Art Awareness

Using a marble and paint to make art pieces like Jackson Pollock

Yesterday Mrs. Theiss came in and taught KD  about the artist Jackson Pollock.  This is the second artist we have learned about through the Art Awareness program.  Last month Mrs. Hawrysz came in and taught us about the artist Mary Cassatt.  After we learned about the artist and looked at their art KD became artists and explored how to make art pieces the way those artists did.  KD has been having a great time learning about the different artists! 

Using chalk to color in a picture drawn by Mary Cassatt

Community Helpers

For the past few weeks kindergarten has been learning about community helpers.  We first explored what a community helper.  Now we have been learning about a different community helper each day.  So far we have learned about construction workers, doctors, nurses, police officers and veterinarians. Next up, paramedics! 

Tomorrow is Baseball Day!

Tomorrow is baseball day at Owen, students can wear jerseys, hats, or t-shirts to support their favorite team!

LabRats come to Owen!

On Wednesdsay the Lab Rats from the Children's Museum came to Owen for an inschool field trip for all kindergarten classes.  During this time students had the chance to explore magnets.  Here are some pictures below of KD in action. 

KD learns about different countries

Yesterday KD participated in World Kaleidoscope at Owen.  We learned about two different countries Costa Rica and Nigeria.  The volunteers came to the classroom and talked about their country.  KD learned a lot of new facts.  This event fit perfectly with our map skills unit we are currently doing in Social Studies!

        

Leprechauns!

Last week we read a story about a leprechaun and practiced retelling the beginning, middle, and end of the story.  Then we created a "how to" list of how to catch a leprechaun.  Students helped me sound out the words and write the letters onto the sentence strips.  Then, they created their own leprechauns and wrote a sentence describing their leprechaun. Some examples included, "______________'s leprechaun loves gold." "___________'s leprechaun likes to share his gold with friends."