Mrs. Pogonyi
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Welcome to SJB !
Awarded a Blue Ribbon School in 2016 !
April 9, 2020
I want to wish everyone a healthy, Happy Easter.
I also want to share how proud I am of my KB students
for showing up in the Zoom classes, working hard and doing their work that was sent home. I love listening to them, watching them automatically raise their hand to say something, and sharing examples of their work with me. Of course, I would much prefer to be with them in person.
I also want to thank all of the KB parents for their support and dedication in helping us continue our learning through Zoom and
at home school work.
You are all doing a tremendous amount at this time.
I am truly lucky to be able to work with such an amazing group of families and I appreciate you.
I look forward to starting back up (on Zoom) after our Easter break
on Monday, April 20, 2020.
Enjoy one another!
Stay safe, stay home and stay healthy,
love,
Mrs. Pogonyi
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April 3, 2020
Who knew we would find ourselves in this place?
In case you are looking here for information,
I have been sending out detailed emails to each family
with information and specifics about ongoing schoolwork,
and Zoom lessons by tables.
If you are looking here because my emails are not reaching you,
please email me directly at jpogonyi@sjbdel.org
or call/text me directly at 610-299-2274.
I'm keeping everyone in my prayers
that you're all safe and healthy.It's good to remind our children of the approaching
Holy Week of Easter
and to say prayers for others less fortunate.
They all know the Hail Mary and the Our Father.
Thank you, parents, for all that you are doing with your child/children at this time. I love seeing all their work that they are showing me during our Zoom lessons! I appreciate your support and understand it is not the easiest of times.
Missing you all,
Stay healthy,
Mrs. Pogonyi
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March 26, 2020
Please check your email for my detailed information.
Below is the link to sign up for small group lessons ~ Zoom learning
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0844aca72dab9-zoom
Stay healthy,
Mrs. Pogonyi
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March 23, 2020
What a fun Zoom get together today!
We loved seeing each other and catching up with what we've been doing during this time apart.
I missed everyone and loved seeing these incredible faces of amazing children! Each one is so unique and special in their own way.
So happy I've gotten to know each sweet person!
More to come.....
Stay healthy and do not stress,
Mrs. Pogonyi
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March 16, 2020
UPDATE
Good morning, parents! I feel for you over these next two weeks.
Please do not stress about the work sent home.
Yes, it is good to keep your child on a learning track.
When we do return, we will be picking up where we left off on Friday with academics.
We will probably be able to move along at a faster pace since many students will have already looked at or completed the work.
For your mental health:
For a guilt free break for you, and a legitimate learning experience for your child.....
"Send them to Technology"
They do love Teach Your Monster to Read.
I explained how to access it on my instructional pages.
Give yourself a "planning period/work time/regenerate time" by
putting your child in Technology with a tablet and this learning app.
They can and will do this by themselves for 1 (maybe two) hours.
If you are working from home, assign a Tech coordinator that they are to go to for questions.
"Send them to Snack"
Give them something to eat and drink and put on a show!
(Older kids can do this for younger siblings)
On PBS kids:
Peg + Cat - it's fun and teaches Math
Wild Krats - it's fun and teaches about animals
Or your choice for a brief break!
"Send them to Art"
Give them 1) supplies
(crayons, markers, scissors, glue, tape, and play-doh)
and 2) any task.
(make a hat, umbrella, design a city, playground, draw a farm and the animals that live on it, do your own creation with 5 colors and details...etc.)
"Send them to Library"
Silent reading for 30 minutes.
"Send them to Rest time"
After lunch and play time!!!
20-30 minutes of laying down or SILENT coloring.
"Send them to PE"
(Run around in the yard time)
Assign a PE coordinator, if you have one.
You can make these a part of every day.
Please feel free to email me with any questions, concerns or if you just want some extra ideas. I am available for you!
PLEASE let other parents know to check my posts!
Good luck, stay healthy,
Mrs. Pogonyi
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March 13, 2020
UPDATE AT 12:55 PM
Given the current situation, all Catholic elementary and secondary schools in the Diocese of Wilmington will be closed beginning Monday, March 16th through Friday, March 27th.
I now have a more definitive message for all my families.
I'm sure you have read Mr. Hart's email to SJB Families, and are aware of Delaware being designated in a State of Emergency.
We have been following protocol to disinfect our classrooms and have our students following safe and healthy guidelines for decreasing the spread of germs.
We stopped all shared containers (Scissors, pencils, crayons, glue sticks, etc.). The students and I wiped down individual items to be placed and kept in their pencil boxes.
Each table has it's own tissue box, hand sanitizer and table wipes.
We did this at the start of this week.
I have prepared and sent home a packet of work
for the next two weeks.
I have instructions on the outside of the packet.
Please return these packets with all papers (completed or not completed) for us to review and continue the work at school.
(The Wonders Workbooks for Unit 6 & 7 that were sent home yesterday, are practice books to be kept at home)
The link below is a copy of the instructions I added to the packet sent home today.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BjqBM7xJMQDHayA0hvZVVZt3Q7wILHaEjeSXOyT979c/edit
i WILL POST UPDATES AS I HEAR THEM ON MY WEB PAGE.
MY EMAIL WILL REMAIN ACTIVE.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS/CONCERNS.
I WILL BE CHECKING MY EMAIL EVERY DAY AT
8:30 AM
12 NOON
AND 3:00 PM
i WILL REPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
I wish everyone a safe and healthy weekend!
Mrs. Pogonyi
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March 12, 2020
You will notice two workbooks in your child's folder today.
These were sent to us as a proto-type for the new Wonders program.
I decided to send home the past two units (6 & 7). Each unit book has the 3 weeks of books that we read as a group each week. Your child can practice reading, by reading the stories out loud to you.
For example, the Unit 7 book has these 3 stories:
A Pup and a Cub
I Hug Gus!
A Vet in a Van
These books also show you the discussion topics we use in class
when doing our units.
I did tell the students I wanted them to read the stories
to an adult at home.
(Not all at once, of course! It is good practice.)
Homework:
1. Complete the Thursday page in the Wonders homework packet
2. Complete the Math homework page
3. Work on the Letter Writing Journal for letters Uu, Gg & Ww.
These books are due back Monday, March 16th.
4. Bring one item in for Show and Tell that begins with either J or Q.
Show and Tell will continue tomorrow and Friday.
5. Tomorrow is WEAR DAY for letter J or Q, or both.
UPCOMING:
Wear Day will be tomorrow, Friday, this week.
Students may wear something that begins with J or Q.
On Friday, March 13th, there will be an 11:35 am early dismissal.
DOWN THE ROAD:
Special Persons Lunch Days will be on April 27, 28, 29, 30th
In order to have special persons come in for lunch with your child, please complete the online forms sent via email
by March 20th.
Enjoy your evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
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March 11, 2020
As you may know, from Mr. Hart's email earlier today,
THE FIELD TRIP TOMORROW IS CANCELLED.
In light of recent events and updates in Philadelphia regarding corona virus, it is better to err on the side of caution, and not bring our students on a field trip there.
It is our plan to re-evaluate as time goes on, and hopefully be able to reschedule for sometime in May. I have already spoken with the Museum's representatives, and they are willing to work with us. In the event that we can not reschedule, they will reimburse us.
I'm terribly sorry for the inconvenience this causes, especially to the
15 amazing parents who volunteered to chaperone!
Homework:
1. Complete the Wednesday page in the Wonders homework packet
2. Complete the Math homework page
3. Work on the Letter Writing Journal for letters Uu, Gg & Ww.
These books are due back Monday, March 16th.
4. Bring one item in for Show and Tell that begins with either J or Q.
Show and Tell will continue tomorrow and Friday.
UPCOMING:
Wear Day will be on Friday this week. We will keep this the same. Students may wear something that begins with J or Q.
On Friday, March 13th, there will be an 11:35 am early dismissal.
DOWN THE ROAD:
Special Persons Lunch Days will be on April 27, 28, 29, 30th
In order to have special persons come in for lunch with your child, please complete the online forms sent via email
by March 20th.
Enjoy your evening and I thank you for your understanding,
Mrs. Pogonyi
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March 10, 2020
We are continuing our Unit 8, Week 1 in Language Arts.
Please help your child with the latest sight words. We have been having two new words per week. The words to practice are:
for, have, they, of, said, want, here, me.
Ask them to "say it, spell it, say it."
In Math, we completed Lesson 3 of Ch. 5.
There is a homework page tonight
The students enjoyed Library today.
Homework:
1. Complete the Tuesday page in the Wonders homework packet
2. Complete the Math homework page
3. Work on the Letter Writing Journal for letters Uu, Gg & Ww.
These books are due back Monday, March 16th.
4. Bring one item in for Show and Tell that begins with either J or Q.
Show and Tell will continue Wed., and Friday.
UPCOMING:
We will be learning about dinosaurs over these next two weeks, in anticipation of our visit to the dinosaur exhibit at the Academy of Natural Sciences on Thursday, March 12th.
A note was sent home today regarding what to wear and what to bring to the field trip on Thursday.
Wear Day will be on Friday this week. Students may wear something that begins with J or Q.
On Friday, March 13th, there will be an 11:35 am early dismissal.
DOWN THE ROAD:
Special Persons Lunch Days will be on April 27, 28, 29, 30th
In order to have special persons come in for lunch with your child, please complete the online forms sent via email
by March 20th.
Enjoy your evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
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March 9, 2020
We began Unit 8, Week 1 in Language Arts today.
Our Essential Question is: "What can help you go from here to there?"
We discussed new vocab words: "transportation" (going from here to there); and "vehicle" (something that moves you from here to there).
We listened to a fictional story "When Daddy's Truck Picks Me Up", and the students retold what happenend in the beginning, middle and end of the story.
Our new letters are Jj, as in jump; and Qq, as in queen.
The students learned that Q and u are "stuck like glue", and whenever you see a Q, it always has it's friend U right next to it.
Our new HFW's are: "here" and "me".
Please add these to your home flash cards.
In Math, we completed the mini-assessment "Check My Progress".
The students enjoyed Music, Spanish, and more books about Dinosaurs.
Homework:
1. Complete the Monday page in the Wonders homework packet
2. Work on the Letter Writing Journal for letters Uu, Gg & Ww.
These books are due back Monday, March 16th.
3. Bring one item in for Show and Tell that begins with either J or Q.
Show and Tell will be on Tues., Wed., and Friday.
UPCOMING:
We will be learning about dinosaurs over these next two weeks, in anticipation of our visit to the dinosaur exhibit at the Academy of Natural Sciences on Thursday, March 12th.
A note will go home tomorrow regarding what to wear and what to bring to the field trip on Thursday.
Wear Day will be on Friday this week. Students may wear something that begins with J or Q.
On Friday, March 13th, there will be an 11:35 am early dismissal.
DOWN THE ROAD:
Special Persons Lunch Days will be on April 27, 28, 29, 30th
In order to have special persons come in for lunch with your child, please complete the online forms sent via email
by March 20th.
Enjoy your evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
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March 6, 2020
Reminders for upcoming events:
Thursday, March 12 is our Field Trip to the Academy of Natural Sciences, Dinosaur Exhibit in Philadelphia.
On Friday, March 13th, there will be an 11:35 am early dismissal.
DOWN THE ROAD:
Special Persons Lunch Days will be on April 27, 28, 29, 30th
In order to have special persons come in for lunch with your child, please complete the online forms sent via email
by March 20th.
Enjoy your weekend.....stay dry!
Mrs. Pogonyi
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March 5, 2020
Since we are learning about Addition in Math, the students created Leprechaun Math posters using "Addition stories" to add numbers.
They are on display in our hallway. They did a great job!
Homework:
1. Complete the Thursday page in the Wonders homework packet
2. Work on the Letter Writing Journal for letters Uu, Gg & Ww.
These books are due back Monday, March 16th.
3. Complete the Math Homework page
UPCOMING:
Tomorrow, Friday, we will have a presentation on Fossils by the Iron Hill Museum.
We also will be learning about dinosaurs over these next two weeks, in anticipation of our visit to the dinosaur exhibit at the Academy of Natural Sciences on Thursday, March 12th.
On Friday, March 13th, there will be an 11:35 am early dismissal.
DOWN THE ROAD:
Special Persons Lunch Days will be on April 27, 28, 29, 30th
In order to have special persons come in for lunch with your child, please complete the online forms sent via email
by March 20th.
Enjoy your evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
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March 4, 2020
Wacky Wednesday!
Such a wacky crew!
Thanks for dressing them for the fun!
Homework:
1. Complete the Wednesday page in the Wonders homework packet
2. Work on the Letter Writing Journal for letters Uu, Gg & Ww.
These books are due back Monday, March 16th.
3. Tomorrow is Wear Day! Students may dress wear something that has V or X in it.
UPCOMING:
On Friday, we will have a presentation on Fossils by the Iron Hill Museum.
We also will be learning about dinosaurs over these next two weeks, in anticipation of our visit to the dinosaur exhibit at the Academy of Natural Sciences on Thursday, March 12th.
On Friday, March 13th, there will be an 11:35 am early dismissal.
DOWN THE ROAD:
Special Persons Lunch Days will be on April 27, 28, 29, 30th
In order to have special persons come in for lunch with your child, please complete the online forms sent via email
by March 20th.
Enjoy your evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
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March 3, 2020
We continued our Language Arts lessons.
In Math, we completed our assessment on Ch. 4, and our "Am I Ready?" pre-assessment for Ch. 5: Addition.
There is no Math homework this evening.
The students enjoyed Library.
We had a Dr. Seuss theme for Centers.
We began our unit on dinosaurs by reading two books about Paleontologists and how they discover fossils and dinosaur bones.
Homework:
1. Complete the Tuesday page in the Wonders homework packet
2. Begin working on the Letter Writing Journal for letters Uu, Gg & Ww.
These are due back Monday, March 16th.
3. Look for an item for Show & Tell that begins with V, or has an X in it.
Show and Tell presentations will continue on Wed., and Thurs.
4. Tomorrow is Wacky Wednesday! Students may dress wacky!!!!
UPCOMING:
In honor of Dr. Seuss's Birthday, we will be reading many Dr. Seuss books and celebrating Wacky Wednesday on Wednesday.
Students may wear: wacky socks, wacky hat, or a wacky shirt!
Thursday, 3/5, is Wear Day for letters X or V.
On Friday, we will have a presentation on Fossils by the Iron Hill Museum.
We also will be learning about dinosaurs over these next two weeks, in anticipation of our visit to the dinosaur exhibit at the Academy of Natural Sciences on Thursday, March 12th.
On Friday, March 13th, there will be an 11:35 am early dismissal.
DOWN THE ROAD:
Special Persons Lunch Days will be on April 27, 28, 29, 30th
In order to have special persons come in for lunch with your child, please complete the online forms sent via email
by March 20th.
Enjoy your evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
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March 2, 2020
Happy March!
As usual, Mondays are full of new learning. We started Unit 7, Week 3 in Language Arts. Our Essential Question is: "Where do Animals Live?". We discussed vocab words: "habitat" (place where an animal lives and grows); and "wild" (animal that lives in nature on it's own). We read a fantasy story "Bear Snores On", and the students retold the story with details in sequence.
Our new letters are: Xx, as in the ending sound in box, and
Vv, as in volcano.
For Show and Tell, students may bring in something that begins with V, or something that has an X in it.
Our new words are: said, want.
Please add these to home flash cards.
In Math we completed Lesson 9: Take Apart 10.
There is a homework page tonight.
The students enjoyed Music and Spanish today.
We also read Dr. Seuss books and watched a Dr. Seuss video.
We also finally took down our hanging snowmen, and made pots of gold hanging from rainbow rings. These are bright reminders that spring is coming!
Homework:
1. Complete the Monday page in the Wonders homework packet
2. Complete the Math Homework page
3. Look for an item for Show & Tell that begins with V, or has an X in it.
Show and Tell presentations will be on Tues., Wed., and Thurs.
UPCOMING:
In honor of Dr. Seuss's Birthday, we will be reading many Dr. Seuss books and celebrating Wacky Wednesday on Wednesday.
Students may wear: wacky socks, wacky hat, or a wacky shirt!
On Friday, we will have a presentation on Fossils by the Iron Hill Museum.
We also will be learning about dinosaurs over these next two weeks, in anticipation of our visit to the dinosaur exhibit at the Academy of Natural Sciences on Thursday, March 12th.
On Friday, March 13th, there will be an 11:35 am early dismissal.
DOWN THE ROAD:
Special Persons Lunch Days will be on April 27, 28, 29, 30th
In order to have special persons come in for lunch with your child, please complete the online forms sent via email
by March 20th.
Enjoy your evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
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February 27, 2020
Happy end of February! One more day!
Today was Fun Day Friday and we played Language Arts games.
We also, in recognition of Black History Month, learned the story of Ruby Bridges. Ruby, at 6 years old, was the first African American child to desegregate an all white elementary school in Louisana. She was a brave young girl who attended the school in 1960 during the desegretation crisis in New Orleans. The students were intrigued by the story. I read "The Story of Ruby Bridges" by Robert Coles. They asked many questions. They also colored a small booklet about Ruby to bring home.
HOMEWORK:
1. Work on Letter writing Journals, with Letters: Bb, Ll, and Kk
due back Monday, March 2nd.
2. Read "A Lot of Fun" to an adult at home.
Easier to do now, since most of the books just went home today!UPCOMING:
Next week, in honor of Dr. Seuss's Birthday, we will be reading many Dr. Seuss books and celebrating Wacky Wednesday on Wednesday.
Students may wear: wacky socks, wacky hat, or a wacky shirt!
On Friday, we will have a presentation on Fossils by the Iron Hill Museum.
We also will be learning about dinosaurs over the next two weeks, in anticipation of our visit to the dinosaur exhibit at the Academy of Natural Sciences on Thursday, March 12th.
On Friday, March 13th, there will be an 11:35 am early dismissal.
Enjoy your weekend,
Mrs. Pogonyi
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February 27, 2020
We are continuing our work with Unit 7, Week 2 in Language Arts.
Today, the students read "I Hug Gus". They also read "A Lot of Fun!".
They listened to an informational text story "The Family Pet", and discussed why each pet was a good fit for each family.
In Math, they completed Lesson 8: Make 10.
There is a homework page tonight.
The students enjoyed Technology today.
This afternoon, we read "The Kindness Book", and learned different ways to show kindness.
One of the best parts about kindness is that it is FREE!
We started our 100 Acts of Kindness activity, and the students shared kind acts that happened to them, or that they did for others.
We will make this a top focus through Lent.
HOMEWORK:
1. Complete the Thursday page of the Wonders homework packet
2. Work on Letter writing Journals, with Letters: Bb, Ll, and Kk
due back March 2nd.
PLEASE NOTE: THESE ARE DUE BACK ON MONDAY. Thanks :)
3. Math homework page
4. Read "A Lot of Fun" to an adult at home.UPCOMING:
Next week, in honor of Dr. Seuss's Birthday, we will be reading many Dr. Seuss books and celebrating Wacky Wednesday on Wednesday.
Students may wear: wacky socks, wacky hat, or a wacky shirt!
On Friday, we will have a presentation on Fossils by the Iron Hill Museum.
We also will be learning about dinosaurs over the next two weeks, in anticipation of our visit to the dinosaur exhibit at the Academy of Natural Sciences on Thursday, March 12th.
On Friday, March 13th, there will be an 11:35 am early dismissal.
Enjoy your evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
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February 25, 2020
The students did a great job in Mass today, and all received ashes.HOMEWORK:
1. Complete the Wednesday page of the Wonders homework packet
2. Add "they" and "of" to home flash cards
3. Work on Letter writing Journals, with Letters: Bb, Ll, and Kk
due back March 2nd. PLEASE NOTE: THESE ARE DUE BACK IN 5 DAYS. I have noticed many books that have little practice. I really don't want to stress children out by having them write 6 pages over the weekend. Please encourage them to do a little every day. Thanks :)
4. Find something that begins with G or W to wear to school tomorrowUPCOMING:
Thursday, Feb. 27th will be Wear Day. Students may wear clothes that begin with G, W, or both!
Enjoy your evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
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February 24, 2020
Happy Mardi Gras!
Today we celebrated Mardi Gras and learned about the 40 days of Lent. Instead of giving something "up" for Lent, we discussed giving something "of ourselves" for Lent. We talked about paying attention to acts of kindness towards others.
Beginning Ash Wednesday, we will spend part of our day sharing an act of kindness that was received or given.
A very special Thank You to the Searfass Family who brought in
a King cake for our class to celebrate Mardi Gras!
Vicky found the baby Jesus!HOMEWORK:
1. Complete the Tuesday page of the Wonders homework packet
2. Add "they" and "of" to home flash cards
3. Work on Letter writing Journals, with Letters: Bb, Ll, and Kk
due back March 2nd.
