Kindergarten,
Miss Kristina Maiers
“To be understood as to understand,
To be loved as to love, For it is in giving that we receive. . .”
~ from The Prayer of Saint Francis
Greetings & welcome to Holy Cross Catholic School!
Your child will be in my Kindergarten class! I really appreciate that you want to partner with us in educating your child and look forward to working with you during the upcoming school year. I am so happy to begin my third year at HCCS with this wonderful, caring community.
I would like to tell you about myself. My name is Kristina Maiers and I am originally from northern California where I attended Sacred Heart in Saratoga. My family moved to Boulder, CO in 1999 and I returned there after college graduation in 2010. I received my BA in Early Childhood Education from the University of Arizona in Tucson. I have been teaching for 7 years and this will be my 4th year teaching Kindergarten. I have previously taught 2nd grade and Preschool, so I have a great sense of where my Kindergarten students are coming from at the start and where they need to go by the end of the year. I am eager to help your child learn and try their best to succeed. In the classroom, I plan to engage, support, and challenge individual students and to help strengthen their skills in each academic area.
This is my third year living in Portland, OR. I am enjoying exploring this beautiful state by hiking, camping, and skiing. Last summer I traveled abroad throughout Europe and really enjoyed the seafood & tapas in northern Spain and sunset kayaking Croatia. In my spare time I enjoy reading, yoga, and watching movies.
Learning Corner:
Religion- God Loves Us
Math- Ready Math & iReady
Literacy- Journeys Common Core whole group, grammar & writing, and small group lessons each day
Core Knowledge Language Arts phonics & early reading skills
Science- Building Blocks: Weather & Sky, Push, Pull, Go, and Living Things & Their Needs
Social Studies- Harcourt & supplemental materials
Health- Called to Protect, Second Step Social Emotional learning
Specials: Music, Library, Computer, P.E., Art
Service Corner:
The Kindergarten class visits the elderly at Assumption Village several times throughout the year. We perform songs in costume at Halloween, sing Christmas Carols in December, and spring songs about baby animals and our Mother Mary in April/May.
We also participate in school-wide food pantry projects and making prayer cards/ bookmarks for parishoners.
Faith Formation:
Please join us for weekly Mass on Fridays at 8:30am.
Our Bible quote for this school year is "Great is our Lord, vast in power, with wisdom beyond measure." Psalm 147:5
Important Dates
January 27-February 1 Catholic Schools Week
February 14 100th Day of School celebration AND Valentine's Day class party
March 7 Field Trip to Oregon Children's Theater "Rock, Paper, Scissors"
March 8 Kindergarten Mass 8:30am
Our class on Hat Day! Fall 2018
