Clean Up, Green Up

Our class has been talking and writing about ways we can make the world better.  One topic that has come up often is that picking up trash would help the world.  Children have mentioned that trash can be dangerous for animals and people.  They said that plants may not be able to grow if trash is covering the ground.  Kindergarten scholars also don't like the way trash looks on the ground.  We knew that Earth Day was April 22 and that Green Up Day in Vermont is Saturday, May 2.  Today we put on gloves and picked up trash around our school and playground.  We were surprised at how much we found.  Tomorrow we plan on sorting our trash to see if some of what we collected can be recycled.

Africa

We want to thank everyone who has made it possible for us to learn about music and dance from different countries in Africa.  We love dancing with Jeh Kulu.  The movement and drumming were wonderful!  We are excited to dance with them again tomorrow.  Our companion workshop to prepare for our Flynn trip to hear the African Children's Choir was also an engaging experience.  We were very quick to learn our part in the "call and response" activities.  It was amazing that we could learn an entire song with movements in such a short time.  We are looking forward to our trip to the Flynn on Friday.

African Sunrise or Sunset

On Monday, April 13 we began our study of Africa.  We learned about the continent of Africa and animals that live in certain parts.  We created watercolor paintings with silhouettes of animals and trees.  Our beautiful art work is now hanging in the halls.  What a fun start to our study of Africa!

Writing Celebration

What a wonderful writing celebration!  Thank you to all the families and staff who came to our writing celebration today.  Kindergarten scholars enjoyed sharing their how-to books with you.  Your support today was truly amazing.  Thank you for listening to our books and encouraging our young writers.

How-To Writing

During January and February kindergarten students were busy writing how-to books.  They came up with topics that they knew about and could break down into steps.  Students learned to tell steps across pages.  Kindergarten scholars also learned how to add labels, warnings and suggestions. Many students included introductions and conclusions in their writing.
Our class is having a writing celebration on Friday, March 6 from 8:30-9:00am.  We have invited our families to come to our celebration and listen to our many how-to books.

  

  

  

  
           


                   

                   

Skull Sleuthing

Today we learned about different types of teeth and how what animals eat connects to the type of teeth they have.  We ate several different types of food to figure out which teeth we used to chew our food. Next we closely examined different animal skulls and teeth. We noticed a great deal about the size and feel of the teeth and skulls.  Then students used this information to begin to write and draw about what they had learned.  A big thank you to Denise Noble, parent volunteer and Four Winds volunteer, for presenting such a great science lesson.

 

 

                                   

Snowboarding

Our class went snowboarding behind the school today.  Kindergarten students did a wonderful job snowboarding down the hill.  They took turns on snowboards and helped pull each other across flat ground.  We all had a wonderful time.  Thank you Mr. G. for a fun afternoon!