4. Show and Tell: Your child may bring in one object that either begins with G, as in guitar, or W, as in window. They will present on Tues., Wed., and Thursday.UPCOMING:
Wednesday, Feb. 26th: Ash Wednesday ~ We will attend 9:30 am Mass
Thursday, Feb. 27th will be Wear Day. Students may wear clothes that begin with G, W, or both!
Enjoy Fat Tuesday,
Mrs. Pogonyi
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February 23, 2020
Wow! Last week in February!
We began our Unit 7, Week 2 in Language Arts.
Our new Essential Question is: "How do you take care of different kind of pets?"
We learned vocab words: responsibility (something you are supposed to do); and train (to teach a person or animal how to do something).
We read the fiction book: "The Birthday Pet" and made predictions about what we thought would happen.
Our new letters are Gg, as in guitar; and Ww, as in window.
Our new HFW's are: "they" and "of"
Please add these to at home flash cards and practice.
In Math, we completed Lesson 7: Take apart 8 and 9.
There is a homework page for this.
The students enjoyed Music and Spanish today.
In religion, we read The Easter Story, and learned about Jesus dying on the cross. We also learned about the miracle of Jesus rising and coming back 3 days later on Easter.
We began making our crosses for our Lenten bulletin boards.
HOMEWORK:
1. Complete the Monday page of the Wonders homework packet
2. Complete the Math page
3. Add "they" and "of" to home flash cards
4. Work on Letter writing Journals, with Letters: Bb, Ll, and Kk
due back March 2nd.
5. Show and Tell: Your child may bring in one object that either begins with G, as in guitar, or W, as in window. They will present on Tues., Wed., and Thursday.UPCOMING:
Tomorrow, Feb. 25th: Class Picture Day.
Wear gym uniforms and big smiles :)
Wednesday, Feb. 26th: Ash Wednesday ~ We will attend 9:30 am Mass
Thursday, Feb. 27th will be Wear Day. Students may wear clothes that begin with G, W, or both!
Enjoy this beautiful evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
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February 21, 2020HOMEWORK:
1. Math Homework page due next week.
2. Letter Writing Journals with Letters: Bb, Ll, and Kk
due back March 2nd.
3. Students should read "For You" to a family member.
UPCOMING:
Tuesday, Feb. 25th: Class Picture Day.
Wear gym uniforms and big smiles :)
Wednesday, Feb. 26th: Ash Wednesday ~ We will attend 9:30 am Mass
Enjoy your weekend,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
February 20, 2020
We are continuing Unit 7, week 1, in Language Arts
I was impressed with all the creative U clothes for Wear Day!
In Math, we completed our Check My Progress Assessment for Ch. 4.
My apologies about the mix up with the Wonders Homework packets yesterday. We had a wonderful sub for our para, and I asked her to remove any homework from the folders! I forgot to clarify that unfinished packets remain in the folders! They have been returned to the folders today.
HOMEWORK:
1. Complete the pages in the Wonders homework packet and return.
2. Practice HFW's
3. Payments and Permission slips for our Field Trip are due tomorrow, Feb. 21st.
UPCOMING:
Tuesday, Feb. 25th: Class Picture Day.
Wear gym uniforms and big smiles :)
Wednesday, Feb. 26th: Ash Wednesday ~ We will attend 9:30 am Mass
Enjoy your evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
P.S. DeSales Women's Lacrosse won 1st Conference game yesterday!
Go Bulldogs!~
February 19, 2020
Great day today!
I'm rushing off to my daughter's 1st college lacrosse game.....
she's starting midfield! Yay! So proud and excited for her!
Go Bulldogs!
Your kids are doing great.....I love spending my day with them and watching them grow and learn!
Here's homework and upcoming news:HOMEWORK:
1. Complete the Wednesday page in the Wonders homework packet.
2. Complete the Math Homework page
3. Add "for" and "have" to your home flash cards
4. Tomorrow is Wear Day for Letter U.
5. If you have not already done so, please send in your signed permission slip for your child to attend the field trip to the Museum of Natural Sciences.
These are due this Friday, Feb. 21st. Four more are due.
UPCOMING:
Regarding the field trip to the dinosaur exhibit at the Museum of Natural Sciences on March 12th:
Payments are due on Smart Tuition by Friday, Feb. 21st.
Permission slips are due in the classroom by Friday, Feb. 21st.
Tuesday, Feb. 25th: Class Picture Day. Wear gym uniforms
Wednesday, Feb. 26th: Ash Wednesday ~ We will attend 9:30 am Mass
Enjoy your evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi~
February 18, 2020
I hope you enjoyed President's Day off!
We had so much fun on Friday celebrating Valentine's Day.
Thank you to our homeroom parent(s), Mr. and Mrs. Clark for getting all the goodies for the party. And thanks to the parents who showed up and helped pass out the goodies.
I know the class enjoyed the treats, going through their bags of Valentine's from friends, and playing Valentine Bingo!
They all did a great job of passing out their Valentines to their friends bags. And, I'm very appreciative of the Valentines I received!!!
Today, in Language Arts, Unit 7, Week 1 was introduced.
Our new Essential Question is "How are some animals alike and how are they different?" We learned vocab words "appearance" (how something looks); and "behavior" (how something acts).
We read and informational text book "Zoo Borns" and compared how the baby animals were alike and different.
Our new letter is Uu, as in "umbrella"
We will have Show and Tell tomorrow and Thursday.
Good luck!
Our new HFW's are: "for" and "have"
In Math, we completed Ch. 4, Lesson 4: Take apart 6 & 7.
There is a Math homework page.
The students enjoyed Library and Centers today.
We also had our second lesson on Presidents. Today, we learned about our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln and his role in freeing the slaves.
Reminder:
If anyone is interested in volunteering to help with a Jump Roping activity in your child's PE class, please sign up with the link below.
The date is Friday, Feb. 28th from 9:55-10:35 am.
(They LOVE having you here....enjoy it while it lasts.)
We have 4 of 8 slots filled with volunteers.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090b48afa82ba4ff2-physical2
HOMEWORK:
1. Complete the Monday and Tuesday pages in the Wonders homework packet.
2. Complete the Math Homework page
3. Add "for" and "have" to your home flash cards
4. Find something that begins with "Uu" for Show and Tell.
5. If you have not already done so, please send in your signed permission slip for your child to attend the field trip to the Museum of Natural Sciences. These are due this Friday, Feb. 21st.UPCOMING:
Regarding the field trip to the dinosaur exhibit at the Museum of Natural Sciences on March 12th:
Payments are due on Smart Tuition by Friday, Feb. 21st.
Permission slips are due in the classroom by Friday, Feb. 21st.
Tuesday, Feb. 25th: Class Picture Day. Wear gym uniforms
Wednesday, Feb. 26th: Ash Wednesday ~ We will attend 9:30 am Mass
Enjoy your evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi~
February 13, 2020
Reminder:
If anyone is interested in volunteering to help with a Jump Roping activity in your child's PE class, please sign up with the link below.
The date is Friday, Feb. 28th from 9:55-10:35 am.
(They LOVE having you here....enjoy it while it lasts.)
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090b48afa82ba4ff2-physical2
We are continuing our review week in Language Arts,
and working on our new Math concepts.
We started our study of two famous Presidents:
George Washington and Abraham Lincoln
Today we read "Meet George Washington" and learned how he grew up and became a General who lead us to our freedom from Britain's rule. He was responsible for our Independence Day on July 4th, which we still celebrate every year with fireworks.
He also is our 1st President of our Country, and the only president who never lived in the White House (wasn't built yet).
See if your child can tell you how life was different in George Washington's day versus now. What did he use back then, and what do we have now that didn't exist when Washington was alive?
Also, see if they can recall what money shows George Washington's face.HOMEWORK:
1. Complete the Thursday page in the Wonders homework packet.
2. Work on the letters (Ff, Rr) in the Letter Writing Journal.
These are due back by Tuesday, Feb. 18th
3. If doing Valentine cards, please send in tomorrow.
Tomorrow:
Friday, February 14th - TAG Day with hot pretzels.
The theme is Valentine's Day and students may dress down in red, white, and/or pink.
We will have a Valentines exchange in class on Friday, Feb. 14th.We'll share a Valentine's treat in class and play Valentine Bingo!
UPCOMING:
Regarding the field trip to the dinosaur exhibit at the Museum of Natural Sciences on March 12th:
Payments are due on Smart Tuition by Friday, Feb. 21st.
Permission slips are due in the classroom by Friday, Feb. 21st.
Monday, Feb. 17th is No School for President's Day.
Enjoy your evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi~
February 12, 2020
If anyone is interested in volunteering to help with a Jump Roping activity in your child's PE class, please sign up with the link below.
The date is Friday, Feb. 28th from 9:55-10:35 am.
(They LOVE having you here....enjoy it while it lasts.)
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090b48afa82ba4ff2-physical2
HOMEWORK:1. Complete the Wednesday page in the Wonders homework packet.
2. Work on the letters (Ff, Rr) in the Letter Writing Journal.
These are due back by Tuesday, Feb. 18th
3. Complete the Math homework page
UPCOMING:
Friday, February 14th - TAG Day with hot pretzels.
The theme is Valentine's Day and students may dress down in red, white, and/or pink.
We will have a Valentines exchange in class on Friday, Feb. 14th.We'll share a Valentine's treat in class and play Valentine Bingo!
Regarding the field trip to the dinosaur exhibit at the Museum of Natural Sciences on March 12th:
Payments are due on Smart Tuition by Friday, Feb. 21st.
Permission slips are due in the classroom by Friday, Feb. 21st.
Monday, Feb. 17th is No School for President's Day.
Enjoy your evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi~
February 11, 2020
We are working on writing 3 sentence stories about the same topic. They all wrote about a dog today in their Storywriting Journals.
Our focus remains on the three important parts of a sentence:
1) Starts with an uppercase letter; 2) Fingers paces between words; and 3) Punctuation mark at the end of the sentence.
In Math, we completed Ch.4, Lesson 1: Compose and Decompose 4 & 5
The students enjoyed Library today.HOMEWORK:
1. Complete the Tuesday page in the Wonders homework packet.
2. Work on the letters (Ff, Rr) in the Letter Writing Journal.
These are due back by Monday, Feb. 17th
3. Complete the Math homework page
UPCOMING:
Friday, February 14th - TAG Day with hot pretzels.
The theme is Valentine's Day and students may dress down in red, white, and/or pink.
We will have a Valentines exchange in class on Friday, Feb. 14th.We'll share a Valentine's treat in class and play Valentine Bingo!
Regarding the field trip to the dinosaur exhibit at the Museum of Natural Sciences on March 12th:
Payments are due on Smart Tuition by Friday, Feb. 21st.
Permission slips are due in the classroom by Friday, Feb. 21st.
Thank you to all who volunteered to chaperone. I will be sending a separate email to you.
There is still some room for chaperones. Please email if you are interested.
Monday, Feb. 17th is No School for President's Day.
Enjoy your evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi~
February 10, 2020
Exciting news coming home in today's folder!
I have sent information and the permissions slip for our
March 12th Field Trip to the Academy of Natural Sciences,
Meet the Dinosaurs Exhibit.
Please review the information sheets on chaperones.
If you would like to volunteer to chaperone, please email me.
Do not pay for yourself as a chaperone until I have confirmed it with you and sent you the link for Parent Chaperones to use to pay.
I will try to fit as many parents on the bus, as are allowed.
I know this is an exciting field trip for our students!
This is a review week with our letters and words in Language Arts.
Since we will be busy with Valentines and President's Day activities, we will not do Show and Tell or Wear Day this week.
(Friday is a dress down TAG day)
In Math, we have started Chapter 4: Compose and Decompose Numbers to 10. Today, we completed the Am I Ready pages.
There is no Math homework tonight.
The students enjoyed Music and Spanish today.
We also made our Valentine bags, and learned how to draw and cut out hearts with folded paper.
HOMEWORK:1. Complete the Monday page in the Wonders homework packet.
2. Work on the letters (Ff, Rr) in the Letter Writing Journal.
These are due back by Tuesday, Feb. 18th
UPCOMING:
Friday, February 14th - TAG Day with hot pretzels.
The theme is Valentine's Day and students may dress down in red, white, and/or pink.
We will have a Valentines exchange in class on Friday, Feb. 14th.
We'll share a Valentine's treat in class and play Valentine Bingo!
The Information and Permission Forms for our field trip to the dinosaur exhibit at the Museum of Natural Sciences on March 12th,
were sent home today. Payments are made on Smart Tuition, and the permission slips are returned to the classroom.
Both are due by Friday, Feb. 21st.
Please email me if you are interested in chaperoning.
Monday, Feb. 17th is No School for President's Day.
Enjoy your evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi~
February 7, 2020
Have a great weekend with your families!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
February 6, 2020
Another reason why I love kindergarten:
True anecdote from todays poster presentations: A student was sharing that h/she would like to be an expert "Dispatcher". I asked if the student could tell the class what a dispatcher was.
Student: "The dispatcher tells the police officer what to do."
Me: "And do you know any dispatchers or police officers?"
Student: "My mom is a dispatcher and my dad is a police officer."
Me: "So, at work your mom tells your dad what to do?"
The entire rest of the class all at once:
"Oh my mom tells my dad what to do ALL the time."
I love these guys!
HOMEWORK:
1. Complete the Thursday page in the Wonders homework packet.
2. Start the new letters (Ff, Rr) in the Letter Writing Journal.
These are due back by Monday, Feb. 17th
UPCOMING:
In February:
Your child will be participating in the STAR testing
over the next two weeks.
Friday, February 14th - TAG Day with hot pretzels.
The theme is Valentine's Day and students may dress down in red, white, and/or pink.
We will have a Valentines exchange in class on Friday, Feb. 14th.
Today, I sent home the letter regarding a Valentines exchange, and the names of the students in KB.We'll share a Valentine's treat in class and play Valentine Bingo!
Next week, I will send home the Information and Permission Forms for our field trip to the dinosaur exhibit at the Museum of Natural Sciences on March 12th.
Monday, Feb. 17th is No School for President's Day.
Enjoy your evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi~
February, 5, 2020
HOMEWORK:
1. Complete the Wednesday page in the Wonders homework packet.
2. Tomorrow is Wear Day for letter K. Happy hunting!
UPCOMING:
In February:
Your child will be participating in the STAR testing
over the next two weeks.
We will have a Valentines exchange in class on Friday, Feb. 14th.
CHANGE: Major apologies.....I had three unexpected early dismissals at the end of the day, one after the other....no biggie....all made it.
But, given that I'm just a normal human like everyone else...what didn't make it was the class lists I promised today!
They will go home tomorrow.
If your child would like to exchange Valentines, they need to fill out their own cards with the name of the person it is for, and their own name to show who it is from.
We'll share a Valentine's treat in class and play Valentine Bingo!Next week, I will send home the Information and Permission Forms for our field trip to the dinosaur exhibit at the Museum of Natural Sciences on March 12th.
Monday, Feb. 17th is No School for President's Day.
Enjoy your evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi~
February 4, 2020
Happy 100th Day!
We are 100 days smarter!
We enjoyed many 100th Day themed activities all day long!
Some of them included: Counting out 100 snacks; Counting and Dancing to 100; Finding 100 items hidden in the number 100; Counting out 100 Fruit Loops and stringing them to make a Fruit Loop Necklace; Building a structure using 100 red cups; and
Doing 100 activities (10 sets of jumping jacks; 10 giant steps;
10 baby steps;10 high fives, etc.)
Overall fun day....enjoy the pics.....homework, etc. at end
HOMEWORK:
1. Complete the Tuesday page in the Wonders homework packet.
2. Show and Tell will continue Wed, and Thurs for letter K.
UPCOMING:
The students loved Library today and checking out books.
PLEASE DO NOT THROW OUT THE LABELED BAG THAT COMES HOME WITH YOUR CHILD'S BOOK.
This bag will be used WEEKLY to take books out of the library and to return books to the library.
In February:
Your child will be participating in the STAR testing
over the next two weeks.
We will have a Valentines exchange in class on Friday, Feb. 14th.
I will send home a class list on Wednesday. If your child would like to participate, they need to fill out their own cards with the name of the person it is for, and their own name to show who it is from.
We'll share a Valentine's treat in class.
Next week, I will send home the Information and Permission Forms for our field trip to the dinosaur exhibit at the Museum of Natural Sciences on March 12th.
Monday, Feb. 17th is No School for President's Day.
It's another beautiful afternoon outside!
Enjoy your evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi~
February 3, 2020
Welcome to February!
Today, we started Unit 6, Week 2 in Language Arts.
Our Essential Question is "What happens in different types of weather?"
We learned vocab words: predict (think/guess what will happen); and
temperature (how hot or cold something is).
We read a fantasy book, "Rain", and discussed what parts of the story was a fantasy (animals talking); and what kinds of weather existed in the story (rain/drought).
Our new letter is Kk, as in koala.
Our new words are: "she" and "was"
Please add these words to your home flash cards.
In Math, the students practiced correct number formation on numbers 11-20.
The students began presenting their 100 Day Posters. They are very creative, and all the students enjoy seeing the different ideas.
The students enjoyed both Music and Spanish today.
HOMEWORK:
Please remember to send in the 100th day poster.
1. Complete the Monday page in the Wonders homework packet.
2. Read "Little and Big" to an adult at home. (Parents please sign and return.)
3. Show and Tell will be Tues., Wed, and Thurs for letter K.
UPCOMING:
Parents received a letter regarding Library books being checked out beginning tomorrow.
PLEASE DO NOT THROW OUT THE LABELED BAG THAT COMES HOME WITH YOUR CHILD'S BOOK.
This bag will be used WEEKLY to take books out of the library and to return books to the library.
Your child will begin checking out books tomorrow, Tuesday, 2/4.
(Anyone interested in helping out in Library, Please email Valerie Oldiges.)
Tomorrow is our 100th Day Of School. We will be doing lots of fun activites around the theme of 100!
In February:
Your child will be participating in the STAR testing
over the next two weeks.
We will have a Valentines exchange in class on Friday, Feb. 14th.
I will send home a class list on Wednesday. If your child would like to participate, they need to fill out their own cards with the name of the person it is for, and their own name to show who it is from.
We'll share a Valentine's treat in class.
Next week, I will send home the Information and Permission Forms for our field trip to the dinosaur exhibit at the Museum of Natural Sciences on March 12th.
Monday, Feb. 17th is No School for President's Day.
It's a beautiful day outside!
Enjoy your evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi~
Jsnuary 31, 2020
What a great week!
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
January 30, 2020
Happy Catholic Schools Week!
Starting off Multiples Day right....
another Pats fan!
Busy day today....The class loved the pizza and bingo games!
We're still managing to squeeze in learning in Language Arts and Math.
In Science, we learned about Science Tools. The students used balances to measure weights, different size rulers to measure the length and height of items, and hand lenses (magnifying glasses) to make items appear larger to study them.
More fun tomorrow!
HOMEWORK:
1. Complete the Thursday page in the Wonders homework packet.
2. Complete Math homework page sent home.
3. Letter Writing Journals are due back on Friday, 1/31
UPCOMING
CHANGE for tomorrow:
Friday: Instead of spirit wear tops, it was voted on that students in
K - 2nd will wear their team color shirts.
KB is Royal Blue.
(We wore these before on a color day.)
KB will wear Royal Blue shirts over their gym pants.
In the morning, Kindergarten will have Gymboree (mini field day)
In the afternoon, Kindergarten will have games and movies!
Have a great evening!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
January 29, 2020
Happy Catholic Schools Week!
WOW! WE DIT IT!
WE RAISED $20,000. IN 24 HOURS!
We get to tape Mr. Hart to the wall!
A huge thank you to all the parents who contributed!
Fun pics from Crazy socks and hat day:
Moving right to Homework and Upcoming News:
HOMEWORK:
1. Complete the Wednesday page in the Wonders homework packet.
2. Complete Math homework page sent home.
3. Letter Writing Journals are due back on Friday, 1/31
4. Show and Tell continues Thursday. Students may bring in one item that either begins with Ll or Bb.
5. For Thursday's Multiples Day, KB voted to wear Sports team tops
with gym uniform pants tomorrow.
UPCOMING
Tomorrow, is Bingo and Pizza Day!
HSA is providing pizza for lunch for all students.
If your child does not eat pizza, please pack a lunch.
There is NO HOT LUNCH on Thursday.
CHANGE:
Friday: Instead of spirit wear tops, it was voted on that students in
K - 2nd will wear their team color shirts.
KB is Royal Blue.
(We wore these before on a color day.)
KB will wear Royal Blue shirts over their gym pants.
In the morning, Kindergarten will have Gymboree (mini field day)
In the afternoon, Kindergarten will have games and movies!
Have a great evening!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
January 28, 2020
Happy Catholic Schools Week!
Click on link to watch our progress live
and to donate to the Day of Giving
https://factsmgtadmin.com/give/appeal/S8RkEby
Wow! As of this writing, we're already at 40% of our goal!!!!
Thank you everyone!
