Kindergarten Treasure Hunt

Mr. Mancke - Our Treasure

As you may have already heard all kindergarteners found a real treasure map waiting for us in our classrooms. Well, of course we read the map and followed to see where it led us! We found one of the best treasures Hammond School has ....Mr. Mancke! He invited us in to his cabin and showed us many amazing things. He wants us to return every other week so we can learn to be "Nature Detectives". The only requirement is that we bring our "tools" with us. Those tools are our five senses and our thinking brain. On occasion we will also learn how to use the natural resources around us to make things. This visit he showed us how to use five sticks to make a star that you can throw. We know everyone enjoyed learning how to put the stars together.

 We look forward to many adventures with Mr. Mancke!


 

 

September 22-29 Sight Word Study

can, look, me, my

• While riding in the car, have your child look for familiar sight words on billboards and signs. If you keep a Magna Doodle or a small writing pad in the car, have them write the word when they see it.
• Choose a newspaper article and see if your child can spot one or two sight words at a time. Use a highlighter and count how many times the word appeared.

What is your address?

Thank you to those who have already emailed a picture of their Skyhawk in front of their house. If you have not had a chance please email your child's teacher that picture as soon as possible. Thank you in advance for your help reinforcing your child's address and phone number.

 

Conference Day next Friday, October 2

We are looking forward to our time together next Friday. Please be on the look out for an email from your child's teacher regarding a sign up time for your conference. If you are unavailable to meet on October 2nd other dates and times will be available on your sign up form.

 

 

 

 

 

Hammond Spirit Week

Pajama Day and Neon Day

As you can see Hammond kindergarteners are enjoying Spirit Week! Go Skyhawks!

 

 

 

 

Social Studies Introduction

We are excited to begin our foundational unit...
"Me On The Map."
We are building our classroom communities and are looking forward to exploring the community that surrounds our school. We are learning to be good school citizens, and understanding the world we live in. Your child should be able to tell us the following information:
their address, including street number, street, city and state. Birthday and family selected phone number are also important to remember.

Sight Word Fun!

In today's Tuesday packet you will find the first set of sight words. Included is a letter explaining how we will introduce sight words each week. Below you will find a list of suggested activities to help reinforce these words at home. Thank you for all of your help!

September 14th-18th Sight Word Study

a, and, at, I, like, see, the

• Choose a newspaper article and see if your child can spot one or two sight words at a time. Use a highlighter and count how many times the word appeared.
• Turn the sigh words into rainbows. ask your child to write a sigh word on paper in big letters. Using different crayons, have your child trace around the word again and again, reading the word each time.

Marvelous Math

The kindergarten classes are learning four ways to sort objects: color, size, and shape. This activity can be done at home with just about anything you have around the house.

Tuesday Talk with Third Grade

3rd graders visited kindergarten today to talk about their upcoming service project SQ Rescue.
In order to help support this project kindergarteners have been asked to bring in Clorox Wipes and or dog toys. They would like these donations by next week. Thanks for your help with this project!

Happy Labor Day!

We hope everyone enjoyed a nice long weekend with friends and family. We have enjoyed hearing about all of the fun activities had over the weekend.

Hammond Honor Code in Tuesday Talk  

A Skyhawk... 

• is Kind to others

• is Courteous and Polite

• is Honest

• Works hard

• and never gives up

      During Tuesday Talk this morning kindergarteners discussed the Hammond Honor Code. Above you will see the code and what it means to be a Skyhawk. Today's focus was on being kind to others and what that feels and looks like. Take the time to say this together with your child and talk about what kindness means in your house. Sharing common vocabulary at school and at home can bridge more understanding for your Skyhawk. Thank you in advance for your help with this!

 

Sight Word Fun!

In class, we are beginning activities using sight word recognition. Next Tuesday, your child will bring the first set of sight words home. Throughout the weeks ahead we will give you suggestions of fun ways to practice these words at home.

