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May 24, 2018

We released our butterflies this afternoon!
This was a fun learning lesson for the students watching the butterflies turn from caterpillars, into making their chrysalis, them emerging as beautiful butterflies!

In Language Arts, we continued working on the sounds:
sh, ch, th, wh.

They spelled words like fish, wish, chat, thin, when, and......
Chatanooga choo choo!
Ask them, they did it as a group by sounding out the word!

We completed lessons on measurement and there are homework pages. They can be returned when they are finished.

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

Notes were sent home regarding the Closing Ceremony.

PLEASE WORK WITH YOUR CHILD IF THEY HAVE A SINGING OR SPEAKING PART TO HELP THEM LEARN IT.

ALL Students need to learn the poem "Colors and Questions".
We will be learning/practicing that at school, as well.
Students with speaking or singing parts should practice their words for their part.
The list of songs with lyrics also was sent home. Please see if your child can sing the songs and help them with the words.
We practice twice a week, plus they practice in music class.

REMINDER: NO MORE HOT LUNCHES!

TUESDAY, May 29th is Chick-Fil-A for those who ordered.

Please have a safe and wonderful Memorial Weekend!

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi



May 23, 2018

All 5 butterflies have hatched from their chrysalis!
We will be setting them free tomorrow afternoon.

Bean Plants were sent home. The students know they need to water them every day to have them grow!

Today, the students were busy finishing their 8th grade buddy gifts.
They created a picture depicting a memory of something they did with their buddy during the school year. Their pictures were laminated and will be used as placemats at the 8th grade Breakfast. Then the buddy will have it to keep. 
The students also painted a small wooden shape for each buddy they have. The shapes are flowers, or frogs, or hearts, etc.
On the back we will put a magnet, and on the front, we will put a picture of the student, for the 8th grade buddy to have.
We also completed our final assessment for Unit 10!

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

Tomorrow, Thursday, 5/25, is a dress down day that the students earned for their contributions to the Walk-a-thon!
They may wear shorts, tee shirts, dresses, etc.
PLEASE Wear sneakers! No flip-flops or strapless back shoes.

Notes were sent home regarding the Closing Ceremony.
ALL Students need to learn the poem "Colors and Questions".
We will be learning/practicing that at school, as well.
Students with speaking or singing parts should practice their words for their part.
The list of songs with lyrics also was sent home. Please see if your child can sing the songs and help them with the words.
We practice twice a week, plus they practice in music class.

Reading with the Principal Day
Mr. Hart listened to KB read their books to him yesterday. He came into the classroom after and congratulated the students on what a great job they did reading!

Thursday, 5/24 LAST DAY FOR HOT LUNCH

Tuesday, 5/29 is Chick-Fil-A day for those who ordered.

There will be two days off in May. Friday, May 25th and Monday, May 28th for Memorial Day Weekend.....enjoy!

Our Kindergarten End of Year Picnic will be under the carnival tent on Monday, June 4th at 11:45. We will be taking orders for food. Information will come home soon. We will be asking our homeroom parents if they could assist with picking up the food and bringing it to the outside tables.
The students also will be treated to an ice cream party in the afternoon. Again, we will be asking for assisstance with volunteers to bring in toppings and assist serving the "build your own sundae" bar.

We are practicing for our Closing Ceremony, which will be on 
Wednesday, June 6th, at 10:00 am.
Students do not come to school at the usual time.
They are to report to their classroom at 9:30 am,
wearing their Sunday best.
Following the Ceremony, the students will walk as a class for the last time over to the Social Hall.
Parents & families will follow for some light refreshments and pictures!

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi
 


May 21, 2018

I'm thankful for the sunshine!

We finished our Wonders Units in Language Arts! We are focusing this week on learning the sounds of these 4 blends:
"sh" (we put our finger to our mouth and say Shhhhh);
"ch" (we touch our chin or cheek);
"th" (we give the Thumbs up) and
"wh" (we shrug our shoulders with hands up and say "wh, wh, what?"
We are also continuing with long vowel sounds and practicing sight words.

In Math, we are on Chapter 8: Measurement. Today we discussed "length" (how long or short something is). We compared items, measured them, and determined which one was longer, shorter, or were they the same.

The students enjoyed both Music and Spanish today.

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

The students chose to complete their math homework in class today!

I sent notes home regarding students who still need to tell me their (address/phone) information. I still have 6 students left to finish.

Notes were sent home regarding the Closing Ceremony.
ALL Students need to learn the poem "Colors and Questions".
We will be learning/practicing that at school, as well.
Students with speaking or singing parts should practice their words for their part.
The list of songs with lyrics also was sent home. Please see if your child can sing the songs and help them with the words.
We practice twice a week, plus they practice in music class.

Tomorrow is Reading with the Principal Day!
Each child has done a great job practicing their reading.
Please let them know that, and reassure them that they will do fine
Their books will be at their tables in the morning when they come in, and they will have time to practice reading to themselves, their peers, and to myself and Mrs. Shields.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING RE: HOT LUNCH 

Wednesday, 5/23 - NO HOT LUNCH (send in lunch)
Thursday, 5/24 LAST DAY FOR HOT LUNCH
Beginning Tuesday 5/29 - NO MORE HOT LUNCH (send in lunch)
Tuesday, 5/29 is also Chick-Fil-A day for those who ordered.

There will be two days off in May. Friday, May 25th and Monday, May 28th for Memorial Day Weekend.....enjoy!

Our Kindergarten End of Year Picnic will be under the carnival tent on Monday, June 4th at 11:45. We will be taking orders for food. Information will come home soon. We will be asking our homeroom parents if they could assist with picking up the food and bringing it to the outside tables.
The students also will be treated to an ice cream party in the afternoon. Again, we will be asking for assisstance with volunteers to bring in toppings and assist serving the "build your own sundae" bar.

We are practicing for our Closing Ceremony, which will be on 
Wednesday, June 6th, at 10:00 am.
Students do not come to school at the usual time.
They are to report to their classroom at 9:30 am,
wearing their Sunday best.
Following the Ceremony, the students will walk as a class for the last time over to the Social Hall.
Parents & families will follow for some light refreshments and pictures!

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi



May 18, 2018

This was our last 5 day week of school! Next two weeks are 4 days each. The last week is two days plus the Closing Ceremony!

UPCOMING NEWS

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING RE: HOT LUNCH 

Monday, 5/21 - NO HOT LUNCH (send in lunch)
Wednesday, 5/23 - NO HOT LUNCH (send in lunch)
Thursday, 5/24 LAST DAY FOR HOT LUNCH
Beginning Tuesday 5/29 - NO MORE HOT LUNCH (send in lunch)

There will be two days off in May. Friday, May 25th and Monday, May 28th for Memorial Day Weekend.....enjoy!

Our Kindergarten End of Year Picnic will be under the carnival tent on Monday, June 4th at 11:45. We will be taking orders for food. Information will come home soon. We will be asking our homeroom parents if they could assist with picking up the food and bringing it to the outside tables.
The students also will be treated to an ice cream party in the afternoon. Again, we will be asking for assisstance with volunteers to bring in toppings and assist serving the "build your own sundae" bar.

We are practicing for our Closing Ceremony, which will be on 
Wednesday, June 6th, at 10:00 am.
Students do not come to school at the usual time.
They are to report to their classroom at 9:30 am,
wearing their Sunday best.
Following the Ceremony, the students will walk as a class for the last time over to the Social Hall.
Parents & families will follow for some light refreshments and pictures!

Have a wonderful weekend....stay dry!

Enjoy some pics from Field Day!











Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi




May 17, 2018

Fun Day today with Field Day!
Thank you so much to all the parents who helped to make it a great day with great memories for our students!
They were beyond happy and having fun!
I know school is for learning academically, learning about God, learning to be good citizens to one another and just as important, learning to have fun and make lasting memories with their school community!
We definitely worked on the last part today!
I was not able to capture any pictures today. If you have any that you are willing to share, please send them to me or to Sharon B. in the office, noting KB! Even though I didn't have my phone to capture pics, I certainly saw many out when Mr. Hutton was challenging me to the water balloon toss!!!

UPCOMING NEWS & HOMEWORK

Some students have a math homework sheet to be completed.
Many chose to do it in class. It was "Kid's Choice" this morning.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING RE: HOT LUNCH 

Monday, 5/21 - NO HOT LUNCH (send in lunch)
Wednesday, 5/23 - NO HOT LUNCH (send in lunch)
Thursday, 5/24 LAST DAY FOR HOT LUNCH
Beginning Tuesday 5/29 - NO MORE HOT LUNCH (send in lunch)

There will be two days off in May. Friday, May 25th and Monday, May 28th for Memorial Day Weekend.....enjoy!

LOOK FOR: Information out soon regarding our End of Year Picnic, and our Closing Year Ceremony!

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi



May 16, 2018

Ahhh.....lovely weather this year!
Unfortunately, you're probably aware our Field Day has been drastically altered due to the weather.
Please follow my notes below regarding clothes and food.
Also, the air conditioner is sometimes cool in our class (and beyond my control), so continue to send a sweatshirt in for your child in their back pack.
We will now have our time in the gym from 10:00 - 11:00 am,
if the rain is light, we may have a sponge relay, and balloon toss outside from 11:00 - 11:30 am.
If the rain is heavy or steady, then no sponge relay/balloon toss.
We will have pizza in the classroom at 11:30.

CORRECTION: Due to Field Day being moved into the Gym, I was informed that there is not space for parents/family to come and watch.

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

Another Math homework sheet.

To clarify the sight words, the students will be assessed on being able to read them. They will not be assessed on writing them. The list will be home on Tuesday.

I sent notes home today, regarding the students who still need to present their information to me (address/phone/birth month & date).

Field Day for Kindergarten is scheduled for Thursday, May 17th.
There will be no hot lunches that day. The HSA is providing a pizza lunch in the classrooms for the students! If your child does not, or can not eat pizza, please send in a lunch that day.
Students are to wear their gym shorts, socks and shoes.
Students can choose to wear one of these tops:
gym uniform top; walk-a-thon tee shirt; or blue spirit tee shirt.
They should have a filled water bottle with their name on it.
(I have duct tape that I can use if there are no names.)

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING RE: HOT LUNCH 

Thursday, 5/17 - NO HOT LUNCH (pizza for field day)
Monday, 5/21 - NO HOT LUNCH (send in lunch)
Wednesday, 5/23 - NO HOT LUNCH (send in lunch)
Thursday, 5/24 LAST DAY FOR HOT LUNCH
Beginning Tuesday 5/29 - NO MORE HOT LUNCH (send in lunch)

There will be two days off in May. Friday, May 25th and Monday, May 28th for Memorial Day Weekend.....enjoy!

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi


May 15, 2018

We are continuing our final Unit 10, Week 3 Review in Language Arts. The focus now is on all the long vowel sounds: a,e,i,o,u. We are also practicing our final HFW's and putting them in sentences. The list of 40 words went home today. Please focus on the last 20 words when practicing with your child.
In Math, we completed lessons on: Taking apart Numbers 11-19, and ways to show numbers 11-19. Another Math Homework sheet went home.
In the afternoon, we had our first practice for our Closing Ceremony.
All the students have a role in the the ceremony. I will send home speaking parts, songs, and a poem that the students will recite as a group.
Let's say, the excitement is quickly building!

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

Another Math homework sheet.

To clarify the sight words, the students will be assessed on being able to read them. They will not be assessed on writing them. The list will be home on Tuesday.

I will send a note home on Wednesday, regarding the students who still need to present their information to me (address/phone/birth month & date).

Field Day for Kindergarten is scheduled for Thursday, May 17th.
There will be no hot lunches that day. The HSA is providing a pizza lunch in the classrooms for the students! If your child does not, or can not eat pizza, please send in a lunch that day.
Students are to wear their gym shorts, socks and shoes.
Students can choose to wear one of these tops:
gym uniform top; walk-a-thon tee shirt; or blue spirit tee shirt.
They should have a filled water bottle with their name on it.
(I have duct tape that I can use if there are no names.)

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING RE: HOT LUNCH 

Thursday, 5/17 - NO HOT LUNCH (pizza for field day)
Monday, 5/21 - NO HOT LUNCH (send in lunch)
Wednesday, 5/23 - NO HOT LUNCH (send in lunch)
Thursday, 5/24 LAST DAY FOR HOT LUNCH
Beginning Tuesday 5/29 - NO MORE HOT LUNCH (send in lunch)

There will be two days off in May. Friday, May 25th and Monday, May 28th for Memorial Day Weekend.....enjoy!

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi


May 14, 2018

Yes, I know, I still have the list of 40 words!!!
I copied them, but our end of the day was a little hectic.....dunk tank fun, popcorn, and snow cones! So, the list of HFW's did not make the folders.....but they will go in first thing tomorrow morning! Please look for them Tuesday night. Thanks for your patience!

Today, in Language Arts, we started our last week of the last unit!
We are on Unit 10, week 3, and our EQ is What ideas can you suggest to protect the environment?". We discussed ways such as, not littering, taking care to walk on sidewalks to protect landscape, recycling, etc. We also learned vocab words: protect (keep something safe); environment (everything around us); and skilled (knowing a lot about something). 
We read an informational text book: Panda Kindergarten
We learned about how pandas are taken care of and raised in China.

In Math, we started Ch. 7, Lesson 1: How do we show numbers 11 - 19 in a different way. There is a homework worksheet that was sent home.

The students enjoyed Music today.
We did not have Spanish because of the afternoon festivities!

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

Math homework sheet.

To clarify the sight words, the students will be assessed on being able to read them. They will not be assessed on writing them. The list will be home on Tuesday.

I will send a note home regarding the students who still need to present their information to me (address/phone/birth month & date).

Field Day for Kindergarten is scheduled for Thursday, May 17th.
There will be no hot lunches that day. The HSA is providing a pizza lunch in the classrooms for the students! If your child does not, or can not eat pizza, please send in a lunch that day.
Students are to wear their gym shorts, socks and shoes.
Students can choose to wear one of these tops:
gym uniform top; walk-a-thon tee shirt; or blue spirit tee shirt.
They should have a filled water bottle with their name on it.
(I have duct tape that I can use if there are no names.)

There will be two days off in May. Friday, May 25th and Monday, May 28th for Memorial Day Weekend.....enjoy!

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi


May 11, 2018

Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful women in the lives
of our KB Students!

With all the excitement of preparing and wrapping the Mother's Day goodies going home, I forgot to send the list of 40 HFW's!
I will send them Monday.

Please see the notes from May 10th as a reminder of next week!

Have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs. Pogonyi


May 10, 2018

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

One Math Homework worksheet went home. There will be Math Homework coming home almost daily for the next few weeks of school I completely understand families that are involved in sports and other afterschool activities. I usually have homework due back on Friday. However, as long as it comes back in a few days, that's fine. If you're busy, or your child is tired, do it the next night.

I will be assessing the students on their sight words (HFW's). I will send home a list of all 40 words tomorrow. Please help your child practice reading and writing these words.

Please continue to work with your child on learning their address, a contact phone number, and the month and date of their birthday. There are 9 students remaining to share their information with me.

Next Monday, May 14th will be a "Beach" theme TAG Day.  An email was sent home regarding appropriate clothing. Basically "No bathing suits/board shorts". Flip flops and sandals are actually okay. I would suggest sending in socks and sneakers for recess. I will plan time to change in and out of sneakers. It's safer when they run around.
Sunglasses are fun, Favorite beach t-shirts are great, etc. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Field Day for Kindergarten is scheduled for Thursday, May 17th.
There will be no hot lunches that day. The HSA is providing a pizza lunch in the classrooms for the students! If your child does not, or can not eat pizza, please send in a lunch that day.
 More information will be coming.

There will be two days off in May. Friday, May 25th and Monday, May 28th for Memorial Day Weekend.....enjoy!

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi

May 9, 2018

Thank you so much to the SJB HSA! The lunch, treats, breakfast, and massages they have been providing all week for Teacher's Appreciation are VERY MUCH APPRECIATED!

Our new and last HFW's are "does" and "come". We have now learned 40 sight words!

We are busy watching our caterpillars grow and turn themselves into "hanging J's", which means they are ready to form their chrysalis.

The students enjoyed Art this morning,
and the May Crowning in Church this afternoon.

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

One Math Homework worksheet went home and is due on Friday.

The book "Come and See" was read in class. They are to read the book to someone in their family.

Please continue to work with your child on learning their address, a contact phone number, and the month and date of their birthday.

Next Monday, May 14th will be a "Beach" theme TAG Day.  An email was sent home regarding appropriate clothing. Basically "No bathing suits/board shorts". Flip flops and sandals are actually okay. I would suggest sending in socks and sneakers for recess. I will plan time to change in and out of sneakers. It's safer when they run around.
Sunglasses are fun, Favorite beach t-shirts are great, etc. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Field Day for Kindergarten is scheduled for Thursday, May 17th.
There will be no hot lunches that day. The HSA is providing a pizza lunch in the classrooms for the students! If your child does not, or can not eat pizza, please send in a lunch that day.
 More information will be coming.

There will be two days off in May. Friday, May 25th and Monday, May 28th for Memorial Day Weekend.....enjoy!

