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 on the outside of our school near the butterfly garden on Evergreen Street! Each child will be making a symbol of something important in their lives and will be giving their picture to him so it can be incorporated into the final mural picture. Monday afternoon, everyone visited the garden area with Julia; they are having a wonderful time outside doing so many things-be sure to ask them what they did. This week the main story is, “My Lucky Day”. During work time, the class will be learning about cause and effect, setting, characters, retelling, predicting the next event and using adjectives to describe the two characters. In writing, the focus is on using describing words in sentences to make the writing more interesting. Children are really challenging themselves when writing different adjectives in their stories. In Math, I have reintroduced Venn diagrams; we are also continuing to play Shake Those Beans to help learn number facts and problem solving. I have finished assessments and will be filling out report cards next Monday; I am thrilled how well everyone has improved in all areas! On Friday, we will meet with our buddy class; the kindergartners will be teaching their buddies how to create a specific art piece. The children each brought home their own copy of the class story, Mr. Loving”; each child wrote a sentence and illustrated it. A BIG THANK YOU TO JESSE, SADIE’S MOM, WHO MADE A COLORED BOOK FOR EACH CHILD TO TAKE HOME!!!!!
*Next Wednesday is a late opening; camp will be offered again so please think about signing up for it. It is taught by Kathy Bartlett.

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