June

Week of 6/21/22

Ask your child about...

-First Grade teachers coming to read to us.

-Eli's mom coming to teach us about volcanos and leading us in an erupting volcano science activity

-visiting First Grade. What did they notice? What was the same? What was different? What questions did they have answered?

-Painting and writing about summer

-reading the story of the 3 Little Pigs and building a structure to withstand the "big bad wolf"

-packing up our classroom

-bubbles, chalk, and fun in the sun

Week of 6/13/22

Ask your child about...

-their experience tie-dying a t-shirt

-reading "The Big Orange Splot" by Daniel Pinkwater and illustrating their own dream house. What did they include and why?

-this week's Mystery Readers

-Wesley's birthday celebration

-convincing Mrs. Albert of their new table spot. Who did they want to sit next to and why?

-their favorite Field Day activities

-reading "Rainbow Fish" and talking about what it means to be a good friend

-painting flower pots

-finishing up their Kindergarten Memory Book

Week of 6/6/22

Ask your child about...

-Oak Hill 8th graders coming to deliver the stools they made for their Kindergarten buddy! Back in March, K teachers interviewed the kindergarteners about their favorite things. Oak Hill 8th graders were matched with a K student and crafted a stool to showcase their kindergartener's interests. The results were amazing! It was so special to see our KA kiddos interact with their 8th grade buddy :)

-Poetry in Motion presentation from Dave Zucker. What was a highlight?

-Erik's birthday celebration

-this week's Mystery Readers

-something they learned about whales. What was their favorite moment from the whale watching video?

-our new ocean sight word game

-a math activity called Copy Cat Cubes

-continuing our persuasive writing unit and the magic word "because". How is writing persuasive pieces like being the Lorax? (Hint: Unless...)