Junior Achievement

The kindergarteners in Room 137 learned a lot about themselves and their community from junior achievement volunteer, Mrs. Marcia Gabriel. They especially enjoyed learning about money and getting a bank to save their coins. The children made some connections when hearing the story about earning money for a new playground.  Here is a picture with Mrs. Gabriel and their junior achievement certificates.

Thank you Mrs. Gabriel for your 5 weeks with us and donating $50 to our playground fund.

Our Inquiry Unit on the Olympics

 For our Inquiry Unit on the Olympics, we have been getting together with two second grade classrooms, Mrs. Francour and Miss Rostermundt. The children have enjoyed making new friends, especially with these older kids. The second graders have been very helpful at working with and guiding the kindergarteners with our projects. We are getting some background knowledge about the olympics.  So far we have colored the olympic rings, made torches, and started painting huge boxes to make the big red bus used as transportation in London. Our focus will be on the host city of "London". We are learning about five of the important landmarks in London, such as Big Ben, a huge clock. Here are some pictures with our olympic buddies!

It's Xavier at the wheel!



Katrina and Jackson at the pizza parlor.



It's time to fix the cars for Tyler and Jackson!




Under construction for Dominic, Kaitlyn, Alex, and Mrs. Richards



We had a marvelous time at betty Brinn at the end of March. Here are some pictures of the children exploring in the grocery store, car fix it shop, and climbing structures.

Important Dates to Remember

Monday May 21              Brae's Special Week

                                        Band, Orchestra, and Chorus Concert 1:30pm

Wedn. May 23                NxGL  Meeting 6pm
Thursday May 24            Yell and Tell Program  1pm
Friday May 25                High Interest Day
Monday May 28             Memorial Day    NO SCHOOL
Tuesday May 29            Alyssa's Special Week
                                     ALL DAY ZOO FIELD TRIP
Friday June 1                PTA Carnival
Monday June 4             Tyler's Special Week
Tuesday June 5             Floral Presentation
Wedn June 6                Field Day
                                  Spring Fling Playground Fundraiser  3:30pm -7pm
             

In March, we also had the wonderful all school field trip to the Pettit Center for ice skating. It may have been warm outside that day, but it sure was cool inside. Some of the children had never skated before, but they sure gave it a great try.  It was fun to watch!  Here are some cool pictures!



Audrey, Xavier, and Dominic



Mariah, Eli, and Jacob

Kira, Alex, and Kaitlyn

Hannah and Jackson

Tyler and Katrina

Addisen with Mom



Bailey taking a rest



In March, we have been enjoying the wonderful spring weather and many terrific activities!

For St. Patrick's Day, we made shamrock people to hang in our rooms. They have been blowing in the breeze as our window has been open more often then I can ever remember before in March.

We have started our new Science Unit on Motion and Movement. The children are eagerly trying out how good their balance is on a balance beam. Using balance scales was fun too as the children used teddy bears, cubes, and blocks to try to balance items on their scales. They weighed dinosaurs, cars, and markers.

Mariah, Hannah, Lucas, and Jackson on a balance beam

Kaitlyn and Alyssa

Alex, Eli, and Xavier

Brae and Audrey

A Review of Fabulous February

February was such a fabulous month. Here are some of the highlights!

We enjoyed predicting if the groundhog was going to see its shadow or not. At the Milwaukee County Zoo, Gertie the Ground Hog did not see its shadow. So we can expect an early spring! Most of the children predicted  that the ground hog would see its shadow beacause they want more snowy days.

Writing and sharing valentines was great fun!  Our party was amazing, with wonderful treats that were healthy and tasty!

Abe Lincoln did a wonderful presentation. The children asked thoughtful questions!

Abe Lincoln's Presentaton