Kindergarten

I’m very excited to be your child’s teacher and I look forward to getting to know you and your child.
Our new Kindergarten class is off to a great start!  The children have been adjusting to our daily
routine and tasks that are expected in Kindergarten.  Some of these tasks include the following:
holding pencils correctly, turning pages of their books and finding the correct page, writing their
names on all their papers, following directions, etc. The students are also working hard to listen the
first time they are given a direction, following the rules of the classroom and school as well as
paying attention to personal space a.k.a. staying inside your bubble.   Many of these tasks we take
for granted, but in Kindergarten it does take effort from the children. Especially when they are
learning and demonstrating what they know in a large group and not in a small environment at home.
Kindergarten is an exciting and important year. Your child will be learning reading and math skills
that will provide the basis for future skill development. The children will also show tremendous
growth this year not only academically, but socially, spiritually, and emotionally.
Miss Menchette

Some of the things we will be learning about during February:

100th DAY of School is tentatively on Wednesday February 14th.
The students will tentatively celebrate that they are 100 days smarter on Thursday, February 16th
due to the 100th day falling on Valentine’s day. They will be completing various activities that
revolve around the number 100. Details to come!

Reading/ELA –
This month’s “Super Kids” are Icky, Tic, Tac & Toc and Fritz
Phonemic Awareness and Phonics: Ii /i/, Tt /t/ & Ff /F/
Handwriting: Upper and Lowercase Ii, Tt, Ff
Sight Words: to, it, you, in, and, said, up, look, go, we, little

Writing: Describing Words, Explore how you write
an informational book, Review of letters, letter-sounds, & Capitalization for names
Generate a list of facts, use temporary spelling, Label drawings, interview a classmate and present
information.
*Printing our names with proper letter formation (First letter capitalized and the rest lowercase)
*Proper letter formation (We use the Zaner-Bloser manuscript handwriting style)
*Illustrating a picture and dictating/writing a sentence to go with it.

Math
We will continue working with two dimensional shapes as well as:
*Counting to 50 by ones
*Counting to 100 by ones
*Counting to 100 by tens.
*Please continue to reinforce numeral identification as well as
rote counting and counting objects at home.

Science-*Force Olympics (Forces, Machines and Engineering) Students are introduced to pushes
and pulls and how those affect the motion of objects.

Social Studies-
* Black History Month
*President’s Day
*Valentine’s Day

Religion-
* God made people unique, wonderful and different and that He loves all people.
*Manners
*Friendship
*Saint Valentine

 2025-2026

 Kindergarten School Supplies (updated 6.23)

• 4 - packs Crayola crayons- 16 count or 24 count   
• 1 pack of colored pencils
• 1 pack of Thick Washable Markers
• 1 pack of Thin Washable Markers 
• 2 pencil cases: 1 fabric with a zipper  and 1 plastic box
• 2 LARGE PACKS of Expo Dry Erase Markers (fine tip)
• 10 Elmer’s jumbo glue sticks or 20 small Elmer’s glue sticks
• 1 set of Crayola watercolor paints with a brush
•  2 Packs of 4-count- 4 oz cans of Play-Doh (8 cans altogether)
• 1 large pink pearl pencil eraser
• 2 wirebound 3x5 ruled index cards
• 1 pair 5” blunt scissors   
• 1 highlighter
• 1 Primary Ruled Composition Journal Book 
• 4 plastic folders with prongs Black, Purple, Blue, Red
• 1 Plastic Folder without prongs for a take-home folder- Your choice of Design/Color
• Pencils Ticonderoga Brand No. 2- 1- Jumbo kind (Primary) and Regular  12 count pack. 
• 3 boxes of tissues
• 1 Hand Sanitizer/Purell
• 2 rolls of paper towels
• 1 Box of  Baby Wipes (unscented preferred)
• 2 Containers of Lysol/Clorox Wipes
• Girls- 1 large Box of Quart Size Freezer Zipper Bags 
• Boys-1 large Box of Gallon Size Freezer Zipper Bags
• Reusable Water Bottle
• Durable Headphones ( will need more than 1 during the year- they break easily) no earbuds
• 1 Large FULL-Size Backpack to fit Library Book, Lunch Box, Take Home Folder,
  Special Projects, etc. Please label with the child's name.
• Change of Clothes in a Large Ziplock bag labeled with your child’s name :                  
  underwear- 2 pairs, uniform polo shirt & pants (preferred), socks, an extra pair of old sneakers. 
• Baby Picture and Family Picture

 You may access your child's parent portal https://parentportal.eschooldata.com/buffalodiocese

Ms.  Karla Menchette - Teacher     Ms. Nina Smith - Aide

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The Kindergarten classroom is an exciting place to be. It is a place where children grow spiritually, academically, socially and find that learning is fun.

We have a strong academic program in Kindergarten. Reading, Phonics, Writing and Language take up a big part of our day. The children also have a daily Math and Religion lesson. In addition to our daily lessons, the students will be exposed to Science and Social Studies. We won't forget many special and fun activities throughout the year.  Thanksgiving Feast, Gingerbread Man Unit, Christmas Pageant and Hatching chicks from eggs are just a few of the special times for the Kindergarten class.

Children that are ready for more challenging work are advanced and those that need a little extra help are given individual instruction.

Kindergarten students will also take part in our special subjects.  During the week, the class will participate in Art, Spanish, Physical Education, Computer, Music and Library Class.

This is an important time in a young child's life. We want to provide a secure and happy environment that will promote a love of learning and a classroom where each child will succeed and be proud of their accomplishments.

Some  great learning sites:

http://www.starfall.com
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/SumSense/sumadd.html
http://www.oswego.org
http://illuminations.nctm.org 
http://www.funbrain.com