Kinder News,
Hello, kinder families! We've had an incredible two weeks. The children have again earned a gem celebration for their exemplary behavior- they've been kind, safe, and responsible. We're so proud of their achievements!
Important Dates:
Friday, November 7 Early Release Day/Conferences
Monday, November 10 Caregiver Conferences No School
Tuesday, November 11, 2025, ECO Harrison Field 11:15-12:45
November 24-28 Thanksgiving Recess No School
ECO:
We have ECO on Tuesday, November 11th. ECO, which stands for Environmental and Community Outreach, is an educational program that teaches students about the environment and community. We will walk to Harrison Field from 11:15-12:45. Please help your child dress for the weather.
Literacy Snapshot:
Letters/letter Sounds -g,d,s,e,r
Learning all about Vowels
Letter Formation lowercase letters
Heart words - me, we, be
Practiced blending and reading cvc words (pat, sit, cot)
Some Books we read:
Mercy Watson a Princess in Disguise
Spookley the Square Pumpkin
The Leaf Thief
Too Many Pumpkins
Five Little Pumpkins
Math Snapshot:
Counted by 10s to 100
Practice counting in the teens
Practiced Proper Number Formation 0-10
Played double dice number search addition
Practiced counting to 100
Started using ten frames to represent a number
Continued our work with teen numbers 11-16
Teen adding 10+some more
How to track quantities
Using math terms -fewer, more and same
Science/SS/SEL Snapshot:
Fire Safety/ Montpelier Fire Department Visit
Pumpkin Art
Pumpkin investigations
Understanding Feelings with Mrs. Francke (Social Emotional Learning)
Pumpkin Life Cycles
Ghost House Design Engineering
Questions to Ask your Kinder:
What did you learn about fire safety?
Does your family have a fire safety plan?
Count to 50, count backwards from 29.
What is one strategy you can use when using two dice?
