Week of March 28

 

Kindergarten Connection

Your child's week with Mrs. DeLapa

Last Week                             

I know I wasn't going to send a blog this week but I wanted to mention a few things. 

On Monday Mrs. Schueneman (Karly's mom) came to teach us about Nutrition. She is a Dietitian and part of her job is to teach children about eating healthy. She did a beautiful job and we all enjoyed learning what different color fruits and vegetables do for our bodies. Your child came home with 2 sheets in a page protector so that he/she may keep track of the different color foods eaten. A dry erase marker can be used each week and then erased for use the next week. The children were excited about doing this. I hope they will give it a try. 😀

Our trip to the Planetarium was great! It really is incredible that we have this state of the art facility in our school system. Be sure to ask your child to tell you about it.

Please make note that we now have 26 students for snack each day. Thank you!

Snack and Leaders

Your child will come home with the Leader bag the night before his/her leader day. There is a notebook inside with directions for sharing both a snack with the class and a Show and Tell item. Please refer to the calendar in the back of your child's take home folder for leader and other important dates.

March 28-Carson

March 29-Emerson

March 30-Owen

March 31-Hazel*

April 11-Addie

We have 26 children in our class.

*denotes birthday

Due to allergies, please refrain from sending snacks that contain any kind of nut. If you are able to send Gluten free snacks that would be great too. Thank you!

We will snack in the morning each day. It is not necessary for you to send a snack with your child, as the leader provides it each day.  Thank you for sending a leak-proof water bottle with your child each day.

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Next Week

The Positivity Project trait next week is Humor. I love this one (actually, all of them are good). Your child will have the opportunity to tell jokes next week. Be sure to share if you have any good ones 😆

Thursday, March 31 is Pajamas Day to celebrate our last day of March is Reading Month

Upcoming Events

Spring Break begins Friday, April 1-April 8

See y'all on Monday, April 11

                                                 

 

Week of March 21

 

Kindergarten Connection

Your child's week with Mrs. DeLapa

Last Week                             

Well. the weather was all over the place last week and promises to continue that trend for a while. Thank you for looking ahead to be sure your child has appropriate outdoor clothing for the day. We have had some high 40's to low 50 degree days when our winter coats are too warm, but we still need a jacket. I know the children appreciate staying comfortable while outside.

We began our Informational Writing unit last week by reading several informational texts that we have in our classroom library (mentor texts). We begin by discussing that one must be an expert to write a book about a subject. Our next step is to understand that we are all experts about some things too. We will brainstorm our individual "areas of expertise" (people in our family, sports we play, places, pets, dinosaurs, etc.) and begin writing. 

We enjoyed hearing several Leprechaun stories on Thursday. It sounds like some of our families had a visit from some mischievous, little, green guys!

We had a fire drill on Friday which we haven't had since the fall.  They all did a very nice job of staying together and quiet during the drill. It was a bit chilly out there too.  

Please make note that we now have 26 students for snack each day. Thank you!

Snack and Leaders

Your child will come home with the Leader bag the night before his/her leader day. There is a notebook inside with directions for sharing both a snack with the class and a Show and Tell item. Please refer to the calendar in the back of your child's take home folder for leader and other important dates.

March 21-Michael

March 22-Don (DJ)

March 23-Anna

March 24-Gwen

March 25-Ryder

March 28-Carson

March 29-Emerson

March 30-Owen

March 31-Hazel*

April 11-Addie

We have 26 children in our class.

*denotes birthday

Due to allergies, please refrain from sending snacks that contain any kind of nut. If you are able to send Gluten free snacks that would be great too. Thank you!

We will snack in the morning each day. It is not necessary for you to send a snack with your child, as the leader provides it each day.  Thank you for sending a leak-proof water bottle with your child each day.

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Next Week

The Positivity Project trait next week is Love of Learning-Wk 2. One with a Love of Learning masters new skills and topics on his/her own or in school.

Mr. Dandron will be our Guest Reader on Wed. 3/23. Please come at 3:15 and bring 2 or 3 books to read to the class. We can't wait!

Thursday, March 24-Science Night at Brown School-more info found in Mrs. Bawks' blog.

For our March Reading Madness Tournament of Books we will be listening to many books and voting on which we like best. Feel free to listen/watch these at home as well read by some really cool people 😀.

As part of Reading month, Friday we will dress as a Book Character (this is voluntary of course).

Friday, March 25-Field trip to Upton Planetarium (no chaperones needed as our 2 classes fill the seats) 

Upcoming Events

Thursday, March 31 is Pajamas Day to celebrate our last day of March is Reading Month

Spring Break begins Friday, April 1-April 8

                                                 

 

Week of March 14

 

Kindergarten Connection

Your child's week with Mrs. DeLapa

Last Week                             

We had a busy and fun week! Our author visit on Wednesday was amazing! I hope your child told you about Marc Tyler Nobleman and his wonderful presentation. Every student was engaged the entire time. He was interesting and quite funny. Be sure to ask if you haven't heard about this. 

