Last day!

Class picture on the last day of kindergarten! We missed you Bella!

Montshire

We had a fantastic day at the Montshire Museum today and luckily, the rain held off until the trip back.  Thank you to all the parents who came to chaperone.  Unfortunately, I did not remember to take pictures until the ride home. As you can see, much fun was had by all. We had some tuckered out kids on the way home! 

Thank-YOU!

What a wonderful end of the year celebration tonight. Thank you all for joining and bringing a dish.  A very special thank-you to Leah and Keith for hosting!  AND, thank you so much for such a generous gift...I'll be thinking of you all, every run I take next winter!  We've had such an amazing year in Kindergarten - and it's hard to believe it's over.  The children have grown an incredible amount. Thank you for helping each of them to be a shining star! I look forward to another year of building community and working with you to meet the needs of each child!

Life Cycle

Our young scientists walked to Harrison Field today to observe how the sunflowers are doing that they planted last Wednesday.  We were lucky that they've been getting well watered and have sprouted!  The sunflowers planted in the classroom have also begun to grown and we transplanted some of the young seedlings this morning.

Beavers

Students learned all about beavers and their adaptations today with Royce and Melanie.  INQUIRE with your children how each part of a beaver (check out child dressed as beaver) helps it to survive!  Thanks to Melanie and Royce and Suzanne for teaching all the 4 winds lessons this year. If you'd like to participate next year in this program, let me know! 

Bubble Day Fun!

Bubble Books read by Mrs. Hinton! 

Update

The last few weeks of school are busy for both me and the students. We continue to learn about the life cycle of plants and our community.  We've planted sunflowers in the classroom and have been using the scientific process to observe a bean sprout in the window. Thrown in the mix are end of the year assessments, finishing up how-to writing, reflecting on the year, perfecting our numeral formation, cleaning the classroom and reminiscing of all the fun learning we have shared with one another.  We are immersed in reading Red Clover Nominees and are getting ready to vote on our favorites.  I apologize (again) for the lack of detailed blogs, but hope you enjoy the few pictures that I have time to post. Today, we enjoyed a visit from the Kellogg Hubbard Librarian and learned about all the fun summer events happening right down the road!  I hope you get out to visit the KHL this summer and take part in their reading program!  It is a great way for children to stay motivated to read!

Making pots out of newspaper

What do the roots actually look like?

Jennifer was our last Guest Reader

Parts of a flower 

Self Portrait Smile Break

110% concentration

"Twas the night before Kindergarten"