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Sept. 17, 2019

Yay for Independence Day!
It's so exciting to see the students coming all the way down the hallway by themselves!

Today, in Language Arts, the students listened to the story "Kindergarten Can". The story discusses things children can do in Kindergarten. We discussed ways in the story that were alike what we can do in our school, and ways that were different.
The students also chorally read the story "At School". As a group, they were able to identify and read the words "I" and "can", and then use picture clues to finish the sentences.
We are continuuing our review of alphabet letters, and sounds.
In Math, we completed Lesson 1: Alike and Different. We used colored shapes and sorted them by ways they were alike and ways they were different. There is a Math homework page that was sent home.
We continued our Bear Unit, by reading "Corduroy Bear" and "Corduroy Bear wants a Pocket". We brainstormed ideas of what would be good to keep in a pocket.
The students enjoyed Library today.
We started a new round of centers today. Our centers are comprised of Reading, two language arts based activites using manipulatives, and a math based activity.

Homework:
Wonders homework packet: Please complete the Tuesday page.
Math homework page was send home and is due back Friday.

Start thinking about a Teddy Bear at home that can be brought in to school on Friday, Sept. 27th for Teddy Bear Day.
(I have plenty of bears to share for those that do not have bears at home. Students will be able to pick one to spend time with during the day.)

Upcoming:

Wednesday, Sept. 25th the students will participate in Vision and Hearing Screenings at school.
Friday, Sept. 27th, is Teddy Bear Day,  AND Tag Day.
The theme for Tag Day is "Blast from the past"!
Students do not have to wear their uniform.
It will be pretzel snacks for those who oredered.


Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~






Sept. 16, 2019

We're off to our 2nd full week of school!
Today, we started our 3rd and final week of Smart Start Unit in Language Arts. Our Essential Question is: "What can you do?". The students took turns sharing what they can do. Then we discussed what they can do now that they couldn't do when they were a baby.
We are also continuing to review our alphabet letters,
and our HFW's: "I" and "can".
I did send home their Wonders weekly homework packet.

In Math, the students completed the "Am I ready" page of our new Chapter 9: Classify Objects. I sent home the Common Core State Standards so you can see what we will be working on in this chapter.
There is no Math Homework tonight.

The students enjoyed Music and Spanish today.
In Music, they learned the song "Jesus Loves the Little Children".
They will be singing this song to the Bishop when he visits us in the next week or so.

We are starting a Bear unit. Today the students listened to the story "The Bear Under The Stairs", about a little boy with quite an imagination. Over the next two weeks, we will be reading Bear stories, completing Bear projects, going on a bear hunt, counting with bears, taste testing with Teddy Grahams,
and having a Teddy Bear Day at school!

Tomorrow:
Tuesday, September 17th is
INDEPENDENCE DAY!
Parents will say goodbye at the entrance to the building
and students will walk down the hallway to class on their own!
Big Day!

Homework:
Wonders homework packet: Please complete the Monday page.
Start thinking about a Teddy Bear at home that can be brought in to school on Friday, Sept. 27th for Teddy Bear Day.
(I have plenty of bears to share for those that do not have bears at home. Students will be able to pick one to spend time with during the day.)

Upcoming:

Wednesday, Sept. 25th the students will participate in Vision and Hearing Screenings at school.
Friday, Sept. 27th, is Teddy Bear Day,  AND Tag Day.
The theme for Tag Day is "Blast from the past"!
Students do not have to wear their uniform.
It will be pretzel snacks for those who oredered.


Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


Sept. 13, 2019

Happy Friday the 13th!

Have a great weekend!

No homework this weekend!

Reminder:
Tuesday, September 17th is
INDEPENDENCE DAY!
Parents will say goodbye at the entrance to the building
and students will walk down the hallway to class on their own!
Big Day!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~



Sept. 12, 2019

Thank you all for taking the time to attend Back to School Night!

The students looked handsome and beautiful, all dressed for picture day!

Today, in Language Arts, we continued to review our letters, our HFW's, and we read poems looking for rhyming words.
We did not have Math due to picture day.

The students enjoyed Technology.
In the afternoon, we had Centers followed by Religion.

They were introduced to "Busy Bee Journals".
These are independent workbooks I've created, filled with an assortment of pages. There are math pages, coloring pages, language arts pages, dot to dot activity pages, etc. When they finish their work at their table during centers, they may quietly get their Busy Bee Journal and work on any page/pages that they choose.
They received Journal #1 today. When they complete a Busy Bee Journal, they receive 5 stickers! They literally gasped at this.
5 stickers at once!

Homework:
Complete the Thursday page in the Wonders homework packet.
They will be collected tomorrow.

Reminder:
Tuesday, September 17th is
INDEPENDENCE DAY!
Parents will say goodbye at the entrance to the building
and students will walk down the hallway to class on their own!
Big Day!

