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| The Kinderbees applaud at the performance of "The Hundred Year Snooze." |
WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS
This has been a fun-filled week with Spirit Week activities, as well as attending two plays: “Henry & Mudge” at the Lebanon Opera House on Tuesday and the third and fourth grade play, “The Hundred Year Snooze” right here at HES on Wednesday.
We are making great progress with the new Rainbow chart that I implemented a couple weeks ago. I am pleased with their motivation and ability to respond positively in the classroom throughout the day. On Wednesday everyone made it to Outstanding and was rewarded with a certificate. Great job Kinderbees!
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| Playing catch outside. |
The pleasing warmer weather has provided us with opportunities for brief morning recesses. They are learning many important lessons… getting along, sharing, taking turns, listening and yes, following the rules.
Math: Coming out of our recent experience attending the early childhood conference in Manchester, New Hampshire, Ginny and I learned about the concept of bonding from a leading program entitled Singapore Math. This week our classes began working with bonding for the number 3. Using a variety of manipulatives: cubes, beads and discs they will be exploring what makes three. For instance if you break the whole: 3 into two parts it can appear as 0 and 3; and 1 and 2. When they have explored these patterns we will look into bonds for other basic numbers up to 10.
Student of the Week:
Cashton was our Student of the Week. We learned that he likes the color black, he is good at skateboarding, he wants to be a football player when he grows up, and he likes ramen noodles (a class favorite J). And if he had one wish he would like a hamster!
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| Hunter shares his favorite coloring book. |
CALENDAR
- Share: This week’s share theme was /ou/. This proved to be a tricky share, but we were able to discover some great connections to words with that sound. For instance: foul ball and a king’s crown. Next week’s share theme is /oi/. Boy, get poised to make some noise!
- Snacks: Thank you to Maple and her family for this week’s snacks. The class enjoyed Yogurt, cheese sticks, cupcakes (it was her birthday), cucumbers, mandarin oranges, dried apricots, apples, and popcorn! Next week’s snack will be provided by Finn’s family. Many thanks! J
- Spring break: Next week! April 16-20.
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| Bridges by Finn. |
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. Sophia had a fun-filled weekend with him last weekend. We are looking forward to hearing all about George’s adventures. Feel free to have your child draw a picture in the journal on one of the pages as well. 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: April book order brochures are included in today’s folder. Please return orders by Friday, April 27th. You can order anytime online if you like. Please use our classroom code: H9K3R
Sincerely,
Mrs. Bodnar
jbodnar@wsesu.net
