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Feb. 21, 2019

Well that was a surprising Snow Day yesterday!

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

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

The students enjoyed Technology today.

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

We also had more 100 Collections posters presented.

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


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

UPCOMING:

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


​​​​​​Feb. 19, 2019

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

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

The students enjoyed Library today.

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

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


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

UPCOMING:

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


Feb. 15, 2019

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

Have a wonderful 3 day weekend!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


Feb. 14, 2019

Happy Valentine's Day!

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

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

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


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

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

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

Please remember Bid-A-Mania!

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










Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


Feb. 13, 2019

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



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Please remember Bid-A-Mania!


Enjoy these pics from our 100th Day!
































Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~

Feb. 12, 2019

Hope you enjoyed your Snow Day!

Today we celebrated our 100th Day in School!

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

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

The students were able to enjoy Library today.

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

Overall a fun day!




I will add some more fun pics later tonight.



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

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

UPCOMING:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Please remember Bid-A-Mania!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


Feb. 8, 2019


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Enjoy your weekend!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


Feb. 7, 2019

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


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

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

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

The students enjoyed Technology today.


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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~

Feb. 5, 2019

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

Thank you, 
Mrs. Pogonyi




Feb. 4, 2019

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thank you, 
Mrs. Pogonyi




Feb. 1, 2019
Happy February!

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

Enjoy your weekend!

(Normal week next week)

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi









Jan. 31, 2019

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

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



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



At least I had one supporter in class!




Homework: 

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

News:

Catholic Schools Week:

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi






Jan. 30, 2019

Happy Catholic Schools Week!

Busy day today, continuing our work as usual.

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

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



Homework: 

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

News:

Catholic Schools Week:

Thursday, 1/31: Favorite Team Shirt Day!

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi




Jan. 29, 2019

Happy Catholic Schools Week!

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

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

Some fun photos from Mixmatch Day:





















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


Homework: 

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

News:

Catholic Schools Week:

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

Thursday, 1/31: Favorite Team Shirt Day!

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi





Jan. 28, 2019

Happy Catholic Schools Week!

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

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

In Math, we completed an Assessment for Chapter 3.

The students did get to enjoy Spanish in the afternoon.

Homework: 

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

News:

Catholic Schools Week:

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

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

Thursday, 1/31: Favorite Team Shirt Day!

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Jan. 25, 2019

Have a great weekend!

They looked great in their pj's!



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








Homework: 

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

News:

Next Week:
Catholic Schools Week:

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

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

Thursday, 1/31: Favorite Team Shirt Day!

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Jan. 24, 2019

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

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

The students enjoyed Technology today.

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

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

News:

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

Next Week:
Catholic Schools Week:

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

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

Thursday, 1/31: Favorite Team Shirt Day!

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Jan. 23, 2019

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

The students enjoyed PE today.

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


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

News:

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

Catholic Schools Week:

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

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

Thursday, 1/31: Favorite Team Shirt Day!

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi




Jan. 22, 2109

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

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

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

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

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


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

News:

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

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

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Jan. 18, 2019

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

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

Reminder: No School Monday!
Have a great weekend,

Mrs. Pogonyi



Jan. 17, 2019

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

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

The students enjoyed Technology today.

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Jan. 16, 2019

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



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

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

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

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Jan. 15, 2019

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

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



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

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

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

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Jan. 14, 2019

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

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

The students enjoyed Music and Spanish today.

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



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

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Jan. 11, 2019

Enjoy your weekend!

Mrs. Pogonyi



Jan. 10, 2019

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

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

The students enjoyed Technology and Centers today.



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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi




Jan. 9, 2019

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

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

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

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

The students enjoyed PE today.

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



Practice all HFW's.

Tomorrow, Thursday is Wear Day for Letter H.

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Jan. 8, 2019

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

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

The students enjoyed Show & Tell today and Library.

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

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



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

Thursday is Wear Day for Letter H.

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Jan. 7, 2019

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

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

The Students enjoyed both Music and Spanish today.

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



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

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi




Jan. 4, 2019

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi




Jan. 3, 2019

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Jan. 2, 2019
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
2019



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

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

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK:

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi







Dec. 20, 2018

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

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

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



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

NO HOT LUNCH TOMORROW!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi




Dec. 19, 2018

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


Dec. 18, 2018

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

TOMORROW:

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

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

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

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi




Dec. 17, 2018

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








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

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

The students enjoyed Music and Concert Practice today.



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

Upcoming:

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

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

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi




Dec. 13, 2018

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

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


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



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

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

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

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi




Dec. 12, 2018

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

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

They loved Wacky Wednesday and wearing wacky socks!





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

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

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

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

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi




Dec. 11, 2018

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

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

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

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



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Dec. 10, 2018

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

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

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

The students enjoyed Spanish and Music today.

We finished the day with our concert practice.

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



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Dec. 7, 2018

Friday Announcements

Report Cards will be sent out electronically on Monday.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Enjoy your weekend!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Dec. 6, 2018

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



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Dec. 5, 2018

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

***NEW***

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



HOMEWORK AND UPCOMING NEWS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 Wednesday, Dec. 19th
Reindeer Games during Gym.

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


Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Dec. 4, 2018

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



HOMEWORK AND UPCOMING NEWS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi






Dec. 3, 2018

Happy December!
Let the countdown begin!

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


HOMEWORK AND UPCOMING NEWS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi













Nov. 30, 2018

Happy Last Day of November!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Enjoy your weekend!

Mrs. Pogonyi

Nov. 29, 2018 

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

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

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

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

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

The students enjoyed Technology today.


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mrs. Pogonyi





Nov. 16, 2018

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

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

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

Have a great weekend!
Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi


Nov. 15,  2018

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

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

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Nov. 13, 2018

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

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

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



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

Wednesday is Barnes and Noble Book Fair night!

Thursday is Wear Day for the letter N.

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Nov. 12, 2018

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

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

The class enjoyed Music and Spanish today.

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



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

Wednesday is Barnes and Noble Book Fair night!

Thursday is Wear Day for the letter N.

