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| Everyone tests their handmade kites. |
WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS
Gone are those warm sunny days that graced us last week. Although we haven’t had another considerable snowfall, the wind brought cloudier and colder days. Please make sure your child has ample layers for outside recess both in the morning when the temperature seems to be at its coldest and in the afternoon when the children are outside for an extended period of time.
Hunter’s mom was able to spend the day on Monday and help with activities throughout the day. A big Thank you to Marta for sharing your smile, as well as your two helping hands! J Leah Gartner continues to come in to read to the children on Tuesday morning as part of a reading program. Thank you!
We had another busy week with plenty to share with you. Our biggest news is that we have a new student. Her name is Sophia Taylor and we are delighted to have her join our class. She visited twice this week and will be starting full time this coming Monday.
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| Finn and Tanner make their tissue paper flowers. |
On Thursday, we celebrated the beginning of spring with an afternoon of crafts and activities. The children from both kindergartens were put together and divided into three groups to participate in the activities. Each group rotated among the different stations: planting herb seeds in biodegradable newspaper pots – which will be sold at the Farm Fest later in the spring, tissue paper flower-making, and paper kite-making. Thank you to Rochelle Kleber (Lilly’s mom) from Mrs. White’s class and Melanie Westenfeld, who were able to assist me with the tissue paper flower station; Alicia Jenks and Janet Cathey who supervised the planting station, and Mike Nixon who helped Ginny with the paper kites station. The children enjoyed working in the mixed groups. We are looking forward to all the fun that springtime brings.
Language Arts:
We have been writing in their journals and have been working practicing tapping the sounds in words to help them write them.
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| Keira |
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| Ian |
Students of the Week
Our Students of the Week are Keira and Ian. Among the variety of questions that were asked during the interview, we learned Keira’s favorite color is blue and Ian’s is black. Keira’s favorite food is ramen noodles and Ian’s is pizza. Keira wants to be a teacher for doctors and Ian wants to be a detective in the FBI.
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| Ian |
The children continue to go to the computer lab 2-4 times per week depending on our schedule. They recently started logging into the math site: www.runmoby.com which the school just purchased a license. If you would like your child to do some at home, you can go to the site and have them log in to do lessons. Your child’s login and password is the same. Just type it in twice. It is handwritten below:
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CALENDAR
- Next week is National Public Health Week. Our nurse, Mrs. Christie-Males has lots of exciting things planned for that week. Stay tuned! Each day has a different color to match a healthy colorful food. Dress your child accordingly: Monday: Red, Tuesday: Orange/Yellow; Wednesday: Green; Thursday: Blue/Purple/ and Friday: Rainbow.
- Share: This week’s share theme: voiced and unvoiced /th/ elicited a “thrilling” share of a crocodile’s head with very sharp teeth, a Thunderbird matchbox car and feathers. Next week’s share theme is /qu/. Get quacking! J
- Snacks: Thank you to Ian and his family for this week’s snack. The class enjoyed cheese sticks, pretzels, and delicious baby carrots. Next week’s share will be provided by Ava’s family. Many thanks! J
- We have an upcoming field trip on April 10th to see the play “Henry and Mudge” at the Lebanon Opera House. If you would like to be a chaperone, please let me know. The bus will be leaving around 9:15am. Please send in $5 for admission next week. We have an additional field trip to the LOH later in the spring, so feel free to send in $10 to pay in advance. Thank you!
- Spring Parent/Teacher Conferences: If you would like to schedule a conference and haven’t done so yet, please send in your conference sign up sheet. Spaces are still available. Thursday, April 5th and April 6th has time slots open, as does, Wednesday, April 11.
HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS:
- Reminder: Our classroom reading buddy, George, is being sent home on Fridays to be returned on the following Monday. Included in the bag is a journal. Please write in the journal the book or books you read to him and any funny stories that may have resulted from his home visit. Keep him for the weekend and return him and the journal on the following Monday. Andrew had a delightful weekend with him last weekend. He enjoyed a fun-filled weekend with him and his family! We are looking forward to hearing all about George’s adventures. Thanks!
- Reminder: Extra Clothing: Please make sure your child has warm clothes for the chillier days and an extra set of clothing in case they get wet. Thank you!
- Scholastic Book Orders: You can order anytime online if you like. Please use our classroom code: H9K3R
Sincerely,
Mrs. Bodnar
jbodnar@wsesu.net