Teachers are also a part of the Day of Giving,
and I made my donation
to help my kiddos earn the ice cream Sundae party!
Today, we started Unit 6, Lesson 1, in Language Arts
Our Essential Question is "How are the Seasons different?"
I read a fiction story, "Mama, Is It Summer Yet?", which followed a boy through several seasons showing how his activities changed in each season.
Our new Letters are: Bb, as in bat, and Ll, as in lemon.
Our new HFW's are: "is" and "little"
In Math, we did Marshmallow Math. We used dice and mini marshmallows to show numbers and add them.
Then we ate them! Not the dice!
We attended Mass with 8th Grade buddies in the morning.
The students also enjoyed Library in the afternoon.
HOMEWORK:
1. Complete the Monday and Tuesday pages in the Wonders homework packet.
2. Show and Tell is Wednesday and Thursday. Students may bring in one item that either begins with Ll or Bb.
3. Wear crazy socks and/or crazy hat for Bingo Day
UPCOMING
Tomorrow, is Crazy socks or Crazy hats day!
Thursday: Multiples Day ~ KB voted on wearing Sports clothes!
KB also has Pizza provided by HSA, followed by Bingo in the Hall.
If your child does not eat pizza, please send in a lunch.
NO HOT LUNCH THURSDAY.
Friday: KB may wear spirit wear tops with their sweat pants. That is any top that represents the spirit of SJB. (could be an SJB sports shirt, or a field day shirt, or a Blue Ribbon shirt, etc.)
In the morning, Kindergarten will have Gymboree (mini field day)
In the afternoon, Kindergarten will have games and movies!
The Day of Giving continues until Noon tomorrow!
Reminder: If KB has full participation, our class wins an ice cream Sundae Bar!
Have a great evening!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
January 27, 2020
Happy Catholic Schools Week!
Please view the following message from Mr. Hart
regarding the Day of Giving
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JI8pgmr7CY
The students enjoyed a great day of bowling with their buddies!
Here are a few pics from today!
And they showed impressive form!
No Homework tonight!
Upcoming:
Tuesday: One Nation Day of Giving begins online at noon.
9:30am Mass with 8th grade buddies
Wednesday: Crazy Sock/Crazy Hat Day over uniform
Thursday: Multiples Day ~ KB voted on wearing Sports clothes!
KB also has Pizza provided by HSA, followed by Bingo in the Hall.
If your child does not eat pizza, please send in a lunch.
NO HOT LUNCH THURSDAY.
Friday: KB may wear spirit wear tops with their sweat pants. That is any top that represents the spirit of SJB. (could be an SJB sports shirt, or a field day shirt, or a Blue Ribbon shirt, etc.)
In the morning, Kindergarten will have Gymboree (mini field day)
In the afternoon, Kindergarten will have games and movies!
WAYYYY DOWN THE ROAD:
Kindergarten will be going on a field trip to the
Museum of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia
on Thursday, March 12th.
I will be sending home a letter with information and a permission slip to be signed. This letter will go out in early February.
Please do not sign up/pay on Smart Tuition now.
Please wait until you receive the letter/permission slip.
Also, we have limited space for chaperones and have to accept requests on a first come, first serve basis. (I wish everyone could come, but the bus has a certain number of seats!)
Please do not volunteer or pay until:
1. The letter/permission slip is sent home, and
2. You receive confirmation from me that you are a chaperone.
Thank you for understanding. More information to follow:)
And here's a reminder about the One Nation Day of Giving:
Reminder: If KB has full participation, our class wins an ice cream Sundae Bar!
Have a great evening!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
January 24, 2020
Bowling on Monday!
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
January 23, 2020
The students loved their "Wear Day" outfits!
Homework
1. Complete the Thursday page in the Wonders booklet and return.
2. Practice new HFW's: "with" and "he"
Several students are still struggling with recognizing these words.
3. Tomorrow, Friday is Pajama TAG Day.
Students may wear pajamas with sneakers.
4. Work on nicely printing Upper/lower case Hh and Ee in Letter Writing Journal. Journals are due back Jan. 31st.
5. Math homework page was sent home.
Updates
Tomorrow, Friday is TAG Day (theme is pajama day!)
There will be pretzels for those who orderedl.
Friday is also Reindeer Game Day during PE.
Your child may still wear pjs with SNEAKERS. Please no nightgowns since the games will have students sliding on the gym floor with scooters.
Catholic Schools Week ~ Jan. 27th - 31st
The schedule was sent electronically to families.
Here are KB reminders:
Monday: Bowling
NO HOT LUNCH (Chick Fil A for those who ordered/send in lunch if not)
Tuesday: One Nation Day of Giving begins online at noon.
Wednesday: Crazy Sock/Crazy Hat Day over uniform
Thursday: Multiples Day ~ KB voted today on what to wear so we are multiples of each other! The winning vote was: Sports tops!
On Thursday, all of KB will wear whatever Sports top they like in any sport.
KB also has Pizza provided by HSA, followed by Bingo in the Hall.
If your child does not eat pizza, please send in a lunch.
NO HOT LUNCH THURSDAY.
Friday: KB may wear spirit wear tops with their sweat pants. That is any top that represents the spirit of SJB. (could be an SJB sports shirt, or a field day shirt, or a Blue Ribbon shirt, etc.)
In the morning, Kindergarten will have Gymboree (mini field day)
In the afternoon, Kindergarten will have games and movies!
And here's a reminder about the One Nation Day of Giving:
Reminder: If KB has full participation, our class wins an ice cream Sundae Bar!
Have a great evening!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
January 22, 2020
We are continuing our Language Arts unit.
In Math, we completed a mini-assessment "Check my progress", so there is no math homework today.
In science, we completed our lessons on Weather.
The students completed their informational text posters on Polar Bears, and they are on display in our hallway. They did a great job!
We began learning about Penguins. We read a fantasy story titled "Penguin Pete", and an informational text book about penguins.
Homework
1. Complete the Wednesday page in the Wonders booklet.
2. Bring in one Show and Tell item that begins with either F or R.
3. Tomorrow, Thursday is Wear Day. Students may wear something that begins with F, R or both!
4. Work on nicely printing Upper/lower case Hh and Ee in Letter Writing Journal. Journals are due back Jan. 31st.
Updates
Bowling Field Trip Permission Slips.
Thank you for your great response!
This Friday is TAG Day (theme is pajama day!) There will be pretzels for those who orderedl.
Friday is also Reindeer Game Day during PE.
Your child may still wear pjs with SNEAKERS. Please no nightgowns since the games will have students sliding on the gym floor with scooters.
Catholic Schools Week ~ Jan. 27th - 31st
The schedule was sent electronically to families.
Here are KB reminders:
Monday: Bowling
NO HOT LUNCH (Chick Fil A for those who ordered/send in lunch if not)
Tuesday: One Nation Day of Giving begins online at noon.
Wednesday: Crazy Sock/Crazy Hat Day over uniform
Thursday: Multiples Day ~ KB voted today on what to wear so we are multiples of each other! The winning vote was: Sports tops!
On Thursday, all of KB will where whatever Sports top they like in any sport.
KB also has Pizza provided by HSA, followed by Bingo in the Hall.
If your child does not eat pizza, please send in a lunch.
Friday: KB may wear spirit wear tops with their sweat pants. That is any top that represents the spirit of SJB. (could be an SJB sports shirt, or a field day shirt, or a Blue Ribbon shirt, etc.)
In the morning, Kindergarten will have Gymboree (mini field day)
In the afternoon, Kindergarten will have games and movies!
And here's a reminder about the One Nation Day of Giving:
Reminder: If KB has full participation, our class wins an ice cream Sundae Bar!
Have a great evening & stay warm!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
January 21, 2020
Lots to Share!
Language Arts:
New Essential Question: What kinds of things grow on a farm?"
New Letters: Ff and Rr (yes, two letters this week!)
New HFW: "he" and "with" (yes two new words!)We reviewed sounds /f/ as in fire; and /r/ as in rose.
We read an informational text story titled "An Orange in January", which shows the journey of an orange from a flower on a tree all the way to children's hands for a snack.
In Math, we completed Ch. 3, Lesson 7.
A Math homework page was sent home.
In Science, we completed our Unit on Day and Night skies,
and started our Unit on Weather and Seasons.
The students enjoyed Library today. They are learning the process for checking out books. This includes looking for books, taking them off shelves, returning them to shelves, and checking them out.
Hopefully, they will start checking books out the week after Catholic Schools Week.
Homework
1. Complete the Monday and Tuesday pages in the Wonders booklet.
2. Complete the Math homework page.
3. Add "he" and "with" to flash cards.
4. Bring in one Show and Tell item that begins with either F or R.
5. Begin working on nicely printing Upper/lower case Hh and Ee in Letter Writing Journal. Journals are due back Jan. 31st.
Updates
Bowling Field Trip Permission Slips.
I didn't realize the permission slips were sent home electronically!
To date, we have 11 students with signed slips and 11 without.
I can only bring students on the field trip who turn in a signed permission slip. Today, I sent home printed copies of the permission slip to the students without signed permission. Please sign and return them tomorrow. Thank you.
This Friday is TAG Day (theme is pajama day!) There will be pretzels for those who orderedl.
Friday is also Reindeer Game Day during PE.
Your child may still wear pjs with SNEAKERS. Please no nightgowns since the games will have students sliding on the gym floor with scooters.
Catholic Schools Week ~ Jan. 27th - 31st
The schedule was sent electronically to families.
Here are KB reminders:
Monday: Bowling
NO HOT LUNCH (Chick Fil A for those who ordered/send in lunch if not)
Tuesday: One Nation Day of Giving begins online at noon.
Wednesday: Crazy Sock/Crazy Hat Day over uniform
Thursday: Multiples Day ~ KB voted today on what to wear so we are multiples of each other! The winning vote was: Sports tops!
On Thursday, all of KB will where whatever Sports top they like in any sport.
KB also has Pizza provided by HSA, followed by Bingo in the Hall.
If your child does not eat pizza, please send in a lunch.
Friday: KB may wear spirit wear tops with their sweat pants. That is any top that represents the spirit of SJB. (could be an SJB sports shirt, or a field day shirt, or a Blue Ribbon shirt, etc.)
In the afternoon, Kindergarten will have games and movies!
And here's a reminder about the One Nation Day of Giving:
Reminder: If KB has full participation, our class wins an ice cream Sundae Bar!
Have a great evening & stay warm!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
January 17, 2020
Today we learned about Martin Luther King, Jr., and how he changed our country for the better.
I started with an experiment. Without telling the children, as they arrived, I told some students (with brown eyes) that they could play this morning. I told others (with light colored eyes) that they were to just sit on the tan carpet.
As time went on, there were lots of complaints "this isn't fair", "why do I have to sit here" and "why do they get to play"
I then called all to the carpet and told the story of young Martin who had a best friend that he played with all the time. When he was six and it came time for school, he was no longer allowed to play with his friend. The students learned about the segregation laws that existed at that time. They were astounded.
The students were very interested in hearing the story of Martin growing up and his determination to make our country better.
They learned about his "I have a Dream" speech, and how he managed to have the laws changed so that all people, regardless of color, were given equal rights. We watched a movie, "Our Friend, Martin".
I had several students tell me that they felt sad for what Martin went through. I was impressed with how well they listened and discussed what happened. They had many questions and shared their thoughts and feelings.
I hope they have a wonderful Martin Luther King, Jr. Day off on Monday!
Enjoy your long weekend,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
January 16, 2020
Along with our usual Language Arts and Math lessons,
we were busy creating our Polar Bear Informational Text Posters,
and a fun Sneezy the Snowman writing activity.
The students loved seeing the "snow" being made, and arranging it onto their papers. They wrote reasons why Sneezy kept melting.
The students were instructed to write one of the reasons why Sneezy melted. They were to sound out the words and write the sounds they heard. (Which is why cocoa is spelled KoKo or coco).
They all did a great job!
HOMEWORK AND UPCOMING NEWS
1. Complete the Thursday page in the Wonders homework packet.
2. Complete the Letter Writing Journals. These are due back on Friday, Jan. 17th
3. Math homework page was sent home.
Long Weekend coming up:
Tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 17th is Early Dismissal at 11:35 am
Monday, Jan. 20th is No School for Martin Luther King Day.
January Events
Friday, Jan. 24th - Reindeer Games in the Gym
Friday, 1/24 is also TAG Day: pretzels for those who ordered, and
the theme for dress is "Pajama Day"!
KB must wear sneakers with their pjs due to Reindeer Games in the gym. Girls should were pajama bottoms instead of nightgowns.
Monday, Jan. 27th - Bowling with 8th Grade buddies (more info and a permission slip will be going home soon.)
Catholic Schools Week - Jan. 27th - 31st (more info to follow)
Have a great evening!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
January 15, 2020
HOMEWORK AND UPCOMING NEWS
1. Complete the Wednesday page in the Wonders homework packet.
2. Complete the Letter Writing Journals. These are due back on Friday, Jan. 17th
3. Tomorrow, Thursday is Wear Day for the letter E.
4. Math homework page was sent home.
Long Weekend coming up:
Friday, Jan. 17th is Early Dismissal at 11:35 am
Monday, Jan. 20th is No School for Martin Luther King Day.
January Events
Friday, Jan. 24th - Reindeer Games in the Gym
Friday, 1/24 is also TAG Day: pretzels for those who ordered, and
the theme for dress is "Pajama Day"!
KB must wear sneakers with their pjs due to Reindeer Games in the gym. Girls should were pajama bottoms instead of nightgowns.
Monday, Jan. 27th - Bowling with 8th Grade buddies (more info and a permission slip will be going home soon.)
Catholic Schools Week - Jan. 27th - 31st (more info to follow)
An email regarding SJB's
1st Electronic Annual Fund "Day of Giving" will be going out next week.
Mr. Hart has challenged each class with achieving 100% participation.
Any class who does achieve 100% participation, will receive a class reward. Our reward is an Ice Cream Sundae Bar & Movie!
Have a great evening!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
January 14, 2020
We continued our work in Language Arts with the Letter E and sound /e/ as in egg. The students practiced blending and spelling words with the /e/ sound in the middle. We also practiced making sentences with "are".
In Math, we completed a mini-assessment "Check My Progress".
There is no Math homework tonight.
The students enjoyed library today.
During centers, the groups are practicing writing facts about Polar Bears.
THANK YOU TO ALL THE PARENTS THAT HELPED OUT BY SENDING IN NAPKINS! I BELIEVE WE ARE ALL GOOD NOW!
HOMEWORK AND UPCOMING NEWS
1. Complete the Tuesday page in the Wonders homework packet.
2. Work on Letters Dd and Oo in the Letter Writing Journals. These are due back on Friday, Jan. 17th
3. If any other students would like to bring in a Show & Tell item
that begins with E, they may do so.
We will continue Show & Tell on Wednesday and Thursday.
This works well splitting the groups across 3 days.
Long Weekend coming up:
Friday, Jan. 17th is Early Dismissal at 11:35 am
Monday, Jan. 20th is No School for Martin Luther King Day.
January Events
Friday, Jan. 24th - Reindeer Games in the Gym
Monday, Jan. 27th - Bowling with 8th Grade buddies (more info and a permission slip will be going home soon.)
Catholic Schools Week - Jan. 27th - 31st (more info to follow)
An email regarding SJB's
1st Electronic Annual Fund "Day of Giving" will be going out next week.
Mr. Hart has challenged each class with achieving 100% participation.
Any class who does achieve 100% participation, will receive a class reward. Our reward is an Ice Cream Sundae Bar & Movie!
Have a great evening!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
January 13, 2020
In Language Arts, we started Week 2 of Unit 5. Our new Essential Question is "How do living things change as they grow?"
We learned vocab words: develop (to grow), and amazing (surprising and wonderful). They listened to an informational text story titled "A Grand Old Tree". It's about the lifecyles of a tree, and the new lives created by the spreading of the tree's seeds.
The new letter is Ee, as in egg. They identified pictures of things that begin with the sound /e/.
I read the story "The Enormous Elephant Show".
Our new HFW is "are", as in "We are in school." We talked about the difference between "are" and "our". They are pronounced differently and mean different things.
In Math, we completed Lesson 4 in Ch. 3 on Numbers 16 and 17.
The students enjoyed Music and Spanish today.
We brainstormed a list of facts we have learned about Polar Bears.
Then the students did practice copies of writing one of the facts for their Polar Bear poster.
HOMEWORK AND UPCOMING NEWS
1. Complete the Monday page in the Wonders homework packet.
2. Work on Letters Dd and Oo in the Letter Writing Journals. These are due back on Friday, Jan. 17th
3. Math homework page is due tomorrow
4. All students may bring in a Show & Tell item that begins with E.
We will do Show & Tell on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
This worked well splitting the groups across 3 days.
Long Weekend coming up:
Friday, Jan. 17th is Early Dismissal at 11:35 am
Monday, Jan. 20th is No School for Martin Luther King Day.
January Events
Friday, Jan. 24th - Reindeer Games in the Gym
Monday, Jan. 27th - Bowling with 8th Grade buddies (more info and a permission slip will be going home soon.)
Catholic Schools Week - Jan. 27th - 31st (more info to follow)
An email regarding SJB's
1st Electronic Annual Fund "Day of Giving" will be going out next week.
Mr. Hart has challenged each class with achieving 100% participation.
Any class who does achieve 100% participation, will receive a class reward. Our reward is an Ice Cream Sundae Bar & Movie!
Have a great evening!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
January 10, 2020
The Social Hall/Gym is ready!
Hot lunches resume on Monday, Jan. 13th.
Next week ~ Long Weekend
Friday, Jan. 17th is Early Dismissal at 11:35 am
Monday, Jan. 20th is No School for Martin Luther King Day.
You will soon receive an email regarding SJB's
1st Electronic Annual Fund "Day of Giving"
Mr. Hart has challenged each class with achieving 100% participation.
Any class who does achieve 100% participation, will receive a class reward. Our reward is an Ice Cream Sundae Bar & Movie!
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
January 9, 2020
In Language Arts, we played a game identifying and isolating sounds in words. They are doing a great job blending, sounding out letters to spell words, and with small group reading.Starting now, when your child brings home their paper take home book (this week's is "We See It", and will go home on Friday), please have them read it to you. Please also sign it and return it to school.
In Math, we completed Lesson 2, Numbers 13 & 14.
There is a homework page.
The students enjoyed Technology today.
We also reviewed facts they've learned about Polar Bears.
Request: We have run out of napkins in our classroom!
These are used at snack time, during classroom lunches, birthday celebrations, etc. Donations are welcome!
HOMEWORK AND UPCOMING NEWS
1. Complete the Thursday page in the Wonders homework packet.
2. Work on Letters Dd and Oo in the Letter Writing Journals.
3. Math homework page is due tomorrow
NO HOT LUNCH ALL WEEK - Jan. 6th - 10th
Next week ~ Long Weekend
Friday, Jan. 17th is Early Dismissal at 11:35 am
Monday, Jan. 20th is No School for Martin Luther King Day.
You may have received an email regarding SJB's
1st Electronic Annual Fund "Day of Giving"
Mr. Hart has challenged each class with achieving 100% participation.
Any class who does achieve 100% participation, will receive a class reward. Our reward is an Ice Cream Sundae Bar & Movie!
Enjoy your evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
January 8, 2020
In Language Arts, we learned vocab words: harmful (something that can harm you); soak (to take in); and crowd (push into small spaces).
We also read an informational text story "Growing Plants".
In Math, we completed Lesson 1 (Numbers 11 and 12) of Ch. 3
There is a homework page on this lesson.
The students enjoyed Art today.
They also created snowmen to hang in our room in place of the elves!
HOMEWORK AND UPCOMING NEWS
1. Complete the Wednesday page in the Wonders homework packet.
2. Add "my" to home flashcards.
3. Work on Letters Dd and Oo in the Letter Writing Journals.
4. Tomorrow, Thursday is WEAR Day for letter H.
All students may wear clothing that begins with H.
If your child has not yet brought in an item that begins with H for Show and Tell, they may do so tomorrow.
NO HOT LUNCH ALL WEEK - Jan. 6th - 10th
Next week ~ Long Weekend
Friday, Jan. 17th is Early Dismissal at 11:35 am
Monday, Jan. 20th is No School for Martin Luther King Day.
NEW: Friday, January 24th will be Reindeer Games in the gym for KB.
Mrs. Schock sent out a sign up genius for parents to volunteer,
if they are able. This is always a fun day for our kids!
Enjoy your evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
January 7, 2020
We're continuing Unit 5, week 1 in L.A.
In Math, we began Ch. 3, Numbers beyond 10 (11-20).
Today, we completed the "Am I Ready" mini assessment, and introduced vocabulary cards with number symbols and number words.
No Math homework tonight.
The students enjoyed library today. The plan is to have Kindergarten start checking out books the end of January. That is when library really appreciates having parent volunteers! I know we have a very loyal volunteer (Thank you, Mrs. Sakeley:)!) If any other parent is interested/available to help out during library on Tuesdays, from 12:10 to 12:55 (or the last half hour), that would be greatly appreciated.
