Tomorrow, May 6th is an early release day! 

School will dismiss by 12:15pm. 

If you wish to order a sack lunch for your child, please email me by 9:00am tomorrow morning. 

Take Home Books are due tomorrow as well.

The class voted this week to celebrate our fantastic work with a PJ and Stuffed Animal day!

Please have your child wear their favorite PJs and bring their favorite stuffed animal to school for a day of fun on Friday, May 6th!.

Hello Kindergarten Families,

Attached below is the Hudsonville Public Schools tutoring list for this summer.  If you wish to seek out additional support for your child this summer, feel free to use the list attached.  Each individual tutor will set their own cost and location for their tutoring services.  Please let me know if you have any questions.

HPS.Tutor.List.5.2022

 

 

 

A big “thank you” goes out Mrs. Shisler (Kayla’s mom) for our April book donation!  Mrs. Shisler’s family and friends donated money so we could get a new book each month!  This month, our book was “I Believe I Can” by Grace Byers.

 

Popcorn Words:

have, on, of

Friday Fun:

 

Writers Workshop:

We continued on with informational writing this week! On Monday, we started our week of informational writing by putting together a KWL of chickens.  We first wrote down everything we know and want to know about chickens.  Then we watched some informational videos and read some informational text on chickens to learn even more!  On Tuesday we wrote down what chickens have, can do and what they are.  On Wednesday and Thursday we took the information we learned and wrote it down to create an informational book all about chickens! Next week, we are planning to wrap up our informational writing by writing about cows.  The students will be writing their informational book independently and this will be used on their report card for their informational writing assessment.

 

 

Readers Workshop:

This week in Reader’s Workshop we discussed how we need to use all of the information on the page of our non-fiction text to understand what we are reading as a whole.  We also took part in a think-pair-share which gave students the opportunity to act out pages in their text with their partners. We are planning to switch gears and jump into stories with characters next week.  This unit is always so much fun and we are looking forward to reading some fun stories in the next few weeks.

Math:

On Monday we worked on identifying number partners for 5 and adding and subtracting numbers 0-5.  On Tuesday our lesson focused on Math Mountains for number partners 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 10.   Later in the week we compared numbers using the words equal, unequal or fewer.  The students are also working on writing their numbers 1-100.  It is a kindergarten goal to write numbers 0-20.  The students will be assessed on this task at the end of the year.

 

Star Student:

Meet Maddie

Maddie was our star student this week!  We learned so many fun new facts about Maddie  We learned her favorite color is pink, she likes to eat french fries and her favorite book is, “I Want to Eat the Cake”!  She enjoys the sport of cheerleading and she loves gym class when she is at school. Three super cool facts that we learned about Maddie are 1. She likes to wear dresses. 2. She has twin siblings. 3. She has 2 dogs, 2 fish and 1 cat.  Thanks for being a wonderful star student this week, Maddie! 

 

Happy Birthday:

On Tuesday we celebrated Eli’s 6th birthday!

Mystery Reader:

Eli was excited to see his mom walk through our door on his birthday to be our Mystery Reader.  She read us, “Elbow Grease” by John Cena and “How I Met My Monster” by Amanda Noll.  The kids had fun listening to both books!  Thank you Mrs. Amon for visiting us!

 

 

Important Information

1. We still have our rest time/whiteboard time daily, so please send back those washed towels/blankets on Monday, May 2.
2. Many of our whiteboard markers are starting to run out.  If you wish, you may send in new markers for your child.  I will make sure they get in their whiteboard marker pouch.
3. Please remember to send a coat and even a hat/gloves with your child each day.  The days can still be a bit chilly.
4. Donation Needs in our Classroom: Sidewalk chalk, white board markers, lysol wipes and extra snacks.
5. Snack Time:  Please send two healthy snacks with your child every day and discuss with your child which snack is for the morning and which one is for afternoon.

 

Important Dates

• Monday, May 2…Art
• Tuesday, May 3…STEAM, Library, Take Home Books Due, Happy Birthday Greyson!
• Wednesday, May 4..Music
• Thursday, May 5…Gym
• Friday, May 6…Take Home Books Due, Popcorn Friday, Early Release at 12:15pm

 

Popcorn Words:

come, some

Earth Day Fun:

We had fun celebrating the Earth today and discussing ways on how we can take care of our planet.  

 

Writers Workshop:

We continued one with informational writing this week! On Monday we started our week of informational writing by putting together a KWL of goats.  We had a blast watching a few informational video on goats.  We first wrote down everything we know and want to know about goats.  Then we watched some informational videos and read some informational text on goats to learn even more!  On Tuesday we wrote down what goats have, can do and what they are.  On Wednesday and Thursday we took the information we learned and wrote it down to create an informational book all about goats!

