We have been keeping busy in our classroom. This is the time of year when we start to see tremendous growth in kindergarten. Academics are starting to "kick in" and students are learning so much! This month, we are learning that we have "reading super powers." Students have pracited pointing to each word as they read, checking the picture for clues, and using high frequency words ("SNAP WORDS") to read fluently. It's so much fun to watch them beam with excitement as they become readers!
We have also been studying the habits of animals native to Vermont during these cold winter months. We were surprised to learn how many animals actually remain active during the winter. Don't take my word for it, though. Let's see what the kids have to say!
And now a word from the kids...
We love to play with the veterinarian's office so much. It is a new toy for choice time. We got it from Amazon. There is a puppy and a cat. We help them get better.
This is our bulb plant. We want it to grow soon. It will be a big tall flower. We will have to wait a while until it gets to be a big flower. Every day we look to see if it is getting greener or bigger.
One day, during snack, we got a phone call from the office. Ms. Dattilion said there was a package for us! We got these Super Hero capes from Mabel! We are learning about reading super powers. When we unveil a new super power, we wear our capes!
We learned what animals do in the winter. First, we hunted all over Chamberlin School looking for the animals. Then we read about them. We colored the animals and sorted them out. We were surprised about the frog. They get completely frozen in the winter and then they melt...well..thaw in the spring.