The students started learning about Polar Bears by reading a Let's Find Out magazine and watching a video on these roly-poly bears.
We are beginning a unit on Polar Bears, followed by one on Penguins.
After learning facts, the students will create their own Informational Text Poster on Polar Bears. They will create a polar bear and write facts they have learned. These posters will be displayed in our hallway before going home.
HOMEWORK AND UPCOMING NEWS
1. Complete the Tuesday page in the Wonders homework packet.
2. Add "my" to home flashcards.
3. Start working on Letters Dd and Oo in the Letter Writing Journals
which were sent home today.
If your child has not yet brought in an item that begins with H for Show and Tell, they may do so tomorrow.
NO HOT LUNCH ALL WEEK - Jan. 6th - 10th
Next week ~ Long Weekend
Friday, Jan. 17th is Early Dismissal at 11:35 am
Monday, Jan. 20th is No School for Martin Luther King Day.
Enjoy your evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Happy New Year!
2020!
January 6, 2020
Welcome Back!
It was so nice seeing everyone today!
That is, until the lights went out!
We made the most of it and discussed the Epiphany.
The students created banners of the Three Kings that traveled to visit the baby Jesus.
Somehow, the lights suddenly came back on when we entered the church for Mass!
We also made Happy New Year hats!
For Language Arts, we started Unit 5, Week 1.
Our essential question is: What do living things need to grow?
I read the fiction book, "My Garden", about a girl who imagines what she would have in her garden. We discussed the main character, other characters in the book, and the setting.
Our new letter is Hh, as in hippopotomus.
Our new HFW is "my". Please add this to your home flash cards.
We will spread out Show and Tell over the week.
All childen may bring in one item that begins with H.
In addition to attending Mass, the students enjoyed Music and Spanish.
HOMEWORK AND UPCOMING NEWS
Complete the Monday page in the Wonders homework packet.
Bring in an item that begins with H, for Show and Tell.
NO HOT LUNCH ALL WEEK - Jan. 6th - 10th
Next week ~ Long Weekend
Friday, Jan. 17th is Early Dismissal at 11:35 am
Monday, Jan. 20th is No School for Martin Luther King Day.
Enjoy your evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
December 20, 2019
Happy Last day of the year!
Thank you to all the parents and grandparents who were able to join us making our Gingerbread houses!
They class had so much fun and weren't too wound up :)
I also want to thank everyone for the wonderful gifts.
Again, I'm overwhelmed by your generosity and thoughtfulness!
I feel very fortunate to have such a great group of students and families.
I wish each of you a peaceful and merry Christmas.
I actually will miss my kiddos over the next two weeks!
I'll see everyone when we return Monday, Jan. 6, 2020.
(Reminder ~ No hot lunch that first week back)
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
December 19, 2019
The class did an awesome job at the Christmas Concert!
So proud of all of them!
Hard to believe one more day until Christmas Break!
Reminders for Friday
1. Our homeroom mom, Maura Clark, has generously offered to bring in pizza lunch for students on Friday!
Thank you Mrs. Clark!
If your child does not eat pizza, please pack a lunch for them.
2. TAG Day on Friday ~ Students may dress down
& wear Christmas colors instead of their uniform.
3. 12:30 ~ Kindergarten Class party & Gingerbread House Making.
I look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow.
This is such an exciting time for the students.
They LOVED when Mr. Hart stopped in our class today with ice cold letters from Santa at the North Pole. Santa replied to the letters our children sent, and I'm pretty sure everyone in our class made the "Nice" list!
Have a nice evening!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
December 18, 2019
UPDATE:
Our homeroom mom, Maura Clark, has generously offered to bring in pizza lunch for students on Friday!
Thank you Mrs. Clark!
Tonight at 6:30 pm is our Christmas Concert!
Students should arrive back in our homeroom at
6:00 pm sharp.
They should be dressed in their Christmas best outfit.
They will be wearing Reindeer headbands for the concert, that they made in school. Please keep this in mind when doing girls hairstyles.
We would greatly appreciate the help of some parents with carrying the students chairs back to the classroom
after the concert.
Students may be dismissed from the church,
but please inform me tonight before leaving with them.
KB will be standing on the side of the church by the piano and organ.
Here is the line up of the children.
Ethan and Richie are closest to the piano.
Phoebe and Zack are closest to the center aisle of the church.
They did a great job at the afternoon concert!
Looking forward to tonight!
See you all soon,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
December 16, 2019
Reminder:
NO HOT LUNCH ALL WEEK!
Due to an emergency in the gym, all hot lunches have been cancelled for the week.
PLEASE PACK A LUNCH FOR YOUR CHILD ALL WEEK.
REINDEER GAMES IS CANCELLED.
They will be rescheduled for January.
I have heard from 5 parents who will be helping to build gingerbread houses on Friday. Please let me know if you, or another special person, are planning on attending.
HOMEWORK
1. Please complete the Tuesday page in the Wonders homework packet.
2. Math Homework page was sent home.
There will not be Show & Tell or Wear Day this week.
It's Here! Our Christmas Concert!
Tomorrow:
Wednesday, 12/18 -
Students may wear Christmas colors to school for our 1:00 dress rehearsal concert for the school.
6:30 pm ~ Christmas Concert!
Students should arrive back in their homeroom at 6:00 pm sharp.
They should be dressed in their Christmas best outfit.
They will be wearing Reindeer headbands for the concert, that they made in school. Please keep this in mind when doing girls hairstyles.
We would greatly appreciate the help of some parents with carrying the students chairs back to the classroom
after the concert.
Students may be dismissed from the church,
but please inform me that evening.
Thursday, 12/19 -
Peacemaker Awards, Lessons and Antiphons in Church at 1:00pm
Friday, 12/20 -
TAG Day ~ Students may dress down & wear Christmas colors
Soft pretzels for those who ordered.
12:30 ~ Kindergarten Class party & Gingerbread House Making.
Parents, grandparents, special persons are invited to help!
PLEASE EMAIL ME IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON COMING IN TO HELP
BUILD GINGERBREAD HOUSES.
(I'd like to get a count so I can have enough seats.)
All are welcome!
Have a great evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
December 13, 2019
Great day "riding" the Polar Express!
The kids looked adorable in their robes.
Thank you to our parents who came in and volunteered to make it a fun event for our class!
Next week's events:
Monday, 12/16 -
1. NO HOT LUNCH (Chick-fil-A for those who ordered.)
2. Secret Santa Shop ~
A note was sent home today, explaining how it will work this year.
Our class will have help shopping from their buddies.
Wednesday, 12/18 -
Students may wear Christmas colors to school for our 1:00 dress rehearsal concert.
6:30 pm ~ Christmas Concert!
Students should arrive back in their homeroom at 6:00 pm sharp.
They should be dressed in their Christmas best outfit.
They will be wearing Reindeer headbands for the concert.
Thursday, 12/19 -
Peacemaker Awards, Lessons and Antiphons in Church at 1:00pm
Friday, 12/20 -
NO HOT LUNCH
TAG Day ~ Students may dress down & wear Christmas colors
Soft pretzels for those who ordered.
9:55 - 10:40 AM Reindeer Games in the gym
12:30 ~ Kindergarten Class party & Gingerbread House Making.
Parents, grandparents, special persons are invited to help!
Have a great weekend,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
December 12, 2019
HOMEWORK
1. Please complete the Thursday page in the Wonders homework packet.
2. Math homework page sent home and is due Friday.
UPCOMING
Tomorrow, Friday, 12/13, is Polar Express Day,
Students wear their uniform, and bring in a bathrobe to wear over their uniform while we participate in the Polar Express event.
Friday, 12/13 is Early Dismissal and No Eagle's Club.
Next week's events:
Monday, 12/16 -
1. NO HOT LUNCH (Chick-fil-A for those who ordered.)
2. Secret Santa Shop ~
A note was sent home today, explaining how it will work this year.
Our class will have help shopping from their buddies.
Wednesday, 12/18 -
Students may wear Christmas colors to school for our 1:00 dress rehearsal concert.
6:30 pm ~ Christmas Concert!
Students should arrive back in their homeroom at 6:00 pm sharp.
They should be dressed in their Christmas best outfit.
They will be wearing Reindeer headbands for the concert.
Thursday, 12/19 -
Peacemaker Awards, Lessons and Antiphons in Church at 1:00pm
Friday, 12/20 -
NO HOT LUNCH
TAG Day ~ Students may dress down & wear Christmas colors
Soft pretzels for those who ordered.
9:55 - 10:40 AM Reindeer Games in the gym
12:30 ~ Kindergarten Class party & Gingerbread House Making.
Parents, grandparents, special persons are invited to help!
Have a great evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
December 11, 2019
HOMEWORK
1. Please complete the Wednesday page in the Wonders homework packet.
2. Math homework page sent home and is due Friday.
3.Please add the word "do" to your home flash cards.
4. Tomorrow, Thursday, is Wear Day for the entire class.
Your child may wear something that begins with D.
UPCOMING
Friday, 12/13, On Polar Express Day,
Students wear their uniform, and bring in a bathrobe to wear over their uniform while we participate in the Polar Express event.
Friday, 12/13 is Early Dismissal and No Eagle's Club.
Have a great evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
December 10, 2019
These days just keep getting busier!
Kindergarten attended 8:00am Mass without buddies.
They did a great job of attending on their own! Their voices could be loudly heard praying the Our Father~
The students enjoyed the SJB Spirit Rally and Magician Show!
HOMEWORK
1. Please complete the Monday & Tuesday pages in the Wonders homework packet. (I'm sorry it did not go home yesterday.)
2. Math homework page sent home and is due Friday.
3.Please add the word "do" to your home flash cards.
4. Show & Tell (Letter D for tables 1 & 4) will be tomorrow, since our day was interupted today.
5. Wear Day will be on Thursday for the Letter D for all of KB.
UPCOMING
Friday, 12/13, On Polar Express Day,
Students wear their uniform, and bring in a bathrobe to wear over their uniform while we participate in the Polar Express event.
Friday, 12/13 is Early Dismissal and No Eagle's Club.
Have a great evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
December 9, 2019
Ahhh...so much fun to look for and find Elfie every morning....
We started Unit 4, Week 2, in Language Arts.
Our new EQ is "What do good neighbors do?". We discussed what kinds of things you can do to be kind to your neighbors.
The students listened to a fiction book "What do you do with a Paleta?"
Our new HFW is "do".
Our new letter is "Dd" as in dolphin.
We attended Immaculate Conception Mass with our 8th grade buddies. The students did a great job.
We also had rehearsal for the Christmas concert.
The students enjoyed Spanish today.
HOMEWORK
1. Please complete the Monday page in the Wonders homework packet.
2. Please add the word "do" to your home flash cards.
3. Show & Tell will be on Tuesday for the Letter D for tables 1 & 4.
4. Wear Day will be on Thursday for the Letter D for all of KB.
UPCOMING
Report cards are being sent out today via School Messenger.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, 12/10 is our first Spirit Rally!
KB's spirit color is Royal Blue.
KB Students are encouraged to wear Royal Blue shirts on that day, along with their uniform sweat pants.
NO HOT LUNCH ON TUESDAY, 12/10
Tomorrow: All Adopt A Family items should be brought in.
So far, I have received a little more than half the items.
Thank you, again, for your generous support.
Friday, 12/13, On Polar Express Day,
Students wear their uniform, and bring in a bathrobe to wear over their uniform while we participate in the Polar Express event.
Friday, 12/13 is Early Dismissal and No Eagle's Club.
Have a great evening & stay dry,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
December 6, 2019
Happy St. Nicholas Day!
What a fun day today!
We started with an early morning PE class to rev them up for the day!
They were surprised with treats and presents in celebration of St. Nicholas. They colored pictures of St. Nicholas and hung them above their slippers outside the room.
For rest time, the students watched the children's movie,
"The Snowman".
They looked so comfy in their pj's!
The students worked together to color pieces of our Nativity scene
on our hallway bulletin board.
(Baby Jesus won't be added until we return from Christmas break.)
They enjoyed spending time with their 8th grade buddies.
Treats were exchanged and Santa letters were written and mailed!
UPCOMING
Monday, 12/9 - 9:30 am Immaculate Conception Mass
Tuesday, 12/10 is our first Spirit Rally!
KB's spirit color is Royal Blue.
KB Students are encouraged to wear Royal Blue shirts on that day, along with their uniform sweat pants.
If interested, a royal blue t-shirt can be purchased very inexpensively at AC Moore.
NO HOT LUNCH ON TUESDAY, 12/10
NEW: All Adopt A Family items should be brought in by Tues., 12/10.
If you have them, you may send them in sooner, so the wrapping can begin. Thank you, again, for your generous support.
Friday, 12/13, On Polar Express Day,
Students wear their uniform, and bring in a bathrobe to wear over their uniform while we participate in the Polar Express event.
Friday, 12/13 is Early Dismissal and No Eagle's Club
Have a great weekend,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
December 5, 2019
Tomorrow's Events:
St. Nicholas Day
Students may wear pj's with their sneakers all day.
If you haven't done so, please send in one sneaker or one extra shoe
for your child to leave outside our door for St. Nicholas
Christmas Get Together with 8th Grade Buddies
Students may bring in a treat and a card for their buddy.
The 8th grade buddies will help your child write a letter to Santa.
HOMEWORKPlease complete the Thursday page in the Wonders Homework packet and return to school.
UPCOMING
Tuesday, 12/10 is our first Spirit Rally!
KB's spirit color is Royal Blue.
KB Students are encouraged to wear Royal Blue shirts on that day, along with their uniform sweat pants.
If interested, a royal blue t-shirt can be purchased very inexpensively at AC Moore.
NEW: All Adopt A Family items should be brought in by Tues., 12/10.
If you have them, you may send them in sooner, so the wrapping can begin. Thank you, again, for your generous support.
Friday, 12/13, On Polar Express Day,
Students wear their uniform, and bring in a bathrobe to wear over their uniform while we participate in the Polar Express event.
Have a great evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
December 4, 2019
PLEASE NOTE: IMPORTANT CHANGES
NEW: Friday, 12/6, All Students in our building are permitted
to wear pj's to school for St. Nicholas Day.
They should still wear sneakers,
and bring in a slipper, or a spare shoe to place outside our door
for St. Nicholas.
Friday, 12/6 is also Christmas treat exchange and get together with 8th Grade Buddies. Students may bring in gift of a treat, and a card to give to their buddy. They also will be getting help writing letters to Santa.
NEW: Friday, 12/13, On Polar Express Day,
Students wear their uniform, and bring in a bathrobe to wear over their uniform while we participate in the Polar Express event.
Tuesday, 12/10 is our first Spirit Rally!
KB's spirit color is Royal Blue.
KB Students are encouraged to wear Royal Blue shirts on that day, along with their uniform sweat pants.
If interested, a royal blue t-shirt can be purchased very inexpensively at AC Moore.
NEW: All Adopt A Family items should be brought in by Tues., 12/10.
If you have them, you may send them in sooner, so the wrapping can begin. Thank you, again, for your generous support.
Homework:
Tomorrow, Thursday, is Wear Day. Your child may wear something that begins with O.
Two Math pages were sent home and are due back Friday.
Complete the Wednesday page in the Wonders Homework packet.
Have a great evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
December 3, 2019
We are continuing with our Language Arts Unit 4, Wk 1.
Today they read "Tom On Top" by themselves and did a great job.
We are learning about adjectives (describing words). We practiced finding nouns, verbs and adjectives in sentences.
In Math, we completed Lesson 6: Read and write numbers 9 & 10.
(The homework page did not go home. We will send it tomorrow.)
The students enjoyed Library today.
We re-read the story of the First Christmas, and reviewed the meaning of Advent. We also made our Advent chains and sent these home.
Your child can count down to Christmas Day by removing one link per day.
Homework
Complete the Tuesday page in the Wonders Homework packet.
Show and Tell will be tomorrow, Wednesday, for Tables 2 & 3.
Please help your child find an item that begins with O.
Upcoming
Wear Day for the letter O is Thursday, 12/5. All students may wear something that begins with short or long O, as in octopus, or ocean.
Friday, 12/6 is St. Nicholas Day. We will be learning about St. Nick this week. Students should bring in one slipper (or spare shoe) to leave outside our door on Friday. Slipper/shoe may come in any day this week and can remain in their cubby until Friday.
Friday, 12/6 is also Christmas treat exchange and get together with 8th Grade Buddies. Students may bring in gift of a treat, and a card to give to their buddy. They also will be getting help writing letters to Santa.
Tuesday, 12/10 is our first Spirit Rally!
KB's spirit color is Royal Blue.
KB Students are encouraged to wear Royal Blue shirts on that day, along with their uniform sweat pants.
If interested, a royal blue t-shirt can be purchased very inexpensively at AC Moore.
(Please check for new information that may be added to the calendar
of Christmas Joyous Events I sent home.
New info will be posted on this page.)
Have a great evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
December 2, 2019
Welcome to December!
Mega Monday today with all new learning in Language Arts.
We started Unit 4, week 1.
Our new Essential Question is "What tools do people use to do their jobs?" We looked at a picture of a baker and discussed what tools are needed to do that job. Some answers were: mitts that protect your hands, a cookie sheet, oven, etc. We discussed different jobs and what tools are needed for those jobs. We read and informational text book "Whose Shoes", and guessed by the shoes, what the person's job was.
Our new letter is "Oo" as in octopus.
Table 2 & 3 may being in an item that begins with O for Show & Tell on Wednesday.
Our new word is "you". Please be sure to add this word to your at home flash cards.
In Math, we completed Ch 2, Lesson 5 on the Number 10.
There is a homework page for this lesson.
In Religion, we learned about the season of Advent, and made Advent wreaths for our classroom bulletin board. Each week we will "light" a candle counting down til Jesus's birth.
The students enjoyed Music and Spanish today.
They are learning their songs for the Christmas Concert.
Homework
Math Homework Page sent home.
Complete the Monday page in the Wonders Homework packet.
Show and Tell will be Wednesday for Tables 2 & 3. Please bring in an item that begins with O.
Upcoming
Wear Day for the letter O is Thursday, 12/5. All students may wear something that begins with short or long O, as in octopus, or ocean.
Friday, 12/6 is St. Nicholas Day. We will be learning about St. Nick this week. Students should bring in one slipper (or spare shoe) to leave outside our door on Friday. Slipper/shoe may come in any day this week and can remain in their cubby until Friday.
Friday, 12/6 is also Christmas treat exchange and get together with 8th Grade Buddies. Students may bring in gift of a treat, and a card to give to their buddy. They also will be getting help writing letters to Santa.
Tuesday, 12/10 is our first Spirit Rally!
KB's spirit color is Royal Blue.
KB Students are encouraged to wear Royal Blue shirts on that day.
If interested, a royal blue t-shirt can be purchased very inexpensively at AC Moore.
(There may be some new information added to the calendar of
Christmas Joyous Events I sent home.
That info will be posted here.)
Have a great evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Nov. 22, 2019
Thank you, parents, for a great feast for the class!
They looked and sounded great!
One thing, I am thankful for this year, is the amazing support I have seen from this group of parents. I put out the sign up genius for the Adopt-a-family, and am incredibly grateful that this group has signed up for every single item!
The kindness of your generosity overwhelms me.
(I will take care of the wrapping.)
Thank you again.
Have a great weekend!
(Frozen II is out!)
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Nov. 21, 2019
Our class enjoyed Favorite Sports Team Day!
The students are very excited about the Thanksgiving Feast tomorrow.Final reminder..... I'll bet you're thankful for that!
KINDERGARTEN THANKSGIVING FEAST WITH SONGS & PRAYER
Place: Social Hall
Time: 11:00 - 11:45 am
~~~~~~~~
PLEASE NOTE YOUR CHILD"S COSTUME BELOW
Student's clothing for Feast:
Our Pilgrims are:
Logan, Dominic, Peter, Austin, Neko, Cooper, Phoebe, & Aria.
All Pilgrims should wear sweatpants and uniform sweatshirts
Our Native American boys are:
Matthew, Ethan, Ofosu, Richie, Jonah, Zach, Graham & Mason.
Native American Boys can wear long jeans or sweatpants and t-shirt
Our Native American girls are:
Chelsea, Caitlin, Vicky & Juliana
Native American Girls can wear jeans, sweatpants/leggings and t-shirt.
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Have a great evening!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Nov. 20, 2019
Tomorrow, Kindergarten is wearing the TAG day clothes.
The theme is Favorite Sports Team.
Students may dress down and wear clothes that show their favorite sports team.
(The soft pretzels will be given out at snack time on Friday.)HOMEWORK & UPCOMING
Math homework for Lesson 4: Number 9.
Please complete the Wednesday page of Wonders Homework booklet
Please add "go" to your at home flash cards.