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Nov. 8, 2018

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

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

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

The students enjoyed Technology today.

They continue to have fun at Centers while learning!




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

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

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi





Nov. 7, 2018

It's Bid-A-Mania Time!

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

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

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

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

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

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













Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Nov. 6, 2018

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

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

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

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

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

Homework and Upcoming News

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Nov. 5, 2018

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

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

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

The students enjoyed Music and Spanish today.

Homework and Upcoming News

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



November 2, 2018

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

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Pogonyi




November 1, 2018

Happy All Saints Day!
Happy November!

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

Homework and Upcoming News:

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

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

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

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



October 31, 2018

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











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

Thank you, 
Mrs. Pogonyi



October 30, 2018

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Oct. 29, 2018

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

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

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

The students enjoyed Music, Spanish and Centers today.

HOMEWORK AND UPCOMING NEWS

Math homework page went home today.

Please do Monday's Wonders homework page

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

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

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

 

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

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

​​​​​​

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi


Oct. 26, 2018

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


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










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

Have a great weekend!
Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi




October 25, 2018

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

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

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

The students enjoyed Technology and Centers today. 

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

 

HOMEWORK AND UPCOMING NEWS

Math homework page went home today.

Please do Thursday's Wonders homework page

Friday, Oct. 26 has 3 Events:

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

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

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

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

Thank you, Mrs. Pogonyi

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Oct. 24, 2018

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

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

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

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

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

We started new Centers today.

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

 

HOMEWORK AND UPCOMING NEWS

Math homework page went home today.

Please do Wednesday's Wonders homework page

Tomorrow, Thursday is Wear Day for the letter T.

Friday, Oct. 26 has 3 Events:

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

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



October 23, 2018

HOMEWORK AND UPCOMING NEWS

Math homework page went home today.

Please do Tuesday's Wonders homework page

Thursday is Wear Day for the letter T.

Friday, Oct. 26 has 3 Events:

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

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

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

Parent-Teacher Conferences Sign-up


Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



October 22, 2018

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

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

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

The students enjoyed Music this morning.

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

HOMEWORK AND UPCOMING NEWS

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

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

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

Friday, Oct. 26 has 3 Events:

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



October 19, 2018

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


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

There was no new homework assigned today.

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

Upcoming News

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

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

 

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


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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

October 18, 2018

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

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

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

The students enjoyed Technology today.

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

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

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

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

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

Tomorrow: 

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

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

 

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

 

October 17, 2018

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

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

The students enjoyed PE today.

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

Orange Table: Wonders Leveled Readers, Small group reading

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

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

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

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

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

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

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

Tomorrow: 

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

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

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

 

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

​​​​​October 16, 2018

We continued our Language Arts work with the letter P, sound /p/, and word "a", which we used in sentences (I see a cat.). We also introduced verbs (action words). We played a game identifying if something I said was a noun or a verb. (ex: run; table; jumping, etc.)

In Math, we completed Lesson 7: Compose new shapes from other shapes (ex: use squares to make a rectangle; use triangles to make a bigger triangle, or a hexagon). They did great with it! I didn't send home the homework page because 1) we covered the material in class, and 2) it's impossible to do without the foam shapes we have in class!

The students enjoyed Library today.

We prayed The Rosary in church with 8th grade buddies.
Each student was given rosary beads to bring with them, and handle respectfully, which they did!

We painted paper pumpkins to add to our Cool Cats Halloween scene.

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK


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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

 

October 15, 2018

Just another Mega Monday with our new Language Arts Unit, 
HFW and Letter!
In Language Arts, we are Starting Unit 2, Week 1, and our new Essential Question is "How do tools help us to explore?" Our vocab words: "tools" (things that help people do work), and "discover" (learn something new). We read an informational text book "The Handiest Things in the World". It showed how our hands are tools that help us do things, and other tools can take the place of our hands to help us do things. (ex: we can eat with our hands, or eat with chopsticks).

The letter Pp and sound /p/ as in piano, was introduced.
We identified pictures of things that begin with P. We also read "The Pig's Picnic" and identified items in the story that begin with /p/.

Our new HFW is "a", as in "I see a cat."

Students at Table 5 can bring in a "Show and Tell" item tomorrow that begins with the sound /p/. I'll explain more in the homework section.

In Math, we completed Ch. 11, Lesson 6: Shapes and Position. There is a Math Homework Sheet that was sent home.

The students enjoyed Music and Spanish today.

In the afternoon, the students followed directions to make a Halloween cat for the hallway bulletin board.

UPCOMING NEWS AND HOMEWORK

A Math Homework page was sent home.

The little Language Arts homework packet was sent home.
Please have your child complete one page per night:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday.
When they bring back the completed packet,
they will earn a sticker for their chart.

Tomorrow, Tuesday, is "Show and Tell" day with the sound /p/.
Tomorrow, only Table 5 will bring items in and present.
(They know if they sit at Table 5.)

This Thursday, 10/18 is Wear Day. All students may wear something that begins with P.

This Friday, 10/19 is Tag Day for Breast Cancer Awareness. Students may wear pink and white!
There will be soft pretzels for those who ordered.

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

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

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



October 12, 2018

Thank you to the wonderful chaperones on today's Field trip to Milburn Orchard! I'm so appreciative of your help and I hope you enjoyed spending the time with your child and their friends!


I'm sorry the entire class didn't make it in the picture! Some had already ventured off with their chaperones!
A good time was had by all!
Have a wonderful fall weekend!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Thursday, October 11, 2018

The students "group read" the story "I Can See". They also have a small reader "A Walk" which they colored and read in school. They should read this to a family member at home.
They are doing a very good job of blending sounds to make a word. Now they are doing this through hearing and blending. Later they will blend by seeing letters, making the sounds, and pushing them together.
They also listened to the story "A Feast of the Senses" and learned how each of our senses help us when we cook.
In Math, we completed lesson 4: Shapes and Patterns
The students enjoyed Technology today.
We read our Let's Find Out Scholastic Magazine. We learned about the life cycle of a pumpkin. We also practiced patterns by coloring pumpkins by following a pattern.

