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Pajama Reading Day: To culminate the hard work and fun we have had in the reading of both fiction and non-fiction books this month, we enjoyed a pajama reading celebration! Our day consisted of a variety of stories read by each of the Kindergarten teachers followed by connecting activities. All creations were collected in a pocket folder that arrived home with your child on Thursday. It was so much fun to have a special day completely devoted to reading. I hope that you enjoyed your child’s memories of their day, along with their props for fun story retells! May this joy of reading continue for always!
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Animals: Our weekly folktales help to jump start our interest in learning more about animals. For our final week, we chose to research and write about wolves and rabbits. Each child applied their non-fiction fact learning to their “All About” writing pieces. These writings were our final information writing pieces for this unit. During Spring Break, I will score their final writing piece and will send home their collection of Informational Writings, along with your child’s rubric scImage may be NSFW.
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Mrs. VandenBerg, our school librarian, was so helpful to us during our unit, and shared some wonderful non-fiction books in connection to our reading and research. To say thank you, we paid her a visit with one of our “All About” informational writing pieces. She was so excited to see and hear about our learning and writing. She was a wonderful audience for us! Thank you, Mrs. VandenBerg, for sharing your books with us and for listening to each of us read our writing pieces. Image may be NSFW.
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Mystery Reader: As we culminated our March is Reading Month celebrations, we continued with two more surprise Hudsonville family members as our Mystery Readers. Our first was Mr. Scott Smith, our Director of Human Resources. He shared with us “Curious George Flies a Kite,” by Margret Rey, and “Curious George Gets a Medal,” by H.A. Rey. The stories brought us on many adventures through George’s continuous curiosity. Thank you, Mr. Smith for visiting us and reading to us as a Mystery Reader!
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Our second special Hudsonville family member to visit was Dr. Nick Ceglarek, our Superintendent. The title of “doctor” got the kids thinking and they shared some great connections about the different kinds of doctors they knew. Dr. Ceglarek also fostered a great conversation about family traditions, the joy of reading in his family, and shared a new family favorite titled, “What Do You Do With An Idea?” by Koby Yamada. The story had a wonderful message about following your thoughts and ideas, and that you will do great things. It also took us on a visual adventure through its beautiful illustrations! Thank you, Dr. Ceglarek, for sharing this beautiful book and message with us. We are so glad that you could visit us as a Mystery Reader! Image may be NSFW.
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Popcorn Words for the Week Were: A review of past words.
Popcorn words for the month of March arrived home earlier this week for your child to cut and save with their personal home collection.
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Important Information and Reminders:
- Spring Break: No school through Friday, April 8. Enjoy your vacation! I will look forward to seeing the children on Monday, April 11!
- Spring Break Challenge: To learn more about how 120 minutes of learning during Spring Break could win your child a $25 Amazon gift card, click here!
- Parent Survey: Mrs. Reagan has posted a survey for parent input as we begin to plan for next years class lists. If interested in sharing input regarding your child, please feel free to read and fill out the Parent Class List Survey located on the Georgetown School Blog.
- April Calendar: Please check your email inbox for a copy of our April Kindergarten Calendar.
I wish you all a safe and enjoyable Spring Break vacation!
: ) Mrs. Estefan