Friday, Nov. 22nd
TAG Day
Soft Pretzels for all who ordered.
Also:
KINDERGARTEN THANKSGIVING FEAST WITH SONGS & PRAYER
Place: Social Hall
Time: 11:00 - 11:45 am
~~~~~~~~
PLEASE NOTE YOUR CHILD"S COSTUME BELOW
Student's clothing for Feast:
Our Pilgrims are:
Logan, Dominic, Peter, Austin, Neko, Cooper, Phoebe, & Aria.
All Pilgrims should wear sweatpants and uniform sweatshirts
Our Native American boys are:
Matthew, Ethan, Ofosu, Richie, Jonah, Zach, Graham & Mason.
Native American Boys can wear long jeans or sweatpants and t-shirt
Our Native American girls are:
Chelsea, Caitlin, Vicky & Juliana
Native American Girls can wear jeans, sweatpants/leggings and t-shirt.
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Next week:
Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 25th & 26th
Early Dismissal for students.
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, Nov. 27th, 28th & 29th
No School for Thanksgiving Break
~~~~~~~~~
Informational Packet was sent home with ourDecember happenings.
Have a great evening!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Nov. 19, 2019HOMEWORK & UPCOMING
Math homework for Lesson 3.
Please complete the Tuesday page of Wonders Homework booklet
Tomorrow will be Show & Tell Day for tables 1 and 3
Have your chlld bring in something that begins with C.
Tomorrow will also be WEAR DAY for the whole class.
All students may dress down and wear attire that begins with C.
Thursday will be our dress down day for Friday's TAG day.
Wear your favorite Sports Team attire.
(We can't wear sports team attire on Friday because of our feast.)
Friday, Nov. 22nd
TAG Day
Soft Pretzels for all who ordered.
Theme: Favorite Sports Team (Kindergarten will wear Favorite Sports Team clothes on Thursday, Nov. 21st)
Also:
KINDERGARTEN THANKSGIVING FEAST WITH SONGS & PRAYER
Place: Social Hall
~~~~~~~~
Student's clothing for Feast:
All Pilgrims should wear sweatpants and uniform sweatshirts
Native American Boys can wear long jeans or sweatpants and t-shirt
Native American Girls can wear jeans, sweatpants or leggings and t-shirt.
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Parents, grandparents, & family invited to hear the songs and prayers.
Students in KA and KB will then sit down and share a feast together.
Time for Parents to set up is 10:30-11:00am
Students will enter and sing from 11:00-11:15am
Students will sit and enjoy their feast from 11:15-11:45 am
Parent helpers will clean up from 11:45 - 12:00 noon.
Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 25th & 26th
Early Dismissal for students.
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, Nov. 27th, 28th & 29th
No School for Thanksgiving Break
~~~~~~~~~
Informational Packet was sent home with ourDecember happenings.
Have a great evening!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Nov. 18, 2019
New learning today! Our new Essential Question is: "What places do you go to during the week?". We discussed the typical places we go to regularly during our week and weekends. Our new vocab words are: "routine" (the way you do things all the time); and "neighborhood" (part of a town). We read a fantasy book: "Please Take Me for a Walk". We talked about the setting of the story (where it takes place).
Our new letter is Cc, as in camel.
Our new word is "go".
In Math, we completed Lesson 2 of Chapter: Number 8
There is a homework page for this lesson.
In Social Studies, we read about Native American names, such as:
Torquoise Boy, Dancing Drum, etc., and how they arrived at their names. We also decorated the tom-toms they will be using in the Thanksgiving songs and prayers they will be performing.The students enjoyed Music and Spanish today.
HOMEWORK & UPCOMING
Math homework for Lesson 2.
Please complete the Monday page of Wonders Homework booklet
Wednesday will be Show & Tell Day for tables 1 and 3
Have your chlld bring in something that begins with C.
Wednesday will also be WEAR DAY THIS WEEK.
All students may dress down and wear attire that begins with C.
Thursday will be dress down day for
Wear your favorite Sports Team attire.
Friday, Nov. 22nd
TAG Day
Soft Pretzels for all who ordered.
Theme: Favorite Sports Team (Kindergarten will wear Favorite Sports Team clothes on Thursday, Nov. 21st)
Also:
KINDERGARTEN THANKSGIVING FEAST WITH SONGS & PRAYER
Place: Social Hall
~~~~~~~~
Student's clothing for Feast:
All Pilgrims should wear sweatpants and uniform sweatshirts
Native American Boys can wear long jeans or sweatpants and t-shirt
Native American Girls can wear jeans, sweatpants or leggings and t-shirt.
~~~~~~~~~
Parents, grandparents, & family invited to hear the songs and prayers.
Students in KA and KB will then sit down and share a feast together.
Time for Parents to set up is 10:30-11:00am
Students will enter and sing from 11:00-11:15am
Students will sit and enjoy their feast from 11:15-11:45 am
Parent helpers will clean up from 11:45 - 12:00 noon.
Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 25th & 26th
Early Dismissal for students.
Parent Teacher Conferences in the afternoons.
Please look for the Sign Up Genius email I sent out, and sign up.
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, Nov. 27th, 28th & 29th
No School for Thanksgiving Break
~~~~~~~~~
Informational Packet was sent home with ourDecember happenings.
Have a great evening!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Nov. 15, 2019
Love my boys!
Big match up this Sunday!
Good luck to two great teams....prayers for peaceful crowds and
no player injuries!
The class is so excited for their get together with their buddies!
Thank you so much for the Book Fair books bought for our classroom!
GREEN PAPER TREES were sent home in folders today.
This is for a St. John the Beloved Christmas project.
Instructions will be sent home from the office by email.
The request is for ONE tree per family to be included in our Christmas decorations. You might receive multiple trees and instructions if you have more than one child in the school.
However, you are only being asked to complete ONE PER FAMILY.
Looking forward to next weeks:
Friday, Nov. 22nd
TAG Day
Soft Pretzels for all who ordered.
Theme: Favorite Sports Team (Kindergarten will wear Favorite Sports Team clothes on Thursday, Nov. 21st)
Also:
KINDERGARTEN THANKSGIVING FEAST WITH SONGS & PRAYER
Place: Social Hall
~~~~~~~~
Student's clothing for Feast:
All Pilgrims should wear sweatpants and uniform sweatshirts
Native American Boys can wear long jeans or sweatpants and t-shirt
Native American Girls can wear jeans, sweatpants or leggings and t-shirt.
~~~~~~~~~
Parents, grandparents, & family invited to hear the songs and prayers.
Students in KA and KB will then sit down and share a feast together.
Time for Parents to set up is 10:30-11:00am
Students will enter and sing from 11:00-11:15am
Students will sit and enjoy their feast from 11:15-11:45 am
Parent helpers will clean up from 11:45 - 12:00 noon.
Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 25th & 26th
Early Dismissal for students.
Parent Teacher Conferences in the afternoons.
Please look for the Sign Up Genius email I sent out, and sign up.
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, Nov. 27th, 28th & 29th
No School for Thanksgiving Break
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Nov. 14, 2019
The fun part of being a Kindergarten teacher:
Today, for part of Language Arts, while working on isoloating and identifying sounds in words,
I placed 3 hula hoops on the carpet in a row.
I stood in the first one on the left and said "This is the beginning spot"
I moved to the middle hoop and said "This is the middle spot',
Then moved to the last hoop in the row and said
"This is the ending spot".
I then had students individually, and on teams, show where the sound was in a word, by having them jump into the correct location hoop.
Ex: Show me where the /p/ sound is in "top", etc. They had to jump into the ending spot hoop.
We did this for awhile identifying beginning, middle and ending sounds. The teams earned points for correct answers. They all tied.
Then it was time to end and have snack. A student then said
"Hey, Mrs. Pogonyi, you forgot to do Language Arts today".
I love it.
Reminders:
Get together with 8th grade buddies tomorrow, Friday.
Students may bring a book and game to share with their buddy.
Please return the completed Wonders Homework packet.
One Math homework page was sent home. Please return tomorrow.
Kindergarten will have lunch provided for them at their
Thanksgiving Feast.
Kindergarten will not be ordering Chick-Fil-A.
The food for the feast is being taken care of by the class Party Fund.
Have a nice evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Nov. 13, 2019
Book Fair at Barnes and Noble today!
No homework tonight!Tomorrow is Wear Day for the letter N.
(think neon)
Friday, Nov. 15th is
Books and Games with 8th Grade buddies
Students may bring in a favorite book and, or game to share with their buddy.
Friday, Nov. 22nd
TAG Day
AND
KINDERGARTEN THANKSGIVING FEAST WITH SONGS & PRAYER
Place: Social Hall
Parents, grandparents, & family invited to hear the songs and prayers.
Students in KA and KB will then sit down and share a feast together.
Time for Parents to set up is 10:30-11:00am
Students will enter and sing from 11:00-11:15am
Students will sit and enjoy their feast from 11:15-11:45 am
Parent helpers will clean up from 11:45 - 12:00 noon.
Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 25th & 26th
Early Dismissal for students.
Parent Teacher Conferences in the afternoons.
Please look for the Sign Up Genius email I sent out, and sign up.
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, Nov. 27th, 28th & 29th
No School for Thanksgiving Break
Hope to see some of you at the Book Fair!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Nov. 12, 2019
I was so impressed with all the creative disguised turkeys.
Thank you for your help!
In Language Arts, we continued Unit 3, Week 2.
Yesterday, the students listed to the fiction story "Clang, Clang, Beep, Beep, Listen to the City!" Today, they read as a group "Nat and Tip".
They also blended words that begin and end with n.
In Math, we completed the Review of Chapter 1. There is no math homework tonight.
In Social Studies, yesterday, they learned about Veteran's Day, and all that members of the military, past and present have done for our country, so we can be free to do many things.
Today, they learned about an important Native American, Squanto.
We read a story about his life and how he helped to make peace between the Natives and the Pilgrims.
Homework:
Complete the Tuesday page in the Wonders Homework Packet.
Tomorrow, Wednesday, is Show and Tell Day for tables 2 & 4.
They may bring in an item that begins with N.
Thursday will be Wear Day for all.
Students may dress down in clothes that begin with N.
Upcoming:
Wednesday, Nov. 13th is the
Barnes and Noble Book Fair
Friday, Nov. 15th is
Books and Games with 8th Grade buddies
Students may bring in a favorite book and, or game to share with their buddy.
Thank you all so much for all the boxes of stuffing!
We have amazing families here that are always so giving.
Friday, Nov. 22nd
TAG Day
AND
KINDERGARTEN THANKSGIVING FEAST WITH SONGS & PRAYER
Place: Social Hall
Parents, grandparents, & family invited to hear the songs and prayers.
Students in KA and KB will then sit down and share a feast together.
Time for Parents to set up is 10:30-11:00am
Students will enter and sing from 11:00-11:15am
Students will sit and enjoy their feast from 11:15-11:45 am
Parent helpers will clean up from 11:45 - 12:00 noon.
Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 25th & 26th
Early Dismissal for students.
Parent Teacher Conferences in the afternoons.
Please look for the Sign Up Genius email I sent out, and sign up.
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, Nov. 27th, 28th & 29th
No School for Thanksgiving Break
Have a nice evening!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Nov. 11, 2010
I attended a conference today, so I was not in school.
I heard all went well and the turkeys apparently are amazing!
Thank you so much for helping your child with this project.
The new letter is Nn, as in nest.
The new word is "and"
Show and Tell will be Wednesday for Tables 2 & 4.
Wear Day will be Thursday for all students.
I'm fairly sure the Wonders homework packets were sent home.
Please have your child complete the Monday page.
There should also be a Math homework page to complete.
Upcoming:
Wednesday, Nov. 13th is the
Barnes and Noble Book Fair
Friday, Nov. 15th
Please remember the raffle!
Friday, Nov. 15th is
Books and Games with 8th Grade buddies
Students may bring in a favorite book and, or game to share with their buddy.
SJB is collecting Thanksgiving donations for the Outreach Office
to help those in need.
Kindergarten is asked to donate boxes of stuffing.
Friday, Nov. 22nd
TAG Day
AND
KINDERGARTEN THANKSGIVING FEAST WITH SONGS & PRAYER
Place: Social Hall
Parents, grandparents, & family invited to hear the songs and prayers.
Students in KA and KB will then sit down and share a feast together.
Time for Parents to set up is 10:30-11:00am
Students will enter and sing from 11:00-11:15am
Students will sit and enjoy their feast from 11:15-11:45 am
Parent helpers will clean up from 11:45 - 12:00 noon.
Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 25th & 26th
Early Dismissal for students.
Parent Teacher Conferences in the afternoons.
Please look for the Sign Up Genius email I sent out, and sign up.
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, Nov. 27th, 28th & 29th
No School for Thanksgiving Break
Have a nice evening!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Nov. 8, 2019
Due Monday:
Letter Writing Journals
Disguised Turkeys
Have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Nov. 7, 2019
Homework:
1. Complete the Thursday page in the Wonders Homework Packet
and return tomorrow.
2. Letter writing journals are due back on Monday, 11/18
3. Family Project (our last class family project)
Disguise a Turkey
Instructions and the turkey were sent home.
Turkeys disguise themselves to avoid being eaten on Thanksgiving!
These are due back on Monday, Nov. 11th
to be hung in our hallways.
Upcoming:
Next week:
Wednesday, Nov. 13th is the
Barnes and Noble Book Fair
Friday, Nov. 15th
Information regarding SJB events at the book fair was sent home.
Please remember the raffle!
Friday, Nov. 15th is
Books and Games with 8th Grade buddies
Students may bring in a favorite book and, or game to share with their buddy.
SJB is collecting Thanksgiving donations for the Outreach Office
to help those in need.
Kindergarten is asked to donate boxes of stuffing.
If you would like to make a donation, please send in a box of stuffing with your child to our classroom.
Thank you in advance!
Friday, Nov. 22nd
TAG Day
AND
KINDERGARTEN THANKSGIVING FEAST WITH SONGS & PRAYER
Place: Social Hall
Parents, grandparents, & family invited to hear the songs and prayers.
Students in KA and KB will then sit down and share a feast together.
Time for Parents to set up is 10:30-11:00am
Students will enter and sing from 11:00-11:15am
Students will sit and enjoy their feast from 11:15-11:45 am
Parent helpers will clean up from 11:45 - 12:00 noon.
Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 25th & 26th
Early Dismissal for students.
Parent Teacher Conferences in the afternoons.
i will be setting up a sign up genius for parents to sign up for a conference time.
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, Nov. 27th, 28th & 29th
No School for Thanksgiving Break
Have a nice evening!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Nov. 6, 2019
Homework:
1. Complete the Wednesday page in the Wonders Homework Packet
2. Letter writing journals are due back on Monday, 11/18
3. Tomorrow, Thursday will be Wear Day for the entire class.
Students may dress down, wearing something that begins with Ii.
4. Family Project (our last class family project)
Disguise a Turkey
Instructions and the turkey were sent home today.
Turkeys disguise themselves to avoid being eaten on Thanksgiving!
These are due back on Monday, Nov. 11th
to be hung in our hallways.
Upcoming:
Next week:
Wednesday, Nov. 13th is the
Barnes and Noble Book Fair
Friday, Nov. 15th
Information regarding SJB events at the book fair was sent home.
Please remember the raffle!
Friday, Nov. 15th is
Books and Games with 8th Grade buddies
Students may bring in a favorite book and, or game to share with their buddy.
SJB is collecting Thanksgiving donations for the Outreach Office
to help those in need.
Kindergarten is asked to donate boxes of stuffing.
If you would like to make a donation, please send in a box of stuffing with your child to our classroom.
Thank you in advance!
Friday, Nov. 22nd
TAG Day
AND
KINDERGARTEN THANKSGIVING FEAST WITH SONGS & PRAYER
Place: Social Hall
Parents, grandparents, & family invited to hear the songs and prayers.
Students in KA and KB will then sit down and share a feast together.
Time for Parents to set up is 10:30-11:00am
Students will enter and sing from 11:00-11:15am
Students will sit and enjoy their feast from 11:15-11:45 am
Parent helpers will clean up from 11:45 - 12:00 noon.
Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 25th & 26th
Early Dismissal for students.
Parent Teacher Conferences in the afternoons.
i will be setting up a sign up genius for parents to sign up for a conference time.
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, Nov. 27th, 28th & 29th
No School for Thanksgiving Break
Have a nice evening!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Nov. 5, 2019
We continued our Language Arts lessons and blended words with the short /i/ sound in the middle. We made up sentences using our new HFW "to". The class read, as a group, the story "Can I Pat It?".
The students practiced writing sentences on whiteboards, then wrote them and drew pictures in the Story Writing Journals.
In Math, we completed Lesson 8: "Less than".
A Math homework page was sent home.The students enjoyed Library today.
Reminder: Barnes and Noble Book Fair is Wed., Nov. 13th.
There will be an SJB raffle to win a $25.00 B&N Gift Certificate!
(5 chances for $1.00)
To enter the raffle: Send in to our homeroom: your money and request for chances in an envelope marked "Library Raffle", include your child's name and KB. The librarians will fill out the chances for each student.
The drawing will be held on Nov. 12th
Homework:
1. Math homework page for lesson 8.
2. Complete the Tuesday page in the Wonders Homework Packet
3. Letter writing journals are due back on Monday, 11/18
4. We will be making Native American and Pilgrim costumes for our
Thanksgiving Feast.
Please see the information sheet sent home today.
Upcoming:
Tomorrow, Wednesday will be Show and Tell for Table 1 Only
this week.
Please help your child find an item that begins with Ii.
(After an extremely long show & tell, that made it difficult for the students to sit patiently through, it was decided that we might try one table each. We'll see how Wednesday goes. We might increase it to two tables presenting each week, and rotating. TBD!
This Thursday will be Wear Day for the entire class.
Students may dress down, wearing something that begins with Ii.
Wednesday, Nov. 13th is also
Barnes and Noble Book Fair
Friday, Nov. 15th
Information regarding SJB events at the book fair was sent home.
Information about the raffle is above.
Friday, Nov. 15th is
Books and Games with 8th Grade buddies
Students may bring in a favorite book and, or game to share with their buddy.
Friday, Nov. 22nd
TAG Day
AND
KINDERGARTEN THANKSGIVING FEAST WITH SONGS & PRAYER
Place: Social Hall
Parents, grandparents, & family invited to hear the songs and prayers.
Students in KA and KB will then sit down and share a feast together.
Time for Parents to set up is 10:30-11:00am
Students will enter and sing from 11:00-11:15am
Students will sit and enjoy their feast from 11:15-11:45 am
Parent helpers will clean up from 11:45 - 12:00 noon.
Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 25th & 26th
Early Dismissal for students.
Parent Teacher Conferences in the afternoons.
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, Nov. 27th, 28th & 29th
No School for Thanksgiving Break
Have a nice evening!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Nov. 4, 2019
In Language Arts, we started Unit 3, Week 1. Our new EQ is "What rules do we follow in different places?"
We discussed how rules for playing soccer are very different than rules for being a student in a classroom.
We read a fictional story "How do dinosaurs go to school?" and discussed how the dinosaur behaved when following the rules and when breaking the rules.
Our new letter is Ii, as in "insect".
Our new HFW is "to". We used "to" in sentences, such as "I like to play." We also compared "to" and "two" and discussed how they sound alike, but are spelled different and mean different things.
We also read "Iguana on Ice" and looked for items in the book that begin with /i/.
In Math, we completed Ch. 1, Lesson 7: Greater Than.
We focused on the math expression "greater than" and that it means "more than". It does not mean "better".
There is a Math Homework page that was sent home.
The students enjoyed Music and Spanish today.
We officially started prepping for Thanksgiving today by making turkeys to hang in our classroom as decorations. They look adorable.
Homework:
1. Math homework page for lesson 7.
2. Complete the Monday page in the Wonders Homework Packet
3. Letter writing journals were sent home today with
the letters T and I.
Students have two weeks to complete these 4 pages.
Please supervise your child's work in this book. When they repeat incorrect lettering, it's harder to change to correct lettering.
Please review the instructions inside the book.
4. We will be making Native American and Pilgrim costumes for our
Thanksgiving Feast.
If your child would like to be a Native American, please send in
(an old, or dollar store) white, cream, beige, or tan pillowcase.
We will cut it and refashion it for the costume.
If your child would like to be a Pilgrim, please send in
(an old, or dollar store) white pillowcase.
We will refashion it into a collar, cuffs, and (for the girls) an apron.
They will be making hats and headresses, necklaces, and tom-toms.
Upcoming:
Wednesday will be Show and Tell for Table 1 Only this week.
Please help your child find an item that begins with Ii.
(After an extremely long show & tell, that made it difficult for the students to sit patiently through, it was decided that we might try one table each. We'll see how Wednesday goes. We might increase it to two tables presenting each week, and rotating. TBD!
Wednesday, Nov. 13th is also
Barnes and Noble Book Fair
Thursday will be Wear Day for the entire class.
