K-3 Newsletter

                                             Mrs. MacIntyre

Dear Families,

May 19, 2017

With only 23 more days of school, the students are working hard and enjoying their time together as well. We have had a lot of discussions about what we have learned in kindergarten so far this year. We have reflected on each month , discussed and written about our favorite activities in kindergarten thus far. That being said, as we discuss the reading, writing, drawing, math knowledge, science knowledge and all the other academics we have touched upon, I can’t help but remind the children of what I believe is the most important skill they need to carry with them when they leave kindergarten. That is to be KIND. They know this and we talk about what it means to be kind and what it looks like in our everyday kindergarten lives. We discuss how it feels to be the giver of kindness and how it feels to be the receiver of a kind act. I am so delighted to hear the students say how good it feels in their heart to help others.

For the entire year, during morning meeting, the students have an opportunity to share some news about themselves or their day. We pass around a stuffed animal and the student with the stuffed animal “has the floor” so to speak. Next week, we will also say something kind about the person next to us. It has been a great way to start the day!

Thanks to Ms. Mitchell for joining Melrose School into the Outdoor Classroom for a day event. We had a great time hunting for caterpillars and caterpillars with our puppets and not only did we find clues.. We found caterpillars and a monarch butterfly! It was great fun!

In other news, in science, we will begin observing and learning about sow bugs.

As the weather gets warmer and brighter, you may want to apply sunscreen to your child before school. Mr. Ucci has been taking the class outside for P.E. and the students really enjoy going up to the field.

Our kindergarten graduation is June 22nd! If you are NOT going to be here for graduation, could you please let me know so we can plan accordingly.

Thank you in advance.

Have a great weekend and feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Colleen MacIntyre

                                  K-3 Newsletter

                                  Mrs. MacIntyre

Dear Families,

May 12, 2017

Happy Friday!

All is good here in K-3. We have exciting news to share, we welcome a new student. Piper Smith has moved here from North Carolina. K-3 has been very welcoming to her and we are glad she is here.

In Writer’s Workshop, the students are using graphic organizers to write and support their opinions about specific topics. Can you believe it? They are doing an amazing job. I can’t wait for you to see them. They will come home in their May Writing Folders.

In Math, we are focusing on subtraction. If you practice this at home, when your child has finished a subtraction problem, either with pictures, manipulatives or words, have them read the equation back to you. This reinforces math vocabulary.

In Science, we compared Redworms and Nightcrawlers. I have to say, the students were much more excited to hold them than I was. We also went on a worm hunt and found many worms in moist soil. We learned how to compost and the importance of it for our earth.

Thank you to Mrs. Palumbo who provided all of the materials for your Mother’s Day gift. We started in back in April and I appreciate all of her time and effort that allowed them to make such a beautiful gift.

I wish you all a very, very Happy Mother’s Day!

I will be out on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week because I will be at my son’s college graduation in Connecticut!!  We are very excited! Believe me it goes faster than you can imagine.

Have a wonderful weekend!~

Mrs. MacIntyre

                                      K-3 Newsletter

                                      Mrs. MacIntyre

Dear Families,

Friday, April 26, 2017

Welcome Back! It sounds as though everyone had a nice and much needed week off. The students had lots of stories to share and the beautiful weather last week lended to some great outdoor activities. The weather this week however….. Not quite as nice!

We have had a wonderful week celebrating Earth week. Thank you to Mrs. Turenne for passing out the seeds for you to plant at home. We also planted some seeds in school and are looking forward to watching them grow.

The students were very good about bringing in a litter free lunch and recycling and reusing things in their lunchboxes.  They helped clean up the playground and I am happy to report there was not much trash at all to pick up and the weather did not allow us to look very much so we will do it again next week.

In Writer’s Workshop, we wrote about different topics and we wrote a description and opinion of carrots and even tried some, the students were very excited to sample them. We also wrote about what we know and about and what we like to do in rain!

Finally, we wrote about what we can do to keep our Earth healthy and green.

In math, we practice decomposing numbers into tens and ones and putting them back together again. Hopefully you had a chance to see the math papers that have been coming home. They are doing some very high level thinking in math and I am very proud of them.

Is anyone interested in taking one, some or all of the guppies? Please let me know!

Thank you in advance.

Our kindergarten graduation is set for June 22nd. This is the last day of school for all students.

I hope you have a fabulous weekend.

Sincerely,

Mrs. MacIntyre

**We are in need of some Lysol wipes to get us through the next 40 days if you would like to donate.