Extra Recess, Fancy Day, Green Day, Hat Day & Ice Cream!

The A-Z Countdown is such a fun way to countdown until summer! This week we had extra fun outside, dressed our best, looked fantastic in green, rocked some amazing hats, and enjoyed a yummy frozen treat!

STEM: Ice Cream in a Bag

Have you ever tried making ice cream in a bag? It is a super fun activity and kids love it of course! The process seems magical and it never fails to impress. To begin the activity the kids completed a procedure writing worksheet - filling in action verbs and putting the steps in order! After they completed the worksheet, the kids took turns shaking the bag and counting to 100 by 5's! After the students each got a turn to shake the bag, they were able to taste the final product. They all agreed - ice cream in a bag is amazing! We then all enjoyed a small bowl of (store-bought) ice cream while watching videos on the history of ice cream!

Literacy: Long & Short Vowels

During this activity, the kids searched in books for words and practiced identifying if the vowels were long or short.

Opinion Writing: The Best Pet

The goal of opinion writing is to guide the students from recognizing opinions, to verbalizing opinions, and to supporting and writing about their opinions. This week the kids were encouraged to pick an animal that think would be the best pet and explain why.

Math:

PE: Palio Practice

Art: The Squiggle

May Calendars:

Mystery Reader:

This week our mystery reader was Sawyer's dad. Thank you for reading to us!

Parents Night Out

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Stand Against Racism

This week, Roycemore students participated in an annual event hosted by the YMCA - Stand Against Racism. To prepare for the event, the students had discussions in class and created posters to share their messages. Here's a quick look at a previous Stand Against Racism event where Roycemore students encouraged drivers to "honk for justice" and reminded us that "everyone should be treated equally."

A-Z Countdown to Summer: Animals, Bubbles, Chalk & Dance!

The A-Z Countdown to Summer is a fun way to count down the days until summer vacation that features a fun activity for each letter of the alphabet.

PE: Neighborhood Scavenger Hunt

Literacy: Sticker Stories

Sticker stories are a great twist to traditional journals. After putting stickers on their picture, the students draw around the stickers to add to the scene and then write a story about it!

Math Centers:

Mystery Reader:

This week our mystery reader was Ben's dad. Thank you for reading to us!

Special Event: Karen the Klown

Karen Dinelli, Roycemore's own Pre-K teacher will entertain your children with a delightful, whimsical, interactive, and never scary show as she transforms into Karen The Klown right before their eyes. All children in Pre-K, JK, and Kindergarten are invited to join in and support Roycemore's scholarship fund. A craft and snack with Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Dinelli will be included. This event will take place on Thursday, May 5th from 2:15 - 3:15 pm. Click here to sign up!

Happy Earth Day!

Earth Day, which is celebrated on April 22nd each year, is a day to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s natural environment. This week, many of our activities focused on teaching the kids what Earth Day is about and helping them understand how to respect and care for animal and plant life, natural resources, and their habitats. Even at a young age, children can be part of making the Earth a healthier planet!

STEM Challenge: Design and build a robot that will help the Earth!

After learning about different ways to help the environment, the kindergarten kids were encouraged to pick one problem (too much liter, oil in the ocean, etc) and then design and build a robot that can fix that problem.

PE: Nature Scavenger Hunt

Literacy: Read & Respond to "Hotel Bruce"

After reading the story, the kids had the opportunity to respond to a specific reading strategy with writing and drawing. The reading strategy we focused on for this story was - "Readers find the trouble in books."

Literacy: Read and Respond to "Dragons Love Tacos 2"

After reading the story, the kids had the opportunity to respond to a specific reading strategy with writing and drawing. The reading strategy we focused on for this story was - "Readers think about their favorite parts."

Math: Flat & Solid Shapes

The students participated in a shape walk and practiced identifying and describing solid shapes in their environment. They also were encouraged to describe the location of the object using positional words such as above, below, beside, and next to. The students also sorted pictures of real-life objects.

Math Centers:

Literacy Centers:

Mystery Reader

This week our mystery reader was Sawyer's mom. Thank you for reading to us!

A-Z Countdown to Summer

Can you believe it's almost the end of the year! We will celebrate all our hard work with a special activity each day! In order to make these days extra special, we would appreciate your help and generosity - click here to sign up! On Friday, the countdown sheet was sent home. Make sure to hang it up on your fridge to remember what we are doing each day!