UPCOMING EVENTS & HOMEWORK

 The Language Arts homework packet can be returned tomorrow. They will be checked for completion, stickers will be given out and they will be returned home. 

A Math Homework page was sent home today.
Sorry about the mix up yesterday! We had an assessment, so there was no homework yesterday!

Practice HFW's
Read little book to someone at home.

REMINDER:  Tomorrow, FRIDAY, IS OUR FIELD TRIP TO MILBURN ORCHARD!
Students should wear their school gym uniform.
The weather is supposed to be in the 60's. The apple plant tour is VERY COLD. You might want to send a labeled sweatshirt. The hayride can be scratchy. Your child might be more comfortable in long pants. They could wear the uniform sweat pants, or if you haven't bought those yet, they could wear long jeans with a uniform top.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO PACK:
 a bagged lunch and throwaway water bottle/juice box.

Chaperones: Please remember to sign in at the front office before coming back to the classroom by 8:00.

The students are so excited! This will be a lot of fun!
Thank you, parents & family for chaperoning!

Upcoming: 
Friday, Oct. 19th, TAG Day: Pretzels for those who ordered

Friday, Oct. 26th: School Picture Retakes!


 Thank you!
Mrs. Pogonyi



Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Today, we continued Unit 1, Week 3 in Language Arts. In addition to practicing our new HFW word "see", we read as a group "Sam Can See". We practiced blending 3 letter words, and we learned about syllables. We clapped out our names and counted the syllables.
In Math, we completed an assessment "Check my Progress".
In Science, we compared different varieties of apples. We compared colors, tastes by sour or sweet, and voted on our favorites. The majority voted for Honey Crisp!
We also enjoyed "Show and Tell" with items beginning with /s/.
I've asked the students to please only bring in one item.
There are 27 students, 27 presentations, 27 items to give clues about, and each clue gets 3 guesses. if everyone brought in two items, we would have 54 items to give clues about with 3 guesses for each, and we probably would not be able to do anything else all day. So, please encourage your child to bring in one item for sharing. Thanks:)

UPCOMING EVENTS & HOMEWORK

NEW HOMEWORK:  Regarding the Language Arts homework packet that was sent home: 

The homework is designed to coordinate with what we are doing in our Wonders Units at school each day.
We learn/do a skill during the day, they practice it at night.

It is meant to be a little bit of practice each night.
Please do not let your child do it all in one night. It is purposely planned to provide a little bit of practice each day. If they do it all in one day, they will go the rest of the week without any practice. Think of it like practicing soccer for 5 hours one day a week and doing nothing on the other days.

 If you'd like to leave it in their folder for safe-keeping, we will keep it in there until they are finished.

Thank you for your help with this!

Tomorrow, Thursday, is "Wear Day".
Students may wear something that begins with the sound /s/.

Upcoming: 
Friday, Oct. 19th, TAG Day: Pretzels for those who ordered

Friday, Oct. 26th: School Picture Retakes!

REMINDER:  FRIDAY IS OUR FIELD TRIP TO MILBURN ORCHARD!
Students should wear their school gym uniform and
bring a bagged lunch and throwaway water bottle/juice box.

 Thank you!
Mrs. Pogonyi




Tuesday, October 9, 2018

I hope you enjoyed your long weekend!

Today, in Language Arts, we are on Unit 1, Week 3, and our new Essential Question is "How can your senses help you learn?" We talked about how our senses help us. We learned vocab words: "senses" (seeing, hearing, smelling, touching and tasting); and "explore" (carefully look at new info or places). We read an informational text book titled "My Five Senses".
Our new letter was introduced "Ss" and the sound /s/. We identified pictures that begin with /s/. We read the story "Seal's Silly Sandwich" and looked for items in the story that begin with /s/.
We will do "Show and Tell" tomorrow for S week.
Our new HFW is "see". Please add that to your index flash cards at home.

In Math, we completed Lesson 4: Hexagons. We learned a hexagon has 6 sides and 6 vertices. They created amazing designs with hexagons, triangles, circles, squares and rectangles! There is a Math Homework page that was sent home today.

The students enjoyed Library today.
In the afternoon, after Centers, the students learned about Johnny Appleseed and how he spread apple seeds every where he traveled, leaving apple trees to grow across much of the country.
(His real name is John Chapman.)

UPCOMING EVENTS & HOMEWORK

NEW HOMEWORK:  Today, a Language Arts homework packet was sent home. This will be a regular homework packet that will come home every Monday. There are 4 pages, one for each day: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.

The day of the week is on the Upper Right corner of the page.
The Lower Right corner has a number (ex: 1.3)
This stands for Unit 1, Week 3)
The homework is designed to coordinate with what we are doing in our Wonders Units at school.
It is meant to be a little bit of practice each night.
Please do not let your child do it all in one night. It is purposely planned to provide a little bit of practice each day. If they do it all in one day, they will go the rest of the week without any practice.
Since we didn't have school on Monday, do Monday's page tonight, and so on. If the completed book is returned to me next week, your child will get a sticker for completing their homework packet. If you'd like to leave it in their folder for safe-keeping, we will keep it in there until they are finished.

Please Note:  When the students were packed up today, I found on the floor: one Math Homework page and one Language Arts packet for homework. All the students claimed they had theirs in their folder. If you notice that your child does not have these two items in their folder, please send in a note, and we'll send it home tomorrow! ~ thanks :)

Also, Math Homework page was sent home.

REMINDER:  FRIDAY IS OUR FIELD TRIP TO MILBURN ORCHARD!

 Thank you!
Mrs. Pogonyi



Friday, October 5, 2018

Wow! We accomplished a lot in a half day!

We completed our Math Lesson 3: Comparing Squares, Rectangles, Circles and Triangles. There is a Homework page due next week.

We read and learned about Christropher Columbus and his 3 ships: The Nina, The Pinta, and The Santa Maria. We also created a storyline craft of his exploration to America (while trying to find India!).