 

 Kindergarten Milestone

After two weeks of school, we have enjoyed watching your kindergarteners gain independence as they walk confidently into their classrooms, ready to begin their day. For those of you who continue to escort your child to the classroom, it is now time to release them in the morning carpool line. We have ample fourth grade student helpers who are happy to escort your child into the building.
This gives each child a great sense of self-confidence!
Please note that if your child arrives between 7:30- and 7:45, they should walk to the Kiva where Mrs. Hall (a kindergarten teacher) and many other students are enjoying time together before the school day begins.

Me and My World

Happy September!

Your kindergarten teachers are busy assessing each student individually with a variety of tools. It is essential that we have a clear understanding of each child's level of development as we begin our year together.
Some of the skills assessed include the following:

• Letter recognition and sounds
• Sight word recognition
• Number recognition and concept to 20
• Fine motor skills
• Personal information (such as full name, address, phone number, and birthday)
• The ability to listen and follow directions
• The ability to work independently

At this time, kindergarten students should be able to recognize all of the alphabet letters and be able to provide the majority of their sounds. They should also be able to recognize numbers one to twenty and be able to count to 100 by ones and tens.

My Name Is...

Our kindergarteners are enjoying many games and activities to help us get to know each other. We are making several books and charts with photos of our classmates to help us recognize our friends and their names.

Welcome To Hammond Kindergarten!

Our New Kindergarten Hammond Skyhawks!



The Busy Bees

The Ducklings



The Darling Doxies





The Bear Cubs

We are all so excited to have our new Hammond Kindergarteners here! It has been an out standing start to the new school year! We look forward to watching these kindergarteners grow into excellent Skyhawks!

 

First Kindergarten Tuesday Talk

 All kindergarteners gather each Tuesday for Tuesday Talk. This is an wonderful opportunity to learn together how to be the best Skyhawk you can be. Be sure to ask your kindergartener what the Skyhawk Honor Code is!

 

Kindergarten Back To School Night A Huge Success!

A great big thank you to all parents for attending our grade level parent meeting last night.  For those who were unable to attend please don't hesitate to email your child's teacher if you have any questions.

Thanks so much for sharing your children with us!

 

 

Let The Celebrating Begin!

We are excited about our end of the year party at

Old Woodlands park tomorrow Wednesday, May 27 at 12:00.

 Lunch will be provided for each student.

We would love to have any parents join us, but we ask that you please make arrangements for any siblings so that our kindergarteners can enjoy all of the fun together.

Classroom Materials Needed ASAP!!

It's that time of year when all classroom materials must be counted for inventory lists. It is hard to believe that the end of the school year is approaching. So we need your help in locating various items. Please search your homes and your cars for the following materials and send them to your homeroom teacher as soon as possible.

• All word cards (blue, purple, yellow)....Please put the cards in alphabetical order before returning!

• Book buddy Books

• Library Books

• any other classroom materials you may have borrowed

Thank you for sharing your Skyhawk with us! It has been a wonderful year of Kindergarten. We are so very proud of each and everyone of them!

Have a wonderful summer!

Let the Countdown Begin!

We are excited about our end of the year party at

Old Woodlands park next Wednesday, May 27 at 12:00.

 Lunch will be provided for each student.

We would love to have any parents join us, but we ask that you please make arrangements for any siblings so that our kindergarteners can enjoy all of the fun together.

Classroom Materials Needed

It's that time of year when all classroom materials must be counted for inventory lists. It is hard to believe that the end of the school year is approaching. So we need your help in locating various items. Please search your homes and your cars for the following materials and send them to your homeroom teacher as soon as possible.

• All word cards (blue, purple, yellow)....Please put the cards in alphabetical order before returning!

• Book buddy Books

• Library Books

• any other classroom materials you may have borrowed

Dress Down Days Ahead!

Kindergarteners will have dress down days next Tuesday, Thursday and Friday (May 26th , May 28th and May 29th). They worked so hard with our "Everything But The Turkey" service project and earned these days. Way to go Kindergarten!

Please be sure to send your pop tops in by this

 Friday, May 22nd!