We enjoyed meeting Miss Amanda from the Burlington Public Library today. She had a lot of information to share about the summer reading program and other special events that will be going on at the library this summer. Please be sure to check out the library's website for more details. The students heard that there were going to be prizes so they got pretty excited! It sounds like there will be some pretty neat experiences your children can participate in!
Friday, June 12, 2015
3D Map of Boston
The students have spent the last couple of weeks constructing a 3D map of the Boston Commons area that we will be visiting on our field trip next week. We talked a lot about the buildings and other things that can be found in Boston and used many recycled items to make them. We made sure to include the State House, Louisburg Square, and the Public Garden. The students were also pretty detailed and included things such as fire hydrants, traffic lights, playground equipment, and even the swan boats and duck statues! Hopefully this visual and creative experience will help make the walking route we take next week more meaningful. The whole field trip is based on the book called "Make Way for Ducklings" by Robert McCloskey.
June 12, 2015 Newsletter
Dear Parents,
We had a busy week in Room 115! We finished up a lot of our work center projects and finished our map of the Boston Commons area that we will be visiting next week. We also started a field trip book and have been busy writing in our journals and finishing our personal narratives. It’s hard to believe everything is winding down! I will be sending home the students’ writing portfolios next week. I have collected some of their writing samples from the whole year. Please take some time to look through it with your child. I think you will be amazed at how far their writing has come!
We wrote a lot of thank you notes this week. We made a list of all the people who have helped us this year in Kindergarten and were amazed at how many people there were! There is an enormous team that works together to help make each student successful! You are all apart of that team and we can’t thank you enough. Please look in your child’s folder for a thank you note! We also talked a lot about community helpers. I enjoyed hearing the students talk about what their own parents do to help other people!
We are looking forward to our field trip on Monday to walk around the State House and ride on the Swan Boats. Hopefully we get a beautiful day! Sneakers are a MUST and students will also need a bagged lunch and disposable water bottle. More details went home in your child’s folder today. Chaperones will be riding on the bus with us and should plan to arrive around 8:30am.
Field Day is on Tuesday, June 16th. Students should also wear sneakers that day. If it rains, Field Day will be on Wednesday, the 17th and we will be doing our Cleaning Day on Tuesday, the 16th.
We will be walking to Simonds Park on Monday, June 22nd. More details will be sent home next week. Sneakers are a MUST! Pizza will be provided for all the students unless you have specified that your child will be bringing his/her own lunch. Thank you everyone for sending back the permission slips!
The last day of school is Tuesday, June 23rd. It is a half day. If you are picking up your child, you should walk across the hard top area to the cafeteria doors to meet them. I will send home a dismissal form next week to make sure I know your dismissal plans for your child. Please be sure to fill it out completely and send it back as soon as possible.
I hope you enjoy your weekend!
Melanie Duncan
We had a busy week in Room 115! We finished up a lot of our work center projects and finished our map of the Boston Commons area that we will be visiting next week. We also started a field trip book and have been busy writing in our journals and finishing our personal narratives. It’s hard to believe everything is winding down! I will be sending home the students’ writing portfolios next week. I have collected some of their writing samples from the whole year. Please take some time to look through it with your child. I think you will be amazed at how far their writing has come!
We wrote a lot of thank you notes this week. We made a list of all the people who have helped us this year in Kindergarten and were amazed at how many people there were! There is an enormous team that works together to help make each student successful! You are all apart of that team and we can’t thank you enough. Please look in your child’s folder for a thank you note! We also talked a lot about community helpers. I enjoyed hearing the students talk about what their own parents do to help other people!
We are looking forward to our field trip on Monday to walk around the State House and ride on the Swan Boats. Hopefully we get a beautiful day! Sneakers are a MUST and students will also need a bagged lunch and disposable water bottle. More details went home in your child’s folder today. Chaperones will be riding on the bus with us and should plan to arrive around 8:30am.
Field Day is on Tuesday, June 16th. Students should also wear sneakers that day. If it rains, Field Day will be on Wednesday, the 17th and we will be doing our Cleaning Day on Tuesday, the 16th.
We will be walking to Simonds Park on Monday, June 22nd. More details will be sent home next week. Sneakers are a MUST! Pizza will be provided for all the students unless you have specified that your child will be bringing his/her own lunch. Thank you everyone for sending back the permission slips!
The last day of school is Tuesday, June 23rd. It is a half day. If you are picking up your child, you should walk across the hard top area to the cafeteria doors to meet them. I will send home a dismissal form next week to make sure I know your dismissal plans for your child. Please be sure to fill it out completely and send it back as soon as possible.
