Last Day of School

We had a wonderful last day of school!  We played games in the classroom, invited parents into the classroom to see the Experts Presentation, congratulated the 5th graders on their continuation to middle school, and ate lunch together synths all-school picnic.  

I have really enjoyed having each of the children in class this year.  I will miss seeing them, but look forward to seeing them in the hallway in August.  

Have a wonderful summer!

End of the year

Wednesday is the last day of school for this year.  The year has gone by so quickly!   I have truly enjoyed having each and every one of the children in class this year.  Check their backpacks.  I included a portfolio with some of the work they did this year that I thought defined who they were in kindergarten.  It also includes a few pictures.  I enjoyed reviewing the pictures and seeing how they have changed this year.  

On Wednesday, we will come to school at the regular time.  We will play a game in the classroom for a while until it is time for the Museum Walk Through at 10:45.  Please join us for this.  The kids are proud of the work they did on the Expert Presentations and are eager to share it with everyone.  

At 11:30ish, we will go outside for the all-school picnic.  Please have the kids bring a sack lunch.  The cafeteria will be closed so purchasing lunches will not be an option.  After eating lunch, summer vacation begins!  

Parking will be an issue Wednesday.  The earlier you arrive at school, the more likely you will be to find a reasonably located parking place.  

Today, 2 more Experts presented information to the class.  

I. taught the class about Spider Girl.  She is amazing because she can spray spider webs from her hands!

B. taught the class about fire fighters.  Fire fighters are extremely important to our community!

Field Day!

Just a couple of reminders about next week.  On Monday we will be at school at the normal times.  

Wednesday is the last day of school.  We will start school at the usual time.  At 10:45 we will start the Museum Walk around the Expert Presentations.  Every student worked hard on these and they are so proud of their work (as they should be!).   Sharing  their knowledge with others is really important.  Please plan to be at school for the Museum Walk.

At 11:30ish we will start to head outside for the all-school picnic.  The cafeteria will not be open so please bring a lunch.  After everyone has finished eating, summer vacation begins!  

Today was Field Day!  As soon as everyone got to school, we changed into our Field Day t-shirts.  These shirts are wonderful!  

      Mr. Bianco set up wonderful stations that children were able to visit.  Everyone had a terrific day outside!

Expert Presentations

Mr. Bianco has important information about Field Day on Friday, May 20:

 Field Day is set and weather looks good for Friday. Here are a few things I have been letting the classes know:

Water Bottle - Please have students bring a filled water bottle out for your field, we will have a water station but it won't last for 250 Students.

Shoes: Good shoes that they can climb and run in. There is only 2 activities that will require shoes to come off.

Dress Attire: Students should only really get wet on one event so prepare for that. My reminder is this is not the public pool so Girls -Swimsuits with shorts and TShirt over and boys swim trunks with TShirt is school appropriate.

Rock Wall/Bike Course: The Rock Wall and bike course signup through Avid should be up until Friday The link has been in the newsletter and lions line for the past 2months.

Four more Experts Presented information to the class today. 

C. taught the class about Lake Powell.  Lake Powell looks like a fun place to visit!

A. taught the class about Batwoman.  She is quite the superhero!

I. taught the class about panda bears.  They eat a lot of bamboo!

S. taught the class about chickens.  She loves her chickens and knows how to take care of them!

Goodbye Chicks

Today our chicks left for the farm they will live at.  The farm belongs to a friend of mine.  They will spend their lives laying eggs or encouraging their chicken friends to lay eggs. 

Field Day is this Friday, May 20 from 9:30-11:00.  Parents are welcome to come and cheer their children on.  We will debut our Field Day t-shirts.  The kids have done a terrific job on these shirts!

Please join us for our Museum Walk through the Expert Presentations on Wednesday, May 25 at 10:45.  Afterwards, we will go outside for the all-school picnic.  After lunch, summer vacation begins!

We had one Expert Presentation today.

M. taught the class about horses.  We learned about what horses eat and how to take care of them.  

After P.E., our wonderful PTO brought in cookies, frosting, and sprinkles as a reward for our hard work during the FundRun.  We are looking forward to the FundRun this fall!

More Expert Presentations

After lunch, two Experts presented information to the class.  

J. presented information about police officers.  He brought real police badges that the students got to hold and take a close look at.  

Z. presented information about chores she does to be helpful at home.  She is very busy and gave the children excellent examples of things they can do at home to help out.  

At the end of the day, we celebrated P.'s birthday with cupcakes and root beer floats.  What a wonderful treat!  Happy Birthday, P.!  

Important Information

There are a few things you need to know as we come to the end of the school year.  

Thank you to everyone that brought in $5.00 for the Field day t-shirts.  We started decorating them today.  The kids are so excited about this project!  They are proud of the work they are doing.  We will debut the shirts at Field day!

We will not have a graduation ceremony, but each student will have their Expert Presentation out for a museum walk.  Please come to the classroom at 11:00.  We have had terrific presentations this year!  The children will enjoy sharing their projects with everyone.  After the museum walk, we will go outside for the All-School picnic.  After the kids are finished eating, summer vacation begins! Please make plans to join us!  

May 20 is field day.  I have not seen a schedule for the day, but when I do, I will post it.

I am interested in placing one more Book order for the year.  Consider new books to read over the summer.  I will be sending order forms home Wednesday.  Please place orders online.  I will place the order one week from today.  Go to clubs2.scholastic.com.  Our class code is HK26F.  When you place an order, you purchase new books that your child will be excited to read, and you help our classroom purchase books and listening centers.  

Today we had three Experts present information to the class.  

P. taught the class about cooking, the utensils needed for cooking, and about how to make Mac 'n Cheese.  

X. presented information about Betta Fish.  We learned about the different colors Betta Fish can be and how to take care of them.

K. taught the class about volcanoes.  We were relieved to learn that we do not live in an area near volcanoes.  K. Also brought a diagram of a volcano that erupted!

As if we hadn't had enough excitement for the day, our 4th grade buddies came for a visit.  We wrote about our favorite times together this year.  

A Very Exciting Day!

Today was an exciting day in kindergarten!  When the children came in this morning, we had two fluffy chicks in the incubator.  We also had two chicks trying to hatch.  By the time is left this afternoon, we had 4 chicks in the room!  

Yea for chicks!

For those of you who may be wondering, as of right now, we have one baby chick, and two more trying to hatch.  Keep your fingers crossed!  I will post pictures tomorrow.

Late Start Wednesday

Today was a very busy day in kindergarten!  Since it was a Late Start day, the first thing we did was go to lunch.  We went to the computer lab like we always do after lunch recess.  We were invited to go to the art room to finish a project that the kids will bring home on Friday.  Then we had two Expert Presentations.  

P. presented information about orcas.  They are amazing animals.  He even brought ocean animal toys for the kids to look at.  We talked about how some ocean animals are fish, some are mammals (like orcas).  

N. presented information about Teddy Bears.  After teaching us about the history of Teddy Bears, she handed out a variety of bears for the children to examine.  

Marvelous Monday

-We had a guest teacher today while I was doing the spring literacy assessment with the children.  The class did a terrific job making Ms. Pearson feel welcome in our classroom.  

-Remember that Wednesday is a Late Start day, so school will start at 11:30.  We will dismiss at 3:40.  

-Two Experts presented information to the class.  

D. presented information about dinosaurs.  We even learned about how large a dinosaur footprint is compared to D's footprint.  

D. presented information about Minecraft.  He brought Minecraft blocks for his classmates to hold and investigate.  

Happy Friday

We had a great day in kindergarten.  We worked through centers, as always.  During this time, I pulled eggs from the incubator and put them in an ovascope or egg candler.  We were able to see the blood vessels in the egg as well as large black blobs.  We guessed that the large blobs were chicks! It was really exciting to see.  We have chicks in most of the eggs.  Now we wait and see how many hatch.  The baby chicks are "due" on Wendesday of this week.  

Since it was a cold, rainy day, we stayed inside for recess.  The kids had a great time building and playing.  They were really proud of their work and wanted their pictures taken.  Here are a few of the pictures.