Transitional Kindergarten News

Hello TK Families! 🌟

What a busy, joyful week we had in TK! Here’s a peek at all the learning and fun happening in our classroom:

 

✏️ Assessments This Week

We completed several assessments to prepare for Spring Conferences. I’ll share all of this information with you when we meet.
We assessed:

  • Fine motor skills (coloring & cutting)
  • ABC letter recognition & sounds
  • Name writing
  • Self-portraits
  • Rhyming
  • Beginning sounds
  • Writing numbers

Your children worked so hard—I'm proud of them!

 

🌍 Geography Fun

We are practicing learning the names of the continents and finding them on maps.
Ask your child to sing the continent song for you 🎶—it’s a class favorite!

Students punched out North America this week (and Antarctica a few weeks ago) to begin creating their own maps. These will be part of our Grand Finale TK Open House in May!

 

❄️ Arctic Adventures

We learned all about Arctic terns and their amazing migrations.
Students:

  • Flew their Arctic terns through the school
  • Built nests
  • Hatched eggs and took care of their chicks
  • Found fish and krill
  • Traveled all the way from Alaska to Antarctica ✈️🐦

We also learned about polar bears and created beautiful chalk drawings, which are proudly displayed in our classroom.

 

📝 Writing & Handwriting

  • Last week we read Snowmen at Night and illustrated what we would do if we were snowmen at night.
  • This week, students practiced completing a sentence to match their picture.

In handwriting, we reviewed “down-up” letters and were introduced to diagonal letters, focusing on Vv.

 

👑 Class Celebration

Our TK class earned 10 Class Crowns for their amazing behavior around the school—way to go!
We celebrated by:

  • Baking sprinkle cookies in the cafeteria 🍪
  • Enjoying hot chocolate together Friday afternoon ☕
  • Celebrating the end of our Winter Wonderland Unit

 

🎉 Catholic Schools Week Fun

Students had a blast celebrating Catholic Schools Week:

  • Bouncy house & obstacle course fun on Wednesday
  • Cheering loudly at the Teachers vs. 8th Grade Volleyball Game today—so much school spirit! 📣

 

💘 Valentine’s Day Celebration

We will celebrate Valentine’s Day on Friday, February 13 💕

Important reminders:

  • Students will pass out valentines in the morning before our party
  • If participating, please send one valentine for each classmate (15 students total) on Feb. 13
  • The “to” section may be left blank if you prefer
  • Please send a decorated handled paper bag or box (adult shoe-box size works well; wide/open top is best) to collect valentines in on Feb. 13.
  • ⚠️ We have a dairy allergy in our class
    Please choose milk-free treats, or consider small toys or fruity candy instead
  • Homeroom parents are planning our Valentine party (sign-up link was sent two weeks ago)

 

Thank you for all your support—I hope you have a wonderful weekend! 💙
Mrs. Simmons