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June 3, 2019

Happy June!
and Happy last day of Kindergarten!
Happy Carnival time!

I hope you heard them coming out "tooting their horns" in celebration of moving on from Kindergarten to 1st Grade!

They enjoyed the Ice Cream Sundae Bar!
Thank you to all the parents who came in and helped out.
It gets frantic as they mob the toppings table!
They loved it and you all made it run smoothly!

A word about yearbooks..... Unfortunately, they will not be ready to be distributed until Wednesday of this week.
If you ordered a yearbook for your child,
they will be mailed to your home.

Tomorrow:
I'll see everyone in the classroom at 9:30 am tomorrow!

And you'll see your child in church at 10:00 am.

Reminders: After the ceremony, please feel free to step forward for photographs. Then we will walk together as a class for the last time over to the Social Hall. Once there, you're child will be dismissed to you.

I will miss this class and my little buddies!

Thank you for a great year!
Mrs. Pogonyi


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May 31, 2019

Happy Last Day of May!

Great end of year picnic! The students certainly had fun!
The "photo booth" was a great addition and a big hit!
Thank you to all the parents who helped make it a special celebration!

Also, I am so extremely grateful for the wonderful class present I received today! I am so appreciative of what a supportive and cooperative group of parents I had this year in all of you.
I will miss each of my (your) children next year, along with their very distinctive and unique personalities!
Looking forward to seeing them carried me each week.
Monday will be bittersweet for me...


Reminders:
Monday is a regular school day. We will practice for our Closing Ceremony and have our Ice Cream Sundae Bar after practice.

***If any parent would like to come in and help scoop out the ice cream and pass out the toppings in the topping line, please email me.
I do have one parent volunteer and Mrs. Shields, but another one would really be helpful. It's at 1:30 pm.
Thanks!

 

Closing Ceremony

Tuesday, June 4th, is NOT a regular school day.
They do NOT need a bookback, snacks, or water bottles.

Students should report to their classrooms at 9:30 am.

Students should be dressed up in Sunday best.
Nice shorts are acceptable for boys.
The students will process into the church at 10:00 am.
KB will be standing on the right side, as you enter the church (by the piano). They will be in their same positions as the Christmas Concert.
The program will last under an hour.

Parents may come forward at the end to take pictures.
However, the class will not be dismissed from church.

After photos have been taken, the class will walk together with their teacher over to the Social Hall,
where there will be light refreshments for all.

Once students and parents meet up in the Social Hall, they are dismissed to you. You are welcome to stay, enjoy the refreshments, chat with friends, take more photos, and leave when you're ready.
Please let me know if you have any further questions.
 

Have a great weekend!
Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi 


~

May 30, 2019

Well, never a dull moment!
Thank you all for your patience and understanding with today's power outage circumstances!

We are still planning on having our End of Year Kindergarten Picnic tomorrow, Friday, May 31st, from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
In the event of "no power" in our building, in the morning:
Kindergarten students will not report to school at the usual time.
Instead, please bring your child to the picnic at 11:00 am
and enjoy friends and festivities until 1 pm.
If we do not have power, children will be dismissed to you at 1 pm,
when the picnic is over.

Since the tent was damaged, there will not be a tent and tables set up.
You might want to bring a blanket for your children to eat on, and travel or beach chairs for yourselves.
The bathrooms in the big building may be used during this time.

I can access your emails on my phone regardless of the power outage. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
I just won't be available between 7:00 - 9:00 pm tonight.

We can make this happen for the kiddos!
I thank you in advance for your support!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


May 29, 2019

Ahh....the final count down.
As most of you know, as I'm winding down with my 27 dear friends in KB (whom I'm going to miss very much), I'm also winding down with my own daughter's high school graduation. I've never heard of so many Senior events ever! Finally the graduation is tomorrow night! (The culmination of four senior events this week alone! What? Why??)

Anyway, I appreciate your understanding. I'm happy to report that we have received all the responses to this Friday's Kindergarten End of Year Picnic!
I'm also happy to report that at today's practice for our Closing Ceremony, everyone knew their lines!!!

I'm waiting for pics I took to forward to my mailbox so I can show you where your child will be during the Closing Ceremony.
I will definitely get them on this page before Tuesday, so you'll know where your child will be sitting.

Reminders:

​​​​​​Closing Ceremony

Tuesday, June 4th, is NOT a regular school day.
They do NOT need a bookback, snacks, or water bottles.

Students should report to their classrooms at 9:30 am.

Students should be dressed up in Sunday best.
Nice shorts are acceptable for boys.
The students will process into the church at 10:00 am.
KB will be standing on the right side, as you enter the church (by the piano). They will be in their same positions as the Christmas Concert.
The program will last under an hour.

Parents may come forward at the end to take pictures.
However, the class will not be dismissed from church.

After photos have been taken, the class will walk together with their teacher over to the Social Hall,
where there will be light refreshments for all.

Once students and parents meet up in the Social Hall, they are dismissed to you. You are welcome to stay, enjoy the refreshments, chat with friends, take more photos, and leave when you're ready.
Please let me know if you have any further questions.

Kindergarten Picnic

The picnic will be on Friday, May 31st from 11:00 - 1:00 pm

The picnic is a combined picnic with both Kindergarten classes eating and playing together. We will eat at the tables under the Carnival Tent, followed by playing on the playground.

Families are welcome to bring their lunch, and join their child at the tables. Families may also bring a different lunch for their child.
 Families who also have children in the 3 or 4 year old programs, are welcome to move around to all the parties.
The 3's will be on the side field, and the 4's will be on the back field.

As of today, there are 3 days left of Kindergarten!
Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~

May 22, 2019

We finished our photo gifts for our 8th grade buddies.
They came out great!
And...the office sent us their school pics! So, we are sending home the pictures you sent in. I greatly appreciate your effort and I'm sorry for the trouble!









Please practice the lines for the Closing Ceremony with your child.

Please continue to work on address, phone number and birthday.

Please read my notes from May 20th for important end of year information.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


May 21, 2019

The Homework for the next 7 days of school,
is for students to be able to tell me their:
1) address: (home number, street name & state)
2) one telephone number of someone in their family
(mom's cell, dad's cell, etc.)
3) birthday: (month, date & year)

Regarding pictures for buddies:
Notes were sent home in folders today to the students that still need a photo. We also realized that students with two buddies, need two photos!

Please read my notes from May 20th for important end of year information.

Good news in KB: 
The bean plants are growing like crazy
and will be sent home this week.
AND
All 6 Butterflies hatched today!
There was a great deal of excitement ALL day in class as each new butterfly emerged from it's chrysalis!

I was so happy to hear the students telling me that they practiced their lines for the Closing Ceremoy! Thank you so much for your help!
We will be practicing in church again tomorrow.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


May 20, 2019

IMPORTANT END OF YEAR INFORMATION

Reminder: No more hot lunch for remainder of year.

Reminder: Students have a 4 day weekend coming up for Memorial Day! There is no school on Friday, May 24th and Monday, May 27th. Students will return on Tuesday, May 28th.

Tuesday, May 28th will be the last get together for Kindergarten and their 8th grade buddies.  We have made placemats for their buddies that will be set our at the 8th grade luncheon.
We also are painting and decorating wooden shapes with their pictures on them and a magnet on the back to give their buddies that day.


Roles have been assigned to each of the students for the Closing Ceremony. The students who have speaking, or additional singing parts all received the words for their part in their folder today. Please be sure to practice their part with them. Please also remind them to speak loudly and slowly (not to rush their words).

Closing Ceremony

Tuesday, June 4th, is NOT a regular school day.
They do NOT need a bookback, snacks, or water bottles.

Students should report to their classrooms at 9:30 am.

Students should be dressed up in Sunday best.
Nice shorts are acceptable for boys.
The students will process into the church at 10:00 am.
KB will be standing on the right side, as you enter the church (by the piano). They will be in their same positions as the Christmas Concert.
The program will last under an hour.

Parents may come forward at the end to take pictures.
However, the class will not be dismissed from church.

After photos have been taken, the class will walk together with their teacher over to the Social Hall,
where there will be light refreshments for all.

Once students and parents meet up in the Social Hall, they are dismissed to you. You are welcome to stay, enjoy the refreshments, chat with friends, take more photos, and leave when you're ready.
Please let me know if you have any further questions.


Kindergarten Picnic

The picnic will be on Friday, May 31st from 11:00 - 1:00 pm

The order form for the Chick-Fil-A lunch will be sent home tomorrow.
I just received the costs from the manager a few minutes ago.
The order form will also have an option to order
Rita's Water Ice for after lunch at the picnic and
for an Ice Cream Sundae Bar on Monday, June 3rd.

The picnic is a combined picnic with both Kindergarten classes eating and playing together. We will eat at the tables under the Carnival Tent, followed by playing on the playground.

Families are welcome to bring their lunch, and join their child at the tables. Families may also bring a different lunch for their child.
 Families who also have children in the 3 or 4 year old programs, are welcome to move around to all the parties.
The 3's will be on the side field, and the 4's will be on the back field.

As of today, there are 8 days left of Kindergarten!
Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


May 16, 2019

What a beautiful day for an awesome Field Day!
I'm so thankful for all the support from the KB parents!
We had 21 KB parents volunteering today to make it happen for our kids! Way to show up!
I truly appreciate your help!
I forgot my phone at home, so I couldn't capture any pics of the day.
However, I believe there's a Kindergarten FB page which may be loaded with fun pictures soon!

Homework:
1) Please complete the Wonders Homework Packet and return to school
3) Please send in a small picture of your child's face to use for a gift. We are going to be painting wooden cut outs (butterflies, dinosaurs, etc.) for a gift for our 8th grade buddies. On one side will be a magnet, and the other side will have a picture of your child's face.
(You may have the small size pictures from school picture day, or any picture where your child's face is approximately 1 or 2 inches in size.)
 

Upcoming:


Friday, May 24th and Monday. May 27th is NO School for students
for Memorial Day weekend!

DOWN THE ROAD (but rapidly approaching)!
We are planning on having our end of year Kindergarten picnic on
Friday, May 31st. This picnic will be from 11:00-1:00 pm.

This will include an outside lunch being brought in (Chick-fil-A), to be shared under the carnival tent, followed by playing on the playground.
Families are welcome!

Families are welcome to bring their lunch, or a different lunch for their child, and join them at the tables. There are families who also have children in the 3 or 4 year old programs, and they are welcome to move around to all parties. The 3's will be on the side field, and the 4's will be on the back field.

The details regarding ordering food will be announced later. 
I hope to have the costs finalized by Monday or Tuesday so I can send the order form home early next week.
I just wanted to give you a chance to put this date on your schedule.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~
 

May 15, 2019

Tomorrow is Field Day!
Please send your child with a labeled water bottle.
A snack if they don't like bagged pretzels.
A lunch if they don't like pizza.
An extra snack/dessert for lunch. They will receive 2 slices of pizza and a water bottle for lunch.
It will be fun!
Pray for another gorgeous day!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~

May 14, 2019

KB looked great on RED day!




We are continuuing our Week 3 in Language Arts.
In Math, we completed Lessons 2 & 3. We are learning about two dimensional "solid" shapes. We have learned to describe: Spheres, Cubes, Cylinders and Cones.
They are learning to describe them by number of: sides & vertices, and whether they can roll or slide.
The students enjoyed Library today.
In the afternoon, the students made "placemats" for their 8th grade buddy's luncheon. They drew pictures of something they did with their buddy during this year.

Homework:
1) Two math homework pages due Friday.
2) Please complete Monday and Tuesday in the Wonders Homework Packet.
3) Please send in a small picture of your child's face to use for a gift. We are going to be painting wooden cut outs (butterflies, dinosaurs, etc.) for a gift for our 8th grade buddies. On one side will be a magnet, and the other side will have a picture of your child's face.
(You may have the small size pictures from school picture day, or any picture where your child's face is approximately 1 or 2 inches in size.)
 

Upcoming:

Thursday, May 16th, Kindergarten will have Field Day.
Please make sure your child has a labeled water bottle. There will be a bag of pretzels provided as a snack for your child, and HSA is providing a Pizza Lunch for all students. If your child doesn't eat these items, please pack a snack and a lunch for your child. There will be NO HOT LUNCH this day.

Friday, May 24th and Monday. May 27th is NO School for students
for Memorial Day weekend!

DOWN THE ROAD (but rapidly approaching)!
We are planning on having our end of year Kindergarten picnic on
Friday, May 31st. This picnic will be from 11:00-1:00 pm.

This will include an outside lunch being brought in (Chick-fil-A), to be shared under the carnival tent, followed by playing on the playground.
Families are welcome!
Families are welcome to bring their lunch, or a different lunch for their child, and join them at the tables. There are families who also have children in the 3 or 4 year old programs, and they are welcome to move around to all parties. The 3's will be on the side field, and the 4's will be on the back field.

The details regarding ordering food will be announced later. 
I just wanted to give you a chance to put this date on you schedule.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


May 13, 2019

Today, in Language Arts, we started Unit 10, Week 3.
Our very last week of our Wonders Program.
We will be continuing with review work for the remainder of the year.
Our new Essential Question is: "What ideas can you suggest to protect the environment?" We reviewed vocab words: environment, and protect. We listed to an informational Text story "Panda Kindergarten".
We reviewed long vowel sounds, and identifying long vowels in words.
We also reviewed pronouns (he, she, they, etc.)
In Math, we started our last chapter of the year, Ch. 12, Three Dimensional Shapes.  Today we completed the vocab words and "Am I Ready?"
The students enjoyed Music and Spanish today.
We also had our first practice for the Kindergarten Closing Ceremony.


Upcoming:

Tomorrow, Tuesday, 5/14 is RED Day.
 Kindergarten is to wear as much RED as they can!

Friday, May 24th and Monday. May 27th is NO School for students
for Memorial Day weekend!

DOWN THE ROAD (but rapidly approaching)!
We are planning on having our end of year Kindergarten picnic on
Friday, May 31st. This picnic will be from 11:00-1:00 pm.

This will include an outside lunch being brought in (Chick-fil-A), to be shared under the carnival tent, followed by playing on the playground.
Families are welcome!
Families are welcome to bring their lunch, or a different lunch for their child, and join them at the tables. There are families who also have children in the 3 or 4 year old programs, and they are welcome to move around to all parties. The 3's will be on the side field, and the 4's will be on the back field.

The details regarding ordering food will be announced later. 
I just wanted to give you a chance to put this date on you schedule.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


May 10, 2019

Have a Happy Mother's Day to all the KB wonderful Mother's!

Next week:
Tuesday, Color Day - KB wears RED
Wednesday, May Crowing
Thursday, Field Day!

~
Thank you for all the wonderful books, presents, food,
breakfast, lunch, and just for being you:)
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


May 8, 2019

We are continuuing with our Week 2 of Unit 10.
Today, we focused on the many combinations of letters that make the long e sound: e_e, as in here; ee, as in bee; and ea, as in tea.
We also did a group read of "We Come On Time".
The students enjoyed PE today. Next week, we will have Field Day in place of PE.
Thank you to all the parents who have volunteered to help on Field Day.
Please see my notes below, as I need to leave quickly tomorrow for a doctor's appointment. I will not leave a note on this page unless something comes up during the day.
Thanks for your understanding

Homework:
1) Please add "come" and "does" to your home flash cards.
2) Please have your child complete the Wednesday page in the Wonders Homework packet.


Upcoming:

Reminder:  NO HOT LUNCH this week
due to Special Persons Lunches.
If it is not your child's day to attend Special Persons Lunch,
please send in a lunch to eat in the classroom.

The book fair is open from 7:40am - 2:25 pm for any parent who wants to stop by. There will be a late night on Tuesday 5/7, until 7 pm.

Friday, May 10th:
1) TAG DAY with Beach Theme and pretzels for those who ordered.
2) ​​​​​​Kindergarten will be planting beans with their 8th grade buddies.

*** NEW: Our Building will be participating in Color Day next Tuesday, May 14th. Kindergarten is to wear as much RED as they can!

DOWN THE ROAD (but rapidly approaching)!
We are planning on having our end of year Kindergarten picnic on
Friday, May 31st. This picnic will be from 11:00-1:00 pm.

This will include an outside lunch being brought in (Chick-fil-A), to be shared under the carnival tent, followed by playing on the playground.
Families are welcome!
Families are welcome to bring their lunch, or a different lunch for their child, and join them at the tables. There are families who also have children in the 3 or 4 year old programs, and they are welcome to move around to all parties. The 3's will be on the side field, and the 4's will be on the back field.

The details regarding ordering food will be announced later. 
I just wanted to give you a chance to put this date on you schedule.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~



May 7, 2019

The class certainly enjoyed the Book Fair today. Some of you may be receiving pink papers with "Wish Lists" on them.  Please see the attached instruction sheet if you are interested. It is completely optional, of course.

Our Unit 9 Assessment was sent home today.
Please do not panic. This test is usually a nose-dive from previous tests because we are switching from short vowel sounds to long vowel sounds, and students usually are tripped up in the beginning.
I'm not concerned, and I'm asking that you not be concerned. It is a new concept, and something that takes time to get used to.
Pleae check to see if your child did get the page with the sight words correct. That is just rote memory and practice. 
I know some of you have requested the questions, and I will send those tomorrow.

Homework:
1) Please add "come" and "does" to your home flash cards.
2) Please have your child complete the Tuesday page in the Wonders Homework packet.
3. Math Homework page due back on Friday.

Upcoming:

Reminder:  NO HOT LUNCH this week
due to Special Persons Lunches.
If it is not your child's day to attend Special Persons Lunch,
please send in a lunch to eat in the classroom.

The book fair is open from 7:40am - 2:25 pm for any parent who wants to stop by. There will be a late night on Tuesday 5/7, until 7 pm.

Friday, May 10th:
1) TAG DAY with Beach Theme and pretzels for those who ordered.
2) ​​​​​​Kindergarten will be planting beans with their 8th grade buddies.

*** NEW: Our Building will be participating in Color Day next Tuesday, May 14th. Kindergarten is to wear as much RED as they can!

May 6, 2019

Today, we started Week 2 of Unit 10 in Language Arts.
Our Essential Question is "In what ways are things alike? How are they different?" We discussed vocab words: "sort" (put things in groups that the same in some way); and "similar" (things that are alike in some way). They listened to the fictional story "All Kinds of Families", and saw examples of many kinds of families: families of buttons, families of fingers, etc.
Our new HFW's are: "come" and "does".
Our new sound is "ee" as in tree.
In Math, we completed Ch. 3 of Ch. 8, and problem solved how to find out how much longer one object is than another.
In Social Studies, we watched a video from Lets Find Out on how we use our 5 senses. We also played a rhyming game.
The students enjoyed Music and Spanish today.

Homework:
1) Please add "come" and "does" to your home flash cards.
2) Please have your child complete the Monday page in the Wonders Homework packet.
3. Math Homework page due back on Friday.

Upcoming:

Reminder:  NO HOT LUNCH this week
due to Special Persons Lunches.
If it is not your child's day to attend Special Persons Lunch, please send in a lunch to eat in the classroom.

The Scholastic Book Fair will be in the Library from May 4th - May 10th.
Tomorrow, KB will be visiting the Book Fair from 8:25am - 9:10am.
***Your child may visit the Book Fair with their Special Person(s)
after they eat lunch.
There also will be raffle baskets available at the book fair.
The students may make purchases, and, or take chances to win the baskets. (Raffle tickets are 5 for $1.00)
If you would like your child to shop, you may send in an envelope with your child's name, homeroom, and marked "BOOK FAIR".
Volunteers will assist them.
The book fair is open from 7:40am - 2:25 pm for any parent who wants to stop by. There will be a late night on Tuesday 5/7, until 7 pm.

On Friday, May 10th, Kindergarten will be planting beans with their 8th grade buddies.

*** NEW: Our Building will be participating in Color Day next Tuesday, May 14th. Kindergarten is to wear as much RED as they can!

DOWN THE ROAD (but rapidly approaching)!
We are planning on having our end of year Kindergarten picnic on
Friday, May 31st. This picnic will be from 11:00-1:00 pm.

This will include an outside lunch being brought in (Chick-fil-A), to be shared under the carnival tent, followed by playing on the playground.
Families are welcome!
Families are welcome to bring their lunch, or a different lunch for their child, and join them at the tables. There are families who also have children in the 3 or 4 year old programs, and they are welcome to move around to all parties. The 3's will be on the side field, and the 4's will be on the back field.

The details regarding ordering food will be announced later. 
I just wanted to give you a chance to put this date on you schedule.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~




May 2, 2019

Today, we attented Mass with our 8th grade buddies.
We also completed our Chapter on God's gift of Friends in Religion. We discussed ways to show friend's God's love, by sharing, helping, and showing kindness.
In Language Arts, we practiced our sight words, worked on our packets, and completed pages in our Phonics workbooks.
In Science we painted our "butterflies", "caterpillars" and "chyrsalsis'" in preparation for our project on the Lifecycle of a Butterfly.

Homework:
1) Please add "good" and "who" to your home flash cards.
2) Please have your child complete the Thurssday page in the Wonders Homework packet.

Upcoming:

***NEW: Next week on Mon - Thurs there will be NO HOT LUNCH
due to Special Persons Lunches.
If it is not your child's day to attend Special Persons Lunch, please send in a lunch to eat in the classroom.

The Scholastic Book Fair will be in the Library from May 4th - May 10th.
KB will be visiting the Book Fair on Tuesday, May 7th.
***Your child may visit the Book Fair with their Special Person(s)
after they eat lunch.
There also will be raffle baskets available at the book fair.
The students may make purchases, and, or take chances to win the baskets. (Raffle tickets are 5 for $1.00)
If you would like your child to shop, you may send in an envelope with your child's name, homeroom, and marked "BOOK FAIR".
Volunteers will assist them.
The book fair is open from 7:40am - 2:25 pm for any parent who wants to stop by. There will be a late night on Tuesday 5/7.
(Not sure of the hours yet).
More information to follow!

*** NEW: DOWN THE ROAD (but rapidly approaching)!
We are planning on having our end of year Kindergarten picnic on
Friday, May 31st.
This will include an outside lunch being brought in (Chick-fil-A), to be shared under the carnival tent, followed by playing on the playground. Families are welcome!
Families are welcome to bring their lunch, or a different lunch for their child, and join them at the tables.
The details regarding time/food/etc. will be announced later. 
I just wanted to give you a chance to put this date on you schedule.

** * I'd like to thank the hardworking HSA for putting together
our annual Teacher Appreciation Dinner!
I look forward to this dinner every year!
Unfortunately this year, I'm not able to attend, but it's for a very good reason: my daughter's 18th Birthday & Graduation Party is that night!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


May 1, 2019


Homework:
1) Please add "good" and "who" to your home flash cards.
2) Please have your child complete the Wednesday page in the Wonders Homework packet.
3) Math Homework page sent home is due back Friday.

Upcoming:
Tomorrow, we have Resurrection Mass at 9:30 am

***NEW: Next week on Mon - Thurs there will be NO HOT LUNCH
due to Special Persons Lunches.
If it is not your child's day to attend Special Persons Lunch, please send in a lunch to eat in the classroom.

The Scholastic Book Fair will be in the Library from May 4th - May 10th.
KB will be visiting the Book Fair on Tuesday, May 7th.
***Your child may visit the Book Fair with their Special Person(s)
after they eat lunch.
There also will be raffle baskets available at the book fair.
The students may make purchases, and, or take chances to win the baskets. (Raffle tickets are 5 for $1.00)
If you would like your child to shop, you may send in an envelope with your child's name, homeroom, and marked "BOOK FAIR".
Volunteers will assist them.
The book fair is open from 7:40am - 2:25 pm for any parent who wants to stop by. There will be a late night on Tuesday 5/7.
(Not sure of the hours yet).
More information to follow!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~



April 30, 2019

We are continuing our Language Arts. 
Today, we discussed question words: who, what, where, why, what, when.
In Math, we completed  Lesson 1: Compare Length.
There is a Math Homework page.
Half of the students participated in Library today, while the other half participated in their First Grade Readiness Test. I explained that all of the students will get to go to Library to exchange their books. Mrs. Shields is taking them in small groups. Two more groups will go tomorrow to complete the entire class checking out their last book.
We watched videos about the Lifecycle of the Butterfly, and looked at books of caterpillars and butterflies.
I read the "Hungry, Hungry Caterpillar", and the students noticed something "wrong" with the story. In the story, the caterpillar makes a "cocoon" around his body. The students have learned that moths make cocoons, while butterflies make a chrysalis. Good job, KB!
They also completed a paper putting the correct sequence in order of what happens through the lifecycle.

Homework:
1) Please add "good" and "who" to your home flash cards.
2) Please have your child complete the Tuesday page in the Wonders Homework packet.
3) Math Homework page sent home is due back Friday.