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~



Sept. 11, 2019

I hope to see you tonight at 6:30pm in KB
for
Back to School Night!

Reminder:
Tomorrow, Thursday, Sept 12th is
School Picture Day!

Students may wear their own clothes.
Please make sure they have sneakers for recess.

Thank you,
Mrs. Pogonyi
~



Sept. 10, 2019

In Language Arts, we reviewed our 2 HFW's, "I", "can". We also discussed and identified number words: "I have four dogs."
We counted how many words there were in a sentence.
The students listened to a Chinese fable: "Tikki Tikki Tembo". They later retold what happened in the story and identified different characters in the story.

In Math, we completed Lesson 3: Positions - "Next to" and "Beside".
The students acted out the positions and completed their worksheets. There is an accompanying Math Homework page that was sent home and is due back on Friday.

The students enjoyed Library today.

HOMEWORK for this week:
.
1. Please make a new flashcard with the HFW: "can"
2. Math Homework page is due back Friday
3. Wonders Homework packet was sent home today. We completed the Monday homework in class today. Please have your child complete just Tuesday's page tonight.

NEWS:
It is working well with parents saying goodbye outside our classroom door.
Children normally react differently to separation.
We're very tolerant of differences.
And we appreciate your support.
If your child will walk down the hall by themselves, that's great! You may say goodbye at the front door! We will be having "Independence Day" for Kindergarten shortly after the Back to School Night. Independence Day is when all children in Kindergarten walk themselves down the hall to their class. The date will be announced that night.

Wednesday, Sept. 11th at 6:30pm
is Back to School Night in our classroom.
This is for Parents. There will be tons of information to be shared!

Thursday, Sept. 12th is Picture Day!
Students may wear their own clothes this day.
I do ask parents to please send in sneakers for recess
(if your child wears fancy shoes).

Thanks,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~

Sept. 9, 2019

Today, in Language Arts, we started Smart Start Week 2. We are reviewing alphabet letters, and our new HFW is "can". The students made up sentences using both sight words. Our new Essential Question is about Families: Who is in your family? We discussed other family members in addition to who lives in our home. The students also listened to the story "The Relatives Come". We discussed the story and made predictions about what we think would happen next.

In Math, the students completed a "Check My Progress" worksheet. There is no Math homework tonight.

The students enjoyed both Music and Spanish today.

During Religion, I read from The Children's Bible, and a book "Two by Two" about Noah following God's request for help.

HOMEWORK:
.
Please make a new flashcard with the HFW: "can"

NEWS:
At this time, it is a good idea for parents to say goodbye outside our classroom door. If your child will walk down the hall by themselves, that's great! You may say goodbye at the front door! We will be having "Independence Day" for Kindergarten shortly after the Back to School Night. Independence Day is when all children in Kindergarten walk themselves down the hall to their class. The date will be announced that night.

Wednesday, Sept. 11th at 6:30pm
is Back to School Night in our classroom.
This is for Parents. There will be tons of information to be shared!

Thursday, Sept. 12th is Picture Day!
Students may wear their own clothes this day.
I do ask parents to please send in sneakers for recess
(if your child wears fancy shoes).

Thanks,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


Sept. 6, 2019

Students brought home a small "reader", "I hop".
They are to read this to you over the weekend.

I told the students that their parents have homework!
Please start making flash cards, with our HFW's. The first word is "I".

Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Pogonyi
~

Sept. 5, 2019

We completed our first Language Arts packet for our Smart Start Unit. The students receive these packets at the start of the week and we work on them each day. They should not go home until the end of the week when they are completed. Please look through them and see if your child is completing each page. I always walk around the room and encourage them to complete the tasks. However, at this point, I do not make an issue if they are not doing the work. I simply encourage them to try their best. I will be watching for participation patterns as we continue. If you see empty pages, you might want to discuss the reason with your child.

In Math, we completed Ch. 10, Lesson 2: Positions: "In front of" and "Behind". A homework page was sent home. Again, I would suggest looking at your child's work pages to see if they are completing the pages.

The students enjoyed Technology today.

In Religion, we completed Ch. 1: God Made All Things.
They also drew pictures in their workbooks of God's gifts.
 
HOMEWORK:
Math homework page was sent home. It is due back tomorrow.
Their Language Arts homework packet is also due tomorrow.

NEWS:
New: At this time, it is a good idea for parents to say goodbye outside our classroom door. If your child will walk down the hall by themselves, that's great! You may say goodbye at the front door! We will be having "Independence Day" for Kindergarten shortly after the Back to School Night. Independence Day is when all children in Kindergarten walk themselves down the hall to their class. The date will be announced that night.

