Mrs. DeBardino's Kindergarten Class

Friday, October 23, 2026

October 19th - 23rd

In math, the students continue to work hard learning place value using the Montessori materials such as ten sticks and units. Students worked on building two-digit numbers and counting by tens with the ten sticks.

We had a guest reader in the kindergarten class this week! Dr. Kellich visited the kindergarten class and read a very special story, "The Scarecrow and the Spider." The story is about a lonely scarecrow who doesn't have any friends. He meets a small spider and the two of them bond and become friends. They help each other and come to the realization they are never alone. God is always with us! The students loved the story which has become a tradition for Dr. Kellich to share with the kindergarten students year after year. Thank you, Dr. Kellich!

This week we welcomed three Neumann University students to Holy Child Kindergarten to kick off our five-week study of American Sign Language! One of the students read a story about a little girl who is deaf and how she interacts with friends and lives a normal life by communicating by signing. Throughout the story, our Neumann friends showed us a few different signs such as yes, thank you, love, and friends. Next, they explained to the class why people use sign language to communicate and what it means to be deaf or hearing impaired. We are all looking forward to the upcoming weeks when our Neumann friends join us once a week to introduce us to several units on sign language!

This week our Weekly Reader talked about different foods we can make from a pumpkin. After reading our booklet, we created our own bar graph of our favorite pumpkin foods! Some of us had a few favorites, including myself! After completing the graph, we were able to answer questions such as, which food had the most votes, and which food had the least.

EVENTS AND REMINDERS

Friday, October 30th - Halloween Mission Party

(noon dismissal for everyone, no Plus)

Monday, November 2nd - Teacher In-Service Day

(no school for students)

Wednesday, November 4th - Early Childhood Grandparents Day!

(Be sure to RSVP to this event)

Friday, November 13th - Lower School and Middle School conferences

(No school for students)

Have a great weekend,

Sharon DeBardino

GO EAGLES!

Friday, October 16, 2026

October 12th - 16th

Last week we talked a lot about Cornelia Connelly, our founder. We explained to the students that Cornelia started the Holy Child Schools a very long time ago. She wanted the children to learn, play, be creative, and kind. We are grateful to Cornelia and her vision of the Holy Child Schools!

The students were put into small groups and given the assignment to create their own version of a Holy Child School. We used blocks of all sizes, magna tiles, and cubes. Each group shared their ideas and worked so nicely together. I could hear comments about where to put the cafeteria and gym and where the door would go. Such a nice way to show collaboration.

This week we started a collaborative unit with our Pre-K friends on pumpkins. We introduced the unit with a story called, From Seed to Pumpkin which teaches us how a pumpkin grows. Next, we visited the Holy Child pumpkin patch which we set up on the lawn outside of the school. The students were so excited to choose their own pumpkin. It was such a fun time for everyone.

As a community, we celebrated Founders Day with a beautiful prayer service led by our 6th graders.

After the prayer service, we got together with our 6th grade buddy class and played games. Play is such an important part of our education. We learn so much in play, such as sharing, compromising, listening to one another, and the act of using our imaginations. It's such a joy to see how well our middle school students interact with the early childhood students. This is what community is all about!