A Peek At Our Week!

 I hope everyone is staying safe and dry during this very wet weather! Please enjoy a few updates from Room 115. ☔

Important Dates:

September 29th:

Picture Day! 📸

October 9th 

Early Release 

(11:55 Dismissal)

October 12th 

No School

Announcements:

Boyden Folders

Please be sure to check your child's Boyden folder frequently (nightly if possible). Any work with a star or smiley face can be removed and kept at home unless otherwise noted. Thanks so much in advance for your help and cooperation! :)

Curriculum Night

It was wonderful to see so many of you at Curriculum Night last Tuesday! For those who were unable to attend, or would like to review the information shared again, please click here to view the slideshow that was presented. 

Happy Birthday Johnny Appleseed! 🍎

We ended our week with LOTS of excitement as we celebrated Johnny Appleseed and all things apple! 

Curriculum Update:

Reading (Literacy)

Last week in reading we continued to explore module (unit) 1 which is titled: Curious About Kindergarten. We worked hard to answer the essential question, "What will I discover in Kindergarten?" by reading the stories A Squiggly Story by Andrew Larsen, and One Happy Classroom by Charnan Simon. We also practiced identifying the characters and settings of these texts, and were introduced to the genre of fiction. 

Fundations

Last week in Fundations we learned about the letters t, b, and f! During the first few weeks of school we will be learning to read and spell color words as well! Last week's color was blue. Click here to listen to a song we used to help us practice this color.

Math

We continue to build our number sense in math as we explore numbers to 5. Last week we showed the numbers 1-5 on our five frame mats, and used our fingers to show how many boxes were full and how many were empty. At the end of the week we learned some fun number formation poems to help us with writting these numbers, and played a fun game called Spill the Beans!

Writer's Workshop

Last week in Writer's Workshop we practiced our pre-writing skills by using shapes to create people! In the week ahead to will put pencil to paper as we practice drawing people and including details such as hair, clothing, and facial expressions.

Thanks so much for taking a peek at our week! Please check back soon to watch us learn, grow, and play in the wonderful world that is K! 🍎📖🚌

A Peek At Our Week!

  The children settled into Room 115 nicely as we spent our first full week of school together! Last week we continued to practice classroom routines and also review expected behaviors.  I couldn't be more pleased with how quickly everyone is acclimating to Kindergarten life! 🍎

Important Dates:

September 22nd

Boyden Curriculum Night

(Parents Only Please)

September 29th:

Picture Day! 📸

Announcements:

Lunch Forms

Starting this week, I will no longer be sending home a Google Form to indicate how your Kindergartener will be getting lunch each day. Please discuss with your child whether they are bringing their lunch from home or getting a school lunch in the morning so that they are able to tell me when they get to school. Thank you so much!

Johnny Appleseed

On Friday, September 25th we will be celebrating Johnny Appleseed and all things apples in Kindergarten! Students are welcome to wear the color red, or any apple attire they may have at home to mark the occassion.

Curriculum Update:

Literacy

Last week in Literacy we read the story Keisha Ann Can! by Daniel Kirk and explored some of things we might discover this year in Kindergarten. We also learned about the story elements of character and setting, and spent a great deal of time discussing our names and also practiced writing them!

The students worked hard on their first paper ripping project of the year! Activities like these are great for building fine motor strength.

Fundations

The students were also introduced the Echo and Baby Echo, two characters who will help us learn during our Fundations time! The Fundations program is used to teach phonics skills in Kindergarten. We will begin with reviewing all of the letters and sounds in the alphabet, and move on to reading short vowel words as the year progresses.

We were so excited to have Mrs. Arnold stop by to enjoy the fun! 🦉

Math

In math we began the first module in our Bridges curriculum! Last week's lessons focused on sorting shoes, and the class did an excellent job of noticing various attributes our shoes had, and sorting them into categories. 👞👟🥿

We also explored new math manipulatives such as pattern blocks, unifix cubes, and polydrons during our math work station time. Work stations are independent activities that take place after our whole group lesson.

Thanks so much for taking a peek at our week! Please check back soon to watch us learn, grow, and play in the wonderful world that is K! 🍎📘🚌

A Peek At Our Week!

 What a wonderful first few days we had together in Room 115! I am SO impressed with how quickly all of the children are adjusting to Kindergarten life. Please enjoy our first blog update for the 2026-2027 school year! 🍎

Important Dates:

September 18th:

Half Day of School

11:55am Dismissal

September 22nd

Boyden Curriculum Night

(More info. to follow)

September 29th:

Picture Day! 📸

Announcements:

Arrival This Week!

Starting tomorrow (Monday) the Kindergarten students will be going right to their classrooms in the morning. We will no longer be meeting in the cafeteria first.

Lunch Order Form

Thank you SO much to all of the families who filled out the lunch order form last week. It helped our morning get off to a smooth start, and I can't thank you enough for your help! Please click here to complete a form for the week ahead.

*It's perfectly fine if your child ends up changing their mind on if they are getting school/home lunch. Please just send me a quick email to let me know if possible. :)

Classroom Update:

A Perfectly Messed Up Story 📖

Last week the class enjoyed learning about all of the fun things in Room 115! A special highlight was learning about our classroom library. We started by reading The Perfectly Messed Up Story by Patrick McDonnell, and through this story we learned the importance of taking care of books and treating them in an expected way. After reading, the students learned how to use our classroom library! Looking at a book from our library area is always a choice for students who finish with their work early. 

Be a Bucket Filler 💗

Another story we enjoyed today was How to be a Bucket Filler by Carol McCloud. This book taught us about kindness! We learned that everyone has an invisible bucket, and when we do or say nice things it fills a person's invisible bucket up! After reading, each child colored their own bucket. This was a great opportunity to discuss the expectations for coloring in Kindergarten. When coloring the children are expected to stay inside the lines, make all the white space disappear, and use appropriate colors (i.e. trees should be green, strawberries red, etc.). It is important to note that at this age, your child's fine motor skills are still developing. Every student is expected to work to the best of their ability, but by no means am I expecting perfection!

Where is Pigeon? 🔎

We ended our week by reading the book The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! by Mo Willems and going on a pigeon hunt around Boyden School! The pigeon sent us on quite an adventure as we searched locations such as the office, cafeteria, music room, gym, and even Mr. Dearborn's office! It seems as though he was too fast for us to catch! Luckily our hunt had a happy ending as the pigeon was waiting for us when we returned to our classroom! I wonder how he got there! 🤔

A Peek Inside Specials

Last week the students enjoyed their first Media/Stem class! Media/Stem will consist of traditional library elements such as read alouds and book check out, but it will also include hands on experiences which integrate science, technology, engineering and math as well. Students can look forward to bringing their first book home from the media center in the next few weeks!

Conversation Starters 🗩

Below are some questions you can ask your child based on what we did in class this week

• What does it mean to be a bucket filler? What are some ways you can fill someone's bucket?
• Ask your child to tell you about our classroom library. How do you know where a book goes when you are done reading it (hint colors and numbers)
• What was your favorite activity in Media/Stem?

Thanks so much for taking a peek at our week! Please check back soon to watch us learn, grow, and play in the wonderful world that is K! 🚌📖🍎