Lenten Calendar for Kindergarteners

Lenten Activities for Kindergartners

Because the concept of giving something up for the entire season of  Lent can be more than overwhelming for small children, here is a calendar with daily activities that your child can do for Lent.  We like to think of Lent as a season to think about God, to show love and friendship to others, and as a way to say “thank you” to Jesus.

  Feb 22: Ash Wednesday. Go to church today.

         23:  Smile at everyone you meet today!

          24:  practice printing your first and last name 

          25:  clean up your room without being told! 

         26: Sunday.  Go to church and say “thank you” to God.

          27:  draw a picture for some one special

          28:  don’t eat any candy today!

          29:  hang up your coat and put away your shoes!

   Mar 1:   help clean up after dinner!

            2:   hug everybody in your family today

            3:   do something extra nice for someone in your family

           4:   Sunday.  Go to church and say the “Our Father” for your family

           5:   draw a picture for Daddy today!

           6:   make your bed as soon as you get up!

           7:   no cookies today!

            8:   ask your Mommy if she needs any help today!

            9:   Go to bed as soon as Mommy and Daddy say!

          10:  Ask Daddy if he needs any help today.

          11:  Sunday. Go to church and say “hello” to your neighbors!

          12:  call your Grandma or Grandpa on the phone - say “I love you!”

          13:  clean your room without being told!

         14:  set the table for dinner tonight.

         15:  clean up your toys!

         16:  Give your family extra hugs and kisses today!

         17:   Happy St. Pat’s Day! Wear green! Wish everyone luck!

         18:   Sunday.  Smile at everyone today!

         19:  St Joseph’s Day!  Wear Red!  Be kind to everyone!

20:   First day of spring!  Draw a spring picture for someone special!

21:  Help with the dishes today

22:  draw a picture for Mommy today!

23:  share a book with your brother, sister, friend

24:  show your best manners all day long!

25:  Sunday. Go to church and say “I love you” to God.

26:  no video or wii games today!

27:  be extra kind to your siblings and parents today

28:  clear the dinner table tonight

29:   no candy today!

30:   ask your Mommy if she needs any help today

31:   no cookies today

 April

  1:   Palm Sunday. Get a palm from church.

         April Fool’s Day!  Make your Mommy/Daddy laugh!

  2:   clean up your toys without being told!

  3:   do something extra nice for someone in your family

  4:  draw a picture! Give it to someone special.

  5:  today is Holy Thursday.  Tell Jesus you love Him.

  6:  today is Good Friday.  Be extra quiet and say a special prayer to Jesus.

  7:  Ask your Mommy or Daddy to help you remember all the things you did to show love and kindness during Lent.  Try to remember to do kind things even when Lent is over.

  8:  Today is Easter!  Enjoy it with your family! 

Plan B:  Take a few ideas that you like from this calendar, add some of your own family ideas.  Put these on small pieces of paper, fold them up and put in a bowl.  Each day your child can draw a paper from the bowl for his/her Lenten activity for the day.

         

A Hundred Thanks!!

Dear Kindergarten Families,

A hundred thanks for the fun 100^th day celebration!  All of the Grandmas and Grandpas looked great!  We had a 100 year old parade and counted 100 steps from everywhere around the whole school!!  (that’s A LOT of steps AND a lot of counting!!)  We made a train of 100 unifix cubes.  It was longer than Owen! It was longer than Madeline who is the tallest third grader! (we had third grade helpers today!)  It was even longer than Mrs. Foran and Mrs. Caulfield!!  When Mrs. Foran and Mrs. Caulfield put their arms up, our teachers were taller!

We had fun answering 100 silly questions and did funny 100 day work!  We hopped 100 times ON ONE FOOT!!  Whew! We clapped 100 times (and that made our hands itchy!) Natalie and Charlotte felt quite certain that adding up Mommy’s age plus Daddy’s age would equal 100.  Richard and Annie also have elderly parents.    My guess is:  Daddy 77 / Mommy 23… J

We made a line with 10 of our friends to make 100 fingers!  There are 100 fun things we did!  And of COURSE, we ate the gorp stew!  YUM!  Thank you for helping make our celebration so much fun!

Today we will do some Math problems with our pennies and we will measure 101 eye drops of water! So many fun things to do, we need more time!

Now it’s time for our next celebration!  Valentine’s Day! We will celebrate on Tuesday, February 14^th.   Children are invited to bring Valentines for our class.

23 children

Please do not write names on the cards. (it’s okay if you already did!  J)  Children may also bring a wrapped treat if you wish.

100th Day Reminder!

Friendly Reminder:

This Wednesday, Feb.8 is our 100 Days of School Celebration. The children may be out of uniform and dress as if they are 100 years old. (please do NOT dress like the teachers…(remember the next report card!! J)

 Please send in 100 edible treats to share for our “gorp stew” in a Ziploc baggie.   Please also send 100 pennies in another ziploc bag.  (please write name on the baggies)  

Thanks so much for your help!  You may bring your camera in the morning if you wish!

