Book Fair

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming.  It will be open Friday afternoon through 10am Friday, March 9.  Children will be visiting the Book Fair during their library times.  The Book Fair will be open during the Arts Festival.  The library will be able to purchase additional materials with the profits from the fair.

Book Fair Hours:
March 2     1-3
March 5     9:15-3
March 7     10-3
March 8     9:15-7
March 9     9-10
Closed every day from noon to 1:00.

I will not be sending a Scholastic Book Order this month.  I'll send one again in April.

Arts Festival

Our annual Arts Festival will be held on Thursday, March 8th from 5:30-7:00.  There will be classroom performances in the art room, opportunities to create art and the Special Chorus will sing.  Families may visit the Book Fair and enjoy an obstacle course and a snack in the gym.

Crazy Hair etc. Day

Some Wild Outfits at WCS on Wednesday!

Beach Day, February 17, 2012

We started the day with beach volleyball, limbo, and hula hoops!  This was followed by a beach prize and popsicles!

Idol Day, February 16, 2012

"Taylor Swift" with Dad

"Ariel" and "Tiana"

"Justin Bieber", "Ranger", "Obi Wan Kenobi"

"Tom Brady", "Tom Brady", "Randy Moss"

"Arthur", "Handy Manny", "Madeline"

Two "Tinkerbells"

Next Week is Spirit Week!!!

Spirit Week Activities

Monday:        Mismatch Day

Tuesday:        Red and White/Valentine's Day

Wednesday:   Crazy Hair, Hat and Sock Day

Thursday:       Favorite Idol Day (celebrity, athlete, book or cartoon character) 

Friday:            Beach Day   (Maybe shorts with leggings/long johns underneath if it is a cold day.)

REMEMBER THE SCHOOL DRESS CODE.

                      

THE CLASS WITH THE MOST PARTICIPANTS WILL WIN A PIZZA PARTY LUNCH!

How-To Books!!!

Our Writer's Workshop focus for the month of February is on writing How-To books.  Last week I read many How-To books aloud.  We read about how to make toast, a bird feeder, sock puppets, going camping, making a birthday surprise, and making a bird.  We will continue to read many How-To books for the next two weeks.

Last week we generated a huge list of things we know how to do and practiced telling how to do those things with our writing partners.  We told the process using our fingers, saying, "First...Next...Then...Finally".  

Today, everyone made a How-To book in class.  Everyone worked so hard on their books !!!! It was so fun reading what they wrote!  We will be making How-To books for the rest of the month.  

I'd like to share one with you so you get the idea.

How to Make a Valentine

First you get some paper.

Next, find some ribbon.

                                  

Then, get some scissors and fold the paper and
cut it into a heart.

Finally, give it to someone.

Pen Pals

Our class has started a pen-pal relationship with kindergarten students from Atkinson Elementary School in North Andover, Ma.  We wrote to them and told them about ourselves.  We wrote a question asking what each student liked to do.  We were so excited to receive our replies and they even included a picture of themselves!!!  The letters were sent home in Family Folders on Thursday.  We will be writing back this coming week.

Welcome Williams-Cone Wigglers

This week we were introduced to the Williams-Cone Wigglers.  The Wigglers are red worms that turn food scraps and paper into soil that we will use in the Children's Garden (Vermicomposting).  Our class will be feeding and taking care of them this month. 

Observing the Williams-Cone Wigglers

Noticing ...are there babies in there?