Kindergarten at a Glance-Weekly Information
Week of November 10, 2025
This week in KB, the children will be learning about veterans and the importance of Thanksgiving. We will discuss how veterans are special people who have served our country and helped keep us safe. Through stories, songs, and simple classroom discussions, children will explore what it means to be thankful and to show kindness and respect for others. We will also connect these lessons to Thanksgiving by focusing on gratitude- being grateful for our families, friends, and community helpers like veterans. Our activities will include creating thank-you cards for local veterans and crafting items that celebrate the spirit of giving and appreciation.
Wednesday is Gym day.
Library books are due back at school by Friday.
Friday is Mystery Show n’Tell for letters Cc and Pp Please help your child select an object that begins with one of these letters and prepare three clues to describe it. Children should be able to recite the clues independently without any help from the teachers. Remember to place the object in a non-transparent bag to keep the mystery alive!
Please note.. If your child is attending Enrichment classes or Theatre, please update the pickup patrol.
Please continue to practice your child’s phonics cards and red sight words each night.
Please remember to add the weekly decodable readers to your pouch and have your child select a story or two to read to you each night.
***As the weather begins to cool, please make sure your child brings a sweatshirt or coat to school each day. Please practice zipping and buttoning coats with your child.
Looking ahead……
On Monday, November 17th, the KB children and 7th Grade Honors Math students will gather to read “Balloons Over Broadway” and create our own Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade-style floats.
Thank you to everyone who signed up to send fruit or other needed items for our Kindergarten Friendsgiving. We will celebrate our Friendsgiving on Monday, November 24th.
Fall conferences for grades K-8 will take place on Tuesday evening, November 25th, and Wednesday, November 26th.
Thanksgiving break begins Wednesday, November 26th. Classes will resume on Tuesday, December 2nd.
This week in Religion:
Chapter 9 Growing Is Good
Faith Focus: We grow as Christians by showing love.
Thank you, parents, for sending in your family pictures. The children were excited to share their photos, and loved seeing how each of their families is unique. The children also love seeing their families on our classroom family fall tree!
This week in Math: Chapter 5: Count, Identify, and Order Numbers to 31.
Simple Solutions Lessons #’s 55-64
This week in ELA: Module 3: My Community Heroes
Essential Question: What makes a community?
-Read and discuss the books “Quinito’s Neighborhood ” and ” The Alphabet from the Sky"
-Identify rhyme
-identify initial sounds
-identify ending or final sounds
-Identify Medial Vowel Sounds
-segment syllables
-Phonics: Consonants Dd and Nn
-Blend phonemes into words
-identify beginning and final sounds in words
-Sight words: the, a, I, see, am, an, by, my, to, do, at, as, and, no, go, so, you, can,
ran, did, has, we, he, she, me, and be
-Print Concepts: concept of a word
-Story Elements: Characters and Setting
-Grammar: Nouns for Places and Things
-Read Predecodable Texts: Tad and Go, Tad
-Alphafriends
- introduce short a word families: an, ab, and ad
Week of November 3rd
Happy November! This month in Kindergarten, we’ll be exploring themes that celebrate the beauty of fall and the importance of gratitude and community. Our learning will focus on the changing seasons as we observe how the weather, trees, and animals prepare for winter. We’ll also learn about Thanksgiving, sharing, and ways to show kindness and thankfulness to others.
This week we’ll be celebrating two birthdays!
Happy Birthday, Miles and Christian!
Wednesday is Gym day.
Library books are due back at school by Friday.
Friday is Mystery Show n’Tell for letter Aa. Please help your child select an object that begins with the letter Aa ( short or long sound) and prepare three clues to describe it. Children should be able to recite the clues independently without any help from the teachers. Remember to place the object in a non-transparent bag to keep the mystery alive!
Please note.. If your child is attending Enrichment classes or Theatre, please update the pickup patrol.
Looking ahead……
The " Disguise a Turkey" project is due on Monday, November 10th.
Kindergarten “Friendsgiving” will take place on Monday, November 24th.
Fall conferences for grades K-8 will take place on Tuesday evening, November 25th, and Wednesday, November 26th.
Thanksgiving break begins Wednesday, November 26th. Classes will resume on Tuesday, December 2nd.
This week in Religion:
Chapter 8 I Am Good
Faith Focus: God the Father made me wonderful
****Please send your child to school with a small family picture to share with their classmates. Pictures will then be displayed on our Family Tree in the classroom.
This week in Math: Continue Chapter 3, Geometry/Positions
Simple Solutions Lessons #’s 45-54
This week in ELA: Module 4: My Community Heroes
Essential Question: What makes a community?
-Read and discuss the books “Places in My Community” and ” Map My Neighborhood"
-Identify rhyme
-identify initial sounds
-identify ending or final sounds
-Identify Medial Vowel Sounds
-segment syllables
-Phonics: Short Aa
-Blend phonemes into words
-identify beginning and final sounds in words
-Sight words: the, a, I, see, am, an, by, my, to, do, at, as, and, no, go, so, you, can,
ran, did, and has.
