Kindergarten

Dragons!

The library was filled with dragons today as we enjoyed two favorite books that featured scales and fire. Good Night, Good Knight by Shelley Moore Thomas, weaves the tale of a good-natured knight who befriends three little dragons. Unlike their fire-breathing cousins, these dragons demand good night kisses, bedtime stories and drinks of water, as well as to be tucked in at night. The good knight is able to put aside his ideas of what dragons should be in order to help these little dragons who live in a deep, dark cave all by themselves. With pictures by Jennifer Plecas, this humorous book reminds us not to judge by appearances. In our second story, The Popcorn Dragon, by Jane Tayer, Dexter the dragon alienates his friends by his constant boasting that he can breathe fire. It is only when he realizes that he can pop corn with his fiery breath, and share the popcorn with the other animals, that he is able to repair his friendship. This is a book about second chances, forgiveness and striking the balance between being boastful about your talents, and embracing them. We concluded with book browsing and checkout. Happy Reading!

By |2013-12-02T16:27:15-05:00December 2nd, 2013|

Kindergarten Science

The Kindergarteners just finished wrapping up their last unit, which is called “Myself and Others”. This is a nice unit to do at the beginning of the year because it’s about children looking at themselves and their classmates. They gather information about characteristics such as height, eye color, and hand size; and they explore their similarities, differences, and variations. They become aware of the many ways they are similar to children whom they may see as different because of physical characteristics such as skin color. They also realize how they are different from those they see as similar. During this unit children have a chance to observe closely, use rich descriptive language, and share experiences and perceptions. It has been a really lovely experience to share with your wonderful children!

By |2013-11-26T11:14:15-05:00November 26th, 2013|

Thanksgiving Tales

Today in the library, we marked Thanksgiving. We shared three books: Eve Bunting’s A Turkey for Thanksgiving, Tomie DePaolo’s My First Thanksgiving, and Wende and Harry Devlin’s clever story, Cranberry Thanksgiving. Students shared their plans for the upcoming holiday, as well as what they were thankful for. We concluded with book browsing and checkout. Happy Reading!

By |2013-11-25T16:21:25-05:00November 25th, 2013|

November Happenings

Enjoy this slideshow of our last ten days!

We start with Duncan’s birthday.  Cate and David joined us in the classroom, combining Duncan’s birthday celebration with our first class Lunch Bunch – delicious Berkshire Mountain Bakery pizza, carrot sticks, grapes and wonderful cupcakes.  Duncan had chosen two books from home, an Olivia story by Ian Falconer and a very funny book called Roberto, the Insect Architect by Nina Laden, which all enjoyed hearing.

The next photos feature the kindergartners working with three eighth graders to create a “tree of gratitude.”   Rachel, Mimi, and Michelle came to our room as part of a “Giving Back to the Community” project, an outgrowth of the Eyewitness program that the students learn about with Ms. Pitcher-Hofmann in 7th and 8th grade.  In addition to created the tree (pictures), the children wrote individual pages, beginning with the sentence, “I am thankful…”

…for peace because then you don’t fight over stuff.   Ashley

…for friends at school.  Duncan

…for summer because water cools us down.  Emily

…for my family because I like them.  Libby

…for play dates because it is more fun than playing by yourself!   Neal

…for my baby brother because he likes to play with me.  Sadie

Three slides then show our table set for our annual Preschool-Kindergarten Friendship Lunch, with some very attentive children listening to stories before the meal.  The children prepared almost the entire meal themselves – homemade butter, cornbread, cookies, and all enjoyed spaghetti.  It was festive and fun!

Finally, you’ll see some very intent kindergarten children weaving on potholder looms and the larger standing loom.  Then we chopped celery for Thanksgiving Soup, and finally, we display our completed Cooperation mural.  Isn’t it beautiful??

I wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!

Andrea

By |2016-10-25T15:03:29-04:00November 25th, 2013|
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