Weekly Update 5/22

Hello KA parents,

Tomorrow (Wednesday) is the Art Walk and Variety Show from 6-8 pm.  I hope to see you there!  Please make sure to enjoy our KA artwork on display in the kindergarten hallway and the parish hall.  Our Mary Shrines are also on the tables near the office.  Our ABC countdown is in full swing in kindergarten and we are getting closer to summer!  The students are having a lot of fun earning their special ABC activities every day.  Next week in reading, we will continue reviewing all of our letters and working on digraphs.  These are the sounds made by combining two consonants together (th, ch, ph, sh, wh).  We will be reviewing all of our sight words, and continue working on sounding out new words.  In math, we are working on time and money.  In social studies, we will be learning about Memorial Day.  We are also preparing for our end of the year brunch presentation and assembly, by learning our songs and poems.

Last week’s homework (due Friday) includes a parent survey and a student survey.  Thank you for taking a few minutes to fill this out.  It helps reflect on the year with this class, as well as guide my planning for the coming year in kindergarten.

Coming up:

Wednesday: Art Walk and Variety Show- 6:00 pm

Monday May 28, Memorial Day, No school

*Important Reminders:

  • With the warm weather, and our warm classroom, it is very important that students have a refillable water bottle to drink from in the classroom every day!  Please make sure to send one!
  • Also, please make sure to label all uniform sweatshirts and vest with your student’s name!

Save the dates!

Thursday June 14th– 11:00 am- KA celebration brunch: this will be a special day with songs, student presentations, awards, and brunch!  Please plan on attending this special brunch in our class! We want to make sure each student has at least one special parent or family member in attendance.  Please let Mrs. White know how many family members will attend, so we can plan for enough chairs, etc. As this event gets closer, I will ask parents sign up to bring food items for the brunch.

Friday June 15th– 9:30 am- End of year prayer service: this assembly in the church will feature special prayers and songs sung by the students of KA and KB.

 

Kindergarten ABC Countdown to Summer

May 2018

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
20 21

H is for Hat

*Wear a hat

22

I is for Ice Pops

23

J is for Joke day

24

K is for kindness

25

L is for letter writing

 

26
27 28

Memorial Day, No School

 

29

M is for Movie

30

N is for Nature Walk

31

O is for Outside

 

June 2018

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1

P is for popcorn

 

2
3 4

Q is for quiet reading

*Bring your favorite books

5

R is for recess

6

S is for s’mores

7

T is for teddy bear

*Bring a teddy bear or stuffed animal

8

U is for under our desks (reading/art)

9
10 11

V is for visiting day (visit first grade)

12

W is for wall-to-wall washing

13

X is for eXchange autographs

14

Y is for YUM! Year-end kindergarten brunch

KA celebration at 11:00

(12:00 dismissal)

15

Z is for zoom into summer!

Last day of school

9:30 Assembly

(10:30 dismissal)

16

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White, Katie

Mrs. White is so excited for another great year in KA! She has been at SMM since 2014, and has been teaching in Catholic schools since 2002. Over the years, Mrs. White has taught many grade levels and subjects, but kindergarten is her absolute favorite! She loves being part of the early learning process and seeing the amazing connections that kindergarteners make every day. Mrs. White graduated with a BA in education and history from CWU (go Wildcats!) and earned a M.Ed. from Seattle U (go Redhawks!) She lives in Everett with her husband and two sons. Some of Mrs. White's favorites, in no particular order: Dogs, Chocolate, Hiking, Books, and Snow!