How are we Connected?

We love sharing our Me Bags!!

Our Unit of Inquiry, Who We Are, has led us to look carefully into

Creating our Self-portrtraits

what we are like (key concept-form) and we have spent a great deal of our time investigating how we connect to the world around us (key concept-connection).  We have found that we connect to many people in our class, school and community.  We have also found out that we have a lot of connections to the characters in the books we read.  Books are so fun and they teach us so much!

Ask your child what connections they made this week.  We bet their answers will surprise you!

Here is a glimpse into our week:

We think like poets and find our rhyming words.

 We think like readers! 
 Did you know there are 3 ways to read a book? 
(1. Read the pictures 2. Read the words 3. Retell a story your know well)

We are mathematicians too!

One tool our mathematicians use to show numbers in a variety of ways is by using a Rekenrek.  Such thinkers!

Our scientists are always inquiring and investigating!

We work hard and have a lot of fun every day!

Reminders:
Who I Am Activity- was due Sept. 12.  Please send in on Monday if you have not yet done so.

3 Photos-baby, toddler, current-  Due on Monday.  These will not be returned, so please send in a copy.

Who We Are

Our first Unit of Inquiry is underway and it has been a lot of fun!  We are spending our time investigating ourselves through stories and many, many activities.  We have looked into our Form and Connection so far and will be getting into how we have changed very soon.  



When we look at our Form (Key Concept), we are looking into what we are like.  This week we found a lot of different parts that make us what we are like: birthday, girl/boy, age, name, brain, height, the way we communicate...the list truly goes on and on.  We are noticing how we are connected to others as well (Connection is another key concept).  We sure do have a lot in common with our friends and the world around us!

As we stretched our thinking, we have found we are so many things; mathematicians, readers, writers, artists, thinkers, builders, gardeners, scientists...again the list is endless!  Celebrating all that we are and can do is an important part of each of our days.

Take a picture walk through our week:

Our Garden:

A big celebration this week was the planting our our new garden!  We planted all kinds of yummy vegetables and look forward to watching them grow.  Thank you to the Taseff family for donating all the plants and helping us with our gardening adventure.  

Dates to Remember:
Tuesday 9/9/14-Curriculum Night for Parents
 6:00pm
*Tuesday is an Early Dismissal Day (11:20).  *Students will eat lunch before they leave.

Kindergarten Fun!

It feels like we were just sitting in the Lecture Hall meeting all the families, and somehow now we have finished our 7th full day of school.  We have used this time to make a lot of new friends, practice routines and establish our Essential Agreements.  Take a picture tour of our last two weeks:

Our playground is a great place to explore, be COURAGEOUS, make music and create fun games with our new friends:

THINKERS

In our classrooms we have been working on our names (writing with only one capital letter), following directions and enjoying our Inquiry Stations:

We are remarkable COMMUNICATORS!

At CIS we learn TWO new languages!  Mandarin and "Giraffe."

Li Laoshi is our wonderful Mandarin teacher!  We loved our first class and have enjoyed practicing what we have learned already. 

At CIS we speak "Giraffe" too!

Giraffe is our way to remind students to use their I Messages when they feel upset.  Giraffes have a long neck to remind us to stick our neck out for our friends and their enormous heart reminds us to always show our caring nature.  Ask your child to show you how well they speak Giraffe.

Our Own Air Show

The Blue Angels were a lot of fun this week too and added a lot of excitement to our day.  Their tricks were fascinating and we were lucky to have such a wonderful view.

We journaled about what we saw too.

Basketball Jones

Autographing a ball while spinning another on a pen!

Basketball Jones came on Friday for our first assembly.  He did a lot of amazing tricks, helped us do some too and spoke to us about commitment and the power of our choices (Good choice, bad choice, either way it is MY choice).  

We need your HELP!

Kindergarten has been given a garden plot located on the playground.  We would like to plant something this week, that would grow through the fall.  We would love your suggestions and any assistance you are willing to provide.

Upcoming Events:

September 9- EARLY DISMISSAL 11:20am

September 9- Curriculum Night 6:00 pm

We Are Excited to Begin the New Year!!

We sure are looking forward to meeting all of our new Explorer's next week!  

Ms. Mori, Mrs. Snyder, Mrs. Humphrey, Mrs. Taylor

Phase-in Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 
*If your child is unable to attend their scheduled day, please give us a call.

Our regular schedule will begin on Thursday.