Our Week in Kindergarten April 9 - 13

Hi Families,

With our concert just 2 weeks away (April 26th 6:30pm) we have been busy dancing and singing. Thank you to those families who have sent in their 'Dance Around the World' page. So far we have learned about the Philippines dance 'Tinikling' and the Kenyan dance 'Chakacha'. Tickets for our concert went on sale this week on cash online so be sure to order!

Here are some stories from our week!

Plastic Bag Challenge
We have a bag challenge this week. The whole school is bringing in plastic bags to recycle. We collect bags from different classes. We count the plastic bags and put them into a big box. When the challenge is over we will take the bags to Walmart and they will recycle them and turn them into new things!



Pink Day
On Wednesday it was another pink shirt day! We made a buddy chain. We each made a buddy message on a small paper and then we put them together in a chain and put them on the wall.
 Our buddy chain is taller than Ms. Boag!!


At the Zoo
Everyday this week we have learned about a different animal. Today was zebra day. We learned that zebras can kick to protect themselves. Their kick is powerful and it can break bones! So look out for zebras!! Earlier this week we learned about elephants and how to be a zookeeper. A zookeeper has to cut the elephants toenails and clean them!
        

Big Buddies in the Makerspace
Our big buddies met us in the makerspace. Some buddies had made surprise toys for us and other buddies helped us make bows with twist ties. We always love seeing our big buddies. We made lego creations and paper airplanes. and some of us got to visit with Ms. Stevens pet guinea pig named Grace. Ms. Darlow also brought some neat suction shapes to build towers with.

3D Shape Books
We made towers with 3D shapes. We learned some 3D shapes can slide, roll, or stack. 3D shapes are fat not  flat. Ms. S gave each of us a 3D shape book so that we could put things that we have learned inside. Today, we are going on a 3D shape walk to find shapes around us.

Planetarium
The Planetarium came to visit us! We went into a dark tent and we saw stars and planets shining on the walls of the tent. We had a scientist named Olivia.