We had our curriculum based centers and worked on Busy Bee Journals.

The students also enjoyed Art today!

UPCOMING EVENTS & HOMEWORK

Monday, Oct. 8th - Columbus Day - NO SCHOOL!

Friday, Oct. 12th - Milburn Orchard Field Trip for Kindergarten
I have sent emails confirming chaperones. If you have any difficulties with the Smart Tuition payment, please contact Maria Malatesta at mmalatesta@sjbdel.org
Thank you for volunteering.

I hope you have a wonderful 3 day weekend!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi




Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018

Big news this morning: My 7th grandchild (a big boy, 8 lbs "Rory")
was born in Hawaii, at 8am this morning!
And, I still have a child in high school!
A picture of Rory was shared with the class and they loved it!

The students attended Mass with their buddies and behaved very well.

Language Arts, we practiced blending with /a/; making sentences with our HFW's; and reviewing nouns.
The students enjoyed Technology today.
We read our Let's Find Out magazine and started learning about apples and all the varieties.

A word about......baby shark:
It's big.
Really big.
They sing it everyday.
I couldn't resist sharing a video with the class of James Corden's version of Baby Shark from his show.
They loved it and were roaring with laughter.
They wanted me to share it with you.
If you would like to see it, you can just google:
James Corden, Baby Shark on youtube.
You may have seen it on facebook.

Tomorrow, we will be doing:
Math, Lesson 3: Comparing Squares, Rectangles, Triangle, and Circles;
Centers;
and Learning about Christopher Columbus .

IMPORTANT: Today, I sent home a letter and the information sheet that your child's 8th grade buddy filled out. Please keep in mind that the 8th graders usually remember their Kindergarten buddy's birthday, by bringing them a small treat, and it's nice to reciprocate by having Kindergarten remember their 8th grade buddy's birthday.
Homemade cards and a favorite treat are greatly appreciated.

UPCOMING EVENTS & HOMEWORK

Tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 5th - Early Dismissal at 11:35 am

Monday, Oct. 8th - Columbus Day - NO SCHOOL!

Friday, Oct. 12th - Milburn Orchard Field Trip for Kindergarten
I have sent emails confirming chaperones.
Thank you for volunteering.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi




Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Another busy day in Kindergarten!

We learned about St. Francis today and walked outside to find the statues of St. Francis and St. John The Beloved.
We reviewed what we learned about St. Francis and said prayers.

They are ready for the Mass for St. Francis tomorrow and will sit with their 8th grade buddies. They learned to cross their arms across their heart when they walk up to Communion to receive a blessing from Father.

UPCOMING EVENTS & HOMEWORK

Math Homework page sent home today.

Class Pictures were sent home today!

IMPORTANT:  Letter Writing Journals were sent home with the letters:
Uppercase M, Lowercase m, Uppercase A, Lowercase a.
Please have your child take their time doing the letters correctly.
Instructions are on the inside cover.
I urged the students NOT to try and complete all pages in one night.
When they are tired, the writing gets sloppy.
They have until Friday, October 12th to return the journals.


Optional Fire Prevention Poster Contest: due in class by Oct. 12th

Thursday is "Wear Day"
Your child may wear something that begins with the letter "A".
We also are having our St. Francis Mass at 9:30 am this day.

Thursday, Oct. 4th - Blessing of the Animals
The students that are meeting family and pets will be brought out at 2:00 with their backpacks and dismissed to their families at that time.

Friday, Oct. 5th - Early Dismissal at 11:35 am

Monday, Oct. 8th - Columbus Day - NO SCHOOL!

Friday, Oct. 12th - Milburn Orchard Field Trip for Kindergarten
I have not confirmed chaperones yet, as I'm still waiting for some completed signed paperwork. I sent a note home to the parents that still need to provide some items needed.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi


uesday, October 2, 2018

We continued our Language Arts, Week 2 lessons. We are isolating where sounds are coming from in words. The past few weeks, all the focus has been on the beginning sounds, and we are spending time on identifying middle sounds (Ex: where do you hear the /a/ sound in bag, b-a-g? Student should respond: "in the middle", etc.)
We also started Blending sounds (Ex: I say /a/t/, they repeat, I push together sounds and say "at", they push together sounds and say "at.)
Knowledge of the sounds of letters and the ability to blend by pushing sounds together is critical for learning to read.
As a group, we read together "We Can".
For Listening Comprehension, I read the fable: "The Tortoise and The Hare". The students answered questions about what they predicted would happen, what actually happened and why the Tortoise was able to win the race to school.
We learned vocab words: Exhausted (very tired, very sleepy); Exciting (to do something fun that makes you feel good); and Arrived (when you have come to a place).
In Math, we completed Lesson 1 on Squares and Triangles. Their homework page is attached to their classwork. You may rip the homework off to return to school.
The students enjoyed Library today.
We began new Centers:
1 - LA - Alphabet in correct order using magnets and trays
2 - LA - Reading groups with Leveled Readers
3 - STEAM Task: work in a group to build a bridge with 20 bears with supplies provided, and no other directions.
4 - LA/HFW: Find, Trace, write "the"
5 - Math - sort shapes from bucket and stack them on laces.


STEAM in Kindergarten:
Three friends on a team worked together to design and build a bridge to carry 20 bears!

UPCOMING EVENTS & HOMEWORK

Math Homework page sent home today.

Fire Prevention Poster Contest: This is Optional
Information was sent home today in their folders.

Thursday is "Wear Day"
Your child may wear something that begins with the letter "A".
We also are having our St. Francis Mass at 9:30 am this day.

Thursday, Oct. 4th - Blessing of the Animals
Please let me know if your child will have a pet being blessed.

Friday, Oct. 5th - Early Dismissal at 11:35 am

Monday, Oct. 8th - Columbus Day - NO SCHOOL!

