Meet Felicity!

We will be meeting and learning about Felicity as we begin our study of the American Flag and other Patriotic Symbols.  Felicity is the main character in an American Girl Story.  By reading the story we learn many things about Colonial Times.  Students in room 101 love the read aloud chapter book!

Toady visits with Ms. P.

In addition to visiting with Haley the falcon, Ms. P brought us a frog and a toad named Milo .   We compared the skin of the two animals, learning about the color and texture of each.  We also learned about how the animals protect themselves from predators.    The frog, Milo and the gerbils (Natalie, Alex and Dylan) will be with us through Memorial Day. 

Falcon Fun in Room 101

Haley, an American Kestral, is a small falcon.  She recently visited Room 101 with Ms. P.  Haley is a two year old female who was rescued and donated to the Burlington Science Center.  We were thrilled to have the opportunity to meet Haley  and learn about her eyes and ability to see for miles.  Ms. P. taught us about her talons and showed us talons from other birds as well. 

Read, Read, Read!

That is it!

This week in reading groups Mrs. Hoyt has been asking the students if they have been reading the books sent home with them each night.

Sadly, quite a few reported that they have not.

The best thing we can do to encourage and help our kindergarten students is read, read, read!  Read to them and have them read to you.  Mrs. Hoyt has asked the students to find three different audiences to read the book they bring home to.   In addition to mom, dad or siblings, they have been encouraged to read to the family dog or a stuffed animal.  Stuck on a word or sentence?  Ask then what they can do to figure it out, what ideas they have.

As an incentive the kids were told their names would be added to the star jar if they read the books more than three times! 

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day wishes to all of room 101 moms.  We hope you enjoy your plants, coupon books and books.  

Community Helpers

Today we started a unit about community helpers!  It is fun to learn about people in our world.  We brainstormed a list of community helpers that included

Garbage Collector

Doctor

Nurse

Dentist

Policeman

Fireman

Journalist

Teacher

Librarian

Veterinarian

Zoo Keeper

Construction Worker

Child Care Worker

It might be fun to discuss jobs that the adults in your children's lives have.  We will be discussing community helpers and their roles for the next week or so.

Turbo

Meet Turbo!  She has been visiting with us this past week.