It is hard to believe that this is the last full week of kindergarten! It has been such a pleasure to teach your child this year and I have enjoyed seeing all of you throughout the school year. I would personally like to thank all of the great volunteers who helped in...
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I hope you all had a relaxing three day week-end. This is our last week of work time centers. We continue with Drama with Michael each afternoon and are learning about different kinds of bugs. Children are making “mutant bugs”, using the three body parts of an insect and then turning...
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We are all missing Miss Morgan this week; however, I am excited to be back in the classroom full time. We began Drama this week with Michael Wehrli; he is taking groups of children each afternoon to perform theatre games and they are really enjoying it; this will last for three weeks. ...
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This week we had our last day of work time centers for the story Mayday! Mayday! on Monday. We will start new work time centers for the book, The Little Engine That Could. They will continue to work on sequencing events in the story and...
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It was so great to see every one at Art Night! Thanks for attending and seeing the art that the students have worked hard on all year. We had a great time on the field trip at the Children’s Museum on Friday. Thank you to all of the parents who accompanied us...
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This week during work time centers we continue to work on our latest book, Max Takes the Train. They are working with describing setting, making cut up sentences and also practicing their letter writing. Tuesday afternoon we will attend an assembly in which the Buckman choir will be performing. This week we will also...
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We are busily getting ready for our annual Lewis School Art Night that will be held next Thursday, May 6, from 6:30 until 8:00 pm. I hope that you can make it; it will be filled with art, music and so much more. Our halls will be decorated with all different types...
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We had our last session with the Artist In Residence Rudolfo yesterday. Everyone was able to participate in the painting of the mural that will be unveiled on Art Night, which will be held on May 6, 2010. Our class has been working hard on the many different variety of art, using...
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Today was Run For The Arts and wow, can your child run! Please have your child collect the money that was pledged and return it soon; all money collected will help support Art at Lewis in a variety of ways: Drama, Dance, Artist In Residence, are just a few of the opportunities your...
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We had such a great time yesterday with the Artist in Residence Rudolfo; please have your child give you all the details! We have a new student that started Monday; his name is Joseph and we welcome him!!! The new words: what, when, where, and with are the new high frequency words...
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Wow! I think everyone has grown since spring break. We are back into our regular routine after being rested and are working on many projects this week. The new book for work time centers is “Goldilocks And The Three Bears”, by Valeri Gorbachev. Along with setting, characters in the story, making...
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The week is rushing by with Monday as a no school day and today as a late opening! I appreciate everyone who has turned in the field trip permission slip to see the play, Don’t Let The Pigeons Drive The Bus. The book, Little Mouse, is the focus literary book this week....
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Our class was so excited to meet our Artist in Residence Rodolfo Serna on Monday. He spoke at a morning assembly about himself and what the kindergartners will be creating with first and second graders during the next four Tuesdays after spring break. It is a giant mural that will be put...
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Yesterday our class celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Children picked out their favorite Dr. Seuss book and drew a picture of their favorite part. They also wrote about something hidden in their pocket after I read, “There’s A Wocket In My Pocket”. It was fun to see what they drew. This...
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The weather has been so sunny, yet cold, so recess is happening each day; please remember to have your child bring a warm coat to school each day for the cold wind. This week the class will be learning about Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, as well as more famous Black Americans. ...
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I hope you and your family had a nice three day week-end. Our Valentine celebration last Friday was so fun! The kindergartners and their buddies shared the afternoon celebrating friendship with exchanging valentines and eating snacks together. I would like to thank all of the parent volunteers who helped out; Ms....
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We have been having a wonderful time making valentines for our 3rd grade buddies, family and friends. Children used their own homemade paper to write a valentine rebus, as well as writing valentine letters. This week, we will be estimating, graphing and counting various valentine items, continue probability activities, and work on...
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Thank you everyone for continuing to turn in your child’s permission slip to attend the play, Giggle, Giggle, Quack, on February 11. We will be eating 1/2 of our lunch at 10:30, loading the bus at 11:00, and finishing lunch at 1:30 when we arrive back at school. Please make your child...
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Last Friday we all made clay snowmen. They turned out so cute and everyone had a great time creating them; they look so different. This week, when they are dry , they will be fired in the kiln and then painted. Hopefully, they will be ready to go home by Friday....
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During this four day week, children continue working on their work time centers. The centers’ focus is on the book, “Little Quack”. We will learn about pond life and setting of of the book during whole group literacy time. The high frequency words LITTLE, LOVE and LOOK have been added onto...
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Beginning this week Miss Morgan will be in our class each Tuesday and Thursday for the full days. We are so happy to see her in our classroom. We have finished work time centers and are now focusing on new ones, based on the book, Little Quack. Children are retelling this...
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It is great to be back and seeing all of the kindergartners; it seems they have grown since I last saw them! This week the lead story is “Little Panda”, a non-fiction book about panda facts. During work time centers, children are working on labeling parts of a panda, observing fur, writing...
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