Magic Playdough

 
 

It looks like it is going to be a GREAT school year!

The First Day!

September 2, 2014

Dear Kindergarten Families,

We had a wonderful first day of school!  We began our morning with our “Morning Meeting” and learned a new song.  We will sing “The More We Get Together” to start each day in the beginning of the year.

We also read a story, Welcome to Kindergarten, by Anne Rockwell, got to know our new friends, and explored some math learning tools.  

The children met their music teacher, Ms. O’Hara, and listened to the classic story by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

At the end of the day, we explored “Magic Playdough”. Check out our class blog for some photos of the magic. http://www.mrskochsnews.blogspot.com

Here are some questions to help start a conversation with your child about their first day of kindergarten:

• Tell me about what you did in music class today.
• What do you do when you hear Mrs. Koch ring the chime?
• What is the name of one of your classmates?
• What did you play on the playground?
• Tell me about the ways you played and learned in the classroom.

I’m looking forward to a wonderful year together!
Peace, Susan

susank@mpsvt.org

“The More We Get Together”

The more we get together

Together, together

The more we get together

The happier we'll be

Cause your friends are my friends

And my friends are your friends

The more we get together

The happier we'll be

Our Kindergarten Class

I have met almost everyone in our class, and can't wait until we get to be together. On Thursday afternoon, you will get a chance to visit the classroom form 3:30-4:30. See you all then!

Thea

Devontay

Erika

Ayden

Zane

Elizabeth

Holden

Liam

Irebe

Mason

Brody

Amanda

Evelyn

Anna

We currently have 14 students in our class!

Getting Ready

The school is almost ready! Roofers have been putting the finishing touches on a summer long roof replacement project. Today, this giant crane was transporting some final supplies.

We can't wait to see everyone at the kindergarten playground date on Monday, August 25th from 4:30-5:30. We will meet on the UPPER playground as the equipment on the lower playground is not quite ready yet!!

Welcome to Kindergarten

Yay! You found our class blog!

I will use this blog to update families of class happenings throughout the year. I have left some postings from the last k-1 looping class, to give you an opportunity to explore the types of adventures you can look forward to.

I hope you have received this letter already:

Welcome to kindergarten! My name is Mrs. Koch, and I will be your kindergarten teacher. I live in Montpelier with my husband and two daughters. I also have a dog named Shadow.  Can you guess what color he is?

I have been busy getting ready for school to start, and I just can’t wait to meet you .We will have a kindergarten play date on Monday, August 25th from 4:30-5:30 on the playground. We are  also having an Open House for you and your family in our classroom on August 28th, from 3:30-4:30.

Have you ever looked closely at a caterpillar, chrysalis or butterfly? We will start the year studying the life cycle of the butterfly and  there are so many types here in Montpelier. Keep an eye open for caterpillars of these species and bring one to school if you find it!

         

Spotted Tussock        Beautiful Wood Nymph             Promethea Caterpillar            Monarch Caterpillar

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns, or to set ups home visit time on Aug 27th, 28th or 29th. E-mail is the best way to contact me susank@mpsvt.org

My Summer Vacation

I am enjoying my vacation at Ferry Beach in Saco Maine.

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Thanks for an Awesome Loop

Ms. Beach, Mrs.LeFebvre, Mrs. Dostie, Mrs. Koch, Mrs. Wrigley, Mrs. Bates, Ms. Closter

We have had a great journey together, and are now looking forward to starting a new loop!

Yearbooks still available!

Yearbooks are still available.  For the modest price of $12.50, you can give your child years and years of enjoyable reminiscing. And maybe some entertaining embarrassment when they get to their 30s and 40s!

Please bring cash, or a check payable to Union Elementary School, to the Main Office or to Melissa Parker's room. Melissa and her students ran the yearbook prep this year as hands-on, real-life service project. Thanks, Melissa's Class!

Maggie's Last Day

We had a "surprise " party to thank our special volunteer from Montpelier High School. Maggie Gordon has come to our classroom each Tuesday and Thursday to help with Writer's workshop. Maggie is especially interested in world cultures and wanted to see what it was like to work in a primary classroom with many ELL students. She has been a great asset to our community in Room 7 and we will really miss her. Maggie is a lifeguard at the Montpelier pool and will be teaching lessons this summer, so perhaps the kids will get a chance to say hello in the summer months. Thanks so much Maggie!

A "sprinkle" party- with applesauce too!

Our Trip To VINS

Library News

A note from Mrs. Frey, our UES Librarian:

It's that time of year - We're hoping to start the big book return! 

Teachers will be receiving a class notice that lists students and the books they have checked out according to our records.   If a book truly is lost, it can be replaced by 1)  paying for the replacement or 2)  giving UES Library a copy of the book (can be used as long as in good shape) 

If students think they have returned books, have questions or want to "work off" the cost of the book, teachers will allow them to come to the library to work it out. 

Please e-mail Mrs. Frey if you have questions or need further information.

Please vote for School Nurse Video

UES submitted a short video to the School Nurses Contest, but we (badly) need your help to win!

The more people who comment and "like" the video, the greater our chances of winning $5,000 in supplies!

Here's how. Go to this link: http://www.schoolhealth.com/school-nurse-video-contest 

Scroll to the bottom, click VIEW MORE. Find the video and click on VOTE. Our video looks like this: