Polar Express Reminder

Polar Express Pajama Day Reminder

Wednesday, December 18th

Your child is invited to wear pajamas to school for our “train ride” to the North Pole.  Kindergarten classes will join together to listen to the Polar Express story and have a special snack with hot chocolate!

Hour of Code with our 3rd Grade Buddies!

Marble Run STEM Challenge with 3rd Grade Buddies!

You can click on this link to check out the 

world's largest Rube Goldberg marble run that lights up a Christmas Tree!

Kindergarten Winter Concert

Dear Kindergarten Families,

You are cordially invited to our

Kindergarten Winter Concert
Date:  Thursday, December 12th

Time: 2:00
Place:  Cafeteria

Please have your child dress
in holiday attire!
We hope you will join us in our
classroom for light refreshments
following the concert!

We Are Thankful!

Dear Families,

I just want to take a moment to let you know how truly thankful I am to be spending my days with such an amazing group of enthusiastic, creative, delightful children.  Their smiles brighten my day and their energy and eagerness to learn while having fun is heartwarming!

Wishing you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiving!

Kathleen Gouzie

Look at this adorable bulletin board made out of all of our hands!

Please click on the picture below to view our special Thanksgiving project!

Mystery Reader

 

             Special thanks to Liz Cumming who was our Mystery Guest Reader on Friday.                    The children enjoyed listening to the book, Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes.

Autumn Sink or Float

Look at these Super Scientists making predictions and recording the results as they learn about objects that sink and objects that float on a fun Friday afternoon in Kindergarten!

Mystery Guest Reader

Special thanks to Bill Klag, who was our Mystery Reader on November 13th.

The children had lots of laughs while listening to The Book With No Pictures!

Signs of the Season Science Exploration

On Thursday, November 7th we took a walk through the Audubon as we learned about animals and nature while exploring this woodland habitat 

 searching for Signs of the Season.  

Halloween Fun!

Special thanks to Megan Zink for planning such a fun Halloween party for the children, and to all the parents who helped make it a festive occasion by helping out during the party and/or contributing items for our party! We had a great audience for the parade despite the weather and the kids looked so cute in their Halloween costumes!

We are WILD about learning in Kindergarten!

The month of October was full of learning while having fun in our classroom!

During our Reader's Workshop times the children learned about alliteration, 

rhyming words, beginning and ending sounds, syllables, sight words and reading environmental print! We wrote in our journals and worked on some creative writing projects during our Writer's Workshop times.

The children learned about numbers and counting while engaging in hands-on games and learning activities during our Math Workshop times.

They even had a chance to work with money as they shopped at Mrs. Gouzie's store!

It was a busy month with lots of learning and fun! 

Here are some pictures for you to enjoy!

Our First Mystery Reader of the Year!

Special thanks to Erin Nutter for being our first 

Mystery Guest Reader of the year!  

What a wonderful surprise!

Corey the Dribbler

On Wednesday, October 2nd, the children joined Corey the Dribbler,
a former Harlem Globetrotter and 4-Time Guinness World Record Holder,
for a school-wide motivational assembly on reaching
for dreams and treating others with Respect.
Some students, including Brendan and Abigail, even had the chance
to steal the ball from the "World's Best Ball Handler!"
Thanks to TESPTO for funding this program
 for the children to enjoy!