Students may dress down, wearing something that begins with Ii.
Friday, Nov. 15th
Books and Games with 8th Grade buddies
Students may bring in a favorite book and, or game to share with their buddy.
Friday, Nov. 22nd
TAG Day
AND
KINDERGARTEN THANKSGIVING FEAST WITH SONGS & PRAYER
Place: Social Hall
Parents, grandparents, & family invited to hear the songs and prayers.
Students in KA and KB will then sit down and share a feast together.
Time for Parents to set up is 10:30-11:00am
Students will enter and sing from 11:00-11:15am
Students will sit and enjoy their feast from 11:15-11:45 am
Parent helpers will clean up from 11:45 - 12:00 noon.
Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 25th & 26th
Early Dismissal for students.
Parent Teacher Conferences in the afternoons.
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, Nov. 27th, 28th & 29th
No School for Thanksgiving Break
Have a nice evening!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Nov. 1, 2019
Happy November!
Some events to look forward to in November:
Wednesday, Nov. 13th
Barnes and Noble Book Fair
Friday, Nov. 15th
Books and Games with 8th Grade buddies
Friday, Nov. 22nd
TAG Day
AND
KINDERGARTEN THANKSGIVING FEAST WITH SONGS & PRAYER
Place: Social Hall
Parents, grandparents, & family invited to hear the songs and prayers.
Students in KA and KB will then sit down and share a feast together.
Time approximately 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
More details and exact times to follow.
Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 25th & 26th
Early Dismissal for students.
Parent Teacher Conferences in the afternoons.
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, Nov. 27th, 28th & 29th
No School for Thanksgiving Break
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Happy October!
Oct. 31, 2019
Happy Halloween!
We had a great day in school today!
Thank you to Mrs. Clark and all the parents who came out to cheer on our paraders, and help with our party!
Your energetic Early Childhood and Kindergarten Teachers & Paras!
Olaf found some sweet Elsa's!
Reminder: Tomorrow is 9:30 am All Saints Day Mass
Have a fun and safe evening of Trick or Treating!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Oct. 30, 2019
CHANGE FOR TOMORROW:
The Halloween Parade for K - 2nd, will be in the GYM
because of the expected rain.
Bleachers will be put down around 12:50 after lunch clean up.
(Students may bring umbrellas to help move from lunch and back and to the parade and back.)
Please do not worry about homework tonight or tomorrow night.
Work can come in on Monday, Nov. 4th.
Thank you and have a great evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Oct. 29, 2019
We are continuing our review week of the letters M, A, S. P, T
We are focusing now on identifying where sounds are heard in a word: the beginning or the end.
(What sound do you hear at the end of map? answer: /p/)
(Which word has the same ending sound as "sat"..... tap, pit, sap? answer: /t/ pit).
In Math, we completed Lesson 5: Read and Write Zero
There is a homework page that was sent home.
Homework:
1. Math homework page sent home.
2. Wonders Homework Packet sent home: Please complete Tuesday's page.
3. Tomorrow, Wednesday will be Show and Tell Day.
Please help your child find one item that begins with:
either M, A, S, P, or T.Upcoming:
Since Thursday is Halloween, there will be NO Wear Day this week.
Thursday, 10/31 - Wear costumes for Halloween!
1:00 Parade outside (Parents/family welcome)
followed by Class Halloween Party.
Friday, 11/1 - 9:30 am All Saints Day Mass
with 8th grade buddies.
Have a nice evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Oct. 28, 2019
In Language Arts, we are in Unit 2, Week 3: What kind of bugs do you know about? The students shared their knowledge of different bugs. They listened to the fictional story "I Love Bugs!". They learned vocab words: "curious" (wanting to learn more about something), and
"observe" (to look closely at something or someone).
This is a review week. We are reviewing our letters:
Mm; Aa; Ss; Pp; and Tt.
We are reviewing these HFW's: the, a, see, we, like
In Math, we completed Ch.1, Lesson 4: Read and Write 4 and 5.
There is a Math homework page.
The students enjoyed Music today.
We started a new round of centers today practicing reading, language arts, math skills, and a new STEAM activity
Homework:
Math homework page sent home.
Wonders Homework Packet sent home: Please complete Monday's page.
Upcoming:
Wednesday will be Show and Tell Day.Please help your child find one item that begins with:
either M, A, S, P, or T.
Since Thursday is Halloween, there will be NO Wear Day this week.
Thursday, 10/31 - Wear costumes for Halloween!
1:00 Parade outside (Parents/family welcome)
followed by Class Halloween Party.
Friday, 11/1 - 9:30 am All Saints Day Mass
with 8th grade buddies.
Have a nice evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Oct. 25, 2019
Funday Friday!
We enjoyed Musical Words this morning.
Once a student lands on a sight word, they need to use it in a sentence.
They enjoyed their soft pretzels and looked great in their T clothes for Wear Day!
They also had a great time visiting, coloring, sharing a treat, and watching a bit of a movie with their 8th grade buddies!
More STEAM photos:
These guys are so serious when trying to figure out how to solve the challenge, then soooo excited when they are successful!
Homework:
Letter Writing Journals: Students are to complete S and P pages. They are due back Monday, Oct. 28th.Upcoming:
Thursday, 10/31 - Wear costumes for Halloween!
1:00 Parade outside (Parents/family welcome)
followed by Class Halloween Party.
Friday, 11/1 - 9:30 am All Saints Day Mass
Have a nice weekend,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Oct. 24, 2019
Everyone looked great in their pink and white today
supporting Breast Cancer Awareness!
Homework:
Another Math homework Page sent home today due Friday.
Please complete the Thursday page of the Wonders homework packet and turn it in tomorrow.
Add "like" to flash cards at home.
Letter Writing Journals: Students are to complete S and P pages. They are due back Monday, Oct. 28th.
Upcoming:
Tomorrow, Friday, 12/25 will be Wear Day this week.Since we also have PE, please make sure you're child wears sneakers.
They also will have their soft pretzels.Tomorrow also is ....
Picture Retake Day AND
Halloween get together with 8th Grade Buddies.
We will share a treat with our buddies and watch a Halloween Show.
The treat will be Halloween themed sugar cookies that I am purchasing with the Party Fund.
8th Grade Buddies will have their own treat to bring.
Thursday, 10/31 - Wear costumes for Halloween!
1:00 Parade outside (Parents/family welcome)
followed by Class Halloween Party.
Have a nice evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Oct. 23, 2019
The students did another amazing job with Show and Tell Today!
I told them I would choose 4-6 students each time
(Giving everyone a turn)
to post a photo for parents.
Here are some fun T items from today:
Trophy, Tuna, Toilet Paper, Tree Glasses & T-Rex!
The students enjoyed Art today.
Here are some students at the STEAM Center solving the problem of lifting the pumpkins off the ground to avoid them rotting early.
Homework:
Math homework Page sent home today due Friday.
Please complete the Wednesday page of the Wonders homework packet and turn it in tomorrow.
Add "like" to flash cards at home.
Letter Writing Journals: Students are to complete S and P pages. They are due back Monday, Oct. 28th.
Upcoming:
Changes:
Tomorrow, Thursday, 10/24 is now - TAG Day
However, the soft pretzels are still scheduled for Friday.
The theme for this TAG Day is "Go Pink" for Breast Cancer Awareness. Students may dress down and wear pink or white.
Becasue of TAG day change, we will NOT do Wear Day on Thursday.Friday, 12/25 will be Wear Day this week.
Since we have PE on Friday, please make sure you're child wears sneakers.
They also will have their soft pretzels.
Friday also is ....
Picture Retake Day AND
Halloween get together with 8th Grade Buddies.
We will share a treat with our buddies and watch a Halloween Show.
The treat will be Halloween themed sugar cookies that I am purchasing with the Party Fund.
8th Grade Buddies will have their own treat to bring.
Thursday, 10/31 - Wear costumes for Halloween!
1:00 Parade outside (Parents/family welcome)
followed by Class Halloween Party.
Have a nice evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Oct. 22, 2019
We are continuing Unit 2, Week 2 in Language Arts.
We practiced blending words that begin with t, and identifying where the t sound is in a word (beginning or ending sound).
We read as a group "We like Tam".
The students also wrote HFW's and a sentence on white boards.
They are learning that every sentence has 3 parts:
1) They all start with an uppercase letter
2) They all have finger spaces between words
3) They all have an ending mark (punctuation mark).
Either a period, exclamation, or question mark.
In Math, we completed Ch 1, Lesson 1: Count 1,2, and 3.
There is a homework page.
The students enjoyed Library today.
We had a new set of Centers introduced today.
Our STEAM table is always a big hit.
The last task was to build one bridge big enough for 20 bears to cross at once.
This week, the task is to design a structure that will hold 5 pumpkins off the ground to avoid them from rotting.
In both challenges, they are given a set amount of supplies, and they must work as team and create one bridge/structure.
Homework:
Please complete the Tuesday page of the Wonders homework packet and turn it in tomorrow.
Add "like" to flash cards at home.
Letter Writing Journals: Students are to complete S and P pages. Pleae note, there are instructions inside the front cover, and letter formation examples inside the back cover.
Please check your child's work as they are doing it.
Your child knows we follow the writing lines. The Uppercase letters should touch the "ceiling" (top line) and the "floor" (bottom line). Most letters should not crash through the ceiling or floor, and they should not "float" in the middle.The dotted line in the middle is the guide for lowercase letters.
Some letters do "crash" through the floor: lowercase p does.
Your help is appreciated, as homework provides good practice, and practicing the correct way to write a letter becomes habit.
Upcoming:
Tomorrow, Wednesday, 10/23 is Show & Tell Day for Letter T.
Changes:
Thursday, 10/24 is now - TAG Day
However, the soft pretzels are still scheduled for Friday.
The theme for this TAG Day is "Go Pink" for Breast Cancer Awareness. Students may dress down and wear pink or white.
Becasue of TAG day change, we will NOT do Wear Day on Thursday.
Friday, 12/25 will be Wear Day this week.
Since we have PE on Friday, please make sure you're child wears sneakers.
They also will have their soft pretzels.
Friday also is ....
Picture Retake Day AND
Halloween get together with 8th Grade Buddies.
We will share a treat with our buddies and watch a Halloween Show.
The treat will be Halloween themed sugar cookies that I am purchasing with the Party Fund.
Thursday, 10/31 - Wear costumes for Halloween!
1:00 Parade outside (Parents/family welcome)
followed by Class Halloween Party.
Have a nice evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Oct. 21, 2019
The excitement of Halloween is building in KB!
We heard a loud "Boo!" outside our door, and when I opened the door, there stood a large bag of treats for our class!
We were "Boo'd" by another class in the building!
Tomorrow, we will surprise another class by "Boo-ing" them with treats!
Another Mega Monday, with all our new learning.
In Language Arts, we began Unit 2, Week 2, and our Essential Question of the week is "What shapes do you see around us?" We identified shapes of things in the classroom. We learned new vocab words:
"materials" (things that help us make or do things), and
"nature" (animals, plants and life around us).
We read an informational text book, "Shapes All Around Us".
Our new letter is Tt, with the sound /t/ as in turtle.
Our new word is "like". Please add this word to your flash cards at home.
In Math, we started a new Chapter (Ch. 1) Numbers 0 to 5
We will be covering counting and cardinality.
Today, we completed the Am I Ready quiz, and introduced new math vocab words: more, less, count, equal to, greater than, and less than.
The students enjoyed Music and Spanish today.
We also attended Rosary with our 8th Grade Buddies.
Homework:
Please complete the Monday page of the Wonders homework packet and turn it in tomorrow.
Add "like" to flash cards at home.
Letter Writing Journals: Students are to complete S and P pages. Pleae note, there are instructions inside the front cover, and letter formation examples inside the back cover.
Please check your child's work as they are doing it.
Your child knows we follow the writing lines. The Uppercase letters should touch the "ceiling" (top line) and the "floor" (bottom line). Most letters should not crash through the ceiling or floor, and they should not "float" in the middle.The dotted line in the middle is the guide for lowercase letters.
Some letters do "crash" through the floor: lowercase p does.
Your help is appreciated, as homework provides good practice, and practicing the correct way to write a letter becomes habit.
Upcoming:
Wednesday, 10/23 is Show & Tell Day for Letter T.
Changes:
Thursday, 10/24 is now - TAG Day with pretzels.
The theme for this TAG Day is "Go Pink" for Breast Cancer Awareness. Students may dress down and wear pink or white.
Becasue of TAG day change, we will NOT do Wear Day on Thursday.
Friday, 12/25 will be Wear Day this week.
Since we have PE on Friday, please make sure you're child wears sneakers.
Friday also is ....
Picture Retake Day AND
Halloween get together with 8th Grade Buddies.
We will share a treat with our buddies and watch a Halloween Show.
Thursday, 10/31 - Wear costumes for Halloween!
1:00 Parade outside (Parents/family welcome)
followed by Class Halloween Party.
Have a nice evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
Oct. 18, 2019
In addition to Funday Friday, we completed two assessments in the morning: Language Arts, and Math.
They earned extra play time today!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Oct. 17, 2019
The students looked great in their "Wear Day" clothes. They love sharing what "P" word they have on. We had some pretty creative outfits!
The students enjoyed Technology, Centers and Creating our KB Kool Kats bulletin board in our classroom.
Regarding the Sightwork Sticker Challenge, we have a great group of confident Kindergarteners! All of the students have eagerly volunteered to take on the challenge! We have 6 students left for tomorrow.
Homework:
No new Math homework page today.
Please complete the Thursday page of the Wonders homework packet and turn it in tomorrow.
Upcoming:
For the rest of October:
Friday, 10/25 - TAG Day with pretzels.
The theme for this TAG Day is "Go Pink" for Breast Cancer Awareness. Students may dress down and wear pink or white.
Friday is also....
Picture Retake Day AND
Halloween get together with 8th Grade Buddies
Thursday, 10/31 - Wear costumes for Halloween!
1:00 Parade outside (Parents/family welcome)
followed by Class Halloween Party.
Have a nice evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Oct. 16, 2019
We continued our Language Arts work with the letter P, sound /p/, and word "a" which we used in sentences. We also introduced verbs (action words). We played a game identifying nouns and verbs.
The class read as a group "Pam Can See"
We also started our "Sight Word Sticker Challenge". This is voluntary.
Students can volunteer for, and accept the challenge of saying and spelling all the HFW's so far: I, can, see, the, we, and a.
They get a sticker for trying the challenge and a sticker for knowing all the HFW's.
In Math, we completed Lesson 9: Model Shapes in the World
We are doing our homework in class, since it involves foam shapes.
The students did a great job sharing their Show and Tell items!
They also enjoyed Art today.
The students prayed the Rosary with their 8th grade buddies.
Homework:
No new Math homework page today.
Please complete the Tuesday page of the Wonders homework packet.
TOMORROW, Thursday will be Wear Day.
Students may wear something that begins with P.
Upcoming:
For the rest of October:
Friday, 10/25 - TAG Day with pretzels.
The theme for this TAG Day is "Go Pink" for Breast Cancer Awareness. Students may dress down and wear pink or white.
Friday is also....
Picture Retake Day AND
Halloween get together with 8th Grade Buddies
Thursday, 10/31 - Wear costumes for Halloween!
1:00 Parade outside (Parents/family welcome)
followed by Class Halloween Party.
Have a nice evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
October 15, 2019
In Language Arts, we started Unit 2, Week 1, and our new Essential Question is "How do tools help us to explore?" New vocab words were introduced: tools (things that help people do things), and discover (to learn something new". We read an informational text book, "The Handiest Things in the World". It showed how our hands are tools that help us do things, and we use other tools that can take the place of our hands to help us do things. (Ex: can eat with our hands, or eat with chipsticks).
The letter Pp and sound /p/, as in piano, ws introduced.
We identified pictures of things that begin with /p/. We also read "The Pig's Picnic" to find words and items that begin with P.
Our new HFW is "a", as in "I see a cat."
Show and Tell is tomorrow, Wednesday.
In Math, we completed Ch. 11, Lesson 8: Problem solving to find missing shapes.
We will be doing the homework at school, since it involves the use of foam shapes.
The students enjoyed Library today.
We also spent time doing curriculum based centers, and working in Busy Bee Journals.
Homework:
No new Math homework page today.
Please complete the Monday page of the Wonders homework packet.
TOMORROW, Wednesday will be Show & Tell Day
for the letter P.
Please help your child find an item from home that begins with P, and help them with a clue.
Upcoming:
Thursday will be Wear Day.
Students may wear something that begins with P.
For the rest of October:
Friday, 10/25 - TAG Day with pretzels.
The theme for this TAG Day is "Go Pink" for Breast Cancer Awareness. Students may dress down and wear pink or white.
Friday is also....
Picture Retake Day AND
Halloween get together with 8th Grade Buddies
Thursday, 10/31 - Wear costumes for Halloween!
1:00 Parade outside (Parents/family welcome)
followed by Class Halloween Party.
Have a nice evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
October 11, 2019
Thank you Chaperones for making this field trip possible!
The children loved the trip,
and they loved the cider and apple cider donuts back in the room!
Have a wonderful 3 day weekend and I'll see you on Tuesday!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
October 10, 2019
MILBURN ORCHARD FIELD TRIP TOMORROW!
Please make sure your child is wearing the SJB gym uniform.
I suggest long sweatpant bottoms. The tour takes us through a refrigerated area, and the hay ride is rough on bare legs.
Please remember to pack a disposable lunch for your child,
with a disposable drink container or bottle that can be recycled.
When we return to the classroom, we will have snack with apple cider and apple cider donuts. If your child has allergies, or prefers a different snack, please send one in for them.
CHAPERONES
Please sign in at the front desk before coming to our classroom.
You might want to sign in early as both Kindergartens and both 3 year old classes will have chaperones signing in!
Please come to the classroom by 8:10 am.
I will pass out and review our schedule, and let you know your assigned students.
Please plan on carrying to the bus: your lunch, your child's lunch and possibly another student's lunch, assigned to your care.
Please bring a disposable lunch/drink for yourself.
Thank you, Chaperones!
If you have any questions, or I've missed anything, please email me.
I will be checking my email tonight to answer your questions.
See you tomorrow!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Oct. 9, 2019
In Language Arts, the students listened to the story "A Feast of the Senses", and learned how each of our senses helps us when we cook.
We practiced blending, HFW's, and completed our Wonders Language Arts packet.
In Social Studies, the students learned about Christopher Columbus.
We read a story about his travels, learned about his 3 ships, his assignment to find spices for Queen Isabella, and what he accidentally stumbled upon.
The students created a Christopher Columbus craft.
They learned his day is celebrated by Columbus Day and that is why we are off on Monday!
The students did a great job with their "Show and Tell" items.
Thank you, parents, for helping your child with this activity.
They are so proud to give their clue and share their items!
Homework:
No new Math homework page today.
Please complete the Wednesday page of the Wonders homework packet.
TOMORROW, Thursday will be Wear Day for the letter S.
Upcoming:
For the rest of October:
Friday, 10/11 - Field Trip to Milburn Orchard
Please remember to pack a bagged lunch (no nice lunchboxes)
and a disposable drink.
Monday, 10/14 - No School for Columbus Day.
Friday, 10/25 - TAG Day with pretzels AND
Picture Retake Day AND
Halloween get together with 8th Grade Buddies
Thursday, 10/31 - Wear costumes for Halloween!
1:00 Parade outside (Parents/family welcome)
followed by Class Halloween Party.
Have a nice evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Oct. 8, 2019
Today, in Language Arts, we group read "Sam Can See". We also practiced blending 3 letter words, and we reviewed syllables and nouns.
In Math, we completed Ch. 6: Comparing Shapes
There is a homework page that was sent home.
We also spent time writing in our Storybook Journals. The students were to write the sentences: "I can see the ...." and "We can see the ..." They were to either draw a picture of what they "see", and/or try to sound out and write what they "see". At this stage, we're still focused on how to use the Storybook Journals. (Finding the next empty page, writing the abbreviated date, writing the sentences on the correct lines, and drawing the picture in the space above the writing lines.
The goal is to see continued improvement as the year goes on.
The students enjoyed Library today.
Before we went to church for the Rosary, we reviewed the parts of the Rosary Beads, and how to handle them appropriately.
They did a great job, and I observed many of them following along with their fingers and beads as we prayed.
Clarification: Fire Safety Posters
This is an optional activity.
Our students have been invited to enter a poster contest
on Fire Safety. Each grade is assigned a topic.
It is completely optional and not a homework assignment.
Homework:
Math homework page is due Friday.
Please complete the Tuesday page of the Wonders homework packet.
TOMORROW, Wednesday, is Show & Tell Day for the letter S.
Thursday will be Wear Day for the letter S.
Upcoming:
For the rest of October:
Friday, 10/11 - Field Trip to Milburn Orchard
Monday, 10/14 - No School for Columbus Day.
