saint thomas more, kansas city, missouri, catholic, grade school

Kindergarten - Mrs. Gartland

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Reminders

Hot Lunch is on Wednesday.

Please dress your child for the weather as we will go outside almost every day.

Please make sure all jackets are marked with your child's name. It helps us cut down on lost articles.

October snack helpers please bring in your snack sometime early next week.

Practice Time

Please have your child practice the following skills daily:

Recognizing the letters A-W both upper and lower case

The Sign of the Cross and The Guardian Angel Prayer

Knowing the difference between the left and right

Rhyming Words

Numerals 0-5

Our sight words he, she, and, the, you, like, a, an, here, see

Mrs. Gartland's Class News

We have finished up our unit on apples. Now we are on to Fall and the Five Senses. It will be a fun unit as we get ready for Halloween

We met our third grade buddies on Monday. It was very fun as we made the three ships that Christopher Columbus sailed on to the New World.

Interesting Websites

Saint Thomas More School provides a safe learning environment in which I, as a unique child of God, strive to become the person God intends for me to be through academic achievement and acts of justice, love, and service based in our Catholic religious beliefs.

About Us
STM is a Catholic elementary school for grades K-8. It is located in South Kansas City, Missouri, in a quiet residential area. The yearly enrollment is approximately 650. The class size is a maximum of 26 students. Students are encouraged to achieve their best and to participate in community service.

Show and Tell

Please try and remember to help your child think of clues. It really helps the learning process.

Thanks for making this a fun learning experience.

Reading, Reading and More Reading

Please continue to read with your child daily.

Some suggestions after reading:

Discuss the beginning, middle and end of the story

Talk about the title, author and illustrator

Talk about the characters and setting

Retell the story in their words