April 9-13

Another busy week has flown by in kindergarten.  Our letter of the week was "e."  We read many fiction and non-fiction books about elephants.  Some of the books were Saggy Baggy Elephant, Elmer, Tuscanini, Elephant Moon, and Elephants.  We created artwork, discussed beginning middle and end, reported facts, and made text to text connections.

Much of our math practice had an elephant theme to them.  We focused on the concrete representation of the addition and subtraction problems by using circle counters to manipulate the action of the operation.  The quarter was introduced.  We enjoyed reading about the coin and exploring them by using magnifying glasses.  We noticed that coins made after 1999 showed the different states on the back of the quarter.

Our cool tool this week was I Can Problem Solve.  We reviewed the process of conflict resolution.  Many of our stories this week carried the theme that it is okay to be yourself.  The chatting and noise level was at a high this week.  By Thursday, our class was more in control and we discussed how we could feel a difference.  The fourth and fifth grade chorus put on an amazing performance Thursday morning.  Our class was an extremely well behaved and respectful audience.

Thank you to Mrs. Marron, Mrs. Boicuic, Mr. Henderson, and Mrs. Simonich for leading Literacy Centers last week.  Thank you to Mrs. Simonich for sharing the Art Awareness lesson about Vincent VanGogh.

Our field trip to the play Beauty and the Beast is Wednesday, April 18th.  Because we will be arriving back to May Watts after our scheduled lunch time, we will be eating in our classrooms.  We are asking that students do not take hot lunch but to bring a lunch from home.  It would be extremely helpful if you pack a drink so the kids don't have to walk down to get a milk.  Your help is greatly appreciated!

Have a fantastic weekend!  Go White Sox!