Friday, 10/25 - TAG Day with pretzels AND
Picture Retake Day AND
Halloween get together with 8th Grade Buddies
Thursday, 10/31 - Wear costumes for Halloween!
1:00 Parade outside (Parents/family welcome)
followed by Class Halloween Party.
Have a nice evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Oct. 7, 2019
Today, Language Arts, we started Week 3 of Unit 1, and our new
Essential Question is "How can your senses help you learn?" We talked about how our senses help us. We learned vocab words: "senses" (seeing, hearing, smelling, touching, and tasting); and "explore" (carefully look at new info or places). We read an informational text book titled "My Five Senses".
Our new letter was introduced "Ss" and the sound /s/. We identified pictures that begin with /s/. We read the story "Seal's Silly Sandwich", and looked for items in the story that begin with /s/.
Our new HFW is "see". Please add that to your index flash cards at home.
We had a presentation with a Firefighter, Mr. Taggart.
the students learned about calling 9-1-1 for emergencies;
How to Stop, Drop, Cover your face, and Roll if their clothes were ever on fire; and what to say if there was a fire in their home and they could hear a firefighter...."Help me, help me, I'm over here!"
Mr. Taggart put on his firefighter protective clothing and walked around high fiving our friends, teaching them not to ever be afraid of a firefighter.
He gave them a homework assignment to talk with their families about a meeting spot if ever they had to leave their house because of a fire.
Please discuss this with your child.
Here are a few pics from today!
In Math, we completed Ch. 11, Lesson 6: Shapes and Position.
There is a Math homework page that was sent home.
The students enjoyed Music and Spanish today.
In Social Studies, we read our Let's Find Out Magazine "Firefighters are Heroes". We also completed some activity worksheets on firefighters.
Homework:
Math homework page is due Friday.
Please complete the Monday page of the Wonders homework packet.
Plan a meeting spot in the event of a fire.
Wednesday will be Show & Tell Day for the letter S.
Thursday will be Wear Day for the letter S.
Upcoming:
For the rest of October:
On Tuesday, 10/8, we have rosary in the afternoon in church.
Friday, 10/11 - Field Trip to Milburn Orchard
Monday, 10/14 - No School for Columbus Day.
Friday, 10/25 - TAG Day with pretzels AND
Picture Retake Day AND
Halloween get together with 8th Grade Buddies
Thursday, 10/31 - Wear costumes for Halloween!
1:00 Parade outside (Parents/family welcome)
followed by Class Halloween Party.
Have a nice evening,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Oct. 4, 2019
The class did an excellant job in Mass today. Kindergarten presented a large candy jar filled with Snickers (Sister's favorite). The classes decorated the jug with their thumbprints which were turned into cardinals and butterflies.
Two children from each class were randomly selected to carry up the gifts to Sister JoAnn.
Upcoming:
For the rest of October:
On Monday, 10/7, we have a Firefighter presentation.
Friday, 10/11 - Field Trip to Milburn Orchard
Monday, 10/14 - No School for Columbus Day.
Friday, 10/25 - TAG Day with pretzels AND
Picture Retake Day AND
Halloween get together with 8th Grade Buddies
Thursday, 10/31 - Wear costumes for Halloween!
1:00 Parade outside (Parents/family welcome)
followed by Class Halloween Party.
Maura Clark is KB's Homeroom Parent!
We have a few names who offered to help her with parties, etc.
You may be hearing from her:)
Thank you, Mrs. Clark!
Have a great weekend,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Oct. 3, 2019
In Language Arts, we practiced blending words with middle /a/ sounds.
We group read "I Can, We Can".
We used white boards to write our HFW's. We also talked about the 3 things every sentence has: 1) Begins with an Uppercase Letter; 2) finger spaces are between each word (not letter); and 3) punctuation (or ending) mark....could be a period, exclamation mark, or question mark. We then wrote sentances "I can.. We can...."
In Math, we completed a "Check My Progress" assessment. They were sent home today.
The students enjoyed Technology today.
In Religion, the students learned about St. Francis and the start of the Franciscan Order today. They learned that Sister JoAnn, is part of the Fransican Order. Tomorrow, we will be celebrating both St. Francis and Sister JoAnn.
In Social Studies, we continued our theme of apples. We read about apples and parts of an apple in our Let's Find Out Scholastic magazine.
We also had an apple tasting. We had 4 different colors/types of apples:
Red - Red Delicious
Yellow- Golden Delicious
Green - Granny Smith
Mixed color - Honeycrisp
They completed a fact sheet on which ones tasted: sour or sweet, and yucky or yummy.
We voted on favorites.....Red Delicious had the most at 9 votes.
Overall, a busy day!
Homework:
1. Wonders homework packet:
Please complete the Thursday page and return tomorrow.
2. Letter writing Journal - work on writing letters correctly.
Please do a little bit each night on the Mm's and Aa's only.
Journals are due back on Friday, Oct. 11th.
Upcoming:
Tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 4th
We will celebrate St. Francis Day Mass with our 8th grade buddies.
AND
Blessing of the Pets is at 2:00 PM Friday, Oct. 4th
If you are bringing in a family pet to be blessed, please let us know and we will make sure your child is brought out to the blessing.
For the rest of October:
On Monday, 10/7, we have a Firefighter presentation.
Friday, 10/11 - Field Trip to Milburn Orchard
Monday, 10/14 - No School for Columbus Day.
Friday, 10/25 - TAG Day with pretzels AND
Picture Retake Day AND
Halloween get together with 8th Grade Buddies
Thursday, 10/31 - Wear costumes for Halloween!
1:00 Parade outside (Parents/family welcome)
followed by Class Halloween Party.
Maura Clark is KB's Homeroom Parent!
We have a few names who offered to help her with parties, etc.
You may be hearing from her:)
Thank you, Mrs. Clark!
Have a nice night,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Oct. 2, 2019
In Language Arts, we did a group read of "We Can".
For Listening comprehension, I read the fable: The Tortoise and The Hare". The students answered questions about what they predicted would happen, what actually happened, and why the Tortoise was able to win the race to school.
We learned new vocab words: "exhausted (very tired, very sleepy); exciting (to do something fun that makes you feel good); and "arrived" (when you come to a place).
In Math, we completed Lesson 4 on Hexagons.
There is a homework page due Friday.
The students did a great job with their "A" items for Show & Tell.
They enjoyed Art today.
The students worked hard to paint a gift for Sister Joann.
Kindergarten is giving a large candy jar filled with her favorite candies. The students used their fingers and thumbs to make a design of Sister's favorites: butterflies and cardinals,
as a decoration on the candy jar.
Homework:
1. Math homework page was sent home.
It can be returned by Friday.
2. Wonders homework packet was sent home.
Please complete the Wednesday page and keep the packet in their folder until completion and collection on Friday.
3. Wear Day is tomorrow! Please help your child find something to wear that begins with the /a/ sound as in apple.
4. Letter writing Journal - work on writing letters correctly.
Please do a little bit each night on the Mm's and Aa's only.
Journals are due back on Friday, Oct. 11th.
Upcoming:
Friday, Oct. 4th
We will celebrate St. Francis Day Mass with our 8th grade buddies.
AND
Blessing of the Pets is at 2:00 PM Friday, Oct. 4th
If you are bringing in a family pet to be blessed, please let us know and we will make sure your child is brought out to the blessing.
Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Oct. 1, 2019
We continued our Language Arts, Unit 1, Wk 2 lessons.
We are isolating where sounds are coming from in words. The past few weeks all the focus has been on beginning sounds, and we are spending time now on identifying middle sounds (Ex: Where do you hear the /a/ sound in bag, b-a-g? Student should respond "in the middle", etc.)
We also practiced blending sounds, rhyming words, and words that describe family members.
The students were shown their Letter Writing Journals, which were sent home today. The instructions for parents are on the inside front cover.
Students have two weeks to complete 4 pages: 3 columns of Uppercase M's; 3 columns of Lowercase m's; 3 columns of Uppercase A's; and 3 columns of Lowercase a's.
Please make sure they spread this assignment over the two weeks.
If they do too much at once, and hands get tired, the writing gets sloppy. It's important that they practice making the letters correctly.
Please do not do the next two letters! Only M and A. :)
In Math, we completed Lesson 3: Squares, Rectangles, Triangles, and Circles. There is a homework page due Friday.
The students enjoyed Library today.
In Social Studies, they heard the story of John Chapman, also known as Johnny Appleseed, and how he spread apple seeds and saplings around our area. They are creating a sequencing activity with 6 stages on the life cycle of an apple.
Homework:
1. Math homework page was sent home.
It can be returned by Friday.
2. Wonders homework packet was sent home.
Please complete the Tuesday page and keep the packet in their folder until completion and collection on Friday.
3. Show & Tell tomorrow! Please help your child find something that begins with the /a/ sound as in apple.
Please also help them wih a clue to give to describe their object.
4. Letter writing Journal - work on writing letters correctly.
Please do a little bit each night on the Mm's and Aa's only.
Journals are due back on Friday, Oct. 11th.
Upcoming:
Thursdays are Wear Day.
Your child may wear something that begins with A.
Friday, Oct. 4th
We will celebrate St. Francis Day Mass with our 8th grade buddies.
AND
Blessing of the Pets is at 2:00 PM Friday, Oct. 4th
If you are bringing in a family pet to be blessed, please let us know and we will make sure your child is brought out to the blessing.
Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Sept. 30, 2019
Happy last day of September!
Today was a typical busy Monday in Language Arts.
We began Unit 1, Wk 2. Our Essential Question is "How do baby animals move?" We discussed ways penguins move, and how babies move differently than older animals. We learned vocab words:
"adventure" (to do something new and exciting); and
"movement" (to move from one place to another).
We also read the fantasy story "Pouch" about a baby kangaroo going on adventures every day. The students really laughed at this story, you might want to ask them what it was about. They were asked to retell the story and identify what happened at the beginning, middle, and end. We were focusing on reading comprehension.
Our new letter is Aa, as in apple.
We practiced skywriting the letters Aa, and identified pictures that begin with the /a/ sound.
We also read "The Adventures of Abby Alligator" and looked for things that began with the letter "a" in the story.
Our new HFW is "we". Please add to home flash cards.
In Math, we completed Lesson 2: Circles and Triangles
They are learning to describe shapes using the terms: sides and vertices.
The students enjoyed Music, Specials and Centers today.
Homework:
Math Homework page for Lesson 2.
Wonders Homework packets will go home tomorrow.
Upcoming:
Wednesdays are Show and Tell Day.
Please help your child find something from home that begins with A. Please also help with a clue.
Thursdays are Wear Day.
Your child may wear something that begins with A.
Friday, Oct. 4th
We will celebrate St. Francis Day Mass with our 8th grade buddies.
AND
Blessing of the Pets is at 2:00 PM Friday, Oct. 4th
If you are bringing in a family pet to be blessed, please let us know and we will make sure your child is brought out to the blessing.
Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Sept 27th, 2019
Funday Friday!
Blast from the Past Day!
Teddy Bear Day!
We had a great day!
Enjoy the pics.....
Blast from the past....
Hats and Bears....
Funday Friday....Bean bag boogie with bears!
Finally, we enjoyed some sleepy bear cookies
and met with our buddies!
Homework:
Math homework page was sent home.
It can be returned by next Friday.
Upcoming:
Next Friday, Oct. 4th
We will celebrate St. Francis Day Mass with our 8th grade buddies.
AND
Blessing of the Pets is at 2:00 PM Friday, Oct. 4th
If you are bringing in a family pet to be blessed, please let us know and we will make sure your child is brought out to the blessing.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Sept. 26, 2019
Today, in Language Arts, we started a very important part of our daily lessons which we will practice every day: blending. This is when I say 3 sounds, they mimic me, then I slowly push the sounds together, they mimic me; then I say the word, then they mimic me.
ex: c a t; cccc aaaa tttt; cat
I explained that the secret to reading is knowing the sounds the letters make and being able to blend them together.
We also reviewed our HFW's and nouns.
In Math, we started our new Chapter 11: Two-Dimensional Shapes
I sent home the Common Core State Standards to show you what your child will be learning.
We completed the "Am I Ready?" mini assessment. They were introduced to vocabulary for this chapter and reviewed the vocab cards. These also were send home. There is no Math homework.
The students enjoyed Technology today.
In the afternoon, we stayed with our bear theme, and "went on a bear hunt". This was a fun video we watched and acted out the parts of a bear hunt. They loved it, as you can see from the photos!
We also practiced sorting Teddy Grahams by chocolate, chocolate chip and honey on a bar graph. We shared what flavor each had the most.
Then we did a taste test and voted on flavors. Chocolate was the most liked! After they were able to eat some for a snack, or put them in a baggie to take home.
Finally, I put up the Disguised Bear Wall!
Thank you, parents, for helping your child to have fun with this activity!
They all look fantastic!
Homework:
In the Wonders homework packet,
please complete the Thursday page and return tomorrow.
Reminder:
Reminder to send in a Teddy Bear, tomorrow,
Friday, Sept. 27th for Teddy Bear Day.
(I have plenty of bears to share for those that do not have bears at home. Students will be able to pick one to spend time with during the day.)
Upcoming:
Friday, Sept. 27th, is also Tag Day.
The theme for Tag Day is "Blast from the past"!
Students do not have to wear their uniform.
Kindergarten will be meeting their 8th Grade Buddies tomorrow for the first time! They will be sharing information about each other.
Your child's info about their buddy will be sent home to you.
Please note the favorite candy! That's what they usually share.
It will be pretzel snacks for those who ordered.
Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Sept. 25, 2019
Today in Language Arts, we read a story "The Lion and the Mouse". We discussed the genre: fable. The students learned that a fable is a fiction (make believe) story that teaches a lesson. We learned 3 new vocabulary words: grasped (to hold something tightly); escape (to get out and away from someplace); and rescue (to help people or animals get away from danger). The story contained all of these vocab words.
We reviewed our HFW's: I, can, the.
In Math, we completed our Review assessments on Ch. 9
There is no homework in Math tonight.
Great first day of Show and Tell! I was impressed that they all remembered their clues to give! The students also did a great job as listeners when others were presenting their items.
The students completed the vision and hearing screenings today.
The "Disguised Bears" look awesome! They each were so proud bringing in their bear. I can't wait to get them up on the hallway walls!
The students enjoyed Art today.
Homework:
In the Wonders homework packet,
please complete the Wednesday page.
Reminder:
Reminder to send in a Teddy Bear
on Friday, Sept. 27th for Teddy Bear Day.
(I have plenty of bears to share for those that do not have bears at home. Students will be able to pick one to spend time with during the day.)
Upcoming:
Friday, Sept. 27th, is also Tag Day.
The theme for Tag Day is "Blast from the past"!
Students do not have to wear their uniform.
It will be pretzel snacks for those who ordered.
Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Sept. 24, 2019
Today, in Language Arts, the students retold the events in the story "What About Bear". We identified the genre (what type of book it is), as Fantasy, because it is not real. A bear and a goose would not play checkers, etc.
We started learning about "nouns" (person/animal, place or thing).
I called out several examples and asked if it was a noun.....then asked why. They got the concept of a noun pretty quickly.
We also started identifying sounds and isolating it's location as the beginning or ending sound in a word. (Ex: where do you hear the mm sound in the word ham, or mat.) This is a skill that will take some practice yet is so important to reading and writing.
In Math, we completed the final lesson in Chapter 9. The students were given shapes of different colors and sized and the had to sort by shape.
There is a homework page that was sent home and tomorrow will be our (mini) assesstment on the chapter.
The children did a great job singing for the Bishop!
They also did a great job sitting in church, without their 8th grade buddies.
The class enjoyed Library today.
In Religion, we completed the 5 chapters in Unit 1: God Gives us Many Gifts. Today, we finished with God Made the Animals.
Tomorrow, Wednesday will be Show and Tell Day.
(Thursday will be Wear Day.)
Have your child bring in something that begins with the letter M.
It's best if they hide it because they give clues when they present.
Please help them with a clue.
Homework:
One Math homework page was sent home and is due Friday.
In the Wonders homework packet,
please complete the Tuesday page tonight.
Reminder:
1. The "Disguise A Bear" Project is due back on
Tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 25th.
Please help them name their bear,
and write the name on the back of the bear.
2. The Milburn Orchard Field trip Permission Forms are to be returned no later than Wednesday, Sept. 25th.
Please note, one of the pages has info on the back side.
We are still short 4 student's permission slips.
I did sent notes home to those student's families.
Reminder to send in a Teddy Bear
on Friday, Sept. 27th for Teddy Bear Day.
(I have plenty of bears to share for those that do not have bears at home. Students will be able to pick one to spend time with during the day.)
Upcoming:
Wednesday, Sept. 25th the students will participate in Vision and Hearing Screenings at school.
Friday, Sept. 27th, is Teddy Bear Day, AND Tag Day.
The theme for Tag Day is "Blast from the past"!
Students do not have to wear their uniform.
It will be pretzel snacks for those who ordered.
Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Sept. 23, 2019
Happy 1st Day of Fall!
We had a very busy Monday today. Mondays will always be our busy day as we introduce all new material for the week: new essential question, new letter of the week, new HFW, and new story.
Our new EQ is: How do we get along with new friends?
They listened to a fantasy story: "What About Bear?"
We discussed ways to get along with friends,
and what happened with the friends in the story.
Today was our first Letter of the Week: Mm, as in map.
We practiced skywriting Uppercase M and Lowercase m.
We read the book "Monkey's Miserable Monday", and
identified pictures of objects that begin with the /m/ sound.
We also introduced vocabulary words: "friend" (someone you like to spend time with); and "problem" (something that is hard to figure out".
We introduced the new HFW: "the".
Please make a flashcard/index card to add to their practice cards at home.
In Math, we completed Lesson 4: Sorting by Shapes
The students enjoyed Music and Spanish today.
This week begins Show and Tell, and Wear Day!
Wednesday will be Show and Tell Day.
Thursday will be Wear Day.
Homework:
One Math homework page was sent home and is due Friday.
The Wonders homework packet was sent home.
Please complete the Monday page tonight.
Reminder:
1. The "Disguise A Bear" Project is due back on
Wednesday, Sept. 25th.
Please have fun doing this together.
Please help them name their bear,
and write the name on the back of the bear.
2. The Milburn Orchard Field trip Permission Forms are to be returned no later than Wednesday, Sept. 25th.
Please note, one of the pages has info on the back side.
We are still short 8 student's permission slips.
Reminder to send in a Teddy Bear
on Friday, Sept. 27th for Teddy Bear Day.
(I have plenty of bears to share for those that do not have bears at home. Students will be able to pick one to spend time with during the day.)
Upcoming:
The Bishop will be visiting SJB tomorrow.
The students are learning the song "Jesus Loves the Little Children"
to sing for him.
Wednesday, Sept. 25th the students will participate in Vision and Hearing Screenings at school.
Friday, Sept. 27th, is Teddy Bear Day, AND Tag Day.
The theme for Tag Day is "Blast from the past"!
Students do not have to wear their uniform.
It will be pretzel snacks for those who oredered.
Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Sept. 20, 2019
Happy Friday!
We enjoyed Funday Friday today, playing games involving letters and numbers and fun!
Reminder:
1. The "Disguise A Bear" Project is due back on
Wednesday, Sept. 25th.
Please have fun doing this together.
Please help them name their bear,
and write the name on the back of the bear.
2. The Milburn Orchard Field trip Permission Forms are to be returned no later than Wednesday, Sept. 25th.
Please note, one of the pages has info on the back side.
Reminder to send in a Teddy Bear
on Friday, Sept. 27th for Teddy Bear Day.
(I have plenty of bears to share for those that do not have bears at home. Students will be able to pick one to spend time with during the day.)
Upcoming:
The Bishop will be visiting SJB on Tuesday, Sept. 24th.
The students are learning the song "Jesus Loves the Little Children"
to sing for him.
Wednesday, Sept. 25th the students will participate in Vision and Hearing Screenings at school.
Friday, Sept. 27th, is Teddy Bear Day, AND Tag Day.
The theme for Tag Day is "Blast from the past"!
Students do not have to wear their uniform.
It will be pretzel snacks for those who oredered.
I hope you enjoy the last weekend of Summer 2019!
Enjoy!
Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Sept. 19, 2019
In Language Arts, we learned about syllables and clap counted our names and other words. We also practiced recognizing number and color words: one, red, etc.
In Math, we completed Lesson 3: Sorting by color and size.
There is a Math homework page that was send home.
The students enjoyed Technology and Centers today.
The also created their own Corduroy Bear out of construction paper.
Homework:
Reminder:
1. The "Disguise A Bear" Project is due back on
Wednesday, Sept. 25th.
Please have fun doing this together.
Please help them name their bear,
and write the name on the back of the bear.
2. The Milburn Orchard Field trip Permission Forms are to be returned no later than Wednesday, Sept. 25th.
Please note, one of the pages has info on the back side.
Thank you to those who expressed interest in chaperoning!
I will be sending you an email with information.
There is still room for 1-2 more parents if interested.
