Welcome Back!

We hope that everyone enjoyed a fun and relaxing Spring Break! Our Skyhawks returned yesterday refreshed and ready to Rock in Kindergarten for the remainder of the year!

Ready for the Rainforest!

As we immerse ourselves in the tropical rainforest we will be learning all about the four layers!
They include:

• Forest Floor -bottom layer covered with rotting leaves
• Understory -found beneath the canopy where it's dark and shadowy
• Canopy -big green umbrella over the whole forest
• Emergent -few trees that grow even taller than the canopy trees

Be sure to ask your kindergartener about these layers and the animals that live in each one.

 Kindergarten Field Study to Riverbanks Zoo Next Week!

All kindergarteners will travel to Riverbanks Zoo next week to study the Rainforest animals living there. We will participate in a class encompassing the Rainforest habitat.
On Tuesday, April 5th the Ducklings and Darling Doxies will travel to the zoo. Please send a bag lunch for your child on this day.
On Wednesday, April 6, the Bear Cubs and the Busy Bees will travel to the zoo. Please send a bag lunch fro your child on this day.

Sight Word Study

The kindergarteners have been introduced to all of the sight words in both the blue and purple sets of cards. Please continue to review all of the words and practice writing them in sentences throughout the remainder of the year.

Save The Date!!!

We are all so very excited about presenting our kindergarten program

Kindergarten Rocks!

On Friday, April 22,2016

at 8:30 am in the Bank of America Theater

Please mark your calendars for this very special event!

Spring Is In The Air

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Kindergarteners are encouraged to share their favorite green shirt at school this Thursday, March 17th. Regular uniform bottom and tennis shoes should accompany their St. Patrick's shirt. We will enjoy the day measuring how many shamrocks tall we are along with writing about things that make us lucky and fitting it into a shamrock. Leprechauns may appear and help us to add up the gold!

Living in the USA

Thank you for sharing with us where your child has lived/visited in the United States and other countries. We will be locating and comparing the facts we have received. We will also record the information on maps in our classrooms.



 

Sight Word Study

could, each, use, would, write

Marvelous Math

We are working on recognizing time on analog clocks to the hour and the half hour.

We have also learned there are 60 minutes in an hour and 24 hours in one day.

 Be sure to ask your kindergartener the difference between A.M. and P.M.

 

 



 

 

Rainforest Here We Come

Hammond kindergarteners are excited about beginning their journey into the tropical rainforest. We will be studying the plants, animals, and people who inhabit this amazing ecosystem. Did you know that the tropical rainforest are located near the equator, and they have 4 distinct layers of various plant and animal life? Stay tuned in the weeks ahead as we learn more fascinating facts!

 

 

Spring Egg Hunt This Friday!

Our Spring Egg Hunt is scheduled for this Friday, March 18th. Please send in 12 plastic eggs filled with small treats such as stickers, small toys, etc. Please tape the eggs shut. We will need these at school by this Thursday, March 17th. The children are busy making their bags so there is not need to send a basket for the hunt. You will also not have to pack a lunch on Friday because we will all enjoy a picnic lunch with Chic-fil-A nuggets and other yummy sides.

 

Spring Break

Monday, March 21st - Friday, March 25th.

We wish for you a wonderful, restful, and WARM Spring Break!

We look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Monday, March 28th.

 

 

It's Always a Great Day at Hammond School Kindergarten

Our tongues are loose with Dr. Seuss with all of the fun we've had this week as we have celebrated his birthday. We enjoyed spending the days celebrating his whimsical style of writing and the use of "nonsense" words.

Remember: "You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child."

Dr. Seuss

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Me On The Map-    Oh, the Places We Will Go!................

In the weeks ahead, the kindergarteners will be busy exploring where we are on the map. We invite you to participate in a classroom project by sharing with us where your child has been on the map.





 We will be locating the following information:

Where was your child born?

Has your child lived in other states or countries?

Has your child visited other states or countries?

Please fill out the questionnaire included in the Tuesday envelope to help us get started with our special project. Thank you in advance!

 

Sight Word Study: March 8-15

there, their, them, these, way

Egg Hunt Next Friday, March 18th!

Our Spring Egg Hunt is scheduled for next Friday, March 18th. Please send in 12 plastic eggs filled with small treats such as stickers, small toys, etc. Please tape the eggs shut. We will need these at school by next Thursday, March 17th. The children are busy making their bags so there is not need to send a basket for the hunt.

 You will also not have to pack a lunch on Friday because we will all enjoy a picnic lunch with Chic-fil-A nuggets and other yummy sides.

India!!

 
 

Last Friday was an incredibly fun day of learning about our country of study, India. Lee Hall remains decorated as a replica of this beautiful country. We began the day with an opening ceremony which featured Mr. Mancke. The kindergarteners were treated to several foods that are traditionally served in India. We participated in a variety of projects throughout the day such as making dance sticks, mining for diamonds, constructing peacocks and learning  a popular Indian dance.  The finale of the day was given by the fourth grade as they performed The Jungle Book.

What a treat! It was a great day, and we want to thank the terrific volunteers for making this special learning experience possible.

Sight Word Study March 1st- 8th

which, when, then, what

 

 

Marvelous Math

Be sure to ask your kindergartener how much the penny, nickel, dime and quarter are worth. Practice counting nickels by 5's and dimes by 10's to make a dollar! Below you will find the Dollar Poem that we are currently practicing. See if your child can recite all of the coin poems that we have studied.

 

 

Dollar Poem

Chorus:

Pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters

Pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters

 

My sweetie knows a song.

It's really kind of funny.

It's all about coins-

And learning about money.

 

Repeat Chorus:

 

Now a penny means 1. (Point 1)

And a nickel means 5. (Flash 5)

Dimes are worth 10. (Show 10)

And quarters 25. (Flash hands to show 25)

 

Repeat Chorus

 

Five pennies in a nickel,

Two nickels in a dime,

Five nickels in a quarter,

You'll know it every time.

 

Repeat Chorus

 

Put them all together.

Loosen up your collar.

Four quarters makes a dollar.

Now let me hear your holler!