Mrs. LaFrance's Kindergarten Page

Our trip to Falmouth Hospital

jlafrance — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:08:23 +0000

Here are some of the pictures from our trip to Falmouth Hospital. We go to see the maternity ward (including a 1 day old baby), the rehab department (including the pool), the x-ray dept., the surgical ward, and had cookies in the cafeteria. It was a great trip!

Our Caterpillars are Growing!

jlafrance — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:21:12 +0000

Unfortunately our first batch of caterpillars did not survive, but we were able to get another set and these ones are growing quickly! It is so exciting to watch them grow and change. We think they will continue to eat for about another week before beginning to sip a chrysalis.

What do you want to be when you grow up?

jlafrance — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:55:07 +0000

Jamie- work in a restaurant

Sam- scientist

Lordan- artist to make drawing for movies

Aidan- actor in scary movies

Selena- teacher

Christian- orthopedic doctor

Eva- police officer

Eleanor-baker

Katarina- ballet teacher

Connor- don’t know yet

McKenzie- vet

Caleb-int he Air Force

Leanna-travel around the world with Fiona helping animals

Angelina-nurse

Cole- author and a famous boxer

Fiona- travel around the world with Leanna helping baby animals

Thomas- author and famous boxer

Penelope- cow girl

Keller- scientist

Arayia- teacher

Meet the new residents of room 104

jlafrance — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:24:51 +0000

Our caterpillars arrived today! We were so excited to meet and watch our 5 new caterpillars. We look forward to observing them as they change into Painted Lady butterflies. Check back often for updates on their metamorphosis!

All About Butterflies!

jlafrance — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:47:24 +0000

Today we started talking about butterflies. We began by listing what we already knew. Children knew facts such as:
* Caterpillars eat lots of leaves.
*Caterpillars climb trees to make their cocoons.
*Caterpillars go into cocoons and come out as butterflies.
We are very excited for the arrival of our caterpillars on Thursday!

We love Mercy Watson!

jlafrance — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:04:03 +0000

Over the last 6 weeks we have read the 6 Mercy Watson books by Kate DiCamillo. These are wonderful early chapter books that we read aloud each day. The illustrations are wonderful and the characters return in story after story. The children have loved all 6 of the books. To conclude our Mercy Watson stories, we had a Mercy Watson celebration, complete with hot buttered toast (Mercy’s favorite food), Mercy Watson masks, and creating ideas for some new Mercy Watson adventures.

Don’t forget….

jlafrance — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:09:45 +0000

There is no school on April 6th for Good Friday.

There is no school on April 13th for the Staff Furlough Day.

April Vacation is April 16-20th.

How big is a whale?

jlafrance — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:51:49 +0000

In my last post, I mentioned that we measured the lengths of whales. This tied in with a book we read all about Antarctica. The children were especially interested in the animals in Antarctica, including whales and penguins. In order to grasp the size of some of these creatures, we measured the lengths of various sea animals with our bodies. Here are some of the pictures of us measuring the length of a dolphin, orca whale, humpback whale, and blue whale.

Back to Blogging

jlafrance — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:39:42 +0000

I am sorry that I have not kept up with the blog posts lately. There has been so much going on in Kindergarten. Here are some of the fun things we have done lately:
*Pajama day was a success! We had our book swap, tie-dyed our pillow cases and enjoyed a special snack together.
*We measured the lengths of ocean mammals using our bodies. Did you know it takes 13 kindergartners to equal the length of a Humpback whale (50 ft)!
* We have been reading the Mercy Watson books by Kate DiCamillo. We are currently reading book 5 of 6. These books are wonderful beginner chapter books about a pig named Mercy and her human family.

I hope to keep you updated on a more regular basis from now on.

Happy Vacation!

jlafrance — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:01:59 +0000

I hope everyone has a restful vacation….and don’t forget to READ!