🌟 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.
🎤 Lip Sync Battle Details
📅 Friday, January 23
📍 Montpelier High School
⏰ Arrival: 5:00 PM | Show: 5:30 PM
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I will provide shirts, hair, and noodles
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Wear: Dark bottoms (black or blue) & comfortable shoes (no boots)
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Event is free to attend
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Snacks served after the first act at 6:30 PM
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Students will sit with me until our turn
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At 6:30 PM, students may join families
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Families may leave at 6:30 PM or stay for the second act
📅 Important Dates
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Mon, Jan 19: No School (MLK Day)
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Fri, Jan 23: Lip Sync Battle – 5:00 PM
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Mon, Jan 29: Early Release Day
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Next ECO: February (TBD)
📚 Literacy Snapshot
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Digraphs: sh, wh, ck, th
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Letter formation (lowercase)
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Long & short vowel sounds
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Syllables & rhyming
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Blending CVC words (bat, mat, sat, lid, pop)
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Heart Words: A, I, the, see, we, he, she, me, be, one, what
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Writing letters, words, and sentences
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Reading CVC books
Books We’ve Enjoyed:
Mercy Watson Is Missing, Maddie’s Fridge, Memoirs of an Elf, and many Gingerbread stories!
🔢 Math Snapshot
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Counting to 100
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Writing numbers to 20
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Base-10 blocks (counting by 10s & teen numbers)
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Before & after numbers
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Shapes & positional words
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Adding, subtracting & subitizing
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Dreidel game & “Would You Rather?”
🔬 Science & Social Studies
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Gingerbread activities & cookie decorating with 4th-grade buddies
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Candy house building (science!)
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Celebrations around the world
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Penguins & animal survival
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Weather & winter
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Pretend hot chocolate stand
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Making gifts & writing cards
💬 Questions to Ask Your Kindergartener
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What is the middle sound in: rug, dash, that, shock, chess?
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What is happening in the new Mercy Watson book?
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Did you like the taste of gingerbread?
🎉 Family Fun Idea:
Check out a Montpelier High School basketball game—it feels like a professional game to UES students!
