K Blog 2017-2018, April 15th

  The art show is in a few short weeks and the K's are busy working hard on the pair of projects Ms. Kim has developed for them to display at the show.  Without giving too much away, the projects are centered on personal experiences that our youngest students have had. I have had the pleasure of watching these projects take form and progress to almost-completion.
  In the last week before break we also took a walking field-trip to the East Bay Nursery with Ms. Lockwood. I've added some of the pictures from our trip for your enjoyment.


Whats Happening in K?


Readers Workshop

• We shopped for new books!
• We learned to match our reading voice to the characters emotion and to what is happening in the story. Reading with this kind of voice can help us understand context, as well as making reading more fun!

Writers Workshop

• The K's wrote and illustrated poems about spring. You can see them displayed on our hallway bulletin board.

Math

• We reviewed what we have learned about spheres and cylinders. We participated in activities such as sorting them and collecting them to 20.
• In calendar, we have begun to discuss different types of measurement and how they apply to the world around us. e.g. Length, weight, capacity, and temperature.

Social Studies

• We have been continuing our study of maps by practicing the creation of legends.
• We discussed our upcoming walking field trip in preparation for constructing our mini town models.  

Kindergarten Art

In art class we have been working on our 3D pieces for our rapidly approaching art show. The art opening is such a great opportunity for the kids to talk about their art pieces and to see the creations of all the other grades. We are looking forward to sharing all our hard work with the community.

Kindergarten Music

The Kindergarten students love the days when we use percussion instruments! Here we are learning the similarities and differences between the single, double, and triple tone blocks!