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

  

January 5th - 9th

 

I hope you had a wonderful holiday break and a very Happy New Year!  It was so nice to see everyone back, excited and ready to work!  We are looking forward to wonderful things happening in the new year.  Our students are eager to get back to reading, writing, and expanding on our Montessori Bank Game.

To ease back into the school week, our 6th grade buddy class came down to work with us.  They each brought a fun board game where we worked together, took turns, shared, and collaborated on having a super time!

This week, we played a word bingo game.  The students worked with a partner recognizing sight and phonetic words.  We had so much fun!

Before the holiday break, Miss Nast worked with the students on American Christmas traditions.  We created a video in which the students used some Spanish words to describe these traditions. Check out our short video of kindergarten speaking some Spanish and explaining how many Americans celebrate the Christmas holiday! 

EVENTS AND REMINDERS

Friday, January 16th - Kindergarten Scholastic Book Order Due

Monday, January 19th - Student Holiday

(Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)

Thursday, January 22nd - Lower School Preview Night!

Time:  6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Kindergarten students and parents are invited for an evening of activities and a chance to meet the lower school teachers.  Be sure to RSVP by January 9th.

Wednesday, January 28th - Early Childhood Parent Visitation Day

Have a great weekend!

Sharon DeBardino

GO EAGLES!!!