Upcoming:
The Scholastic Book Fair will be in the Library from May 4th - May 10th.
KB will be visiting the Book Fair on Tuesday, May 7th.
There also will be raffle baskets available at the book fair.
The students may make purchases, and, or take chances to win the baskets. (Raffle tickets are 5 for $1.00)
If you would like your child to shop, you may send in an envelope with your child's name, homeroom, and marked "BOOK FAIR".
Volunteers will assist them.
The book fair is open from 7:40am - 2:25 pm for any parent who wants to stop by. There will be a late night on Tuesday 5/7.
(Not sure of the hours yet).
More information to follow!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~








April 29, 2019

We started our last Language Arts Unit today! Unit 10, week 1.
Our new Essential Question is: "What can happen when we work together?" We learned new vocab words: "decide" (to choose), and "opinion" (what a person thinks about something).
We heard the story "What's the Big Idea, Molly?", about a group of friends who needed to work together to come up with an idea for another friend's birthday. We discussed reasons that teamwork works well when you have to accomplish something.
We also have a new sound "u, with a silent e", as in huge.
Our new HFW's are: "good" and "who".
In Math, we started chapter 8. We are learning about how to compare objects by length, height, and weight.
In Social Studies, we read our Let's Find Out Magazines on:
1) Earth Day, "Be an Earthday Superhero!". We discussed ways to help protect our earth.
2) "I Spy a Buttrfly". We began learning about the lifecycle of a butterfly and the parts of a butterfly. We will be receiving live caterpillars tomorrow that we will observe and watch grow into butterflies. We will have a butterfly release before school ends.
The students enjoyed Music and Spanish today.

Homework:
1) Please add "good" and "who" to your home flash cards.
2) Please have your child complete the Monday page in the Wonders Homework packet.
3) Please return library books. Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 30th,
is the last day for students to check out books in the Library. If your child has a book to return, please send it in tomorrow, so they can check out one last book.

Upcoming:
The Scholastic Book Fair will be in the Library from May 4th - May 10th.
KB will be visiting the Book Fair on Tuesday, May 7th.
There also will be raffle baskets available at the book fair.
The students may make purchases, and, or take chances to win the baskets. (Raffle tickets are 5 for $1.00)
If you would like your child to shop, you may send in an envelope with your child's name, homeroom, and marked "BOOK FAIR".
Volunteers will assist them.
The book fair is open from 7:40am - 2:25 pm for any parent who wants to stop by. There will be a late night on Tuesday 5/7.
(Not sure of the hours yet).
More information to follow!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

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April 24, 2019

Welcome back everyone!
It was so good to see all the familiar happy faces this morning!
I missed them!

We got right back into Unit 9, week 3 of Language Arts.
We used white boards to write long vowel/silent e words, and sentences.
We reviewed our sight words and adjectives.
The students "group read" "Look A Home!".
In Math, we completed Lesson 4: Making numbers 16-19.
There is a homework page that was send home.
In Religion, we completed ch. 10: God Helps Us to Discover. We learned that we use our gift of senses to discover things in our world.

The students enjoyed PE today.
We also did Center work in the afternoon, and finished the day reading from our Children's Bible.

Homework
Math homework page sent home, due Friday.
No Wonders Homework packet this week. It is a continuation and review from last week.

Upcoming

Friday, 4/26 is a TAG day: Crazy outfit day!
Pretzels will be given to those who ordered.

Next Tuesday, April 30th, is the last day for students to check out books in the Library. If your child has a book to return, please send it in by next Tuesday, so they can check out one last book.

We will soon be receiving news about our book fair in the Library.

Next week, we will begin our unit on the Lifecycle of a Butterfly.
We will be receiving live caterpillars and following them as they go through the stages to become a butterfly!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

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April 18, 2019


I hope everyone has a Happy and Blessed Easter!
I'll see you back here on Wednesday, April 24th!

Thanks,
Mrs. Pogonyi


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April 17, 2019

Thursday, April 18th, will be an early dismissal at 11:35.
This will begin our Easter vacation.
School resumes on Wednesday, April 24th.

NEW:  Friday, April 26th is TAG DAY.
The theme is "crazy outfits"
Pretzels for snack for those who ordered.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


April 16, 2019

Great Day for an Easter Egg Hunt!


KB students loved their day today!
Thank you to all the parents who helped out with treats, labeling and filling eggs, hiding eggs, and supporting our friends at the hunt!
We really could not do this without your help and support!

HOMEWORK:
1) Complete the Tuesday page in the Wonders Homework Packet
2) Add "look" and "where" to flash cards and practice
3) Letter writing journals are due back this Thursday, April 18th.


UPCOMING:

Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 17th, will be the Easter Basket Blessing,
and Peacemaker Awards at 1:00.

Thursday, April 18th, will be an early dismissal at 11:35.
This will begin our Easter vacation.
School resumes on Wednesday, April 24th.

NEW:  Friday, April 26th is TAG DAY.
The theme is "crazy outfits"
Pretzels for snack for those who ordered.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

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April 15, 2019

Friday after school, I put together 6 Easter Baskets filled with goodies for children from the Emmanuel Dining Room, thanks to your generosity. We truly are blessed to have parents like you who give to those in need. Thank you for all that you do!




Today, we did begin Week 3 of Unit 9 in Language Arts. 

We read an informational text story "Bread Comes To Life", and discussed vocab words: "natural resources" (things in nature we can use); and "create" (to make something).
Our new HFW's are: "look" and "where".
Please add these to the home flash cards.
Our new sound is long o, as in hope.

In Math, we completed Ch. 7, Lesson "Check My Progress".

In Religion, we completed Chapter 9: God Made Us. We discussed how God made each of us special, and that God loves us all.

The students enjoyed Music and Spanish today.

HOMEWORK:
1) Complete the Monday page in the Wonders Homework Packet
2) Add "look" and "where" to flash cards and practice
3) Letter writing journals are due back this Thursday, April 18th.


UPCOMING:

NEW: Due to our Easter Egg Hunt, we will have Library at first period tomorrow: 7:40am
Please help your child to be in school in time, and bring their library book back if they would like to check out a new one.

Our Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for Tuesday, April 16th at 12:15.
In the event of rain, or mud, it will be held during PE, in the gym, on Wednesday, April 17th.

Wednesday, April 17th, will be the Easter Basket Blessing,
and Peacemaker Awards at 1:00.

Thursday, April 18th, will be an early dismissal at 11:35.
This will begin our Easter vacation.
School resumes on Wednesday, April 24th.

NEW:  Friday, April 26th is TAG DAY.
The theme is "crazy outfits"
Pretzels for snack for those who ordered.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

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April 11, 2019

Pictures from today!









If you don't see your child, some pics were taken by Mrs. Shields. I will add those tomorrow. They all enjoyed taking turns holding the chicks!


HOMEWORK:
1) Thursday page in Wonders Homework Packet
2) Add "has" and "play" to flash cards and practice
3) Letter writing journals were sent home and are due back Thursday, April 18th.
4) Math homework page was sent home.

UPCOMING:

Friday, 4/12, is Spring Picture Day for anyone who chooses to do a Spring Picture. This is optional!

Friday, 4/12, our students will watch The Living Stations at 1:00pm.
Four of our students are participating in the enactment.
The evening performance will be at 7:00pm.

Reminder: Please have all items for Easter Basket donations in by Friday, April 12th. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Our Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for Tuesday, April 16th at 12:15.
In the event of rain, or mud, it will be held during PE, in the gym, on Wednesday, April 17th.

Wednesday, April 17th, will be the Easter Basket Blessing,
and Peacemaker Awards at 1:00.

Thursday, April 18th, will be an early dismissal at 11:35.
This will begin our Easter vacation.
School resumes on Wednesday, April 24th.
Please let me know if you have plans and your child will be away
the week of April 24th - 26th.

Thank you!
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


April  10, 2019

We're up to 9 hatched chicks, one in the process and two more eggs!
We have been having lots of fun watching and learning about the life cycle of a chicken.
The students did a great job without their 8th grade buddies at Mass.
They enjoyed PE today.
In the afternoon, we read our Let's Find Out Scholastic Magazine about the parts of a plant.
We also began our Writing about Chicks project. They are writing 3 sentences and putting together a Chick poster.

HOMEWORK:
1) Wednesday page in Wonders Homework Packet
2) Add "has" and "play" to flash cards and practice
3) Letter writing journals were sent home today are due back Thursday, April 18th.

UPCOMING:

Friday, 4/12, is Spring Picture Day for anyone who chooses to do a Spring Picture. This is optional!

Reminder: Please have all items for Easter Basket donations in by Friday, April 12th. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Our Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for Tuesday, April 16th at 12:15.
In the event of rain, or mud, it will be held during PE, in the gym, on Wednesday, April 17th.

Wednesday, April 17th, will be the Easter Basket Blessing,
and Peacemaker Awards at 1:00.

Thursday, April 18th, will be an early dismissal at 11:35.
This will begin our Easter vacation.
School resumes on Wednesday, April 24th.
Please let me know if you have plans and your child will be away
the week of April 24th - 26th.

Thank you!
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


April 9, 2019

We have two new chicks that hatched today: a little black one, that the class named Blackberry; and a little black and white one, that they named Oreo!

You will receive the results of the latest Language Arts Assessment in the folders today.

In Science, we are learning about living and non-living things.
Today, we went outside to explore non-living things. They were tasked with collecting 3 different types of rocks and describing them by color, size and texture. (You may find some that they brought home in their backpacks!)

The class also enjoyed Library today and are bringing home new library books that they checked out.


HOMEWORK:
1) Tuesday page in Wonders Homework Packet
2) Add "has" and "play" to flash cards and practice
3) Letter writing journals were sent home today and are due back Thursday, April 18th.

UPCOMING:
WE HAVE 8:00 MASS TOMORROW........Please have your child here on time as we will leave our building around 7:45am

Friday, 4/12, is Spring Picture Day for anyone who chooses to do a Spring Picture. This is optional!

Reminder: Please have all items for Easter Basket donations in by Friday, April 12th. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Our Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for Tuesday, April 16th at 12:15.
In the event of rain, or mud, it will be held during PE, in the gym, on Wednesday, April 17th.

Wednesday, April 17th, will be the Easter Basket Blessing,
and Peacemaker Awards at 1:00.

Thursday, April 18th, will be an early dismissal at 11:35.
This will begin our Easter vacation.
School resumes on Wednesday, April 24th.
Please let me know if you have plans and your child will be away
the week of April 24th - 26th.

Thank you!
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


April 8, 2019

THE EGGS ARRIVED!!!!
Let the hatching begin!

We also started Week 2 or Unit 9. Our new Essential Question: "What do good citizens do?" We learned vocab words: "citizen" (someone who belongs to a community); and "respect" (treating others the way you want to be treated).
Our new sound is /i/ Long i, as in bike, ride, kite.
Our new HFW's are "has" and "play". Please add these to your home flash cards
In Math, I am sending home a Fluency Practice for tonight's homework. Tomorrow will be a little assessment on what we've learned so far with subtraction.
We started our unit on Chicks and their life cycle. We learned that the eggs in our refrigerator do not have chicks in them because they are not fertilized eggs!
The students enjoyed Music today.
Instead of Spanish, the class was treated to a Spirit Rally.
KB won the Banner for best Gym Class!
Here are a few pics from the Spirit Rally:













HOMEWORK:
1) Math Fluency Practice paper due tomorrow
2) Monday page in Wonders Homework Packet
3) Add "has" and "play" to flash cards and practice

UPCOMING:
Friday, 4/12, is Spring Picture Day for anyone who chooses to do a Spring Picture. This is optional!

Reminder: Please have all items for Easter Basket donations in by Friday, April 12th. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Our Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for Tuesday, April 16th at 12:15.
In the event of rain, or mud, it will be held during PE, in the gym, on Wednesday, April 17th.

Wednesday, April 17th, will be the Easter Basket Blessing,
and Peacemaker Awards at 1:00.

Thursday, April 18th, will be an early dismissal at 11:35.
This will begin our Easter vacation.
School resumes on Wednesday, April 24th.
Please let me know if you have plans and your child will be away
the week of April 24th - 26th.

Thank you!
Mrs. Pogonyi

~



April 5, 2019

Fun Day Friday!
We played musical words after reading our mini book "I Want to Help!"
In Math, we completed our lesson, and did the homework!

In Science, we were learning about how objects near earth look big, while objects far from earth look small. I showed them a picture taken years ago and asked them to explain the picture. The overall consensus was that it was not a real picture. We then took similar pictures in the classroom. Through laughter, they were able to put into words that the cup in my hand was close to the camera and the people were far away. 












Upcoming:

NEW: NO HOT LUNCH ON MONDAY, APRIL 8th.
The students will have a Spirit Rally on Monday, April 8th.
Our eggs/chicks will be arriving on Monday, April 8th.

NEW:  Friday, 4/12, is Spring Picture Day for anyone who chooses to do a Spring Picture. This is optional!

Reminder: Please have all items for Easter Basket donations in by Friday, April 12th. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Our Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for Tuesday, April 16th at 12:15.
In the event of rain, or mud, it will be held during PE, in the gym, on Wednesday, April 17th.

Wednesday, April 17th, will be the Easter Basket Blessing,
and Peacemaker Awards at 1:00.

Thursday, April 18th, will be an early dismissal at 11:35.
This will begin our Easter vacation.
School resumes on Wednesday, April 24th.
Please let me know if you have plans and your child will be away
the week of April 24th - 26th.

Enjoy your weekend!

Thank you!
Mrs. Pogonyi

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April 4, 2019

We are continuing our work in Language Arts and Math.
In Religion, we use both our "We Believe" workbooks, and out Seeds Magazines. They do bring home their Seeds Magazines, and some of the little one page books from the "We Believe" workbook.
Every lesson, they complete some drawings to go with the lesson.
They will bring these books home at the end of the year.
You might enjoy looking through and asking them questions about their drawings.
The students enjoyed Technology today.
We completed a round of Centers today.
They included: small group reading table; find and count objects around the room; ipads for freeplay on academic games;
a "what weighs more" STEM project using scales; and
an assessment table with 6 tasks relating to language arts skills.

Homework:
1) Please add "help" and "too" to index flash cards.
2) Students should complete the Thursday page in the Wonders homework packet and return it to school Friday.
3) Math Homework page

​​​​​​Upcoming:

The students will have a Spirit Rally on Monday, April 8th.
Our eggs/chicks will be arriving on Monday, April 8th.

NEW:  Friday, 4/12, is Spring Picture Day for anyone who chooses to do a Spring Picture. This is optional!

Reminder: Please have all items for Easter Basket donations in by Friday, April 12th. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Our Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for Tuesday, April 16th at 12:15.
In the event of rain, or mud, it will be held during PE, in the gym, on Wednesday, April 17th.

Wednesday, April 17th, will be the Easter Basket Blessing,
and Peacemaker Awards at 1:00.

Thursday, April 18th, will be an early dismissal at 11:35.
This will begin our Easter vacation.
School resumes on Wednesday, April 24th.
Please let me know if you have plans and your child will be away
the week of April 24th - 26th.

Thank you!
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


April 3, 2019

Agh! My apologies...the new HFW is "help"!
We already have "here"....
the other new HFW is "too", as I wrote.

We completed the Language Arts Assessment for Unit 8.
I'm waiting to give it to two students who were absent,
before I send them home.

I have to share that we have been reading stories from the Children's Bible every day, and they are fascinated by the stories.
They remind me at the end of the day to read to them and always want me to go on to the next story! They are very concerned we won't finish by the end of Kindergarten!
We have read halfway through the Old Testament, and still have the New Testament to go.
If anyone is interested in getting one for home, it is called:
"The Beginner's Bible"
Timeless Children's Stories
It is put out by Zonderkidz

The students enjoyed PE today.

Homework:
1) Please add "help" and "too" to index flash cards.
2) Students should complete the Wednesday page in the Wonders homework packet.
3) Math Homework page.
Upcoming:

The students will have a Spirit Rally on Monday, April 8th.
Our eggs/chicks will be arriving on Monday, April 8th.

Reminder: Please have all items for Easter Basket donations in by Friday, April 12th. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Our Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for Tuesday, April 16th at 12:15.
In the event of rain, or mud, it will be held during PE, in the gym, on Wednesday, April 17th.

Wednesday, April 17th, will be the Easter Basket Blessing,
and Peacemaker Awards at 1:00.

Thursday, April 18th, will be an early dismissal at 11:35.
This will begin our Easter vacation.
School resumes on Wednesday, April 24th.
Please let me know if you have plans and your child will be away
the week of April 24th - 26th.

Thank you!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~



April 2, 2019


Homework:
1) Please add "help" and "too" to index flash cards.
2) Students should complete the Tuesday page in the Wonders homework packet.
3) Math Homework page.

Upcoming:

The students will have a Spirit Rally on Monday, April 8th.
Our eggs/chicks will be arriving on Monday, April 8th.

Reminder: Please have all items for Easter Basket donations in by Friday, April 12th. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Our Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for Tuesday, April 16th at 12:15.
In the event of rain, or mud, it will be held during PE, in the gym, on Wednesday, April 17th.

Wednesday, April 17th, will be the Easter Basket Blessing,
and Peacemaker Awards at 1:00.

Thursday, April 18th, will be an early dismissal at 11:35.
This will begin our Easter vacation.
School resumes on Wednesday, April 24th.
Please let me know if you have plans and your child will be away
the week of April 24th - 26th.

Thank you!
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


April 1, 2019
Happy April Fool's Day!

We began Unit 9, Week 1 in Language Arts. Hard to believe! Unit 10 is the last unit! Our new Essential Question is "How can you help out at home". Parents, they gave me many ideas: help vacuum, clean up toys, help with dishes, help cook, clean bedroom and basements!
We learned vocab words: "chores" (jobs you do to help at home); and 

"contribute" (to give something or help someone).
Our new HFW's are "help" and "too". I explained the concept of "also", and we made sentences using "too".
Our new sound is the long a, as in cake. We used the jingle:
"Whenever you see the silent e, it makes the vowel say it's name".
I showed them how "tap" is pronounced /t/ /a/(as in apple) and /p/
But with an e on the end "tape", instead of sounding out /a/(as in apple), the vowel says it's name /a/ (as in cake).
We will be doing all the long vowel sounds over the next few weeks.
We read the fiction story "Peter's Chair", and discussed the feelings and growth Peter went through over the story.

In Math, we completed Lesson 4, Using the = (equal sign).
There is a Math homework page.

The students enjoyed both Music and Spanish today.
We completed two chapters in Science, also.

Homework:
1) Please add "help" and "too" to index flash cards.
2) Students should complete the Monday page in the Wonders homework packet.
3) Math Homework page.

Upcoming:

The students will have a Spirit Rally on Monday, April 8th.
Our eggs/chicks will be arriving on Monday, April 8th.

Reminder: Please have all items for Easter Basket donations in by Friday, April 12th. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Our Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for Tuesday, April 16th at 12:15.
In the event of rain, or mud, it will be held during PE, in the gym, on Wednesday, April 17th.

Wednesday, April 17th, will be the Easter Basket Blessing,
and Peacemaker Awards at 1:00.

Thursday, April 18th, will be an early dismissal at 11:35.
This will begin our Easter vacation.
School resumes on Wednesday, April 24th.
Please let me know if you have plans and your child will be away
the week of April 24th - 26th.

Thank you!
Mrs. Pogonyi

~









March 28, 2019

Today, you will be getting a letter regarding a very special thing we do for families in need at Easter.

Also, a Math homework page was sent home. 
We did not do the lesson today, but I think they can do it!
We played Buzz during math and will be doing the lesson tomorrow!

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


March 26, 2019

NO SCHOOL TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, 3/27!

We continued working on our Week 3 Review in Language Arts.
The students as a group read "Up, Up, Up".
I read to them one of our Interactive Read Alouds, "A View from the Moon".  We discussed "space" and "distance".
In Math, we completed Lesson 2 on Subtraction using Math story problems. They are doing really well with the subtraction concept.
The students also practice writing sentences in their
Storybook Writing Journals.
The class enjoyed Library today and were able to check out new books.
In the afternoon, we had Centers and Religion.
I read 3 more stories from the Children's Bible. They are interested and ask good questions with these stories.


Homework:
1) Math Homework page sent home, due Friday
2) Wonders Homework book: please complete Tuesday's.
3) Letter writing journal is due Friday, April 5th


Upcoming:

Wednesday, 3/27 - No school for students.
It is a Professional Development day for Students.

Thursday, 3/28 KB will attend 8:00 Mass.
Please make sure your child is here on time, as we will head over at 7:45 am.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi


~



March 25, 2019

Today, we began Unit 8, Week 3, in Language Arts. It is a review week.
We are reviewing letters: Uu, Vv, Ww, Gg, Jj, Qq, Xx, Yy, and Zz.
Our Essential Question is "What do you see in the sky?"
We read a fiction book "Bringing Down the Moon", and students made predictions about what would happen as we read.
We spent time writing on the whiteboards. I would say a word, and they had to write the beginning letter. Some of the letters they are having difficulty recalling, without looking up at our Alphabet letters. For example, if I say gum, they know it's a g, but they can recall how to write the uppercase G better than the lower case g.
We will practice this more.
In Math, we started Subtraction, and learned the symbol "-" is called "minus" and means to take away.
In Religion, we completed a chapter in our "We Believe" workbooks, and many requested that I read a story from the Children's Bible!
I will be doing that on a regular basis!
The students enjoyed Music and Spanish today.

Homework:
1) Math Homework page sent home, due Friday
2) Wonders Homework book: please complete Monday's.
3) Letter writing journal sent home and is due Friday, April 5th
(did I actually just type "April"!)
4) Library tomorrow: Please return your book to check out a new one.

Upcoming:

Wednesday, 3/27 - No school for students.
It is a Professional Development day for Students.

Thursday, 3/28 KB will attend 8:00 Mass.
Please make sure your child is here on time, as we will head over at 7:45 am.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


March 22, 2019

Wacky Sock Day!


Homework:
1) Students should read "What Can You Do?" to you. Please sign and return.
2) Students should try and read sentences on last page of Wonders Daily packet.
3) Practice: what, with, want
4) HAVE FUN!!!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi


~


March 21, 2019

We are working hard on Unit 8, Week 1. Many of the students are struggling with telling three HFW's apart:  what, want, with
Please have them practice just those flash cards at home. We've talked about ways the words are different. I think repeated practice is best.
We did a writing assignment today. They had to write the word "what" three times. Underneath that line, I asked them to write the sentence: "What is it?". A bunch of hands went up, all asking how to spell "what"! I reminded them, they just wrote it!

Picture Day went well.....I hope....we'll see!

We practiced correct number writing with numbers 11 - 19. You'll see what a beautiful job they did. Next, I'll have them do it without the numbers on the top for them to copy!

The students enjoyed Technology today.

Homework

1) Continue pages in Wonders Homework packet & return tomorrow.
2) Reminder that Letter Writing Journals are due tomorrow.
3. Please keep practicing HFW's, expecially: what, want, with

Upcoming

Tomorrow is Wear Day for letters Y and Z.

Tomorrow is also Wacky Sock day!

Kindergarten students will soon be receiving 3 different tests.
1) First Grade Readiness Test.
(Much like the Kindergarten Readiness Test.)
2) Dibels (Language skills which they receive 3 times a year)
3) Star Testing (which they will be taking every year up through 8th grade. These results will be sent to you.)
These tests will be spread over the next few months.
Please let me know if you have any questions.

Next week: Wednesday, 3/27 is a Professional Development Day for Faculty. No school for students!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi


~




March 20, 2019

Happy Spring!

Thursday, March 21st is
Class Picture Day!
Students should wear gym uniform.

Wear Day will be moved to Friday!

Today, the students used Secret Agent Folders to complete an 8 question assessment and a 6 question fluency practice on Math skills using addition.
I will send them home tomorrow. Please do not worry about reversals. I am assessing their knowledge of concepts. We will work more rigorously on reversals at the end of the year. They need to grasp the concepts in order to move forward.

The students enjoyed PE today.


Homework

1) Continue pages in Wonders Homework packet
2) Reminder that Letter Writing Journals are due Friday.
3. Please keep practicing HFW's.

Upcoming

CLASS PICTURE DAY TOMORROW, 3/21!!!!
Students should wear gym uniform

NO HOT LUNCH TOMORROW, THURSDAY, 3/21

Next week:  Wednesday, 3/27 is a Professional Development Day for Faculty. No school for students!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi


~



March 19, 2019

Today, in Language Arts, we completed our Unit 7 Assessment using Secret Agent Folders. The students did a great job with this test!

In Math, we completed Lesson 7: Ways to show 10. There is a homework page tonight that is due on Friday.

The students were proud to present their Show and Tell items. Thank you for helping them with this.

The class enjoyed Library today.

In Social Studies, we read about March weather in our "Let's Find Out" magazine.

Homework:

1) Math Homework page sent home and due Friday.
2) Please add the new HFW's to your at home flash cards:
"this" and "what"

Upcoming:

Please be sure to sign up for Special Persons Lunch.

This Thursday, 3/21, will be Wear Day for Y and Z.

This Thursday also is NO HOT LUNCH DAY.

Next week:  Wednesday, 3/27 is a Professional Development Day for Faculty. No school for students!

We are beginning our Easter Basket Drive for the Needy.
I am not sending letters home just yet, because frankly, I can't store all the items for 4 weeks! I will be sending letters home with specific requests for items by student's table numbers. You will have 2 weeks to send in items. If you're going away, and would like to know what this is all about, let me know, and I'm happy to share with you ahead of time.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi


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March 18, 2019
Happy St. Patrick's Day (yesterday)!

Today, the Leprechauns wreaked havoc on our room!
We were locked out (my key wouldn't work) and Mr. Hart had to let us in, only to find a mess!
Much excitement to start our day!




With all the excitement, we did manage to get some work done.
For Math, we did some Leprechaun Math practice papers.
In Language Arts, the new (and last) letters were introduced:
Yy, as in yo-yo; and Zz, as in zipper.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, is Show and Tell Day.
We introduced two new words: "this" and "what".

The students enjoyed Music and Art today.