Wednesday, Sept. 11th at 6:30pm
is Back to School Night in our classroom.
This is for Parents. There will be tons of information to be shared!

Thursday, Sept. 12th is Picture Day!
Students may wear their own clothes this day.
I do ask parents to please send in sneakers for recess
(if your child wears fancy shoes).

Thanks,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


Sept. 4, 2019

We continued our Smart Start Unit focusing on what makes people special. The students listened to a story from our Interactive Read Aloud cards, "The Ugly Duckling". The students are learning about "genres", which means what type of book it is. Today's genre was a tale, which usually has a lesson in the story.
The students also read along with me "I am Special". They identified how each child in the story was special.

In Math, we completed Ch. 10, Lesson 1: How do I identify positions? We reviewed our vocabulary words: above, below, in front of, behind, beside, and next to. I sent home the Chapter cover page which covers the curriculum for the chapter. The workbook pages we completed were sent home, along with a matching homework page. Homework is due back on Friday.

I began my classroom Kindergarten assessing, and hope to have it completed by the end of the week, or early next week.

The students enjoyed Art today.

Math homework page was sent home. It is due back by Friday, but you may send it in any day before then.

Wednesday, Sept. 11th at 6:30pm
is Back to School Night in our classroom.
This is for Parents. There is tons of information to be shared!

Thursday, Sept. 12th is Picture Day!
Students may wear their own clothes this day.
I do ask parents to please send in sneakers for recess
(if your child wears fancy shoes).
Thanks,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


Sept. 3, 2019

Welcome to September!

Today, in Language Arts, we started Unit 1 Smart Start.
Our Essential Question of the week is: How is everyone special?
We discussed what makes people special and how they are special.
They listened to the Big Book: Animals in the Park: An ABC Book.
We reviewed the parts of a book and the students identified objects in the book that started with the letters in the alphabet.
Our first word for our word wall is "I", as in "I like ice-cream."
Our word wall will be made up of "High Frequency Words", aka "HFW's". These are words that are frequently used but are not sounded our phonetically like c-a-t, for cat.
The students gave examples of sentences with the word "I".

In Math, we completed the "Am I ready" page for our first lesson.

We started writing in our Story Journals. We really are still learning how to find the page, and how to write the date on the page. Today, they had to write a sentence with our new word.
They were encouraged to write "I" and draw what they like to do.

The students also explored their Science books. We are beginning with the lesson on Senses.

HOMEWORK WAS SENT HOME TODAY!
In Language Arts, we have a homework packet that will go home every week. The work is short, and intended to be practice for what we are working on in our Wonders program.
Students will complete one page per night. The day of the week is on the homework in the upper right hand corner.
Please keep this packet in their folder all week long. We will collect them on Fridays. They will recieve a sticker (in the beginning) for completing this homework packet. 
Please know, if it is not completed by Friday, that's fine. I know you have busy schedules. Just turn it in when it is completed and they will still receive a sticker!


Wednesday, Sept. 11th at 6:30pm
is Back to School Night in our classroom.
This is for Parents. There is tons of information to be shared!

Thursday, Sept. 12th is Picture Day!
Students may wear their own clothes this day.
I do ask parents to please send in sneakers for recess
(if your child wears fancy shoes).
Thanks,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~







August 30, 2019

Happy Labor Day Weekend!
See everyone back in school on Tuesday, Sept. 3rd!


Monday, Sept. 2nd is No School Day for Labor Day.
Enjoy your long weekend!

Wednesday, Sept. 11th at 6:30pm
is Back to School Night in our classroom.
This is for Parents. There is tons of information to be shared!

Thursday, Sept. 12th is Picture Day!
Students may wear their own clothes this day.
I do ask parents to please send in sneakers for recess
(if your child wears fancy shoes).
Thanks,
Mrs. Pogonyi

~


August 29, 2019

The students are learning the routines of Kindergarten.
I modeled for them how to do a morning meeting using our easel calendar, and our smartboard. I explained that soon, our helpers of the week will run the morning meeting (with help from me).
The students enjoyed Technology today.

Tomorrow is Gym. Please have their first names on their shirt.
You may use a piece of masking tape on the front of their shirt with their name on it!

If your child will not be in school, please send me an email and that will count as your absence note.

Friday, August 30th is an Early Dismissal Day at 11:35am
Please still send in a morning snack and an Eagle's Club lunch and snack for those that attend.
Monday, Sept. 2nd is No School Day for Labor Day.
Enjoy your long weekend!

Wednesday, Sept. 11th at 6:30pm
is Back to School Night in our classroom.
This is for Parents. There is tons of information to be shared!

Thursday, Sept. 12th is Picture Day!
Students may wear their own clothes this day.
I do ask parents to please send in sneakers for recess
(if your child wears fancy shoes).