 

 

Readers Workshop:

This week in Reader’s Workshop we discussed how informational books are often filled with various text features!  We studied the book Dragonflies and together located many text features that stood out to us.  Some of these text features were labels, bold words, the glossary, table of contents and index in the book.  It was our job to find the text features in our nonfiction books during private read time and then share those features with our partner during partner read time.  We also looked closely at vocabulary words that are located throughout nonfiction books and used the book “Zoo Looking” by Mem Fox to make a list of vocabulary words that popped up on the book.  We had fun reading nonfiction text this week!

 

Math:

This week in math we worked on identifying all of the partners for numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 10.  On Monday we wrote our numbers 1-100!  This was a big task, but we all tried our best and rocked it!  We also viewed teen numbers as ten ones and extra ones and practiced finding 10-partners.  On Wednesday, we solved addition and subtraction stories and visualized those teen numbers as ten ones and extra ones.  Later in the week we compared numbers using the equal and not equals signs.

 

Star Student:

Meet Maisy

Maisy was our star student this week!  We learned so many fun new facts about Maisy  We learned her favorite color is pink, she likes to eat bacon and her favorite book is, “Maisy’s Book”!  She enjoys playing soccer and learning during math time when she is at school. She lives at home with her dad, mom, sister and dog named Joey.  Three super cool facts that we learned about Maisy are she is a good swimmer, she has been to four states and her family has a boat!  Thanks for being a wonderful star student this week, Maisy! 

 

Happy Birthday:

On Friday we celebrated Elijah’s 6th birthday!

Mystery Reader:

Sommer was super excited and surprised to see her dad walk through our door as our Mystery Reader!  Mr. Sevensma read us the book, “The Wonky Donkey”.  He made this an interactive book and we all had a blast saying, “Hee Haw” when Mr. Sevensma put his thumb up.  Mr. Sevensma also brought in a yummy treat!  We all enjoyed a cookie after he read us the book.  Thank you for taking time our of your day Mr. Sevensma to read to us.

 

Important Information

1. We still have our rest time/whiteboard time daily, so please send back those washed towels/blankets on Monday, April 25.
2. Many of our whiteboard markers are starting to run out.  If you wish, you may send in new markers for your child.  I will make sure they get in their whiteboard marker pouch.
3. Please remember to send a coat and even a hat/gloves with your child each day.  The days can still be a bit chilly.
4. Sweetheart Swirl will be held on April 30 from 6:30-8:30! Mark it on your calendars! This is for Georgetown girl students only and their special guest of choice. See this flyer to check out all of the details! Use this link to sign up: https://forms.gle/7Ufa59YZWLFD8AZY7  Please make checks payable to Georgetown PTC.
5. Donation Needs in our Classroom: Sidewalk chalk, white board markers, lysol wipes and extra snacks.
6. Snack Time:  Please send two healthy snacks with your child every day and discuss with your child which snack is for the morning and which one is for afternoon.

 

Important Dates

• Monday, April 25…Gym
• Tuesday April 26…Art, Library, Take Home Books Due, Happy Birthday Eli!
• Wednesday, April 27..STEAM
• Thursday April 28…Music
• Friday, April 29…Gym, Take Home Books Due

Just a quick FYI: Mrs. Tindall will be absent Tuesday, April 19….all day.  All three of my kids have dentist appointments in Holland at 11am.  I told the kindergarteners this news at the end of our day.  If you have any transportation changes or your child will be absent, please email or call the office.

 

Popcorn Words:

these, they

Friday Fun:

We had an egg hunt today out on the playground!  The kids had so much fun looking for four eggs with their name on them.  This activity kept us busy for a little bit while we searched!  We came back in the classroom to enjoy one little candy from our eggs.   

We also discussed our 5 senses today! The kids learned that our 5 senses consist of taste, sound, smell, touch and seeing!  We tested our 5 senses with a peep marshmallow treat!  We discussed what senses we can use with them.  We decided they make no sound, they feel a little squishy and rough, they taste sweet, they look like little yellow chicks, and they do not have much of a smell.

 

Writers Workshop:

We kicked off our week by making a KWL of pigs!  We first wrote down everything we know and what to know about pigs.  Then we watched some informational videos and read some informational text on pigs to learn even more!  On Tuesday we wrote down what pigs have, can do and what they are.  On Wednesday and Thursday we took the information we learned and wrote it down to create an informational book all about pigs!  

 

 

Readers Workshop:

We started a new unit in Readers Workshop this week!  This unit is called the If/Then Unit.  This unit is our last unit in reading and it will stretch from April into May.  We started our lessons off by becoming experts on topics by reading books, asking questions and talking with others.  We did this by focusing on strategies to help us with comprehending nonfiction text.  On Monday we asked ourselves key details about our nonfiction books-Who?, What? When?, Where, How?, Why?.  We continued to use these questions throughout the week to dig deeper into our nonfiction text by looking and asking questions as we read.  

