busy working away in KB and it’s amazing to see all of the progress that each student is making.  It has been […]

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! This past week we celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday in a variety of ways.  On Monday we were lucky to have Mr. King (Fine Arts Coordinator for Newton) visit our class as a guest reader.  He shared Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hatches the Egg and introduced us to a new word: faithful.  We learned […]

BALANCED LITERACY Phonics: This month in Fundations we will learn the following letters and sounds: Jj-jug-/j/, Vv-van-/v/, Ww-wind-/w/, Zz-zebra-/z/, Qu qu-queen-/qu/, and Yy-yellow-/y/. Writer’s Workshop: We will be beginning a new unit of study “Small Moments: Personal Narrative Writing.” It involves writing tightly focused true stories. Some of the focus lessons include: Understanding a Small […]

Welcome back!  I hope you and your family enjoyed a relaxing vacation week.  It was exciting to hear about everyone’s adventures when we got back to school on Monday. Before vacation we celebrated a variety of things including the 100th day of school, Valentine’s Day, and birthdays! Our 100th day celebration included games and activities […]