The Kindergarten Ballet

Thank you to all who joined us for the kindergarten ballet!  The children worked very hard and were thrilled to dance on stage for family, friends and classmates.  What an accomplishment!


Have a great vacation and see you on Tuesday, January 2.

Block Zoos and Hedgehog Visit

Reminder

On Thursday, December 21 The Kindergarten Ballet will perform dances from The Nutcracker.  Family and friends are invited to the FW auditorium at 9 AM.  The performance is approximately 30 minutes.  Room 114 will dance to Spanish Chocolate.  Please have your child wear black (or dark), red or white clothing on that day.  For example, your child could wear black (or dark) pants and a white or red shirt.  Girls may wear dresses.  Plaids, stripes, and patterns work fine.  Please do not go out and buy anything new! Let us know if you have any questions.  Thank you.

Our final block zoos . . .

A big thank you to Ms. P., from the science center, for presenting a fun filled hedgehog presentation.

  

*Ask your child how a hedgehog protects himself.  A hedgehog has quills, it can tuck himself in a ball, and it makes noises.

*What does a hedgehog eat?  A hedgehog eats fruits, vegetables, eggs, snakes, spiders, snails, mice, and scorpions. But the hedgehog's favorite food is insects.  An animal that eats insects as an insectivore.

Model of a quill.

Look closely and you will see a quill on Ms. P.'s finger.

December News

                                                         

Families and friends are invited to attend The Kindergarten Ballet on Thursday, December 21 at 9 AM. Room 114 will dance to Spanish Chocolate.  Please have your child wear black (or dark), red or white clothing on that day.  For example, your child could wear black (or dark) pants and a white or red shirt. Girls may wear dresses.  Plaids, stripes, and patterns work fine.  Please do not go out and buy anything new! Let us know if you have any questions.  Thank you.

Outdoor Recess - Weather permitting, we will continue to go outside for recess.  Don't forget hats and mittens/gloves.  Children wearing snowpants and boots are allowed to play in the snow.

* * * We are collecting empty paper towels tubes for an art project.  * * *

This week was a fun filled week!  In the classroom, the children decorated gingerbread kids and are working on making Nutcrackers.  The children thoroughly enjoyed going to the Nutcracker Ballet on Thursday.

 Decorating gingerbread kids  . . .

Making Nutcracker faces . . . 

We read Snow Dance by Lezlie Evans.

Room 114's Snow Dance

Whirling, Swirling, Snowflakes Twirling . . . 

Veterans Day and Clouds with Mr. Musselman

Save the Date!

Thursday, December 21 @ 9 AM

FW Auditorium

Family and friends are invited to the Kindergarten Ballet.  The kindergarten classes will perform dances from the Nutcracker Ballet.  Stay tuned for more information.

Last week we gathered in the gymnasium for a Veterans Day Assembly.  Kindergarten recited a poem titled, The Flag.  Fifth Graders from Room 202  demonstrated how to fold the American Flag.   Ms. Gendron performed Taps.

In honor of Veterans Day, we made an American flag.  Be sure to ask your child about the American flag.  How many stars are on the flag?  How many stripes are on the flag?

A big thank you to Mr. Musselman from the Burlington Science for visiting the kindergarten classrooms and sharing with us his knowledge on clouds.

What did we learn?

Clouds come in different shapes and form in different parts of the sky.  Different kinds of clouds tell us about different kinds of weather.
Cirrus Clouds - form very high in the sky, where it is cold and can form before a storm
Cumulus Clouds - look like puffy cotton balls, they form low in the sky
Nimbus Clouds - rain may be on the way
Stratus Clouds - are like damp sheets, hang low in the sky and often cover the whole sky, rain or snow may be on the way

Can you make your own cloud?  Yes, Mr. M. showed us how. . .   Clouds are made up of three ingredients, water, heat and cold air.

November News

Important Dates

Wednesday, November 8 - Francis Wyman Used Book Sale

Francis Wyman's used book sale will be open at the start of school on Wednesday, November 8. Children may purchase a used book for 50 cents or bring in a book (no board books) to trade.  This activity is optional.  If you would like your child to purchase a book, please send in 50 cents in a baggy or envelope labeled with your child's name.

Thursday, November 9 - No School For Students - Professional Development for Teachers

Friday, November 10 - No School - Veteran's Day Observed


Reading in the dark with flashlights was such a treat!

 

A surprise visit from Ms. P. on Halloween!

Another amazing block zoo.

Today was FW's first all school SOAR assembly.  The focus of the SOAR assembly was self-control.  

Block Zoos, Halloween Photos and Flying Machines

Young architects at work building block zoos  . . .

Here we are dressed up in our Halloween costumes.

 Be sure to ask your child about the Mean Old With in the Flying Machine.

The strangest sight I've ever seen was a mean old witch in a flying machine.

The witch flew high.

The witch flew low.

The witch flew fast.

The witch few slow.

The witch flew up.

The witch flew down.

She circled all around the town.

Turning right she disappeared into the night.

That mean old witch in a flying machine was strangest sight I've ever seen.

And of course, it happened on Halloween.