Valentine Fun!

Happy Valentine's Day

A great big thank you for all of the supplies brought in for our Valentine's celebration. It was a great day and we are all so thankful for our many blessings.

 

Winter Break

We hope that you enjoy the Winter Break with your family! We will look forward to seeing you back at school on Monday, February 22nd!

Hip, Hip Hooray! It's The 100th Day!

100 Days Smarter in Kindergarten!

Last Friday kindergartners enjoyed celebrating the passage of 100 days in kindergarten. All Skyhawks enjoyed 100 games in Friday in the Kiva such as holding your breath for 100 seconds and keeping a balloon in the air for 100 seconds. All kindergarteners enjoyed a special 100 day snack and were invited to wear 100 things on a handmade t-shirt. What an exciting celebration! A great big thank you to all parents who assisted with the special snack and for helping to create all the wonderful t-shirts!

 





Happy Valentine's Day!

We will enjoy celebrating Valentine's Day this Friday. February 12th.
 Please send your child's valentine cards to school by this Thursday.

 

 

 

 

February Fun!

 February Is Here!

Today the ground hog predicted spring might arrive early! Kindergarteners are excited and hopeful some winter precipitation will make it to Columbia, SC but also will enjoy the beautiful spring like weather. The children enjoyed learning non-fiction facts about the hibernating groundhog and the fiction stories that have been created around Groundhog's Day.



 In Writer's Workshop we are using our gained knowledge of the animals that live in the polar regions to create non-fiction books. This is always a favorite genre!

 Valentine's Day!

We will celebrate Valentine's Day next Friday, February 12th.
 In preparing for this special occasion, you will find enclosed in this week's Tuesday envelope a list of the children in your child's class. This will help your child in addressing valentine cards to his/her classmates. To avoid hurt feelings, we ask that you limit valentine cards to your child's homeroom class only. All kindergarteners are expected to sign their own name and write their classmate's name on each valentine card. Please be aware that this project can be a challenge for five and six year olds. You may find that it works well to start several days ahead and doo a few each day rather than tackle it all in one sitting. 
 Please send in completed Valentines next Friday, February 12th.
Have fun helping your child get ready for this exciting day!

 

Sight Word Study February 2nd-9th

him, how, make, many, more, were

Marvelous Math

Kindergarteners are learning about equal parts and parts of a whole. This means having the same portion, piece, or segment of a whole.
 

You can help reinforce this skill at home when slicing an apple into equal portions, or serving pizza for dinner. Let your kindergartener help to make equal parts. It is always fun to eat and learn.

Me and My World

Which Pole Has Which Animal?

The kindergarten classes now have a better understanding of where we are on the map in relation to our favorite polar animal friends. Through a variety of cross-curricula activities we have located the North Pole and the South Pole on the globe as well as learned which polar animals live at each of these locations. Be sure to ask your kindergartener who lives where? Below you will find a link to one of our favorite songs used during our investigating.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF01mBSB8rY

 

 

Sight Word Study - January 26- February 2

your, so, all, if, or, her

Marvelous Math --- The Quarter Is Here!

Now that Quarter Wars have begun in the Lower School to raise money for Hammond's Stop Hunger Now! packaging event, kindergarteners are so thrilled to learn all about the quarter. Since we have studied the penny, nickel, and dime, we are encouraging our  students to earn quarters at home by lending a helping hand around the house so that they can donate to their grade level collection of Quarter Wars, but more importantly, purchase meals for hungry people all over the world. This is an excellent service project for the students, making connections between the classroom and the outside world.

Below you will find the Quarter poem.
See if your child can recite this
and the other coin poems previously learned.

Quarter Poem

 

Quarter, quarter

Big and bold.

You're worth twenty-five

I am told.

More January Fun!!

Where Is The Snow?

Kindergarteners are becoming terrific meteorologists as we check out the weather and watch the temperature drop, sometimes below freezing! We continue to hope for snow......maybe it will happen before January is over?? Keep thinking those snow filled thoughts!

Sight Word Study January 19-25

has, will, some, but, not, out

Please continue to practice reading and writing both the blue and purple set of sight words in sentences and stories. The kindergarteners are doing a great job of filling their alphabet word wall.

Exploration of the Earth's Poles

Kindergarteners have investigated and discovered where the Earth's poles are located. In addition, they are learning all about which animals make their homes at which pole.

Be sure to ask your kindergartener where the penguins live. We will dive deeper with these fascinating birds and study the different species and how they are alike and different.

Brrr!!!! It's Cold Outside

All Snowflakes Are Different Just Like You and Me!
Kindergarteners have enjoyed the cold weather we've had. Each day we have learned more and more on exactly how a snowflake is uniquely made and how to assemble a snowman. We  continue to cross our fingers and wish for real snow right here in Columbia! Below you can see just how prepared we are! 

Creating snowflakes using pattern blocks. Math fun!

Oh no! My snowman is melting!



  All About Our Snow Families

I Am A Snowman

South Carolina Is Our State

In Social Studies we have expanded our view to our great state, South Carolina. We have enjoyed learning that our capital is our city, Columbia, along with some state symbols and how to make our state flag.

The Kindergarten State Flag

Sight Word Study January 12-19

Purple set-
an, by, had, into, no, up

Science News

We are looking forward to learning about the polar regions of our world. We will explore the variety of animals indigenous to both the northern and southern polar regions.

If you ever see a polar bear and a penguin together......

It's a fantasy!!





Happy New Year!

2016 Is Here!

 

 

 

 

 

                                         Welcome Back!

We hope everyone enjoyed the holidays with your family. 

We've had a great time hearing all about the many exciting adventures had by our kindergarteners!

 

 

 

The kindergarten classes are excited about beginning the new year exploring our new season, winter. As January progresses we look forward to expanding our study to the polar region habitats and the animals that live there.

 Also, please be sure to send in a complete set of winter clothes for your child if you have not already done so. Make certain you include underwear and socks. As a reminder, the extra change of clothes does not have to be the official Hammond uniform, but it should be similar (such as khaki or navy bottoms with a red, white, or blue shirt)

 

 

Sight Word Update

We are thrilled that so many of our kindergarten friends have learned to read the blue sight word cards. Beginning NEXT WEEK our sight word study will be selected from the purple set of cards. If you have not received a purple set of sight words, you will get them by next Tuesday. Please keep the blue set of sight words at home. Continue to encourage your child to read and write all of the sight words we have covered. Creating sentences and placing them into a sequenced story is an excellent way to review these words. It is amazing how such a simple activity can keep the words fresh in their minds as well as improve spelling proficiency.