Math:

This week we started our last unit in math!  To kick off the new unit the students worked on addition/subtraction stories and visualized teen numbers as a ten group and ones! On Tuesday the kinders drew teen scenes. The students picked a shape/picture and a teen number.  Then they drew a ten group and ones to represent that number.

We also had the opportunity to focus on partners of 10!  We are counting stars to make partners of 10 and writing the corresponding equation.

 

Star Student:

Meet Carson

Carson was our star student this week!  We learned so many fun new facts about Carson.  We learned his favorite color is green, he likes to eat toast with butter and his favorite book is, “Biscuit Goes to School”!  He enjoys playing basketball and playing with friends when he is at school. He lives at home with his mom, dad, brother and sister and dog named Lola.  Three super cool facts that we learned about Carson are he plays golf with his dad, he can go underwater and he likes to play basketball with his mom!  Thanks for being a wonderful star student this week, Carson! 

 

Happy Birthday:

On Wednesday we celebrated Quinn’s 6th birthday!

 

Important Information

1. We still have our rest time/whiteboard time daily, so please send back those washed towels/blankets on Monday, April 18.
2. Many of our whiteboard markers are starting to run out.  If you wish, you may send in new markers for your child.  I will make sure they get in their whiteboard marker pouch.
3. Please remember to send a coat and even a hat/gloves with your child each day.  The days can still be a bit chilly.
4. Sweetheart Swirl will be held on April 30 from 6:30-8:30! Mark it on your calendars! This is for Georgetown girl students only and their special guest of choice. See this flyer to check out all of the details! Use this link to sign up: https://forms.gle/7Ufa59YZWLFD8AZY7  Please make checks payable to Georgetown PTC.
5. Donation Needs in our Classroom: Sidewalk chalk, white board markers, lysol wipes and extra snacks.

 

Important Dates

• Monday, April 18…STEAM
• Tuesday April 19…Gym, Library, Take Home Books Due
• Wednesday, April 20…Art
• Thursday April 21…STEAM
• Friday, April 22…Music, Take Home Books Due, Happy Birthday Elijah!

The Sweetheart Swirl will be held on April 30 from 6:30-8:30!

Mark it on your calendars!

This is for Georgetown girl students only and their special guest of choice.

Use this link to sign up: https://forms.gle/7Ufa59YZWLFD8AZY7  Please make checks payable to Georgetown PTC.

Popcorn Words:

jump, him

Writers Workshop:

We continued on with informational writing this week! Since we had a super short week, we skipped the research portion of writing and wrote about something we all knew a lot about, ourself!  The kinders had fun listing what we can do, what we have and what we are (mammals, human, boy/girl, etc…).  On Tuesday the kinders worked on writing their all about me booklet and on Wednesday we completed it.  This went home on Wednesday afternoon.

Readers Workshop:

We had fun private and partner reading this week in Kindergarten!  We even had a surprised mystery reader from 1st grade, Elliot!

Math:

We reviewed for our Unit 4 test on Monday and took the test on Tuesday. The students will begin the last unit-Unit 5 after spring break!

 

 

Thank You:

A big “thank you” goes out Mrs. Shisler (Kayla’s mom) for our March book donation!  Mrs. Shisler’s family and friends donated money so we could get a new book each month!  This month, our book was “Wemberly Worried” by Kevin Hankes.

 

Important Information

1. We still have our rest time/whiteboard time daily, so please send back those washed towels/blankets on Monday, April 11.
2. Many of our whiteboard markers are starting to run out.  If you wish, you may send in new markers for your child.  I will make sure they get in their whiteboard marker pouch.
3. Please remember to send a coat and even a hat/gloves with your child each day.  The days can still be a bit chilly.
4. We plan to have an egg hunt after spring break!  If you are willing, we would love some plastic egg donations!  Ideally, I would love to have 100 eggs so each child can get 4!  Please send in these donations on the Monday/Tuesday after spring break:)
5. Sweetheart Swirl will be held on April 30 from 6:30-8:30! Mark it on your calendars! This is for Georgetown girl students only and their special guest of choice. See this flyer to check out all of the details! Use this link to sign up: https://forms.gle/7Ufa59YZWLFD8AZY7  Please make checks payable to Georgetown PTC.

 

Important Dates

• March 31-April 10…Spring Break
• Monday, April 11…STEAM
• Tuesday April 12…MUSIC, Library, Take Home Books Due
• Wednesday, April 13…GYM, Happy Birthday, Quinn!
• Thursday April 11…Art
• Friday, April 11…STEAM, Take Home Books Due, Popcorn Friday

 

I hope you all have a healthy, safe and fun spring break! See you all on Monday, April 11