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi



May 7, 2018

Happy Monday!
Hard to believe there are only 20 days left of Kindergarten!

Today, we started Unit 10, Week 2 in Language Arts. Our new EQ is: In what ways are things alike? How are they different? We read a story "All Kinds of Families". We talked about sorting things that are alike into groups and then they become a "family". Such as a family of buttons, or a family of stuffed animals. We talked about ways those families are alike and ways they are different.
Our new letter sound is long "e", as in seed. We also talked about how in words, most times the silent e sits right next to the other e vowel: sheep, keep, jeep, etc.
Our new (and last) HFW's will be introduced tomorrow!

In Math, we continue with Subtraction. Today, we completed Ch. 6, Lesson 1: Using objects to subtract.

The students enjoyed Music and Spanish today.

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

One Math Homework worksheet went home and is due on Friday.

I'm happy to report that 17 students have started reporting their personal information to me. They are doing a great job. Please continue to work with your child on learning their address, a contact phone number, and the month and date of their birthday.

Next Monday, May 14th will be a "Beach" theme TAG Day.  An email was sent home regarding appropriate clothing. Basically "No bathing suits/board shorts". Flip flops and sandals are actually okay. I would suggest sending in socks and sneakers for recess. I will plan time to change in and out of sneakers. It's safer when they run around.
Sunglasses are fun, Favorite beach t-shirts are great, etc. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Field Day for Kindergarten is scheduled for Thursday, May 17th.
There will be no hot lunches that day. The HSA is providing a pizza lunch in the classrooms for the students! If your child does not, or can not eat pizza, please send in a lunch that day.
 More information will be coming.

There will be two days off in May. Friday, May 25th and Monday, May 28th for Memorial Day Weekend.....enjoy!

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi



May 3, 2018

We are continuing our Unit 10, Week 1 in Language Arts. With our EQ of "What can happen when we work together?", we read the book "I am Jane Goodall". The book is about Jane growing up and following her dream. The story shows how much Jane is able to accomplish when she works with others to get her message and findings out to the world. We also discussed how Jane Goodall was able to make many positive changes with laws regarding the treatment of animals. We talked about changes made to zoos and circuses. Be sure to ask your child what they remember about Jane Goodall. I was able to pull up video and show them the real Jane Goodall in Africa working with the chimpanzees. I just think she's an amazing woman and role model! My excitement might have been a bit over the top, since one student asked me "Wait, is she a saint?"

In Math, Subtraction symbols and vocab words were introduced. We learned about the - "minus" sign, taking away, and left over. We started writing subtraction number sentences (3-2=1).

The students enjoyed Technology today.

Upcoming Homework and News

I told the students I would begin checking to see if they knew their birthday, address and phone number. I will start recording anyone who can answer those questions tomorrow. I did tell them they have the next 3 weeks to give me that information.

The students will each have a turn "Reading to the Principal". The week of the 21st, our class will have a day reading to Mr. Hart. I will work with them on selecting one of the Wonders books to read. We practice reading these books in small group reading every week. They are leveled readers, and I'm happy to report that every student can read these books at their level. They will do fine and I'm proud of them.

Field Day for Kindergarten is scheduled for Thursday, May 17th.
There will be no hot lunches that day. The HSA is providing a pizza lunch in the classrooms for the students! If your child does not, or can not eat pizza, please send in a lunch that day.
 More information will be coming.

There will be two days off in May. Friday, May 25th and Monday, May 28th for Memorial Day Weekend.....enjoy!

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi


May 2, 2018

Busy day today!
The class started off by watering their bean plants. Several plants have taken root! Then they study the changes in our caterpillars and draw what they see in their Butterfly Journals.
We also held science class outside today and looked for leaves that caterpillars have chewed holes through. They collected chewed leaves and twigs to put on their Lifecycle of a Butterfly project. They painted noodles to look like a caterpillar and a chrysalis.
The Lifecycle Project with Butterflies they colored are hanging on display outside our classroom.

Upcoming Homework and News

Another Math Homework sheet was sent home today and is due Friday.

Field Day for Kindergarten is scheduled for Thursday, May 17th.
There will be no hot lunches that day. The HSA is providing a pizza lunch in the classrooms for the students! If your child does not, or can not eat pizza, please send in a lunch that day.
 More information will be coming.

There will be two days off in May. Friday, May 25th and Monday, May 28th for Memorial Day Weekend.....enjoy!

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi


May 1, 2018

Happy May!

Today, we completed our Unit 9 Assessment in Language Arts.
We also practice writing words with the long u sound. 
In Math, we completed Ch. 5, Lesson 7: Addition to make 10.
A Math Homework page went home and is due on Friday.

The students participated in Rosary in Church with their 8th grade buddies this afternoon.

Upcoming Homework and News

Another Math Homework sheet was sent home today and is due Friday.

Field Day for Kindergarten is scheduled for Thursday, May 17th.
There will be no hot lunches that day. The HSA is providing a pizza lunch in the classrooms for the students! If your child does not, or can not eat pizza, please send in a lunch that day.
 More information will be coming.

There will be two days off in May. Friday, May 25th and Monday, May 28th for Memorial Day Weekend.....enjoy!

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi









Monday, April 30, 2018

Happy Last Day of April!
A giant Thank You to our HSA and all the parents who helped to make the Walk-a-thon such a fun day for our school and students!
I know my class loved it and they were quite exhausted at the end of the day!



Today, in Language Arts, we started our final unit of the year! Unit 10, week 1. Our Eessential Question is "What can happen when we work together?"  Our new sound is long u as in tube, cute. Our new HFW's are "good" and "who". Please continue to work on these last few sight words with your child.
I am going to begin assessing the students on their knowledge of their address (house/apt. number, street name, city and state); and one contact phone number (7 digit phone number); and their birthday (month and date).
In Math, we we completed Ch. 5, Lesson 6 "How Many in All?" The students have learned the symbols + (plus) and = (equals). They are doing addition with number sentences. Ex: 3 + 4 = 7
In Science, we started learning about the life cycle of a butterfly. Our caterpillars arrived today, and we will be watching them grow through the life cycle until they become butterflies!
The students enjoyed two specials: Music and Spanish.
We have discovered that we have 25 days of school left!

Upcoming Homework and News

One Math Homework sheet was send home today and is due Friday.

Field Day for Kindergarten is scheduled for Thursday, May 17th.
There will be no hot lunches that day. The HSA is providing a pizza lunch in the classrooms for the students! If your child does not, or can not eat pizza, please send in a lunch that day.
 More information will be coming.

There will be two days off in May. Friday, May 25th and Monday, May 28th for Memorial Day Weekend.....enjoy!

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi



Thursday, April 26, 2018

KB Loved the Book Fair And Clifford!





Thank you for your support during Special Person's Lunch and Book Fair this week. It truly was special for our students!

Reminders about tomorrow:

Walk-a-thon is on Rain or Shine!
We have made adjustments to make it a fun day either way.

Chick-fil-A for those who ordered. Others should pack a lunch.

Every student should have a water bottle labeled with their name.
There will be stations to refill them throughout the day.
If you don't have a way to label them, I do have duct tape I can use to write their name and stick it to the water bottle.

Every student should bring in a spare pair of socks.
They wear only socks to use the Moon Bounces and may be running on the grass as they rotate the Bounces.

Every student should bring in a towel they can lay on the ground to eat lunch and snacks on. 

Every student should wear their Walk-A-Thon shirt.
They may decorate them!

Every student will have FUN!

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi



Tuesday, April 24, 2018

In Language Arts, we are working on Unit 9, Week 3. Our EQ is: How can things in nature be used to make new things. We used a pumpkin as an example. A pumpkin can be used to make a jack-o-lantern, or a pie, or muffins, etc.  We read an informational text story "Bread Comes To Life", and talked about the process/steps involved in making bread.  Our new HFW's are "where" and "look". Our new sound is the long o sound as in hope, vote, tote, etc. They also read on their own, "Look! A Home!" 
In Math, we completed Ch.3, Lesson 3, Using the + symbol. They are learning to use the plus sign and say "plus" when reading +, to add, or join groups.
In Science, completed Unit 3, Lessons 9-12 On Plants, What Plants Need, Plant Parts, and Plants Grow and Change. These lessons were leading up to our bean planting activity with 8th grade buddies tomorrow.
In their folders, I sent home a worksheet they did on Plant Parts and Needs. I have to say they all did a fantastic job of both labeling the parts and needs, and with coloring the pictures.
The students enjoyed PE outside today.

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

Tomorrow, Wednesday, KB will plant beans with their 8th grade buddies. They will water their plants every morning and we will watch and record their progress. The plants will go home in a couple of weeks.

Thursday, April 26th, KB will visit the Scholastic Book Fair in our Library. They will have the opportunity to purchase items from the Book Fair if you send in money in a labeled envelope.

And, the much anticipated Walk-A-Thon is Friday!!!!!

Notes about Walk-A-Thon on Friday, April 27th.

Every student should have a water bottle labeled with their name.
There will be stations to refill them throughout the day.
If you don't have a way to label them, I do have duct tape I can use to write their name and stick it to the water bottle.

Every student should bring in a spare pair of socks.
They wear only socks to use the Moon Bounces and will be running on the grass as they rotate the Bounces.

Every student should bring in a towel they can lay on the ground to eat lunch and snacks on. 

Every student should wear their Walk-A-Thon shirt.
They may decorate them!

Every student will have FUN!

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi



Monday, April 23, 2018

Notes about Walk-A-Thon on Friday, April 27th.

Every student should have a water bottle labeled with their name.
There will be stations to refill them throughout the day.
If you don't have a way to label them, I do have duct tape I can use to write their name and stick it to the water bottle.

Every student should bring in a spare pair of socks.
They wear only socks to use the Moon Bounces and will be running on the grass as they rotate the Bounces.

Every student should wear their Walk-A-Thon shirt.
They may decorate them!

Every student will have FUN!

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi




Friday, April 20, 2018

Crazy Day was crazy!



Walk-a-thon t-shirts for students were sent home yesterday.
Today, the parent volunteers t-shirts were sent home.
It is strongly encouraged to decorate your shirts. You may use puffy paint, fabric paint, tye dye, or markers!

Next week, April 23rd - 27th is Special Persons Week, and the Scholastic Book Fair.  Any "Special Persons" coming in to have lunch with your child, may take them over to the Book Fair after they finish lunch.

Next Friday, April 27th is the Walk-a-thon Day! 

Enjoy your weekend!

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi


Thursday, April 19, 2018

UPCOMING NEWS & HOMEWORK

*IMPORTANT
An email was sent home regarding an incident at our school. We are asking all parents/caregivers to please supervise your Kindergarten children until 7:20 am when they may enter the buildings and be supervised by our staff. This is a safety precaution.

Tomorrow, Friday, April 20th, is Crazy Day for TAG day with hot pretzels!  Your child may dress "crazy" in mixed up ways! We just ask that whatever they wear, they can participate in school and play safely.

Tomorrow is also the final day to send in Walk-a-thon Pledges!
There are numerous prizes awarded based on the number of pledges and money we collect!

Next week, April 23rd - 27th is Special Persons Week, and the Scholastic Book Fair.  Any "Special Persons" coming in to have lunch with your child, may take them over to the Book Fair after they finish lunch.

Next Friday, April 27th is the Walk-a-thon Day! 
 Math homework worksheet is due Friday.

Please enjoy some pictures from our Chick Hatching Week!

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Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi




Wednesday, April 18, 2018

We are continuing our Unit 9, Week 2 Language Arts lessons. We practiced writing words with the long i sounds, (ex: bike, like, time, etc.)
In Math, we continued with our Ch. 5, Lesson 1 Addition Stories using phrases "join" and "in all". Today we used connecting cubes to tell addition stories, so there is not a Math Homework page.

We started a Fusion Science Unit on Plants. The students really liked doing the work in their own Fusion Workbooks. Usually we tear the pages out and give them just the pages stapled together. But they really enjoyed the full books. We voted and keeping the books intact won! This means you won't really see their work until the finished book comes home the end of the year. Please let me know if you would like to stop in and have a look at their work along the way.

The students enjoyed Art today.

UPCOMING NEWS & HOMEWORK

*IMPORTANT
An email was sent home regarding an incident this morning at our school. We are asking all parents/caregivers to please supervise your child until 7:20 am when they may enter the buildings and be supervised by our staff. This is a safety precaution.

Next week, April 23rd - 27th is Special Persons Week, and the Scholastic Book Fair.  Any "Special Persons" coming in to have lunch with your child, may take them over to the Book Fair after they finish lunch.

Next Friday, April 27th is the Walk-a-thon Day! 
 Math homework worksheet is due Friday.

This Friday, April 20th is Crazy Tag Day with hot pretzels!
This Friday is also the final day to send in Walk-a-thon Pledges!
There are numerous prizes awarded based on the number of pledges and money we collect!

Please remember to review our HFW's with your child.

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi



Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Where did our spring go?????
This weather is crazy! Please make sure your children have layers to dress in every day. If they are wearing shorts, please put sweatpants in their backpacks. Today, the temp was 44 at recess, but the wind chill factor made it 37 degrees!

Today, we started Unit 9, Week 2 in Language Arts. Our Essential Question is "What do good citizens do? We learned vocabulary words: citizen (member of a community); and respect (treat others the way you want to be treated). We read a book titled "Hen Hears Gossip", and discussed what can happen when people spread things they think they hear others say.
Our new words are: "play" and "has".
Please add these to their practice at home. This past Unit Test, for the first time, had numerous students who didn't know their sight words.
Our new sound is the long i sound as in like.

The students participated in PE today and are busy getting ready for Field Day!

UPCOMING NEWS & HOMEWORK

Next week, April 23rd - 27th is Special Persons Week, and the Scholastic Book Fair. More information will be coming home soon.  Any "Special Persons" coming in to have lunch with your child, may take them over to the Book Fair after they finish lunch.

Next Friday, April 27th is the Walk-a-thon Day!  I still need 2 parent signatures in order for 2 students to participate. I did send home additional forms to those parents. 
There was an informational paper sent home today.
The students have such a fun day on the Walk-a-thon Day

Another Math homework worksheet was sent home today and is due Friday.
This Friday, April 20th is Crazy Tag Day with hot pretzels!

Please remember to review our HFW's with your child.

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi

Monday, April 16, 2018

Today, the students were able to have an Augmented Reality Lesson using selfie sticks and phones. Teachers were trained in the morning on Google Expeditions. It is not available to the public yet. In the lesson, the students were able to see 3D images of a Tornado. They could get down low and see the tornado above them, or go up high and see the top of the tornado for a bird's eye view. They also could go inside the eye of the tornado. The second Augmented Reality Lesson was on Dinosaurs. The images popped up on their phones, and the students could walk around seeing all sides and even inside the mouths of the dinosaurs. They did a great job of identifying whether the dinosaurs were meat eaters, or plant eaters, but zooming in close on the teeth to tell if they were sharp points, or flat. They seemed to enjoy the lessons and using the equipment.
In Language Arts, the students completed the Unit 8 Assessment.
In Math, we showed different ways to make 10. They have one homework page that was sent home and is due on Friday.
The students enjoyed both Music and Spanish today.

UPCOMING NEWS & HOMEWORK

Next week, April 23rd - 27th is Special Persons Week, and the Scholastic Book Fair. More information will be coming home soon.  Any "Special Persons" coming in to have lunch with your child, may take them over to the Book Fair after they finish lunch.

Next Friday, April 27th is the Walk-a-thon Day!  I still need 2 parent signatures in order for 2 students to participate. I did send home additional forms to those parents. 
There will be an informational paper sent home tomorrow.
The students have such a fun day on the Walk-a-thon Day

One Math homework worksheet is due Friday.
Please remember to review our HFW's with your child.

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Very Eggs-citing in KB!
We have 11 chicks!

Today we were able to pet, hold and play on the carpet with the chicks!
They happily learned that after leaving us, the chicks will go live on farms and grow into chickens. There, they will become producers, laying eggs that the farmers will sell.
They were very concerned about eating Chick-Fil-A in front of the chicks!

UPCOMING NEWS & HOMEWORK

A Reader went home for the students to read to someone in their family.
Reminder: Tomorrow, Friday is Chick-fil-A Lunch for those who ordered. There is no hot lunch tomorrow.

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi


Tuesday, April 10, 2018

In Language Arts, we are continuing with Unit 9, Week 1. The class is doing very well with recognizing the silent e's in words and following the rule to change the sound of /a/.  
In Math, we completed Lesson 6, Making 8 and 9. We practiced the different combinations of two numbers that make 8 and 9.

And, the most exciting news: we have two hatched chicks!
One was already out of the egg shell when we arrived at school. They were able to watch another egg break open from just a tiny hole in it, until the chick climbed out.
They are busy filling out their chick journals by drawing what they see each day.
 

They also enjoyed PE this afternoon.

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

Please add the new words to your home flash cards, and practice with your child:  help, too.
On Math Homework page went home and is due on Friday.

Tomorrow, Wednesdy, 4/11, there is NO HOT LUNCH. All students are to bring in their lunch.
Wednesday is also our Spirit Rally at 1:30.
Friday, 4/13, we have Resurrection Mass with our 8th grade buddies.
Friday is also NO HOT LUNCH. There will be Chick-Fil-A for those who ordered.

