earth day!

Hi Families,

Unfortunately I was sick two days last week.  Hoping to be back on Monday.

This week we will be learning the wh and ng digraph for Phonics.  We will also have a phonics quiz this week.  In math we continue to work on subtraction.

For Science we will be celebrating Earth Day (a little early) and discuss how we can help our planet.  If weather is in our favor, we will go for a quick hike on Friday on school grounds.

Library is this Tuesday.  Please have your children bring their books back.

We are looking forward to the warm weather!

Sharing: Bring in something from nature.

Heart Words: 

Letters/Sounds: digraphs

Upcoming Dates to Put on Your Calendar:

February 2026

9  Hawaiian Day

10  100th Day!  Dress like you are 100 

11 School Color Day / blue & White

12 Rainbow Color Day / Valentines Due 

13  Dress Like A Teacher /Celebrate Valentines Day

14-22 February Break

23  Return to School

March 2026

2 Books Brighten Our World: Wear YOur Favorite Color / Mrs. Boss reads to all

3 Dress Up As Your Favorite Superhero

4 Wear A Shirt With Words

5 Wear Your Favorite Hat

6  Bring in a Stuffie /Dress In an Animal Print

9 Guest Teacher

10 Library 

12 Drop Everything and Read

16 Book Fair Begins / Preview

17 Book Fair Purchase

18 Candyland Literacy Night 5:30-7:00

19  1/2 Day - Professional Development Day

20 First Day of Spring / Jury Duty for me

24  Library / Mystery Reader

27 Community Reading Day

31  Literacy Parade: Dress As Your Favorite Character

April 2026

14  Library (rescheduled)

17  April hike

20-24  April Break

28  Magnet Program

MAY 2026

11  Half Day - Professional Development Day

18 Tanglewood Marionette performance k-2

25  No School / Memorial Day

29  Davis Farmland Field Trip

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