Miss Clare’s Newsletter for the Week of May 17, 2013

This week we have learned about different types of flowers and the parts of the flower. The students have been introduced to different types of flowers such as tulips, lilies, chrysanthemums, geraniums, and lilacs. The students have been identifying different types of flowers and describing what makes them unique. They have also learned about what

Miss Krista’s Kindergarten Newsletter; May 9, 2013

ZOO ZOO Play: This Tuesday, we were fortunate enough to attend a performance at Play House Square. The play was a wonderful extension of our theme this week: Music and Movement. The entire play was performed by five actors. They dressed in various animal costumes. The amazing part was that they were able to tell

Miss Clare’s Newsletter for April 26th

We had a very special week this week because we focused on using our manners in different situations that the students find themselves in. We read and role-played about manners at school, on the playground, and at the table. Our culminating project at the end of the week was a fancy luncheon. The students did

Miss Krista’s Kindergarten Newsletter; April 26, 2013

Etiquette week has been a huge success. We began the week by reading the book: Have You Filled A Bucket Today? The book describes that everyone has an invisible bucket. When their bucket is full, the person feels very good. When their bucket is empty, they feel sad. The book continues to describe that actions

Miss Clare’s Newsletter for April 19, 2013

We started the week off with the arrival of our baby chicks. We were not sure if we were going to have any eggs due to a technical difficulty with the egg turner in the incubator. Luckily, Miss Krista stepped in and took care of the eggs. We had a total of 8 eggs hatch.

Miss Clare’s Newsletter for April 12, 2013

This week we were refreshed from Spring Break and ready to learn! We learned about Spring Animals—specifically oviparous animals. We have learned that oviparous animals are animals that hatch from eggs. We have brainstormed animals that are born from eggs and discussed animals that have live births—those animals are called viviparous. Students also learned about