June 7th

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Today we celebrated kindergarten and reflected on all the ways we care for each other and the world. Some of the children created posters to help inspire others not to be wasteful because it can impact everyone no matter where you live in the world.

June 6th

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Today we celebrate World Environment Day. The children created illustrations and shared their ideas about why it is important to care for the environment. We created a list of ideas we can do each day to model and show how to care for the earth.

June 2nd

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Today we used Mystery Science to help us explore the world of jellyfish. The children created a beautiful collage of a jellyfish in their habitat.

Children continue to take turns reading aloud to the class daily. Wonderful to see the growth and confidence of readers.

May 31st

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Today we explored islands. We were curious about why they do not sink and where they come from. Mystery Science helped us explore these ideas.

We began our final portraits of kindergarten and created our own islands.

May 27th

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Today we explored the question: What is the fastest animal in the ocean. The children created beautiful drawings of dolphins and sailfish in their habitats and counted to 100.

We used National Geographic Kids and Mystery Science to help us explore our daily inquiries.

May 26th

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Today we used Mystery Science to help us explore how waves are made, what it is like at the bottom of the ocean, and some of the fastest water animals.

The ocean is an ecosystem because it covers most of the earth's surface and we discovered that it is home to many plants and animals.

May 23rd

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Today's inquiry was connected to bridges. We were curious about all the ways you can build bridges and why some bridges can be 100 years old.

The children enjoyed creating and designing different types of bridges using materials in kindergarten.

Lots of experience with perseverance and collaboration.

May 19th

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Today we explored bird nests. We created scientific drawings and labeled what we observed. We enjoyed using Mystery Science to help us think about where and how birds build nests and the ways they can collect materials in nature to use in their home.

May 18th

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Today we explored the river and stream. We created beautiful watercolor drawings that represented these ecosystems and the amazing creatures that live there.

May 16th

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Today we explored bird feeders. We talked about our ideas about why we have bird feeders and how they help birds. Today we made a bird feeder for home. We are calling it a gift of gratitude to the birds. All the pieces of the bird feeder will decompose in nature and not hurt any animals.

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May 13th

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Today we explored the Hermit Thrush. This bird is the official bird of Vermont.

We had a field day experience too where we did some outdoor games with students from Swift House. We connected this experience to Global Goal #3, Good Health & Well Being.

May 12th

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The children created a swan in their habitat. Beautiful color and details.

Today we played a new outdoor game about predators and prey. The children learned so new information about another water bird, the swan.

May 11th

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We explored the chicken and the hawk today. Look here to read some of what we learned about the hawk thanks to National Geographic.

We were also able to take a peak at the eggs in Mrs. Dyer's incubator too!

May 5th

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Today we explored the hummingbird. We used Mystery Science to help us explore why birds lay their eggs in the spring too.

The children created beautiful watercolor illustrations of gardens to celebrate Life On Land, Global Goal #15.

May 4th

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Today we used Mystery Science to help us explore the ostrich egg and some of the ostrich's unique features.

We explored different digraphs too. Digraphs are made up of 2 different letters but make 1 sound.

May 2nd

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Today we explored the peacock. We learned that their feathers can be up to six feet tall. We solved a story problem about birds. We used many different MHOM(Math Habits of Mind) to help us think mathematically.

April 28th

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Today we explored the turkey and learned what a snood and a wattle are. Mystery science helped us learn these new vocabulary words. We are creating a bird canvas too.

April 26th

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Today we explored the falcon and the bald eagle.

We used explore.org to observe baby eaglets.

We solved a problem about sunflowers and used our mathematical thinking.

April 25th

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Today we started to explore birds of prey. Some of the unique features they have are: sharp beaks, sharp talons, super eyesight, and they make their nests on high places like mountains, hills, and even power poles.

April 14th

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We explored the different ways gulls help the environment. They eat trash/food scrapes. Gulls live near both fresh water and saltwater. Gulls all like to eat fish and have a hook on their beak to help them catch their prey.

We explored more and fewer today also as we observed and identified different groups that had fewer and more objects.

April 12th

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Why is a  Flamingo pink? Look here.

Today we explored the Flamingo and its unique features. We learned that they live on only 5 of the 7 continents.

We explored adding groups of objects using mathematical symbols.

April 11th

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Today we started to explore water birds. The children thought about some of the special features and adaptations water birds have that help them survive in and around the water.

April 7th

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Today we explored bird habitats. We explored the different types of beaks that birds have and how they connect to the habitat they live in.

Mystery science helped us explore how birds adapt to where they live and how they can build a home anywhere they are.

We also learned about Food Chains and created our own.

April 6th

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Today we explored perching birds and discovered the state bird of Vermont. It is the Hermit Thrush. 

We learned the names of some perching birds that are found in Vermont and on other continents.

We are working on identifying numbers that come before and after a number. Later we will explore the different types of tools you can use to measure.

April 4th

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We created our spring portraits. The children did a wonderful job with their art. So much growth and the details are impressive.

We used mystery science as a way to help us learn about the uniques features of birds.

