We had a visitor come teach us about penguins! We sang a fun penguin song, observed a penguin skull/feathers, measured ourselves next to different penguins, hopped like a Rockhopper, and even fed a penguin some fish (pretend, of course). We had a great time and impressed the speaker with our knowledge of penguins!
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Click here to read about the optional 100th Day project your child may take part in. Can't believe that is this Friday!! Today, we met with our fifth grade NASA buddies and became engineers! We made a lot of interesting structures and had a blast. Thanks to Mrs. Slowinski and her class!
We worked hard in the media center today! Our class broke into four groups. One group studied the African Penguin, another researched the King Penguin, another looked at the Gentoo Penguin, and the last group became experts on the Macaroni Penguin. Ask your student which group he/she was in today and what (s)he learned about that penguin!
Click here to see the letter about at-home penguin research! Thanks!
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Parents, please see the following link to read about our upcoming performance of The Lion King, Jr. While kindergartners are not participating in the show, it is still a great opportunity to help support our wonderful school and see the outstanding talent of our older students. Thank you! Please see the following link if you are interested in signing your child up for an after school program this semester. Contact Marian Scullion for more details.
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Welcome!My name is Elizabeth McKenna, and this is my eighth year teaching kindergarten. I am thrilled to be a part of our eLc program and our FLE family! Beth Busbee is our outstanding teaching assistant who happens to be a lifelong educator herself. Thank you for allowing us to teach and learn with your child every day. We can't wait to get started! Archives
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