happy fall! 

What a fun week!  Dot day, butterfly releasing, computer introductions, and lots of math games!

This week we will focus on the lowercase m and t and their sound.   

In Science we will talk about Apples and learn about Johnny Appleseed on his birthday.  Tuesday is our first day of Fall too.

Sharing: What is your favorite color?

Heart Words: 

Letters/Sounds: m & t

Upcoming Dates to Put on Your Calendar:

August 2025

25  Kindergarten Orientation - afternoon (time to be determined)

27  First Day of School for Kindergarten

29  No School  PD day

September 2025

1 No School Labor Day

8 ME Bag sharing begins

10 Know Your School Day - only grades 1-4

15 Bus Evacuation

30 School Picture Day

October 2025

1 Book Orders Due 

7  PTO Meeting / Library begins

13 No School/ Indigenous People's Day

17  Houghton Peace Pole Ceremony

20  Kindergarten Pumpkin Patch

27th-29th Houghton Hearing & Vision Screening

29  Evening Student Conferences

30  12:45 Early Release - Afternoon Student Conferences

31  12:45 Early Release Day     Happy Halloween!

November 2025

3 Guest Teacher

4  No School / Professional Development 

11 Veteran's Day / No School

OLD DATES (2024)

November

5  No School / Professional Development 

7  Make up Library Day

8   Disguise A Turkey project due

11  No School / Veteran's Day

12  Boosterthon Kick Off -Castle Quest Theme/ Library Day

13  World Kindness Day

15  Scholastic Book Orders Due

18 Hearing & Vision Rescreens (if needed)

20  Environmental Print Due (letter coming home soon)

22 Boosterthon Fun Run (parents invited 10:10-10:40 TBD)

26 Library Day

27, 28, 29 No School, Thanksgiving

December

2  Pajama Donations Due / I will be out sick

3  Guest Teacher: I am attending a class in District

4 Picture Retake Day

6  Holiday Reports Due

    Pajama / Movie Day

9 Underground Spirit Week (for Teachers)

16 Children's Spirit Week 

  M- Sports Day, T-pajama/comfy clothes, W-hat day, Th-purple, F-dress like a teacher

20 Annual Holiday Stroll for Students & Staff

21- Jan 1   No School / Winter Break

January

2  Return To School

8 Library Day

13  Send in recycled materials for bridge project

20 Martin Luther King Jr Day , No School

21 Library Day

22  Game Day (they may bring in a favorite game)

26  Book Orders Due

28 Permission Slips Due

29  Half Day

30 World Ukele Day Field Trip / Senior Ctr

February

3   100th Day Collections Due in ziploc bag with name :)

4   Guest Teacher: I am attending a class in District

6  100th Day of School

13 Valentines Due (17)

14 Valentines Day

17-21  February Break

March

3 Read Across America Week / wear your favorite color

7  Bring in a Stuffie to read to

17 Class Book Fair Preview

     Extreme Green for St Patricks Day

18 Class Book Fair Purchase

     Literacy Luau Night for Families

19 Half Day for students/12:40 dismissal

20 First Day of Spring

21  Reports cards for term 2 visible after 4 pm

25  Puppet Show

28 Community Reading Day

April

1  Guest Teacher: I am in a grad class in district

5  Red Sox Home Opener Day

8  Library Cancelled

17 Short Hike on School Grounds

21-25  April Break

29  Library

May

9  Magnet Program with Discovery Museum

13  Library

14 Half Day / 12:40 pm dismissal

23    Davis Farmland Field Trip -wear Red Shirt, sunscreen,  bring disposable snack

26 Memorial Day / No School

27  Last Library 

28 Fire Truck visit (date changed from the 27th)

30  Kindergarten Picnic for families ( 2:30 -3:10 pm)

June

2  Librarian will talk about summer reading program / I have a workshop

4 "Drive in Movie Theater" with box cars

5 Field Day (6th is our raindate)

9 Last Day for Kindergarten

   (move-up day)  Full Day

13  End of Year Celebration - 10 am in front of school

Mrs. Liz Thibeault, M.S. Early Childhood Education

 Kindergarten Teacher

Houghton Elementary School

elizabeth_thibeault@wrsd.net