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi



Monday, April 9, 2018

Welcome April!

In Language Arts, we started Unit 9, Week 1. Our two new words are: help and too. We spent time learning the difference between "I go to the park." and "I like the park, too."
We do not have a new letter, just a new letter sound. We are doing long a sounds as in bake, take, cake. We learned to look for a silent e at the end of a word. We practiced reciting "Whenever you see a silent e, it makes the vowel say it's name."
We also read a book "Peter's Chair", and looked for the problem in the story, and how it was solved.
In Math, we began a lesson, but it was interrupted by the delivery of 13 eggs!  We learned about hens and roosters, and how long an egg takes to hatch into a chick (21 days). Our eggs arrived on day 19 of their life cycle, so they will begin hatching in the next few days. A letter went home to explain our science project of hatching eggs.
The class is very excited about seeing this process.
The students enjoyed Music and Spanish today.

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

Please add the new words to your home flash cards, and practice with your child:  help, too.

Tomorrow, Tuesday, 4/10 is the last day to order Chick-Fil-A.
Wednesdy, 4/11 is our Spirit Rally at 1:30.
Friday, 4/13, we have Resurrection Mass with our 8th grade buddies.

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi







March 29, 2018

Have a Blessed and Happy Easter!
See everyone on Monday, April 9th!

Mrs. Pogonyi

March 27, 2018

Tomorrow morning is our Easter Egg Hunt and classroom Easter Party.
Please make sure your child arrives on time (7:35am), as we will head over to the gym for our Egg Hunt around 7:45am.
Thank you to Mrs. Plouffe for getting and filling 156 Easter Eggs!!!
Thank you to the parents who volunteered to help hide the eggs, and help out at the hunt. And Thank you to the parents who are sending in the treats for our Easter party!

Tomorrow afternoon, we will attend the Easter Basket Blessing in the church at 1:00pm, followed by the Peacemaker Awards.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



March, 26, 2018,
Unfortunately, my computer is still awry!
This week is a review week for Language Arts.
We are moving ahead with Math, and sent homework home today, that is due back on Thursday.

Please see my notes below regarding Show & Tell and Wear Day.

The Easter Egg Hunt is set for 7:50 - 8:20 am on Wednesday!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



March 25, 2018

My apologies! Something has happened to my computer at school and I'm hoping to have it fixed Monday......hoping and praying!

I have several important Updates:

This Wednesday, March 28th, KB will be having an Easter Egg Hunt, followed by treats in the classroom.
Mrs. Plouffe has purchased all the supplies and filled the eggs.....
Thank you!!!!
I know she could use help hiding 156 eggs for your children!
Please contact her if you are able to help.
I know, you're wondering "When?".
I'm still working on that, since the weather is not cooperating for having it outside. I should know by tomorrow.
(It will definitely be in the morning.)

If you are able to send in cupcakes, or fruit, please email me, or text me at 610-299-2274 (in case my email is still not functioning).

Wednesday, March 28th, at 1:00pm, we will be attending the
Easter Basket Blessing in the Church.
THANK YOU all so much for your contributions!
The Blessing of the Baskets is a beautiful celebration of the generous donations by our families to help children in need.
Following the Blessing, we will have Peacemaker Awards.

Holy Thursday, March 29th,
we will be having our Journey to Easter activities all morning in class.
This is an Early Dismissal Day.

Regarding our interruptions of Show and Tell and Wear Day due to the surprising Snow Days:
Tuesday will be Show and Tell Day with Review Letters:
Jj, Qq, Yy, Zz
Holy Thursday will be Wear Day with the same Review Letters.

FINAL NOTE:
Sweatshirts. Sweatshirts. Sweatshirts.

Sadly, I have several unidentified sweatshirts in the classroom.
Please let me know if your child is missing one.
Also, please check the sweatshirt tags on ones that come home.
I have a couple of parents missing sweatshirts that have the names written inside on tags.
Please write your child's name on sweatshirts.
White sharpies work when there are no tags.

Thank you all so much!
Mrs. Pogonyi



March 15, 2018

In Language Arts, we continued Unit 8, Week 1, and focused on types of transportation (something that helps you go from here to there. We also practiced words that begin with j and q. They read the book "Dad Got A Job".
In Math, we completed Ch. 4., Lesson 2 "Take apart 4 and 5".
There is a Math homework page due tomorrow.
We completed a project in Math writing a math story problem. They put together a leprechaum and told a story about how much gold he had, plus how much he was given, and then how much he had in all.
The leprechauns will be hanging in the hallway will the math story problems.
The students enjoyed Technology today.

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

Tomorrow, Friday is Library Day. If you return your library book, you make take out another one.
Tomorrow, Friday: Math Homework page is due.
Tomorrow, Friday is TAG day: dress theme is St. Patrick's Day.
Continue working on new HFW's.
Continue learning address, phone number and birthday.

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi


March 14, 2018



What an amazing and fun day in Kindergarten today!
All of the students enjoyed the Field Trip to the Museum of Natural Sciences to see the Dinosaur Exhibit.
It felt like time flew by!
They were able to pet some interesting creatures in the exploratory area of Ourside In. They were able see what it is like to be a paleontologist and "dig" for artifacts in "The Big Dig".
They saw the full scale skeletons of dinosaurs, including their favorite, T-Rex! And they enjoyed a live animal show.
I want to thank the Parent Volunteers who joined in, and helped to make this day happen! We couldn't do it without you!

Reminder:
Tomorrow, Thursday, is Wear Day.
Students may wear clothes that begin with J, Q, or both!

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi



March 13, 2018

We enjoyed a very interesting and informative presentation by the Iron Hill Museum on Fossils. We had read some books ahead of time, so I was so proud of the class for remembering some of the things they learned about paleontologists and their work collecting bones.

We have started Unit 8 in Language Arts. Our Essential Question is "What can help you go from here to there?". We read a fiction book "When Daddy's Truck Picks Me Up", and the students retold the events in sequence.  Our new High Frequency Words are: "here" and "me". As you know, the letters are Jj and Qq. They also learned that the letter Q has a friend that always follows along...whenever you see the letter q, the letter u sticks like glue. (quick, quack, etc.)

The students enjoyed PE today.

UPCOMING NEWS & HOMEWORK

Letter Journals went home today, and are due back Friday, 3/23.
Practice recent HFW's per word list sent home.
Learn address, phone number and birthday.

Tomorrow:
Students arrive on time with a bagged lunch in regular gym uniform.
Chaperone Letter went home.  Chaperones should sign in at front office before coming back to classroom at 8:00am.
We're all looking forward to the fun day!

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi




March 12, 2018

I am so sorry this note is reaching you so late at night!
I had a committment after school today.

Tomorrow, Tuesday is Show & Tell, and our new letters are
Jj and Qq.
Students may bring in one item that begins with either J or Q.

Wednesday, 3/14, is our Field Trip to The Museum of Natural History
in Philadelphia to see the Dinosaur Exhibit.
Please send your child in wearing the regular Gym Uniform and sneakers.
Please send in a "Bagged" lunch and drink that can be disposed of at the Museum Cafeteria.
Please also send in snack, which we will have when we return to school.
Thursday will be Wear Day, and students may wear clothes that begin with J, Q, or both!
A Math homework page went home today that is due back Friday.

On the Homework note, I've asked students to start learning their:
address (# and Street, City and State);
phone number (of home of one of their parents);
and birthday.
They will be assessed on their knowledge and should know this by the end of the upcoming marking period. I assured them they have plenty of time to learn this.

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi



March 9, 2018

Funday Friday!
Fish Fry tonight at SJB with Bake sale!

Today, we finished Unit 7, Week 3. I did send home our High Frequency Word List. The students should know words 1 - 26. I indicated on some lists if your child is struggling with recognizing the words. Please review these words. Students should be able to recognize the words in a few seconds of seeing them. If they hesitate, ask them to spell it first.

In Math we have started Composing and Decomposing Numbers to 10. Today we started Lesson 1: Make 4 and 5. We did not complete the worksheets because we spent time using manipulatives to show how many ways to make 4 and how many ways to make 5.

The students enjoyed Library today.

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

Students should read "A Bed for Fox" to someone at home.
Students should practice HFW's, especially #'s 13-26.

Next Wednesday, Feb. 14th is our Field Trip.
Students should wear their regular gym uniform and sneakers.
Students & Chaperones should pack a "bagged" lunch and drink, which can be consumed and thrown away at the museum.

Enjoy the weekend,
Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi


March 8, 2018

What a surprise to have a snow day in March!
Hope you all enjoyed the day off.
 
Today, we did finish our Language Arts packets for Unit 7, Week 3.
The students enjoyed Technology this morning.
In the afternoon, continuing our Dinosaur Unit, we watched episodes 3 & 4 of our Dinosaur movies. There are 6 in all.
We participated in Stations of the Cross in Church in the afternoon.

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

Tomorrow, Friday,is Library Day. Please have students return their library books in their white bags. If they return their book, they may take out another one.

Next Wednesday, March 14th is our Field Trip to the Dinosaur Exhibit.
I'm happy to report that we have received all of our permission slips!

Please remember to send in your child's slip with size
for the Walk-a-thon shirts.

The next session of Palette Club started today. I was told that it is not too late if you would like to sign your child up to participate.
They will meet again next Thursday after school. You may send in your request and payment through your child's folder.

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi


March 5, 2018

Happy March!

Today, we started Unit 7, Week 3 in Language Arts. We discussed where animals live, we learned about habitats (where animals live and grow), and what makes an animal "wild" (lives on it's own in nature without help from humans). We read the fantasy book: "Bear Snores On". The students were able to re-tell in sequence what happened in the story.  We have two new letters: Vv and Xx. We have two new words: "said" and "want". Please be sure to add these words to your flash cards at home to help your child stay up on the new high frequency words.
In Math, we completed an assessment on Ch. 3.
The students enjoyed two specials today: Music and Spanish.
We began our unit on Dinosaurs and Fossils today. The next two weeks will be exciting leading up to our Fossil Presentation by the Iron Hill Museum, and our Field Trip to see the Dinosaur Exhibit!

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

Tomorrow, Tuesday, is Show and Tell Day. Students may bring in one item that begins with either V or X.
Thursday will be Wear Day. Students may wear something that begins with V or X or both!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi






February 28, 2018

Goodbye to February!

Warning: A Math Homework page was sent home today. During the class, many struggled with finding the correct numbers to 100 and following the directions. We took it slow. Please read the directions carefully at the bottom of the page and have your child complete each direction before moving on to the next one. We really have only focused on reading/writing numbers to 20, so it is understandable. Most of them count to 100 orally, or count by 5's and 10's orally. It was a challenge to look at a chart of 100 numbers and find 68-78.

UPCOMING NEWS/HOMEWORK

Math homework due Friday
Tomorrow, Thursday, is Wear Day. Students may wear something that begins with G, W or both!

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi


February 27, 2018

Hard to believe there's only 1 more day of February!
We are continuing with Unit 7, Week 2 in Language Arts.
In Math, we completed Lesson 8 of Chapter 3 (Numbers beyond 10).
In Religion, we read and discussd Peacemakers, and how to be a peacemaker with friends and family.
In Social Studies, we looked at different kinds of teeth that different animals have and how they help them.
The students enjoyed jumping rope in PE today. Thank you so much to the parents who came out and helped by turning ropes for all the kids!

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

Thursday, 3/1, is Wear Day, Students may wear clothes that begin with G, W, or both!

Friday, 3/2, KB will be attending 8:00 am  Mass. Please be sure your child arrives on time as we head over at 7:45am.

Please remember to send in your child's signed permission slip and payment for the Field Trip.

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi


February 26, 2018

Welcome to a busy full week of school!
In Language Arts, we moved on to Unit 7, Week 2: How do we take care of different pets? We read the fiction story "The Birthday Pet", and the students retold the story by sequencing the events.
Our new letters are Gg, as in guitar; and Ww as in window.
Our new words are: "they" and "of". Please add the new words to home flash cards and practice with your child.

We had a Code Red drill today in the classroom. The students did a fantastic job of staying still and quiet, as instructed.

The students enjoyed two specials today: Music and Spanish.

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

Tomorrow, Tuesday, 2/27,is Show and Tell.
Students may bring in one item that begins with either G or W.

For Gym class on Tuesday, 2/27, we have 3 parents signed up to help turn jump ropes. Mrs. Schock was asking for 6 parents. Please email me if you are able to come in from 1:40- 2:25pm to help out.

Thursday, 3/1 is Wear Day. Students may wear clothes that begin with G, W, or both!

Thank you to all the parents who signed up as chaperones for our March 14th Field Trip. All Chaperones have been notified, and the students are very excited. Please remember to send in your child's permission slip and check.

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi



February 22, 2018

We are continuing our Unit 7, Wk 1 Language Arts Lesson and practicing blending 3 letter words with u as the middle sound (bug, sun, fun). We wrote a 3 sentence topic story today. We also read the story "A Pup and a Cub". A reader "For You" went home today for them to read to someone in their family.
In Math, we showed how to represent the number 20. A Math homework page was sent home and is due tomorrow.
The students enjoyed Technology today.

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

Math Homework due on Friday.
Letter writing Journals were sent home and
are due back Friday, March 2nd.
"For You" booklet was sent home today. Students are to read the book to someone at home.
Tomorrow, Friday 2/23, is Library. Students are to return their library books in the original white bag with their names on it, in order to check out another book.
Reminder: Friday, Feb. 23rd is Early Dismissal.

IMPORTANT
KB's Physical Education Class is in need of 6 Parent Volunteers
to help turn ropes in a jump roping class next week.
The class is on Tuesday at 1:40.
So far, we only have 1 parent signed up to volunteer.
I've copied the link below for the sign up genius.
Please consider helping your child's class by volunteering.
We need 5 more parents.
If the link below does not work, please email me
and I'll pass that on to Mrs. Schock.
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0445a5ac22a5f58-physical1

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi



February 21, 2018

What's with the weather? 78 today?
And tomorrow is supposed to be back in the 40's?
All I can ask is, please continue to send in sweatshirts, jackets, etc. with your child. I will make sure they are dressed appropriately when we go outside (with or without their jackets).  Thank you!

The BIG NEWS of the day:
The information and permission slips for our Field Trip to Philadelphia's Museum of Natural History, to see the Dinosaur exhibit, did go home in today's folders.
Your child must have a signed permission form in order to come on the trip. There is room for 12 parent chaperones on this trip. Please let me know (by email, or returning the slip) if you are interested in chaperoning.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND IN CHAPERONE MONEY UNTIL I HAVE CONFIRMED/REPLIED THAT YOU ARE ONE OF THE CHAPERONES.
If you want to hold off on returning your child's form and check until you receive confirmation that you are chaperoning, that is fine.
This will be a fun trip for all!

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

Math Homework due on Friday.
Letter writing Journals were sent home and
are due back Friday, March 2nd.
"Cat at Bat" booklet was sent home today. Students are to read the book to someone at home.
Tomorrow, Thursday, is Wear Day with the letter U.
Reminder: Friday, Feb. 23rd is Early Dismissal.

Thank you and enjoy the weather today!
Mrs. Pogonyi



February 20, 2018

Happy President's Day, yesterday!
We are busy learning about our 1st President, George Washington, "Father of our Country", and our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln, "Honest Abe". We are learning about what life was like for them when they were young boys, what events in their lives left an impression on them and how they went on to help our country when they became President.

We have started Unit 7, Week 1 in Language Arts.
Our new words are "for" and "have. Our new letter is Uu. Students may bring in an item for Show and Tell tomorrow (Wednesday) that begins with U as in umbrella, or U as in unicorn.
In Math, we are continuing to make and show numbers beyond 10. Today we focused on 18 and 19. There is a homework page that went home and is due on Friday.
We attented the Stations of the Cross today with our 8th grade buddies. Our students are looking forward to the Living Stations of the Cross performance.

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

Show and Tell tomorrow (Wednesday) with the letter U.
Math Homework due on Friday.
Letter writing Journals were sent home and
are due back Friday, March 2nd.
Reminder: Friday, Feb. 23rd is Early Dismissal!

* Please watch your child's folder this week. In the next day or so, the Information and Permission slips for the Field Trip to the Museum of Natural Sciences (Dinosaur exhibit) will be coming home!
Please wait until you receive the information before contacting me about chaperoning.  The best way to let me know your interest in chaperoning, after you receive the info, is by emailing me.

For planning purposes, the trip is scheduled for Wednesday, March 14th!
Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi



February 15, 2018

Sorry that I missed Ash Wednesday and Valentine's Day!
(Who knew an adult could get a double ear infection? But I'm rapidly on the mend with my medicine!)
And, according to all my students, they had a great day yesterday! Thank you so much to all the parents who helped by organizing, shopping, bringing in the goodies and coming in to help!
We had class picture and sibling pictures today, and the students enjoyed Technology.

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

Letter Writing Journals are due back tomorrow, Friday, 2/16
Tomorrow is a Valentine's theme TAG Day. Students may dress down in Valentine's colors, or Valentine's shirts.

Next week: 
We are off on Monday 2/19 for President's Day.
Friday, 2/23 is an Early Dismissal Day.

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi





February 13, 2018

Happy Mardi Gras!
Today we read the Story of Easter and discussed what Lent and Easter are all about. We talked about Jesus's sacrifice for us and how Catholics make a sacrifice at Lent by giving up something. Tomorrow we will record what they are choosing to give up. I did explain that they really don't start that until around 2nd grade after they've received the sacrament of Communion, but many wanted to try now.
They are very excited to see the Living Stations and watch the story being acted out by their 8th grade buddies.

We are continuuing our review week in Language Arts.
In Math, we showed and counted out 16 and 17. They are learning that there are different strategies for counting. (Counting by ones, or by fives, or tens, then counting up to get to 16 or 17.)
Another Math Homework page went home.
The class enjoyed PE today.

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

Another Math Homework sheet went home and is due Friday.
Wednesday is Ash Wednesday and Mass is at 8:00am. Please have your child in class on time, as we leave by 7:45 for Mass.
Wednesday is also Valentine's Day and we will have a classroom Valentine's Party at 1:00pm
Thursday is Wear Day. They may wear any or all of our review letters:
H, E, F, R, B, L, K.
Friday, Letter Journals are due back.

Next week: 
We are off on Monday 2/19 for President's Day.
Friday, 2/23 is an Early Dismissal Day.

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi



February 12, 2018

We are working on Unit 6, Week 3 in Language Arts. This is a review week...a much needed review with the recent introductions of 2 letters/2 words per week.
We are reviewing the following letters:
Hh, Ee, Ff, Rr, Bb, Ll, Kk
Tomorrow, for Show and Tell, they may bring in one item that begins with any of our review letters.
Thursday, for Wear Day, they may wear clothes that begin with any and all of the letters if they like!
In Math, we focused on showing and identifying the number 15. Please continue to practice with your child the difference between 15 and 51, etc.
We made Valentine's bags to use as mailboxes for any Valentine's they may receive.
The class enjoyed two specials today: Music and Spanish.

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

One Math Homework sheet went home and is due Friday.
Tuesday is Show and Tell Day.
Wednesday is Ash Wednesday and Mass is at 8:00am.
Wednesday is also Valentine's Day and we will have a classroom Valentine's Party at 1:00pm
Thursday is Wear Day
Friday, Letter Journals are due back.

Next week: 
We are off on Monday 2/19 for President's Day.
Friday, 2/23 is an Early Dismissal Day.

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi



February 9, 2019

Happy 100th Day of School!

We had a lot of fun today with our 100 Day activities!
Enjoy your weekend and these cute pics!
Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi




February 7, 2019

Well, the day wasn't a complete loss!
The students arrived, completed some morning work, had a mini-morning meeting, a mini language arts lesson, and went off to Art!
In the afternoon, we read a book "Sneezy the Snowman", and the students practicing sequencing the events by retelling the key details. They then created a "melted snowman" and wrote why their snowman melted.
We are getting ready for our 100 day celebration on Friday!

UPCOMING NEWS & HOMEWORK

Tomorrow, Thursday, 2/8, is Wear Day with the letter K.
Please send in your child's 100th Poster tomorrow. Also, please do not stress, if it is not finished! They may bring them in later!

Friday, 2/9, is an additional TAG Day to donate to the Penna Strong Foundation. If your child brings in $1.00 for the charity, they may wear sweatshirts/shirts that support their favorite school (could be SJB, could be a high school, could be a parent's college, etc.)

Next week on Wednesday, 2/14, in addition to Ash Wednesday, it is also Valentine's Day. We will be going to Mass and receiving ashes in the morning.
In the afternoon, at 1:00pm, we will have a class Valentine's Party.
Mrs. Plouffe has sent out a sign up genius for items for the party. And we will also be asking for a few volunteers in the classroom.
I will be sending home tomorrow a class list of students' first names in case your child would like to give Valentine's to friends at school.

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi


February 6, 2018

We are continuing with our Unit 6, Week 2 Language Arts work.
They are being called on individually to blend sounds into words, rather than doing it as a group. Try saying 3 sounds to see how well your child can blend. If you notice they are hesitating, it's a good idea to continue practicing at home with them. I've told them if they can sound out letters, they can learn to read any word. Use 3 letter words, for example, say these sounds: /h/ /a/ /t/
See if they can come up with the word.

In Math, we continued showing ways to make numbers over 10 (11,12,13,14).

There is a forecast rumor that we may have snow/ice tomorrow that might interfere with school.
If we do have a snow day tomorrow, please remember that Thursday is Wear Day for letter K.
Also, if we have a snow day, our 100th day will be Monday instead of this Friday.
If we do have school Wednesday, please remember to send in your child's 100th day poster.

Stay warm!
Thanks, Mrs. Pogonyi


February 5, 2018

Congrats Eagles! What a nail-biting, enjoyable game to watch! I hope everyone had a fun Super Bowl Sunday!
Since we have had divided team favorites in Kindergarten, I have been talking to them about why both teams and everyone in the Stadium sings the National Anthem together. I've told them that some people may be wearing different color uniforms, and standing on different sides of the field, however, they are all singing the National Anthem together because we really are all on the same team - Team America!
The games and teams are meant to be fun for all,
and not meant to pit us against one another.

We started Unit 6, Week 2 in Language Arts. Our new letter is Kk. We learned that there are 3 different ways to write the sound /k/:
K (as in Kangaroo); C (as in Cook); and CK as an ending of a word (as in back). I've asked them to bring in something for "Show and Tell" that begins with the letter K. Please help them find something that begins with K.
Our new words are: "she" and "was". Please add them to your flash cards (if you have made them).

In Math, we are working on Ch. 3, Lesson 2, Numbers 13 and 14. There is a homework page that was sent home. Practice writing the numbers 13, and 31; 14 and 41; then asking them to read them. This is tricky in the beginning, until they get the hang of it. I encourage practicing all teen numbers with their reverse. (15/51; 16/61, etc.)

The students enjoyed Music and Spanish today.

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

Tomorrow, Tuesday, 2/6 is Show and Tell Day with letter K
Math Homework Sheet due on Friday, 2/9
My 100 Collection Poster due on Thursday, 2/8
Letter Writing Journal due next Friday, 2/16
Thursday, 2/8 is "Wear Day" for letter K.

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi


February 2, 2018

Happy Ground Hog Day!
We voted on whether or not Phil would see his shadow, then we watched the ceremony on CBS and discovered that we have 6 more weeks of winter!
We participated in Mass and the Blessing of the Throats.
In the afternoon, we were treated to Movie Day with Snacks.

UPCOMING

Our 100th day of School is next Friday, Feb. 9th (unless snow interferes and we have a snow day).
I have sent home a poster for a project. I included directions for the project in your child's folder along with some suggestions. They are to put 100 objects on the poster, complete the questions around the poster, and color the poster. Please note the space for their name!
The posters are due back by Thursday, February 8th.
They will be presented to their classmates and hung in the hallway.
Please have fun putting this together!
Enjoy the weekend and the big game!

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi



February 1, 2018

Happy February!

Loved seeing all the football spirit in the classroom!

Tomorrow, Friday is Spirit Day!
Students may wear a blue ribbon shirt with their gym pants, or their regular uniform top.
We will have Mass at 9:20am
In the afternoon, while the upper grades are at the volleyball game, we will have games and movies in our room.

Thank you for all your support in sending in the toiletries and canned goods!

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi




January 31, 2018

Last day in January and what a cold one! When it was time for recess, my weather app said it feels like 16 degrees! We stayed in for recess!
The students loved the silly sock day and we were able to take our shoes off in the classroom for morning work. They thought it was great!

We are continuing to listen for and identify beginning, middle and ending sounds; continuing to blend sends; and continuing our reading. Today we talked about reading with inflection, with emotion. After they read a sentence from a book, they had to read it again adding the emotion, and paying attention to the punction mark at the end for a clue.
In Math, we completed the "Am I Ready" worksheet to begin Ch. 3, Numbers Beyond 10".

We also used our Secret Agent Folders to complete our Wonders Unit 5 Assessments.
After that, for a break from having to be so quiet during the assessment, we played musical words!

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

Thursday, 2/1 is both "Wear Day" (they may wear something that begins with B or L, or both),
and "Super Bowl Spirit Day" (they may wear their favorite team's jersey.....any team, not just Eagles and Patriots.)

Friday, 2/2, is Mass at 9:30 am

Homework:  Please practice new words: is and little.

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi


January 30, 2018

Back to a "somewhat" normal day! The snow out the window kept the class fascinated!
We started our new Unit 6, Week 1, in Langauge Arts. Our Essential Question of the week is "How do Weather and Seasons affect us?" It's perfect timing with the rain and snow affecting what we do at school. We read a story "Mama, Is it Summer Yet?" and followed a little boy and his mother through the seasons, watching the activities that take place in each season.  We worked on the words and sounds. The students enjoyed presenting their Show and Tell items. As usual, anyone who forgot an item, may bring it in another day this week.

In Math, we wrapped up Chapter 2 with our Review and Problem Solving Worksheets. These have been sent home.

The students enjoyed PE today.

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

In KB, we are having "Silly Sock" day tomorrow, Wednesday, 1/31.
It is optional. Students may wear silly, or mismatched socks!

They also will be treated to an ice cream treat at lunch time for Catholic Schools Week.

Thursday, 2/1 is both "Wear Day" (they may wear something that begins with B or L, or both),
and "Super Bowl Spirit Day" (they may wear their favorite team's jersey.....any team, not just Eagles and Patriots.)

Friday, 2/2, is Mass at 9:30 am

Homework:  Please practice new words: is and little.

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi



January 29, 2018

Happy Catholic Schools Week!

We enjoyed a fun morning of bowling with our 8th grade buddies!
When we came back, we enjoyed our Chick-Fil-A lunches, celebrated a classmate's birthday, and had time to learn our two new letters of the week, two new words, and head off to Spanish!
Our new letters are: Bb, and Ll.
Our new words are: "is" and "little"

Tomorrow, Tuesday, 1/30, is "Show and Tell" day.
Students may bring in one item that begins with either B or L.

Thursday, 2/1, will be "Wear Day" and students may wear clothes that begin with B or L, or both!

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi


January 26, 2018

Please check to see if your child's Letter Writing Journal is at home. They were due back today and 10 are missing. I will send individual notes home Monday if any are still missing. Our classwork is very busy now with sometimes 2 Letters and 2 Words a week. It's important that we stay on track with our writing. Thanks for your cooperation!

An email was sent to all parents with the reminder about keeping ourselves healthy.
Children are to stay home for 24 hours after a fever has returned to normal without the aid of medicine; also 24 hours after vomiting; and 24 hours after beginning antibiotics.
Lots of hand washing!
Thank you for your help!

Please have students to school on time on Monday, 1/29.
We have a bus schedule to keep and groups to assign students to, as soon as they arrive. It will be a very fun time for all!
Your cooperation in having them arrive by 7:35 would be appreciated!

Have a great weekend!
Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi


January 25, 2018

My apologies for not putting "Wear Day" on the web page yesterday.
Any child that did not dress down in Wear day attire, may do so on Friday.
Please note that EVERY Thursday will be Wear Day with a new letter of the week.
EVERY Tuesday will be Show and Tell Day, UNLESS we did not have school on Monday.

The students enjoyed Technology today.

Upcoming News and Homework

Three Math Homework sheets are due on Friday.

Practice sight words: saying them and spelling them

Please remember tomorrow, Friday, 1/26 is a Full Day for students.

Next Monday, 1/29, is Bowling Day.
It is also Chick-Fil-A Day for those who ordered.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



January 24, 2018

For help with our sight words, also known as word wall words, also known as High Frequency Words (HFW's), I've sent home the words that have been presented so far to the class. They should be able to recognize these words quickly. They should learn to spell them. When we review them daily in class, I hold up the card with the word on it, and they say "and, a-n-d, and". After awhile, I cover the word after they say it, and they have to spell it without looking at it. The last two words on the list are the most recent. The other ones your child should be able to read fairly quickly when presented, and be able to spell the word. Please work on these words at home, or at least work on the ones your child is not confident with yet.

In Math, we continued Ordinal Numbers up to Fifteenth. Please help your child practice ordinal numbers at home. You can line up toys (cars, dolls, blocks) facing the same direction (cars about to drive to store, etc.) and then ask them "Which car is in fifth place?, thirteenth place?, etc.

We continued learning many facts about Polar Bears. Check to see how many facts your child can tell you about them. We will be doing our informational text writing on the Polar Bears soon.
I'm very excited about their writing. The Penguin writing is on display in the hallway on our bulletin board, and they did a fantastic job!
The only word I spelled for them was Penguin, and the sound "sh" as in fish. The rest is their own kid writing by sounding out the word.
So, waddle looks like "wodl", and slide looks like "slid".
They did a very good job!

The class enjoyed Art today.

Upcoming News and Homework

Three Math Homework sheets are due on Friday.

Practice sight words: saying them and spelling them

Please remember that this Friday, 1/26 is a Full Day for students.

Next Monday, 1/29, is Bowling Day. Students must have a signed permission form in order to attend.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



January 23, 2018

In Language Arts, we are continuing our Unit 5, Wk 3 Lessons. They are doing well with blending sounds and identifying beginning, middle and ending sounds.
They continue to have some difficulty differentiating certain vowel sounds:  /a/apple; /e/egg; /i/insect; and /o/octopus.
I would recommend saying to them three letter words with the above vowels, and seeing if they can identify which sound/letter it is.
For example: What do you hear in the middle of hot? sit? pet?, etc. You can turn it into a car game and give points.

In Math, we did Ch. 2, Lesson 10 on Ordinal numbers to Fifth. Those are First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth.  The clue I taught them to know which one is First in line, is to look which way the line is facing. Some found this lesson easy and others stuggled a little. They do have a homework page tonight.

The students enjoyed Physical Education today.

Upcoming News and Homework

Two Math Homework sheets are due on Friday.

Practice sight words: saying and spelling

Please remember that this Friday, 1/26 is a Full Day for students.

Next Monday, 1/29, is Bowling Day. Students must have a signed permission form in order to attend.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



January 22, 2018

I hope everyone got to enjoy a little of the nice weather
this past weekend.
Please be aware that we are in the season of easily spreading illnesses. I am taking many precautions in school, encouraging hand washing, use of hand sanitizer, etc.
Please remember our school policy: A child should be fever free/vomiting free for 24 hours before returning to school.

Also, children are complaining of lips hurting (chapped lips).
They ARE ALLOWED to bring in chapstick and keep it in the top of their cubby to use throughout the day, as needed.

Today, in Language Arts, we began Unit 5, Week 3: "What kinds of things grow on a farm?  We read an informational text book "An Orange in January". In it, we traced the path of an orange from a tiny flower to being picked and transported by truck to a grocery story, and ending up being shared by friends on a playground.
We have two letters this week:  Ff and Rr
and
two words:  "he" and "with".

In Math, we completed Ch 10, Lesson 9. A Math Homework page was sent home.

The students completed their informational text project on Penguins. Each one wrote a fact they learned about penguins on a paper penguin they created.
Today, we began learning about Polar Bears.

The students enjoyed Music and Spanish today.

Upcoming News and Homework

Show and Tell for tomorrow, Tuesday:
Students may bring in one item that begins with either F or R.
(Sometimes they excitedly want to share more than one item, and with 26 students, we don't always have enough time for everyone to have a turn during our allotted time.) I do make time another day to finish, but we have so much other work to do, that I really would like to just use our scheduled time.

Wear Day on Thursday. Students may wear F, R, or both!

One Math Homework sheet is due on Friday.

Please remember that this Friday, 1/26 is a Full Day for students.

Next Monday, 1/29, is Bowling Day. Students must have a signed permission form in order to attend.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



January 18, 2018

In Language Arts, we read a fairy tale, "The Pine Tree". We also continued practicing blending and identifying beginning, middle and ending sounds. They are getting very good at this. We wrote sentences and the students were encouraged to sound out the words and write down the sounds they hear. Please encourage this at home. They do need practice with this skill.
In Math, we completed Ch. 2, Lesson 8: Reading and Writing 9 & 10.   A Math Homework page was sent home.
The class enjoyed Technology today.

Homework and Upcoming News

 Math Homework sheets are due Friday.

Tomorrow, Friday, 1/19, is a TAG Day and the theme is Pajama Day!
Students may wear pajamas (with sneakers or boots), or they may choose to wear an Eagles jersey/shirt.

To kick off Catholic Schools Week, on
Monday, 1/29, in addition to Chick-Fil-A day,
Both Kindergarten classes will be going bowling with their 8th Grade Buddies. There are no chaperones for this field trip. We will take a bus to Price Bowling Lanes and be there from 9am to 11am.
Students must wear sneakers with white soles.
If they don't have sneakers with white soles, bowling shoes will be available for them at no cost.

An email was sent home with a Parental Consent Form attached.
Please print, sign and return to school in order for your child to go on the Bowling Field Trip.

Reminders:
Chick-Fil-A orders are due on Tues., 1/23.
Please turn in Re-registration forms by 1/31.