Homework:

1) Show and Tell tomorrow: Please bring in one item that begins with either Y or Z.
2) Library books are due back tomorrow in order to check out a new book.
3) Please add the new HFW's to your at home flash cards:
"this" and "what"

Upcoming:

This Thursday, 3/21, will be Wear Day for Y and Z.

THis Thursday also is NO HOT LUNCH DAY.

Next week:  Wednesday, 3/27 is a Professional Development Day for Faculty. No school for students!

We are beginning our Easter Basket Drive for the Needy.
I am not sending letters home just yet, because frankly, I can't store all the items for 4 weeks! I will be sending letters home with specific requests for items by student's table numbers. You will have 2 weeks to send in items. If you're going away, and would like to know what this is all about, let me know, and I'm happy to share with you ahead of time.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi


~



March 15, 2019

Today we attended Mass without our buddies, and the children did a wonderful job on their own!

For Math, we created Leprechaun posters with Math Story Problems and Math Sentences on them. They are on display in our hallway and will be sent home soon.

They looked fantastic in their St. Patrick's Day clothes.
We learned about St. Patrick. The story of how he was captured by pirates when he was 16 and sold as a slave in Ireland created much discussion and many questions! They also learned that the shamrock is a symbol of the Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

(We actually will be celebrating St. Patrick's Day
in our class on Monday.)

Your child should have the Practice Book: "Here I Am"
Please have them read it over the weekend,
and return it signed next week.

Enjoy your weekend!
Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~



March 14, 2019

What a fabulous, fun day today was!
To all the Chaperones:
Thank you so much for volunteering and for all your help today.
You really contributed to a great experience for our Kindergarteners!

Tomorrow, Friday, we have Mass at 8:00 am.
We will leave our class at 7:45 to head to Church.
Please help your child arrive on time.

Tomorrow, also is TAG Day! 
The theme is St. Patrick's Day for clothing.
Those who ordered will receive pretzels for snack.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


March 13, 2019

The students enjoyed their presentation by Iron Hill Museum.
They were able to touch fossils, dinosaur teeth and bones (Castings of them, the real ones are behind glass!)
They even passed around and held something quite special that comes from a dinosaur...."Coprolite", originally referred to as "fossil fir cones".

They are excited about the trip tomorrow!
Chaperones are ready!
Please make sure to pack a bagged lunch and disposable drink for your child. If they bring a snack, we will leave it at school and hopefully have time at the end of the day to enjoy it when we return.

The homework tonight is:
1) The Wednesday page in the Wonders Homework packet.
2) writing in Letter Writing Journal.

Thanks,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


March 12, 2019

We began Unit 8, Week 1 in Language Arts today.
Our Essential Question is: "What can help  you go from here to there?"
We discussed "transportation" and "vehicle"
Our new letters are: Jj, as in jump; and Qq as in queen.
Our new HFW's are: "here" and "me".
Please add these words to your home flash cards.

In Math, we completed Lesson 6 and turned story problems into math sentences using + and =.

The students enjoyed Library today.

We read more informational text books about different types of dinosaurs, and about how Paleontologists dig for bones and put together dinosaurs.

We also attended the Stations of the Cross this afternoon.

Homework:

1) Math homework page due Friday.
2) Wonders Homework Packet: please have your child complete Monday and Tuesday's pages.
3) MY BAD!!!!! Yesterday, I asked that students read the book "A Lot of Fun" to their parents. That was last week's book! This week's book was "A Bed for Fox". The homework exercise was for them to read to you at home. It really didn't matter which book it was. I apologize! If they already read one, and it was returned, they are good!
If they did not read one, please do so. Then sign it and return it to school. It does not matter which practice reading book they use.
4) Tomorrow, Wednesday, is both
Show and Tell Day with Jj or Qq
AND
Wear Day with Jj, Qq, or both!
Please keep in mind that it is PE day, so they still need to wear sneakers and appropriate clothes for PE.

UPCOMING:
Tomorrow, Wednesday, we will have a presentation from Iron Hill Museum on Fossils.

Thursday, is our Field Trip to the Academy of Natural Sciences.
Please remember:
Students wear gym uniforms and sneakers.
Students should bring a bagged lunch and disposable drink container.
I will send an email to chaperones regarding details. Please check in at front office and arrive at classroom at 8:00am.

Friday is a TAG day with a St. Patrick's Day theme.
Pretzels will be available for those who ordered.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~

March 11, 2019

We finished our Week 3 of Unit 7 in Language Arts today.
Tomorrow, we will begin Week 3 and the new letters and words will be introduced.
Show and Tell and Wear Day will both be on Wednesday, 3/13.

In Math, we completed Ch. 5, Lesson 5: How many in all? Using both the plus sign and equals sign ( +, =).
There is a homework page for today.

The students enjoyed Music today. They are already learning songs for the Kindergarten Closing Ceremony!!!!!

Homework:
1) Math homework page
2) The students are to read their Practice Reading Book, "A Lot of Fun", to someone in the family. They are to return the book tomorrow with a parent's signature or initials next to their name.
3) Return Library Books tomorrow in order to check out a new book.

UPCOMING:
Wednesday, we will have a presentation from Iron Hill Museum on Fossils.

Thursday, is our Field Trip to the Academy of Natural Sciences.
Please remember:
Students wear gym uniforms and sneakers.
Students should bring a bagged lunch and disposable drink container.
I will send an email to chaperones regarding details. Please check in at front office and arrive at classroom at 8:00am.

Friday is a TAG day with a St. Patrick's Day theme.
Pretzels will be available for those who ordered.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


March 7, 2019

We continued with Week 3 of Unit 7 in Language Arts.
We are practicing sight words, blending, and having them spell words I say (by sounding them out).
In Math, we completed the Check My Progress Assessment, and
Lesson 3: Using the + symbol in math addition sentences. 
There is one Math Homework page.

The students enjoyed Technology today.
In the Afternoon, they completed the movie "The Land Before Time", and read more dinosaur books.
They also created pots of gold hanging from a rainbow to decorate our classroom for St. Patrick's Day.

Homework

1) Math Homework page
2) Complete Wonders Homework Packet
3) Please help your child learn the following personal information:
First and Last Name
Birthday
one contact Phone Number
Address

Upcoming

A letter was sent home from Sharon Magee to all families regarding the recent Mo Mo conversations spreading amongst our students.
Please review this letter and speak to your child however you feel comfortable, to assure them that Mo Mo is not real. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to Mrs. Magee.

On a good note.....the Dates for Special Person's Days have been announced. An email was sent home for families to register if they would llke to attend. This year's dates are: May 6, 7, 8, and 9.
The lunch time is from 11:30-12:30, and students may take their Special Person on a tour to see their classroom, or bring them to the Scholastic Book Fair in our Library.

Thursday, March 14th is our Field Trip
to the Academy of Natural Sciences.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~
 

March 6, 2019

Busy day today!
We started our day on Ash Wednesday with Mass and receiving ashes.
After Mass, the students enjoyed PE.
The rest of our day was taken up with Show and Tell and 
beginning our unit on Dinosaurs.
We watched half of a dinosaur movie "The Land Before Time"
We also read an incredible pop up book on dinosaurs, and some additional factual books.
They learned about carnivores (meat eaters); herbivores (plant eaters); and omnivores (both mean and plant eaters).

Tomorrow is Wear Day for V, X, or both!

Enjoy your evening!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


March 5, 2019

In Language Arts, we began Unit 7, Week 3. Our EQ is: "Where do Animals live?" We discussed vocab words: habitat (place where an animal lives & grows); and wild (animal that lives in nature on it's own).
We then read a fantasy story "Bear Snores On", and the students recalled the details in sequence.
Our new letters are: Xx, as in the ending sound in box; 
and Vv, as in volcano.
Tomorrow is Show and Tell Day, and they may bring in one item that begins with X or V; or that ends with x.
Our new words are: said, want.
Please add these to home flash cards and review with them.

In math, we completed Lesson 2: Using objects to add.

The students enjoyed Library today.

We also made crosses out of fingerprints for our inside Lentin Bulletin Board, and made, then painted, wooden crosses. The students put purple drapes on the crosses and they are on display on our hallway Lentin Bulletin Board. We discussed making sacrifices during Lent since Jesus sacrificed for us to show his love.

Homework
1) Math homework sheet went home and is due Friday
2) Wonders Homework packets were sent home. Please have your child complete the Monday and Tuesday pages of the packets.
3) Add: "said" and "want" to flash cards and practice at home.
4)Show and Tell is tomorrow for the letters X and V. They may choose one item that begins with X or V, or that ends with x.
5) PLEASE BE ON TIME TOMORROW (Wednesday). We have Mass at 8:00 am, and will be heading over to meet our 8th grade buddies at 7:45am.

Upcoming
Thursday, March 7th will be "Wear" Day for V and X.

Thursday, March 14th is our Field Trip
to the Academy of Natural Sciences.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


Welcome March!

March 4, 2019

In Langauge Arts, we finished where we left off last Thursday and completed Unit 7, Week 2. We also read the book "In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb", and discussed what that expression means. They were very happy to hear that Spring will be here soon!
We will begin Week 3 tomorrow, which is when they will receive new words and letters. "Show and Tell" will be on Wednesday.

In Math, we completed Lesson 2 in Addition. Today we focused on the concepts of "join together" and "in all". We used story problems to perform addition.

The students enjoyed Music and Spanish today.

In Religion, we read "The Easter Story", and learned about what happened to Jesus and his suffering on the cross. We learned that if you do something wrong, you should apologize; and if someone else does something wrong, you should forgive. That's pretty much a theme in our room! But in the story, they saw Jesus say and do that.
We are working on making crosses for our two Bulletin Boards.


Homework

One Math homework page was sent home and is due back Friday.
Continue practicing words "of" and "they"

Upcoming

Wednesday, March 6th is Ash Wednesday and we will be attending Mass and receiving ashes.

Wednesday, March 6th will be "Show and Tell" Day
Thursday, March 7th will be "Wear" Day

Thursday, March 14th is our Field Trip
to the Academy of Natural Sciences.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~







Feb. 28, 2019

Happy Last Day of February!

The class looked great in their creative Wear Day attire!

We completed our Unit 6 Language Arts Assessment today. The class did a great job! The assessments were sent home in the folders.

We had a fire drill today on the way to Technology. The class did a great job of following directions and leaving the building quietly to get to our safe spot.

We did Centers and Religion in the afternoon.
Today's Religion lesson was about the importance of being kind, and treating others the way we want to be treated.
We also discussed how it's not always easy to do that, and that it's never to late to change your behavior and start being kind to someone.


Homework:
1) Please complete the Wonders Language Arts booklets and return tomorrow.
2) Please practice the following 4 HFW's with your child:
was
with
of
they
The students should:
1) say the word; 2) spell the word; 2) say the word.
If they hesitate saying the word, ask them to spell it first.

Upcoming:
Next Wednesday, March 6th is Ash Wednesday.
We will be attending Mass and receiving Ashes.
We will be learning about the meaning of Lent and the Story of Easter.

Please have all student and chaperone payments in by Thursday, March 7th for our Field Trip. If you have any problems entering payments, please contact Marie Malatesta at mmalatesta@sjbdel.org


Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


Feb 27, 2019

We continued our work with the Letters G and W, and the words "they" and "of". They should know all of our HFW's.
Words from our last few units:
Unit 5: my, are, he, with
Unit 6: is, little, she, was
Unit 7: for, have, they, of

In Math, we completed the "Am I Ready" short assessment before we begin Chaper 5: Addition

The students enjoyed PE today.

Homework
The Wonders Homework booklets went home today. They may complete Monday and Tuesday's pages.
No math homework.
1) Please add "they" and "of" to their at home flash cards
2) Tomorrow, Thursday, is "Wear" day. They may choose to wear clothes that begin with G or W, or both!

Please remember to return your signed permission slip for your child and complete the SmartTuition payment on line by March 7th.
If you are chaperoning, please complete the SmartTuition payment according to the instruction paper I sent home today.
Please contact either myself, or Marie Malatesta if you're having any difficulties.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~



Feb. 26, 2019

We began our Unit 7, Week 2 in Language Arts. Our new Question is: "How do you take care of different kinds of pets?"
We discussed vocab words: Responsibility (something you are supposed to do), and train (teach a person or animal how to do something.
We read a fiction book: "The Birthday Pet"
Our new HFW's are: "they" and "of"
Our new letters are Gg, as in guitar; and Ww, as in window.

In Math, we completed a review for Chapter 4: Compose and Decompose Numbers to 10

In their Writing Journals, the students picked a topic and were tasked with writing 3 sentences about that topic. They were to use our HFW's and sound out other words. They were to draw a picture that went with what they wrote. They did a great job!

The class enjoyed Library today and
were very excited by all the Bid-A-Mania baskets!

In Social Studies, we read "The Story of Ruby Bridges". I put the story in the time frame of Abraham Lincoln who ended slavery, and Martin Luther King, Jr., who fought for equality for all people. They enjoyed the story of brave young Ruby, and had many questions at the end. They wanted to see the real Ruby, and to know if she was still alive. I was able to show them pictures on the smartboard of young Ruby, older Ruby, and what she is doing now. They are working on coloring booklets about Ruby, which they will bring home soon.

Homework
My apologies, the Wonders Homework booklets did not make it into their folders by the end of the day! They will get them tomorrow!
No math homework.
1) Please add "they" and "of" to their at home flash cards
2) Tomorrow, Wednesday, is "Show and Tell" day. They may choose one item that begins with "G" or "W" to share.

I have all the Chaperones for our Field Trip. They have been notified by email and the Chaperone Forms will go home tomorrow.
Thank you all for volunteering to Chaperone!

Please remember to return your signed permission slip for your child and complete the SmartTuition payment on line by March 7th.
Please contact either myself, or Marie Malatesta if you're having any difficulties.

Thursday, Feb. 28th, will be "Wear Day" for Letters G and W.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~



Feb. 25, 2019

We finished our Unit 7, Week 1 in Language Arts. Tomorrow we will begin Week 2 and new letters and words. Please help them practice our last 4 HFW's: "she", "was", "for" and "have".
In Math we completed Lesson 9: Taking Apart 10
 The students enjoyed Music and Art today.


Homework:
Math Homework page was sent home today.
Return Library Books tomorrow for Library

If you would like to have your child put a raffle ticket in any baskets, please send in money to purchase them, or tickets. They will get a chance to view the baskets and put raffle tickets in their favorites.

UPCOMING

THE INFORMATION AND PERMISSION SLIPS FOR OUR FIELD TRIP WERE SENT HOME TODAY!

We will be going to see the Dinosaur Exhibit at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia on Thursday, March 14th.

All the information is in your child's folder.
Please remember to pay with SmartTuition
AND
to return the signed Permission Slip to the classroom.

Interested in being a Chaperone?
Please email me if you would like to be a Chaperone.
We have room for 12 parents. Here is how I will sign up Chaperones:
1) Parents of children with allergies
2) Parents who were not able to go on the Fall Field Trip
3) Date and Time reqest/email is sent to me.
AFTER I CONFIRM WITH YOU THAT YOU ARE A CHAPERONE,
I WILL SEND HOME TO YOU THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAYING AS A CHAPERONE. The Chaperone fee is also $22.00 and will be paid to SmartTuition using a different link.

It is always a fun field trip!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


Feb. 22, 2019

We will continue our same Language Arts unit next Monday.
The new letter and words will not be introduced until Tuesday.
So, Show and Tell will be Wednesday of next week, 
and Wear Day will be Thursday (as usual).

I introduced some alternative seating arrangements in the classroom for use during learning times. I used pillows and lap tables on certain spots on the carpet. I'm calling them "smart spots". I will probably introduce a few more soon. It went well. It spread out the students, and allowed for more focus on work and less on each other.
They all sit at the tables for snack!

Next Tuesday, 2/26, KB gets to view the Bid-A-Mania baskets during Library. If they have tickets, or purchase tickets, they will get a chance to bid on them.

Please have a nice weekend. Stay healthy!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


Feb. 21, 2019

Well that was a surprising Snow Day yesterday!

We were back to work and play as ususal today!
We continued our Week 1 of Unit 7, and learned more vocab words: exercise (use an action to improve your body); wander (move around with no specific place to go); and plenty (you have a large amount/enough). Then we listened to an informational text story "Baby Farm Animals". After, the students pointed out ways the baby animals were alike and ways they were different.
We practiced identifying and blending with /u/ sounds.
We also read "Umbrellabird's Umbrella", and listened for words that began with u as in umbrella, and u as in unicorn.

In Math, we completed ch. 8: Make 10. There is a homework page that was sent home and is due back Friday.

The students enjoyed Technology today.

In the afternoon, we learned about our 16th President of the U.S., Abraham Lincoln. We learned he loved to read, even as a young boy, and that he did not like bullies, or unfairness. When he became President, he wanted all to be equal and put an end to slavery. We also learned that his face is on the penny and the $5 dollar bill. He has a monument in Washington, D.C.

We also had more 100 Collections posters presented.

And read our "Let's Find Out" magazines on Animal Hugs; and Wiggly Teeth.


Homework:
1) Please add "for" and "have" to your home flash cards.
2) We will continue Show and Tell Day for Letter U. IF your child would like to bring in an item that begins with u, as in umbrella, or unicorn, they may present it Friday.
3) Math Homework page was sent home and is due on Friday.
4) Wonders Homework packet was sent home. Please have your child finish and return.
5) Letter wriing journals were sent home. They are due back on Friday, March 1st.

UPCOMING:

Next Tuesday, 2/26, KB gets to view the Bid-A-Mania baskets during Library. If they have tickets, or purchase tickets, they will get a chance to bid on them.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


​​​​​​Feb. 19, 2019

Busy Tuesday!
Our new Unit 7, Week 1 was introduced today.
Our question of the week is:
"How are some animals alike and how are they different?"
We reviewed the meaning of "alike" and "different", and learned new vocab words: "appearance" (how something looks); and 
"behavior" (how something acts).
We read an informational text book: "Zoo Borns" and compared how the animals were alike and different.
Our new letter is: Uu, as in umbrella.
Show and Tell will be tomorrow, Wednesday.
Our new HFW's are: "for" and "have"

In Math, we completed Ch. 4, Lesson 7: Take apart 8 & 9.
There is a homework page that will be due on Friday.

The students enjoyed Library today.

We also began our 100 Collection Poster presentations.
The posters are very creative and the students love presenting them!

We read about George Washington, our 1st President of our country.


Homework:
1) Please add "for" and "have" to your home flash cards.
2) Tomorrow, Wednesday, is Show and Tell Day for Letter U.
3) Math Homework page was sent home and is due on Friday.
4) Wonders Homework packet was sent home. Please have your child complete the Monday and Tuesday pages.
5) Letter wriing journals were sent home. They are due back on Friday, March 1st.

UPCOMING:

Thursday, 2/21, will be Wear Day for the letter U.

Next Tuesday, 2/26, KB gets to view the Bid-A-Mania baskets during Library. If they have tickets, or purchase tickets, they will get a chance to bid on them.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


Feb. 15, 2019

Reminders:
Monday, Feb. 18th - No School for President's Day!
Tuesday, Feb. 19th - 100 Collection poster due.

Have a wonderful 3 day weekend!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


Feb. 14, 2019

Happy Valentine's Day!

We did manage to get in some work this morning.
We continued with our Unit 6, week 3 Review.
The students enjoyed Technology today.

They completely enjoyed the afternoon of passing out their Valentine's to friends, followed by a fun party complete with treats and Bingo!
Thank you so much to all the parents who came in to help, and to those who brought in all the delicious party foods!
They loved it all, especially their goodie bags......good luck tonight!

Thank you also for thinking of myself and Mrs. Shields with our goodies!


Please have your child complete the Wonders Homework packet and return tomorrow.

If possible, the 100 Collection poster project is due on Tuesday, 2/19.

Next Monday, Feb. 18th, there is no school for Presidents' Day.

Please remember Bid-A-Mania!

I was only able to grab a few pics of today:










Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


Feb. 13, 2019

We began our review in language arts.
In math we completed a Check My Progress assessment today.
There is no math homework.



Please have your child complete Monday and Tuesday's pages in the Wonders homework packet.

The 100 Day Collection Poster was sent home along with instructions.
The completed posters will be due back next Tuesday, Feb. 19th. Some students have already shared with me their weekend plans for the 3 day weekend. If it's not able to be done by Tuesday, it can come in another day. They will be presenting them all week.
This is a fun family project, no stress allowed!

Tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 14th is Valentine's Day!

Students may bring in Valentine's for classmates and we will help them find the right bags to put them in for their friends.

Our Valentine's party will be at 1:00 pm!

Thursday is also a TAG day - Valentine's theme. Students may wear Valentine's clothing or colors: pink, red, or white!
Those who ordered will have pretzels for snack.

Next Monday, Feb. 18th, there is no school for Presidents' Day.

Please remember Bid-A-Mania!


Enjoy these pics from our 100th Day!
































Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~

Feb. 12, 2019

Hope you enjoyed your Snow Day!

Today we celebrated our 100th Day in School!

The Students counted out 100 Fruit Loops and made necklaces with them.
They also counted and sorted a variety of snacks and put them into groups of 10 to make 100. They were able to sample both of these!

They also throughout the day participated in acting out 100 actions:
10 jumping jacks, 10 giant steps, 10 hops, 10 skips around the room, etc.

The students were able to enjoy Library today.

They also received a cookie shaped like the number 100. They were able to eat the cookie while they listened to a story about The 100th Day of School.

Overall a fun day!




I will add some more fun pics later tonight.



No Homework tonight!
Their Wonders Homework Book will go home tomorrow.
This is a review week. There are no new letters or words.

There will not be "Show and Tell" or "Wear Day" this week.

UPCOMING:

Tomorrow, a 100 Day Collection Poster will go home.
(It was raining too hard today to send them home!)
Along with the poster, will be an explanation of how to complete the poster. The completed posters will be due back next Tuesday, Feb. 19th. Some students have already shared with me their weekend plans for the 3 day weekend. If it's not able to be done by Tuesday, it can come in another day. They will be presenting them all week.
This is a fun family project, no stress allowed!

This Thursday, Feb. 14th is Valentine's Day!

Students may bring in Valentine's for classmates and we will help them find the right bags to put them in for their friends.

Our Valentine's party will be at 1:00 pm!

Thursday is also a TAG day - Valentine's theme. Students may wear Valentine's clothing or colors: pink, red, or white!
Those who ordered will have pretzels for snack.

Next Monday, Feb. 18th, there is no school for Presidents' Day.

Please remember Bid-A-Mania!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


Feb. 8, 2019


I was not in on Friday. I heard the day went very well.

Homework:
1) I believe a Math Homework page was sent home and is due back by Tuesday.
2) Letter Writing Journals are due back on Friday, Feb. 15th.

Upcoming:
Monday, Feb. 11th is our 100th Day! We will be doing activities all day in celebration of our 100th Day of School!

Thursday, Feb. 14th is Valentine's Day!
We will have a class party at 1:00pm on Thursday for students to enjoy treats and play Valentine's Bingo.

Thursday, Feb. 14th is also TAG Day with a Valentine's color wear day:
red, pink, white, silver....
Students who ordered will receive pretzels for snack time.

Down the road....
Monday, Feb. 18th - No School for President's Day!

Wednesday, Feb 27th - Jump Rope in PE. Mrs. Schock sent out an email requesting parent help this day. So far 5 out of 8 slots are filled for our class. Please consider helping if you are able.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090B48AFA82BA4FF2-physical

Saturday, March 2nd - Bid-A-Mania!

Enjoy your weekend!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


Feb. 7, 2019

Yesterday:)  She signed!
(A few parents asked me to post a pic)


We are wrapping up Week 2 of Unit 6. Next week will be a review, which is always good when two words and two sounds are introduced each week.
The students are learning something new this week about the /k/ sound, as in "koala". They are learning that there are 2 letters and 1 combination of letters that make the /k/ sound.
"C", "K", and "ck" all make the /k/ sound.
They are learning that the "ck" combination is usually used at the end of a word. We've been practicing blending, writing and identifying words with the "ck" combination at the end.

In Math, we completed Ch. 4: Take apart 6 & 7
There is a Math Homework page due tomorrow.

In Religion on Wednesday, we read about Grandparents
and discussed why they are special.
I so wish their grandparents could have heard their answers!
"because they love us"; "because they're so good to us"; "because they help us make things"; "they're always kind to us", etc.
Today we discussed how God made us all special, even our fingerprints are different from anyone else's. The students used a thumb, or finger to make prints of themselves. They are drying and will go home tomorrow.

The students enjoyed Technology today.


Homework:
1) Math Homework page due tomorrow
2) Letter Writing Journals went home yesterday, and are due back on Friday, Feb. 15th.
3) Please complete the Wonders Homework Booklet and return tomorrow.

Upcoming:
Tomorrow, students will get together with 8th grade buddies to make Valentine's Day cards for elderly parishioners.

Monday, Feb. 11th is our 100th Day! We will be doing activities all day in celebration of our 100th Day of School!

Thursday, Feb. 14th is Valentine's Day!
I sent home a letter with suggestions if your child would like to bring in Valentine's for their classmates. I included a class list with all student's first names.
We will have a class party at 1:00pm on Thursday for students to enjoy treats and play Valentine's Bingo.

Down the road....
Monday, Feb. 18th - No School for President's Day!

