Each Kindergarten student will have a purple Daily Homework Folder. Inside each folder is a laminated sheet with the following homework: o Read with someone for 20 minutes o Tell someone about your day o Ask someone about their day There are also pockets for forms that may need to be signed, such as field…
Read MoreKindergarten Students are invited to bring an item to share during Morning Meeting on Friday mornings.Any item that is special to your student is welcome – please make arrangements ahead of time with Teacher Pamela if your student would like to bring anything fragile, or living.
Read MoreKindergarteners will be invited to bring in something special on Fridays for Show and Tell. Each student will have a turn to share what is special about their item, practice answering questions from their classmates, and their friends will be encouraged to share connections they may have with the item or story being shared. Show…
Read MoreHPPK Kindergarten birthday celebrations center around small ways for the students to feel special throughout the day. Students will start the day by decorating a birthday crown at Creation Station, and they are welcome to wear it all day if they like. Birthday students will get to be the line leader for the day, and…
Read MoreHow is it September already?!? Another summer has come and gone entirely too quickly, school is right around the corner and we can’t wait! I am looking forward to watching Sam (and all his preschool friends) grow this year. Our school is an amazing place for them to explore the world around them and blossom…
Read MoreI HOPE YOU ARE REALLY HUNGRY FOR BOOKS! I am Jaimey, your scholastic book order coordinator and Brennan’s mom (blue class) Everyone knows that reading is important and reading to our children is imperative. “Reading aloud to young children, particularly in an engaging manner, promotes emerging literacy and language development and supports the relationship between…
Read Moreadapted from Family-Friendly Communication for Early Childhood Programs We all know that if a bridge is not structurally sound, it will eventually collapse. Likewise, if relationships are not built on a sturdy foundation, they too will fail. Too often parents and school staff are intimidated by each other. But by willingly beginning the home/school relationship…
Read MoreEach preschool family is asked to bring the following items to Parent-Child Day: 1 roll of paper towels 2 rolls of toilet paper 1 box of Kleenex 1 drawstring bag containing a change of clothes – please label bag and clothing with child’s name 1 pair of rubber boots for your child to wear in…
Read MoreThe preschool children will be making “Me Books” during the first days of school. These will include photos and artifacts that are special to each child and are provided by each family. Between now and the first day of school please gather small photos (no larger than 4X6”), drawings, and/or flat(tish) objects that can be…
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