Thanks, Mrs. Pogonyi


January 17, 2018

In Language Arts, we are continuing Unit 5, Week 2. We practiced blending words with the /e/ sound in the middle. We also practiced identifying beginning and ending sounds. We spent time differentiating the middle sounds of words with /i/ and /e/ sounds. The students read aloud the book Ed and Ned.
Since we did two Math Lessons yesterday, we used our Math time for Show and Tell.
In Science we continued our lesson on Penguins. We read the book "The Emporer's Egg". Ask your child what facts they can tell you about penguins. We brainstormed a list of Penguin facts. They are getting ready for their writing assignment about Penguins.
In the afternoon, we were treated to the St. Mark's March Band and Dance Team!

Homework and Upcoming News

Two Math Homework sheets are due Friday.

Thursday, 1/18 will be Wear Day and students may wear something that begins with E.

To kick off Catholic Schools Week, on
Monday, 1/29, in addition to Chick-Fil-A day,
Both Kindergarten classes will be going bowling with their 8th Grade Buddies. There are no chaperones for this field trip. We will take a bus to Price Bowling Lanes and be there from 9am to 11am.
Students must wear sneakers with white soles.
If they don't have sneakers with white soles, bowling shoes will be available for them at no cost.

An email was sent home with a Parental Consent Form attached.
Please print, sign and return to school in order for your child to go on the Bowling Field Trip.

Reminders:
Chick-Fil-A orders are due on Tues., 1/23.
Please turn in Re-registration forms by 1/31.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



January 16, 2018

I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend!
Today, in Language Arts, we started Unit 5, Week 2. The Essential Question is "How do Living Things Change as they Grow?" We read a beautiful story called "The Grand Old Tree". In it, we learned about how the Grand Old Tree changed as it grew and went through the seasons of the year, as well as the seasons of life. We followed the Tree as it started out as a young tree to the completion of the life cycle when it eventually died. We also saw how it lived on through the seeds it spread and new trees that grew.
Our new letter was introduced, Ee. They are easily confusing the sound of E, and the sound of I, right now. I'm encouraging them to think of the words on our letter cards to better hear the difference in the two letters. On the letter cards, they say "eh, eh, egg" for letter E;
and "ih, ih, insect" for letter I.
Our new word is "are" as in "Are we there yet?"

In Math, we completed Chapter 2, Lesson 6 and Lesson 7. We are learning to write and show 9 and 10.

In Science, we are learning about Penguins. We read two informational text books with many new facts about penguins. They knew some facts about penguins and were introduced to some new facts. We will be continuing with this topic all week. We will complete a project for our hallways, putting together a penguin and writing informational text with facts about penguins.

The students enjoyed physical education today.

Homework and Upcoming News

Tomorrow, 1/17, students in K through 8 will be treated to hearing the St. Mark's Marching Band at 1:00pm in the Gym

Two Math Homework sheets went home today and are due Friday.

Tomorrow, Wednesday, 1/17, we will begin Show & Tell.
Students may bring in an object that begins with the letter E.

Thursday, 1/18 will be Wear Day and students may wear something that begins with E.

To kick off Catholic Schools Week, on
Monday, 1/29, in addition to Chick-Fil-A day,
Both Kindergarten classes will be going bowling with their 8th Grade Buddies. There are no chaperones for this field trip. We will take a bus to Price Bowling Lanes and be there from 9am to 11am.
Students must wear sneakers with white soles.
If they don't have sneakers with white soles, bowling shoes will be available for them at no cost.

Reminders:
Chick-Fil-A orders are due on Tues., 1/23.
Please turn in Re-registration forms by 1/31.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



January 11, 2018

Today was a fun day! In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, we learned all about the wonderful changes Dr. King brought to our nation. I started the day with a social experiment. As the students arrived, I told the students with brown eyes that it was free play in the morning. They could get out art supplies and sit wherever they wanted, or they could play with blocks on the carpet. I told the students with light colored eyes that they had to just sit criss cross applesauce on the small carpet in housekeeping and they weren't allowed to talk to the other students. The class did not know they were being "separated" by eye color. As the morning went on, the students that were segregated to the small carpet, could be overheard making comments like "this isn't fair", "why can't we go over there and play?", and "are we bad?"
When it was time to come to the big carpet, I asked about feelings. How did it feel for the students on the small carpet? They talked about unfairness, and feeling bad, and not understanding. How did it feel for the students who were free to play? They talked about not understanding why they couldn't talk to others, but they were glad they could play.
I then shared the story of when Marting Luther King, Jr. was a little boy. He was best friends with the boy across the street and they played together most days. However, when it was time for them to start school, they could no longer play together or be friends because the laws in our country back then separated people by their skin color. I explained that my experiment that morning was to separate students by their eye color. Just as the students thought it was unfair, so did young Martin. I then went on to teach about how Marting Luther King, Jr. was determined to change the laws in our country. Because of his work, the laws in our country now give equal rights to all humans, regardless of skin or eye color.
We also learned about his famous speech, "I have a dream". And we watched the movie "Our Friend Martin".
In between all of this, we also practiced our Language Arts, and Math Skills.
The students also participated in Technology.

Upcoming News and Homework

Tomorrow, January 12th, Students may wear their favorite Football jersey over their uniform pants.

No School Monday, Jan. 15th for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi


 January 10, 2018

We are working hard on getting back on schedule. We practiced blending, reading, and letter substitution (h-i-p; take away the p and put in a t, what word is it now?)
In Math, we checked progress and did Lesson 5, How do I show 10?
The students enjoyed Art today.
We completed a hidden picture activity depicting the Three Kings travels to find the baby Jesus. We also made a banner of the 3 Kings.

Upcoming News and Homework

1.  There is a new Math Homework page due on Friday.
2.  They are to read to someone at home their Unit 5 Reader
"We See It!"
3. They are to tell you the story of the Epiphany of the Three Kings.
4. And, tomorrow, Thursday, 1/11, is "Wear Day"
They may wear something that begins with H.

Next Monday, Jan. 15th is No School for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi


January 9, 2018

Well, here I am again, after 2 snow days and an early dismissal for our ice storm! Hopefully back to normal for awhile!
We are continuing our Unit 5, Week 1 Language Arts lesson with our new letter Hh, and word, "my". Today we had our Unit 4 Assessment using Secret Agent folders.
We are reviewing Math and Language Arts. The students did get to participate in Music yesterday and Gym today.

Upcoming News and Homework

One Math Homework page went home on Monday, and is due on Friday.
Thursday, 1/11 will be "Wear Day" and students may wear something that begins with H.

There is another Chick-Fil-A day on Monday, 1/29. If your child would like to have that for lunch, orders must be received by Tuesday, 1/23.

There is no school on Monday, 1/15 for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi


January 3, 2018

Today, we continued with our Unit 5, Week 1 Language Arts lessons. We practiced blending words and listening for words that begin with H. We also started learning about pronouns in our Grammar part of the lesson. So far, the students have learned about: Nouns (person, place or thing); Verbs (action words); Adjectives (words that describe a noun), and now Pronouns (words that take the place of a noun). For example: "Alexa likes to play at the park." How can you replace Alexa with a pronoun? Answer: "She likes to play at the park." They are doing really well with this. They sometimes confuse "she" with "her", and we are working on that.
In Math, we completed lesson 3, Reading and Writing 6,7,8. A homework page was sent home today.
The students participated in Art today and we had learning centers in the afternoon.

Homework and Upcoming News

Math Homework page is due on Friday, Jan. 5th.
Thursday, Jan. 4th will be "Wear Day" and students may wear something that begins with H.

We are off on Monday, Jan. 15th to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



January 2, 2018

Happy New Year!

The break was wonderful and we are back on track with our classwork!
In Language Arts, we started Unit 5, Week 1: What do living things need to grow? We read a story "My Garden", and discussed what plants need in order to grow.  We also learned vocab words: require (to need something); and plant (something with roots, a stem, leaves, and grows in soil).  Our new Letter of the week is Hh, with the sound /h/. Our new HFW (high frequency word) is "my".
In Math, we are continuing with Chapter 2, and learning about numbers up to 10.
In Religion we began learning about the Epiphany, which is celebrated every year on January 6th. The story of the 3 Kings (Maji) who were sent by King Herod to find the baby Jesus and bring him back was told. The three Kings found out that Herod was tricking them to bring back baby Jesus because he thought he should be the only king. The 3 Kings then protected our new Savior by bringing the Holy Family to a place away from Herod to keep them safe. We will be going to Mass on Friday, Jan. 5th to celebrate the Epiphany, with our 8th grade buddies.

Homework and Upcoming News

Tomorrow, Wed. Jan. 3rd, will be "Show and Tell" Day. Students may bring in an item that begins with H.
Thursday, Jan. 4th will be "Wear Day" and students may wear something that begins with H.

We are off on Monday, Jan. 15th to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

December 20, 2017

Oh what fun today!
The students LOVED making the Gingerbread houses! Thank you to all of the parents who gathered all the necessary supplies and came in and helped. We also had a delicious Happy Birthday Jesus cake!
The gingerbread houses will go home on Friday. If you know your child will not be here on Friday, please let me know so I can send it home tomorrow.

Special thanks for my very generous and much appreciated Christmas gift. The sentiment in the card is lovely and touching!
I'm on my way there now!!!

REMINDER:
Tomorrow, Thursday, 12/21 is TAG day. Students will have pretzels and they may dress in Christmas colors!
Friday, 12/22 is Early Dismissal and the beginning of our Christmas Break. We will return Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Merry Christmas,
Mrs. Pogonyi


December 19, 2017

Three more days!
Math homework was sent home today. I'm not concerned about it being back by Friday. I do want them to practice the concept of using ten-frames at some point.
They brought home their Wonders HFW Reader "You and I". They are to read that to someone at home.
They are very excited about tomorrow's Gingerbread House Building!

UPCOMING

Wednesday, Dec. 20th
9:30 am - Lessons and Carols and Peacemaker Awards in Church
12:30 - 2:20pm - Christmas Party and Gingerbread House Building

Thursday, Dec. 21st
TAG Day (and pretzels) Students may dress down in Christmas colors.

Friday, Dec. 22nd
Early Dismissal at 11:30am
Beginning of Christmas Break!

Merry Christmas,
Mrs. Pogonyi



December 18, 2017

One more week!
This is a review week in school.
Letter writing Books went home today. There are words in addition to letters, and their first names. The students are being asked to focus on writing their names correctly, which means only the first letter is uppercase, the rest are lower case, and they are to pay attention to the size. In some cases they make their lower case letters the same size as the upper case letters! Please check as they write their names in the book that they are doing them correctly. These are not due back until the day we return from Christmas break - Tuesday, Jan. 2nd.
We attended 8:00am Mass today without our 8th grade buddies and the students did an excellent job!

UPCOMING THIS WEEK

Tuesday, Dec. 19th - 1:35-2:25 Reindeer Games in the GYM!

Wednesday, Dec. 20th
9:30 am - Lessons and Carols and Peacemaker Awards in Church
12:30 - 2:20pm - Christmas Party and Gingerbread House Building

Thursday, Dec. 21st
TAG Day (and pretzels) Students may dress down in Christmas colors.

Friday, Dec. 22nd
Early Dismissal at 11:30am
Beginning of Christmas Break!

Merry Christmas,
Mrs. Pogonyi


December 14, 2017

Exciting day, again, today! 
Mr. Hart visited the classroom with a special delivery of very cold mail from the North Pole! The room was filled with squeals of excitement as they received their ice cold letters from Santa!

I wanted to thank all of our parents for doing a super job of delivering your children to school for the second time in one day (and at night), (and all spiffed up and looking gorgeous).
They looked great, behaved very well, and did a fantastic job of singing in front of an audience!
Thank you for your help with supporting our Christmas concert!
And special thanks to the parents who carried the chairs back.
The students seemed to forget that they took them out for church, and were blaming the elf today for the chairs being out of their normal spots!

Reminders for tomorrow:

KB is attending 8:00 am Mass

It is Polar Express Day! Please send in a bathrobe (or adult button down shirt)

Early Dismissal is at 11:30am

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



December 13, 2017

So excited for tonight!
Please remember to have your child in the classroom by 6:00pm.
KB is performing on the side of the church by the piano.

Tomorrow, Thursday, Dec. 14th is "Wear Day" for the Letter D.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi


December 12, 2017

A Letter of Important Upcoming Events for KB was sent home in today's folder. There are updates even from yesterday's notes on this web page.
Please note that at the Christmas Concert,
KB will be on the side by the piano.

Students may be dismissed to parents from the church, but please signal to one of the teachers that you are taking them.
We also need parent helpers to carry chairs back
to the classroom after the concert.

Wear Christmas colors tomorrow...red, green, silver, gold, white, etc.
I can't wait to see everyone!

Mrs. Pogonyi



December 11, 2017

The children had so much fun shopping at the Secret Santa Shop! Thank you for letting them participate in this fun event.

We are moving ahead with Language Arts, and we are starting Unit 4, Week 2 tomorrow. We did learn today that our new letter is Dd, and our new HFW is "do". Tomorrow they may bring in an object that begins with "D".
In Religion we talked about the 2nd Sunday in Advent, prayed our Advent Prayer, and "lit" our paper Advent wreaths.

Upcoming News

  Tuesday 12/12: "Show and Tell" Day, students may bring in an object that begins with D.
Tuesday, 12/12: Spirit Rally at 1:30

Wednesday, Dec. 13th
Students may wear Christmas colors to school on Wednesday for our "dress rehearsal"

Christmas Concert at 6:30pm.
Students should dress nicely in a Christmas outfit for the evening concert.

Students should be in their classroom at 6:00 pm.
 
We ask that parents please help by carrying some of the Kindergarten chairs back to the classroom after the concert. Dismissal procedures will be clarified tomorrow. I will put information on my web page and send home a hard copy.


Thursday, Dec. 14th "Exchange a Christmas Treat" get together with 8th grade buddies
Buddies may exchange a candy/treat with their buddies.
It's nice if the Kindergarten buddy makes a card for their
8th grade buddy.
Tomorrow, I will send home a list of all the Buddy names.


Friday, Dec. 15th - During a special Library time (9:10am - 9:55am) students will be treated to a special "ride" on the Polar Express.
They will wear their uniform (not pj's) with a bathrobe over top, to school
If they don't have a bathrobe, an oversized button down shirt of a parent works great!

Also Friday, Dec. 15th - Early Dismissal at 11:30pm

Tuesday, Dec. 19th - Reindeer Games in the Gym!
From 1:35 - 2:25pm KB will participate in Reindeer Games.
Mrs. Schock is looking for 3 KB parent volunteers. We currently have 2. Please contact Mrs. Schock at aschock@sjbdel.org if you would like to volunteer, or use this link to sign up:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0445a5ac22a5f58-physical

Wednesday, Dec. 20th - Peacemaker Awards in the morning, and 
at 12:30pm, KB class Christmas party and Gingerbread House Making!
All parents are invited to attend and help their child help build the Gingerbread House!
Please let me know if you are able to be here to help.

Friday, Dec. 22nd - Early Dismissal for beginning of Christmas Break. (Students will return Tuesday, Jan. 2nd.)

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

December 8, 2017

Monday, Dec. 11th - Secret Santa Shop with 8th grade buddies. Information and envelopes went home. You may return them any day until Mon., 12/11.

  Wednesday, Dec. 13th Christmas Concert at 6:30pm.

Students should return to the classroom at 6:00 pm.

During the day, we will have a dress rehearsal. Students are to wear a nice Christmas outfit during the day. At night, when they return, they should wear their Sunday best Christmas outfit for the concert in the church.

Thursday, Dec. 14th "Exchange a Christmas Treat" get together with 8th grade buddies

Friday, Dec. 15th - During a special Library time (9:10am - 9:55am) students will be treated to a special "ride" on the Polar Express.
They will wear pajamas and bathrobes to school
(if they have a bathrobe).
If not, an oversized button down shirt of Dad's usually works).

Also Friday, Dec. 15th - Early Dismissal at 11:30pm

Wednesday, Dec. 20th - Peacemaker Awards in the morning, and 
at 12:30pm, KB class Christmas party and Gingerbread House Making!
All parents are invited to attend and help their child help build the Gingerbread House!

Friday, Dec. 22nd - Early Dismissal for beginning of Christmas Break. (Students will return Tuesday, Jan. 2nd.)

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

December 7, 2017

I'm so sorry! I forgot to write that today was "Wear Day". Every Thursday is "Wear Day". I told the students that tomorrow, Friday, could also be "Wear Day" for the letter O. All students may dress down for "Wear Day" tomorrow.

Tomorrow also is the Mass for the Immaculate Conception at 8:00 am. We will be meeting our 8th grade buddies at 7:45 to go to Mass. Please have children here by 7:35am.

Upcoming News and Homework

Tomorrow, Tuesday, is "Show and Tell" Day. Bring in something that begins with the letter O.

LOOKING FORWARD:


Monday, Dec. 11th - Secret Santa Shop with 8th grade buddies. Information and envelopes went home today. You may return them any day until Mon., 12/11.

  Wednesday, Dec. 13th Christmas Concert at 6:30pm.

Students should return to the classroom at 6:00 pm.

During the day, we will have a dress rehearsal. Students are to wear a nice Christmas outfit during the day. At night, when they return, they should wear their Sunday best Christmas outfit for the concert in the church.