Wednesday, Feb 27th - Jump Rope in PE. Mrs. Schock sent out an email requesting parent help this day. So far 5 out of 8 slots are filled for our class. Please consider helping if you are able.

Saturday, March 2nd - Bid-A-Mania!


Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~

Feb. 5, 2019

In Language Arts, we continued our Week 2 of Unit 6.
We re-read "Rain" and discussed the sequence of events that happened. We also used the Story Element Ball to recall different elements of the story (setting, characters, title, etc.)
We practiced writing Kk's and made up sentences with our new words: "She" and "Was".
Later, we completed our Unit 5 Assessments. Those will be going home soon.
In Math, we completed Lesson 2: Ways to take apart 4 & 5.
There is a Homework page that was sent home.
The students enjoyed Library today and were able to check out new books. Please remember to keep the Dr. Seuss bags in their backpack, or another safe place. They will use these each week to carry their books back and forth.

Homework:
1) Math Homework page sent home and due back Friday
2) THURSDAY will be "Wear Day" for letter "K"
3) Add new words: "she" and "was" to home flash cards.
4) Please complete the Tuesday page in the Wonders Homework book.


Upcoming Next Week:
Monday, Feb. 11th is our 100th Day! We will be doing activities all day in celebration of our 100th Day of School!

Thursday, Feb. 14th is Valentine's Day!
I sent home a letter with suggestions if your child would like to bring in Valentine's for their classmates. I included a class list with all student's first names.
We will have a class party at 1:00pm on Thursday for students to enjoy treats and play Valentine's Bingo.

Down the road....
Monday, Feb. 18th - No School for President's Day!

Wednesday, Feb 27th - Jump Rope in PE. Mrs. Schock sent out an email requesting parent help this day. So far 4 out of 8 slots are filled for our class. Please consider helping if you are able.

Saturday, March 2nd - Bid-A-Mania!
This is the biggest fundraiser for our school.
Letters and ticket sales were sent home today.
This event will sell out, so be sure to get tickets early!

Tomorrow, Wednesday, I will not leave a note on this page.
I am leaving early to attend my daughter's Signing Day for college!
I'm proud and happy to share she'll be playing Lacrosse and studying Sports and Excercise Physiology at DeSales University,
 in the Fall of 2019.

Thank you, 
Mrs. Pogonyi




Feb. 4, 2019

Great weekend! Great weather today!
A lot of new learning today.....
In Language Arts, we started Unit 6, Week 2.
Our Essential Question is: What happens in different kinds of weather?
We learned vocab words: predict (guess what will happen), and
temperature (how hot or cold something is).
We read a fantasy book, "Rain", and discussed what about the story was a fantasy (animals talking), and what kinds of weather existed in the story (rain/drought).
Our new letter was introduced: Kk, as in koala.
Tomorrow students may bring in something that begins with K.
Our new words are: "she" and "was".

In Math, we began Ch. 4, lesson 1: How can we show 4 and 5.
There is Math homework that was sent home.

The students enjoyed both Music and Spanish today.
We also completed our Centers and the Polar Bear posters.

Homework:
1) Math Homework page sent home and due back Friday
2) Bring in an item that begins with K for Show and Tell.
3) Add new words: "she" and "was" to home flash cards.
4) Return Library Books in Dr. Seuss bags for Library tomorrow.
(If your child wants another week with their book, they may keep it, but they will not be able to take out another book until the first one is returned).

Upcoming Next Week:
Monday, Feb. 11th is our 100th Day! We will be doing activities all day in celebration of our 100th Day of School!

Thursday, Feb. 14th is Valentine's Day!
I sent home a letter with suggestions if your child would like to bring in Valentine's for their classmates. I included a class list with all student's first names.
We will have a class party at 1:00pm on Thursday for students to enjoy treats and play Valentine's Bingo.

Down the road....
Monday, Feb. 18th - No School for President's Day!

Thank you, 
Mrs. Pogonyi




Feb. 1, 2019
Happy February!

We enjoyed a wonderful Catholic Schools Week!
Thank you to everyone who helped make it special!

Enjoy your weekend!

(Normal week next week)

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi









Jan. 31, 2019

Happy Catholic Schools Week!
 Yay! Last day in January!

Please enjoy these photos from a fun "Favorite Team" Shirt Day! 
Shout out to the creative "B" and "L" clothes!



Some fun with Eagles (current Superbowl Champs vs. Patriots!)



At least I had one supporter in class!




Homework: 

1) The Letter Writing Journals are due back tomorrow.
2) Please complete the Thursday page in the Wonders Homework packet and return tomorrow
3) Please add "is" and "little" to home flash cards

News:

Catholic Schools Week:

Friday, 2/1: 9:30 am Mass;
Spirit Wear Shirts or regular uniform;
(SPIRIT WEAR includes the Blue Ribbon shirts,
or any SJB color tee shirts)
Afternoon of movie and games!

Thank you HSA for the ice cream treat at lunch!
The students are loving this week!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi






Jan. 30, 2019

Happy Catholic Schools Week!

Busy day today, continuing our work as usual.

The students enjoyed their pizza lunch and Bingo party!
We were lucky to have 5th graders come join Kindergarten and help us out with Bingo numbers.

Thank you again, HSA!
And thank you 5th Grade!



Homework: 

1) The Letter Writing Journals are due back on Friday, Feb. 1st.
2) Please complete the Wednesday page in the Wonders Homework packet.
3) Please add "is" and "little" to home flash cards
4) Tomorrow, Thursday, is a double Wear Day!
Schoolwide is Favorite Sports Team tops.
KB is also "Wear Day" for B, and L.
KB may wear Sports Team, and clothes that begin with B, and, or L.
I'm doing both letter B and Favorite Team....hmmm...
wonder what that will be?

News:

Catholic Schools Week:

Thursday, 1/31: Favorite Team Shirt Day!

Friday, 2/1: 9:30 am Mass;
Spirit Wear Shirts or regular uniform;
(SPIRIT WEAR includes the Blue Ribbon shirts,
or any SJB color tee shirts)
Afternoon of movie and games!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi




Jan. 29, 2019

Happy Catholic Schools Week!

We started our Unit 6, Week 1. Our new Essential Question is: "How are the seasons different?" We read a fiction book "Mama, is it Summer Yet?" and discussed the changes that occurred over the 4 seasons.
We introduced our new HFW's: "is" "little".
Please add these to your flash cards at home and practice them with your child.
In Math, we started Chapter 4: Compose and Decompose Numbers to 10. We completed the "Am I Ready?" worksheet and practiced writing math words: four through nine.

The students especially enjoyed Library today. They checked out books for the first time! They were very excited!
Please keep the labeled Dr. Seuss bags in their bookbags, and just remove the book for them to read at home.
Next Library day, just slip their book back in the labeled Dr. Seuss bag, and they will have it to carry back to library.
Every year, we have students come in and say "My mom threw away the bag"! Please keep it in their bookbag for safekeeping and for them to use each library day. Thank you!

Some fun photos from Mixmatch Day:





















Kind of like before and after pictures. How they are at the start of the day, compared to how they are by the end of the day :)


Homework: 

1) The Letter Writing Journals are due back on Friday, Feb. 1st.
2) Please complete the Tuesday page in the Wonders Homework packet.
3) Please add "is" and "little" to home flash cards
4) Tomorrow, Wednesday, is regular uniform. The students will be treated to Pizza lunch and Bingo!
If your child does not eat pizza, please send in a different lunch.

News:

Catholic Schools Week:

Wednesday, 1/30: HSA provides pizza lunch! If your child does not eat pizza, please send another lunch.
There also will be bingo during lunch.

Thursday, 1/31: Favorite Team Shirt Day!

Friday, 2/1: 9:30 am Mass;
Spirit Wear Shirts or regular uniform;
(SPIRIT WEAR includes the Blue Ribbon shirts,
or any SJB color tee shirts)
Afternoon of movie and games!

Extra Thanks to HSA for providing our students with pretzels today!
And Extra, Extra Thanks to HSA for providing an amazing
Staff Luncheon. It was delicious and much appreciated!!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi





Jan. 28, 2019

Happy Catholic Schools Week!

Before we went Bowling, I introduced our 2 new Letters:
Bb, & Ll.
We practiced skywriting them, started our Daily Workbooks by writing Bb and Ll, and identified pictures that began with /b/ & /l/.
Tomorrow will be Show and Tell Day.
Tables 1 & 2: Bring in an item that begins with B.
Tables 3 & 4: Bring in an item that begins with L.
Table 5: Bring in an item that begins with B OR L.

Then we went bowling with our 8th grade buddies.
The students really enjoyed themselves!

In Math, we completed an Assessment for Chapter 3.

The students did get to enjoy Spanish in the afternoon.

Homework: 

1) The Letter Writing Journals are due back on Friday, Feb. 1st.
2) Please complete the Monday page in the Wonders Homework packet.
3) Tomorrow, Tuesday, is Show and Tell Day. Please see above for Table assignments.

News:

Catholic Schools Week:

Tuesday, 1/29: Mixmatch Day in our building!
Students may wear mixed up clothing, socks or shoes for fun!

Wednesday, 1/30: HSA provides pizza lunch! If your child does not eat pizza, please send another lunch.
There also will be bingo during lunch.

Thursday, 1/31: Favorite Team Shirt Day!

Friday, 2/1: 9:30 am Mass;
Spirit Wear Shirts or regular uniform;
Pretzels from HSA; and
Afternoon of movie and games!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Jan. 25, 2019

Have a great weekend!

They looked great in their pj's!



And...some fun yesterday with Bean Bag Boogie!








Homework: 

1) The Letter Writing Journals are due back on Feb. 1st.
2) A Math homework page was sent home today and is due Tuesday.

News:

Next Week:
Catholic Schools Week:

Monday, 1/28 is the Kindergarten/8th grade Bowling Trip.
CLOTHING:
Your child should wear their regular gym uniform and
sneakers with white/light bottoms.
If they don't have sneakers with white/light bottoms, bowling shoes will be provided.
There also will be Chick Fil A for those who ordered after bowling.

Wednesday, 1/30: HSA provides pizza lunch! If your child does not eat pizza, please send another lunch.
There also will be bingo during lunch.

Thursday, 1/31: Favorite Team Shirt Day!

Friday, 2/1: 9:30 am Mass;
Spirit Wear Shirts or regular uniform;
Pretzels from HSA; and
Afternoon of movie and games!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Jan. 24, 2019

Today we read an Informational Text story "Farms Around the World" and learned interesting facts about where potatoes, rice and bananas grow. We learned vocab words: beneath, raise, and special.
We also practiced blending, and our new words: with, he.

In Math, we completed lesson 9. These last two lessons have been difficult because while the class can count up to 100, they can't all recognize and identify numbers above 20.
I appreciate your patience while you read the homework instructions to your children and help them complete their work.

The students enjoyed Technology today.

We continued our unit on Polar Bears. We read more informational text and reviewed prior learning from yesterday.

Homework: 
1) Please complete the Wonders Homework Packet and return tomorrow.
2) Practice number flash cards for numbers 11-20.
3) The Letter Writing Journals are due back on Feb. 1st.
4) A Math homework page was sent home today and is due Monday.

News:

Tomorrow, Friday, 1/25 is TAG Day with a Pajama Day theme!
Pretzels for those who ordered.

Next Week:
Catholic Schools Week:

Monday, 1/28 is the Kindergarten/8th grade Bowling Trip.
We have ALL permission slips ~ Thank you :)
There also will be Chick Fil A for those who ordered after bowling.

Wednesday, 1/30: HSA provides pizza lunch! If your child does not eat pizza, please send another lunch.
There also will be bingo during lunch.

Thursday, 1/31: Favorite Team Shirt Day!

Friday, 2/1: 9:30 am Mass;
Spirit Wear Shirts or regular uniform;
Pretzels from HSA; and
Afternoon of movie and games!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Jan. 23, 2019

We continued our Language Arts unit and the class read "Ron With Red" in small groups. i'm encouraging them to sound out the letters in words they don't know, then blend them. They are good at blending words I sound out. Now, I want them to do it on their own when they come across a word they don't know.
We also practiced using our HFW's in sentences: "he" and "with"
 
For Math, we practiced identifying and naming numbers above 20. We did not use the workbook. There is no Math page tonight.

The students enjoyed PE today.

We began our unit on Polar Bears today and read informational text books. We will be reading and reviewing again tomorrow.


Homework: 
1) The Wonders Homework Packets were sent home today. They should do a page each night and return them on Friday.
2) Practice number flash cards.
3) The Letter Writing Journals were sent home today. They are due back on Feb. 1st.
4)Tomorrow is "Wear" Day for the letters F and R.
They may wear clothing that begins with one or both letters!

News:

Friday, 1/25 is TAG Day with a Pajama Day theme! Pretzels for those who ordered.

Catholic Schools Week:

Monday, 1/28 is the Kindergarten/8th grade Bowling Trip.
We have ALL permission slips ~ Thank you :)
There also will be Chick Fil A for those who ordered after bowling.

Wednesday, 1/30: HSA provides pizza lunch! If your child does not eat pizza, please send another lunch.
There also will be bingo during lunch.

Thursday, 1/31: Favorite Team Shirt Day!

Friday, 2/1: 9:30 am Mass;
Spirit Wear Shirts or regular uniform;
Pretzels from HSA; and
Afternoon of movie and games!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi




Jan. 22, 2109

Brrrrr..... we had indoor recess today!

We also started Unit 5, Week 3 in Language Arts. Our EQ is:"What kinds of things grow on a farm?" After discussing this, we learned vocab words: fresh (something just grown or made) and delicious (tastes very good).
They listened to an informational text story "An Orange in January" which shows the journey of an orange starting as a blossom on a tree, and continuing all the way to a young boy's lunch box.
Two new letters were introduced: Ff, as in fire; and Rr as in rose.
Tomorrow will be "Show and Tell" day. (See homework)
Two new HFW's were introduced: "he" and "with".
Please add them to flash cards and practice with your child.

In Math, we completed Chapter 8: Showing numbers to 50.
There is a Math homework page due on Friday.

The students enjoyed library and learned how to look for books to check out and how to check out books. They will begin checking out books next week.

In Religion, we read stories about modern day baptisms and about Jesus being baptized by his cousin, John. We talked about how baptism is how a child joins God's family. If they would like to bring in a picture of themselves (alone, or with family, etc.) at their baptism, I will display them.


Homework: 
1) The Wonders Homework Packets did not make it into their folders in time today. They will do the first page for morning work tomorrow and bring it home tomorrow after school.
2) Practice number flash cards.
3) Math homework page due Friday.
4) Wednesday is "Show and Tell" Day:
Table 1 may bring in either an R or an F item.
Tables 2 and 4 are to bring in an R item.
Tables 3 and 5 are to bring in an F item.

News:

Friday, 1/25 is TAG Day with a Pajama Day theme! Pretzels for those who ordered.

Catholic Schools Week:
Monday, 1/28 is the Kindergarten/8th grade Bowling Trip.

**PLEASE NOTE** Regarding bowling permission slips:
An email was sent out with a corrected version of the permission slip.
I'm sorry to say that even if you sent in a permission slip, we need you to print the correct version out, sign the new one, and send it in.
Sorry :(

There also will be Chick Fil A for those who ordered after bowling.
Wednesday, 1/30: HSA provides pizza lunch! If your child does not eat pizza, please send another lunch.
There also will be bingo during lunch.
Thursday, 1/31: Favorite Team Shirt Day!
Friday, 2/1: 9:30 am Mass;
Spirit Wear Shirts or regular uniform;
Pretzels from HSA; and
Afternoon of movie and games!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Jan. 18, 2019

Today we learned about Martin Luther King, Jr. and how he changed our country for the better. I started the day with an experiment.
As students arrived I gave them two different sets of instruction for the morning. They didn't know how or why I was seperating them.

I told the students with brown/dark eyes that they didn't have any morning work, and they could sit at any table and color. They were thrilled. I told the students with blue/light eyes to unpack and have a seat on the back carpet. They were not allowed to color or talk to the friends at the tables. At first they were all giggling and wondering why they were in different groups. This lasted about 15 minutes. By the time I called the students at the tables to the carpet, there was a definite difference in the room. I asked the students who had been coloring how they felt about their day so far. They all yelled "Good!". I asked the students who weren't allowed to color how they felt. They all said "Bad". I asked the brown eyed group why they thought the others could not play with them. They replied "Maybe they're bad", "Maybe they're in trouble", etc. I then asked the blue eyed group to join us on the carpet and explained that my experiment was to see how they would feel if I seperated them and gave different rules to students with brown eyes than to students with blue eyes. I said I decided the blue eyed students couldn't be with, or play with the others. They were all very baffled asking "Why?", "That's not fair", "That's a silly reason".
I then told them the story of young Martin Luther King, Jr. and continuted into adulthood. 
The looks on their faces is something I wish I could capture when I tell them the story. They look bewildered, in disbelief, and confused. It doesn't make sense to them that people had to be seperated because of skin color.
See what facts your child can tell you that they learned today.
We also watched the movie "Our Friend Martin".

Reminder: No School Monday!
Have a great weekend,

Mrs. Pogonyi



Jan. 17, 2019

We continued our Language Arts Week 2 activities and heard the story "The Pine Tree". After the story, we used our story element ball to identify parts of the story: main characters, setting, author, etc.

In Math, we completed an assessment of numbers 15 - 20.
After they are graded, they will be sent home so you can see your child's progress in this area of Math.

The students enjoyed Technology today.

In centers, we did the same activity in small groups at each table.
This was their first informational text writing assignment.
We had already brainstormed facts learned about penguins.
Today, they had to pick one fact to write on a "penguin poster".
They created the Penguin poster, then practiced sounding out and writing out one fact about a penguin.
The used inventive kid writing. The only word they had the correct spelling of, was Penguins.
You will see "Penguins wadl"  (waddle)
"Penguins et fis and cril" (eat fish and kril)
"Penguins babes are wit" (babies are white)
These are all excellant examples of beginning writing by sounding out the parts of the word. It was difficult for them and they did a great job!
These Penguin Posters will be on display on our hallway bulletin board.

Tomorrow, we will be learning about Martin Luther King, Jr.


Homework: 
1) Students should complete the Thursday page in the Wonders Homework Packet and return to school tomorrow.
2) Practice number flash cards.

News:
Friday, 1/18 is Early Dismissal at 11:35am
Monday, 1/21 is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and there is no school.
Friday, 1/25 is TAG Day with a Pajama Day theme! Pretzels for those who ordered.

Catholic Schools Week:
Monday, 1/28 is the Kindergarten/8th grade Bowling Trip.

**PLEASE NOTE** Regarding bowling permission slips:
An email was sent out with a corrected version of the permission slip.
I'm sorry to say that even if you sent in a permission slip, we need you to print the correct version out, sign the new one, and send it in.
Sorry :(

There also will be Chick Fil A for those who ordered after bowling.
Wednesday, 1/30: HSA provides pizza lunch! If your child does not eat pizza, please send another lunch.
There also will be bingo during lunch.
Thursday, 1/31: Favorite Team Shirt Day!
Friday, 2/1: 9:30 am Mass;
Spirit Wear Shirts or regular uniform;
Pretzels from HSA; and
Afternoon of movie and games!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Jan. 16, 2019

There is a Math Homework Page that was sent home and I am requesting that your child completes it tonight with you reading the instuctions and helping them. Tomorrow, we will be doing a Math Assessment with Secret Agent folders. The homework practice will help them be prepared for the test.
The students enjoyed PE and Centers today.
We watched a video on snow, snowflakes and how they are made on our Let's Find Out Scholastic program.



Homework: 
1) Students should complete the Wednesday page in the Wonders Homework Packet.
2) Math Homework page is due tomorrow.
3) If your child does not know how to identify numbers 11-20, out of sequence, please make flash cards with these numbers and review nightly.
4) Tomorrow is wear day for the letter E.

News:
Friday, 1/18 is Early Dismissal at 11:35am
Monday, 1/21 is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and there is no school.
Friday, 1/25 is TAG Day with a Pajama Day theme! Pretzels for those who ordered.

Catholic Schools Week:
Monday, 1/28 is the Kindergarten/8th grade Bowling Trip.

**PLEASE NOTE** Regarding bowling permission slips:
An email was sent out with a corrected version of the permission slip.
I'm sorry to say that even if you sent in a permission slip, we need you to print the correct version out, sign the new one, and send it in.
Sorry :(

There also will be Chick Fil A for those who ordered after bowling.
Wednesday, 1/30: HSA provides pizza lunch! If your child does not eat pizza, please send another lunch.
There also will be bingo during lunch.
Thursday, 1/31: Favorite Team Shirt Day!
Friday, 2/1: 9:30 am Mass;
Spirit Wear Shirts or regular uniform;
Pretzels from HSA; and
Afternoon of movie and games!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Jan. 15, 2019

We continued our work in Language Arts with the Letter E and sound /e/ as in egg. The students used white boards to write words that had e's as the middle sound (pet, set, met, etc.)
We also practiced sentences with our new HFW: are.
In Math, we completed Lesson 6: Number 20. There is a Math Homework page tonight due on Friday.  Please make flash cards with the numbers 11-20 and review with your child.

The students enjoyed Show and Tell, Library and Centers today.



Homework: 
1) Students should complete the Tuesday page in the Wonders Homework Packet.
2) Math Homework page is due Friday.
3)If your child does not know how to identify numbers 11-20, out of sequence, please make flash cards with these numbers and review nightly.

News:
Friday, 1/18 is Early Dismissal at 11:35am
Monday, 1/21 is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and there is no school.
Friday, 1/25 is TAG Day with a Pajama Day theme! Pretzels for those who ordered.

Catholic Schools Week:
Monday, 1/28 is the Kindergarten/8th grade Bowling Trip.

**NEW NOTE** Regarding bowling permission slips:
An email was sent out with a corrected version of the permission slip.
I'm sorry to say that even if you sent in a permission slip, we need you to print the correct version out, sign the new one, and send it in.
Sorry :(

There also will be Chick Fil A for those who ordered after bowling.
Wednesday, 1/30: HSA provides pizza lunch! If your child does not eat pizza, please send another lunch.
There also will be bingo during lunch.
Thursday, 1/31: Favorite Team Shirt Day!
Friday, 2/1: 9:30 am Mass;
Spirit Wear Shirts or regular uniform;
Pretzels from HSA; and
Afternoon of movie and games!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Jan. 14, 2019

In Language Arts, we started Week 2 of Unit 5. Our new Essential Question is "How do living things change as they grow?"
We learned vocab words: develop (to grow) and amazing (surprising and wonderful). They listened to an informational text story titled "A Grand Old Tree". Its about the lifecycles of a tree, and the new lives created by the spreading of the trees seeds. 
The new letter was introduced: Ee, with the sound /e/ as in egg.
They identified pictures of things that begin with the sound /e/.
I read the book "The Enormous Elephant Show".
Tomorrow will be Show and Tell Day with the letter E.
Our new HFW is "are" as in "We are in school." We talked about the difference between "are" and "our". They are pronounced differently and mean different things.

In Math, we danced to Math songs and practiced counting up to 20,
and counting down from 20. We also did drills with recognizing and naming numbers 11-20. Some still need help identifying these numbers. Please practice at home to see if your child can name all of them.

The students enjoyed Music and Spanish today.

We continued our unit on Penguins and the students brainstormed facts they learned about penguins. I was amazed at how much they remembered and were able to retell to me.
Please ask your child what facts they can tell you about penguins.



Homework: 
Students should complete the Monday page in the Wonders Homework Packet.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, bring in an item that begins with E.

News:
Friday, 1/18 is Early Dismissal at 11:35am
Monday, 1/21 is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and there is no school.
Friday, 1/25 is TAG Day with a Pajama Day theme! Pretzels for those who ordered.

Catholic Schools Week:
Monday, 1/28 is the Kindergarten/8th grade Bowling Trip. Please send in your permission slips. If you are unable to print it, please let me know and I'll get one to you.
There also will be Chick Fil A for those who ordered after bowling.
Wednesday, 1/30: HSA provides pizza lunch! If your child does not eat pizza, please send another lunch.
There also will be bingo during lunch.
Thursday, 1/31: Favorite Team Shirt Day!
Friday, 2/1: 9:30 am Mass;
Spirit Wear Shirts or regular uniform;
Pretzels from HSA; and
Afternoon of movie and games!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Jan. 11, 2019

Enjoy your weekend!

Mrs. Pogonyi



Jan. 10, 2019

OOOps! We discovered today that the Wonders Homework packets never went home this week. Sorry if this caused any confusion!
The students will do the packet pages for morning work tomorrow and Monday.
They looked great in their "H" clothes and enjoyed sharing what they were wearing!

In Math, we completed lesson 5: Numbers 18 & 19.
There is a Math Homework page due by Monday.

The students enjoyed Technology and Centers today.



Tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 11th, we will be joining with Miss Connell's 4th grade class for a mini Eagles Pep Rally!
Students may add Eagles attire to their uniform pants.

Upcoming: Friday, Jan. 18th is an Early Dismissal Day at 11:35 am.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi




Jan. 9, 2019

We continued our work in Language Arts, Unit 5, Week 1.

The 13 HFW's we have presented so far are:
I, can, the, we, see, a, like, to, and, go, you, do, my

The students are enjoying doing the Sight Word Sticker Challenge!
We learned vocab words: harmful (something that can hurt you); soak (to take in); and crowd (push into small spaces). Then we read an informational text story "Growing Plants".
We also practiced blending words. We do this every day.
We have been learning about parts of grammar: Noun (person, place or thing); Verb (action word); Adjective (describing word).
This week we are learning about Pronouns (words that take the place of a noun: he, she, his, hers, etc.)

