January 20th - 24th

Science time is so much fun!  

Especially when we get to have science time with our Pre-K friends! Over the last two weeks, we have gotten together with Pre-K for science!  We discussed darkness!  Even though the lights are off or if it's dark outside, things stay the same.  We partnered the students up and one student wore a blindfold while the other student placed a classroom object in their hand.  The blindfolded student had to guess what the item was!  It was fun giving clues!  Next we made a "Cave of Darkness" in the classroom!  The boys and girls took turns going into the "cave" and we noticed that even though it was dark, everything remained the same in the room!

COAT DRIVE!

Once again, our Pre-K and Kindergarten classes are organizing a donation drive!  This time we are collecting gently used or new coats.  We understand the importance of giving to those in need.  Over the last few days, the temperature outside has been extremely cold.  We talked with our students about the need of wearing winter coats when it's that cold out.  Unfortunately, there are families in our area that cannot afford new coats each year and that's why it's so important to give and help those in need.  Please consider donating to our coat drive!  The coat drive ends, Monday, January 27th!

Our friends worked on circling the main subject in the sentence!

Way to go, Kindergartners!

EVENTS AND REMINDERS

Gym class next week:  Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Coat Drive ends Monday, January 27th

Parent Visitation Day, February 7th

Have a great weekend!

Sharon DeBardino

January 13th - 17th

This week in Social Studies, we discussed Martin Luther King, Jr.  With the help from our Scholastic Weekly Reader and many fantastic library books, we learned that Martin Luther King Jr. was a hero!  He was a kind and peaceful man who wanted everyone to be treated equally.  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is famous for his "I Have A Dream" speech.  The students created booklets that show pictures of how Dr. King's dreams have come true!  They also created sentences about what their dream would be using the movable alphabet!

EVENTS AND REMINDERS

Monday, January 20th - No school

(MLK, Jr. Day)

Tuesday, January 21st, Bake Sale to benefit Australia

Items on sale for $.50 - $1.00

Gym Days next week:  Tuesday and Thursday

HCA Coat Drive - January 21st - January 28th

New or gently used coats

(children, men and women)

Benefits the Greater Philadelphia Area

Looking Ahead:  February 7th - Parent Visitation Day

Have a great weekend!

Sharon DeBardino

January 7th - 10th

Happy New Year! 

I hope everyone had a terrific holiday and are ready for all the wonderful things to come in 2020!  After the holiday break, the Kindergarten students are back to working in small and large groups, centers, and getting ourselves back into the school routine.  This month we are working on simple addition and subtraction using a number line, writing sentences, and adding new vocabulary from the reader.  Our words of the week are:  was, in.  The letter of the week is Bb.

Working on phonics!

Working on phonics!

Enjoying a good book!

Enjoying a healthy snack!

Adding with a number line and bear counters!

Working on the Epic app!

Spelling words!

After learning how to use the number line, the students had fun using an app on the Ipad which reinforced the skill of adding using a number line.

We read the story Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats.  We created our own snowy day scenes using cotton balls and chalk!

EVENTS AND REMINDERS

Gym days next week:  Tuesday, Thursday

Monday, January 20th - No school 

(MLK Jr. Day)

We are in need of hand wipes and tissues if you would like to donate to the kindergarten class.

Thank you!

Have a great weekend!

Sharon DeBardino