Updates and Events

Hi Families,

Last week the students began persuasive writing with Mr. Mosca.  He taught the student that they can write to make the world a better place and use their words as power.  “First you need to ask yourself where you see a problem, next, think of ways to solve it, and finally, write to make things better.”  The students identified a problem they see, thought about how to solve it, and wrote letters to make the world a better place.  

Also, we had another wonderful Spotlight Student Week.  This week’s Spotlight Student invited his mom to come in and read his favorite book.  We also learned about his family, his animals, and all the things he likes to do.

Lastly, we went to the food pantry.  The students walked over with all of the food they collected and donated it.  They were safe, kind, and responsible as they learned about the weekly operations and purpose of this place.  

Updates and Reminders

Hello Families,

I wanted to remind you that we are walking to the Heavenly Pantry Food Shelf this week with Mrs. Dall/Coles' kindergarten class. If you would like to donate any nonperishable items, please feel free to send them in with your child by Wednesday morning. We will also have some to bring from the classroom.

Below is the skating schedule for our class and who we are going with. If you are an approved volunteer and would like to join us to help tie skates and be with the students during their skate time, you are invited to do so. Your child must have a helmet to skate. Please contact me if you need Mrs. Hutton to fit your student for one here at school as we do have extras.

Wednesday March 18th and Wednesday March 25th

Classroom	Depart Summit	Ice Time	Depart EHS
Mahoney  Manz Poncelet	9:00	9:30-10:30	10:45

*****Conferences - There is no school on Friday, March 20th, as it is parent conference day.  I look forward to meeting with all of you.  I will send reminders again this Friday as to your time and date if you signed up for a different day. 


Thanks and have a great week!  

Ms. Mahoney

February Break Learning Challenge

Hello Families,

Below is a copy of the February Break Learning Challenge that was sent today in your child's Home Reading Folder. Please encourage your student to complete these reading tasks and return it the sheet to school on Wednesday, March 4th, for a special surprise. Thanks and have a great break!

Ms. Mahoney

Name:___________________________

February Break Learning Challenge

Can you do these activities to keep your brain strong over break?  Color in a snowflake for each activity you do. Return this paper after break!

Updates and Events

Hello Families,

Last Tuesday was our 100th Day of School!  Everyone participated in an assembly to recognize this important milestone.  Back in our classroom, we incorporated the number 100 into all of our learning.  We read 100th Day books, we wrote 100th Day stories, we did math concentrating on the number 100, and we also shared all of our 100th Day projects.  Please see the pictures below.

On Thursday, we were treated to another Spotlight Student special guest.  He came into the classroom to read a wonderful story.  He also participated in our morning book swap!

Finally, please be on the lookout for the next reading challenge and multiple Home Reading Books in your child’s reading folder.  These are for the vacation.  We will select the books during our library time on Thursday.  They will either go home that day or the following day.  Students will also receive their third reading challenge of the year!  The students will be on break from 2/22 - 3/3.

Updates and Events

Hello Families,

We have been busy in kindergarten.  We are right in the middle of our “How to…” writing unit. Students have picked topics they know a lot about such as brushing their teeth, making bracelets, and cleaning up.  We are learning how to write each step of the process to teach the reader how to do something.  In reading, we are using even bigger reading muscles than before.  We are reading more challenging books with more words, more lines of print, new words, longer words, and surprise endings!  On Wednesday, we had a Spotlight Reader from third grade as a very special sibling guest!  On Friday, we learned all about skulls during our Four Winds science session.  

I have heard from a few students that they have been working on their 100 day project.  I can't wait to see all of them on Monday, February 10th. 

Lastly I hope you can make it to Game Night on Friday, February 7^th, at 6:00.  Your child will recognize some of the games from their math work places.  I am sure they would love to come and teach you how to play!

Updates and Reminders

Hello Families,

Please sign and return the empty report card envelope.  This helps us to be sure you received it, and we can also use it again at the end of the year. 

Also, tomorrow is PJ/Comfy Clothes Day for our class.  You should have received a letter in your Friday folder.  No shorts please and the clothes must be appropriate for school.  For safety purposes, we can not wear slippers. This event is optional.

Lastly, I thought you might enjoy a photo of our latest Spotlight Student!  His mom came in on Thursday to read a wonderful superhero book! 

Updates and Reminders

Hello Families,
We have been busy in kindergarten!  Mr. Mosca, our UVM student teacher, has enjoyed getting to know the students.  He has especially enjoyed running our morning meeting time.  Below is a picture of the ever-popular shoe greeting!  Students are asked to remove one shoe and place it in the center of our circle.  We then cover them all up and each student is asked to reach under and pick a shoe.  He or she must find who it belongs to and greet that person.  Mr. Mosca has also been working on problem solving with the students during the sharing portion of the meeting.  He reads a scenario and students think about and share out how that problem could be solved.  In addition to morning meeting, we also do number corner at this time.  Along with the calendar skills, students also practice how to count on from a given number, record a number to represent a set of objects, and identify how many objects in a set.  

We had our first Spotlight Student week this past week.  The student brought in two wonderful posters and shared them with the class.  We proudly displayed the posters in the hallway for everyone at Summit to enjoy.  We were also treated to a very special guest.  She came in and read one of their favorite books to the class.  I will remind each family as your child’s week approaches.  Please see me with any questions.

Finally, you should have received a 100^th Day of School project sheet in your child’s Friday folder.  I have included a copy below in case you didn’t see it.  This project is a fun way to learn about the number 100.  We also get to do a museum walk into all the kindergarten rooms and see their creativity around how to build 100!  If you have any questions about this, please feel free to ask.

Worms Alive!

Rhonda Mace from the Chittenden Solid Waste District visited our room on Friday.  She also brought her worm friends with her.  The students had a chance to explore worm anatomy, discover how compost adds nutrients to the soil, and demonstrate environmental responsibilities. Please enjoy the pictures below and the students are invited to complete the page that was sent home in their Friday folder as an extension to their learning.