UCS Kindergarten Newsletter
February 6, 2026
February 6, 2026
We enjoyed 2 field trips this week. We had a blast watching Tilt at the Flynn! The children were amazed by all the tricks on stage. They also loved our 2nd Snow Motion yesterday. The sun was shining and everyone had fun skiing and snowboarding. Thank you again to all the volunteers who helped us this week!
Important Dates
Feb 11th ~ Early Release Day
Feb 12th ~ Snow Motion
Feb 13th ~ Card Exchange
Feb 19th ~ Snow Motion
Feb 23rd - Mar 3rd ~ Winter Break
Learning Highlights from the Week
This week we looked closely at the number line and shared how we can use it as a tool to help us count. The children practiced saying numbers that would come before or after another on the number line. They practiced accurately writing single digit numbers and some teen numbers through different games. We have also been keeping track of our number of days in school to know when the 100th day will happen and it will be on Tuesday!!
We started another science unit titled Force & Motion. During this unit we will discuss different ways we can make objects move and how we can change the way an object is moving. We will investigate how we can change the motion (direction and speed) of an object by changing the force (push or pull). This week we investigated motion through art. Mrs. Aucter set up stations for us to see how ramps would impact paint and drawing with markers. See the blog post for photos from our Integrated Arts time on Monday.
During Reading Workshop, the children practiced:
reviewing letters and sounds
sounding out words from left to right
decoding words with initial and final blends
paying close attention to vowels
learning new power words (from and play)
rereading after decoding
listening to books about forests
During Writing Workshop, the kindergarten students practiced:
writing about forests
counting words in sentences
writing words with initial blends (cr, dr) and final blends (mp, nt)
using spaces when writing sentences
adding ending punctuation
rereading work
Reminders
Please remember our 3rd Snow Motion day is on Thursday, February 12th. Students need to bring equipment that morning if they are using their own.
Please remind your child to pack a water bottle each day.
Email: kathleen.cowan@mmuusd.org
Location: 6 Irish Settlement Rd, Underhill, VT 05489
Phone: 802.899.4676