Dear Mom and Dad:
Please read the previous blog
entry about bringing in rocks for our monster art activity. Thank you!
Today we did some art using
felt markers to draw dots. I will be bringing this art home this week and if
you would like, you can order my art onto different items such as a canvas bag,
coffee mug, pillowcase etc. Watch for a notice in my folder this week.
We have a guest teacher for
the next three days. Her name is Mrs. Redwood.
PM students had their very
first fire drill today. We did great! Ask me to tell you what my job is when I
hear the fire alarm.
Question of the day: We have
learned a new big word called “subitizing”. Subitizing means that I can
recognize a number of items at a glance without have to count each one
individually. I can practice this with you at home. All you have to do is
quickly flash me a certain amount of fingers (hold it for 2 seconds) and then
close your hands. Then I have to quickly tell you how many fingers you were
holding up. At school I practice this with a big blue dice. Post on the blog
that you practiced this at home! This will be a good skill I need to learn.
Love,
Kindergarten
Housekeeping:
A letter was sent home about
kindergarten collecting items! Please note that we are not asking you to buy
any items but rather having your child collect items they might find either in
your junk drawer, outside (cones, twigs) etc. We need CLEAR CONTAINERS of
various sizes: jars, plastic containers, ice cream buckets. If you have some
that you could donate to the class please send them with your child. Thank you
very much!
Dear
Parents,
We have
a new volunteer coordinator named Sarah Axt. If you would like to
volunteer from now on, please email her at SarahAxt46@gmail.com
by the end of each month. Please include your child’s name, their color
group,and if they are in the AM and PM and she will make a schedule for the
kindergarten classes. Even if you can't volunteer right now, please let her
know that you would like to be part of her email group for future dates,
projects or field trips. Please ensure that you have a security clearance and
have completed all the necessary paperwork at the office before you volunteer.
Thank you
from your kindergarten team!
Cranston Peace Ambassadors will be starting a
drive for Jacket Racket beginning Monday, October 26th and running to
Friday, November 6th. This is a wonderful opportunity for all students to
help other children here in our city, by donating warm outerwear that they
no longer need. It is a valuable experience for our students and reinforces
Cranston School’s commitment to peace and citizenship education. Please take
some time with your children to go through their winter items. It is that time
of year when we all realize that hats, mittens, boots, snow pants and coats
have been outgrown! Please give them a wash and put them in a plastic bag to be
brought to school. If you could list the items and sizes on the outside of the
bag, it would help the students with the sorting process! We also accept adult
sizes, as many older students need help to stay warm in the winter as well!
