Counting to 100

Kindergarten kids like to count with a partner. They use the apple pointer as a microphone and take turns saying each number until they get to 100. They are all working hard to accurately cross decades. They use a 100 chart as a visual.

Kindergarten friends write to make the world cleaner and greener. They look for problems and think about fix it ideas to solve them. This is our photo story about how we can all make the world a better place.

Taiko Drumming!

The children enjoyed the first day of the Artist-in Residency with Taiko Drummer, Stuart Paton. They learned different ways to make sounds by hitting the sticks in different places on the drums. The children are so excited to learn Taiko drumming!

Write in Ways that Make a Difference!

The kindergarten friends are writing ways to make the Earth cleaner and greener. They are writing letters, signs, petitions, books, and songs to convince others to make the whole world a better place. They are learning how to be really convincing by telling what they think is a problem, giving lots of reasons, including a fix it idea, and showing they really care about the topic. The kindergarten friends are very excited to make a difference!

Garden Project

Susan Adams and Trish Kargman came to talk to the kindergarten and 1-2 classes about the Deborah Rawson Community Garden Project today. The K-2 children are going to help plant seeds to grow vegetables and flowers for the garden. The harvested vegetables will be given to the food shelf for families in need. The children will plant the seeds and care for them in the grow lab until they are ready to be planted in the garden in June. The children are very excited to help with this important project!

Friday Fun!

It is always fun to start our day with Buddy!  The kindergarten kids had a great time singing and dancing this morning. 

Math

Kindergarten friends are describing and comparing 2D shapes. They are using pattern blocks to fill designs in different ways. They learned the game Fill the Hexagons and found as many ways as they could to make the 6 sided shape using different pattern blocks. They noticed they could use 2 trapezoids, 3 diamonds, or 6 triangles to make the same hexagon shape.