February 2nd - 6th

 To conclude our unit on community, the students worked together to create a part of what we see in the community.  We made a nice list of places in our communities such as a library, hospital, restaurants, school, doctor's office, and so much more.  Students worked in pairs using boxes, construction paper, markers, tape, and glue to construct their buildings.  It was amazing to see how well the students worked together discussing and deciding on how their buildings should look and what needs to be included.  Their energy, enthusiasm, and creativity exceeded my expectations! I'm so proud of my students and the work they created! We made trees and roads to add to our community as well!  

Our students are working hard on decoding new vocabulary as we read stories from our reading series.  It's so nice to hear a child read with confidence and the proud feelings they have when they accomplished this special task!

This week we worked on small phonetic words.  We matched the middle sounds of words and created a list of Valentine CVC words!  They are so colorful and fun!

EVENTS AND REMINDERS

Student Holiday:  Frida, February 13th

(Teacher In-Service)

School Holiday:  Monday, February 16th

(President's Day)

100th Day Project: Due by February 12th

Have a great weekend,

Sharon DeBardino

January 19th - 23rd

 This week we had a special kindergarten guest reader!  Miles made a special book at home and wanted to share it with his classmates!  He was so proud to be the author and the illustrator!  Miles inspired other students to create a short story to read to the class as well.  Aubrie was so pleased to get a chance to share her story as well!  It makes my heart full when the students take it upon themselves to show such interest in stories and reading!  I am one proud kindergarten teacher!

This week we expanded on our community unit by discussing different stores and buildings we see in our neighborhood or community.  We made a list of over 20 different places we recognize in our communities.  During our writing workshop time, we wrote what places we like to visit.  We also recognized many community helpers such as doctors, nurses, teachers, crossing guards, police officers, firefighters, and so many more!  The students are really enjoying our unit on community!

This week the students worked very hard with adding two-digit numbers using the Montessori Bank Game!  Many of the students are ready to work on this independently and will eventually begin working in the hundreds!

Evelyn's partner is missing in this picture.  It's Mrs. DeBardino!

EVENTS AND REMINDERS

Wednesday, January 28th - Parent Visitation Day!

Looking ahead:

Friday, February 13th - Student Holiday (Teacher In-service)

Monday, February 16th - Student Holiday (President's Day)

Stay safe and warm as we prepare for the snowstorm this weekend!

Have a great weekend! 

Sharon DeBardino

January 12th - 16th

 This week, the kindergarten students started a unit on Community.  We started with a conversation about our school community and some of the HCA workers who do not teach but are helpers in the building.  We made a nice list of helpers, assigned each helper to two students and created questions to ask.  Next, we arranged a special time to meet up with the HCA helper and asked our questions.  A huge thank you to Dr. Kellich, Mrs. Richards, Mr. Ken, Mrs. Ulmer, Mrs. Palmisano, Nurse Judy and Mrs. Popiel for participating in our community questionnaire.  After we shared our research with the class, during our journal writing time in the afternoon, the students chose one HCA helper to write about!  Next, we will begin learning about community helpers in our neighborhood.

"Nurse Judy helps our community by helping the kids when they get sick."

"Mr. Ken helps our community by changing the lightbulbs in the hallways."

"Nurse Judy helps our community by helping someone when they bump their head."

"Mrs. Popiel helps our community by making people feel calm when they are stressed, sad, or mad."

"Nurse Judy helps our community by taking care of kids like when I fell on the concrete."

"Nurse Judy helps our community by helping someone get a band aid if they are bleeding.  Then she gives out lollipops and stickers."

"Dr. Kellich helps our community by keeping our school safe."

"Mr. Ken helps our community by fixing our playground and fixing our slide and the ladder for the red slide."

"Dr. Kellich helps our community by helping the kids and helping the teachers."

Mr. Ken helps our community by fixing something on the roof."

"Mr. Ken helps our community by fixing the lights and fixing things that are broken or fixing the hallways."

"Mrs. Palmisano helps our community by talking to kids about prayer services."

Happy Birthday, Cornelia Connelly!  This week we celebrated our Foundress' birthday!  We gathered as a whole school community and watched a short video all about Cornelia.  Next, we sang Happy Birthday and followed up with a fun buddy activity of making bracelets!

EVENTS AND REMINDERS

Monday, January 19th - Student Holiday

(Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)

Wednesday, January 28th - Parent Visitation Day

Be sure to RSVP

Have a great weekend,

Sharon DeBardino