Kindergarten Newsletter

 

March 8, 2024

 

Religion

Jesus blesses us in many ways.  So often, however, it’s easy to take His blessing for granted.  Ten men plagued with Leprosy cried out to Jesus, “Have mercy on us!”  The prognosis was bleak.  Faced with the certainty of pain and suffering and no chance of a cure, these men turned to the only remaining hope.  Could this Jesus, whose spreading reputation as a healer, offer any help?  The prescription was simple, “Go to the Temple and show yourself to the priest.”  To their surprise as they journeyed along, a miraculous transformation took place.  Undoubtedly an occasion to celebrate and rejoice, but only one stopped and returned to Jesus to say “Thank you!”   Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good.  Psalm 107:1

 

Picture Request

Thank you to all the parents who have been submitting your child’s baby picture and one additional picture showing your child at his/her current age, engaged in their favorite activity.  Digital copies are the easiest and can be sent to witek@stjohnsracine.org  Hard copies will be returned.  Thanks for your help. 

 

What Have We Learned

Language Lesson Focus – Fun and Fantasy We explored a new piece of literature “Unicorns Are the Worst”  This text gave us an excellent opportunity to explore characters and how they can change as the story progresses.  In the end, Goblin decided unicorns were pretty cool and dragons really are the worst.  We eagerly awaited for the Friday reading of Alex Willan’s sequel, “Dragons Are the Worst”.  Sorry moms and dads, there is a page about dragon poop.  That will certainly be the most remembered page.  A huge thank you to Regan’s family. They found Yetis Are the Worst.  I love when children are so excited about books that they want to hear more from the same author. 

Writing – “In my opinion……..” We had to think of a favorite food and try to persuade our classmates why this was the best possible food choice.        

Morning Art – These activities were more about fine motor development.  We used Playdoh to create rainbows, cut straws with scissors to string necklaces, and tore paper to make a paper rainbow.

Afternoon Art – March 2nd was Dr. Suess’ birthday. Check out the Cat in the Hat project displayed in the hall.  We’re also working on a windy fingerpaint project.  Those will be completed next week. 

Math – We are starting a unit on addition by taking two sets and joining them together to make a new larger set.  The story “Five Little Monkeys” provided a good example of different combinations of the number five. If three are on the bed, how many are on the floor?

Fun Food Friday – Unicorn dip with graham sticks.  The dip was made from yogurt, cream cheese, and a little sugar.  Four different neon colors were used to make it a unicorn variety.   

 

Golden Rondelle

The program at the Golden Rondelle on Thursday was amazing.  Mr. Smarty Pants used balloons to create simple machines that when combined made a functioning mouse trap.  We should be getting a link soon that allows you access to view the program at home.  

 

                                                                                                                                           

 

2023-2024 Theme - Connected in Christ “I am the vine, and you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me, you can do nothing.”  John 15:1-5