Kindergarten News - Week of November 10th

  We have had 53 days of school!

Veteran's Day: We were so grateful to have Isaiah's uncle John come visit our class on Veteran's Day. Former United States Army Specialist John Canegata talked to the class about what it means to be a veteran. The class explored a compass, his dog tags and an artillery shell, which was very heavy! As uncle John talked about his experiences training to be a soldier, the class was suddenly inspired to do push ups! Of course, before he left the class made sure to thank him for his service.

Show and Tell - For our last show and tell of the First Trimester, Nylah and Isaiah brought some of their treasures. Nylah brought in three items...she was allowed to show all three because she was brave when the small snow globe that she brought fell and broke. Nylah showed what was left of the snow globe, and then showed some crowns which she decorated, as well as a tiny suitcase that belongs to her Barbie doll, containing some bracelets. She even gave classmates the opportunity to wear the crowns and bracelets at the end of the presentation. Then it was Isaiah's turn. He is passionate about animals, so he chose to show the class a stuffy of Seaweed the Seahorse, who he got on his trip to Spain. Isaiah told the class all about Seahorses and their babies. He told the class that Seahorses are marsupials, just like Kangaroos and it is the male seahorse that carries the babies. How cool is that?

Social Emotional Learning (SEL):

For this months lesson, Ms. Bird focused on 'sharing'. She read the Mo Willems' story "Should I share my Ice Cream?" and led the class in a conversation about what things should NOT be shared (toothbrush, underwear, food - unless you're at home). After, everyone practiced with pretend ice cream to ask politely and share.

Garden Time! Kindergarten always has fun when Ms. Christina comes to do some gardening with them. This week they noticed that the cucumber plant was
gone, but that a type of string bean was growing! After doing some watering, the class focused on the 'Bush Tea' garden and several cuttings of plants that are used in Bush tea. After putting everything in a pot, Ms. Christina magically produced a bottle of bush tea for everyone to try! Thank you, Ms. Christina!

Global Perspectives: We were so happy to have Brooklyn present her family tree along with her parents. Brooklyn knew names of people in her family and her relationship to them. Great job! She's especially fond of her two "baby" cousins. To top off the presentation, Ms. Keely served a delicious Peach Cobbler, made from a recipe that her own grandmother used to make. What a delicious treat!