Thanks,
Mrs. Pogonyi 

~


August 28, 2019

We had another good day in Kindergarten today!

We spent a lot of time reviewing procedures, such as:
walking quietly in hallways, showing kind behavior during morning meeting, how to be a good listener during morning lessons, and how to get completely quiet on the "Silent Sidewalk" leading up to the church.
They were able to walk up and down the "Silent Sidewalk" in complete silence, so they were rewarded with an extra morning recess on the playground!
They listened to the story "Mrs. Bindergarten gets ready for Kindergarten", and after they shared what they did to get ready for Kindergarten.
They also completed a paper with a drawing of themselves at the beginning of Kindergarten, and wrote their name on it. I did not send these home. I like to hold them in their file and send them home at the end of the year along with an "end of year" drawing. It's a fun comparison.
We've also started reviewing the parts of a book: front cover, back cover, title, author & illustrator.

The students enjoyed Art today as their special.

In Religion, they listened to two chapters in The Children's Bible: The beginning; and Adam & Eve. They are excited to hear the next chapter: The Sneaky Snake.

For Social Studies, we read our Let's Find Out magazine "School Rules", watched the video, and played the interactive game on the Smartboard indentifying letters.

Friday, August 30th is an Early Dismissal Day at 11:35am
Please still send in a morning snack and an Eagle's Club lunch and snack for those that attend.
Monday, Sept. 2nd is No School Day for Labor Day.
Enjoy your long weekend!

Wednesday, Sept. 11th at 6:30pm
is Back to School Night in our classroom.
This is for Parents. There is tons of information to be shared!

Thursday, Sept. 12th is Picture Day!
Students may wear their own clothes this day.
I do ask parents to please send in sneakers for recess
(if your child wears fancy shoes).


Thanks,
Mrs. Pogonyi 

~



August 27, 2019

Great First Day in KB!
What a super group of students I have!
There were the normal and expected hesitant students and a few tears at drop off. But that all went away very quickly!

We immediately covered how to let us know about bathroom and tissue requests. That all went well today.

We talked about the one class rule: Be Kind.
We reviewed what exactly that means. How do we show kindness to others?

I read the story "The Kissing Hand". It's about a nervous young racoon starting school and wanting to stay home instead.
The young racoon's mom gives him a kiss on his hand that stays with him all day long to help him feel better.
In the end, the young racoon decides to give his mom
a kiss on her hand,
to help her cope with him leaving.
The class listened attentively without any signs of tears. However, for those of you that don't know me, I just sent my "baby" off to  college. So, I was the one who was close to tears at the end of this story!
They completed an activity of coloring a hand and gluing a kiss on it. They also received a "feelings on the first day of school" paper to color in how they felt. Many chose to color all the faces because they felt all those feelings today!
The students also enjoyed Library for their Special today.
Wednesday's Special is Art
Thursday is Technology
Friday is Gym
Monday is both Music and Spanish

I look forward to seeing them tomorrow!


Friday, August 30th is an Early Dismissal Day at 11:35am
Please still send in a morning snack and an Eagle's Club lunch and snack for those that attend.
Monday, Sept. 2nd is No School Day for Labor Day.
Enjoy your long weekend!

Wednesday, Sept. 11th at 6:30pm
is Back to School Night in our classroom.
This is for Parents. There is tons of information to be shared!

Thursday, Sept. 12th is Picture Day!
Students may wear their own clothes this day.
I do ask parents to please send in sneakers for recess
(if your child wears fancy shoes).


Thanks,
Mrs. Pogonyi 

~


August 23, 2019

Hello everyone!
It was so wonderful to meet those of you who were able to attend the Open House on Tuesday.
I can tell by all those sweet faces and different personalities, that it is going to be a fantastic year!
If you weren't able to be there, or didn't bring your items with you, please don't worry.
Just bring them this upcoming first week of school.
These are the items to bring in:
~ Decorated Frog or Flower
~ Questionnaire
~ Crayons and any other supplies

Our first day of School is Tuesday, August 27th. Yay!
It is a full day.
Please send in a snack and water bottle for your child.
You may order lunch or send in lunch from home.
If your child is attending Eagle's Club, please send a separate snack for afterschool.
Please also make sure they have a rest towel.

You are welcome to walk them down to the classroom, and in, if they need your support. We will be having Independence Day later in September, and that's when the Kindergarteners will walk themselves in and down the hall by themselves!
(Just keep in mind, the sooner you walk away, the easier it is for your child to get started with their day, with our help.)

I'm so excited to get started!

Last two items:
1.  Please wear your name tag the first two weeks of school.
2. Remember to open your squishy letter at bed time,
the night before Kindergarten!

See you Tuesday!
Mrs. Pogonyi

Saying Goodbye to Summer 2019
and
Hello to KB New School Year 2019-2020!