Mrs. Kranzlein's Koalas

Ocean Day

  

How Long is a Whale?

      

Week 35 and 36 in Review...and Looking Ahead One Last Time

Week 35 and 36 in Review
We hope that you enjoyed our Parent Celebration as much as we did.  Our koalas were so proud of everything they were able to share with you.  And we are ending our kindergarten year with a bang!  The koalas are amazing at estimating and really surprised us when we investigated "How Long Is a Whale".  Our ocean experiments in the science lab produced some "aha" and some "ooo-yuck" moments.  Field Day was a lot of fun for all.  We also want to send a shout out to the Fleetwood MaC class.  Our koalas enjoyed learning about what it is like to be in first grade.   

We have lots of pictures.  I will upload them in chunks as time allows.

Looking Ahead One Last Time
Please clean out backpacks nightly as we will be sending home many items over the next few days.  Here is an updated look at our last week:

5/18 Game Day, Author's Circle
5/19 Fun in the Sun/Picnic - look for more info in the blue folder
5/20 Water Day (weather permitting)
5/21 Packing/Cleaning Day - last day for backpacks or any other personal student items
5/22 Movie and Laptop Day - we will be watching Finding Nemo and using the laptops one last time

Please join us for a special Parent Celebration

Friday, May 8 8:30 – 9:15am

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Please make other arrangements for younger siblings! Thank you!

Week 32, 33, 34 in Review...And Looking Ahead

Week 32, 33, 34 in Review
Spring Break seems like a distant memory as we have already finished 3 of the 6 post-Spring Break weeks of school.  CRCT testing in the school and rehearsal for the Kindergarten program provided many opportunities to practice flexibility especially in our daily schedule.  Speaking of the Kindergarten performance, I was so pleased with our koalas.  They did a fantastic job.  We had seventeen of our twenty koalas there.  Thank you for such great participation.

GKIDS assessments are complete and a detailed student report will be included with the final report card.  Most of the year end assessments are complete as well and the growth in reading, writing and math has been remarkable.  I am so proud of all of our students.

Looking Ahead
As we count down the last 15 days of kindergarten, there are many activities and events that you will want to take note of.  We even made a big chart as a class to help us keep track of everything.  Here are some key dates:

Wednesday, May 6:  All library books are due
Thursday, May 7:  Ocean Day in the Science Lab (volunteers needed)
Friday, May 8:  8:30 - 9:15  Parent Celebration - please plan to come, no siblings

Monday, May 11:  Field Day Opening Ceremonies - wear koala shirt
Tuesday, May 12:  Kindergarten's Field Day - wear koala shirt & sunscreen, lunch delayed 1 hour
Wednesday, May 13:  Moving Up Day - we will be visiting Mrs. Fleetwood's 1st grade class

Monday, May 18: Author's Circle
Tuesday, May 19:  Fun in the Sun Day, Picnic
Wednesday, May 20:  Water Day
Thursday, May 21:  Packing/Cleaning Day
Friday, May 22:  Movie Day and 5th Grade Walk - no backpacks or lunchboxes