In Math, we completed our Check my Progress on lessons 1-4.

The students enjoyed PE today.

We also started a new round of centers today, and returned to working on our Busy Bee Journals when they finish their center work.



Practice all HFW's.

Tomorrow, Thursday is Wear Day for Letter H.

Friday, Jan. 11th, we will be joined in our room by Miss Connell's 4th grade class for a mini Eagles Pep Rally! Students may add Eagles attire to their uniform pants.

Upcoming: Friday, Jan. 18th is an Early Dismissal Day at 11:35 am.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Jan. 8, 2019

In Language Arts, we continued Unit 5, Week 1
We group read the story "Hop can hop!". We also practiced blending words beginning with "h". We reviewed our new word "my" and created sentences with "my". We reviewed our story "My Garden" from yesterday. Our focus has been on the various elements in a book. Today, I brought out the "story element ball". It looks like a beach ball, but when it's tossed to a student, they look what color their fingers land on and have to answer that question. The elements are: main character, other characters, setting, title, author and illustrator. They don't have to remember the author or illustrator's names, but they do have to know what they do. They seemed to really enjoy this part of language arts!
We also started our Sight Word Sticker Challenge. Every morning 2-4 students can "step up to the challenge" of reading every sight word on their own, from our HFW (High Frequency Word) cards. If they get them all correct, they earn a high five, applause, and a sticker!
If they miss, it's okay, they get another shot another day.
Practice and trying is the only way to get them right!

In Math, we completed Ch. 3, Lesson 4: Numbers 16 & 17.
Please help your child by having them either count to 20, or count up from 10 to 20. You also might use flash cards. This marking period, the expectation is that they can recognize written numbers to 20.

The students enjoyed Show & Tell today and Library.

We also completed our Unit 4 Language Arts Assessments today. They will be sent home later this week.

We began a Unit on Polar Animals. This week we are learning informational facts on Penguins. Ask your child for a fact they learned about penguins. Later they will be creating an informational text writing poster on penguins.



One Math homework page sent home today is due Friday.
Practice all HFW's.

Thursday is Wear Day for Letter H.

Friday, Jan. 11th, we will be joined in our room by Miss Connell's 4th grade class for a mini Eagles Pep Rally! Students may add Eagles attire to their uniform pants.

Upcoming: Friday, Jan. 18th is an Early Dismissal Day at 11:35 am.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Jan. 7, 2019

In Language Arts, we started Unit 5, Week 1. Our Essential Question is "What do living things need to grow?" I read a fiction book, "My Garden", about a girl who imagines what she would have in her garden. We discussed main character, other characters, and setting in the book.
Our new Letter is "Hh", with the sound /h/hippotomus.
Our new HFW is "my". Please make an index card and add it to your home flash cards.
Tomorrow is Show and Tell with the letter H.

In Math, we completed Lesson 3: Number 15. There is a Math Homework page that is due Friday.

The Students enjoyed both Music and Spanish today.

We did Journal Writing and wrote and drew something that they enjoyed over Christmas break.



Math Homework page is due Friday
Tomorrow, Tuesday, is Show and Tell for Letter H.

Friday, Jan. 11th, we will be joined in our room by Miss Connell's 4th grade class for a mini Eagles Pep Rally! Students may add Eagles attire to their uniform pants.

Upcoming: Friday, Jan. 18th is an Early Dismissal Day at 11:35 am.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi




Jan. 4, 2019

Fun day Friday!
Today, the students read by themselves: "I Can, You Can!" and "You and I". They are bringing home "You and I" and I've asked them to read it to someone at home.
For Math, we played "Buzz", which is a counting game, but one number is substituted with the word "Buzz".
We also played Musical Words with our sight words. In pairs, the students walk around the words, and when the music stops and a word is called out, they have to be the first to stand by it. Then they have to use it correctly in a sentence.
We did attend Epiphany Mass with 8th Grade Buddies.
The students also enjoyed Art.

No Homework.
Upcoming: Friday, Jan. 18th is an Early Dismissal Day at 11:35 am.
NOTE: Initially I mistakenly wrote 1/11 for early dismissal.
The correct date is January 18th.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi




Jan. 3, 2019

We are continuing our Language Arts, Unit 4, Week 3 work. The students used white boards to write words and sentences. We are focusing on 3 main components of a sentence:
1) First letter in first word is always Uppercase
2) Use finger spaces between each word
3) Use punctuation mark (ending mark) at end of sentence.

In Math, we completed Ch. 3, Lesson 3: Numbers 13 & 14
We also played a math game with dice and a game board. They had to add the numbers on the dice and cover that number on the game board. They loved it and asked to play it again.

They enjoyed Technology today.
 
In Religion, we discussed the story of the 3 Wise Men and their search for the baby Jesus. We also learned about the Epiphany and the meaning of it.  They were intrigued by the story of King Herod tricking the wise men to find the baby Jesus and bring him back so King Herod could also see him and "worship" him. Then God appeared in a dream to the wise men and explained that it was a trick. The wise men then told Mary and Joseph of King Herod's plan, so they could escape to Egypt to keep baby Jesus safe.

We did some activities with the story, and the students created a banner with the 3 Wise Men.
Tomorrow, we will attend our Epiphany Mass with our 8th grade buddies.

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Math homework sheet is due back Friday.
There will be NO Show and Tell, and NO Wear Day this week.

Upcoming: Friday, Jan. 18th is an Early Dismissal Day at 11:35 am.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Jan. 2, 2019
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
2019



It was so nice to see everyone again this morning!
Hoping everyone had a wonderful Christmas and enjoyable time off!

We started right into our review of Unit 4, Week 3, in Language Arts.
In Math, we began Ch. 3, Lesson 1: Numbers 11 and 12. There is a Math homework sheet tonight.
The students enjoyed PE today.
In the afternoon, we focused on the New Year. We discussed "resolutions", what it means, and how to make them.
I heard wonderful resolutions from your children:
"Help my mom with the dishes"
"Help fold laundry"
"Help clean up my room"
Wouldn't that be great if they kept them?
We also worked on several new year activities.

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK:

Math homework sheet is due back Friday.
There will be NO Show and Tell, and NO Wear Day this week.

Next week: Friday, Jan. 11th is an Early Dismissal Day at 11:35 am.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi







Dec. 20, 2018

What a spectacular job Kindergarten did at the concert!
Everyone looked and sounded great!
Thank you for getting them here on time and looking so fantastic!

Today we did complete our last lesson in Ch.2, Lesson 11: Ordinal Numbers to 10 (first, second........ninth, tenth)
There is homework and tomorrow will be a Review & Reflect
assessment.

In Language Arts, we will be completing Unit 4, Week 2.
When we return from Christmas Break, there will be Week 3 Review and Unit Assessment 4.



There is one Math Homework page.
Tomorrow, Friday, is a TAG day. The theme for dress down is Christmas colors. 
There will be soft pretzels for snack for those who ordered.

NO HOT LUNCH TOMORROW!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi




Dec. 19, 2018

See everyone tonight!
Students come in to classroom at 6:00 pm.
Christmas best attire.
They are wearing reindeer headbands tonight. It helps if girls buns or ponytails are high or low. (Headband is in the middle)
Thanks!
Mrs. Pogonyi


Dec. 18, 2018

Homework:
1) Math Homework sheet for Lesson 9
2) Wonders Unit 4.2 Homework Packet was sent home. Please complete one page per night Monday to Thursday. The packets are due back on Friday.

TOMORROW:

Wednesday, Dec. 19th
Reindeer Games during Gym.
Thank you to the parents who volunteered to help!

Wednesday, Dec. 19th at 6:30pm is our Christmas Concert.
1) During the Day, students are to wear Christmas Colors to school, instead of their uniforms.
2) The students will return to our classroom at 6:00 pm.
They should wear their Christmas best attire.
The Concert will be in the Church at 6:30.
(To see where your child is standing during the concert,
please see picture in Dec. 10th's notes below.)

After the concert:
1) Parents: We need your help to bring the Kindergarten chairs back to the classroom. This is much appreciated!
2) To take your child directly from the church, you must let myself or Mrs. Shields know directly. We need to hear it from a parent, not your  child for safety reasons. Thank you for understanding.  

Thursday, Dec. 20th: 1:00 Lessons & Caroles, and Peacemaker Awards

Friday, Dec. 21st: TAG Day: wear Christmas colors
(no hot lunch)
and last day of school until Jan. 2, 2019!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi




Dec. 17, 2018

A huge Thank You to all the parents, grandparents, and other loved ones who came in on Friday for our Gingerbread House building and Christmas party. I know the room was a bit crowded, (crowded with joy), yet the help that was given made it a special day.
Thank you to Liana Ayotte for the Happy Birthday Jesus Cake
and ice cream!
The Gingerbread houses looked amazing, and the smiles even better!








Today, we did begin Unit 4, Week 2 in Language Arts. The Essential Question is: Who are your neighbors? We reviewed vocab words: "cultures" and "appreciate". We also read the fiction book "What Can You Do with a Paleta?" and discussed details about the story.
Our new Letter is Dd, with the sound /d/ as in dolphin.
Tomorrow will be Show and Tell Day with the letter D.
Our new HFW is "do". Please add this word to your flash cards at home.

In Math, we completed lesson 8: Comparing Numbers 0-10
There is a homework page that was sent home.

The students enjoyed Music and Concert Practice today.



Homework:
1) Math Homework sheet for Lesson 8
2) Wonders Unit 4.2 Homework Packet was sent home. Please complete one page per night Monday to Thursday. The packets are due back on Friday.
3) Find an item that begins with D for Show & Tell tomorrow.

Upcoming:

Wednesday, Dec. 19th
Reindeer Games during Gym.
Thank you to the parents who volunteered to help!

Wednesday, Dec. 19th at 6:30pm is our Christmas Concert.
1) During the Day, students are to wear Christmas Colors to school, instead of their uniforms.
2) The students will return to our classroom at 6:00 pm.
They should wear their Christmas best attire.
The Concert will be in the Church at 6:30.
(To see where your child is standing during the concert,
please see picture in Dec. 10th's notes below.)

Thursday, Dec. 20th: 1:00 Lessons & Caroles, and Peacemaker Awards

Friday, Dec. 21st: TAG Day: wear Christmas colors
(no hot lunch)
and last day of school until Jan. 2, 2019!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi




Dec. 13, 2018

We did get to spend a good bit of time on our Language Arts this morning. We read the Interactive story, "Little Juan and the Cooking Pot". We learned vocab words: utensils, expect, and remained.
We also completed our practice book packet on Week. 1.
As I mentioned, we will begin Week 2 on Monday, and the Show and Tell and Wear days will return to normal days.

The class looked so cute in their robes and slippers! They were so excited to participate in the Polar Express experience in the Library!
Thank you to all the parents who came in and brought items to make it a special morning!


A word about the photo: One of the students in KA forgot his bathrobe.  I mentioned it to my class and asked if any boy would be willing to let a KA friend borrow their robe for KA's turn on the Polar Express (and return it in time for our turn). Immediately, several boys stood up to lend their robes, and one by one they kept standing. 
(Since James was the first one to stand, I let him bring it to KA. This is why James is not wearing his robe in this picture.)
Truly acting in kindness....proud of all the boys who offered to share.  



Tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 14th is Early Dismissal and no aftercare.
It is also the day of our class Christmas Party and Gingerbread House making from 9:00 - 11:30 am
We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!

Next Week:
Wednesday, Dec. 19th
Reindeer Games during Gym.
Thank you to the parents who volunteered to help!

Wednesday, Dec. 19th at 6:30pm is our Christmas Concert.
1) During the Day, students are to wear Christmas Colors to school, instead of their uniforms.
2) The students will return to our classroom at 6:00 pm.
They should wear their Christmas best attire.
The Concert will be in the Church at 6:30.
(To see where your child is standing during the concert,
please see picture in Dec. 10th's notes below.)

Thursday, Dec. 20th: 1:00 Lessons & Caroles, and Peacemaker Awards

Friday, Dec. 21st: TAG Day: wear Christmas colors
(no hot lunch)
and last day of school until Jan. 2, 2019!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi




Dec. 12, 2018

This morning Kindergarten only attended mass (without our buddies) to celebrate the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. When it came time for the "Our Father", our children's voices recited it loudly and proudly. I saw many parishioners looking over and smiling. They did a great job.

We completed Lesson 7 in Math and they have a Homework page.

They loved Wacky Wednesday and wearing wacky socks!





Tomorrow, Thursday, Dec. 13th is Polar Express Day!
Students are to bring in a bathrobe to wear. (An oversized flannel shirt of a parent works well if no robe). Slippers to change in to are also acceptable.

Friday, Dec. 14th is Early Dismissal and no aftercare.
It is also the day of our class Christmas Party and Gingerbread House making from 9:00 - 11:30 am
Please let me know if you are able to join your child and help that day.

Next Week:
Wednesday, Dec. 19th
Reindeer Games during Gym.
Thank you to the parents who volunteered to help!

Wednesday, Dec. 19th at 6:30pm is our Christmas Concert.
1) During the Day, students are to wear Christmas Colors to school, instead of their uniforms.
2) The students will return to our classroom at 6:00 pm.
They should wear their Christmas best attire.
The Concert will be in the Church at 6:30.
(To see where your child is standing during the concert,
please see picture in Dec. 10th's notes below.)

Thursday, Dec. 20th: 1:00 Lessons & Caroles, and Peacemaker Awards

Friday, Dec. 21st: TAG Day: wear Christmas colors
(no hot lunch)
and last day of school until Jan. 2, 2019!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi




Dec. 11, 2018

Today, we continued blending with sound /o/, we identified words with /o/ in the middle, and we worked on using sentences with adjectives. They have been learning that "adjectives" are words that describe things (fuzzy cat, yellow bus, etc.)
We have, and will continue to have, Christmas activities that are fun and important, yet interupt some regular lesson time. I've decided to stay with Unit 4, Week 1 all through the week.
Next week, I'll introduce Week 2 with a new letter and word.
After Christmas break we'll do Week 3 which is a review week.

We attended the Rosary this morning, and had a presentation from Fr. Lewes. He taught us about Our Lady of Wilmington and explained the symbolism in her painting.

We "lit" our second candle, representing Peace on our Advent Wreaths.

We finished the day with a fun Spirit Rally and Dancy Party in the Social Hall. Our class was awarded the Music Award!



1)Please return the Wonders Homework packet when finished.
3)Tomorrow is Wacky Wednesday (in honor of a book we are reading) 
Students may wear wacky socks!

Wednesday, Dec. 12th: 8:00 am Mass

Thursday, Dec. 13th is Polar Express Day!
Students are to bring in a bathrobe to wear. (An oversized flannel shirt of a parent works well if no robe). Slippers to change in to are also acceptable.

Friday, Dec. 14th is Early Dismissal and no aftercare.
It is also the day of our class Christmas Party and Gingerbread House making from 9:00 - 11:30 am
Please let me know if you are able to join your child and help that day.

Next Week:
Wednesday, Dec. 19th
Reindeer Games during Gym.
Thank you to the parents who volunteered to help!

Wednesday, Dec. 19th at 6:30pm is our Christmas Concert.
1) During the Day, students are to wear Christmas Colors to school, instead of their uniforms.
2) The students will return to our classroom at 6:00 pm.
They should wear their Christmas best attire.
The Concert will be in the Church at 6:30.
(To see where your child is standing during the concert,
please see picture in yesterday's notes below.)

Thursday, Dec. 20th: 1:00 Lessons & Caroles, and Peacemaker Awards

Friday, Dec. 21st: TAG Day: wear Christmas colors
(no hot lunch)
and last day of school until Jan. 2, 2019!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Dec. 10, 2018

A gigantic Thank you to our KB families who generously donated
to our Adopt A Family project.
We received all the food, clothes, toys, and books for our family!
Most importantly we are truly going to make a family with 4 children have a very happy blessed Christmas this year.
Thank you also to Shannon (Hogate), Maura (Clark) and Liana (Ayotte) for coming & wrapping everything while the class was at special today!

We had a busy day, starting with our Secret Santa Shop. The students loved shopping with their buddies and are very excited to put their gifts under their trees at home.

We then watched a short movie about Our Lady of Guadalupe and will be celebrating her at Mass on Wednesday, Dec. 12th

The students enjoyed Spanish and Music today.

We finished the day with our concert practice.

Academics? We did review our letters, sounds, and
vowels so far (a, i, o).
We also completed lesson 6 in Math: Read and Write 9 & 10.



1)A Math Homework Page was sent home today.
2)Continue with Wonders Homework packet.
3)Tomorrow, Tuesday, is Wear Day for letter O.

REMAINING "NO HOT LUNCH" DAYS IN DEC:
Tuesday (11th), and
Friday (21st)

Tuesday, Dec. 11th: we have Rosary in Church at 9:30, 
and Spirit Rally/Dance Party at 1:15 in the Social Hall!

Wednesday, Dec. 12th: 8:00 am Mass

Thursday, Dec. 13th is Polar Express Day!
Students are to bring in a bathrobe to wear. (An oversized flannel shirt of a parent works well if no robe). Slippers to change in to are also acceptable.

Friday, Dec. 14th is Early Dismissal and no aftercare.
It is also the day of our class Christmas Party and Gingerbread House making from 9:00 - 11:30 am
Please let me know if you are able to join your child and help that day.

Next Week:
Wednesday, Dec. 19th
Reindeer Games during Gym.
Thank you to the parents who volunteered to help!

Wednesday, Dec. 19th at 6:30pm is our Christmas Concert.
1) During the Day, students are to wear Christmas Colors to school, instead of their uniforms.
2) The students will return to our classroom at 6:00 pm.
They should wear their Christmas best attire.
The Concert will be in the Church at 6:30.

Below is the way your children will stand at the concert.
(This is the class practicing today.)
KB is on the side by the piano. Hopefully this can help you decide where to sit to get the best pics!


Thursday, Dec. 20th: 1:00 Lessons and Caroles, and Peacemaker Awards

Friday, Dec. 21st: TAG Day: wear Christmas colors
(no hot lunch)
and last day of school until Jan. 2, 2019!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Dec. 7, 2018

Friday Announcements

Report Cards will be sent out electronically on Monday.

Wrappers needed! On Monday afternoon beginning at 1:45 and continuing after school, help is needed to wrap the KB Adopt A Family Presents. We will be wrapping in KB.
If you are available to help, please stop by.
Thanks:)

The children will shop in Santa's Secret Shop on Monday, Dec. 10th with their 8th grade buddies.
I have received 6 student envelopes. If you would like your child to shop, please be sure to send an envelope in on Monday.

NO HOT LUNCH DAYS IN DEC:
Monday (10th) However, HSA is providing pizza for all on the 10th!
If your child does not like/eat pizza, please send in a lunch. 
Tuesday (11th), and
Friday (21st)

Thursday, Dec. 13th is Polar Express Day!
Students are to bring in a bathrobe to wear. (An oversized flannel shirt of a parent works well if no robe). Slippers to change in to are also acceptable.

Friday, Dec. 14th is Early Dismissal and no aftercare.
It is also the day of our class Christmas Party and Gingerbread House making from 9:00 - 11:30 am
Please let me know if you are able to join your child and help that day.

Wednesday, Dec. 19th
Reindeer Games during Gym.
Thank you to the parents who volunteered to help!

Wednesday, Dec. 19th at 6:30pm is our Christmas Concert.
The students will come back to our classroom at 6:00pm.
They should wear their Christmas best attire.
The Concert will be in the Church.

Enjoy your weekend!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Dec. 6, 2018

Yesterday, we completed our Language Arts Unit 3 Assessment.
You will find a copy of the assessment in today's folder. As I mentioned at conferences, you will receive these at home from now on. There are 10 Units for the year.  If you have any questions, please email me.
We started Unit 4 today.  The Essential Question is "What do people use to do their job?" We discussed vocab words: Equipment and Uniform. We read an informational text book "Whose Shoes", and guessed what kind of jobs people have based on their shoes.
Our new word is "you".
Our new letter is "Oo" with the sound /o/ octopus.
Yes, tomorrow and Monday will be "Show and Tell" days for the letter O.
In Math, we completed a "Check my Progress" assessment to check for understanding on our first few lessons.
In Religion, we read a story about St. Nicholas. The students left their slippers/shoes outside of the classroom and were visited by St. Nicholas who left them treats, and a class present of a game and a soccer ball! They were quite happy!
We also made individual Christmas trees out of shapes and the letters in their names. These will be on display in our hallway.
The students enjoyed Technology today and Concert Practice.
(Well, not sure how much they "enjoyed" concert practice...
in the beginning, I tend to issue a lot of warnings!)
But they did enjoy Technology!



Friday and Monday will be Show and Tell days
for the letter O.

Our Unit 4 Wonders Homework packet was sent home today.
These are usually "Monday - Thursday" packets.
However, due to the days we lost last week, and wanting to stay on task with our lessons and units, these are now "Thursday - Tuesday" packets. It will go back to Mon-Thur after Christmas break:)

REMINDER: PLEASE BRING IN YOUR "ADOPT A FAMILY" DONATIONS TOMORROW.
Also, tomorrow is Christmas treat exchange with 8th grade buddies!
They will receive help writing letters to Santa from their buddies.

Envelopes for the Secret Santa Shop were sent home.
If you would like your child to shop, please fill out the envelopes, include the amount they have to spend, and return them to the classroom.
The children will shop in Santa's Secret Shop on Monday, Dec. 10th with their 8th grade buddies.

NO HOT LUNCH DAYS IN DEC: Monday (10th), Tuesday (11th), and Friday (21st)

Thursday, Dec. 13th is Polar Express Day!
Students are to bring in a bathrobe to wear. (An oversized flannel shirt of a parent works well if no robe). Slippers to change in to are also acceptable.

Friday, Dec. 14th is Early Dismissal and no aftercare.
It is also the day of our class Christmas Party and Gingerbread House making from 9:00 - 11:30 am
Please let me know if you are able to join your child and help that day.

Wednesday, Dec. 19th
Reindeer Games during Gym.
Thank you to the parents who volunteered to help!

Wednesday, Dec. 19th at 6:30pm is our Christmas Concert.
The students will come back to our classroom at 6:00pm.
They should wear their Christmas best attire.
The Concert will be in the Church.

I apologize about the lateness of this note. 
I had an afterschool appointment and got home late.
Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi


Dec. 5, 2018

REMINDER: PLEASE BRING IN YOUR "ADOPT A FAMILY" DONATIONS BY THIS FRIDAY, DEC. 7TH
I am so appreciative of your generosity.....SJB Families are the best!
Liana Ayotte and her team of busy elves will begin wrapping all the presents for our "family".

***NEW***

KB's Class Christmas Party and Gingerbread House Making
will be on Friday, December 14th from 9:00 am - 11:30 am.
Parents, grandparents, etc. are invited to help build the houses and enjoy the fun!
(This is the early dismissal day.)



HOMEWORK AND UPCOMING NEWS

One Math homework page went home today and is due back Friday.
Return Wonders Language Arts Homework packet.

Tomorrow, Thursday, 6th, is St. Nicholas Day.
Please send in one slipper or shoe to be used that day.
Notes went home in folders to the 6 students who still need slippers.

Friday, 7th, is Christmas treat exchange with 8th grade buddies!
They will receive help writing letters to Santa from their buddies.

Envelopes for the Secret Santa Shop were sent home.
If you would like your child to shop, please fill out the envelopes, include the amount they have to spend, and return them to the classroom.
The children will shop in Santa's Secret Shop on Monday, Dec. 10th with their 8th grade buddies.

NO HOT LUNCH DAYS IN DEC: Monday (10th), Tuesday (11th), and Friday (21st)

Thursday, Dec. 13th is Polar Express Day!
This is a fun experience the Library puts on for the children every year. They will get to have some hot chocolate and a cookie as they "travel" on the Polar Express.
Students are to bring in a bathrobe to wear. (An oversized flannel shirt of a parent works well if no robe). Slippers to change in to are also acceptable.
Mrs. Oldiges gave me a letter that I sent home to parents with info about this day. Thank you to the parents who volunteered to help.
Please indicate your choice of how to help on the slips sent home and return them to me.

Friday, Dec. 14th is Early Dismissal and no aftercare.
It is also the day of our class Christmas Party and Gingerbread House making from 9:00 - 11:30 am

 Wednesday, Dec. 19th
Reindeer Games during Gym.

Wednesday, Dec. 19th at 6:30pm is our Christmas Concert.
The students will come back to our classroom at 6:00pm.
They should wear their Christmas best attire.
The Concert will be in the Church.


Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Dec. 4, 2018

We are busy elves in KB!
Speaking of elves, "Snowflake" the elf appeared yesterday in our room!
We are continuing our Week 3, of Unit 3 in Language Arts and practicing HFW's and blending.
In Math, we completed our Lesson on numbers 6,7, & 8.
Today, the students created all the pieces of our outside Bulletin Board. It will be the Nativity Scene.
They also made hanging elves which will have their faces on them.



HOMEWORK AND UPCOMING NEWS

One Math homework pages went home today and is due back Friday.
Continue & return Wonders Language Arts Homework packet.

Tomorrow, Wednesday, 5th, will be Wear Day for letter C.
PLEASE keep in mind, it is also PE day.
Girls must wear pants/leggings (no skirts). All must wear sneakers.

