Kinder News 2.27

WEEKLY HAPPENINGS
Literacy Centers:
- "Where Am I?": children colored and practiced reading a small book about things you see on a farm
- Magna Doodles: students wrote the room using our new set of magna doodles
- Penmanship: Students started in their new penmanship books, practicing pencil strokes that're the foundation of letter formation.
- Dr. Seuss Book Box
Guided Reading: Students have gotten another opportunity to read a book at their Guided Reading level this week. They have continued to practice with each other, finding students who have the same book as them.
Writers Workshop: Students wrote using a new tool - a space stick (this is a tongue depressor that has been decorated) to create a space during their writing. We also made a list of "Great Beginnings" to use in Writers Workshop. Ask your child to share some of these with you.
Word Families: As we are continuing to play with letters and their sounds, we are beginning our study of word families. This week we worked with the _at familiy.
Math: Students have begun studying time (to the hour) with Mrs. Chiappe.
St. Patricks Day: We incorporated math with a Lucky Charm cereal activity. Students estimated, sorted, counted, and graphed the number of marshmallows in a serving of cereal.
Healthy Play: This week we learned how to play North Wind, South Wind. It is a tag game in which students are tagged by the "North Wind" and can be unfrozen by the "South Wind".
Social Studies: We are continuing our study of the National Symbols (American Flag, Bald Eagle, Liberty Bell, Mount Rushmore, and the Statue of Liberty)
Assembly: We had a Celtic Harpist and storyteller visit and share some entertaining tales and beautiful music.
Science: We are continuing our study of farms, focusing this week on reading both fiction and non-fiction books. We did an interactive writing activity about animals on the farm and the sounds that they make.
Cooking: We used English Green Peas from our Harvest of the Month box to make a pasta salad. Although students were hesitant to try some of the ingredients (red peppers and pepperjack cheese) most enjoyed the pasta salad to some degree.


NOTES AND REMINDERS
Field Trip: Thank you to all families who contributed money to our scholarship. All students are able to attend our field trip. We have a group of chaperones to ensure that this day goes smoothly. Please remember that we will be eating lunch in the city, so make sure your child BRINGS a lunch on Tuesday. On the day of the field trip, we will be returning back to campus no later than 2:30. Please pick your child up from Room 4.
Pennies for Patients: Our student council's community service project is attempting to collect change to put toward helping children with medical issues. If you choose to donate, please send change in a zip-lock bag with your child.
Return Dates for Take-Home Books:
Library Books - go home Friday, come back Monday (if forgotten, ensure it is back by Tuesday - our library day)
Guided Reading - go home Friday, come back Monday
Red Mystery Bags - go home Friday, come back Wednesday

IMPORTANT DATES
Tuesday March 24th: Field Trip
Wednesday March 25th: Blue Day
Friday March 27th: No School