UCS Kindergarten Newsletter
March 13, 2026
March 13, 2026
Music with Buddy!
Buddy returned to sing with the kindergartners this week. They enjoyed singing some spring songs. Please notice the attachment in today's email so you can learn more about Buddy and his music. He will return one more time before the school year ends. We appreciate his time and commitment to UCS!
Important Dates
Mar 20th - Half Day
Mar 23rd - Apr 2nd ~ Spring Conferences
Apr 3rd - All School Meeting
Apr 8th ~ Early Release Day
Apr 20th - 24th ~ Spring Break
May 6th ~ Early Release Day
Learning Highlights from the Week
The children played games to focus on number identification. They worked on carefully reading and writing teen numbers. They acted out and read story problems. They practiced drawing a clear picture to show the answer and writing an equation to match what happened in the story. Some problems had more than one answer so they worked on finding different ways to solve it. They also practiced solving simple addition equations to become fluent with basic facts.
We started a new unit on mapping. The children looked at different maps and shared what they noticed. They shared when they have used maps and how they can help us. They created maps of their bedrooms and the classroom. They also made a treasure map and had a lot of fun creating a trail to find the treasure chest!
During Reading Workshop, the children practiced:
reading words with short vowels, blends, and double letters
reading words with -th, -sh, and -ch
decoding and blending words
isolating beginning, middle, and ending sounds
reading decodable books
listening to books about deserts
"reading" maps to gather information
During Writing Workshop, the kindergarten students practiced:
planning before writing
writing about desert animals and plants
writing sentences
making classroom and treasure maps
using spaces between words
adding ending punctuation
Reminders
Please notice the conference sign up link in the family email.
Please remind your child to pack library books on Fridays. Thank you!
Email: kathleen.cowan@mmuusd.org
Location: 6 Irish Settlement Rd, Underhill, VT 05489
Phone: 802.899.4676