-Print Concepts: concept of a word
-Story Elements: Characters and Setting
-Grammar: Nouns for Places and Things
-Read Predecodable Texts: Aa
-Alphafriends: Al Alligator
-Genre: Informational texts
- introduce word families: at, am, and an
Have a great week!
Week of October 27th
It’s Halloween week, and it’s time for Pumpkins! Learning about pumpkins is a Kindergarten favorite! This week, we will label pumpkin parts, learn a pumpkin’s life cycle, measure with pumpkins, perform a pumpkin sink or float experiment, and even carve our very own Jack-O-Lantern! What fun!
We will also use the pumpkin seeds to help with some fun Math activities.
Wednesday is Gym day.
Library books are due back at school by Friday.
Friday is Mystery Show n’Tell for letters Bb and Tt. Please help your child select an object that begins with one of these letters and prepare three clues to describe it. Children should be able to recite the clues independently without any help from the teachers. Remember to place the object in a non-transparent bag to keep the mystery alive!
Please note.. If your child is attending Enrichment classes or Theatre, please update the pickup patrol.
The Kindergarten and PreK Halloween Parade will take place on Thursday, October 30th, in the back parking lot. The parade will begin shortly after morning prayers. Please ensure your child arrives at school in their Halloween costume, with their gym uniform underneath, and sneakers. The children can wear Halloween clothing underneath their costumes with sneakers. Additionally, kindly send in a bag to school so we can pack their costume to send home with them.
Friday, October 31st
Halloween Dress Down Day and party in the afternoon.
This week in Religion:
Chapter 7 Families Are Good
Faith Focus: In God, we are all brothers and sisters.
Please send your child to school with a small family picture for them to share with their classmates. Pictures will then be displayed on our Family Tree in the classroom.
This week in Math: Chapter 3, Geometry/Positions
Simple Solutions Lessons #’s 35-44
This week in ELA: Module 2-There’s Only One Me!
Essential Question: What makes each of us special?
-Read and discuss the books “Tiny Rabbit’s Big Wish” and “My Friends”
-Identify rhyme
-identify initial sounds
-identify ending or final sounds
-produce Rhymes
-Phonics: Consonants b and t
-identify beginning and final sounds in words
-Sight words: the, a, I, see, am, an, by, my, to, do, at, as, so, no, go, and, is, man,
and, you
-Print Concepts: concept of a sentence
-Story Elements: Characters and Setting
-Grammar: Adjectives for Color and Size
-Read Predecodable Texts: Bb and Tt
-Alphafriends: Benny Bear and Tyra Tiger
-Genre: Fable
Have a great week!
Week of October 27th
It’s Halloween week, and it’s time for Pumpkins! Learning about pumpkins is a Kindergarten favorite! This week, we will label pumpkin parts, learn a pumpkin’s life cycle, measure with pumpkins, perform a pumpkin sink or float experiment, and even carve our very own Jack-O-Lantern! What fun!
We will also use the pumpkin seeds to help with some fun Math activities.
Wednesday is Gym day.
Library books are due back at school by Friday.
Friday is Mystery Show n’Tell for letters Bb and Tt. Please help your child select an object that begins with one of these letters and prepare three clues to describe it. Children should be able to recite the clues independently without any help from the teachers. Remember to place the object in a non-transparent bag to keep the mystery alive!
Please note.. If your child is attending Enrichment classes or Theatre, please update the pickup patrol.
The Kindergarten and PreK Halloween Parade will take place on Thursday, October 30th, in the back parking lot. The parade will begin shortly after morning prayers. Please ensure your child arrives at school in their Halloween costume, with their gym uniform underneath, and sneakers. The children can wear Halloween clothing underneath their costumes with sneakers. Additionally, kindly send in a bag to school so we can pack their costume to send home with them.
Friday, October 31st
Halloween Dress Down Day and party in the afternoon.
This week in Religion:
Chapter 7 Families Are Good
Faith Focus: In God, we are all brothers and sisters.
Please send your child to school with a small family picture for them to share with their classmates. Pictures will then be displayed on our Family Tree in the classroom.
This week in Math: Chapter 3, Geometry/Positions
Simple Solutions Lessons #’s 35-44
This week in ELA: Module 2-There’s Only One Me!
Essential Question: What makes each of us special?
-Read and discuss the books “Tiny Rabbit’s Big Wish” and “My Friends”
-Identify rhyme
-identify initial sounds
-identify ending or final sounds
-produce Rhymes
-Phonics: Consonants b and t
-identify beginning and final sounds in words
-Sight words: the, a, I, see, am, an, by, my, to, do, at, as, so, no, go, and, is, man,
and, you
-Print Concepts: concept of a sentence
-Story Elements: Characters and Setting
-Grammar: Adjectives for Color and Size
-Read Predecodable Texts: Bb and Tt
-Alphafriends: Benny Bear and Tyra Tiger
-Genre: Fable
Have a great week!