Still Having Fun in Kindergarten

Hello Families,
     I am keeping my fingers crossed for more days of sun as we move into the final weeks of school.  First, I wanted to tell you that I mentioned the wrong date for the School Picnic in my last post.  It is on June 4th.  Families are welcome to join us on that day at 11:00 to eat lunch with your child and his or her classmates.  We gather on the little playground area right outside our back door. 
     This week we will be walking to the Ilsley Library for story fun and exploring the library more with Tricia.  She will be chatting with the kids about the summer reading program that happens through the library.  More info to come about that.
     The Kindergartners had an opportunity to be leaders of the school at the whole school Morning Meeting last week.  Here is a picture of them leading the school in one of our classic songs, Icky Sticky Bubblegum!


     We have been talking about Spring and plants and the needs of plants.  We watched a Mystery Doug video about how flowers bloom.  Then we tried out an experiment with paper flowers and water.  Here are some pictures of students being observers.
 

     And I think I forgot to post the video of the class singing about Earth Day...here it is!

The Month of May

Hello Families,
     Here we are on the last stretch of Kindergarten...it is hard to believe we have 29 days of school left together!  Within those 29 days, we will be finishing up the "How We Express Ourselves" unit, having our last 2 yoga visits, visiting Tricia at the library, attending Spring Into the Arts at Middlebury College, taking a field trip to Shelburne Farms, enjoying our School Picnic on June 10th and meeting the first grade teachers before our last day on June 14th.  All this while still working on our literacy and math skills, visiting our specials classes, listening to stories together, questioning and investigating the ocean book area in the classroom and building our social skills through play and choice time.  Kindergarten is busy!
     Our Shelburne Farms trip is on June 5th and this is a great trip for parents who want to join us.  I would ask that you meet us there, as the bus can't accommodate all the parents who wish to go.  Mrs. Sommer's class will be going the same day.  A permission slip will be coming home within the next couple of weeks. 
     We have an Early Release Day on Tuesday, May 7th.  After the students go home, the Kindergarten teachers will be welcoming the incoming Kindergarten students as they have a visitation.  Some of the students were remembering this day for them last year!  It is always a joy to meet the "new crew" and realizing how far these current Kindergartners have grown over the past year! 


Biking in P.E.


Role playing with Mr. Lester...how do you handle disappointment?


Practicing quick recall of our key words with a fun game!

 
Exploring the new ocean books with a Book Circle


With our ocean books, we have been discussing living and nonliving things and fiction vs. nonfiction.