Coding

Hello Families,

Yesterday, our class had their first coding and computational thinking session with Mrs. Duggan and Mr. Davidson.  They played a game to learn about the process.  Below are some pictures of  the students playing Robot Turtles.   It is a board game for kids to learn the fundamentals of programming. Every player ("Turtle Master") gets a turtle and a matching deck of cards.  The adult is the turtle mover that follows the masters' commands.  We had so much fun!

A Quick Note - We do not have an assembly tomorrow (1/31)

Updates and Events

Hello Families,

We have been very busy in kindergarten.  Last week, we had a fabulous Four Winds presentation on how animals stay warm in winter.  Many warm-blooded animals stay active throughout this cold season, conserving body heat by seeking out shelter or putting on extra fur, feathers or fat.  We learned all about this by watching a puppet show, making our own shelters, and doing science experiments. This past Tuesday, we had a wonderful integrated arts session with Ms. Feller to learn all about Snowflake Bentley.  We read a book about his life in Vermont and then made beautiful one-of-a-kind snowflakes.  We then had two special days with our learning buddies, reading wonderful winter books and completing special Mitten Mystery writing projects.  Please enjoy the pictures at the bottom of this post.

Our writing unit on How-To books is in full swing.  Students have been creating books on everything from how to make slime to how to draw shapes.  We are also using our bigger reading muscles to read bigger books during readers workshop time.  We are learning how to check our reading to make sure it looks right, sounds right, and makes sense. 

In math, we started a unit on measurement and are learning all about length of objects.  In addition to the lessons, our math work places include games such as Beat You to 20, Foxes and Dens, and Unscramble the Numbers.  We look forward to learning a new game with our student teacher, Ms. Gentely, this coming week.  She will teach us how to play "Which Coin will Win?"

In social studies, we have been learning about the importance of being kind.  We have kindness goals each day including giving a smile, a quiet wave, or a compliment to people in our school.  We have also been reading great books including Most People and Thank You, Omu!  The  International Pot Luck Dinner was a great event to celebrate different cultures and practice kindness.  I enjoyed seeing many families.

In science, we are working on learning about force and motion.  We have been reading many books about it and are excited to use Keva Blocks, magnets, and balls and ramps.  We are also very excited about the opportunity to use Bee bots with Mrs. Duggan and Mr. Davidson.  We will be going to the library for special sessions in the next couple of weeks to work with these little robots that are especially designed for young children.

  January

• Thursday, January 31st - The 10,000 sunband challenge assembly at 8:00

                                         February

•  Friday, February 8th - The 100th Day of School.  Please begin bringing in projects on Monday, February 4th.  

•   Wednesday, February 20^th – Author Presentation by the students in the       classroom, at 8:00.  More information to follow. 

•     Monday, February 25th- Friday, March 1st -  No school for students.

March

• ·Wednesday, March 13^th – Students will be walking to The Heavenly Pantry with their learning buddy.  We will learn all about the importance of a food shelf and how it helps our community. More information will follow shortly.

April

• Monday, April 22nd - Friday, April 26th - No school for students.

May

• Tuesday, May 7th-The kindergarten group is going to the Flynn in the morning.    

• Thursday, May 23^rd – All kindergarten classes will be presenting at the Memorial Day Assembly in the gym, at 8:00.

Updates and Events

Hello Families,

We had an exciting first week with our new student teacher, Mariah Gentley.  She was also very excited to join our class. She will officially teach her first lesson this Wednesday. 

We also had a busy week at the Book Factory!  Our class created so many wonderful pattern book during writers workshop, that it was like a book factory in our room.  We decided to make posters welcoming classes in to see our books.  We had around fifty books in our factory and it was so much fun!  One visiting student remarked that it reminded him of going to the Ben and Jerry's factory last summer!  Please enjoy the pictures I have attached below.

We will also have our first week of Spotlight Student.  I can't wait to see the posters each week and to celebrate each child in the class!

Events:

January

·             Friday, January 18^th – We will have our next Four Winds presentation.          

    Students will learn how animals stay warm in the winter.

•    Monday, January 21st- No school for students

•   Tuesday, January 22^nd- International Potluck Dinner in the cafeteria, at                                  5:30.

February

•   Wednesday, February 20^th – Author Presentation by the students in   the classroom, at 8:00.  More information to follow. 

•     Monday, February 25th- Friday, March 1st -  No school for students.

March

• ·Wednesday, March 13^th – Students will be walking to The Heavenly Pantry with their learning buddy.  We will learn all about the importance of a food shelf and how it helps our community. More information will follow shortly.

April

• Monday, April 22nd - Friday, April 26th - No school for students.

May

• Tuesday, May 7th-The kindergarten group is going to the Flynn in the morning.    

• Thursday, May 23^rd – All kindergarten classes will be presenting at the Memorial Day Assembly in the gym, at 8:00.