Our Star of the Week: Addison

Addison is our Star of the Week! Did you know that Addison loves to draw! She can even draw Olaf from Frozen. Addison also happens to be a twin. Her brother, Billy, is a Viking too! Addison alsoloves to eat pasta alfredo. We will be learning more about her this week as our Star of the Week!!

This week's pics

Writers' Workshop

In Writers' Workshop, students were asked to reflect a bit and look back on their first journal entries. They were asked to notice any changes in their writing and decide what they were doing well, how they improved, and now what they can be doing better.We decided on new writing goals going forward into this the second half of our school year.

We also introduced the idea of a writers' voice…

Architect Bean Came in to Share!

Mr. Bean, father of one KD Dragonfly and CA alumni,came in to share with the kindergarten classes. Mr. Bean happens to be an architect that has worked on several local restaurants and commercial properties. Mr. Bean explained the process of building and design. Several students asked Mr. Bean questions about blueprints and the planning process. We were able to make great connections as we have been talking about how homes are constructed. Thank you, Mr. Bean for a great visit! We very much appreciate the time you took out of your day to share with us all.

Computer renderings vs. the real thing, AMAZING!!

The step by step plans to build

The Pizzuti Collection

Our Homes Unit has Begun!

KD students created a glyph to share who lives in their home.

This week we began our house number project. Students were asked to chose different materials to decorate their house number. We will later decorate these houses and display them outside our classroom. The KD Dragonflies loved using these materials that were somewhat unconventional to decorate, lentils, tapioca pearls, wheat, clay, sand, etc. 

Rock Candy, Ready!

Some of our KD Dragonflies were able to take home their rock candy this past Friday. It has been growing for weeks and we have been enjoying the sweet smells in our room. Students have been able to observe the changes that have been slowly occurring and also hypothesize why some rock candy grew faster than others. A few are still at school and may need a few more weeks to grow to a similar size as these ones pictured. Fingers crossed that they do, but we also talked about being flexible and understanding if in fact some don't quite make it. We also discussed that it was the process of making the candy that was fun and not necessarily the product at the end.

Our Star of the Week

Hunter is our Star of the Week!! Did you know that Hunter loves to go to the beach? Hunter also is a Lego expert. He can build anything!! Did you also know that Hunter has a sister in the Lower School? Hunter did an excellent job sharing his pictures and answering our questions.

Happy Birthday, Morgan!

 

 Today we celebrated Morgan's birthday. She shared her favorite superhero story and a delicious and healthy snack. Happy birthday, Morgan!

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