Thursday, Dec. 14th "Exchange a Christmas Treat" get together with 8th grade buddies

Friday, Dec. 15th - During a special Library time (9:10am - 9:55am) students will be treated to a special "ride" on the Polar Express.
They will wear pajamas and bathrobes to school
(if they have a bathrobe).
If not, an oversized button down shirt of Dad's usually works).

Also Friday, Dec. 15th - Early Dismissal at 11:30pm

Wednesday, Dec. 20th - Peacemaker Awards in the morning, and 
at 12:30pm, KB class Christmas party and Gingerbread House Making!
All parents are invited to attend and help their child help build the Gingerbread House!

Friday, Dec. 22nd - Early Dismissal for beginning of Christmas Break. (Students will return Tuesday, Jan. 2nd.)

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

December 5, 2017

SLIPPER/EXTRA SHOE TOMORROW!

Wednesday, Dec. 6th is St. Nicholas Day. Please send in one slipper or  an extra soft shoe for your child to leave outside our classroom door in case St. Nicholas visits!

December 4, 2017
We are moving along with our work and our preparations for Christmas!
In Language Arts, we started Unit 4, Week 1. The Essential Question is "What do people use to do their jobs?" We read an informational text story "Whose Shoes?" and tried to identify what jobs people did, by looking at the shoes they wore.  We also have a new word: you; and a new Letter Oo.
In Math, we did Check my Progress, so you will not see homework today.
In Religion, we talked about the 1st Sunday in Advent, said an Advent Prayer, "lit" our Advent wreaths (by gluing on the flame to the first purple candle). We also drew pictures for St. Nicholas and the students retold me the story of St. Nick. They are aware that Wednesday is St. Nicholas Day.
In Music, the students practiced their Christmas songs for the concert.

Upcoming News and Homework

Tomorrow, Tuesday, is "Show and Tell" Day. Bring in something that begins with the letter O.

LOOKING FORWARD:

Wednesday, Dec. 6th is St. Nicholas Day. Please send in one slipper or  an extra soft shoe for your child to leave outside our classroom door in case St. Nicholas visits!

Monday, Dec. 11th - Secret Santa Shop with 8th grade buddies. Information and envelopes went home today. You may return them any day until Mon., 12/11.
  Wednesday, Dec. 13th Christmas Concert at 6:30pm. During the day, we will have a dress rehearsal. Students are to wear a nice Christmas outfit during the day. At night, when they return, they should wear their Sunday best Christmas outfit for the concert in the church.

Thursday, Dec. 14th "Exchange a Christmas Treat" get together with 8th grade buddies

Friday, Dec. 15th - During a special Library time (9:10am - 9:55am) students will be treated to a special "ride" on the Polar Express.
They will wear pajamas and bathrobes to school
(if they have a bathrobe).
If not, an oversized button down shirt of Dad's usually works).

Also Friday, Dec. 15th - Early Dismissal at 11:30pm

Wednesday, Dec. 20th - Peacemaker Awards in the morning, and 
at 12:30pm, KB class Christmas party and Gingerbread House Making!
All parents are invited to attend and help their child help build the Gingerbread House!

Friday, Dec. 22nd - Early Dismissal for beginning of Christmas Break. (Students will return Tuesday, Jan. 2nd.)

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

December 1, 2017
Happy December!
The students have been very busy making Advent Wreaths, Advent Chains, and our Hallway Nativity Display! We sent home the Advent Chains so they can count the days until Jesus' birth!

Nov. 29, 2017

In Language Arts, we are working on Unit 3, Week 3 this week. We read a fantasy story "Please take me for a walk". We explored neighborhoods and what is usually in a neighborhood. We are blending words and isolating beginning and endins sounds. We are making sentences with the word "go". We also are doing sticker challenges with our sight words. The students enjoy the challenge and getting a sticker for knowing all the sight words, while I get to assess their knowledge!
At the end of this week, we will have our Unit 3 Language Arts Assessment. I have to say their was significant improvement in scores on the Unit 2 assessments compared to Unit 1. I will be sending home all 3 assessments next week for you to see.

We learned about St. Nicholas today. The students are very excited about the possibility of St. Nick visiting our school!

Upcoming News and Homework

Letter writing Journals will be due back on next Friday, Dec. 8th
Tomorrow, Thursday, is "Wear Day" and our new letter is Cc. Students may wear something that begins with C.

LOOKING FORWARD:

Wednesday, Dec. 6th is St. Nicholas Day. Please send in one slipper or  extra soft shoe for your child to leave outside our classroom door in case St. Nicholas visits!

Monday, Dec. 11th - Secret Santa Shop with 8th grade buddies  Wednesday, Dec. 13th Christmas Concert at 6:30pm
Friday, Dec. 15th "Exchange a Christmas Treat" get together with 8th grade buddies
Wednesday, Dec. 20th KB class Christmas party and Gingerbread House Making! 

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

Nov. 27, 2017

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Now we're on to Advent and Christmas!  Our new Letter is Cc, and our new word is "go".

Upcoming News and Homework

Math Homework sent home today is due back on Friday.
Letter writing Journals sent home today will be due back on next Friday, Dec. 8th
Tomorrow, Tuesday, is "Show and Tell" Day and our new letter is Cc. Students may bring in an object that begins with C.

LOOKING FORWARD: 
Monday, Dec. 11th - Secret Santa Shop with 8th grade buddies  Wednesday, Dec. 13th Christmas Concert at 6:30pm
Friday, Dec. 15th "Exchange a Christmas Treat" get together with 8th grade buddies
Wednesday, Dec. 20th KB class Christmas party and Gingerbread House Making! 

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

Nov. 21, 2017

The students did a wonderful job today! I would like to thank our Homeroom parents for the fantastic job they did putting together the feast for our students to enjoy!

Reminder
Tomorrow, Wednesday, is an Early Dismissal Day at 11:35.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

Nov. 20, 2017

Upcoming News and Homework


Families are invited to join us to hear the children sing some Thanksgiving songs before they enjoy their feast with their classmates.

KA & KB Thanksgiving Feast is tomorrow
Tuesday, Nov. 21st, from 11:15am - 12:15pm
in the Social Hall

Students are to wear their uniform tee shirts and sweatpants/sweatshirts.
Girls who are Native Americans may wear footless leggings/pants instead of their sweatpants.

Wednesday, Nov. 22nd will be Early Dismissal at 11:35am

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

Nov. 16, 2017

Upcoming News and Homework

IMPORTANT: TOMORROW, FRIDAY, is EARLY DISMISSAL AT 11:35pm  Please send snack as usual. No lunch unless your child is attending Eagle's Club.

Practice high frequency words, including new word: and
Practice using "and" in a sentence.

Letter Writing Journals are due back Friday, Nov. 17th
Math Homework due back this Friday, Nov. 17th

We have the date/time of our Thanksgiving Feast!
Families are invited to join us to hear the children sing some Thanksgiving songs before they enjoy their feast with their classmates.

KA & KB Thanksgiving Feast is on
Tuesday, Nov. 21st, from 11:15 am - 12:15pm
in the Social Hall

Thank you for sending in the pillow cases!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

Nov. 14, 2017

We continued Unit 3, wk 2 in Language Arts, We read the story "The Turtle and the Flute". After we compared (looked for similarities), and contrasted (looked for differences) between this story and the story we read yesterday. They did a great job of pointing things out. (Both stories are about hearing noises; one story is in the grassy jungle, the other is in the city, etc.)  We practiced blending 3 letter words, and identifying initial and final /n/ sounds in words. We played a new game "musical words". Our high frequency (sight) words were placed in a circle on the carpet, two students at a time walked around the circle while music played, when the music stopped, and a word was called out, the first one to go stand by the word, and create a sentence with the word in it, would win that round. We continued until all students had a turn. They really enjoyed the game, and had fun while practicing their sight words and building sentences.
In Math, we did Ch. 1, Lesson 4: Reading and writing numbers 4 and 5. This was a challenge for many to correctly write 4's and 5's, but they all did a great job.
For Show and Tell, many presented their "n" items. There were more than a handful of students who were disappointed they didn't have an item from home. While I usually let them walk around the room and find an item, I felt it was too many to roam around. Instead I told them they could find something at home and bring it in another day this week. I will let them present it whenever they bring it in.
In the afternoon, the students finished their Thanksgiving placemats, and made Native American beaded necklaces (out of colored pasta).
They enjoyed PE at the end of the day.

Upcoming News and Homework

Reminder: Tomorrow, Wednesday, is Barnes & Noble Book Fair!

Practice high frequency words, including new word: and
Practice using "and" in a sentence.

Letter Writing Journals are due back Friday, Nov. 17th
Math Homework due back this Friday, Nov. 10th

We have the date/time of our Thanksgiving Feast!
Families are invited to join us to hear the children sing some Thanksgiving songs before they enjoy their feast with their classmates.

KA & KB Thanksgiving Feast is on
Tuesday, Nov. 21st, from 11:15am - 12:15pm
in the Social Hall

In preparation for our Thanksgiving feast, students will be singing a set of songs, and wearing either a Pilgrim or Native American costume.
We will be making the costumes at school with them.

Please talk to your child about whether they would like to be
a Native American or a Pilgrim.

If they want to be a Native American, they need to bring in a pillowcase in either white, cream, tan, or light brown.
If they want to be a Pilgrim, their pillowcase should be white.

All pillowcases will be cut up.

(Some parents have bought them at the Dollar store.)

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

Nov. 13, 2017

Happy Veterans Day! Today we learned about Veterans and how they fought for the freedoms we have today as Americans. We talked about how there are children in other countries who do not have the same freedoms as we do. Many students brought up members of their own families that are in the service now, and some that are Veterans.

In Language Arts, we began Unit 3, Week 2. Our Essential Question is "What are the different sounds that we hear?" We read "Clang, Clang, Beep, Beep! Listen to the City". We compared sounds heard in the story to sounds we hear in our own neighborhood. Our new letter of the week is "Nn". Students may bring in a "Show and Tell" item tomorrow that begins with N. Our new High Frequency Word to know is "and".

We are busy working on making our Thanksgiving placements.
The students also participated in both Music and Spanish today.

Upcoming News and Homework

Practice high frequency words, including new word: and
Practice using "and" in a sentence.

Letter Writing Journals are due back Friday, Nov. 17th
Math Homework due back this Friday, Nov. 10th

We have the date/time of our Thanksgiving Feast!
Families are invited to join us to hear the children sing some Thanksgiving songs before they enjoy their feast with their classmates.

KA & KB Thanksgiving Feast is on
Tuesday, Nov. 21st, from 11:15am - 12:15pm
in the Social Hall

In preparation for our Thanksgiving feast, students will be singing a set of songs, and wearing either a Pilgrim or Native American costume.
We will be making the costumes at school with them.

Please talk to your child about whether they would like to be
a Native American or a Pilgrim.

If they want to be a Native American, they need to bring in a pillowcase in either white, cream, tan, or light brown.
If they want to be a Pilgrim, their pillowcase should be white.

All pillowcases will be cut up.

(Some parents have bought them at the Dollar store.)

To date, we have received pillowcases from 15 students. Please remember to send in a pillowcase that can be cut into a costume for your child.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

Nov. 9, 2017

Today, in Language Arts, we continued Unit 3, Wk 1. We spent time blending sounds to read words and the students wrote words by hearing them instead of seeing them. We read a fable, "The Boy Who Cried Wolf", and discussed the moral of the story (the lesson to be learned). We talked about the expression "to cry wolf", and why it is important to not "cry wolf". They enjoyed the story and all understood the lesson.
In Math, we did Lesson 2 of Ch. 1, and are working on correct formations for the numbers 1, 2, and 3. There is a homework sheet that went home tonight. Please encourage them to do a careful job of making 2's and 3's.
In Science, we continued learning about Matter. We reviewed the 3 types of matter: gas, liquid and solid. Then we learned about ways that matter changes. We talked about how one type of matter (a liquid, water, can be changed into a different type of matter (a solid, ice) by changing the temperature.
In Social Studies, we learned some Native American symbols and how the Natives communicated with each other using symbols. If a mountain was dangerous, they could write the symbol for bad and the symbol for mountain on rocks near the mountain.  We also made Native American headresses and used chalk to write some symbols on them.
The students enjoyed Technology today.

Upcoming News and Homework

Practice high frequency words, including new word: to.

Letter Writing Journals are due back Friday, Nov. 17th
Math Homework due back this Friday, Nov. 10th

This Friday, Nov. 10th, our students will get together with their 8th grade buddies for "Books with Buddies". Each KB student is to bring in two of their favorite books and their buddies will read to them.

Friday is also Chick-Fil-A day(if you ordered)/No hot lunch. If you did not order Chick-fil-A, you must send in lunch.

Friday, is also TAG day and pretzel day!

We have the date/time of our Thanksgiving Feast!
Families are invited to join us to hear the children sing some Thanksgiving songs before they enjoy their feast with their classmates.

KA & KB Thanksgiving Feast is on
Tuesday, Nov. 21st, from 11:15am - 12:15pm
in the Social Hall

In preparation for our Thanksgiving feast, students will be singing a set of songs, and wearing either a Pilgrim or Native American costume.
We will be making the costumes at school with them.

Please talk to your child about whether they would like to be
a Native American or a Pilgrim.

If they want to be a Native American, they need to bring in a pillowcase in either white, cream, tan, or light brown.
If they want to be a Pilgrim, their pillowcase should be white.

All pillowcases will be cut up.

(Some parents have bought them at the Dollar store.)

Please send in a pillowcase by Monday, Nov. 13th, so we have time to make the costumes.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogony

Nov. 8, 2017

Upcoming News and Homework

Tomorrow is Wear Day.
Your child may wear something that begins with "I".

Practice high frequency words, including new word: to.

Letter Writing Journals are due back Friday, Nov. 17th
Math Homework due back this Friday, Nov. 10th

This Friday, Nov. 10th, our students will get together with their 8th grade buddies for "Books with Buddies". Each KB student is to bring in two of their favorite books and their buddies will read to them.

Friday is also Chick-Fil-A day(if you ordered)/No hot lunch. If you did not order Chick-fil-A, you must send in lunch.

Friday, is also TAG day and pretzel day!

In preparation for our Thanksgiving feast, students will be singing a set of songs, and wearing either a Pilgrim or Native American costume.
We will be making the costumes at school with them.

Please talk to your child about whether they would like to be
a Native American or a Pilgrim.

If they want to be a Native American, they need to bring in a pillowcase in either white, cream, tan, or light brown.
If they want to be a Pilgrim, their pillowcase should be white.

All pillowcases will be cut up.

(Some parents have bought them at the Dollar store.)

Please send in a pillowcase by Monday, Nov. 13th, so we have time to make the costumes.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

Nov. 7, 2017

In Language Arts, we continued with Unit 3, Wk. 1. We focused on verbs (action words). If I said a verb, they had to act it out (jumping), if I said a word that was not a verb (bear), they had to stand still. It was a great way to warm up to learning in the morning! As a group, we read the book "Can I Pat It?".  We talked about different punctuation marks (. period; ? question mark; ! exclamation mark), and when they are used. We also read the book "Iguana on Ice" and looked for items that began with I. We listened for rhyming words (ending sound is the same): mat, sat; fin, tin; etc.

In Math, we checked for readiness as we begin our new Chapter 1. Today we practiced Math vocab words: more, less, greater than, less than, and equal to.

I was very impressed with all the "I" Show and Tell items!

In the afternoon, we read more about what we are thankful for, and the students did detailed coloring on a worksheet showing what they were thankful for having.

The class enjoyed PE this afternoon.

Upcoming News and Homework

Practice high frequency words, including new word: to.

The Family Project: "Disguise a Turkey" is due back
by this Wednesday, Nov. 8th.
The disguised turkeys that are coming in are quite impressive!

This Friday, Nov. 10th, our students will get together with their 8th grade buddies for "Books with Buddies". Each KB student is to bring in two of their favorite books and their buddies will read to them.

In preparation for our Thanksgiving feast, students will be singing a set of songs, and wearing either a Pilgrim or Native American costume.
We will be making the costumes at school with them.

Please talk to your child about whether they would like to be
a Native American or a Pilgrim.

If they want to be a Native American, they need to bring in a pillowcase in either white, cream, tan, or light brown.
If they want to be a Pilgrim, their pillowcase should be white.

All pillowcases will be cut up.

(Some parents have bought them at the Dollar store.)

Please send in a pillowcase by Monday, Nov. 13th, so we have time to make the costumes.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

Nov. 6, 2017

In Language Arts, we began Unit 3, Week 1, and our new Essential Question is "What rules do we follow in different places?" We discussed rules you have in a soccer game versus rules you have in a classroom (ex: in soccer game, you can't use your hands to do things, in class, you do use your hands to do things, etc.) We learned vocab. words: rules (something that tells you what you can and can't do); and cooperate (work with others towards a goal). We read a fantasy story "How Do Dinosaurs Go To School?", which was about rules that are followed in school. We also introduced our new letter of the week: Ii, /i/ as in insect. And our new word of the week: to.
In Math, we played "Buzz" counting to 20. The game requires concentration and staying focused to follow the counting. In Buzz, one number is picked to be replaced by the word "Buzz", and the next student has to know which number comes next.
The students enjoyed 2 specials today: Music and Spanish.
In the afternoon, we practiced our Thanksgiving prayer. We also read "The Berenstein Bears Count Their Blessings". We discussed the meaning of the phrase "Count your Blessings". We took turns sharing what one of our blessings is (family, pets, food, toys, etc.).