                                  Thank You ! 

                    The Very Young Kindergarten Teachers

Homework:  100 hugs and kisses for Mommy and Daddy

100 Days of School!

Dear Kindergarten Families,

The time is fast approaching for our 100^th day of school!! 

Wednesday, February 8^th  will be our official 100^th day of kindergarten!   Wow!   Time sure flies…

                To celebrate with style and grace, we are asking the children to dress as if they are 100 years old.  Please do not buy anything new!  Any fun grandma and grandpa type clothing and props will be perfect! We will go on a funny parade!

At snack time we will be mixing up our 100^th day “gorp stew”…a delightful mixture that will be shared by the class.  Please send in 100 pieces of any of the ingredients listed at the bottom of this page for our stew.  *since this stew is to be eaten, please have an adult do this counting! J We will LOOK at them, TALK about them, and finally, mix them together for our 100^th day stew (which will be served by teachers!)  and EAT them for our snack!! 

We are also asking that the children bring in 100 pennies in a ziploc baggie. This is the child’s turn to count!   We will count, stack, add, subtract and compare these coins.  When we have finished our learning fun, we will donate our $68.00 to a good cause.  What a nice way to conclude a fun day!

Thank You!  Thank You!  A hundred thank yous!!!

 POSSIBLE GORP STEW INGREDIENTS:

Please send in 100 pieces of any of the following ingredients or if you have another idea (Cheerios or whatever) that will be fine, too!   Thank you!  *NO PEANUTS, PLEASE!

____plain M&Ms                                   ____ gum drops

                  

____raisins                                                ____ jelly beans

____fruit snack pieces                              ____ candy corn

____pretzel sticks                                     ____  goldfish

February News

February News

Dear Kindergarten Families,

February promises to be a busy month in Kindergarten.  (aren’t they all??!!)  Our new theme is “Friends Around the World.”  This theme will carry over since the world is a big place and we would like to incorporate St. Patrick~Ireland /  St. Joseph ~ Italy  and Cinco de Mayo in our plans!  The following are a few things that we have planned:

Religion:  Friends around the World,  I Can Love, Valentine’s Day and Bible Stories

Reading:  Name, shape, sound and sign for letters:  Ll, Gg and blending letter sounds into words.

Word wall words:  are, that, do, and number words one through ten.

Math:  100^th day activities, review measurement, time, money, geometry, and addition skills using manipulatives and touch points.

Art:  Groundhog Day, Friends around the World, President’s Day, Valentine’s Day

Social Studies:  Friends around the World, President’s Day, Groundhog’s Day

Dates to remember:

February 8^th ~ 100^th day of school!  Dress up to look 100 years old!

February 14^th ~ celebrate Valentine’s Day!  Children are invited to pass out Valentines to entire class.  PLEASE do NOT put names on envelopes! Children may bring a WRAPPED treat if you wish.

February 20^th ~ President’s Day ~ No School!

Thank You!   The Kindergarten Queens of Hearts

Word Wall List

Dear Kindergarten Families,

Children should be able to read the following words by the end of kindergarten. They will be tested on these periodically. So, please make one flash card for each word and practice every night. Feel free to move on after your child has mastered the words for the month. Thanks for all your help!

Sep: I, am, the, little

Oct: to, a, have, is

Nov: we, my, like, he, for, at, and

Dec: me, with, she, can, big, yes, no

Jan: see, look, they, you, of, in, get, up

Feb: are, that, do, one, two, three four,

five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten

March: here, go, from, will, did

April: what, said, was, red, yellow, blue, orange,

green, purple, brown, pink, black, white, gray

May: where, come, has, be

January News

January Newsletter for Kindergarten

Dear Parent,

Happy New Year!  Welcome back to school!  December certainly was a busy month for kindergarten, but we’re sure you’ll agree that the children reminded us of the true meaning of Christmas.  Their Christmas Pageant performances were amazing! We were, (and still are) so proud of each and every one of them!

The new theme for the month of January will be winter/penguins.  The following are a few of the things we have planned for the month ahead:

Reading – Introduce the letters  Ff, Oo,Hh. Introduce the word wall words:  see,look,they,you,of,in,get,and up. We are blending sounds together. The following letters have been covered and can be blended to make words: Mm, Tt, Ss, Aa, Pp, Ii, Bb, Rr, Dd  Examples:  am, Sam, Pam, pit, sit, sat, Tim, mad. Please enjoy practicing blending words with your little reader at home!

Math – Understanding and writing the number 1-31.  Skip counting by 2 and 5.

Religion – Jesus is our Friend, Jesus is our Helper, Bible stories

Science – Snow and penguins. 

Social Studies – Martin Luther King

Reminders:

No school on Monday, January 16^th – Martin Luther King Day

Sunday, January 29^th – 10:00 Catholic Schools Week Mass and Open House.

Please send in an empty toilet paper roll by Thursday, January 12^th.

Thanks again for all you do!  We appreciate it!

                        Sincerely, the Kindergarten Teachers