Community Helpers!

This week was all about Community Helpers! We read stories, discussed, and watched short videos to deepen our understanding of what community helpers are, and how they impact our community. 

Background Knowledge: 

On Monday, we used our background knowledge and each made a guess about what community helpers are. We watched a video on BrainPOP to check our understanding and gain new knowledge. 

Each day, we read a story about different community helpers. We learned about firefighters, nurses, doctors, teachers, mail collectors, and more!! 

On Friday, we got to hear from some real Community Helpers...our own family members!!
Please check out the photos below from our Community Helper Day. We cannot thank parents enough for volunteering your time to teach Kindergarten students about your job, and its role in the community! 

 Mailman!

Nurse Practitioner!

Pharmacist!

Product Manager!

Nurse Practitioner!

Computer Technologist!

Financial Adviser! 

Firefighter!

 Our Poem this week!

Book Shares:

The children are continuing to do a fabulous job with their book shares. Check out the pictures below! 

 

Here is our Shake Break from this week...Community Helpers Count! This Shake break is perfect to put on at home to get the wiggles out of your Kindergartener this weekend. Counting to 100 by 1's is one of our Kindergarten goals. 

Check it out!

Sight Words Update: 

We have finished introducing all 50 sight words! We will continue to practice the sight words during the remainder of the school year until all 50 are mastered. 

Be on the lookout for a notice coming home in your child's folder with more information! 

Important Dates:

Monday April 3rd:

Opening Day for the Red Sox! Wear your Red Sox gear to school! 

April 7th: Field Trip to the Discovery Museum! 

Here are some reminders about this fun day...

-Please be sure your child wears his/her blue Fox Hill Field trip t shirt & sneakers

-We will be leaving Fox Hill promptly at 8:40, so we will not have time to eat snack before we leave. Please make sure your child eats a big breakfast before coming to school!!! 

-Please send your child to school with a nut free lunch & drink!! Children will not have the option of purchasing a lunch from the cafeteria on this day. 

April Vacation: No School 4/14-4/23

Looking Ahead: 

Next week, in place of our usual guided reading groups and center time, we will be working on our next writing unit: Persuasive Writing. We will be writing a letter to the science center, persuading to let us have a classroom pet. 

After we send our letters, we will find out if we are persuasive enough to be able to get a visiting class pet.

We are very excited!

*Please keep in mind that due to our writing unit, your child will not be bringing home as many guided reading books next week. 

This would be the perfect opportunity to take advantage of the RAZ-kids app on your iPad or computer!! 

Happy Weekend! 

Spring Has Sprung!

Room 6 is so happy that Spring is here! This week, we discussed the four different seasons that occur throughout the year. We read stories and talked about the different weather patterns in spring, summer, winter and fall. 

Birthday Invitations:

On Friday, we used our knowledge of the different weather patterns in each season to design our very own birthday invitations. Each child used the date of his/her actual birthday and had to pick an outdoor location to host their birthday party. The best part about this writing creation was that we got to use our very own Mr. Sketch smelly crayons!!! The children we VERY excited to design some fancy invitations! 

Be sure to ask your child where he/she chose to host their birthday party!  

We will continue working on our invitations next week. 

Fun Friday Craft: We brainstormed spring weather words, then made a Spring cloud!

The Rainbows add a pop of color into our classroom! 

Our poem this week...Hello Spring! 

New names in Room 6!
During morning meeting this week, we each got a new name! Instead of saying good morning to our friends using their actual name, each student's name changed to one of our sight words. Check out the pictures below! 

Mystery Readers!

Thank you to our mystery readers who came into our classroom on Friday! The children love hearing  stories read by family members. 😁

Mr. Hanlon came into our classroom and Read if you Give a Dog a Donut

Mrs. Rayne came in and read How Martha Saved Her Parents from Green Beans

Peter Pan

On Monday, we got to watch a snapshot of the Peter Pan play, performed by Burlington High School students. If you would like to go to the play, it will be this weekend and next weekend at the Burlington High School. 

You can purchase tickets via the following:

www.BurlingtonTheatre.com

781-A-FUN-TIC

tickets@bpsk12.org

Book Shares:

Students are continuing to do a great job during our Morning Meeting share. We are learning a lot about many different new books! We especially love hearing about students' favorite parts of the book.

We can't thank parents enough for your support at home in helping your child prepare for their share!! 

Our shake break this week was one of my personal favorites...celebrating the fact that Spring is finally here!!

Click the link below to get some wiggles out of your Kindergartener this weekend! 

Upcoming Events:

Parent-Teacher Conferences: 

I am looking forward to speaking with each of you for a parent-teacher conference! Please let me know as soon as possible if you are unable to conference with me on the scheduled day/time that was provided. I would be happy to accommodate your needs! 

Community Helpers Day is on March 31st! 

Thank you to those who are volunteering to speak about their job and its role in the community! We are so excited to learn about the different ways students' families impact our community! 

This will take place on Friday, March 31st from 10-11 AM.

Field Trip on Friday, April 7th! 

We are going to the Discovery Museum on Friday, April 7th! Here are some reminders for this fun day:

-Please be sure your child wears his/her blue Fox Hill Field trip t shirt & sneakers

-We will be leaving Fox Hill promptly at 8:40, so we will not have time to eat snack before we leave. Please make sure your child eats a big breakfast before coming to school!!! 

-Please send your child to school with a nut free lunch & drink!! Children will not have the option of purchasing a lunch from the cafeteria on this day. 

April Vacation: No School 4/14-4/23

Guiding Questions: 

-Topic 9 in math covers teen numbers. Ask your child to count to 20, starting from 1 or any number. 

-Can your child recite our poem of the week? Which words rhyme in our poem? What were the sight words?

- What are some weather words that describe Spring?

-Where is your child going to host his/her birthday party? 

-What were the books that students brought in to share? 

Happy Weekend!!!