Wednesday, April 8, 2020

A message from Jen's Friend's!

A Special Note From Our Friend Jen!!!!!
I miss Jen’s Friends and I miss all of you!

I am spending time with my puppy Rona.  She is my friend at home.

We are being gentle and kind to each other. 

How are you Being a Good Friend at Home? 

Love, Jen

Here are some pictures of Kindergarten Friends showing us how to be  good Friends.
Send me some pictures of you being a good friend at home and I can post them next week. 
jboland@huusd.org










Friday, April 3, 2020

Another week of school at home

Hello wonderful Kindy class! 

How are you? We miss you soooo, soooo much! 

Yesterday Beth and I went to the classroom to get some more school work for you to do at home and I will say, it was so weird not being there with the whole school closed to all the humans that usually roam the building. It is weird to have the whole class empty on a day when you all should be busy having fun with Beth and I. However, we are all doing our part in staying home and staying healthy.  So, thank you for doing that!

Please send me more pictures of what your days look like at home doing school work or other things too. I know we love seeing these pictures and I am sure you and your friends will like them too.

Here are some pictures of our friends. A BIG SHOUT OUT to HOLLIS!!!!!!!! Happiest Birthday buddy. We hope you had a great day. Big hugs from us.
Hollis made his name in apple slices. Love the creativity. 



Evelyn working on her glow in the dark puzzle. 

Evelyn learning how to sew her own hair scrunchy.
Was this hard to do Evelyn? What materials did you use? 

Greta going for a walk with her cat.
What is your cats name? 

Greta is showing how to write her name neatly and using the lines!
Way to go Greta. Where do you start your letters? (At the top!)


Fin is rockin' with his building skills. He built a zoo!
How many animals do you have in your zoo?

Molly with her brother William. They made some really awesome snowmen after last weeks storm.
Molly, I see 4 snowman and two kids. How many all together? Maybe draw a picture and write the math sentence.


Laney made bread!!!! Yummy. Was this hard to do Laney?

The finished product! Yummy. Is that home made jam for your bread too? 
Do you take orders? Maybe I could order one for my family. ;-)
How long did it take to cook your bread in the oven?

Nate during his Art time. Lookin' good Nate! What are you drawing there? 

Nate having some outside time with his brother Henry and Sister Beatrice. 
They are having a picnic lunch in their jungle gym. 
Tobin grew a beard guys!!!!! (Haha, April Fools!)

Tobin and his sister Nora are planting seeds. 
What kind of seeds are you planting Tobin?
Maybe you can share different stages of your seeds as they grow. 

NATURE NOTES!!!!
Tobin found a deer carcass on a walk.
What do you think would eat a deer?

Tobin lost his first tooth!!!!!
Did it come out on its own or did you help it come out? 

Luke and his sister on a hike to the cell phone tower.
How long did it take to hike to the tower?

A little chillaxin' in the sun. 

Molly doing a handstand! Wow Molly, was that hard to learn? 

Ginny on a nature walk. Where did you go Ginny? What did you see on your walk?

Ava is hard a work! Perfecting her writing skills! Way to go Ava, keep up the good work. 

Ava making something yummy!
What are you making Ava?

Ava having a family camp fire. 

Russell, working with his mom taking care of the horses. 
How many horses are there to take care of?

Hollis loves mud!!!! And facials!
Is that really mud Hollis? 

This is a drawing by video that Molly did. She watched a video and drew along with it.
Molly was this hard or easy to do? It is a fantastic drawing and what a perfect picture for this time of year. We have been seeing Robins out and about now that the temperatures are warmer and the snow the lawns are showing for them to start looking for worms. 

Nava has been spending time riding her bike. PE time is OHHHH SOOOO FUN!!
I love your helmet and goggles! Do you put anything in your basket?

Nava had a little art class with her brother making magic wands.
What supplies did you use for your wands? 
Did you magically turn your brother into a frog? 😊

Austin looks like he is getting ready to do some parkour. 
What are you climbing? 
I'm sure you are doing lots of climbing and jumping, just as we watch you do at school. 



If I forgot someone I apologize. I did get many emails and hoped I would get them all out. Please keep the photos coming. I will continue to post blogs. I think it is a great way for us all to see each other and see what we are all up to. Stay healthy! Keep up the good work at home. Big hugs to all!


Here is a link for you to do some letter ID and sounds. Check it out. 
Fundations Letter Cards-ABC's  Doing this often will help you remember your letters and sounds. 

Also here is Beth's YouTube channel with everything she has been sending you. Practice! Practice!! Practice!!!

Thursday, March 26, 2020

Kindergarten kids during COVID-19 WE MISS YOU ALL!!!

Hello Kindergarten! 
Wow! WE MISS YOU ALL!!!!

WHAT'S THE NEWS? 
Remember "what's the news?" We are doing to do it here! So, one way we thought we could stay connected as a class is to share photos of each other. We have collected a few photos from some of you. We hope to get more from you all, as time at home continues. This way you can see what each other has been doing while not at school. Beth and I have been enjoying seeing you all this way since we can't be in class together right now. 

We hope you enjoy these pictures and please keep your families sending us more so we can share them with you all.  If you have any thoughts or announcements, let us know, we can share them here if you'd like. 
Big Hugs! (I mean.... elbow bumps!) and Smiles!!!

Luke - took recess to the mountain. 

Then he seemed to make a snowman. How did he get up there? Mr snowman is bigger than him!
I wonder what muscles he used to make this snowman?


Willow has been busy doing a science experiment with a egg.  She soaked an egg in vinegar for two days and the outer shell came off. Willow what did you do with the egg after the shell came off?
Looks like you were having fun!

Ava, working in her Handwriting book. 
Way to go Ava. Looks like you are practicing good letter formation with your name. 

We must have gotten some snow this week. I see a theme happening here. Perhaps the snowmen are friends. Nava, does your snowman know Luke's snowman? What muscles did you use? 

Connie is busy working casually on some emails and the Kindergarten blog, while Bosco(German Shepard) and Bailey (Black Lab) sit waiting patiently for their recess time! 
(Oh, that large display case behind me I cleaned out this week. Every item off every shelf and dusted and windex all things glass, whew!) (photo cred: her son, Jonathan)

Looks like Fin has started his Morning Activities with a little lego building. 
What are you building Fin? Any guesses friends?

Hollis is rockin' it during Language Arts time. He has been practicing writing in his Handwriting book. 
Are you practicing writing letters neatly Hollis? Lookin' good buddy!


Ava being a big helper taking care of the horses. 
How many horses do you have to take care of Ava?


Sawyer took a nature walk with is cool shades. Did you find anything cool out there Sawyer? Did you see any birds? Maybe you will have some nature notes like we do at ECO.


Evelyn has been working hard making sap into syrup! Do you all like syrup?  
Evelyn, do you know how many gallons of sap you need to make a gallon of syrup? 



Sawyer and his sister made a volcano. 
(I hope this video loaded. I couldn't tell if it did. If not, I apologize.)