A Special Turkey Visitor

Today, our wonderful principal Mrs. Capwell, surprised our students when she was at the bus loop dressed as a turkey.  The students voted for her by donating cans of food for our school food drive.  The staff member with the most cans donated in their name had to dress as a turkey and Mrs. Capwell was the winner!

Scientist of the Day!

Beginning in December, we will start a science project called "scientist of the day".  Below is a note from Cindy Becker who is the kindergarten science lab director.

Parents,

We are going to start a new program in the kindergarten classes with your help. We tried it out in Mrs. Jenkins’ class and it has been a big hit. It is called “scientist of the day.” The students will take turns being scientist of the day and when it is their turn, they get to bring home a science bag filled with items to explore their world. They get to wear a lab coat just like a real scientist and record their discoveries (with your help) in a journal to share with the class. The bag will also have a book to read with them that is science related.


If you have anything at home that you would like to donate to our program (measuring devices, magnifying glasses, kindergarten level books with a science theme, or anything you think we could use) please send it in with your child to their classroom. We are also requesting a $1 donation, if you can, to help cover some of the costs of starting this program. We appreciate any help you can give and hope you enjoy this program as much as the students.


Cindy Becker
Hands on Science

Thanksgiving Cooking

Many thanks to our wonderful parent volunteers for helping us cook yummy food.  We made cornbread, pumpkin pie, a sweet potato dish, and mashed potatoes.

We are Thankful!

Building Future Grant Celebration

Last night was the reception for grant winners at the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts. The food was prepared by culinary students- yummy! Grant winners and guests also participated in a silent auction on different pieces of artwork created by Virginia Beach School System employees.

Fall Frolic!

Many thanks to our parent volunteers for making our Fall Fun day so much fun! We explored pumpkins in many different ways- weighing pumpkings, exploring the inside of pumpkins, reading pumpkins stories, doing pumpkin math, and watching the bookflix "Where the Wild Things Are".

A Visit From Deputy Ray

Thank you Deputy Ray for talking to our class about Stranger Danger and Halloween Safety. We really appreciate you taking the time to teach us how to be safe!

The Daily Five

Each day students can make a choice on which literacy activity they want to work on independently. The choices are: Read to Someone, Read to Self, Work on Writing, Word Work, and Listening to Reading. During the choice sessions, the teacher is pulling different groups for either guided reading or word study.
We love encouraging kindergarteners to read. When a student brings back a library book, they can immediately checkout a new book that day. The book checkout is included in the Read to Self choice.

In the beginning of the year, students use dry erase boards to work on writing. They love to copy different words and practice making letters. Later in the year, they will have the chance to work on their Writer’s Workshop writing during The Daily Five.
Listening to Reading is the most popular choice. During this choice students listen to books on the computer through the Virginia Beach Public Library. Students can also listen at home. Please check the library website for more information.
Word Work provides students with a chance to review their word study sorts and also practice different ways to spell words.

Read to Someone is also very popular. Students can tell each other the stories by reading the words, reading a familiar book, or telling the story from the pictures.

Calling all Mystery Readers

Are you interested in volunteering to be our class mysery reader?  Students love it when they have relatives come and read to our class.  Please send me an email if you would like a mystery reader form.  Thanks!

We Love Mrs. Law's Lessons!

Thank you Mrs. Law for some great whole group gifted lessons on creative thinking and spatial reasoning. The kiddos loved both lessons.