Thursday, October 30, 2014

Our Trip to the West Brattleboro Fire Station

Learning about fire safety at the fire station.




We asked if they have a dalmatian at their fire station and this was the answer!


Here is Firefighter Josh dressed in all of his gear.


We had a great visit at the fire station thanks to Firefighter Josh and Lieutenant Dan!

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Choice Time Fun


Puzzles and games is a favorite choice time activity.

Great teamwork!!

Storytime with Mr. Paciulli










Once a week, Mr. Paciulli reads a story to the students in our class, and in Emily and Laura's class. The kindergartners love their special time with our principal!

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Our Trip to Green Mountain Orchard






Smile and say, "Apple!"

                                          

 Hayride fun through the orchard!


















We made our own cider for snack!

























 Snack time..... cider apples and cider pressed by the kindergartners...YUM!
















 We picked apples and blueberries!


We had a great trip to the orchard!

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Eating a Rainbow!!

As part of our study about how to keep our bodies healthy, Vicky Senni from the Brattleboro Food Coop came and talked to the kindergartners about "eating a rainbow."




The kindergartners sorted foods into the different colors of the rainbow.


The kindergartners tried different colors of the rainbow such as green cucumbers, yellow pineapples and orange orange slices.


We really liked the red beets!



Thursday, April 3, 2014

Ellen's Kindergarten Connection April 4, 2014


Important Dates and Reminders

April 14 - 18 – NO SCHOOL Spring Recess

May 26 – NO SCHOOL Memorial Day

Contact me if you’re available to be a secret reader!  I hope each kindergartner will have a secret reader before the end of the school year.  Thanks!

Maple Sugaring Study
To celebrate our study of how maple syrup is made, the kindergartners enjoyed a pancake snack.  Thank you to Lynn Pancake for donating his homemade syrup!

Conferences
It was so nice to meet with you at parent-teacher conferences!  I am so proud of the progress all of the kindergartners have made so far this year!! Thank you so much for your support and work with your children at home.  We couldn’t do it without you!

OUR 5 SENSES
 We have been studying our five senses through various hands-on experiments such as guessing what’s inside the touchy-feely box by just using the sense of touch and by reading non-fiction books.  Ask your child what his/her 5 senses are.  Next we will begin our study of the human body.