We had a tornado drill on Thursday. There was a bit of a twist for the class because they were in Art class at the time. It was good for them to learn what to do from places other than our classroom. They all did a very nice job. 

Please make note that we now have 26 students for snack each day. Thank you!

Snack and Leaders

Your child will come home with the Leader bag the night before his/her leader day. There is a notebook inside with directions for sharing both a snack with the class and a Show and Tell item. Please refer to the calendar in the back of your child's take home folder for leader and other important dates.

March 15-Nolan

March 16-Kelly*

March 17-Connor

March 18-Karly

March 21-Michael

We have 26 children in our class.

*denotes birthday

Due to allergies, please refrain from sending snacks that contain any kind of nut. If you are able to send Gluten free snacks that would be great too. Thank you!

We will snack in the morning each day. It is not necessary for you to send a snack with your child, as the leader provides it each day.  Thank you for sending a leak-proof water bottle with your child each day.

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Next Week

Monday, March 14-No School due to Teacher In-Service

The Positivity Project trait next week is Love of Learning. One with a Love of Learning masters new skills and topics on his/her own or in school.

Mrs. Wells will be our Guest Reader on Wed. 3/16. Please come at 3:15 and bring 2 or 3 books to read to the class. We can't wait!

Thursday, March 17-"Helping Our Kids Move Forward in 2022!" program @ 7:00 pm in the Upton Middle School Auditorium  (for adults only)

For our March Reading Madness Tournament of Books we will be listening to many books and voting on which we like best. This coincides nicely with our Opinion writing unit in Writer's Workshop. Feel free to listen/watch these at home as well read by some really cool people 😀.

As part of Reading month, Friday we will wear clothes with words on them (this is voluntary of course).

Upcoming Events

Thursday, March 24-Science Night at Brown School

Friday, March 25-Field trip to Upton Planetarium (no chaperones needed as our 2 classes fill the seats) 

                                                 

 

Week of March 7

 

Kindergarten Connection

Your child's week with Mrs. DeLapa

Last Week                             

The most exciting news this week was the arrival of a new student! We were so happy to welcome Kelly Coburn to our class. I was proud of our class in that each student worked to help Kelly adjust to her new place with us at Brown. 

Please make note that we now have 26 students for snack each day. Thank you!

The Variety Show was SO fun on Friday! The children behaved beautifully and enjoyed every minute. What a blessing that we are able to use the high school auditorium. It is almost as exciting for the audience as it is the performers. 

As your child begins working on his/her March homework calendar, remember to send in the February calendar. The children love making that trip to the treasure chest. 

I am sorry to say that I do not have any more Pizza Hut Book-It coupons. Many of us at Brown are finding that we were not given enough. I am working to find a way to get more. For the time being, I am keeping track of those who have earned a coupon and will get them out right away, if/when I get them. 

The book orders sent home last Friday should be placed by Monday, March 7th. Of course, there is no obligation to order. This is strictly a service to you and your child. 📖

Snack and Leaders

Your child will come home with the Leader bag the night before his/her leader day. There is a notebook inside with directions for sharing both a snack with the class and a Show and Tell item. Please refer to the calendar in the back of your child's take home folder for leader and other important dates.

March 7-Selina*

March 8-Xiana

March 9-Brecken

March 10-Camden

March 11-Connor

March 15-Nolan

We have 26 children in our class.

*denotes birthday

Due to allergies, please refrain from sending snacks that contain any kind of nut. If you are able to send Gluten free snacks that would be great too. Thank you!

We will snack in the morning each day. It is not necessary for you to send a snack with your child, as the leader provides it each day.  Thank you for sending a leak-proof water bottle with your child each day.

______________________________________________________________

Next Week

The Positivity Project trail next week is Social Intelligence. One with Social Intelligence is aware of others' thoughts and feelings. You can figure out why they do what they do.

Mr. Wells will be our Guest Reader on Wed. 3/9. Please come at 3:15 and bring 2 or 3 books to read to the class. We can't wait!

Progress reports are scheduled to come home on Wednesday, 3/9. Please reach out with any questions or concerns if you have any wonderings about your child's report. 

For our March Reading Madness Tournament of Books we will be listening to many books and voting on which we like best. This coincides nicely with our Opinion writing unit in Writer's Workshop. Feel free to listen/watch these at home as well read by some really cool people 😀.

As part of Reading month, Friday we will dress as Superheroes (this is voluntary of course).

Upcoming Events

Monday, March 14-No School due to Teacher In-Service

Thursday, March 17-"Helping Our Kids Move Forward in 2022!" program @ 7:00 pm in the Upton Middle School Auditorium  (for adults only)

Thursday, March 24-Science Night at Brown School

Friday, March 25-Field trip to Upton Planetarium (no chaperones needed as our 2 classes fill the seats)