Field Trip
On Thursday, November 9, the Kindergarten and First Grade will travel with William, Libby and Tracy to the Brattleboro Museum of Art to view exhibits and enjoy an art activity. We will leave school on the bus at 8:30 and arrive back in time for lunch. Check out the following link for more information about the current exhibits.
http://www.brattleboromuseum.org/exhibits/current-exhibits/
Sowing the Seeds of Spring
Monday, December 6, 2010
Greetings From the Kindergarten!
It's that time of year when the weeks fly by. Just today, as we marked the 61st day of school, the children were remarking that the school year is going by very fast. The K-4 Winter Concert is on Wednesday, December 15, at 6:30 p.m. Students should arrive at 6:15 and meet in our classroom. As I mentioned in a recent e-mail, the last day of school before the holiday break is Thursday, December 16, which is a half day with a noon dismissal. Over the next two weeks students will be part of some Grammar School traditions including seeing the Mummer's Play and taking part in the Secret Santa fun. Look for information at the end of the week about Secret Santa.
In the classroom, we have been learning about Haiti and The Dominican Republic, the subjects of our school-wide December theme study. These two countries are a bit hard to speak about with Kindergarten age children, given the extreme poverty, as well as the devastation and disease that has resulted from natural disasters. I have chosen to discuss aspects of the culture in terms of how we are similar and how we are different. We have talked about the languages spoken, the landscape of both countries, some of their holidays and traditions, and the foods. We have been reading some folk tales as well. On Wednesday, the mixed-age activities begin and students will travel with their buddies to work with different teachers on a variety of projects. I am curious to know what your children will take away from this study and what they will share with you at home. Please let me know.
I will continue to send home easy readers for your Kindergartener to read aloud with you. If you have any at home now, I ask that you send them back in, and I'll get together another packet for each student. If you have been able to log the times you have read together, please send that in as well. It's a great way for me to open up a discussion about reading at home, books they enjoyed, and if they are enjoying reading at home.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
All best,
Libby
It's that time of year when the weeks fly by. Just today, as we marked the 61st day of school, the children were remarking that the school year is going by very fast. The K-4 Winter Concert is on Wednesday, December 15, at 6:30 p.m. Students should arrive at 6:15 and meet in our classroom. As I mentioned in a recent e-mail, the last day of school before the holiday break is Thursday, December 16, which is a half day with a noon dismissal. Over the next two weeks students will be part of some Grammar School traditions including seeing the Mummer's Play and taking part in the Secret Santa fun. Look for information at the end of the week about Secret Santa.
In the classroom, we have been learning about Haiti and The Dominican Republic, the subjects of our school-wide December theme study. These two countries are a bit hard to speak about with Kindergarten age children, given the extreme poverty, as well as the devastation and disease that has resulted from natural disasters. I have chosen to discuss aspects of the culture in terms of how we are similar and how we are different. We have talked about the languages spoken, the landscape of both countries, some of their holidays and traditions, and the foods. We have been reading some folk tales as well. On Wednesday, the mixed-age activities begin and students will travel with their buddies to work with different teachers on a variety of projects. I am curious to know what your children will take away from this study and what they will share with you at home. Please let me know.
I will continue to send home easy readers for your Kindergartener to read aloud with you. If you have any at home now, I ask that you send them back in, and I'll get together another packet for each student. If you have been able to log the times you have read together, please send that in as well. It's a great way for me to open up a discussion about reading at home, books they enjoyed, and if they are enjoying reading at home.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
All best,
Libby
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