I hope you enjoy your weekend!
Melanie Duncan
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Rock and Roll Rhythm Band
After a little inspiration from the steel drum band that visited last week, the students used different rhythm instruments to make a bit of music/noise before going home today! It turns out we've got quite a group of musicians!
Shape Challenges on the Geoboards
We did a quick review of 2D shapes today and talked about sides and angles. Students worked together with partners to make various shapes on their Geoboards.
Friday, June 5, 2015
June 5, 2015 Newsletter
Dear Parents,
We have had a busy first week of June! It’s hard to believe there are only 12 days left! We have spent the week finishing our Very Hungry Kindergartener books, writing in our journals, starting our large 3D map of Boston, and starting new narratives on special things that have happened to us! The students have been learning lots and doing really well. We also enjoyed a Calypso Band Enrichment Concert today sponsored by the PTO. The students enjoyed hearing the unique sounds of the steel drums.
A couple of important things were sent home in your child’s blue folder today. I saved their self portraits from the beginning of the year and had them draw new self portraits more recently. I think a lot of you will be amazed at your child’s progress! Also in your child’s folder is their first published book! There is a separate post about what we did to get the books published. I hope you enjoy listening to your child read his/her book. A lot of hard work went into it. There is a page in the back where you can record your comments. The book does not need to be returned to school.
We are looking forward to our trip to Boston on Monday, June 15th to walk around the State House, through Louisburg Square, into the Boston Commons, and to the Swan Boats. More information will go home the Friday before the trip but students will need a disposable bagged lunch, bottled water, and sneakers. Hopefully it will be a beautiful day!
We will walk to Simonds Park on Monday, June 22nd. We will be leaving the school around 9:00am. Everyone is welcome to meet us at the park. Remember that the children will be dismissed from the park (the buses will pick them up there), and those in the After School Program will be dropped off at the school by bus #2. More information about the trip will go home the week before we go. This field trip doesn’t cost anything! Please be sure to return the permission slip for pizza as soon as possible. For those of you who marked that you do not want your child to eat the pizza, please be sure to send him/her with a completely disposable bagged lunch that day.
We will have our Cleaning Day on Wednesday, June 17th. If you are scheduled to help out, we would love to have you from 9:00-9:45am.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Melanie Duncan
PS...This Wednesday will be our final day to go to the library. Please be sure to locate your child’s library book and return it by Wednesday, if you haven’t returned it already. Also, if you have any class books, please be sure to return them as soon as possible too. Thanks!
We have had a busy first week of June! It’s hard to believe there are only 12 days left! We have spent the week finishing our Very Hungry Kindergartener books, writing in our journals, starting our large 3D map of Boston, and starting new narratives on special things that have happened to us! The students have been learning lots and doing really well. We also enjoyed a Calypso Band Enrichment Concert today sponsored by the PTO. The students enjoyed hearing the unique sounds of the steel drums.
A couple of important things were sent home in your child’s blue folder today. I saved their self portraits from the beginning of the year and had them draw new self portraits more recently. I think a lot of you will be amazed at your child’s progress! Also in your child’s folder is their first published book! There is a separate post about what we did to get the books published. I hope you enjoy listening to your child read his/her book. A lot of hard work went into it. There is a page in the back where you can record your comments. The book does not need to be returned to school.
We are looking forward to our trip to Boston on Monday, June 15th to walk around the State House, through Louisburg Square, into the Boston Commons, and to the Swan Boats. More information will go home the Friday before the trip but students will need a disposable bagged lunch, bottled water, and sneakers. Hopefully it will be a beautiful day!
We will walk to Simonds Park on Monday, June 22nd. We will be leaving the school around 9:00am. Everyone is welcome to meet us at the park. Remember that the children will be dismissed from the park (the buses will pick them up there), and those in the After School Program will be dropped off at the school by bus #2. More information about the trip will go home the week before we go. This field trip doesn’t cost anything! Please be sure to return the permission slip for pizza as soon as possible. For those of you who marked that you do not want your child to eat the pizza, please be sure to send him/her with a completely disposable bagged lunch that day.
We will have our Cleaning Day on Wednesday, June 17th. If you are scheduled to help out, we would love to have you from 9:00-9:45am.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Melanie Duncan
PS...This Wednesday will be our final day to go to the library. Please be sure to locate your child’s library book and return it by Wednesday, if you haven’t returned it already. Also, if you have any class books, please be sure to return them as soon as possible too. Thanks!
Calypso Band Enrichment Concert
We got to enjoy a special PTO sponsored enrichment concert today. The band members taught us about steel drums and played some pretty amazing songs that we all enjoyed!
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