GUNG HEY FAT CHOY!

We're in the celebration mode!  Kindergartners went from celebrating the 100th day of school on Thursday to Chinese New Year on Friday.  It's the Year of the Dragon and we're celebrating!  We made dragon masks, colored Chinese children, wrote happy new year in Chinese, and learned to say good morning (Estelle taught us).  Estelle wore her native Chinese dress and brought fresh orange slices (typical of Chinese New Year) for the class to enjoy.  She shared her Chinese story books and demonstrated how to walk her dragon puppet.  Sophie brought her Chinese umbrella and Austin shared his lantern and dragon puppet.  We will continue our celebration this week as Chinese New Year is not over yet.  School is cool!

Hooray For The 100th Day!

Our celebration began with designing awesome 100-day glasses.  The kindergartners sported their 100-day shirts and displayed their 100-day posters, all unique and very creative.  The students learned a 100-day song and heard a 100-day story about Miss Bindergarten getting ready for the 100th day of kindergarten.   The celebration ended with the students counting 100 Fruit Loops and stringing them to make a 100-day necklace.  They really liked that 100 dollar bill at the end of the day.  We've been counting on our 100 charts all week.  WE ARE 100 DAYS SMARTER!  School is cool!

A BEARY FUN WEEK!

We love bears!  In addition to all the fun of having our bears with us this week, a lot of learning took place.  We read bear stories, decorated bear cut-outs, wrote in our journals about bears, made bear ears, and sorted, graphed, and counted Gummie Bears.  On Friday afternoon we donned our bear ears and marched in the annual Kindergarten Bear Parade pulling our handmade bear carts.  Thank you, parents, for the time and attention you put into helping your kindergartner make his/her cart.  The day was a huge success.  Each cart was unique and  the students were really excited to show them off.

We look forward to the 100th Day of School on Thursday.  If your child is making a poster or decorating a shirt, he/she may bring it in on the 26th.

Pajama Day

Even though the kindergartners were in their pajamas all day, they managed to stay focused, allowing for a lot of learning to take place.  What fun it was to hug their favorite stuffed animals and read their favorite bedtime stories at resttime, although no one really fell asleep.   They were just too excited.  The excitement continues next week as we celebrate Bear Week and the 100th Day of School the week after.  Kindergarten is so much fun!

A NEW YEAR

After a long winter break the kindergartners are ready and eager to learn.  We started Guided Reading and Literacy Centers this past week and the students tell me that they really like literacy activities; in fact, some have said that it is their favorite part of kindergarten.  Those activities include the following:  Word Building, Read the Room, Name Corner, Colorful Cupcakes, Post Office, Writing Center, Creative Stickers, Super Scientist, and Categories.  They are building, reading, and writing words, writing sentences, making observations, and putting words in ABC order.  Your children are amazing!