Mrs. Naughten's Kinder News: December Calendar

Monday, December 2, 2024

December Calendar

It was so much fun seeing all my kindergarten friends today after the long Thanksgiving break! I was greeted with BIG hugs, smiles and excitement as they walked in today. It was so much fun hearing about all the fun things they all did last week with their families! We had a fun filled Monday today! We learned another letter sound, read a Gingerbread story to kick off our December gingerbread unit, learned about 3D shapes in math, made our December calendars, tracked the weather in science, and finished our day with playtime! They LOVED making their December calendars today and reading our first Gingerbread Man story today. This month we will be reading a different gingerbread story each day and doing a lot of things to go with them the next three weeks. Here are some pictures of my kindergarten friends making their calendars today. They turned out SO cute!!!!!

About Me

This is my 12th year teaching kindergarten at Olive and I believe I am the luckiest teacher each and every day! I began my teaching career as an Early Childhood/Special Education Teacher in Buffalo Grove after graduating from Iowa State University with a BA in Early Childhood Education. While teaching in Buffalo Grove, I attended National Louis University where I got my special education endorsement. After teaching in B.G for one year, I began teaching kindergarten at Robert Crown School in Wauconda. When I was teaching in Wauconda, I was living my dream of being a kindergarten teacher where I loved absolutely every minute of it! I have wanted to teach kindergarten since I was five years old, teaching is my true passion in life. I am so lucky I was able to return to my dream job at Olive after being home for awhile with my two children.

I live in Arlington Heights with my husband and two amazing children. My son is 22 years old and my daughter is 20 years old. This was a big year in my house as my son graduated from the University of Iowa last May and got his first job out in Phoenix, Arizona as a capital market analyst at JLL. We are so excited for him as he begins his professional career but sad that he’s not at home. My daughter will be starting her third year at the University of Utah this Fall where she is studying kinesiology on a pre-med track. She has decided that she wants to be a PA and is working hard to accomplish her dream. It’s so hard to believe my two kids are so grown up! Enjoy every second with your little ones…it truly does go FAST! I absolutely love teaching kindergarten and to be able to teach at Olive in the community I have grown up in and raised my kids in is a dream come true! I am looking forward to a wonderful year in K-1 this year as we begin the full-day kindergarten adventure together!!

K-1 and K-3

Monday, December 2, 2024

December Calendar