March 9th - 13th

 Have you ever seen a real leprechaun?  What if he came into our classroom?  What would he do? Would he make a mess?  Would he practice his reading words?  During our journal writing time, the kindergarten students wrote about what they thought would happen if a leprechaun came into our classroom!

As we wrapped up our unit on measurement, each child chose an item from the classroom and measured the item to the nearest inch.  Next, they drew a picture of the item, filled in the sentence starter with the name of the item and how many inches long it was.  I was so impressed of how well the students did with measuring.  

EVENTS AND REMINDERS

March 14th - Father/Daughter Dance 

March 26th, 27th Parent/Teacher Conferences

March 27th - No school due to conferences

March 30th - April 6th Spring Break 

(School resumes on Tuesday, April 7th)

If you have not done so, please send in a change of clothing to either replenish or update your child's original bag of clothing.

Have a great weekend,

Sharon DeBardino

March 2nd - 6th

 OUTSIDE RECESS!

We were so excited to get outside to our playground area this week!  Even though the snow wasn't fully melted away, we did enjoy some chalk time with our friends and the fresh air was amazing!

Our kindergartners getting themselves ready for First Grade!  This week we started our new stories in the readers and began working on measuring.  First, we used unifix cubes and paperclips to practice measuring before we were introduced to using a ruler.  After learning to use a ruler and measure to the nearest inch, the students measured different items in the classroom.  Next week we will continue to work on measurement!

This week in science, we discussed the differences between light and dark.  We learned that even when things are dark or it's nighttime, everything stays the same.  The Pre-K and Kindergarten students created the "cave of darkness" using rest towels and the kindergarten tables.  We turned the lights off and each student had the experience of climbing through the cave of darkness.  We discussed how nothing changed even though it appeared dark.  Some students went in with flashlights to lead the way through the cave!  It was so much fun!  Next, we partnered the students up and each took a turn wearing a blindfold.  The student without the blindfold handed the blindfolded student a classroom object, and with using their hands, had to figure out the object!  It was such a fun experiment and the students really enjoyed the challenge!

Author's Chair is back!  This week during our writing workshop time the students prepared stories that included a beginning, middle, and end.  Each student came up with a topic or title for their story and told the story including a beginning, middle and ending.  We have been talking about what fiction and non-fiction mean.  Students were able to share if their story was fiction or non-fiction.  Our students are becoming fantastic story tellers!

EVENTS AND REMINDERS

Saturday, March 14th - Father/Daughter Dance

March 26th, 27th - Teacher/Parent Conferences

March 30th - April 6th - Spring Break