I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed the beautiful weather! It was so nice to have all of the children back in Room 115 last week as we jumped right back into our schedule and routines. It's hard to believe there are less than 40 days of Kindergarten left! 😲
Important Dates:
May 17th:
Early Release Day
12:25pm Dismissal
May 23rd:
K/1 Music Concert
(More info. to follow)
May 27th:
Memorial Day
No School
May 31st:
Kindergarten Field Trip
(See Below)
Announcements
Kindergarten Field Trip
On May 31st the Kindergarten classes will be taking a field trip to Franklin Park Zoo! Permission slips will be sent out during the first full week of May, so please be on the lookout. More information will be shared as the time gets closer, but please be sure to mark your calendar for this very exciting day!
Star Student ⭐
Congratulations to Ronan who was our Star Student last week! We look forward to learning about, and celebrating another friend from our class in the week ahead!
Earth Day! 🌎
Our first day back from break was a busy one as we celebrated Earth Day! We learned about ways to help and protect our earth through read alouds and our Let's Find Out magazine. It was so wonderful to see the children's enthusiasm about this topic!
Happy Earth Day!💙💚
Fundations
Last week in Fundations we practiced reading the sight words or and for. We also revisted sentences and reviewed the three components of a sentence (they start with an uppercase letter, ends with an ending mark, and provides a whole idea). On Thursday, the students learned about the letters i, n, and g, and the sounds they make when put together.
Each student made a King of -ing in class last week! This fun project reinforced the concept that when the letters i, n, and g appear together they say "ing" like in the word king! ♔
Math
In math last week we learned about number stories, also known as word problems! The students learned that there are many ways to solve a number story, including using objects such as cubes or counters, drawing a picture, or using numbers.
Science
It was an exciting time in science last week as we had a very special delivery, caterpillars! Over the next several weeks we will observe our caterpillars and how they grow and change. This is a favorite end-of-the-year activity for many students!
Writing
In Writer's Workshop we put the finishing touches on the "How To" books we started before the spring break. In the week ahead we will begin working on an alphabet book all about Walpole that will be shared as part of Walpole's 300th birthday celebration! I big thank you to Boyden's Digital Learning Coach, Mrs. Carroll, for organizing and helping us implement this memorable project.
The cute crew above worked hard to get onto the playground swings by themselves, a goal for many of the Kindergarten friends. The children have also enjoyed explaining the process of swinging in "how to" style. Keep up the great work ladies! 🌞
Thanks so much for taking a peek at our week! Please be sure to check back soon to watch us learn, grow, and play in the wonderful world that is K! 🍎📖🚌
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