Friday, Oct. 12th - Milburn Orchard Field Trip for Kindergarten
I have not confirmed chaperones yet, as I'm still waiting for some completed signed paperwork. I sent a note home to the parents that still need to provide some items needed.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Monday, October 1, 2018

Welcome to October!
Today was a typical busy Monday in Language Arts.
We began Unit 1, Week 2. Our Essential Question is "How do baby animals move?" We discussed different baby animals and how they move as babies compared to when they grow up. (Tadpoles can't hop yet, they can only swim.) We learned vocabulary words: "adventure" (to go do something new); and "movement" (to move from one place to another). We also read the fantasy story "Pouch" about a baby kangaroo going on adventures every day. The students really laughed at this story, you might want to ask them what it was about. They were asked to retell the story and identify what happened at the beginning, middle, and the end.
Our new Letter was introduced: Aa, and the /a/ sound as in apple.
We practiced skywriting the letters Aa and identified pictures that begin with the /a/ sound.  
We also read "The Adventures of Abby Alligator" and looked for things that began with "a" in the story.
Our new HFW was introduced: "we". Please add to home flash cards.

In Math, we are starting Ch. 11: Two-dimensional Shapes. Today, we completed the "Am I Read?" quiz and looked at math vocab words: length (how long something is) and size (how big or small something is). We also learned about the math term for corners/points: "Vertice" We counted how many vertices each shape has (circle = 0; square = 4, etc.)
In Science, we completed Unit 1: Doing Science. Today we explored Science Tools, and used a balance to compare weights of objects.
In Centers, we completed our first round today and tomorrow, we will have new stations to explore and practice what we are learning.
The students were able to enjoy two specials today: Music and Spanish

UPCOMING EVENTS & HOMEWORK

Tomorrow, Tuesday is "Show and Tell" day. 
Please help your child find an item to bring in, that begins with the sound /a/ as in apple.

Tuesday, Oct. 2nd - Field Trip Permission Forms Due in classroom

Thursday, Oct. 4th - "Wear Day"
Your child may wear something that begins with the letter "A".
We also are having our St. Francis Mass at 9:30 am this day.

Thursday, Oct. 4th - Blessing of the Animals
Please let me know if your child will have a pet being blessed.

Friday, Oct. 5th - Early Dismissal at 11:35 am

Monday, Oct. 8th - Columbus Day - NO SCHOOL!

Friday, Oct. 12th - Milburn Orchard Field Trip for Kindergarten
I have not confirmed chaperones yet, as I'm still waiting for some completed signed paperwork. I sent a note home to the parents that still need to provide some items needed.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

Friday, Sept. 28, 2018

Everyone looked great in their "M" Wear Day clothes! Great job finding items that begin with "M"!

We completed our Bear Unit with Hats and Cookies!




UPCOMING EVENTS

Tuesday, Oct. 2nd - Field Trip Permission Forms Due in classroom

Thursday, Oct. 4th - Blessing of the Animals
Please let me know if your child will have a pet being blessed.

Friday, Oct. 5th - Early Dismissal at 11:35 am

Monday, Oct. 8th - Columbus Day - NO SCHOOL!

Friday, Oct. 12th - Milburn Orchard Field Trip for Kindergarten

Have a great end of September weekend!
Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018

Our day was different today. We had a mini lesson in Language Arts reviewing our /m/ sound and identifying and isolating it's location as the beginning or ending sound in words. We used our HFW's in sentences. We also continued to explore nouns.
The students enjoyed Technology today.
We practiced our song for the Bishop. Then met the Bishop in church. The students did a very good job singing "Jesus Loves the Little Children".
In Science, we completed Lesson 2: Science Skills. We discussed the skills of Observe; Compare; Measure; and Sort.
We also reviewed the 5 senses we learned yesterday.
After Centers, we read about Bear's visit last weekend and enjoyed reading "Thunder Horse".
 

Homework:

IMPORTANT: A letter went home today announcing our Field Trip to Milburn Orchard on Friday, Oct. 12th. Along with the letter, A Field Trip Permission Form and A Field Trip Chaperone Form, were also sent. They include the directions for paying for the trip. Payments are now made through Smart Tuition.

In order to go on the field trip, each student must have a signed permission form returned to the classroom by Tuesday, Oct. 2nd.

The cover letter explains that parents who wish to volunteer as chaperones should send me an email first. I will contact each parent to confirm they are a chaperone. At that point, confirmed chaperones will pay the chaperone fee on Smart Tuition per the directions sent home.

I will accept chaperones on a first contact basis. I would love to take all, but space is limited.

At the end of today, after dismissal, I found a permission form and chaperone form on the floor in my classroom. These obviously slipped out of a child's folder. Please let me know if you did not receive the information and I will send it home tomorrow.

Tomorrow is "Wear Day".
Instead of their uniforms, students may wear something that begins with the letter Mm. (example shirts with moons, monkeys, mickey mouse, etc.)

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

 

Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018

Today in Language Arts, we read a story "The Lion and the Mouse". We discussed the genre: fable. The students learned that a fable is a fiction story (make believe) that teaches a lesson. We learned 3 new vocabulary words: grasped (to hold something tightly); escape (to get out and away from someplace); and rescue (to help people or animals get away from danger). The story contained all of these vocabulary words.
We also listened and identified words that ended with the sound /m/. We practiced identifying our HFW's and spelling them. And we reviewed nouns by having the children tell me if a word I said was a person, place, thing or "not a noun". Ex: New York City = place; table = thing; running = not a noun.
In Math, we sorted by shapes. It's always funny to teach students that a triangle is still a triangle even if it's turned upside down. I have to say "Are you still you, if I turn you upside down?" So they identified same shapes regardless of them being turned or upside down.
In Religion, we read out Seeds Magazine showing how to correctly make the sign of the cross, and reading about Jesus and Mary and God's love.
In Science, we explored our 5 Senses and how each one helps us to learn information.
The students enjoyed PE today.

Homework:


Tomorrow is our visit with the Bishop and the students will sing the song "Jesus loves the Little Children".

Math Homework sheet was sent home today.

This week our "Wear Day" will be Friday.
Instead of their uniforms, students may wear something that begins with the letter Mm. (example shirts with moons, monkeys, mickey mouse, etc.)

