Our Kindergarten Community: Dragons, Dribbling, Discussions and MORE!!

Happy December!!

Enjoy these snapshots from our first week back from our holiday break.

Nature Studies with Mary

Have fun discussing the bearded dragon named Blue that friends met.

Art with Gaby

Unfortunately, Niki was out sick this week, so friends worked on their paintings for Exhibition Night, instead. We used watercolor pencils to color in the illustrations of one of the following: a scorpion's anatomy, diet, prey, or habitat. What is your child working on?

Excitement Shares

Friends continue to bring in the exciting things they are studying and practicing at home. Friends have brought in a wide range of interesting discussion starters:

Specimen found in their garden

Books they practice reading at home with their family

A sample from a sewing project

Origami practice

Explaining how to use an encyclopedia

Sharing observations and theories about fire ants' anatomy and defense mechanisms

Ball in Spoon Relay

Ask your friend how to play this fun game. What was challenging for them? What strategy did they use to help them complete the task? How did they feel at the end?

Change the Vowel

This is still one of our favorite games. Ask your child how to play and enjoy a few rounds together!

Outdoor Education with Coach Curry and Coach Q

This week, friends practiced dribbling while walking.

Coach Curry also explained which parts of our hands need to be used in order to dribble effectively.

Finger pads and finger tips

Push it down!

Robotics

Friends worked in partnerships to navigate their robotic cars around and knock over their targets.

Special Messages for Karsen

This week was our helper, Karsen's, last week. Friends worked diligently to give her a happy send off with words of love and well wishes. Below are some examples of their hard work. Sorry I did not catch each person's work!