Field Trip Frenzy!

This post is just a tad past due, but better late than never! In the month of October, our Kinder friends were able to go on TWO field trips! The first was to see dance performances by Musick Studios. We even saw Mrs. Hoffman and Mrs. Bratcher's oldest daughters perform!! They were fantastic! Our second field trip was to Trunnell's Farm. This was a grade level favorite! The students learned about pumpkins, squash, gourds, and the differences between them. We took a hayride to the pumpkin patch and were able to bring home our very own pumpkin!! Our tour guides gave us a tour of the corn maze and the mini market full of homemade jams, juices, and slushies (which we got to taste test)! The crowd pleaser was the animal and fun station- the students were able to feed baby pigs, cows, and goats! Here are a few snapshots of our fun filled October!

 

The Good Life

Who loves short weeks?! We hope your child enjoys a nice three day weekend! Today sure did seem like a Friday! Our classes love Fridays; they are full of painting, crafting, and many other fun activities!

The focus letters this week were "Dd" and "Ii", keep scrolling to see what we have been up to.

D is for.... Dinosaurs!

What better way to celebrate "Ii" than eating ICE CREAM!?! Miss DeWitt's kiddos enjoyed a relaxing afternoon of painting and snacking on some delicious ice cream!

During our Math block, we have been working hard on creating and extending patterns with colors, sizes, shapes, etc. As a fun culminating activity, we used Fruit Loops to sort and make patterns. These kids are pattern masters!

ARRRRRRghh Matey!

Have you been hearing the phrase "hunk and chunk" around your house lately? Hunk and Chunks is a strategy we use to sound out words. These "chunks" in words make specific sounds that do not follow standard letter sounds. We focus on one specific chunk each week. So far, we have covered: SH, CH, OO, EE, TH, and AR. These sound patterns can come at the beginning of a word, middle, or the end.

Examples:
Sh- sheep, wish
Ch- chicken, sandwich
Th- that, the, with
Ee- bee, tree
Oo- school, zoo
Ar- smart, arm, star

This week, our Hunk and Chunk was "ar", as in the sound a pirate on the high sea makes! What better way to learn about -AR than to become a pirate?! That's exactly what we did this past Friday! The students all received their own pirate name, went on a treasure hunt, created an art project, read pirate stories, and even sang some silly pirate songs!

Sight Word Fun!

Oh, those tricky sight words! Majority of these words do not follow common sound patterns; therefore, they have to be memorized. They are the most frequently used and repeated words in the English language.

We do MANY activities to help us learn our sight words. We sing songs about them, manipulate play doh to spell our words, play flash card games, and much more. Learning sure is fun in Kindergarten!

Last week, we decided to get a little messy with our new words...

Introducing the Class of 2026!!!!

We are proud to introduce Sutton's Class of 2026!  

We are blessed beyond words to have the opportunity to teach these wonderful boys and girls! You are now looking at the future leaders of Sutton, Owensboro, and beyond. Can't wait to see what their future holds.

Mrs. Bratcher's Class


Mrs. Hoffman's Class


Miss Brown's Class


Miss DeWitt's Class

Sharpening the Saw

Surprise! The students were able to take a 15 minute brain break to "Sharpen Their Saws" with the letter H! We hula hooped, played hopscotch, hopped with jump ropes, and played hot potato.

Lately in K

Our first post of the new school year is here! We are having so much fun making new friends and learning new things. We are off to a bit of a late start, but we have been busy getting settled in our new classrooms. Be looking out for another post this week introducing our classes to the blog world and getting to know a little bit about each teacher :)

In our first 11 days of kindergarten, we have been working super hard on: learning new sight words "the", "here", and "see", Letters "Aa" and "Ee", and color words "red" and "green". In math, we have had tons of fun exploring shapes and where they are in the environment. This week has been focused on postional words and learning how to describe an objects location.

Here are a few quick pictures captured from this week!

Having fun with magic playdoh! If your playdoh turned colors, then you are going to have a great year!



Writing the Room!

Exploring ways to sort real world shapes

Many varied and unusual ways to create pictures from shapes!

Taking advantage of the beautiful day and used chalk to practice writing our names!

Such a fun morning!

At first it was a circle. Now it is a flower. The students were so creative! 

Thank you for stopping by,
The Sutton K Team!