February 22nd - 26th

 

Last week we had a special day called, "Stuffed Animal Day!"  The students brought in their favorite stuffed animal and we had tons fun working on different skills.  We created a graph with our stuffed animals and placed them into categories.  We had the most of dogs, bears, and ocean animals!  We also measured our stuffed animals.  Braden's stuffed animal was over four feet long! We created phonetic sentences about our stuffed animals using the Montessori movable alphabet.  Stuffed Animal Day will definitely be one of our favorite days in kindergarten!

HAPPY 100TH DAY OF SCHOOL!

This week we celebrated 100 days of kindergarten!  One activity we did was ask the question, "What would you do with $100.00?"  Check out some of our answers!

EVENTS AND REMINDERS

Gym Days Next Week:  Monday, Thursday, Friday

(Friday, regular uniform for prayer service)

Please have your child practice their lines for the prayer service. Our prayer service is Friday, March 5th.

Summer camp registration is open! You can find more information on our website https://www.holychildacademy.com/page.cfm?p=533.

March is Women's History Month when we will be celebrating women in history.  If you or someone you know would be willing to share with a class, a division, or multiple groups to enhance our celebration in any way, please email jmyers@holychildacademy.com, and we will make it as easy as possible.

Looking forward, April is Arab American Heritage Month and May is Asian and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month.  If you have ideas or suggestions for our celebrations for those months, please email jmyers@holychildacademy.com.

Have a great weekend!

Sharon DeBardino

February 8th - 12th

 

This week in science we learned about ramps.  We learned that a ramp is an incline plane which things can travel up and down on easier.  The students were placed in two groups and were given various items to test on the ramp.  We placed the ramp at different inclines and tested to see if the item would slide down the ramp.  It was so great to see how the groups worked together and decided who would test each item and the order they would test.  It's so nice to see five and six year old children problem solve on their own and work together as a team! We had so much fun testing each object!  Some moved super fast on the steep incline!

What makes a good friend?  Just ask the HCA Kindergarten class!  Using our Montessori Movable Alphabet, the students wrote sentences phonetically sharing what they believe makes a good friend!

EVENTS AND REMINDERS

There is no school on Friday, February 12th and Monday, February 15th.

Pre-K and Kindergarten are hosting a sock drive to benefit The Joy of Sox.  Please send in NEW socks for men, women, and children and They Joy of Sox will donate them to families experiencing homelessness.  The drive will run until February 19th.

Enrollment contracts for the 2021-2022 academic year are due on Friday, February 26th.

Stuffed Animal Day! - February 17th

Scholastic Order Due - February 18th

Have a great weekend!

Sharon DeBardino

February 1st - 5th

 

After enjoying a few days off for snow, the boys and girls got right back into the swing of getting work done!  We took advantage of the snow and used it as part of our science this week! Who doesn't love playing in the snow!  We placed snow in four small containers and labeled the containers:  freezer, refrigerator, windowsill, shelf.  The students predicted which container of snow would melt first.   After leaving the snow in the containers for about an hour, we came to the conclusion that snow melts faster the warmer it gets.  The snow melted very quickly in the container that sat on a shelf.  Also, the one that sat on the windowsill was melted as well.  The containers in the freezer and refrigerator barely changed!

Last week we used our cubes to help us with subtraction.  This week, we used our cubes to help us begin our unit on measurement!  Throughout our unit, we will begin using rulers and measure to the nearest inch!  Stay tuned for more pictures on measurement!

Things to work on!

As we move throughout the second half of the kindergarten year, it's important for our students to learn how to tie their shoes, or at least have a sense of beginning to tie.  Mrs. Mossor continues to work on shoe tying in her class and I encourage the students to work on this at home as well.

Another area for our students to master is knowing their address and a parent phone number.  Have your child learn to identify the street address and city, and either a house or cell phone number.

 

EVENTS AND REMINDERS 

 

   Student Council is selling Candy Grams - $1.00 per candy gram.

Deadline to purchase is Wednesday, February 10th. Delivery date is Thursday, Feb. 11th.

Thursday, February 11th will be a dress down day. Students may wear red/pink for

Valentine's Day. Students may bring in their valentines for their classmates, but

please refrain from sending in any food treats per Mrs. Fox-Tully's email.

There is no school on Friday, February 12th and Monday, February 15th.

Enrollment contracts for the 2021-2022 academic year are due on Friday, February 26th.

February is Black History Month when we will be celebrating Black history and culture. If

you or someone you know would be willing to share with a class, a division, or multiple

groups to enhance our celebration in any way, please email

jmyers@holychildacademy.com and we will make it as easy as possible.

Looking forward, March is Women's Month, April is Arab American Heritage Month,

and May is Asian and Pacific Islanders Month.

The Pre-K and Kindergarten are hosting a sock drive to benefit The Joy of Sox. Please

send in NEW socks for men, women, and children and place them in the boxes

in your hallway. The drive will run until February 19th.

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GYM DAYS NEXT WEEK: Tuesday 

Have a great weekend!

Sharon DeBardino