April 1st

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The month of April is Citizen Science month. We will be exploring outdoors and sharing our observations with BioBlitzs. The great thing about Citizen Science is that anyone can participate, anywhere. We will be sharing our observations with National Geographic(for those that have given permission/Grovenor Fellowship) and our daily photos.

One of the big ideas about this type of science is that it increases our knowledge about things in the natural world. When this happens we begin to understand what nature needs to survive and the ways we can help.

Today we began to explore the life of birds.

March 31st

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Today we explored counting with precision. As mathematicians counting with precision helps us become awesome 1;1 counter and terrific oral counters. We read many wonderful books to help us think mathematically.

The children are doing a great job justifying their thinking too!

March 30th

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Today we reflected on the weather for the past 4 days. We shared observations and our ideas about why the weather might be the same and why it changes.

We connected how we collected data about where we were born too. Collecting data is fun and it helps us learn from what we notice.

March 28th

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Today we explored the different temperature zones. They are the polar zone, tropical zone, and temperate zone. The children did a great job asking questions about how this connects to Global Goal #13. Climate Action.

Lots of cartographers in kindergarten.

March 25th

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As mathematicians, we have been working on subitizing. This is when we can recognize a group of numbers quickly. This helps us when we are adding and looking for patterns. We explored a new App today to help us think deeper about subitizing.

Today we explored ways that we can know what the weather is like. This helps us know what to wear and to be ready to be outside. Mystery Science

We created weather booklets and painted a canvas of our favorite kind of weather.

March 22nd

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Today as weather watchers we were observing the clouds. The children were outside exploring the sky and imagining what the different cloud shapes might be. We started our new weather watcher journals where we make daily observations and record what we notice.

March 21st

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Today we explored how our skill of observation can help us learn about the weather. 

Our senses help us think about temperature and by being a weather watcher we can learn a lot about the weather by looking up at the sky and by observing living things on land. 

March 17th

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Today we explored wind. We created some different tools to help us know how windy it is. 

We have a science center that we will be using daily to help us create and design tools that help us learn about the weather. Today your child is coming home with 2 tools in their weather watcher bag.

March 16th

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Today we started a new theme about the weather. The children began by creating illustrations of sunny and rainy weather. We are beginning to think about the seasonal changes and what that means for us and the animals.

March 14th

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Today we explored how scientists observe wild animals. When we are outside we try to make observations safely and quietly. This helps us learn about the creatures we find in nature while also being respectful of the animal in their natural habitats.

We explored Global Goal #13 Climate Action today also. We watched a great video to remind us about climate is and some ideas we can do to help keep our planet cool. Video here

March 11th

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Today we explored the Global Goals by reflecting on some of our favorites. Then we wrote about what they are in our new journals. As writers and readers, the children are writing more independently, sounding out words, using our word wall and books to locate words, and copying a message. Awesome job!

March 10th

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Today the children created an animal they were curious about. Steve Jenkins is a great author and illustrates animals and their unique features. Check out the library for some of these amazing books. The children have been using his books to help create and design an animal and/or its unique features.

March 8th

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Today the children created their favorite animal. Tomorrow the children will be creating a ChatterKid and we will share it with you on Seesaw.

The children are working on skip counting and sequencing numbers 0-21, and sequencing numbers from the largest to the smallest.

March 7th

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Today we explored animals that live below the water. We used Mystery Science to help us think about what the fastest animal is in the water too.

We are exploring Global Goal #3 Good Health & Well Being. We explored ways we can help take care of ourselves, each other, & the animals all over the world.

March 4th

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Today we explored the beaver and the deer. The children had fun exploring outdoors where they think these animals might live and how they get their food.

March 3rd

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We are working on writing persuasive pieces of writing. We came up with 4 steps to think about and follow and think about when we write.

Today we explored the snowshoe hare and looked for tracks on our morning hike.

March 1st

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Today we explored the raccoon. We hiked outside and used our skill of observation to explore where we think a raccoon's habitat might be. We learned from the Skit & Scat program that animal habitats need 4 things. They are 1. water 2. food 3. shelter 4. spatial surroundings.

We created pieces of art of an animal we are curious about too.

February 28th

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Today we started the Skit & Skat program series thanks to Vt Fish & Wildlife. Today we explored the Grey Fox. We explored a couple of books that helped us think about how different animals move in their habitat. 

We connected how important movement is for animals and people too. When we move we help keep our bodies strong. This supports Global Goal #3 Good Health & Well Being.

February 16th

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Today we explored some books that help us think about the special features that animals have and how those features are uniques depending on where they live.

February 14th

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Today we wrote persuasive pieces of writing about why we are kind. We celebrated all the ways we can be kind to each other, the environment, animals, and the world.

Today we read a wonderful story about some of the world's rarest animals. We created a list of ways we can help all animals in the world.

February 10th

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Today we read a wonderful story that helped us to think about words and what we can create with words. 

The children are beginning to write more independently using their reading strategies/"Super Powers" to help them decode unknown words and to write their ideas.