Ocean Party!

The K-Kids were wonderful at Jr. Palio!  I hope you enjoyed watching your little one showing off his/her gym skills in our new gymnasium!

What an exciting last week of school before Spring Break!  The K-Kids finished up their ocean unit by hosting an Ocean Party!  They wrote invitations to our JK friends and waited patiently for the party to arrive.  At the party, the K-Kids were the "teachers" to the JK friends.  They explained different ocean animals in the science center, read them stories about the ocean in the library and helped the JK friends create leis, paper jellyfish, and a fish for the fish mural.  It was wonderful to see the K-Kids be the "big kid" and really take a leadership role in the party.  We were also so excited to receive the very nice thank you letters from the JK after the party!

Writer's Workshop focused on illustrations.  The K-Kids learned about drawing pictures to scale and adding details to the drawings.  We read stories that showcased pictures drawn to scale and also read stories that had awesome illustrations showing movement.  The K-Kids demonstrated their new awareness to illustrations in their own stories.  Many of the K-Kids got to share their stories in front of the class in the share chair.
Our math lessons this week were focused around fair share and fractions.  The K-Kids practiced dividing a group of items between two sides or even three, four, or five!  They began to  make the connection of beginning division and the idea of half.  Moving from fair share, the K-Kids began to investigate fractions using 1/2 by drawing items and splitting into two equal parts.

When we return from Spring Break, we will be ready to begin our Flat Stanley and Around the World Unit!  Keep the Flat Stanley photos and write-ups coming, and we will soon be tracking his movement around the world on a large map.  We will also be inviting parents in to our classroom to speak about their home countries or places they have traveled!  If you would like to give a short presentation, please let me know!  The more parents we have involved, the better the unit becomes.

Safe travels and happy week to all!