Thursday, 6th, is St. Nicholas Day.
Please send in one slipper or shoe to be used that day.
These may be sent in any day this week until Thursday.

Friday, 7th, is Christmas treat exchange with 8th grade buddies!
Today, I sent home a little note on purple paper with their buddy's name and favorite candy.
They will receive help writing letters to Santa from their buddies.

Envelopes for the Secret Santa Shop were sent home.
If you would like your child to shop, please fill out the envelopes, include the amount they have to spend, and return them to the classroom.
The children will shop in Santa's Secret Shop on Monday, Dec. 10th with their 8th grade buddies.

NO HOT LUNCH DAYS IN DEC: Monday (10th), Tuesday (11th), and Friday (21st)

***NEW***
Thursday, Dec. 13th is Polar Express Day!
This is a fun experience the Library puts on for the children every year. They will get to have some hot chocolate and a cookie as they "travel" on the Polar Express.
Students are to bring in a bathrobe to wear. (An oversized flannel shirt of a parent works well if no robe). Slippers to change in to are also acceptable.
Parent volunteers would be appreciated.
Also, if someone could make enough cookies for our class to enjoy that day, that would be great. Please email me if you could 1) make cookies, or 2) volunteer to help.
Our time is 9:15 am to 9:55 am.

Friday, Dec. 14th is Early Dismissal and no aftercare.

***NEW*** Wednesday, Dec. 19th
Reindeer Games during Gym.
Mrs. Schock is looking for parent volunteers for this fun event
from 9:10 am - 9:55 am

Wednesday, Dec. 19th at 6:30pm is our Christmas Concert.
The students will come back to our classroom at 6:00pm.
They should wear their Christmas best attire.
The Concert will be in the Church.


Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi






Dec. 3, 2018

Happy December!
Let the countdown begin!

Today, we continued Week 3 of Unit 3 in Language Arts.
In Math, we completed Ch.2, Lesson 2: Ways to Show 6 & 7.
In Religion, we learned about Advent and made Advent wreaths for our classroom Bulletin Board. We "lit" the first candle for the first week in Advent. The students learned the meaning of the candles:
1st Purple candle represents Hope
2nd Purple candle represents Peace
3rd Pink candle represents Joy
4th Purple candle represents Love
The students enjoyed Music and Spanish today.
They also enjoyed being back in the Social Hall for Lunch, and the ceiling looks beautiful!


HOMEWORK AND UPCOMING NEWS

Two Math homework pages went home today and are due back Friday.
Continue Wonders Language Arts Homework packet.

Tomorrow, Tues., 4th, we will continue Show & Tell with letter C.

Wednesday, 5th, will be Wear Day for letter C.
PLEASE keep in mind, it is also PE day.
Girls must wear pants/leggings (no skirts). All must wear sneakers.

Thursday, 6th, is St. Nicholas Day.
Please send in one slipper or shoe to be used that day.
These may be sent in any day this week until Thursday.

Friday, 7th, is Christmas treat exchange with 8th grade buddies!
They all will receive help writing letters to Santa.

Envelopes for the Secret Santa Shop were sent home today.
If you would like your child to shop, please fill out the envelopes, include the amount they have to spend, and return them to the classroom.
The children will shop in Santa's Secret Shop on Monday, Dec. 10th with their 8th grade buddies.

NO HOT LUNCH DAYS IN DEC: Monday (10th), Tuesday (11th), and Friday (21st)

Friday, Dec. 14th is Early Dismissal and no aftercare.

Wednesday, Dec. 19th at 6:30pm is our Christmas Concert.
The students will come back to our classroom at 6:00pm.
They should wear their Sunday best attire.
The Concert will be in the Church.


Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi













Nov. 30, 2018

Happy Last Day of November!

The class is bringing home their Advent Chains they made today.
Starting tomorrow, they get to rip off one link each day to count down to Christmas!
We read "The Story of Christmas" today and learned about the angel, Gabriel, appearing before Mary to give her the news that she was chosen to be the mother of Jesus. We read about the travels of Mary and Joseph from Nazareth to Bethlehem, where baby Jesus was born on Christmas Day!

In order to make up lost time, and complete all the work, we will be changing the days for Show and Tell, and Wear Day, through Christmas break. I will put the days on this web page.
 

Monday, 12/3: We will be back in the Social Hall for lunches and there will be Hot Lunch starting 12/3!

Tuesday, 12/3: Wear Day with the letter C

Thursday, 12/6 is St. Nicholas Day!
Please send in one slipper (or a different shoe) for your child to leave outside our door in case we get a visit from St. Nick!
The slippers can come in anytime, up til Thursday.

Friday, 12/7 is a Christmas get together with our 8th grade buddies.
The students usually exchange a small treat (favorite candy), and the 8th grade buddies help their kindergarten buddy write a letter to Santa.

Monday, 12/10 is Santa's Secret Shop.
Our students will get help shopping from their 8th grade buddies.
More information to follow.

Tuesday, 12/11 is a Spirit Rally and Dance Party!

Friday, 12/14 is an Early Dismissal Day with no aftercare.

Wednesday, 12/19 is our Christmas Concert at 6:30 pm.
More information to follow.

Thank you, Liana Ayotte, for sending out the Sign Up genius for our "Adopt A Family" Christmas giving.
I'm so appreciative of all our families who pull together to help others in need. Thank you!

Enjoy your weekend!

Mrs. Pogonyi

Nov. 29, 2018 

Whew! It's been a while!
I hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving and the 3 extra days off!

Today, we began Unit 3, Week 3 in our Wonders Language Arts program. The new question is: "What places do you go to during the week?" We discussed the typical places that we go to regularly during our week and weekends. Our new vocab words are: "routine" (the way you do things all the time); and "neighborhood" (part of a town).
We read a fantasy book "Please Take Me for a Walk". We talked about the setting (where the story takes place) in the story.
Our new letter is "Cc", with the sound /k/ as in cat, camel, etc.
Our new word is "go".
We will do "Show and Tell" tomorrow, Friday.
The Wonders lesson for Unit 3, Week 3 will continue into next week.

In Math, we completed an "Am I Ready" assessment for Chapter 2: Numbers to 10. There is not Math homework tonight.

We wrote and drew a Thanksgiving picture and sentence in our Storybook Writing Journals.

In Religion, we read a story about the different feelings children have in a classroom. We completed an activity identifying different feelings that children in the pictures might be having and why.

The students enjoyed Technology today.


The Wonders Homework booklet went home today. The days as written on the homework will not coincide with our actual days. Today is Thursday, and the students should do Monday's page. If they want to do Tuesday's page tonight, that's great. That way they don't have to do anything over the weekend:)
We will continue with this lesson into next week.
In order to make up lost time, and complete all the work, we will be changing the days for Show and Tell, and Wear Day, through Christmas break. I will put the days on this web page.
 

Tomorrow, Friday, 11/30 is Show and Tell Day for letter C.
Please use the /k/ sound as in cat, instead of the /ch/ sound as in church.

Monday, 12/3: We will be back in the Social Hall for lunches and there will be Hot Lunch starting 12/3!

Thursday, 12/6 is St. Nicholas Day!
Please send in one slipper (or a different shoe) for your child to leave outside our door in case we get a visit from St. Nick!
The slippers can come in anytime, up til Thursday.

Friday, 12/7 is a Christmas get together with our 8th grade buddies.
The students usually exchange a small treat (favorite candy), and the 8th grade buddies help their kindergarten buddy write a letter to Santa.

Monday, 12/10 is Santa's Secret Shop.
Our students will get help shopping from their 8th grade buddies.
More information to follow.

Tuesday, 12/11 is a Spirit Rally and Dance Party!

Friday, 12/14 is an Early Dismissal Day with no aftercare.

Wednesday, 12/19 is our Christmas Concert at 6:30 pm.
More information to follow.

Thank you, Liana Ayotte, for sending out the Sign Up genius for our "Adopt A Family" Christmas giving.
I'm so appreciative of all our families who pull together to help others in need. Thank you!

Mrs. Pogonyi





Nov. 16, 2018

I was sent a picture of the class dressed up and ready for the Thanksgiving Feast. They looked so cute!
I really wish I could have been there.
Mr. Hart called me and said they did a great job!

Thank you again to all the parents who helped prepare the feast.

I will see you at Conferences on Monday and Tuesday.
Reminder: Early Dismissal on Monday and Tuesday.

Have a great weekend!
Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi


Nov. 15,  2018

My apologies for my absence from this page. I left school on Wednesday right before the dismissal line to get to the doctor. A chest xray revealed I have pneumonia. Unfortunately, I still feel bad after IV antibiotics and two doses of z-pack, so apparently it’s viral and takes time. (Any doctors/nurses with suggestions/insight....I'm open!)
I really am heartbroken about not being able to come in to school and  be there for the Thanksgiving Feast. But fever, etc., says no.

I’ve been in constant communications with Mrs. Shields, and she has it covered!

Our wonderful parents have the food for the feast covered....thank you all, and thank you Liana Ayotte for organizing.

Enjoy tomorrow! The class has worked hard
on their songs, prayer, and pieces to their costumes.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Nov. 13, 2018

We continued our Week 2 Language Arts in the morning. We focused on identifying where the /n/ sound is in the word (beginning or ending); blending sounds to read a word; listening for the difference in the middle sounds (/a/ vs. /i/); and using "and" in sentences.

In Math, we completed our Problem Solving Strategy and worked on how we show "how many". There is a homework page that went home. Tomorrow, we will complete the Review and the chapter.
Next week will be a review of Math using Math games. Our next chapter will begin when we return from Thanksgiving Break.

For Thanksgiving: we made Native American headresses and beads. We learned about Native American symbols that were drawn to communicate with each other.



Math Homework page was sent home.
Please complete Tuesday's page in the Wonders homework packet.

Wednesday is Barnes and Noble Book Fair night!

Thursday is Wear Day for the letter N.

Friday is our Thanksgiving Songs and Feast.
This will be held in the Library
Students should wear their school gym uniform.
Pilgrims will need their sweatshirts.
Parents helping with food will set up between 11:30 - 11:45 am
The students will enter at 11:45 to sing their songs.
Following the songs, they will sit and enjoy their feast.
(Approximately 12:00 - 12:30pm)
Clean up will follow from 12:30 - 12:45pm.
Thank you all for your help!

Reminder:
The following week, Monday 11/19 & Tuesday 11/20
are Early Dismissals for conferences.
Wednesday 11/21 - Sunday 11/25 is No School
for Thanksgiving Break!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Nov. 12, 2018

Mega Monday....lots of new learning!
Our new EQ in Language Arts: "What are the different sounds we hear?" Our new vocabulary words are: listen (hearing a sound); and volume (how loud or soft a sound is). We talked about the sounds we hear around us in our town. We read the fiction story "Clang! Clang! Beep! Beep! Listen to the City"
Our new letter was introduced: Nn, with the sound /n/ as in nest.
We looked at picture cards of items that begin with n.
We read "The Nicest Newt" and identified words and pictures in the story that begin with the /n/ sound.
Our new HFW is "and". Please add that to your index card flash cards at home for practice.

In Math, we completed a "Check My Progress" Assessment, and Lesson 10: One More. There is a Math homework page that was sent home.

The class enjoyed Music and Spanish today.

We are preparing for our Thanksgiving feast. Today, we read about Squanto, a Native American who was a big part in helping the Pilgrims to learn how to grow food, hunt and make maps.



Tomorrow, Tuesday is Show and Tell Day for the letter N.
Math Homework page was sent home.
Wonders homework packet was sent home. They should complete Monday's page.

Wednesday is Barnes and Noble Book Fair night!

Thursday is Wear Day for the letter N.

Friday is our Thanksgiving Songs and Feast.
This will be held in the Library
Parents helping with food will set up between 11:30 - 11:45 am
The students will enter at 11:45 to sing their songs.
Following the songs, they will sit and enjoy their feast.
(Approximately 12:00 - 12:30pm)
Clean up will follow from 12:30 - 12:45pm.
Thank you all for your help!

Reminder:
The following week, Monday 11/19 & Tuesday 11/20
are Early Dismissals for conferences.
Wednesday 11/21 - Sunday 11/25 is No School
for Thanksgiving Break!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Nov. 8, 2018

We completed our Language Arts packets today and read our unit reader, "We like to tap". Please ask them to read it to you at home.

In Math, we completed lesson 8 on "Less than". There is a Math homework page that was sent home. Tomorrow, they will do lesson 9: "Compare numbers 0-5" Homework will not be sent home tomorrow. Either they will complete it in class if time, or it will go home Monday.

We began our unit on Energy in Science. We completed the section on Sounds. They had fun putting three fingers to their throats and feeling the different vibrations when we made low sounds, high sounds, and soft sounds.

The students enjoyed Technology today.

They continue to have fun at Centers while learning!




Math Homework page was sent home.
Wonders homework packets are due back tomorrow.
Pillowcases are due tomorrow.
Each child should bring one book and one game tomorrow for the meeting with their 8th grade buddies.
Disguised Turkeys are due back Monday, Nov. 12th.

Please refer to my notes of 11/7 for info on Bid-A-Mania!
Thank you for helping with the KB Raffle Basket!

Tomorrow, Friday: 
 TAG Day with a sports theme, and soft pretzels for those who ordered.
Also, Chick-Fil-A lunch for those who ordered.
Also, Meeting with 8th Grade Buddies! 

I will be at a conference on Friday. Our substitute, Mrs. Richards, is an experienced teacher who is well known to SJB.
Funday Friday will still happen!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi





Nov. 7, 2018

It's Bid-A-Mania Time!

 Each classroom presents a fantastic themed RAFFLE BASKET at Bidamania.
Your donations are needed to make it happen!

The success of each classroom basket is dependent upon your contributions as the basket is funded directly by your generous donations. We are asking for donations in the suggested amount of $10.00 per child. For your convenience, all donations will be accepted directly through your Smart Tuition account. The Bidamania classroom basket donation link can be found from the top toolbar, Optional items. Please be sure to check the donation box for each of your children,
if you have multiple children in the school, be sure to donate to each of your children’s homerooms to receive credit toward this reward.

**Homerooms which collect $150 or greater
will earn an ice cream social.

* Direct Bidamania sponsorship does not apply toward classroom donation drive. We think this fundraiser is very important and hope you do too! Please be generous and help our school to stay one of the best in the state. Donation drive ends Monday November 21st All proceeds received through Bidamania will be used to and for the exclusive benefit of educational programs sponsored and/or supported by the SJB Enrichment Association. Questions? contact Ali Neidlein at aneidlein@gmail.com Some employers some will match your donation.

Reminder:
Tomorrow is Wear Day for the letter I
Friday is TAG Day with a Sports Team Theme
IMPORTANT:  Friday, 11/9 is a Books and Games get together with 8th grade buddies.  Please send your child in with a favorite book and game that they can share with their 8th grade buddy. 

Enjoy these photos from yesterday's Mayflower Float or Sink Challenge













Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Nov. 6, 2018

We continued our Language Arts lessons and blended words with the short /i/ sound in the middle. We made up sentences using our new HFW "to". The class also read as a group, the story "Can I Pat It?".
Whiteboards were passed out and the students were given sounds to write and create words (ex: /t/  /i/ /p/ = tip); then they were given words that they had to sound out to write (ex: "sit"). They also wrote the sentence "i like to see the cat." on their own. We focused on 3 rules: 1) Uppercase letter for beginning of sentence; 2) fingerspaces between words; and 3) punctuation mark at end of sentence.

In Math, we completed lesson 7: Greater Than. There is a Math homework page that went home.

The students enjoyed Library today.
Reminder: The Barnes & Noble Book Fair is Wed., 11/14
from 9am  - 9 pm at the Christiana Mall location.
There will be an SJB raffle to win a $25.00 B&N Gift Certificate
(5 chances for $1.00)
To enter the raffle: Send in to our homeroom: your money and request for chances in an envelope marked "Library Raffle", include your child's name and KB.
The Drawing will be held on Tuesday, 11/13, the day before
the book fair!

We read 2 books about Thanksgiving:
"On the Mayflower" and "The Pilgrim's First Thanksgiving"

We started a new set of Centers today.
The STEAM center has a Thanksgiving theme. The two groups of students were reminded that when the Pilgrims came over on the Mayflower, they could only take so many items to fit on the boat. Each group received: an ocean (water in a plastic tub); a boat; and objects they could put on the boat. Their challenge was to see how many objects they could take without sinking or tipping the boat.
After many attempts and boat sinkings, they soon realized they had to balance the boat with the items if it started to lean to one side, and that they had to choose how many of the items to put in the boat to keep it afloat.
I will include pictures as soon as they upload from my phone!

Homework and Upcoming News

Math Homework page was sent home for lesson 7.
Wonders Homework packet was sent home for your child to complete one page per night and return on Friday.
Thursday will be "Wear Day" with the letter I.

FAMILY PROJECT: A brown paper turkey was sent home with instructions. Your child needs to disguise the turkey to save it from Thanksgiving! Have fun, be creative and please return disguised turkeys no later than next Monday, 11/12.
Turkeys may come in whenever they are ready.

Please remember to send in a pillow case by this Friday, so we have time to create your child's Native American tunic, or Pilgrim costume.

Friday, 11/9 is TAG day with Sport Team as a Theme.
Pretzels for those who ordered.

IMPORTANT:  Friday, 11/9 is a Books and Games get together with 8th grade buddies.  Please send your child in with a favorite book and game that they can share with their 8th grade buddy. 

Friday, 11/16: Kindergarten Thanksgiving Show and Feast
(at this time, due to the roof repair, KB will be having their Show and Feast from 11:45 - 12:45 in the Library) 

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Nov. 5, 2018

The countdown to Thanksgiving has begun!
We're busy prepping by reading about Thanksgiving; learning 10 new Thanksgiving songs; and decorating with turkeys.

In Language Arts, we Started Unit 3, Week 1. Our new question is: "What rules do we follow in different places?"
We read "How do Dinosaurs go to School?", and discussed rules at school.
Our new Letter is Ii, and sound /i/ as in insect.
Our new HFW is "to"
We also read "Iguana on Ice" and looked for items that began with I.

In Math we completed Lesson 6: Equal to. There is a Math homework sheet that was sent home.

The students enjoyed Music and Spanish today.

Homework and Upcoming News

Math Homework page was sent home for lesson 6.
Wonders Homework packet was sent home for your child to complete one page per night and return on Friday.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, is Show and Tell with the Letter I.
Thursday will be "Wear Day" with the letter I.

FAMILY PROJECT: A brown paper turkey was sent home with instructions. Your child needs to disguise the turkey to save it from Thanksgiving! Have fun, be creative and please return disguised turkeys no later than next Monday, 11/12.
Turkeys may come in whenever they are ready.

Please remember to send in a pillow case by this Friday, so we have time to create your child's Native American tunic, or Pilgrim costume.

Friday, 11/9 is TAG day with Sport Team as a Theme.
Pretzels for those who ordered.

IMPORTANT:  Friday, 11/9 is a Books and Games get together with 8th grade buddies.  Please send your child in with a favorite book and game that they can share with their 8th grade buddy. 

Friday, 11/16: Kindergarten Thanksgiving Show and Feast
(at this time, due to the roof repair, KB will be having their Show and Feast from 11:45 - 12:45 in the Library) 

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



November 2, 2018

Winter uniforms begin Monday.....no shorts.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Pogonyi




November 1, 2018

Happy All Saints Day!
Happy November!

We attempted to return to normal today after the fun yesterday!
We continuted our Language Arts review week.
We attended our All Saints Mass with our 8th grade buddies.
The students attended Technology today.
They also wrote a sentence in their Journals and drew a picture to match. They are learning to write the date in the abbreviated way, and to understand what the numbers stand for: 11/1/18 = 11th month in the year; 1st day in the month; and 18 for year 2018.
We also read our Let's Find Out Magazine and played a game matching color names with the color.

Homework and Upcoming News:

Return the Wonders Homework packet.
Continue writing letters in Letter Writing Journal.

In Class Project coming up:
We will be making either a Native American costume or part of a Pilgrim costume in class (kid's choice as we learn about both).
We need from you:
One pillowcase for your child's costume that will be cut up.
The color must be white, cream, beige, or light tan ONLY.
You may send it in any day next week.
No later than Friday, 11/9, please, as it takes a little bit of time to create the costumes.

Monday, 11/5: Winter Uniforms start.....no shorts.

Friday, 11/9: TAG day with Sports Team theme

Friday, 11/16: Kindergarten Thanksgiving Show and Feast
(at this time, due to the roof repair, KB will be having their Show and Feast from 11:45 - 12:45 in the Library) 

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



October 31, 2018

Happy Halloween!
Thank you to our Homeroom Moms for organizing a great event,
and thank you to all the parents who helped out!
The class loved today!











Love my class!
Have a safe and fun evening trick or treating!

Thank you, 
Mrs. Pogonyi



October 30, 2018

No math homework tonight.
Please complete Tuesday and Wednesday in the Wonders packet, so there is no homework on Halloween.

Tomorrow, Costumes for Halloween!
Parade out front at 1:00 pm.
Class party following parade.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Oct. 29, 2018

Two more days til Halloween...the class is bursting with excitement!

In spite of that, we managed to begin Unit 3, Week 1 - World of Bugs
Our Essential Question is "What kind of bugs do you know about?"
Today, we read "I Love Bugs!" and discussed all the facts we know about a ladybug
This is a review week. We are reviewing our letters:
Mm; Aa; Ss; Pp; and Tt
We are reviewing our HFW's:
the, a, see, we, like
Please help by making and using flashcards at home with these words.
The more I call on individuals to read the words, instead of whole group, the more I'm finding some students do not know all of these words (They also should know I and can.)
We learned vocab: "curious" (wanting to learn more about something)
and "observe" (closely watching something/someone).

In Math, we completed Ch. 1, Lesson 5 -
How to show, read, and write 0.
A Math Homework Sheet was sent home.

The students enjoyed Music, Spanish and Centers today.

HOMEWORK AND UPCOMING NEWS

Math homework page went home today.

Please do Monday's Wonders homework page

Show and Tell this week: Students may bring in one item that begins with either M, A, S, P, or T.
Wear Day on Thursday: Students many wear something that begins with M,A,S,P,T, or all of the letters!

The Vision and Hearing Screening is actually on Thursday, Nov. 8th.

Friday, Nov. 9th is TAG day. The theme is Sports team. There will be pretzels for those who ordered.

REMINDER: NO HOT LUNCHES FROM 10/29 - 11/30.

Wed., Oct. 31st, we will be celebrating Halloween with costumes, a parade, and a classroom party.
The parade begins at 1:00pm.
Your child may come dressed up as a favorite story character.
(Most of their favorites can be found in story books!) 
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are signed up on Sign Up Genius to send in some items for the Halloween Party, PLEASE send in your receipts!
We have a party fund, and you will be reimbursed for your items.
Thank you:)

​​​​​​

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi


Oct. 26, 2018

The students enjoyed Fun Day Friday!
They learned how to play "Musical Words" with our high frequency words and putting them in sentences, and had a blast doing so!
Joey can't wait to get home and tell his mom that he won the game and beat Mrs. Pogonyi in the last round!! :)
I love it when they have fun learning!


They also are enjoying the "Blue Table" during centers which is our
STEAM Activity station.
This is a Halloween themed center "Five Little Pumpkins Sitting on a Fence". Their challenge is to use the materials below and build a fence sturdy enough to hold 5 pumpkins above the ground so they won't rot.
They do go through the usual learning phase of how many supports are needed to balance the top piece of wood, how tall can the fence be with the limited supplies they have, etc.
They thoroughly enjoy the activity and are so proud when they meet the challenge!
Enjoy some photos of the activity!










They added a ramp to get the pumpkins up and down from the fence!

Have a great weekend!
Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi




October 25, 2018

In Language Arts, still continuing with Unit 2, Week 2, we used individual white boards to write letters, words and read by blending sounds. I would say a sound (/t/) and they woould write what they heard. After giving them three sounds: /t/ /a/ /p/,  they would read what they wrote. I think they are doing a great job of blending and reading. They also read "I LIke Sam" as a group, and "Play with Shapes" in small group reading.

In Math, we completed Ch. 1, Lesson 3: Count 4 and 5. There is a Math Homework page tonight.

In Science, we completed the Chapter on Matter, after learning: What matter is; How Matter can change; and Heating and Cooling Matter.

The students enjoyed Technology and Centers today. 

We completed all "Show and Tell" items, and they did a great job presenting their wearable "T" outfits.

HOMEWORK AND UPCOMING NEWS

Math homework page went home today.

Please do Thursday's Wonders homework page

Friday, Oct. 26 has 3 Events:

1.  Picture Retake Day for those interested.
2.  Vision and Hearing Tests.
3.  Halloween get together with 8th grade buddies (we provide treats).

REMINDER: NO HOT LUNCHES FROM 10/29 - 11/30.

Next week on Wed., Oct. 31st, we will be celebrating Halloween with costumes, a parade, and a classroom party.
The parade begins at 1:00pm.
Your child may come dressed up as a favorite story character.
(Most of their favorites can be found in story books!) 
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are signed up on Sign Up Genius to send in some items for the Halloween Party, PLEASE send in your receipts!
We have a party fund, and you will be reimbursed for your items.
Thank you:)

​​​​​​
Please see the link below if you still need to sign up for your conference day and time.

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi

Oct. 24, 2018

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Hopefully, you have received the email from the school regarding improvements to our Hall.