Upcoming News and Homework

Practice high frequency words, including new word: to.

Tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov. 7th is "Show and Tell" Day.
Students are to bring in something that begins with "I" (iguana, instrument, ink, etc.)

The Family Project: "Disguise a Turkey" is due back
by this Wednesday, Nov. 8th.

This Friday, Nov. 10th, our students will get together with their 8th grade buddies for "Books with Buddies". Each KB student is to bring in two of their favorite books and their buddies will read to them.

In preparation for our Thanksgiving feast, students will be singing a set of songs, and wearing either a Pilgrim or Native American costume.
We will be making the costumes at school with them.

Please talk to your child about whether they would like to be
a Native American or a Pilgrim.

If they want to be a Native American, they need to bring in a pillowcase in either white, cream, tan, or light brown.
If they want to be a Pilgrim, their pillowcase should be white.

All pillowcases will be cut up.

(Some parents have bought them at the Dollar store.)

Please send in a pillowcase by Monday, Nov. 13th, so we have time to make the costumes.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

Nov. 2, 2017

In Language Arts, we continued our Review Week, focused on beginning and ending sounds in words. This is a good thing for you to practice with your child "What sound do you hear at the end of cat?"
"What sound do you hear at the begining of top?", etc. Tomorrow, we will have another assessment for the end of Unit 2, using Secret Agent folders.
We had a presentation on Prevent Child Abuse. The students learned about their 4 private places: mouth, chest, front and back where they wear their underpants. They learned that parents and doctors sometimes need to touch those places to keep their children clean and healthy. They learned that no one else is to touch their 4 private parts. They learned to say no, and go tell a safe, trusted adult if anyone else touches their private areas.
The students participated in Technology today.
In the afternoon, we learned more about Pilgrim children and what life was like for them. We read about their activities in our Let's Find Out magazine and watched a video. We also made hanging turkeys to decorate our classroom.

Upcoming News and Homework

A Family Project: "Disguise a Turkey" was sent home today. It is due back by next Wednesday, Nov. 8th. Instructions were sent home with the brown paper turkey. We read a story "A Turkey for Thanksgiving". In the story, a farmer is determined to find a turkey for Thanksgiving Dinner. The turkey he is after, is determined to hide and stay away because he doesn't want to be eaten. When the farmer finally catches the turkey and brings him home, the turkey finds out he was actually being invited to join them for their Thanksgiving feast! This project is to help disguise a turkey, so it isn't captured. 

Next week, Friday Nov. 10th, our students will get together with their 8th grade buddies for "Books with Buddies". Each KB student is to bring in one or two of their favorite books and their buddy will read to them.

Important Announcement:
Our building dismisses earlier than the "big" building.
However, the car line dismisses all together when the signal is given. We ask that cars do not move out earlier due to safety reasons.
Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

November 1, 2017

Happy November!

Today we started our day by attending All Saints Mass with our 8th grade buddies.

In Math, we did Ch. 11, Lesson 9 on "How you can model shapes in the real world". We used shapes to create new objects in our workbooks. There is a Math Homework sheet from today, and one from last Friday's lesson, that we sent home. Both are due by Friday. 

We began our lessons on Thanksgiving. We read a story "The Very First Thanksgiving Day", and learned about why the Pilgrims left England (not allowed to pray the way they had been), and how they came over on the Mayflower. We learned about the hardships they endured their first winter, and how difficult and different the lives were for the children who came over. We learned about Squanto, the Native American who helped the Pilgrims by teaching them how to hunt and grow foods. We learned that the first Thanksgiving was a 3 day feast the Pilgrims and Natives had together to celebrate and give thanks for all that they now had. We have many activities we will be doing throughout November leading up to Thanksgiving.

Upcoming News and Homework

Tomorrow, Thursday, is "Wear Day" - Students may wear something that begins with any of the letters we are reviewing: M, S, T, A, P.  Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Thank you so much to all the parents who helped out, and organized such a great Halloween Party for our class! The class certainly had a spooktacular day. They look amazing in their costumes! I hope you all enjoy tonight, and I look forward to seeing them all bright eyed and sugar free tomorrow!

Upcoming News

Tomorrow, Wednesday, is our All Saints Day Mass at 8:00 am.
We will be leaving the classroom at 7:45am to meet up with
our 8th grade buddies.
Please be sure children arrive between 7:20 - 7:35 am tomorrow.
Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

Monday, Oct. 30, 2017

It's hard to believe that tomorrow is the last day of October!
In Language Arts this week, we are doing Unit 2, Week 3. The essential question is "What kind of bugs do you know about?" We discussed all the things we know about ladybugs. Our new vocabulary words are: curious (when you want to learn more about something), and observe (when you closely watch something, or someone). We read a fictional story "I Love Bugs!". This week is a review week with our letters, sounds, and HFW's. We are reviewing Mm, Aa, Pp, Ss, Tt. The HFW's we are reviewing are: the, a, see, we, like.

For Social Studies, we read about the growth and parts of a pumpkin. We also watched a video from out Let's Find Out magazine. Then we carved the pumpkin we received from Milburn Orchard. The students were each given a handful of pulp to sort the seeds out of. I told them that I would roast the seeds tonight and let them taste them tomorrow.

The students participated in Music today.

Upcoming News and Homework

Tomorrow, Tuesday, will be our Halloween Celebration.
Students may dress up in their favorite storybook character.
(Most of their favorites can be found in books...superheros, princesses, Mario, minions, etc.) They may wear their costume all day. Please be sure they can see well and walk up stairs.
If they are wearing costume shoes, please send in socks and sneakers for them to change into.

1:00 pm Halloween Parade and Class Party following

Reminder to Soccer Shots Students:
bring a change of clothes for soccer!

Parents are invited to come and see the Halloween Parade at 1:00pm
in front of the school/church.
The class party will follow immediately in our classroom.

Tomorrow is also "Show and Tell" day. Since it is a review week, and we are reviewing 5 letters, we divided up the classroom by table number and letter. Table 1 - M; Table 2 - S; Table 3 - T; Table 4 - A; Table 5 - P.
They should be able to tell you which table number they sit at.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017

Today was a busy day in KB! In the morning, the class had their hearing and vision screenings. They enjoyed Art Class, and participated in very busy curriculum based centers in the afternoon. 

They are looking forward to meeting with their 8th grade buddies on Friday afternoon to share a treat and a Halloween movie. They will receive sugar cookies as a treat.

Upcoming News and Homework

Math Homework: due back by Friday. Please do not cut out little shapes. I explained to the students that they are to
color in the shapes instead.

Tomorrow, Thursday, will be both
"Show & Tell" day (bring in an item that begins with T); and
"Wear Day" (wear something that begins with T).

Halloween Parade and Class Party - Tuesday, Oct. 31st
Students may dress up for Halloween in a storybook costume. (Most of their favorites can be found in books...superheros, princesses, Mario, minions, etc.) They may wear their costume all day. Please be sure they can see well and walk up stairs.

Reminder to Soccer Shots Students:
bring a change of clothes for soccer!

Parents are invited to come and see the Halloween Parade at 1:00pm
in front of the school/church.
The class party will follow immediately in our classroom.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

Monday, Oct. 23, 2017

Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017

Today was a more normal school day! Our new Essential Question is "What shapes do you see around you?" We read "What Shapes do we see around us?". We looked at real world things that were made up of different shapes (a house can be a rectangle with square windows, a triangle roof, and a rectangle door; a pizza is a circle with slices shaped like triangles, etc.) Our vocab words are: materials (things that help us make things); and nature (animals, plants and life around us). Our new word for our word wall is: like. Our new letter is Tt. "Show & Tell" has been moved to Thursday, along with "Wear Day".

In Math, we did Ch. 11, Lesson 7: How can I compare shapes? We used the shapes of square and triangle to make different shapes (rectangles and hexagons).

In the afternoon, we read about apples, and parts of an apple. We examined and tasted 3 different types of apples: Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, and Pink Lady. We voted on favorite color and favorite taste! We also enjoyed some apple cider from yesterday's field trip.

students enjoyed PE at the end of the day. 

Upcoming News and Homework

Math Homework: due back by Friday. Please do not cut out little shapes. I explained to the students that they are to
color in the shapes instead.

Tomorrow, Wednesday, the students will receive their
Hearing & Vision Screening. 

Thursday will be both "Show & Tell" day (bring in an item that begins with T); and "Wear Day" (wear something that begins with T).

Halloween Parade and Class Party - Tuesday, Oct. 31st
Students may dress up for Halloween in a storybook costume. (Most of their favorites can be found in books...superheros, princesses, Mario, minions, etc.) They may wear their costume all day. Please be sure they can see well and walk up stairs.

Reminder to Soccer Shots Students:
bring a change of clothes for soccer!

Parents are invited to come and see the Halloween Parade at 1:00pm
in front of the school/church.
The class party will follow immediately in our classroom.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

Monday, Oct. 23, 2017

We enjoyed a beautiful day at Milburn Orchard today. Thank you to the parents who chaperoned and helped out tremendously. Everyone enjoyed themselves playing on the playgrounds, eating lunch at picnic tables, riding through the apple orchards on a haywagon, visiting the animals, and touring the apple packing plant (including walking through the giant refrigerators)! We received a giant pumpkin for our classroom and we will (I will) cut it open, while the students will have a turn at pulling out some of the guts! We also received jugs of apple cider, which we will enjoy tomorrow. When we returned, after bathroom/drink breaks, and a quick snack, the students did participate in Spanish class.

We also sent home their school pictures today!

Reminders for tomorrow:

Soccer shots is on!

"Show and Tell" will be moved to Thursday,
along with "Wear Day"

Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017

Upcoming News

Milburn Orchard Field Trip - Monday, Oct. 23rd
Students should wear their school uniform with sneakers (long pants suggested due to Hayride  and cold apple packing tour). It is also suggested that they have a sweatshirt or jacket marked with their name inside.
Students should bring a bagged lunch and disposable drink container. Please arrive at school at the usual time.
Students will be dismissed at the usual time.

Halloween Parade and Class Party - Tuesday, Oct. 31st
Students may dress up for Halloween in a storybook costume. (Most of their favorites can be found in books...superheros, princesses, Mario, minions, etc.) They may wear their costume all day. Please be sure they can see well and walk up stairs.

Reminder to Soccer Shots Students:
bring a change of clothes for soccer!

Parents are invited to come and see the Halloween Parade at 1:00pm
in front of the school/church.
The class party will follow immediately in our classroom.
Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017

Homework and Upcoming News

Important: Students are considered Tardy if they arrive after 7:35 am. Anyone arriving after 7:35 am should check in with the front office before coming to class. Beginning tomorrow, I will be marking students Tardy if they arrive in the classroom after 7:35 am. Between Arrival and 7:45, there is practice work "Morning work" for students to complete.  If you see an incomplete paper coming home in the folder it means they didn't have time to complete it in the morning.

Reminder: Conferences on Thursday and Friday this week.

• Math Homework page was sent home today and is due on Thursday.

• Letter Writing Journal was sent home this week and is due Friday, Oct. 27th. When the Journal goes home, they have about two weeks to complete and return.  Please have your child take their time and form the letters correctly. If they try to do the letters all in one night, they can become tired and less careful with correct letter formations.

• Thursday, 10/19 is Early Dismissal at 11:35pm
• Thursday, 10/19 is "Wear Day" for the letter P.
• Friday, 10/20 is No School for students due to Conferences

Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017

Today, we practiced our HFW's and blending sounds at the start of the day. Then we had our firs assessment on Unit 1 in Language Arts. We used Secret Agent folders to help keep our papers to ourselves.

In Math, we continued work on identifying two dimensional shapes, and followed and created patterns with shapes.  A My Math Homework page was sent home and is due back on Thursday.

The students did a great job presenting their Show & Tell items.
The students participated in PE this afternoon.

Homework and Upcoming News

Reminder: Conferences on Thursday and Friday this week.

• Math Homework page was sent home today and is due on Thursday.

• Letter Writing Journal was sent home this week and is due Friday, Oct. 27th. Please have your child take their time and form the letters correctly. If they try to do the letters all in one night, they can become tired and less careful with correct letter formations.

• Thursday, 10/19 is Early Dismissal at 11:35pm
• Thursday, 10/19 is "Wear Day" for the letter P.
• Friday, 10/20 is No School for students due to Conferences

Monday, Oct. 16, 2017

It was a busy Monday with lots of new learning today! In Language Arts, our new letter is Pp /p/, and our new HFW is "a" (as in "I see a bird." Our new Essential Question is "How do tools help us?". We read a story "The Handiest Things in the World", and learned how "handy" our hands are as a tool to help us do things. We also read "The Pig's Picnic" and identified things in the story that began with the sound /p/.
In Math, we checked progress on Ch. 11, Lessons 1-4, Identifying Two Dimensional Shapes. In Science we learned about Matter (something that takes up space). We learned there are 3 forms of matter: solid, gas, and liquid.
The students participated in Music and Spanish for specials today. 

Homework and Upcoming News

•            Tomorrow, Tuesday, 10/17 is "Show & Tell" Day.                  Students should bring in something that begins with "P".

• Reminder : Conferences on Thursday and Friday this week.
• Thursday, 10/19 is Early Dismissal at 11:35pm
• Thursday, 10/19 is "Wear Day" for the letter P.
• Friday, 10/20 is No School for students due to Conferences
• Update for Milburn Orchard Field Trip:  I received 7 requests to Chaperone, and have responded to all with appreciation. There is still a need for one more Chaperone. If you are interested, please email me. 

Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017

Announcement
Our Field Trip to Milburn Orchard is Monday, Oct. 23rd!

Information was sent home in the folders today. 

We are only able to bring 8 chaperones on the bus.
Each chaperone must have background clearances in place.
Each chaperone will have a small group of 3-4 students
assigned to their care.
Each chaperone must ride the bus with their assigned group
and may not have other children with them.

If you are interested in chaperoning, please email me.
I wish I could take all parents, but the bus limits the number.
I will take chaperone requests in the order they are received.
I will keep a wait list of chaperones, in case someone has to cancel.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND IN THE FEE FOR CHAPERONE UNTIL YOU RECEIVE
A CONFIRMATION EMAIL FROM ME THAT YOU ARE ONE OF THE CHAPERONES.

If you are not able to chaperone, please feel free to meet us at Milburn Orchard and join your child in their group. However, we cannot guarantee there will be space on the hayride.
That will be up to Milburn Orchard.
Also, if you are interested in chaperoning, but the spots are all filled, you will be given first preference for the field trip to Philadelphia to see the Dinosaur Exhibit.
 

Upcoming News and Homework

•  Tomorrow, Thursday, is Wear Day! Students may wear something that begins with S (ex: Super Hero, Sequins, Silver, etc.)

• Math Homework page due Friday

• Friday is a Tag Day for Breast Cancer.
  The students may wear pink.

Please remember to send in your child's
Party Fund Contribution ($20.00 to cover food, etc. for all the classroom holiday celebrations all year). If you're not sure if you sent yours in , please email me and I'll let you know.

Thank you!

Mrs. Pogonyi

Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017

Welcome back, after the 4 day weekend!
We have started Unit 1, Week 3 in Language Arts. The Essential Question of the week is: "How can your senses help you learn?". We read an informational text book "Senses at the Seashore". We discussed the word "genre" and learned that "genre" tells us what kind of book it is. An informational text book gives us real information about something. Our new letter of the week is Ss, /s/. We read "Seal's Silly Sandwich" and identified things that begin with /s/ sound in the story.
Our new word for our word wall is "see". We made sentences with the word "see" in them. We also reviewed nouns. The students are really good at knowing whether a word is a noun, (person, place, or thing), or not.
In Math, we continued with Chapter 11, Lesson 3: Squares, Rectangles, Triangles, and Circles.
The students participated in Gym today.

Upcoming News and Homework

• Tomorrow, Wednesday, is Show and Tell Day this week!Students may bring in something that begins with S.

•  Thursday, is Wear Day! Students may wear something that begins with S (ex: Super Hero, Sequins, Silver, etc.)

• Math Homework page due Friday.

Please remember to send in your child's
Party Fund Contribution.

Thank you!

Mrs. Pogonyi

Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017

Today in Language Arts, we read the fable "The Tortoise and The Hare". We then discussed the moral of the story: slow and steady wins the race. Nouns were introduced to students. A noun is a person, place or thing. We took turns making self statements and guessing what the noun was: I have a bike.  A bike is a thing, so it's a noun.  We have 4 words on our word wall: I; can; the; we.  Please make flash cards out of index cards and review them with your child at home. I noticed today, that while they all chant the words together in whole group, when we moved to small group reading table, when asked one on one, many did not know the words: the; we. We will get a new word every week, and after Christmas, two a week. It's important that they keep up.
We went to the Mass of St. Francis this morning and they sat with their 8th grade buddies.
In afternoon centers, we did reading, language arts, math, puzzles, and creating a Halloween cat to display in our hallway. Many wanted to take them home right away...(my mom loves cats, etc.)!

