Arrangements of Tiles in Math

Kindergarten students are busy at work making arrangements of tiles.  They need to follow rules to arrange their tiles.  They have to use a certain number of tiles.  The tiles need to lay flat and touch on a full side.  Students will continue working on these arrangements after the break.  They will explore the groups within each arrangement and use the groupings to write addition equations. 

Stone Soup

"Stone Soup is what you need when you have some friends to feed."  We made stone soup today.  Kindergarten students peeled and cut up vegetables.  We put all of our vegetables in a big pot and cooked it all day.  It smelled amazing!  Tomorrow we will get a chance to taste our soup.  It is sure to be delicious.  This project was based on the book, Some Friends to Feed: The Story of Stone Soup, by Pete Seeger.  It is a retelling of a folk tale.

Wednesday Outdoor Time

What a wonderful morning we had on Wednesday!  Kindergarten Scientists hiked through the woods, made snow volcanoes, and drew in the snow with markers and sticks.  We saw evidence of animals in the woods.  These observant students noticed many animal tracks and spider webs with snow glistening on them.   Amazing!

Animal Research Movie

Kindergarten students worked with Ms. Lee, our student intern, from Saint Michael’s College
to create an engaging animal research project. Check out the movie they created.

Wednesday in the Woods

Kindergarten students searched for signs of animals in the woods today.  They found holes in trees and leaves.  They discovered worms and slugs beneath leaves and rotting logs.  Kindergarten scientists enjoyed their time outside and the opportunity to observe nature.

Kindergarten Potluck Dinner

Kindergarten Families gathered for a Potluck Dinner on Thursday night.
Wonderful company and wonderful food!

We are Scientists!

We spent time in the forest today.  We observed trees, leaves, logs, plants, and the ground carefully.  Then we drew and labeled the things we had observed.  We always have a wonderful time in the woods.

Crazy Hair Day

It was crazy hair day at RES today!  Some friends had colorful hair.  Others had spiky hair, ponytails, and unicorn horns.  We loved this school celebration!

Tie Dye T-shirts

Hi Families,

We will be tie-dyeing t-shirts soon and are looking for volunteers to help with the process.
Please check out the link below and sign up if you are able to volunteer.
Thank you!  We appreciate your support with this fun celebration.

RES tie-dye t-shirt volunteer sign up

KIndergarten Potluck Dinner -Save the Date

Richmond Elementary School 

Kindergarten Potluck Dinner   

Kindergarten families are invited to a potluck in the RES cafeteria on Thursday, October 24th from 5:30 - 6:30 pm. RES will provide plates and utensils.  

Please bring a dish to share!  

This is an opportunity for families to get together in a casual atmosphere!  We hope you can make it!

DATE: 10/24/19 

Thursday, 5:30 - 6:30 PM

LOCATION: RES Cafe

Harvesting Potatoes

Kindergarten children were impressive potato harvesters this morning.  Their digging skills can not be matched.  They picked hundreds of potatoes.  The children were amazed at the different sizes and shapes of the potatoes.  Thank you to all our volunteers for chaperoning our first field trip.  Thank you, Farmer Charlie, for giving us the opportunity to pick vegetables that will be donated to hungry Vermonters.  (Barber Farm is a non-profit farm in Jericho that gives their organic produce to Vermonters in need.)

In the Woods

Our class loves the time we spend in the woods!  We explored the woods and made discoveries about the different trees, leaves, bark, and pine cones.  We created unique structures and designs with sticks we found in the woods.  Some students chose to work alone and some worked in small cooperative groups.  All students shared their creations.  Many of the children were building homes for insects and other forest critters.

Gingerbread Watercolor Pictures

We watercolored large gingerbread people this afternoon.  Kindergarten artists took their time and did an amazing job painting!  Each gingerbread person was unique, just like the artists themselves.

Class Pajama Day

 Hooray for Pajama Day!

Thursday, September 19th

 

Our class has been working hard to follow our three school expectations: 

Respect Yourself Respect Others

   

Respect Your Environment

We will be having a class celebration of their hard

work on Thursday, September 19!  Scholars can wear their pajamas to school on this day. They should also wear sneakers.  (It is a PE day.)

Outdoor Exploration and Learning

What a great time we had outside in the fields and woods today!  We discovered so many things.  Kindergarten scientists looked closely on the ground, in the grass, and on the flowers.  They found snails, slugs, grasshoppers, worms, beetles, and caterpillars.  One of our students pointed out jewelweed and showed everyone how to pop long pods on the plant.  There was even a discussion about some holes we found.  One idea was that the holes were made by people searching for dinosaur bones.  I'm sure that we will continue to look for clues as to what made those holes.