What this means to you:
NO HOT LUNCHES from Oct. 29th to Nov. 30th (5 weeks)
KB will continue to have PE, but it will be in our classroom, or outside (weather permitting)

In Language Arts, we practiced blending 3 letter words. They are great at blending as a whole group. This week I am calling on small groups (rows) to blend to get a better sense of who can do it, and who is "following the group". Following the group is not a bad thing, they still get practice as they develop the skill on their own. 
This is a skill you can try at home.
You say three sounds ( /c/...../a/..../t/..),
have your child repeat the sounds;
then you push them together slowly by
elongating the sounds (cccccaaaaattttt); then have them do that;
then see if they can say the word (cat)!

In Math, we completed Ch.1, Lesson 2: Read and Write 1,2, and 3.
There is a homework page that was sent home.

The students enjoyed PE in the gym today! For the next 5 weeks, they will be having PE in the classroom.

We started new Centers today.

We Read our Let's Find Out Magazine "The Real Busy Spiders", and learned many interesting facts about spiders, the different types of webs, and how the capture their food.

HOMEWORK AND UPCOMING NEWS

Math homework page went home today.

Please do Wednesday's Wonders homework page

Tomorrow, Thursday is Wear Day for the letter T.

Friday, Oct. 26 has 3 Events:

1.  Picture Retake Day for those interested.
2.  Vision and Hearing Tests.
3.  Halloween get together with 8th grade buddies (we provide treats).

Next week on Wed., Oct. 31st, we will be celebrating Halloween with costumes, a parade, and a classroom party.
The parade begins at 1:00pm.
Your child may come dressed up as a favorite story character.
(Most of their favorites can be found in story books!) 
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are signed up on Sign Up Genius to send in some items for the Halloween Party, PLEASE send in your receipts!
We have a party fund, and you will be reimbursed for your items.
Thank you:)

​​​​​​
Please see the link below if you still need to sign up for your conference day and time.
 

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



October 23, 2018

HOMEWORK AND UPCOMING NEWS

Math homework page went home today.

Please do Tuesday's Wonders homework page

Thursday is Wear Day for the letter T.

Friday, Oct. 26 has 3 Events:

1.  Picture Retake Day for those interested.
2.  Vision and Hearing Tests.
3.  Halloween get together with 8th grade buddies (we provide treats).

Next week on Wed., Oct. 31st, we will be celebrating Halloween with costumes, a parade, and a classroom party.
The parade begins at 1:00pm.
Your child may come dressed up as a favorite story character.
(Most of their favorites can be found in story books!) 
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are signed up on Sign Up Genius to send in some items for the Halloween Party, PLEASE send in your receipts!
We have a party fund, and you will be reimbursed for your items.
Thank you:)

Parents, you may now sign up using the link below for our conferences on Nov. 19th and 20th.

Parent-Teacher Conferences Sign-up


Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



October 22, 2018

The excitement of Halloween is building in KB!
We were "Boo'd" by another class in the building!
We heard a loud "Boo!" outside our door, and when we opened the door, there stood a large bag of treats for our class!
Tomorrow, we will surprise another class by "Boo-ing" them with treats.

Another Mega Monday, with all our new learning!
In Language Arts, we began Unit 2, Week 2, and our Essential Question of the week is "What shapes do you see around us?" We identified shapes of things in the classroom (ex: tables are rectangles, etc.).
We learned new vocab words: "materials" (things that help us make or do things); "nature" (animals, plants, and life around us).
We read an informational text book, "Shapes All Around Us."
Our new HFW is "like". 
Our new Letter is Tt, with the sound /t/ as in turtle.
We read "When Tilly Turtle Comes to Tea", and identified items in the book that began with T.
Tomorrow is "Show and Tell" for the sound /t/. All students may bring in one item that begins with T. I've explained that everyone might not present tomorrow. We may spread it over the week.

In Math, we started Counting and Cardinality, Chapter 1: Numbers 0-5.
Today, we did the "Am I Ready?" assessment, and introduced vocab words: more, less, count, equal to, greater than, and less than.
We will be focusing on each one over this chapter.

The students enjoyed Music this morning.

In the afternoon, we continued our skill practice during Centers.
We also prayed the Rosary in church with our 8th grade buddies.

HOMEWORK AND UPCOMING NEWS

Please make a flash card for "like" and add to the other HFW's for practice at home.

For T week, the students were asked to say "toy boat" three times fast.
Their homework is to have someone at home do this:)

Tomorrow, Tuesday, is "Show and Tell" for the Letter T.
All students may bring in one item to share.
Please remind your child that there may be more than one day for sharing. They may keep their item at school, or in their bag, until it is their turn.

Friday, Oct. 26 has 3 Events:

1.  Picture Retake Day for those interested.
2.  Vision and Hearing Tests.
3.  Halloween get together with 8th grade buddies (we provide treats).

Next week on Wed., Oct. 31st, we will be celebrating Halloween with costumes, a parade, and a classroom party.
The parade begins at 1:00pm.
Your child may come dressed up as a favorite story character.
(Most of their favorites can be found in story books!) 
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are signed up on Sign Up Genius to send in some items for the Halloween Party, PLEASE send in your receipts!
We have a party fund, and you will be reimbursed for your items.
Thank you:)

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



October 19, 2018

The kids looked great in their pink and white today!
Thank you for your support!


In additions to Language Arts, Math, Centers and Art, the students enjoyed a Science lesson on Matter (anything that takes up space. They learned there are 3 types of matter: liquid, gas and solid.

There was no new homework assigned today.

Please continue with the letter writing journals. They have until next Friday, 10/26, to complete their letters.

Upcoming News

Next week: Oct. 26th is Picture Retake Day!

Also, on Friday, 10/26, the students will get together with their 8th grade buddies and share a snack. Snacks will be provided.

The following week on Wed., Oct. 31st, we will be celebrating Halloween with costumes, a parade, and a classroom party.
The parade begins at 1:00pm.
Your child may come dressed up as a favorite story character. (Most of their favorites can be found in story books!) 
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are signed up on Sign Up Genius to send in some items for the Halloween Party, PLEASE send in your receipts!
We have a party fund, and you will be reimbursed for your items.
Thank you:)


 Tuesday, 10/30, will be the "PA Bear Presentation". This is an excellent program, teaching children about personal space and their rights. Please contact me if you have any questions.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

October 18, 2018

In Language Arts, we continued discussing the way tools can help us explore. We read a fable, "Timimoto", and identified how tools helped him on his adventure.
We practiced blending 3 letter words, and identifying words beginning and ending with the /p/ sound.

In Math, we completed Lesson 9: Model Shapes in the World. Tomorrow will be our Review on Shapes. There is a Math homework page tonight.

In Religion, we completed a lesson from our Seeds Magazine.

The students enjoyed Technology today.

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are signed up on Sign Up Genius to send in some items for the Halloween Party, PLEASE send in your receipts!
We have a party fund, and you will be reimbursed for your items.
Thank you:)

There is a Math Homework page that was sent home tonight.

Please have your child complete the Thursday homework in their Wonders Homework packet.
When they bring back the completed packet on Friday,
they will earn a sticker for their chart.

Re: The Letter Writing Journals:
Please have your child take their time to complete the journal.
Please follow the directions inside the front cover.
Please do not let them complete all 4 pages at once.
They will get tired, start to rush, and become sloppy.
Please encourage them to take their time, and take care to form the letters correctly.
They may trace the letters written in the top line for practice.

Tomorrow: 

 Friday, 10/19 is Tag Day for Breast Cancer Awareness. Students may wear pink and/or white, or their regular gym uniform.
There will be soft pretzels for those who ordered.

Next week: Oct. 26th is Picture Retake Day!

The following week on Wed., Oct. 31st, we will be celebrating Halloween with costumes, a parade, and a classroom party.
Your child may come dressed up as a favorite story character. (Most of their favorites can be found in story books!) 

A letter was sent home bringing awareness to children regarding their rights, in a fun format. KB's presentation will be on Tuesday, 10/30. Please home explaining "Prevent Child Abuse". This is an excellent program, teaching children about personal space and their rights. Please contact me if you have any questions.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

October 17, 2018

We completed our first Language Arts Assessment for Unit 1 in our Wonders Reading Program. I will be sharing assessments with you at our Parent/Teacher Conferences in November.
I prefer to withhold grades until we meet, and I can show the assessment and explain the process.

In Math, we completed Lesson 8: Problem Solving & Using logical reasoning to compare shapes.
PLEASE NOTE: I did send the Math homework sheet home. However,
the only think I want the students to do, is:
write their name on the homework page; and
NAME and DESCRIBE the missing shapes for you.
For example, your child should be able to tell you:
"This is a triangle (name)".
It has 3 sides and 3 vertices (describe).
You do not have to cut out pieces of papers to make the shapes.
We used foam shapes in class. They should be able to name and describe shapes like the example above.

The students enjoyed PE today.

We started a new round of Centers today.
Red Table: Language Arts: Wonders Unit 1 assessment stations.
The group rotates the table completing 6 tasks:
1) Identify Beginning Sounds (M,S);
2) Sort Upper and Lower case letters (M,A,S,P,T);
3) Match first sound to pictures (M,A,S);
4) Sort Objects by shape
5) Write uppercase letter on paper, color to match cookies with same letter.
6) Write lowercase letter on paper, color to match cookies with same letter

Orange Table: Wonders Leveled Readers, Small group reading

Blue Table: STEAM Halloween Activity; pull a number from a bag and pick that many candy pumpkins. Work in a group with all of your pumpkins and a container of play-doh to see how big of a structure your team can create.

Green Table: Build a word and write it on recording sheet.
Pick a card with a word on it. Use magnetic letters to build it.

Purple Table: Patterns:Use pattern cards, colored beads and pipe cleaners to see how many patterns you can copy.

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

Please read my comments in the Math section regarding completion of the Math homework.

Please have your child complete the Wednesday homework in their Wonders Homework packet.
When they bring back the completed packet on Friday,
they will earn a sticker for their chart.

Re: The Letter Writing Journals:
Please have your child take their time complete the journal.
Please follow the directions inside the front cover.
Please do not let them complete all 4 pages at once.
They will get tired, start to rush, and become sloppy.
Please encourage them to take their time, and take care to form the letters correctly.
They may trace the letters written in the top line for practice.

Tomorrow: 

Thursday, 10/18, Tables 1,3 & 4 may bring"P" items in for
"Show and Tell" and present.
(They know their tables.)
Thursday, 10/18 is Wear Day. All students may wear something that begins with P.

This Friday, 10/19 is Tag Day for Breast Cancer Awareness. Students may wear pink and/or white, or their regular gym uniform.
There will be soft pretzels for those who ordered.

Next week: Oct. 26th is Picture Retake Day!

The following week on Wed., Oct. 31st, we will be celebrating Halloween with costumes, a parade, and a classroom party.
Your child may come dressed up as a favorite story character. (Most of their favorites can be found in story books!) 

A letter was sent home explaining "Prevent Child Abuse". This is an excellent program bringing awareness to children regarding their rights, in a fun format. KB's presentation will be on Tuesday, 10/30. Please contact me if you have any questions.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

​​​​​October 16, 2018

We continued our Language Arts work with the letter P, sound /p/, and word "a", which we used in sentences (I see a cat.). We also introduced verbs (action words). We played a game identifying if something I said was a noun or a verb. (ex: run; table; jumping, etc.)

In Math, we completed Lesson 7: Compose new shapes from other shapes (ex: use squares to make a rectangle; use triangles to make a bigger triangle, or a hexagon). They did great with it! I didn't send home the homework page because 1) we covered the material in class, and 2) it's impossible to do without the foam shapes we have in class!

The students enjoyed Library today.

We prayed The Rosary in church with 8th grade buddies.
Each student was given rosary beads to bring with them, and handle respectfully, which they did!

We painted paper pumpkins to add to our Cool Cats Halloween scene.

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK


Please have your child complete the Tuesday homework in their Wonders Homework packet.
When they bring back the completed packet on Friday,
they will earn a sticker for their chart.

The Letter Writing Journals were sent home today.
Please have your child only work on the Uppercase S first.
Please follow the directions inside the front cover.
Please do not let them complete all 4 pages at once.
They will get tired, start to rush, and become sloppy.
Please encourage them to take their time, and take care to form the letters correctly.
They may trace the letters written in the top line for practice.

Thursday, 10/18, Tables 1,3 & 4 may bring"P" items in for
"Show and Tell" and present.
(They know their tables.)
This Thursday, 10/18 is Wear Day. All students may wear something that begins with P.

This Friday, 10/19 is Tag Day for Breast Cancer Awareness. Students may wear pink and/or white, or their regular gym uniform.
There will be soft pretzels for those who ordered.

Next week: Oct. 26th is Picture Retake Day!

The following week on Wed., Oct. 31st, we will be celebrating Halloween with costumes, a parade, and a classroom party.
Your child may come dressed up as a favorite story character. (Most of their favorites can be found in story books!) 

A letter was sent home explaining "Prevent Child Abuse". This is an excellent program bringing awareness to children regarding their rights, in a fun format. KB's presentation will be on Tuesday, 10/30. Please contact me if you have any questions.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

October 15, 2018

Just another Mega Monday with our new Language Arts Unit, 
HFW and Letter!
In Language Arts, we are Starting Unit 2, Week 1, and our new Essential Question is "How do tools help us to explore?" Our vocab words: "tools" (things that help people do work), and "discover" (learn something new). We read an informational text book "The Handiest Things in the World". It showed how our hands are tools that help us do things, and other tools can take the place of our hands to help us do things. (ex: we can eat with our hands, or eat with chopsticks).

The letter Pp and sound /p/ as in piano, was introduced.
We identified pictures of things that begin with P. We also read "The Pig's Picnic" and identified items in the story that begin with /p/.

Our new HFW is "a", as in "I see a cat."

Students at Table 5 can bring in a "Show and Tell" item tomorrow that begins with the sound /p/. I'll explain more in the homework section.

In Math, we completed Ch. 11, Lesson 6: Shapes and Position. There is a Math Homework Sheet that was sent home.

The students enjoyed Music and Spanish today.

In the afternoon, the students followed directions to make a Halloween cat for the hallway bulletin board.

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

A Math Homework page was sent home.

The little Language Arts homework packet was sent home.
Please have your child complete one page per night:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday.
When they bring back the completed packet,
they will earn a sticker for their chart.

Tomorrow, Tuesday, is "Show and Tell" day with the sound /p/.
Tomorrow, only Table 5 will bring items in and present.
(They know if they sit at Table 5.)

This Thursday, 10/18 is Wear Day. All students may wear something that begins with P.

This Friday, 10/19 is Tag Day for Breast Cancer Awareness. Students may wear pink and white!
There will be soft pretzels for those who ordered.

Next week: Oct. 26th is Picture Retake Day!

The following week on Wed., Oct. 31st, we will be celebrating Halloween with costumes, a parade, and a classroom party.
Your child may come dressed up as a favorite story character. (Most of their favorites can be found in story books!)

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



October 12, 2018

Thank you to the wonderful chaperones on today's Field trip to Milburn Orchard! I'm so appreciative of your help and I hope you enjoyed spending the time with your child and their friends!


I'm sorry the entire class didn't make it in the picture! Some had already ventured off with their chaperones!
A good time was had by all!
Have a wonderful fall weekend!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Thursday, October 11, 2018

The students "group read" the story "I Can See". They also have a small reader "A Walk" which they colored and read in school. They should read this to a family member at home.
They are doing a very good job of blending sounds to make a word. Now they are doing this through hearing and blending. Later they will blend by seeing letters, making the sounds, and pushing them together.
They also listened to the story "A Feast of the Senses" and learned how each of our senses help us when we cook.
In Math, we completed lesson 4: Shapes and Patterns
The students enjoyed Technology today.
We read our Let's Find Out Scholastic Magazine. We learned about the life cycle of a pumpkin. We also practiced patterns by coloring pumpkins by following a pattern.

UPCOMING EVENTS & HOMEWORK

 The Language Arts homework packet can be returned tomorrow. They will be checked for completion, stickers will be given out and they will be returned home. 

A Math Homework page was sent home today.
Sorry about the mix up yesterday! We had an assessment, so there was no homework yesterday!

Practice HFW's
Read little book to someone at home.

REMINDER:  Tomorrow, FRIDAY, IS OUR FIELD TRIP TO MILBURN ORCHARD!
Students should wear their school gym uniform.
The weather is supposed to be in the 60's. The apple plant tour is VERY COLD. You might want to send a labeled sweatshirt. The hayride can be scratchy. Your child might be more comfortable in long pants. They could wear the uniform sweat pants, or if you haven't bought those yet, they could wear long jeans with a uniform top.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO PACK:
 a bagged lunch and throwaway water bottle/juice box.

Chaperones: Please remember to sign in at the front office before coming back to the classroom by 8:00.

The students are so excited! This will be a lot of fun!
Thank you, parents & family for chaperoning!

Upcoming: 
Friday, Oct. 19th, TAG Day: Pretzels for those who ordered

Friday, Oct. 26th: School Picture Retakes!


 Thank you!
Mrs. Pogonyi



Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Today, we continued Unit 1, Week 3 in Language Arts. In addition to practicing our new HFW word "see", we read as a group "Sam Can See". We practiced blending 3 letter words, and we learned about syllables. We clapped out our names and counted the syllables.
In Math, we completed an assessment "Check my Progress".
In Science, we compared different varieties of apples. We compared colors, tastes by sour or sweet, and voted on our favorites. The majority voted for Honey Crisp!
We also enjoyed "Show and Tell" with items beginning with /s/.
I've asked the students to please only bring in one item.
There are 27 students, 27 presentations, 27 items to give clues about, and each clue gets 3 guesses. if everyone brought in two items, we would have 54 items to give clues about with 3 guesses for each, and we probably would not be able to do anything else all day. So, please encourage your child to bring in one item for sharing. Thanks:)

UPCOMING EVENTS & HOMEWORK

NEW HOMEWORK:  Regarding the Language Arts homework packet that was sent home: 

The homework is designed to coordinate with what we are doing in our Wonders Units at school each day.
We learn/do a skill during the day, they practice it at night.

It is meant to be a little bit of practice each night.
Please do not let your child do it all in one night. It is purposely planned to provide a little bit of practice each day. If they do it all in one day, they will go the rest of the week without any practice. Think of it like practicing soccer for 5 hours one day a week and doing nothing on the other days.

 If you'd like to leave it in their folder for safe-keeping, we will keep it in there until they are finished.

Thank you for your help with this!

Tomorrow, Thursday, is "Wear Day".
Students may wear something that begins with the sound /s/.

Upcoming: 
Friday, Oct. 19th, TAG Day: Pretzels for those who ordered

Friday, Oct. 26th: School Picture Retakes!

REMINDER:  FRIDAY IS OUR FIELD TRIP TO MILBURN ORCHARD!
Students should wear their school gym uniform and
bring a bagged lunch and throwaway water bottle/juice box.

 Thank you!
Mrs. Pogonyi




Tuesday, October 9, 2018

I hope you enjoyed your long weekend!

Today, in Language Arts, we are on Unit 1, Week 3, and our new Essential Question is "How can your senses help you learn?" We talked about how our senses help us. We learned vocab words: "senses" (seeing, hearing, smelling, touching and tasting); and "explore" (carefully look at new info or places). We read an informational text book titled "My Five Senses".
Our new letter was introduced "Ss" and the sound /s/. We identified pictures that begin with /s/. We read the story "Seal's Silly Sandwich" and looked for items in the story that begin with /s/.
We will do "Show and Tell" tomorrow for S week.
Our new HFW is "see". Please add that to your index flash cards at home.

In Math, we completed Lesson 4: Hexagons. We learned a hexagon has 6 sides and 6 vertices. They created amazing designs with hexagons, triangles, circles, squares and rectangles! There is a Math Homework page that was sent home today.

The students enjoyed Library today.
In the afternoon, after Centers, the students learned about Johnny Appleseed and how he spread apple seeds every where he traveled, leaving apple trees to grow across much of the country.
(His real name is John Chapman.)

UPCOMING EVENTS & HOMEWORK

NEW HOMEWORK:  Today, a Language Arts homework packet was sent home. This will be a regular homework packet that will come home every Monday. There are 4 pages, one for each day: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.

The day of the week is on the Upper Right corner of the page.
The Lower Right corner has a number (ex: 1.3)
This stands for Unit 1, Week 3)
The homework is designed to coordinate with what we are doing in our Wonders Units at school.
It is meant to be a little bit of practice each night.
Please do not let your child do it all in one night. It is purposely planned to provide a little bit of practice each day. If they do it all in one day, they will go the rest of the week without any practice.
Since we didn't have school on Monday, do Monday's page tonight, and so on. If the completed book is returned to me next week, your child will get a sticker for completing their homework packet. If you'd like to leave it in their folder for safe-keeping, we will keep it in there until they are finished.

Please Note:  When the students were packed up today, I found on the floor: one Math Homework page and one Language Arts packet for homework. All the students claimed they had theirs in their folder. If you notice that your child does not have these two items in their folder, please send in a note, and we'll send it home tomorrow! ~ thanks :)

Also, Math Homework page was sent home.

REMINDER:  FRIDAY IS OUR FIELD TRIP TO MILBURN ORCHARD!

 Thank you!
Mrs. Pogonyi



Friday, October 5, 2018

Wow! We accomplished a lot in a half day!

We completed our Math Lesson 3: Comparing Squares, Rectangles, Circles and Triangles. There is a Homework page due next week.

We read and learned about Christropher Columbus and his 3 ships: The Nina, The Pinta, and The Santa Maria. We also created a storyline craft of his exploration to America (while trying to find India!).

We had our curriculum based centers and worked on Busy Bee Journals.

The students also enjoyed Art today!

UPCOMING EVENTS & HOMEWORK

Monday, Oct. 8th - Columbus Day - NO SCHOOL!

Friday, Oct. 12th - Milburn Orchard Field Trip for Kindergarten
I have sent emails confirming chaperones. If you have any difficulties with the Smart Tuition payment, please contact Maria Malatesta at mmalatesta@sjbdel.org
Thank you for volunteering.

I hope you have a wonderful 3 day weekend!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi




Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018

Big news this morning: My 7th grandchild (a big boy, 8 lbs "Rory")
was born in Hawaii, at 8am this morning!
And, I still have a child in high school!
A picture of Rory was shared with the class and they loved it!

The students attended Mass with their buddies and behaved very well.

Language Arts, we practiced blending with /a/; making sentences with our HFW's; and reviewing nouns.
The students enjoyed Technology today.
We read our Let's Find Out magazine and started learning about apples and all the varieties.

A word about......baby shark:
It's big.
Really big.
They sing it everyday.
I couldn't resist sharing a video with the class of James Corden's version of Baby Shark from his show.
They loved it and were roaring with laughter.
They wanted me to share it with you.
If you would like to see it, you can just google:
James Corden, Baby Shark on youtube.
You may have seen it on facebook.

Tomorrow, we will be doing:
Math, Lesson 3: Comparing Squares, Rectangles, Triangle, and Circles;
Centers;
and Learning about Christopher Columbus .

IMPORTANT: Today, I sent home a letter and the information sheet that your child's 8th grade buddy filled out. Please keep in mind that the 8th graders usually remember their Kindergarten buddy's birthday, by bringing them a small treat, and it's nice to reciprocate by having Kindergarten remember their 8th grade buddy's birthday.
Homemade cards and a favorite treat are greatly appreciated.

UPCOMING EVENTS & HOMEWORK

Tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 5th - Early Dismissal at 11:35 am

Monday, Oct. 8th - Columbus Day - NO SCHOOL!

Friday, Oct. 12th - Milburn Orchard Field Trip for Kindergarten
I have sent emails confirming chaperones.
Thank you for volunteering.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi




Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Another busy day in Kindergarten!

We learned about St. Francis today and walked outside to find the statues of St. Francis and St. John The Beloved.
We reviewed what we learned about St. Francis and said prayers.

They are ready for the Mass for St. Francis tomorrow and will sit with their 8th grade buddies. They learned to cross their arms across their heart when they walk up to Communion to receive a blessing from Father.

UPCOMING EVENTS & HOMEWORK

Math Homework page sent home today.

Class Pictures were sent home today!

IMPORTANT:  Letter Writing Journals were sent home with the letters:
Uppercase M, Lowercase m, Uppercase A, Lowercase a.
Please have your child take their time doing the letters correctly.
Instructions are on the inside cover.
I urged the students NOT to try and complete all pages in one night.
When they are tired, the writing gets sloppy.
They have until Friday, October 12th to return the journals.


Optional Fire Prevention Poster Contest: due in class by Oct. 12th

Thursday is "Wear Day"
Your child may wear something that begins with the letter "A".
We also are having our St. Francis Mass at 9:30 am this day.

Thursday, Oct. 4th - Blessing of the Animals
The students that are meeting family and pets will be brought out at 2:00 with their backpacks and dismissed to their families at that time.

Friday, Oct. 5th - Early Dismissal at 11:35 am

Monday, Oct. 8th - Columbus Day - NO SCHOOL!

