HOOT#29

Kinder has been writing up a storm lately. We had the second graders visit to read the books they wrote, which inspired us to expand our writing. Lots of stories to share, and more pages to come! One child started working on a chapter book, and another loves comic books. One child has filled the pages with dialogue and another is writing a maritime science book. Historical account and paleontologist adventures, a tea party with the sticker monster and a window into a princesses life... There is a season and a reason for all! The children are encouraged to sound out their words, and match sounds with letters as they write. So it happens with English (yikes!) that most of the time the words are not exactly spelled to the book. It is called invented spelling. It might seem messy, we sure love stapling (I got a bloody finger trying to remove all the renegade staples), but it sure is making the children in the class feel proud and independent. It is time to celebrate your child as an author!



































Events/Updates:
Tuesday morning: pizza money due
Tuesday 1pm -- Harwood and pizza money due
Wednesday: will go to Filemon Sanchez park (12:45-1:45)

Thursday: 3:30 -- Show time! THE FIVE LITTLE WOLVES AND THE THREE BAD PIGS -- This is kinder's last performance this year. Our end-of-year celebration will be topped off with an award ceremony for each student. Please remember to send costumes (labeled), balloons (for decorating), props THURSDAY MORNING -- and a dish for the potluck to follow! Charge your cameras and let me know if you'd be interested in capturing footage/stills of the performance and/or the children receiving their awards. I will also have access to the school's video camera that day, if someone would like to play with it.

Field trips:
May 4 (Wednesday) -- Museum of International Folk Art - Santa Fe
May 19 (Thursday) -- Ghost Ranch -- We are taking four chaperons: Lisa (Angelique's mom), Carolyn (Rio's mom), Alexandra (Aurora's mom), and Heather (Vincent's mom). (The reason we will be taking only 4 chaperons is because it's a combined field trip for two classes, and there is limited space on the bus. If you are interested in driving your own vehicle and not riding the bus with us, you are still welcome to come. Thank you for your understanding.)

The treasure chest was raided by us last week! All the bouncy balls are gone, THANK YOU!  We still have lots of pencils left. Any other items would be also great!

Homework
Please help your child rehearse for Thursday's show. Practice makes perfect! (I will email you all the script.)
Homework has been so popular lately! To keep up with the boom, I created a packet for each child for the week. You are welcome to take it home tomorrow. Guidelines: pick and choose. A healthy dose is one a day...  I trust that your child will make time for outdoor play and bedtime reading. It's all about balance.

Happy spring (finally here to stay)!