UCS Kindergarten Newsletter
November 21, 2025
November 21, 2025
Kindergarten friends enjoyed being with their 3-4 buddies this morning. We listened to a story about being grateful for things we have in our lives before playing cooperative games together. They all expressed how thankful they are to have weekly buddy time together!
Important Dates
Nov 24th - 28th ~ No School
Dec 10th ~ Early Release Day
Dec 24th - Jan 4th ~ Winter Break
Learning Highlights from the Week
We continued our geometry unit by reviewing attributes of different 2D shapes. The kindergarten friends described 2D shapes. They noticed the number of sides and corners with different shapes. They also started working on forming numbers accurately while counting pattern blocks used to make designs. We continue to work on counting forward by crossing all decades accurately (69, 70).
The children researched what their Vermont animal needs in order to live. They used "Pebble Go" and library books to find out what it eats and where it lives. They sketched the habitat so they can build it when we return from break. They are excited to make little homes for their clay animals soon!
During Reading Workshop, the students worked on:
recognizing and matching uppercase and lowercase letters
forming letters accurately
reviewing letter sounds
segmenting and blending sounds
noticing rhyming words
reviewing power words: (see, a, I, is, the, look, you, love, & can)
reading new words in connected text
During Writing Workshop the children worked on:
drawing clear pictures with shapes and lines
creating pictures of zoos, farms, and habitats
labeling pictures
stretching words to write many sounds
using power words to write sentences
Reminders
Please make sure your child brings a warm jacket, hat, mittens, and boots every day. We try to go outside at least 2 times each day so it is really important to have warm gear. Thank you!
Please remember there is no school for students November 24th - 28th.
Email: kathleen.cowan@mmuusd.org
Location: 6 Irish Settlement Rd, Underhill, VT 05489
Phone: 802.899.4676