Thank you for your support and help!
Wonders homework packet: Please complete the Thurssday page.
Math homework page was sent home and is due back Friday.
Reminder to send in a Teddy Bear
on Friday, Sept. 27th for Teddy Bear Day.
(I have plenty of bears to share for those that do not have bears at home. Students will be able to pick one to spend time with during the day.)
Upcoming:
The Bishop will be visiting SJB on Tuesday, Sept. 24th.
The students are learning the song "Jesus Loves the Little Children"
to sing for him.
Wednesday, Sept. 25th the students will participate in Vision and Hearing Screenings at school.
Friday, Sept. 27th, is Teddy Bear Day, AND Tag Day.
The theme for Tag Day is "Blast from the past"!
Students do not have to wear their uniform.
It will be pretzel snacks for those who oredered.
Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Sept. 18, 2019
In Language Arts, we continued our Smart Start Week 3 Unit, and worked on our Practice Book Worksheets, We also completed a follow up activity to our two Corduroy stories. The students brainstormed ideas of what they would put in their pockets. They drew a picture of their idea, glued a pocket on a paper and put it inside. We had everything from rainbows, to money, to burritos!
I love seeing their ideas!
In Math, we completed Lesson 2:Classifying Objects. In this lesson, we used logical reasoning to problem solve "What does not belong?".
There is a homework page that was sent home.
The students enjoyed Art and Centers.We also talked about Fire Drills and the procedures we follow in a fire drill. We practiced the "Quiet Line up, and Walk out of the room to our exit door".
Homework:
IMPORTANT:
1. The "Disguise A Bear" Project was sent home today, with ideas and instructions. This is a fun family project and what's most important is to let your child use their imagination and have fun together!
The disguised bear is due back on next Wednesday, Sept. 25th
2. The Milburn Orchard Field trip information and Permission Form was sent home today. Please complete the form and return it no later than Wednesday, Sept. 25th.
Please note, one of the pages has info on the back side.
If you are interested in chaperoning, please email me and I will send you the seperate link for Chaperones to register and pay.
I can take the first 11 who email me.
Thank you for your support and help!
Wonders homework packet: Please complete the Wednesday page.
Math homework page was sent home and is due back Friday.
Start thinking about a Teddy Bear at home that can be brought in to school on Friday, Sept. 27th for Teddy Bear Day.
(I have plenty of bears to share for those that do not have bears at home. Students will be able to pick one to spend time with during the day.)
Upcoming:
Wednesday, Sept. 25th the students will participate in Vision and Hearing Screenings at school.
Friday, Sept. 27th, is Teddy Bear Day, AND Tag Day.
The theme for Tag Day is "Blast from the past"!
Students do not have to wear their uniform.
It will be pretzel snacks for those who oredered.
Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Sept. 17, 2019
Yay for Independence Day!
It's so exciting to see the students coming all the way down the hallway by themselves!
Today, in Language Arts, the students listened to the story "Kindergarten Can". The story discusses things children can do in Kindergarten. We discussed ways in the story that were alike what we can do in our school, and ways that were different.
The students also chorally read the story "At School". As a group, they were able to identify and read the words "I" and "can", and then use picture clues to finish the sentences.
We are continuuing our review of alphabet letters, and sounds.
In Math, we completed Lesson 1: Alike and Different. We used colored shapes and sorted them by ways they were alike and ways they were different. There is a Math homework page that was sent home.
We continued our Bear Unit, by reading "Corduroy Bear" and "Corduroy Bear wants a Pocket". We brainstormed ideas of what would be good to keep in a pocket.
The students enjoyed Library today.
We started a new round of centers today. Our centers are comprised of Reading, two language arts based activites using manipulatives, and a math based activity.
Homework:
Wonders homework packet: Please complete the Tuesday page.
Math homework page was sent home and is due back Friday.
Start thinking about a Teddy Bear at home that can be brought in to school on Friday, Sept. 27th for Teddy Bear Day.
(I have plenty of bears to share for those that do not have bears at home. Students will be able to pick one to spend time with during the day.)
Upcoming:
Wednesday, Sept. 25th the students will participate in Vision and Hearing Screenings at school.
Friday, Sept. 27th, is Teddy Bear Day, AND Tag Day.
The theme for Tag Day is "Blast from the past"!
Students do not have to wear their uniform.
It will be pretzel snacks for those who oredered.
Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Sept. 16, 2019
We're off to our 2nd full week of school!
Today, we started our 3rd and final week of Smart Start Unit in Language Arts. Our Essential Question is: "What can you do?". The students took turns sharing what they can do. Then we discussed what they can do now that they couldn't do when they were a baby.
We are also continuing to review our alphabet letters,
and our HFW's: "I" and "can".
I did send home their Wonders weekly homework packet.
In Math, the students completed the "Am I ready" page of our new Chapter 9: Classify Objects. I sent home the Common Core State Standards so you can see what we will be working on in this chapter.
There is no Math Homework tonight.
The students enjoyed Music and Spanish today.
In Music, they learned the song "Jesus Loves the Little Children".
They will be singing this song to the Bishop when he visits us in the next week or so.
We are starting a Bear unit. Today the students listened to the story "The Bear Under The Stairs", about a little boy with quite an imagination. Over the next two weeks, we will be reading Bear stories, completing Bear projects, going on a bear hunt, counting with bears, taste testing with Teddy Grahams,
and having a Teddy Bear Day at school!
Tomorrow:
Tuesday, September 17th is
INDEPENDENCE DAY!
Parents will say goodbye at the entrance to the building
and students will walk down the hallway to class on their own!
Big Day!
Homework:
Wonders homework packet: Please complete the Monday page.
Start thinking about a Teddy Bear at home that can be brought in to school on Friday, Sept. 27th for Teddy Bear Day.
(I have plenty of bears to share for those that do not have bears at home. Students will be able to pick one to spend time with during the day.)
Upcoming:
Wednesday, Sept. 25th the students will participate in Vision and Hearing Screenings at school.
Friday, Sept. 27th, is Teddy Bear Day, AND Tag Day.
The theme for Tag Day is "Blast from the past"!
Students do not have to wear their uniform.
It will be pretzel snacks for those who oredered.
Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Sept. 13, 2019Happy Friday the 13th!
Have a great weekend!
No homework this weekend!
Reminder:
Tuesday, September 17th is
INDEPENDENCE DAY!
Parents will say goodbye at the entrance to the building
and students will walk down the hallway to class on their own!
Big Day!
Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Sept. 12, 2019
Thank you all for taking the time to attend Back to School Night!
The students looked handsome and beautiful, all dressed for picture day!
Today, in Language Arts, we continued to review our letters, our HFW's, and we read poems looking for rhyming words.
We did not have Math due to picture day.The students enjoyed Technology.
In the afternoon, we had Centers followed by Religion.
They were introduced to "Busy Bee Journals".
These are independent workbooks I've created, filled with an assortment of pages. There are math pages, coloring pages, language arts pages, dot to dot activity pages, etc. When they finish their work at their table during centers, they may quietly get their Busy Bee Journal and work on any page/pages that they choose.
They received Journal #1 today. When they complete a Busy Bee Journal, they receive 5 stickers! They literally gasped at this.
5 stickers at once!
Homework:
Complete the Thursday page in the Wonders homework packet.
They will be collected tomorrow.
Reminder:
Tuesday, September 17th is
INDEPENDENCE DAY!
Parents will say goodbye at the entrance to the building
and students will walk down the hallway to class on their own!
Big Day!
Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Sept. 11, 2019
I hope to see you tonight at 6:30pm in KB
for
Back to School Night!
Reminder:
Tomorrow, Thursday, Sept 12th is
School Picture Day!
Students may wear their own clothes.
Please make sure they have sneakers for recess.
Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Sept. 10, 2019
In Language Arts, we reviewed our 2 HFW's, "I", "can". We also discussed and identified number words: "I have four dogs."
We counted how many words there were in a sentence.
The students listened to a Chinese fable: "Tikki Tikki Tembo". They later retold what happened in the story and identified different characters in the story.
In Math, we completed Lesson 3: Positions - "Next to" and "Beside".
The students acted out the positions and completed their worksheets. There is an accompanying Math Homework page that was sent home and is due back on Friday.The students enjoyed Library today.
HOMEWORK for this week:
.
1. Please make a new flashcard with the HFW: "can"
2. Math Homework page is due back Friday
3. Wonders Homework packet was sent home today. We completed the Monday homework in class today. Please have your child complete just Tuesday's page tonight.
NEWS:
It is working well with parents saying goodbye outside our classroom door.
Children normally react differently to separation.
We're very tolerant of differences.
And we appreciate your support.
If your child will walk down the hall by themselves, that's great! You may say goodbye at the front door! We will be having "Independence Day" for Kindergarten shortly after the Back to School Night. Independence Day is when all children in Kindergarten walk themselves down the hall to their class. The date will be announced that night.
Wednesday, Sept. 11th at 6:30pm
is Back to School Night in our classroom.
This is for Parents. There will be tons of information to be shared!
Thursday, Sept. 12th is Picture Day!
Students may wear their own clothes this day.
I do ask parents to please send in sneakers for recess
(if your child wears fancy shoes).
Thanks,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Sept. 9, 2019
Today, in Language Arts, we started Smart Start Week 2. We are reviewing alphabet letters, and our new HFW is "can". The students made up sentences using both sight words. Our new Essential Question is about Families: Who is in your family? We discussed other family members in addition to who lives in our home. The students also listened to the story "The Relatives Come". We discussed the story and made predictions about what we think would happen next.
In Math, the students completed a "Check My Progress" worksheet. There is no Math homework tonight.
The students enjoyed both Music and Spanish today.
During Religion, I read from The Children's Bible, and a book "Two by Two" about Noah following God's request for help.
HOMEWORK:
.
Please make a new flashcard with the HFW: "can"
NEWS:
At this time, it is a good idea for parents to say goodbye outside our classroom door. If your child will walk down the hall by themselves, that's great! You may say goodbye at the front door! We will be having "Independence Day" for Kindergarten shortly after the Back to School Night. Independence Day is when all children in Kindergarten walk themselves down the hall to their class. The date will be announced that night.
Wednesday, Sept. 11th at 6:30pm
is Back to School Night in our classroom.
This is for Parents. There will be tons of information to be shared!
Thursday, Sept. 12th is Picture Day!
Students may wear their own clothes this day.
I do ask parents to please send in sneakers for recess
(if your child wears fancy shoes).
Thanks,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Sept. 6, 2019
Students brought home a small "reader", "I hop".
They are to read this to you over the weekend.
I told the students that their parents have homework!
Please start making flash cards, with our HFW's. The first word is "I".
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Sept. 5, 2019
We completed our first Language Arts packet for our Smart Start Unit. The students receive these packets at the start of the week and we work on them each day. They should not go home until the end of the week when they are completed. Please look through them and see if your child is completing each page. I always walk around the room and encourage them to complete the tasks. However, at this point, I do not make an issue if they are not doing the work. I simply encourage them to try their best. I will be watching for participation patterns as we continue. If you see empty pages, you might want to discuss the reason with your child.
In Math, we completed Ch. 10, Lesson 2: Positions: "In front of" and "Behind". A homework page was sent home. Again, I would suggest looking at your child's work pages to see if they are completing the pages.
The students enjoyed Technology today.
In Religion, we completed Ch. 1: God Made All Things.
They also drew pictures in their workbooks of God's gifts.
HOMEWORK:
Math homework page was sent home. It is due back tomorrow.
Their Language Arts homework packet is also due tomorrow.
NEWS:
New: At this time, it is a good idea for parents to say goodbye outside our classroom door. If your child will walk down the hall by themselves, that's great! You may say goodbye at the front door! We will be having "Independence Day" for Kindergarten shortly after the Back to School Night. Independence Day is when all children in Kindergarten walk themselves down the hall to their class. The date will be announced that night.
Wednesday, Sept. 11th at 6:30pm
is Back to School Night in our classroom.
This is for Parents. There will be tons of information to be shared!
Thursday, Sept. 12th is Picture Day!
Students may wear their own clothes this day.
I do ask parents to please send in sneakers for recess
(if your child wears fancy shoes).
Thanks,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Sept. 4, 2019
We continued our Smart Start Unit focusing on what makes people special. The students listened to a story from our Interactive Read Aloud cards, "The Ugly Duckling". The students are learning about "genres", which means what type of book it is. Today's genre was a tale, which usually has a lesson in the story.
The students also read along with me "I am Special". They identified how each child in the story was special.
In Math, we completed Ch. 10, Lesson 1: How do I identify positions? We reviewed our vocabulary words: above, below, in front of, behind, beside, and next to. I sent home the Chapter cover page which covers the curriculum for the chapter. The workbook pages we completed were sent home, along with a matching homework page. Homework is due back on Friday.
I began my classroom Kindergarten assessing, and hope to have it completed by the end of the week, or early next week.
The students enjoyed Art today.
Math homework page was sent home. It is due back by Friday, but you may send it in any day before then.
Wednesday, Sept. 11th at 6:30pm
is Back to School Night in our classroom.
This is for Parents. There is tons of information to be shared!
Thursday, Sept. 12th is Picture Day!
Students may wear their own clothes this day.
I do ask parents to please send in sneakers for recess
(if your child wears fancy shoes).
Thanks,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
Sept. 3, 2019
Welcome to September!
Today, in Language Arts, we started Unit 1 Smart Start.
Our Essential Question of the week is: How is everyone special?
We discussed what makes people special and how they are special.
They listened to the Big Book: Animals in the Park: An ABC Book.
We reviewed the parts of a book and the students identified objects in the book that started with the letters in the alphabet.
Our first word for our word wall is "I", as in "I like ice-cream."
Our word wall will be made up of "High Frequency Words", aka "HFW's". These are words that are frequently used but are not sounded our phonetically like c-a-t, for cat.
The students gave examples of sentences with the word "I".
In Math, we completed the "Am I ready" page for our first lesson.
We started writing in our Story Journals. We really are still learning how to find the page, and how to write the date on the page. Today, they had to write a sentence with our new word.
They were encouraged to write "I" and draw what they like to do.
The students also explored their Science books. We are beginning with the lesson on Senses.
HOMEWORK WAS SENT HOME TODAY!
In Language Arts, we have a homework packet that will go home every week. The work is short, and intended to be practice for what we are working on in our Wonders program.
Students will complete one page per night. The day of the week is on the homework in the upper right hand corner.
Please keep this packet in their folder all week long. We will collect them on Fridays. They will recieve a sticker (in the beginning) for completing this homework packet.
Please know, if it is not completed by Friday, that's fine. I know you have busy schedules. Just turn it in when it is completed and they will still receive a sticker!
Wednesday, Sept. 11th at 6:30pm
is Back to School Night in our classroom.
This is for Parents. There is tons of information to be shared!
Thursday, Sept. 12th is Picture Day!
Students may wear their own clothes this day.
I do ask parents to please send in sneakers for recess
(if your child wears fancy shoes).
Thanks,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
August 30, 2019
Happy Labor Day Weekend!
See everyone back in school on Tuesday, Sept. 3rd!
Monday, Sept. 2nd is No School Day for Labor Day.
Enjoy your long weekend!
Wednesday, Sept. 11th at 6:30pm
is Back to School Night in our classroom.
This is for Parents. There is tons of information to be shared!
Thursday, Sept. 12th is Picture Day!
Students may wear their own clothes this day.
I do ask parents to please send in sneakers for recess
(if your child wears fancy shoes).
Thanks,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
August 29, 2019
The students are learning the routines of Kindergarten.
I modeled for them how to do a morning meeting using our easel calendar, and our smartboard. I explained that soon, our helpers of the week will run the morning meeting (with help from me).
The students enjoyed Technology today.Tomorrow is Gym. Please have their first names on their shirt.
You may use a piece of masking tape on the front of their shirt with their name on it!
If your child will not be in school, please send me an email and that will count as your absence note.
Friday, August 30th is an Early Dismissal Day at 11:35am
Please still send in a morning snack and an Eagle's Club lunch and snack for those that attend.
Monday, Sept. 2nd is No School Day for Labor Day.
Enjoy your long weekend!
Wednesday, Sept. 11th at 6:30pm
is Back to School Night in our classroom.
This is for Parents. There is tons of information to be shared!
Thursday, Sept. 12th is Picture Day!
Students may wear their own clothes this day.
I do ask parents to please send in sneakers for recess
(if your child wears fancy shoes).
Thanks,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
August 28, 2019
We had another good day in Kindergarten today!
We spent a lot of time reviewing procedures, such as:
walking quietly in hallways, showing kind behavior during morning meeting, how to be a good listener during morning lessons, and how to get completely quiet on the "Silent Sidewalk" leading up to the church.
They were able to walk up and down the "Silent Sidewalk" in complete silence, so they were rewarded with an extra morning recess on the playground!
They listened to the story "Mrs. Bindergarten gets ready for Kindergarten", and after they shared what they did to get ready for Kindergarten.
They also completed a paper with a drawing of themselves at the beginning of Kindergarten, and wrote their name on it. I did not send these home. I like to hold them in their file and send them home at the end of the year along with an "end of year" drawing. It's a fun comparison.
We've also started reviewing the parts of a book: front cover, back cover, title, author & illustrator.
The students enjoyed Art today as their special.
In Religion, they listened to two chapters in The Children's Bible: The beginning; and Adam & Eve. They are excited to hear the next chapter: The Sneaky Snake.
For Social Studies, we read our Let's Find Out magazine "School Rules", watched the video, and played the interactive game on the Smartboard indentifying letters.
Friday, August 30th is an Early Dismissal Day at 11:35am
Please still send in a morning snack and an Eagle's Club lunch and snack for those that attend.
Monday, Sept. 2nd is No School Day for Labor Day.
Enjoy your long weekend!
Wednesday, Sept. 11th at 6:30pm
is Back to School Night in our classroom.
This is for Parents. There is tons of information to be shared!
Thursday, Sept. 12th is Picture Day!
Students may wear their own clothes this day.
I do ask parents to please send in sneakers for recess
(if your child wears fancy shoes).
Thanks,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
August 27, 2019
Great First Day in KB!
What a super group of students I have!
There were the normal and expected hesitant students and a few tears at drop off. But that all went away very quickly!
We immediately covered how to let us know about bathroom and tissue requests. That all went well today.
We talked about the one class rule: Be Kind.
We reviewed what exactly that means. How do we show kindness to others?
I read the story "The Kissing Hand". It's about a nervous young racoon starting school and wanting to stay home instead.
The young racoon's mom gives him a kiss on his hand that stays with him all day long to help him feel better.
In the end, the young racoon decides to give his mom
a kiss on her hand,
to help her cope with him leaving.
The class listened attentively without any signs of tears. However, for those of you that don't know me, I just sent my "baby" off to college. So, I was the one who was close to tears at the end of this story!
They completed an activity of coloring a hand and gluing a kiss on it. They also received a "feelings on the first day of school" paper to color in how they felt. Many chose to color all the faces because they felt all those feelings today!
The students also enjoyed Library for their Special today.
Wednesday's Special is Art
Thursday is Technology
Friday is Gym
Monday is both Music and Spanish
I look forward to seeing them tomorrow!
Friday, August 30th is an Early Dismissal Day at 11:35am
Please still send in a morning snack and an Eagle's Club lunch and snack for those that attend.
Monday, Sept. 2nd is No School Day for Labor Day.
Enjoy your long weekend!
Wednesday, Sept. 11th at 6:30pm
is Back to School Night in our classroom.
This is for Parents. There is tons of information to be shared!
Thursday, Sept. 12th is Picture Day!
Students may wear their own clothes this day.
I do ask parents to please send in sneakers for recess
(if your child wears fancy shoes).
Thanks,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~
August 23, 2019
Hello everyone!
It was so wonderful to meet those of you who were able to attend the Open House on Tuesday.
I can tell by all those sweet faces and different personalities, that it is going to be a fantastic year!
If you weren't able to be there, or didn't bring your items with you, please don't worry.
Just bring them this upcoming first week of school.
These are the items to bring in:
~ Decorated Frog or Flower
~ Questionnaire
~ Crayons and any other supplies
Our first day of School is Tuesday, August 27th. Yay!
It is a full day.
Please send in a snack and water bottle for your child.
You may order lunch or send in lunch from home.
If your child is attending Eagle's Club, please send a separate snack for afterschool.
Please also make sure they have a rest towel.
You are welcome to walk them down to the classroom, and in, if they need your support. We will be having Independence Day later in September, and that's when the Kindergarteners will walk themselves in and down the hall by themselves!
(Just keep in mind, the sooner you walk away, the easier it is for your child to get started with their day, with our help.)
I'm so excited to get started!
Last two items:
1. Please wear your name tag the first two weeks of school.
2. Remember to open your squishy letter at bed time,
the night before Kindergarten!
See you Tuesday!
Mrs. Pogonyi
Saying Goodbye to Summer 2019
and
Hello to KB New School Year 2019-2020!