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi


Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018

Thank you for helping your child to bring in a Show and Tell item today! They enjoyed presenting their "M" items!

In Language Arts, we continued Unit 1, Week 1. Today we discussed the "genre" of a book, meaning "what type of book it is". We identified "What about Bear?" as a "fantasy" book because it is not real. We also reviewed the feelings that Bear, Goose and Fox experienced in the story. We reviewed our HFW's: "I"; "can" and "the". Many students excitedly shared with me that they made flash cards at home with the words on them, which is GREAT for learning!
We started learning about nouns (a person/animal, place or thing).
We identified nouns in our classroom.

In Math, we completed a "Check My Progress" assessment.
The students did a great job.

We also followed along with the fun interactive song "We're going on a bear hunt"
The students enjoyed Library today.

Homework:

Reminder: Tomorrow is PE day: girls should wear hair pulled back.

"Wear Day" will normally be on Thursdays. However, this week, with the Bishop's visit, we are moving "Wear Day" to Friday.
Instead of their uniforms, students may wear something that begins with the letter Mm. (example shirts with moons, monkeys, mickey mouse, etc.)

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

Monday, Sept. 24, 2018

Happy Fall!

Thank you parents for all the help you gave to your child with their "disguise a bear". They were beaming when they brought them in today! I can't wait to get them on the hallway wall.

Today was a busy day in KB!
We started our new Unit in Language Arts. Our Essential Question is: How can we get along with new friends? We discussed ways to get along with friends. We read the book "What Abut Bear?", and discussed what happened with the friends in the story.
We also introduced a new HFW: "the".
Today was our first Letter of the Week: Mm. We practiced "skywriting Uppercase M and Lowercase m. We read the book "Monkey's Miserable Monday", and identified pictures of objects that begin with the /m/ sound.
We also introduced vocabulary words: "friend" (someone you like to spend time with); and "problem" (something that is hard to figure out).

In Math, we completed Ch. 9, Lesson 3: Sorting by color and size.

The students enjoyed both Music and Spanish today.

In the afternoon, we had learning centers. These centers will be presented all week with students rotating to experience each learning station.
This week's center stations focus on:
1 - Writing and making HFW's out of play-doh
2 - Reading Group using Wonder's Leveled Readers
3 - Writing "I can..." and tracing the picture.
4 - Sorting by color (matching pompoms to same color mitten), and Counting number in each group.
5 - Practicing beginning sound /M/ by identifying and cutting out pictures that begin with Mm, and then glue them on a giant Mug. 

THIS WEEK BEGINS SHOW AND TELL AND WEAR DAY!!

Homework:

Math homework sheet was sent home today.

The students will present a clue to the class about their item, and the students will guess what it is. If you can hide the item in a bag, that would help. Or students can keep the item in their backpack.

"Wear Day" will normally be on Thursdays. However, this week, with the Bishop's visit, we are moving "Wear Day" to Friday.
Instead of their uniforms, tudents may wear something that begins with the letter Mm. (example shirts with moons, monkeys, mickey mouse, etc.)

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

 

Friday, Sept. 21, 2018

Happy Last school day of summer!
I told the students I would see them in the fall on Monday!

Thank you for sending in bears for your children to use on Bear Day.
They each had a turn presenting any information they wanted about their bear. 
We also had a "taste test" and completed a graphing activity with Teddy Grahams. They had to sort the different variety flavors, line them up on a graph to see which they had more of, and color in the bar graph to show how many. During the "taste test", we tasted each flavor one at a time, then voted on favorites. Choc Chip beat out Honey by 1 point! Chocolate came in last!
We also completed our Smart Start Unit in Language Arts.
Next week, our new Art Teacher, Erin Newcomb will begin Art classes with our class.

Homework and Upcoming News:

The "Disguise a Bear Project" 
is due on Monday, Sept. 24th.

Saturday night is the HSA Family Movie Night!

Have a great weekend!
Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Thursday, 20, 2018

TOMORROW IS TEDDY BEAR DAY!
Please send in a teddy bear with your child for tomorrow's activities.
(I do have extra bears for anyone who needs one.)

Homework and Upcoming News:

Math Homework page sent home today.

Find a Teddy Bear at home that they can bring into school on Friday, Sept. 21st for Teddy Bear Day.
The students are worried about remembering to bring their bears.
I told them they may bring their bears in any day all week to make sure they're here on Friday.
(I have plenty of bears to share for those that do not have bears at home. They will be able to pick one to have during the day.)
The "Disguise a Bear Project" was sent home yesterday,
with ideas and instructions. Most importantly: Let your child use their imagination and have fun together!
Disguised Bears will be due next Monday, Sept. 24th.

Saturday night is the HSA Family Movie Night!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018

This week KB made cards for our KA friend, Cece Lewandowski.
I will be bringing them to her family to be delivered to Cece while she is in the hospital.
They did a great job and we all pray for Cece to get better. 
In Language Arts, we continued our Smart Start Unit, and worked on our Practice Book worksheets.
In Math, We completed Lesson 1 on "Alike and Different".
We used shapes and sorted them by which were alike and which were different, then we talked about why they were alike and why they were different. There is a Math homework page.
In Social Studies, we read our "Let's Find Out" Magazine. The topic was "How Can You Be Polite?"
The students enjoyed PE today.

We also reviewed our "Outside" Code Red Drill today.
We reviewed the two types of Code Red drills: Inside (hide quietly); and Outside (leave and go to meeting place).  We walked outside to find and identify our meeting place.

Homework and Upcoming News:

Math Homework page sent home today.

Find a Teddy Bear at home that they can bring into school on Friday, Sept. 21st for Teddy Bear Day.
The students are worried about remembering to bring their bears.
I told them they may bring their bears in any day all week to make sure they're here on Friday.
(I have plenty of bears to share for those that do not have bears at home. They will be able to pick one to have during the day.)
The "Disguise a Bear Project" was sent home today,
with ideas and instructions. Most importantly: Let your child use their imagination and have fun together!
Disguised Bears will be due next Monday, Sept. 24th.

