Mrs. DeBardino's Kindergarten Class

Friday, April 16, 2021

April 12th - April 16th

We are preparing for first grade by working independently and becoming more responsible for our work. This week we worked on the main idea of a story and writing or drawing supporting topics. We read a story about all things that can be science. Check out some of our supporting topics.

We continue to work on telling time to the hour and half hour. This week we matched digital time to the analog clock time. Have your child practice telling time looking at the oven clock, microwave, or the television!

This week during science class, we learned about chemical reactions and mixing colors! We used vinegar and food coloring to make new colors. First, we made a prediction about what we thought two colors mixed together would make. Next, we tested by mixing the two colors. We were correct on every prediction! Thank you, Mrs. Mueller for teaching us about colors! Next, we added baking soda to the mixture and that caused our chemical reaction which was super cool to see!

Charlotte's Web Movable Alphabet sentences! Using our character chart, each child chose a character from the story and wrote a sentence phonetically! We are really enjoying the story so far!

EVENTS AND REMINDERS

Please pack at least two napkins (three if your child attends Plus) in your child’s lunch box everyday.

We are excited to begin our Mystery Reader program! Please refer to the email from Mrs. Barrera for more details and let me know if you would like to sign up to read to the class.

We will be having a school-wide waste free lunch day on Thursday, April 22nd, to celebrate Earth Day. More information can be found here.

Since we will be engaging in Earth Day activities on Thursday, April 22, students may wear their gym uniforms.

There will be a tag day on Friday, April 23, for Autism Awareness and Acceptance. Please bring in $1.00 and wear blue. All money raised will be donated to the Kinney Center for Autism Education and Support.

Gym Days next week: Monday, Wednesday

(gym uniform can be worn on Thursday for Earth Day activities)

Scholastic Book Order Due - Monday, April 19th

Have a great weekend!

Sharon DeBardino

Friday, April 9, 2021

April 6th - April 9th

I hope everyone enjoyed their time off during spring break! We are relaxed and re-energized and ready to finish out our kindergarten year! We are adjusting back into the routine. This week we introduced the concept of telling time. We are working on telling time to the hour and half hour using an analog clock and comparing it to digital time. Some students are working on counting by five minute intervals on the analog clock. Challenge your children at home by asking them, what time is it?

As we near the end of kindergarten, the students work more independently on work. We are getting ourselves ready for first grade!

Enjoying some fun playground time!

This week, we began reading the story, Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White. The boys and girls have really enjoyed the first few chapters of the story. We are using our imagination to set the scenery in our minds and envision what the characters are doing. Throughout the next few weeks as we listen the story, we will focus on what friendship means, learn new vocabulary, and embark on a new adventure of chapter books! Ask your child what happened in the story today! We are having fabulous discussions!

EVENTS AND REMINDERS

Please remember to return your family leaf that was sent home before the break. We are excited to display these in school!

April is Arab American Heritage Month. 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, 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.

Gym Days next week: Tuesday, Friday

Have a great weekend,

Sharon DeBardino

Thursday, March 25, 2021

March 22nd - March 25th

Spirit Week Fun!

We kicked off Spirit Week with tons of fun! The boys and girls decorated flower pots and planted seeds! We were super comfy on pajama day and had fun with twining and wearing the same colors! We relaxed and enjoyed our sweats day and the fun dance party and decades day was a blast! Check out some of our pictures from Spirit Week!