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The St. Cletus kindergarten program offers a faith based learning environment for your child. We work hard to teach the whole child, helping each student grow academically, socially, emotionally and spiritually. 

Social/emotional and spiritual growth is fostered by leading kindergartners in the following activities:

  • We make weekly classroom church visits.
  • We attend Mass with our 8th grade buddies once a week.
  • We learn about God and prayer from our daily religion lesson.
  • We learn from our monthly kindness projects, where children are encouraged to help one another and get caught doing it! Be respectful, be responsible, be compassionate, be a CARDINAL!
  • We donate food to the food pantry.

Academically, we help your child reach his/her greatest potential by:

  • Offering small group learning opportunities through math, science and literacy centers.
  • Offering a structured literacy approach that teaches children to read and write through daily journaling, shared writing activities, read alouds, guided reading and writing, Fundations and the Michael Heggerty Phonemic Awareness program.
  • Offering math instruction that features whole group, small group and individualized instruction beginning with calendar time and leading into math centers.
  • Offering STEM instruction where the children are encouraged to become critical thinkers by creating, building and experimenting.

Not only do the children show growth by the end of the school year, they have FUN! Children learn best through play.  Our kindergartners are engaged in developmentally appropriate activities that allow them to learn and have fun at the same time! Kindergarten Rocks! Explore the kindergarten webpage to learn more!

Click to link below to access our kindergarten year-long goals:

Kindergarten Goals 2025-2026

Kindergarten Newsletter, March 6

Upcoming Events/Mark your calendars: *students decided on A BOX OF PASTA/MAC AND CHEESE for their food pantry almsgiving donation next week. Bring in any day! And remember, as I reminded the kids–sometimes that box of mac and cheese is needed at YOUR house, and that’s just fine!  🙂 This Week Tuesday, March 10: 8 am...
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Kindergarten Newsletter, February 27

Upcoming Events/Mark your calendars: *students decided on PANCAKE MIX or CEREAL for their food pantry almsgiving donation next week. Bring in any day! This Week Click HERE for DESCENDANTS performance schedule this weekend! Tuesday, March 3: 8am Mass Thursday, March 5: PBIS assembly Spring Auction: The Spring Auction is NEXT WEEK!  It’s on Saturday, March...
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Kindergarten Newsletter, February 20

Upcoming Events/Mark your calendars: *bring in a jar of jelly ANY DAY next week. Please refer to the Lent Letter Saturday, February 21: Dudes and Donuts, 9-10 in the Parish Center Sunday, February 22: Family Mass, 10:30am in church Tuesday, February 24: 8am Mass Thursday, February 26: We will attend THE DESCENDANTS dress rehearsal performance...
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Kindergarten Newsletter, February 13

Upcoming Events/Mark your calendars: Monday, February 16: No school, President’s Day Friday, February 17: 8am Mass Wednesday, February 18: Ash Wednesday, 10am Mass Each Friday during Lent, we will do the kindergarten stations of the cross. Kindergarten Olympics: Friday, February 20th: we will do a cross-curricular mini unit on the winter olympics!  We will end...
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Kindergarten Newsletter, February 6

Upcoming Events/Mark your calendars: Monday, February 10: 8am Mass Friday, February 13: Valentine’s Party (bring your valentines to pass out!), 2:00 Early dismissal/no aftercare and pizza lunch (donated by Knudsens) for kindergarten Looking Ahead:  Read carefully, you don’t want to miss out on any of the fun to come! 🙂 Flyers are also below! Valentine’s...
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Kindergarten Newsletter, January 30

Upcoming Events/Mark your calendars: Monday, February 2: 100th day snack items DUE today! Tuesday, February 3: 8am Mass and Happy 100th day of School! Friday, February 6: No School Looking Ahead:  Read carefully, you don’t want to miss out on any of the fun to come! 🙂 Flyers are also below! 100th day kindergarten classroom...
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Kindergarten Newsletter, January 23

Upcoming Events/Mark your calendars: Tuesday, January 27: 8am Mass Sunday, January 25: Catholic School’s Week: Catholic School’s week begins with 10:30 Mass on Sunday, January 25th.  After the Mass, come on over to school for the open house from 11:30-2:30.  This is for both current and prospective families.  Bring a friend or neighbor if you...
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The St. Cletus kindergarten program offers a faith based learning environment for your child. We work hard to teach the whole child, helping each student grow academically, socially, emotionally and spiritually. 

Social/emotional and spiritual growth is fostered by leading kindergartners in the following activities:

  • We make weekly classroom church visits.
  • We attend Mass with our 8th grade buddies once a week.
  • We learn about God and prayer from our daily religion lesson.
  • We learn from our monthly kindness projects, where children are encouraged to help one another and get caught doing it! Be respectful, be responsible, be compassionate, be a CARDINAL!
  • We donate food to the food pantry.

Academically, we help your child reach his/her greatest potential by:

  • Offering small group learning opportunities through math, science and literacy centers.
  • Offering a structured literacy approach that teaches children to read and write through daily journaling, shared writing activities, read alouds, guided reading and writing, Fundations and the Michael Heggerty Phonemic Awareness program.
  • Offering math instruction that features whole group, small group and individualized instruction beginning with calendar time and leading into math centers.
  • Offering STEM instruction where the children are encouraged to become critical thinkers by creating, building and experimenting.

Not only do the children show growth by the end of the school year, they have FUN! Children learn best through play.  Our kindergartners are engaged in developmentally appropriate activities that allow them to learn and have fun at the same time! Kindergarten Rocks! Explore the kindergarten webpage to learn more!

Math

  • Number poems (practice writing numbers using these poems) : Number Poems
  • Ten frame mat (ask your child to show you 7. Show you 10. When your child is comfortable with numbers under ten, move onto teen numbers. Use kindergarten language. “How many groups of ten in 17? (1)” “How many ONES leftovers are there? (7):

Literacy

  • Let your child highlight word wall words in the newspaper.
  • Have your child point out word wall words in books while reading.
  • Write your child notes. Try to use as many word wall words as you can.
  • Ask your child to “stretch out” or “tap out” words. Again, use our kindergarten language.

LETTER and NUMBER PRACTICE: (PRINT, COMPLETE AND TURN INTO TEACHER!)

NAME WRITING PRACTICE: 

Current word wall list:

November: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13dM9Aq-wq1lJ1S7__S_8TF4hbup3qDsg/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=102750389033909029220&rtpof=true&sd=true

December-February: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cO9E9mdOCgpR90ZwjmrdaYFhYJU3OEBb/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=102750389033909029220&rtpof=true&sd=true

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Mahr’s Book Recommendations:

Mrs. Mahr’s book list

Click to link below to access our kindergarten year-long goals:

Kindergarten Goals 2025-2026

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