Welcome to Mrs. Cody's Class of Learners

Sunday, April 12, 2026

Kinder News #10 April 12th, 2026

🌸 Kinder News 🌸

Hello Kindergarten Families!

Our kinders have been growing, learning, and shining all year long! 🌟
We’re excited to share a peek into all the wonderful things happening in our classroom.

🌼 Important Dates
• April 13 – Early Release (1:00 PM)
• April 20–24 – Spring Break (No School)
• May 7 – Kindergarten Art Show (5:30–6:30 PM) 🎨
• June 12 – Last Day of Kindergarten

📚 Literacy Highlights
We’ve been busy building strong readers and writers!
• Learning digraphs: th, sh, ch, wh, ck
• Exploring silent e words (cake, make)
• Reading CVC words with confidence
• Practicing glued sounds: -ing, -an, -am
• Discovering when s sounds like z
• “Wacky W” words (was, want, walk)
• Reviewing sight (heart) words + new ones: they, one, or, for
• Writing stories in April journals ✏️
• Learning about verbs
• Practicing number formation

📖 Books We Love
My Father’s Dragon
Bark, George
A Bad Case of Stripes
The Invisible Boy
…and so many more favorites! ❤️

🔢 Math Highlights
• Teen numbers (“10 and some more”)
• Number stories 🐯
• Breaking apart numbers (up to 10)
• Addition & subtraction to 10
• Counting to 100 (by 1s & 10s!)
• Number writing practice

🌦️ Science & Social Studies
• Spring salamanders 🦎
• Weather Watchers: observing & recording weather
• Learning about storms & safety
• Seasons & birthdays 🎂
• Windsock creations 🌬️
• SEL: “A Bug and a Wish” 🐞
• Bunny Day fun 🐰
• Sending warm wishes to our friend moving to Texas 💛

💬 Ask Your Kinder…
• What is your favorite kind of weather?
• What season is your birthday in?
• What do you need to remember when writing a sentence?

Thank you for your continued support!
Have a wonderful week! 🌷

Fondly,
Dena

Sunday, March 29, 2026

Kinder News #9 March 29th, 2026

Kinder News,

The class earned a gem celebration last week. They really work hard to be kind, helpful, and ready learners.

Important Dates:

Tuesday, April 7th, ECO Harrison Field -Please check the weather

Tuesday, May 5th, ECO Harrison Field

Tuesday, May 19th, ECO Harrison Field

Monday, April 13 Early Release

April 20-24 Spring Vacation -No School

Literacy Snapshot:

Digraph Combinations -ck, th, sh, ch, wh

Many jobs of the letter e

S at the end of a word (is, his, has) (dogs) making the z sound

Consonant Blends (cl, bl, spl, etc.)

Word family using -ing

Reviewed Heart words -all kindergarten heart words

Writing Journals (Spring stories, and Vegetables)

Handwriting (using quotation marks and finishing sentences)

Some Books We Read:

Leroy Ninker Sadles Up

Catching the Moon

Tale of Two Beasts

The Donkey Egg

Math Snapshot:

Careful Counters

Teen numbers (10 and some more)

Decomposition of Numbers/breaking numbers apart (Number Families) up to 10

Comparing numbers (greater than, less than, same)

Counting to 100

Number formation

Number Order

Science/SS Snapshot:

-Weather Watcher Unit “How to get ready for a storm?” and “What’s the weather on your birthday?” “Seasons”

-Eagle Nests at ECO

-Bald Eagles Bird Cam at VINS

-Flower Shop

-Fourth Grade Buddies

-Ghana Drummers

-Jumping Jelly Beans Jump Rope team performance

Questions to Ask your Kinder:

Count to 100 as a family!

What are three important things for Leroy to remember about taking care of Mabaline?

When does the letter s make the Z sound? (after a vowel is, his, has, and when following a voiced sound such as dogs)

What sound does the letter "a" say when next to a letter "w", like in the words want and was? (wonkcy w makes the a sound like the short o sound).

Explain what the number 15 means ( 1 ten and 5 ones).

Sunday, March 15, 2026

Kinder News #8 March 15th,2026

Kinder News:

Another couple of great weeks in kindergarten. The playground is very muddy. I suggest boots and rain pants. The kids all came back from vacation eager to learn and work with their friends. We have caregiver conferences this week. Thank you for scheduling an appointment. There are still plenty of spots left.

Important Dates:

March 20, March 19, Early Release Day

Friday, March 20: No School, Teacher/Caregiver Conferences - NO SCHOOL

Conference Meeting Link

Tuesday, March 24th, ECO Harrison Field -Please check the weather

April 20-24 Spring Vacation -No School

Literacy Snapshot:

Digraph Combinations with h - th, sh, ch, wh, also -ck at the end of a word

The different jobs of e (end of the word -like, holds up the V -have, short sound, and long sound.

When do we use -wh

CVC Word Families

CVCe words (kite)

When to use c (o, a, u) or k (i, e)

Reviewed all sight words (added -are, you)

Writing Journals -March Topics (spring, senses, the sky)

Some Books We Read:

Vermont Animal Books (non-fiction animal books)

Leroy Ninker Saddles Up

Mercy Watson fights Crime

A Bug and A Wish

Math Snapshot:

Addition/Subtraction

Expressions and Equations (writing story problems)

Making 10

Decomposition of Numbers/breaking numbers apart (Number Families) up to 10

Comparing numbers (greater than, less than, same)

Counting to 100

Number formation

Number Order

Science/SS Snapshot:

-SEL Lesson focused on a bug and a wish: How to talk to friends

-Looking at Nonfiction books

-Writing our Animal Reports

-How do animals survive

-Animals in the snow layers

-Fourth Grade Buddies

-Flower Shop in the classroom

Questions to Ask your Kinder:

What is your favorite way to make 10?

How do you spell the sight words you and are?

Practice spelling your last name.

How can you tell the difference between b and d?

What are some of the letter e’s jobs?

What does it mean, “A bug and a wish?”

When do we use the digraph -wh?

Have a great week!

Sunday, January 11, 2026

Kinder News #7 January 11, 2026

🌟 Kinder News 🌟

We had a wonderful last week together in December and the first week of January! Kindergarten students have been working hard on their Lip Sync Battle song. I purchased matching t-shirts, light-up pool noodles, and glitter hair for everyone. The cost was $9.00 per student—donations are appreciated but not required.