Gingerbread Cookie Hunt at RES

Once again those tricky little gingerbread cookies escaped from the ovens at RES.  Kindergarten students searched high and low throughout the school to find them.  We stopped in many classrooms and office spaces to search for our missing cookies.  Everywhere we went we saw signs or clues that our cookies had been there.  Sometimes we found crumbs and sometimes we found a picture of a gingerbread man or girl that said "Run, run as fast as you can.  You can't catch me.  I'm the gingerbread man." or  "Whirl, whirl, twist and twirl.  You can't catch me.  I'm the gingerbread girl."  We asked other students and teachers if they had seen our cookies but no one had seen them.  Finally, we went to Mr. White, our principal, and asked for his help.  He cancelled all of his meetings immediately and went in search of our missing cookies.  We saw him running (and falling) as he searched for our cookies outside.  He searched all over the playgrounds and found our cookies.  He scooped them up with his net and returned them to us.  Thank you Mr. White for returning our runaway gingerbread cookies to us.   You saved the day (and the cookies were delicious!)

  

Open House

It was wonderful to see so many families at Open House last night.  Thank you all for taking the time to come in and see our classroom and school.  We appreciate it!  Your "tour guides" were very excited and proud to show you around.

Sunny Days in Kindergarten

We had a wonderful week!  It was hot and sunny but the ice cream celebration earlier this week was a cool treat.  We are proud of ourselves and everyone in our school for earning ice cream day for positive behavior.

Kindergarten Pajama and Stuffed Animal Day

Kindergarten students earned pajama and stuffed animal day.  They have earned many links and turned on lots of light bulbs in recognition of their positive behavior  We know what it means to be respectful to ourselves, others and the environment.  Our stuffed animals joined us in the classroom today.  We wrote about them, read to them, danced with them, taught them yoga and even took them out to recess. Pajama and stuffed animal day is a wonderful way to celebrate our positive behavior and end our first full week of school.

Sorting Buttons in Math

How many ways can you sort a handful of buttons?  Kindergarten mathematicians decided to sort their buttons by colors, sizes, number of holes and "shiny & not shiny".  We will continue to explore sorting using a wide variety of materials.   Scholars will also talk about the different attributes they can use to sort.

Thank You

Thank you families for all the school supplies!  We appreciate your generosity.  We will put all of the supplies to good use this year.

Mrs. Gilbar's Class Schedule

Families,

I have attached a link to our class schedule.   It is a general schedule for the year.  Sometimes changes are made to our schedule if needed.  At the beginning of the year our reading and writing workshops and math times are much shorter.  As the year progresses the amount of time we spend increases.  In the beginning we are spending a great deal of time playing get to know you games. learning school rules, exploring our classroom and materials, etc.  Throughout the year we have many movement breaks each day.  They are not outlined in the schedule but are an important part of our school day.  Students have already learned several yoga poses and mindfulness activities.  They particularly like our mindfulness activity where we "freeze" our body and then "melt" one part at a time.  

Mrs. Gilbar's Class Schedule 2017-2018