Saturday night is the HSA Family Movie Night!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi


Tuesday, Sept 18, 2018

Today, in Language Arts, the students listened to the story "Kindergarten Can". The story discusses things children can do in Kindergarten. We discussed ways that were alike what we can do in our school, and ways that were different.
The students also chorally read the story "At School". As a group they are able to identify and read the words "I" and "can", and then use picture clues to finish the sentence.
We are continuuing our review of alphabet letters, and sounds.
In Math, we started a new Unit: Classifying Objects.
Today we reviewed vocabulary and described ways to classify/sort.
An introduction was given about sorting objects by: being alike; being different; shape; size; and color. Our chapters will go into detail with each way to classify, or sort. The students then completed an "Am I Ready" page.
We began our Bear Unit by reading"Corduroy Bear" and
"Corduroy Bear wants a Pocket".
Our follow up activity was to cut and glue their own pocket,
and draw a picture of what they would want to keep in their pocket.
We brainstormed ideas of what would be good to keep in a pocket.
I heard ideas ranging from: phones, Shopkins, rainbows, Walmart Credit cards, Old Navy Gift Cards, baby sharks, cookies, ipods, licenses, to "pictures for all my friends".
These are the moments that I love about being a Kindergarten teacher:)
The students also enjoyed Library today.
We also discussed and practiced drills today.
We talked about Fire Drills and the procedures we follow in a fire drill, including what to do if you are in the bathroom when it happens.
We talked about Code Red drills. We discussed two types of Code Red Drills: sometimes we will hide quietly in the classroom; sometimes we will leave the building and go to a meeting spot.
Today, we practiced the "hide quietly in the classroom" drill. The students did a great job of quickly getting hidden and staying quiet!

Homework and Upcoming News:

Homework is to find a Teddy Bear at home that they can bring into school on Friday, Sept. 21st for Teddy Bear Day.
The students are worried about remembering to bring their bears.
I told them they may bring their bears in any day all week to make sure they're here on Friday.
(I have plenty of bears to share for those that do not have bears at home. They will be able to pick one to have during the day.)

P.S. Look for a "Disguise a Bear Project" to be coming home this week
with ideas and instructions.
Disguised Bears will be due next Monday, Sept. 24th.

Saturday night is the HSA Family Movie Night!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Monday, Sept. 17, 2018

We're off to our 2nd full week of school!
Today, we started the 3rd and final Week of our Smart Start Unit in Language Arts.  Our Essential Question is: "What can you do?". The students took turns sharing what they can do. Then we discussed what they can do now that they couldn't do when they were a baby.
We also are continuing to review our alphabet letters,
and our HFW's: "I" and "can".
In Math, the students completed their Review and Reflect papers to finish the Unit on Positions.
The students enjoyed Music and Spanish today.
In Music, they learned/reviewed the song
"Jesus Loves the Little Children".
They will be singing this song to the Bishop when he visits our school next week, on Thursday, Sept. 27th.
We also read the story "The Bear Under The Stairs" about a boy with quite an imagination. The story begins our two week Unit on Bears.
We will be reading Bear stories, completing Bear projects, going on a bear hunt, counting with bears, taste testing with Teddy Grahams,
and having a Teddy Bear Day at school!

Homework and Upcoming News:

Homework tonight is to find a Teddy Bear at home that they can bring into school on Friday, Sept. 21st for Teddy Bear Day.
(I have plenty of bears to share for those that do not have bears at home. They will be able to pick one to have during the day.)

Tomorrow is the Deadline for ordering pretzels.
Saturday night is the HSA Family Movie Night!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Friday, Sept. 14, 2018

The following information was sent home to parents today:

Please support these plans to ensure safety to all children.

"Starting today, Friday September 14, we are initiating some important dismissal changes in the back parking lot for the safety of your children.
No cars may enter the back lot after 2:35 p.m.

ECP 3 & 4 and Kindergarten children will dismiss at 2:35 p.m.

When grades 1 – 8 are finished with afternoon prayer (2:40 p.m.), they will dismiss in grade order.

When entering the back lot, follow the directions on the attached map.  Pull in and drive behind the church; park in order of available spaces.  Do not back into parking spaces as this will interrupt the flow of dismissal traffic.

If your children play in the playground area, make sure you park along the back tree line close to the playground!  Otherwise, your vacant vehicle blocks the flow of dismissal.

DO NOT TRY TO MOVE YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL DIRECTED TO DO SO BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL !

Remember:  Our objective is the safety of the children!"

Also....
Kindergarten did their best at our Opening Liturgy today in Church!
(Yes, that's a positive spin!)

Reminders....
Next Tuesday, Sept. 18th: Pretzel Orders for the year are due.

Have a wonderful weekend!
Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi


 

Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018

Thank you all for such a stellar attendance at last night's Back to School Night. My apologies about the issue with the Smartboard. I was counting on my Google Slides Presentation (and bullet notes) to cover everything. So, if you come across anything in your info packets that you have questions about, please contact me.
The students loved their notes this morning! And I'm thrilled they ALL received notes!

Picture Day today was a success! Everyone looked great.
There will be a Picture Re-Take day for anyone who missed, or isn't pleased with the first picture. I'll let you the date for that.

We had our first "Centers" day today. This was play-based assigned activities. I will gradually introduce more curriculum based activites. I wanted them to get used to the procedures and expectations of staying at their assigned center.

Homework:
The students colored their second High Frequency Word Book,
"I Can". We read it in class and they are to read it to someone at home for homework.

Updates:
We will be attending the opening Mass tomorrow at 9:30 am.
However, the 8th grade buddies will not be sitting with us until the October Mass.

Thank you.
Mrs. Pogonyi



Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018

Looking forward to seeing everyone tonight at Back to School Night!
6:30 pm ~ KB Classroom

Reminder: Pictures tomorrow!

