UCS Kindergarten Newsletter
March 27, 2026
March 27, 2026
SCIENCE
The class has been learning about force and motion through play and exploration. This week they explored with magnets. They noticed which objects were attracted to magnets and sorted the items. They also noticed the strength of different kinds of magnets.
Important Dates
Mar 30th - Apr 2nd ~ Spring Conferences
Mar 30th - April 3rd ~ UCS Book Fair
Apr 3rd - All School Meeting @8AM
Apr 8th ~ Early Release Day
Apr 20th - 24th ~ Spring Break
May 6th ~ Early Release Day
Learning Highlights from the Week
This week the students practiced saying the number before and after another. They listened to different math problems, visualized what happened, and represented the problem with pictures, numbers, and/or equations. We also focused on number combinations and found different ways to make totals of 10 (8+2 or 6+4). We ended the week playing BINGO together!
We learned about cardinal directions and what a compass rose is on maps. The students learned how to use the four directions to find places on a map. We finished making maps of our classroom and started looking at a school map. The class enjoyed using a map of UCS to locate rooms in the school. We discussed why these maps would be useful to others. Next week we will look at maps of our town.
During Reading Workshop, the children practiced:
reading words with short vowels, blends, and digraphs
noticing different sounds vowels make in words
rereading to be fluent
learning new power words
breaking words into individual sounds
listening to books about rainforests
During Writing Workshop, the kindergarten students practiced:
writing complete sentences
writing about rainforest animals and plants
labeling pictures
using ending punctuation
using power words accurately
Reminders
We will lead All School Meeting next Friday, 4/3. Please be sure your child arrives on time that morning. Thank you!
The Book Fair begins on Monday! It will not be open next Thursday because Mr. Baron will not be at UCS that day.
Email: kathleen.cowan@mmuusd.org
Location: 6 Irish Settlement Rd, Underhill, VT 05489
Phone: 802.899.4676