Upcoming News and Homework

• Tomorrow, Thursday, is Wear Day! Students may wear something that begins with A (ex: American flag, apples, anchors, aqua, etc.)

• Bear Project due tomorrow, Thursday, 10/5

• Math Homework pages due Thursday.

• Letter Writing Journal for writing a page each of M,m,A, and a is due back on Friday, Oct. 13th

Reminder:

Thursday, 10/5 is Wear Day. Students may wear something related to the letter A. (begins with A)

Please remember to send in your child's
Party Fund Contribution.
Thank you!

Friday, 10/6 and Monday, 10/9: Long weekend/No School
(Friday is Professional Development for Teachers and Monday is Columbus Day)

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi

Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017

We continued our Unit 1, Week 2 in Language Arts. Today we read a story together titled "We Can". We also blended 2 and 3 letter words beginning with the /a/ sound: am, and, ant, etc. We practiced writing the upper and lowercase A and a. They all did a great job presenting during "Show and Tell".
In Math, we learned how to describe a square and a rectangle. Many of them still confuse the word "rectangle" with "triangle". So we spend time on the words.  Since both the square and the rectangle have 4 sides and 4 vertices, we looked at how they are different: square has 4 equal sides, while the rectangle has two longer and two shorter sides.
The students participated in Physical Education today.
Their Letter Writing Journals went home today. There are instructions in the front cover of the book. There also is a sample of how the letters should be written on the back inside cover. This book will go home every two weeks, and returned at the end of the second week. This week they are to write Mm and Aa.

Upcoming News and Homework

• Bear Project due on Thursday, 10/5

• A Math Homework page went home today and is due Thursday.

• Letter Writing Journal for writing a page each of M,m,A, and a is due back on Friday, Oct. 13th

Other News:
Wed., 10/4:  9:15 am Mass of St. Francis with 8th grade buddies, also 2:00pm Blessing of the Animals

Thursday, 10/5 is Wear Day. Students may wear something related to the letter A. (begins with A)

Please remember to send in your child's
Party Fund Contribution.
Thank you!

Friday, 10/6 and Monday, 10/9: Long weekend/No School
(Friday is Professional Development for Teachers and Monday is Columbus Day)

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi

Monday, Oct. 2, 2017

Happy October! Today in Language Arts, we started Unit 1, Week 2. Our Essential Question of the week is: "How do baby animals move?" We read a story titled "Pouch", about a baby kangaroo, a joey, and his first movements away from his mom. See if your child can retall the story to you. Our new sight word/HFW is "we". We made up sentences with "we" in them. Our new letter is Aa, with the sound /a/ as in apple. Tomorrow is Show and Tell day. They may bring in an item that begins with A.
In Math, we began a new chaper on Two dimensional shapes, or flats. Today we learned how to describe a circle and a triange. You can ask your child to describe them to you. They should be able to recall how many sides and vertices each one has.
In Science, we learned about tools used in science: magnifying glass, rulers, thermometers, and measuring cups. We discussed what each of those tools tells us. We also used magnifying glasses to look closely at seashells, sea stars and a model of a horseshoe crab.
The children participated in Music and Spanish today.

Friday, Sept. 29, 2017

Have a lovely weekend!

Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017

I'm so sorry I left off "Wear Day" on my page yesterday! I spoke to the students about it this morning in our meeting. I decided to make tomorrow, Friday, 9/29 a "Wear Day" also for this week! They were very excited. So, tomorrow, all students may wear something that begins with "M". If it is a shirt with an "M" depicted on it, it is optional to wear the uniform shorts or their own shorts on "Wear Day".
Going forward, every week we have a new letter and every Tuesday is "Show and Tell" Day, and every Thursday is "Wear Day".

Also, A family project was sent home yesterday. You all received a large paper bear cut out with instructions. Please have fun with this. Let your child decide who they would like their bear to be (you can certainly help with suggestions). Please remember to have them name the bear and you can write that name on the back of the bear when it comes into school. Bears are due back by Thursday, Oct. 5th, but you may send them in any day they are ready. Thank you.

Upcoming News and Homework

• Bear Project due 10/5

• Early Dismissal at 11:35pm Friday, 9/29
  
  Next week News:
  Wed., 10/4:  9:15 am Mass of St. Francis with 8th grade buddies, also 2:00pm Blessing of the Animals
  
  Friday, 10/6 and Monday, 10/9: Long weekend/No School
  (Friday is Professional Development for Teachers and Monday is Columbus Day)
  
  Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi

Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017

The students looked great today! All the beautiful girls and handsome boys....loved their outfits! In case you hear, a couple friends stayed inside with me for recess. They loved it since they had free reign of all the toys! I just couldn't risk them slipping or stubbing toes with their sandals outside. Pictures went very smoothly. It did however, interupt our Language Arts Lesson, which we will continue tomorrow and Friday.
In Math, we moved on to sorting by counting. Another My Math homework page went home for them to return on Friday.
We started our curriculum based centers today. They rotate through 6 center stations in groups of 4 or 5. Here were the center stations today: Reading (always will be a reading table with me); A cut, glue, color Language Arts worksheet (this one was to fill a "M"ug with "M"arshmallows that had pictures of items that begin with M; A playdoh table to form letters; an independent iPad center with learning games; a shapes station to copy a diagram of shapes; a Job table to assess their skills on what we are learning this week (Match the correct uppercase letter with the correct lowercase letter, sort by shapes; sort by color; find words that begin with M, etc. They seemed to enjoy the centers. They rotate every 15 minutes.
They also enjoyed Art today.

Upcoming News & Homework

• My Math homework page was sent home. It is due back by Friday.

• Friday, 9/29 is Early Dismissal at 11:35am.
  
  Thank you,
  Mrs. Pogonyi

Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017

We continued our Unit 1, wk 1 lessons. We are working hard on making  correct Uppercase and Lowercase Mm's. Today we practiced listening for and identifying words that begin with the /m/ sound. This is a great thing to practice at home. Have your child find something in the house that begins with the /m/ sound. We learned that beginning is the same thing as the start of the word, or the first sound they hear in the word. Learning how to identify where sounds are is a very important skill for learning how to read.
In Math, we continued our sorting and today we learned how to sort by shape. They have their first My Math Homework sheet that was send home in the folder. All Math homework is due by Friday of the same week, but they may turn it in any day.
For Show and Tell, what a great turnout of items we had today. The students loved guessing and seeing what other students brought in. We display the items in the front of the room and may look at them at the end. I do clarify with each child whether or not others may touch their items. Sometimes, I make my own judgement calls. For example we had a mouthguard today.....very creative. I told the students they could touch the mouthguard case, but could not open it. Only the owner was able to touch it and demonstrate how it is worn. Thank you, parents for helping your child find an item and come up with great clues!
The students participated in PE at the end of the day.

Upcoming News & Homework

• My Math homework page was sent home. It is due back by Friday.

• Tomorrow, Wednesday, 9/26 is Picture Day!

They may wear their uniform or dress up. Please be sure they have sneakers for recess.

• Friday, 9/29 is Early Dismissal at 11:35am.
  
  Thank you,
  Mrs. Pogonyi

Monday, Sept. 25, 2017

And we're into Fall! Many fun things coming up this season for KB!
Today, we began Unit 1, Week 1 in Language Arts. Our letter of the week is Mm. We are learning how to correctly write both uppercase and lowercase letters. We are also learning to listen to and focus on the sound /m/. Today we brainstormed and looked at pictures of things that begin with the /m/ sound, such as: monkey, map, milk, etc. We also read "Monkey's Miserable Monday". Our new sight word, or HFW, is "the". We will be working more with the word "the" as the week goes on. Our Essential Question of the week is "How can we get along with new friends?". We read the story "What about Bear?". The story was about two friends playing and what happens when a third person wants to join in. See if your child can retell the story to you.
In Math, we checked our progress on sorting items by size and color.
The students participated in two specials today: Music and Spanish.

Upcoming News & Homework

• Tomorrow, Tuesday, 9/26 is Show and Tell Day. Students are to bring in an item that begins with M. It should fit in their backpack and, if possible, placed in a bag. Please help them think of a clue they can give the class for guessing their item.

• Tomorrow, Tues., 9/26 is also the beginning of Soccer Shots. If you signed your child up, please remember they wait in Eagles Club until their coaches get them. After Soccer, you may pick them up, or they return to Eagle's Club. Please send a water bottle....it is a little hottttttt!

• Wednesday, 9/26 is Picture Day!

They may wear their uniform or dress up. Please be sure they have sneakers for recess.

• Friday, 9/29 is Early Dismissal at 11:35am.
  
  Thank you,
  Mrs. Pogonyi

Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017

Thank you all for coming to Back to School Night last night! I hope I gave you enough information and answered your questions. By all means, please email me throughout the year with any other questions.
I'm happy to say, KB has Homeroom Parents! After I have confirmed with them, I'll let you know who they are. It was great to see everyone so supportive last night!

Upcoming News
Tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 22nd is a TAG day. Students may wear red, white and blue in lieu of wearing their uniform.
Next Tuesday, Sept. 26th is INDEPENDENCE DAY in our building. Be sure to say good-bye to your child at the front door and allow them to walk down the hall to class independently.
Next Wednesday, Sept. 27th is School Picture Day. Students may choose to not wear their uniform and wear their own nice clothes. I encourange you to send in sneakers if they are wearing anything else on their feet for dress up.

Thank you!
Mrs. Pogonyi

Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017

The students are busy preparing some items for you to see on Back to School Night.  We are continuing in our Wonders Reading Series, and in Math, we have started a new chapter on Classifying Objects. We will be working on sorting by shape, size and color.
The students participated in Gym as their Special today; and had Music and Spanish on Monday. 
Please continue to speak with your children about the class rules, particulary keeping their hands and feet to themselves.
I hope to see you all tomorrow night at Back to School Night!  I hope you have all received the message that it is now beginning at 6:30 pm in the classroom. I will begin on time. If you have to come in late because of visiting another child's classroom, please be sure to sign in and get your packet of information.

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi

Friday, Sept. 15, 2017

Enjoy this beautiful September weekend!

Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017

Yay! We have all 4 of our new tables and the students have plenty of space for their work and pencil cases!
We began our Science Books today and learned about the 5 senses: seeing, hearing, smelling, touching, and tasting.  I shared with them that we have brand new science kits with lots of fun experiments. I also explained that they need to be very good listeners to do the experiments. I'm sure they all will be!

Upcoming News
1) Reminder,  Kindergarten will be discharged at 2:30 pm ahead of grades 1 - 8. The teachers will stay with all children outside until the cars depart. Then the protocol of bringing them to Eagle's Club to wait safely for their parents will be followed.
2) Tag Day forms are due back on Friday, 9/15
3) Pretzel forms are due back by Tuesday, 9/19
4) Back to School Night is Wednesday, Sept. 20th @ 6:00pm
I hope to see everyone there.
5) School Picture Day is Wednesday, September 27th. They do not have to wear the SJB uniform. They may dress up in nice clothes. They should still wear or bring sneakers to change into after pictures. 

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi

Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017

Much better day today! I heard from several who had conversations with their children. I truly believe in the "it takes a village" philosophy, and parents working together with their children's teacher gives students the best chance of success. Thank you for your help and input.
I am busy preparing all the information for you for Back to School night next Wednesday. However, please feel free to contact me with any questions before then.
You may notice some My Math Homework pages and My Math Review pages coming home. We do the homework in class until after back to school night. The week of Sept. 25th, we will begin sending homework and it will be due by the end of the week in which it goes home.

Upcoming News
1) Reminder,  Kindergarten will be discharged at 2:30 pm ahead of grades 1 - 8. The teachers will stay with all children outside until the cars depart. Then the protocol of bringing them to Eagle's Club to wait safely for their parents will be followed.
2) Tag Day forms are due back on Friday, 9/15
3) Pretzel forms are due back by Tuesday, 9/19
4) Back to School Night is Wednesday, Sept. 20th @ 6:00 pm
I hope to see everyone there.
5) School Picture Day is Wednesday, September 27th. They do not have to wear the SJB uniform. They may dress up in nice clothes. They should still wear or bring sneakers to change into after pictures. 

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi

Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017

Today was a challenging day behaviorally. Please speak to your child about keeping their hands and feet to themselves. That means no pushing, shoving, hitting or touching others during class time. There are obviously many times when the children trip over each other, or accidentally bump into one another while putting things away or getting things out. I encourage them to speak up and say something either to the child who bumped them, giving that child a chance to say, "I'm sorry", or to tell me and I'll help sort it out. However, they are not to retaliate and bump someone back. Before you know it, there is a shoving match over a simple accident. There are 15 boys in this class, and 8 of them had to sit inside for half of recess for putting their hands on other students. I would like your help reinforcing this rule by reminding them at home that they need to solve problems by talking, not physically acting on their anger. I do not feel the need to send notes home to any parent unless a child continues to have difficulty with this classroom expectation. I believe it is a learning curve and hopefully they will all learn appropriate ways to handle their frustrations.

Upcoming News
1) Reminder,  Kindergarten will be discharged at 2:30 pm ahead of grades 1 - 8. The teachers will stay with all children outside until the cars depart. Then the protocol of bringing them to Eagle's Club to wait safely for their parents will be followed.
2) Tag Day forms are due back on Friday, 9/15
3) Pretzel forms are due back by Tuesday, 9/19
4) Back to School Night is Wednesday, Sept. 20th @ 6:00 pm
I hope to see everyone there.
5) School Picture Day is Wednesday, September 27th. They do not have to wear the SJB uniform. They may dress up in nice clothes. They should still wear or bring sneakers to change into after pictures. 

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi

Monday, Sept. 11, 2017

We're back starting our second week of school!
In Language Arts, our new HFW for the word wall is "can". The students gave examples of sentences using the word "can". It's a good idea to make flashcards at home of our HFW's. The more they practice, the better they learn. So far, we have 2 words on our word wall: "I" and "can".  We also used our writing journals today. The topic was to tell and draw about something they can do. The sentence they were to write started with "I can..." and they had to try and write the next word and draw a picture to go with their sentence. Most of them asked me how to spell words for them. Instead of spelling the words, I encourage them to listen to the sounds in the word they want to write and write those sounds down. I'm not looking for correctly spelled words. I just want them to hear the sounds and learn to recognize which letters make those sounds. That's how they'll learn to read.
In Math, we continued our unit on Positions, and focused on "in front of" and "behind". After the Back to School night, homework will be starting. For now, we do the homework in class after the chapter practice work.
In Religion, we talked about the Blessed Mother Mary, and that it was her birthday last week. We also started learning the prayer "Hail Mary".
The students had two specials today: Music and Spanish.

Upcoming News
1) Beginning Today, Monday, 9/11, Kindergarten will be discharged at 2:30 pm ahead of grades 1 - 8. The teachers will stay with all children outside until the cars depart. Then the protocol of bringing them to Eagle's Club to wait safely for their parents will be followed.
2) Back to School Night is Wednesday, Sept. 20th.
I hope to see everyone there.
3) School Picture Day is Wednesday, September 27th. They do not have to wear the SJB uniform. They may dress up in nice clothes. They should still wear or bring sneakers to change into after pictures. 

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi

Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017

The children did well in Mass. It was long for many, and they didn't have their 8th grade buddies....but they managed very well.
The temporary tables have been a little challenging, so I've re-arranged them for tomorrow! We'll see how the change goes for everyone. Our new tables should be arriving very soon.
I have lunch parents for Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. If anyone is able to do Monday or Wednesday, please let me know. Your help is greatly appreciated and your children love having you here.
We are continuing our Wonders Series. Today we read "The Ugly Duckling" and discussed details from the story. They also completed their first language arts worksheets which was sent home.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi


Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017

Another busy day today in KB! We started our Wonders Reading Series in Language Art. The new high frequency word (HFW) for our word wall is "I". We practiced using "I" in sentences. We also started our Math program and our first chapter is "Positions".

Some notes to share:
Please make sure your child has a snack for snack time; lunch for lunch time; and if they attend Eagles's Club. an additional snack for then. It works best to separate the Eagle's Club snack from their lunch box.
Also, sometimes the air conditioning is a little cool in our room. It helps if they have a sweatshirt in their cubby to put on. Please, please make sure to label their sweatshirts!
Finally, tomorrow is our Mass of the Holy Spirit at 9:30 am. We are celebrating our 60th anniversary! Bishop Malooly will be doing the mass.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi 

Our classroom is all ready, I'm just waiting for my 26 new Kindergarteners on Tuesday!

Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017

Great start to an exciting year today! We were very busy learning and practicing class rules and expectations, as well as learning about each other. We read two books today: "Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten", and "The Kissing Hand". We also did an activity paper and created our own kissing hand to bring home. The students enjoyed Gym as a special today. I know I passed out papers with sneakers on them at the first Open House saying Thursday would be Gym Day. However, as things change, so did our Gym Day!
Our specials will be: Monday: Music and Spanish; Tuesday: Gym;
Wednesday: Art; Thursday: Technology; and Friday: Library.
Also, this Thursday, Sept. 7th, we will attend 9:30 am Mass with Bishop Malooly.
Please send any notes in to me in your child's folder.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi