Notes

Dear Parents,
Thank you for taking the time to jot me a note about your experience reading the book I sent home with your child on Friday. I read each one during carpet time and the children were so proud to hear what you had to say about their reading.  Today we did a predictable chart where the children had to tell me one thing they learned in kindergarten and almost all of the children said "read."
Respectfully,
Mrs. Catton

Mother's Day

I would like to extend a Happy Mother's Day to each of my student's mothers and I would like to thank you for allowing me the honor of teaching your child and spending time with them. Each child is unique and so special. They have prepared somethings for you for Mother's Day so be sure to check their Friday folder and ask about each item inside in case they forget.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Catton

The Hungry Little Catepillars

Hopefully your child came home and told you about the four living caterpillars we have  in our classroom.  We will be observing them and discussing the changes and if all goes as planned,  by the last week of kindergarten we will have butterflies. This week our shared reading is I'm a Caterpillar by Jean Marzallo. As you may have heard also, one of our hermit crabs died over the weekend. While it was sad, it lead to a nice discussion about the cycle of life. I heard that many of the children remembered Hermie in their nightly prayers. Today I had the honor of writing with the children a letter to St. Elizabeth / Coleman telling them that the kindergartners had earned over $348.00 in the Kindergarten Challenge. We had alot of fun estimating how many diapers and how much formula that would buy for the babies. We have been observing the classroom garden we planted and are writing about the changes that are occuring. We are checking on the chickens as we move about the school and on our way out to recess. They seem right at home here at Holy Spirit.
Hard to believe that we are into the last month of kindergarten. We will be visiting one of the first grade classrooms soon  and them we will be discussing similarities and differences between the two grades.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Catton