Do Clothes Make the Man????

Of course not!  However, clothes will keep the student dry and warm!

With the cold weather, a reminder that children need to have snowpants and gloves as well as their coats.  The snowpants help keep them dry but also keeps them warm.

From the office:  K-2 Teachers please put in your classroom newsletter that students need to have an extra change of clothing in their lockers. The health office does not have a great deal to pick from. 

Some of the extra clothing is for the wrong season (e.g. shorts) or are now too small!  Please make sure your child has some back-up clothes for snow and wet emergencies.

Thank you!

p.s.  Did I mention zippers???  :)

Gingerbread People on the Loose!

In spite of having built them a beautiful home...

the Gingerbread People keep running off.  We are very concerned because there may be a sly and hungry fox out there and we want our Gingerbread People to be safe!  So far we have found them in the hallways, by the computers, and in the lunchroom.  This afternoon, we even discovered one had gone to the nurse!

The children wrote the following explanation:

I ran ran ran

To see the nurse

while frosting cookies

I got hurt

She helped me out

It feels much better.

Thank you!

We will continue to try and keep our Gingerbread People safe from the fox!

Ms. Tacke I'm all Done!

Children do not all work at the same pace.  Some are show and thoughtful, others are quick to express their learning.  So, what do the children do when they are all done with their work?

In our classroom, there are a few choices.  Children can...

*  look at a book in the circle or reading nook
*  help a neighbor with their project
*  get out their writing folder
*  do a job that helps with running the classroom
*  rest at their table spot

A student helps pass out papers into the mailboxes.

Did you know....

... that you can access the Discovery School Student Handbook on line?

Our class used the handbook today to review the section titled:  Student Responsibilities.
We are learning about how a student contributes to a school's environment by the way they chose to act.  We continue to work on Caring, Cooperation, Contributing, Collaborating and Celebrating!  (Discovery's 5 C's)

Tomorrow we get to Celebrate the class earning 10 stars.  They will get to have "Fun Time with Shar"!  That is everyone's favorite celebration!

Second Puzzle Table Opens

It turns out that one puzzle table was just not enough for this amazing group of children!  We have made room for a second table and during quiet time (after lunch) both tables were full!

Tradition

A Discovery Kindergarten Tradition 

begins to unfold...

Hmmmmm.....

'Curiouser and Curiouser........'

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