It's been another fun, full week in Kindergarten! This week we participated in Sing, Move, and Memorize with other classes from the school, learning Psalm 1 and Salmo 1 together! We've been thinking about what it means to "meditate", or meditar, on God's word day and night, like the Psalm says. The kids have done a wonderful job with behavior expectations, speaking Spanish, and working together!
Here is more of what we've been up to this week:
Reading / Lectura: We worked on learning the syllables ba, be, bi, bo, bu this week. We are also preparing to start new centers groups and activities next week.
Writing / Escritura: This week we started writing books based on the familiar title "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" (Oso pardo, oso pardo, ¿qué ves ahi?). We will continue this next week!
Math / Matemáticas: We have been practicing counting to 100, counting by 10s, seeing parts in numbers, and forming numbers 11-20 using manipulatives.
Social Studies / Estudios Sociales: This week we had a great opportunity to learn about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with our buddy class in 3rd grade. We watched a video of Dr. Seuss's book The Sneeches (read in Spanish of course) that talked about two groups of creatures that treated each other differently because of what they looked like. This led into a wonderful response where the kids were able to brainstorm and share what kind of sueño (dream) they can share with the world--to help others, to share Jesus' love, to treat everyone equally. As followers of Christ, this is even more important! It was a privilege for me to share this lesson with the kids.
Immersion Tip of the Week
We have been practicing simple addition and subtraction problems in math (mostly with numbers 1-5 and occasionally 1-10). This skill should easily transfer over into English. For fun, use a white board and write out a few problems. Ask your child how to do them--in either English or Spanish!
Reading Tip of the Week
When you are reading to your child this week, spice things up by reading with lots of expression. We have talked about some punctuation marks like puntos (.), signos de exclamación (!), signos de interrogación (?) and comas (,), so exaggerate them when you see them--or ask your child, "What does this symbol mean?".
Desayuno con la Maestra!
Just a reminder that NEXT Friday, January 23rd, we will be meeting at mi casa for breakfast! Please plan on dropping your child off at 8:30 (let me know if you need to make earlier arrangements) at 357 Wildwood Dr. in Holland (I'm on the South Side close to the middle/high schools). Your child should have his/her backpack, snow clothes, and everything ready for school, as the bus will pick us up around 10:00am. Pickup will be normal time at Rose Park! THANK YOU to everyone who signed up to help or send in items!!
Book Bags + Syllable Writing ActivityI know that it has been a while since I have given the kids new books for their book bags. I apologize for this! I am working on redoing literacy centers to maximize the time I have with each reading group, so the books will come next week! In the meantime, I am sending home a blue paper with a new activity that you can work on at home with your child, in which he/she writes words with 2 and eventually 3 syllables. HERE is the video that goes along with it. It is a great extension activity for your child to practice at home!
From the Office
Upcoming Dates:
January 19: No School
January 23: Report Cards will be send virtually
February 13 & 16: No School
If you typically pick up your child(ren) via the Peace Lutheran’s parking lot please allow the buses to have the right of way, and give them plenty of space to operate as they have afternoon routes to accomplish safely. Please do not walk in between buses and stay on the Rose Park sidewalk to the very end (by the standing stone) before you “cross over” to the walkway as you walk together to the church. Thanks!
Running Club! It's time to think about Spring activities again! Rose Park will again have a Rose Park Running Club for 3rd - 5th graders this spring. The program will run from February 17 - May 2. Runners must be signed up to participate, click here!
Kirk Cousins Football Camp: June 24 + 25, 2026: 9am-3pm: Holland Christian High School → Sign Up Here // OUR FOOTBALL CAMP is designed to help young men grow in their understanding of the game while helping them to grow in leadership, faith and integrity. Competition is a great way to develop perseverance and confidence. Through team activities, drills and scrimmages, we help the campers develop their skills and their character. And we make sure they have fun!”– Kirk Cousins
That's all I have for this week! Enjoy more photos below (or on Smugmug), and I'll see you next week on Tuesday!
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