On Thursday, April 12th Mrs. Keating and Mrs. Pregno’s Class had an Author’s Tea culminating our Non-Fiction unit. The children met in “Author Circles” with some of their classmates and family members and shared their books. Each person in the “Author’s Circle” learned something new about each topic that was shared. During this unit of study, we read different types of Non-Fiction and studied the features of Non-Fiction. Then, each child chose a topic to research, chose the features they wanted to include, and chose the layout creating their own Non-Fiction book. We are very proud of our students. Their hard work and excitement when completing this project was worth a million dollars!
Mrs. Chase's second grade class performed a Reader's Theater Musical called "A Book is a Magic Carpet." The Reader's Theater incorporated many different stories that were read throughout our school year, such as Fox in Socks, Cinderella, Alice and Wonderland, Frog and Toad, and Bedtime for Frances. Mrs. Schultz, our music teacher, was extremely helpful in putting on the show. She taught the children the songs and played the piano as they performed. Mrs. Bernardi, our art teacher, assisted the class in creating our beautiful magic carpet. The Reader's Theater helped improve reading skills in many ways, focusing on reading with expressive voices and gestures, and making comprehension meaningful and fun! The children worked extremely hard and did such a wonderful job! We are all very proud of them!
Mrs. Constantinides along with her fourth graders have started an Intercultural Virtual Exchange of Classroom Activities journey. (IVECA) The 4th graders have been corresponding with 6th graders from Korea through the Internet via blogging. Students have been sharing stories about their lives, school, hobbies, etc. following a curriculum that shows our similarities and differences. The class is so excited about this project and can't wait to learn about the culture of Korea.
School Store KPS is appreciative of the wonderful parent volunteers who run our school store. It is open every Friday during lunch/recess from 11:30-1:30. Items sold are pencils, crayons, folders, sharpeners, etc. All items are $1.00 or less. Thank you volunteers! If interested in volunteering please email Mrs. Meehan @ kiffernini@comcast.net.
Kudo's to our cafeteria staff! TWO Years in a row! They have received the Commissioner’s Gold Award for Operational Excellence for 2009 & 2010 award from the Putnam County Health Department.
KPS Parents are the BEST!
Playground equipment is fabulous!
THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
Can you spot us? Kent Primary has many Bucket Fillers. Would you like to join us? We hope so! Spreading kindness with good deeds is rewarding for both the giver and the receiver. Come along, be a Bucket Filler!