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Kindergarteners in Mrs. Carey's and Ms. Coolidge's class celebrated "Polar Express Day" by wearing their pajamas to school. Mrs. Moody (The Elf) was invited to read the book, The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg, to the children. In the story all the children ride the "Polar Express" to the North Pole to visit Santa Claus. Inside the train the children enjoyed hot cocoa and chocolate nuggets. So...a kindergarten friend thought to bring in chocolate nuggets from Kennebec Chocolates to share with all the students. Students then lined up, held hands, and "choo chooed" down the hallway as they pretended to become the "Polar Express". All the children truly enjoyed experiencing this piece of literature which also earned the Caldecott Award!
Mrs. Carey's and Ms. Coolidge's classes completed their studies of Thanksgiving by hosting a Thanksgiving Feast in Laura Richards' gymnasium. Prior to the feast, students enjoyed center activities in the gym, such as making music with instruments like the Native Americans would have used, fishing for letters, building log forts, and making bead necklaces. The students also enjoyed making pumpkin bread and trail mix for the feast.
Then, it was time to "set sail" with a paper version of the Mayflower! Mrs. Moody, dressed as a turkey, led the procession of Pilgrims and Native Americans through the hall to the gym where they danced to the "Chicken Dance" and "feasted" on turkey, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, and pie.
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The week of October 15th was Fire Prevention Week. Laura Richard's Kindergarten classes learned about the dangers of playing with fire from a very special guest, Smokey the Bear!!
Look at our Kindergarteners on parade! They all made pattern designs on sandwich boards. Students made AB patterns, hopscotch patterns, and snake patterns using their names, stamps, sponge paints, and shape cut outs. On the day of their parade, students wore clothing that had patterns on them. Students marched through the halls and visited many classrooms. We all enjoyed their enthusiasm!! Being able to recognize patterns and continue them is one of the kindergarten math skills. Awesome job Kindergarten!