Friday, Oct. 12th - Milburn Orchard Field Trip for Kindergarten
I have not confirmed chaperones yet, as I'm still waiting for some completed signed paperwork. I sent a note home to the parents that still need to provide some items needed.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi


uesday, October 2, 2018

We continued our Language Arts, Week 2 lessons. We are isolating where sounds are coming from in words. The past few weeks, all the focus has been on the beginning sounds, and we are spending time on identifying middle sounds (Ex: where do you hear the /a/ sound in bag, b-a-g? Student should respond: "in the middle", etc.)
We also started Blending sounds (Ex: I say /a/t/, they repeat, I push together sounds and say "at", they push together sounds and say "at.)
Knowledge of the sounds of letters and the ability to blend by pushing sounds together is critical for learning to read.
As a group, we read together "We Can".
For Listening Comprehension, I read the fable: "The Tortoise and The Hare". The students answered questions about what they predicted would happen, what actually happened and why the Tortoise was able to win the race to school.
We learned vocab words: Exhausted (very tired, very sleepy); Exciting (to do something fun that makes you feel good); and Arrived (when you have come to a place).
In Math, we completed Lesson 1 on Squares and Triangles. Their homework page is attached to their classwork. You may rip the homework off to return to school.
The students enjoyed Library today.
We began new Centers:
1 - LA - Alphabet in correct order using magnets and trays
2 - LA - Reading groups with Leveled Readers
3 - STEAM Task: work in a group to build a bridge with 20 bears with supplies provided, and no other directions.
4 - LA/HFW: Find, Trace, write "the"
5 - Math - sort shapes from bucket and stack them on laces.


STEAM in Kindergarten:
Three friends on a team worked together to design and build a bridge to carry 20 bears!

UPCOMING EVENTS & HOMEWORK

Math Homework page sent home today.

Fire Prevention Poster Contest: This is Optional
Information was sent home today in their folders.

Thursday is "Wear Day"
Your child may wear something that begins with the letter "A".
We also are having our St. Francis Mass at 9:30 am this day.

Thursday, Oct. 4th - Blessing of the Animals
Please let me know if your child will have a pet being blessed.

Friday, Oct. 5th - Early Dismissal at 11:35 am

Monday, Oct. 8th - Columbus Day - NO SCHOOL!

Friday, Oct. 12th - Milburn Orchard Field Trip for Kindergarten
I have not confirmed chaperones yet, as I'm still waiting for some completed signed paperwork. I sent a note home to the parents that still need to provide some items needed.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Monday, October 1, 2018

Welcome to October!
Today was a typical busy Monday in Language Arts.
We began Unit 1, Week 2. Our Essential Question is "How do baby animals move?" We discussed different baby animals and how they move as babies compared to when they grow up. (Tadpoles can't hop yet, they can only swim.) We learned vocabulary words: "adventure" (to go do something new); and "movement" (to move from one place to another). We also read the fantasy story "Pouch" about a baby kangaroo going on adventures every day. The students really laughed at this story, you might want to ask them what it was about. They were asked to retell the story and identify what happened at the beginning, middle, and the end.
Our new Letter was introduced: Aa, and the /a/ sound as in apple.
We practiced skywriting the letters Aa and identified pictures that begin with the /a/ sound.  
We also read "The Adventures of Abby Alligator" and looked for things that began with "a" in the story.
Our new HFW was introduced: "we". Please add to home flash cards.

In Math, we are starting Ch. 11: Two-dimensional Shapes. Today, we completed the "Am I Read?" quiz and looked at math vocab words: length (how long something is) and size (how big or small something is). We also learned about the math term for corners/points: "Vertice" We counted how many vertices each shape has (circle = 0; square = 4, etc.)
In Science, we completed Unit 1: Doing Science. Today we explored Science Tools, and used a balance to compare weights of objects.
In Centers, we completed our first round today and tomorrow, we will have new stations to explore and practice what we are learning.
The students were able to enjoy two specials today: Music and Spanish

UPCOMING EVENTS & HOMEWORK

Tomorrow, Tuesday is "Show and Tell" day. 
Please help your child find an item to bring in, that begins with the sound /a/ as in apple.

Tuesday, Oct. 2nd - Field Trip Permission Forms Due in classroom

Thursday, Oct. 4th - "Wear Day"
Your child may wear something that begins with the letter "A".
We also are having our St. Francis Mass at 9:30 am this day.

Thursday, Oct. 4th - Blessing of the Animals
Please let me know if your child will have a pet being blessed.

Friday, Oct. 5th - Early Dismissal at 11:35 am

Monday, Oct. 8th - Columbus Day - NO SCHOOL!

Friday, Oct. 12th - Milburn Orchard Field Trip for Kindergarten
I have not confirmed chaperones yet, as I'm still waiting for some completed signed paperwork. I sent a note home to the parents that still need to provide some items needed.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

Friday, Sept. 28, 2018

Everyone looked great in their "M" Wear Day clothes! Great job finding items that begin with "M"!

We completed our Bear Unit with Hats and Cookies!




UPCOMING EVENTS

Tuesday, Oct. 2nd - Field Trip Permission Forms Due in classroom

Thursday, Oct. 4th - Blessing of the Animals
Please let me know if your child will have a pet being blessed.

Friday, Oct. 5th - Early Dismissal at 11:35 am

Monday, Oct. 8th - Columbus Day - NO SCHOOL!

Friday, Oct. 12th - Milburn Orchard Field Trip for Kindergarten

Have a great end of September weekend!
Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018

Our day was different today. We had a mini lesson in Language Arts reviewing our /m/ sound and identifying and isolating it's location as the beginning or ending sound in words. We used our HFW's in sentences. We also continued to explore nouns.
The students enjoyed Technology today.
We practiced our song for the Bishop. Then met the Bishop in church. The students did a very good job singing "Jesus Loves the Little Children".
In Science, we completed Lesson 2: Science Skills. We discussed the skills of Observe; Compare; Measure; and Sort.
We also reviewed the 5 senses we learned yesterday.
After Centers, we read about Bear's visit last weekend and enjoyed reading "Thunder Horse".
 

Homework:

IMPORTANT: A letter went home today announcing our Field Trip to Milburn Orchard on Friday, Oct. 12th. Along with the letter, A Field Trip Permission Form and A Field Trip Chaperone Form, were also sent. They include the directions for paying for the trip. Payments are now made through Smart Tuition.

In order to go on the field trip, each student must have a signed permission form returned to the classroom by Tuesday, Oct. 2nd.

The cover letter explains that parents who wish to volunteer as chaperones should send me an email first. I will contact each parent to confirm they are a chaperone. At that point, confirmed chaperones will pay the chaperone fee on Smart Tuition per the directions sent home.

I will accept chaperones on a first contact basis. I would love to take all, but space is limited.

At the end of today, after dismissal, I found a permission form and chaperone form on the floor in my classroom. These obviously slipped out of a child's folder. Please let me know if you did not receive the information and I will send it home tomorrow.

Tomorrow is "Wear Day".
Instead of their uniforms, students may wear something that begins with the letter Mm. (example shirts with moons, monkeys, mickey mouse, etc.)

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018

Today in Language Arts, we read a story "The Lion and the Mouse". We discussed the genre: fable. The students learned that a fable is a fiction story (make believe) that teaches a lesson. We learned 3 new vocabulary words: grasped (to hold something tightly); escape (to get out and away from someplace); and rescue (to help people or animals get away from danger). The story contained all of these vocabulary words.
We also listened and identified words that ended with the sound /m/. We practiced identifying our HFW's and spelling them. And we reviewed nouns by having the children tell me if a word I said was a person, place, thing or "not a noun". Ex: New York City = place; table = thing; running = not a noun.
In Math, we sorted by shapes. It's always funny to teach students that a triangle is still a triangle even if it's turned upside down. I have to say "Are you still you, if I turn you upside down?" So they identified same shapes regardless of them being turned or upside down.
In Religion, we read out Seeds Magazine showing how to correctly make the sign of the cross, and reading about Jesus and Mary and God's love.
In Science, we explored our 5 Senses and how each one helps us to learn information.
The students enjoyed PE today.

Homework:


Tomorrow is our visit with the Bishop and the students will sing the song "Jesus loves the Little Children".

Math Homework sheet was sent home today.

This week our "Wear Day" will be Friday.
Instead of their uniforms, students may wear something that begins with the letter Mm. (example shirts with moons, monkeys, mickey mouse, etc.)

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi


Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018

Thank you for helping your child to bring in a Show and Tell item today! They enjoyed presenting their "M" items!

In Language Arts, we continued Unit 1, Week 1. Today we discussed the "genre" of a book, meaning "what type of book it is". We identified "What about Bear?" as a "fantasy" book because it is not real. We also reviewed the feelings that Bear, Goose and Fox experienced in the story. We reviewed our HFW's: "I"; "can" and "the". Many students excitedly shared with me that they made flash cards at home with the words on them, which is GREAT for learning!
We started learning about nouns (a person/animal, place or thing).
We identified nouns in our classroom.

In Math, we completed a "Check My Progress" assessment.
The students did a great job.

We also followed along with the fun interactive song "We're going on a bear hunt"
The students enjoyed Library today.

Homework:

Reminder: Tomorrow is PE day: girls should wear hair pulled back.

"Wear Day" will normally be on Thursdays. However, this week, with the Bishop's visit, we are moving "Wear Day" to Friday.
Instead of their uniforms, students may wear something that begins with the letter Mm. (example shirts with moons, monkeys, mickey mouse, etc.)

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

Monday, Sept. 24, 2018

Happy Fall!

Thank you parents for all the help you gave to your child with their "disguise a bear". They were beaming when they brought them in today! I can't wait to get them on the hallway wall.

Today was a busy day in KB!
We started our new Unit in Language Arts. Our Essential Question is: How can we get along with new friends? We discussed ways to get along with friends. We read the book "What Abut Bear?", and discussed what happened with the friends in the story.
We also introduced a new HFW: "the".
Today was our first Letter of the Week: Mm. We practiced "skywriting Uppercase M and Lowercase m. We read the book "Monkey's Miserable Monday", and identified pictures of objects that begin with the /m/ sound.
We also introduced vocabulary words: "friend" (someone you like to spend time with); and "problem" (something that is hard to figure out).

In Math, we completed Ch. 9, Lesson 3: Sorting by color and size.

The students enjoyed both Music and Spanish today.

In the afternoon, we had learning centers. These centers will be presented all week with students rotating to experience each learning station.
This week's center stations focus on:
1 - Writing and making HFW's out of play-doh
2 - Reading Group using Wonder's Leveled Readers
3 - Writing "I can..." and tracing the picture.
4 - Sorting by color (matching pompoms to same color mitten), and Counting number in each group.
5 - Practicing beginning sound /M/ by identifying and cutting out pictures that begin with Mm, and then glue them on a giant Mug. 

THIS WEEK BEGINS SHOW AND TELL AND WEAR DAY!!

Homework:

Math homework sheet was sent home today.

The students will present a clue to the class about their item, and the students will guess what it is. If you can hide the item in a bag, that would help. Or students can keep the item in their backpack.

"Wear Day" will normally be on Thursdays. However, this week, with the Bishop's visit, we are moving "Wear Day" to Friday.
Instead of their uniforms, tudents may wear something that begins with the letter Mm. (example shirts with moons, monkeys, mickey mouse, etc.)

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

Friday, Sept. 21, 2018

Happy Last school day of summer!
I told the students I would see them in the fall on Monday!

Thank you for sending in bears for your children to use on Bear Day.
They each had a turn presenting any information they wanted about their bear. 
We also had a "taste test" and completed a graphing activity with Teddy Grahams. They had to sort the different variety flavors, line them up on a graph to see which they had more of, and color in the bar graph to show how many. During the "taste test", we tasted each flavor one at a time, then voted on favorites. Choc Chip beat out Honey by 1 point! Chocolate came in last!
We also completed our Smart Start Unit in Language Arts.
Next week, our new Art Teacher, Erin Newcomb will begin Art classes with our class.

Homework and Upcoming News:

The "Disguise a Bear Project" 
is due on Monday, Sept. 24th.

Saturday night is the HSA Family Movie Night!

Have a great weekend!
Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Thursday, 20, 2018

TOMORROW IS TEDDY BEAR DAY!
Please send in a teddy bear with your child for tomorrow's activities.
(I do have extra bears for anyone who needs one.)

Homework and Upcoming News:

Math Homework page sent home today.

Find a Teddy Bear at home that they can bring into school on Friday, Sept. 21st for Teddy Bear Day.
The students are worried about remembering to bring their bears.
I told them they may bring their bears in any day all week to make sure they're here on Friday.
(I have plenty of bears to share for those that do not have bears at home. They will be able to pick one to have during the day.)
The "Disguise a Bear Project" was sent home yesterday,
with ideas and instructions. Most importantly: Let your child use their imagination and have fun together!
Disguised Bears will be due next Monday, Sept. 24th.

Saturday night is the HSA Family Movie Night!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018

This week KB made cards for our KA friend, Cece Lewandowski.
I will be bringing them to her family to be delivered to Cece while she is in the hospital.
They did a great job and we all pray for Cece to get better. 
In Language Arts, we continued our Smart Start Unit, and worked on our Practice Book worksheets.
In Math, We completed Lesson 1 on "Alike and Different".
We used shapes and sorted them by which were alike and which were different, then we talked about why they were alike and why they were different. There is a Math homework page.
In Social Studies, we read our "Let's Find Out" Magazine. The topic was "How Can You Be Polite?"
The students enjoyed PE today.

We also reviewed our "Outside" Code Red Drill today.
We reviewed the two types of Code Red drills: Inside (hide quietly); and Outside (leave and go to meeting place).  We walked outside to find and identify our meeting place.

Homework and Upcoming News:

Math Homework page sent home today.

Find a Teddy Bear at home that they can bring into school on Friday, Sept. 21st for Teddy Bear Day.
The students are worried about remembering to bring their bears.
I told them they may bring their bears in any day all week to make sure they're here on Friday.
(I have plenty of bears to share for those that do not have bears at home. They will be able to pick one to have during the day.)
The "Disguise a Bear Project" was sent home today,
with ideas and instructions. Most importantly: Let your child use their imagination and have fun together!
Disguised Bears will be due next Monday, Sept. 24th.

Saturday night is the HSA Family Movie Night!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi


Tuesday, Sept 18, 2018

Today, in Language Arts, the students listened to the story "Kindergarten Can". The story discusses things children can do in Kindergarten. We discussed ways that were alike what we can do in our school, and ways that were different.
The students also chorally read the story "At School". As a group they are able to identify and read the words "I" and "can", and then use picture clues to finish the sentence.
We are continuuing our review of alphabet letters, and sounds.
In Math, we started a new Unit: Classifying Objects.
Today we reviewed vocabulary and described ways to classify/sort.
An introduction was given about sorting objects by: being alike; being different; shape; size; and color. Our chapters will go into detail with each way to classify, or sort. The students then completed an "Am I Ready" page.
We began our Bear Unit by reading"Corduroy Bear" and
"Corduroy Bear wants a Pocket".
Our follow up activity was to cut and glue their own pocket,
and draw a picture of what they would want to keep in their pocket.
We brainstormed ideas of what would be good to keep in a pocket.
I heard ideas ranging from: phones, Shopkins, rainbows, Walmart Credit cards, Old Navy Gift Cards, baby sharks, cookies, ipods, licenses, to "pictures for all my friends".
These are the moments that I love about being a Kindergarten teacher:)
The students also enjoyed Library today.
We also discussed and practiced drills today.
We talked about Fire Drills and the procedures we follow in a fire drill, including what to do if you are in the bathroom when it happens.
We talked about Code Red drills. We discussed two types of Code Red Drills: sometimes we will hide quietly in the classroom; sometimes we will leave the building and go to a meeting spot.
Today, we practiced the "hide quietly in the classroom" drill. The students did a great job of quickly getting hidden and staying quiet!

Homework and Upcoming News:

Homework is to find a Teddy Bear at home that they can bring into school on Friday, Sept. 21st for Teddy Bear Day.
The students are worried about remembering to bring their bears.
I told them they may bring their bears in any day all week to make sure they're here on Friday.
(I have plenty of bears to share for those that do not have bears at home. They will be able to pick one to have during the day.)

P.S. Look for a "Disguise a Bear Project" to be coming home this week
with ideas and instructions.
Disguised Bears will be due next Monday, Sept. 24th.

Saturday night is the HSA Family Movie Night!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Monday, Sept. 17, 2018

We're off to our 2nd full week of school!
Today, we started the 3rd and final Week of our Smart Start Unit in Language Arts.  Our Essential Question is: "What can you do?". The students took turns sharing what they can do. Then we discussed what they can do now that they couldn't do when they were a baby.
We also are continuing to review our alphabet letters,
and our HFW's: "I" and "can".
In Math, the students completed their Review and Reflect papers to finish the Unit on Positions.
The students enjoyed Music and Spanish today.
In Music, they learned/reviewed the song
"Jesus Loves the Little Children".
They will be singing this song to the Bishop when he visits our school next week, on Thursday, Sept. 27th.
We also read the story "The Bear Under The Stairs" about a boy with quite an imagination. The story begins our two week Unit on Bears.
We will be reading Bear stories, completing Bear projects, going on a bear hunt, counting with bears, taste testing with Teddy Grahams,
and having a Teddy Bear Day at school!

Homework and Upcoming News:

Homework tonight is to find a Teddy Bear at home that they can bring into school on Friday, Sept. 21st for Teddy Bear Day.
(I have plenty of bears to share for those that do not have bears at home. They will be able to pick one to have during the day.)

Tomorrow is the Deadline for ordering pretzels.
Saturday night is the HSA Family Movie Night!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Friday, Sept. 14, 2018

The following information was sent home to parents today:

Please support these plans to ensure safety to all children.

"Starting today, Friday September 14, we are initiating some important dismissal changes in the back parking lot for the safety of your children.
No cars may enter the back lot after 2:35 p.m.

ECP 3 & 4 and Kindergarten children will dismiss at 2:35 p.m.

When grades 1 – 8 are finished with afternoon prayer (2:40 p.m.), they will dismiss in grade order.

When entering the back lot, follow the directions on the attached map.  Pull in and drive behind the church; park in order of available spaces.  Do not back into parking spaces as this will interrupt the flow of dismissal traffic.

If your children play in the playground area, make sure you park along the back tree line close to the playground!  Otherwise, your vacant vehicle blocks the flow of dismissal.

DO NOT TRY TO MOVE YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL DIRECTED TO DO SO BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL !

Remember:  Our objective is the safety of the children!"

Also....
Kindergarten did their best at our Opening Liturgy today in Church!
(Yes, that's a positive spin!)

Reminders....
Next Tuesday, Sept. 18th: Pretzel Orders for the year are due.

Have a wonderful weekend!
Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi


 

Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018

Thank you all for such a stellar attendance at last night's Back to School Night. My apologies about the issue with the Smartboard. I was counting on my Google Slides Presentation (and bullet notes) to cover everything. So, if you come across anything in your info packets that you have questions about, please contact me.
The students loved their notes this morning! And I'm thrilled they ALL received notes!

Picture Day today was a success! Everyone looked great.
There will be a Picture Re-Take day for anyone who missed, or isn't pleased with the first picture. I'll let you the date for that.

We had our first "Centers" day today. This was play-based assigned activities. I will gradually introduce more curriculum based activites. I wanted them to get used to the procedures and expectations of staying at their assigned center.

Homework:
The students colored their second High Frequency Word Book,
"I Can". We read it in class and they are to read it to someone at home for homework.

Updates:
We will be attending the opening Mass tomorrow at 9:30 am.
However, the 8th grade buddies will not be sitting with us until the October Mass.

Thank you.
Mrs. Pogonyi



Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018

Looking forward to seeing everyone tonight at Back to School Night!
6:30 pm ~ KB Classroom

Reminder: Pictures tomorrow!

Thank you, 
Mrs. Pogonyi



Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018

Reminders:

Back to School Night for Kindergarten is in my classroom,
on Wednesday, Sept. 12th at 6:30 pm.
This is for Parents/Caregivers without students.
The students will be leaving something for you at their seats. I will have notepaper if you would like to leave them a note at their seat.
I look forward to seeing everyone!

School Picture Day is Thursday, Sept. 13th.
Your child may wear a nice outfit instead of their uniform.
Please send in sneakers (or have them wear them) for recess.

Friday, Sept. 14th, we will attend 9:30 am Mass with our 8th grade buddies.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Monday, Sept. 10, 2018

First full week of school ahead!
In Language Arts, we started Week 2 of our Smart Start Unit.
We are doing a quick overview of the alphabet and will be focusing more on each letter beginning in two weeks when Unit 1 begins.
Today, we added a new word to our word wall: "can".
Please add it to your index card flash cards. The students read the word, spell the word, then read the word.
In Math, we competed our first "Check my Progress" mini assessment on the Positions we have been learning. I will grade them and send them home.
The students enjoyed both Music and Spanish for specials today.
I am still completing the beginning assessments and hope to have the entire class completed by mid-week.

Upcoming News:

Back to School Night for Kindergarten is in my classroom,
on Wednesday, Sept. 12th at 6:30 pm.
This is for Parents/Caregivers without students.
The students will be leaving something for you at their seats. I will have notepaper if you would like to leave them a note at their seat.
I look forward to seeing everyone!

School Picture Day is Thursday, Sept. 13th.
Your child may wear a nice outfit instead of their uniform.
Please send in sneakers (or have them wear them) for recess.

Friday, Sept. 14th, we will attend 9:30 am Mass with our 8th grade buddies.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi


Friday, Sept. 7, 2018

Yay! We finally were able to enjoy outside recess today, thanks to the break in the heat! The students had much fun playing on the playgrounds!
In Language Arts, we read the story "The Ugly Duckling" and discussed what happened in the story. We also completed workbook pages that go with the lessons we've been doing this week. During the school year, we will be working on our Language Arts packets during the week, and the completed packets will go home on Fridays.
In Math, we completed Ch. 10, Lesson 2 on "In Front of" and "Behind". I will send the homework for the lesson home on Monday.
(No homework on weekends!)
We also read the books "Sheila Rae the Brave" and "What I like about Me". We then started creating an "All about Me" booklet. These will be left for you at their seats for Back to School Night.

I am continuing the Beginning assessments.

Upcoming News:

Back to School Night for Kindergarten is in my classroom,
on Wednesday, Sept. 12th at 6:30 pm.
This is for Parents/Caregivers without students.
I look forward to seeing everyone!

School Picture Day is Thursday, Sept. 13th.
Your child may wear a nice outfit instead of their uniform.
Please send in sneakers (or have them wear them) for recess.

Friday, Sept. 14th, we will attend 9:30 am Mass
with our 8th grade buddies.
We will say special prayers for our KA friend, Cece Lewandowski.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi


Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018

We are getting more into a routine in school.
In Language Arts, we put our first high frequency word (HFW) on our word wall: "I". We took turns making up "I" in sentences. (I like popcorn., etc.) It is highly recommended that as we introduce new HFW's to the class, families use index cards to make flash cards at home. The words will build rapidly, and after Christmas break, there may be two new words per week!
Practice at home helps support their learning.
We read "Animals in the Park" and searched for words that began with the letter on each page. 
The students also read their first paper book using our new word "I", and are busy coloring the pages.
In Math, we continued our lesson the Positions of Above and Below. They have a Math Homework page that was sent home tonight!
Please help your child complete their homework by reading the directions to them.
The students enjoyed Technology today.
I also began doing the individual Beginning Assessments with the students.

Upcoming News:

Back to School Night for Kindergarten is in my classroom,
on Wednesday, Sept. 12th at 6:30 pm.
This is for Parents/Caregivers without students.
I look forward to seeing everyone!

School Picture Day is Thursday, Sept. 13th.
Your child may wear a nice outfit instead of their uniform.
Please send in sneakers (or have them wear them) for recess.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi


Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018

Day 2,  and the students are already getting used to the new routines. We read "Mrs. Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten", and discussed what they did to get ready for Kindergarten.
The students also enjoyed PE today.
We began our Math program. We are working on Chapter 11: Positions.
Today we focused on the positions of "above" and "below". You will see their "Am I Ready?" Math Worksheets that were sent home.
In the afternoon, we practiced making the sign of the cross in Religion and discussed the meaning of the prayer we say before eating. "Bless us Oh Lord". I asked if they knew what gifts were about to be received. After a few guesses, someone named "food". We talked about being thankful for the food we have to eat.
In Social Studies, we read our "Let's Find Out" weekly reader.
This week's topic is "Raise Your Hand!". We learned about why we follow certain rules.
At the end of the day, we did the Bean Bag Boogie (following directions while balancing a bean bag), then we had to toss our alphabet bean bags in a bin in the correct order (recognizing letters and placement).

Upcoming News:

Thursday's Special is Technology. If you have a headset you would like your child to use from home, please send it in and we will keep it in their cubbies for them to bring to Technology. If not, we have plenty there for students to use.

Back to School Night for Kindergarten is in my classroom,
on Wednesday, Sept. 12th at 6:30 pm.
This is for Parents/Caregivers without students.
I look forward to seeing everyone!

School Picture Day is Thursday, Sept. 8th.
Your child may wear a nice outfit instead of their uniform.
Please send in sneakers (or have them wear them) for recess.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018

What a great first day of school! I enjoyed meeting all my new students and getting to know their personalities!
We spent a great deal of the day learning and reviewing classroom rules and procedures.
We started the day with a story "The Kissing Hand". It's a classic and sweet story about a racoon who is getting ready to leave his mom and go to school. His mom shows him a way to keep her with him while he's away, the touching part is at the end when the little racoon does the same to his mom in case she misses him.
The class displayed good listening skills during the story and the follow up activity. We also reviewed/learned some features of a book: front cover, back cover, title, author, etc.

The students enjoyed Library today. Tomorrow's special is Gym.