Kindergarten (A)
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Welcome to Mrs. Pedano's Class!
I am looking forward to working with you and your child this year in kindergarten!!
We are a NUT FREE classroom. NO PRODUCTS THAT MAY HAVE COME INTO CONTACT WITH PEANUTS OR TREE NUTS MAY COME INTO THE CLASSROOM. PLEASE READ LABELS CAREFULLY WHEN PLANNING SNACK, LUNCH OR PARTY TREATS!!
Thank You!!!!
"Childhood should be a journey not a race." Author Unknown -
Teacher's Weekly Message
Week of February 24, 2020Last week we learned fun facts about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln and came up with our own ideas to complete the sentence, “If I were President…”
This week in Math we will compose and decompose numbers from 11 - 19. In ELA we will introduce the following sight words: is, of, many, how, so, where. Our Read Aloud Books will answer the Essential Question, “What kinds of things do scientists do?” We will continue to practice individual letter sounds and identifying the beginning, middle and ending sounds in 3 letter words. Our Religion chapter topic this week is “I Am Good.”
Other Information and Reminders:
Thursday, March 5th
Half Day - 11:55 Dismissal
Friday, March 6th
No School
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Week of February 17, 2020
Last week was very eventful in Kindergarten! We celebrated the 100th day of school with many fun activities, some of which were, parading throughout the school in our 100 year old costumes, doing 10 sets of 10 different exercises, and making a count by 10 snowman. We kicked off our Valentine celebration with an experiment to see what would happen to a heart shaped pipe cleaner when we let it sit in a solution of hot water and Borax overnight. We observed and recorded that crystals grew around the heart, making a beautiful heart ornament! We celebrated Valentine’s Day with a wonderful party and gave Valentines to our friends. Thank you to Mrs Burbidge and Mrs McDevitt for helping with the party! Everyone’s contribution is so greatly appreciated!
This week we will continue to work on subtraction stories in Math. In our literature series we will answer the Essential Question, “Where do different animals make their home?” and practice our new sight words, “are” and “now.” In Religion we will practice the sign of the cross and reciting the Hail Mary and Our Father. We will continue to practice individual letter sounds and identifying the beginning, middle and ending sounds in 3 letter words.
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Week of February 9, 2020
Important Updates
Class Trip- If you have not sent in your permission slip and payment for our class trip please do so ASAP. We need to purchase the tickets for our show and make payment for our bus as the date for our trip is fast approaching!!
100th Day of School- our 100th Day Celebration will be tuesday, Feb 11th. The children should come to school dressed as an "old" person. Some ideas:wearing suspenders, eye glasses, gray wig, using a cane, etc. Be creative and have fun with it!!!
Valentine's Day- Our Valentine's Day celebration will be Thursday, Feb 13th. A Sign Up Genius was sent to you thanks to our Homeroom Moms. Please remember all treats and snacks must be TREE NUT AND PEANUT FREE. If you are sending in Valentine Cards please remember there must be one for each child, we have 25 students. Also, please DO NOT address the card to any student, just have your child sign the card. This enables the children to give the cards out themselves which they love to do!!
NO SCHOOL- Friday, Feb 14th and Monday, Feb 17th
This week we have many fun activities planned for both 100th Day of School and Valentine's Day. In MATH we will continue with our new unit on subtraction and in RELIGION we will learn how to share our "loving heart" with others.
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Week of February 3, 2020
I want to thank everyone for the beautiful flowers and Starbucks gift card for Teacher Appreciation Day. It was so kind and greatly appreciated.
Important Updates
Superbowl Winner- if the Kansas City Chiefs win the Superbowl we will have a dress down day on Monday, Feb 3rd.
100th Day of School- we will celebrate our 100th Day of School on Tuesday, Feb 11th. The children should come to school dressed as an "old" person.
Valentine's Day Party- Thursday, Feb 13th, our homeroom moms will be in touch for treats, etc. If you are sending in Valentine's for the class, we have 25 students and there must be one for every child. Any treats that come in MUST BE NUT FREE!!
NO SCHOOL- Friday, Feb 14th and Mon Feb 17th
This week in ELA we will practice reading our new High Frquency Words, "you" and "what", identify the sound of letter "f", and read several literature selections that will answer our Essential Question "How do animals use their different body parts?". In MATH we will finish with our unit on addition and begin our new unit on subtraction and in RELIGION we will learn that Forgiveness is Good.
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Make sure to check out the Photos link on my website, I've added some pictures of the fun things we've been doing in kindergarten!! More to come.... -
Contact Information/Absences
SBS Teachers make every effort to check email as their schedule allows, but may not be able to respond until after the school day. KathleenPedano can be reached at kpedano@stbl.org.
During the school day you may call the school office at 610-789-7676ext. 202 and leave a message for the teacher and your call will be returned as soon as possible.
If you are sending a note in with your child, please make sure your child knows to hand it to the teacher upon arrival so that it is received in a timely manner.
If your child will be absent, please call the school before 8:30 a.m. at 610-789-7676 ext. 202 and leave a message or email Mrs. Booth in the school office at Mbooth@stbl.org with your child’s name, grade and reason for absence and refer to the school Absence Policyfor further information.
Upon returning to school please send a note in to the teacher with the date(s) and reason for your child's absence -
Weekly Schedule
Monday Computers 2:05-2:35
Tuesday Library 2:00-2:30
Wednesday Gym 9:30-10:00
Thursday Art 9:30-10:00
Friday Music 9:05-9:35 -
Family Homeroom Representative
A Homeroom Representative will be reaching out to you to coordinate events on behalf of the classroom teacher and Home & School Association as needed throughout the school year.