04+04+2008

= Kindergarten News =

= April 4, 2008 = = from Mrs. Knee, Mrs. Neily = = and Mrs. Shepard =  Perhaps your child told you about the April Fools Day snack that I brought to school. Yes, we ate the “dirt and mud” from a flowerpot. I even had enough worms for everyone. I didn’t want anyone to be left out. It seemed that the KinderKids didn’t mind. Some even asked for seconds!

Thank you to all who assisted on the trip to my house. Although it was cold and windy, the children seemed to enjoy themselves. I put the pictures from our trip and the pancake lunch on the blog. Thank you to Judy Devine and Leah Anibal for their help with lunch. It was a great syrup-making year for my husband. He was able to boil for 6 weekends and made about 45 gallons of syrup. If anyone is interested in purchasing a pint or a quart of our syrup, just let me know. We have plenty this year!

Ian’s parents, Grant and Darlene Cumming, came to our room this week with some wonderful Kenyan artifacts. Grant is fluent in Swahili and taught the children a few Swahili words and phrases. He talked to the children about the Kenyan geography, animal life and a bit about Kenyan life. I will have pictures about the visit up on the blog by the weekend.

We have begun to learn about the Kenyan wildlife and read a great book called Honey, Honey…Lion! By Jan Brett. This book has inspired us to create a wall mural. We hope to have it completed by the end of next week. Our book area is filled with information books about African wildlife and some storybooks of African tales. We will continue to learn about this area of the world during the month of April.

April 11 is Grandparents Day at DCS. The KinderKids will do some baking in preparation for the event. If you are arranging for your child’s grandparents to visit, tell them to plan on about a 30-40 minute visit beginning around 10:00. We will have snack together and a short visit. Please complete the attached form and return it to me so we can plan for the grandparents who will be visiting.

FYI • April 11 – Early Release • Emily does not have a birthday this month. It’s in July. • Spring Vacation week begins – Monday April 21 Grandparent’s Day in Kindergarten 10:00 – 10:30

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