🌟 Kinder News – December / January Update 🌟
Hello families!
Our kindergarteners are doing a fantastic job and making excellent progress every day. Thank you for your continued support!
🎤 Save the Date: Lip Sync Battle!
We are excited to invite our class to participate in this year’s Lip Sync Battle!
We will learn a fun song and dance together at school.
📅 Show Date: January 23rd Arrival 5:00 show at 5:30 (at Montpelier High School)
📧 Please email me with any questions and to let me know if your child can participate.
🎠Please consider donating an Amazon gift card to help us purchase costumes.
More details coming soon!
📅 Important Dates
December
Mon, Dec 8–22: Winter Celebrations Study
Wed, Dec 17: 67th Day of School Celebration
Thu, Dec 18: Wise Owl Day! Wear green + school spirit items.
Fri, Dec 19: Gingerbread Unit – Wear your favorite color
Mon, Dec 22: Winter Solstice – Day in the Dark (wear dark clothes)
Tue, Dec 23: Early Dismissal – Hot chocolate + short movie
January
Fri, Jan 23: Lip Sync Battle Performance (we will participate as a class)
🌑 Day in the Dark – Monday, Dec 22
Kindergarten will celebrate the Winter Solstice with a special “Day in the Dark.”
We’ll explore day/night and the longest night of the year.
I purchased flashlights for every child—so we are all set!
📚 Literacy Snapshot
Letter/sound focus: SH (as in ship)
Blending CVC words (bat, mat, sat, lid, pop…)
Heart Words: a, I, the, me, he, we, see, she, be, no, go, so, is, my, to, do
Reading playful make-believe words (gud, tut, miz)
Segmenting and blending sounds
Listening for ending sounds
Renaissance Star Early Literacy Assessment: Everyone did fantastic!
Books We’ve Enjoyed
Mercy Watson
The Ninjabread Man
The Gingerbread Bear
Stone Soup
The Gingerbread Girl Goes Animal Crackers
’Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving
🔢 Math Snapshot
Counting to 100 and beyond
Counting starting from different numbers
Counting by 10s
Describing shapes
Number formation
Adding with ECO the Owl
🔬 Science & Social Studies Snapshot
Turkey science, puppets, and art
Thankful Books (ask your child to read theirs to you!)
Family Traditions & Celebrations: Diwali, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Chinese New Year, Winter Solstice
How light is used around the world
How animals stay safe in winter (bears, hibernation)
Penguins
Star painting art project
Fourth Grade Buddies
SEL: Reviewing expectations after vacation
Pretend Hot Chocolate Stand
💬 Questions to Ask Your Kinder
What sound does sh make?
What letter always goes with q?
How were the gingerbread stories alike? How were they different?
What family traditions do we celebrate?
How do animals stay safe in the winter? How do bears get ready?
