Kindergarten - September 2026

Our Kindergarten class is having a fantastic beginning to our school year. We have 13 kindergarteners this year. The children have been working hard these first few weeks learning new rules and routines and building stamina for both physical and academic activities. We have learned about the greatest commandment and the 10 commandments in religion, which has led to lots of rule and manner discussions.

On the first day of school we read “How Full Is Your Bucket For Kids” by Tom Rath and discussed how to fill each other’s ‘buckets’ with kind words and actions. We have a class bucket students can fill with pom-poms when other people are kind to them. When the bucket is full we celebrate with a class party, and our first party was September 24.

 In Literacy we have learned 7 letter sounds so far, and the difference between letters, words and sentences. We’ve been doing a lot of writing: in our journals, in our handwriting books, making books of our own, and practicing writing our first names correctly. We’ve also read many, many books!

In Math we have been working on sorting and categorizing, patterns and shapes. Calendar is a big part of our morning routine and incorporates many different literacy and math skills. We count days of school, spell the month and recognize and continue patterns. This is another area where we’ve been practicing good writing as we write the month and day of the week every day on interactive calendar pages. 

Religion, Literacy and Math are our main focuses, but there are lots of other things we do! Art: careful coloring, gluing, cutting and painting with tempera and watercolor paints. Look in the K hallway for our adorable apple cores and faces, and the rainbows we made when we studied Noah and the flood! In Science we made lemon volcanoes, and have learned about apples. On Walking Wednesdays we take a walk around the neighborhood to enjoy God’s creation. We work on our walking in line skills, and on observing the world around us. PE with Mr. Kruse is everyone’s favorite class, and the students are learning many God-honoring songs in Choir with Mrs. Sprengeler.

Our first few weeks in Kindergarten have gone by quickly and have been filled with fun and learning. I look forward to seeing all the ways the kindergarteners grow this year, both academically and in their faith and character.