Specials Schedule for the Week of 2/24 - 2/28

Monday (A) - Art

Tuesday (B) - Music

Wednesday (C) - PE

Thursday (D) - PE and Media Center

Friday (A) - Art

Please remember to bring a change of gym shoes on days we have PE and return library books on days we visit the media center. 

Love and Peace Day

Tomorrow Harlan will be celebrating Peace and Love Day! This will be in celebration of both Valentines Day and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. 

Please wear red in honor if this day. 

Box Tops

Our class will be collecting box tops this week. If you have any that you would like to donate, please send them in an envelope in your child's blue folder. 

Thank you!

Schedule for the Week of 2/10 - 2/14

Monday (D) - PE and Media Center
Tuesday (A) - Art
Wednesday (B) - Music
Thursday (C) - PE
Friday (D) - PE and Media Center

Please remember to send a change of gym shoes on days we have PE and return library books ion days we visit the medua center.  Thank you in advance!

Wednesday, Feb. 12 - Howell Nature Center visits Harlan (live birds of prey!)
Friday, Feb. 14 - Class Valentine's Day Party 12:45 - 1:25pm

If your child plans on passing out treats at our class party, please remember that we are peanut free classroom.  Also, please remember that if your child will be bringing in Valentines, they should have one for everyone in our class (currently 14 including your own child).

A list of class names can be found in the school directory or by contacting me.

Grapefruit Day!

Last week, we enjoyed grapefruit for our Fresh Fruit Friday! This was a first for many of the kindergarteners, and the sour faces were the best part!

Thank you so much to Lynne P. for sending in this delicious treat!

If you are interested in participating in our Fresh Fruit Friday program, please use the SignUp Genius link on the left side of our blog.

Flying into Research!

This week, the kindergartners began our first research project! We are currently learning about birds of prey. For this project, the students used the database PebbleGo in the computer lab to learn about five different birds of prey – eagles, falcons, vultures, hawks and owls.

After learning about all of the different birds of prey, our class voted on which one we would like to create a book about. The eagle one by an overwhelming majority!

After deciding on our bird, the kindergartners created a list of facts that they had learned from PebbleGo. We then organized the information that they learned into four categories-what eagles eat, look like, where they live and fun facts.

Our next step will be for each kindergartner to choose one fact and create a page to be part of a class research book. When all three kindergarten class books are complete, we will trade books to learn about the other birds of prey that we did not choose!

As a surprise for the kindergartners, we will have the Howell Nature Center bring real birds of prey for the kids to see! This is a surprise, so please don't let them know!  :)

Jump Rope for Heart

Recently, our school was treated to an assembly regarding Jump Rope for Heart. We learned that by collecting donations, we can help those who have sick hearts. One of the programs that our PE teacher, Mr. Price, has put together this year are the Heart Hero Ducks. 

If your child has began collecting donations, please fill out the form for your child to earn their first duck - quacky!

Mr. Price informed the teachers that all forms should be handed in by the teachers on days their class visits the gym. Tomorrow, I will be taking all forms that have been sent in so far to Mr. Price.

Thank you so much to those who already donated!