Thank you, 
Mrs. Pogonyi



Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018

Reminders:

Back to School Night for Kindergarten is in my classroom,
on Wednesday, Sept. 12th at 6:30 pm.
This is for Parents/Caregivers without students.
The students will be leaving something for you at their seats. I will have notepaper if you would like to leave them a note at their seat.
I look forward to seeing everyone!

School Picture Day is Thursday, Sept. 13th.
Your child may wear a nice outfit instead of their uniform.
Please send in sneakers (or have them wear them) for recess.

Friday, Sept. 14th, we will attend 9:30 am Mass with our 8th grade buddies.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Monday, Sept. 10, 2018

First full week of school ahead!
In Language Arts, we started Week 2 of our Smart Start Unit.
We are doing a quick overview of the alphabet and will be focusing more on each letter beginning in two weeks when Unit 1 begins.
Today, we added a new word to our word wall: "can".
Please add it to your index card flash cards. The students read the word, spell the word, then read the word.
In Math, we competed our first "Check my Progress" mini assessment on the Positions we have been learning. I will grade them and send them home.
The students enjoyed both Music and Spanish for specials today.
I am still completing the beginning assessments and hope to have the entire class completed by mid-week.

Upcoming News:

Back to School Night for Kindergarten is in my classroom,
on Wednesday, Sept. 12th at 6:30 pm.
This is for Parents/Caregivers without students.
The students will be leaving something for you at their seats. I will have notepaper if you would like to leave them a note at their seat.
I look forward to seeing everyone!

School Picture Day is Thursday, Sept. 13th.
Your child may wear a nice outfit instead of their uniform.
Please send in sneakers (or have them wear them) for recess.

Friday, Sept. 14th, we will attend 9:30 am Mass with our 8th grade buddies.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi


Friday, Sept. 7, 2018

Yay! We finally were able to enjoy outside recess today, thanks to the break in the heat! The students had much fun playing on the playgrounds!
In Language Arts, we read the story "The Ugly Duckling" and discussed what happened in the story. We also completed workbook pages that go with the lessons we've been doing this week. During the school year, we will be working on our Language Arts packets during the week, and the completed packets will go home on Fridays.
In Math, we completed Ch. 10, Lesson 2 on "In Front of" and "Behind". I will send the homework for the lesson home on Monday.
(No homework on weekends!)
We also read the books "Sheila Rae the Brave" and "What I like about Me". We then started creating an "All about Me" booklet. These will be left for you at their seats for Back to School Night.

I am continuing the Beginning assessments.

Upcoming News:

Back to School Night for Kindergarten is in my classroom,
on Wednesday, Sept. 12th at 6:30 pm.
This is for Parents/Caregivers without students.
I look forward to seeing everyone!

School Picture Day is Thursday, Sept. 13th.
Your child may wear a nice outfit instead of their uniform.
Please send in sneakers (or have them wear them) for recess.

Friday, Sept. 14th, we will attend 9:30 am Mass
with our 8th grade buddies.
We will say special prayers for our KA friend, Cece Lewandowski.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi


Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018

We are getting more into a routine in school.
In Language Arts, we put our first high frequency word (HFW) on our word wall: "I". We took turns making up "I" in sentences. (I like popcorn., etc.) It is highly recommended that as we introduce new HFW's to the class, families use index cards to make flash cards at home. The words will build rapidly, and after Christmas break, there may be two new words per week!
Practice at home helps support their learning.
We read "Animals in the Park" and searched for words that began with the letter on each page. 
The students also read their first paper book using our new word "I", and are busy coloring the pages.
In Math, we continued our lesson the Positions of Above and Below. They have a Math Homework page that was sent home tonight!
Please help your child complete their homework by reading the directions to them.
The students enjoyed Technology today.
I also began doing the individual Beginning Assessments with the students.

Upcoming News:

Back to School Night for Kindergarten is in my classroom,
on Wednesday, Sept. 12th at 6:30 pm.
This is for Parents/Caregivers without students.
I look forward to seeing everyone!

School Picture Day is Thursday, Sept. 13th.
Your child may wear a nice outfit instead of their uniform.
Please send in sneakers (or have them wear them) for recess.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi


Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018

Day 2,  and the students are already getting used to the new routines. We read "Mrs. Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten", and discussed what they did to get ready for Kindergarten.
The students also enjoyed PE today.
We began our Math program. We are working on Chapter 11: Positions.
Today we focused on the positions of "above" and "below". You will see their "Am I Ready?" Math Worksheets that were sent home.
In the afternoon, we practiced making the sign of the cross in Religion and discussed the meaning of the prayer we say before eating. "Bless us Oh Lord". I asked if they knew what gifts were about to be received. After a few guesses, someone named "food". We talked about being thankful for the food we have to eat.
In Social Studies, we read our "Let's Find Out" weekly reader.
This week's topic is "Raise Your Hand!". We learned about why we follow certain rules.
At the end of the day, we did the Bean Bag Boogie (following directions while balancing a bean bag), then we had to toss our alphabet bean bags in a bin in the correct order (recognizing letters and placement).

Upcoming News:

Thursday's Special is Technology. If you have a headset you would like your child to use from home, please send it in and we will keep it in their cubbies for them to bring to Technology. If not, we have plenty there for students to use.

Back to School Night for Kindergarten is in my classroom,
on Wednesday, Sept. 12th at 6:30 pm.
This is for Parents/Caregivers without students.
I look forward to seeing everyone!

School Picture Day is Thursday, Sept. 8th.
Your child may wear a nice outfit instead of their uniform.
Please send in sneakers (or have them wear them) for recess.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi



Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018

What a great first day of school! I enjoyed meeting all my new students and getting to know their personalities!
We spent a great deal of the day learning and reviewing classroom rules and procedures.
We started the day with a story "The Kissing Hand". It's a classic and sweet story about a racoon who is getting ready to leave his mom and go to school. His mom shows him a way to keep her with him while he's away, the touching part is at the end when the little racoon does the same to his mom in case she misses him.
The class displayed good listening skills during the story and the follow up activity. We also reviewed/learned some features of a book: front cover, back cover, title, author, etc.

The students enjoyed Library today. Tomorrow's special is Gym.