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January 2012 Open House Dates at Pembroke

In January we are having 2 Open Houses. The first is on Thursday, January 5th from 1:00 pm until 7:00 pm and the second is on Tuesday, January 17th from 1:00 pm until 7:00 pm. Early in the afternoon you can tour our school while classes are in session, or stop by later in the

Miss Kelly and Miss Beth’s November Newsletter

BUBBLES, BUBBLES EVERYWHERE! This past week we began a unit on Bubbles. The children have been very enthusiastic about learning more about them and have especially enjoyed the “exploration and discovery” side of bubbles. We’ve been making various bubble solutions with ingredients such as soap, water, sugar, glycerin, corn syrup, and cooking oil. We then

Miss Krista’s Kindergarten Newsletter: 11-11-11

5, 4, 3, 2, 1…. BLASTOFF!!!! We began our thematic unit on Outer Space this past week in kindergarten. By using thematic lessons in the classroom, we are able to take a large topic, such as space, and incorporate it into every subject area. In social development, we transformed our dramatic play center into a

Miss Krista’s Kindergarten Newsletter: September 26, 2011

MATH WORKSHOPS in Kindergarten: For our math curriculum, we set up daily math stations. During this time, children rotate freely between various math activities. On average, three new math activities are introduced each week. Lately, we have been working on numerals and creating a set. We have done this with several different activities. One of

Miss Kelly & Miss Beth’s September Newsletter

Hello Everyone! We are off to a great start this school year. The children are working hard to adjust to the new routines, spaces, and faces. They have begun forming friendships and taking more ownership over the classroom. We are looking forward to a wonderful year! IN OUR CLASSROOM— Recently we have begun a new

Miss Krista’s Kindergarten Newsletter

What happens during Morning Meeting? Morning meeting takes place every day at 9am. During this time, we start off by greeting our friends. We may greet them using a different language to say hello, or tossing a ball to our friends. This helps us to learn everyone’s names, and to say hello by looking at